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The capability to weld plastics has brought numerous modern conveniences.
Plastics, which are formed from petroleum, started to be made in the second half of the 20th century. Nowadays, plastic products are so overpoweringly present in our lives and it is almost impossible to imagine life without it. Further, this could not be if<|fim_middle|> a technique of plastic welding and can be accurate.
Hot plate welding is essentially what it sounds like. It is heated while the constituents are in connection then they are detached and pressure is used and cooling allowed.
Spin welding and vibration welding are two separate sorts of plastic welding. They are alike, though, in using friction and movement to generate the heat required for the weld.
Ultrasonic welding employs alternating current (AC) to generate friction which produces heat. This may be the quickest of all techniques as welds can be generated in as less as one tenth of a second to two seconds.
It is not simple to see how any of these techniques, excluding possibly implant and hot plate welding, would even be probable without a machine. The obsolete technique of hot gas welding is very incompetent.
The dissimilar procedures of plastic welding and the gears that make them probable have created items for a wide spectrum of application. These comprise medical supplies, consumer products, the auto industry, fabrics, and the military. Plastic is ubiquitous and plastic welding machinery are a big cause they are. | it wasn't probable to weld different items of plastic into one.
We may be persuaded to think of welding as a procedure that is restricted to use on metals, however, several things formed of plastic are also welded. This can happen, since plastic has the necessary quality to be an applicant for welding. When plastic is heated it melts and converts into a malleable form rather than burn. If the heat used does not reach the level the plastic is used the object can be welded collected with another heated piece. The two combined pieces are chilled together and are enduringly made one.
Further, to the initial heating stage and the concluding cooling (also called the holding phase) time there is a third part taken into use in plastic welding, the use of pressure. Pressure, generally applied from the commencement and throughout the procedure safeguards that the molecules from the two distinct materials being welded unite entirely and evenly.
Most if not all plastic welding is done by machines.
Better precision is likely since settings and measurements can be precise.
More methods are probable with the usage of machines.
Set up times are lowered since more than one thing can be welded at one time.
Heat and pressure can be applied uniformly.
The technique of heating is the variance in plastic welding processes.
There are numerous other methods of welding plastic. They vary from one another chiefly in the source of heat and in a few cases how it is applied to attain the melting essential for the two bits to be combined.
In implant welding an extraneous object, characteristically a wire or gasket, is sited in the part to be welded. That article is heated and it, in importance, heats the nearby area to allow the weld.
Radio frequency welding tasks by producing friction in the target ingredients. This is a good technique but only works if the constituents are subject to the effect of the radio waves.
Laser and Infrared are taken into use as | 379 |
The economy is a fickle thing. There are a number of factors that can affect you financially even if you don't realize it. Some are easy to pinpoint. For instance, even if you aren't personally borrowing money or paying off a credit card, a Fed decision on raising interest rates still impacts you. It can lead to troubled times for businesses, higher prices and less disposable income for everyone. However, there are other, not-so-obvious, hidden factors that can impact your financial life in ways you never imagined. Here's what they mean for you.
Depending on what area you live in, flu season in the U.S. is generally considered to be approximately October through May. Some years are worse than others, in terms of both the number of people afflicted and the intensity of their illness. However, even in the lightest of years, the flu virus affects thousands of Americans.
The financial impact this has on you directly can vary. Assuming you have adequate health insurance and enough sick days saved up, it shouldn't cost you too much. However, there's another issue at play<|fim_middle|> prices, reducing employee work schedules and more. Thus, even if you don't get sick yourself, the economic results are still likely to affect you.
Theft is a problem most retailers have to deal with all year. However, it gets far worse during the holidays. Crowded stores make thieves more difficult to catch, with all the confusion, and temptingly small, expensive items arrayed on the shelves.
Electronics and their accessories are among the most popular items stolen during the holidays, as they tend to be very costly, but small enough to slip into a pocket or purse. Other popular items include alcohol, perfume and cologne, and certain types of clothing.
But even if you would never dream of taking the "five-finger discount," other people's shoplifting habits affect all of us. The losses that retailers suffer from theft are passed on to the average consumer in the form of higher prices. This can cost consumers around $50 per person or more during the holiday season.
Every action has consequences, and most of them involve money in some way. There are a variety of reasons why prices go up or incomes go down, and while some are fairly evident, others are caused by events you probably never imagined. | , which is loss of productivity.
Even if you personally never get the flu or miss any days at your job, plenty of others will. Their absences will slow things down for everyone, limiting what you're able to get done. Worse yet, many sick employees won't stay home, but will force themselves to come in. For lower-income workers this may be because they don't get paid sick days.
Among higher-income workers "toughing it out" may be considered a badge of honor, but it actually makes things worse for everyone. When someone goes to work sick, they end up getting the rest of the office sick as well, leading to more absences and a greater decline in productivity. At minimum, this can mean fewer sales for your company, or fewer goods produced.
Believe it or not, an average flu season can result in a GDP loss of up to $45 billion. Companies make up for this by raising | 190 |
Yesterday I was reading a post from a coach I<|fim_middle|> to enter the challenge now!!! | follow, about empathy and being too sensitive.
And I loved it because I felt so understood.
If you were called too sensitive when you were little, if you feel you're sensitive, and if you feel that's bad… That's not true!!!
Of course it also has disadvantages.
For example, today I came to work at the Portuguese Bakery. I love this particular one because it usually has lots of places, few people and lots of light and sun. But today I started feeling annoyed right away because it had LOTS of people. They have some tables that are great for working and only one was empty (usually there's only one occupied). And in the only place available, there's a couple that has been talking non-stop for the last hour and a half. And they're still talking. LOL.
I'm not against people talking for a lot of time, of course. Sometimes it's me doing the talking. But if you're sensitive, you'll know what I mean.
And we may feel bad about it, in a society that values extroversion, loving to be with lots of people, etc.
I also love being with people, but I also need my alone time. And I need time spent in quiet places, and even better, in nature or with a water or garden view.
So right now I have my headphones on, with very loud music so I don't hear all the chattering around me. Nothing like starting the morning writing my post, while I feel calm and quiet.
But what I also wanted to tell you is that being sensitive has many advantages. And it's good to see it as your super power.
Because it also makes you more intuitive. And being able to know what's going on, even if people don't say it. And it also helps you to understand and feel what other people are feeling, and then know where they're coming from.
I use it a lot with my kids for example. I think it helps to have a good relationship with them, because I can understand them, deeply. As I can feel exactly what they're feeling, in certain situations.
Being sensitive is also great because it means you're not indifferent to the suffering around you. You can feel it.
It also means you should protect yourself from very negative situations. Because they can bring you down quite quickly.
One thing that helps when youre feeling negative energy around you is imagining a shield of light protecting you, all around you. The other is simply walking away.
And besides, isn't it much better to be a sensitive person than an insensitive one? That doesn't care about other people's feelings?
Another thing about being sensitive has to do with anxiety.
So that is my message: Start to see your sensitivity as your super power, that makes you special. And protect yourself from what doesn't feel good to you.
If you're in a negative environment, and you can walk away, do it. If you can't, imagine a ball of light all around you, that protects you. Mine is yellow/golden.
Start to view your sensitivity as your super power and seeing all the advantages of being sensitive.
P.P.S One great way of having less anxiety is meditating. And also feeling calmer, clearer and more centred.
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Hypocrites in Your Hearts
"Hypocrites in your hearts" is how the NKJV translates Jeremiah's charge against the people in<|fim_middle|> a Jewish noble named Gedaliah. But a hyper-rebellious band led by a member of the Jewish royalty killed him, his Babylonian guards (41:1-3), and even a number of Jews headed to offer lamentations and sacrifices and for the fall of Jerusalem (41:4-7). This action did not have popular support, but the people feared that the Babylonians would blame them for the atrocities (41:18). They thought it would be best for them all to flee to the safety of Egypt.
This occasioned the people approaching Jeremiah to ask him to pray for them. They had a perfectly worded expression of devotion to do whatever God revealed. "...Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, that the LORD your God may tell us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do." (Jer. 42:2,3) Should they stay or should they go? They submissively replied, "We'll do what God says!" What would the God and his servants more like to hear than this? But the people's heart was not in it.
The problem that causes all of their words to be "hypocritical," "deceptive," "dissembling," or "fatal" is that they had already made up their mind as not only what they wanted to do, but had actually begun to do it. Before they ever thought to seek the Lord's counsel they had already started heading to Egypt! "And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, which is beside Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt." (Jer. 41:17)
With such an attitude (of doing first and asking God later), how do we think that these people will respond to God's instruction that they should not go to Egypt but stay put and submit to the king of Babylon? Of course we know that they will rebel. First they are angry and deny this directive is God's word, replying, "You are telling a lie! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, 'You are not to enter Egypt to reside there.'" (Jer. 43:2) Secondly they assign evil motives to the ones who instructed them in the way of God, saying, "But Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us to give us over into the hand of the Chaldeans, so they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon." (Jer. 43:3). And then finally, they did what they wanted to do to begin with - go to Egypt. They "did not obey the voice of the LORD, so as to stay in the land of Judah...and they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not obey the voice of the LORD) and went in as far as Tahpanhes." (Jer. 43:4,7)
How wicked. Here is open, knowledgeable, purposeful, even tenacious rebellion to God. How fitting that God lifted his protection from them, sent Nebuchadnezzar down to Egypt to pursue them, and caused them to cease being His people. "Nevertheless hear the word of the LORD, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt, 'Behold, I have sworn by My great name,' says the LORD, 'never shall My name be invoked again by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, "As the Lord GOD lives." Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet their end by the sword and by famine until they are completely gone.'" (Jer. 44:26,27)
How did these people become so wicked at heart so as to go into complete apostasy? 1.) Habit - they had been serving God and idols, deity and themselves, for a long time. 2.) They were deceiving themselves - were hypocrites even to their own hearts - liars to their own soul. They wanted to do what they wanted - and would do what they wanted - even as they proclaimed that they serve God and pretended to follow His will. How sad. How fatal.
What do you do when you want to go to Egypt? How do you handle the struggle against your own self imagined solutions to life's problems and your lust to fulfill your own desires? Do you only pretend to consider God's will? Do you pray after you've already decided? Do you get mad at those who stand in your way by standing with God? If your will and God's conflict do you go ahead anyway? Do you "dissemble," "deceive," and play the "hypocrite" inside and pretend you can serve God while fulfilling your own desires? Its a lying and fatal practice.
By Jay Horsley
From Expository Files 7.9; September 2000 | Jer. 42:20. The KJV says that they were "dissembling in your hearts." NASB says that they had "deceived yourselves," and the ASV says that they were acting "deceitfully against your own souls" Finally the NIV calls it a "fatal mistake." All of these carry the idea of a people who are lying hypocrites - not just in their dealings with others and God - but even with themselves. What occasion brought such a charge?
With the serious nature of Jeremiah's accusation you might think that this indictment was against the most irreligous and vile assemblage of persons ever to gather before a prophet of God - but it was not. It was aimed at the remnant of God's people who had come to ask Jeremiah to pray for them in a time of great difficulty. How could they be judged so harshly? Let us examine the text of Jeremiah 42 to see how we get from a request for prayer to such a damning summation.
The history of this event begins in Jeremiah chapter 41. After the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar, the local administration of the remaining people is left to | 244 |
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HR Generalist3 - 4 month FTC£35,000 - £40,000 pro rataMilton Keynes We have a great opportunity within a global organisation based in Milton Keynes. We are looking for an energetic, organised and experienced HR Generalist to work a fixed term contract for maternity cover. Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Deliver a proactive and flexible HR service by providing relevant and appropriate HR support to all associates, whilst driving best practice and ensuring compliance with all company procedures, documented policies and employment legislation.Ensure management teams are appropriately updated on new employment legislation.Ensure all appropriate policies, procedures and legal requirements are adhered toSupporting Line Managers in all HR activity including absence management, capability and maternity and flexible working requests.Communicating maternity/paternity policy to relevant associates, assisting with any queries and ensuring all relevant paperwork is processed.Support line managers with general advice in disciplinary and grievance hearings in line with the policy, including producing the relevant documentation using standardised formats.Ensure critical annual cycle HR processes are executed to time in a timely manner.Support the Head of HR and the wider team in the delivery of HR elements of organisational and cultural change activities such as restructures including assisting with preparing necessary documentation, keeping records and tracking actions.Assist with project work as determined by the Head of HR.Provide support to the senior managers based in the client's additional office We are looking for someone with: Minimum of five years' experience in a HR Generalist roleCIPD Qualified or equivalent HR experienceAble to deal with a high volume of administrative workIdeally have experience of organizational/cultural change programmesIdeally have experience within a global organisationWilling to undertake occasional travel office in the based in the North If you feel you have what it takes, please apply today because we'd love to hear from you! Role advertised: 27 March 2019 WE WOULD PREFER YOUR CV IN WORD FORMAT Ascendant Recruitment is one of Milton Keynes and Northampton's leading recruitment companies, with PA/Administration, Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance and Temporary divisions. Ascendant Recruitment operates as an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and an Employment Business for temporary recruitment. For more information on our current vacancies please visit and like/follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If this isn't your perfect role, register with us and let us find it for you.
HR Generalist12 month FTC£35,000 - £40,000 pro rataMilton Keynes We have a great opportunity within a global organisation based in Milton Keynes. We are looking for an energetic, organised and experienced HR Generalist to work a fixed term contract for maternity cover. Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Deliver a proactive and flexible HR service by providing relevant and appropriate HR support to all associates, whilst driving best practice and ensuring compliance with all company procedures, documented policies and employment legislation.Ensure management teams are appropriately updated on new employment legislation.Ensure all appropriate policies, procedures and legal requirements are adhered toSupporting Line Managers in all HR activity including absence management, capability and maternity and flexible working requests.Communicating maternity/paternity policy to relevant associates, assisting with any queries and ensuring all relevant paperwork is processed.Support line managers with general advice in disciplinary and grievance hearings in line with the policy, including producing the relevant documentation using standardised formats.Ensure critical annual cycle HR processes are executed to time in a timely manner.Support the Head of HR and the wider team in the delivery of HR elements of organisational and cultural change activities such as restructures including assisting with preparing necessary documentation, keeping records and tracking actions.Assist with project work as determined by the Head of HR.Provide support to the senior managers based in the client's additional office We are looking for someone with: Minimum of five years' experience in a HR Generalist roleCIPD Qualified or equivalent HR experienceAble to deal with a high volume of administrative workIdeally have experience of organizational/cultural change programmesIdeally have experience within a global organisationWilling to undertake occasional travel office in the based in the North If you feel you have what it takes, please apply today because we'd love to hear from you! Role advertised: 27 March 2019 WE WOULD PREFER YOUR CV IN WORD FORMAT Ascendant Recruitment is one of Milton Keynes and Northampton's leading recruitment companies, with PA/Administration, Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance and Temporary divisions. Ascendant Recruitment operates as an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and an Employment Business for temporary recruitment. For more information on our current vacancies please visit and like/follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If this isn't your perfect role, register with us and let us find it for you.
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HR Administrator (Recruitment & Onboarding)RushdenSalary: £18,720 (£9.60 per hour)Temporary contractWorking patternWeekly shift pattern, 7.5 hour shift pattern between 8am to 6pm Our award winning client is looking to recruit an HR Administrator to administer the recruitment and onboarding process. The successful candidate will have previous experience of recruitment and the drawing up of contracts.Key Responsibilities:First point of contact for Recruitment and Onboarding queriesRecruitment and guiding of candidates through the recruitment processPre-screening candidates and providing Hiring Managers with a short list of potential candidatesProcessing new starter documents and maintaining employee and candidate filesActioning reference and DBS checksLiaising with Occupational Health prior to new starters commencing employment Key Skills:To be successful in this role you will have previous recruitment or onboarding experienceIt is essential that you have had previous HR experience ideally within a fast paced, result driven shared services environmentAbility to prioritise workloads to ensure end to end delivery through effective time management Due to the high volume of applications we receive, it is not always possible to get back to you within 24 hours. However, your application will be reviewed by a Consultant as quickly as possible and if you are shortlisted we will aim to call you within two working days.If you do not receive a call please do not be despondent. Typically only one candidate can be successful per role! Please apply for any future roles in the same way. Good luck!
HR Employee Relations AdvisorPermanent£23,220Hanslope We are looking for an experienced HR professional to join our clients HR Team. You will provide advice on HR Matters by effectively advising and supporting managers to deal with issues arising such as conduct, attendance management, grievance and health and welfare, promoting good people management behaviours in line with our policies. Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Act as a first point of contact for managers and staff on HR enquiriesProvision of effective support and advice to managers and staff on employee relations matters, pay and policy queries and caseworkTo contribute to the delivery of the Diversity and Inclusivity action plan to foster and promote a healthy, inclusive and diverse workforce and cultureEnsure our HR System is up to date and accurateContribute to the Job Evaluation processContribute to the continuous improvement of HR Policies and processes to ensure they are streamlined and support delivery of business objectivesProvision of support to the HR Business Partner teamImplementation of Project Management expertise to ensure the effective delivery of change to policy or processIdentify and take action to make improvements to the HR serviceProvide general education and awareness of policy-related matters, diversity and health and welfare service provisionTo be a flexible resource across the HR team by contributing to a range of HR projects, initiatives and employee relations issues to ensure the delivery of people strategies and HR work plans We are looking for someone with: Previous experience of working in a HR role, preferably within an operational or policy roleUp to date knowledge of employment legislationAbility to handle difficult or complex situations involving employee relationshipsAbility to solve problems in creative and practical waysAbility to interpret and provide advice on employment legislation, Civil Service Codes, standards, terms and conditions and working practicesStrong organisational skillsGood project management skillsExcellent IT skills; in particular aptitude to use spreadsheets applications for manipulating data, Word and PowerPoint skillsAbility to maintain confidentiality at all timesAbility and resilience to work under pressure at times and effective at working to deadlinesGood understanding of data protection principles If you feel you have what it takes, please apply today because we'd love to hear from you! WE WOULD PREFER YOUR CV IN WORD FORMAT Ascendant Recruitment is one of Milton Keynes and Northampton's leading recruitment companies, with PA/Administration, Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance and Temporary divisions. Ascendant Recruitment operates as an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and an Employment Business for temporary recruitment. For more information on our current vacancies please visit and like/follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If this isn't your | 2,375 |
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Riding the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad!
The Cumbres and Toltec Railroad is a National Historic Landmark. It's a 64-mile day trip that you will thoroughly enjoy and never forget. The narrow-gauge heritage railroad operates between Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico. It crosses the borders of Colorado and New Mexico 11 times as it chugs its way up and over the 10,015′ high Cumbres Pass. You can depart from Antonito, Colorado or Chama, New Mexico for a steam train ride of a lifetime!
The Cumbres & Toltec goes where no automobile can go. Most of the route is through "off-the-grid" wilderness, so you'll experience views into canyons and over ridges that can't be seen in any other way.
The train travels at a top speed of 12 miles an hour, and that's the beauty of it!
You won't miss the aspen groves, the wildflowers, the steep mountain canyons, or the plentiful wildlife.
The steam engine is coal fired and carries you through steep mountain canyons, high desert, and lush meadows as you zig zag between the Colorado and New Mexico borders. There is, indeed, spectacular and rare Western scenery which can only be viewed from the train's unique route.
The Cumbres and Toltec Railroad has steamed through history and across the Rocky Mountains since 1880, when first tracks were laid across Cumbres Pass. This unique experience will take you back in time and off of the grid so you can experience the sounds, steam and steel of bygone years. Your daily grind can't follow you into the great, unspoiled West.
Originally part of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad's narrow-gauge network, the line has been jointly owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico since 1970.
In 1988, a nonprofit organization called the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad was established to preserve the history of the railroad and help maintain infrastructure and rolling stock. The Friends of the C&TSRR also participates in various education programs and provides the railroad guides, known as docents, who inform passengers about historical aspects of the railroad as well as locations of interest.
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"I Started Baking Up a Storm": A Christmas Story
The harsh realities of prison life don't go away around the holidays, and a person's release from prison is by no means the end of his or her struggle.
But there are moments of real joy, too. Enjoy this simple and beautiful story Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM<|fim_middle|> were gone! Everyone had loved them!
This may not seem like much of a story, but believe me, for someone recently released from prison to find such a warm welcome from an Orthodox community–it meant a lot. Even though God eventually called me away from the monastic life, that first Christmas after my release has always stayed with me. May your Nativity be as warm and welcoming as it was for me!
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Two years into my 20-year sentence, I started writing Fr. Duane Pederson of blessed memory, and he introduced me to the Orthodox Church. The Faith was so healing to me while I was in prison, that toward the end of my sentence, Fr. Duane helped me get accepted into a small Orthodox skete to explore monastic life. I wasn't just the novice; I was the youngest, too…which meant I was deemed the official snow-shoveler.
Once they learned that I had worked in the prison kitchen, I graduated to being the cook. Around the Christmas season, this job came with a big responsibility. Every year, the skete hosted a huge Nativity celebration in a nearby church, when people from all over would come to pray and feast together.
I started baking up a storm: Christmas cookies, cheesecakes, pumpkin and pecan pies. I knew other people would add to the potluck, too, but I pushed myself to make as many goodies as I possibly could. Would they like what I made for them? I didn't know. After the feast was over, I was shocked to see every last one of my desserts | 258 |
When sports fans reflect<|fim_middle|> | on some of the greatest players in NBA it's hard not to think of Boston Celtic legend Larry Bird. In order to celebrate his illustrious career in the NBA we compiled 25 Awesome Larry Bird Quotes From The Celtic Legend because even Michael Jordan will tell you just how good of a player Bird was.
Bird amassed three NBA Championships, was a two-time NBA Championship MVP and a three-time NBA league MVP. He spent his entire players career with the Boston Celtics and later on went on to coach the Indiana Pacers from 1997-2000. Bird knew what it took to be competitive in the league during the Jordan years and the two had quite the showdown in 1986 where Bird had a near triple double with 36 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Jordan dropped 63 points during the game but Bird's heart and skill showed throughout the face-off.
Bird also never took any crap from anyone on the court and knew that he was just as good as any legend that came before him. He was a prolific scorer as well as a great facilitator on the court. That's why Bird's impact on the sport of basketball will forever be remembered in the history of the sport. You can check out the 25 Awesome Larry Bird Quotes From The Celtic Legend compilation below. | 269 |
Garden - Summer Photos and Getting Striped Grass with Flymo
I love this time of year for the garden when everything is in bloom. I've been meaning to write more garden posts for a while, I've got so many photos ready to go with this year's update so far {you can see last year and how we got to this stage here and this Spring here}. People have also messaged me about writing a post for<|fim_middle|>.
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We have a predecessor to that Flymo; we've had it for 16 years now, and before that for however many years it was my Great-Nana's - she passed it onto us when we had our first house / garden as she was no longer able to use it. I can't see it giving up, and it makes me smile to think of her 😊 Yoir garden's looking lovely - like our roses, yours are very happy this year. Have a happy summer ☀️🌺🐝
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Recipe - Summery Mini Pavlovas with a Rose and Whi... | planting in borders and roses, so I promise all of that is to come as soon as there's a rainy day but for today I'd love to share some grass secrets. I'm my Father's Daughter when it comes to lawn appreciation, he's obsessed with his lawn and cuts the most perfect stripes. If it was up to Ben he'd dig all of this up and use it as a vegetable plot! But I'm very traditional when it comes to gardens, and whilst I'm all for wild looking overflowing flowers and borders, I think you need some green grass to lay on and define the whole thing. So when Flymo got in touch to see if I'd be up for a challenge in the garden cutting stripes into the grass with their new lawnmower of course I said yes. Lots of photos of our garden currently below and my thoughts on the Flymo Chevron mower.
We created our garden to have four squares of grass to give it some interest rather than one big wide looking empty space. Whilst it looks really great and neat to look out on when it's freshly cut, the minute it gets too long it really shows. We've been meaning to get a new lawnmower for ages, ours was old and heavy which made me reluctant to get it out and cut the grass but over the past few weeks I've been using the new Flymo which is so much lighter and cuts like a dream. It literally almost flies across the grass yet has a roller at the back to give some stripey action. It also has a clear bit on the grass collector box so you can see when it's full {although to be honest you can feel when it's full as it falls backwards with the weight}. I have to empty it about four times for our garden, more or less once for each square but it's so quick and easy now.
Before; patchy long grass that made the garden feel a bit of a mess.
First up; I strim all the edges using an electric strimmer.
After a quick assembly {thanks Ben!} I was ready to go.
I always set the cutting level to a 2/3, you don't want to go too low with it or it will scorch the grass and turn it yellow, especially at the moment when it's warm and dry.
I start with the bottom corner of one of the square beds. You make stripes by going up one way and down the next so that the blades of grass are cut in opposing directions.
I go straight up one row and then at the end lift the lawnmower up slightly to stop it cutting {or you could turn it off but then you'd be constantly turning on and off} before turning it around and going back down the other way making sure I follow the line to see exactly where has been cut.
There's something so satisfying about cutting grass. I know a lot of people think of it as the man's responsibility {sexist right?!} but seeing as Ben has no interest in grass then I'm more than happy to do it. It feels like the equivalent of hoovering the kitchen?!
You can see the difference in where I've cut. The hardest part is keeping your lines straight but really you don't notice too much once it's done.
I recently signed up to Lawn Science to come and treat the grass each quarter with a weed and feed, it's amazing value and really does make a difference to the grass. I've tried buying the stuff and doing it myself in the past but unless you really know what you're doing, it can do more damage than good.
Four sections later and it's all done! It suddenly makes the garden look so much neater, and even bigger looking out at it all with short green grass.
Some other garden photos of late;
Lupins, roses and alliums.
David Austin rose obsessed.
Coral charm peonies.
Foxgloves.
Daisies. I'm a big fan of white and pink together.
I can't wait to have our patio and landscaping finished now so we can have somewhere to sit out and BBQ again! We've also got big plans for a timber clad garage and greenhouse which I cannot wait for. So watch this space for the next garden project or two!
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Board index Numberologics, Alchemy, Linguinomics, and other Academiology Science Fictional Science
Splitting/Duplication in Humans
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Postby liberonscien » Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:51 am UTC
What would it be like if humans could reproduce asexually in addition to sexual reproduction?
I don't mean like a human would fertilize its own eggs either, but instead would increase in size and split into two identical copies of itself, similar to how bacteria do, while retaining its memories, unlike bacteria.
I think that society would be very different.
We would likely have laws regarding the legality of killing a copy, and the marriage of two copies. Sweat shop owners would encourage their most productive workers to reproduce often. People might raise armies made of themselves, or other people. Before dangerous missions, people would split into two, and leave one copy behind.
I've edited the thread title to more accurately refer to what's actually being discussed. - gm
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Re: Asexual Reproduction in Humans
Postby cyanyoshi » Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:18 am UTC
liberonscien wrote: We would likely have laws regarding the legality of killing a copy, and the marriage of two copies. Sweat shop owners would encourage their most productive workers to reproduce often. People might raise armies made of themselves, or other people. Before dangerous missions, people would split into two, and leave one copy behind.
I don't know about that other stuff, but I'm doubtful that marriage would evolve as a concept in an asexual society. Or at least it would have far different implications. On the other hand, maybe an individual would be in a vulnerable state while reproducing and would need some kind of family or community structure to ensure survival.
Postby Soupspoon » Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:22 am UTC
Self-marriage may be a legal necessity, in various ways. Property, benefits and suchlike belong to... who? Perhaps best to give both(/all) selves a 'married' status, with joint responsibility and advatage over the original singleton's situation, like the archaic matrmonial 'wife is property of/reponsibility of husband' , but bi-(poly-)directional instead of unequal.
Perhaps start with such a presumption until and unless 'divorce' is initiated, which would be the extraordinary circumstances.
It might be reasonably assumed that both 'offspring' have the same interests as their original parent (unlike Multiplicity's clear 'copy of (copy of...)' succession)<|fim_middle|> I've come up with sound quite right), which indicate something beyond the usual murdery motivations. But life-insurance is going to be a vastly changed industry. Payouts to (traditional) next-of-kin/beneficiaries withheld whilst there's continuation of the original, in even one body, perhaps.
Also, voting. Tricky. One vote per original? Per 'offspring'? And taxation..? To support a personal 'army', self-organised distribution of employment would generate multi-person wealth, paying multiple instances of income-tax (dodges and 'load-shifting' aside), but there's loads of other problems, depending on the tax-regime lived under. Assuming they live under a single tax regime. Can one 'offshore' one's other-selves, and 'do a Google'?
...and loads more, along those lines, but already answers to earlier questions start to affect further extrapolated queries.
Postby SDK » Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:53 pm UTC
Killing yourself can take over "homicide" entirely. Call the other kind "heterocide" going forward.
So, using our current sexual methods, it takes 9 months to make a tiny sort-of copy of yourself, and another 10-20 years to get the copy up to speed. If full-grown humans were going to split into more full grown humans, this is going to be a very long process too. You'd have to try really hard to double your body weight in a year, let alone double everything inside yourself perfectly. Obviously we'd be biologically setup to do that kind of thing in such a world, but you are not going to be very functional during this process with half a person hanging off your body while they slowly grow from within you. This is going to be like pregnancy, except the baby your carrying weighs 100 pounds. Honestly, just based on that alone, I imagine many people would choose to reproduce sexually so they could avoid the hassle (and pain?).
But let's say this process is super fast and only takes a year (and yes, that is super fast). Making an army of yourself? Good luck with that. Financially, you'd be better off just hiring a thousand mercenaries than spending the next decade doing nothing but eating and feeding your growing numbers. Not to mention that such ambition doesn't really lend itself to taking orders from people that are literally your equals.
Long story short, I imagine the vast majority of people might make one or two copies then get on with their life, kind of like they're doing now...
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Postby Whizbang » Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:27 pm UTC
The Commonwealth Saga by Peter F Hamilton explores this somewhat. The main antagonist is a species of aliens that reproduces asexually. It takes a slightly different angle than you propose, however, in that the aliens form a hive-mind with their offspring until such a time that one of the offspring is separated from the group for long enough to form an independent personality, and then it becomes a competitor for limited resources. In the extreme scenario presented, there is a "there can be only one" sort of mentality between hive minds.
Certainly tribal ties would be stronger in the scenario you propose.
Postby Nicias » Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:39 pm UTC
You might also want to check out the Orthognal Series.
The main species in reproduces essentially asexually, an adult "female" splitting into two male and two females, with the males sterile. Sometimes they split into 2 females and 1 male, or one of each.
Some of the plot is driven by a desire to change this. Both to curb the exponential population growth and to allow "mothers" to survive childbirth.
And it's a great series in general for exploring what a universe's physics would be like if spacetime were Euclidean rather than Minkowskian. All around great nerdery in physics, biology, and feminism with a very alien species.
Postby liberonscien » Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:59 am UTC
In this scenario, the division is quick and painless. A person could split into two while at a normal weight, but both copies would be younger/smaller.
Soupspoon wrote: Self-marriage may be a legal necessity, in various ways. Property, benefits and suchlike belong to... who? Perhaps best to give both(/all) selves a 'married' status, with joint responsibility and advatage over the original singleton's situation, like the archaic matrmonial 'wife is property of/reponsibility of husband' , but bi-(poly-)directional instead of unequal.
Technically, there is no original. Imagine a creature that is cut into two pieces, both pieces regenerate, no original.
Bob lives in Colorado.
Bob splits into two.
Bob A stays in Colorado.
Bob B moves to Kentucky.
There is a divergence.
Bob A and Bob B start with the same memories, but end up with different memories from that point, may turn out to be like twins, in a way.
I think that countries would be set up extremely different than they are now. I think one possible solution is that all copies would have to agree on who to vote for, and only get one collective vote. Would people have to register copies? I think that would be debated.
SDK wrote: Killing yourself can take over "homicide" entirely. Call the other kind "heterocide" going forward.
On the other hand, communism would work well for a society of copies, I think.
So we're not really talking about reproduction at all, but Calvin's duplication machine?
I mean, organisms that reproduce asexually don't generally have memories, but the process either produces a daughter cell or organism while leaving the parent intact, or scraps the parent for two daughter organisms.You end up with two genetic copies of the parent cell, but one or zero "originals". For a multicellular creature, the budding method seems a little more practical than the division one; there are plenty of multicellular plants that use vegetative reproduction by producing runners, etc. Of course, humans do in fact have equipment for producing more humans, and that would seem the most convenient option for any parthenogenetc shenanigans in any case.
But you're not interested in the biological aspect, you're interested in the social what-if. And honestly, there are definitely a lot of sci-fi options out there for that, all the way down to The Sixth Day.
I think right now, people are philosophically split on whether their sense of self is defined by a continuous and singular narrative, or by a pattern of attributes like memory and identity. It's an open philosophical question with no right answer, because those things have been indivisible in all of human experience to this point, and the value and one-ness of a human being is defined by social norms that develop from practical necessities. Personally, in the "transporter paradox" scenario, I certainly think of "myself" as a pattern, not a continuous line of experience, so I wouldn't have any fuss about being duplicated and having the original destroyed, but others are completely entitled to squeamishness with the concept if they simply value a different set of elements of the things that make up themselves.
In a society where those things have always been separable, where anyone could duplicate him- or herself as easily as they could have a child, and without the assistance of a procreative partner - well, I think influential and well-resourced individuals are going to be very likely to become little clonal guilds, for a start. But if the copies are magically produced at the same physical age that the original was, you don't have that immortal dynasty potential.
Thing is, though, if this is a part of human biology from the beginning, it has to have begun somewhere in evolutionary history, and has to have had a selective benefit and a behavioral role. We do not have open philosophical questions about the most basic features of our life cycles - humans are roughly monogamous , are driven to produce and care for their children, live in family units of some particular size, have taboos against incest and bestiality, etc. not because a bright human once came up wtih any of these ideas and wrote them into cultural law, but because these are behavioral aspects of our species that culture developed around.
So asking how human society would have developed differently with this additional biological attribute is a little off point. You'd need to figure out the biological imperative and the selective advantage involved in this trait first, then figure out how that might express itself in culture. Any philosophical musings on what it all might "mean" from the perspective of one of these people and the question of how their senses of self are going to be defined is a third level of abstraction built on top. (In real life, the moral message at the end of the story is written around the events that happened, not the other way around like we do in fiction.)
Postby Soupspoon » Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:28 am UTC
liberonscien wrote:
Soupspoon wrote: Also, voting. Tricky. One vote per original? [...]
Assuming that's the bit you were refering to, I meant numerically one vote per original. I appreciate the 'perfect mitosis' aspect, meaning that both 'daughters' would have to share their now discorporeal singleself-parent's voting power, by whatever mutual agreement they might decide amongst themselves (or by fulfilling their pre-split personality's original thoughts on the subject, which they will know, even if they discover reasons to consider the situation afresh). If part of the reason for splitting is for division of labour, then already one 'daughter' is probably going to be assigned to keep up with all the news (and probably convey a.summary of things original-self thought they1 would still need every partial-self to know) and so would probably also be the voter. Unless the plan was to maintain a personal 'collective democracy' to allow the differing experiences of the two (or more!) selves to decide.
Legislatively, whilst traditionally-born twins/triplets/etc are given voting rights to each and every happenstance member of the sibling-group, I can't see there being any good reason to let arbitrarily budded-multiples to gain extra votes for an 'original' just through splitting him/herself deliberately.
Whilesoever no new loopholes are discovered, probably tie voting even more firmly to whatever citizen ID is generated for each live-born individual (SSN, NI#, etc) and, jurisdictionally, greater cross-checking to ensure that a prior singleton is not casting more votes.across more borders than is already allowed for dual-citizenship/multi-residence singletons who are willing to travel or arrange postal-voting options to fulfil
However, the fight for extra representation (or else for lessened individual responsibilies, in line with the calving off of raw voting power) could be the basis for a significant challenge by those with a splitting-tendency. Either by hiring the best, and most sympathetic lawyers (or lawyer, prior to doubling/quadrupling/octupling up to carry the necessary workload of research?) or becoming a set of (previously) one-person-armies using force of (multiplied) arms to get their way...
1 Both singular and plural forms, simultaneously!
As as already been said, groups of copies would collectively decide how to vote and stuff, I wonder how stuff like dual citizenship would be handled.
There is an election in France.
Joe A is in France.
Joe B isn't.
How would they decide on what to do?
Would they get to vote? The group might not be looking out for France.
What about War? What if your copy is the enemy?
Postby Soupspoon » Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:46 pm UTC
liberonscien wrote: As as already been said, groups of copies would collectively decide how to vote and stuff,
... yes, by me. That's my own speculation.
I wonder how stuff like dual citizenship would be handled.
Go by Joe.original's previous ability to vote, modified only by Joe.collective's later application for French citizenship/whatever. One for all, all for one! Huzzah!
The way countries deal with foreign-nationals, or those of dubious (or even dubiously dubious!) loyalty and affiliation is something that has a long history. If copy meets copy as enemies in the field of combat then something very wrong has already happened, either with one/both representative nation's recruitment policies or in the breakdown of ideological relations between the two/more copies. Maybe both!
Not that this inspired my speculation, but the obvious reference now is Ann Leckie's Ancilliary Justice (very, very minor spoilers in making that suggestion, because of the way the story is time-structured). And there's another book that I have (bought in a remaindered book store, a few years back, so probably didn't do too well or get the sequel that it seemed to be begging to lead onto) but can't find, right now, that had the premise of multiple non-singleton implementations, amongst its galaxy-wide expansion of humanity, from quantum-linked (and relativity-suffering!) hive consiousnesses across multiple distributed bodies through self-cloners who practiced splitting-and-remerging for memory synchronisation purposes ("two of them would meet and go into a room, soon after just one would come back out", to badly paraphrase the character-narrator's own lack of knowledge of the process) and others just clone copies of themselves as totally independent agents1 who also seem capable of acting against each other (or not towards other copies' new interests?), as well as just plain singletons, especially in light of the galaxy-wide "fall of Rome" scenario that has severed the hive-minds and dissolved much of the galactic civilisation's glue in the process. But fictional lore covers many different examples, and obviously I'm trying to leave those influences as no more than background in my thoughts on the matter
1 The narrator is actually a 'built' copy by third parties, who found a thoroughly destroyed physical record of his copy-information in deep, deep space and painstakingly gathered the fragments back together and reconstructed this 'lost' version of him to the best of their (not insignificant!) abilities. He has gaps in his memories, and it's hard to know whether he can trust his old colleagues. Or if anyone, including himself(/ves?), can trust him! Wish I could find the book, it'll be around here somewhere... *rumages further*
Postby Copper Bezel » Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:02 pm UTC
Unless copying is utterly effortless and copies are easily disposable, the vote thing is irrelevant because the resulting individuals are the resulting individuals.
Postby Tyndmyr » Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:34 pm UTC
Eh, not much different from identical twins. You can't guarantee synchronization after copying.
Not synchronisation, but the original conceit was that memories (thus motivations and experience) started off identical, more a basis of commonality of interest than 'mere' twins.
Doesn't mean 'clone divorcing' could not then legitimaty happen, but it would be difficult to ascertain premeditated claims of "Yes, we are all individuals!", even while toeing the party line with multiple voices.
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Yeah but ... why? You've been taking that as an assumption, but there's no actual basis for it. In a society where this is a thing, you're going to have a slightly different sense of what an individual is, but whatever that turns out to be, it's going to be as natural and fundamental to them as our sense of the individual is to us.
We don't artificially handicap people for having children, despite the fact that those children will be disproportionately influenced by their parents and will someday be allowed to vote in elections. We do prevent children from voting, and one of the reasons is that they'd be very likely to have their votes dictated by their parents, but that's far from the only reason.
Just working with the OP...
liberonscien wrote: I don't mean like a human would fertilize its own eggs either, but instead would increase in size and split into two identical copies of itself, similar to how bacteria do, while retaining its memories, unlike bacteria.
Postby SDK » Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:44 pm UTC
liberonscien wrote: In this scenario, the division is quick and painless. A person could split into two while at a normal weight, but both copies would be younger/smaller.
How long did it take you to grow from a child into an adult? The process as a whole will not be quick no matter how you slice it.
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Postby Sizik » Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:52 pm UTC
Presuming that mass is conserved, would a 200 lb adult split into two 100 lb 13-year-old-equivalents? What happens to various age/development/maturity-based laws/privileges/restrictions when people can turn into kids willy-nilly?
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King Author wrote: If space (rather, distance) is an illusion, it'd be possible for one meta-me to experience both body's sensory inputs.
Yes. And if wishes were horses, wishing wells would fill up very quickly with drowned horses.
(OP actually first said "increase in size then split", with the implication of the splits identical to pre-process singleton, whilst later seems to be "split into half-sized copies" and the need to then grow up again, so definitely confusion here.)
If the splitting reverses aging, everybody's going to be doing it. I mean, it'd be the standard form of reproduction.
Postby liberonscien » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:31 pm UTC
Sizik wrote: Presuming that mass is conserved, would a 200 lb adult split into two 100 lb 13-year-old-equivalents? What happens to various age/development/maturity-based laws/privileges/restrictions when people can turn into kids willy-nilly?
Mass is conserved.
Perhaps people would have their birth date as part of their SSN or something. Or perhaps, division would have to be witnessed in order to be verified.
People would effectively be immortal, in a sense.
Soupspoon wrote: (OP actually first said "increase in size then split", with the implication of the splits identical to pre-process singleton, whilst later seems to be "split into half-sized copies" and the need to then grow up again, so definitely confusion here.)
The second one can be done whenever, the first one would take preparation and could be done in order to maintain psychological homeostasis, or something.
Postby gmalivuk » Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:08 pm UTC
Copper Bezel wrote: So we're not really talking about reproduction at all, but Calvin's duplication machine?
Yeah, this is technically a sort of asexual reproduction, in that it's a kind of reproduction that doesn't involve sexual activity, but the thread title was fairly misleading.
Return to "Fictional Science" | and so when one dies then inheritance (nominally) automatic, except perhaps dealing with the risks of self-on-self homocide (none of the "-cide" terms | 35 |
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Forbes Names BillGO One of America's Best Startup Employers for 2021
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Startup life is not for the timid. Anyone who's ever helped build a company from the ground up<|fim_middle|> and websites - including Growjo, BuiltInCo Colorado, Fintech Futures, American Banker - have all given BillGO similar high marks. Meanwhile, Colorado-based BillGO recently opened a new office in Ohio and entered into several relationships with key industry players and FIs including Huntington Bank and Visa.
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But the rewards make it worth it.
Sometimes those rewards are small; sometimes they are big. Occasionally, they are epic.
This week was epic for the 200-plus employees of BillGO. Forbes, one of the country's leading business publications, just named BillGO one of America's Best Startup Employers for 2021.
That's right. Out of the hundreds of thousands of startups now doing business in the U.S., the Colorado company made Forbes' shortlist of America's 500 Best Startup Employers for the year.
And making the cut was no simple task.
Statista Inc., an industry-ranking statistics portal Forbes relies on to compile the annual list, begins the process by evaluating the startup landscape and winnowing down the top 2,500 employers based on three main requirements: Each company must be wholly organic (no spinoffs from existing enterprises allowed); each startup must have at least 50 employees; and each must have launched between 2011- 2018.
Once the 2,500 finalists are narrowed down, Statista dives in even deeper using a variety of measurements to further evaluate "employer excellence" based on three more categories -- employer reputation, employee satisfaction and overall growth.
Towards that end Statista reviews media coverage, blogs and social posts (paying extra attention to phrases such as "corporate culture," "diversity" and "employee engagement"). Next, Statista researches company headcount, website traffic and online reviews reflecting employee satisfaction.
When it's all said and done, Statista estimates more than 7 million separate data points are taken into consideration to determine which 500 startups will be featured on the list.
"This is really exciting and quite an honor," says BillGO CEO and co-founder Dan Holt. "We're all about delivering 'The New Way to Bill Pay™,' and our efforts to give financial institutions, billers and consumers a more modern and centralized way to pay and manage bills starts by ensuring our team is able to thrive in a collaborative environment. This recognition represents a culmination of many years of hard work by everyone on the BillGO team."
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It is the end of January, and that means spring is just around the corner. The end of January and the beginning of February is when lots of girls, including myself, start looking for spring fashion ideas. So, I thought here would be the perfect place to share my opinion and thoughts on the do's and don'ts for any spring wardrobe with you. I'll also share one of my favorite spring outfits!
With the new warm spring sunlight, the majority of people decide to start wearing light clothes. It is a huge mistake and leads to colds.
That was the path I followed when I was younger. I used to be one of those who wore light clothes in any weather to look better and looking back now, I can't believe I used to wear those things! Fortunately, I changed my thoughts and priorities and started understanding that. As a result, I discovered something that I didn't think was possible, fusing comfort with beauty!
I discovered something that I didn't think was possible, fusing comfort with beauty!
I always thought comfort meant looking like a bulky "snowman" all big and soft but learned that this can easily be avoided by matching heavy clothes with something a little more elegant and refined. As you can see this is the exact technique I've adopted for the look in this post; Matching a voluminous jumper with a skirt and narrow shoes.
Luckily for all of us, comfortable, bulky clothes are becoming more and more of a fashion trend. If you look at H&M<|fim_middle|> you will find plenty of them!
For the colors of early spring, I have chosen cool and quiet tones, mixed with a touch of gold. Typically, I like to wear warm colors, but I don't like the idea of quickly transitioning from winter colors to bright spring colors. Simply because there will be plenty of time in summer to enjoy wearing bright, colorful clothes.
Going forward this outfit idea can easily be transformed into something brighter and more vivid. For instance, grey sweater or skirt can be replaced with a light pink alternative and how about playing with rainbow colors to adjust to your style.
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AN IRATE volunteer from a Beith organisation has hit out at fly-tippers who left hoards of rubbish at an old school.
Iain Kerr, a committee member of Friends of Spiers, the group who helps to care for the grounds of the old Spiers School in the town, highlighted the rubbish<|fim_middle|> very seriously and we are determined to reduce the impact this has on communities across North Ayrshire. | and damage caused last week and explained that those responsible had broken a padlock to gain access.
The fly-tipping took place on Monday, January 7 and Iain is confident that those responsible can be brought to justice.
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The Way of St. James (<|fim_middle|>Botafumeiro | Camino de Santiago) | The Temple of the Stars
The Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) is the perfect mix of touristic-sports adventure and religious sentiment.
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The Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) is the perfect mix of touristic-sports adventure and religious sentiment. This documentary shows all of the story from the origins until today.The discovery of the sepulcher of the Apostle Santiago, in the first third of the IX century, compelled many Christians to make pilgrimages to Compostela doing the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) to worship his relics. This required the construction of a church. This building, besides guarding and honoring the relics of the Apostle and his disciples Teodoro and Atanasio, had to take in a greater number of pilgrims coming from the Peninsular kingdoms, as well as from the rest of Europe. The purpose of its builders was not only to construct the most perfect church dedicated to the cult of the pilgrims; they wanted to make Compostela a religious and artistic reference for the world, like Rome and Jerusalem.
These are the beginnings of a fascinating story, a fabulous saga spanning centuries carried outby thousands of people united in their devotion to the figure of the Apostle Santiago, in a remote corner of Finisterre. They called it Compostela: the temple of stars.
The present state of the Santiago Cathedral is the result of numerous changes, projects, works, remodeling; in short, an evolving and impassioned architectural and artistic creation developed throughout many centuries.
Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago). The Temple of the Stars - Full Documentary
Even though Jerusalem, Rome and Santiago have been the three great destinations for pilgrimssince the Middle Ages, the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) to Santiago is the only one that is still traveled the same way today as it was back then: on foot and with little else than a shoulder pouch.
It had been a long time since news of the discovery of the Santiago sepulcher had reached France. Those were dark and dangerous times.Terror broke loose when the Saracen army flattened Compostela. Almanzor had destroyed its basilica and other churches and monasteries. Bishop Diego Peláez decided to build a new church to replace the pre-Romanesque Basilica. We fly over the city of Santiago. From up here, we can see the cathedral and near it, the church of San Félix de Solovio.
And it is in this place where chronicles tell of a hermit known as Pelayo who, as he fasted, observed some lights shining on the ancient Roman citadel. Before such news, the bishop arrived at the site and discovered the entrance to a small sepulcher among the weeds.A church was built above the sepulcher to worship the Apostle's relics. Construction was finished in 830 and Bishop Teodomiro consecrated the first Church of Santiago. In the year 1101, while in Santiago after being named bishop by Pope Paschal II Diego Gelmírez initiated his projects. The first would be the conclusion of the cathedral. It was apparent that if he wanted the Santiago church to become that great Apostolic see, it had to be at the vanguard of art.
To this end, he patronized continuous exchanges between Compostelan builders and the most advanced constructors of the times. The Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) had definitely become a torrent of culutral and artistic exchange between Galicia and the rest of Europe. Diego Gelmírez had achieved all of his goals: the construction of the cathedral was well on its wayand it was a benchmark for European Romanesque art; And finally, on April 21 1211, Archbishop Pedro Muñiz, in the presence of King Alfonso IX, consecrated the Romanesque cathedral of Santiago. The visits of Pope John Paul II and later Benedict XVI in the Holy Compostelan year of 2010, surrounded by a fervent multitude of pilgrims from all over the world, through Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) are a testimony to the magnificent vitality the Jacobean cult has today.
But notwithstanding all the changes, the works of Peláez and Gelmírez, of Masters Bernardo, Esteban, Mateo, and countless others, still remain unaltered and recognizable. In the spaces within its naves, columns, tribunes, chapels and porticos, the spirit of all those who contributed to its erection is conserved.
Thousands of pilgrims from around the world held each year Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) to venerate the relics of the Apostle. The Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) ends in Santiago Cathedral.
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Lancia's revival plan focuses on electrification, design, expansion outside Italy
Brand to get up to 3 new models under new owner Stellantis
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The Lancia Ypsilon, a premium minicar based on the Fiat Panda, has been the brand's only product since 2017, and it is sold only in Italy.
TURIN -- Lancia plans to launch up to three new models in the next five years, as Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares seeks to give the storied Italian brand a chance for long-term survival through a focus on design, electrification and an expansion beyond its sole current market, Italy, where it has been reduced to a single model since 2017.
Early this year, Tavares quietly entrusted his longtime chief design lieutenant, Jean-Pierre Ploue, with the critical task of quickly designing a new range of Lancia models.
According to people involved on these projects but not authorized to speak publicly, Ploue has been assigned to design a small car, a compact crossover and a compact hatchback.
Work has already begun on the new Lancia models.
Ploue, who was named one of two global chief design officers at the 14-brand Stellantis group in January, makes frequent trips to the former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles styling center in Turin, where he also supervises the design of Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Fiat. He was formally given responsibility for Lancia design on June 15.
The small car, which would replace Lancia's only current model, the Ypsilon, will appear first, in mid-2024, and will be the first full-electric offering in the company's 115-year history. There will also be a gasoline variant.
The second model, a compact crossover, is set to appear in the first quarter of 2026 and will have only battery power.
While the small hatchback and the compact crossover projects were formally approved for development in mid-May, the compact hatchback has not yet received formal approval, according to people involved in the projects. Lancia is still evaluating if there will be sufficient volumes for a hatchback that would reach the market by late 2027.
A Stellantis spokesman declined to comment.
Revival through design
Ploue, 58, who started his career at Renault in 1985, "will personally supervise" the creation of Lancia's new products along with a "lean and focused team" of young designers based in Turin, Stellantis said in a release.
He joined PSA Group in 1999 after a decade at Renault where he contributed to the designs of the first generations of the Twingo and Megane, and stints at Volkswagen and Ford of Europe.
At PSA, he was first given the task of leading the rebirth of a historic brand through design. As styling chief at Citroen, he led a transformation of the brand's image through boldly styled models that included the C4, C5, C6 and DS3. Ploue was promoted to director of design at PSA in 2009.
Reviving Lancia "is a truly exciting challenge," Ploue said in a release, promising to restore the brand "to its central historical position in Europe, leveraging on its huge potential.''
The Chrysler 300 large sedan was offered in Europe as the Lancia Thema, shown, as part of a plan to increase Lancia sales.
Commitment from Stellantis
Lancia has been suffering for years from a lack of new product and investment. An attempt to expand its range following Fiat's 2011 takeover of Chrysler by rebadging Chrysler products as Lancias failed badly.
The Chrysler 300 large sedan was offered in Europe as the Lancia Thema, and the midsize Chrysler 200 sedan and cabriolet rebadged as the Fulvia. The Chrysler Town & Country large minivan was imported in Europe as the Lancia Voyager. The models sold in low numbers and were quickly discontinued.
Fiat Chrysler's late CEO Sergio Marchionne made the decision in 2014 to limit Lancia to Italy amid the brand's declining European sales.
The Ypsilon, a premium minicar based on the Fiat Panda, has a decade-old design, but continues to sell relatively well in Italy. Through May, sales stood at 22,783 – or more than twice the sales of the overall Alfa Romeo range in Europe, according to trade group ACEA. It ranked third in the entry premium segment in 2020, according to JATO Dynamics, with more than 43,000 sales, trailing the Mini and the Audi A1.
Lancia's future has been in doubt since the merger of PSA and FCA was announced<|fim_middle|>ancia is now part of Stellantis' premium group, with DS Automobiles and Alfa Romeo.
PSA Group platform
The first new Lancia model, the Ypsilon replacement, will benefit from technology that PSA brought to the merger that created Stellantis. It will be based on the second generation of the eCMP architecture that will debut late in 2022, according to a presentation given by Tavares in mid-April.
A compact crossover to debut in early 2026 will be an electric-only model based on the Stellantis STLA Medium architecture, previously known at PSA as the e-VMP architecture.
Italian metalworker unions suggest that the Lancia crossover could be the fourth model to be produced in the revamped Melfi plant in central Italy.
At a June 15 meeting in Rome with the deputy chief of Stellantis' Enlarged Europe region, David Mele, and the Italian industrial minister, Giancarlo Giorgetti, unions were told that Stellantis would install the STLA Medium architecture in Melfi by mid-2024 and that it would underpin four models for different brands that "have relevance for the domestic market." Melfi currently builds the Jeep Renegade and Compass and the Fiat 500X.
According to unions, Stellantis has not decided yet where to produce the Ypsilon replacement, with the plant at Tychy, Poland, as the most likely location.
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Eurostars | in December 2019, but Tavares and Stellantis Chairman John Elkann have said they want to revive the brand. Tavares has grouped Lancia with fellow premium brands Alfa Romeo and DS Automobiles to create synergies though shared development costs.
'Italian elegance'
Speaking to financial analysts in March, Tavares said Lancia embodies "Italian elegance" and that it has great potential to succeed not only Italy but also in "and neighboring countries."
Elkann said in March in an interview on Italian television that Alfa and Lancia could benefit from the Stellantis merger because for years FCA "could not invest or give resources as much as we wanted."
Some of those resources will come from being part of Stellantis' premium group.
In a recent interview with Automotive News Europe, DS Automobiles CEO Beatrice Foucher said that since Day 1 of the merger, she had been working together with Lancia and Alfa to find common ground.
"It's been amazing, because everyone has something they can get from the others and from the group," she said. "Lancia is an amazing automotive story, but they have only one model today, which means they have to grow and rejuvenate to become what they were before."
The new DS 4 premium compact. L | 266 |
i am glad it is melting and getting warmer.. even our 49 and 52 degrees plus drizzling rain made me do the same thing. except nothing put pain stops me from blogging. i am glad you showed us that last view of your walking bridge.
That is great that your inertia is waning as your weather warms up.
Those are great photos. There's snow on top of the 2 volcanoes on the Big Island,<|fim_middle|>. I watched the first half of the Super Bowl, but lost interest after the half. David is watching it with his head phones.
Keep building that confidence an strength.
I'm glad your determination is thawing and adventures are back in sight.
Dave and I went to The Black Bear Diner last week and I thought of you.
I hope your days will soon be filled with warmth and sunshine. I think so many are so weary with this cold weather. It has snowed all day here, and it is cold - about 15 and it is 3:00 in the afternoon. Like you, I've been in chair most of the day reading, blogging, and trying to stay warm. My blanket is over me and I have on a fleece vest. I think I'll go get some of that hot tea you've been talking about.
I'm fighting an infection. You are feeling the stroke effects. I'll send up a prayer for you. Take care. Stay warm. | but here at sea level it is a lot warmer | 10 |
I have already posted three songs off this tape: the tracks by J. Cole, Childish Gambino, and Chris Webby. At first those were the only songs I was going to post, but as I looked over the tracklist I changed my mind. I would never listen to a lot of the rappers featured on the project, but there are also a ton of artists on here that have the potential to murder a song. The 56-track project includes artists such as Joey Bada$$, Wale, Slaughterhouse, Fabolous, and Schoolboy Q, to name just a few. I will probably end up listening to all of their songs and more, just to make sure I don't miss any gems. If you want to hear the full mixtape, you can check it out below on HotNewHipHop.
Side note: I don't know why this is a Funkmaster Flex mixtape. I guess it's because he got in touch with all of these artists and compiled these songs, but he doesn't rap or produce any music for the project. The only contribution Flex has is annoyingly shouting his name and other random noise when we are trying to listen to music. The audio quality is also poor. It really is too bad that he is famous and influential enough to get all of these great artists on a project with him.
This is the third song I have listened to from Funkmaster Flex's Who You Mad At? Me or Yourself?, and so far<|fim_middle|> those from the J. Cole and Childish Gambino songs. Webby always has a nice flow, but his lyrics seemed sharper and more on point than usual in this song. Listen for yourself below.
This song from Childish Gambino is another cut off of Funkmaster Flex's Who You Mad At? Me or Yourself? This is the first new music from Gambino in a LONG time, pretty much since he released Royalty last year. I'm happy we got this track though, because it is absolutely sick. His lyricism and wordplay are on point as usual. I'm feeling the beat, produced by Chemist, too. Listen and download below.
This track appeared on Funkmaster Flex's compilation mixtape, Who You Mad At? Me or Yourself? Cole apparently did most of the work on the track last year, but did not finish the song because he wanted to focus on his upcoming album, Born Sinner. Cole produced Maine on Fire himself. It's a different kind of beat than what we normally get from Cole, but I don't think it goes especially well with his flow on the song. His lyrics are still fire though (as you might have expected from the song's title), so it's definitely worth a listen. Born Sinner drops June 25. | I think it is my favorite track on the mixtape. The instrumental is a lot better than | 19 |
Henna tatoo. I just wish it were darker! Remember, don't moisturize your hands before henna!
But, what I really wanted to post about is my doors. Specifically, my burnt armoir doors that serve as<|fim_middle|> days now….. | my headboard. I rescued these beautiful doors from my friend's house after she lost the house to a fire. I simply cleaned up as much of the oily smoke film as I could and left the doors outside (sheltered) for a while to let the smoke smell dissapate. Rather than try to refinish the doors, I left them as is. I just love the "patina" of the burnt tops.
Right now they are leaning against the wall. Soon, they will have eye screws and picture wire to hang on the wall. I'm thinking of hanging them a little higher than they sit now.
The top of this armoir caught fire, burned the tops of the doors, leaving the bottoms undamaged.
I know I am not the only one having a problem with mosquitoes right now. I live near two reservoirs and lots of marshes. There are lots of mosquitoes in this town! I read that they are repelled by mint. I cut lots and lots of spearmint from the boyfriend's yard. Here, I have them is a Coke bottle "vase". Hoping this works tonight, I have been waking up with bites for | 238 |
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BY Nancy Scola | Friday, April 23 2010
Credit: MegWhitman.com. But it might as well be MegWhitmanforGovernor.com, MegWhitman2010.com...
Meg Whitman is the former head of eBay, a Republican candidate for governor of California, and the proud owner of such domain names as MegWhitmanforGovernor.com and MegWhitman2010.com -- but that wasn't always the case. Back in | 254 |
Positive thinking is fundamental in every state of anxiety, not only is it enough to control the physical component of anxiety. And initiate all those behaviors that will improve my anxious state. We must begin to revise our mental attitudes, that is, our way of thinking. Behind every anxiety process there are usually worries that overwhelm us, negative thoughts, fears, etc. That by not being addressed in an effective way will continue to generate anxiety. Positive thinking is something we do all day long even when we sleep, we keep thinking about dreams.
A very common type of positive thinking are the And what? … "and if it happens …" scaring of the negative situations that may occur in the future. Living thinking about all the negative experiences that can happen in the future will only<|fim_middle|> article to understand the anxiety to be able to overcome it. In all these cases, we are activating our alarm system. Sometimes even daily without realizing it, to live constantly worried implies to live always with the alarm system on and therefore. They will appear the symptoms of anxiety .
Training an effective problem solving and a positive mental style will help us to live without anxiety, since the way in which a situation is perceived is the most significant component of anxiety. Fighting anxiety requires a change in our lifestyle, but mainly in our mental attitude and reasoning, just as we learn other things we also learn to think, anxiety is tension, and we increase tension with our mental state.
When we worry we could say that our mind begins to circle around without stopping, always arriving at the same place. If we want to help our thoughts so that the mind rests we must begin to put our thinking straight, that is, initiate an internal self-talk with ourselves where we are able to give solutions to our concerns, directing our mind for a resolution's way … It is not easy but neither is it impossible.
For this the first step is to realize and identify negative thoughts when you have anxiety , usually we do not stop to analyze our thoughts, giving them for valid without even questioning their veracity and even more if it hurts the approach we are doing. Well, as we review what we eat before possible allergies, to take care of health, etc. It is also important and it would be a healthy learning to review our thoughts. How? Well, before the first glimpse of anxiety to ask ourselves, am I worrying too much? Am I giving too much importance to something negative? I am scared? Am I demanding too much ?.
It is time to stop being catastrophic, and ask ourselves Is there an alternative way of positive thinking about this situation? We are going to put ourselves in the worst case, what is the worst that could happen? It consists in imagining that your worst fears become reality. If you come to the conclusion that you can endure the occurrence of those situations or experiences, you will have freed yourself from your fears. Worrying Can you avoid what you fear? What's the point of worrying?
If we close ourselves in our own concerns, we can hardly take action. The concern must be something momentary that allows us to take action as soon as possible in order to make those disasters less terrible.
Our way of expressing ourselves, that is, our verbal language, should also be reviewed. When we value things positively and use a positive and motivating language to refer to situations, it will also help us to feel better and improve our self-esteem. It is necessary to be aware of the difference that exists when we put forward the points of view or opinions from a negative or positive approach.
So reviewing daily attitudes, observing how we react to negative daily experiences and using positive language and positive thinking will make us face the situations that arise with optimism and greater security. For example, it is not the same to say "I think that" than to use the positive alternative phrase "I am sure of", or to say "I do not believe that I am capable" for "Of course I am going to get it". Incorporate or enrich your language with more positive messages, self – help phrases and encouragement, reflections that serve to animate; not only you but also your loved ones. In this aspect, the technique of positive self-instructions can greatly help you .
Do not stop paying attention to attitudes, thoughts, words, etc. that you use to modify them and change them for words and above all, positive thoughts. Such a simple gesture will help you see the positive side of things.
Related tags : Positive thinking Positive Thinking Phrases Positive thinking. Change your Attitude and it will change your Life! | further increase the anxiety. And of course, negative things can happen to us in our lives. But put to invent, let's imagine that we can also live positive and pleasant experiences. Sometimes, we suffer more with what we imagine than with what actually happens.
Avoidance of what we fear, when there are situations to which, for some reason, we react with anxiety tend to avoid. Such as driving on a given site, visit a place, etc. Fear prevents us from enjoying new experiences of life, isolating ourselves. And, above all, becoming more and more entangled in our fears.
The metaphor of the lion that was thirsty can help us to value the importance of facing what we fear to overcome our fears and better control anxiety.
On one occasion, a lion approached a lake of crystal clear water to quench his thirst. As he approached them he saw his face reflected in them and thought: "Oh, this lake must be this lion. I have to be very careful with him! "Afraid he retreated from the waters. But he was so thirsty that he returned to them. There was again "the lion" What to do? Thirst devoured him and there was no other lake nearby. He stepped back, tried again and, seeing the "lion", opened the threatening jaws. But seeing that the other "lion" was doing the same thing, he felt terror. He ran out, but thirst was so much! Several times he tried again and always fled in fright. But because the thirst was so intense. He finally made the decision to drink the lake water, whatever happened. He did so. And when you put your head in the water.
This simple story teaches us that if we do not face our fears. They will be bigger each time. The only method that can make disappear what we fear is to face it. Even on many occasions we can realize "that it was not so much". Above all, it is necessary to face situations that we fear and that we usually avoid and are important for our lives to overcome.
Worry about the negative result, fear of not taking the size derived from excessive expectations, having a low self-esteem. And not performing certain tasks or goals for fear of not doing it well. The fact of not facing each other makes the person feel more relaxed. But the avoidance will always make him feel the anxiety of not getting what he wants.
There are people who continually relate how unfortunate they are and how everything happens to them. And although it is true that there are people who live more negative events than others. That mental attitude will only make that person feel even more distressed, do not accept the negative circumstances of life. And live entangled in the "continuous complaint". As long as you do not unravel that attitude and adopt the need not to complain about your life. You will not be able to live relaxed and serene.
And why so many distortions and errors in our way of positive thinking? Perhaps the explanation may be in the education received. An education that has traditionally focused more on disturbing, frightening, based on fear and distrust. On doing things well without the possibility of mistakes, etc. and little has been taught us about how we feel and how our way of coping with circumstances will make us feel better. The traditional teachings have been focused on looking at the negative. The punishment, the authority, the fear, giving little room for phrases of positive thoughts. Reinforcement, dialogue, motivation and affection.
How fear of the future, avoidance, perfectionism … can cause, increase or maintain anxiety? As we explained in the | 725 |
Organizational Resilience is an extension of<|fim_middle|> doctrines such as Kaizen or Six Sigma, as well as being embedded in BSI's own practice of making excellence a habit. Habitual excellence is at the heart of resilience, but this heart needs to power muscular business characteristics. | our 114 year mission to help organizations embed habits of excellence throughout their business, enabling them to pass the test of time.
BSI's model for Organizational Resilience is built upon a century of experience and tens of thousands of client interactions around the world. It distils the requirements for Organizational Resilience into three essential elements: product excellence, process reliability, and people behavior.
A resilient organization has a fullunderstanding of how it is run andthe environment in which it operates.This includes identifying operational improvements across its products/services and processes in order to meet the needs of its customers overtime, through to how an organization values its people and governs itself. It requires demonstrable evidence that the organization is not complacent and is always challenging itself to improve performance and grow sustainably.
As supply chain networks increasingly span continents and become more complex, the ability to quantify and mitigate supply chain risks through out the procurement, manufacturing,transportation and sales lifecycle is paramount. Organizations need to identify the critical risks to minimize disruption and help protect global operational, financial and reputational exposures.
In today's world, organizations mustbe trusted to safeguard sensitive information. A resilient organization must manage its information– physical, digital and intellectual property – throughout its lifecycle, from source to destruction. This requires the adoption of information security-minded practices that allow stakeholders to gather, store, access and use information securely and effectively.
BSI's Organizational Resilience model is deliberately drawn as a positive feedback loop, with process excellence driving up product quality, indivisibly linked to the people culture of an organization. This process of continual improvement is at the heart of long-admired management | 335 |
Is your brand caught in the 'pray & spray' social trap?
The premise of my Firebrand guest post is that I recently completed the Myers-Brigg personality assessment. I was assessed as an INTP (Introvert, Intuition, Thinking and Perception). In the post I state "introverts prefer to get their energy from spending time alone and reflecting on ideas". In contrast, extroverts get their energy from others.
My guest post suggested a couple of tips and tools for introverts to better understand where their energy comes from and to channel it effectively to build their online personal brand.
Understanding where people get their energy from and channeling it effectively is<|fim_middle|> the 'pray & spray' trap fail to make the connection between the campaign/engagement proposition and the interests of their target online group their main priority.
How to avoid falling into the 'pray & spray' trap?
Check out Forrester's 'POST' methodology. This method advises how to structure a corporation's social media efforts. POST priorities where a brand should focus their efforts.
POST recommends the following order to prioritise/structure your thinking – People, Objectives, Strategy and finally Technology.
I think the POST model is great because it's designed to prevent the 'pray and spray' trap by using the insights from 'POS' to clarify what platforms are likely to meet the objective.
Starting up an online presence is easy. Building an online brand (personal or corporate) takes time, resources and dedication. Therefore, a brand needs to be pragmatic and learn what platform (3rd party or owned) will support the brand and/or business goals.
Do you think Australia brands do a good or bad job of avoiding the 'pray & spray' social trap? | important. It could help establish the balance between participating in numerous social platforms and the limited time available in our busy schedules. If these two elements are not in balance, someone could either put themselves at risk of social media burnout or fail to build an effective online personal brand.
How does this thinking apply to brands?
Brands also need to be pragmatic when assessing what platforms to take part in.
With low barriers to entry and aspirations of social media 'viralism', corporations can very easily fall into the 'spray and pray' trap. The 'spray and pray' trap is when a brand creates a presence on all the major social platforms because they can. Not because they should.
The risk is that establishing a presence on many platforms becomes their main priority.
Their business logic is that by participating in numerous platforms they will amplify the reach of their campaign. By increasing reach, it's possible to increase engagement. By increasing engagement, the campaign is in prime position to go 'viral'.
Corporations stuck in | 205 |
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To be honest, my career decisions have always been about challenging myself and pushing my abilities. My goal is simply to produce the best results, as monetary gain has always been a secondary concern. XTRABYTES™ is no different; the only significant difference is that we are dealing with a technology that is fluid and constantly moving. As a result, we will always be looking for ways in which to improve the many aspects of the platform.
I classify my goals into two groups, short-term and long-term. My short-term goal is to understand and leverage the strengths of XTRABYTES™. This can be done by making sure that we have the right people in the right place performing the right work. As we are expecting rapid growth and must plan for this, each team leader must plan and anticipate the impact such growth will have on their division. Our long-term goals will center more around building the XTRABYTES™ infrastructure and how to optimize it on a global scale. That includes looking at developing markets and where we can have the quickest and most productive impact.
What makes a good leader, and do you have one?
In order to stand out from others as a leader, you must have passion and accountability for your actions and deliver on expectations time and time again. When you're accountable for delivering large-scale projects (as I have been), you recognize that good leaders spend time staying engaged in the planning stages of projects and through the front end of a company's growth. As the project matures and moves into more a sustainable growth pattern, the leader must come to rely on his/her team to deliver on expectations.
The best leader I have had the opportunity to work for was once a global CEO and is now the North American CEO of a large 3D printing company. This CEO enabled us to maximize our professional potential. He understood all aspects of the business, as well as what motivated the team and their customers. He also taught me a lot about how to turn conflict and problems into opportunities.
Listening more improves your ability to understand more. Don't rush to judge others before you understand the motives behind their words and actions, and maintain strong values and ethics within your career.
In general, I look up to people who make a positive impact on the way people work, play and live better. Either through technology, the arts, sports or philanthropy. I also admire people who have accomplished great things without the level of technology we have today, particularly those who created and innovated the technology we now take for granted.
David Packard and Bill Hewlett were two men I wish I had the opportunity to meet (and I'd love to talk with them about their test equipment back in the early 30's). While at HP, I always promoted and encouraged the Dave-and-Bill way. That involves having trust and respect for individuals, focusing on high levels of achievement and contribution, conducting business with uncompromising integrity, achieving common objectives through teamwork, and encouraging flexibility and innovation.
More recently, I have to admit, I have been following US politics, and a shadow crossed my heart to learn of Senator John McCain's passing. I did not know the man personally or even share in his political beliefs. But what inspired me was that he had a high moral code, he was a man of integrity and honesty, and he stuck to his moral compass. He also suffered what most people find impossible to comprehend, and he never lost his love for his country or misinterpreted his position in life. In my view that's exactly how you want to be thought of.
What are your communications skills like?
As I am an A to B type of person, I like an open dialogue that encourages people to address a problem in a positive manner. One that looks at multiple solutions. People who know me will tell you that when we are in a meeting and the clock is ticking, I am very conscious of everyone's time. I also understand the impact that such a meeting will have on their day to day work. However, I want everyone who has an opinion or asks for more clarity to speak up, as I do not want people to go through the motion of shaking their heads and not understanding current goals and how they will be achieved.
Although I am not heavily involved in Discord, I do feel it serves a purpose. So I will pop in every now and then to supply commentary that I believe carries some substance. Since I have noticed a lot of redbrick and opinions that I share, I prefer to spend most of my time on tasks that have more impact and that need to be completed.
What is the toughest job you have had?
Physically, the toughest job I have ever had would be working for my uncle Phil in Wales when I was younger, gutting out 100 year-old houses with limestone walls.
Mentally, the toughest job I ever had was consulting on a family-run golf course where the owner's two daughters were positioning themselves to become general managers. Both of them had no business acumen or people skills.
I like the team's passion and commitment. If you have never worked with a team that shares a passion to deliver their best work, you will probably not understand what I mean. It's like being on a soccer team that is playing an important game; its success is very much dependent upon its team spirit and sense of camaraderie.
Secondly, I like the fact that we are innovators, we are redefining the way people will leverage the blockchain. Additionally, the founders share the same common values; they not only want the company to succeed but the people helping to build the company as well.
In contrast, I do not like the banter on some social media sites about XTRABYTES™, as it can be distracting and does not serve any positive purpose.
Furthermore, I am not happy that XTRABYTES™ coin price is so low, considering what we are creating compared to some other coins out there. It makes no sense to me, but I also know that this will soon change as we move forward.
What is the toughest feedback someone has ever given you? How did you learn from it?
The toughest feedback someone ever gave me was from my dad. Early in my career, he told me that success is not measured by the dollars in the bank but the time you spend putting smiles on your family's faces. At the time, I was spending most of my time building a career and had neglected the most important people around me. So I decided to renegotiate the terms within my contracts to enable me to spend more time at home and less time traveling.
How were you measured in your last job?
In my last position, I was responsible for overseeing HP's graphics division for all of Canada. We exceeded our business goals and metrics every year for 10 years straight. It was truly a team approach. It was also one that required contingency planning for any mergers and acquisitions that might impact our focus and growth.
Perhaps my biggest sense of accomplishment occurred on a project where the company owner had to turn the company's cash flow and earnings around in a short time. In that project, I turned a red ocean strategy into blue ocean success within 6 weeks by keeping people engaged and working together to achieve the impossible. The business eventually became Canada's largest country bar, "The Random Ranch".
HP would also be at the top of my list, as I defined and created a new approach to marketing a new technology within a traditionally old-school-format company. It had its share of challenges, but when you see other countries adopt your approach and strategy, it's confirmation that you did something right. I am proud of my team and the employees who believed in placing the interests of the customers and staff ahead of the corporate mandate. In the end, the company's objectives had a positive impact on the way we reached our goals.
On a more personal note, I achieved a very high level of soccer skill in Canada at a young age, and this was my introduction to hard work, dedication, and teamwork. Having influential coaches who believed in my ability helped me to obtain a level of confidence that still migrates into my business life today.
Although rejection is a part of life, it need not define us or what we do. Of course, each and every one of us will react differently to rejection. I have a tendency to learn from rejection and challenge myself; what are the takeaways, and how would I deal with this if I was in the other person's shoes. In the end, I don't take rejection too personally, as it does not define who I am.
Can you please tell me in your own words what we do?
What we do is very simple to explain to people who are familiar with blockchain technology. For those who have no idea about how the technology works (and how it's going to change the way we exchange value and improve security), it can be very overwhelming.
What I tell people who are just learning about crypto and the blockchain is, we are developing a product that will be a drastic improvement over first-generation blockchain technologies. We are also creating a platform that will help people who have no voice – so it's a solution that will improve lives. Please do not think I am discounting first-generation technologies. However, as with anything that is technology related, someone will always be looking to improve product functionality and user experience. In all, we have brilliant minds all working in harmony to create a better blockchain solution. And I am very proud and lucky to be a part of it.
How do you think the company will change in two years, and how do you see yourself creating that change?
While it's important to not get too far ahead of ourselves, I believe that people should measure a company by the positive impact it brings to their lives. This can be in the form of applications that can make a transaction or tracking assets easier while being more accountable, or it can be empowering people to have and take control of their personal data and related information. I strongly believe that if you position your moral compass<|fim_middle|> That experience was a changing point in my career, as it showed me how "greed" can eat away at team morale. Its the one thing that gets me angered!
Ashley John Norman is a Chief Operating Officer at XTRABYTES™, where Ashley, creates and executes the global operational strategies, including evaluating and positioning the strengths of all aspects of the company. | to do good, nothing but positive consequences will follow. Although I myself will not create change, XTRABYTES™ as a team will certainly create positive change. Of course, you obviously need direction, motivation, and leadership in order to do this, but our ability to grow and be successful is at a team level.
How do you see the corporate landscape changing?
It's becoming more and more obvious that the world is rapidly changing; society is requesting more accountability from government and corporations. And social media has allowed new voices to be heard, those who would not normally be able to reach the masses. Individuals, regardless of where they are from, are becoming more engaged in their communities and acting on their beliefs. There is a feeling that enough is enough when it comes to saying and not doing, or doing but not what you said you would do.
Ultimately, I believe that large corporations will see a dramatic shift in the workplace, one in which workers move away from corporate silos and into a more decentralized work environment. One that will more directly reward employee contributions. As we move towards this decentralized landscape, I suspect we will see a greater sharing and redistribution of wealth as a result.
One of the things I really like about our founders is their recognition that there is no reason for why the entire company shouldn't benefit from its success (unlike those companies where a select few receive a majority of the earnings while others struggle). I fully back this vision, as there was a time in my career when I witnessed how all the stress, hard work, and endless hours of teamwork and dedication to achieve a quarterly result was funneled toward a senior executive pay bonus (of exactly the same amount). | 341 |
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July 10, 2009: Alcatraz was a prison almost from the very beginning. In 1859, 11 soliders scheduled for confinement in the sally port basement arrived with the Fort's first permanent garrison. During the Civil War era, soliders convicted of desertion, theft, assault, rape, and murder; citizens accused of treason; and the crew of a Confederate ship were imprisoned here. The army also used Alcatraz as a place of incarceration for Hopi, Apache, and Modoc Indians captured during the various Indian wars of the mid- to late nineteenth century and for military convicts during the Spanish-American War (1898).
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the newly created Bureau of Prisons became interested in the island as a place for<|fim_middle|>) at any point on the cell block. Bernard Coy (mastermind behind the "Battle of Alcatraz") discovered a vunlnerable section of bars in the gun gallery. He fashioned a bar spreader -- a bar, bolt, and section of pipe -- to force the bars opened. He had been starving himself in order to squeeze through the bars. Smeared with axle grease all over his chest, Coy started climbing the West End Gun Gallery from the juncture at Times Square and Michigan Avenue. Climbing hand over hand, he scaled the barred cage until he reached the top. With Crezter eagerly watching his progress from below, Coy painfully squeezed his body through the opening and made his entrance into the West Gun Gallery. Coy quickly secured a riot club and positioned himself in a low crouch, so that the officer on duty couldn't see him when looking through the door's access window. Waiting in ambush, his accomplices lured the officer out. As the unsuspecting guard passed through the doorway, Coy forcefully hurled the steel door forward, throwing the officer off balance, and brutally clubbed him, forcing him to the floor. He then strangled him into unconsciousness with his necktie. Working swiftly, Coy lowered firearms and riot clubs to his partners below, and searched for keys that would provide access to the recreation yard. Officer Bill Miller broke prison regulations when he pocketed the key to the door leading to the recreation yard. It cost him his life but ultimately foiled the escape. | a high-profile, maximum-security facility. Transferred from the War Department to the Department of Justice, Alcatraz reopened in 1934 as a federal penitentiary. Of the 1,545 men who did time on Alcatraz, only a handful were notorious - among them, Al "Scarface" Capone, "Doc" Barker, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Floyd Hamilton, and Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz" (who actually conducted his famous bird studies when he was imprisoned at Leavenworth.) Most of the inmates were men who had proved to be problems in other prison populations - escape risks and troublemakers.
Of the 14 attempted federal prison-era escapes, the best known occurred in June 1962, when Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin slipped into the water. They used raincoats as flotation devices and were presumably bound for San Francisco. Although their bodies were never found, they are assumed to have drowned. In total, 36 prisoners tried to escape the Rock; all but five were recaptured or otherwise accounted for.
Alcatraz - Cells
Alcatraz - "The Hole" Repeat rule breakers might end up in "the Hole," one of five special cells with an iron door that blocked all light. One final cell was for the worst of the worst. It had no toilet, just a hole in the floor. Prisoners were often left in this cell naked and without any blankets, and the food was meager. This was known as Sunset Strip and was on the other side of D Block.
Alcatraz - West End Gun Gallery At either end of the main cell block (B & C) area was a "gun gallery," a multilevel walkway enclosed in bars and mesh and patrolled by armed guards who had a clear view (and a straight shot | 398 |
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Breathtaking scenery shot on location in Alaska, Utah and the Austrian Alps provides the perfect backdrop for spectacular extreme sports action in Deep Winter, released on DVD by Chelsea Films on 17th October 2011.
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Breathtaking scenery shot on location in Alaska, Utah and the Austrian Alps provides the perfect backdrop for spectacular extreme sports action in Deep Winter, released on DVD by Chelsea Films on 17th October 2011, which sees two 20-something buddies - a world-class<|fim_middle|>; FlashForward) are joined by former Bros star Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) and Hollywood veterans Michael Madsen (Kill Bill) and Robert Carradine (The Revenge Of The Nerds movies) in an involving story of loyalty, friendship and courage that Film Critics United rated as having "amazing photography... [and] some of the best stunt skiing you'll ever see".
Renegade downhill skier Tyler Crowe (Lively) and his best friend since childhood snowboarder Mark Rider (Lutz) may adopt different methods of descent but they're both addicted to the rush of living on the edge and making a perfect run in seemingly impossible conditions. Reunited for the first time in years following Tyler's recent undignified departure from his ski team, the pair set their sights on making history by conquering a legendarily unrideable mountain known as "The Meteorite" and catching it all on film for extreme sports video producer Stephen Weaks (Goss).
On hand to assist them is helicopter pilot and veteran mountain guide Dean (Madsen), whose former partner was killed making his own attempt to descend the notorious peak. As the day of reckoning approaches, tensions arise and the friends' plans are jeopardized when Mark learns that Tyler has started dating his younger sister, Elisa (List), behind his back and the ensuing argument results in Tyler leaving the project. Then, out of the blue, tragedy strikes...
Directed by Mikey Hilb (Dishdogz), Deep Winter adds the warmth of human drama to a thrilling tale of two young men willing to take on the chilling and unforgiving forces of nature in their bid for sporting glory.
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"One of the things about this event is that it does appeal to people of all belief structures," says Westley. "It's also a nice break from the working cycle – having a moment for six minutes when you can just stop and have a bit of old-fashioned awe and wonder."
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Artistic concern about the environment back in 1830 – The Artsology Blog | set out to create is a new tradition for Sydney," says Bastic. "I was thinking about some of the Christmas shop windows and how they are kind of disappearing and thought, 'What can we do?'"
This year's display, called Ascension, is a 12-minute program that combines abstract patterns with iconic religious images from Italian masters of the 15th century.
"Ascension is all about the traditional architecture of churches and that concept of them being the tallest building in the city and looking upwards, forcing energy upwards and bringing your view to the heavens," says Westley, who along with another five people, has been working on the piece for eight weeks.
Adding to the overall effect is a soundtrack of specially composed music performed by the cathedral's own choir.
Technology available for large-scale projections has improved in ways that would have been inconceivable just 10 years ago.
"When we first started with it, it was more like large scale slideshows," says Bastic. "Now we're able to animate the whole building."
Anthony Bastic and Giles Westley are set to reveal their 10th Christmas-themed design. Credit:Renee Nowytarger
And while Bastic and the rest of the team are conscious of the religious significance of both building and the season, they insist the display is for people of | 273 |
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Better designed equipment can reduce deep cleans, downtime
By Melanie Epp | Contributing Writer
In September 2011, Jensen Farms in Colorado found itself in the thick of the very nightmare every food processor dreads. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with public health agencies in several states, had traced a serious listeria outbreak back to Jensen's Rocky Ford cantaloupes.
The outbreak, caused by Listeria monocytogenes infections, affected 147 people in 28 states, 33 of whom did not survive. Not only did the outbreak lead to the company filing for bankruptcy, but it ended up costing the entire industry nearly $40 million in damages as well. It's the kind of news no food processor wants to wake up to.
Looking deeper, the CDC found that the likeliest source was a truck parked next to the packing plant that had been used to haul waste cantaloupes<|fim_middle|> they can improve hygienic design of the conveyor belts they offer.
"Food safety is of great importance to design and automation in the food processing industry, not only the conveyor belts, but also our washing and drying and weighing components," said company engineer Henk van der Wiel.
"For each project, we analyze all product features and the process plan," he said. "We address all product contact parts and minimize the amount of product transfers in a total process. With this information we select and design the best solution for the product."
Product from Volta Belting.
Another Dutch company, Volta Belting, develops, manufactures and promotes Thermo Plastic Elastomer (TPE), homogeneous conveyor belts. Business Development Manager David Genossar said.
"The Homogeneous TPE belts, friction driven and positive driven belts, offer solutions for conveyor belts with improved hygiene properties," he said. "The belts do not have any fabric carcass member, as the traditional friction driven belts, and compared to modular belts, no links, no pins, no crevices that offer hidden harbor areas for bacteria to grow."
Another challenge is the fabric used in traditional friction driven belts is difficult to clean and deteriorates with the chemicals used for cleaning.
"Volta belts eliminate this risk," Genossar said. "Modular belts have thousands of hidden areas in the structure of the belts, assembly of thousands of parts with hidden areas. The homogeneous belts offer no such areas; therefore, lower bacteria counts and lower risk of contamination."
Today's food processors are constantly under the gun to reduce the risk of outbreaks and improve food safety standards. Working together can lead to overall improvement. As Stout pointed out, even though the food processing sector is highly competitive, food hygiene should not be an area of competition. Working together will help to minimize risk for the public — and each other.
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Club Chef Expands into New Facility: New 210,000-square-foot Processing Facility Opens Its Doors | to a nearby cattle operation. Listeria harbors in standing water and could have easily spread from employee footwear to plant floors to conveyors and other packing equipment. Upon closer inspection, the CDC found that equipment was not only in a state of disrepair, but also difficult to clean and sanitize.
The outbreak, for many, signaled the need for industry-wide change. Joe Stout, founder and president of Commercial Food Sanitation, an Intralox company, has spearheaded much of that change.
"Our goal is to advance hygienic design knowledge and application to promote public health and safety," Stout said in a recent interview.
Stout, who spent many years with Kraft Foods, has been working in the industry for decades. His work has led him to food processing facilities that contained equipment with potentially problematic harborage points.
"If there are harborage points on equipment that might collect or allow growth of pathogens, we believe that equipment should be torn down at some frequency to be thoroughly cleaned," he said.
The problem with doing so, though, is that it cuts into production time. When food processors aren't producing, they aren't making money. This is one of the big challenges the industry faces, Stout said. He believes the answer is more hygienically designed equipment that would eliminate the need for those deep cleans.
"So that's been an incentive for trying to improve hygienic design — it comes back to productivity and giving the time needed to run more production, rather than less production because of the need to clean at a set frequency," Stout said.
"But it's not going to happen overnight," he said.
Recognizing there was work to be done, Commercial Food Sanitation began in 2013 on a collaborative basis to uncover the main sanitation and hygienic design issues.
In 2016, thanks to support from Taco Bell, Stout held the first Hygienic Design Forward summit in California. The summit brought together 15 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), each of which brought along a salesperson and an engineer, and 15 processors, who brought along a food safety specialist and an engineer or operations person. The event included talks by notable quick-service restaurants, as well as a speed-networking event where each processor spent 12 minutes one on one with each OEM.
"It was a very vibrant discussion," Stout said. "And people really enjoyed it and learned a lot in that meeting."
In January 2017, Stout held a similar session at Northwest Food Processors Association on the West Coast. Individuals from the produce sector attended the meeting, as well as individuals from the dairy sector.
"That meeting was focused on hygienic design," Stout said. "And that was a very good group. What we ended up doing is we had the opportunity to go out on the floor and look at some of the equipment. And that was educational from a supplier side, as the OEMs would show us their equipment."
From there, Stout held another session at United Fresh in July 2017. That was a similar speed networking processors meeting with OEMs. "We probably had 100 people at that meeting, so that was very successful," Stout said.
While these sessions were a good start, Stout knew they had their limitations. In late 2017, he started putting together a Hygienic Design Forward group that would focus and make a 30- to 36-month commitment within the processing communities to work together with OEMs to help put together collaborative meetings and discussions on how the industry could improve, specifically with regards to their equipment.
In addition, Stout decided to link processors with their end customers, which were more often quick service restaurants. While many of the QSRs are in direct competition, food hygiene is not an area of competition for them, Stout said. Working together allows them to minimize risk for the public — and each other.
Participating partners all met in New Orleans to take part in Commercial Food Sanitation's course on hygienic design. The purpose of the meeting was to make sure all parties were on the same level when it came to hygienic design.
"If we have comparable expectations, we can work together and really drive improvement in that OEM and make things so much simpler than they are today," he said.
Conveyor belt manufacturers talk hygiene
Rod Markovits leads the fruit and vegetables team at Intralox. It is his team's responsibility to work closely with their customers and educate them on ways to improve the overall process. The biggest challenge for vegetables, he said, is the downstream process of consumption. A lot of produce is consumed in the state it's delivered.
Intralox offers flexible belting options.
"There's nothing to eliminate the harmful bacteria," he said. "As you know, a lot of recalls in the marketplace are spinach, cantaloupes, sprouts, melons … and most recently romaine lettuce.
"A lot of belt-related hygiene problems occur because of the complexity of the system," Markovits said. "The belt doesn't levitate, it actually conveys, so it goes through a circuit on the frame. It's really important that the belt profile is conducive to good product release.
"You don't want it to have any fibers or wicking ability. If you have fibers on the belt it will wick and keep moisture, and moisture is where listeria harbors," he said.
"You want conveyor surfaces — both top and bottom — to be very open and easy to clean with no crevices and pockets," he said. "And then you want the conveyor belt to be on a system that runs without tension. You want to be able to literally lift up to access and clean — you want to be able to get in there and do your hygiene sanitation process without fighting a machine that inhibits you."
In The Netherlands, Feltracon, a company that designs belt technology for the fruit, vegetables and meat processing sectors, has also been looking at how | 1,220 |
Press photo by Lora George Shannon Gallagher and the Roughs had a tough time getting their bats going against Palmerton.
Catasauqua entered the District 11 Class AA softball playoffs feeling good about its chances.
Despite the fact the Rough Riders appeared to be a big underdog against Palmerton based on seed and regular season results, they had a good reason to feel confident.
Less than two weeks prior to Thursday's quarterfinal round game, Catty had beaten the Bombers in the Colonial League playoffs.
But any momentum the seventh-seeded Rough Riders brought into the game was quickly neutralized.
Second-seeded Palmerton scored early and often and Bomber pitcher Reese Dugan blanked Catasauqua for the third time this season.
Palmerton's 7-0 victory eliminated the Rough Riders from the district playoffs and ended their 2015 campaign.
"Palmerton's a good team. They have a quality pitcher and did a nice job getting her an early lead," said Catasauqua coach Bob Thomas. "But we didn't come ready<|fim_middle|> a couple of wild pitches that allowed runners to score. But Reichl settled into a nice grove and allowed just four hits and one run in four-and-a-third innings of relief.
"We still had a lot of time to come back after they jumped out to the big lead," said Thomas. "Alexia did a nice job of keeping them off the board the rest of the way, but we weren't able to take advantage of that.
"We were just never able to get anything going offensively."
The Rough Riders (13-10) had just two hits in the game, both of them bunt singles by Hannah Edwards.
"Although I'm disappointed with the result today, I'm pretty happy with the season on a whole," said Thomas. "There were some low points, but for the most part the girls did a nice job.
"We qualified for both the league and district playoffs, which were definitely the high points. I'm proud of what we accomplished, but it's a shame it had to end like this. It definitely wasn't what we hoped for coming into the game." | to play today. I think that was obvious very early.
"I really don't understand how that can happen in a playoff game. I really wish I knew why that happened."
Palmerton's Lauren Campbell drilled a three-run homer to right centerfield in the bottom of the first inning. The blast followed an error, and singles by Jordan Boyer and Janel Tracy. Boyer's hit plated Darion Jacoby with the first run before Campbell's blast made it 4-0.
"We haven't played a game since they beat us so it's been a pretty long layoff," said Palmerton coach Robert Hock. "We spent a lot of that time working hard on fundamentals and I think that paid off. I think we were solid in all areas pitching, hitting, fielding, baserunning. It was a good performance."
The Bombers added three more runs in the second with all the runs coming after two were out. The outburst knocked out Rough Rider starting pitcher Lexi Ayache.
Alexia Reichl relieved for Catasauqua and gave up a single to the first batter she faced and also had | 229 |
Alexandros lives for the last four years in 'Rodokalo', the place name of a farmland on Mount Iti<|fim_middle|> the boundary of the 'Iti national park'. The land was used for growing vegetables for almost 100 years and then as grassland for farm animals. Today's new residents strive daily to reach self-sufficiency with respect to the history and natural resources of the place. On the farm exists a plantation of fruit trees, vegetable gardens, a cistern with trout and spaces for goats and chickens, as well as some beehives. Finally there is a small house for permanent residence and small warehouses for storage of tools and materials.
In March 2013, Kostas from Nea Guinea, after gaining some practical experience on small hydro installations by working along with small hydro designer and installer Richard Drover, undertook the project of powering the house and warehouses of the farm. In order to meet all the needs of the residents in electricity and hot water and since the property is located far from the main electricity grid and close to a stream that is running all year round, an off-grid pico hydro plant was designed. The system uses 4.5 l/s of water flow, which then drops down 18m of dynamic head through a 140m polyethylene pipe and drives the small hydroelectric plant.
The turbine runner has been constructed by Joe Hartvigsen while the stainless steel casing was build in the workshop of Nea Guinea in Athens, following Joe's plans from his website h-hydro.com. The generator is an axial flux permanent magnet generator of 500W rated power, designed and locally manufactured in the workshop of New Guinea, following the construction concepts described by Hugh Piggott in his 'Wind turbine recipe' book. In this way, the energy of the moving water mass is converted into electricity which is then stored in a small 24V battery bank. With the use of an inverter, the system has the ability to meet all the needs of the house in electricity such as lighting, general appliances such as TV, radio etc, washing machine, fridge and freezer. At the same time, and due to the continuous operation of the pico hydro plant, all the surplus energy that is not consumed instantaneously or stored in the batteries, is used for heating water for the kitchen and the bath. | situated at an altitude of 850 meters at | 11 |
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The New Haven Museum is honoring Rhythm Brewing Company, which is the first black female-owned beer company in Connecticut.
Founder Alisa Bowens-Mercado was joined by family and friends for the debut of the collection.
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Top 20 things to do in Costa Rica
April 5, 2017April 5, 2017By siposIn Places to visit, South AmericaTags beach, costa rica, hot spring, national parks, parks, things to do in costa rica, volcano
We have collected the top 20 things to do in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a country in Central America that is quite small in comparison to other popular tourist destinations, but it is just as beautiful and amazing when it comes to taking a break and having a vacation. The country was inhabited by indigenous people until it was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century. It was not until 1847 that it became sovereign from its previous ties, and in 1949 it even abolished its army, making it one of the few nations in the world without an army. Costa Rica is known for its progressive environmental policies, being the only country to meet all five of the criteria of the UNDP, which was established to measure environmental sustainability. The country is a popular tourist destination, so we have collected the top 20 things to do in Costa Rica so you may know what's worth visiting.
San José is the capital of Costa Rica and its largest city. Soaring offices, apartment buildings and museums will tower above you as you roam through the<|fim_middle|> orchids and a sea of leafy green canopies above you, not to mention all the different kinds of animals like croaking frogs, fluttering butterflies, rumbling jaguars and howling spider monkeys. It's truly a paradise for nature-lovers and one of the best things to do in Costa Rica for them.
13. Tortuguero National Park
Tortuguero National Park can be accessed by airplane or boat due to its remote location on the shores of the Caribbean sea. The park has a large variety of biological diversity as it is situated within the reserve of eleven different habitats, including rainforest, mangrove forests, swamps, beaches, and lagoons. The park gives home to jaguars, bridght lizards, white-faced monkeys, toucans, red-eyed frogs and blue morpho butterflies, among many others.
14. Aviarios del Caribe
The Aviarios del Caribe is the so-called "Sloth Sanctuary", as it is a place dedicated to the protection and rehabilitation of the sloths of Costa Rica. They observe the animals, study them, care for them, and conduct scientific analysis and research on their habitats throughout the country. For obvious reasons, the sanctuary is frequently visited by people who want to see these cute animals.
15. Río Celeste
The Río Celeste river is well-known thanks to its beautiful and unique turquoise color that is not due to chemical substances, but from a mixture of sulfur and calcium carbonate which are seeded into the water from the nearby volcano.
16. Diquís Spheres
The Diquís Spheres of Costa Rica are quite mysterious almost perfectly-round spheres made from stone that were unearthed in the 20th century. They were supposedly made by the long-extinct Diquís civilization, but currently now much is known about them.
17. 727 Fuselage Home
The 727 Fuselage Home is an accomodation that resembles a crash site. It was built out of a 1965 Boeing 727, and the bright red airplane has been completely revamped to create a luxurious hotel suite with furnitures, a balcony and everything, and has been put on pillars like it was on the canopy of trees.
18. El Avion Restaurant and Bar
The 727 Fuselage Home is not the only reused and repurposed aircraft, as the El Avion Restaurant and Bar is the sister plane of a C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra affair. The plane was disassembled and shipped in pieces to where it currently stands, and made into a restaurant and bar, making it quite unique, to say the least.
19. Cocos River Bridge
The small island of Cocos is surrounded by waters that are inhabited by sharks, which bring with them poachers who want to hunt them down and sell their parts for money. Local rangers fight these illegal shark hunters, some of which are stopped thanks to them, leaving behind their nets, lines, and buoys. The Cocos River Bridge was built by using the gear the poachers left behind, and it is a living monument to the efforts of the rangers who devote their lives to keeping sharks safe.
20. Parque Francisco Alvarado
The Parque Francisco Alvarado is a public park in the city of Zarcero that is famous for its beautifully designed shrubs and hedges. Gardener and artist Evangelisto Blanco began shaping these into abstract figures and forms, and today there many kinds of wonderful shapes. Animals, dinosaurs, faces, and a series of green arches that are laid out in rows that create the effect of naturally grown tunnels, through which visitors can stroll.
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2. Nicoya Peninsula
Nicoya Peninsula is popular for its numerous beach-centric towns along the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Walking along the beach during the sunset when it's not as hot is very much recommended, as its a peaceful and relaxing experience. Fishing and cattle-ranching communities, waterfalls and restaurants can be found at almost every town here, so no matter where you go, you'll find something great.
3. Arenal Volcano
The Arenal Volcano is a very active 1600-metre-high volcano in Costa Rica. It was dormant until 1968 when it became active with a thunderous earthquake which unfortunately wiped out three nearby villages. It has gone back to a dormant state in 2010, but it still popular among tourists due to the fiery rocks and molten lava that you can find there. The Arenal Observatory Lodge is also a great place to see the volcano from a little further aways.
4. Tabacón Hot Springs
If you want a more relaxing experience and less hiking and walking, then you should head to the Tabacón Hot Springs near the Arenal Volcano. The natural hot springs that come forth here will surely give you a tranquil experience, especially at the Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort. Volcanic mud wraps, coconut and coffee exfoliations and meditation trails are all available there for your pleasure.
5. Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
Located near the Arenal Volcano, the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge is just that, a haven for many exotic and local animals. Birdlovers will find the jabiru storks, cormorants, ducks and roseate spoonbills all around the place quite wonderful, but don't forget about the sealife in the local lake and the river that flows through here, as you can spot lots of species in them, not to mention the crocodiles, sloths, jaguars and turtles scattered around the refuge.
6. Guanacaste
The Guanacaste province of Costa Rica is more sunny and dry than the rainforests found throughout the country. This region is well known for its smaller pockets of sand between friendly fishing villages. If you don't feel like going to the beach then you should head to the Cordillera de Guanacaste, a volcanic mountain range, and hike the mountains or just enjoy the scenery from a high point.
The Corcovado National Park is highly popular for its diverse wildlife. While strolling through the verdant jungle you can see a great variety of animals, including buzzing insects, chirping birds, macaws, tapirs, jaguars, spiders and howler monkeys, among many others. It's recommended to go in the morning as there are usually even more animals to be seen. The national park also has a long shore with beaches if you want to take a break.
Another great national park of Costa Rica is the Manuel Antonio National Park. It is the smallest of all of them, but it is just as wonderful as any other. Along the trails surrounded by thick rainforests and the beach, you can spot many different kinds of exotic birds, camouflaged iguanas and purple-and-orange crabs. If you happen to like monkeys then all the better, as there are so many of them in the national park that they even built a suspension bridge for them to use.
9. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is popular among both citizens and tourists as it is quite unique. It's a misty oasis with huge trees, around 100 mammal species, 400 types of birds, 2500 plant species and much more. No matter where you look you will probably find something interesting, not to mention the hanging bridges and the ziplines which can give you an even more thrilling experience and view.
10. Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a village in Costa Rica known for having a mixture of activities one can do here. Reggae music, funky bamboo bars and a wild nightlife await people who want to stay here. Biking and walking paths are both available in the area, and if you get tired, you can always come back to enjoy some local cuisine.
11. Jacó
Jacó is a more modern city, which became well known as a resort city, and which is frequently visited by those on vacation. Restaurants, hotels, bars and nightclubs are all around the place, as life never stops. The beaches are great for those who like these kinds of activities, but waterwalls and beautiful forests filled with animals are right next to the city as well.
12. La Paz Waterfall Gardens
The La Paz Waterfall Gardens is famous in the country as it is one of the most beautiful natural environments. The spectacular waterfalls located here are just the beginning, as there are countless colorful | 1,077 |
EEG helps predict if treatment will benefit people with epilepsy
October 29th, 2021 Posted by<|fim_middle|> along with EEG findings, we were able to better predict which patients would have treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy," says Heiman. "Our prediction model can provide treating clinicians with additional information on their patient's prognosis."
Additional coauthors are from Columbia University, Cornell University, the Alfred Hospital and the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia, and Rutgers.
Source: Rutgers University
Original Study DOI: 10.1111/epi.17104
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"Traditionally, we had few tools available to help us predict whether a patient will do well and remain seizure-free or continue to have seizures despite treatment with medications," says Brad Kamitaki. "This is difficult for patients to hear." (Credit: Getty Images)
Combining electroencephalogram data with clinical observations can help doctors to better determine if generalized epilepsy patients will respond to treatment, according to a new study.
For the study researchers used a new statistical model that is 80% accurate in distinguishing between drug-resistant and drug-responsive generalized epilepsy.
"Traditionally, we had few tools available to help us predict whether a patient will do well and remain seizure-free or continue to have seizures despite treatment with medications.
"This is difficult for patients to hear, especially when they are learning about their diagnosis for the first time," says Brad Kamitaki, a neurologist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School who treats epilepsy patients in New Jersey.
"Seizures are distressing, life-threatening events that often require emergency hospitalization. The results of our study indicate that clinicians should consider obtaining prolonged EEG [electroencephalogram] studies, as we found that combining clinical and EEG factors together provided better answers than using clinical observations alone.
"Epilepsy patients need to know more about their prognosis, and any additional information we can give them about their disease is valuable."
More aggressive treatment
The study also confirmed the researchers' previous findings that catamenial epilepsy—when seizure frequency increases during a woman's menstrual cycle—was strongly associated with treatment-resistance in generalized epilepsy. To come to this conclusion, they expanded the number of test sites to include patient datasets and EEGs from five hospitals across the globe.
The researchers' previous study, published in 2020, found that women with catamenial epilepsy were about four times more likely to have treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy than those without catamenial epilepsy.
In the new study, published in the journal Epilepsia, the researchers set out to determine if this new association would hold up in an independent dataset in order to better predict which people would be treatment-resistant or treatment-responsive.
"The reproducible result highlights the reliability of our conclusion and provides credible guidance to develop treatment based on our findings," says Haiqun Lin, a professor and biostatistician at Rutgers School of Nursing.
"Patients who are at an increased risk of drug-resistant generalized epilepsy may need more aggressive treatment. Going forward, more research is needed to determine which regimens will work best for those in the highest risk category."
"The new model used in this study could help develop better treatment regimens for women with catamenial epilepsy," says Gary A. Heiman, an associate professor in the genetic department at the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy
About 3.4 million people, including 470,000 children, have epilepsy in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anti-seizure drugs limit the spread of seizures in the brain and work for about two-thirds of people with epilepsy. While other options include epilepsy surgery, those with generalized epilepsy are not candidates for this treatment.
Heiman says the overall goal of their research is to better support patients coping with treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy.
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Q: problems with insert datetime from calender in asp.net to microsoft sql I'm trying to insert selected date from calender in asp.net to Microsoft SQL database.
When I select time like 01/04/2012 its work, but when trying to insert 30/01/2012 I'm getting the message:
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When I create the datetime object by using closeDateCalender.SelectedDate,
the code in c# is :
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A: Your server is set to accept dates in American format rather than European. If you reformat the date so that it's in the format yyyy-MM-dd it will work.
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Below is the list of words, complete with links to their definitions on the American Heritage site.
As always, this list is subjectively selected by the folks at American Heritage. You may or may not agree that these particular words are the 100 most likely to make you sound smart, but you've got to admit that most of them will sound impressive in a job interview<|fim_middle|>% of these words.
The "insidious" link has been repaired. Thanks.
The link to insidious doesn't work, or rather doesn't yield a definition. Insidious is one of those words that I "think I know," but if you press me, I couldn't give a definition for it.
Kitsch, on the other hand, I know that word very well, but initially it was hard for me to define. I think the AH Dictionary completely misses the definition. It doesn't mean popular. And "garish or overly sentimental" has nothing to do with it. "Uncultivated" is on the right track, but also wrong.
It's about perspective. One man's kitsch is another man's treasure. If I say an item is kitsch, it means those who like it are cultivated in exactly the wrong culture. Their culture is narrow, poor and ill-informed. Yet it may also be charming, a fine example of this narrow, poor culture which I nevertheless admire. | or on an SAT essay–that is, if you use them correctly.
Check the list below. If you are not sure of a word's meaning, click it and review the definition. I will soon be posting a quiz to test your knowledge.
You can also save the poster image below the list — feel free to pin it to a Pinterest board or post it on social media.
Even if you don't care about projecting an intelligent persona, this is a great way to expand and enrich your vocabulary. Enjoy!
Feel free to leave your comments below! Bonus points if you can finagle words from the list into your comment!
I was hoping for more difficult words. I have a fairly solid vocabulary, but I know 100 | 148 |
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Repeat the Chain sequence from step 5.
Repeat the Bead sequence from step 4 connecting the last diamond spacer unit to the first 20mm ring to complete your necklace. | onto an eye pin followed by a turquoise chunk and another 4mm spacer. Cut the excess off the eye pin, leaving approximately 7mm of pin. Turn the end of the eye pin into a loop using your round nose pliers. Repeat to create nine Turquoise Bead Units in total.
Create the Diamond Spacer Units. Thread a 10mm diamond spacer onto an eye pin. Cut the excess off the eye pin, leaving approximately 7mm of pin. Turn the end of the eye pin into a loop using your round nose pliers. Repeat to create six Diamond Spacer Units in total.
Assemble the necklace by connecting all of the units together using jump rings. The first section joins the small and large rings together to form a chain. Start with a 20mm ring, then a jump ring, then a 16mm ring and a jump ring, continue alternating the large and small rings until you have attached 6 x 20mm rings.
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during World War II .
. World War II brought about the largest and most rapid expansion of American Red Cross humanitarian activities in its history.
Prior to actual US entry into the war, Red Cross ships brought supplies and medical treatment to needy overseas refugees. Warehoused supplies and first-aid ambulances saw extended use in such places as England, Finland, Monaco, China, Philippines and even German-occupied France and Poland.
When the United States declared war, an upsurge of volunteers and war fund drives strengthened Red Cross to an eventual strength of 7.5 million volunteers.
The "Three Ds" (Drill, Dependability and Discipline) became the new Red Cross watchwords. Medical clinics, mobile dispensaries and health courses were established throughout the United States. Scrap drives were initiated and civil defense offices opened. ..
.. The Red Cross once again performed Herculean service in recruiting nurses for the armed forces, providing hospital and medical care, procuring and making medical supplies, and organizing morale-building services such as mobile canteen and clubs<|fim_middle|> and could only be used for Black soldiers. Whites were afraid that "colored blood" would poison their bodies and turn them nonwhite, a common fear at that time because of laws against nonwhites marrying white women and so forth.
The American Red Cross achieved great success in relieving the human suffering caused by wartime and natural disasters through organized civilian volunteer participation. Moreover, tremendous strides were made toward improving health, preventing disease and mitigating distress throughout the world.
The Red Cross spirit of cooperation and compassion played an instrumental part in making the final Allied victory possible on a quicker and more humane scale. The Red Cross offered relief efforts on a global basis in regions either secured or bypassed by advancing armies. ..
uniform meets Major General Beightler .. Nevertheless, problems remained. One of the great disappointments was the Red Cross continued insistence on segregation, despite the valiant efforts of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (herself a uniformed Red Cross volunteer) to change racist policies.
Another disappointment was the Red Cross effort to repeat its World War I success in supplying US prisoners of war with care packages. The American Red Cross started a program to deliver food and personal packages to 1.5 million allied soldiers held captive within German and Japanese prison camps.
Unfortunately, the International Red Cross was misled by the Nazi and Japanese authorities. For example, they inspected Nazi prison camps on behalf of the Geneva Convention and sent back pictures of smiling captured American prisoners and warm letters to America stating how good the camp conditions were. Many American families were sadly deceived by this and sent packages to their loved ones, only to find out after the war that their men had been seriously mistreated, starved, tortured or even killed. As a result, the American Red Cross reputation after the war suffered from being unfairly judged by the misleading behavior of the International Red Cross. | for the soldiers.
At the same time, the Red Cross also responded to home-front disasters ranging from train wrecks and industrial plant explosions to massive fires that caused high loss of life (notably the Boston nightclub and Connecticut circus fires).
One of the largest and most important Red Cross programs during the war was the Red Cross Army-Navy Blood Donor Service. This service was an outgrowth of the Plasma-for-Britain drive in 1940.
By the end of the war, the massive program had collected over 6,150,000 liters (13 million pints) of blood. This blood was converted into liquid and dried plasma, which enabled lifesaving deliverance to civilians and solders in every Allied-controlled area during the war. ..
.v Not only the military, but most of American society had a policy of segregation in WW2. Therefore, the ARC had an official policy of strict segregation as well as the military.
In fact, this policy was so racist that blood drawn from Black citizens during wartime Red Cross Blood Donor Drives had to be marked separately, | 224 |
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When you hire<|fim_middle|> have an impact on how efficient your Preston skip hire will be. It's recommended that you throw light materials in before the heavy ones because they can easily be compacted.
The lighter products will allow you to maximise the space you have within your skip, allowing you to get more value for the price you paid.
As well as this, you'll have the opportunity to make more space within your skip. By breaking down bulky materials, you'll be able to fit more into your skip, reducing the need to invest in another one. When it comes to skip hire Chorley, you can rest assured that you'll have sufficient space for your waste, not only are our domestic skips extremely spacious, they provide a reliable solution for waste disposal.
The commercial skips we provide are just as efficient in terms of creating space, if you break down larger materials you'll be able to fit more in before the fill line is reached.
If your skip is filled to the brim, why? There is no excuse to overfill a skip of any size, they all incorporate a maximum fill line to prevent any threats to health and safety. If you keep your skip in line with the fill line of our Preston skips, you can rest assured that your skip won't be refused for collection.
We transport the waste that your project generates to be recycled, however, we can only do this if your contents are secure and well within the fill line. Our fleet drivers can refuse to collect your skip if it's overfilled, addressing the importance of not overfilling your skip and choosing a suitable size!
Why not make the most out of your skip from Preston Skip Hire? | a skip, you want to make sure that you have sufficient space for the volume of waste you generate. Choosing the most appropriate skip is ideal if you want to get the most out of skip hire Preston, so why not discover something suitable from Preston Skip Hire?
Rather than paying for a skip that's too big or too small, carefully consider the amount of waste you expect your project to generate. Find out how you can benefit more from hiring one of our Preston skips!
Whether you're looking for skip hire Preston or skip hire Chorley, you need to choose something specific. The right sized skip will fulfil your needs and requirements more efficiently, hence why we suggest you carefully think about how much waste you expect your project to generate, instead of rushing your purchase.
Your skip needs to be realistic. It needs to be big enough to hold the waste you produce but you also don't want to pay for a skip that's too big! It's about finding the right balance, but this needn't be a problem; we will be more than willing to discuss which of our Preston skips will suit your project best.
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"Randy Lewis gave us great advice about listing our home and sold our home quickly. Randy and his team are very professional and expedient with their processes. We are very happy and would highly recommend them." Todd and Linda T.
Enjoy all of the finest finishes and amenities a home of this magnitude offers. Remarkable Tuscan residence is 3,748 sq. ft. and features 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, island kitchen with eating area, guest suite, office, and so much more! Generous master suite with sitting room contains many unique his and her features. Home is situated on over one acre with 3 car attached garage parking. The additional detached 2,200 sq. ft. RV and additional climate controlled Garage/ shop, lend perfectly for auto and RV enthusiasts alike. See details below photos.
This grand home exudes the old world charm of Tuscan beauty upon approach with stone accents and a welcoming entry. Enjoy all of the finest finishes and amenities a home of this magnitude offers. The floor plan spans 3,748 sq. ft. and features 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, island kitchen with eating area, guest suite, office and so much more! Generous master suite with sitting room and elegant bath contains many unique his and her features. Designer features also include luxury draperies throughout and amazing upholstered walls in hall bath. Professional Home is situated on over one acre with 3 car attached garage parking. The detached 2,200 sq. ft. RV and additional Garage/ shop are climate controlled and lend perfectly for auto and RV enthusiasts alike. Drive through design on either side provides easy access for the largest of luxury coaches and vehicles. Lot easily accommodates the future site of your custom pool and backyard oasis.
Quality workmanship and attention to detail is evident from the moment you arrive. Step through the grand 8ft x 4ft solid Alder door into the foyer accented by a chandelier, mosaic tile motif floor and decorative wall niches with custom Tableaux inserts. Invite guests into the adjacent living room graced with rich hardwood floors and a rustic stone fireplace flanked by built in bookshelves. The room lends itself to be the perfect backdrop for your entertaining. A sliding glass door leads to the patio for an easy transition to the outdoors.
Designed for gathering, the gourmet kitchen is surely to be the heart of the home with Tumbled Noce Travertine tile. A 13-foot center custom-built Bertch island is a natural place to catch up on the day and enjoy a quick meal. Extensive custom cherry cabinets highlight the entire area with crown molding, fluted columns, and chocolate glaze – all beautifully enhanced by the slab granite counter tops. Cabinets have pull-outs for canned goods, special storage for baking sheets, over sized drawers for pots and pans, and extra shelves for pantry storage. Find plenty of storage including storage drawers and full storage cabinets on the island. Don't overlook the eye lifting custom dome ceiling above the island with chandelier. If cooking is your true passion, you'll love the GE Stainless Monogram professional grade appliances including five-burner gas cook top, double convection ovens, built-in convection microwave, dishwasher, and refrigerator/freezer complete with unifying kit and R/O filtration system that includes ice maker in freezer.
Unwind and relax after your meal to the nearby family room. A convenient wet bar and beverage cooler keep the kitchen clear with easy access to refreshments. Large picture windows illuminate the room with natural light and provide views of the backyard.
A private foyer enhanced with a chandelier and decorative niche leads to the lavish master suite. Discover one of a kind designer touches including a custom upholstered niche with cultured stone surround to accentuate your headboard. Hardwood floors, coffered ceiling,<|fim_middle|> speakers in ceiling.
This property features RV gates at either side of the home including the automated South gate. Find ample parking with a 3 car attached garage parking. The additional detached 2,200 sq. ft. RV and additional garage/shop are climate controlled, each with their own HVAC system which lend perfectly for auto and RV enthusiasts alike. RV Garage is 51 ft. deep and the garage/shop is 24 ft. x 35 ft.
Live close to shopping, dining and the Arrowhead Mall. | custom cornices and stone accents create a cozy ambiance. Curl up with a great book in the sitting area and large sliding glass door for access to the backyard. You night is sure to be filled with restful sleep with blackout lined draperies and built-in speakers to pipe in your favorite music.
The impressive master bath is spa-quality with rustic cultured stone wall accents including an arched entrance into the large walk-in shower with dual shower heads and body sprays and Tumbled Travertine 2×4 brick patterned walls. Soothe your spirits in the Jacuzzi tub with cultured stone columns and chandelier. Great storage and counter space with two separate custom over-sized Ambella vanities and a walk-in-closet.
Your guests and family members will find restful accommodations throughout the home with three bedrooms to call their own. The 'Jack and Jill' bedrooms feature custom blackout drapery and carpet. This shared bathroom is well appointed with custom Ambella vanity with double sinks, framed mirrors and upgraded lighting. The bathtub has travertine brick tile at the walls and an arched ceiling. The fourth bedroom Ensuite has custom drapery, new carpet, private bath with vanity, framed mirror, upgraded light fixtures and walk-in shower with travertine brick tile walls and arched ceiling.
Spend weekends outdoors in your fully landscaped private backyard. A large two-way fireplace is a focal point set on a paver patio surrounded by grass, curbing, and trees. The covered patio has arched columns with cultured stone, stained concrete, ceiling fans, and | 319 |
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As promised to Jenny, I've added loads more photos of the misericords at the Boston Stump.
Added the photo album and history of the twenty three, 17th century Flemish misericords at St John the Baptist, Cockayne Hatley.
More corrections and additions, loads of new photos and they all now launch full size images from the thumbnails. Thanks again Jenny!
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Gain time in drawing and interpreting pedigrees linked to<|fim_middle|> the expression of autosomal recessive gene mutations inherited from a common ancestor. The closer the biological relationship between parents, the greater is the probability that their offspring will inherit identical copies of one or more detrimental recessive mutations.
The coefficient of consanguinity is calculated and analysed to assist health professionals who provide genetic counseling and screening to related couples and their offspring.
It's important for genetic counselors, geneticists or other health professionals to appropriately document and draw pedigrees of consanguineous marriages if present in the family.
PedigreeXP automatically calculates the coefficient of consanguinity. | consanguineous marriages. PedigreeXP automatically calculates the coefficient of consanguinity and indicates it with a double-line.
The offspring of consanguineous unions may be at increased risk to genetic disorders because of | 44 |
On a national level, at least.
While turnover and staff departures — even at the senior level — are nothing new in the agency business (much of its growth has happened that way), it seems that these days the "new opportunities" no longer involve starting up or joining a new agency. Rather, the destinations appear more likely to be outside of the agency business altogether — either moving to client-side roles, consulting firms, tech startups, etc.
It's not the first time the talent pendulum has swung away from the agency side, and it certainly won't be the last. The question remains, however — is the exodus of talent getting worse each time around, or are we just more aware of it?
For those who may not know, each year, Foerstel holds an annual blanket and donation drive in late-November / early-December. And this year is no exception.
<|fim_middle|> to our dinners and our warm homes. That's when we looked over to a group of people huddled under the connector trying desperately to stay warm. Then our conversation changed to going home and finding blankets from our closets to bring back for these people.
Since then, we have asked our kind, generous community to help out by just bringing in blankets. They can be gently used from your own home or new. We will distribute blankets at the Homeless Memorial Service, a special time to remember the homeless who have passed away in 2017. The service will be held at Corpus Christi, on 12/21/17.
Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity! | With the temperatures dropping to low temps at night…it reminds us of the very reason that we started this drive seven years ago.
It was a late night for a few of us leaving the office when we were walking to our cars and talking about going home | 50 |
July 26, 2017--COLUMBIA, S.C. – No summertime gathering of fishing enthusiasts is complete without barbeque, and there is no better barbeque on earth than in South Carolina. FLW partnered with the South Carolina BBQ Association to add some South Carolina flavor to the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup with its Bass & BBQ Festival as part of the FLW Expo outside the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, South Carolina, August 11-13. The BBQ Festival, presented by WIS-TV 10, will feature multiple award-winning BBQ teams from around the state offering delicious fare to visitors at the Forrest Wood Cup. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to local South Carolina charities.
All Smoked Up, Lexington, S.C.
Up In Smoke, Rock Hill, S.C.
The Saucy Pig, Greenville, S.C.
Can't Quit Smokin', Blythwood, S.C.
Blowin' Smoke LLC, Columbia, S.C.
Fire Tower BBQ, Piedmont, S.C.
The FLW Expo and Bass & BBQ Festival and country music concerts are free and open to the public Friday, Aug. 11, Saturday, Aug. 12 and Sunday, Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing, will visit Lake Murray to crown bass fishing's top angler of 2017. Hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board, the tournament will feature 53 of the world's best bass-fishing professionals casting for the sport's biggest award – $300,000 cash.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing, will return to Lake Murray Country, Aug. 11-13, to crown bass fishing's top angler of 2017. Hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board, the tournament will feature 53 of the world's best bass-fishing professionals casting for the sport's biggest award – $300,000 cash.
The Forrest Wood Cup has been held at Lake Murray, the Jewel of South Carolina, twice, in 2008 and 2014. Michael Bennett of Lincoln, California, won the 2008 Forrest Wood Cup fishing with a frog. Bennett ran all around the lake, targeting shade and a variety of shallow cover, fishing new water each day. The 2014 Forrest Wood Cup went to local favorite Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, South Carolina, who fished points and some upriver brush the first couple of days, but relied mostly on offshore schooling bass to earn the win.
Blueback-chasing schoolers and shallow bluegill eaters dominated the 2014 event, and topwater baits were the predominant tactic, but a few other patterns emerged, including drop-shotting, dragging on offshore structure and fishing a mayfly hatch far up the Saluda River.
At the 2014 Forrest Wood Cup, Gagliardi earned the win over Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury of Odenvile, Alabama, by just 1-ounce. Canterbury – known for being one<|fim_middle|> boaters Saturday. The catch included five five-bass limits.
James Callaghan of DeBerry, Texas, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z117C with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 24 pounds, 3 ounces, followed by Justin Sward of Birmingham, Alabama, in second place with 13 bass weighing 22-11, worth $9,000.
Additionally, Gardner, Smith, Rachal, Bray and Bechtel also qualified for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup as they were the five highest finishing co-anglers after the division leaders were removed. | of the best shallow-water power fisherman on Tour – will also be one of the 53 anglers competing this year and is considered by many competitors to be a favorite in the event.
Anglers will take off from Dreher Island State Park located at 3677 State Park Road in Prosperity, at 7 a.m. EDT each morning at the Folger's Morning Takeoff. Each day's weigh-in will be held at the Colonial Life Arena located at 801 Lincoln St., in Columbia, beginning at 5 p.m.
Fans will be treated to the FLW Expo at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center located at 1101 Lincoln St. in Columbia, each day from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. prior to the weigh-ins. The Expo includes games, activities and giveaways provided by more than 40 FLW sponsors, the opportunity to shop the latest tackle and outdoor gear from more than 100 exhibitors, Ranger boat simulators, a casting pond and a trout pond for children, as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with top professional anglers, including Hank Parker, Jimmy Houston and Byron Velvick. FLW's namesake Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, will also be greeting fans.
On Saturday and Sunday the first 500 children 14 and under each day who are accompanied by an adult will receive a voucher to redeem for a free Kid Caster's no-tangle, rod-and-reel combo courtesy of WLTX 19 after the evening's weigh-in.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Aug. 23, 2015) – Professional angler Brad Knight of Lancing, Tennessee, crossed the stage with a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 7 ounces Sunday to claim the title of Forrest Wood Cup Champion at the Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita presented by Walmart. Knight, with a four-day total of 20 bass for 51-12, won by a 3-pound, 15-ounce margin over Ramie Colson Jr., of Cadiz, Kentucky, and won the $500,000 top award in professional bass fishing's world championship that featured 50 of the best professional anglers in the world casting for the sport's largest prize.
Sunny Hawk of Salt Lake City, Utah, won the co-angler division and $50,000 Friday with a two-day total of eight bass weighing 19 pounds, 11 ounces followed by Bryan New of Belmont, North Carolina, in second place with nine bass weighing 16-6 worth $10,000.
OT SPRINGS, Ark. (Aug. 20, 2015) – Fifty of the best professional bass anglers in the world began their four-day competition for a top cash award of $500,000 at the Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing, at Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas on Thursday.
Jacob Wheeler of Indianapolis, Indiana, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 2 ounces to take the early lead after day one of the four-day event. Wheeler now holds a slim 1-pound, 2-ounce lead over Lowrance pro Ishama Monroe of Hughson, California, who caught five bass weighing 15 pounds even, good for second place.
"The Forrest Wood Cup is a totally different tournament," Wheeler said. "There is so much on the line – not only the money. One of these years, someone is going to become the first ever two-time champion. I know Scott (Martin) wants to win it. I know (Luke) Clausen wants to win it. No one has ever won it twice.
Sunny Hawk of Salt Lake City, Utah, leads the co-angler division with five bass weighing 13 pounds, 6 ounces followed by Bryan New in second place with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 15 ounces. Co-anglers are fishing for a top award of $50,000.
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 16, 2015) – FLW announced the 2016 Walmart FLW Tour regular-season schedule Thursday in a live press conference held at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST). The 2016 season will feature six tournaments, broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network, which will showcase the best bass anglers in the world competing in the most competitive and lucrative circuit in the sport.
February 4-7 Lake Okeechobee Clewiston, Fla.
March 17-20 Lake Hartwell Anderson, S.C.
April 14-17 Beaver Lake Rogers, Ark.
May 5-8 Pickwick Lake Florence, Ala.
June 9-12 Kentucky Lake Gilbertsville, Ky.
June 23-26 Lake Champlain Plattsburgh, N.Y.
The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart will be held Aug. 4-7. The location for the championship event will be unveiled on-stage at the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (July 30, 2015) – The Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of professional bass fishing, will return to Lake Ouachita and the Hot Springs, Arkansas, area August 20-23 to crown bass fishing's top angler of 2015. Hosted by Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, the tournament will feature 50 of the world's best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for the sport's biggest awards – $500,000 cash in the pro division and $50,000 cash in the co-angler division.
WHAT: FLW, the world's largest tournament-fishing organization, is set to sign an agreement with South Korea to bring their internationally sanctioned bass-fishing tournaments to the Eastern Asian nation. The agreement will be signed by Jin-Soo Kang, CEO of MiruNamu, Inc., and Director of OBS broadcasting immediately preceding the June 26 weigh-in on the Walmart FLW Tour stage.
NOTES: Named after the founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW introduced its Fishing League Worldwide tagline last year to better reflect its status as the world's largest tournament fishing organization. Earlier this year FLW expanded its presence on the world stage yet again with the introduction of a sanctioning program allowing international partners to license the iconic brand and run FLW tournaments abroad.
South Korea will run a series of FLW tournaments that advance anglers, who are citizens of the host country, to a new international division at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship beginning in 2016. The highest finisher among countries represented in the international division will then advance to the Forrest Wood Cup, making it the sport's only true world championship.
Canada has already signed on as FLW's first partner under the new program and is set to host an FLW tournament in 2015 with at least three events slated in Canada for 2016. South Korea is the second country to sign on for international sanctioning. Details on their hosted tournaments will be available soon.
Additional FLW qualifying tournaments in other countries are forthcoming. Watch FLWFishing.com for details.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (June 9, 2015) – FLW is adding some Arkansas flavor to the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup with its Bass & BBQ competition as part of the FLW Expo outside the Hot Springs Convention Center and Bank of the Ozarks Arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas, August 22 and 23. The 30-team BBQ competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society and will be part of a yearlong points race to find the best barbecue in the country.
During the two day BBQ event, fans will have the opportunity to taste BBQ from some of the top competing teams in the country. A $5 donation will give fans five tickets to redeem for pulled pork and rib samples from teams competing. All fans who buy sampling tickets will help determine the Fishermen's Favorite Award, which goes to the team that collects the most votes. Awards will be presented before the Forrest Wood Cup weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday at Bank of the Ozarks Arena. The total payout for the two-day competition is $10,000.
Any KCBS sanctioned teams wanting to participate in the Bass & BBQ competition can contact Scott Ellison with FLW by email at scott.ellison@flwfishing.com. There are only a few spots left, so please follow up soon to reserve a spot in the competition.
The FLW Expo and Bass & BBQ event are free and open to the public Friday, August 21 – Sunday, August 23 from 10 a.m. – 4: 30 p.m. Live concerts will also be part of the Bass & BBQ festival outside Saturday and Sunday, with country music superstar Justin Moore headlining the event with a free show on Sunday at 4 p.m. before the final weigh-in.
The Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing, will visit Lake Ouachita to crown bass fishing's top angler of 2015. Hosted by Visit Hot Springs and Arkansas Parks and Tourism, the tournament will feature 50 of the world's best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for the sport's biggest awards – $500,000 cash in the pro division and $50,000 cash in the co-angler division.
MINNEAPOLIS (April 7, 2015) – Walmart FLW Tour pros Guido and Payden Hibdon, both of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, informed FLW of their decision to withdraw from the remaining four regular-season FLW Tour events in the 2015 season. Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma, and Jeremy Starks of Scott Depot, West Virginia, have agreed to replace the Hibdons on Tour and will fish the remaining four events this season. The full tournament field will remain at 154.
Guido's son and Payden's father, Dion Hibdon, the 2000 Forrest Wood Cup champion, will continue to fish the Tour. He'll travel to tournaments with his younger son, Lawson, 18, who is fishing the Tour as a co-angler.
FLORENCE, Ala. (Nov. 1, 2014) – Zack Birge of Blanchard, Oklahoma, brought the second-largest stringer of the tournament to the scale Saturday – a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds even to win the Rayovac FLW Series Championship at Wheeler Lake with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 47 pounds even. For his victory, Birge took home $50,000, plus a berth in the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup.
"It was an awesome day and I'm very blessed," said Birge, who started the day in third place, yet won by 7 pounds. "On the last day of practice I ran into some fish and it completely changed my mood and my game plan.
Birge said his primary area featured big log jams on shallow sandbars with deep water channels nearby.
"It reminds me a lot of Grand Lake," the Oklahoma angler said of his area. "Where I found my fish was absolutely identical to the places I find the fish back home.
Birge said that he averaged 8 to 12 keeper bass per day, and threw two shad-colored spinnerbaits – one a 3/4-ounce Santone Lures spinnerbait and the other a 1/2-ounce River2Sea Ish Monroe Bling Spinnerbait.
Additionally, Thrift, Peek, Kapiton, McCall and Yelas also qualified for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup as they were the five highest finishing anglers after the division leaders were removed.
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"As a documentary filmmaker I go to a foreign land, and the people tell their stories and open their hearts. In return, I give them back a film, but I don't believe that a film alone has the power to change their circumstances in the long run. Rebuilding Cinema Jenin gives each of those who participate the possibility to write the next chapter in their lives."
Director Marcus Vetter.
the story continues Renovating the building REActivating the Cinema
While "The Heart of Jenin" is celebrated internationally and most recently was awarded the German Film Price, Jenin is still lacking a place where its very own story could be told. The only cinema in town was closed more than twenty years ago. Parallel, the children from the cultural center that Ishmael opened after his son's death wanted to produce their first short films, only to realize that they had no place to show it in. The decision to reopen the cinema emerged and Project Cinema Jenin was born. Marcus Vetter, Fakhri Hamad and Ismael Khatib, together with a group of enthusiastic locals and<|fim_middle|>The cinema resided in a large building surrounded by a vast garden. It had 200 seats on the first floor and another 200 on a balcony in which there were also private booths. However, having been closed for so long, it had been used as a dump and was in a deplorable condition. The wooden chairs were in a state of advanced decay, the old 35mm projectors were out of service and the screen had been torn up. The building itself and all pieces of equipment were in need of repair or replacement.
Keeping its original design, local professionals supported by a team of international volunteers started clearing out the building, restoring the chairs, rebuilding the stage, renewing the toilets, repairing the roof, and fixing the air conditioning and the electrical system in summer 2009. Also, the garden surrounding the cinema was transformed into an outdoor cinema and a cafeteria and will provide the only public outdoor space in Jenin. The cinema projection, the light and the sound systems were installed under the supervision of two German production companies, guaranteeing high quality digital cinematic standards.
The cinema opened its doors to the public in August 2010 in a glamorous event. The local team currently involved in the renovation process acts as the core management team. Together with a group of young and old people from Jenin, parts of whom are already receiving technical training, they will be running the cinema. Film and theatre workshops in cooperation with local and international partners will get more people involved in the cinema. At the same time, the stages of Cinema Jenin will serve as the venues to present all cultural goods created this way, including (short) films, theatre plays, music concerts, etc. as well as for private feats such as weddings.
imprint | All rights reserved © 2009 Cinema Jenin Association Palestine & Cinema Jenin e.V. Germany | foreigners, were working tirelessly to bring the old cinema back to life.
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A formal security program that spells out precise governance components is critical to protecting sensitive data, says Vito Sardanopoli, who served on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force.
In a video interview at Information Security Media Group's recent Healthcare Security Summit in New York, Sardanopoli discusses:
Enhancing security governance;
The importance of pinpointing where all sensitive data resides so it can be protected;
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MAN! Has it been a whirlwind of a week(s). I am super excited to have<|fim_middle|>. He and I are actually in the midst of planning an awesome social media workshop series to go on this summer (taught by YOURS TRULY ;)). So, keep checking back for more info on that. Oh, and you should follow him on Twitter, too: @thinkhaus.
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I just wanted to take a moment to introduce you to my new clients and give them a virtual "shout out," if you will.
BARK RADIO: Man, oh man, am I excited about working with Bark Radio. Bark Radio is currently a podcast, soon to be live radio show, hosted by Dee and Terry and they LOVE dogs. I mean, who doesn't love dogs? I do. You probably do. Cruella DeVille doesn't. Anywho, Bark Radio is EVERY Tuesday and Thursday and you can listen to them right on BarkRadio.com. They discuss all things dog and even share funny stories about their dogs. They offer advice, they discuss the latest trends, great activities to do WITH your dog(s), and even promote awesome causes FOR dogs. You should check out there blog here and follow them on Twitter: @BarkRadio.
thinkhaus designs: A socially conscious design company. Thinkhaus is owned by an adjunct VCU professor named John O'Neill who is AWESOME. Currently, I am working with John and thinkhaus to discuss the promotion and production of their monthly talk and networking event called "HausTalk" (I actually promoted it in my last post). John's first haustalk was great although it was small, but the last event had 80+ people. How awesome is that?! Needless to say, I am so excited to work with him | 326 |
'Steve Smith, David Warner should have played in Sheild, BBL'
By Amit GuptaAmit Gupta, Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Updated: Jan 7, 2019, 09:25 IST
Darren Lehmann (L) feels Steve Smith (R) and David Warner will not get enough games before the Ashes
On a day when Australia were on the brink of their first Test series loss to India at home in 71 years, banned former captain Steve Smith and David Warner were leading their respective sides Comilla Victorians and Sylhet Sixers against each other in the Bangladesh Premier League in Dhaka.
Both are 81 days away from serving out their one-year ban for their role in Sandpapergate during the Cape Town Test in March last year.
Another man who had to pay the price for the ball-tampering incident that embarrassed the whole nation was then-coach Darren Lehmann. His position became untenable and the former World Cup winner had to quit his post.
Lehmann, who is doing radio commentary these days, questioned why the duo is not being allowed to play in Australian first-class cricket and the Big Bash League.
Speaking to Mirror, Lehmann said, "I think they should have been allowed to play domestic cricket. They are playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, the IPL and Pakistan Super League. I thought they should be able to play Shield Cricket and the BBL. There is just one four-day tour game that they will get to play before the Ashes."
Lehmann refused to comment on whether their year-long ban was harsh. But he maintained that the duo's absence has made an huge impact on the outcome of the India series.
Asked if Australia are desperate to get them back, Lehmann said, "If you take two world-class players out of any batting unit, the impact would be big. Say if you take Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara out of the Indian batting unit or Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow from the England batting unit, or Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor from New Zealand, you are going to lose a fair bit of runs.
"So you just have to hope that someone else steps up and gets those runs. That certainly has not happened for Australia in the current series."
Pujara the difference
The former c oach said that the Indian batting and especially Cheteshwar Pujara made a huge impact on the series. "The batting has been a big difference, especially Pujara. In this series he has been the wall. He has just blunted the attack and made three great hundreds. Look at his show in this Test, he deserved a double hundred.
"Both the teams have good bowling attacks but India have outplayed Australia at the basics of the game. Many Australian batsmen got starts but no one was able to get to an hundred and this probably was the most disappointing thing for Australia in the series," Lehmann said.
He then paid a big compliment to Pujara while talking about questions being raised about the strength and depth of the Australian domestic structure.
Lehmann said, "The talent and skill is there. It is about application and batting for longer periods of time. If they have learnt anything this year, it has to be from Pujara's batting. He bats time and long time. He just waits for the ball that is in his areas. That is a good learning example for a young batting group."
World-class Bumrah
Like everyone else who has watched the series, Lehmann has been mighty impressed with how Jasprit Bumrah has bowled.
"Bumrah has been unbelievable. He is world class. He has done everything possible to get the results for India. Kohli has used him well.
"Kohli has used him when a new batter has come in. He, as everyone knows, is difficult to pick when a new batsman comes in."
Speaking about Kohli and how he batted and led in the series, Lehmann said, "Kohli got key runs at times. He has led the side well. A big tick for him for that. He has picked good and aggressive sides to win Tests. I liked how he picked two fast bowlers and two spinners here. Of course a lot depended on the toss. He won it here, the batsmen got runs and then the spinners came into play."
One of the key takeaways from the series has been how the Indian bowlers have been able to get more out of the Kookaburra ball, new or old, than the host bowlers.
Lehmann puts it down to India winning three tosses of four.
"Well you need to look at the fact that India won the toss in both Melbourne and in Sydney where wickets are at their best in the early days. In Melbourne the wicket did offer some turn and was up and down after the first two days when India batted for most sessions.
"Still no excuse, Australia should have batted better but the conditions suited India. Winning the toss was crucial in both those Test matches."
Toss mattered
There have been some suggestions that post Sandpapergate, the Australian bowlers have not been able to get the kind of reverse swing they did during the Ashes at home in 2017-18.
But Lehmann again put it down to winning the toss. "When you bat first, you get reverse when you come out to bowl. That's the natural thing that happens all around the world.
"In Adelaide India batted first and got the reverse. In Perth there was no reverse as the wicket was too quick. In Melbourne India batted first and got reverse, Sydney again it was similar case. So it's just about the wear and tear of the wicket that happens as the<|fim_middle|>piece event
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India vs New Zealand: Sanjay Manjrekar ... India vs New Zealand: Sanjay Manjrekar praises Ravindra Jadeja after calling him a 'bits and pieces player' | game progresses.
"If you go back to the Ashes last year it was the same. Australia batted first all the time. As the wickets and square get old, wear-tear happens, the ball gets affected and starts to reverse."
Also under the scanner is the Australian domestic structure and some are calling it systemic failure, but Lehmann defended it. "As far as systemic failure (is concerned), all I can say is that there is enough talent in Australia to get back to where they want to be. It is about learning from mistakes and working hard on their games.
"They are just lacking a bit of confidence. But that happens when you are not winning games of cricket. They will be fine. You lose games of cricket. I am now looking forward to watching the ODI series."
The buzzword in Australian cricket is Elite Honesty, thanks to current coach Justin Langer.
The idea has been met with more ridicule than seriousness. Lehmann doesn't say much but shoots back, "They are just playing the game. You want a side that plays hard and fair. Both sides have done that. This series Australia haven't made enough runs and that's what the result is down to. The players do get unfairly judged sometimes."
If you take two world class players out of any batting unit, the impact would be big. Say if you take Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara out of the Indian batting unit, you are going to lose a fair bit of runs. -
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Post World Cup defeat, New Zealand coac... Post World Cup defeat, New Zealand coach Gary Stead calls for review of rules in the show | 339 |
California, Destinations, Monterey, Travel, USA
A Perfect Weekend Getaway in Monterey, California
No matter where I go in life, a part of me will always remain in Monterey, California.
After Josh and I finished up in San Francisco, we made our way down the<|fim_middle|> favorite is the jellyfish room, where thousands of jellyfish in all different sizes glow and produce all of the light in the room. Right next to that is the million-gallon tank of water filled with a school of fish that constantly swims in circles.
A tidepool section lets you sit under a window as a timed tidal wave courses over the windows. If you're lucky, you can even pet sting rays.
Other aquarium activities include viewing a feeding of the otters, checking out the penguins, and the current featured exhibit (which was in transition when we visited. Last I heard, it was sea horses.)
Iron Crown Tattoo
I'm a fan of tattoos.
Personally, I rock six (sorry mom.)
When Josh made his way into Monterey and expressed interest in getting a tattoo of his own, I couldn't pass an opportunity to take him to Iron Crown Tattoo.
Iron Crown is owned and operated by the insanely talented Orlando Ferron, who is the mastermind behind most of the ink on my body.
Orlando isn't like a lot of the tattoo artist's I've met in my life. He's not about being in competition with anybody but himself. He has a true love for tattooing, and his clients return to him time and again because of the warmth he brings and how he makes his clients feel wanted and welcome.
If you're ever in Monterey and feel like getting something permanently attached to your body, go to the Iron Crown.
Central Coast Events
Everyone has different reasons for visiting Monterey. Most choose to visit for the nature aspect of the mountains-meeting-the-sea.
A lot of people choose to get married here.
If you're coming to Monterey for a few days, or you have a specific event in mind you're planning, check out the Beach House with Central Coast Events.
Executive Chef Claire Hulstrom nails every meal she makes, and the customer service has guests coming back for any event they can think of. With a grill directly on the beach and a reception hall the size of a football field, Central Coast Events will slay every event you have in mind.
Work with coordinator Victoria to ensure your experience is as top notch as it can be.
The building may be tucked away and look small from the outside, but don't let that fool you. Within the walls of the Beach House lies a majestic hall ready to host whatever party you have in mind.
The same as most places we've visited, there's never a shortage of activities to do in the Monterey area. Outside of Cannery Row and the Aquarium, here are a few other activities/locations to consider for your visit:
A picnic at Point Lobos in Carmel.
Choosing from the best restaurants in town.
Visiting Lover's Point in Asilomar.
Taking a drive through the 17-Mile Drive.
Having a hike in Garland Park.
Checking out Pacific Grove.
Heading to Downtown Monterey and enjoying the nightlife on Alvarado Street.
Have you ever been to Monterey? The aquarium? The candy store? What was your experience on Cannery Row like? Share your adventure in the comments!
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CALIFORNIA: The Phoenix State | 101 to my second hometown.
I first came here in 2007 after I'd graduated Yosemite High School. When I finished California State University Monterey Bay in 2011, I couldn't leave. After some time, I needed space, which resulted in my New Zealand trip. Once I was abroad, however, I learned how special a place it truly is.
Which is exactly why I couldn't wait to show Josh around.
When people think of Monterey Bay, they oftentimes think immediately of Cannery Row. The literary fans recognize it as a work from John Steinbeck. Outside of that, Cannery Row needs no further introduction.
A walk along the beach under all of the businesses allows visitors sweeping views of the bay itself. On a clear day, if you're lucky, you can even see all the way to Santa Cruz.
The Row has changed since its original days of being a tin cannery. Now, it's lined with shops, restaurants, candy stores, mirror mazes, laser tag, and, most importantly, the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
One of the more popular activities on Cannery Row, albeit Monterey itself, is the aquarium.
Hailed as one of the best in the country, if not the world, the aquarium is the center of all sea life on the bay. Marine biologists come from all corners of the globe to study our sea creatures, and the displays that come with it are incredible.
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ZEE GARDEN In recent years we have seen, even in the smallest homes, the growing desire to create a green corner, a space (often very little), where you can indulge and get closer to nature. The patio, the garden or terrace are now some real extensions of contemporary houses and designers from around the world have been struggling to provide even the most trivial accessories with a new style. The Zee brand, based in Belgium, becomes a pioneer in the creation of design objects in contemporary colours, to enjoy even better your outdoor spaces.
ZEE GARDEN In recent years we have seen, even in the smallest homes, the growing desire to create a green corner, a space (often very little), where you can indulge and get closer to nature. The patio, the garden or terrace are now some real extensions of contemporary houses and designers from around the world have been struggling to provide even the most trivial accessories with a new style. The Zee brand, based in Belgium, becomes a pioneer in the creation of design objects in contemporary colours, to enjoy even better your outdoor spaces. The garden hose is an essential tool in the garden or on the terrace filled with small plants and vases of flowers. Zee aspires to create a hose with a high aesthetic value, choosing trendy colours and a monochromatic look. So far, this indispensable tool for the maintenance of green has not received much attention. But Zee Garden changed the tables, creating a design object that is both useful and pleasant to look at. Zee, with its Mirtoon Tube, focuses on an essential detail in the care of outdoor spaces: the garden hose. You can use it for multiple needs: watering plants and flower beds, washing tools, bicycles and muddy boots, and in summer it becomes a valuable help to fill swimming pools or do some water balloon to your friends. The hose Mirtoon is ready to use: ready and go, without any struggle or complications. The tube rotates 180° around the integrated support and it can be positioned against the wall, on both sides. The kit includes the pivot support system to the wall, screws, dowels and the various hydraulic fittings; also, it comes with a practical multi-jet shower, in addition to the classic sprinkler. The garden hose Zee is available in two different sizes: ten meters - perfect for terraces and balconies - or thirty meters to enjoy a spacious garden. Mirtoon is so easy to use that<|fim_middle|> creations you could not wait to show them to all your friends. | once you have finished, the hose rewinds automatically, without making you struggle with the tens of meters of rubber and without the risk of creating knots. The PVC and rubber hose is designed to withstand UV rays, and temperatures between -10° and +65° C. It is also equipped with an automatic locking system. The whole set is packaged in a box full of style, designed with a handle for easy carrying. Mirtoon is available in total red, green, black, and the last new entry, even white for a classic mood or flaire Provençal. Mirtoon is a project carried out for the Zee company by Studio Dott, a creative agency founded in 2000 with headquarters both in the city of Antwerp and Hong Kong. Studio Dott became famous for its objects that are created to fulfill human needs, without losing sight of accessibility at a fair price. The outdoor coil Mirtoon proved to be such an innovative project that it has received the "Henry Van De Velde for Design" recognition. After this first, huge, success, Zee decided it was time to create the next great accessory to make you enjoy life outside our homes. Then the garden shower Levantine was created: an essential tube of powder-coated steel for extra protection. To mount your Zee garden shower, you just have a few simple steps: screw the pipe to the base, put the rubber shower cap with a pleasant water spray and you're ready to freshen up whenever you want, maybe between a tanning session and the other. A fabulous architectural product in order to enjoy a refreshing break even on the terrace or in your garden. When the sunny summer days are warmer, you do not have to run home every ten minutes to cool off in the fresh water. Levantine is designed to withstand the test of time and weather changes, so once installed you will not have to worry about it anymore. Every single detail of Levantine aims at a comfortable use, from the button that allows you to easily adjust the water flow, to the head that distributes the water regularly. Levantine was created by the Belgian designer Alain Gilles. After an initial career in the world of international finance, Alain resumed his studies in industrial design, favoring his true artistic spirit. In late 2007, he opened his own studio that constantly deals with projects developed on his personal approach. In 2012, his reputation is internationally recognized and he wins the Designer of the Year award from the prestigious Kortrijik fair. The garden collection by Zee also includes the spray gun Seto that can be purchased together with the Mirtoon hose and it is characterized by an essential design and basic shades of colour. Zee Design is a brand that knows the importance of being able to carve out a small corner of greenery in our homes; whether it's a small flowered balcony or a huge garden with swimming pool, it makes no difference. Feel every day the contact with nature to regenerate mind and spirit. Nature, however, needs constant care and loving attention which you can provide using functional tools that help us in everyday care of our plants and flowers. Zee Design does not miss the chance to re-evaluate trivial gardening accessories, giving them a new look, making them original and contemporary, and never leaving out the primary function. Items such as water hoses, watering cans and outdoor showers reborn in modern and attractive lines created by the winning collaborations with internationally renowned designer who work with the Belgian company. If you usually try to conceal the hose after watering the lawn, with Zee Design creations you could not wait to show them to all your friends.
The water hose is probably one of the most essential tools in gardens and exteriors. The main goal at Zee is to manufacture a pretty looking hose reel by selecting contemporary colours and going for the "unicolour" look. The result is a real design object, so you can enjoy your outdoor living space even more and to the fullest.
In recent years we have seen, even in the smallest homes, the growing desire to create a green corner, a space (often very little), where you can indulge and get closer to nature.
The patio, the garden or terrace are now some real extensions of contemporary houses and designers from around the world have been struggling to provide even the most trivial accessories with a new style.
The Zee brand, based in Belgium, becomes a pioneer in the creation of design objects in contemporary colours, to enjoy even better your outdoor spaces.
The garden hose is an essential tool in the garden or on the terrace filled with small plants and vases of flowers. Zee aspires to create a hose with a high aesthetic value, choosing trendy colours and a monochromatic look.
So far, this indispensable tool for the maintenance of green has not received much attention. But Zee Garden changed the tables, creating a design object that is both useful and pleasant to look at.
Zee, with its Mirtoon Tube, focuses on an essential detail in the care of outdoor spaces: the garden hose. You can use it for multiple needs: watering plants and flower beds, washing tools, bicycles and muddy boots, and in summer it becomes a valuable help to fill swimming pools or do some water balloon to your friends.
The hose Mirtoon is ready to use: ready and go, without any struggle or complications. The tube rotates 180° around the integrated support and it can be positioned against the wall, on both sides. The kit includes the pivot support system to the wall, screws, dowels and the various hydraulic fittings; also, it comes with a practical multi-jet shower, in addition to the classic sprinkler. The garden hose Zee is available in two different sizes: ten meters - perfect for terraces and balconies - or thirty meters to enjoy a spacious garden.
Mirtoon is so easy to use that once you have finished, the hose rewinds automatically, without making you struggle with the tens of meters of rubber and without the risk of creating knots. The PVC and rubber hose is designed to withstand UV rays, and temperatures between -10° and +65° C. It is also equipped with an automatic locking system.
The whole set is packaged in a box full of style, designed with a handle for easy carrying. Mirtoon is available in total red, green, black, and the last new entry, even white for a classic mood or flaire Provençal.
Mirtoon is a project carried out for the Zee company by Studio Dott, a creative agency founded in 2000 with headquarters both in the city of Antwerp and Hong Kong.
Studio Dott became famous for its objects that are created to fulfill human needs, without losing sight of accessibility at a fair price.
The outdoor coil Mirtoon proved to be such an innovative project that it has received the "Henry Van De Velde for Design" recognition. After this first, huge, success, Zee decided it was time to create the next great accessory to make you enjoy life outside our homes.
Then the garden shower Levantine was created: an essential tube of powder-coated steel for extra protection. To mount your Zee garden shower, you just have a few simple steps: screw the pipe to the base, put the rubber shower cap with a pleasant water spray and you're ready to freshen up whenever you want, maybe between a tanning session and the other. A fabulous architectural product in order to enjoy a refreshing break even on the terrace or in your garden. When the sunny summer days are warmer, you do not have to run home every ten minutes to cool off in the fresh water. Levantine is designed to withstand the test of time and weather changes, so once installed you will not have to worry about it anymore. Every single detail of Levantine aims at a comfortable use, from the button that allows you to easily adjust the water flow, to the head that distributes the water regularly.
Levantine was created by the Belgian designer Alain Gilles. After an initial career in the world of international finance, Alain resumed his studies in industrial design, favoring his true artistic spirit. In late 2007, he opened his own studio that constantly deals with projects developed on his personal approach. In 2012, his reputation is internationally recognized and he wins the Designer of the Year award from the prestigious Kortrijik fair.
The garden collection by Zee also includes the spray gun Seto that can be purchased together with the Mirtoon hose and it is characterized by an essential design and basic shades of colour.
Zee Design is a brand that knows the importance of being able to carve out a small corner of greenery in our homes; whether it's a small flowered balcony or a huge garden with swimming pool, it makes no difference. Feel every day the contact with nature to regenerate mind and spirit. Nature, however, needs constant care and loving attention which you can provide using functional tools that help us in everyday care of our plants and flowers. Zee Design does not miss the chance to re-evaluate trivial gardening accessories, giving them a new look, making them original and contemporary, and never leaving out the primary function. Items such as water hoses, watering cans and outdoor showers reborn in modern and attractive lines created by the winning collaborations with internationally renowned designer who work with the Belgian company. If you usually try to conceal the hose after watering the lawn, with Zee Design | 1,939 |
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Geschichte
Die heutige Kirche geht auf einen Kapellenbau aus dem 15. Jahrhundert zurück. Der Turm wurde um 1600 errichtet, ebenso wie die Umfassungsmauer des Ostteils der Kapelle. Im Jahre 1700 war der Türkheimer Schreiner Johann Bergmüller tätig. Die ersten Fresken stammten vom Türkheimer Maler Johann Andreas Bergmüller. Einen völligen Umbau und eine Erweiterung nach Westen erfuhr der Bau im Jahre 1766. Es dürfte sich dabei um dieselben Handwerker gehandelt haben, die zur selben Zeit an der Erbauung der Pfarrkirche St. Magnus in Unterrammingen tätig waren, darunter der Maurermeister Joseph Stiller aus Ettringen und Stuckateur Andreas Henkel aus Mindelheim. Die Fresken malte Johann Baptist Enderle. Nach der Säkularisation war die Kirche zunächst zum Abbruch vorgesehen. Die politische Gemeinde erwarb sie 1807 und veranlasste 1811 wieder den gottesdienstlichen Gebrauch. Restaurierungen fanden in den 1880er Jahren und 1955 statt.
Baubeschreibung
Die Kirche besteht aus einem langen Raum zu vier Achsen mit einem dreiseitigen Schluss. Sie ist flach gedeckt und besitzt eine Hohlkehle mit abgemuldeter Decke. Die Wandgliederung wird durch Paare von rötlich marmorierten korinthischen Pilastern erreicht. Die Paare stehen ziemlich weit auseinander und sind in der Voute durch in Stuckprofilen angedeutete flache Schildbogen über den eingezogenen rundbogigen Fenstern verbunden. An den Seiten der Chorscheitelachse ist nur je ein Pilaster-Oberteil angebracht. In der östlichen Achse befinden sich beiderseits marmorierte Rechtecktüren, wovon die nördliche zum Turm, die südliche zur Sakristei mit dem darüber liegenden Oratorium führt. Über der Sakristeitüre befindet sich eine rundbogige Oratoriumsöffnung. Der Scheitel des Chores besitzt kein Fenster. Im Westen des Langhauses befindet sich eine Empore und eine ins Vorzeichen führende Stichbogentür.
Das Dach ist im Westen abgewalmt, das dortige Vorzeichen aus dem Jahre 1766 ist querrechteckig und besitzt Korbbogenarkaden im Westen und Süden und ein profiliertes Gesims mit halben Walmdach. Die zweigeschossige, mit einem Walmdach versehene Sakristei im Süden wurde in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts angebaut. Im Chorscheitel befindet sich außen eine Nische mit einer Figur.
Der Turm nördlich der östlichen Achse besitzt ein zweigeschossiges, quadratisches Unterteil und ein zweigeschossiges Oktogon als Oberteil. Ecklisenen im Oberteil geschmückt schließen schmale Felder ein. Die Felder des Unt<|fim_middle|> der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts angebracht. Darunter steht eine neubarocke schmerzhafte Muttergottes. Unterhalb der Empore steht ein Mönch aus der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts mit einem Kreuz auf einer prächtigen Rocaillekonsole. Es könnte sich dabei um den heiligen Magnus, den Patron der Pfarrkirche im benachbarten Unterrammingen handeln. Der heilige Josef auf einer Rocaillekartusche stammt aus dem ersten Viertel des 18. Jahrhunderts. Ein Jesus mit der Geißelsäule auf einer Rocaillekartusche an der Nordwand stammt aus dem Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts. Der heilige Antonius von Padua aus der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts steht ebenfalls auf einer Rocaillekonsole. Das Vortragekruzifix wurde in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts angefertigt. Die Pietà wurde wohl um 1500 geschaffen und im 18. Jahrhundert verändert. Der heilige Sebastian ist neubarock, die Muttergottes eine Kopie nach einem gotischen Vorbild. Der heilige Johann Nepomuk stammt aus dem zweiten Viertel des 18. Jahrhunderts. In der Sakristei befinden sich ein kleines Kruzifix und ein Auferstehungsheiland aus der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts, im Oratorium ein wohl aus dem 19. Jahrhundert stammendes Arma-Christi-Kreuz.
Votivbilder
Eines der Votivbilder unter dem Emporenaufgang in einem klassizistischen Rahmen zeigt eine kniende Frau unter einem Mariahilfbild und wurde um 1800 auf Holz gemalt. Ein weiteres auf Holz gemaltes und mit EX VOTO 1812 bezeichnetes Bild in einem klassizistischen Rahmen zeigt eine Frau im Krankenbett unter einem Mariahilfbild. Ein um 1800 auf Holz gemaltes Bild zeigt arme Seelen im Fegefeuer und darüber die Szene Mariahilf. Ein anderes Bild mit einer knienden Frau unter der Mariahilf-Szene ist auf Leinwand gemalt und mit EX VOTO 1810 bezeichnet. Ein weiteres auf Holz gemaltes Bild zeigt einen jungen Geistlichen unter der Mariahilf-Szene und die Inschrift EX VOTO 1838.
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Die Kirche auf den Tourismusseiten des Landkreises
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Unserer Lieben Frau
Unserer Lieben Frau
Oberrammingen, Unserer Lieben Frau
Rammingen
Erbaut in den 1760er Jahren
Barockbauwerk in Bayern
Bauwerk in Rammingen (Bayern)
Kirchengebäude in Europa | ergeschosses enden in je zwei Halbkreisbogen auf Konsolen. Das Obergeschoss besitzt Paare rundbogiger Öffnungen mit einer runden Mittelstütze, ein profiliertes Kranzgesims und eine blechdeckte Zwiebelhaube mit einer Wetterfahne.
Ausstattung
Die Kirche ist reich ausgestattet. Das schlichte marmorierte und mit Schweifwangen versehene Chorgestühl mit Felderung wurde wohl um 1766 geschaffen. Die 14 Kreuzwegstationen in Öl-Leinwandmalerei aus der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts haben geschnitzte Rahmen. Ein um das Jahr 1800 gefertigtes Gemälde des Hochwürdigen Gutes, eines Reliquiars mit Hostie, befindet sich im Oratorium. Die um 1766 geschaffene Kanzel wurde entfernt und ist seit 1967 im Pfarrhaus Unterrammingen untergebracht. Sie besteht aus einer halbzylindrischen Brüstung mit Pilastern und geschweiften Feldern.
Stuck
Der Stuck der Kirche aus dem Jahre 1766 von Andreas Henkel aus Mindelheim ist grau und golden auf weißem Grund. Das Hauptmotiv sind Rocaillen und Palmzweige. Die drei Deckengemälde haben geschwungene, von Rocaillen umgebene Profilrahmen. In der Voute über den Pilasterscheiteln befinden sich Kartuschen mit Tonmalerei und im Schildbogen des Scheitels weitere Rocaillen. Auf dem Gebälk sind Putten und an den Seiten des Hochaltars Engelsköpfe angebracht. Über der Nische oberhalb der Tür zum Turm befindet sich eine Taube als Symbol des Heiligen Geistes vor einem Strahlenkranz mit einem Engelskopf. Die korinthisierenden Kapitelle sind mit Rocaillen geschmückt. Eine Kartusche zwischen den beiden östlichen Deckenbildern enthält das Chronostichon DILeCta Mea / Vt aVrora / ConsVrgens mit der Jahreszahl 1766.
Fresken
Die Fresken der Kirche stammen von dem Maler Johann Baptist Enderle aus Donauwörth. Ein Fresko an der Decke über dem Chor stellt die Kreuzigung Christi dar. Das Hauptfresko des Langhauses zeigt die Anbetung der Könige, ein weiteres über der Empore den Tempelgang Mariä mit der Signatur Joh. Enderle pinxit. Marianische Symbole in der Voute sind in olivgrüner Tonmalerei ausgeführt.
Das südliche Fresko im Osten trägt die Inschrift Pulchra ut luna. cant. 6.9 und zeigt eine mondbeschienene Landschaft. Ein weiteres ist mit Lilium inter Spinas. cant. 22 beschriftet und zeigt eine Lilie unter Dornen. Die Inschrift des nächsten lautet Portans ramum olivae gen. 8.11 und zeigt eine Arche mit einer Taube und einem Ölzweig. Das letzte auf der Südseite hat einen Lebensbaum zum Inhalt und trägt die Inschrift Lignum vitae. gen. 2.9. Die nördlichen Fresken zeigen ein Schiff in Seenot mit einer Muttergottes und einem Stern und die Inschrift Stella maris, eine aus Dornen wachsende Rose mit der Inschrift Ex spinis sine spina, einen Bogen mit Tierkreiszeichen mit der Inschrift Pertransiit benefaciendo. Act. 10 und einen an einen Altarstein gelehnten Anker mit der Inschrift In me omnis spes vitae. Ecl. 24.
Drei Fresken an der Emporenbrüstung zeigen Mariä Heimsuchung, Anbetung der Hirten und eine Darstellung der Flucht nach Ägypten.
Altar
Der rot und grau marmorierte hölzerne Altar mit vergoldetem Rocailledekor stammt aus der Zeit um 1766. Der Stipes ist leicht konkav und hat abgeschrägte Ecken, die oben volutenartig ausgebaucht sind. Der klassizistische, um 1811 geschaffene Tabernakel ist zylindrisch mit korinthischen Säulen an den vorderen und Voluten an den rückwärtigen Ecken. Der Abschluss ist flachbogig. Ein kleines Kruzifix vor der Muschelnische kann über einen Drehmechanismus nach innen gedreht werden. In der zweiten Nische befindet sich der Kelch mit den Hostien.
Der Altaraufbau ist konkav und besitzt ein geschweiftes Altarbild. mit der Szene Mariahilf. Säulen beiderseits des Bildes haben außen schmale konkave Achsen mit vorgehefteten Figuren der Eltern Marias, links des heiligen Joachim, rechts der heiligen Anna. Sie sind von geschweiften Pilastern begrenzt. Die Gebälkzone ist reich verkröpft. Auf den Voluten des Auszuges sitzen Putten. In der Mitte ist ein Herz Jesu in einem Strahlenkranz zu sehen. Die Kanontafelrahmen mit Rocailleschnitzerei und eingelassenen Spiegelscherben wurden um 1770 geschaffen.
Holzfiguren
In der Kirche befinden sich mehrere gefasste Holzfiguren. An der Südwand ist ein Kruzifix aus | 1,293 |
Story By: NEMA – WISCASSET, ME – John Zych ended a multi race dry spell, as the Mendon, MA racer beat back 2017 champion, Randy Cabral, on a late race restart to take down his third victory in a row at Wiscasset Speedway. In the Lites division, Jim Chambers came from deep in the field to beat a strong field of competitors, with a late race pass on Jim Cataldo.
In the NEMA feature, Doug Cleveland and Bethany Stoehr brought the field to the green flag. Quickly, fourth place starter John Zych drove his JZ Motorsports entry to the top of the track and stormed into the lead. Further back, Avery Stoehr moved from his sixth place starting spot into second by lap three and set his sights on Zych. Over next ten laps, the distance between Zych and Stoehr stayed marginal, while further back, Cabral was on<|fim_middle|> to make to their already awesome facility," said Chambers.
NEMA picks back up its schedule this coming weekend at the Riverhead Raceway on Long Island. | the hunt moving into the third spot, with Jim Chambers in tow.
On lap fifteen, disaster struck for Stoehr, as the rear axle failed, rocketing the car into the turn three wall. Stoehr was able to walk away from the incident, with a badly damaged race car.
On the restart, Zych and Cabral would line up side by side, and Cabral would make a valiant effort to stay with Zych on the outside. A lap later, Zych darted out into the lead again, and went on to take down the victory, unchallenged. Cabral would finish second followed by Jim Chambers, Lou Cicconi who returned after many years away from NEMA in the Bertrand 47, Alan Chambers, Mike Horn, Bethany Stoehr, Paul Scally, Doug Cleveland and Avery Stoehr.
"We have been chasing a gremlin since the end of last year that was battery related. Seems like we found the issue and corrected. We have been very fortunate at Wiscasset to have some success. I think our car performs well there and it is a track that I really like. Couldn't ask for a better facility, ownership, staff and fans than those at Wiscasset. They are fantastic. We got off to a strong start and had to stay out front and try to save my tires as much as I could for the first half of the race," said Zych. "The caution came out halfway and I was hoping the laps we ran early conserved enough of the tires to run hard knowing it was going to be really hard to stay out front. Once we restarted I knew it was going to be a battle with Randy who was starting second. We battled a little right after the restart and luckily I ran some of my fastest laps right after half way which allowed us to maintain a lead. The rest of the way I was just trying to run as fast and as consistent as possible knowing Randy was going to be there if I made any mistakes," concluded Zych.
In the Lites event, it appeared that Jim Cataldo was on his way to a career first win, as he took an early lead and ran a number of flawless laps early in the event. As the laps wound on, Jim Chambers, John Zych, Paul Scally and Danny Cugini broke free of traffic, and gave hunt to Cataldo.
As the leaders were approaching lapped traffic, Cataldo looked low, then high, and Chambers was able to capitalize, making a masterful move to the front of the field. Zych was able to move by Cataldo for second, and would finish the race there.
Chambers would take down the victory, followed by Zych, Cataldo, Scally, Cugini, Ryan Locke, Avery Stoehr, Ben Mikitarian, Richie Coy, Randy Cabral and Kyle Valeri – however post race inspections found Cataldo to be over width and subsequently disqualified. The official race results are also under review due to an appeal made on a technical decision made on the second place team.
"The car was good all day long and the track was really racey. We made a small adjustment to the car for the feature and it ended up being perfect. I can't thank Wiscasset and their crew enough, we always love to come up here, and the improvements they continue | 681 |
RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP (RMG) utilise a quality management system to ensure improvements and non-conformances are managed. Inputs into its quality management system can be identified by an audit processes, Client complaints, grievances, industry consultation; training or identified non-conformances are reviewed and managed. RMG regularly conducts and reviews these inputs according to its continual improvement process, along with identification and management of potential risks and preventative action. RMG carry out regular reviews of procedures, structures and methodologies to<|fim_middle|> each project. We actively foster personal attitudes of co-operation, teamwork and a keen sensitivity to the continual improvement of our service. | ensure that they remain appropriate and effective. These reviews cover such areas as client feedback, stakeholder input; assessor standards, industry standards, and reviews will be reported and fed back in to the quality management system for continual improvement. Feedback is naturally very important to us and part of our continual improvement process.
One of our key goals is to provide quality services that deliver effective solutions which enable our Clients to achieve outstanding success in their field of endeavour. This aim is supported by the Group's business systems, which embrace both Quality Assurance and continual improvement of our services. Quality Assurance provides confidence to our clients and us that our service is meeting their requirements. Our business systems, which comply with ISO 9001, emphasise the importance of adequate planning and review and aims to meet our clients' requirements on | 161 |
We have so far reviewed the most frequently used models for describing both the individual parameters<|fim_middle|>9 mai 2013 à 16:23.
Cette page a été consultée 8 764 fois. | $(\psi_i)$ and the observations $(y_i)$, but several extensions can be considered.
For instance, if we assume that a population consists of several homogeneous sub-populations, mixtures models can be very useful for describing different types of mixtures, such as mixtures of distributions, mixtures of structural models and mixtures of residual models (see Mixture models).
A stochastic component can also be introduced into the model by assuming some underlying stochastic dynamics, characterized either by a hidden Markov model (see Hidden Markov models) or a system of stochastic differential equations (see Stochastic differential equations based models).
Population parameter models: introduce a priori information in an estimation context, or to model inter-population variability.
Covariate models: mainly relevant in the context of wanting to simulate virtual individuals.
Design models: measurement times, dose regimens, etc.
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You are at:Home»Fleets»Marconi Keelboat Fleet – Off to a Flyer
By Peter Ward on August 12, 2019 Fleets, Keelboat, News
After a big effort by a<|fim_middle|>, if you'd like to sail SB20's over that period then contact Peter Ward, who'll ensure that you get some time afloat on one of these boats. | group of Marconi volunteers to rig, equip, check, launch and safety approve their new fleet of 4 x SB20 keelboats, they took to the water towards the end of cadet week and quickly proved a hit.
Over an 8 day period, the boats were sailed by a wide range of members, for many different purposes as the versatile boats lived up to there promise. "It's amazing just how many of our youngest cadets you can fit safely into the enormous cockpit" said one of our tutors as she set sail with her group of intrepid adventurers. Their excitement was evident and fuelled by their imaginations, they probably felt like they were setting off on an Atlantic crossing in an open 60, rather than a leisurely white sail up to Maldon.
SB20 racing at Marconi Sailing Club. The club has a fleet of four boats.
In the first 4 days afloat, 32 sailors experienced sailing the boats, from start line drills, to boat familiarisation training, and some high speed kite planing from the more experienced. They were even sailed to the cadet picnic on Osea Island beach.
Further leisure sailing took place throughout the remaining 4 days, which also included a low key evening competition, where 11 teams, each made up of two sb20 trained crew and two inductee's to keelboat sailing, raced over 15 minute windward leeward courses right off the club hard. Frank and Angie Burgess called the winners of each evening, to participate in the final on the last day and with the top of the tide coinciding with the final, it proved a great sight for the massed spectators who cheered the sailors on from the sea wall.
The event was never really about finding the winners (David Nickalls team) but more about giving as many members as possible an introduction to SB20 keelboat sailing and by the smiles on the faces of the sailors as they came off the water and the stories they told about their antics afloat, it proved to be a great success. It's success of course was down to the many volunteers who gave up just a small amount of their time to make things happen and although we can't mention all of them here, special thanks must go to Rob and Dan Bard, Dave Clarke and Olie Southgate as well as Frank & Angie Burgess.
In all at least 70 crew took to the water on the SB20's over the 8 day period and as a club we learned quite a bit about organising club sailing in these boats.
We're now planning for our next event which will be held over the August Bank holiday weekend, so irrespective of your age, experience, or boat you normally sail | 560 |
The fifth Middle Temple/London Philharmonic Choir charity concert – "An Evening of Choral Music" – will be taking place on Friday 17th May. Originally conceived as a one-off event some 12 years ago, the collaboration has gone from strength to strength, and has supported a number of charities over the<|fim_middle|> at Field Court Chambers, on 0207 405 6114 or holly.savell@fieldcourt.co.uk.
We do hope that you will join us! | years. In 2019, the concert is supporting Family Action and the Middle Temple Scholarship Fund. Field Court Chambers are hosting the event for the second time, and it promises to be a sparkling and intimate evening. The choir will perform a varied repertoire, including music by Orff, Faure, Bruckner and Mozart, as well as a performance of Brahms' Requiem. Renowned pianists Iain Farrington and Jonathan Beatty will be at the piano.
Tickets are limited to 200, at £50 each (which includes a champagne reception) and are available from Holly Savell, | 128 |
Эдвард Рейли Стеттиниус-младший (; 22 октября, 1900, Чикаго — 31 октября, 1949) — американский промышленник, занимавший пост государственного секретаря США при президентах Рузвельте и Трумэне.
Биография
Родился в Чикаго в семье финансиста Эдварда Стеттиниуса-старшего, партнёра Джона Моргана. Учился в школе Помфрет, которую окончил в 1920, а затем в университете Вирджинии, который окончил в 1924. Поступил на работу в General Motors, в 1926 году стал помощником вице-президента, а в 1931 году сам стал вице-президентом. В 1934 году стал председателем финансовой комиссии U.S. Steel Corporation, а в 1938 году — председателем совета.
Работал в администрации Рузвельта в промышленном совете администрации по национальному восстановлению (1933), в совете по военному сырью (1939) и администратором программы Ленд-лиза (1941—1943). Затем был назначен заместителем госсекретаря. В 1944 году занял пост государственного секретаря после того как его предшественник Корделл Халл ушёл в отставку по состоянию здоровья.
Он принадлежал не к числу профессиональных дипломатов, а скорее, подобно Дину Ачесону, к числу эмиссаров «большого бизнеса», своекорыстно заинтересованного во внешней политике США. В 20-х годах он занимал видные посты в правлении монополии «Дженерал моторз», сделавш<|fim_middle|>ности.»
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Персоналии:General Motors
Менеджеры США
Государственные секретари США
Постоянные представители США при ООН
Члены Демократической партии США
Политики США XX века
Кабинет Гарри Трумэна
Кабинет Франклина Рузвельта
Выпускники Школы Помфрет
Выпускники Виргинского университета | ись в 1931 году вице-президентом этой компании. В 1938 году он возглавил правление крупнейшей металлургической корпорации «Юнайтед Стейтс стил». С осени 1941 года правительство Соединенных Штатов возложило на него руководство вновь созданным Управлением по осуществлению закона о ленд-лизе. Назначенный государственным секретарем, он тем самым стал наиболее влиятельным среди представителей этого бизнеса в администрации США.
Участвовал в работе по созданию ООН. Оставил пост государственного секретаря, чтобы стать первым послом США в ООН. Умер от сердечного приступа в 1949 году.
В отличие от позиции Коминтерна в декабре 1944 он писал: «Правительство США считает разговоры о македонской "нации", "Македонское Отечество" и македонское "национальное самосознание" необоснованной демагогией, которая не представляет никакой этнической или политической реаль | 282 |
A Look at Days of Our Lives' Mary Beth Evans' Life As a Mother!
Mary Beth Evans is most famous for playing the role of Kayla Brady Johnson on 'Days of Our Lives'. She's also played the roles of Sierra Esteban on 'As the World Turns' and Katherine Bell on 'General Hospital'. Throughout her run on daytime television, Evans has shown us on screen the depth of love she has for her children. Likewise in real-life,<|fim_middle|> three; Daniel Luke, Katherine Elizabeth and Matthew Joseph shows us on Social Media just how much of a caring, kind-hearted and loving mom she is. She is a perfect role model for upcoming mothers in today's society - check out some of the highlights of her life as a mother below and remember it's Mother's day tomorrow.
We had the best time at my nephew's engagement party this past weekend. My sister threw such a great garden BBQ party ... see today's #plankblog for more on this sweet celebration.
Soap Opera News: A Look at Days of Our Lives' Mary Beth Evans' Life As a Mother! | Evans who is married to Michael Schwartz and is the mother of | 12 |
There's a<|fim_middle|> for everyone?'" he said. | 27-year difference in life expectancy among people living in different parts of the D.C. area, according to a study evaluating census data. Here's what the study found.
WASHINGTON — There's a 27-year difference in life expectancy among people living in different parts of the D.C. area, according to a study evaluating census data. Local leaders, however, believe smart policy decisions can help close the gap.
The study, "Uneven Opportunities: How Conditions for Wellness Vary Across the Metropolitan Washington Region," was produced by the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Health Officials Committee.
The most dramatic life expectancy difference detected by the study is the 94-year life expectancy in the Northwest D.C. neighborhood in Georgetown versus the 67-year life expectancy in Anacostia in Southeast D.C.
The study also finds people's health can differ drastically within a single county or neighborhood.
"All communities have these disparities," said Arlington County Public Health Director Reuben Varghese.
Policy decisions can shape myriad factors that influence a person's health, such as education, housing and household resources, including access to food, public safety, transportation and land use, Varghese said.
"Are communities walkable? That's a land use policy," Varghese said. He added that making sure people have equal access to resources is key to effective change.
Another example of resources that might not be equally accessible to everyone is education. Someone might live in a great school district, but their child's ability to study or learn well can be limited if that child is hungry.
"Hunger and education contribute to health, short term and long term," Varghese said.
The study was presented Friday to the Council of Governments' Region Forward Coalition; its members will take the results back to localities to help shape decisions made by governments, nonprofits and businesses.
Varghese believes everyone working together can help produce change. "We are a caring region, and we need to build on that caring capacity and keep asking, 'How do we improve the lot | 426 |
It's Throwback Thursday! Two years ago, during a beautiful fall afternoon one of my student's named Brooke said, "Mrs. Gagné, I see a 3 in the tree." It was even during math time! Confused, I asked her to explain and she directed me to the window and said, "LOOK!" Can you s3e it???
I will never forget that special moment in the classroom. I hope you think it's a awesome as I do. I have looked each year at that same tree and the 3 hasn't returned! Maybe next year!
We know the ALPHABET CHANT!
We accomplished a great feat recently....drum roll please....the kids now know the entire Alphabet Chant!!! They are so excited! I am so excited! And, you will be so excited to see it! Mrs. Blaustein visited us last week and videotaped it for us. Your child is bringing home some magic sound sprinkles<|fim_middle|> and the yummy cider, too! | today. He/she will be casting the spell on YOU and then performing the chant! Please join in on the fun!
Down on the Boyert's Farm!!
We had so much fun at the farm last week. Click on the "Photos" tab at the top of the page to see all of the pictures from our trip. There are lots!!!
We had fun learning about apples last week as we prepared for our upcoming trip to the farm. The class loved the story about the little red house with no doors and windows and a star on the inside! Can you guess what that may be? Yes, a red apple! We also did some tasting to determine which variety of apple we like best. Thanks to all of the families who sent in apples | 150 |
The rough carpentry is more or less done, the roof is on, the windows installed. Siding and cladding people are staging, and HVAC, plumbing, and electrical work inside is ready to begin.
This round of photos is all nuts and bolts - images of the exposed framing inside. If that kind of thing gets you going then there are more photos after the link below.
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Readers of the blog may have notice a new look for the header here. Its all part of a total redesign of our Modern House Plan catalog.
Yes, its been long coming. Believe it or not our House Plan Catalog is nearly 8 years old. That's getting long in the tooth for a web site, the likes of which seem to churn a new look every few years. The truth is we've just been too busy to attend to this, and<|fim_middle|> convince you that this is for real. Now the story is "Hey, we've been doing this, a lot, and now so can you!"
So get over there and take in the new look.
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Continue reading "0751 RS House - house emerges" | in the face of newer web sites vying for your attention it had gotten a little stodgy looking around here.
The new site maintains the structure of the old site. What that means is if you had bookmarked your favorite house, then your bookmark will still work - takes you right to the current page for that house design. We have A LOT of incoming links into our catalog, and until we can fund a more comprehensive re-invention of the website with the sophistication to maintain those current links, we elected to work within the structure already established.
So what's new? Well, at this point we pretty much know what information is important, and what we had that was fill. So we've trimmed the content somewhat, and moved you closer to the house plans. Now when you land at the site you immediately see our customers houses. A click into the Plans page gives you immediate access to all the designs, as well as links you into the useful lists of groups and collections. Once in the catalog you'll find bigger drawings of all the designs, and a nice slide show interface for viewing the images.
And perhaps most important is now we can tell our story about how we and our customers got here. Before the message was "Hey, this is new - you can do this!". But now customers have built over a dozen houses, and we don't have to | 275 |
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January 15, 2018 By Ichiro
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Mollie Hunt is the only author Mama hasn't met. However, Mollie is a member of the Cat Writer's Association, so we knew she could write a good cat story. And we really liked this one. Mama was even kind of hoping for a novel with Morningstar in it!
Mollie's story for the Fantastic Feline Heroes Bundle is "Dream Spinner."
Morningstar is a cat with a special gift. He is a Dream Spinner, one who can weave the fabric of people's dreams as they sleep. Morningstar's talent is welcomed by the elderly residents of St. Joseph's<|fim_middle|> her in other situations.
Native Oregonian Mollie Hunt has always had an affinity for cats, so it was a short step for her to become a cat writer. Mollie is the author of the Crazy Cat Lady cozy mystery series, including Cats' Eyes, Copy Cats, Cat's Paw, and Cat Call. The series features Lynley Cannon, a sixty-something cat shelter volunteer who finds more trouble than a cat in catnip.
Mollie also published a non-cat mystery, Placid River Runs Deep, which delves into murder, obsession, and the challenge of chronic illness in bucolic southwest Washington, as well as a short cat-fantasy story, The Dream Spinner.
Mollie is a member of the Oregon Writers' Colony, Sisters in Crime, and the Cat Writers' Association. She won a CWA Muse Medallion for her blogpost series, "Life Stages". Mollie lives in Portland's eclectic Hawthorne district with her husband and a varying number of cats. Like Lynley, she is a grateful shelter volunteer.
You can find her at her website, her Amazon page, and her Facebook page.
Mollie lives with Tinkerbelle, and you'll hear more about her later on. You won't want to miss it!
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Mollie Hunt says
Hi, Chey! Is your Mama coming to the Cat Writers' Association conference this year in Houston? If so, tell her I will meet here there.
My human and I got to meet Mollie when we were at the CWA International Cat Show in Portland last November!
Memories of Eric and Flynn says
Another great book! It sounds like the sort I would enjoy.
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Mollie lives in Oregon, so she fits right in with the other PNW writer's Mama knows. She's sorry she hasn't run into | 69 |
KPN Tower To Be Expanded
A Dutch telecom company is moving its headquarters to Rotterdam's leaning South Tower, and renovations to the iconic structure are in the works.
KPN announced a year ago that it would be relocating from its headquarters in The Hague to the leaning tower designed by Renzo Piano. The building sits at the foot of Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge, and is part of the larger complex known as the Wilhelminapier.
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The renovations include a complete glass facade, which<|fim_middle|> welcomed by Renzo Piano."
According to the website, the complex was nominated by the Harvard Graduate School of Design for the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design for progressive urban development.
With KPN's 20-year lease agreement on the building, the goal is to make changes sustainable by using existing work spaces as much as possible, while maintaining the identity and integrity of the tower.
The renovations include a complete glass facade, which wraps smoothly around the existing pylon. This adds transparency to the base of the tower, and creates three new points of access from the waterfront, the square and the street. There will also be an auditorium with 350-person capacity, two restaurants, 1,600 workstations and an experience center to increase collaboration and community engagement.
Renovations are slated for completion by the end of this year.
Tagged categories: Color + Design; Commercial Construction; EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa); Maintenance + Renovation; Renovation | wraps smoothly around the existing pylon.
Originally completed in 2000, the tower leans forward approximately 6 degrees (slightly more than the leaning tower of Pisa in Italy, which leans at 5 degrees). The front of the building is supported by a 164-foot steel beam.
The 23-story building also houses a light installation of around 900 lights, that together form a screen for a billboard that showcases animations or messages.
Neither of these key features seem to be on the chopping block, though the tower is to undergo extensive renovations and expansion in light of KPN's move. With the project being headed by local architecture firm V8 Architects, the end goal is to create a new, distinctive entry for the building. Piano himself was consulted for the project, and the final proposal was given his approval.
"As a Rotterdam office, we are proud to have been asked to bring this characteristic building—and the first tower on the Wilhelminapier—to new life," said Michiel Raaphorst of V8 Architects in a statement. "And we are honored our intervention is | 226 |
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Tom majored in International Business at Amsterdam's Higher School of Economics, he is Oilprice.com's Head of Operations
Oil Prices Jump As China Seeks To End Trade War
By Tom Kool - Jan 18, 2019, 2:00 PM CST
Oil prices were relatively quiet this week, bouncing around, but closed out the week on a positive note.
IEA: Balancing oil market will be a "marathon." The IEA said in its latest Oil Market Report that "the journey to a balanced market will take time, and is more likely to be a marathon than a sprint." The agency noted that while Saudi Arabia seems determined to follow through, there is "less clarity" on Russia. The agency left its demand growth forecast unchanged, arguing that while the global economy is starting to show some worrying signs, lower oil prices will also help keep demand aloft.
OPEC's December production down 751,000 bpd. OPEC released its monthly Oil Market Report on Thursday, revealing a roughly 751,000 bpd decline, according to secondary<|fim_middle|> Tom Kool for Oilprice.com
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Mamdouh Salameh on January 18 2019 said:
Oil prices are rising because the OPEC+ production cuts are starting to permeate the global oil market and also because both the United States and China (not China alone as the title of your article indicates) are wanting an end to the trade war between them.
China will never put its name to any agreement which gives the US an advantage to claim victory.
Saudi Arabia and OPEC are determined to ensure that the recently-agreed OPEC+ cuts will do the trick and reduce the glut in the market. Russia is also determined to stick to the cuts but at its own pace. The reason is that unlike other OPEC members, Russia's oil production is undertaken by many Russian companies. So it is virtually impossible for them to cut production promptly at the same time. Russia's share of the cuts amounting to 228,000 barrels a day (b/d) will be carried out gradually but spaced over six months being the duration of the current cuts agreement.
OPEC is well advised not to consider a PR campaign in the US to head off punitive measures in Congress relating to a bill called "No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act," or NOPEC, that would let the US sue OPEC for an alleged oil price fixing. Funnelling money on an influence campaign will be a waste of money and effort. Moreover, it will give the impression that OPEC is concerned about anti-trust regulation that has been gaining support on Congress and that will embolden the United States to blackmail the organization at every twist and turn.
OPEC is not a cartel and never has been. How could it be a cartel when it was founded as a counterweight against the previous "Seven Sisters" cartel which dominated every aspect of global oil through price fixing, limiting supplies and suppressing competition for the sole purpose of maximizing its profits.The main purpose behind the founding of OPEC was to give producers more control over their own oil.
Still, OPEC shouldn't be unduly worried about the NOPEC Act. It has enough muscle to retaliate against the US. Were the United States to mount a lawsuit against OPEC or any of its members, the organization could stop all its oil exports to the US and even cut its oil production to force prices up. This will harm the US economy most being the world's largest consumer of oil. Another measure OPEC could take is to replace the petrodollar with the petro-yuan in its oil transactions. That would be the biggest ever retaliation against the US. | sources. Saudi Arabia slashed output by 468,000 bpd, Iran lost 159,000 bpd, and Libya lost 172,000 bpd. Smaller cuts came from the UAE (-65,000 bpd) and involuntary losses from Venezuela (-33,000 bpd). The largest gain come from Iraq, which added 88,000 bpd. The monthly totals occurred before implementation of the OPEC+ agreement, which calls for cuts of 1.2 mb/d from October's baseline.
EIA: Brent to average $61. The EIA forecasts a $61-per-barrel price for Brent for 2019, with WTI averaging $8 below Brent in the first quarter, a discount that will narrow to a smaller $4-per-barrel markdown by the fourth quarter. The agency maintained a forecast for U.S. oil production at 12.1 mb/d this year, unchanged from prior estimates even though it has lowered its pricing forecast.
No progress on U.S.-China trade talks. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer did not see any progress on the structural trade issues during negotiations earlier this month. The two sides will resume negotiations at the end of January. Related: Low Oil Prices Are Not The Only Problem For The Permian
OPEC considers influence campaign in U.S. OPEC is considering a PR campaign in the U.S. to head off punitive measures in Congress, according to the Wall Street Journal. The influence campaign would be the cartel's first, and it would consist of funneling money through "industry organizations, think tanks, academics and other opinion makers," according to WSJ. OPEC is concerned mostly about anti-trust regulation that has been gaining support on Congress.
Gasoline glut in Asia. Global refineries are churning out ever-increasing volumes of gasoline as refiners chase higher margins for diesel. Meanwhile, a startup of new refineries in Asia with a focus on producing naptha for petrochemicals could also exacerbate the gasoline glut.
U.S. natural gas supply and demand breaking records. U.S. natural gas supply is expected to soar to an all-time record high of 90 billion cubic feet per day in 2019, according to the EIA. That's up sharply from a record high in 2018 at 83.31 bcf/d. Demand will also hit a record high this year at 82.65 bcf/d.
Offshore spending to outgrow onshore in 2019. Offshore spending will outpace onshore shale spending this year. This will benefit oilfield services companies that are "exposed to the offshore subsea market and the maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) sector," according to Rystad Energy. "Many would expect offshore spending to be cut as drastically as shale, but offshore budgets were at a 10-year low last year, after four years of intense cost focus, and from that level you don't need much additional activity or inflation to drive up the market," Rystad Energy head of oilfield services research Audun Martinsen said.
Libyan National Army launches assault for Sharara field. The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by General Khalifa Haftar, launched an assault on January 15 to secure the El Sharara oil field, the country's largest, which has a capacity of 300,000 bpd. The field has been offline since December. "Should the LNA succeed in taking over the El Sharara facilities, Haftar's control over Libya's strategically vital oil and gas resources would be hugely strengthened," Verisk Maplecroft wrote in a note. "This, in turn, would shore up Haftar's bargaining position in ongoing negotiations with the Government of National Accord." Moreover, if the LNA does succeed, it also increases the odds of a rerun of the standoff with the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli, just as last year. In 2018, a significant portion of Libya's oil went offline when the two sides fought over control of the nations' oil export terminals. Related: Oil May Never Return To The Triple-Digits
Hedge funds closed after booking losses trading oil and gas. Nearly 100 energy-focused hedge funds closed from 2016 through September 2018, taking the total number down to 738, according to Reuters and Eurekahedge. That is the lowest number of active hedge funds focused on energy since 2010. "There is a massive decline in the number of funds, and no replacements," David Mooney, founder of Casement Capital, told Reuters. "There has been a near 'extinction event' in commodities hedge funds."
Tesla to lay off 7 percent of workforce. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) said it would lay off 7 percent of its workforce in order to cut costs. That would allow the company to sell its Model 3 at a lower price as subsidies phase out.
China looks to expand oil deal in Iran. Despite the looming expiration of sanctions waivers on Iran in the coming months, China hopes to expand its operations in Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sinopec is reportedly making stiff demands to Iran, knowing the country has few other options. Sinopec believes its operations fall under an existing contract, which would allow it to continue even if U.S. sanctions waivers expire.
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Does<|fim_middle|> envious of their enormous gifts. Then he pushes them to use those same gifts to think, react, work, execute. | playing experience equal competent coaching?
Way back, in my early coaching days in house league, there was a fellow about my age who couldn't skate. He claimed he could walk/slither on skates, but not well and certainly not safely. Playing hockey was out of the question.
How Frank (not his real name) came to have a team was a mystery to me. Maybe there were no other candidates. I don't really know.
He ran practices wearing winter boots. He shuffled about the ice, directed kids to do this and that, helped them with skills, and even pointed out and corrected skating issues. He had one of those deep strong voices, perfect for a cavernous rink. Frank also seemed to have a decent rapport with kids and his teams did fairly well, too.
Aside from hockey chit-chat, we didn't talk much so I can't say I knew him well. But just as an observer, I'd say Frank was an effective coach.
Another example. I knew a guy who'd been a mediocre player at the lowest level of competitive minor hockey. Judging by his comportment around the game, I suspect Gary was a tough customer. Not too skilled, but I wouldn't have wanted to cross him on the ice. He was, however, one of the best technical coaches I've ever seen. Completely self-taught with an eye for the tiniest detail and a knack for how to fix problems, he was also a strong communicator and innovator with his minor teams. They had tremendous success at elite levels.
Gary successfully ran off-season programs and schools, partly because of his drive and partly his organization skills. Above all else, he considered himself a teacher of the game. Watching him play though made you wonder how on earth he could be such a competent coach.
A third example. This chap, Doug, is in my own age category. He never played hockey. Not a minute. Broomball? Yes. And he was a champion at it. But hockey? Nope. His skating was (is) laboured, his puckhandling erratic, his shooting out of sync.
But as a coach of elite minor and junior teams, he ranks high. A brilliant observer of players' habits, strengths, and weaknesses, he is able to massage the best from his players, no matter the roadblocks in front of him. He respects the game and the people in it. Kids know it and respond. And if Doug were to read this, he'd shake his head in embarrassment.
Though he never played the game—and he readily shares this with his players—he tells them he is almost | 531 |
A journalist starts editing a news article about the unrest in Egypt. The multimodal interpretation platform identifies during the editing process which multimedia items might be<|fim_middle|> can effectively function as a second screen, on which to exchange comments via Facebook or chat with a friend about the program, but also the two screens could be connected in such a way that the tablet provides background information on a given program, personalized news tickers, suggest what to watch next, and so on.
The EUMSSI platform makes it possible the implementation of a personalised multimodal content-based recommendation system able to make relevant suggestions of multimedia content to the end-user based on what she has watched, what other people have watched, or are watching, combined with multimedia contents related in some ways to what she is actually watching and what are the people saying about these contents in the social networks.
Both use-cases have a common technical base in that they exploit (multimodal) content-based recommendation algorithms but they differ in input/output aspects, in addition to the type of user, as mentioned above. On the one hand, in the case of the Contextualising tool, the input to the recommendation system is less ���controlled", as it consists in incomplete textual input that is being created on the spot, but the output result needs not be as precise, since it is ���������raw material" for the journalist to process. On the other hand, in the case of the Second screen, the input is much more controlled since it is an already semantically annotated document from the internal database (DWs), but the output results, necessarily need to be more accurate for the end-user. | interesting for the journalist and offers a list of items categorized by content type (e.g. video, audio, text), relevance, up-to-dateness etc.
At the same time the platform considers the media and discussion agenda on the Social Web (e.g. Twitter trending topic). Through this additional analysis the journalist can consider more than one perspective in his article and contextualise the news article with the relevant multimodal information. Use case #1 addresses specific needs of today"s multimedia journalists working in fully digitized newsrooms and publishing on multi-platform (web, mobile, Smart TV etc.) content distribution environments. By their very nature the workflows and tools involved need to incorporate multimedia items (mainly but not limited to text, images, audio, video).
The EUMSSI platform, thanks to its multimodal analysis and interpretation capabilities, facilitates real – time curation of the digital assets through automatic semantic annotation, augmenting, at the same time, the knowledge database with social media documents, conveniently interrelated and annotated.
In addition, a multimodal content-based recommendation system built on top of this platform empowers the journalist to monitor and gather up-to-date multimedia and social media documents related with his investigation without the need of reviewing an enormous amount of insufficiently annotated records.
With the help of the platform, he can perform his job in an optimized manner, thus increasing productivity and the quality of his work.
There is an increasing popularity of video on-demand. On the one hand, users want to choose the programs they like. On the other hand, they also like some guidance to find out 'what's on, what's new, what's cool, what's for me'. Today's TV guide and program should be personalized, based on user"s preferences, user's interests, daily routines (morning programs, evening programs) as well as importance or hype (such as breaking news or national events). Moreover, in order for the old TV medium to remain relevant, it should become more interactive. Many people already have an iPad or tablet at hand when watching television programs. This device | 417 |
You might know Ian Leith as the Friendly Tap's trusty BoozeDay Tuesday host, but he's on a mission to do more than just play good music. This Berwynite is passionate about the local music scene and hopes to bring attention to the incredible music offerings of the FoOakParkwny area.
How did you get started in music? I began playing seriously at 13, but there were always guitars in my home. My mother sang mariachi music, and she would play a little Spanish guitar that I still play to this day. As I got older I would sneak into my brother's room to play his electric guitar and amp. He stopped getting mad at me when he heard me playing songs he liked by Aerosmith and Zep. I played metal with some friends but always made time to practice my acoustic fingerpicking chops.
I play guitar, bass and can keep a couple beats on drums, but give me a minute with any instrument, and I'll give you baa baa black sheep at least.
Who are your influences? Daily minutiae of life like dreams, movies, books, family history, loss, fortune, sacred geometry, the serenity of balance. Oh, MUSICAL influences. I try not to mimic, but I find myself admiring and trying not to steal from artists like Paul Simon, Jose Gonzales, Norah Jones, Mike Patton, Tool, Rush, Police, Nick Drake, Josh Kauffman, Patrick Kevil, David Byrne, Danny Elfman… I better stop; this could go on.
How do you describe your style? My style….hmm my style. I lived in LA for a few years attempting to be a composer for film and TV, so I was always trying to write completely different songs to fit any scenario. I range from classical to rockabilly to folky to instrumental melancholia. I would say that finger-style guitar is a dominant attribute to my playing style, but I'm on an endless quest of possibilities with that formula.
What is your favorite part of performing? When you play the exact right song for the exact right moment. It doesn't happen that often, but when it does, it's magic.
What is something surprising about you? People might be surprised to learn that I am half-Scottish and half-Mexican. Or that I was almost an eagle scout.
A Fan's Two-Cents: I picked<|fim_middle|> guitar Leith refers to in his interview. His instrumental selection, "Au Contrair," seemed to be backed up by the windshield tings, creating a marriage of melodies that kept me riding with a smile. But it was "Brandice," that sweet and catchy "Brandice," that found the repeat button three times over; it's the kind of song for which you want to know the lyrics. So, when Leith posted his video for this tune, well, it got a lot of hits from this fan. And now I've got the words down pat, and they sing in my head throughout the day.
"Brandice, you're a brave little girl/someday you're gonna see the world/ and capture awesome things on cameras/ to fill a million picture frames." | up Ian's CD a few days after Friendly Folk Fest 4, and on a rainy afternoon, I slid the disc into my car player. For this writer-at-heart, the driving & listening experience was nothing more than poetic, as the sounds of light hail echoed that finger-style | 56 |
Last summer, when former Indiana University French instructor Constance Ecklund was in town, she visited the Monroe County Courthouse and happened to look up, noticing the murals decorating the rotunda.
The murals, 10 in all, were<|fim_middle|> murals displayed in the German Building during the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. The four main oil-on-canvas murals on the courthouse rotunda, each 8 feet by 16 feet, depict the local limestone mining and carving industries, agriculture, education, and justice. The Lady Justice mural that caught Ecklund's eye features the "goddess of justice" holding a sword of righteousness in one hand and a wreath of peace and glory in the other.
In 1962, when the courthouse was remodeled, a floor was placed across the rotunda to turn the space into a courtroom, rendering the murals visible only to people who had business in court. When the courthouse was renovated again in 1983, the added floor was removed as were the murals, which had been badly damaged by cigarette smoke, dirt, and water leaking through the roof. Although the building was officially rededicated in 1984, the murals were kept in storage until 1992, when funds became available to hire Conrad Schmitt Studios in New Berlin, Wisconsin, to restore Brand's work.
"These beautifully restored art works make for Bloomington nothing less than a wonderful, unique book of Indiana genealogy that can be read pictorially as defining the state's citizenry," says Ecklund, who taught at IU in the late 1960s and currently lives in Connecticut. | created in 1907-08 by German artist Gustav Brand, celebrated for his | 20 |
Sheryl Palmer
Taylor Morrison
Sheryl Palmer is the chairman and chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, a leading national homebuilder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since 2007, Ms. Palmer has overseen a highly experienced leadership team in several key national homebuilding markets. With more than 30 years of cross-functional building experience, including leadership in land acquisition, sales and marketing, development and operations management, Ms. Palmer has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks of America's largest public homebuilders, following the company's IPO in 2013.
Currently, Ms. Palmer has the organization dedicated to implementing a business strategy focused on three priorities: pursuing strategic growth opportunities to deliver benefits of scale; enhanced operational excellence to drive company-wide efficiencies; and differentiating the customer experience Taylor Morrison provides all team members and homebuyers. Under Ms. Palmer's leadership, Taylor Morrison has been successful in creating trustworthy relationships with both its internal and external customers. In 2018, the company was named America's Most Trusted Home<|fim_middle|>0 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor.
Ms. Palmer has spent most of her early career in the Arizona, California and Nevada real estate markets. Prior to Taylor Morrison, Ms. Palmer served as Nevada Area President for Pulte and Del Webb after finishing 10 years as division president at Blackhawk Corporation, a builder of active adult communities based in northern California.
Ms. Palmer's passions extend beyond homebuilding and enter the many realms of: parenthood, including her three children and four grandchildren; leadership and diversity; supporting veterans; solving for homelessness; and health and wellness.
Ms. Palmer serves on the Board of Directors of Interface Inc., is an Executive Committee Member of the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) Policy Advisory Board at Harvard University and the National Board of Directors and Executive Committee of HomeAid America. | Builder for the third consecutive year by Lifestory Research, and a Top 10 | 18 |
IF there be therefore any consolation in HAMASHIACH, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the RUACH, if any affection and mercy, 2 Fulfil my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in YAHUSHA HAMASHIACH: 6 Who, being<|fim_middle|> YAHUAH that I also myself shall come shortly. 25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but YAHUAH had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in YAHUAH with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: 30 Because for the work of HAMASHIACH he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me. | in the form of YAH, thought it not robbery to be equal with YAHUAH: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore YAHUAH also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of YAHUSHA every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that YAHUAH is YAHUSHA HAMASHIACH, to the glory of YAH the Father. 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is YAHUAH which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of YAHUAH, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of HAMASHIACH, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your belief, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. 19 But I trust in ADONAI YAHUSHA to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all את eth seek their own, not the things which are YAHUSHA HAMASHIACH'S. 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he has served with me in the Besorah. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 But I trust in | 527 |
Abstract: Nonlocal effects have been shown to be responsible for a variety of non-trivial optical effects in small-size plasmonic nanoparticles, beyond classical electrodynamics. However, it is not clear whether optical mode descriptions can be applied to such extreme confinement regimes. Here, we present a powerful and intuitive quasinormal mode description of the nonlocal optical response for three-dimensional<|fim_middle|> a reliable and efficient technique to study both classical and quantum optical problems in nanoplasmonics. | plasmonic nanoresonators. The nonlocal hydrodynamical model and a generalized nonlocal optical response model for plasmonic nanoresonators are used to construct an intuitive modal theory and to compare to the local Drude model response theory. Using the example of a gold nanorod, we show how an efficient quasinormal mode picture is able to accurately capture the blueshift of the resonances, the higher damping rates in plasmonic nanoresonators, and the modified spatial profile of the plasmon quasinormal modes, even at the single mode level. We exemplify the use of this theory by calculating the Purcell factors of single quantum emitters, the electron energy-loss spectroscopy spatial maps, as well as the Mollow triplet spectra of field-driven quantum dots with and without nonlocal effects for different size nanoresonators. Our nonlocal quasinormal mode theory offers | 185 |
Media Money with Julia Boorstin
Redbox<|fim_middle|> are Sony and Lionsgate who struck deals with Redbox, giving the rental company access to their DVDs in exchange for presumably rich deals and the promise that Redbox wouldn't sell used DVDs at cheap prices.
Paramount Home Entertainment is taking a cautious approach: They've agreed only to a trial deal through the end of 2009, and as part of the deal Paramount gets to see detailed information about how Paramount movies are consumed through Redbox. If Paramount is happy with the program the studio can extend the deal to 2014. And as part of the deal Redbox will destroy old movies instead of selling them, similar to the arrangement Sony struck.
Redbox wants to make it worth it for the studios to collaborate with them, and they'll take whoever fights them to court. In the current battle lines the anti-Redbox camp has more DVDs in its stable, even with Paramount on Redbox's side. Now all eyes are on Disney and which side Mickey Mouse picks.
Questions? Comments? MediaMoney@cnbc.com | Gets Paramount on Board; What's Next for Hollywood's DVD Battle
Published Tue, Aug 25 20096:00 PM EDT Updated Fri, Sep 13 20134:33 PM EDT
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Viacom's Paramount just announced a partnership with DVD-rental company Redbox, becoming the third studio to make a deal with Coinstar's company that rents $1 DVDs through 17,000 kiosks around the country. This is far more than a simple DVD distribution deal, this is Paramount taking sides in what's become a pitched battle in Hollywood. The question now is which side Disney comes down on, it's one of the last players who hasn't picked sides.
Redbox is suing General Electric's Universal Studios, News Corp's 20th Century Fox and Time Warner'sWarner Brothers because they're refusing to deliver their DVDs for Redbox to rent until several weeks after those DVDs have gone on sale. They're concerned Redbox's $1 price point is undercutting their chances of selling DVDs and that Redbox's business of selling used DVDs is really hurting their business. On the other end of the equation | 254 |
New gaming brand, Riotoro, has signed an exclusive partnership deal with Spire Technology as its distributor for the UK market.
Riotoro, founded in <|fim_middle|> resellers grow their brand and revenue share in the PC gaming Market," commented Jake Hand, European director at Riotoro.
The vendor products include everything from cases and PSUs to mice and keyboards. The opportunity to bring the brand to the UK market along with the aforementioned growth in esports were key factors behind the decision to bring Riotoro into the Spire portfolio, said Jamie Plumridge, head of product management at Spire Technology.
"With the continued growth of the esports industry, Spire is committed to bringing its customers the very best range of products the sector has to offer. As a driving force in innovation and transparency in their products, Riotoro is a great addition to Spire's line-up of gaming peripherals and components. We are really excited to bring the innovative new range of Riotoro products to our customers." | 2014 by a group of Silicon Valley engineers, launched its first hardware products in 2015. Now its products can be found in more than 20 countries. The ethos, according to the company, is to make increasingly affordable gaming hardware more available to consumers, while still retaining the superior build quality of its much more expensive competitors.
"The UK PC Gaming market has seen expediential growth and shows no signs of slowing with esports revenue predicted to hit $1.5 billion by 2020. It's a perfect time for new brands like Riotoro, and our product line up make us a very exciting addition to the UK market. leveraging Spire Technology`s distribution experience and relationships. Together we are uniquely qualified to help | 153 |
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New Standard Would Give IL Customers the Right to Easily Access Their Energy Data
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Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Citizens Utility Board (CUB) have filed with state regulators an "Open Data Access Framework" that for the first time would give customers the right to automatically receive detailed information about their own energy usage. When customers are given access to the knowledge and tools needed to control their own energy usage, they are also empowered to use less electricity and save money on their utility bills – which, in turn, reduces harmful carbon pollution.
When the Illinois General Assembly passed the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act in 2011, local utilities ComEd and Ameren touted their many benefits, including greater control over peak energy load, electric grid resiliency, and cost savings resulting from the energy conservation efforts of their electricity customers. Now that smart meter deployments are well underway, utilities need to enable the many benefits of smart meters by empowering customers with easy access to their own energy data.
EDF and CUB hope this framework, filed Friday, will provide guidance to public utility commissions throughout the country on how to set a standard for customer access to their own energy data, and create a consistent national regulatory model (much like Green Button Connect has done as a technical standard)<|fim_middle|> or through the internet, a web portal, or mobile applications. As customers allow third parties access to energy data, the framework will enable new business models for home automation and other energy-management services. Access to such data will also empower consumers better understand and manage their home energy use. Combined with smart thermostats and other smart appliances, the data also can help target and refine energy efficiency and demand response programs, which reward customers for using less energy during peak times.
The framework declares the customer is the principal owner of retail electric consumption data, and the utility is a guardian of such data. It further states customers should have access to their retail electric consumption data in as short intervals as possible, real-time if accessed directly from the smart meter, or within an hour if through the internet.
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) will review the filing, and CUB and EDF hope the body rules on it in time for the state's electric utilities, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren, to incorporate it into their smart grid deployment plans when they go through their annual review in April 2015.
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"This new framework will make Illinois the first state that requires utilities, at a minimum, to adopt a national data access standard – like Green Button Connect – that will ensure consumers have easy and timely access to their own energy data," said Andrew Barbeau, EDF consultant and president of the Accelerate Group. "Giving customers access to their energy data can reduce their electricity costs and cut harmful pollution."
"Giving Illinois consumers access to helpful data about their own energy usage opens the door for bigger and better demand response, energy efficiency, and renewable energy programs," said David Kolata, CUB's executive director. "That's the key to making energy more affordable and reliable. This plan also sparks innovation, through smart appliances and other consumer tools that give consumers more opportunities to cut energy waste and save money."
This framework sets a minimum state regulatory standard to ensure customers can quickly obtain smart-meter data in convenient, user-friendly formats, either directly from the electric meter itself | 207 |
School Bond Projects Update
Bond Project Update
The beginning of summer means more construction for projects funded by the school bond approved by voters in 2014. While some projects like the new Highland Park Central Elementary entrance, perimeter fencing and panic buttons are complete, there are other projects that are underway or are just beginning.
Construction on emergency shelters and gymnasiums is scheduled to begin this month or early July at McCarter, Quincy and Whitson Elementary Schools.
Renovation of science classrooms at Topeka West High School, French and Robinson Middle Schools is underway. The new classrooms are scheduled to be finished by the time school begins in August.
The inside of the Boisen Building has been gutted. The building is the future home of Capital City High School. It is located just east of the current Capital City School building, which will become the Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers.
Construction of the new Jardine Elementary School building, the largest bond project, won't begin until the end of the year with a completion date of March 2017. Some pre-construction work on the grounds near the school is set to begin in September of this year.
Bond Projects Update
Nearly a year after voters approved a $14<|fim_middle|> Middle School, finished this month
· Perimeter security fencing at Ross is completed, nearly finished at Shaner
· Updated science labs at all middle and high schools
· Design work for FEMA shelters at McCarter, Quincy, Whitson, McEachron, Randolph, Lowman Hill
· Design phase underway for Topeka Center for Advanced Learning & Careers
· Select construction manager for largest project, construction of a new elementary school and re-modeling of Jardine Middle School
School board members were told that all projects approved by the bond vote will be completed and that the total projects costs should come within the dollar amount approved by voters. | 3-million school bond for Topeka Public Schools, two school project are finished and several other projects will be completed in the coming months. The first major project was at Highland Park Central Elementary School. The school's new entrance and addition allows younger students to now go from their classroom to other parts of the school without going outside. Previously, students had to leave their classroom and go outside to re-enter the building. It was not safe and it meant students had to go out in the weather to get back into the school building.
A second project just completed was putting perimeter fencing at nine elementary schools. Most schools had some fencing around playgrounds and parking lots, but some of it needed to be replaced or added. New gates were added to several schools as well. The biggest fencing project was at Bishop Elementary School. The fencing additions will allow for secure access to playgrounds and school parking lots.
A project to improve exterior lighting at schools and buildings throughout the district is well underway. Schools had some outdoor lighting before, but it needed to be updated. To improve safety and security around schools, new exterior lighting has been added at many of our high schools and middle schools. Improved sightlines and modified landscaping around schools will also add to increased safety. New exterior lighting will be added to elementary schools in the coming months.
One of the security measure projects still underway is the addition of panic buttons at all schools and building in the school district. About half of the schools now have the buttons. The buttons will mean quicker response time to a school in a case of an emergency. All schools and buildings should have panic buttons installed by the end of this month.
Later this month, service center workers will begin installing safety and security window film in school entranceways. The window film will make it more difficult for an intruder to break into a building and should be a deterrent to vandalism of school property.
Coming up in the next few months, construction will begin on another major project funded by the school bond and that is the emergency shelters and gymnasiums. A total of 12 schools will get either a storm shelter or a new gymnasium that will have reinforced walls and roofs to provide protection for students and staff during severe weather.
French Middle School eighth graders each received new Chromebooks today as part of a pilot program that offers students technological resources to use in the classroom and at home. The students listened to a presentation about digital citizenship and the do's and don'ts of how to handle the device, then checked out their own Chromebooks, which they will return at the end of the school year. A meeting at French will take place tonight to inform parents of the same expectations....
Principal Kelli Hoffman is eager for her students to begin using the laptops. "I think Chromebooks will assist students in acquiring 21st century skills. These will really help kids learn the skills they need to be successful. It will also help level the playing field for many students who may not have access to other resources," she said.
The students were also excited about their new learning tool. Eli, one of the students receiving a Chromebook, said, "We can use it in the classroom to make learning easier. We don't have to do a lot of paper assignments anymore." Classmate Ayanna agreed, saying, "It's pretty cool because it can help us keep track of our things because it will all be in one spot and it should be with us at all times."
The Chromebooks are part of the "Securing our Future" bond initiative that voters approved last April. The bond provides for numerous security and technological enhancements throughout the district.
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Sixteen of 22 projects of phase one are underway related to the $143 million bond issue approved by voters in April.
Architects and district officials have already held meetings at a number of schools to introduce the projects and to get public and school staff's thoughts and preferences related to the projects at each location. Activity has already begun on the following projects.
· New, secure entrance at Highland Park Central to be completed January 2015
· Security window film and panic buttons at all buildings, completed by February 2015
· Security camera system at Eisenhower | 858 |
These animal diseases pose the biggest threat to humanity: CDC
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Talk of "the plague" may conjure macabre images of skulls, rats and mass burials — but deadly diseases that spread via animal contact remain a threat even today, warns the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a new report.
More than half of all infectious diseases affecting humans started in animals. Now, the CDC and experts from the US Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior are weighing in on which zootonic diseases — animal-borne illness — pose the biggest threat to humanity.
Their list of eight includes some flu strains, salmonella infection, West<|fim_middle|> easily treated with antibiotics, but can be difficult to detect until it's too late — making them ideal bioterrorism agents, experts say.
This warning comes amid news that a quarantine of Mongolia's western Bayan Olgii province, with a population of more than 100,000, has been lifted following the deaths of a Mongolian couple who had recently consumed raw marmot infected with the plague — demonstrating that the disease, albeit rare, must be taken seriously.
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Researchers identified several factors that make a disease particularly worrisome to experts, such as potential to cause epidemic or pandemic, severity of the illness, financial impact, likelihood of spreading to the US and whether the infection could be used for the purpose of bioterrorism.
Some of the deadliest strains of the flu, for example, came from animals. The 2009 swine flu pandemic came from pigs. The H1N1 pandemic of 1918 — the "most severe" in recent history — killed millions, and originated in birds.
More recently, intractable viruses such as West Nile, transmitted from mosquitoes, and Lyme disease, from tick bites, have made headlines and caused worldwide alarm. Cases of rabies, which comes from an infected animal's bites or scratches, and the plague, which is transferred to humans through handling animals carrying the Yersinia pestis bacterium, are now | 234 |
Heljan Aec Railcar
The concept of a diesel-powered railcar was perhaps a little ahead of its time for the GWR. We look at the latest release from Heljan in O gauge, depicting these unsung heroes.
The saviour of passenger services on the Great Western Railway's branch line routes from the operational difficulties of post-WWI, the company's innovative railcars proved successful if somewhat lacking in numbers. Arguably, with its access to the rich coalfields of the west and married to its concept of 0-4-2T and 0-6-0 'Pannier' tanks hauling but a few coaches – or, single autocoaches – the concept of a diesel-powered railcar was perhaps a little ahead of its time for the company.
Built conservatively in – for the GWR – relatively small batches, its railcars were an evolution in cutting-edge design and technology for the time. Proposed by C. F. Cleaver of Hardy Railmotors Ltd, a subsidiary of the Associated Equipment Co. Ltd (AEC), the first of its commercial vehicle engine-powered streamlined designs entered service on December 4, 1933. Nicknamed 'Flying Bananas' because of their streamlining, this styling would give way to more angular 'Deco' shapes with the third batch, from numbers 19 to 33. Referred to as 'razor edge', it is of this batch that Heljan's new model is representative.
The manufacturer's new 'self-contained train' hits a sweet spot for GWR and Western Region modellers. It's compact and hence could be used on the smallest of new-build layouts with ease. And, because it represents the twin 9.25-litre AEC-powered variants, with a – for the time – very respectable top speed of 70mph, it can also operate on larger layouts depicting secondary routes, hauling an additional coach, where its speed can be put to use, without slowing down other traffic.
Measuring 460mm over buffers, an exact 65ft 8in to 1:43.5 scale, I checked the scale 8ft 6in bogie wheelbase and scale 43ft 6in bogie centres, too. All critical dimensions are correct. In fact, the scale treatment of the Swindon-built coachwork can't be faulted, with everything from the almost imperceptible tumblehome of the sides to panel lines, rivet detail, louvred vents, door and window locations looking accurate. The angles of the cab look spot on, too.
Exterior added detail to the injection-moulded bodyshell comprises handrails to the sides and driver's compartments, etched grille air intakes, windscreen wipers, lamp brackets, screw-link couplings, buffers, and hoses. Simplistic, as per the prototype. That said, the interior is detailed to meet current expectations, access to which – for detailing purposes – is easily gained by removing four screws to the underside and unclipping the bodyshell from the chassis.
Inside, seating 48 passengers, you'll find the array of 2+2 bench seating, whose legs run down to a respectable floor level, offering room to install passengers with a little shuffling of legs. Moulded in green plastic, representative of the patterned olive green moquette used on the prototypes,<|fim_middle|> opening windows are present, these represented on the model, surrounded by rivet detail. I also appreciate the steam-heat boiler exhaust port, though I'd recommend dulling the unpainted black plastic with a spot of matt black paint.
The unusual cardan shaft exterior-driven bogies look authentic, the inner-most large axleboxes to one side of each bogie doubling as final-drive units, complete with oil level dipsticks. These are a nice touch, if slightly over-scale, and though such a detail could have been overlooked, Heljan is to be applauded for including them. Brake blocks and sandpipes align perfectly with wheelsets, and Skefko logos are easily legible under magnification on non-driven axleboxes.
All told, this latest release is exceptional. An entire train for the price of a locomotive – what's not to like about that? A number of DCC specialists are working on decoder sound file projects to further bring the models to life. Recommended. | the saloon walls were finished in an easily-wipeable coloured Rexine – a fake leather, with polished mahogany mouldings. It would make a great detailing project.
To the underside, a fail-safe screwed cover can be removed to reveal a 21-pin decoder socket. A decoder isn't supplied, but purchasers should look to the more generous decoders with a higher amperage output, particularly if looking to haul a few coaches, or running on inclines. Despite the manufacturer recommending in the instructions to run the model in either direction for 30 minutes, I found it exceptionally capable of slow speed crawls straight from the box, and it negotiated complex hand-built track with ease. For smaller layouts, this ability to crawl with ease is its greatest asset, though Heljan models have a reputation for excelling in this department. Its weight – tipping the scales at just over 1.3kg – is more than adequate, and this coupled with all-wheel pickup and ample articulation in the bogie mounts ensures that wheels conform to minor track irregularities. Power is delivered to one bogie via a motor placed horizontally between the two axles, each shaft powering a brass worm, which meshes with the axle-mounted nylon gears. It's very effective and discreet, the guard's– and passenger compartments only offering a brief glimpse of the bogie mounting turrets.
The driver's compartments are akin to greenhouses, taking no detail prisoner, and despite having some opening windows, must have been very hot to work in when stationary in the brief spells of summer heat. Two blobs of plastic glue securing the glazing were easily seen at one end of our model. However, perhaps more importantly, no parts were loose in the box. For the passengers, roof-mounted ventilators, in addition to the side | 364 |
So you are thinking of doing the<|fim_middle|> pasta and a glass of beer in Torridon village hall when you have finished the CELTMAN!
So go for it and enjoy yourself! | CELTMAN! Thousands of people sensibly resisted the temptation to enter the CELTMAN!in 2012 – 127 were not so wise and actually turned up at the start. Of these, 101 of them finished the full course, while 11 missed the cut off for the mountain section and were sent round a low-level alternative.
In this first CELTMAN! My wife and I supported our friend Chris in the cycle and the run – I then rode shotgun for him on the mountain section. Mountain running is my thing, so here are my thoughts; based on our own experience, chatting with other competitors, and looking at their blogs. This may help you prepare for your effort. If you are thinking of doing the CELTMAN! you need all the help you can get.
First, the mountain section is big and scary; a serious Scottish one. You will ascend steeply, 1000 meters in less than a kilometre; straight up! At the top is a rocky ridge, sometimes quite broad, but occasionally reducing to a narrow path with big drops on both sides. You need a head for heights.
Second, there is a good chance that the mountain will be sheathed in cloud. We had not had a chance to recce the route so the terrain was unfamiliar. I wish we had micro-navigated from the first summit. We didn't, and found ourselves a bit confused in thick mist. In anything other than clear weather, it is advisable to get your map out and navigate; noting the ups and downs and correlating these with the contours on the map. Use the magnifier on your compass and take your time.
Third, the mountain section is very, very rough underfoot. If you are used to running cross country in England, Holland or Denmark, you will not know what hit you when you enter the mountain section of the CELTMAN! – before you compete you really need to get experience of terrain which is mountainous and rough.
Fourth, when you reach Corrie mich Farquhair you are still a long way from home. After an open water swim, a 120 mile bike ride and 19 miles of mountain running, you have still got 7 miles to go. For 4 of those miles you will have to watch every single footfall in case you trip and hurt yourself. You need stamina and presence of mind when you are knackered.
Finally; it is worth it. There is nothing, absolutely nothing in this world, better than the taste of cheesy | 524 |
A team of ORNL researchers has harnessed<|fim_middle|> was supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of ORNL, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. DOE. This research was conducted at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, which is a DOE office of Science User Facility. | the power of deep learning to decipher material characteristics from noisy data and demonstrated the ability to detect structure symmetry breaking.
An ORNL research team has developed a series of deep learning models allowing rapid access to the atomic degrees of freedom in noisy static and dynamic scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) data, access which not possible with existing methods. The models were successful in detecting structure symmetry breaking in graphene and multiferroic systems. Atomically-resolved STEM ndata are critical because they contain information on electronic, magnetic, and phonon functionalities, chemical transformation mechanisms, and quantum phenomena via the exact positions of different types of atoms and atomic defects. However, with each image containing from hundreds to thousands of atoms, and with an ability to capture 103 - 104 images per day, full manual analysis is prone to human error and wildly impractical.
The team also developed a combined experimental-AI-theoretical approach using deep neural networks for extracting and classifying atomic defects from a 2D material. Because different atomically resolved microscopic techniques measure different material properties (for example, STEM measures materials' structural parameters while scanning tunneling microscopy, or STM, probes materials' electronic structure), and due to differences in imaging mechanisms and limitations of the experimental platforms, correlative atomically resolved STEM-STM studies are extremely complex. The novel, hybrid approach allowed the team to simulate the expected STM images for the specific types of defect discovered from STEM data and provide direct insight into the effects of the defect on the material's properties.
Funding: This research | 310 |
The air ship of Clonmacnoise is the subject of a historical anecdote related in numerous medieval sources. Though the original report, in the Irish annals, simply mentioned an apparition of ships with their crews in the sky over Ireland in the 740s, later accounts through the Middle Ages progressively expanded on this with picturesque details. First the<|fim_middle|> optical phenomena
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UFO sightings | ships were reduced to one ship over Teltown from which a crewman threw and then recovered a fishing-spear. Then the scene shifted to the abbey of Clonmacnoise, and later to Britain, and the fishing-spear was changed to an anchor which snagged on some feature of a church. The sailor who climbed down to release it was also said to be in danger of drowning in the thicker air of this lower world. The story was retold by Seamus Heaney in a well-known poem collected in his 1991 volume, Seeing Things.
Origins
Several sets of Irish annals, those of Ulster, Tigernach, Clonmacnoise, and the Four Masters, all briefly mention a strange apparition; the Ulster Annals, for example, simply say that "ships with their crews were seen in the air". Though the annals differ as to the precise date, whether it was in 743, 744 or 748/9, they are nevertheless considered to be an early, if possibly second- or third-hand, description of the same event, an occurrence considered remarkable enough to be recorded. Naturally, the precise nature of these supposed ships cannot now be proved, though they have been variously interpreted as an unusual cloud-formation (such as the ship-shaped cloud recorded to have been seen by the 13th-century monks of St. Albans), a display of aurora borealis, or, by many ufologists, as evidence of an alien visitation. Most recently, it has been explained as an ocean mirage, a phenomenon which can make ships at sea appear to be above the horizon.
Evolution of the legend
The story is repeated in the Book of Leinster as part of an account of events at the Teltown assembly: "Another wonder of the same assembly: seeing three ships voyaging in the air above them, when the men of Ireland were celebrating the assembly with Domnall son of Murchad", who reigned from 743 to 763. New details are given by an account in the Book of Ballymote. The ship (rather than ships) still appears at the Teltown fair assembly, but this time in the presence of the 10th-century king Congalach mac Maelmithig, and we are told that one of the crew threw a dart at a salmon, which fell among those gathered there. A man came down to retrieve the dart, but when one of those on the ground held on to it the stranger cried, "I am being drowned". Congalach ordered that the man be let alone, and he returned to the ship, swimming.
Patrick, a late-11th century bishop of Dublin, gives a Latin verse account of the story which closely parallels that in the Book of Ballymote, though leaving out the intervention of Congalach and the man on the ground.
A further development becomes evident in a version of the story preserved in Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.26. The manuscript is 15th or 16th century, but the text is not so easily dateable: Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson considered it perhaps 14th or 15th century, while John Carey assigned it to the later Middle Irish period, which ended c. 1200. The locale is moved from Teltown to the church at Clonmacnoise, and instead of a fishing-spear it is an anchor that is dropped. The priests seize it, but a man comes swimming down, and when the priests hold on to the anchor he protests that he is drowning. Then he swims back to the ship with his anchor.
The anchor form of the story spread outside Ireland, and can be found both in the chronicle of the late-12th century French abbot Geoffroy du Breuil, where the anchor is supposedly dropped onto London in 1122, and in Gervase of Tilbury's Otia Imperialia (completed c. 1211). Gervase tells us that, when leaving their local church somewhere in Britain one dark and cloudy day, parishioners saw a ship's anchor embedded in a heap of stones in the churchyard and a rope leading down to it from above. He continues:
He ends by telling us that fittings for the church door, made from the anchor, can still be seen there.
Finally, one more medieval retelling is found in the Old Norse Konungs skuggsjá or Speculum regale, a mid-13th century work.
Sources and analogues
The details with which the original story in the annals were progressively embellished appealed to the medieval, and especially medieval Irish, love of miracles, marvels, and inversions of reality. The Celticist Proinsias Mac Cana instanced other Irish stories which, like the air ship legend, explore "the relationship between the natural and the supernatural, between this and the other world, together with the ambiguities and relativities of time and space which were implicit in their interaction". These include the meeting of Bran in his ship with Manannán mac Lir in his flying chariot, when Manannán said that what is sea to humans is land to gods. Also the story of Máel Dúin flying his ship "like a cloud" over fields and forests. Flying ships or boats, emblematic of the Church, sailing towards heaven are a motif found on several medieval Irish carved crosses, some dating from as early as the 8th century. The trope of fouling and recovering an anchor in a monastery occurs also in a story referenced in a gloss on an early Irish hymn, "Ní car Brigit buadach bith"; in this story the anchor belongs to an ordinary seagoing ship and the monastery lies at the bottom of the Sea of Wight. John Carey believed this anecdote had been appropriated by the monks of Clonmacmoise and added to their version of the air ship legend.
The Merkel incident
During 1896 and 1897 there were many reports across the United States of mysterious airships, an invention then at an experimental stage of development, seen in the sky, some being vouched for by apparently reliable sources while others were clearly hoaxes. One account, printed in the Houston Post for 28 April 1897, told of churchgoers in Merkel, Texas returning home by night who came across a rope and anchor being dragged across country until it finally snagged on a railway line. The rope, they saw, was attached to an airship with lights shining from its windows. A man climbed down the rope, cut it below him, and was carried away with the airship. The anchor, concludes the report, can now be seen in the local blacksmith's shop. The whole report contains enough similarities to the various versions of the Clonmacnoise story to demonstrate a link, including the returning churchgoers and poor light conditions described by the Otia Imperialia (but not the Speculum Regale), and the display of the anchor and escape of the aeronaut described by the Speculum Regale (but not the Otia Imperialia). Altogether, the precise source of this story and the way in which it reached Texas are not obvious.
Seamus Heaney poem
Seamus Heaney apparently first came across the Clonmacnoise story in a 1983 academic paper by Andrew Foley, and seventeen years later said that he had been entranced by it ever since, seeing it as
His 1991 poetry collection Seeing Things includes a sequence of 12-line poems called "Lightenings". The untitled eighth poem in this sequence, consisting of four three-line stanzas, outlines a new version of the story in which the anchor attaches itself to the church's altar, the sailor who climbs down fails to release it but the monks do so, and the sailor climbs back "out of the marvellous as he had known it". Heaney has variously said that his poem is "about the way consciousness can be alive to two different and contradictory dimensions of reality and still find a way of negotiating between them", and that "It's about the negotiation that goes on in everybody's life between what is envisaged and what is endured – between the dream up there and the doings down here...I think it's about poetry". When Heaney won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 this poem was cited by the Swedish Academy as "a crystallisation of much of Heaney's imaginative world: history and sensuality, myths and the day-to-day – all articulated in Heaney's rich language".
Heaney's retelling of the medieval story has itself inspired other artworks. It is the starting-point of Moira Linehan's poem "Against Pilgrimage". It is also the subject of the Peter Sís tapestry Out of the Marvellous, unveiled at Dublin Airport in 2014, which depicts a figure in a tiny ship in the sky which is supported by leaves of paper bearing lines from the poem.
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