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The summer heat is cooling down quickly and most of the leaves have hit the pavement… winter is coming, and along for the ride comes winter sports! Balancing 20/20 vision and being active is not always the easiest thing to do, but when you get 3 pairs for the price of 1 it’s easier than ever!
For all our hockey players out there we offer under-the-helmet solutions with some of our T-Zone models. Available in varied sizes and colours, these frames are designed for maximum protection while still offering perfect eye-sight. We recommend ordering these with poly-carbonate lenses, a scratch and shatter resistant lens made with the athlete in mind.
For our ski-lovers out there, we offer prescription-goggle solutions for everyone. Prescription-goggles come with polarized lenses to maximize clarity, and also come in a variety of designs for all variations of skiing! These are also offered in over-your-frames versions if that’s more your style.
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When I go out on a whirlwind tour someplace I am not familiar with to get photos, I think of it as similar to fishing. I make some plans, but I never know what I am going to get. I usually start my trips with a little research, and have a destination in mind, that way if I am going to drive an hour or two, I know I will have some photos I like. I usually plan on visiting well known landmarks, like a lighthouse or waterfall, I also check and see if there are some historical markers I can take pics at. I try to drive one route on the way there, and a different route on the way back to see as much as I can and get the most out of my trip since gas is so expensive.
I try to take back roads that go thru towns, instead of the interstate, sure the interstate is faster, but it’s kinda boring. I try to take back roads also from town to town, sometimes there is an obvious road that will take you to the next town, it was probably a wagon trail before there were cars, but the highway system made it obsolete. It’s usually along these roads I find old cemeteries, churches and schools. As long as we are on the subject of cemeteries, I have found that around old cemeteries, I see some of the most interesting things, like old houses and buildings. Most likely, the people buried in the cemetery, lived and worked in the places I find. I also like to travel down roads that run along rivers, besides the scenery of the river, most early settlers in Michigan built along the rivers, probably as lumber towns to float logs to the mill.
Since I live in Saginaw, and it’s hard to make it up to the U.P. and other well known natural Michigan landmarks, I photograph in central Michigan a lot. Central Michigan can be a real challenge in winter, ponds and rivers are frozen and snow covered and when I photograph them, they just look like snow covered fields. The towns have snow piled up on the sides of the roads, and are not attractive, that’s why I tend to photograph old houses and barns in the countryside. I take all my photos from public roads and sidewalks and do not trespass. As the snow melts and spring approaches I will start taking more pics of downtown areas. I want to get some pics of Detroit and other large cities this spring.
I hope that gives you a little insight as to how I find the places in my photos. Some of it’s planning and sometimes it’s just plain old luck, but as they say “Chance favors the prepared” and I always have my camera with me.
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Biden to warn of threat to democracy from Trump, honor McCain By Reuters
© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
By Jeff Mason
PHOENIX (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Thursday warning that the United States faces a threat to its democracy, returning to an attack against Republican Donald Trump and his allies that may boost Biden’s chances of re-election next year.
Biden’s remarks in Phoenix, Arizona, will also honor the legacy of the late Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee who died in 2018. Biden and McCain remained friends despite deep political differences.
“President Biden will talk about his conviction that we must not walk away from the sacrifices generations of Americans have made to defend our democracy,” a White House official said in describing Biden’s speech.
Biden’s quest for a second term may depend on Americans setting aside concerns about his advanced age – he will turn 81 in November. He hopes to negate those concerns by warning of the potential threat to democracy posed by Trump as exemplified by the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
At a campaign fundraiser in San Francisco on Wednesday night, Biden said he was running in part because “political violence in America is never, never, never, never acceptable.”
“Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans are determined to destroy American democracy because they want to break down institutional structures,” he said.
The White House official said Biden’s remarks in Tempe, Arizona, near Phoenix, will be the fourth in a series of speeches about the threat to democracy.
Biden will also announce funding from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to construct the McCain Library in partnership with the McCain Institute and Arizona State University.
Biden’s speech follows the second 2024 Republican presidential debate held on Wednesday in California, which often devolved into cacophony, petty fights and bizarre comments by the seven candidates.
Trump, who again skipped the debate, was labeled “missing in action” by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, while former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie mocked him as “Donald Duck”.
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The president of the South Bend Community School Board wants another four-year term.
Friday morning, Roger Parent filed papers for re-election as one of the school corporation's trustees.
In the last three and a half years, five new members have been elected to the South Bend School Board and a new superintendent was hired.
Parent said it's important to be innovative and move forward, away from styles of teaching implemented 30 years ago.
“I look forward to maybe even having a group of teachers run a school,” he said. “I think we have to think outside the box, maybe even much more than we have and we've done a good job at that.”
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Kent Chamberlin, Ph.D., is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Hampshire. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio University, specializing in computational electromagnetics. His research has been devoted to modeling radio wave propagation including interfering radiation from computing devices. Chamberlin has performed research for clients including: the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, General Electric, Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center, Government of India, Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory, and Pacific Telecommunications Corporation.
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How Quentin Tarantino Rocks The Philippines Barong Tagalog?
Did you know that a world famous director could also wear our also famous Barong Tagalog? I am talking about Quentin Tarantino. If you do watch the last year Golden Globes Nomination announcement and notice what kind of attire Quentin Tarantino was wearing, Philippines Menís National Costume, Barong Tagalog, and his barong was made by the Tesoroís. He visited the Philippines for CinemanilaStarted in 1999 the Cinemanila International Film Festival, remains the longest running film festival in the Philippines. It is also the lone internationally recognized film festival in the country. and at that time he stayed in the Philippines he was talking about how much he likes the Philippines Menís Wear. Quentin wore the Barong Tagalog tradionally, as a formal suit.
Why is it that Barong is not tucked in when worn?
It is because the Spaniards could see that the person wearing was not bearing any weapon under the garment.
Proper undershirt for barong.
What is the correct shirt to wear underneath a Barong, and what is the proper way to wear it?
I've seen men wearing short-sleeved shirts tucked in their pants, but also seen others wearing long-sleeved shirts left untucked because you don't see the line on the arm where the shirt ends, or the line in the waist area where the shirt is tucked. It just seems cleaner without the edges showing through the barong.
What makes the Barong stand out from a regular dress shirt?
It is its fabrics material, transparency and elaborates embroidery. Barongs are traditionally creamy white/ off set white while more expensive ones are made from better materials displaying more of a silvery white.
The Non-traditional and Traditional barongs.
Non-traditional barongs can come in any color as materials are dyed. Traditional barongs come with white to gold colored embroidery, but non-traditional barongs come in any color embroidery. Variations of the barong have also been made for less special occasions, such as Polo Barongrefers to a short-sleeved version of the barong, often made with linen, ramie or cotton. This is the least formal version of the barong, often used as office wear (akin to the suit and tie). (short sleeved barong) and Linen Barongare not constructed with pina, jusi, or similarly delicate fabrics are generally considered less formal than the Barong Tagalog and linen barongs are used for everyday office wear. as an alternative to business suits worn by office workers. [Note] under this page it has a message form, so that the viewers could also have the opportunity to react, give their opinion and share their knowledge about barong Tagalog.
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There are many free file sharing programs that you can actually download online. Some of the file sharing programs I use are BitTorrent and microTorrent – both P2P (peer-to-peer softwares). With these file sharing programs, people can actually share their photos, documents, videos and free softwares online. There is one problem with these file sharing programs though – download speeds are variable depending on the number of ‘seeders’ (people sharing the same file). The more seeders, the better.
Some file sharing programs though can be the doorways for malware attacks. This is because viruses, malwares and spywares are sometimes embedded by file uploaders into the files. If you have been downloading files from Torrent sites, you must have experienced this at least once. As a safety measure, always keep you antivirus software running in the background to check if the files you are downloading via file sharing programs are clean. Some very good free antivirus softwares are AVG Free and NOD Eset. I have stopped using Kaspersky Antivirus in 2007.
As to file sharing programs, you can also try looking into the features of Shareaza, Kazaa Lite, and one of my favorite opensource softwares, Frostwire (watch the video below on the comparison between Limewire and Frostwire).
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I have recently worked with Richard Lee on a residential development project with significant technical and planning difficulties. The development site is situated in a conservation area and surrounds a grade 2 listed building.
Throughout the process, Richard had to deal with a very intransigent Planning Authority which required all his diplomatic skills to manoeuvre the application to a position where it eventually won full Officer approval prior to Planning Committee. The application was refused at Committee but taking Richards advice, I appealed to the Secretary of State. The appeal submission was measured and factual and won the full support of the Inspector resulting in the appeal being upheld and a 100% award for costs against the Planning Authority, something which I understand is very rare. In addition to Richards substantial knowledge of planning regulations etc., he has built up a network of both knowledgeable and experienced experts covering the whole spectrum of planning, design and highways issues, which he is able to call upon and enlist.
I have no hesitation in recommending Richard Lee to anyone who is about to embark on a similar project as mine.
Ackworth, West Yorkshire
We engaged Richard in early 2012 to assist us with the possible redevelopment of our site in Lancashire. He has been able to steer us through the process, advising us on what information we need to obtain and which people can deliver this information at reasonable cost. In addition he has liaised with the architect and planners and helped us with the decisions we are having to make. We have been very pleased with the progress to date and the fact that he constantly pushes the process along without us having to chase him.
Chairman, Henry Alty Ltd
I have recently had the good fortune to enlist the professional assistance of Mr Richard Lee, he has been instrumental in securing planning permission for my caravan park, negotiating with the local district council, preparing access and design statements, completing all the application requirements, with a wealth of planning knowledge has overcome all odds, highly recommended. Mr M Rowe for and on behalf of the Whitearch caravan park.
Whitearch caravan park
As total amateurs deciding that we needed someone professional to help us we found Richard by a quick internet search and he was local which was perfect for us. After a very brief chat with him on site to let us know what was reasonable in development terms he dealt with all of our planning applications for us (4 car garage, 80% increase in size of dwelling, menage and stables).
Richard's help made what could have been a very stressful time for amateurs a very exciting time as we knew there would be no silly issues as he'd dealt with everything for us. I would recommend anyone in our situation to Richard, dealing with someone that's honest, straight talking and just tells how it is and the best way to do it. 2 years ago Richard started to help us with our dream house and we have just moved in ! If we were to develop again Richard is the first person I'd discuss it with.
Richard is a consultant who gives honest and professional advice. There are no strings attached to the service he gives. If I hadn’t enlisted the help of RLPP it was seem highly unlikely that I would have achieved any desirable development on my property. I will recommend Richard to anyone seeking to develop in greenbelt.
Corley, North Warwickshire
Richard is a straight talking planner with excellent knowledge and experience. He will take the pragmatic route to any obstacles and is very easy to talk to without blinding you with science.
Hough Mill Quarry
I have used Richard Lee Project Planning on two occasions. I was immediately impressed with Richards positive attitude and knowledge of the subject. He quoted me very reasonable prices for his work in submitting the applications, and with both planning applications he was successful. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Richard Lee Project Planning following my positive experience.
Faced with a complex planning application for a cattery business in a green belt area we approached Richard who came highly recommend. Our experience with working with Richard was very positive, he was honest, professional and thorough. We really didn’t expect to be granted planning permission. Richard progressed and chased the application throughout and kept us up to date. We are extremely grateful and would highly recommend him.
I have no hesitation in recommending RLPP to anyone wanting to develop their property without being crippled by greenbelt planning law. Richard took up my enquiry with genuine interest when other consultants did not. By using RLPP you will get a service which is thorough and fair priced and a consultant who will negotiate to get what you want.
From first meeting Mr Richard Lee his professionalism and knowledge shone through. He made himself readily available for all our concerns and questions without hesitation.
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Small Footprint Celebrations for Small Feet
Our Children’s parties
We provide a party leader to come to your home and lead games and theme related activities, decorate and even provide the cloth bags for guests to come and “wrap” their gift in. Everything is re-usable or recyclable- the decorations, the plates, cups, forks, and other party materials.
- Garden Party, suited for all ages, great for family get togethers
- Nature, adapts well for all ages
- Boats, suited for all ages
- Fairy Tales, suited best for preschoolers
- Teddy Bear picnic, suited best for preschoolers
- Dinosaurs, suited best for children aged 3-8
- Magnets, suited for ages 5-8
- Carnival, suited for ages 7-10
- Spa, suited for ages 10-13
- Mystery, suited for ages 10-13
- Beading, suited for ages 10-13
- Up-cycling, suited for ages 10-13
- Gingerbread House Decorating
- Valentine’s Day
Custom Parties: At partygreen we are known for our creativity- we would love to take your child’s favourite interests (this week) and weave them into a very memorable and original celebration. Please contact us for more information.
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When business travel is changing this fast, it’s important to sometimes take a step back. That’s exactly what happens in this interview with Lee Clissett, head of product at FindHotel, and Aurelie Krau, a consultant at Festive Road.
Talking to Phocuswright’s Jill Menze, they explore the future of business travel while discussing what it’s like to be two of the leaders in the current travel tech industry.
It’s clear that tech has been disrupting the travel industry for a while now — companies like Booking.com and Airbnb have shown that the way forward isn’t defined by brick-and-mortar travel agencies, but rather centralized online hotel bookings and communities of people renting their rooms to each other.
However, something that’s been happening more recently is the interest of other tech companies in the travel space — large corporations like Google that originally haven’t done much with travel are now also doubling down on their offerings. Features like Google Flights and Hotels are meant to make it easier for users to find the best options for their next trip, while making money through affiliate sales and ads.
Something else that’s touched on in the interview is the appearance and constant change of online platforms that are influencing the travel industry. Instagram and Facebook, for example, are changing the ways people are discovering content, companies and destinations they want to travel to. Also, they’re incredibly influential in defining how we communicate with each other — Facebook’s Messenger is used by 1.3 billion people every month, and it’s constantly adding new features like chatbots that automatically reply to user input. Travel companies are quickly picking up on these things, for example by launching conversational booking tools that work through messaging platforms.
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I rest on the edge of a school courtyard wall. It appears ready to crumble, as if my weight were actually centering the worn bricks and pinning them together less they slide apart like Jenga blocks. The other, less fortunate walls lay fallen in the aged courtyard, scattered by time. Below my perch rest the cabbages, carrots, lettuce, and onions that finally grew big. I can’t help but feel fascinated by the cabbages as their leaves, wide and catching, guide crystal droplets of water cast by the sprinkler towards their bases and down into the spongy soil. It is extraordinarily beautiful to see how they have learned to be the best they can be, designed without intention by the passage of time.
The graveyard of old brick walls that lines my garden traps beneath it an assortment of sweet and sour candy rappers, government distributed milk cartons, and black plastic bags. These modern forms of waste stick out like sore thumbs against the dirt, rock, and clay, and appear eager to be released from beneath the rubble so they can wisp away to their proper place, wherever that may be. On the other hand, water has laid little heaps of garbage to rest between and at the bases of my garden plants and I fear that these sad souls are far too soggy for flight. I find myself in the old part of the school, further back, to the side, and down from where the teachers and students usually reside. Hardly anyone wanders to this place because of its apparent lack of function, reserving it as a haven for tired old pigeons and myself. One brick wall, the shortest, runs adjacent to the outer cobblestone street. Just out of sight, the top of this wall is crowned by broken glass bottles held firmly in cement. I challenge anyone to attempt to scale the wall and unsettle my cabbage.
Tall weeds tread through the soil and creep up behind me, peering over my shoulder as if to catch a couple of words from E.B White’s book of essays that rests in my lap. Disappointed, for this book reads like neither Charlotte’s Web nor Stuart Little, the plants shift their attention back to the massacre below. For that is what took place, is it not? This man, strange and uninvited, came to mutilate and pull from the ground full plant families, upright citizens of the old courtyard community, only to replace them with high maintenance foreigners in neat and perfectly unnatural little rows. And how foolish he is, they must think. How foolish to walk around the little old courtyard watering these cabbages, carrots, lettuce, and onions, when the plants that once grew in their place did so without the help of a strange and uninvited man.
Through the patch of tall weeds, children’s cries escape from the play yard above. They reach me as if through both time and space, because although this place ages and crumbles, some unknown force separates it from the external where televisions and microwaves exist. I doubt if even the omnipresent universe of information invisible to the naked eye called Wifi penetrates the sacred boundary that conceals this place. Beyond the children, the play yard, and the mountains in the distance, floats a massive fluffy cloud, the best type for creating animals and faces. I peer up and it grins at me while the sun kisses my face.
I realize suddenly as I examine the scene closely that I sit in the middle of a three dimensional, three hundred and sixty degree work of art. No one will pay a fortune for this, like some do for works by Monet or Dali. Besides, who would they pay? Even if god were a separate entity from you and me, and did create this place, I doubt he would accept a dime from even the highest religious sect, much less an advantageous art vendor. No, this place can be neither bought nor sold. It can only be experienced by me in this moment, so I can rightly assume that I am the artist. I do not try to take credit for the creation of the walls, the soil, or the plants that grow, but no artist truly creates his tools. The matter that builds an instrument, paint, or the stage of a dance all exploded from the center a star at one point or another and hurried across space and time to stick together here and now, at the disposal of the artist. It is my work of art because I see it and I feel that it is beautiful and in my eyes, the masterful works of Monet and Dali suddenly loose their value. I realize that what I see I can only describe accurately as god, pure existence in all of its beauty. And what is more, I created it by chance! If for some reason I find myself in Sunday school, questioned by the confused little children, “If God created everything, then what created God?” I will speak with confidence, “I did, and you did, because we exist and we can see that existence is there,” and I am thoroughly convinced that they will understand those words more deeply than myself or any other learned adult.
So now I wonder, how can I share this? When I find something that benefits myself, I naturally feel inclined share it to improve the general well being of others. More to the point, we have already discussed that I cannot sell it, so that is settled. I accept that to you, this essay could value little to nothing and also understand that I am not a modern prophet but quite human. My vision is no more special than the next person’s or even than that of a fly on the wall. That said, I cannot help but urge any person dwelling inside and vegetating in their domestic comfort to stop whatever it is that they are doing and go outside. Look up at the sun because it will kiss your face and you deserve that. Smile back at the sun because he never takes break from his work, and deserves your smile. If you find what I suggest absurd, know that in the very least, smiling promotes the production of serotonin in the brain. If it is cloudy or rainy, notice instead the dirt or muddy puddles of water at your feet. Although smaller in proportion, they are no less beautiful or important than the sun. Now gaze all around. Of all the infinite possibilities, the things that surround you have aligned themselves to become exactly what they are in this moment. It doesn’t matter what you look at, but that you look at it that makes something become beautiful.
Carl Sagan wisely once said that we are a way for the Cosmos to know itself. We hold a simple responsibility and gift to cherish that truth. In my eyes, to do so is as simple as observing an aging courtyard where tired old pigeons rest, and to do so with pleasure. | <urn:uuid:e9d2ba82-abeb-4bb1-a094-4d68ac8bb60a> | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | https://www.globalcitizenyear.org/updates/the-courtyard/ | 2021-06-22T04:59:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488507640.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20210622033023-20210622063023-00105.warc.gz | en | 0.967138 | 1,409 |
Student Bar Association Hosts First-ever "Diversity Dialogue"
July 7, 2014 - Cooley Law School and the Student Bar Association’s Diversity Committee hosted Cooley's first-ever "Diversity Dialogue" panel discussion on June 24 at Cooley’s Lansing campus. Students were encouraged to attend and engage in an informal dialogue about diversity and the value of being raised in different ethnic, social, cultural and socio-economic environments.
The panel of Cooley faculty members and administrators discussed how diverse differences, experiences, and perspectives encourages a sense of community, along with advancing innovative ideas in any organization.
The conversationalist panel included Cooley Professor Mark Dotson, Assistant Dean of Students Cynthia Ward, Christopher Lewis, Cooley's director of enrollment and student services, and Cooley Professor Monica Navarro.
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One of the most common questions I get from guys I am teaching is probably the most basic: What are women really attracted to?
Let’s be honest, what men are attracted to is pretty straightforward. Guys might differ in their particular tastes, but most guys know what qualities in a woman turn them on and what qualities turn them off.
Some women will find a man attractive from across the room and be turned off the moment he opens his mouth.
Other times, there will be the opposite effect: A guy who does not seem attractive at first glance becomes suddenly sexy by exuding a certain type of charm.
If you ask women, they will often tell you they like things like confidence, passion, a man who knows what he wants, a man who makes them feel sexy or a guy who is smooth.
They will also tell you they like things such as a sense of humor, intelligence, style and height.
I think if you were to boil down attraction into one little sentence, it would be: Attraction in women is the feeling of being desired by a powerful man who makes them feel safe.
“Men who have trouble with their
power have difficulty creating chemistry.”
It does not just mean money or status. It can be intelligence, humor, confidence or just the ability to get things done.
Expressing a bit of power, whether it is in the way you dress, the way you carry yourself or the way you talk, is the first step to generating attraction.
Then there is the second part: desire.
One of the big things guys often do not understand is women do not really desire men. Instead, they desire to be desired.
Once you wrap your head around that one, a lot of female behavior starts to make more sense.
Third, when you are doing all of this, you always need to take into consideration female comfort and safety zones, which are different from those of men.
The answer is they desire to be desired.
Why do women like guys with confidence who are comfortable with their sexuality? Because they desire to be desired.
Why do women want a man who makes them feel beautiful? Because they desire to be desired.
This little theory explains a lot about female sexuality. It explains why women prefer romance novels to porn (it is hard to communicate power and desire in a photo.)
It also explains why men who have trouble getting in touch with their inner power, and trouble expressing their desire appropriately, often have a lot of difficulty creating chemistry with women.
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How would it be to know, without a doubt, that you could create any environment you want for yourself, just by working with the God-force of the Universe? Wouldn't it be exciting if you knew there were spirit guides that are available, anytime at all, to you alone? Would it change the way you think about things to know that there are angels dedicated to nothing more than helping you learn the life lessons you came to Earth to learn? It certainly changed Eddie Conner's life when he was shown all these things, and more!
Like many people, Eddie had a rocky start in this world. He couldn't change his environment, as a child, so he decided to change the way it affected him. His willingness to seek meaning in the adversity resulted in his being shown the Light of spiritual guidance. Through trial and error, Eddie learned to stand in that light, and to believe what it showed him. And it is this that he shares with everyone that comes to a workshop, a class or a private reading.
Eddie's ability to hear and see his spirit guides and angels enables him to tap into the "Higher Energies" of the Universe. Even better, he reminds us that this gift is available to us all. He helps us find ways to disperse the clouds of confusion that swirl between us and our Truths.
In 1995 Eddie was invited to the West Coast to be a guest on several radio shows. The public response was so overwhelming, Eddie was asked to move to California and host a show of his own. In the face of this exciting opportunity, Eddie did what he always did, he consulted his guides. To his vast delight, his wants and his guidance agreed this time. This was what he was intended to do. With a full heart he went home to fulfill some previous obligations, sell everything he owned, and move to the other side of the country.
When Eddie got back to Los Angeles, the radio station had undergone internal changes and the job he came to fill no longer existed.
At first, Eddie was devastated. He forgot all about "Divine Plan" and things being in "Perfect Order". All he knew was that he had dreams, and Los Angeles was now part of them, and he didn't want to give them up.
In the face of this disappointment, Eddie could have gone home, told his story and gotten plenty of sympathy and support as he stepped back into the comfort and safety of his old environment.
The best example of Eddie's life philosophy in action, is what he chose to do instead: He began with his belief that nothing is ever an accident, no matter how random it seems. He knew that he had asked for guidance every step of the way, and it had never failed him yet. So, he decided that no matter how this situation looked from the outside, there must be inner harmony with his life plan, he just needed to find it...
... and what he found was, an entire city full of people, hungry to hear the message he knows to be true. Because Eddie is always learning and growing himself, he continually fine-tunes his techniques. That is what Eddie has to teach us, 'Practical Spiritual Living'.
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Work begins on Browns Hill Road construction project
$2.8 million project to improve traffic flow through Greenfield, Squirrel Hill
Work began Tuesday on a $2.8 million construction project along the stretch of Browns Hill Road running through Squirrel Hill and Greenfield.
The one-mile long project is intended to improve traffic flow from the Homestead Grays Bridge to the Parkway East.
”Usually, traffic is pretty bad here. Usually, I come home about rush hour, so it would definitely improve if they could do something,” said Natalie Rhodes, of Munhall.
A key part of the project will be the installation of new traffic signals at the intersection of Browns Hill Road, Beechwood Boulevard and Hazelwood Avenue and at Beechwood Boulevard and Lilac Street.
The construction plan also calls for improvements to guide rails, sidewalks, curbs, lighting, drains and road resurfacing.
The project is not expected to cause any major traffic disruptions, although some restrictions are anticipated during the daytime when road resurfacing begins next year.
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While Etsy is fantastic for handmade goods that you’ve already created, if you’ve got killer designs that would look good on phone cases, t-shirts, or even wall hangings, pillows, and duvets, you can sell them on Society6 without paying anything to start. Society6 lets artists upload their designs and create their own shops where they choose what products their designs can be used on. That means one design can be used to make a whole range of awesome products that are printed and shipped on demand whenever someone buys from you. With top creators making thousands every month just from selling their designs.
“If you’re a native English speaker, you may not realize it, but you already have the number one qualification you need for a fun, portable income that can hand you a steady paycheck from anywhere in the world,” says International Living. Some resources include GoOverseas.com, TeachAway (teach English online to Chinese students), iTutorGroup (teach English online to Taiwanese children and adults) and English Hunt (teach English on the phone to adult students in Korea)
Bloggers/influencers:If there are impressive bloggers or social media influencers in your industry who engage with your ideal buyer persona on a regular basis, you might consider partnering with them. For instance, if you sell kitchen appliances, it might be good to reach out to bloggers or YouTube influencers who post recipes, and ask if they'd feature your product as a "recommended tool" in their next recipe post. Ideally, this would result in your target audience taking a look at your website, and if they like the products you offer, could provide additional revenue for the influencer.
Typeform, which offers conversational forms and surveys including Contact Forms, Employee Satisfaction Surveys, and Event Lead Capture Forms, doesn't offer commission on referrals, but the company does deduct 10% from your own account when one of your referrals subscribes to a paid plan. That means, with 10 referrals, you can deduce your Typeform bill to zero dollars. Internet Money
BeRush is the affiliate program for SEMRush, a SaaS company that specializes in SEO and competitive analysis tools for digital marketers. Their affiliate program offers a 40% recurring commission over the lifetime of a referral's subscription, which translates to up to $160 per month per referral. Plus, they offer a very generous 10-year cookie life.
Merchants receiving a large percentage of their revenue from the affiliate channel can become reliant on their affiliate partners. This can lead to affiliate marketers leveraging their important status to receive higher commissions and better deals with their advertisers. Whether it’s CPA, CPL, or CPC commission structures, there are a lot of high paying affiliate programs and affiliate marketers are in the driver’s seat. Online Income
Etsy: While Etsy's popularity has declined recently, it's still a great resource for selling handmade items online. No need for complex ecommerce sites or merchant accounts or any sort of automation. The company takes a commission of every sale and charges a small listing fee per item. But many still use Etsy as their primary source of income. The best part is that you can also sell digital products such as poster designs.
19. eBay – Of course you can’t read an article about making money online that doesn’t mention eBay. You can start an eBay store and get serious about it or you can just sell some stuff to declutter your home. Either way, I’ve made my fair share from selling on eBay and it’s still a popular way to earn money. If you decide to start an actual eBay store, you’ll want to find a drop-ship business like Doba that will store and ship items straight to your customers so you don’t have to deal with an inventory.
Start by taking other courses you’re interested in: Not only is this important competitor and opportunity analysis, but it also gives you an idea of how a course could or should look and feel. What’s the pacing like? Is it via email, video, in-person chats? Once you understand how you want your course to look, it’s time to decide what it should include. Those same courses are a great starting place. How can you make your course better or more interesting? Do you have experience others don’t? Online Income
The company offers placements with many of the biggest employers in the US and globally. Many of the positions are in accounting and finance, administrative positions, the automotive field, engineering, information technology and call centers. But as such a large and well-established employment firm, you can expect to find just about any type of position that fits your skill set. Internet Money
Join a startup accelerator: Another great option is to apply to a startup accelerator like Y Combinator, 500 startups, or TechStars, where a group of investors will help coach you, connect you with potential partners, and provide startup cash in return for a small stake in your company. The competition is tough to get into these, so don’t rely on them as your only path forward.
When beginning your affiliate marketing career, you’ll want to cultivate an audience that has very specific interests. This allows you to tailor your affiliate campaigns to that niche, increasing the likelihood that you’ll convert. By establishing yourself as an expert in one area instead of promoting a large array of products, you’ll be able to market to the people most likely to buy the product. Work From Home
Last but not least, you can also earn money online by building an online community, although the monetization strategies you can pursue will vary a lot depending on your goals. You can build a community with a blog, for example. You can also build an online forum and charge people for membership. You could even build up a Facebook group and use your influence there to sell and promote products.
FlexJobs, a search site for the best work-at-home jobs, reported in their The State of Remote Jobs survey that, as of 2017, 43% of U.S. workers now work remotely — even if it's just a part-time side hustle to supplement their income. For remote jobs, you'll need a computer, some basic skills, and a can-do attitude. And yes, even nurses, teachers, editors, or graphic designers can find countless of opportunities for work from home jobs. Online Income
It’s not the sort of online money making opportunity that’s covered in glory, but everyone needs a set of eyes to make sure the numbers add up at the end of the year. Every business and most individuals need someone to help prepare tax returns, especially time or resource-strapped small business owners. The Income Tax School provides an array of training programs that’ll certify you with tax prep in as little as 10 weeks, and once tax season rolls around you’ll be able to charge an average of $229 per return as a freelance tax preparer with this way to make money, reports CNBC. Plus, this skill also creates the opportunity to spin your expertise into a larger online business where you could produce written content, videos, podcast episodes and further niche down into a specific industry like advising on taxes for bloggers. Internet Money
If you love to travel and find yourself randomly searching for airfare sales or browsing Lonely Planet, why not carve out a niche for yourself as a private travel agent? My friend, Mark Jackson did just that, making extra money online with his travel consulting side business. Start with word of mouth recommendations from friends who know they can count on you for the cheapest flights, and then move on and create a Facebook or LinkedIn group to invite people who want to stay on top of the latest deals. Eventually you could spin this into a full-time consultancy teaching people how to make their dream trips a reality.
What It Is: Create virtual displays of art and graphics by assembling images, typographies, and motion graphics for published, printed, or digital media. This may include drafting logos, packaging, labels, and advertisements for brands. Top candidates will have skills in creativity, typography, software, web design, Adobe Photoshop, technology, and more.
While it often takes a significant amount of time and hard work to build up your affiliate income, if you have the ability to regularly publish high quality content that drives in targeted traffic to your website, this online revenue source can become quite substantial. Follow along with my experiment growing a new blog, called SmartWP about WordPress, into an additional revenue stream for my business.
Health care providers are among the most common employers offering jobs from home. So it should be no surprise that United Healthcare is one of the top 10 companies offering work-at-home situations. Though health care typically involves hands-on work at a care facility, it also provides a surprising number of positions that can be handled remotely. Work From Home
If you’re looking to build a new career online or test your way into launching a small business, the first ten ways we just ran through are some of the best, long-term plays for making money online. However, for a lot of people (myself included), you probably want to find other, quick online business opportunities where you can start seeing a return faster. Online Income
•The website has no contact information. A legitimate business has a way for you to reach them. Look for an "About" page that offers information on the company or CEO, along with a phone number, address, or contact email. (Try calling the number to see if anyone answers.) A website with only a contact form and no other way to get in touch with an actual human is suspicious. Affiliate Marketing
Webinars are quite possibly one of the most potent ways you can make an exorbitant amount of money online. You'll need an audience to train and you'll need to know what you're talking about. Of course, this usually requires having a website and some semblance of an online presence. However, people can still do webinars without all of that. For example, you might have a sizable social media following and you train them every week on something to do with social media. But you will need a product to embed and sell at some point. Don't worry about it in the beginning. In my experience, the best webinar platform out there is GoToWebinar.
High-ticket consulting or coaching: You could sell your own high-ticket consulting or coaching products from your website. You'll still need a website, merchant account, sales funnel, lead magnet and many other items. But you can easily earn a substantial amount of money from each individual customer, making it well worth the arduous setup required. Internet Money
21. Facebook – Facebook swap shops are great for selling things locally. It’s like CraigsList, but a little easier. You simply search for swap shops in your area and ask to join the group. Once you’re in, take a picture of the item, write a quick description with the price and post it. It doesn’t get much easier than that. You can generally expect to get about what you would get at a yard sale, maybe a little more. Online Income
Since you’re essentially becoming a freelancer, you get ultimate independence in setting your own goals, redirecting your path when you feel so inclined, choosing the products that interest you, and even determining your own hours. This convenience means you can diversify your portfolio if you like or focus solely on simple and straightforward campaigns. You’ll also be free from company restrictions and regulations as well as ill-performing teams.
There is no shortage of products you’ll be able to promote. You’ll have the ability to pick and choose products that you personally believe in, so make sure that your campaigns center around truly valuable products that consumers will enjoy. You’ll achieve an impressive conversion rate while simultaneously establishing the reliability of your personal brand.
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Flap lock paid parking systems (Japan’s coin parking lots)
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Brief summary of this reform
Numerous small surface parking lots are not the best feature of Japan's cities.
But at least they are priced, and one of the keys to that is "flap lock" parking systems. These enable self-service (unstaffed) paid parking. They do not require on-site staff and have low enforcement costs. Operating costs are therefore very low, making parking fees feasible even on tiny parking areas.
Why should you care?
Japan fails to regulate small vacant-lot parking areas tightly enough, which causes various problems.
Nevertheless, the flap lock parking approach to pricing in Japan does demonstrate the feasibility of charging fees for parking even on very small parking areas (some as small as a single parking space).
This or similar systems might enable self-service pricing of small parking areas in many other countries too.
One possible application is for the small parking areas in front of small commercial buildings. This ‘frontage parking’ arrangement is common across Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Colombia and probably many other countries too. This parking is often private (customers-only or tenants-only). Typically, each business controls the spaces directly in front of it. This is extremely inefficient. Flap lock parking might perhaps be part of a better approach to managing such parking spaces. This would probably require local government help with negotiations to enable solutions that benefit all of the businesses involved.
Key actor type
Not applicable. Arose as an business innovation in response to a need.
Is it a model or a warning?
Main parking category
Main parking paradigm shift
Off-street commercial open-to-the-public
Towards park-once-and-walk AND more responsiveness to context/market
Adaptive Parking thrust
P: Price parking in the right ways and with the right rates for each place and time
Goals of the reform
Coin parking systems using flap locks arose as a business innovation to enable parking fees even on very small parking areas.
Impetus (what problem, campaign, opportunity or event prompted action?)
In the period after Japan’s 1990 real estate market crash, Japanese cities had numerous small plots of vacant land that could not be economically developed in the post-crash market conditions.
The ability to charge for parking on small pieces of land presented an opportunity for land owners to get at least some return.
The large number of vacant plots is also an artefact of various land, tenancy, and taxation policies. For example, planning rules do not treat conversion to a small parking lot as a development (Kanemoto, 1997).
Detailed description of the reform
Japanese cities have numerous small vacant-lot parking areas. In many ways, these are a blot on the landscape and are part of an oversupply of parking in small Japanese cities.
But at least most are priced and open to the public via so-called ‘coin parking’. This refers to self-service (unstaffed) paid parking using ‘flap lock’ systems.
These flap lock parking systems do not require on-site staff and have low enforcement costs, which keeps operating costs very low.
In the areas in Japanese cities that have high market prices for parking, the low cost of coin parking makes such systems feasible on even tiny parking lots with as few as one or two spaces.
Flap lock parking systems involve a flap lock device installed across each parking space. When a car parks on the space, a flap rises after a short delay (such as 2 minutes). This prevents the vehicle from driving off. Upon returning, the motorist makes payment (usually at an on-site kiosk or via digital payment app). This causes the flap to lower again, allowing the vehicle to be driven away.
In the past, only coins were accepted in most coin parking lot kiosks. However, other payment methods, such as payment by digital app, pre-paid contactless cards and credit cards, are increasingly accepted.
Coin parking using flap lock systems arose as a business innovation with no government involvement. However, the system did arise to take advantage of the lack of government regulation over small parking lots in Japan and from Japanese parking policies that made paid parking a viable business in most areas of most Japanese cities. These policies include having parking mandates (minimums) that are set at very low levels and which exempt small and medium-sized buildings and allowing very little on-street parking (and none at all overnight).
Results or impacts
Flap lock parking technology has enabled the cost effective implementation of priced parking even on tiny plots of vacant urban land in Japan. This has enabled the owners of this land to gain at least some return while waiting for market conditions to be attractive for development. It also adds depth to local paid-parking markets across Japan.
On the negative side, together with other perverse incentives in the tax code (Kanemoto 1997), coin parking is enabling many vacant lots to remain underdeveloped for longer than it otherwise might be. Furthermore, the coin-parking phenomenon has played a role in an oversupply of parking in some parts of Japan, especially the urban cores of small Japanese cities and towns.
Sources and acknowledgements
How to Park a Car in Japan 14 Mar 2017
Wheels in Japan (13 May 2016) Where can I park in Japan?!: Coin Parking, https://wheelsinjapan.wordpress.com/2016/05/13/where-can-i-park/
Reinventing Parking (August 2010) Tokyo’s coin parking lots
Reinventing Parking, (4 December 2019) Learn from Japan!
Net searches for ‘flap lock parking’ yield various sources of these systems, especially in China and Japan
Kanemoto, Yoshitsugu (1997) The housing question in Japan. Regional Science and Urban
Economics 27 (6), 613-641.
Images of coin parking in Tokyo are from:
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Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I wish You all a pleasant and peaceful Sunday and a great week ahead.
This week I would like to draw to your attention those who are permanently nervous. This must be an awful condition to have.
Below is a prayer for these poor folks. That they may be becalmed and enjoy life more.
Blessings to You and Your family.
We bless you for our lives, we give you praise for your abundant mercy and grace we receive. We thank you for your faithfulness even though we are not that faithful to you. Lord Jesus, we ask you to give us all around peace in our mind, body, soul and spirit. We want you to heal and remove everything that is causing stress, grief, and sorrow in our lives.
Please guide our path through life and make our enemies be at peace with us. Let your peace reign in our family, at our place of work, businesses and everything we lay our hands on.
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Torah - Pentateuch
1 And HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying:
2 'Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the fire-pans out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are become holy;
3 even the fire-pans of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar--for they are become holy, because they were offered before HaShem--that they may be a sign unto the children of Israel.'
4 And Eleazar the priest took the brazen fire-pans, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
5 to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no common man, that is not of the seed of Aaron, draw near to burn incense before HaShem; that he fare not as Korah, and as his company; as HaShem spoke unto him by the hand of Moses.
6 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying: 'Ye have killed the people of HaShem.'
7 And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting; and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of HaShem appeared.
8 And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.
9 And HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying:
10 'Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.' And they fell upon their faces.
11 And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take thy fire-pan, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from HaShem: the plague is begun.'
12 And Aaron took as Moses spoke, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
13 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
14 Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.
15 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting, and the plague was stayed.
16 And HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying:
17 'Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; thou shalt write every man's name upon his rod.
18 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the head of their fathers' houses.
19 And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
20 And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud; and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.'
21 And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
22 And Moses laid up the rods before HaShem in the tent of the testimony.
23 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
24 And Moses brought out all the rods from before HaShem unto all the children of Israel; and they looked, and took every man his rod.
25 And HaShem said unto Moses: 'Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept there, for a token against the rebellious children; that there may be made an end of their murmurings against Me, that they die not.'
26 Thus did Moses; as HaShem commanded him, so did he.
27 And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
28 Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of HaShem, is to die; shall we wholly perish?' | <urn:uuid:d291e5ae-1a47-40a9-b032-b924b361953d> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | http://cmje.usc.edu/religious-texts/tanakh/Numbers17.html | 2017-12-17T17:35:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948597295.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217171653-20171217193653-00742.warc.gz | en | 0.974728 | 981 |
Disclaimer: I own nothing; it all belongs to J.K.Rowling. I’m just borrowing the characters to play with for a while. This is for pleasure only, no profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Petunia’s heart hammered in her chest, and a scream lodged within her throat, forcing all the air from her lungs as she stared at her sister. Her neat, well-ordered mind refused to accept the apparition before her. This was a dream – a vivid, horrible nightmare, actually. But that insidious little voice in her head – so remarkably like her sister’s childhood voice – kept hinting that Petunia knew what was real. She’d always known, despite her furious, nearly manic, insistence otherwise.
Petunia scrubbed at her eyes again, willing the image to disappear. Vernon remained asleep, blissfully unaware of their unexpected and unwanted midnight caller. Petunia felt an unreasonable wave of anger toward him.
Lily stood quietly in the center of the room, her long white gown billowing around her in a breeze Petunia couldn’t feel. Her hair, those long, glorious red tendrils that used to make Petunia seethe with envy, whipped around her head and shoulders as she silently stared. An ethereal light surrounded her, sending a shiver down Petunia’s spine.
It suddenly struck Petunia that Lily looked exactly as Petunia remembered – frozen in eternal youth. She’d never aged or had to watch her once-attractive features sag and wrinkle. Petunia scowled – how typical for Lily! And her eyes… her eyes were that same electric green that Petunia sometimes saw in her nightmares. They stared at her now with a mixture of sadness and fury that made Petunia tremble. Those same soulful eyes that she’d been forced to see for years in Lily’s son – eyes that caused her to remember things she’d sooner forget.
Petunia gaped, mutely opening and closing her mouth, unable to find the words. She, the master of a biting diatribe, was rendered speechless. Petunia’s lifelong resentment of Lily rose to the surface, calming Petunia somehow with its familiarity.
“Hello, Tuney,” Lily said, speaking for the first time. Her calm, clear voice echoed strangely against the stark, white walls.
Shaking her head furiously, Petunia still tried to deny what she saw. “I’m dreaming. I must be dreaming.”
“You’re not,” Lily said simply, in that forthright way she’d always had and Petunia had always despised.
“You can’t be here. You’re dead,” Petunia snapped, hissing the last word through clenched teeth as if the subject were taboo. Petunia felt an hysterical burst of laughter rise within her. She’d raised Lily’s son to believe any mention of his parents or their deaths would be met with harsh punishment.
“Of course I am – that’s why I’m allowed to be here,” Lily said, the musical lilt of her laughter again reminding Petunia of years gone by.
Her heart twisted as memories that had been suppressed for years filled her mind. “I don’t understand,” she whispered, searching vainly for an escape route.
“I’m the Ghost of Christmas Past, Petunia,” Lily said, her bright green eyes dulling. “You shall receive three ghostly visitors before this night is through.”
“Christmas Past. Three visitors. I don’t understand. What do you want? Why now?” Petunia cried, her anger growing again. All these years Lily’d been gone, and now…now she came back. Why?
“I’m here to do something you never managed – I’m here to help my sister’s son,” Lily said, her hands clenching by her sides as her voice hardened.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Petunia said stiffly, a cold bead of dread running down her spine.
“No, I’m certain you don’t,” Lily replied, her eyes brimming with immense sadness. She stretched out her long, elegant arm. “Take my hand, Tuney. We’ve a lot to do this night.”
Petunia snatched her hands away and shoved them beneath the blankets. “I’m not going anywhere with you. I want you to leave my home. Leave me and my family alone. We have nothing to do with each other anymore.”
“You’re wrong, Petunia. We’ll always be connected through our sons. It’s your child who is in trouble now. Come with me, and I’ll show you,” Lily replied, again stretching out her hand.
“What’s wrong with my Diddy?” Petunia asked, frightened. She slowly removed her hands from the covers, her instinct and desire to protect Dudley at all costs overriding her own fear. Then, a gnawing suspicion born of years of mistrust struck her with the force of a sledgehammer. “Are you really trying to help him or was it you who did something to him?”
Lily’s eyes flashed and the dim light from the streetlamp below made them appear to glow with feral intensity. “I would never hurt your child, Petunia. I wish you could say the same. I’m here to do something you utterly failed to do for my son. I’m here to try and help you protect your child.”
Petunia’s eyes dropped to the bedcovers, shame flooding her veins. She’d never loved Lily’s son. He’d reminded her too much of the past to ever let it go. Her shame quickly gave way to righteous indignation. Who was Lily to scold her for her treatment of the child she never should have had to raise? Lily’s own carelessness had made her son an orphan in the first place.
Before she could open her mouth to voice her fury, Lily reached over and grasped her sister’s hand.
“Let’s visit the past, shall we?” she asked coldly before the bedroom disappeared around them, replaced by myriad lights and colors that circled Petunia at a dizzying speed.
It took a moment for Petunia to steady herself on her feet, and when she finally opened her eyes, she wanted to shut them again. She stood in her own family sitting room, only the old furniture and wallpaper were still there. The pictures on the wall all showed Dudley as a very young age, and the entire room – although unmistakably hers – was just, somehow, wrong.
Before she had time to think about it or pose so much as a single question, a shriek from the stairs startled her. She turned to see a blond bundle of energy bounding down the stairs, shaking the entire structure with his exuberance.
“Diddy,” she gasped, covering her mouth with her hand. She thought her heart might burst at the sight of him and had to blink tears from her eyes. He couldn’t have been more than four or five. He pushed at his fringe as he leaped the last two stairs, a fiercely determined expression crossing his features as he made a beeline toward the enormous stack of presents beneath the tree. In fact, the tree looked dwarfed by the number of packages surrounding it.
“He looks nice and warm,” Lily commented dully.
Dudley wore white pajamas with little red Father Christmas pictures scattered over them. The attached feet were threadbare, and she could see one round, chubby toe peeking out on the left side. The pajamas looked as if they were getting just a wee bit too small for her Diddydums – he was such a healthy boy! The zipper was stretched taut across his round little belly, and it was pulling in several spots. Petunia remembered how she’d always adored those particular pajamas. She’d even saved them in her trunk upstairs – the trunk where she’d saved all of Dudley’s special things.
Petunia turned toward her sister, beaming, and noticed that Lily was no longer looking at Dudley, who was opening package after package without really looking at any of them. Petunia followed Lily’s gaze to the corner of the room where a small boy with a mop of black hair and broken glasses was peeking from behind a potted plant.
Her nephew wore that same, aloof expression he often had, only this time, she somehow saw it differently. It looked more wistful than defiant, and were his eyes glistening? He wore thin, threadbare summer pajamas, and he kept shifting one bare foot on top of the other as if trying to keep one warm at a time whilst standing on the cold, wooden floor.
Petunia guiltily glanced at Lily’s face. She supposed she should have made certain he was dressed appropriately, but she’d probably got caught up in the excitement of Christmas Eve.
“It wasn’t just a one time occurrence,” Lily said as if reading Petunia’s mind.
“We always provided the necessities,” Petunia said stiffly, resenting the implication.
“Yes, you gave him some of Dudley’s things,” Lily said, still staring at her shivering son.
“He never took good care of his possessions,” Petunia snapped. “I was always scolding him for rips and tears and dirt on all his clothing. Dudley never did that.”
“That’s because you handed it down to Harry as soon as it frayed,” Lily said, her eyes flashing. “He’s four, Petunia. Warm pajamas for a four-year-old doesn’t seem too much to ask.”
“Dudders! Did you start already? I thought you were going to wait for us,” Vernon’s voice boomed as he hurried down the stairs. Petunia looked up to see a younger version of herself securing the belt around her house coat and following Vernon into the room, beaming at her son.
“Oh, Diddy, Father Christmas knows you’re such good boy,” her younger self cried.
“Where are the Transformers? I told him I wanted all the new Transformers,” Dudley cried, scowling.
Vernon ran a hand through his hair nervously. “I’m certain Saint Nick did his best. It seems the elves didn’t make enough for all the boys and girls who wanted them this year. But, look, you did get two of the new ones. See here.”
Dudley kicked the shiny new toys. “I wanted all of them. You need all of them to make the bigger robot.”
Petunia smiled fondly. “Always enterprising. That’s my Dudley.”
“Always spoiled, you mean,” Lily responded, raising one eyebrow.
Petunia’s indignation rose. “He’s not spoiled. He’s just the way we wanted him.”
“You, boy!” Vernon snarled, catching a glimpse of Harry behind the plant. “What are you doing sneaking around back there? Go on and start the breakfast. Don’t think you can get by with laziness just because it’s Christmas.”
“Yes, Uncle Vernon,” Harry mumbled, lowering his head as he dragged his feet toward the kitchen.
Petunia had never noticed the dejected slump of his shoulders in the past, and she shifted uncomfortably. She didn’t know what Lily had done to her but was certain she didn’t like it. Why did she suddenly feel so badly for her nephew?
Dudley tore through several more packages while a young Vernon and Petunia exchanged their own gifts before Harry returned to the room.
“Breakfast is ready,” he said listlessly, not raising his eyes from the floor.
“About time, I’m starving,” Vernon replied. “You’d better not have burned the bacon. Ready for some brekky, Dudders?”
“Isn’t there any more?” Dudley asked plaintively, his bulging eyes looking around at all the opened packages.
“I’m certain Aunt Marge will send you one still,” Vernon replied. “Pick up all this mess, boy,” Vernon snapped at Harry’s down turned head before he led Dudley toward the kitchen where the delicious aroma of bacon and eggs awaited.
A young Petunia followed them without a backward glance at her nephew, but the present-day Petunia stayed with Lily who watched her son with mournful eyes. Petunia longed to follow her own family into the kitchen, but her feet refused to cooperate.
Harry dejectedly moved around the room, stuffing bits of paper and ribbon into a large trash bag. His baggy pajama bottoms kept slipping off his slender waist, forcing him to hoist them up every few seconds. Each time he did, Petunia caught an uncomfortable glimpse of his bony spine and hips.
Petunia had to admit, he did a remarkably good job of getting all the scrap pieces of colorful paper that littered the room. When he was finished, he cast a cautious glance at the kitchen door before sinking to his knees and picking up one of Dudley’s discarded robots.
His eyes opened wider with wonder, and he clicked pieces into place, experimentally changing the arms and legs as the figure transformed into some sort of car. So lost was he in his fascination, he didn’t hear the door open or Dudley’s heavy footsteps entering the room.
“That’s mine!” Dudley shouted, pulling the toy from his cousin’s hands. “You broke it!”
“I didn’t break it,” Harry said, his little eyes rolling. “It’s supposed to do that. Transformer means it changes.”
Dudley threw the toy on the ground with such force that one of the arms broke off. “Don’t you touch my things,” he said, advancing toward the smaller boy.
Harry shifted backwards, his eyes automatically seeking an escape route as they’d done many times in the past. Too late, he realized his back was against the wall. Dudley reached out and grabbed a fistful of Harry’s hair, pulling him to his feet. Harry’s eyes watered as he struggled to release Dudley’s grip, but he didn’t call out.
“What’s going on in here?” the young version of Petunia asked, her eyes widening at the scene.
“Mummy! He broke my new toys – look,” Dudley said, crocodile tears forming in the corners of his eyes. He hadn’t let go of Harry’s hair, and the smaller boy was on his tip-toes trying to ease the pulling. He whimpered slightly before clamping his teeth together.
This was such a common scene between the two boys. Her nephew always tormented Dudley and broke his new things.
But… hadn’t she just seen that Harry hadn’t actually broken the toy at all. In fact…it had been Dudley who’d broken it. Of course, that’s probably why Lily had shown her this memory. Lily had likely altered the events herself to make her son look better than he was. That would by a typical thing for Lily to do.
“You wretched little vandal,” a young Petunia hissed. “You were supposed to be cleaning up this room. Look at those scraps. Thought you’d be lazy and get away with it, did you?”
Petunia turned in the direction her younger self was pointing, noticing one stray bit of paper peeping out from under the couch. She started guiltily. Hadn’t she just thought what a good job the boy had done for a child so young?
“I didn’t,” Harry gasped, tears now streaming from his eyes as Dudley continued to pull his hair.
“To your cupboard,” Petunia snapped, pointing in the direction of the cupboard under the stairs. “I don’t want to see you for the rest of the day. There’ll be no breakfast for you.”
Dudley let go and shoved the boy, causing him to stumble. A young Petunia turned her back as if she hadn’t seen it.
Present-day Petunia reluctantly raised her eyes to meet her sister’s blazing green ones. “Did you really hate me so much, Petunia?” she asked, her voice thick with emotion. “Did it make you feel better to take your anger out on a child who had nowhere else to turn? Would it have killed you to give him a single toy of his own on Christmas?”
“You left no money behind for us to raise him. We took him in and bore the burden alone,” Petunia said, indignantly raising her chin.
Lily remained silent, her eyes scanning the room littered with toys and trinkets. Her silent accusation rankled Petunia more than any words could have.
“I would not deprive my son of anything in favor of yours. Isn’t that what Daddy always did? He was just so delighted to have a witch in the family. Dudley was the special one here,” Petunia said, seething.
“You made that abundantly clear,” Lily said coldly.
In the next instant, Petunia found herself back in her own bed, Vernon’s comforting warmth snoring beside her. She glanced around frantically.
“Lily?” she whispered, jerking her head to and fro. Certainly she wouldn’t have just left – without a word of goodbye? She said she’d come to help. Help with what? Petunia hadn’t seen any need to help her son. He was a wonderful little boy who’d grown into a wonderful young man.
The niggling image of her son holding Harry by the hair, accusing him of breaking a toy that Dudley himself had broken fleetingly crossed her mind before Petunia firmly squashed it. Dudley was a good boy. All boys had their scuffles. It didn’t mean anything. Lily was just upset by what a rotten egg her precious little boy had turned out to be. There was nothing Petunia could do about that. He was rotten from the start.
Shaking her head with relief that it was over, she fluffed her pillow before settling down. She’d have to remember never to make that particular casserole for dinner again. | <urn:uuid:ff19f75e-401d-45a1-a680-6b3e486b51b3> | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | http://www.phoenixsong.net/fanfiction/story/5775/ | 2017-02-27T16:18:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501172902.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104612-00099-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977406 | 4,155 |
This means NBC will either have to bring their plans in line or run the risk of losing their audience to border-crossing runs. And by border-crossing runs, I mean torrents.
Anyway, whenever it does start airing, in Canada or wherever, there’s still the small matter of whether or not it will even feel like Community anymore with its new showrunners and all. Perhaps we’ll end up wishing the indefinite postponement had never come to an end.
UPDATE: City TV have now changed their site to show a placeholder date of January 2013 and to show the notice:
NO DATE HAS YET BEEN SET FOR THE RETURN OF COMMUNITY.
- Images From Ridley Scott’s New Biblical Epic, Exodus, With Christian Bale And Sigourney Weaver - July 1, 2014
- James Cameron Goes To The Bottom Of The Ocean In Trailer For Deepsea Challenge 3D - July 1, 2014
- London Getting The Guardians Of The Galaxy IMAX Preview Next Tuesday - July 1, 2014
- Footage From Studio Ghibli’s New Feature, When Marnie Was There - July 1, 2014
- Where The Avengers: Age Of Ultron Leaves The Hulk For Future Movies - July 1, 2014 | <urn:uuid:5337fb9c-5b5e-4e0e-bcd1-695450b24534> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | https://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/10/30/new-community-starts-on-november-9th-in-canada/ | 2017-11-20T03:48:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805911.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20171120032907-20171120052907-00707.warc.gz | en | 0.881376 | 258 |
Longtown Memorial Hall Community Centre is a fine red-brick building, which stands on the edge of the town beside the A7, which links Cumbria and the Scottish Borders. Arthuret Parish War Memorial Hall, as it was first known, was built in 1924 to commemorate those local people who had fallen during the First World War, with additions made to the buildings in 1981 and the 1990's.
In 1981, the building was extended in an exciting development which provided additional facilities for the community to enjoy. New meeting rooms, squash courts, fitness suite and sauna were added.
In the early nineties an upstairs bar extension was added complete with lift. This provides a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere to enjoy a convivial drink with friends. Today, the Community Centre is still serving the needs of local people, as it has done for generations.
Visit our interactive news and events calendar and notifications page
Find information about the various onsite facilities we offer.
Our Community Centre has a full range of weekly activities for all ages.
Find out Community Centre and office opening times, and how to contact us.
Relaxed Art Class (for all abilities)
Longtown Embriodery and Crafts
Longtown Youth Project 11-19 Year Olds
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Mommy Has Tattoos!
I personally think they are beautiful -- I have a lot of them. Kids love to look and ask about them. That's me and my husband in the photo -- we got matching ones.
But not all responses I've gotten about my tattoos have been positive.
Many years ago while I was still in college and waiting tables, the one on my wrist was slightly visible even though I was wearing a long sleeve shirt. A customer said, "Why did you ruin yourself like that?" I stayed calm and just responded with a smile, "I like it." Then he joked, "You know your kids are going to be born with tattoos." Strange comment, but I just smiled again. I wanted to say more, but I was working to pay for college!
During a diversity event at a former job, one woman even went as far to say that my tattoos were a form of diversity. I studied and worked with students on multi-culturalism in the classroom -- we didn't discuss tattoos.
Tattoos seems to bring out the best and worst in people -- I've seen it firsthand. Strangers feel like they can touch your tattoos, others will judge and think a woman with tattoos is... well, not a lady. But I wear them proudly -- anyone who knows me knows who I am and what I am about. Tattoos are a part of my style.
I know dying your hair pink isn't permanent, and tattoos are, but shouldn't the same rules apply?
CafeMom has some great tattooed mom groups:
- Love it! 87%
- Hate it! 5%
- Other. Describe below. 6%
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Nick Vaughan: Blanket abolition of Regional Development Agencies would not be very Conservative
Nick Vaughan is an elected member of Herefordshire Council in the only urban ward held by the Conservatives, a Director of the Young Britons' Foundation and former National Chairman of Conservative Future.
The recent announcements by Caroline Spelman, Shadow of Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government should, on the whole, be welcomed.
Conservatives should support the de-centralisation of power to lowest possible level.
As for the Regional Development Agencies, the elimination of some of their powers - or their entire organisation for that matter - should also be welcomed, but only to a limited extent. Conservatives should also recognise that a blanket, one size-fits-all approach should be avoided at all costs.
Some RDAs do a decent a job. I have seen plenty of evidence of this in conversations with council colleagues from across the UK during my annual trek to Party Conference. And if their local authorities are indeed working well with them, they should be kept.
Once upon a time my own RDA, Advantage West Midlands, was known by colleagues as "Disadvantage West Midlands" - and for good reason. There were terrific amounts of structural funding which were left unspent in our county. This was partly the blame of the then administration and those in their offices in Birmingham.
However, our RDA has since proved itself. We have since secured funding for a significant number of infrastructure and regeneration projects. But more importantly, AWM has gone to great lengths to improving its working relationships with local authorities throughout the region.
As such, while I am against the cutting up of the UK into regional, bite-size chunks, as part of the European federalist ideal, we must own up sometimes and congratulate those agencies which have performed well in their areas in which we serve. It is too easy to bash agencies across the board when in fact some are doing a good job. Very often now, they relieve the pressures on planning teams, which are sometimes ill-equipped, have poor expertise and are inadequately staffed to deal with complex planning applications for example.
A friend of mine who is a property developer is very concerned about simply stripping regional planning powers from all agencies. I understand his concerns. How can he expect some of the less equipped and more reactionary councils to properly consider visionary ideas, which are often rejected purely on ‘NIMBY’ reasoning? Or because the required time to consider such applications has not been forthcoming?
Abolishing some RDAs - and scrapping certain powers of RDAs over issues like planning - is right. But across the board abolition? No. That isn’t very Conservative is it? | <urn:uuid:6a6bb006-45f2-475d-ba39-a0c680262495> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2009/03/nick-vaughan-bl.html | 2015-05-28T05:59:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207929256.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113209-00147-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973322 | 551 |
FARNBOROUGH, U.K.–L2Tek, a video and high-speed communications systems manufacturer, and e-con Systems, an embedded product development partner, have collaborated on a new UVC camera board suitable for low-light performances in webcasting, sports and security camera applications.
L2Tek created the main two-board component and e-con Systems added the S-mount to develop the “3CAM CU30 USB Video Class Camera with S-mount,” which consists of two-boards–one containing the camera senor and the other including a USB 3.0 UVC controller board. The product acquires at 1080p/60fps picture quality and is based on OnSemi’s AR0330 CMOS Image Sensor, so it is capable of capturing a 3.2MP still image. Other functions include high-speed image capture, gain, frame rate and exposure while maintaining low-power consumption.
The See3CAM CU30 camera board solution is now available. | <urn:uuid:c627b6df-591d-47cb-b81a-38d7bdeeb0d6> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | https://www.governmentvideo.com/news/l2tek-econ-systems-partner-on-lowlevel-light-camera-board | 2018-10-16T08:14:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510415.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016072114-20181016093614-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.933626 | 213 |
LEADING GOALSCORERS SHINE IN 9-1 SUPRA ROUT OF DURHAM FLAMES
Goalscoring leaders in the Canadian Professional Soccer League had a field day at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York Wednesday night when unbeaten Toronto Supra tore through a Durham Flames’ defence time and again to register a 9-1 rout over the Oshawa-based team
In one other game played Wednesday, Brampton Hitmen scored in the first minute and held on to defeat Vaughan Sun Devils 1-0 at Dufferin Clark in Vaughan. The game was crucial to the Sun Devils in their bid to qualify for the playoffs while in the case of the Hitmen, to overhaul Hamilton Thunder for top position in the Western Conference standings.
Toronto Supra striker Danny Amaral led his team with three goals, at 29, 54 and 90 minutes to lift his tally to 15 for the season, while team-mate Michael Di Luca scored twice, at the 11th minute (the game opener) and the 62nd minute for his 15th and 16th of the season.
Other Toronto Supra goals were scored by Pedro Dias (21 minutes), Martin Peraza (42 minutes) and Adam Pacheco (55 and 72 minutes).
Jahmo Welch, his 13th of the season, scored the lone goal for Durham Flames. The scoring leader to this point of the CPSL campaign is Carlo Arghittu of St. Catharines Wolves with 17 goals.
Toronto Supra are still unbeaten in regular league competition with a 10-0-6 WLT record for 36 points, within two points of Ottawa Wizards at the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Both teams have two games remaining including their meeting at the OZ Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Johnny Bustamante scored the lone goal for Brampton Hitmen in the first minute of play to defeat Vaughan Sun Devils, and the Hitmen improve to 9-4-3 for 30 points, four in arrears of Hamilton Thunder, the Western Conference leaders.
The Sun Devils are still in the important qualifying third position in the Eastern Conference with 24 points, that’s one point in front of Laval Dynamites—the Sun Devils have a game in hand.
There is little change in the playoff picture with two teams to join the five having already qualified:
OTTAWA WIZARDS, TORONTO SUPRA, HAMILTON THUNDER, BRAMPTON HITMEN, LONDON CITY.
VAUGHAN SUN DEVILS, LAVAL DYNAMITES, ST. CATHARINES WOLVES, TORONTO CROATIA
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Holidaymakers heading for Europe, the US and Canada were last night warned to protect themselves against mosquito bites in a bid to keep the potentially deadly west Nile virus out of Britain.
Tourists were advised to take heightened security measures after laboratory tests confirmed two Irish tourists returning from the Algarve in Portugal had the disease.
It is thought to be the first time the disease has been confirmed in people in either Britain or Ireland, or linked to infection in the Algarve. The virus has spread across the US - where it has killed hundreds in the past four years - and Europe, prompting emergency plans to prepare for its arrival here.
The Portuguese authorities are believed to be stepping up surveillance in birds, mosquitoes, animals and humans, following the Irish cases. The advice to "cover up" against mosquitoes and avoid areas near water was issued by Irish and British health watchdogs after specialist laboratories at Porton Down, Wiltshire, confirmed the disease yesterday.
Advice about US travel has been given before but the new cases closer to home will mean far more attention being paid to the hazards of travel by doctors, public health officials and holiday companies.
Authorities insisted the advice was precautionary. Dangers of the disease spreading in their own countries, or travellers being infected elsewhere in Europe, were still regarded as extremely low.
Mosquitoes capable of transmitting the virus after catching it from sucking the blood of infected birds already exist in Britain but public health officials believe concentrations are still too small to be a hazard. However, birds here have been found carrying antibodies to the virus, suggesting they have been exposed to it.
Officials fear west Nile might be just the first, if not ultimately the most catastrophic, of a host of deadly animal or insect-borne diseases to arrive here with global warming.
The disease, which usually causes no obvious or only mild symptoms, does not spread from person to person, but governments in many countries are extremely worried about it becoming endemic, with serious consequences for public health.
It can spread through blood transfusion although tests are in place for blood from British donors who have been to the US and Canada from the beginning of June to November.
Neither person who returned to Ireland with the disease this month had to go into hospital. One is said to be fully recovered and the other is getting better. Both are "mature" adults. Their sex, home towns, or where they visited in the Algarve were not revealed.
Paul McKeown, a specialist in public health medicine at the National Disease Surveillance Centre in Dublin, said the authorities there had been expecting the first travel-related problems with the virus to be reported in visitors to the US, with which many Irish families have extremely close ties. But there were suggestions movements of mosquitoes may be changing too.
"The likelihood is this is more of the background noise that has been grumbling away for the last few decades, but it may be harbinger of something different. We don't know yet."
Dr McKeown added: "People should enjoy their holidays as normal. The best way to protect against west Nile virus is to protect yourself against mosquito bites. Travellers should note that mosquitoes carrying the virus are most active at dawn and dusk."
The advice given stresses that where possible, people should avoid areas near water where mosquitoes are most likely to be present. Long sleeves, long trousers, socks and closed shoes should be worn and mosquito repellents used.
Indoors, screens, nets and air conditioning can be used to reduce the possibility of insect bites. Similar warnings were issued later by the Health Protection Agency in Britain. Dilys Morgan, an expert on the virus in the UK, said: "Although these are the first cases we are aware of having been contracted in the Algarve, there have been sporadic clusters of the virus in a number of European countries in recent decades. However, the risk of humans being infected in Europe is still thought to be extremely low."
People over 80 are at highest risk of death-threatening complications from the disease when it spreads to humans, but this happens in probably fewer than 1 in 100 cases. Over-50s are more prone to developing symptoms than younger people and severe disease is virtually unknown in children.
Most who catch it will never display symptoms, although one in five may develop flu-like illness with headaches, tiredness, aches and pains or rashes. Mild cases recover quickly with simple cold and flu treatments.
GPs and other doctors in Britain have for two years been warned to watch for signs while surveillance of birds and mosquitoes has been stepped up.
Contingency plans say Britons in infected areas would have to cover up routinely against bites, put screens in their homes, regularly spray themselves with repellent and empty ponds, water butts or other breeding grounds for the insects.
Last year 264 people died from the disease in the US alone and nearly 10,000 cases were reported, just four years after its arrival on the North American continent. Many times that number are likely to have been infected without symptoms. So far this year there have been four deaths among 182 cases, but the peak season is only just under way.
The virus was first isolated from a woman with fever in the west Nile district of Uganda in 1937 but it was only blamed for human illness in Israel 20 years later.
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You guys know how much I love fresh flowers. I’ve written all about it here and if you follow me on Instagram you’ve seen just a few photos with some fresh blooms but I have a secret that I don’t think I’ve ever shared with you. I’m a plant killer, indoor plants at least. It’s sad but it’s true. I just can’t seem to keep them thriving or even alive for that matter. I’ve tried many times and one day I hope to get the confidence up again to give it another shot. For now I’m rocking the faux greenery. With spring right around the corner I’ve been added greenery here and there to give a little life to each room. I thought this month’s series of Cozy Living by my friend Jennifer from Town and Country Living would be the perfect time to talk about ways to decorate with faux greenery.
I’m not a huge fan of just any old faux plants, I’m pretty picky. I try to avoid most fabric made faux stems most of the time, only because they can appear very fake. I have found that the plastic/more rubber like plants look more genuine.
This little faux fern from Ikea fits perfectly in an antique ironstone pot that I have. Ikea’s faux plants come in little black plastic pots but I like to place them in something else to dress them up a bit and give them a more realistic look. I tried my hand at a real maidenhair fern once and it made it almost two months. That thing was a diva. I have big respect for those of you that can keep them alive!
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Another great way to bring in faux plants is with quality blooms. One flower that doesn’t realign grow well here in Georgia is the Lilac. It’s a total shame because I adore them. I recently came across some really realistic looking lilac stems at Hobby Lobby and I knew I had to take them home. Ironically they are fabric flowers but I thought they looked pretty good! Placing them in a glass vase with water gives them a real look. When a flower that you really love isn’t available in your area, fake it!
Another option for for faux greenery this spring are topiaries. I love real topiaries but when the real thing isn’t a possible, fake it. I’ve come across several this season that look real! My laundry room is a room that doesn’t get a ton of natural sunlight so keeping most plants alive in this space would be difficult. My faux topiary works great here!
If you haven’t found any faux greenery that you love you can always make your own out of greenery stems and a container of choice. I recently found some pretty fern stems and decided to pot them in a pretty aged terra cotta pot. Here’s the simple how-to.
Although I’m really looking forward to decorating with fresh flowers this spring and summer I love incorporating faux greenery. There’s so many to choose from and you don’t have to have a green thumb to keep it around.
This is such a fun time to decorate and I look forward to sharing my spring home with you guys next week! I hope you’ll hop over to a few of my friends lovely homes and see how they’re bringing a little cozy into their homes this month. | <urn:uuid:07378169-31f0-44a7-a777-25b63e5fc313> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://sincerelymariedesigns.com/decorating-spring-potting-faux-greenery/ | 2020-05-26T09:58:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347390755.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20200526081547-20200526111547-00397.warc.gz | en | 0.951101 | 756 |
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House first sale doctrine hearing written testimony: Matthew B. Glotzer, New York Public Library
June 3, 2014 | 12:14 pm
Previously in this series:
- House first sale doctrine hearing written testimony: John Wiley & Sons, ReDigi
- House first sale doctrine hearing written testimony: Graphic Artists Guild, Owners’ Rights Initiative
This post continues a theme from the last couple, in which one side’s statement is for preserving/extending first sale, and the other is against it. Which is kind of stretching a point, given that the “pro” post really isn’t about digital resale and the con post isn’t against physical resale, but still, I take what I can get. This time we hear from a digital media executive and from a library copyright specialist.
Matthew B. Glotzer
The first document on the agenda is from Matthew B. Glotzer, a media executive with plenty of experience working in the film industry and digital media. According to his LinkedIn resume, he negotiated the earliest video licenses with iTunes, was involved in founding Hulu, and helped establish Fox Digital Studio. Glotzer offers a five-page PDF which lays out his objections to digital first sale clearly and cogently.
Glotzer holds that first sale was intended to apply to physical objects, not the content within those objects, and allowing digital first sale would harm the balance between giving creators incentive to create new works and letting consumers get those new works.
The shift of media to digital delivery, Glotzer says, “yielded tremendous efficiencies, and most conventional costs could be greatly reduced, or eliminated outright.” (Funny, then, that publishers would charge as much for e-books as for print books if they thought they could get away with it, isn’t it?) As others have noted, they don’t degrade with use or time.
First sale, Glotzer explains, was intended to remove some of the friction associated with obtaining copies of physical media, but digital media has so little friction already that no such measure is needed. The biggest problem he sees with digital resale is that it would remove so much of the friction from acquiring used copies of a work that creators couldn’t set an appropriate price for their new works.
Under this arrangement, one single instantiation of a content license could provide utility to potentially hundreds of users; as long as only one user wanted the content at any given time. If such a mechanism were in place, a rational content owner would anticipate this and price each individual content license based on its capability to serve many, rather than one. But it is highly implausible to expect that a marketplace where film or television content costs 10-100x its “customary” price would find many willing buyers to begin with. The result would be a market failure.
In the end, Glotzer says, allowing digital resale would irreparably harm the creation of new content and new business models for selling that content.
New York Public Library
The next document is a 15-page PDF by Greg Cram, Associate Director, Copyright and Information Policy, The New York Public Library. Cram states that he is the only copyright specialist working at a public library in the United States, and that his testimony is also endorsed by the Library Copyright Alliance. (One of the members of the LCA is the ALA, who is also part of the Owners’ Rights Initiative. The LCA has also issued a one-page statement (PDF), summarizing Cram’s testimony.)
Cram first discusses the importance of plain vanilla first sale of physical goods to libraries, given that it is the thing that permits libraries to lend titles without needing to seek licenses from their publishers. He goes on to discuss for several pages how American libraries have “promoted democratic values” for centuries (yay Mom and apple pie!) and throws in some statistics about how often Americans borrow from libraries (4.4 billion times a year altogether).
In the next section, he talks about Kirtsaeng vs. Wiley again (a common refrain for this hearing, it seems) and how important it is to libraries that the ruling remain undisturbed. If it were overridden, libraries could be thrown into doubt about whether they could legally lend many of the works on their shelves. Discussing the appeals court decision that SCOTUS reversed, Cram states:
By restricting the application of Section 109(a) to copies manufactured in the United States, the Second Circuit’s decision threatened the ability of libraries to continue to lend materials in their collections. Over 200 million books in U.S. libraries had foreign publishers. Moreover, many books published by U.S. publishers were actually manufactured by printers in other countries. Although some books indicated on their copyright page where they were printed, many did not. Libraries, therefore, had no way of knowing whether these books complied with the Second Circuit’s rule. Without the certainty of the protection of the first sale doctrine, librarians would have had to confront the difficult policy decision of whether to continue to circulate these materials in their collections in the face of potential copyright infringement liability. For future acquisitions, libraries would have been able to adjust to the Second Circuit’s narrowing of Section 109(a) only by bearing the significant cost of obtaining a “lending license” whenever they acquired a copy that was not clearly manufactured in the United States.
The Supreme Court, Cram concludes, got it right here.
As far as digital first sale goes, Cram doesn’t address the matter of reselling e-books or music. Instead, he focuses on the difficulties posed to libraries by the vagaries of digital content licensing. The lack of consistency between licensors, or even from renewal to renewal from the same licensor, can make it extremely hard for libraries to figure out how to allocate their budget ahead of time.
Moreover, if the publisher or content provider goes out of business, or decides to discontinue access to certain products because it is no longer profitable, the library might no longer be able to provide access to the content at all under the original terms of the license. This, of course, would have serious preservation consequences, leaving large holes in the cultural and scholarly record. Libraries preserve materials to prevent the loss of vital cultural, historical and scholarly resources so that generations of users to come are able to use them. If libraries are unable to access and preserve digital content, then libraries may not be able to fulfill their mission to protect the record of our cultural heritage for future readers and knowledge creators.
He adds that, since 2012, the New York Public Library has served as test lab for e-book distribution pilot programs, which help libraries and publishers better understand new business models and how patrons use e-books. He concludes by calling on Congress to “closely monitor the evolving digital marketplace to ensure that it is sufficiently competitive to provide widespread public access to works.” | <urn:uuid:b659e696-2bae-4c44-8bc3-3fcd422d8cc0> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/house-first-sale-doctrine-hearing-written-testimony-matthew-b-glotzer-new-york-public-library/ | 2014-11-21T18:56:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416400373486.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20141119123253-00066-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962157 | 1,447 |
Storage space is one thing that we can never get enough of! And the more you seem to create it, the faster it seems to disappear. And without enough storage it becomes hard to keep things organized. And the result? Clutter rearing its ugly head everywhere. How does one make sure the home remains organize without compromising on precious floor space for storage?
Here are 4 little-known storage hacks that’ll help you carve out extra storage space in one of the tiniest and most used areas of the house – the bathroom!
1. Install Floating Cabinets
Install slim, floating storage units in the bathroom to store all your bathroom essentials. This way you have storage space for all your bathroom essentials that don’t reduce any floor space. Plus, there’s no clutter on your countertop space for you to deal with!
2. Paint Ladders and Crates And Use Them As Storage
Bring out old ladders and crates that you’ve been keeping aside to be given away as scrap, and paint them in bright colors. Prop them up in the unused corners of your bathroom and use them as shelves that add a pop of color to your bathroom, while adding tons of pretty storage for all your bathroom essentials. They’ll not just be your little storage havens, but a stunning sight for sore eyes!
3. Use Over-The-Toilet Storage
Another area that gets left bare and unused more often than not, is the space above the toilet. When considering storage options, don’t forget this space and have shelves installed and solve all your storage problems in the bathroom.
4. Use Pull-Out Storage
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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Some grammatical terms may be familiar to you, but others can be confusing or hard to remember. Clicking on any term below will give you a quick and clear definition. Below the categorized section you’ll find all the terms listed from A–Z, so you can browse that way if you prefer.
- Abstract noun
- Collective noun
- Common noun
- Concrete noun
- Countable noun
- Mass noun
- Proper noun
- Uncountable noun
- Verbal noun
- Auxiliary verb
- Finite verb
- Modal verb
- Non-finite verb
- Phrasal verb
- Split infinitive
Tenses and Moods
- Conditional clause
- Coordinate clause
- Defining relative clause
- Main clause
- Non-restrictive relative clause
- Relative clause
- Restrictive relative clause
- Subordinate clause
Other parts of speech
Other useful terms
- Cohesive device
- First person
- Grapheme-phoneme correspondences
- Root Word
- Second person
- Split digraph
- Standard English
- Third person
- Word family
An active verb has a subject which is performing the action of the verb, for example:
John ate the apple.
The opposite of passive. Find out more about active and passive verbs.
A type of optional adverbial that adds extra information to a sentence, for instance:
I can’t sleep at night.
Read more about adverbials and adjuncts.
A word, such as very, really or slowly, that is used to give more information about an adjective, verb, or other adverb. Learn more about how to use adverbs.
An adverb, phrase, or clause which changes, restricts, or adds to the meaning of a verb, for instance:
I put my bag on the floor.
Read more about adverbials.
A word, sentence, or phrase that states that something is the case or which expresses agreement, for instance:
Whales are mammals; that’s correct.
The opposite of negative.
An adjective that is used to put people or things into categories or classes (e.g. an electric oven, a presidential candidate). Compare with qualitative adjective. Find out more about classifying and qualitative adjectives.
I went to the bank and drew out some money.
The close relationship between the parts of a piece of writing (e.g. the clauses of a sentence or the sections of a longer text), based on grammar or meaning. Cohesion helps to guide the reader through the ideas in a text in a logical way. See also cohesive device.
A word or phrase used to link parts of a text so that the reader finds it clear to understand. Typical cohesive devices are pronouns (to refer to earlier nouns without repeating them); prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbs (to show contrast, addition, ordering, etc.); and ellipsis (to avoid stating words which the reader expects). See also connective.
For instance: My friend loves sailing, but he’s often too busy [ellipsis of to do this]. Apart from this, he also enjoys swimming, while I prefer to stay in and read.
The comparative form of an adjective is used for comparing two people or things, to express the fact that one has a higher degree of a quality than the other. For example:
She’s taller than me.
He’s happier today than yesterday.
They’re more popular than the Beatles.
She became a teacher.
I was angry.
They seemed very friendly.
A word made up of two or more existing words, such as credit card, left-handed, or website. Learn more about hyphens in compound words.
He would see.
Should we stay or go?
If I had more money, I’d buy a bigger house.
Should you change your mind, we’d be happy to help.
A clause which describes something that is possible or probable, depending on something else happening. Such clauses usually begin with if or unless, for example:
If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
I’m not going to the party unless she comes too.
A word that is used to link other words or parts of a sentence, such as and, but, or if. Learn about the different types of conjunctions.
A word or phrase that links other words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, such as a conjunction, a preposition, or an adverb. For example: My cat fell out of the tree, but she wasn't hurt. In fact, she climbed up it again! See also cohesive device.
A spoken sound made by completely or partially blocking the flow of air breathed out through the mouth. In English, consonants are represented by the letters b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, and z. Compare with vowel. See also Is the letter Y a vowel or a consonant?
I’m watching the TV.
It was snowing.
A shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g. they’re is a contraction of they are). Read more about contractions.
It was freezing cold but the sun was shining.
[coordinate clause] [coordinate clause]
Learn about the different types of conjunctions.
In grammar, coordination refers to a relationship between two or more words, phrases, or clauses in which both elements have equal importance. For instance, in the sentence we visited Paris and London, the words Paris and London are joined by the conjunction and to show that they are equally important. Compare with subordination. See also coordinate clause.
In the context of dictionaries and linguistics, a corpus is a very large and diverse collection of written (or spoken) material that is gathered into an electronic database and can be analysed to find out how people are really using language. Find out more about the Oxford English Corpus.
Also called count noun. A noun that refers to something that can be counted and has both singular and plural forms, such as cat/cats, woman/women, family/families. The opposite of uncountable noun. Learn more about countable and uncountable nouns.
Another term for restrictive relative clause.
The act of leaving out a word or phrase deliberately, either to avoid repeating something, or because the meaning can be understood without it (e.g. ‘How many coffees did you drink today?’ ‘Three.’ [ellipsis of I drank...coffees today].
The origin of a word (for instance, from a particular language) and the historical development of its meaning. You can find the etymologies (described as ORIGIN) of many words near the end of each dictionary page on Oxford Dictionaries Online; here is the etymology of nice.
A verb form which shows a particular tense, person (first person, second person, or third person), or number (singular or plural). For instance, am, is, was, and were are the finite forms of the verb to be. Compare with non-finite verb.
The pronouns, verb forms, and determiners which are used by a speaker to identify himself or herself, or to refer to a group including himself or herself, for instance, I, we, my, we were, I went. Compare with second person, third person.
Formal speaking and writing typically has more complex grammatical structures and more conservative or technical vocabulary than everyday English. It’s used in official communications and speeches, business reports, legal contexts, academic books, etc. For example:
The defendant was unable to give any alternative satisfactory explanation of how he financed the purchase, apart from unspecified loans from individuals not available to give evidence.
The emphasis of a word or phrase by placing it at or near the start of a sentence, instead of beginning the sentence with its grammatical subject. For instance, in the following sentence, this afternoon has been fronted so as to emphasize the time that the meeting is happening: This afternoon, we’re going to meet our friends for lunch (the typical word order would be We’re going to meet up with our friends for lunch this afternoon).
A verb tense used to refer to something that has not yet happened, for example:
I shall arrive in Paris at midday.
Will it be sunny this weekend?
Learn more about verb tenses.
Another term for verbal noun.
Abbreviation for grapheme-phoneme correspondences.
The smallest unit (a letter or combination of letters) that has meaning in a writing system and which represents a particular phoneme (speech sound) For example, the word sheet has 5 letters and 4 graphemes.
The associations between the units of a writing system (graphemes) and the speech sounds (phonemes) that they represent. For instance, the graphemes ee, ea, ei, and e can all represent the phoneme /i:/ (sleeve; each; receive; me).
A word that is spelled the same as another word or words, but which may have a different meaning or pronunciation. For instance: the violinist put down her bow and made a bow to the audience. See also homophone, homonym.
A word that has the same spelling or pronunciation as another word or words, but which has a different meaning and origin. For example: I can see one can of beans on the shelf. See also homophone, homograph.
Add the onions to the pan.
Find out more about the imperative and other moods of verbs.
The form (or mood) of a verb that expresses simple statements of fact. In the sentence Jo likes coffee, the verb like is in the indicative mood. Find out more about the indicative and other moods of verbs.
Another term for reported speech.
The basic unchanged form of a verb, which usually occurs with the word ‘to’. For instance: to read; to be. See also split infinitive.
A change in the form of a word (usually the ending) to show its grammatical function in a sentence, for example the tense of a verb (e.g. I walked; she had) or the plural of a noun (e.g. potatoes; children). Read more about verb tenses and forming plurals of nouns.
Informal speaking and writing typically has fairly simple grammatical structures, doesn't always follow strict grammatical rules, and uses non-specialist vocabulary. It’s suitable for everyday communication with friends or other people you know. For example:
‘Coming out tonight?’ ‘No chance, sorry!’
Another term for exclamation.
Used to describe a word used to ask a question, or to describe a sentence in the form of a question. For instance, how, where, and who are interrogative words, and Why don’t we meet for coffee? is an interrogative sentence (that is, a question). The interrogative form (mood) of a verb is used to ask questions and in English it’s formed by an auxiliary verb which is placed before the subject, for example:
Are you going on holiday this year?
Learn more about the interrogative and other moods of verbs.
An intransitive verb is not followed by an object. In the following sentences, talk and cry are intransitive verbs:
The baby was crying.
We talked for hours.
An irregular word, such as a noun or verb, has inflections that do not follow the normal rules. For example, the plural of man is the irregular form men, and the past of the verb run is ran. The opposite of regular. Learn more about regular and irregular verbs.
We’re waiting for the bus.
I went to a restaurant and I treated myself to lunch.
[main clause] [main clause]
A noun that refers to something that can’t be counted, and which does not regularly have a plural form, for example rain, darkness, happiness, or humour. Also called uncountable noun. The opposite of countable noun. Learn more about countable and uncountable nouns.
A modal verb is an auxiliary verb which is used with another verb to talk about possibility, probability, permission, intention, etc. The main modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, would. Also called modal auxiliary verb. Find out more about auxiliary verbs.
A word or phrase that changes, restricts, or adds to the meaning of another word, often a noun or adjective used before another noun. Adverbs can also act as modifiers, for example, in the following sentence, very [adverb], large [adjective], and family [noun] are all being used as modifiers to give more information about the noun home:
It was a very large family home.
A category or form of a verb which indicates whether the verb expresses a fact (the indicative mood), a command (the imperative mood), a question (the interrogative mood), a condition (the conditional mood) or a wish or possibility (the subjunctive mood). Read more about the moods of verbs.
The smallest unit of meaning into which a word can be divided. You cannot break a morpheme down into anything smaller that has a meaning. For example, the word never has one morpheme, while the word nevertheless has three morphemes (never, the, and less). Read more about morphemes. Compare with syllable.
In linguistics, morphology refers to the form of a word, or the study of the forms of words. For instance, the morphology of the word uninterested shows that it is formed from the prefix un-, the root word interest, and the suffix -ed.
A verb form which does not show a particular tense, person (first person, second person, or third person), or number (singular or plural). For instance, be, been, and being are the non-finite forms of the verb to be. Compare with finite verb.
A clause which gives extra information that could be left out of a sentence without affecting the structure or meaning. Non-restrictive relative clauses are normally introduced by which, who, or whose (but never by that) and you should place a comma in front of them:
He held out the small bag, which Jane snatched eagerly.
[main clause] [non-restrictive relative clause]
A word that refers to a person or thing, for example book, John, country, London, or friendship. Different types of noun include abstract, collective, countable/uncountable, concrete, gerund/verbal, mass, and proper. Find out more about nouns.
The person or thing affected by a verb, for example:
He was eating a sandwich.
She loves animals.
The past participle is the form of a verb which is used to form:
certain past tenses, e.g. I have looked everywhere; we had decided to leave.
adjectives, e.g. broken glass; lost property.
The present participle is the form of a verb, ending in –ing, that is used to form:
continuous tenses describing something that is still happening, e.g. I am thinking, she was talking.
adjectives, e.g. running water, the freezing rain.
verbal nouns, e.g. a woman of good breeding; no smoking allowed.
The apple was eaten.
A verb tense used to refer to something that happened before the present, for example:
We went shopping last Saturday.
Did you go for a meal, too?
Learn more about verb tenses.
It was the first time that I had seen an eagle.
A word such as I, me, you, him, her, s, we, they, or them that is used in place of a noun that has already been mentioned or that is already known. Compare with possessive pronoun. See when to use 'I' or 'me'.
Any one of the set of the smallest units of speech sound in a language that distinguish one word from another. For example, the phonemes /p/, /k/, and /b/ differentiate the words pat, cat, and bat.
His car broke down.
The idea didn’t catch on.
You’re putting me off.
Find out more about phrasal verbs.
A small group of words that forms a meaningful unit within a clause, for example the red dress; in the city. A phrase is also a group of words which have a specific meaning when used together, for example to let the cat out of the bag. Learn more about phrases.
The basic form of an adjective or adverb that is used to express a simple quality, for instance sad, good, fast, loudly. Compare with comparative and superlative. Find out more about comparative and superlative adjectives.
Showing that someone or something belongs or relates to a person or thing. You can use a noun plus an apostrophe to show possession (e.g. my father’s car; yesterday’s news), a possessive determiner (my house) or a possessive pronoun (those shoes are mine).
A pronoun, such as mine, yours, hers, or ours, that refers to something owned by the speaker or by someone or something previously referred to, for example:
That book is mine.
John’s eyes met hers.
Ours is a family farm.
Compare with personal pronoun.
The future looks gloomy.
They grew weary.
The opposite of attributive.
A letter or group of letters placed at the beginning of an existing word to change its meaning, such as un- (as in unable, unlock, or unhappy) or multi- (as in multimedia, multitask, or multicultural). Compare with suffix. See examples of prefixes and suffixes.
She ran across the street.
The restaurant is not open during the day.
We went by train.
A verb tense used to refer to something that is happening or exists now or that happens or exists regularly, for example:
I love my parents.
She goes swimming every week.
Read more about verb tenses.
Another term for continuous.
A word such as I, he, she, it, we, hers, us, your, or they that is used instead of a noun to indicate someone or something that has already been mentioned, especially to avoid repeating the noun. For example:
Kate was tired so she went to bed.
Print out the leaflet and pass it round.
A noun that identifies a particular person or thing (e.g. John, Italy, London, Monday, Windsor Castle). In written English, proper nouns begin with capital letters. Compare with common noun. Find out about other types of noun.
A regular word, such as a noun or a verb, has inflections that follow the normal rules. For instance, the noun cat has a regular plural with -s (cats), and the verb to love forms its tenses in the normal way (loved; loving). The opposite of irregular. Find out more about regular and irregular verbs.
A clause which gives more information about the noun to which it refers and which is connected to a main clause by a word such as that, which, who, whose, or where. For example:
I first saw her in Paris, where I lived in the early twenties.
[main clause] [relative clause]
The reporting of a speaker’s words, rather than quoting them directly (e.g. Nina said that she didn’t believe him). Compare with direct speech. Also called indirect speech.
A clause which gives essential information about a noun that comes before it. Restrictive relative clauses can be introduced by that, which, who, or whose. You should not place a comma in front of them. For example:
It reminded him of the house that/which he used to live in.
[main clause] [restrictive relative clause]
He's going out with a girl who used to go to my school.
[main clause] [restrictive relative clause]
A word or part of a word that has the main meaning and on which its other forms are based; a word that other words are formed from, for example by adding prefixes, suffixes, etc. For instance, look is the root word of looks, looking, looked, outlook, etc.
A vowel sound in parts of words that are not stressed, shown by the symbol /ə/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet and represented by different letters in English. For instance, there is a schwa sound at the start of ago, at the end of moment, and in the middle of information.
A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense, contains a main verb, begins with a capital letter, and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark, or question mark. For example:
Paul flew to New York last Monday.
Whose turn is it to do the washing up?
Read more on sentences.
Very informal words and expressions that are mainly found in speaking rather than writing. Slang is often used by a particular group, such as young people or the armed forces. For example, in British teenage slang, bare means ‘very’ or ‘a lot of’ (I was bare tired), while in military slang, a bandit is an enemy aircraft. Compare with formal, informal.
A digraph in which the two letters representing one speech sound are separated by other letters. For example, the sound /aI/ in mine is shown by the split digraph i-e,
A split infinitive happens when an adverb is placed between to and a verb (e.g. She seems to really like him). Some people object strongly to split infinitives. Although there’s no real grammatical justification for this view, it’s best to avoid them in formal writing. More on split infinitives.
The extra emphasis used when pronouncing a particular word or syllable. For instance, in the word category, the first syllable (cat-) is stressed. Compare with unstressed.
The restaurant was packed.
He was eating a sandwich.
A special form (or mood) of a verb that expresses a wish or possibility instead of a fact. In the following sentences the verbs face and were are in the subjunctive mood (the ordinary indicative forms would be faces and was):
The report recommends that he face a tribunal.
I wish I were more organized.
Read more about the subjunctive and other moods of verbs.
A clause which depends on a main clause for its meaning. Together with a main clause, a subordinate clause forms part of a longer sentence. A sentence may contain more than one subordinate clause. There are two main types of subordinate clause: the relative clause and the conditional clause.
In grammar, subordination refers to a relationship between words, phrases, or clauses in which one element is less important but which gives us more information about the main element that it is linked to. For instance, in the phrase a difficult question, the adjective difficult is subordinate to the noun question and tells us more about it. In the same way, a subject or object is subordinate to a verb, as in the following sentence: He cleaned the floor. Compare with coordination. See also subordinate clause.
A group of letters placed at the end of an existing word to change its meaning, such as –ish (as in childish or feverish) or –able (as in likeable or breakable). The opposite of prefix. See examples of prefixes and suffixes.
The superlative form of an adjective is used for comparing one person or thing with every other member of their group, to express the fact that they have the highest or a very high degree of a quality. For example:
She’s the tallest girl in the class.
He’s the happiest person I know.
They’re the most popular band in the world.
Compare with postive and comparative. See more examples of comparative and superlative adjectives.
A word or part of a word that contains one vowel sound, and usually one or more consonants before or after the vowel sound. For example, speak has one syllable and speaker has two syllables (speak and -er). Compare with morpheme.
Syntax is the way in which words and phrases are put together to create well-formed sentences in a language. For example, 'I went to the shops today' is correct English syntax, whereas 'Shops I went today the to' is not.
The pronouns, verb forms, and determiners which are used by a speaker to refer to other people or things, for instance, he, she, it, their, it has, they were. Compare with first person, second person.
I admire your courage.
They followed him back to his house.
Used to refer to a syllable that is not pronounced with a stress (e.g. in the word admire, the first syllable, ad-, is unstressed).
A word that describes what a person or thing does, or what happens, for example run, sing, grow, occur, seem. Learn more about verbs.
A spoken sound made with the mouth open and without the tongue touching the roof of the mouth, teeth, etc. In English, vowels are represented by the letters a, e, i, o, and u. Compare with consonant. See also Is the letter Y a vowel or a consonant?
A single unit of language, which has meaning and which can be spoken or written, typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed. Some words may consist of two or more elements (e.g. credit card; bed and breakfast; out-of-town), but in terms of grammar and meaning, they are treated as a single unit.
A group of words that are related to each other, typically by meaning, form, and grammar. For example, the words therapy, therapist, therapeutic, therapeutical, and therapeutically all form a word family.
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Our Five Best Cheap Eats in NYC This Week
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Parm, 248 Mulberry Street, 212-993-7189
The Major Food Group has built a veritable Italian kingdom with Torrisi, Carbone, and ZZ's Clams, and you'll have to part with a few clams yourself if you'd like to partake. But there is a way to experience this quintessential New York restaurant group for less than $10, and that's at Parm. The sandwich shop still serves a variety of sandwiches for $9 (so long as you order your chicken or meatball parm on a roll), and they make a reasonable lunch. Come dinner, you'll likely be tempted to fill out your order with appetizers, salads, and potatoes. -- Laura Shunk
Omelet at La Toulousaine, 942 Amsterdam Avenue, 212-866-2253
These aren't the best omelets you've ever had, but the folded beauties at this Manhattanville bakery are a pleasing combination of dense and fluffy. What makes them all the more worthwhile, though, is their price: $7.75. In a town where lesser breakfasts cost considerably more, these eggy dishes -- with tony fillings like zucchini and goat cheese -- are all the more special. Add a few slices of the airy house baguette and you're in business. -- Zachary Feldman | <urn:uuid:bde128c5-94a9-4105-880d-7bffe5b18595> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2014/04/cheap_eats_nyc_april_21.php | 2015-03-30T17:52:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299515.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00211-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942181 | 303 |
Glassdoor, CA -- While less than half of companies are reported to celebrate Halloween in some way at the office (40%) , a majority (59%) of employees see employer-hosted events like a Halloween party as good for morale.
This year, Glassdoor surveyed¹ employees to find out what they think of Halloween festivities, costumes, inappropriate attire and more.
If you are involved in deciding how big to go for your company’s Halloween festivities, these insights may surprise you when it comes to what employees really enjoy, what they’re most likely to participate in and what they think HR should do if a co-worker takes a costume a bit too far (think Snooki on a bad day):
Costume Disconnect: Most Employees Don’t Plan To Dress Up, But Many Think Co-Workers Will
While 52% of employees plan to attend or participate in their company’s event, only about one in ten (11%) are likely to wear a costume to work. However, when asked if they think their co-workers will dress up 12% thought many would and 27% thought that at least some would.
For those who are likely to dress up and wear a costume to work, two out of five (42%) said that they would likely wear a classic Halloween costume such as a ghost, witch or a pirate. The second most popular Halloween costume to wear to work according to employees is a movie character costume like Katniss from The Hunger Games (20%). This, followed by 11% saying they are likely to wear a work or office-themed costume such as a pink slip, the boss, a 3-hole punch or the company mascot and another 11% noting they would likely wear a pop culture themed costume like a pregnant Snooki. Some other creative costumes that employees said they are planning to wear include pageant banners like "Miss Understood" or "Miss Diagnosed," a walking dead zombie or a historical figure.
Glassdoor’s Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Expert, Amanda Lachapelle, suggests if you are looking to encourage employees to dress up for Halloween, one great way is to start with those at the top of the corporate ladder. (Nearly one in three (29%) of employees hope their boss will dress up for Halloween).
“Halloween parties and other festivities are great for culture creation. One way to make them a success is to build excitement and momentum among top executives. Give employees a heads up that your CEO or other executive will be coming in costume to work, and you may be surprised to see just how many people will show up in a range of creative costumes.”
Inappropriate Costume? Employees Encourage HR To Ask Them To Change Attire
While 46% of employees are unaware if their company has a policy around what is or is not appropriate to where to work, especially when it comes to Halloween costumes, half of employees (51%) feel that if someone wears an inappropriate costume, HR should ask that person to change to something more fitting for the workplace. Interestingly, more than one in ten (14%) think HR should send someone home if they are wearing an inappropriate costume at work, and another 29% feel like HR should be focused on more important issues beyond how to handle an inappropriate Halloween costume.
“Over-communicate to employees if your company has a dress code policy around Halloween costumes, and tell them early, before they plan their costume. You don’t want to be tasked with asking someone to change, or worse, asking them to go home,” said Lachapelle.
Employees agree as one employee notes, “HR should set boundaries before the event” and another employee adds “they should set clear expectations on the dress code.”
Most Employees See Seasonal Festivities as Good for Morale & Company Culture
According to the Glassdoor survey, some of the greatest benefits of employer-hosted events like a Halloween party are the opportunities they provide to boost morale (59%), support team building (50%) and build company culture (40%). In addition, 49% of employees also see work events as a chance to connect with employees in different departments and 43% say it helps connect people across various levels. And of course, most employees (61%) say that it gives them a chance to take a break from work.
Bring on the candy! Pass on the Bobbing for Apples
If you are planning to celebrate Halloween at your company, most employees say bring on the decorations (42%) and the free candy (40%). Some other popular Halloween-related activities employees enjoy at work include: Halloween breakfast or lunch (31%), during-business hours party at the office (29%), a costume contest (27%), an afterhours party at the office(18%), and inviting employees’ kids to work to show off their costumes (18%).
Lachapelle notes, “If you have budget available for any festivities around Halloween, food will always bring people out of their cubes and away from their desks. It provides a chance for people to talk about something other than work. For example, if you know a co-worker who has kids, ask them what costume their kids picked out this year.”
The least popular activities: Bobbing for apples (6%), cookie decorating (9%), and a costume parade around the company and/or office building (11%).
If you are hosting an event at your office in celebration of Halloween, Lachapelle also suggests employee-proofing your workplace. “Halloween can mean kids coming in, people tripping over big costumes and plenty of other pitfalls. As you’re planning, consider any liabilities that could come with them, and be mindful that you’re just as responsible for employee safety during any festive time in the office as you would be on a regular workday.”
It’s a treat to leave early on Halloween
Given the choice of an employer-hosted Halloween party or the chance to leave work early, it’s perhaps no surprise that most employees (63%) prefer the latter.
“Be flexible when it comes to hours. At Halloween, trick or treaters wait for no one and employees with families will want to leave the office early. While workers enjoy holiday parties in the office, be mindful of hours, and let employees leave early, especially since Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year,” said Lachapelle.
When we asked Lachapelle what the most important thing is to keep in mind when it comes to Halloween festivities at the office, her advice was simple: “Have fun!”
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This week we had the oportunity to meet Hispanic homeowners who spoke very little english who wanted their home valued. I and a Spanish speaking Realtor met with them and told them that their home was worth $240,000. The mortgage on their home is $262,000 with $1180 per month payments.
Since that did not compute I examined the mortgage documents and discovered they had been paying less than the interest and their payments were about to increase to $2450pm. We further asked where they got the $14,000 to put down and they said that they put a second mortgage on their other home and rented it. The rent barely covered the payments and when I understood the terms of the other two mortgages it transpired that the first had increased from $181,000 to $195,00 and both mortgages were soon to go to a greatly increased payment schedule. The home is worth perhaps $200,000.
Did they understand what they were getting into? My belief is No and Yes. They obviously did not know the details of the mortgages and the Hispanic Realtor who represented them did not attempt to do so. The Realtor just told them to refinance at their convenience. On the other hand they bought two house with no cash of their own, lived in one at a greatly reduced monthly cost and will probably face no consequences. If things had worked out that they were at the top of the Ponzi scheme they would be well off now. Looking at it like that they were cynical but not dumb. They have already worked out that their best bet is to buy a trailer in a park with the money they have saved up!
But the banks! The second mortgage is with a defunct sub prime lender but the two first are with major banks. These loans were the result of such bad practice I am not going to feel sorry for them. The $22,000 2nd is 100% gone. The $195,000 on the rental will lose about $15,000 and the $262,000 1st of the house they're living in will lose about $40,000.
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The word yoga means union. The aim of practicing yoga is to unite the finite self with the Infinite Self. For many of us, there comes a turning point when we find ourselves searching for something more to life. There is a desire to discover a deeper level of peace and contentment. This urge comes from our soul and it is the beginning of our quest for self-discovery, our quest for Truth. In essence, it is the beginning of our journey home.
“To change the world is not your business.
To change yourself is not your duty.
To awaken to your true nature, is your opportunity”
The opportunity that is offered to us whilst living on this earth is to find the stillness and absolute freedom that is ever present within our hearts. But how do we find that stillness amidst the busyness of our minds, the intensity of our emotions and the crazy activity and pressures that we find ourselves caught up in? How do we open our hearts again to reveal the light that is always shining within?
“You can have a healthy, happy, holy, wholesome life, a beautiful life in which you can perceive in yourself the contentment of existence”
~ Yogi Bhajan
There are many different practices and teachings that work towards unveiling consciousness and help us to find inner peace. Two of the most powerful and balanced that I have come across are Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and Shakti Dance® (The Yoga of Dance). I offer regular Kundalini yoga and Shakti Dance® classes in Bristol and Glastonbury and one day workshops around the South West of England. I also run retreats in the UK and in Turkey and am often found in a pair of wellies teaching in various different fields around the UK at the summer festivals!
“Following your bliss is not self-indulgent, but vital; your whole physical system knows that this is the way to be alive in this world and the way to give to the world the very best you have to offer. There IS a track just waiting for each of us and once on it, doors will open that were not open before and would not open for anyone else”
~ Joseph Campbell
Kundalini is awareness, or consciousness: It is the energy of the soul. The Kundalini energy is Shakti energy that is coiled up and stored within an individual – it is that individuals’ creative potential. Shakti is the dynamic, animating force and energy that exists throughout creation. It is the creative feminine energy that brings the manifest world into existence. When practicing Kundalini yoga and Shakti Dance® the aim is to awaken the Kundalini energy and expand conscious awareness thereby bringing us to an awareness of the stillness, the pure sense of “being” that exists within. | <urn:uuid:e551973b-ce7d-463b-97e0-7fb09e18c9cc> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://www.shaktikundalini.co.uk/ | 2014-03-09T21:35:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394010355709/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305090555-00052-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948442 | 585 |
Why hello there! I know I’ve been missing for a little over a month, but boy have I been busy. I have turned my energy into positive energy. My health and fitness physique have become my main focus. On April 14, I attended my first Beachbody instructor training, I wrote about it in a previous post~ it’s a must read. I joined Beachbody as a coach back in November/December, right after I ran my first 5k. The fitness bug had officially bit me.
For the past month, I have dedicated my spare time, to planking, working out, completing the instructor training and eating healthy. And I have to say, it has been life changing. I feel great, lost some weight and an inch so far around my waist. I will admit that during this challenge it was tough, but with the support of the 30 day May challenge group members, it’s been helpful. Following Michi’s ladder (a Beachbody clean, healthy eating way of life) has changed the way I cook my food and choose the food I put into my body. It’s crazy how food literally makes you feel a certain way.
Not only have I had a positive result in my eating habits and weight loss, I have increased my muscles in my core. By planking at least 5 times a week, I have strengthened my muscles and increased my time every.single.time; even if it is for a few seconds or even minutes. I encourage people to try it and I have had friends of mine join in with me. It’s very contagious and once you start it, it becomes a contest against yourself and the clock. You never want to let yourself down and it feels like a huge accomplishment every time you are done. If you would like to join or see what it’s about, follow me on Instagram: Ecal831 or leave a comment below. I honestly cannot wait to make planking, Beachbody products and programs contagious and everyone gets involved.
Now that I have my certification to teach Hip Hop Hustle, the world better watch out!
Summer is coming and not only do you want to look your best but feel your best!!! That my friends, is the most important!
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May 2 2014
Genesis 45:1-10, Luke 24:36-44
‘God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.’ Do you know who said this? It sounds like the kind of thing Jesus would say, but it wasn’t him. It was Joseph. He said it to his brothers when they discovered he was alive and had become ruler of Egypt (Gen 45:7). But it’s not the only statement made by Joseph that resembles Jesus. In fact the whole pattern of Joseph’s life had strong similarities to Jesus. As a result some Bible scholars even consider Joseph to be a kind of ‘Jesus’ of the Old Testament.
In this post I will highlight a number of parallels between Jesus and Joseph, but I will focus on one specific one; the moment that Joseph revealed himself to his brothers after his promotion and how it compares with the moment that Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after his resurrection.
♦ Joseph’s moment is well illustrated in the movie clip below. It’s worth watching. Unfortunately it may not show in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the UK due to their different copyright regulations. But you can still get the idea from the Bible text below the video:
The text for this clip is Genesis 45:1-10. But notice how similar the account of Jesus is in Luke 24:36-44. Here are parts of the two texts side by side; Genesis in blue and Luke in red. If the text is small on mobile use screen rotation:
Taking a broader look at the lives of Joseph and Jesus we see a lot of similarities. Both were –
Beloved sons – Jacob had twelve sons but loved Joseph the most. He made a nicely decorated coat for Joseph that set him apart. Jesus was set apart as the Beloved Son when the Father said ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased’ (Matthew 3:17).
Claimed to be special – Joseph’s dreams foretold that he would rule his brothers. In one of them he saw his brother’s sheaves bowing to his. When he informed his brothers they were jealous. Jesus also made special claims about himself and got jealous reactions from the Jewish brothers of his day.
Tempted and overcame – Joseph was tempted by Potiphers wife but never gave in. This is significant as even Jesus’ closest disciples gave in to temptation. We only need to think of Peter denying Christ or James and John conniving to get the best positions. But Joseph past the test and in this he was like Jesus who was tempted by the devil in the wilderness but never gave in.
Entombed – Joseph was thrown into a pit and was later imprisoned, but he emerged from both ordeals to rule Egypt. Jesus was crucified and entombed but emerged alive to rule heaven and earth.
Betrayed for silver – Joseph’s brothers sold him for silver, and Judas betrayed Jesus for silver. Just as Judas was haunted by the blood-money and threw it into the temple, Joseph’s brothers were haunted by the silver that found its way back into their bags after they had used it to pay for food in Egypt.
Table of twelve – Joseph and his brothers made twelve at their first supper together in Egypt. Jesus sat with twelve at the first supper of the new covenant (the last supper before his death).
Counted as dead – Joseph was counted as dead by his father Jacob. When his brothers sold him they covered his coat in goat blood and claimed that a wild animal had killed him. His father mourned him. Jesus was dead and mourned and then appeared alive.
Raised to rule – Joseph was raised from a pit to rule all of Egypt. Jesus was resurrected from the tomb to rule heaven and earth.
Raised but not recognized – Joseph was not recognized by his brothers after he was raised and ruling Egypt. Jesus was not recognized by his disciples after his resurrection (Mary at the tomb and the two on the Emmaus road). Joseph had to reveal himself and so did Jesus.
Forgiving deliverers – Joseph forgave his brothers who threw him into the pit and sold him into slavery. Jesus forgave those who crucified him even while hanging on the cross. Joseph then delivered his family from the famine, and Jesus now delivers all who believe in him from sin.
Gave new life – Joseph told his family to forget their belongings and receive the best of Egypt. Jesus tells his people to forget this worlds stuff and to receive the best of God’s kingdom.
So the similarities between Joseph and Jesus are quite striking. But why would this similarity exist? Bible scholars say that Joseph is a ‘fore-shadow’ of Christ. It’s a bit like watching a Tom & Jerry cartoon. If Jerry the mouse is walking along and suddenly a shadow of Tom the cat falls over him, you know what is about to happen. Tom the cat is about to pounce on Jerry. Tom’s shadow is a fore-shadow; it tells Jerry that something is coming and that the something that is coming has the shape of a cat. Joseph was a fore-shadow of Christ; he had the same shape as Christ and so his life prepared us for Christ so that when Christ came we would recognize him. Joseph is not the only fore-shadow of Christ, there are many in Scripture. The post below this one describes how Noah and the ark fore-shadowed Christ and the cross.
I would like to finish with two practical points that we can apply to our lives:
1. The way up is down – so often like Joseph believers hear the call of God and then everything seems to go wrong. But like Joseph we need to continue to be faithful to God. Joseph was sold into slavery, but he became the best slave there was. Then he was put in prison, but he became the best prisoner there was. Then God exalted him to the right hand of Pharaoh and he became the best ruler there was. No matter what his circumstances were he kept doing what he knew was the right thing to do, and God was able to work his plan into Joseph’s life.
Jesus had the highest calling, but it all seemed to go downhill. In fact he hit rock bottom when he was crucified and buried. You can’t go lower than that. But he was faithful to God the Father to the grave and God made a way. Jesus was resurrected and exalted to the right hand of the Father.
Faithfulness to God will get us where we’re called to be, one way or the other.
2. He is with us now – Joseph’s brothers were in the same room as him but spoke like he was something of the past until he revealed himself to them (Gen 44:20). The disciples on the road to Emmaus spoke of Jesus as something of the past until he revealed himself to them (Luke 24:21). Then they realized the answer to all their questions and their very lives was right next to them.
The sermon you are reading was preached at Easter time, and so often at Easter we focus on the past. We act out the crucifixion and resurrection in dramas to portray what happened, we celebrate Easter in many different ways to remember what Christ did. But we forget that he is with us now, he is in the same room. Celebrating Easter as an annual event is well and good, but we must remember that we are not called to celebrate an annual festival, we are called to live resurrected life. Sometimes our focus on the Christ of the past robs us of the Christ who is present. The impact of Easter isn’t annual, it’s daily. Let’s enter into relationship with the living Christ moment by moment and live the new life he has called us to.
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The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired defenseman Bruno St. Jacques from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for right wing Craig Adams.
St. Jacques, 25 (8/22/80), played 68 games for the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) last season, scoring 2-12=14 points with 60 penalty minutes. In addition, he played in 11 playoff games, scoring 1-4=5 points with four PIM.
The 6-2, 204-pound native of Montreal, Quebec, has played 66 career NHL games with Carolina and Philadelphia over three seasons, scoring 2-7=9 points with 47 PIM. He made his NHL debut with Philadelphia in 2001-02, going scoreless in seven games with two penalty minutes.
St. Jacques split the 2002-03 season between Philadelphia and Carolina. With Philadelphia in six games, he was scoreless with two penalty minutes. On Feb. 7, 2003 he was traded to Carolina along with Pavel Brendl for Sami Kapanen and Ryan Bast. In 18 games with Carolina after the trade, St. Jacques recorded 2-5=7 points with 12 PIM.
St. Jacques was selected by Philadelphia in the ninth round (253rd overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He will report directly to Portland (AHL), Anaheim’s primary development affiliate. | <urn:uuid:1db4d709-6ed9-40b6-9d4a-1f93fddc1b5a> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/mighty-ducks-acquire-bruno-st-jacques-from-carolina-in-exchange-for-craig-adams/c-468442 | 2018-03-23T18:25:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648431.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323180932-20180323200932-00680.warc.gz | en | 0.957296 | 289 |
How to prepare the real Italian recipe of Custard home-made or “Crema Pasticcera”
This is an easy and healthy option for a dessert at home with the family. It can be considered the basis for many Italian desserts, it never fails, good to fill a light sponge cake, a donut or simply eaten with a spoon: delicious. Ideal for children and adults and great for a healthy snack and genuine when prepared according to the tradition of my beloved great-grandmother.
Ingredients for 4 people
- 4 Egg Yolks
- 4 tablespoons of Sugar
- 2 tablespoons of Flour
- 1 Lemon peel (ideally organic – peel just the yellow part to avoid a bitter taste)
- 1/2 LT of Milk
1. In a bowl whisk 4 egg yolks with 4 tablespoons of sugar, it’s ready when it will be frothy and the eggs will look a bit pale with the sugar melted in, add the 2 tablespoons of flour and whisk for 1 minute.
2. Now pour the compose in a high pan (you can also just use a pan from the beginning) and spill half liter of milk cold, add the milk slowly and keep mixing it, cut the zest of 1 lemon and put into the custard, cooking over low heat for 15 minutes, keep mixing, turning gently with a spatula or a wood spoon, those do not stick to the mixture, forming an 8, so that the cream will stay liquid and not depositing on the bottom.
3. The cream is ready when it becomes from liquid to creamy and in general when the mixtue start boiling. Do not keep boiling just turn off the heat and enjoy warm or cold.
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I knew deep down it was never a good idea for us to be together, I knew that it would all go wrong very quickly.
All I ever wanted from the beginning, was a good stable home. I've always somehow managed to mess that up, I've been able to stay in a home for more than a couple weeks.
Vic was crazy, I think he's basically lost his mind now. Thinking we could just run away and get away with it. I thought about just taking off without him, stealing the keys and leaving.
"Vic, we should go back..." I rubbed his shoulder, trying to calm him down. He rapidly stood up and bolted for the door. You could physically feel his anger. I didn't fully understand what has gotten into him lately, it's like a switch went off and he's completely changed.
I quickly got up and packed everything we had in the room, I thought maybe if I packed everything and put it in the vehicle he would change his mind about leaving.
I threw everything in the car and went, once again to look for Vic. I spotted him sitting on a bench near the front of the hotel smoking a cigarette. I quietly sat down beside him and rested my hand on his knee.
"We need to go, I packed our things," He rudely interrupted me.
"Why? If we stay we get in trouble, If we go we get in trouble. What's the point?" He looked at me as if I was supposed to know the answer, I didn't.
"Just hear me out, I understand where you are coming from but, If we go back and they remove me from your house permanently, then we aren't considered brother and sister any more. Which means, we can be together." I didn't really think through what I had just said, but it really got to him as he then grabbed my hand and pulled me to the car.
We didn't even stop once on the way home, Vic was already speeding the whole way there. I wasn't aware of what he had planned for when we got back home, but I could see determination in his eyes. I was already planning how I would pack my things to return the foster centre, I knew for they wouldn't let me stay in their home any more, and I wasn't going to be able to return to the group home after all of this.
"Babe, don't you think you should slow down a bit, we aren't the only car on the road." I tapped Vic's arm to get his attention. He nodded and speed up more. I rolled my eyes annoyed.
I couldn't believe they thought they could just get away without anyone knowing! I never thought of Vic being that dumb, well he is a boy and all, but really? running away?. I sighed deeply and opened my English textbook.
I could hardly focus today, just waiting for my mother to give a call that they came back home. I had mixed feelings about the fact that Izzy may be leaving forever, I still disliked her, but she was starting to grow on to me. I couldn't even imagine how much crap Vic was going to be in. I grinned. At least this time it isn't me.
I really didn't both of them to become the main focus in my life, I was getting older, which meant I would soon leave for college and start my life as an adult. I had been really trying this year in all of my classes, I had nearly 90's in every class, well with the exception of Spanish class.
My phone finally rang, right in the middle of a short story reading, I practically jumped out of my car and ran out of the classroom.
"hello?" I said making my way to the bathroom.
"Come. Home. Now." My mother yelled into the phone. I hung up before she could even say any more. I got my things from class and explained to my teacher that I had to leave for a family emergency. I made it home in just under ten minutes, I didn't want to have another screaming phone call from my mum.
"Hi, I'm home." I yelled once I got inside. I walked into the living room and saw my parents sitting down with what looked like a social worker, "What's going on?" I grabbed a chair beside my parents.
"Hunny, we're just talking about Izzy." My mother said softly.
"Why? Is she being removed?" I narrowed my gaze onto the social worker, hoping to get some answers.
"HI, I'm gin, I'm Izzy's case worker. You must be Julia." She stopped waiting for me to reply, I nodded, "I'm sure you're aware of what has been happening with Izzy lately, and I just stopped by to see how everything was going, since Izzy has been moved to a group home." I sighed in relief, I didn't want Izzy to leave because I just knew it would totally break Vic's heart. I don't even really know what he sees in her, she just like any other girl.
"Oh, everything is going just fine." I said realizing I was zoned out for longer than expected.
This was our last resort, there was nothing Vic or I could do. I was going to have to leave there house, which meant I could never see Vic or Julia again. I’m not sure if vic could ever handle loosing me, I don’t know if I could handle loosing him. I could honestly see myself having a future with him, kids, a big house. I hated how I made him feel though, I could see that he really did love me but I could also see that I was causing him pain. I also didn’t want to be the only reason why he was happy, I don’t want to have his happiness in my hands, I don’t want that stress on my shoulders. All I want in the long run is for everyone to be happy.
We were almost back home, I could feel my heart speeding up, my palms sweating. I looked over a Vic and saw his smile dissappear, I grabbed his right hand and held onto is tight. I was scared, I didn’t know what was going to happen, the worst thing that could happen would be leaving.
We pulled up to the house and parked in the driveway, Vic pulled himself away from me and rushed out of the car. He didn’t even close his door before he was running into the house. I slowly undid my self beat and made my way inside, I could hear yelling, It was mostly Vic though.
“CALL THE COPS? REALLY MOM?” Vic practically screamed in his mothers face, I rushed over to him and pulled him away from her.
“Vic, you need to calm down. Now.” i said in my most calming voice ever, he was breathing heavily, I pushed his face closer to mine and looked him right in the eyes. “please.” I said quietly. I sat him down on the stairs and went back to the living room. “I’m so sorry.” I said sitting down onto the couch. I held back my tears as I really was sorry that all of this has happened.
“Your social worker was here,” Kayla explained, she took a seat beside me and rubbed my shoulder. “We were just worried about you two, we wanted you home, so you could be safe. That’s all. I thank you for calming Vic down, he can get out of hand sometimes.” I nodded in agreement. “We all love you very much Izzy but we aren’t sure it’s the best thing to keep you here with our family anymore.” Kayla gulped, I could tell it was hard for her to say this to me. “I mean, your family too, you are a part of this family. You know that right?” she paused. “We just thinking you moving out and getting your own place will be better for everyone. We both don’t fully agree with you and Vic being together, but we will get used to it. I just can’t handle thinking of you as a daughter and my sons girl-friend”
I understood where she was coming from and I honestly didn’t see this coming, I thought they would just totally kick me out right away.
“I can’t afford my own place.” I began to think about how much money I actually had left from my last job.
“That’s fine, we will pay for the rent and food for you, I can’t promise we will do that forever, but until you get on your feet.” She smiled. I smiled back.
I’m so grateful for having them as my parents, I’ve never had real parents before, my mom gave me up very early in my life.
“So, I’ll still be able to see Izzy?” Vic came and joined us.
“Yes hun.” Kayla replied.
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State Patty's Day Burglars Get Jail Time for Crimes
A Centre County Judge sentenced two men responsible for a string of State Patty's Day burglaries to jail time in county prison.
Centre County Common Pleas Judge Thomas King Kistler sentenced Jesse T. Hribar, 23, and Andrew Ronczka, 22, both of Monaca, to 11½ to 23½ months in a county correctional facility followed by two years of probation.
Sentencing followed Hribar's open guilty plea to five counts of burglary, one count of criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, and 14 counts of criminal trespass.
Authorities say the crimes occurred March 1 during the State Patty's Day celebration – an event created by Penn State students that promotes binge drinking. In the days following the event, police received calls from State College residents reporting burglaries of their apartments.
Police identified victims in The Meridian II and University Towers apartment buildings. Surveillance videos from the apartment buildings showed Hribar and Ronczka walking around the complexes and checking apartment doors and entering the ones that were unlocked.
Authorities say Hribar and Ronczka entered at least 19 apartments and stole cash, electronics, jewelry, watches, and textbooks. The total value of stolen items from the victims that reported was more than $2,000.
"Excessive drinking under the guise of State Patty's Day is no excuse to come to State College, enter people's homes and steal," District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller said in a prepared statement. "Students' homes are not shopping malls for thieves, residents' belongings, privacy and safety must be respected." | <urn:uuid:b17512e8-c7fc-4e34-936e-456c95c78d58> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/state-pattys-day-burglars-get-jail-time-for-crimes,1460568/ | 2014-09-20T16:09:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657133455.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011213-00158-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948037 | 328 |
The following are requirements for appointment as a psychologist in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Psychologists engage in professional and scientific work which relates to behavior, capacities, traits, interests, and emotions. These requirements apply to all VHA psychologists in the GS-180 series, including those assigned to VA medical centers, Community-based Outpatient Clinical (CBOCs), Vet Centers, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) offices, the VHA National Center for Organizational Development and VHA Central Office. This work may include any one or a combination of the following: providing professional clinical services, conducting research, carrying out education and training activities, clinical consultation, supervision, and administration.
The basic requirements for employment as a VHA psychologist are prescribed by: Public Law 96-151 codified in Title 38, U.S.C. § 7402. To qualify for appointment, all applicants for the position of psychologist in VHA must meet the following:
The following question pertains to your citizenship.
1. Are you a Citizen of the United States?A. Yes
The following question pertains to your education.
2. Do you have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) AND have you successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that has been accredited by APA? The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.A. Yes
Psychologists are required to hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. This requirement may be waived for a period not to exceed 2 years from the date of employment on the condition that such a psychologist provide care only under the supervision of a psychologist who is so licensed. Non-licensed psychologists who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a graduate psychologist. Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification for termination of the appointment.
3. Do you hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia?A. Yes
The following question pertains to the physical requirements for this position.
4. Applicants must be willing to successfully complete a pre-employment physical, including the possibility of a drug screen. Are you willing to take a pre-employment physical, including the possibility of a drug screen?A. Yes
In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Psychologist must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to perform the duties of this position.
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Certification of Understanding - Select the appropriate answer to the statement below. Failure to provide an answer will result in your not being considered for this position.
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- 4 Sleeps
- 1 Bedrooms
- 1 Bathrooms
Residence "Port de La Gavine". In the district of Port de Hyères, 120 m from the sea, 250 m from the beach.
For shared use:
In the complex:
Lift. Public parking. Shop, grocery 100 m, shopping centre 5.9 km, restaurant, bar, bakery 100 m, bus stop 50 m, sandy beach "Des Pesquiers" 250 m. Sports harbour 200 m.
Magic World 1.7 km, Kiddy parc 1.5 km, Parc Olbius Riquier 4.7 km.
Airfield close by.1-room studio 23 m2 on 2nd floor. Bright, renovated, comfortable and cosy furnishings: living/dining room with 1 french bed (140 cm, length 190 cm), TV (flat screen). Exit to the terrace. Sleeping alcove with 1 pull-out bed (2 pers. 2 x 80 cm, length 190 cm). Kitchenette (dishwasher, 3 ceramic glass hob hotplates, toaster, kettle, microwave, electric coffee machine). Shower/WC. Air-conditioning. Terrace 6 m2. Terrace furniture. View of the sea.
Washing machine. Internet (WiFi, free). Reserved parking space n 305 (roofed).
Fridge without freezer. 1 small pet/ dog allowed. TV only FR. Smoke alarm. Offer by a private individual according to Art. 155, IV of CGI.
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East Central Ohio Plein air group met in Leetonia this week. There were several possible places to paint. I chose the downtown. Many of the lovely old store buildings are closed. Trains pass through the valley often adding to the ambiance. Some townspeople thanked us for preserving the old town in paintings. It is not a ghost town, as many people live here. The bar in the back of downtown seemed busy.
The day was very windy. The canvas is wider than My pochade box so I struggled to paint while holding onto it, until few people helped me to attach it to a telephone pole with bungee cords. What a relief to then step back every so often.
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We’ve recently been told quite a lot about the activities of the US National Security Agency in monitoring internet communications. Much of it could be described as “stuff you might have feared, but that’s a bit depressing to have confirmed”.
For people outside the US, one perhaps surprising thing is that the US government seems happy to say the NSA’s surveillance programmes are OK because they are only aimed at non-Americans.
It involves extensive procedures, specifically approved by the court, to ensure that only non-U.S. persons outside the U.S. are targeted.
— US administration official quoted at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/obama-administration-prism-program_n_3399858.html
Blanket orders from the secret surveillance court allow these communications to be collected without an individual warrant if the NSA operative has a 51% belief that the target is not a US citizen and is not on US soil at the time.
For people outside the US who have been encouraged over many years to use American internet and cloud-hosting companies, it comes as a bit of a surprise not just that the US government feels this way but that it is so unashamed about it.
Although the details about NSA snooping are new(ish), this principle isn’t a new one. It turns out it’s normal for constitutional safeguards not to apply to non-Americans, even when they are using the services of US companies. A current case:
Chevron… is asking Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, which owns Hotmail, to cough up the email data. When Lewis Kaplan, a federal judge in New York, granted the Microsoft subpoena last month, he ruled it didn’t violate the First Amendment because Americans weren’t among the people targeted.
Now this one has nothing to do with the NSA; it’s about gathering evidence for a court case. The only reason it is considered news is because the opposition argues that the hosting service didn’t know for sure that its users were not Americans.
This is so problematic not because the US necessarily behaves worse than any other country—I suspect it has better oversight in place, for its own citizens, than the UK—but because people like me from outside the US have got used to thinking of US-based hosting, services and companies as the norm in the Internet world.
This attitude long pre-dates pervasive cloud computing. Hotmail, the example above, has been one of the world’s most popular email hosting providers for around 15 years, with (I’m guessing) a couple of hundred million users outside the US.
But it’s quite a problem now that cloud hosting is routinely used to store business data and private documents. And it seems obviously problematic for EU-based businesses, which have a legal obligation to follow data protection rules that presumably don’t include sending their customer data off to a country whose government is unapologetic about taking a copy of it, just in case.
I’ve been a bit prickly about the USA and Americans a few times before on this blog. That prickliness has the same cause: I’m sensitive about having become so dependent on American companies and attitudes myself. I have grown used to engaging with American companies, working methods, and laws, almost more than those of my own country, and certainly more than those of other European countries. That has a lot to do with the USA’s historical reputation as a stable, reliable democracy with visible workings, answerable to a relatively incorruptible legal system.
But this dependency increasingly seems just perverse.
I have become used to giving all my personal and business records to companies that have promised to make it all available to a spy agency run by a foreign government that openly declares it has no interest at all in my rights.
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Local to Keyneton, South Australia, Henschke Cellars is a fantastic winery well recognised for its Henschke range.
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Accent Connection was created in 2019 to connect English Language Learners (EFL and ESL) with the highest quality Speech-Language Pathologists and Speech Therapists from around the world by using the internet and video conferencing. At that time the vast majority of accent reduction and accent modification services being offered online were being performed by English language teachers with no background or qualifications in phonetics and meta-linguistics and how they relate to accent reduction and accent modification. The CEO and founder of Accent Connection learned of this himself as he watched his wife, an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learner, study. Resolving to help his wife, and the 1.5 billion English Language Learners across the globe, be better understood, have an easier time traveling and doing business, and encountering less frustration in their everyday English speaking needs, Seth Koster created Accent Connection as a labor of love.
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It’s never good when a police cruiser appears in your driveway. Just sayin’.
So yesterday afternoon, the second day of Spring break, when I was hanging by my last nerve, trying to gather three uncooperative kids to run to the grocery store, the last thing I needed was to deal with the Po-Po.
Frankly, I knew we were living on borrowed time.
But let me back up a bit.
A few weeks ago I became acquainted with a charming new Internet friend, Erin. I commented on her blog, she commented on my blog, yada yada yada, and the next thing I knew, I was devouring information about the all-natural Shaklee cleaning products she sells. The stuff sounded incredible and I just had to have some. An order was placed. A box was shipped.
Enter the courier.
But wait, there’s something else you need to know.
Ike is a 6 year old Black Lab.
Black Labs are very loyal dogs.
Very loyal dogs like to protect their people from threatening things like noisy delivery trucks and strangers dressed in brown uniforms carrying large boxes.
For legal reasons, I cannot divulge any details, but long story short, the courier beat Ike in my front yard with a long black stick and Ike allegedly bit the courier.
I do not know what happened first, the biting or the beating.
I only witnessed the beating, not the biting. And it was a horrendous sight and sound to behold, let me tell you.
But it doesn’t matter in the eyes of Animal Control. It doesn’t matter that the courier was inside my invisible fence line. It doesn’t matter that she was beating my dog with a large stick and that he was yelping in agony with every whack.
All that matters to Johnny Law is that Ike (allegedly) bit someone. Period.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, let the record show that Ike has never bitten anyone before this alleged incident.
The following photo is graphic in nature and intended for mature audiences only. Please look away if you do not have a strong constitution.
This is what it typically looks like when Ike attacks:
Luckily I was there to save that poor child from being licked within an inch of his life.
Here is another example of Ike’s aggressive behavior (with a slightly less appealing angle):
The courier sought medical treatment due to the alleged dog bite and did not go to work the next day. I know this because I made numerous phone calls to inquire about her well being. My family and I certainly hope that she feels better and are praying for her speedy recovery.
But apparently, anytime someone seeks medical attention for an alleged dog bite, the authorities are summoned.
Hence the unannounced visit from the Sheriff’s department yesterday afternoon.
There was a lengthy interview. I had to write a statement. The deputy took photographs of my yard, the “Invisible Fence” sign by my mailbox, and of Ike.
I was apprised of my rights and of the county laws regarding dog bites. Shockingly, even though Ike’s rabies vaccination is valid until 2013, the law states that he must be quarantined for 10 days, at my expense.
I had until 5:00 PM to surrender him to the authorities.
The kids and I loaded Ike, his dog food, and a favorite blanket into the van and drove him over to our vet’s office where he will be closely supervised in solitary confinement until the end of his quarantine period.
Turning him over to the vet just about broke my heart in two. I haven’t cried that hard in a long time.
I felt like I was walking him down The Green Mile.
Not to condone a dog bite, but there’s something just not right about a good dog doing ten days in the hole for the crime of protecting his family.
And as my kids’ friend Justine informed me a few minutes ago, 10 days to us is really like 70 days to a dog. Damn. That’s a stiff sentence for man or beast.
Please keep Ike in your thoughts and prayers during his time in the pokey. For as much as I complain about that boy, I sure am missing him.
with a heavy heart,
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Myra M. Traetow Trowbridge 1939 - 2009 Lawrence
Memorial services for Myra M. Traetow Trowbridge, 69, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Inurnment will follow in Sutton Cemetery, rural Baldwin City.
Ms. Traetow died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at her home.
She was born Oct. 31, 1939, in Stuttgart, Ark., the daughter of Herman and Edythe Dyer Traetow Gray.
She worked as a greeter and clerk at Wal-Mart for more than 25 years.
Survivors include a daughter, Christina Diedel, Lawrence; a son, David Allen Trowbridge Jr., Baldwin City; a brother, James Overton Gray, Michigan; and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Douglas County Special Olympics, sent in care of the mortuary.
The family will meet friends from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary.
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Emília Rigová (born 1980) is a visual artist coming from the Slovak Republic. In addition to her engagement with art, she teaches art courses (object, multi-media, inter-media) at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. For Rigová, an object in the form of an installation, as a performance or a site-specific intervention is a basic element of her art language. Further, she expresses herself through 2D interface of a computer graphics, informed by the fundaments of classical painting. Concerning the content of her work, she explores emotions modified by a specific socio-cultural environment. The main themes of her works are cultural or social stereotypes, alter ego, Romani identity, and psychological shadows. She had exhibitions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. | <urn:uuid:f6d7e47d-9568-4826-bae0-678a7be3ff2b> | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | http://www.erstestiftung.org/en/a/rigova/ | 2019-08-21T01:14:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315695.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821001802-20190821023802-00227.warc.gz | en | 0.949262 | 173 |
IoT, or the Internet of Things, is a pretty promising technology. Want to make breakfast from your smartphone? Turn on mood lighting and some soft music with the touch of a button? IoT promises to make all of your standard household goods digital, and the technology is only just starting to roll out.
Unfortunately, IoT isn’t entirely sunshine and rainbows. Many devices suffer from limited range, so you have to actually be in the same room as the hardware you’re trying to control. Security researchers found that a network of hacked toasters (seriously!) was used to take down some of the largest sites on the internet. Finally, many consumers find that IoT devices from one manufacturer won’t always inter-operate with devices from another.
All of these problems are being addressed, and a few different solutions are available. ASRock believes that their X10 IoT Router could be one solution. Is this technology something that all consumes should look for in their next router, or is this a niche product for specific markets? To find out, we decided to try it out for ourselves.
Although it looks like a basic router, there is much more than meets the eye. At its core is a simple 802.11ac router with 1300 Mbps of peak bandwidth. In addition, it’s got a number of protocols that are used primarily by IoT devices. We’ll explain these protocols in greater detail later, but the main ones you should know about are X10, IR, and Zigbee. At a minimum, these protocols allow for compatibility with the vast majority of IoT devices on the market. In many circumstances, this router can take the place of the hub you’d have to buy. The end result is that consumers can buy as many IoT devices they want, and use this single product to control them. If you were to stick with the manufacturers proprietary system, you’d be forced to have multiple hubs with their own separate networks.
Although this is the most basic form of functionality, it’s important to determine how this device functions as a WiFi router. It’s sold as an “all in one” unit, so many consumers will be using this exclusively for their home networking needs.
As an 802.11ac unit, it supports both the 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies. This is an AC1300 unit, providing a maximum of 1300 Mbps bandwidth. This isn’t the best on the market, but it is fairly competitive for the price point. This kind of bandwidth is more than enough for streaming 4K (both online and locally) as well as gaming.
If 1300 Mbps isn’t enough for you, or if you already have another high performance router, this unit can be used to supplement your existing network. You can use it as an Ethernet access point, physically wiring it into your other router and creating a second WiFi network. If you don’t want to run a hard-wired cable, you can also run it as a repeater. It joins your existing network and re-broadcasts the signal, creating a single SSID that can be accessed from anywhere in your home.
If you don’t intend to use it as a router at all, you can use it in bridge mode. This allows it to connect to your existing network on WiFi, bridging communication between all of your other IoT networks.
Although bandwidth wasn’t the most impressive part of the router, one of the areas this unit really excels is in range. It’s got two very high gain antennas, and it easily provided complete coverage across our 2500 square foot home. For this, you can thank beam forming. Beam forming uses a number of separate antennas, increasing the gain towards any client that has a poor quality connection.
The router also supports 2×2 MIMO, so one client’s heavy usage won’t slow down the connection for other users. This router is definitely impressive, but far from top-tier. It’s solid, competent, and acceptable. But the real asset is going to be the additional protocols it supports.
IoT Protocol Support
There are a number of different communication systems used with IoT devices. To help you understand how they all inter-operate, we’re going to walk you through them one by one so that you understand what kinds of devices this router will be compatible with.
The most prominent protocol is called X10. X10 is a power line carrier signal, which means that it travels over your AC power lines without any separate wiring. Screw a smart X10 lightbulb into the socket, and you’re automatically connected. Plug an X10 lamp into the outlet, and you’ve got a data line. Plug your new ASrock router into power and… you guessed it… you’re up and running. X10 was, for a long time, used as a professional grade home automation communication protocol. They are plenty of devices that are not part of the Google home or other smart platform ecosystem that can be used easily with the ASRock X10.
Infrared is one of the lesser known protocols, but this support is unique to this router. Infrared is a waveform of light that is invisible to the human eye. This is the same protocol used by most remove controls. The router has an IR blaster located on the top of the router, and can be used to control any device in the same room as it. Infrared is used most prominently by HUE bulbs, but also LED light strips, smart outlets, and basic home appliances. This feature is powerful because it can turn non smart devices into ones that can be controlled remotely. Your television, stereo, and other home appliances can all be accessed thanks to the X10 routers built in support library.
Finally, Zigbee is supported. This protocol is a proprietary form of X10 that works over both your WiFi network as well as the power lines. Zigbee is used by many smart devices including Hue bulbs, wireless home security systems, and smart outlets.
Overall, this is one of the most comprehensive set of protocols available on any smart home router, making it the perfect base station for both a new and an existing installation.
Setup & Control
Getting the router set up on your home network is simple enough. Just plug it in and you can use the web interface to setup your home network. Getting it connected to your smart home is a more involved process. You’ll need to download ASRock’s free app onto your smartphone. From there, it will scan for all of the devices available and let you label them and set them up.
Once you’ve completed that process, you can continue to use it as a simple control. The app can turn all of the devise on or off, or change parameters such as color or volume. In our eyes, using this basic form of control is a bit of a waste of this router. To take advantage of everything it has to offer, you’re going to want to use the IFTTT-like control scheme.
IFTTT is a popular free program that lets you set up programmable rules. Standing for “if this, than that,” the name does a surprisingly good job of explaining what the software does. You can set conditional rules. For example, when you turn on the main light in a room you can have the router automatically turn on all of the additional smart lights you’ve got going on.
Rules don’t have to be based on other devices either. For example, you can set a schedule where your home security system automatically turns on at a certain time, and turns off at another. You can create one button to control multiple devices, or integrate with the online IFTTT system to set triggers based on social media. If we’re just showing off, our personal favorite is the ability to turn lights on or off when sending a tweet to a specific account. In reality, this might not be that useful. But it’s pretty darn cool to show off.
After a few major botnets have taken over many IoT devise, IoT security is becoming a bit of a hot topic. This router helps address the security issues by restricting control to within your home network. If you’re not logged into the network, you can’t turn devices on or off. This prevents any unauthorized users from making changes to your programs, or modifying your devices.
That being said, one of the main advantages of IoT is that you can control your home remotely. Forgot to turn the oven off? Just log in on your smartphone and make sure it’s disabled safely. By default, limiting control to within your home network breaks this functionality. But ASRock has a solution. The router has a built in VPN server. By setting up a VPN on your phone, you’ll technically always have your connection routed through your home network.
This does require a little setup, but the app makes this easy to do. The end result is that you can control your smart home from anywhere in the world, but only through devices that you’ve previously authorized. This directly addresses the security concerns, providing you with one of the safest smart homes on the market.
Not including Bluetooth is a pretty major disadvantage to the entire platform. Although Bluetooth is a bit of an underdog in the IoT and Smart Home market, it’s still a prominent protocol. At this point in time, any users who want to control their Bluetooth devices will have to use a separate router.
Although we haven’t come across any dedicated IoT routers that support Bluetooth, we did review a product called the Cassia Hub. This 2-in-1 audio system and Bluetooth router helps extend the range of your Bluetooth smart home, so this is a good item to check out if the lack of Bluetooth on the X10 is a deal breaker for you.
As one of the first IoT routers on the market, ASRock has clearly demonstrated a need for their product. Their X10 router is an excellent purchase for anyone who is planning on getting a home automation system, or who already uses one.
The advantages of an X10 router are security, and ease of use. By brining your entire network together onto a single interface, it’s much easier for you to automate your platform. Manufacturers proprietary hubs do allow the same functionality, but they usually restrict you to using exclusively their hardware. With ASRock’s X10 router, you can use devices from any manufacturer without restrictions.
The security feature is something that you hope you won’t need, but probably will. Home automation systems are simple in design, and have proven easy for hackers to get access too. Placing them behind a powerful router that can secure your system helps keep you safe, and is something that anyone with a home automation system should consider.
Meet Derek, “TechGuru,” a 34-year-old technology enthusiast with a deep passion for tech innovations. With extensive experience, he specializes in gaming hardware and software, and has expertise in gadgets, custom PCs, and audio.
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2017 Swedish Song Of The Year Grammy winner Michael Saxell is a singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He was born in Helsingborg, Sweden and grew up in the southern Swedish city of Malmö, but has spent many years on the Canadian Westcoast.
More than 300 of his songs are recorded by other artists. He has earned 25 gold, 10 platinum and 8 multiplatinum Scandinavian records.
"If I Were Sorry" (by artist Frans) is a Frans Jeppsson Wall-Fredrik Andersson-Oscar Fogelström-Michael Saxell composition. Released on February 28th 2016. On leap day February 29th it enters the #1 position on Swedish Spotify Top 50.
The following day it is Number One on the Swedish iTunes Charts and receives more than half a million plays on Spotify in 24 hours. It subsequently goes on to break the Swedish record for most plays when it receives 679,917 plays in 24 hours.
On March 12th IIWS wins the Swedish National Television broadcast of the Melodifestivalen song contest and goes on to finish in fifth place at the Eurovision Song Contest in May of 2016.
It wins the Swedish Song Of The Year Grammy 2017 on Feb 28, 2017 and has received more than 71 million Spotify plays in March that year, at which time it has passed certified 5 x platinum status in Sweden, 2 x platinum in Poland and gold in Germany and Austria.
Michael is co-writer of the Swedish #1 hit song "Johnny G" (by artist Badpojken) with Fredrik Andersson and Ingvar Irhagen. The song, released mid July 2015, achieved Swedish triple-platinum status within 5 months of its release and has, as of January 2016, reached over 22 million plays on Spotify.
"Back Of A Map Of The Moon", a Craig Jacks and Michael Saxell composition, is included on
Terry Jacks Greatest Hits "...starfish on the beach - The Terry Jacks Collection" released in September 2015.
In May 2010 Saxell received the prestigious SKAP (Swedish Composers of Popular Music) Stipendium award, honoring the memory of the Swedish songwriter and composer Evert Taube, at an awards ceremony conducted at The Nordic Museum in Stockholm.
He composed the Lithuanian Grammy winning song of the year "Yra kaip yra" for the artist Mia in 2007 along with co-writers Christian Svensson and Sandra diAmante. The song was also the most played pop song on Lithuanian pop radio in 2007.
He has written words and music to Scanian classics "Om himlen och Österlen" and "När en flicka talar skånska" and composed music for the Colin Nutley movie "Änglagård - andra sommaren" and for the soundtrack of the movie "Blådårar".
Saxell performed on a tour of Estonia in May 2005 along with 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Tomas Tranströmer, Jacques Werup, Eva Runefelt and others.
Michael is featured as lead singer and co-writer of two songs with Keith Reid on the 2008 international release of the Procol Harum lyricist's album The Keith Reid Project - The Common Thread along with John Waite, Chris Thompson, Southside Johnny, Steve Booker, Terry Reid, Chaz Jankel and Bernie Shanahan.
He is co-writer with Randy Bachman on the song Repo Man on Bachman & Turner (Album), formerly of Bachman–Turner Overdrive, September 2010 worldwide album release.
Saxell produced and wrote songs for Swedish singer Lill Lindfors' 2005 EMI album release "Här är den sköna sommar", which peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Best Selling album charts.
Michael Saxell performed as the warm-up act for British guitar legend Jeff Beck on his 1980 Canadian tour.
Saxell's co-writing partners include Randy Bachman, Fredrik Andersson, Eric Bazilian, Douglas Carr, Randy Goodrum,
Maurizio Fabrizio, Tim Krekel, Dickey Lee, Agi Lindroth, Christoffer Lundquist, Peter McCann, Cris Moore, Craig Northey,
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You see it. You know it’s there. But what exactly is happening with that under eye area? Never fear, the doctor is in. We asked dermatologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Adam Friedman to lay it out for us. “If you find your eyes are puffy in the morning, this is likely due to water build up in the thin skin around the eye. Water always travels from areas in the body where there's low salt concentration to tissues where there's more salt. Because the skin is so thin around the eyes, it can be significantly impacted by these shifts in water,” explains Dr. Friedman.
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Do you ever feel like some women are just blessed with beautiful, perfectly puff-free eyes and others are just predestined to battle the puff? Well, you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Genetics are partly to blame (aren’t they always?), but there are plenty of everyday habits that can contribute to puffy under eye bags. Dr. Friedman warns against rubbing your eyes frequently, going to bed with makeup on, and indulging in a few too many cocktails. The other likely culprit: your sleep position. “Sleeping on your side or stomach can encourage fluids to collect under your eyes. Try sleeping on your back and add an extra pillow. The earlier one changes the sleep position, the better, because after a few years under-eye bags can became permanent.” Noted!
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Where: Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center
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September 2, 2015In 1974, the alumni of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences began an extensive project to gather and preserve pieces of agricultural history. With a mere $1,500 in donations from alumni, what is today's Pasto Agricultural Museum officially opened on Aug. 22, 1979. The museum will kick off its 2015 fall open-house series, held home football game Sundays, starting Sept. 13.
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August 27, 2015The first in a series of fall open houses at Penn State's Pasto Agricultural Museum is scheduled for Sept. 13. The events are scheduled for Sundays after home football games.
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August 14, 2015Ag Progress Days Show Manager Bob Oberheim is interviewed about what's new this year at Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo.
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“Now that’s noble trading,” she replied, with an evil leer, “such as one might hope for from an Abbot. But, my Lord, they say the Nunnery is haunted, and I can’t face ghosts. Man or woman, with rails or without ’em, Mother Flounder doesn’t mind, but ghosts—no! Also Mistress Stower is a witch, and might lay a curse on me; and those nuns are full of crinks and cranks, and can pray an honest soul to death.”
“Come, come, my time is short. What is it you want, woman? Out with it.”
“The inn there at the ford—your Lordship, will need a tenant next month. It’s a good paying house for those who know how to keep their mouths shut and to look the other way, and through vile scandal and evil slanderers, such as the Smith girl, my business isn’t what it was. Now if I could have it without rent for the first two years, till I had time to work up the trade——”
The Abbot, who could bear no more of the creature, rose from his chair and said sharply—
“I will remember. Yes, I will promise. Go now; the reverent Mother is advised of your coming. And report to me night and morning of the progress of the case. Why, woman, what are you doing?” for she had suddenly slid to her knees and grasped his robes with her thick, filthy hands.
“Absolution, holy Lordship; I ask absolution and blessing—pax Meggiscum, and the rest of it.”
“Absolution? There is nothing to absolve.”
“Oh! yes, my Lord, there is plenty, though I am wondering who will absolve you for your half. Also there are rows of little angels that sometimes won’t let me sleep, and that’s why I can’t stomach ghosts. I’d rather sup in winter on cold small ale and half-cooked pork than face even a still-born ghost.”
“Begone!” said the Abbot, in such a voice that she scrambled to her feet and went, unblessed and unabsolved.
When the door had closed behind her he went to the window and flung it wide, although the night was foul.
“By all the saints!” he muttered, “that beastly murderess poisons the air. Why, I wonder, does God allow such filthy things to live? Cannot she ply her hell-trade less grossly? Oh! Clement Maldonado, how low are you sunk that you must use tools like these, and on such a business. And yet there is no other way. Not for myself, but for the Church, O Lord! The great plot thickens, and all men clamour to me, its head and spring, for money. Give me money, and within six months Yorkshire and the North will be up, and without a year Henry the Anti-Christ will be dead and the Princess Mary fast upon the throne, with the Emperor and the Pope for watchdogs. That stiff-necked Cicely must die and her babe must die, and then I’ll twist the secret of the jewels out of the witch, Emlyn—on the rack, if need be. Those jewels—I’ve seen them so often; why, they would feed an army; but while Cicely or her brat lives where is my claim to them? So, alas! they must die, but oh! the hag is right. Who shall give me absolution for a deed I hate? Not for me, not for me, O my Patron, but for the Church!” and flinging himself to the floor before the holy image of his chosen Saint, he rested his head upon its feet and wept. | <urn:uuid:1ace3d9a-c0df-4163-9742-f1cb1bb71866> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://www.bookrags.com/ebooks/3813/84.html | 2014-09-20T10:50:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657133078.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011213-00053-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964554 | 850 |
STATE COLLEGE -- Former Penn State defensive coordinator Ted Roof won't forget his one season in Happy Valley.
But home is home. And after the opportunity arose quickly to take the same position at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, he said he made the difficult decision to leave the Nittany Lions and return to his native Georgia.
"That was a real privilege and special deal for me to be part of that football team," Roof said about the 2012 Penn State season in a phone interview Thursday with The Associated Press. He called it a special year and the team a "special group of guys."
After Roof told Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien he was leaving Wednesday morning, new defensive coordinator John Butler got a visit in his office from the boss.
"Billy came in and said, 'I'm going to promote you to defensive coordinator,'" said Butler, the former secondary coach, in recounting the conversation. He responded, "That's great, thanks a lot. What do you need me to do?"
"It wasn't like there was a surprise party associated with it," said Butler, known for his animated histrionics on the field during games. "You just move on."
Roof's departure seemed to catch most people around the program by surprise. Roof said the opportunity at Georgia Tech only surfaced about two days ago.
In a statement Wednesday, Georgia Tech said Roof's hiring won't become official until a background check is completed, likely next week.
Roof played for the Yellow Jackets, and was an assistant under former coach George O'Leary, as well. O'Brien was also on that Georgia Tech staff. Roof was the head coach at Duke from 2003-7, where the Blue Devils went just 6-45. O'Brien was offensive coordinator at Duke from 2005-6.
A year ago, O'Brien lured Roof to State College just weeks after Roof had taken the defensive coordinator job at Central Florida under O'Leary. He was one of O'Brien's first hires as the new coach began shepherding the Nittany Lions through the rocky aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
At 8-4, this season turned out to be a success for O'Brien and Roof -- especially given the scrutiny around the team after the NCAA handed down its sanctions over the summer.
The Nittany Lions were already known for good defense under Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno and longtime defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, and Roof tweaked the schemes with more blitzes and different looks. Under his watch, Penn State was second in the Big Ten in scoring defense (19.1 points), first in sacks (34) and first in red-zone defense. He was also instrumental in opening up recruiting avenues in the South for Penn State, including the trail that led to backup quarterback Steven Bench, of Georgia.
Roof appeared to forge strong bonds with players, including senior linebacker Michael Mauti, during the stressful year. He said this team would be remembered "because of the heart and commitment that they showed and exhibited ... Everything that's right about college football."
When asked if there were any hard feelings in his departure, Roof quickly said "Absolutely not."
O'Brien, in a statement Wednesday, praised Roof and wished him well: "Ted is a great coach and person. He earned the respect of our players and they enjoyed playing for him."
Now, Butler will be Penn State's third defensive coordinator in three years. Bradley was the defensive coordinator for 11 seasons but left after O'Brien took over.
Butler, a 19-year coaching veteran, was a linebackers coach at Minnesota in Roof's one season there as defensive coordinator in 2008. He also coached at South Carolina, but this will be his first go-around as a coordinator.
Butler expected defensive line coach Larry Johnson and linebackers coach Ron Vanderlinden to remain on staff. Both are well-respected position coaches and recruiters who were held over by O'Brien from the previous staff.
"There's going to be a ton of consistency with Ron being here and Larry," Butler said. "We're going to put this thing together. It will be very similar to what we did in 2012."
Butler expects to keep his secondary responsibilities as well, but likely will be limited to either just the cornerbacks or safeties. It would still leave one opening on the Penn State staff.
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A major role of sensory receptors is to help us learn about the environment around us, or about the state of our internal environment. Different types of stimuli from varying sources are received and changed into the electrochemical signals of the nervous system. This process is called sensory transduction. This occurs when a stimulus is detected by a receptor which generates a graded potential in a sensory neuron. If strong enough, the graded potential causes the sensory neuron to produce an action potential that is relayed into the central nervous system (CNS), where it is integrated with other sensory information—and sometimes higher cognitive functions—to become a conscious perception of that stimulus. The central integration may then lead to a motor response.
Describing sensory function with the term sensation or perception is a deliberate distinction. Sensation is the activation of sensory receptors at the level of the stimulus. Perception is the central processing of sensory stimuli into a meaningful pattern involving awareness. Perception is dependent on sensation, but not all sensations are perceived. Receptors are the structures (and sometimes whole cells) that detect sensations. A receptor or receptor cell is changed directly by a stimulus. A transmembrane protein receptor is a protein in the cell membrane that mediates a physiological change in a neuron, most often through the opening of ion channels or changes in the cell signaling processes. Some transmembrane receptors are activated by chemicals called ligands. For example, a molecule in food can serve as a ligand for taste receptors. Other transmembrane proteins, which are not accurately called receptors, are sensitive to mechanical or thermal changes. Physical changes in these proteins increase ion flow across the membrane, and can generate a graded potential in the sensory neurons.
Stimuli in the environment activate specialized receptors or receptor cells in the peripheral nervous system. Different types of stimuli are sensed by different types of receptors. Receptor cells can be classified into types on the basis of three different criteria: cell type, position, and function. Receptors can be classified structurally on the basis of cell type and their position in relation to stimuli they sense. They can also be classified functionally on the basis of the transduction of stimuli, or how the mechanical stimulus, light, or chemical changed the cell membrane potential.
Structural Receptor Types
The cells that interpret information about the environment can be either (1) a neuron that has a free nerve ending (dendrites) embedded in tissue that would receive a sensation; (2) a neuron that has an encapsulated ending in which the dendrites are encapsulated in connective tissue that enhances their sensitivity; or (3) a specialized receptor cell, which has distinct structural components that interpret a specific type of stimulus (Figure 13.1.1). The pain and temperature receptors in the dermis of the skin are examples of neurons that have free nerve endings. Also located in the dermis of the skin are lamellated and tactile corpuscles, neurons with encapsulated nerve endings that respond to pressure and touch. The cells in the retina that respond to light stimuli are an example of a specialized receptor cell, a photoreceptor.
Graded potentials in free and encapsulated nerve endings are called generator potentials. When strong enough to reach threshold they can directly trigger an action potential along the axon of the sensory neuron. Action potentials triggered by receptor cells, however, are indirect. Graded potentials in receptor cells are called receptor potentials. These graded potentials cause neurotransmitter to be released onto a sensory neuron causing a graded post-synaptic potential. If this graded post-synaptic potential is strong enough to reach threshold it will trigger an action potential along the axon of the sensory neuron.
Another way that receptors can be classified is based on their location relative to the stimuli. An exteroceptor is a receptor that is located near a stimulus in the external environment, such as the somatosensory receptors that are located in the skin. An interoceptor is one that interprets stimuli from internal organs and tissues, such as the receptors that sense the increase in blood pressure in the aorta or carotid sinus. Finally, a proprioceptor is a receptor located near a moving part of the body, such as a muscle or joint capsule, that interprets the positions of the tissues as they move.
Functional Receptor Types
A third classification of receptors is by how the receptor transduces stimuli into membrane potential changes. Stimuli are of three general types. Some stimuli are ions and macromolecules that affect transmembrane receptor proteins by binding or by directly diffusing across the cell membrane. Some stimuli are physical variations in the environment that affect receptor cell membrane potentials. Other stimuli include the electromagnetic radiation from visible light. For humans, the only electromagnetic energy that is perceived by our eyes is visible light. Some other organisms have receptors that humans lack, such as the heat sensors of snakes, the ultraviolet light sensors of bees, or magnetic receptors in migratory birds.
Receptor cells can be further categorized on the basis of the type of stimuli they transduce. Chemical stimuli can be detected by a chemoreceptors that detect chemical stimuli, such as a chemicals that lead to the sense of smell. Osmoreceptors respond to solute concentrations of body fluids. Pain is primarily a chemical and sometimes mechanical sense that interprets the presence of chemicals from tissue damage, or intense mechanical stimuli, through a nociceptor. Physical stimuli, such as pressure and vibration, as well as the sensation of sound and body position (balance), are interpreted through a mechanoreceptor. Another physical stimulus that has its own type of receptor is temperature, which is sensed through a thermoreceptor that is either sensitive to temperatures above (heat) or below (cold) normal body temperature.
Ask anyone what the senses are, and they are likely to list the five major senses—taste, smell, touch, hearing, and sight. However, these are not all of the senses. The most obvious omission from this list is balance. Also, what is referred to simply as touch can be further subdivided into pressure, vibration, stretch, and hair-follicle position, on the basis of the type of mechanoreceptors that perceive these touch sensations. Other overlooked senses include temperature perception by thermoreceptors and pain perception by nociceptors.
Within the realm of physiology, senses can be classified as either general or special. A general sense is one that is distributed throughout the body and has receptor cells within the structures of other organs. Mechanoreceptors in the skin, muscles, or the walls of blood vessels are examples of this type. General senses often contribute to the sense of touch, as described above, or to proprioception (body position) and kinesthesia (body movement), or to a visceral sense, which is most important to autonomic functions. A special sense (discussed in Chapter 15) is one that has a specific organ devoted to it, namely the eye, inner ear, tongue, or nose.
Each of the senses is referred to as a sensory modality. Modality refers to the way that information is encoded into a perception. The main sensory modalities can be described on the basis of how each stimulus is transduced and perceived. The chemical senses include taste and smell. The general sense that is usually referred to as touch includes chemical sensation in the form of nociception, or pain. Pressure, vibration, muscle stretch, and the movement of hair by an external stimulus, are all sensed by mechanoreceptors and perceived as touch or proprioception. Hearing and balance are also sensed by mechanoreceptors. Finally, vision involves the activation of photoreceptors.
Listing all the different sensory modalities, which can number as many as 17, involves separating the five major senses into more specific categories, or submodalities, of the larger sense. An individual sensory modality represents the sensation of a specific type of stimulus. For example, the general sense of touch, which is known as somatosensation, can be separated into light pressure, deep pressure, vibration, itch, pain, temperature, or hair movement.
In this chapter we will discuss the general senses which include pain, temperature, touch, pressure, vibration and proprioception. We will discuss the special senses, which include smell, taste, vision, hearing and the vestibular system, in chapter 15.
Somatosensation is considered a general sense, as opposed to the submodalities discussed in this section. Somatosensation is the group of sensory modalities that are associated with touch and limb position. These modalities include pressure, vibration, light touch, tickle, itch, temperature, pain, proprioception, and kinesthesia. This means that its receptors are not associated with a specialized organ, but are instead spread throughout the body in a variety of organs. Many of the somatosensory receptors are located in the skin, but receptors are also found in muscles, tendons, joint capsules and ligaments.
Two types of somatosensory signals that are transduced by free nerve endings are pain and temperature. These two modalities use thermoreceptors and nociceptors to transduce temperature and pain stimuli, respectively. Temperature receptors are stimulated when local temperatures differ from body temperature. Some thermoreceptors are sensitive to just cold and others to just heat. Nociception is the sensation of potentially damaging stimuli. Mechanical, chemical, or thermal stimuli beyond a set threshold will elicit painful sensations. Stressed or damaged tissues release chemicals that activate receptor proteins in the nociceptors. For example, the sensation of pain or heat associated with spicy foods involves capsaicin, the active molecule in hot peppers. Capsaicin molecules bind to a transmembrane ion channel in nociceptors that is sensitive to temperatures above 37°C. The dynamics of capsaicin binding with this transmembrane ion channel is unusual in that the molecule remains bound for a long time. Because of this, it will decrease the ability of other stimuli to elicit pain sensations through the activated nociceptor. For this reason, capsaicin can be used as a topical analgesic, such as in products like Icy Hot™.
If you drag your finger across a textured surface, the skin of your finger will vibrate. Such low frequency vibrations are sensed by mechanoreceptors called Merkel cells, also known as type I cutaneous mechanoreceptors. Merkel cells are located in the stratum basale of the epidermis. Deep pressure and vibration is transduced by lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles, which are receptors with encapsulated endings found deep in the dermis, or subcutaneous tissue. Light touch is transduced by the encapsulated endings known as tactile (Meissner’s) corpuscles. Follicles are also wrapped in a plexus of nerve endings known as the hair follicle plexus. These nerve endings detect the movement of hair at the surface of the skin, such as when an insect may be walking along the skin. Stretching of the skin is transduced by stretch receptors known as bulbous corpuscles. Bulbous corpuscles are also known as Ruffini corpuscles, or type II cutaneous mechanoreceptors.
Other somatosensory receptors are found in the joints and muscles. Stretch receptors monitor the stretching of tendons, muscles, and the components of joints. For example, have you ever stretched your muscles before or after exercise and noticed that you can only stretch so far before your muscles spasm back to a less stretched state? This spasm is a reflex that is initiated by stretch receptors to avoid muscle tearing. Such stretch receptors can also prevent over-contraction of a muscle. In skeletal muscle tissue, these stretch receptors are called muscle spindles. Golgi tendon organs similarly transduce the stretch levels of tendons. Bulbous corpuscles are also present in joint capsules, where they measure stretch in the components of the skeletal system within the joint. Additionally, lamellated corpuscles are found adjacent to joint capsules and detect vibrations associated with movement around joints. The types of nerve endings, their locations, and the stimuli they transduce are presented in the table below.
|Mechanoreceptors of Somatosensation (Table 13.1)|
|Name||Historical (eponymous) name||Location(s)||Stimuli|
|Free nerve endings||*||Dermis, cornea, tongue, joint capsules||Pain, temperature, mechanical deformation|
|Mechanoreceptors||Merkel’s discs||Epidermal–dermal junction, mucosal membranes||Low frequency vibration (5–15 Hz)|
|Bulbous corpuscle||Ruffini’s corpuscle||Dermis, joint capsules||Stretch|
|Tactile corpuscle||Meissner’s corpuscle||Papillary dermis, especially in the fingertips and lips||Light touch, vibrations below 50 Hz|
|Lamellated corpuscle||Pacinian corpuscle||Deep dermis, subcutaneous tissue, joint capsules||Deep pressure, high-frequency vibration (around 250 Hz)|
|Hair follicle plexus||*||Wrapped around hair follicles in the dermis||Movement of hair|
|Muscle spindle||*||In line with skeletal muscle fibers||Muscle contraction and stretch|
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Singaporebrides | Weddings 101
8 Tips for Peaceful Arguments
Weddings are happy occasions and a time of great joy – most of the time. But a wedding can easily bring distress to a bride during her wedding planning, especially if she and her groom cannot come to a mutual agreement regarding the demanding requests from their families. Tensed discussions will follow and may even escalate into arguments where familial loyalties are being questioned and put to the test. If this sounds like what you’re going through, understand that these arguments are part and parcel of any bride’s wedding planning.
Arguments are as common an occurrence as the sun rising in the morning and setting in the evening. Having one is not indicative that things are bad or irreparable between you and your groom-to-be, even though you can’t remember the last time you two were involved in an ugly fight such as the one you’re having now about seating plans. Arguments don’t always have to result in a negative outcome. How you approach an argument and your mentality determines if the outcome is a positive or a negative one. To help you achieve a positive outcome from any argument, SingaporeBrides has compiled eight tips that will steer brides in the right direction.
Tip #1 :Always Speak With Love
Arguments may not always be a bad thing; it can also have a positive impact on your relationship as both you and your groom-to-be learn to compromise and recognise what makes the other half tick. That doesn’t mean you have to hurl vulgarities or say hurtful things during your arguments. Feeling sorry about saying those things after the fact doesn’t make it okay either. What has been said cannot be taken back at a later time regardless of how sorry you are.
Instead, speak with love even as you are in a fight with your groom-to-be. How upset you were during the fight does not excuse you from the hurtful and derogatory things you said. Whenever you have an argument with your other half, you should strive to remind him that while you’re angry, you still love them; saying those things aren’t exactly the way to go about it.
Tip #2: Language
What you say in the heat of the moment can affect how your partner reacts to the discussion. If you use profanities during your argument, your groom-to-be is going to react in a defensive manner. The same goes for pointing language – language that is specifically directed at another person. When you use pointing language such as “You should have” or “You always”, your groom-to-be will be on the defensive and might tune out on what is being said intuitively.
Here’s how you can avoid that. Use phrases such as “In my experience” or “I feel” to express how you feel about the problem, rather than pointing out what you felt he did wrong. This ensures that he will be less defensive and is actually listening to what is being said.
Tip #3: The Right Time
As far as you’re concerned, there is a right time for him to get down on one knee and propose to you. And as far as he’s concerned, there is a right time for discussing your wedding planning details. Asking him why he didn’t have an opinion on the colour theme for your big day the moment he steps through the door is hardly the right time. No one likes to be questioned or have an argument dropped down no them before they even have a chance to wind down from work or when they’re exhausted.
Bringing up a problem during your groom-to-be’s “me time” is a bad idea as well. Not only will you not get his full attention, intruding on his two hours of personal time is rude and he’ll be more likely to be annoyed even before a fight begins. Again, imagine if he wants to discuss seating plans with you while you’re practicing yoga at home – can you see yourself getting annoyed at him for doing that? Both you and your groom-to-be are entitled to your own “me time” and that time should be used to do things both of you enjoy.
If the problem doesn’t threaten your relationship, then you can probably leave it until the next day to discuss it at a time where you’re both relaxed and available. Besides, being relaxed will ensure both of you will be in a better frame of mind to discuss any problem.
Tip #4: A Course of Action
So, you’ve picked the right time to talk about his family’s unreasonably long guest list and you’re both calmly talking things through without using swear words on each other. Mission accomplished, right? Not quite. Having a discussion or argument without concluding with a course of action to rectify the problem is pointless. If there is no course of action to take, the problem will never be resolved and all you’d be doing is rehashing it every time the thorn pricks you hard in the side.
Tip #5: Ditch the Threats
Do you notice yourself having a habit of arm-twisting your groom-to-be into giving in to you to get what you want? If so, kick that habit right away before your threats escalate to the point of calling the wedding off just to get your way. Threats should never be used as argument tactics, especially those that use a person’s love as a bargaining chip. Instead of resorting to threats when you don’t get the results you hoped for, pen down a list of points you’d like to get across and what you hope to achieve before having the discussion. This helps keep you level-headed and focused on the points you want to talk about and serves as a reminder of the outcome you initially hoped to achieve when you get carried away in the heat of the moment.
Tip #6: Time Out
If the discussion or argument is not going anywhere, then call it a night. There is no point carrying on when neither of you can find a solution to the problem. But that doesn’t mean you end the discussion with a “You know what, forget it” or a “Never mind, forget that I ever brought this up” – both of you know this isn’t over, so there is no need to pretend it is. If you really need to, phone a girl friend up and vent, but make sure you are complaining about the problem and not your man. Instead, agree to sleep on the problem and what was said during the discussion and continue the next day.
Tip #7: It’s Not About Winning
Whenever you have an argument, you’ll either be the person who gets your way – in other words, the “winner” – or the person who has to give in – the “loser”. An argument where you have a “winner” and a “loser” is not a mutually beneficial one and that’s not the kind of arguments brides should aim to have. Instead, you should aim to achieve a win-win situation whenever you find yourself in an argument. For that to happen, a compromise from both parties is required and consideration of each other’s desires and opinions need to be taken into account. Encourage thoughts such as “How can we solve this so that we will both be happy?” and not “How can I make him give in to my demands?”. Remember, even though you’re having an argument, you should strive to work with one another rather than against each other.
Tip #8: Sorry is the Hardest Word
One of the very first things we teach a young child is to apologise when they’ve made a mistake or have done something wrong. Yet as adults, we sometimes find it difficult to say “Sorry” even though we’re in the wrong. If you’ve been guilty of this behaviour, it’s about time you make an effort to kick this bad habit for good. Acknowledging that you’ve made a mistake and apologising for it is important because it shows your groom-to-be your ability to reflect on your mistakes and take responsibility.
Don’t assume the worse of your relationship just because you and your groom-to-be are having an argument during your wedding planning. Armed with these eight tips, wedding-planning-induced arguments will no longer put a damper on your happy occasion. In fact, with these tips, you’ll know how to achieve a positive outcome with any argument you might have in the future with your groom-to-be or anyone else, so don’t chuck them away after your wedding’s over! | <urn:uuid:dd9609b9-c9db-4c0a-ab23-257213f5a066> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | https://singaporebrides.com/articles/2012/09/8-tips-for-peaceful-arguments/ | 2017-05-29T07:51:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463612036.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170529072631-20170529092631-00012.warc.gz | en | 0.958172 | 1,869 |
The goal of the wheels4Esther campaign is to provide mobility and safety for Esther.
Funds are being raised through SIM for:
- Costs not covered by insurance for a power wheelchair customized for Esther’s needs with tilt, recline, elevating legs, and seat elevator (estimated cost US$ 7,700)
- A gently used handicapped van (estimated cost US $40,000)
The Carolinas ALS and MDA Center is loaning us a power wheelchair until Esther’s new wheelchair becomes available.
Gifts to SIM designated for Christensen Ministry Account #010330 are tax deductible.
In 2014 over one hundred and fifteen million dollars was raised for ALS research through a social media phenomenon called the“Ice Bucket Challenge.” These funds were used to accelerate ALS research and treatment . Thus far, some drugs have been identified to help slow the disease, but there is not yet a known cure. | <urn:uuid:a55d15f5-a52a-4511-bc5c-b1fee03e3554> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://wheels4esther.com/ | 2019-10-14T21:27:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986655310.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20191014200522-20191014224022-00497.warc.gz | en | 0.957738 | 195 |
The first reported that Cabinet had been briefed by Eskom on the risk of a nationwide blackout. This is what happens when the grid fails and everything shuts down indefinitely. In other words, when load-shedding wasn’t enough to protect the grid from collapse. If this happens, we’d need to source a huge amount of electricity elsewhere to “re-start” the grid. This is not available from any of our neighbours.
To avoid this catastophe, it is inevitable that we will face heavy load-shedding for the foreseeable future.
In the second story, we read that the ANC had decided, at its annual lekgotla, to abandon the Independent System Market Operator (ISMO) bill. This is legislation that would have taken the management of our national power grid away from Eskom, allowing far greater involvement of Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
There is only one conclusion to be drawn here: keeping Eskom’s monopoly and control is more important to the ANC than solving this crisis.
Now, more than ever, we need courageous, selfless leadership. Instead, we have President Jacob Zuma. Between his attempts at laying the blame for the infrastructure neglect on apartheid and Gwede Mantashe’s preposterous assertion that our grid is strained because of “growth and development”, it’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry.
Never before has the notion of restoring Power to the People seemed more pertinent.
On Thursday 12 February, at 7pm, a packed National Assembly in Cape Town, and millions more watching on television, will listen to President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). This is his opportunity to share with South Africa a frank and honest assessment of our current socio-economic situation, along with clear plans to tackle our biggest challenges.
However, having sat through all seven of his previous SONAs, I would be very surprised if this is what we get from him. Instead we will likely be regaled with several pages of “good news” factoids, cherry-picked from reams and reams of not-so-good-news. It will be little more than a state-sponsored PR exercise designed to make the ANC government, along with its provinces and municipalities, appear competent and caring.
A visitor to our shores with no prior knowledge of South Africa (more likely a visitor from Mars) might leave the National Assembly with a warm, fuzzy feeling, and an image of a country bravely overcoming its past and delivering opportunities for all our people to transform their lives.
But there will be no fooling those of us who live here. We know this is not the true state of our nation.
Ours is a nation where a third of the municipalities are, to use the official euphemism, in financial distress, and unable to deliver the bare minimum of basic services. Where half the children who enroll for Grade 1, don’t end up writing matric. Where connected cadres are deployed to high positions as a reward for their loyalty and not as a result of their competence. Where government corruption is endemic and vital state institutions have been “captured” by the ruling faction, in order to enrich themselves and be protected from the consequences. Where more than a third of the adult population is unemployed. Where our inability to get our economy out of first gear has seen our growth lagging far behind most of our continental neighbours.
This is the real state of our nation. But very little, if any of it, will make it into the text of President Zuma’s speech.
The biggest obstacle casting a shadow – quite literally – over our ability to grow our economy, to start and sustain businesses, to attract investment and ultimately, to create the job opportunities we need to include everyone in our economy, is our unstable electricity supply.
The damage to our economy, since load-shedding began in 2008, is estimated to be around R300 billion, and this number grows every day. If Eskom says we should brace for another five years of interrupted power supply, you can be sure that this is not a worst-case scenario. They mean at least five years.
There is no quick fix to this problem either. Power technologies have long lead times, and the problem is more complex than just the capacity to produce megawatts (generation). Our grid’s ability to move these megawatts from where they’re generated to transformers across the country (transmission) as well as our ability to then bring the power to end users in municipalities (distribution) is also compromised.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t make immediate changes. If President Zuma was serious about ending the electricity crisis soon, there are a number of steps he could announce right away to start turning the ship around. Next Thursday evening presents the perfect opportunity for him to do so, and we will all be holding our collective breath. The South African economy, having lost an estimated 1 000 000 jobs to load-shedding, is in desperate need of some key interventions.
The first step is to recognise that the biggest threat to a stable and steady supply of electricity in South Africa is Eskom. And by Eskom, I mean the stifling monopoly they enjoy (95% of our electricity supply comes from them), as well as the revolving door of unqualified cadres deployed to run this vital organisation.
Opening the grid, in a meaningful way, to independent power producers is key to solving our electricity generation shortfall. There is certainly no shortage of project proposals for co-generation, and with every round of bidding, the cost has come down.
These are typically projects that are quicker to establish, and many of them can come online within 18 months to two years. This is exactly what we need – not the gargantuan coal and nuclear projects that take decades and hundreds of billions of Rands to bring into service.
Connecting these projects to the grid is the next challenge, as many of them would be in remote locations. And, unfortunately, investment in the expansion of the grid is another area where Eskom has dropped the ball badly in the past two decades.
While I expect President Zuma to wax as lyrical as is possible to be when reading his speech about capital investment in infrastructure projects (his only apparent plan to spur growth and create jobs), it is worrying to learn that our infrastructure spending has halved from 2013 to 2014.
It is crucial that we invest in the expansion and maintenance of the grid so that we can tap into the massive potential for private electricity generation and connect these projects.
It is equally important that we take the management of the grid – the buying of electricity from producers and selling to distributors such as municipalities – out of the hands of Eskom. This is precisely what the canned ISMO bill would have done.
Apart from the fact that Eskom has proven woefully inadequate at handling our electricity transmission, it is not healthy at all for the same company that produces the bulk of the power, to also make decisions on transmission and grid expansion. We need competition, not a protected monopoly.
The second step is to re-look our ideal energy mix, taking the fast-changing energy landscape into account. And by this, I mean a far, far greater allocation to renewable energy sources.
In 2011 we drew up an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This is a long-term (20 year) framework that sets out our goals in terms of capacity as well as the ideal mix of electricity types. In drawing up this plan, it was stipulated that it should be reassessed and revised every two years.
It took three years for the first revision (2014), and this revision has subsequently been rejected. The result is that we’re now working off a plan that is completely outdated, in an energy landscape that has changed significantly in recent years.
When the original IRP was drawn up, renewable energy was still relatively expensive compared to coal and nuclear power. But since the start of the process to procure private investment in renewable energy projects (64 projects to date totaling R120bn), the price of wind power has dropped by 42%, and solar power by an incredible 68%. And the latest developments in biogas look even more promising.
In addition, the energy from the first wind and solar projects is estimated to have saved diesel and coal to the value of R3.7 billion.
But it’s not just the supply side that has changed. Demand has also dropped significantly from what was projected in the 2011 IRP, and we’re currently using less power than we did in 2007. (We can only imagine the icy grip that this has placed around any chances for sustained economic growth.)
And yet we’re still working off a plan that says renewables are too costly and we need massive nuclear builds to cope with projected demand.
This has to change. There are currently private sector bids for 6000MW of wind and solar power plants. This is almost a quarter more than the huge Medupi’s 4800MW capacity, but government is expected to authorise no more than a fifth of this. We’re talking energy that is entirely funded by the private sector and uses free fuel.
It is absolutely crucial that our IRP takes these factors into account.
Which brings me to the third step: we must abandon the R1 trillion nuclear deal.
Given our immediate need for power, the falling cost of renewables and the revised projection of our demand, it is sheer madness to persist with the nuclear procurement programme.
The only reason there could be for pursuing this project is the obvious opportunities for bribery and corruption on a mega “Arms Deal” scale so far unprecedented in South Africa. This is what these nuclear power stations are really about, because every rational analyst knows they are way too expensive and will take way too long, especially in a country where we have the abundant natural resources required to make renewable energy viable more quickly.
Government is yet to show us how this deal – reported to be worth as much as R1 trillion – will be financed, but you don’t have to be a financial genius to know that the user will pay. Electricity price hikes will be expected to cover a project of this scale, putting the final nail in our economy’s coffin and forcing future generations of South Africans to pay for it for decades to come. We simply have to walk away from it.
Government is also yet to explain how they will mitigate against a drop (or a smaller increase) in demand. Once we’ve committed to these reactors, we have to pay for them. And the less of their power we use (and the more energy individuals and factories generate from natural sources in their own homes and factories), the more costly nuclear stations become to run. We simply cannot end up paying off under-utilised nuclear power stations when we have so many other infrastructure investment priorities.
Of course there’s a fourth step too, and that is for the Eskom executive to return the absurd performance bonuses paid out to them. They must also be included in the public demand to #PayBackTheMoney.
Since load-shedding began in 2008, Eskom’s top brass has received a staggering R63 million in performance bonuses. In 2012 and 2013 alone, the nine members of the Eskom Board received R31 million in vested “performance shares”.
The salaries of the directors and group executives in 2014 amounted to R60 million (up from R57 million the previous year), of which R24.4 million went to its top three executives.
Former CEO, Brian Dames, received a whopping R22.8 million when he left, of which R5 million was simply for terminating his contract – all of this as the blackouts returned.
Everybody who hears about these huge amounts has the same question: Bonuses for doing what exactly?
If ever anyone failed to perform their duty, it is the Eskom executive. Their salaries and bonuses are an insult to every South African who has to cope daily with the effects of Eskom’s mismanagement.
I will be there, in the National Assembly, on the 12th of February. And I will listen very carefully to every word of the President’s speech.
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The fate of a massive star during the latest stages of its evolution is highly dependent on its mass-loss rate and geometry. The geometry of the mass-loss process can be inferred from the shape of the circumstellar material, having a significant influence on the evolution of massive stars (25 and 40 Msun), i.e., type II SN progenitors. In this context, yellow hypergiants (YHGs) offer an excellent opportunity to study mass-loss events.
I will present the analysis of a large set of optical and near-infrared data in spectroscopic, photometric, spectropolarimetric, and interferometric (GRAVITY/VLTI) modes, towards the IRAS 17163-3907 and its associated Fried Egg Nebula. This talk will cover the first reconstructed images of IRAS 17163−3907 around the 2-micron emission tracing milli-arcsecond scales, but also how our 2D radiative transfer modelling led to the discovery of a third hot inner shell with a maximum dynamical age of only 30 yr. We find three observed distinct mass-loss episodes which are characterised by different mass-loss rates and can inform theories of mass-loss mechanisms, which is a topic still under debate both in theory and observations. These will be discussed in the context of photospheric pulsations and wind bi-stability mechanisms. | <urn:uuid:1c719ae4-7284-48df-84af-69e9a0eef7fc> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.ia.forth.gr/seminar/523 | 2023-10-03T16:49:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511170.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003160453-20231003190453-00164.warc.gz | en | 0.925651 | 285 |
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LOS ANGELES—California’s state mascot explains the “bear” facts of energy conservation in a new television and online ad campaign directed by A Common Thread’s Eli Green for Energy Upgrade California and Campbell Ewald.
In one spot, a large golden bear appears in the den of a white-washed bungalow and makes a pitch to camera about how easy it is to save energy. He’s affable, but shows he’s still a bear as he growls at a production assistant when he flubs a line. He then cheerfully directs viewers to the website for Energy Upgrade California.
The bear that appears in the spot was an animatronic creature operated by a trio of puppeteers. To keep things fresh, Green recorded the bear’s performances live, with a voiceover actor, positioned just off stage, speaking its lines. “It was a lot of fun working with the puppeteers,” Green recalls. “They could do just about anything and react on the fly to what the voice-over actor was doing. The amount of personality they brought to it was amazing.”
Green says that the bear’s character flaws make him all the more endearing. “Most of the time, he can compose himself like a human being, but every now and then the bear comes through,” he explains. “The trick was to find those moments when he reveals his animal side.”
The spots are simply, but precisely art directed. The monotone walls and green-grass carpet of the set subtly recall the colors and design of the California state flag. “By using a chic minimalist styling tied into our all-white design, we created a cool, modern, welcoming den for our California Bear’s life,” Green says.
Titles: It’s Easy to Stay Golden, The California Drought, Low-Flow Showerheads, What LED Stands For, Appliance Upgrade
Product: Energy Upgrade California
Agency: Campbell Ewald. Jo Shoesmith, Executive Creative Director; John Haggerty, Director of Production; Josh Gold, Account Director; CJ Abell, Account Supervisor; Vanessa Witter, Associate Creative Director/Art Director; Chris Whitehead, Senior Art Director; Ryan Eubanks, Copywriter; Christopher Robertson, Integrated Producer.
Production: A Common Thread. Eli Green, Director. J.P. McMahon and Tristan Drew, Executive Producers. DP: Topher Osborn
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By Michael Wolfson
The tornadoes that just lately hit the Ottawa space can’t be blamed particularly on international local weather change. However they’re per the long-predicted sample of more and more frequent and extreme excessive climate occasions, highlighted in the newest report of the Worldwide Panel on Local weather Change.
Sadly, too many Canadians nonetheless don’t consider that human exercise is a significant contributor to local weather change. How media and authorities businesses report climate forecasts may assist change that.
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Atmosphere and Local weather Change Canada, a authorities company, and a bevy of meteorologists present common climate forecasts to Canadians via conventional and social media. However they do not usually inform us how our every day climate suits, or would not match, with local weather change. We hear every day how scorching or chilly it will likely be tonight, whether or not to count on rain tomorrow, and what the UV index can be. And on TV, we regularly see maps of Canada exhibiting animated radar photos of chilly and heat fronts, clouds, temperatures, cyclones, and the place there’s rain or solar.
This info is all the time useful to determine what to put on and whether or not to carry an umbrella. However the authorities businesses and climate forecasters are lacking a significant alternative to impart knowledge that might assist to coach and remind Canadians of the rising impacts of local weather change on our every day lives.
Authorities businesses and climate forecasters are lacking a significant alternative.
Probably the most we usually hear about local weather traits is whether or not this was the most popular or coldest day/weeks/months on report. However these trivial info do not give us a deeper understanding of the impacts of local weather change in our personal areas of Canada.
There are attention-grabbing and extremely related climate statistics that may match nicely with every day climate forecasts and will repeatedly remind us that local weather change is actual, that it’s occurring now, and will show how it’s affecting our every day lives. As a substitute of merely declaring every day or month-to-month climate information, for instance, the forecasts may embody the frequency of extremely uncommon or excessive climate occasions, and statistics that show broader local weather change traits.
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Relying on the precise every day climate patterns in your a part of the nation, forecasts may embody, for instance, distinctive runs of excessive wind speeds, excessive downpours and unusually heat winter low temperatures, utilizing comparisons with historic patterns. These sorts of statistics might look much like those we hear now, however they’re totally different — they flag when and the place uncommon or excessive climate patterns are occurring.
One other routinely collected type of climate knowledge that’s hardly ever shared with the general public is snow cowl — a crucial enter for Atmosphere and Local weather Change Canada’s climate forecasting fashions. Just like the shrinking protection of the Arctic ice cap and receding glaciers, why not show every now and then how at present’s snow cowl throughout Canada compares to averages on the identical day spanning a earlier decade?
Probably the most noticeable results can be growing frequencies of maximum climate occasions.
Scientists learning international local weather change have predicted for many years that along with gradual warming, essentially the most noticeable results can be growing frequencies of maximum climate occasions — hotter and longer warmth waves, heavier and extra intense downpours, and relying on which a part of Canada it’s, longer and extra intense dry spells.
Canada may even be affected by melting Arctic sea ice, melting permafrost, ocean acidification, extra forest fires and rising seas. Local weather change can be predicted to generate extra intense hurricanes and typhoons in different elements of the world. These modifications, whereas tremendously necessary, don’t match nicely with every day climate forecasts.
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However it could be simple for Atmosphere and Local weather Change Canada to supply an attention-grabbing and fascinating circulate of statistical indicators — climate info and pictures — that spotlight local weather modifications that have an effect on us, not simply whether or not it will likely be heat and sunny tomorrow. Our common TV and radio climate forecasters may then be capable to inform their audiences that we’re within the midst of an uncommon or excessive climate occasion, as they happen, utilizing these new and far more necessary indicators.
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Inevitably, as international local weather change continues, the frequency that these indicators would present necessary modifications, particularly excessive modifications, will improve. Why would not the Minister of the Atmosphere and Local weather Change ask her workers to supply this info for Canadians? It may assist us all perceive the right here and now of local weather change in actual phrases.
Michael Wolfson is a member of the Centre for Well being Regulation, Coverage and Ethics on the College of Ottawa and a Contributor with EvidenceNetwork.ca primarily based on the College of Winnipeg. He was a Canada Analysis Chair on the College of Ottawa. He’s a former assistant chief statistician at Statistics Canada.
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As part of the SSF Hub IYAFA Campaign, the SSF Hub will be publishing a Policy Action Toolkit to support Small-Scale Fisheries Governance. This will be a collection of resources and materials to help drive action and policy changes in support of small-scale fisheries at the local, regional and international level.
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Here we are talking about my undergraduate degree in agricultural economics from the University of Wyoming in 1953. My undergraduate degree was basically a science degree and, indeed, at least one of my classmates used his undergraduate ag degree to apply directly to medical school and was admitted. The majority of the classes were science--zoo, botany, chemistry, a dozen or more agriculture classes in agronomy, animal husbandry, feeds and feeding, etc. Since my interests were broader than ag science, I crowded in four classes in American History, a class in sociology (which I loathed), two required classes in poli sci (which I loathed, but mostly because of a tyrant prof who criticized me in front of the class for the fact that the window blind pull cord broke when he asked me to fix the blind), several courses in journalism (I loved writing and journalism, but could never have graduated in four years had I changed my major), and all of the required courses in education so I could become a high school vocational agriculture teacher. I thought the education classes were ridiculously easy and lacked substance.
I was lucky to graduate in four years, since I had worked 30-40 hours a week all through school to earn enough money for Van Camp's pork and beans and other culinary delights, buy my books, and take my girlfriend to the movies now and then. After we married my senior year, my grades sharply improved and I made all A's spring term, except for one B. Fortunately for that, since grad school reviewers looked at those courses and the grades, overlooking pitiful performance some quarters when I basically just gave up and plodded on in a stupor.
But, over my life, I have regretted not being able to expand my course work to pick up the following subjects:
- Classical literature. I know nothing about the classics. I am trying to learn a bit in my old age, but my knowledge of the classics is pathetic.
- Literature in general. My only literature consisted of a few measly, anemic, required readings in freshman English. I learned about literature at the Blue Front in Ann Arbor while working on my Ph.D. at Michigan. The Blue Front was a disorganized paperback and newspaper store where I went to pick up the Washington Post and the New York Times. The paperback books were partly in racks, but many were in boxes randomly scattered on the floor. One day, I began sorting through the boxes on the floor and found a copy of Thomas Wolfe's "You Can't Go Home Again." and I was hooked forever. Literature became my tranquilizer for studying economics and trying to pass exams and orals. Thank you Thomas Wolfe for opening the pores of my brain forever, regardless of what the critics keep saying about your book.
- Math. My math education was pathetic. Economics, at the graduate level, is based on mathematical competence. I had high school algebra, high school geometry (which I goofed off in and didn't learn anything), and another course in college algebra. My math education wouldn't measure up to my grandkids' eighth grade math competence. And here I was competing with my close friend and fellow Ph.D. classmate who had an honors undergrad degree in math from Swarthmore. All my college and teaching and research career, I suffered from math inadequacy.
- Art and art history.
- Though I crammed in four courses in American History, which I loved, and partly because the professor, Gale McGee (who went on to become U.S. Senator and Ambassador to the Organization of American States), was as masterful a lecturer as I ever had anywhere in college, I knew nothing about ancient or European history or world history in general.
- Logic and philosophy. Profoundly ignorant on these topics.
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While millions of people will be guzzling beer and consuming sausages in Munich for Oktoberfest, Mt. Airy’s residents will be having Blocktoberfest—a 5-mile walk and run accompanied by block parties dotted across the neighborhood.
The West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) organized the October 6 event—which tentatively will be called the WMAN 5-Miler—in response to suggestions that the neighborhood host more social events coupled with the need for fundraising.
As WMAN Vice President Dan Rhoton put it, the event is “to generate additional interest and more neighbor crossover, as well as providing a fundraising opportunity for the event.”
The neighborhood association is seeing an improvement in its financial outlook by making some cutbacks. The deficit went from $94,000 to $64,000 in the last year.
Miles not Kilometers
Chief financial officer Martin Schmieg said he thought a 5-mile run instead of a typical 3.1-mile, or 5k, would be a nice change for the running community.
“Serious runners like the longer distance and typically you get more [runners in this kind of race],” he said. “[And] you get to see more of Mt. Airy.”
But Schmieg and said he and WMAN’s board of directors envision walkers and mothers pushing strollers participating too. That’s why they’ve added a 2-mile option for those who want to walk.
The tentative route will start on Allens Lane and circle around a few West Mt. Airy landmarks—like Carpenter Woods and Weavers Way—and then end again on Allens Lane.
Schmieg said the route has not yet been approved by the city.
Race fees, he said, will likely be $40. Early entrance will be $35 and will be sold until September 15.
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Although the event is months away, those planning to close off their block are already hashing out the details from balloons to music to possibilities like kid fashion show parades.
Rhoton said the block parties will be meant for those living inside and outside the blocks, but more blocks are welcome to apply for permitting.
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It doesn’t take long in the tech world before what seems like a rock solid proposition becomes undermined and leaves companies scrambling to retain a foothold in a market. While Apple might still be the world’s largest technology company across all measurables, its reputation has been hit hard by sluggish sales forecasts and several products coming under severe market pressure as rivals ramp up their own offerings to match or better Apple’s capabilities in many regards.
This perfect storm made this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) all the more important for Apple; simply put, this was the chance to set several product lines back on the right track and get itself back riding the crest of the technology wave. Primarily a software event, WWDC 2016 saw the company refocus its efforts on voice recognition, wearables and its oft-neglected smart home ecosystem.
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Apple’s approach to the connected home has thus far been a peculiar affair – one that saw it first enter the market with HomeKit as early 2014, but has since seen little in the way of meaningful process. This has meant the likes of Amazon have taken the plaudits for innovative thinking in this area while Apple has been relegated to a bit-part player.
Apple continues to place its faith in HomeKit, but is finally looking to make it a genuinely useful framework with the introduction of the Home app, a unifying platform for controlling a number of systems in the home via Apple devices. Replete with Apple’s signature flair for design, the interface allows users to set time- or event-based scenes, quickly access frequently used systems and customise the layout of the homepage.
Apple has made good use of its existing iOS architecture when it comes to control, adding force touch control for certain functions (such as opening up a camera feed or unlocking a door) and building HomeKit functions into the Control Centre so that the user doesn’t always need to open the app. Siri-based voice control is also a key element, particularly as it opens up further functionality once its mooted ‘smart speaker hub’ is unveiled later this year.
This is Apple’s first attempt at a fully-fledged control interface, having previously allowed third parties such as Lutron and Insteon to create their own apps using its HomeKit architecture. While it will control the usual array of lighting, locks, heating, sensors and shades expected of a unified control system, its ecosystem of compatible devices is hardly extensive. This is in large part down to the encryption demands that Apple places on its third party partners, even down to specifying an Apple-approved chip that must be used.
This is a double-edged sword, as it is the right move in terms of building a secure connected network – but if this cuts down on the number of devices available, this scrupulousness may hurt rather than help in the long term.
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Siri becomes friendlier
While the headlines focused on Apple bringing Siri to its new MacOS desktop operating system, a more important development was its decision to finally open up its voice recognition platform to other companies.
Apple is famous for its insular approach, so breaking down the walls between Siri and the outside world is a significant step towards openness that goes against the general grain of the company’s tendency to keep its technology to itself.
Apple’s hand has been forced by Amazon’s acceptance to let developers integrate Alexa into their products, leaving it playing catch-up to make sure it doesn’t lose ground to its rival. That said, its SiriKit tools won’t play nicely with all and sundry – only certain types of services will be supported, including taxi booking, payments and messaging, while Apple Music will be the only music platform that Siri can interact with.
One area where Apple badly needed to demonstrate greater innovation is in the artificial intelligence that backs up Siri, which has lagged behind some of its competitors in terms of sophistication. While the new API for continuous speech recognition is welcome, as is the addition of new content sources such as YouTube to Siri’s universal search protocol, there was little evidence to suggest that Apple is breaking new ground with Siri’s artificial intelligence.
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Another indication of this multi-device approach is the new remote app for iOS, which allows homeowners to turn their phones into Apple TV remotes. This, combined with a new Single Sign-On authentication process for services such as HBO, are designed to remove as many potential pain points for users as possible without disrupting the basic flow of Apple TV as a platform.
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Exercise is a large reason why many peoples elect for a smart watch; Apple has doubled down on its fitness app in an attempt to capitalise on this. It has been reconfigured to tailor it better for wheelchair users, while extra socialising and sharing functions along with real-time tracking have been included to allow users to interact more with their friends when exercising.
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Aaliyah Dana Haughton was one of the most endearing personalities in R&B and popular music. In the years following her 1994 debut LP, Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number, Aaliyah became a major force in radio play and music videos. With an understated command of her firm but supple voice, Aaliyah conveyed charm and sincerity in her songs that ingratiated her with a ‘90s audience that was, at times, wary of anyone who seemed “soft” or “corny”. That she managed to do this while also sounding cool and setting trends is no easy feat.
In 2001, she released her third album, the self-titled Aaliyah, and seemed poised to take her talents to the next level with a more sophisticated musical direction. By this time, she had also gotten into acting, having starred in 2000’s Shakespeare-meets-martial-arts flick Romeo Must Die, playing lady vampire Akasha in the film adaptation of Anne Rice’s Queen of the Damned, and filming scenes for The Matrix trilogy. Tragically, on 25 August 2001, she was killed in the Bahamas, where she had been filming a video, when her plane crashed shortly after takeoff. She was only 22 years old.
It’s been ten years since she passed, and Aaliyah’s music remains popular with her fans and relevant to contemporary discourse among music aficionados. Given the brevity of her career, the continued vitality of her legacy speaks directly to our connection to her style, poise, talent, and potential.
The following compilation of my favorite Aaliyah things is meant to celebrate that legacy.
Favorite Debate: There are three discussions regarding Aaliyah that, to this day, remain active and spirited. The first one involves the nature of her relationship to producer and singer R. Kelly. Personally, I don’t care about that one, as it likely has more to do with the desire to talk about R. Kelly than about Aaliyah. The second discussion is about what Aaliyah would be doing if she were alive today. That’s an interesting idea, really, especially when it comes to estimating how Aaliyah might have developed and fit into the current landscape.
However, the debate I most enjoy relates to measuring her actual contributions. One side of the argument is that she didn’t have enough time to establish herself as a true influence. With three albums, a few soundtrack songs, and even fewer posthumously released tunes, Aaliyah was undeniably talented but she is remembered more for her potential than for what she actually produced. The other side of the argument states that Aaliyah helped to perfect the blueprint of the “young urban female pop star”. Mary J. Blige wears the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” crown, having successfully merged her soul leanings with hip-hop beats. Aaliyah traveled a similar path, using angelic tones and harmonies to craft a conversational style still heard today.
Lately, I’ve been veering in the direction of the latter argument, as I’ve come to see Aaliyah’s work, particularly on her final album, as more substantial than just the hint of great potential.
Favorite Album: For me, the answer is easy. Between Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number (1994), One in a Million (1996), and Aaliyah (2001), you should know good and well Aaliyah is the top pick. Aaliyah (also known as “The Red Album” because of the color of its cover) represents a dramatic artistic leap, coupling Aaliyah’s gentle vocals with songwriting and production from Static Major (the late Stephen Garrett), Missy Elliott, and Timbaland (Timothy Mosley), among others. While Aaliyah had always used her soothing voice to soften edgy musical accompaniment, she hadn’t done it before with such clear confidence of vision, stellar execution, and diversity of material. This is the album that fuels the speculation over how she would have expanded her repertoire as her career developed. Indeed, the Red Album displayed the growing synergy between Aaliyah, her writers, and her producers.
Aaliyah, for her part, further hones the rhythmic angles of her vocal delivery. You’d be hard pressed to find anybody who surfs a groove—particularly some of the oddball soundscapes on this album—as precisely as Aaliyah did. Diversity of style and subject matter also weigh heavily here, including the discordant snake charming “We Need a Resolution”, the sensual Missy Elliott penned “I Care 4 U”, the jumpy “More Than a Woman”, Latin-flavored “Read Between the Lines”, Aaliyah’s rock-tinged banger “What If”, and the smoothness of ‘80s-sounding jams “Rock the Boat” and “Those Were the Days”. Aaliyah, the Red Album, entered its tenth anniversary in 2011, and it still sounds fresh.
Favorite Soundtrack Song: There’s stiff competition for this: the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack’s “Are You That Somebody” and two songs from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack, “Try Again” and “I Don’t Wanna”. “Try Again” is an award-winning tune, with Timbaland opening the song in dramatic orchestral fashion while appropriating a Rakim line with, “It’s been a long time / I shouldn’t have left you / without a dope beat to step to”. “I Don’t Wanna” showcases an ode to rekindling love, often in a near-double time delivery, something like Usher’s “Confessions, Part II” or Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together”.
While I totally dig these two songs, “Are You That Somebody” wins the day. Static and Timbaland’s “Are You That Somebody” is just too good to be relegated to soundtrack status. It’s a fantastic track, with a stomping rhythm alternatingly accented by the strangest bundle of noise. It sounds like someone shaking dice or cracking their knuckles or twisting a Rubik’s Cube really fast—I can never decide which.
It’s also got a recurring sample of a baby cooing that sounds a lot like the one Prince used at the end of “Delirious”. Weird. Aaliyah’s “sweet but street” persona is in full effect, as she declares, “Sometimes I’m goody-goody / Right now I’m naughty naughty.” There’s a sense of longing in the appearance of the song’s title (“‘Cause I really need somebody / Tell me are you that somebody”) and also in the way she sings it, stretching out the syllables to the point of desperation and then keeping up with the beat with hurried, jumbled phrasings. This song is crazy good.
Favorite Collaboration: “Back in One Piece”, from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack, features rapper DMX joining Aaliyah for the type of rapper/singer duet that can easily go awry. Yes, Method Man’s “All I Need”, with Mary J. Blige, is one of hip-hop’s most venerated attempts at creating synergy between the sweet side of life and the street side, while making a play on the Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson tune “You’re All I Need to Get By” made popular by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. However, DMX and Aaliyah performed a smart take on a familiar theme.
In “Back in One Piece”, Aaliyah’s role is the devoted worrier. She’s afraid for her man’s safety when he goes out at night. “I barely sleep,” she sings, almost breathless. Wishing he would just call her to let her know he’s not “in some heat”, Aaliyah’s verse and refrain are pleas that he’ll check in with her and “make it back in one piece.” They are also prayers, I think, because she knows he won’t check in and any promises he makes to come home safely are far from guarantees. DMX’s rap is short on reassurances. With lines like, “Let me go, I’ll be back, I ain’t got time to convince”, he sounds as if he’s in too much of a rush to console her.
I like that the song doesn’t try to wrap things up neatly with a meeting of the minds. Instead, both sides are entrenched in their positions, forcing them to agree to disagree. I suspect the two personalities in this song would argue a lot, and there’s quite a bit of realism in that.
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Advice on new front suspension forks - options inside
Guys, I need a replace my very old 1997 Rockshox Indy C elastin based suspension forks, they are completely shot and liable, at any moment, to throw my over the handle bars with the merest touch of the breaks.
The bike is a Giant ATX 860 19.5 inch frame, 26" wheels. It has 75mm from the tyre to the underside of the crown, and 55mm from the underside of the that u-thingy to the underside of the crown. I assume this means my current suspension forks are about 60mm travel? a2c (Axle to crown) 430mm. Hopefully I won't upset geometry too much?
I use the bike as a go anywhere. I mainly use it on the road for touring but like to jump on to dirt roads too - nothing hardcore. I took this bike to New Zealand for a month touring on the roads mostly but would take day trips into the mountains and it worked well.
So what I'm looking for in the fork is:
- shorter travel (like 80mm)
- low weight (2000g max - current fork is 1680g and want as close as I can get to that)
- low maintenance, uncomplicated, set and forget
- 100% coil springs suspension preferred over air suspension I think
- rim break mounts
- lock out that will last
- looking for bang for buck sweet spot - don't need super-awesome for this crappy old bike. I'm thinking once I get this back on the road I'll use it as a bang-around bike and build a proper 700C hybrid bike eg. Scott Sportster frame, Marzocchi TXC LO TK 2009 fork, Shimano XT group set etc.
I've done some research and come up with these choices:
- Suntour SF9-XCR LO 26' (unknown everything, weight???)
- Fox F80 RLT (can't find any info on this fork, but F80 suggests 80mm travel?)
- Fox 32 Vanilla R - coil with spring selection, 140mm travel (too much travel I think)
- SRAM ROCKSHOX Tora SL (302), air/coil, lockout, 2000g/2160g AU$360
- SRAM Rockshox Recon XC (SL no rim break mounts), turnkey lockout, coil, 1980g
- Magura Odur 100mm travel = 2000g = a2c473mm/85mm travel = 1980g = a2c453mm, coil, DLO Dynamic Lockout
- Marzocchi 33 TST2 2009, 80mm 100mm 120mm travel, coil with bumper left, TST2 right, 2300g
I'm leaning toward Tora SL (302) 2009 (2008 Tora leaked oil, is this still a problem?)
Have I missed any forks - what's the equivalent Fox fork to the Rockshox Tora? Is there one? Any other suggestions or advice very welcome - this has been far more complicated than I thought it would be.
I would probably buy the Tora 318 over the 302. Most places, it's about $50 more, but it is .4lbs lighter, comes with U-turn (which is travel adjustment from 85-130mm) and Motion Control, which is Rockshox' top end damping adjustment. Has both disc and rim BRAKE mounts. So no matter which BRAKES you choose, you know that your BRAKES will be compatible with your fork.
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How much travel does your bike have now? If it's currently an 80mm, throwing that 140mm Vanilla on is going to stress the headtube.
What's your price range? That F80 is a great fork, but it's a lot more expensive than the Tora. It's an air fork though.
Fox doesn't have an equivalent to the Tora. They have one of each type of fork in their lineup, rather than a few varying in price.
The Tora 318 (Tora Race, right?) is air only. The Tora SL (302, right?) is coil or air, and has the U-turn feature but not the motion control, which I thought was only applicable to the air forks. I would prefer a coil fork because I'm lazy and don't want to fiddle with it.
My budget is around AU$300 (about US$250) give or take. I don't know what my current fork travel is - can't find any info on it - how do you measure it?
And can someone tell me why there are two weights indicated for each SRAM Rockshox fork over at the SRAM site?
Looks like the Fox forks aren't for me then.
You're getting confused. Rockshox has two lines of Tora shocks: 1 for trail, and one cross country. The trail forks are the 289, 302 and 318. The 318 comes in either air or coil. This one from JensonUSA is $250, has U-Turn adjustable travel, and Motion Control damping. The reason that there are sometimes multiple weights, is because the forks have different options, like dual air, solo air, or coil.
Yes, I was getting confused - Rockshox should do something about their branding, or maybe I'm not too bright.
I think for me the Tora SL or the Recon SL will do. The RS Trail range has the u-turn travel adjust but this adds weight, and I don't really need it. The cross country orientated SLs are simpler and lighter, with lockout, but no motion control.
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Well, crucify us for being excited, but it seems that the planet has gotten ahead of itself in its enthusiasm for a solo Batman movie and now director/star Ben Affleck is here to correct our over-exuberance with a wet-blanket update. Recent announcements regarding the film's title, The Batman, and Affleck's choice of Deathstroke as the main villain and the casting of Joe Manganiello as the maniac mercenary, made it appear that things were rolling along nicely with the superhero flick's development and screenplay assembly.
Studios these days try to create as much positive vibes and momentum as they can in advance due to the colossal sums of cash at risk, so this seemed pretty much standard practice for Warner Bros. and their Caped Crusader actor. Doing a smooth backstroke on some of the statements previously scattered around the internet, Affleck had this to say in a recent Facebook Q&A with E! News on the still-untitled (huh?) Batman movie and its barely-started status:
"I mentioned the other day… it’s been around for a long time, the movie… there is no Batman movie happening yet, we’re still trying to figure it out, you know, get the script and budget and all that stuff. And someone said, ‘what are you calling it?’ and I had said, like, back when we were promoting another movie, I was like ‘we don’t have a name for it, we’re just going with The Batman or Batman movie’, and I said that, and everyone was like ‘Affleck announces the title of his Batman movie.’"
Well, as I sadly fold up my Walmart lawn chair and relinquish my prime camping spot outside our local IMAX theater, let's hope DC executives, Warner Bros. brass and Affleck can all get on the same page and deliver us a more crystalized report of the Batman movie's title and release date other than the October 2018 target.
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Music composer Wajid Khan of Dabangg fame passes away at the age of 42
Music composer Wajid Khan of the Wajid-Sajid duo passed away on Monday morning. The duo had composed music for Salman Khan's popular films such as Wanted and the Dabangg series.
The 42-year-old music composer was suffering from kidney issues. Music composer Salim Merchant who confirmed the news to PTI also said Wajid had kidney issues, "He had multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a transplant a while ago. But recently he got to know about kidney infection... He was on the ventilator for the last four days, after his situation started getting worse. Kidney infection was the beginning and then he got critical."
Wajid debuted with Salman's movie Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya in 1998. He also lent his voice to the superhits such as Mera He Jalwa, Fevicol Se and Chinta Ta Chita Chita. In fact, he recently co-composed Salman's songs Pyaar Karona and Bhai Bhai, which were released on the actor's YouTube channel.
Reactions from the industry are pouring in. Music composer Salim Merchant tweeted, "Devastated with the news of the passing away of my brother Wajid of Sajid -Wajid fame. May Allah give strength to the family. Safe travels bro @wajidkhan7 you’ve gone too soon. It’s a huge loss to our fraternity. I’m shocked & broken . Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (sic)."
Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas expressed grief on her official Twitter page, "Terrible news. The one thing I will always remember is Wajid bhai's laugh. Always smiling. Gone too soon. My condolences to his family and everyone grieving. Rest in peace my friend. You are in my thoughts and prayers. @wajidkhan7"
Actor Manoj Bajpayee tweeted, "Deeply saddened by the passing away of our dear Wajid bhai !! May almighty give strength to his family to bear this huge loss !!Rest in peace bhai!!"
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To make our dinner more exciting and to stop the critic at home from saying "chicken salad again?" I simply have to play around with the supporting casts, that includes the salad ingredients and the dressing. Here I have embraced the flavours of Spain and North Africa, the result is a very satisfying one.
P.S substitute chorizo with pastrami for a halal version.
serves 3 to 4 as a one dish meal
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Episode3: Sleeping Witch
Nurse Park Haeng-ja(played by Kang Young-Nam) spooks Kang-tae, the hospital is built after closing cemetery and the corridor light flickers. Kang-tae says he will notify the maintenance team. Nurse says he is fearless and leaves. We see Kang-tae and Moon meets and Ju-ri watches them from far.
Kang-tae says he doesn’t want to cross paths with Moon and asks why she is here. She replies that she never agreed with his condition and missed him. She says he grow up well and want to know him better and asks when he gets off work and asks him if there is a good restaurants nearby. He knows she won’t back off until she gets what she wants and asks her to take it and leave him. She casually replies she wants him. She likes him cause he is pretty like shoes , cars and she wants only pretty things.
We get introduced to the director Oh Ji-wang(played by Kim Chang-won) of the hospital. He says his father can’t recognise her because of his condition. He is also unable to treat him as he has brain tumor and mental health condition. He hears and sees many things and gets scared for no reason. After hearing these, she asks if she needs to hire an exorcist and perform a ritual. The director laughs and says he will write a prescription better than talisman or excorism. He asks Moon to take a literature class as a part of group therapy and she can take a walk with her father for 30 minutes as well. Moon leaves without a replay and the director says she has a temper.
Next scene, we see Kang-tae taking care of Moon’s father. The nearby patient suggests there is no resemblance between father and daughter. He adds she got her pretty looks from her mother. We see Kang-tae in the dressing room. She tries to touch him and he drags her along and tries to get her out of the room and we see Ju-ri seeing this sight. Ju-ri asks Moon to pretend that they don’t know each other. Ju-ri asks Moon how she knows Kang-tae. She says she can’t explain their relationship in a single word as each encounter turns out to be surprise or a inch away from death.
Moon tries to pick Kang-tae for dinner. Kang-tae says he has plans.She will visit Sang-tae and asks where he lives. He says her stubborn attitude may work with others but it doesn’t work with him. She asks if he is playing hard to get and leaves him and says next time she will kidnap him if he plays hard to get.
Moon visits her old home and explores the place. Manager says her old home once won the award for architecture but now it is a haunted house.(Actually it is like a ghost movie except the person in the house is fearless).
Kang-tae see Ju-ri in supermarket and they head along to home together. He is renting the place of Ju-ri. They have a barbeque with Sang-tae and Jae-su.We get introduced to Ju-ri mother Kang soon-deok(played by Kim Mi-kyung) who cares for Kang-tae by giving him extra food . Jae-su whispers to Sang-tae that Kang-tae is taken.
We see Moon sleeping in her room and she feels cold. They recite the sleeping princess story. Only a true man’s kiss will cure her curse. Suddenly some ghost(woman) appears and says only he could break her curse but not to get her hopes up too high as she will kill the prince.We see younger Moon standing in the dock and staring at the river and she hears a voice ‘Save me’ and someone rises from the water. (probably a nightmare)Moon shrugs in fear and she remembers the butterfly hug by Kang-tae and she does it(Cute).
Manager calls Moon and explains there are too many witnesses and the book signing event issue has become huge. He suggests she should cry her eyes out in a press release and he has even written her lines. She suggests him to use her father as an excuse for her disappearance as she has been taking care of him and may retire. Manager says its a good idea and people may want her back.
We see a new patient Gi-do greeted in the hospital. His father is assembly man of the district. Gi-do naked dancing on his confinement. Nurses say he suffer from ‘Manic syndrome’ and asks him to keep a close watch on him. Kang-tae gives him the hospital dress. While changing he explains that he went to a night club and when he was about to pay the bill his credit card was reported stolen( his dad did it!!). The club henchman chases him. He says since he has been running for a long time he became hot and he took off his clothes in the road and caused a huge accident. Min-seok is taken to the counseling room.
Jae-su has opened a pizza restaurant.We see Sang-tae doodling on the pizza and they get customers. Jae-su has promised Sang-tae that he will pay 10,000won for each caricature he draws(Kang-tae doesn’t know about this).
Kang-tae and other caretaker takes the patient to the therapy room. She is taking literature class and explains fairy tale is a cruel fantasy which illustrates brutality and violence in a paradoxical manner. She says that Karma will bite you hard if you covet a engaged man is the story about the ‘The Little mermaid’. She says fairy tale is a stimulant which shows reality and asks the patient to read fairy tales and asks them to wake up from reality. She asks them to ‘Be Happy’ .
Kang-tae arranges the chair in therapy rooms and Moon asks how was her class. He asks if it is okay to accept reality when the whole world thinks the other way. She asks him to accept the fact and can see his eyes burning with desire and says he is arrogant and she still likes him. She says she dreamt of him a few days back where he see Kang-tae hugging her from back. He leaves and she asks if he wants to sleep with him. All the patients and nurse seem to be in shock.
Kang-tae drags Moon to another room and asks not to play with him and he is sick of her jokes. She asks him to have fun and not to suppress his thoughts. He asks what she knows about him to speak like that. She replies ‘Hypocrite’. He looks startled and she asks him who in the world is completely perfect and leaves the room.
Sang-tae visits the hospital and Ju-ri receives him . When Ju-ri visits the reception to check on something, Sang-tae disappears. Sang-tae follows Moon who is leaving the hospital. Kang-tae says he is mistaken and takes him to visit the director of the hospital. Director tell him he draws well and Moon asks him if his brother said anything about butterflies. The director explains he will say to him one day while Sang-tae sits and draws his caricature.
Director takes him to a wall and asks him to draw an excellent view for him. Sang-tae asks how much he will get paid. He says it depends on his drawing. Director explains to Kang-tae that this is his prescription.
At home, Kang-tae asks why he is saving so much money. Sang-tae shows a poster about a camping car and he wants money to buy this car. He says if this car is bought they can move anywhere if the butterfly chases them instead of moving from one place to another. Kang-tae hugs his brother.
We see Gi-do escaping from the hospital and nurses tries to catch him. Kang-tae is driving along with Ju-ri and he is notified about his escape. We see him removing his gown before Moon. Moon says it is tiny and he says it is cold and covers him with his trench coat. She takes him in the car. Kang-tae stops the car by blocking himself in the road. She asks why he is always angry. He says she makes him get angry. She asks him to be careful and drives off with Gi-do.Kang-tae chases her in Ju-ri car leaving Ju-ri behind. Gi-do is shouting and says he is having fun. Kang-tae overtakes and asks her to pull over.
A chase takes place and they reach Gi-do father election rally. Moon asks Gi-do to have fun here. He gets on the stage and says he is the ugly duckling of the family and his father faints. Kang-tae arrives at the scene. Gi-do says he is stupid one in the family and that’s not his fault as he is born little dumb. His father locked him down as he caused troubles and didn’t study properly. He says he is also his child. He says he just wanted his attention and he cries and says he did lots of crazy things to get his attention.
He was dragged down from the stage. Kang-tae was stunned at his speech and sees how the truth made him smile. Kang-tae turns and asks Moon if he should have fun.
‘Fairy tale’ is a cruel fantasy. This show uses all the fairy tale and explains how the ugly truth is hidden in each story. Though we know the facts, we ignore and see only good things in a fairy tale. Even though everyone accuses Moon to be a crazy bitch, she has an attitude which only explains she is self-centred. I just don’t understand why people hate her in the series. Let’s hope Kang-tae becomes a safety pin for her. He shuts down all his emotions and cares only for his brother alone. The entry of his old love in his life not only makes his heart flutter but also jeopardize his entire world. The way he opens up to Moon to her stubborn attitude feels good. See you in the next recap!! | <urn:uuid:15862634-71f3-4a1a-be08-8eeae64f7572> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://snowflakerecords.com/2020/07/06/its-okay-to-be-not-okay/ | 2021-04-14T06:59:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038077336.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20210414064832-20210414094832-00461.warc.gz | en | 0.98971 | 2,154 |
LOCAL EVENTS FUNDING UP FOR GRABS
Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson is encouraging organisers of new and emerging local events held between July and December this year to apply for the NSW Government’s 2017 Incubator Event Fund.
Mr Anderson said one-off grant of up to $20,000 are available to event organisers who are staging an event for the first or second time.
“The Tamworth electorate is well renowned across NSW as the premier rural events location and there are a significant number of events that may be able to secure funding to grow and become sustainable for the future.
“Our local region hosts a number of emerging events which help drive tourism and increase our profile which is why this funding is important to see those events grow and prosper.
“We want to continue to grow our local overnight visitation and expenditure and to do this we need to ensure our calendar of events continues to expand.
“Anyone who has organised an event before will tell you that the establishment phase is often the most difficult, so by obtaining funding to assist with some of the costs associated with those events could make a big difference.”
The 2017 Incubator Event Fund is managed and administered through the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Applications for round two of the 2017 Incubator Event Fund are open until Sunday 2 April 2017.
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Joy in the Life of a Secret Person
This was originally run in 2010, but still holds true today!
The backdoor slams...
Whisper, whisper whisper...shuffling of feet and other sneaky sounds come down the hallway.
"No you go!"
"Down the hall" whisper, whisper, whisper.
A head, two heads pop in from around the corner.
"Hi, what's up?"
"Oh nothing. We are just out for a stroll. So... how are you?"
An unidentified flying object zooms through the door from the hallway and bounces off a chair onto the floor.
"Well, we've got to go now. Bye."
Running feet down the hallway, barely contained whispers, the backdoor slams again.
Picking up the UFO one finds an envelope with a note. Sometimes there is also a drawing. Or a snowflake. Or a poem. Or a paper airplane.
Mike, you are awesome...Biff, you are spectacular...Tricia, I hope your day is magical...Barbara, you make me smile...Kathleen, you make the sun shine...Aline you are a good person to read with...Carolyn, you are a great friend...Kim S., you are a very good Secret Person...
And so it goes in a typical moment in the life of a Secret Person in December at LMS. What is a Secret Person? A Secret Person is the recipient of the peace spread by a Secret Peacemaker. Ok, so what is a Secret Peacemaker?
Several years ago, the LE4 classroom instituted the Secret Peacemaker Project. In an email to her classroom parents, LE4 teacher Patty Lally describes the concept: "Our class has talked a great deal about how to be a Peacemaker - spreading peace and joy to the people around us. At the start of school we read "The Peace Book" by Todd Parr to begin our learning about Peacemakers. Todd's book highlighted a number of different ways that one can spread peace around the world, mostly through simple things like saying hello to someone with a smile or playing ball outside...peacemakers are regular people like you, me and your child. The message of this book empowers children, showing them that they can be Peacemakers and that being a Peacemaker can be very simple..Each child is paired with an LMS Administrator or Specialist. During the school day next week your child will do a simple little thing for his/her person and deliver it in secret. Our Secret Peacemakers project will conclude with an in-class celebration for the kids and their Secret People...where your child will reveal their identity to their Secret Person."
So every year for a week and a half in December, thanks to the Secret Peacemakers, there is an extra bit of joy in the life of a Secret Person. | <urn:uuid:775930cc-2a17-4922-a0dd-1b2fa6ef8d03> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://www.lexmontessori.org/podium/push/default.aspx?s=268&i=98223 | 2015-08-03T19:08:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042990112.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002310-00334-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926685 | 600 |
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