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The<|fim_middle|> From its various research activities to its undergraduate and graduate education programs, UNB is committed to represent chemistry in the new millennium! | Department of Chemistry has enjoyed a long-standing commitment to high quality research, and has been awarded a number one research ranking at UNB for most of the past 30 years. UNB Chemistry also has a strong commitment to teaching at all levels. Its undergraduate chemistry programs are innovative and all accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry.
Chemistry is a science that is central to so many scientific areas that impact our daily lives. The modern study of fundamental chemical concepts and properties is paving the way toward the development of so many new technologies and products. New drugs promise to effectively treat diseases, new materials promise alternative ways of producing and storing energy, new spectroscopic methods promise to reveal the inner workings of molecules whether on earth or in deep space, new analytical methods promise to detect single cells even single molecules, new computational tools promise to accurately understand and model the molecular world. Nanotechnology has become a household name yet refers to the design of new materials including polymers, catalysts, sensors, and so many other products from the ground up, at the molecular scale. This is but a snapshot of what is the modern world of chemistry.
UNB Chemistry strives to be at the center of all this excitement. | 240 |
Marie Lemoine (née Flore Eugénie Marie Dujardin-Beaumetz le dans le et morte le au Kremlin-Bicêtre) est une botaniste et phycologue française, fille de l'Ingénieur François Dujardin-Beaumetz et de Aimée Allovon.
Elle est l'une des taxinomistes du vingtième siècle les plus productives en matière de description de corallines fossiles : elle décrivit trois genres et plus de 90 espèces de corallines non-articulées fossiles.
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Peu après avoir épousé le géologue français Paul Lemoine avec qui elle aura trois enfants et qui décèdera en 1940, elle soutient sa thèse de docteur ès science sur la Structure anatomique des mélobésiées (application à la classification) (Paris, 1911). Elle travaille, dès cette époque et pour la plus grande partie de sa vie, au Laboratoire de cryptogamie du Muséum (12 rue de Buffon, Paris 75005) jusqu'au début des années 80.
Elle est connue pour son étude des algues Corallinales (les coraux modernes et leurs fossiles) dont elle collectait spécimens et fossiles grâce à un réseau de correspondants extrêm<|fim_middle|>umetz. Elle est membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes: Société de biogéographie, Société botanique de France, Association française pour l'avancement des sciences.
Durant sa carrière qui s'est étendue sur une période de 72 ans, elle a publié un total de 101 contributions, articles et études.
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Étudiant de la faculté des sciences de Paris
Docteur ès sciences de la Faculté des sciences de Paris
Professeur au Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Naissance en décembre 1887
Naissance dans le 17e arrondissement de Paris
Décès en décembre 1984
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Elle est la nièce du peintre et homme politique Étienne Dujardin-Bea | 26 |
WikiPad Coming Soon for $499 at GameStop
Posted on September 9, 2012 by Gamester81
Recently GameStop announced that the new WikiPad gaming tablet will be available only through their stores or online store starting October 31st. The WikiPad comes with an attachable game controller and runs off the Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" operating system. The device will also support the Playstation Mobile platform (formally called "Playstation Suite"), and is power by an Nvidia Tegra 3 processor.
The Wikipad hardware is similar to what Google offers on the Nexus 7 without the attached controller. The WikiPad has a Nvidia's Tegra 3 quad-core SoC clocked at 1.4 GHz, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM, and at least 16 GB of storage. It features a 10.1-inch IPS display with a 1280 x 800 resolution, a 2MP camera on the front, and an 8MP camera on the back. The<|fim_middle|>warsnut77), playing classic arcade games (YouTube channel Gamester81Arcade), watching sports, and listening to music. John is a big fan of the 80's and 90's and in 2009 started a YouTube channel called NEStalgiaholic where he talks about nostalgic items and memories from his childhood. To see some of John's video's in 3D visit his YouTube channel Gamester81in3D. Favorite Systems: Colecovision, Commodore 64, NES, & SNES. Favorite Games: Donkey Kong Arcade, Atari Star Wars Arcade, Super Mario 3, Final Fantasy II, & Goldeneye 007
View all posts by Gamester81 → | WikiPad is a bit heavy for a portable gaming device, weighing 1.2 pounds.
GameStop is now taking pre-orders for the WikiPad and according to their website, every pre-orders comes with a bunch of bonuses, including an issue of Game Informer Digital, and unspecified "full-length game titles".
Do you think the WikiPad will do well?
About Gamester81
John "Gamester81" Lester started playing video games at a very young age. His first ever console that he played was a Colecovision, quickly followed by an Atari 2600, and his passion for video games hasn't stopped. In 2008 John decided to start a video game review show on YouTube called Gamester81 by reviewing rare and retro video game systems and games. His show quickly grew in popularity, and he became friends with many other gamers in the YouTube community. He is also one of the hosts of the All Gen Gamers Podcast which is a bimonthly podcast for people and video games of all generations. Some of John's other hobbies includes collecting Star Wars memorabilia (YouTube channel Star | 232 |
Hotels New Hotels
New To Oaxaca City Mexico – Hotel Sin Nombre
Located in a 17th-century mansion, the new boutique hotel combines colonial architecture, art, and contemporary design.
A peaceful haven drawing from minimalist inspiration –one that blends vernacular architecture with sophisticated craftsmanship- Hotel Sin Nombre recovers the storied splendor of a 17th-century colonial house, in one of the busiest sectors of the Historic Center of Oaxaca City, just a few meters from the zocalo, the cathedral, and the Alameda de León.
Hotel Sin Nombre's pristine central courtyard –dominated by faultless white tones and flooded with natural<|fim_middle|> vegan recipes prepared with organically grown seasonal ingredients. Respecting local harvest cycles, the menu is renewed every three months, offering a delightful touch of originality and sophistication.
hotelsinnombre.com | light– reminds one of entering a special environment where time fades between columns, arches, and quarry stone floors; all while fostering an ambiance that invites rest and contemplation between plush cushions and handmade rugs. The state-of-the art atmosphere with Arabic nuances immediately captivates visitors with ample sensorial triggers, offering an authentic experience in one of Mexico's most recognised destinations.
After a methodical and respectful restoration by architect João Boto Caeiro, tradition, design, and sustainability come together in a project that achieves unostentatious elegance.
The result fuses Oaxaca's contemporary perspective with the property's strong original architectural elements, such as its central staircase, which exhibits the sur mesure textile work of the artisan Rey David from Teotitlán del Valle; the vaulted ceilings and walls were treated like real canvases, and pay homage to local ancestral painting techniques, which use charcoal, limestone, earth and clay.
A play between light and shade –enhancing the buildings intrinsic luminosity and spaciousness– are found throughout distinct areas of the hotel, including the 22 rooms carefully decorated with tropical wood furniture, antique pieces, and snow-toned bed linen contrasting with colorful hand-embroidered bed-throws and local-crafted textiles.
Each corner of the building allows the discovery of unique details: the glass dome and ironwork from the early 20th century; the "BIBLIOTEKITA", an intimate corner purposed for reading and writing; the rooftop swimming pool, where every sunset illuminates the church of Santo Domingo and Cathedral, offering stunning views of Monte Albán and San Felipe.
The cultural effervescence of Oaxaca plays a central role in Hotel Sin Nombre. For this reason, the work of local artists is present within the hotel. An example of this is the professional portrait and landscape photography of Alberto "El Negrito" Ibáñez, whose black and white images –primarily nudes– hang on the walls of every suite and the hotel's common areas. Similarly, Sabino Guisu's decorative neon Chimalli Yanhuitlán –one of the most important pieces of Mixtec goldsmith– illuminates the spectacular terrace.
The lodging experience is complemented by Restaurante Sin Nombre, the culinary proposal of Chef Israel Loyola that, in an avant-garde way, combines the traditional flavors of various Oaxacan regions with | 489 |
This Los Angeles native has gone home to do some learnin' about Drupal. Note: this is a heavily dev-based view of the conference. Apologies to frontenders, designers, wombats, etc, but there is only one me and about 10 sessions per slot. For a full list of everything check out https://www.youtube.com/user/DrupalAssociation/videos and https://events.drupal.org/losangeles2015/sessions/accepted.
Excited and ready for the next three days, I arrived bright and early (to beat the LA traffic, which I did!) and got stuck in talking to a table of fellow lone Drupal travellers. Coincidentally one of these people was as Drupaler from Hawaii who built the website for one of the best optical telescopes in the world (Gemini Observatory). "Coincidentally" because after DrupalCon I have booked a holiday/vacation to Hawaii and will visit the mountain on which these telescopes sit. But enough about my Hawaiian holiday, I also came for the Drupal!
Top notch day<|fim_middle|>8, you should DEFINITELY listen to this talk.
Very passionate talk about elastic search from @nstielau and @Tizzo trying to get us to fall in love with it.
But if you're going to just do a search on nodes and want full Search API integration with not much fancy stuff, then it was reluctantly revealed that you're best just to use Solr.
So that's about it, lots of tweets and videos, it's like you were there!
Oh ya and the food.. | of talks, I came away from the day feeling quite excited for Drupal 8. I think it will definitely be worth the wait!
Great talk from @Crell who summed up how to work with Drupal 8. If you get the following two steps firmly in your head, you're set. If you're going to watch any talk about how to work with Drupal 8, WATCH THIS ONE.
There is also a lot of buzz for headless or decoupled drupal, and I went to a very enthusiastic talk from @amitaibu and @outlandishjosh who talked about the potential for growth and need for standardisation from this area of development. I heard what I thought was the best joke of the conference from @amitaibu. But in all fairness I sort of like working with the Form API. Or am I weird?
I went to a good overview of drupal security talk. Sorry about all the gross teeth, but it's a stark reminder.
Something about UX and psychology. Interesting. Most interesting was this..
Back to dev with how, when, and why to patch a module. Here are some highlights in bullet form format.
What happens when you update a module? If code has moved but not changed it will still update, but code evolves, eventually your patch will break.
Really awesome talk about Features in Drupal 8 from Mike Potter, the guy who wrote the module in 1 month. I learned that Features in Drupal 7 was originally intended to bundle re-useable functionality, but since Drupal 7 had no configuration management, it became a tool for that as well. But now since Drupal 8 has configuration management built in (mainly through yml files), Features in Drupal 8 can now be used as originally intended! There is an alpha version of the module now available for anyone to have a play with it. Gone is the confusing language of 'reverts' and 'overrides' and now an easy to understand 'export' / 'import' language is used. Features don't need to be used in production because now when you create a feature and push it up to your live site it becomes an actual module. A new feature of Features is bundles, so you can now group your features into neat little, well, bundles. If you ever wanted to know how you should actually use Features and what is to come in Drupal | 482 |
# [00:01] <MikeSmith> gsnedders: so will Opera also be removing callable RegExp support?
# [00:02] <MikeSmith> Hixie: did anything ever happen with the persistent SharedWorkers idea?
# [00:05] <annevk> is it because the image has an intrinsic size?
# [00:07] <TabAtkins> annevk: It *should* work, as content: <image> should make it a replaced element.
# [00:07] <TabAtkins> But shrug if that actually happens.
# [00:07] <Hixie> annevk: url?
# [00:09] <foolip_> lazy #whatwg: do you still have to use xlink:href with SVG in HTML?
# [00:10] <foolip_> or can one write just href and have the parser put it in the right namespace?
# [00:11] <TabAtkins> Yeah, I understand the markup. I'm saying that it *should* work, but 'content' support is all dumb.
# [00:12] <TabAtkins> I guess it's instead treating it as an inline element containing an image, rather than an image itself.
# [00:12] <atwilson> MikeSmith: somewhat. There was significant pushback about exposing this as part of the general web API.
# [00:12] <atwilson> MikeSmith: We're exposing similar functionality via Chrome extensions for now, and instead of basing this on SharedWorkers we're allowing "background pages".
# [00:13] <atwilson> MikeSmith: Turns out that workers have various problems (can't do redirects through different domains for auth, etc) that pages don't have.
# [00:13] <TabAtkins> annevk: Agreed.
# [00:14] <atwilson> MikeSmith: So, long-term I still want to expose this as part of the web platform, but the consensus on the list was that we really needed to experiment with the functionality first.
# [00:16] <atwilson> MikeSmith: Hopefully people will find it useful, people won't use it to create "bot-net construction kits" (hi maciej!) and we can move forward.
# [00:20] <atwilson> MikeSmith: I saw your reply, and that's my plan. I've just been swamped preparing for the Chrome 10 release so haven't had any free cycles (plus I'm out this week for some family vacation). Hopefully I can do it next week.
# [00:20] <atwilson> MikeSmith: I'm somewhat concerned that they'll bit-rot once they are out of the WebKit repository, though.
# [00:22] <abarth> isn't that what http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/NoVideoContentType is all about?
# [00:26] <abarth> annevk: ok, do you know what the right signatures are?
# [00:39] <foolip_> abarth, audio/x-wave is the one permutation of audio/(x-)?wav(e)? that doesn't exist in the wild. would you get shot for using audio/wave?
# [00:42] <abarth> maybe i should put it in quotes?
# [00:46] <Hixie> an origin is "an entity that can be positively identified and verified via authentication" ?
# [00:51] <david_carlisle> ah @@@@ I suppose we'll have to make the mml spec look nice to fit now?
# [01:58] <MikeSmith> does Firefox already have an extension similar to the Chrome "background pages" feature?
# [02:31] <MikeSmith> roc: does it have a mechanism already for generating notifications?
# [02:35] <roc> that's on elements, with per-element visibility checking?
# [02:35] <roc> why'd you do it that way?
# [02:36] <roc> ok but why did you put it on 'window'?
# [02:38] <roc> did you have people asking you for cancellation?
# [02:38] <roc> what for?
# [02:42] <roc> what about element.cancelAnimationFrame(callback), like add/removeEventListener?
# [02:43] <jamesr_> what if you pass the same function in to multiple elements?
# [02:43] <roc> then you'd have to cancel it on those elements?
# [02:48] <roc> I don't want to add a new object here for cancellation. As well as the API surface, that would mean we'd always have the overhead of creating that object.
# [02:48] <othermaciej> is this a method that would be called a lot in practice?
# [02:49] <othermaciej> I see - why isn't there a way to just set it and have your callback fire for all future frames?
# [02:49] <jamesr_> seems kind of weird to have a way to ask for a callback and no way to say "never mind"
# [10:18] <zcorpan> should we change to match ie6/webkit/opera and leave <base> alone?
# [10:18] <hsivonen> zcorpan: we as in spec?
# [10:19] <zcorpan> wrt <base target>?
# [10:31] <annevk> Hixie, why is WebGL on the media-independent layer?
# [10:36] <othermaciej> does that page aim to at some point be comprehensive?
# [10:44] <othermaciej> does URL/URI/IRI go in there, or are works of fiction excluded?
# [11:49] <annevk> they are now at the point where browsers speak something different from anyone else?
# [11:59] <Philip`> Are the browser people still going to implement whatever the hybi group produces, or are they going to implement nothing, or are they going to restart their own spec development process, or does nobody have any idea?
# [12:36] <hsivonen> why on earth do people who don't have a browser as one end point care about Web Socket at all?
# [12:38] <jgraham> But they keep getting all these requirements like "what if we want to speak websockets inside our datacenter so we can use the same protocol as we use to talk to clients"
# [12:39] <jgraham> And then they go "but to support that use case we don't want all the protection that clients need, so we should make all the protetcion optional"
# [12:41] <hsivonen> on another topic, am I the only to whom the "People Are Making Stuff!" bit on the W3C HTML5 logo page has an astroturf flavor?
# [12:42] <othermaciej> unfortunately it appears "rough consensus" just means "majority vote with some subjective and unstated supermajority requirement"
# [12:51] <zcorpan> othermaciej: while the decoration stars are <img>s, both with alt="HTML5 Navbar"
# [12:55] <jgraham> hsivonen: pointer?
# [12:59] <annevk> hmm, how do you find out signatures?
# [13:01] <jgraham> Oh the CSS thing was supposed to look like a 3!
# [13:05] <jgraham> zcorpan: Clearly in the end it lost the keystone and went entirely with "shield"
# [13:07] <annevk> "We check for the first four bytes being 'ttcf' (TTC), 'OTTO' (OTF) or 0x00010000 (TTF)"
# [13:58] <zcorpan> Hixie: why don't you combine these into one url? "Specification: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/complete/tokenization.html Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#scriptEndTag "
# [14:54] <hsivonen> karlcow: don't you like the HTML5 CSS3 box-shadows?
# [14:56] <zcorpan> looks pretty!
# [14:59] <ben_c> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38899/wobbly.png ?
# [15:01] <karlcow> I knew it that whatwg was creating chemical food junk. not edible.
# [15:21] <eighty4_> trying to understand what html (5) element to use when wrapping a list of "related content" is the <aside> ok or should I just use a <section>?
# [15:26] <eighty4_> gsnedders: and shouldn't you be at school studying right now?
# [15:29] <hsivonen> isn't it so that the only attributes in SVG or MathML that take URLs are xlink:href and xml:base?
# [15:30] <hsivonen> and plain href in MathML?
# [15:42] <hsivonen> david_carlisle: ah, right. the only MathML attribute with capital letters in it. Thanks.
# [15:58] <hsivonen> argh. I was planning on writing one today but forgot.
# [16:16] <kennyluck> hsivonen, I actually have written quite a bit for conforming-u -> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/UShouldBeConforming . I am not sure whether I am making sense, though.
# [16:17] <kennyluck> me too, actually.
# [16:42] <zcorpan> "I'm not a robot"
# [16:44] <annevk> so how much does "tree model" explain?
# [16:44] <annevk> I guess not much and I should actually define ancestor node, parent node, child node<|fim_middle|># [22:27] <annevk> But yes, not everything is possible.
# [22:58] <karlcow> it works well with opera too. it is interesting how resizing the window makes the letter in firefox "dancing"
# [23:14] <karlcow> party time! | , descendant node, etc.
# [16:45] <Ms2ger> "See Wikipedia"?
# [16:46] <annevk> and you just say this implements a "tree model"
# [16:49] <Philip`> Is it a problem of teaching people the fundamental concepts of trees, or just of defining precisely the terminology you use?
# [16:49] <annevk> can it be a combination?
# [16:50] <Ms2ger> "A tree is a perennial woody plant."
# [16:50] <Ms2ger> Or wouldn't that work as a definition?
# [16:51] <annevk> The DOM is a tree of nodes. In the sense of a family tree, you get the idea.
# [17:22] <Philip`> So you're assuming the human population increases exponentially as you go back through the generations?
# [17:22] <Philip`> Oh, or do you just mean not encoding the co-parenting relationship but still encoding shared ancestors of those parents?
# [17:38] <Ms2ger> "IMO browsers should implement <link>."
# [17:41] <annevk> what is the link bewteen Zelda and Wario?
# [17:41] <annevk> super smash brothers!
# [17:41] <erlehmann> The Nintendo Markup Language matures.
# [17:42] <wilhelm> WML certainly looks like something Wario could have made.
# [17:42] <annevk> Ms2ger, I guess I should have used a namespace, I meant Solid Snake!
# [17:58] <foolip> is everyone else using an awesome client that hides the dupes?
# [18:02] <karlcow> foolip: I don't understand the manual retweet… you mean that for retweeting I would have to go to the Web UI of twitter?
# [18:03] <karlcow> Are there special meta which are sent along the text for retweet?
# [18:08] <annevk> Ms2ger, time for some brainstorming?
# [18:12] <gsnedders> annevk: a parent node can be null, that needs to be there, no?
# [18:19] <MikeSmith_> http://twitter.com/#!/tmpvar/status/29762642008612864 "WANTED: xml/namespace/dtd guru to answer noob questions and explain how the w3c level2/core tests are not contradictory."
# [18:20] <Philip`> Are they not contradictory?
# [19:02] <othermaciej> what text are you writing?
# [19:06] <TabAtkins_> gsnedders: Let us know when you want to call in.
# [20:27] <paul_irish> _bga: i think ie9 broke the \v hack.
# [20:29] <paul_irish> _bga: i know. :) me too. though you might have seen my Undetectables page.. basically gives some reasoning why we can't go without UA sniffing.
# [21:18] <annevk> for a moment The Official Google Blog said: "This is the body of the blog post. I can include HTML tags."
# [21:32] <MikeSmith> Hixie: moved?
# [21:44] <Hixie> if anyone wants to take bits of that to update the faq, be my guest.
# [21:44] <MikeSmith> is is not ironic that "Web Applications 1.0" is the the only spec on the spec page that has a version number?
# [21:56] <annevk> Hixie, maybe your response should be put on the blog?
# [22:01] <Steve^> Google Analytics?
# [22:01] <Steve^> So the click on your email, you get that information with an event?
# [22:09] <Steve^> webr3, why is the Nigerian telecoms company based in Niger?
# [22:25] <Dashiva> How can "Using an XML toolchain to consume HTML" and "Forgiving error-handling with XHTML-style markup" ever coexist?
# [22:26] <annevk> By improving the XML toolchain?
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When our lives are interrupted by heartache, disease, and disappointment, it can seem as if God is not there. In this guest post, my friend Sarah shares how to use those moments to draw closer to God.
If there was one curveball I never expected, it was spending the first year-and-a-half of my son's life on long-term disability. My sister also faced a curveball when the doctors told her that chemo treatments from twenty years ago had permanently damaged her heart. A transplant was the only remedy.
In baseball, they're meant to trick the batter—to get them to swing and hit nothing but air. I've come to expect them in the game of life too.
As much as I dread the unexpected, here's the thing I've learned: You can plan and prepare and strengthen your faith all you want. But when a curveball comes, that's the start of the true test, when you see just how strong your faith is.
It's also when you see how big your God is.
Throughout the trials in my life, I've discovered that God isn't as far away as He seems. There are moments when the stress and strain drown out His voice, but He's still there.
So the question is: How do you connect with a God who feels far away? How do you keep a strong faith when life has thrown everything at you?
If you're facing a curveball today, I pray these ideas will tune your heart to Him.
1. Pray through the Psalms.
There may be times when you want to connect with God, but you have no words to express what you're feeling. The book of Psalms is a beautiful expression of emotion, covering both the good and the bad. Find a Psalm that meets you where you are and turn it into a prayer to God. Let these words that were written thousands of years ago be a prompt to connect with your Savior today.
2. Listen to uplifting songs.
3. Seek out beauty in nature.
Evidence of God's love and care is all around us in the beauty of nature. If you can get outside, take time to look at the details of a blade of grass, a leaf, or a flower, and marvel at the intricacy of His creation. Watch the butterflies or<|fim_middle|> Sarah Forgrave has walked the difficult road you find yourself on and she empathizes with the uncertain future you face.
No matter the road ahead, you don't have to face it alone. Even in the depths of your worst emotional and physical pain, God is right there beside you, offering His comfort, love, and peace.
As you read these heartfelt prayers and devotions, let this book be your manual to help navigate the difficult set of emotions that come with health issues. Read it front to back or go directly to the devotion addressing how you feel at any given moment…when you need it the most. Above all, know that you are never, ever alone.
Sarah Forgrave is an author and wellness coach who loves inspiring others toward their full potential. In addition to her book, Prayers for Hope and Healing (Harvest House, October 2017), her writing credits include contributions to The Gift of Friendship, Guideposts' A Cup of Christmas Cheer, and the webzine Ungrind. When she's not writing or teaching, she loves to shop at Trader Joe's or spend time with her husband and two children in their Midwest home. Visit Sarah at www.sarahforgrave.com, or on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram or Twitter.
« Is the Heat Making You a Hot-Head? | birds, and remember His promise to feed them and you. If it's wintertime, take in the pure, white snow and reflect on His cleansing work in your heart. Wherever you are, slow down and notice your breath. Each inhale is an opportunity to breathe in His peace, and each exhale is an opportunity to release your worries to Him.
No matter what curveballs may come in your life, keep holding on. It may take intentional effort to connect with God in this unsteady place, but He is here with you now, walking every step and preparing the way. His strength, peace, and love are yours if you'll turn to Him.
Serious or chronic medical issues bring a litany of painful and confusing feelings that only someone else who's been in a similar situation could possibly understand. | 166 |
Five Hotels Made Famous By The Women Who Loved Them
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Coco Coco Chanel called the Ritz in Paris home for over 30 years, while the iconic Chelsea Hotel has housed multiple writers, musicians and artists. According to hotel lore, actress Marlene Dietrich - former resident of The Savoy in London - felt so much at home there that she had sex in the ballroom no less than five times (presumably not on the same night). These are the hotels made famous by the leading ladies who never checked out.
The Savoy, London
"Twelve pink roses and a view over the park please." Living at The Savoy on and off throughout her career, actress Marlene Dietrich's requests for her stays were simple but precise. Preceded by its glitzy reputation - fortified by its proximity to the West End - The Savoy has played host to the who's who of the screen and stage for nearly 100 years. One of the Savoy's nine "personality suites" is dedicated to Ms. Dietrich, along with Maria Callas, Charlie Chaplin and Frank Sinatra. The Dietrich suite is comprised of four rooms and is filled with artwork, photography and curios evoking the spirit of the star - 12 pink roses await guests upon arrival.
2 Savoy Court Strand London WC2R 0EZ
+44 20 7836 4343 Go to website
The Bel-Air Hotel, LA
It was the stage for one of her most famous photoshoots and her home during a decade-long period that included her marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, as well as the filming of Some Like It Hot. The Hotel Bel-Air was also the site for The Last Sitting, commissioned by Vogue magazine in June 1962 and shot by photographer Bert Stern just six weeks before Monroe died. The shoot took place over three days and Stern reportedly prepared for the event by putting plenty of Dom Pérignon 1953 vintage champagne on ice and spraying suite 261 with Chanel No. 5. Vogue published eight pages of the shoot the day after Monroe died and in 2008 Bert Stern and Lindsay Lohan paid homage to Monroe by re-creating the scene at the hotel.
701 Stone Canyon Road Los Angeles CA 90077
The Ritz, Paris
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel spent her life at the Paris Ritz. Taking up residence permanently in 1937, Coco occupied a pair of two-room suites, numbers 304 and 305. These small, low-key rooms resembled the apartment she maintained above her couture salon across the street at the Rue Cambon. Overlapping work and leisure time, the hotel's honey-coloured facade and interior marble supposedly inspired the bottle of Chanel No. 5. Decorated in shades of wheat-beige and gold, the lavish accommodations of the "Coco Chanel Suite" – commanding €18,000 a night – are decidedly grander than the cosseted adjoining rooms she called home until her death in 1971.
15 Place Vendôme 75001 Paris
+33 143 163 030 Go to website
The Chelsea Hotel, New York
Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell
Legendary tenants and guests of The Chelsea Hotel included Janis Joplin, Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan and Edie Sedgwick. The wild art-filled halls became the stuff of legend – an epitaph to the spirit of 1960s Chelsea. The hotel is featured prominently in Patti Smith's memoir "Just Kids"; Joni Mitchell penned "Chelsea Morning" there and Janis Joplin had a fling with Leonard Cohen<|fim_middle|> who then wrote about the city and their relationship in Chelsea Hotel. Once the epicentre of a louche New York lifestyle, the doors of the Chelsea have been closed for some years now, but it's set to reopen in 2019.
222 West 23rd Street New York NY 10011
Park Hyatt Tokyo, Tokyo
Years after featuring in the hit indie film Lost in Translation, the Park Hyatt Tokyo - housed in the upper floors of a handsome steel Kenzo Tange tower near Yoyogi Park in Shinjuku - continues to attract movie fanatics. Capturing the solitude and sadness that some city hotels possess, Sofia Coppola's film turned the Park Hyatt in Tokyo into the ultimate destination for a solo soul-searching trip. Post check-in, grab a seat at the iconic New York Bar with an impressive view over Tokyo's skyline. In true Bill Murray style, order a glass of good Japanese whiskey and see where the night takes you.
3-7-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo 163-1055
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The UMIST database for astrochemistry 1995
TJ Millar, P.R.A. Farquhar, K. Willacy
Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC)
We report the release of a new version of the UMIST database for astrochemistry. The database contains the rate coefficients of 3864 gas-phase reactions important in interstellar and circumstellar chemistry and involves 395 species and 12 elements. The previous (1990) version of this database has been widely used by modellers. In addition to the rate coefficients, we also tabulate permanent electric dipole moments of the neutral species and heats of formation. A numerical model of the chemical evolution of a dark cloud is calculated and important differences to that calculated with the previous database noted.
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
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A comprehensive experimental and kinetic modeling study of 1-and 2-pentene (2021)
Dong, Shijun; Zhang, Kuiwen; Ninnemann, Erik M.; Najjar, Ahmed; Kukkadapu, Goutham; Bak...
Dong, Shijun; Zhang, Kuiwen; Ninnemann, Erik M.; Najjar, Ahmed; Kukkadapu, Goutham; Baker, Jessica; Arafin, Farhan; Wang, Zhandong; Pitz, William J.; Vasu, Subith S.; Sarathy, S. Mani; Senecal, Peter K.; Curran, Henry J.
1- and 2-pentene are components in gasoline and are also used as representative alkene components in gasoline surrogate fuels. Most of the available ignition delay time data in the literature for these fuels are limited to low pressures, high temperatures and highly diluted conditions, which limits the kinetic model development and validation potential of these fuels. Therefore, ignition delay time measurements under engine-like conditions are needed to provide target data to understand their low-temperature fuel chemistry and extend their chemical kinetic validation to lower temperatures and higher pressures. In this study, both a high-pressure shock tube and a rapid compression machine have been employed to measure ignition delay times of 1- and 2-pentene over a wide temperature range (60 0-130 0 K) at equivalence ratios of 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 in 'air', and at pressures of 15 and 30 atm. At high-temperatures (> 900 K), the experimental ignition delay times show that the ...
A detailed chemical kinetic modeling and experimental investigation of the low- and high-temperature chemistry of n-butylcyclohexane (2021)
Pitz, William J.; Liang, Jinhu; Kukkadapu, Goutham; Zhang, Kuiwen; Conroy, Christine; B...
Pitz, William J.; Liang, Jinhu; Kukkadapu, Goutham; Zhang, Kuiwen; Conroy, Christine; Bugler, John; Curran, Henry J.
Chemical kinetic models of gasoline, jet, and diesel fuels and their mixtures with bioderived fuels are needed to assess fuel property effects on efficiency, emissions, and other performance metrics in internal combustion and gas turbine engines. As these real fuels have too many fuel components to be included in a chemical kinetic model, surrogate fuels containing fewer components are used to represent them. These surrogate fuels mimic the chemical classes or molecular structures contained in the real fuel. One of the important chemical classes in gasoline, jet, and diesel fuels comprises cyclohexanes. Cyclohexanes comprise about 30% or more by weight in diesel fuel. Also, Mueller et al (Energy Fuels. 2012;26(6):3284-3303) proposed n-butylcyclohexane (nBCH) as a component in a nine-component surrogate palette to represent the ignition properties, distillation curve, density, and molecular structures of a diesel certification fuel. In this work, experimental measurements of the igni...
An experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-hexane oxidation (2016)
Zhang, Kuiwen; Banyon, Colin; Togbé, Casimir; Dagaut, Philippe; Bugler, John; Curran, H...
Zhang, Kuiwen; Banyon, Colin; Togbé, Casimir; Dagaut, Philippe; Bugler, John; Curran, Henry J.
Ignition delay times for n-hexane oxidation have been measured in a rapid compression machine (RCM) at stoichiometric conditions and at 15 bar. Due to the high reactivity of n-hexane and non-ideal experimental effects associated with measuring short ignition delay times in the RCM (i.e. under 5 ms), further experiments were performed in a high-pressure shock tube for multiple fuel mixtures at equivalence ratios of phi = 1 and = 2 over the temperature range of 627-1365 K at pressures of 15 and 32 bar. To further study the concentration of intermediate species during the oxidation process, experiments have also been carried out in a jet-stirred reactor over a wide temperature range of 530-1160 K at 10 atm pressure and at equivalence ratios of phi = 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0. Species which include reactants, intermediates and products were identified and quantified as a function of temperature. These experimental results were used to aid the development and validation of a detailed kinetic mode...
An experimental, theoretical, and modeling study of the ignition behavior of cyclopentanone (2019)
Zhang, Kuiwen; Lokachari, Nitin; Ninnemann, Erik; Khanniche, Sarah; Green, William H.; ...
Zhang, Kuiwen; Lokachari, Nitin; Ninnemann, Erik; Khanniche, Sarah; Green, William H.; Curran, Henry J.; Vasu, Subith S.; Pitz, William J.
The ignition delay times of cyclopentanone in air were measured using a high pressure shock tube (HPST) and a rapid compression machine (RCM) over the temperature range of 794-1368 K at P = 15 and 30 bar and at equivalence ratios of 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0. To provide more insight into the oxidation of cyclopentanone, CO time-histories during cyclopentanone oxidation in a shock tube at high temperatures and various pressures were also measured. In addition, quantum chemistry calculations have been performed to calculate the reaction rates for the olefin +HO2 center dot elimination reactions of fuel peroxyl radical decomposition reactions, which were suggested as critical reaction pathways for the oxidation of cyclopentanone in previous studies. Based on these experimental and theoretical investigations, a detailed kinetic model has been developed and validated using the experimental data. The model has satisfactorily reproduced the ignition delay times in the RCM and shock tube, and CO his...
An RCM experimental and modeling study on CH4 and CH4/C2H6 oxidation at pressures up to 160 bar<|fim_middle|>; Zhang, Kuiwen; Dhongde, Avnish; Virnich, Lukas; Sankhla, Harsh; Curran, Henry J.; Heufer, Alexander
The oxidation of CH4 and CH4/C2H6 mixtures were studied at pressures relevant to knocking in large bore natural gas engines. The experiments were carried out in a rapid compression machine (RCM) at end of compression (EOC) temperatures ranging between 885 and 940 K at compressed gas pressures of 105, 125, 150, and 160 bar at varying equivalence ratios (0.417, 0.526, and 1.0) and dilution percentages (0, 10, and 30% Exhaust Gas Recirculation - EGR) that were defined in a test matrix. This study describes the method and limitations of performing high-pressure experiments of this magnitude in an RCM, modeling, and validation of the kinetic mechanism against experimental data. While the recently published AramcoMech 2.0 could well predict the ignition delay times (IDTs) for CH4 within the uncertainty ranges at comparatively higher pressures and lower temperatures (885-940 K), the predicted reactivity is, in general, lower than that of AramcoMech 1.3 as shown in our previous screening st...
An updated experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-heptane oxidation (2016)
Zhang, Kuiwen; Banyon, Colin; Bugler, John; Curran, Henry J.; Rodriguez, Anne; Herbinet...
Zhang, Kuiwen; Banyon, Colin; Bugler, John; Curran, Henry J.; Rodriguez, Anne; Herbinet, Olivier; Battin-Leclerc, Frédérique; B'Chir, Christine; Heufer, Karl Alexander
This work presents an updated experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-heptane oxidation. In the experiments, ignition delay times of stoichiometric n-heptaneiair mixtures have been measured in two different high-pressure shock tubes in the temperature range of 726-1412 K and at elevated pressures (15, 20 and 38 bar). Meanwhile, concentration versus time profiles of species have been measured in a jet-stirred reactor at atmospheric pressure, in the temperature range of 500-1100K at phi=0.25, 2.0 and 4.0. These experimental results are consistent with those from the literature at similar conditions and extend the current data base describing n-heptane oxidation.Based on our experimental observations and previous modeling work, a detailed kinetic model has been developed to describe n-heptane oxidation. This kinetic model has adopted reaction rate rules consistent with those recently developed for the pentane isomers and for n-hexane. The model has been validat...
The oxidation of 2-butene: A high pressure ignition delay, kinetic modeling study and reactivity comparison with isobutene and 1-butene (2017)
Li, Yang; Zhou, Chong-Wen; Somers, Kieran P.; Zhang, Kuiwen; Curran, Henry J.
Butenes are intermediates ubiquitously formed by decomposition and oxidation of larger hydrocarbons (e.g. alkanes) or alcohols present in conventional or reformulated fuels. In this study, a series of novel igni-tion delay time (IDT) experiments of trans-2-butene were performed in a high-pressure shock tube (HPST) and in a rapid compression machine (RCM) under conditions of relevance to practical combustors. This is the first IDT data of trans-2-butene taken at engine relevant conditions, and the combination of HPST and RCM results greatly expands the range of data available for the oxidation of trans-2-butene to higher pressures (10-50 atm), lower temperatures (670-1350 K) and a wide range of equivalence ratios (0.5-2.0). A comprehensive chemical kinetic mechanism has simultaneously been developed to describe the combustion of trans-2-butene. It has been validated using the IDT data measured here in addition to a large variety of literature data: jet-stirred reactor (JSR) speciatio... | (2017)
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For once I am actually writing my WOYWW post on a Wednesday, the perks of the school holidays lol. I even took a photo of<|fim_middle|> Jane Telford, Lou WIthers and Kaz at the monthly JJAMMMA get together in Stockport. It is rather like a WOYWW crop minus the cake: far more laughter and chatting than crafting, but worth the journey for the company. There weren't as many there as usual this month due to illness and prior commitments but a fun time was had by those who made it. I actually travelled quite light for a change.
And I actually managed to get some work done too (Ecoline pens and a water brush on water colour card).
Kaz is shy, so I haven't taken her photo. On the other side of the desk however Jane and Lou were quite happy to share.
Jane was working with her Gel Press Petites making card toppers and Lou was prepping for an up coming One Day Special on Hochanda. Thanks for your company yesterday ladies (Kaz too).
I am enjoying the school holidays and have managed some shed time every day so far.
JJAMMMA = Junk Journals and Mindful Mixed Media Art.
WOYWW = What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday? a weekly blog link up hosted by Julia over on The Stamping Ground for nearly 10 years now. Please do pop over and visit!
It's always good meeting up with crafting mates! I like your bright coloured backgrounds and well done for travelling light, lol!!
School holidays are the best! We're off farm visiting today with Dex.. yeah!
Love those little square stamps, was very tempted but I 'have no room', stash is still trying to get out of the door!
Sounds like your day out was great - well worth the drive.
its great sometimes that whilst crafting you manage to have a catch up & a laugh with like minded friends. Looks like you had a great time. You reminded me to book my Leyburn ticket, I managed to persuade OH that Yorkshire will be lovely for a September break. I have been to Crowborough before but can't make Ditton this year. The way the year is going September will soon be here !! Enjoy the rest of your Easter break.
Wow Sarah, one pair of glasses. Even if I had to wear em all the time I think I wouldn't trust myself with one pair😅 glad to see your holidays are as productive as your work days...I wonder do you ever actually stop and just sit like a lump and do nothing?!!! I like the look of the seed heads on that die, no doubt you will do great things with them!
What a fun day you had, Sarah. I love your striped backgrounds - gorgeous delicate colours. Nice new stash too.
Thanks for your return visit, Sarah, and for your good wishes for my tooth extraction next week. So glad you like my felt flowers!
Glad you are enjoying your school holiday and getting some crafting time in. Good fun when crafting with friends too - funny how it turns into a gigantic natter though.
I need to be more disciplined this time - but bet I won't be - I need to get on like you do at these meetings.
Have a great rest of the holidays.
Looks like so much fun! And some great goodies to play with! Love the watercolor backgrounds, too! Thanks for popping by and have a great week!
It looks like you had a really fun day. I love your new stash, the little fairy stencils are so pretty. Your Ecoline backgrounds are lovely - I have the individual bottles but have not seen the pens before - something else for the list I think!!
Hi Sarah, Glad you had such a nice time with your crafting friends.
It sounds as if you are making the best of the school holiday, spending the money you earn in term time.
Thank for visiting my desk in what Tracey called the Creative Tower, you should see me at the crop but don't think himself is coming. | my desk this morning as I unpacked from my gallivanting yesterday afternoon and the latest arrival in the post.
I admit to indulging a little in the recent Spring Sale over on Claritystamp. I have even purchased my ticket for the open day in Leyburn which isn't until September,. I was determined not to miss out this year.
Yesterday I had the most fabulous afternoon, meeting up with fellow JJAMMMAs | 86 |
Q: How<|fim_middle|> on the new array you've created for displaying the actual data.
| to tell if all posts are only in one category? I have a category.php page which redirects users to a certain template page if the article in the output is in a category. However, I am seeing that if I have say 10 articles,and only one is in the special category, then it redirects. Is there a way to modify my code to only say "if all of the posts are only in this special category then show the template"?
else if (in_category('ontario-ohs-reform-alerts')) { include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/ontario-ohs-reform-alerts.php'); }
A: Just create a template file called "category-ontario-ohs-reform-alerts.php". This way any time this category is displayed, your special template will be used.
A: The easiest way to do this would be to add your current logic into The Loop, and each time the post is in the "special category", iterate a variable. If the variable reaches a certain number (10 in this case) then spawn the redirect.
You can iterate through the loop without displaying the content (using get_ instead of the_ functions), and store the values for each in an array. Once the loop is finished, you can add your redirect logic, and then run another foreach | 268 |
You've probably heard the stories<|fim_middle|> by using proceeds from the Consumer Settlement Fund, the AG said the mission of the makeover remained bringing it in at the lowest possible cost.
Hill described the office as having long been neglected — including being overlooked during a major Statehouse renovation to mark its centennial in 1988. Damage to walls, floors and the office's electrical wiring was extensive. "The level of disrepair just didn't fit with the rest of the building," he said.
As workers removed layers of old carpet, padding and flooring, they uncovered original marble and wood floors that since have been buffed and brought back to life. The office also got its first fresh coat of paint in decades.
Click here to see the renovated office. | of lavish spending sprees for government offices. You probably haven't heard of seven ornate Statehouse chandeliers purchased for $75 to $100 apiece.
"We really wanted to go back to the original chandeliers," Attorney General Curtis Hill said, talking about his office's long-delayed renovation. But sticker prices of $5,000 per fixture and upward made that seem extravagant.
"I put the staff on a mission to see what they could find used and in very good shape, and we were very fortunate to come across these," he said of the gold-plated fixtures salvaged from the now-closed Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria in Greenwood.
Hill last week announced the completion of a thrifty renovation of the AG's office that began last year and included woodwork done by inmates from the Pendleton Correctional Facility and other rehab work done by prisoners from other Department of Correction facilities.
Pendleton inmates who participate in a DOC wood craftsmanship program built and installed heavy oak doors to replicate earlier ones that had been removed, likely cannibalized for another state office.
About $335,000 was spent on the overall renovation, according to Hill's office. And while the work was paid for without tax dollars | 255 |
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Medardo Rosso: Ten Bronzes, edited by Sarah Alexander and Etha F<|fim_middle|>This book accompanied the exhibition.
The book is new in the shrink wrap as issued.
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Medardo Rosso (1858 - 1928) was an Italian sculptor. He is considered, like his contemporary and admirer Auguste Rodin, to be an artist working in a post-Impressionist style.
In 2016 Peter Freeman, Inc., New York and Amedeo Porro Fine Arts, Lugano/London presented an ambitious exhibition in New York of the work of Medardo Rosso. This was the first exhibition anywhere to focus exclusively on Rosso's bronzes, ten of which were on display.
"Medardo Rosso was a pivotal yet enigmatic figure for the origin and development of modern European sculpture. By modulating the sculptural surface, he made his works receptive to subtle changes of light, expressing a radical idea of "dematerializing" the three-dimensional object, as if it were subject to the influence of time and its surrounding atmosphere." - from the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism, entry by Sharon Hecker:
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In April 1985, staff writer Robyn Scott Vincent visited the former PM at his home.
**He was one of New Zealand's most polarising politicians and prime ministers, but one thing's for certain – Sir Robert Muldoon was definitely never dull!
Just months after losing the snap election he called while drunk in 1984 – political commentators dubbed it the schnapps election – the Weekly caught up with the former PM and his wife, then known as Thea, Lady Muldoon, at his new home on Auckland's North Shore.
It is a domestic scene... The lady of the house (Thea, Lady Muldoon, no less) is ironing. Her husband sits in the lounge sorting through lily seeds.
Hardly the situation in which you would expect to find the bold former prime minister Sir Robert Muldoon. But it is one he is becoming increasingly used to in his bright new home, away from luxurious Vogel House and the number one seat in the country.
There's a hint of that distinctive Muldoon smile as Sir Robert admits that, yes, he is enjoying the moments of relaxation his unplanned release from prime ministerial duties have afforded him.
"But I certainly haven't retired," he warns. To the contrary. Sir Robert maintains an eagle eye on "the other lot" (the Labour Party), hosts a weekly radio show, is still called on to attend countless functions and is writing three books.
The difference is that now he does have time should he choose to do otherwise. Most likely to take him away from his work is the small garden of his "official residence" in the smart new Chatswood subdivision on Auckland's North Shore.
A far cry from his home of eight years, Vogel House, there is no expanse of lawn, just a small plot in the front, boasting Sir Robert's prized lilies. But it is home and Sir Robert lives there half of every week, which is more than can be said for his previous Auckland home.
Sir Robert was, until his defeat, virtually unable to escape official duties so he and Lady Muldoon barely saw their Kohimarama home during the last few years they owned it.
Now there is a stable routine of three nights in Wellington attending to parliamentary business and four nights at home with his family. The Muldoons' new residence is conveniently situated only a couple of streets away from one of their daughters, ensuring ready and frequent access to two of their grandchildren.
Sir Robert is delighted to be able to make up for lost time with all his grandchildren, as well as with his two daughters and son.
Now the four-year-old and his young sister regularly wander with their mother, Barbara, the short distance from their Birkenhead home to Grandad's. As he speaks Sir Robert wanders over to a table and points out each of his grandchildren in a mounted photo.
Lady Muldoon appears to be thriving in her new environment too. She looks fitter and healthier than ever, relaxed and comfortable in her new brick and tile home<|fim_middle|>.
In Vogel House, however, he found a new interest, overseeing a massive transformation of the elegant grounds.
An experienced gardener was hired and a revitalisation of the 1.1 hectare gardens began. Sir Robert was delighted by results over the years. No matter how busy he was, he religiously set aside 15 minutes during the weekends to look over the gardens and their growth.
He misses the huge gardens and admits he would love to pop back now and again to check on how its faring.
Though small, the plot of land at Sir Robert's new home is just the right scale to keep in check himself.
He is happy with the diversions in his life – particularly writing and his Sunday radio show. His next book, which will be released in May, is titled The New Zealand Economy – 25 Years of Personal Experience. It is written, Sir Robert explains, for the average man in the street, and aims at explaining politics and occurrences over the last 25 years to voters.
While Sir Robert's talk show covers a variety of topics, he thrives on being able to provide answers to political questions.
"There is so much people don't know about politics," says Sir Robert.
Although it only began in February, the programme has been tackling some of the major issues before parliament. Sir Robert hopes to debate issues as they happen throughout the year.
In between his schedule, Sir Robert is settling into a more domestic lifestyle. He has even got back into the routine of driving Lady Muldoon to their local supermarket.
"I don't go in, though. I just sit and wait outside," he tells.
At Easter he and Lady Muldoon will pack the car and head down to Hatfields Beach, resuming a family tradition interrupted by politics. Sir Robert always spent a month of the Christmas break in this cosy hideaway, but he has been overseas most Easters in recent years.
Amid the luggage will be boxes of Easter eggs. Sir Robert and Lady Muldoon will play Easter Bunny to their grandchildren, who will be holidaying with them.
But knowing Sir Robert, there will be a stack of parliamentary papers in their too, ensuring he maintains his finger on the political pulse. | .
"I do like it here. It's a security, having your own home," she says chirpily.
Gone are the days of servants doing all the housework. But Lady Muldoon doesn't sound particularly sorry. She is enjoying the newfound privacy she and her husband of more than 30 years can share.
"Goodness, we had to be dressed and ready to go at 8.30 every morning to suit the housekeeper," she recalls none too fondly. Privacy of the Muldoon home only extends as far as the front gate, the couple have discovered. A regular procession of cars passes the house at weekends, passengers pointing out the house.
"We have our suspicions that a tour bus actually comes down here showing off our house.
We had a swarm of Japanese tourists around the gate one day, taking photos and asking Tam [Sir Robert's nickname for his wife] if she was really the wife of the former prime minister," Sir Robert chuckles.
One gets the feeling he is really quite chuffed by the attention. Similarly, Sir Robert, is none too daunted by the stack of more than 400 letters swimming about his feet awaiting reply. These are the response to a comment on his weekly talkback show that he would send listeners some of his prized lily seeds, if they wished.
Though the Muldoons have only been in their home less than a year, the lily bed looks well established.
lily plants are hybrids Sir Robert has created himself, using extensive gardening knowledge.
His interest in gardening dates back to his youth, where he was initially given the chore of helping his mother tend to the garden, but he came to love the pastime.
When first married, Sir Robert and Lady Muldoon keenly developed a large garden at their home on the North Shore.
Sir Robert became interested in growing rare plants. He corresponded with seed merchants around the world, seeking out new species to try his green fingers on.
at his Kohimarama home grew progressively | 411 |
EventsRoundtableRoundtable ReportHRD Roundtable Report: Using HR Data to Inform Organisational Decision Making
Date May 5, 2022 03:00 pm
Historically, HR hasn't been as effective as it could be in sharing and communicating data with wider teams. It's paramount that we remove the self-inflicting barriers within the function, to question, challenge, and measure all HR activities<|fim_middle|> roundtable that was led by Kinsey Li, Assistant Director, HR Analytics at EY and supported by Teri Atif, Divisional Head of GTM Marketing, Access Group.
The group shared how HR data insights, if fully utilised, can influence the agility of the wider business, giving an organisation the capabilities to deliver on its key values and objectives. The session was conducted under Chatham House Rules, so while this write-up will include key discussion points and takeaways, all participants are anonymised.
What data points are HR leaders currently using?
The key data points roundtable participants shared that they prioritised were headcount, recruitment (cost per hire, and time to hire) and productivity (absentee rate, revenue per employee). Employee engagement and wellbeing, for many, used to be a 'nice to have', but are now the metrics that are front and centre for the majority of HR leaders.
HR Data Challenges
The group highlighted that regardless of what data you're collecting, it's only good if it's accurate. The biggest challenge sits in the time and resources needed to cleanse data to ensure there are no errors, requiring more emphasis to be placed on the planning phase.
A clear data ownership process from the offset will negate the need to cleanse data. One participant highlighted, HR can at times overlook the importance of the processes behind the data, specifically in terms of how systems are set up. If your processes are slick and people are trained to understand the data, how it's used, and its purpose that is when its true power is realised.
Another participant shared that they'd been struggling to get their budgets to align with their recruitment data, causing a huge burden on time and resources to reach the level of confidence necessary. As a result, their finance and HR functions spent six months working with a business analyst team to fundamentally shift their budget process so they could access information that was live fuelling transparency for business and hiring managers.
For others, the interpretation of data proves the most challenging. Measuring it simply isn't enough, HR needs to be able to draw insights and correlations from the data they have. Others divulged that their struggle is effective benchmarking outside of their organisations, notably, whether the challenges they're facing with data are unique to them.
Starting a people analytics function
For those who have started exploring or even building a people analytics function, one unanswered question persists; which function does this new team best sit in? The group discussed that the function can sit in multiple places, and its home is often defined by the skills and resources your organisation holds. For instance, some will leverage the benefits of it sitting alongside data science if a company holds a strong team internally. Company maturity and how well you're using data across the business also play a key role.
One roundtable participant, who was further along their journey to establishing a people analytics function noted that once this function is built, it opens up the door for other teams to request to see your data. It's important to sit back and ask why they need it; do they understand the data? If they don't then the insight they take from it simply won't align with the story you see the data telling.
Highlighting the value of people analytics
The group moved on to discuss what pieces of information they've taken to their leadership team to highlight the value of a people analytics team. One participant shared that the metric they've focused on here is 'time to fill', notably, how to hire fast and hire right. The focus for this individual and their company goes further to include retention and performance which they shared gave an interesting insight into the capabilities of internal vs external candidates. This has allowed them to streamline the hiring process so they're at a stage where they have full transparency on their pockets of good and bad.
Another participant shared that the metric they've focused most heavily on is length of service and, thus experience. Having flipped the metric slightly, they used this to look at potential risks to the business and where they would be most vulnerable to individuals leaving with key skills.
As an outcome of the pandemic, the group agreed that they all focus much more heavily on employee experience than ever before. Previously, most would only conduct one employee satisfaction survey a year, whereas, this is now reported almost weekly. It can go as far as changing the DNA of a company's culture as employees have an appetite to complete these surveys and see results in real-time. The premise of such surveys is now so broad, that it's often a key objective for every board member and holds a space on their monthly agendas.
Creating a data driven decision making culture
When it comes to the sophistication of data reporting in HR, in terms of what and why we're measuring certain analytics, it can often not be as thorough as required. HR can struggle with securing the necessary skillsets, with many lacking the confidence in interpreting data. This can lead to a lack of credibility if the data isn't delivering the intended impact, the group agreed.
One participant highlighted that to truly drive a data-driven culture, a people analytics team needs to be seamlessly joined up with the rest of the HR function with a clear strategy on what KPIs your analytics is supporting you on. This is incremental as if the KPIs aren't being hit, it's then possible to strategise in terms of capabilities, and skill gaps to meet said performance targets.
The group's closing remarks touched on the marketing function, and how we can learn a lot from their reporting processes as they audit almost every line of their activity. One participant suggested all attendees go away and ask their marketing function how many reporting technologies they use, which would most likely be multiple. As a function, HR isn't lacking data, but they are in terms of the systems and capabilities needed to extract insight. Investing in the right HR technology, will not only answer the majority of your burning questions, but also take the burden off. | . With the end goal being a dream HR data strategy, many are left asking which data points they should be using? How do you start an impactful people analytics function? And ultimately, how do you build a data-driven decision-making culture?
On Wednesday 13th April 2022, HRD Connect hosted a group of senior HR and people leaders to discuss these questions in a virtual | 80 |
From Castlebar - County Mayo -
Royal Theatre
Bryan Adams at the Royal Theatre Castlebar
17, Jan 2010 - 10:55
Bryan Adams Bare Bones Tour
Bryan Adams brings his highly successful concert tour to Ireland in January for The Bare<|fim_middle|> for "Artist of the Decade" and was recently inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame. He also has a star on Canada's Walkway of Fame and recently added his handprint to the Wembley Square of Fame in celebration of his 25th show at the famed stadium.
Bryan Adams' live performances have benefited His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Prince's Trust, Live Aid, Live 8, The Concert for Freedom for Nelson Mandela, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Net Aid, The Canadian Avalanche Foundation and Breast Cancer, as well as campaigns that have saved the rainforests, provided food and comfort for the needy and created whale sanctuaries. Through his own foundation he has also helped build schools in areas of Southeast Asia, devastated by the tsunami in 2004.
Adam's outstanding live concerts have established him as one of the world's best rock singers of our time, performing over 120 concerts a year as he works to spread his message of music and environmental awareness to an audience of millions around the globe.
The intimate Irish tour provides a rare opportunity for fans to see Adams as they've not seen him before.
Check out the Royal Theatre for all the upcoming concerts and events in Castlebar.
© Copyright 2010 by Castlebar - County Mayo - | Bones tour. This intimate concert will come to The Royal Theatre Castlebar on Monday 18th January. (The concert is sold out).
Adams has interspersed these special sold-out performances in between stadium dates in Europe and the U.S., and this new spin on his classic hits has been met with rave reviews from critics and fans alike:
Judging by the standing ovation the fans gave Adams as he took to the stage shortly after 8 p.m., a trip down a memory lane filled with simpler, more innocent times was exactly what everyone was craving. Vancouver Sun - October 09
By the time he began his encore he had the audience on its feet. His rapport with the crowd was easy, relaxed. It felt as if he was jamming for guests in his home. - Dallas Morning News
- June 09
As far as once-in-a-lifetime concerts are concerned, this ranked up there. Way up there. - Victoria Times Colonist - February 09
Adams is currently on the road for his "A Very Special Solo Performance Tour" which includes selections from his eleventh studio album, appropriately titled 11. The Canadian-born, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide, garnered 21 top ten hits, earned nominations for three Academy Awards and five Golden Globes, received 18 Juno Awards, an American Music Award and five ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture (his music has appeared on more than 40 movie soundtracks).
Adams has been awarded the Order of British Columbia and is a companion of the Order of Canada; he has received an award | 348 |
NEC Declares Campaign Open
By New Republic Liberia On Oct 17, 2018
-For By-Elections In Sinoe, Montserrado Counties
The National Elections Commission (NEC) Wednesday October 17, 2018 declared campaign for the senatorial and representative by-elections in Sinoe and Montserrado Counties open.
A vacancy was created at the House of Representatives when Montserrado electoral district #13 lawmaker Saah Joseph contested and won the Montserrado County Senatorial by-elections on July 31,<|fim_middle|> 20, 2018.
The NEC Co-Chair then announced that the Commission has recruited a total of 36 Civic Educators and Gender Mobilizers for the Representative by-election in electoral district #13, Montserrado County and the Senatorial by-elections in Sinoe County.
She said Training for these civic educators and gender mobilizers will begin on October 18 and deployment will commence on October 20, 2018.
According to her, once deployed, the civic educators and gender mobilizers will provide door to door information on the by-elections to residents in the two electoral areas.
Measles Outbreak In Grand Gedeh | 2018; thereby replacing then Senator George Weah, now President of Liberia.
Sinoe County's Senatorial vacancy came when President Weah appointed then Senator Joseph Nagbe to replace retired Associate Justice Philip A. Z. Banks on the Supreme Court Bench.
Speaking at a News Conference held at the James M. Fromayan Conference Hall, the Co-Chair of the National Elections Commission, Cllr. Sarah M. Toe said the campaign period commenced Wednesday October 17,
2018 and will end at midnight on Sunday, November 18, 2018.
She called on candidates in these by-elections to go about
their campaign in a peaceful manner and avoid violence in keeping with the laws of Liberia more specifically those controlling the electoral process.
Cllr. Toe called on candidates to submit their campaign schedules to the Elections Magistrates to avoid conflict during the campaign and used the occasion to call on parties and candidates to submit their list of agents that will represent them at the pools on November | 209 |
To provide the student with an understanding of the Flight Rules and Air Law pertaining to the operation of an aircraft within Australia and on overseas operations.
1. Locate and state the requirements for the registration, transfer of interest and cancellation of registration of an Australian aircraft.
10. Recall the requirements for facilitation.
11. Describe the structure and services of the Search and Rescue organisation<|fim_middle|> | .
12. Describe the general provisions of airport security and Air Defence Identification Zones (ADIZ's).
13. Define the terms accident and incident and list the responsibilities of the PIC regarding modification.
14. Describe the air service operation requirements for Air Transport Operation.
2. Describe the requirements and conditions for the Certificate of Airworthiness and list the pilot's responsibilities in respect to maintenance of an aircraft.
3. Locate and state the requirements for the licensing of a pilot.
4. Locate and describe the rules of the air as listed in CAR Part XI and X.
5. Describe the general procedures for Air Navigation.
6. Describe the general divisions and objectives of the ATS.
7. Describe the rules of the air relating to services provided by ATS.
8. Locate and list the documentation offered by the Aeronautical Information Service.
9. Describe the physical requirements of an aerodrome. | 180 |
ERIC BENET, BRIAN MCKNIGHT LIVE IN LONDON MARCH 3 AND APRIL 10, 2009
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Only because I didn't take notes…
ERIC BENET at The Jazz Café (March 3) – highlights "Why You Follow Me," crowd pleaser "Georgy Porgy," "Don't Let Go," a brilliant EW&F medley that including "After The Love Has Gone" and<|fim_middle|> MP3s
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BRIAN McKNIGHT at Indigo (April 10) – highlights "Back At One," "Anytime," "A Little Too Late," "I Do" and the totally still brilliant "One Last Cry."
David Nathan is the founder and CEO of SoulMusic.com and began his writing career in 1965; beginning in 1967, he was a regular contributor to Blues & Soul magazine in London before relocating to the U.S. in 1975 where he served as U.S. editor for the publication for several decades and began being known as 'The British Ambassador Of Soul.' From 1988 to 2004, he wrote prolifically for Billboard, has penned bios, produced and written liner notes for box sets and reissue CDs for over a thousand projects. He returned to London in 2009 where he has helped create SoulMusic.com Records as a leading reissue label.
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Early Winter 2015 19 Again a huge amount of gratitude goes out to the volunteers who work with the landowners fill out the paperwork obtain the estimates and help to ensure the projects get completed. All of us who ride also owe a great amount of gratitude to the landowners who allow this all to take place on their property. If you see one of your neighbors at the local store who hosts a VAST trail on their land take a moment to thank them please. This is a small gesture that will go a long way. Last but not least we owe thanks to all of the contractors who walk their excavators for three miles through the woods for minimal pay donate their trucks services and time all for the sake of keeping the Statewide Snowmobile Trail System together for another year. Now that the trails are pretty well set for the season our thoughts are quickly turning to grooming and snow removal for the 32 VAST designated parking areas throughout the state. Grooming contracts were sent out to 113 clubs and grooming contractors the first week in November and the plowed parking area contracts were sent out a couple of weeks before that. We pay approximately 20000 annually to keep the parking areas cleaned out and anywhere from 1.4 to 1.8 million dollars for grooming of the trail system. A very large percentage of the TMA dollars go into the grooming program. In order to let the membership know about all of the grooming and other great things going on within the clubs and VAST we will have a new website launched for the season. We are expecting the website to be launched sometime in mid- December. Clubs will have access to our website where they can create their own club pages. There will also be some new options for trail conditions as well. It may take a little time to get all of these new features up and running but we are excited about the potential they have and how beneficial all of this information at your fingertips will be. The next few weeks will be the final countdown and the 128 VAST clubs and our trail system will be ready for Dec. 16. Lets hope that Mother Nature is ready as well and will provide us with some quality riding and a lengthy season like we experienced statewide last season. Wishing you all a happy holiday season and great times and memories made with friends and family out on the trail this winter. I hope to see some<|fim_middle|>Cruisers trail network. | of you out there Trails Report Jeff Fay VAST Vice President and Ken Gammell Caledonia County Director fix signs last year in the Lyndon Sno | 31 |
Padraig Harrington revels in "stress-free<|fim_middle|>11 where I didn't get up and down. It was that kind of day.
"It was pretty straightforward. And I won't say the momentum was with me - good things were happening - but it was a stress-free round."
Pre-tournament on Wednesday, he had expressed surprise at being 100-1 for the tournament.
"100-1 was too high anyway just because it is a links golf course," he said.
"The wise man might have had an each-way bet on me at that. But it would've been a big call for anybody to predict that I was going to come out here and win it.
"I'm in good form now, 7-under. This gives me a lot of different scenarios where I can be in with a chance of winning on Sunday."
You can watch the full chat with Padraig Harrington above via the video player.
Golf Irish Open Lahinch Off The Ball Padraig Harrington
John Daly withdraws from the Open Championship at Royal Portrush
"We're spoiled in Dublin" - Paul McGinley on future Irish Open templates | " round
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Pleasant was the watchword for Padraig Harrington after his opening round at the Irish Open.
The three-time major winner had struggled with a wrist injury pre-tournament. But he is setting the pace after an excellent 7-under 63.
Afterwards, he spoke to Nathan Murphy and it seemed he was very much at ease on the Lahinch course.
"I know I keep using the word pleasant and nice, but that's what it kind of was like out there," he said.
"Myself and Poulter were having a stroll, having a chat and good things were happening, which obviously makes it easier.
"I didn't have to work that hard and I wasn't out of position very much all day. The first real chip shot I had was on | 179 |
It's pretty easy to get jaded about our<|fim_middle|> can pick up, and this information may go a long way in helping us stay out of the court room.
I know a lot of agents who get their 24 education credits every two years, but see it as an obligation rather than an opportunity to increase their knowledge. I really enjoyed picking up these 3 credits, and if Brian is ever offering a course in your area, I'd really recommend going and getting some credits, learning some handy information and meeting Brian. | experiences at work. A lot of people tend to treat the education that we need to acquire to perform our jobs with a bit of disdain. I have heard people say "It doesn't work like that in the real world" or "you have to throw out everything you learned in school". There's dozens of popular sentiments that generally imply that education is not terribly useful when it comes to the actual jobs we have to perform.
I understand why people say these things because no amount of education can prepare us for the odd situations that come up when we are out in the field. There are real life situations that can happen that are impossible to replicate in a classroom.
I do believe though that education is very useful, especially in a quickly changing world. The internet is fairly new and many aspects of the electronic transfer of information are yet to be properly regulated. This is just one reason why professionals have to be up on things. The way we negotiate contracts and agreements will be greatly affected by the laws, rules and regulations that are now being created. Privacy issues are already hot topics of conversation, and that's not going to change in the near future.
Yesterday I attended a course in Cobourg about The Agreement of Purchase and Sale. It was time very well spent, and even though I do try to keep up on these things, it's very helpful to actually attend the course so that I can reinforce some of the things I already knew and learn a whole bunch of new things.
The instructor was Active Rain's very own Brian Madigan, so not only was it fun to go and meet someone in person who I know from the internet, I was looking forward to picking up some knowledge that I can use on a daily basis. Understanding each and every clause in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale is important, and occasionally a client (one of the ones who actually reads the entire agreement) will ask me something. Now I won't have to make things up, I can answer with confidence. Just kidding, I didn't make things up, I'd just change the subject really quickly.
Brian's blogs are always well written, and he is extremely knowledgable about the legal aspects of real estate matters, I guess it helps that he's a lawyer. I would definitely recommend this course to agents, even very experienced agents who have been using these forms for years. It's surprising how much useful information we | 480 |
Part 4: Rock 'n Roll
Kim Deitch | July 8, 2011
So one day in 1957, when I was thirteen years old, Mom, Dad, my brother Simon (who<|fim_middle|> Deitch
Topics Kim Deitch, Mad About Music: My Life in Records
July Continues
TG, etc. | was three years younger than me), and my baby brother Seth went on a day trip to Westport, Connecticut to visit the Eastmans: Phil, Marilou, and their two kids Tony and Allen. Tony was fourteen at the time and his younger brother Allen was Simon's age.
My folks knew the Eastmans going back to California days when Phil had worked with my Father at UPA. Phil and Marilou were a bit older than my folks. In fact they had met at the Walt Disney studio in the late 1930s where both of them were then working, Phil in the story department and Marilou in ink and paint.
Both were also involved in left wing politics, and their association with Disney ended abruptly in 1942 at the time of the famous Disney strike. Disney blamed the strike on communist agitators, which certainly was an over simplification of things, but there was at least a grain of truth in that. By the time Tony was born that same year, Phil had moved over to the animation story department at Warner Brothers. So Tony, like me, was another animation brat. He was literally born into the animation business, and by the time I met him there seemed to be little doubt that he was going to end up in that business. Like my father, he was an authentic child prodigy, and also like my father it was already clear that he was some kind of "can do" genius. Outside of the fact that Tony was still in high school, he would have been eminently fit to go into the animation business right then and there.
That first day we met he showed me flipbooks going back four or five years -- hundreds of them, boxes of them -- that put my feeble efforts to shame. Really, he had already outgrown flipbooks and had started doing animation on regulation animation paper. He had color cel set-ups of his various characters, like Philbert Flea and Rocky Rat, and animation model sheets going back to the Disney days, pinned up all over the walls of his room. I was fascinated and blown away. He was also affable, outgoing, and clearly wanted to be my friend in spite of the fact that he seemed to be superior to me in every way! Well, I was floored! But I liked Tony and we became best friends, really, from that day forward.
The Eastmans, like my parents, were also jazz fans and record collectors. Tony and Allen always called their parents by their first names. There was none of this Mom and Dad stuff which I guess was a manifestation of their "modernism." Phil and Marilou's record collection covered the same territory that my parent's collecting did, and then some. It isn't that they necessarily had more records, but their tastes seemed to be more wide-ranging, beyond the moldy fig standard. Part of that may have been that Phil was older (born in 1909), and, like Tony, didn't throw much out, so he had a good deal of the jazz and pop stuff that he had collected as a kid in the 1920s. Tony was also a record collector. What he essentially collected was 45 rpm rock 'n roll sides.
I had been watching the emergence of rock 'n roll myself ever since I'd seen Bill Haley and his Comets singing "Rock Around the Clock" on The Milton Berle Show in 1955. Walking around in the world in those days you couldn't miss it, but I wasn't a fan and I certainly didn't have any rock 'n roll records. Tony, on the other hand, was and still is a dedicated fan of the genre. The Eastmans didn't leave Los Angeles for the East Coast until 1955 and Tony told me that one of the very last things he'd done before leaving was to buy a copy of the Haley hit record of "Rock Around the Clock". It was the start of his record collecting and I don't doubt that he has that very disk in his massive record collection to this day. I was fascinated by all of this even if my understanding of it all was still pretty limited. Tony didn't buy every damn thing on the Top Forty but his collection of 45s was already mounting up. "Come Go with Me" by The Dell Viking, "At The Hop", "Born Too Late", Little Richard, Fats Domino, and, of course, Elvis Presley.
I wasn't an Elvis fan yet, but I had been following his meteoric rise to fame particularly on TV. While staying over at a friend's house in early '56 I saw one of his first TV appearances on The Stage Show which was hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. We'd flicked on the TV and there was Elvis with Scotty and Bill Black, singing his classic rendition of "Baby Let's Play House".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARd5njw6l7w
I wasn't really ready for it, but my friend and I watched mesmerized just the same. Like it or not, it was different! My parents didn't like Elvis. Most parents didn't. Although a month or so later when the Presley craze was in full cry, my brother Simon and I were in a pizza parlor with my mother when Elvis' smash hit "Heartbreak Hotel" came on the jukebox. She'd been hearing about Elvis but hadn't heard him sing. "That's Elvis Presley?" she said. We nodded. "God, it sounds a lot like blues." Well it wasn't quite praise, but we could also tell she was taken a bit by surprise.
However, my parents soon seemed pretty united in not liking Elvis and rock 'n roll. But my father's pattern of interest in all music, including music he didn't like, also continued. So as often as not he was there with Simon and me watching Elvis' continued appearances on live TV as 1956 wore on. Elvis started showing up on all the big shows: Milton Berle, Steve Allen, and, of course, inevitably, The Ed Sullivan Show. It was a definite rite of passage in those days. You hadn't really arrived until you were on Ed Sullivan. It was like big time vaudeville on coast-to-coast live TV. Elvis made multiple appearances there in 1956 and my father was watching with us during a particularly well remembered Elvis appearance. In fact he was the first to pick up on what was different about this particular Elvis appearance. Elvis was known for his sexy hip shaking moves as he sang and there was a lot of controversy on that point. What my father laughingly pointed out to me and Simon was that during this appearance, Elvis was being shown from the waist up only. He was right and everyone was talking about it later on.
Elvis wasn't the only big rock and roll to show up on Ed Sullivan. Especially stunning was the black r & b crossover Bo Diddley. His appearance singing his hit record was truly two-and-a-half minutes of shockingly amazing live TV! For a lot of Americans it was like the whole damn African jungle had landed in the middle of Ed Sullivan's stage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwe89dtEyE&feature=related
If Elvis hadn't convinced people that times were changing, Bo Diddley had to! The only time I heard my Father say anything remotely positive about Elvis was one night when we saw another rock and roller, Jimmy Bowen, on Sullivan singing his Top Forty hit, "I'm Stickin' With You". "Bee Bop, I lova you baby, Beebop, I don't mean maybe." It was a very wooden performance and my old man gleefully jumped all over it. He roared, "This guy's got nothing! At least Presley's a showman!"
My dad's career had taken another big step forward by this time. CBS had recently purchased Terrytoons, a huge animated cartoon factory that had been operating in New Rochelle, New York since 1930, from its founder, Paul Terry, for six million dollars. Terry was 70 years old and ready to pack it in. CBS was looking for somebody a bit more cutting edge and contemporary to run the place and they offered my father the job. It was an amazing place, full of old timers, many of whom had been in cartoons since the 1920s.
Meanwhile, under the influence of Tony, my interest in rock and roll became more proactive. I was buying 45s, too. Some of it coincided with Tony, but I was getting some favorites of my own, too. I'd started listening to Alan Freed's radio show on WINS. Freed definitely seemed a clear cut above a lot of dj's. Rock 'n roll had made him famous. He was even making movies and I suppose there was something sort of sleazy about him. But you could tell he was some kind of smart and you could also tell that he genuinely liked this new music. I can remember lying in my bed at night with a little portable radio shoved in my ear as Alan Freed shouted, "And here he is, Mr. Excitement, Jackie Wilson!"
Freed sold me on that guy. My first actual rock 'n roll buys were Jackie Wilson records on the brownish-maroon Brunswick label. I also started picking up Ray Charles sides on the red Atlantic label. Elvis and Jackie Wilson were just fine with me, but very soon my number one fave was "The Genius! The High Priest! Ray Charles!" What made him particularly fascinating to me was his range. He knew a lot about music and sang and played all kinds, including rock 'n roll and r&b (often very gospel tinged). He could also croon when he felt like it. He traveled with a big band that even had a modern jazz lick to it. I figured, here was somebody I could find some common ground with my old man on. Not so. He dismissed Ray Charles for being too all over the place. He tried to pull me back over to the real stuff. He went through the blues section of his records and pulled out a field record that Alan Lomax had made of a Mississippi blues singer named McKinley Morganfield in 1940. It was impressive: rough, rhythmic, great bottleneck guitar style. I started looking more closely through my old man's blues sides. "Milk Cow Blues" by Kokomo Arnold; outstanding! Then I found a '40s Bluebird side, "Worried Life Blues", by Big Maceo. Surprise, surprise! The Ray Charles record of the same song was more than just a record of the same tune, it was a direct homage to Big Maceo, or a steal depending how you wanted to look at it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OB_tlu-r8
Another record in my father's collection that I came to absolutely adore was "That's All Right Mama" by Big Boy Crudup. Interestingly enough, it was even an early 45 rpm record pressed in transparent orange vinyl. It was a Victor record and one of the earliest 45s probably from '49 or '50. Apparently Victor color coded their early 45s, and orange designated them as r & b sides. What was an r & b side doing in my father's collection? Well, Big Boy went back a few and you could still find plenty of his earlier sides on 40s Victor Bluebirds. But I never did find one I liked so much as "That's All Right". That record jumped and I just loved it! I played it to death. Literally. One day a big chunk of it just fell out. I guess that orange vinyl wasn't all that stable. It broke my heart.
It was also around this time that I discovered a fascinating thin paperback called Who's Who in Rock 'n Roll. It was already a few years old when I got it and what a little goldmine it was! It was intelligently written, and one thing it did very well was fortify the connection that rock 'n roll had to the music that came before it. Impressively, the book was dedicated to Bessie Smith, a person most of the readers of this book had probably never before heard of. Yes, Bessie could rock when she felt like it. If you don't believe me, give "Put It Right There" a listen some time. What is more, I even found some other familiar names out of my father's blues records listed here as rockers -- Joe Turner, for instance. It listed all kinds of performers both familiar and obscure r & bs like Ruth Brown, Bull Moose Jackson, Louis Jordan, and Clyde McPhatter; all the chart busting white acts like Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins; all the big doo wops, black and white. It also contained several really interesting articles about the rise of rock 'n roll. There was also a fascinating article about Alan Freed and a ton of interesting stuff I didn't know before about Elvis. For instance it stated that Elvis's first record, issued in 1954, was none other than "That's All Right Mama"! Oh my God! That was one record I just had to hear! I finally caught up with it on a Victor repressing of the original Sun Records side. It wasn't as good as Big Boy Crudup, but it wasn't bad either. Not his best Sun side or his worst. It's not as earth-shakingly amazing as "Baby Let's Play House" or "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine", but it had something. And it wasn't just a lift from black r & b. Those original sides Elvis made for Sam Phillips at Sun with Scotty Moore's good guitar and Bill Black's string bass were truly historic. They have all kinds of influences going on, but they are not mere imitations of anything. They are truly their own thing and sound as fresh and great today as they ever did. When I hear those now... well, it makes me kind of sick thinking about what might have been with Elvis, and what soon became all too clear, was not in the cards. It is a classic textbook case of a guy who was a pathetic victim of his own success.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrxddBP7S6E
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Builders are targeting the growing build-to-rent market
July 3, 2019 by Mike Wheatley
The homebuilding sector has underperformed in recent years, but one segment, the "build-to-rent" market in which homes are built explicitly to be rented out, has managed to pull off some stunning growth
CNBC reported that 37,000 homes were built as rentals in 2017, rising to 43,000 last year, which accounts for just<|fim_middle|> single-family housing starts. But experts say that figure is likely to be lower than the true number of homes built to be rentals, as it reflects only those that are rented out by the builders directly, not those sold to investors which are also bought with the intention of becoming rental properties.
"There is a consumer rental demand that is driving these institutions to want much greater levels of inventory of this product," Gerald Ellenburg, CEO of ERC Homebuilders, told CNBC. "They are learning or have learned that new inventory is a much safer and more official rental product."
Several of the biggest homebuilders in the U.S. are entering the built-to-rent market. Toll Brothers, for example, recently announced a $60 million investment with BB Living, which is a built-to-rent company based in Phoenix. And Lennar, the largest building firm in the U.S. by revenue, said this week it will also be expanding further into the sector following a successful pilot in Sparks, Nevada.
"This is the first in what we believe will be an ongoing business strategy and relationship where we build and sell homes in bulk on land owned by third parties with no lease-up risk," Lennar President Rick Beckwitt said on a recent earnings call.
Toll Brothers' CEO Douglas Yearley weighed in too, saying the build-to-rent market is viewed as "an ancillary income stream" during his company's earnings call last month.
"We see this as more and more renters may prefer to raise a family or live in a single-family versus an apartment complex or community or building," Yearley added.
ERC Homebuilders, a Florida-based single-family residential developer, intends to launch two Regulation A+ offerings to the public, the first of which may launch in the coming weeks (subject to SEC qualification), to try to raise $50 million each to build more than 1,000 rental homes across Florida. The homes will be built beside one another and sold in bulk to large-scale investors to manage. | under 5% of all | 6 |
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Pet food dish that automates purchases wins Purina prize
The winner, Obe, is based in San Francisco, California, USA.
The manufacturer of a smart dog and cat food dish, which can automate pet food purchases, won US$20,0<|fim_middle|>18 | 00 and other perks as the grand prize winner of the inaugural Nestlé Purina Pet Care Innovation Prize.
The winner, Obe, is based in San Francisco, California, USA and was founded by Hilary Jensen. The prize is a partnership between Nestlé Purina and investment firms Active Capital and Cultivation Capital. Obe produces smart pet products that make the care of pets more automated.
Obe's flagship product is ProBowl, a patent-pending, dishwasher safe bowl with a smart base that connects to phones and WiFi via an app. ProBowl tracks a pet's food and water intake, provides feedback on consumption, and alerts pet owners to any changes that are out of the ordinary compared to normal consumption habits. The ProBowl app can also sync with Amazon to have pet food automatically delivered to your door.
Details about the Pet Care Innovation Prize grand prize winner
"The support from the Pet Care Innovation Prize has been invaluable to the growth of the business," Jensen said in a press release.
ProBowl was inspired by Jensen's dog whose nickname was Obe, whom she wished to communicate with on new level.
"We are all busy with a lot to remember," Jensen said. "ProBowl takes a few things off your list, so you don't have to worry. No more texting your spouse to find out whether the dog has been fed, or who is going to pick up the dog food. ProBowl is simple enough that even your 8 year old can feed your pet the right amount every meal."
Dr. Ernie Ward, veterinarian and founder of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, helped develop ProBowl.
"ProBowl and the app give you daily access to veterinarian advice. Just like humans, the earlier we identify issues, the more likely we are to prevent bigger problems," said Ward. "ProBowl and the app track everything your pet eats and drinks, making it easy to share data with your veterinarian."
Details of the Pet Care Innovation Prize
Obe was one of five finalists for the Pet Care Innovation Prize. All finalists received a US$10,000 cash prize along with immersion in a multi-day accelerator program in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. As the grand prize winner, Obe received an additional US$10,000 for business development and will be an exhibitor at the 2017 Global Pet Expo, one of the world's largest pet industry events. Expo attendees can meet Obe's founders and see the ProBowl in action, and retailers can find out how ProBowl can help them drive traffic to their online and brick-and-mortar stores.
More than 80 companies from 11 countries applied for the Pet Care Innovation Prize. The contest identified and supported early-stage pet care companies in the growing global market. The competition was tailored to companies producing food, nutrition, pet care, play and technology products and services for dogs, cats and their owners. Other finalists for the Pet Care Innovation Prize included FetchFind, Ewegurt, K9 Fit Club and PupPod.
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The Human Rights Tribunal consists of at least seven members appointed by the government, namely a president chosen from among the judges of the Court of Québec and six assessors. The term of office of the president and of the assessors is five years, and is renewable (section 101). The Government may designate other judges from that court to sit as members of the Tribunal either to hear and decide an application or for a determined period (section 103). All members, judges and assessors, are chosen for their notable experience and expertise in, sensitivity to and interest for matters of human rights and freedoms.
The Tribunal is currently composed of 14 members, namely, the President, the Honourable Ann-Marie Jones, as well as three judges of the Court of Québec and ten assessors. When a case is referred to the Tribunal, the President assigns a division composed of three members, that is, the judge presiding over the division and two assessors to assist the judge.
The Tribunal staff plans and organizes the hearings and provides the necessary legal and administrative assistance to the members in the exercise of their functions.
Ms. Jones J. holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a post-graduate certificate in international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. She was admitted to the Bar in 1980 and practised at the Centre communautaire juridique de Montréal and the Alarie Legault law firm until 1985. She then entered the Québec public service, where she successively worked as the Attorney General of Québec's prosecutor, a member of the legal department of the ministère du Revenu and the Régie des alcools et des jeux, and a legal advisor for the Direction des services judiciaires de Montréal.
She volunteered in various ways for the legal community and community organizations. She was a member of Bar committees and of the Ligue des droits et libertés, where she undertook to defend the rights of inmates. In 1985, she was part of an interdepartmental working group created by the ministère de la Justice. At the time, she helped draft the report entitled "La condition des femmes détenues au Québec".
In 1997, she was appointed as commissioner of the Commission des relations du travail. She exercised that function until she was appointed to the Court of Québec on September 5, 2001, after which she was assigned mainly to the Youth Division in the District of Montréal. On August 1, 2012, she was appointed to the position of associate coordinating judge for the Youth Division in the District of Montréal. She held that position until August 31, 2014. Since her appointment to the Court of Québec, Ms. Jones J. has participated in several Court committees. In addition, from 2010 to 2012, she was elected as representative to the judges in youth matters within the Conférence des juges du Québec.
Mr. Mario Gervais was appointed to the Human Rights Tribunal on June 8th, 2016. Mr. Gervais holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Montréal. He was admitted to the Bar in 1983. He began his career as a lawyer for Legal Aid, Youth Division, in Longueuil. In 1990, he became director of that office and, in 1996, director of the Youth and Adults Criminal Divisions. Member of the Youth committee of the Commission des services juridiques, he presented with colleagues, memoirs in front of parliamentary committees of the National Assembly, the House of Commons and the Senate. In addition, Mr. Gervais presided the Youth committee of the Bar of Longueuil for ten years until 2007. In January 2007, Mr Gervais was appointed to the Court of Quebec, youth Division, in Longueuil.
The Honourable Magali Lewis was appointed to the Human Rights Tribunal on June 8, 2016. With both a bachelor's and a master's degree in law from the Université de Montréal, Ms. Lewis was admitted to the Bar in November 1988. She initially worked for The Court Challenges Program and subsequently practiced law for several years at the firm Ménard & Martin, working principally in the domain of medical, dental and hospital liability. She then opened her own firm where she broadened her practice to include family law. In July 2000, Ms. Lewis moved to California and obtained a master's degree in American law from the University of Santa Clara. Upon her return to Québec, she joined the firm Barrette & Associés where, in 2007, she added family mediation to her practice. Very involved in her community where she has served as president or vice-president of community organizations, Ms. Lewis was also member of the Comité sur l'arbitrage des comptes d'honorairesof theBarreau du Québec from December 2010 until her nomination to the Court of Québec on January 30, 2014.
The honourable Doris Thibault was appointed to the Human Rights Tribunal on November 1st, 2017. She holds a bachelor's degree in law from Université Laval and was admitted to the Bar in 1982. She practiced family law in different private firms in Chicoutimi.
From 1987 to 1991, Ms. Thibault taught family law at the Collège de Jonquière. She is the author of an article published in Développements récents en droit familial 2000 and her comments on judgements from the Superior Court were published on Éditions Yvon Blais' « Droit civil en ligne ».
Very much involved in her community, Ms. Thibault was Bâtonnière of the Bar of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean in 1997. She was also member of several administration coucils, including the Comité de la protection de l'enfance et de la jeunesse du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Crime Victims Assistance Centre (CAVAC), Centre des services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean and Accès-travail femmes, as well as president of the administration council of Centre féminin.
At the time of her appointment to the Court of Québec, on January 15, 2008, she was a partner at Simar Boivin Lemieux law firm, in Chicoutimi. Since her appointment, she has participated in several Court committees, including the Comité conseil en matière jeunesse and the Comité sur la modification de la Loi sur l'adoption. From 2013 to 2017, she was on the organizing Committee of the Séminaire de rédaction de jugements and acted as president of the Conférence des juges de la Cour du Québec from 2014 to 2016.
Mtre. Pierre Arguin was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on August 1st, 2018. He holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Law from the Université de Montréal. He also holds a master's degree in political science from the Univers<|fim_middle|> travail (CNT) and, in 1988, at the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). In 2000, he joined the legal department of the Ministry of Justice of the Government of Quebec, where he practiced mostly constitutional and administrative law. In 2011, he was appointed Commissioner at the Commission des lésions professionnelles, and in 2016, member of the Tribunal administratif du travail and served as administrative judge until March 2017. He is also the author and co-author of many articles, published in various law journals, and of some versions of the Loi (annotée) sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles.
Mtre Djénane Boulad was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on January 9, 2018. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1986, and retired attorney since 2017, she holds a master's degree (DESS) in Public International Law (Administration Internationale) from the Paris II Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in France. She has practised law as legal and legislative counsel at the House of Commons. Sha was also counsel to members of the Immigration and Refugee Board, as a refugee protection officer, and subsequently was Minister's counsel to the Board. Following an assignment with the Canadian Human Rights Commission as a human rights officer, she served for 10 years at the Competition Bureau as a competition law officer in charge of major fraud and misleading telemarketing investigations.
Mtre Jacqueline Corado was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on September 27, 2017. She was called to the Quebec Bar in 2005 and has since the beginning of her law career practiced in the fields of litigation and administrative law both in the municipal and federal public service as well as the private sector. She has been a presenter in numerous workshops and conferences in her fields of practice. In 2015, she joined the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC) where she is currently the General Counsel and is in charge, among other things, of the revamping in training for new Members and the professional development for the existing adjudicators at the TATC.
Mtre. Pierre Deschamps was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on July 3, 2018. He graduated in Law from McGill University in 1975 after obtaining a degree in Religious Studies from the Université de Montréal in 1972. He has been a member of the Québec Bar since 1976. He was a member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for ten years and Research Director at McGill University's Research Centre in Private and Comparative Law for more than 15 years. During those years, he also held an appointment as Adjunct Professor in the University's Faculty of Law, where he taught human rights law and civil liability. In 2000, Mr. Deschamps was made a member of the Order of Canada for his volunteer work. In 2013, he received the title of Lawyer Emeritus from the Québec Bar. In 2015, he was appointed to the Québec End of Life Care Commission.
Mtre Carolina Manganelli was appointed as an Assessor to the Tribunal on March 30, 2016. She was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 2005. In addition to her civil law and common law degrees from McGill University, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Canadian Ethnic Studies from McGill University, as well as a Masters in Law in Human Rights Law from University College London in the United Kingdom. She worked with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon her return to Canada she founded her own firm, thereafter pursuing her career in Aboriginal law with the Department of Justice Canada as well as with a private firm in Montreal. Before her nomination to the Tribunal, Me Manganelli was a Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Refugee Protection Division, where she presided over hearings and ruled on claims for refugee protection.
Mtre. Sabine Michaud was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on September 4, 2013. Member of the Barreau du Québec since 1993, she also holds a bachelor's degree in criminology, and a certificate in addiction intervention. She worked in the field of psychosocial intervention with people in difficulty, before practicing criminal law. From 2002 to 2010, Mtre. Michaud worked in Africa with local organisations in the field of human rights. In that context, she had the opportunity to host several workshops and give a number of lectures on the topic of Justice between men and women and of violence against women at the headquarters of Oxfam-Quebec. In 2013, she joined the International Bureau for Children's Rights, where she became project manager for the Côte d'Ivoire. Since September 2018, she works as a judicial council for Lawyers Without Borders.
Mtre Marie-Josée Paiement was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on January 16, 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Department of Applied Human Sciences of Concordia University as well as a Bachelor's degree in Law from the Université de Sherbrooke. She is admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1987. Since then, she has been practicing mainly as a prosecutor for the Director of Youth Protection of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres in matters of youth law. She was a member of the Committee in youth law for the Bar from 2007 to 2016 and she has worked for the Barreau du Québec from 2014 to 2015 as a lawyer for the Research and legislation department. In addition, she lectured in social law and in civil law for college level courses from 1991 to 2003.
Mtre. Marie Pepin was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on September 4, 2013. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1994, she also holds an honours degree in industrial relations from the Université de Montréal. For over 25 years, she worked in the field of labour relations for the Confédération des syndicats nationaux. More specifically, she looked into women's working conditions and child labour throughout the world. She also participated in international missions regarding the rights of workers in developing countries. She is currently in private practice and associated with a firm that specializes in social law.
Daniel Proulx was appointed assessor to the Tribunal on March 20, 2019. He was a Faculty member of the University of Ottawa Law School for 24 years, from 1980 to 2014. He is currently a law professor at the University of Sherbrooke and in 2004 was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law for a seven year term. He is an expert in constitutional law and has published extensively in the field of human rights, especially equality rights and prevention of discrimination. Professor Proulx has also been a member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (1989-1997) and co-editor of the Canadian Human Rights Yearbook (1985-1990).
Mtre. Mélanie Samson was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on March 2, 2011. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 2005, Mtre. Samson is a professor at the Faculty of Law of Université Laval and the co-holder of the Chaire de rédaction juridique Louis-Philippe-Pigeon. Her main fields of research and teaching are human rights and methodology of law. She regularly gives lectures on those topics. Several of the texts she wrote were published in specialized law journals in Canada, the United States and Europe. Her doctoral thesis was published by Éditions Yvon Blais in 2013, under the title Les interactions de la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne avec le Code civil du Québec : une harmonie à concrétiser. Mtre. Samson obtained many bursaries and honours while studying for her bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctorate in law, including the Prix Minerve and the Prix Henri Capitant which are awarded for the best Masters' thesis in Law.
Mtre. Isabelle Gauthier has been acting as an attorney for the Tribunal since September 10, 2012. Previously, she had held the position of legal research officer since April 2009. She has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1995 and holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Montréal, as well as a master's degree in comparative law with a major in bioethics from McGill University. She worked as an attorney and bioethicist in the health and social services network and acted as a member of clinical and research ethics committees. She then worked for seven years as a litigation attorney in matters of medical and hospital liability, and in matters of human rights with a private law firm.
Mtre. Frederick J. Doucet has been acting as an attorney for the Tribunal since June 17th, 2013. He was an articled student of the École du Barreau at the Tribunal from September 2012 to March 2013. He holds a Bachelor's of Law degree, a Juris Doctor and a Master's degree in Common Law and Transnational Law from the Université de Sherbrooke, as well as a Master 2 Research in Human Rights from the Université Lumière Lyon 2. Mtre Doucet is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Law at the Université de Montréal, for which he receives a scholarship from the Fonds de recherché du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC). His doctoral thesis is focused on the recognition of professional qualifications of professionals trained abroad, examined through the lens of the right to equality, as guaranteed by the Quebec Charter. Mtre Doucet also worked as a lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke, where he taugh Law Theory as well as the methodology of writing an essay, and is well-implicated at the Young Bar of Montreal and the Canadian Bar Association.
Ms. Mirma Doane Saint-Julien, an attorney by training, has been a law research officer for the Tribunal since August 7, 2012. She previously held the position of clerk of the Tribunal. In the past, she has been, among other things, a support officer for corporate affairs and compliance at the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, and an administrative reviewer at the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (CSST). She holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Montréal. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in dispute prevention and resolution at the University of Sherbrooke.
Ms. Aurélie Mont-Reynaud acts at the Tribunal as an articling student of the École du Barreau since February 2019. She obtained a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Sherbrooke in 2016. She first completed a master's degree in common law and transnational law at the same university, during which she worked as an intern for UNHCR in Geneva, at the division of international protection. In 2018, she obtained a second master's degree in applied international law and politics, during which her team won the Charles Rousseau Moot Court Competition in international Public Law, for which she did an internship at the International Bureau of Children's Rights in Montreal. Her areas of interest include human rights, international law and refugee law.
Ms. Jennifer Nguyen has been acting as clerk of the Tribunal since October 13, 2015. She holds a diploma in social science from Dawson College, with a concentration in law, society and justice. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in public management at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Ms. Nguyen held the position of office clerk at the Montréal Civil Registry from May 2013 to December 2014. She subsequently worked for the Direction des registres et de la certification as a law clerk. In her capacity as clerk of the Tribunal, Ms. Nguyen manages the office and is responsible for the hearing roll, under the authority of the President. She is also responsible for coordination between the parties' attorneys and the members of the Tribunal.
Ms. Line Morin has been acting as principal secretary for the Human Rights Tribunal and assisting the President in her administrative functions since March 29, 2016. She is also the resource person for all matters related to the general secretariat of the Tribunal. Ms. Morin has extensive experience in secretarial work, having held operational positions and been an executive assistant at the ministère de la Justice since 1988. From 2001 to 2016, she assisted the Honourable François Marchand in his duties as judge and treasurer of the Conférence des juges du Québec.
Ms. Florence Lemire Jeune has been acting as a paralegal at the Tribunal since May 8, 2018. She holds a diploma in Paralegal Technology from Ahuntsic College and a certificate in criminology from Université de Montréal. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in law at Université du Québec à Montréal. She has been working for the Ministry of Justice since January 2015. | ité du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), as well as a post-graduate diploma in public management from the École nationale d'administration publique (ÉNAP). Admitted to the Bar of Québec in 1983, he first practiced labour law at the Commission des normes du | 65 |
'Pornstar' CV: Job interview disasters
One candidate turned up for an interview wearing hotpants.
by Frank Chung
22nd Feb 2019 12:54 PM
NAKED photos, "porn star" emails and threats of broken legs are just some of the bizarre things Aussie companies have to deal with when trying to hire staff.
After Melbourne recruiter Graham Wynn was left red-faced by a female candidate's very indecent proposal last week, we asked five local bosses and HR experts for their job interview and resume horror stories.
"One that always comes to mind is this guy who said on his resume he can do a Rubik's cube in under five minutes," said Judy Sahay, founder of digital marketing agency Crowd Media Group.
"I happened to have a Rubik's cube on my table so I asked him to do it. He couldn't. After 10 minutes I stopped him because he was wasting my time. He was embarrassed. He knew he'd stuffed up at that point."
Ms Sahay said it wasn't about whether he could solve the Cube. "We were testing integrity," she said. "I just wanted to know if he was someone who would lie."
In another case, a candidate claimed on her resume she could speak German. "I speak German, but when I started speaking in German she had no idea what I was saying," she said.
"But the worst one, this girl literally said in her resume that she had worked for my company for two-and-a-half years. The ad didn't say who we were, she didn't realise."
When they contacted the woman, "she started crying". "She knew she was in trouble," she Ms Sahay said. "We didn't take it too far. It was sad."
Muffin Break general manager Natalie Brennan said she was once sent a resume with a profanity-laden email accidentally attached.
"They had tagged on another email where they were basically having quite a profane discussion about a woman," she said.
"Clearly it was a conversation between some friends. I emailed him back and said, 'You know, here are some hints …' I would always laugh because inevitably all of these people would write 'attention to detail' as their skill."
Ms Brennan had her own embarrassing moment, however, when interviewing a young woman who "looked like she had a black eye of some sort".
"I thought she had banged her head. To try break the ice I said, 'Did you have a knock on the head playing sport?' and she said, 'No, that's my birthmark.' So I learnt pretty quickly you don't make comments on personal attributes."
Don't say you can do a Rubik's cube if you can't. Picture: Marinco Kojdanovski
Kearin Lowry, founder of Toowoomba-based HR firm Workforce Positive, said she had once been sent a naked photo attached to a candidate's resume instead of a headshot.
"She was quite a young woman, when I read through her experience she was a model as well, so I thought maybe she had just mixed up her photos," she said.
The woman was "still a good candidate", so Ms Lowry simply removed the photo before forwarding the resume onto the employer. "I just saw it as an error," she said.
Ms Lowry said one of the most common interview mistakes was not listening to the questions or talking over the interviewer.
"I had an interview recently where I didn't ask any questions," she said.
"They started telling me about all the things they'd done, they talked for about 45 minutes and never really drew a breath. They were a really lovely person but just the social norms of an interview weren't really noticed."
Her favourite moment, however, was hiring for a marketing role when she noticed a candidate's email address was "pornstar69@hotmail.com".
"There was definitely some positioning going on there," she said. "It was back in like 2002, you know when you sign up for your first Hotmail account. I guess it never occurred to them to get a different email for job applications."
Joshua Lewis, founder of Brisbane-based IT company Dorks Delivered, gets anywhere from to 200 to 300 resumes per job listing. He's seen resumes written in comic sans, 16-page novels, and in one case even a "doppelganger".
"Two resumes came through that were identical except for the name at the top," he said.
To help filter them out, he devised a simple test. Since most jobs require attention to detail, when he posts a job on Seek he writes a message halfway through the description.
"I say specifically, 'If you click on the apply button on Seek you will not get the job," he said. "Instead send your applications with your resume and cover letter to this email address.'"
If he receives 200 applications, Mr Lewis says only around 60 to 70 will have followed the instructions. "A huge number of people still click that button," he said.
'If they don't give me a good reference I'll break their legs.'
Mr Lewis says his most memorable interview was in the early days of his business when he was still operating out of his home.
"He came to the house, we were talking to him, he seemed fantastic," he said. "After he left we said, he looks good, we just couldn't figure out one thing - why was he crying? Maybe he's passionate, maybe he's scared. But his resume was amazing."
When they sent him a job offer a<|fim_middle|>'s got very bad cat allergies," Mr Lewis said.
Hiring from overseas can also be hit-and-miss. "One person from Pakistan asked if they could work for me for $1 an hour to get a visa into the country," he said. "That's probably something I wouldn't suggest. Don't marry on the first date."
Simon Bennett, director of Glide Outplacement and Career Coaching, says one that stands out in his memory was "a girl who turned up for an interview in hotpants". "She didn't need to say anything, I think the interview lasted less than two minutes," he said.
"I said, 'This is an interview and I don't think you've dressed appropriately and I don't think you've taken the interview very seriously.' She said she didn't realise. I think some people might have let it go and interviewed her anyway."
He said a common error candidates made was not asking any questions at the end because they were nervous and just "want to get out of here as quick as I can".
Equally, though, Mr Bennett says he has received some highly inappropriate questions - like, "Do you do drug or alcohol testing?", "Does the team go out for drinks on Friday nights?" and "Do you monitor email use and web browsing at work?"
But Mr Bennett said the most memorable incident occurred early in his career. "I was interviewing an accountant, he was okay but a little bit rough around the edges," he said.
"One of the questions I asked him was, 'What would your referees, your previous boss say about you if I asked them?'"
The man responded, "Don't worry about that, they'll give a really good reference. I know they will, because I told them if they don't I'll break their legs. And I know somebody else that will do it for 50 quid if I asked them."
According to Mr Bennett, the man was "dead set serious". "I concluded the interview relatively quickly after that."
frank.chung@news.com.au
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New York (disambiguation)
New York (Eskimo Joe song)
New York (World Series of Football)
New York (album)
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the United States' 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015, is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most populous city and its economic hub.
With an estimated population of nearly 8.5 million in 2014, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
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New York is a state in the United States of America.
New York may also refer to:
New York, Lincolnshire
New York, North Yorkshire
New York, Tyne and Wear
New York City, a city in the State of New York and the most populous city in the United States
New York metropolitan area, the region encompassing New York City and its suburbs
New York County, covering the same area as the New York City borough of Manhattan
Province of New York, a British colony preceding the state of New York
New York, Iowa, an unincorporated community
New York, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
New York, Texas, a community in Henderson County, Texas
New York Mills, Minnesota, a city in Otter Tail County
West New York, New Jersey, a town across the Hudson River from New York City, New York
New York of the Pacific and New York Landing, former names of Pittsburg, California
New York of the South, a nickname for Atlanta, Georgia
New York, Missouri, a former community founded in 1835 or 1836 near Commerce, Missouri.
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"New York" is the third single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their third studio album Black Fingernails, Red Wine. The band flew to New York to film the music video for the single. The music video for "New York" debuted on ABC's all night music program, Rage, as the first clip shown on 15 December 2006. "New York" was released on 3 February 2007.
All songs written and composed by Eskimo Joe.
The music video is unusual for Eskimo Joe, featuring lead singer Kavyen Temperley changing T-shirts. It is filmed on the streets of New York, whilst Temperley walks backward with smoke coming out of his mouth. It then pans to the band running in Central Park in a similar style to the "Who Sold Her Out" video.
Director Stuart MacLeod has commented.
After a quick mock-up at home, the logistics of donning T-shirts in real time was proving more difficult than anticipated. In frustration, MacLeod hit the rewind button and the sudden flurry of activity saw the concept morph into a music video.
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"New York" (also referred to as the New Yorks and the New York Philadelphians) was a term given to a professional football team formed by promoter Tom O'Rouke for the World Series of Football in 1902. The event was held in New York City at Madison Square Garden. It featured five football teams from New York and New Jersey: the Syracuse Athletic Club, Orange Athletic Club, Knickerbocker Athletic<|fim_middle|> Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 21, 2021 ....
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20 Indo-Americans in Joe Biden's Team. बुधवार को जो बाइडेन ने अमेरिका के 46वें राष्ट्रपति के रूप में शपथ ले ली। उन्हें अमेरिका सुप्रीम कोर्ट के चीफ जस्टिस ने उन्हें राष्ट्रपति पद की गोपनीयता की शपथ दिलाई। बाइडेन के शपथ लेने ... ....
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New Trend. कारोबारियों की मानें तो अकेले रायपुर में ही करीब 100 से अधिक लोग क्लाउड किचन का कारोबार कर रहे हैं। ... ....
New Strain of Coronavirus in Lucknow: RTPCR से भी हो सकती है जांच, देश में ...
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New strain of coronavirus in Lucknow लखनऊ के एसजीपीजीआइ में माइक्रोबायोलॉजी की विभागाध्यक्ष डॉ उज्ज्वला घोषाल कहती हैं कि यह आरएनए वायरस है जो म्यूटेशन के कारण अपना रूप बदलता रहता है। इनमें से यूके स्ट्रेन प्रमुख है। ... ....
घर की छत पर की गयी मेहनत ऑस्ट्रेलिया में आयी पंत के काम, बल्लेबाज ने बताया पिता कैसे कराते थें शॉर्ट बॉल की प्रैक्टिस
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IND vs AUS . इंग्लैंड के बाद ऑस्ट्रेलिया जैसे तेज और उछाल वाली पिच पर रिषभ पंत (Rishabh Pant) ने शानदार खेल दिखाया है. तेज गेंदबाजों के खिलाफ उनके इस शानदार प्रदर्शन के पीछे उनके पिता का अहम योगदान है ... इसके अलावा राजिंदर अपने बेटे की ताकत को बढ़ाने के लिए उन्हें एनर्जी पाउडर वाला दूध भी देते थे ... Ind vs AusRishabh PantTeam India Cricketer. Share Via .. ....
स्वदेशी वैक्सीन पर भरोसा बढ़ाने के लिए अब पीएम मोदी भी लगवाएंगे कोरोना का टीका
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Uday Chandra. New Delhi . स्वदेशी कोरोना वैक्सीन को लेकर विपक्ष द्वारा लगातार उठाए जा रहे हैं. इन सवालों के बाद सरकार ने बड़ा निर्णय लिया है ... दूसरे चरण में 50 साल से अधिक उम्र वालों को टीका लगाया जाएगा ... ऐसे लोगों को सबसे पहले प्राथमिकता दी जाएगी ... इसे भी पढ़ें- अमेरिका ... TwitterFacebook ... ....
मिर्जापुर वेब सीरीज निर्माता को सुप्रीम कोर्ट का नोटिस, मिर्जापुर की समृद्ध विरासत के अपमान का आरोप
New delhi . सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मिर्जापुर वेब सीरीज के निर्माता व अमेजन प्राइम वीडियो को नोटिस किया है. एक याचिका पर सुनवाई करते हुए सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने यह नोटिस जारी किया है. याचिका में आरोप गया है कि वेब सीरीज के जरिये मिर्जापुर जिले की छवि खराब की गई है. निर्माता व अमेजन प्राइम वीडियो से इसी आशय का जवाब मांगा गया है ... Share this.. TwitterFacebook. Like this.. Like Loading... ....
अगर, राहुल नहीं माने तो किसके सिर पर सजेगा कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष का ताज ? जानिए कौन है सोनिया का भरोसेमंद
Uday Chandra. New Delhi . कांग्रेस में अध्यक्ष पद को लेकर ऊहापोह की स्थिति है. राहुल गांधी पर अध्यक्ष पद संभालने को लेकर पार्टी की तरफ भारी दबाव है, लेकिन अभी तक उन्होंने इस बारे में कुछ भी स्पष्ट नहीं किया है कि वे पद संभालंगे या नहीं. कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी की जगह पार्टी के स्थायी अध्यक्ष पर जल्द फैसला लेना है ... अध्यक्ष बनने के लिए मना रहे हैं ... TwitterFacebook. Like this. ... ....
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Google Chrome Update, Chrome 88. इंटरनेट ब्राउजिंग को सुरक्षित बनाने (safe internet browsing) और यूजर्स के अकाउंट को हैकिंग से बचाने के लिए गूगल (google) अपने सर्च इंजन गूगल क्रोम (google chrome) को लगातार अपडेट करता रहता है. अब गूगल ने लेटेस्ट क्रोम 88 (chrome 88) वर्जन में कई शानदार फीचर्स लॉन्च किये हैं ... गूगल ने शुरू कर दिया है रोलआउट ... google chromeTech News In Hindigoogle chrome browser upgradegoogle chrome new feature. Share Via .. .... | Club, Warslow Athletic Club and "New York". The "New York" team was designed and heavily favored to win the tournament. However, they were defeated in the opening game by Syracuse.
The "New York" team comprised ex-players from the recently defunct Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Athletics of the first National Football League – eight Phillies and four Athletics. It included Charlie Gelbert, Blondy Wallace, Walter E. Bachman and Ben Roller. However, the team also featured some recognizable players from New York such as Curly Davidson. By putting together a team of all-stars calling them the "New York" team, O'Rourke expected to give his New York audience the pleasure of watching the "home team" win.
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New York is the fifteenth solo album by Lou Reed, released early in 1989. A universal critical success, it is widely considered one of his best solo albums. While the defunct Velvet Underground were at the peak of their popularity at the time, Reed's solo career had hit several lows during the 1980s, at least since his Blue Mask. However the widespread popularity of New York reignited his career to the extent that he could revive the Velvet Underground for an aborted world tour.
The album is highly regarded for the strength and force of its lyrical content, but at the time drew criticism for its perceived pedestrian, "truck driver," musicianship. Reed countered that he required simple music so that it would not distract from his frank lyrics. The single "Dirty Blvd." was a #1 hit on the newly created Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks. Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker played on two tracks.
New York contains CD Graphics that can be viewed on compatible CD players, such as karaoke machines or the Sega Saturn.
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New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.
Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of New York State. The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a census-estimated 2014 population of 8,491,079 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. By 2014 census estimates, the New York City metropolitan region remains by a significant margin the most populous in the United States, as defined by both the Metropolitan Statistical Area (20.1 million residents) and the Combined Statistical Area (23.6 million residents). In 2013, the MSA produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of nearly US$1.39 trillion, while in 2012, the CSA generated a GMP of over US$1.55 trillion, both ranking first nationally by a wide margin and behind the GDP of only twelve and eleven countries, respectively.
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New York Giants, Big Punisher
New York Giants, Big Pun
Oh shit
C'mon c'mon
Uhh, yeah yeah yeah, this is the motherfuckin' uncut
Long time comin', ya heard?
M.O.P., Big motherfuckin' Punisher, c'mon
What'cha gon' do?
Bronx, Brook-lawn collabo'
Yo, yo, yo
Ya heard me?
This is for my twenty-five to life bidders, pork fried rice eaters
New York, New York, ice rockin' tight wife beaters
We the truth, don't let yo' dead body be the proof
Leave your Wisdom rottin' with holes and I don't mean ya tooth
I'm hundred proof, that's perfect percentage
Since birth I inherit the gift to spit a verse that refers to ya parent
The spirit's born, here to bring light to the dawn
Made right where you starrin' from night to the mornin'
Plus the light that give light to Muhammad
Or Christ how you want it I got what you need
From God to the streets, c'mon motherfucker you talkin' to me
Big Pun! The papichulo out to screw you
Bastards do your own crap, hunchback, like Quasimodo
Set off the sirens
Form the alliance
South Bronx, Brook-lawn nigga
New York Giants, c'mon
Leave 'em brainless
Hit 'em with the stainless
It's the world's, world's, world's famous!
C'mon violence!
South Bronx, Brook-lawn pa-pa
I bring death to your front door like an escort from Hell
Or ring the bell like you wanna just talk, and just rock your world
Like gotta believe me, my Squad get busy if you try to diss me
Cock the glitzy give you one back word to 'Pac and Biggie
'Cause my committee ain't only known for the flowin'
Put they holes in your colon send you rollin' like when you're bowlin'
A perfect strike, let me show y'all niggaz what I learned from Ike
I hurt your wife, put the strife ass in the earth aight? I'm shootin' at you And that's off the top like Supernatural [incomprehensible] turn his Moves to statue like Medusa was lookin' at you clap you with your own Heat by all means if this was L.A., I'd be a motherfuckin' O.G.
B.X.
I breaks the world off with a bang
How about some, fuck that! Look nigga, you know the name
It's the one slash, seven one eight, slash
M dot O dot P dot, first family dot
Boogie down, Brooklyn, damn you
Step the fuck back, before I get Big Pun to earth-slam you
I rep for my cell block niggaz
And cats from Puerto Rico, Uptown screamin' out, "Perrico!"
Yep, this nigga strike, I've survived mad nigga fights
Lil' Fame, insane brain, to fill your gigabytes
Mercy out on machines with loud pipes
Nigga bytes, six-double-oh's, and you watch your bikes
You want seven one eight Terror Squad
William Danze
First Fam
Easy soldier!
I'm not a killer, I just pop a lot
Grew up in Brownsville, in a brownstone, by a vacant lot
Stance got, my mind, my body, and my soul
I don't blame you, you switched your game plan
When you found out your main man was named Danze
Nigga, I'm filled with anger!
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All the way out
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Whether there is a connection between the vaccination and the death of the elderly woman is now being examined, said District Administrator Cord Bockhop ... Two paramedics and two doctors were on site to accompany the vaccination team ... The Paul Ehrlich Institute will now examine whether there is a connection between the vaccination and her death ... As soon as results are available, they will be announced, Bockhop stated....
Among those dignitaries is Carlos Vecchio, a former Exxon lawyer who currently serves as US-recognized "Interim President" Juan Guaidó's envoy in Washington ... The Biden team's decision to invite Vecchio was a disappointing sign to those hoping the new administration would break from Trump's failed and destructive policy of recognizing Guaidó as Venezuela's leader ... Anya Parampil is a journalist based in Washington, DC....
This is not the first time Ms Thunberg has used Trump's own words against him ... 'Greta must work on her anger management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!' ... The Swedish activist is more likely to get along with Joe Biden(Picture ... It is likely Ms Thunberg will now have a better relationship with Biden, who will be sworn into office today....
भारत लौटने पर टीम इंडिया का भव्य स्वागत, एयरपोर्ट पर ऋषभ पंत ने कही दिल ...
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Team india retuam so to India from Australia, Rishabh Pant says whole team is very happy to retained the trophy ... ....
India is proud of Manipur's contribution to national development. Manipur is a powerhouse of innovation and sporting talent ... The culture and warm-hearted nature of the people of Tripura is admired across India ... This state is known for its remarkable kindness and spirit of brotherhood ... May the state keep scaling new heights of progress in the times to come.— | 2,438 |
Finnish Sailing League 2022 – tight racing and a memorable experience
Julkaistu 7.9.2022 7.9.2022
Two teams from HSS competed in the Finnish Sailing League this year, one in the Tampere semifinal in late August and the other team two weeks later in Turku.
The 2022 Sailing League included 36 club teams across Finland fighting for the national club championship in J70 fleet racing. The best four teams of each three semifinals race against each other in the finals at ÅSS, Mariehamn on 23-25 September, and the top ones will have a chance to qualify to the international Sailing Champions League.
A few competitor teams stood clearly out from the rest during both weekends, winning races one after another. In total rankings the HSS teams didn't make it to the top positions of the leaderboard, but racing against the majority of other teams was tight and excellent performances were seen in some of the individual races.
Racing against the top teams across Finland, combined with somewhat challenging conditions, was definitely a great learning experience. The majority of HSS team members were participating in the Finnish Sailing League for the first time, and it was especially nice to witness how welcoming the atmosphere of the Sailing League community was even towards newer competitors.
HSS teams consisted of Sailing Center sailors, who secured their spots to the semifinals through our inner<|fim_middle|> | HSS Club Qualifiers that anyone from HSS could participate. The Sailing League project continues, and is open to all HSS members. We hope to see even more teams interested in the concept in the next season! With the new J70 that the club now has, the training opportunities for the Sailing League success have significantly improved.We are already preparing exciting additions to the J70 training program for next summer.
HSS teams in 2022 Sailing League:
Anna Kuusamo, Karliina Kyhälä, Antti Haavisto, Matthew Swanson
Idaira Pineda Marrero, Mika Nieminen, Dimitris Tsallos, Eetu Nisula | 147 |
/*
* player.h
*
* Contains the player structure.
*
* Created on: 17 Oct 2009
* Author: DaveT
*/
#ifndef PLAYER_H_
#define PLAYER_H_
#include <stdbool.h>
#include "data_structures/vector.h"
#include "animation/animation_handler.h"
struct disc;
struct event_queue;
/*
* PLAYER
*
* A structure containing the data specific to a given player object.
*
* The position vectors are only accessed by the main thread.
*
* The velocity vector is set by the player thread and accessed by the main
* thread. As such it must not be accessed directly but only by using the
* wrapper functions in player.c get/set_player_velocity.
*
* player_id - A unique id which also acts as an array index.
* team_id - Either 0 or 1. Corresponds to the team array index.
* position - A 3d vector giving the position of the player.
* new_position - A 3d vector giving the new position of the player after the
* update.
* velocity - The velocity vector tells us how to update the player position
* each time the location<|fim_middle|>_ai_managed;
int marked_player_index;
} PLAYER;
PLAYER *create_player(int, int);
void destroy_player(PLAYER *);
void set_player_velocity(PLAYER *, struct vector3 *);
void complete_player_coords_update(PLAYER *);
void revert_player_coords_update(PLAYER *);
bool can_catch_disc(PLAYER *player, struct disc *);
#endif /* PLAYER_H_ */
| update loop runs.
* desired_position - Set by the ai. Tells us where the player wants to get to.
* width_x - The width of the player in m (x direction).
* width_y - The width of the player in m (y direction).
* height - The height of the player as measured from top of head to floor.
* max_speed - The top speed of the player (m/s).
* current_speed_percent - The percentage of their top speed that the player
* is running at. This can be set by the lua ai
* functions.
* animation_choice - A value that determines which animation is playing
* curr_frame - The current frame in the animation.
* direction - The direction to display the animation in.
* event_queue - A thread safe queue containing game events that the player has
* not yet processed.
* automaton - The automaton currently being used.
* automaton_state - A state in the currently used automaton.
* has_disc - Set to true if the player is holding the disc. False otherwise.
* is_ai_managed - Set to true if the ai is managing this player and false if
* the user is managing them.
* marked_player_index - The index of the player in the other team that this
* player is marking.
*/
typedef struct player
{
int player_id;
int team_id;
VECTOR3 position;
VECTOR3 new_position;
VECTOR3 velocity;
VECTOR3 desired_position;
float width_x;
float width_y;
float height;
float max_speed;
float current_speed_percent;
ANIMATION_CHOICE animation_choice;
int curr_frame;
ANIMATION_DIRECTION direction;
struct event_queue *event_queue;
struct automaton *automaton;
struct automaton_state *automaton_state;
bool has_disc;
bool is | 384 |
Excitement, adventure, travel, the eternal vacation, to never have to work again.
"How lucky you are to be able to live in your RV and go where you want, when you want."
"I just can't wait to hit the road."
Whether it is talking to people we meet in our travels, viewing the many RV forums and blogs, or reading the email we receive, people have many different words and phrases they use to describe their dreams. Some actually takes steps to make those dreams come true, but for many, it will only end up being wishful thinking.
One thing is certain, and that is no two people arrive at the decision to live the rest of their lives in an RV by the same thought process. Some people plan on a brief period of travel once or twice every year. Others plan on wintering in the same location every year, then traveling to a second location where they will spend the summer, again every year. Alternatively, a couple may winter or summer at the same place, but travel for the other half of the year. Some simply stay put, never moving their RV, while at the opposite pole are those who are constant travelers, never staying in one spot for more than a few days before moving on to someplace they most likely have never been before. If you throw in every combination and permutation of the way people live in an RV, you would probably still be leaving out a few of the ways people live this lifestyle. And that doesn't even include the people who still work full time but have jobs that are of limited duration and in diverse locations. If you can imagine it<|fim_middle|> the space too small, or possibly it was that they couldn't get along when in such close contact every waking moment. It is rarely all the preceding, but many times it is more than one of them.
We'd like to take a moment to address one of them, the last situation, the fact that when faced with such a limited space, some people simply can't get along. In a nutshell, whatever they were before, they are after, meaning that if they were less than ideally suited for each other before becoming full timers, they're not likely to suddenly become best friends once they cast off from anything solid that gave them strength and stability in their former life. Anyone thinking about living this life needs to give this point some very serious thought. If there are serious qualms about living this way and someone attempts to hide them, they will come out.
We don't say this to discourage anyone, but rather to help people understand what they may discover on their own trip to the land of full time RVing. For us, it made sense to keep our house and things until we were sure that this was what we wanted to do. Others may or may not want to do this, or maybe financial considerations make it impossible. We will end this with a couple of lines the "Man in Black" made famous: I keep my eyes wide open all the time, because you're mine, I walk the line. If we watch out for each other, be considerate and remember that the reason we are out here is to Live Life, we can walk that line and love the life we live. We do, and we hope you will too. | , there is probably someone living it.
We don't pretend to be experts, having lived this way for a little less than two years, but what we do have is our experiences. They are uniquely ours, just as everyone else has their own unique experiences. It also means we have learned by experience, having done a few things right and many things wrong. But in this article we don't want to dwell on things or incidents, We want to discuss feelings, emotions and the simple act of spending what amounts to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year together. Not together as we did in our former life, but really together, both in close physical and emotional proximity.
Just because someone commits to live this lifestyle doesn't mean they will be happy ever after. The forums are full of excited posts about the much anticipated day finally arriving when the happy couple can hit the road. Sometimes, but not often, there are posts on the forums by someone who has lived the fulltime lifestyle but has decided to give it up. The original post where they talk about leaving the lifestyle is usually followed by several pages of posts stating how sorry everyone is that things didn't work out for the original poster. As more sympathetic responses are posted, someone eventually states, either nicely or in very blunt terms, that this lifestyle isn't for everyone. Then others chime in, and there is a post that states, sorry it didn't work out but anyone who tries the full time life should be happy for the time they spent on the road.
The sad part about all this is often overlooked. Here is a couple who not long ago were agonizing over "getting rid of" many of the "things" they had lived with for years and years. Caught up in the exhilaration of the moment, they dispose of their history, so to speak, but with the knowledge that they would be living in a small space for the rest of their life, a space that can not accommodate any of those trappings of life as they knew it. Then, some time later (anecdotal evidence points to somewhere before 24 months have passed), they find themselves giving up their dream of a new life on the road and face the need to once again take up their old life. But something has changed, all those "things" they had for so many years are now gone. The connections to their former life no longer exist.
There are many reasons why things don't work out for people, maybe only one of the two really wanted to take the plunge, or the distance from family proved to difficult. Others may discover that the financial resources they planned on weren't adequate for the lifestyle they desired. Health issues could suddenly appear, or premature death may suddenly take one of them. Perhaps they simply found | 569 |
What exactly is the consciousness of anti-christ? When I say the word "anti-christ," it is inevitable that those who hear or read it have an image spring up in their minds. As I have attempted to explain, this image will be influenced by the Christian religion. The Christian religion has now, for many centuries, presented itself as the ultimate authority on the topic of what is Christ and what is anti-christ. Yet the Christian religion was taken over by the consciousness of the anti-christ, and what does that mean?
It means that the consciousness of anti-christ has defined the outer doctrines, teachings and rules that have come to define Christ. Therefore, the consciousness of anti-christ has also defined what people see as anti-christ. Anti-christ has defined itself.
This is essential to understand for those who wish to step on to the true path of Christ. The true path of Christ is the path that takes you beyond the consciousness of anti-christ, the consciousness of death. How can you walk that path? You can walk it only when you reach for the direct, inner connection to the consciousness of Christ, which you have access to in the kingdom of God that is within you. You must use the Key of Knowledge to make a connection to a spiritual being, a spiritual teacher, who is beyond your current state of consciousness, what I have called your mental box or your perception filter.
Beware of the subtlety here. You do need something from outside your current perception filter and mental box because your current state of mind is too influenced by the consciousness of anti-christ. The consciousness of anti-christ is like quicksand. The more you struggle, the deeper you sink into it.
How can you get out of quicksand? Well, first you must lie still. You must stop struggling, you must become non-violent, whereby you stop the movement of sinking deeper and deeper into the quick<|fim_middle|> this critical time in order to embody and demonstrate the Christ consciousness.
Even though you need an outer savior to give you a different perspective, it is still not the outer savior that saves you. What the outer savior can do is help you use the Key of Knowledge to activate the faculties that are built in to your mind; not the physical brain but the higher mind of your being. What the outer savior can do is to help you redirect your attention so that instead of projecting your attention outward, you are now turning it inward, thereby discovering the kingdom of God that is within you.
Do you see what has happened to the Christian religion? It has taken the concept of an outer savior and perverted it so that it now claims that it is the outer savior, and the outer savior alone, who can take you into the kingdom of God.
If the kingdom of God is within you, how can an outer savior take you there? What the outer savior can do is help you walk into the inner kingdom, but he cannot do it for you. You must do it for yourself with the help of the outer teacher. You must grab on to a lifeline from the Christ consciousness that the outer teacher presents to you. Then you must use that lifeline to pull yourself above the quicksand of the consciousness of anti-christ.
In order to enter the kingdom of God that is within you, you have to be willing to look at yourself, your own mind, your own psychology, your own consciousness. You have to be willing to see that you have elements of the consciousness of anti-christ in your own mind. You have to be willing to see what they are, and then you have to be willing to choose life, the life of the Christ consciousness, over the death of the anti-christ consciousness.
You have to choose to leave your nets and follow the Living Christ wherever he takes you. The nets are a symbol for your entanglement with the consciousness of anti-christ, including the collective consciousness on earth as a whole and in your local community, even your family environment. That is why I said that those who love their family more than me are not worthy of me. It does not really mean that they are not worthy, it means that they are not capable of following the Living Christ. In order to follow the Living Christ, you have to be willing to leave behind your nets of entanglements with the collective consciousness that is currently so affected by the consciousness of anti-christ. | sand. This, of course, will only stop the downward pull.
The outer path of Christ, that I have talked about, is the one of becoming non-violent. This means that you stop struggling against the consciousness of anti-christ so that you stop yourself from sinking deeper into it. Stopping the sinking movement will not get you out of the quicksand. The only way to get out of the quicksand is that something from outside the system itself must give you a lifeline that you can grab on to and use to pull yourself above the downward pull of the quicksand.
All human beings on earth are currently blinded by the consciousness of anti-christ to a greater or smaller degree, in most cases to a greater degree. You cannot get out of this by using the consciousness of anti-christ. You cannot reason your way out of the quicksand, of the quagmire, of the consciousness of anti-christ by using the consciousness of anti-christ.
This is the entire idea of the incarnation, the coming of a savior. God, or rather the ascended masters who are the overseers of the spiritual development of humankind, are quite aware of what is happening on earth. We know that once people are trapped in the consciousness of anti-christ, they cannot get out of it by their own powers. They do need something from outside themselves in order to start the path that leads them out.
That is why I was sent to earth 2,000 years ago to take physical embodiment. That is why other genuine spiritual teachers have been sent both before and after. That is why many people who are in embodiment today have volunteered to come into embodiment at | 341 |
RockHer Introduces AI-Enhanced Digital Gemologist ROSI
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"RockHer is using modern technology to bring a century of diamond expertise and fine craftsmanship to online bespoke engagement ring shopping," said RockHer President and CEO Jim Vernon, an industry-leading diamantaire. "We are perfecting the creativity and the science behind diamond selection with a personal digital gemologist that expertly guides you through what could otherwise be an overwhelming shopping experience."
It was the personal frustration felt by tech visionary Adam Stein when shopping for an engagement ring that served as the inspiration for ROSI. Stein, founder and CEO of global tech company Advantageous Systems (ADS), found the traditional diamond buying process antiquated and overly confusing and turned to technology to find a solution.
"Buying an engagement ring can be harrowing and very confusing. ROSI streamlines the process to take the stress out of diamond shopping," said Stein. "It gives consumers an innovative method to apply rational logic to what can be an emotional and daunting purchasing decision."
RockHer simplifies an often-overwhelming shopping experience with a user-friendly, AI-enabled website that eliminates doubt and instills consumer confidence. The user experience requires shoppers to input only their budget and diamond shape, and weigh their primary considerations of price, size or quality. ROSI's sophisticated search engine evaluates more than a million data combinations to determine the best product for the price. "During development, we put ROSI up against the most skilled human gemologists until her selections outshined them," said Stein.
RockHer's modern technology is fueled by a century of diamond expertise. CEO Vernon has decades of experience in the diamond industry. He started his career at his father's company, Frank Vernon Diamond Brokers Wholesale Jewelers, taking over the company in 1984 as president. A leading expert in the diamond business, Vernon served on the managing board of the American Gem Society Laboratories from 1997 to 2011 and helped develop a system for evaluating the cut of polished diamonds that is still used today.
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More fluid than expected
At this point, TouchWiz is just a distant memory. Like a bad dream you had once, a long time ago. With the latest version of Samsung Experience, the design is much tighter and less cartoony, and the whole thing is more fluid than any Samsung UI overlay has ever been.
Whether that's thanks to software optimizations or the hardware, we can't tell. But what we will say is that Samsung Experience 9.0, as seen on the Galaxy S9+, is the best ever iteration of the company's software. That, however, doesn't mean it comes without quirks - some more annoying than others.
For the first time in history, Samsung's launcher is silky smooth. Seriously, there's absolutely no jankiness or choppiness when you move between home screens, or swipe up to bring the app drawer into view, or swipe down to see your notifications (these are optional settings, by the way).
Home screen settings
It couldn't have been all great, though, so the one area of the launcher that lags like crazy is the Bixby Home panel. Specifically, it's the worst when you access it, by swiping right on the leftmost home screen page. Do that motion and then find yourself waiting anywhere between 1-4 seconds for it to load. This is frustrating in itself, but much more so given how fluid things are elsewhere in the launcher.
When it does eventually appear, you're treated to a bunch of cards that don't really show you information that's very personalized to your tastes, or many useful things either. Google Feed on Pixels (and some other handsets such as Sony's) is far from perfect, but it presents much more tailored info for you. Compared to that, Bixby Home is just a sad attempt at coming up with something similar, but not nearly as good. Thankfully, it's possible to disable Bixby Home entirely, and thus fully enjoy the lag-free life.
Bixby Home
Bixby is definitely something Samsung isn't ready to give up on. Hence, you need to be mentally prepared to either live with it or ignore it if you buy a Galaxy S9+. Bixby Voice, the virtual assistant, is the most obvious case of duplication for duplication's sake in the Korean company's software, but obviously not the only one. Google Assistant exists, is present on the S9+, and is incomparably better at most things. On the other hand, Bixby Voice does have deeper ties into the user interface, and will let you do a lot of specific things inside the Settings and built-in apps, if you're into that kind of thing.
Bixby Vision is just awkward. It's a very 'big' idea - point the camera at something, and it will tell you what that is, perhaps with an added shopping link so you can buy it. So big, in fact, that companies much more focused on AI that Samsung (Google comes to mind) haven't cracked this one entirely at the moment.
This might be a case of 'the technology just isn't there yet', but, as always, Samsung wanted to be among the first to try. Let's say that Bixby Vision is okay on the very rare occasions when it works, but don't expect it to work all the time. It likes to identify generic object categories (like a TV stand in the screenshot below) and then suggest you buy random things<|fim_middle|> rolodex looks reasonably similar to the one employed by Google, and getting to it is no longer a laggy affair thankfully. However, Samsung is employing some pretty weird and unnatural-feeling scrolling speed settings in it, and you may find that going back to a specific app is harder than it ought to be.
Multitasking menu
That's because you need to be careful to only swipe a little in one direction, as going past that small amount will make the rolodex spin very fast. The physics of the movement, along with its inertia, just feel wrong, so hopefully this is something that is going to be fixed in Samsung Experience 9.1 or similar.
When it comes to updates, you'll have to be patient. So far Samsung's kept the S9+ current in terms of security patches, except for unlocked devices in the US which for some reason have been left behind on the update schedule. While today it's the company's latest flagship, we're assuming it will get less love a year from now. And judging by past events, big updates such as Android P will take many, many months to finally land on the S9+.
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It's how it's always been, and this wasted time probably has a lot to do with the sheer amount of things Samsung bundles on top of 'vanilla' Android. That's what makes its flagships come with a myriad of options and settings, so late updates are part of the price you pay for this interpretation of the OS.
For many people out there, that's just fine. There are those who buy a top of the line Samsung because of the marketing and perception that the smartphone space is a duopoly (with Apple being the other player, of course). But there are also people who buy the latest Samsung Galaxy S for all of its options and the choices those enable, not in spite of them.
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Bixby Vision
The Bixby button is just... there. We've read a lot of reports about people constantly pressing it by mistake, but that's only happened in our use a couple of times during the first two days of having the S9+. The mistaken presses occured when we were hunting for the volume down rocker with our finger and confused it with the Bixby key. We feel that this issue has been blown out of proportion, especially for the plus-size model - in the S9 the button is further down and thus easier to mispress. On the S9+, you can in fact easily ignore the Bixby button after a few days, if that's what you want.
Sure, there's a philosophical discussion to be had about whether Samsung should have included it in the first place, since it brings up a service that's in no way amazingly exciting in what it can accomplish. But think about it this way - if the point of the Bixby button was to make people aware that Bixby exists, Samsung has obviously achieved its purpose, and all of the controversy around the key has only aided in that.
Duplicate apps and bloatware
Samsung Experience 9.0 still duplicates certain Google services, but the situation has improved a lot in this regard recently. The biggest offender from this point of view, aside from Bixby of course, is the Galaxy Apps store, which seems to exist only as an insurance policy against a possible time in the future when Google and Samsung wouldn't get along anymore.
Samsung's Gallery does the same thing as Google's Photos but without the amazing unlimited cloud backup, while the Korean company's Phone, Messages, Camera, Clock, Contacts, and Calendar do the basics you'd expect from a new smartphone - and Google's versions aren't baked in anyway (though you can use some of those if you download them from the Play Store). You also get reasonably useful preinstalls such as the My Files app and Secure Folder.
Upon the initial setup, Samsung lets you choose whether or not to add its Calculator, Email, Gear, Health, Internet Browser, Members, Voice Recorder, SmartThings, and Notes apps on top of all that. Speaking of the time you first turn on the phone, you're presented with an option to restore your apps and data from a previous Google backup. Yet once the setup is over and the UI has booted, you get a notification from Samsung's Smart Switch inviting you to transfer data over from your old phone or a backup in the Korean company's cloud.
The technicality here is that Google's option, as implemented on the S9+, isn't capable of grabbing data straight from your old device on the spot, whereas Smart Switch can. But isn't the sight of two different data restoration options going to be confusing to normal users?
It's worth noting that Samsung definitely isn't alone in doing this, we've also seen similarly confusing stuff from other companies during the initial setup of their phones. At this point it's just an Android-specific quirk, which you can only get around if you buy a Pixel. That's because in Google's devices there's just one option, that can grab data both from the company's cloud and an old phone.
The latter part of the system is apparently Pixel-exclusive, so we could blame Google for the state of affairs on other devices. Then again, we're doubtful that Samsung would be willing to give up on Smart Switch even if Google did let it use its service to the fullest extent. The continued existence of the Galaxy Apps store is proof enough.
As for third-party bloatware, that's limited to Facebook and Microsoft's app suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and LinkedIn. In some markets you may also get Amazon Assistant and Prime Photos.
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But who are 10 sur Dix? They're a design studio that has been trying to cultivate the difference. This familiar company was created in 2013 by Marion, Mathieu et Guillaume and by visiting their showroom in Paris, you'll find pretty much all the work they do in the fields of interior decor and architecture.
Located in the heart of Paris 6eme arrondissement, this team's very atypical showroom will captivate you and demonstrate the proper atmosphere of the brand's concept.
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This apartment in Paris represents the union and the enchantment of vintage decor pieces in a contemporary modern color palette, creating a perfect marriage between the old and the new.
A central element in this particular interior design that deserves our attention is the Clark suspension light by DelightFULL, which is a very important piece of this vintage versus new ambience going on in the apartment.
A totally refurbished apartment, where all the common areas are marked by changes in the furniture, balancing all the rooms out. The color blue plays a key role in this residence, being the link that puts together all the different rooms, creating a soothing atmosphere.
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Hidden beneath the lush greenery of the Southeast Asian rainforest, researchers have recently made an incredible archaeological discovery: multiple, previously undocumented ancient cities. More than 1,000 years ago, the region surrounding the enormous religious complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia was once home to a vast network of cities, even rivaling the country's modern-day capital, Phnom Penh.
The discovery was made after an initial surveying, which wrapped up in 2012, revealed that the forest surrounding Angkor Wat was hiding a "complex urban landscape." Researchers announced that they had found a system of roads and cities between 900 and 1,400 years old which was considerably larger than they had initially expected.
This archaeological study, thought to be the most extensive airborne one to date, involved flying over the forest, covering 734 square miles. The team of scientists utilized a technique referred to as LiDAR (light detection and ranging), in which lasers are fired down to the ground and reflected back up.<|fim_middle|> for such large communities. However, at the Khmer's peak, scientists believe the changing climate became more unmanageable, shifting erratically between dry and wet periods and causing a series of declines which made it impossible for Khmer to recover. | This technique can also see features beneath the forest canopy, with the ability to identify objects easily missed by or hidden to the naked eye.
By finding a vast system of water channels and roads that connected many cities—built centuries before archaeologists originally believed such technology had reached the area—the discovery changes everything we once knew about the Khmer empire, including how it developed, flourished, and collapsed.
It seems that the thriving metropolis fell subject to its immense hydraulic engineering system. The civilization is known for managing the powerful seasonal rains by building canals and reservoirs that provided them with enough food and wealth | 120 |
Is there a way to send certain message based of source into top of the queue of business operation.. so that that message will processed right away<|fim_middle|> the Resend Messages screen to get that amount of messages sent at the front of a queue. Not great for a permanent solution, but Eduard already gave a good option for that.
It's actually a wrapper for the same idea - if HeadOfQueue is checked, the resend message is inserted with a higher priority than the highest priority existing queue message. It can be seen in EnQueue method of Ens.Queue class. | .
While messages do have priority, it seems to be internal property. You can try to check it on a dev system but I'd advise against changing it on a production system.
The easiest way is to have two operations - one for priority source, another for everything else and route messages to one or another operation.
Eduard, are you referring to the Priority property of the Ens.MessageHeader class? That seems to be used exclusively for marking the message for Async vs. Synchronous delivery.
The need for message prioritization within a single message flow (one that would otherwise be FIFO) is valid and has been addressed in other integration products. One healthcare use case that I've encountered in multiple implementations is that the downstream system uses a session-oriented connection ("always on" MLLP) and receives both ADT and lab orders over the same connection. As the patient demographic data and "stat" lab orders should always be prioritized over routine order messages, a "high" priority value would be set for those messages during in-engine routing/transformation processing and would be a primary selection criteria for the process (eWay/Connection Point/Communication Client) to deliver it to the receiving system.
Eduard, are you referring to the Priority property of the Ens.MessageHeader class?
That seems to be used exclusively for marking the message for Async vs. Synchronous delivery.
Sync by default is 2, so specifying priority 1 may indeed help. Cursory glance at Ens.Queue indicates that messages with priority 1 would be processed first.
Are you asking for a one time solution or a permanent solution to continuously place certain messages at the head of a queue?
Right now one time.. we need to resend few thousands messages into existing IP/port without disturbing the current flow..if there is a way then it would also help as permanent solution as well..
I have previously used the "Resubmit at head of queue" checkbox in | 388 |
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Gas bombshell: Netanyahu's policy struck down by High Court
Government to be given one year to fix the problematic aspects of the gas deal, which was declared unconstitutional.
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The High Court of Justice on Sunday struck down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's flagship natural gas policy, but suspended formally striking the law for a year so he and the Knesset can adjust the 10-year freeze on the gas price and some other items.
The surprise ruling sent the political class into an all-out war of words, alternately presenting the ruling as disastrous for the economy or representing a historic redemption of democratic rule.
"The Supreme Court's decision is a grave threat to the development of Israel's gas reserves," Netanyahu said in a statement issued some two hours after the ruling.
"Israel is seen as a country with exaggerated judicial involvement in which it is difficult to do business.
Certainly, no one should celebrate that the gas may remain deep under the sea and that hundreds of billions of dollars will not reach Israel's citizens," he said.
Ways will be sought to "overcome the considerable damage caused to the Israeli economy by this puzzling judgment," the prime minister added.
Energy, Infrastructures and Water Resources Minister Yuval Steinitz called the ruling a step backward.
"After years of delays... I formulated this framework for the sake of Israeli citizens," he said, expressing disappointment that the decision happened "just as Leviathan's development was getting started."
Still, he expressed hope the main parts of the deal could be saved "for the sake of the State of Israel."
MK Shelly Yacimovich (Zionist Union), who has been a leader of the fight against the natural gas framework, however, applauded the decision.
"There are judges in Jerusalem. The High Court's decision was historic and dramatic. The stability clause that Netanyahu cooked up for the gas companies was ugly and empty of logic from the start," she said.
Along similar lines, Meretz Party chairwoman Zehava Gal-On said the court "defended the public and its money from this awful action called 'the gas deal,'" adding that the ruling prevented the government from turning Israel into a third-world country.
On one hand, the High Court's 4-1 decision, with Deputy Supreme Court President Elyakim Rubinstein and Justices Esther Hayot, Uzi Vogelman and Salim Joubran voting in the majority against Justice Noam Sohlberg, invalidated the 10-year rule, which means that the gas reservoir developers cannot freeze their desired price.
On the other hand, by a 4-1 majority, with only Joubran dissenting, the justices upheld most of the other aspects of the framework deal, including the prime minister's power to override and circumvent objections by the Antitrust Authority on the grounds of national security.
Perhaps most important, by a 3-2 vote, with Rubinstein and Joubran in the minority, the justices ruled that Netanyahu is not obligated to redo the entire policy in the Knesset, but still may do so.
This means that if Netanyahu either reaches an agreement with the gas developers to adjust the 10-year rule freezing terms on details such as price, or institutes a limited change, he should be able to get past any further High Court petitions.
In explaining that Netanyahu's 10-year rule is unconstitutional, Rubinstein said: "The government has illegally departed from [the boundaries] of its discretion."
Rubinstein also wrote disapprovingly of the prime minister's unwillingness to consider any legislative changes as a further handcuffing of the current and future governments.
He also said that even if individual aspects of the natural gas policy could be implemented without a clear law and signal from the Knesset, the overall impact of the policy's many provisions required clearer Knesset action than has been taken to date – though Rubinstein's view did not receive majority support from the justices on that issue.
NGOs opposed to the gas framework lauded the court decision.
A joint statement from Adam Teva V'Din, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel and the Israel Energy Forum praised the ruling, saying the court took a "brave but essential step for Israeli democracy."
"We are definitely ecstatic about this decision," said Leehee Goldenberg, director of the economy and natural resources department at Adam Teva V'Din – Israel Union for Environmental Defense. "It's a historic moment<|fim_middle|> Meretz and various NGOs.
Netanyahu spoke bluntly, telling the expanded five-justice panel, presided over by Rubinstein: "We are in the 90th [last] minute in terms of our ability to realize the potential of the State of Israel's gas... every additional delay... could lead to grave results and it is doubtful if we could recover from them."
The main purpose of the affidavit and then the personal appearance was to justify Netanyahu's first-ever use of the power of the economy minister (a role he recently took over) to bypass the Antitrust Authority's objections to the proposed framework for the natural gas industry.
Noting that 50 percent of the country's electricity is now generated using natural gas, the prime minister said that having only one reservoir running, Tamar, which is always at risk of threat of attack, leaves the country too exposed from a national security perspective.
The framework – a comprehensive accord aimed at settling disagreements between gas developers and the government – received cabinet approval in August and was officially activated on December 17 after Netanyahu invoked Article 52.
As part of the process of employing this article, Netanyahu was required to conduct consultations with the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee, chaired by MK Eitan Cabel (Zionist Union). While committee members voted against recommending the use of the clause, their conclusions were in no way legally binding and Netanyahu moved ahead without their approval.
Lahav Harkov contributed to this story.
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Student movement Green Course, meanwhile, expressed hope that the ruling, combined with the public's opposition, would spell the end for the current gas framework.
"Natural gas does not belong to the gas barons. It belongs to Israeli citizens who live here," said director Mor Gilboa.
The decision, she said, renewed belief that the citizens were the country's top priority.
Yossi Dorfman, head of the Gas Campaign group at Green Course, said the ruling was a success for the public, especially those concerned about the ties between politicians and "gas monopoly tycoons," and called it a "final barrier" against attempts to bypass the law. It will prevent Israel from becoming "like third-world countries where corporations are above the law," Dorfman added.
A spokeswoman for the consortium developing the Leviathan reservoir said the group respects the High Court's decisions and will continue to work with the government to meet the objective of having natural gas flowing by the end of 2019.
Noam Pinko, a senior analyst at investment firm Psagot, said he expects some sort of regulation to pass eventually, but that the stock values of the gas companies would take a beating as a result of the interim uncertainty.
"At this moment, it's not clear if the [offshore gas development] partnership will continue with the proceedings. If they don't, we can expect a delay in the development of [the] Leviathan [reservoir], which was supposed to be developed by 2020, so that clearly damages the present value of the reserves today at a rate of 12%-13% a year," he said.
Leader Capital Market's Yehonatan Shohat said the glass was a quarter full. Though calling the decision bad for the Leviathan partnership and saying it would likely delay the extraction of gas, he noted that the court hadn't touched the main points of the framework or the use of Article 52 of the Restrictive Trade Practices Law (1988) allowing the prime minister to override the Antitrust Authority.
In other words, he said, once the stability clause mechanism is worked out, the rest of the plan can stand.
Because a legislative solution is unlikely, Shohat said, the decision would likely send the government back to the negotiating table with the gas companies, where the government would find a way to sweeten a deal soured by the prospect of further changes.
"The interest of the state and the gas partnership is to allow the expansion of [the] Tamar [reservoir], including exports, and a quick development of Leviathan. In our view, some change or another on the stability clause will be possible while providing some sort of compensation to the partnership," Shohat said.
Last month, Netanyahu became the first serving prime minister to appear before the High Court as he defended his natural gas policy against five petitions filed by the Zionist Union, | 595 |
Joshua Tree National Park: Self-Driving Audio Tour
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1. Joshua Tree National Park: Self-Driving Audio Tour
Wander through Joshua Tree National Tree park and discover its hidden secrets with a self-driving audio tour. Learn about the park's history, curiosities, and nature as you follow the app's directions to see as much as you can of the park. This self-guided driving tour begins at the Joshua Tree Visitor Center and follows the park road through this one-of-a-kind national park. As you leave civilization behind, hear about the Cahuilla tribe who once called this place home, and get an introduction to Jim McHaney, who terrorized the townsfolk with his band of ruffians. Then see the eponymous Joshua trees themselves. Get the facts on why these funky plants look like they do, and what the early Mormon pioneers thought they meant. Continue on to a hiking trail that leads you to one of the park's strangest sights, a bunch of rocks with cryptic spiritual inscriptions on them, left by<|fim_middle|> Gang once kept their stolen cattle while waiting to sell them off. Move on to Intersection Rock, a climbing hub that towers over the surrounding desert. Afterward, head down into Lost Horse Valley and hear the dramatic tale of how it got its name. It's a story involving horse theft, a risky move, and a tense encounter with the McHaney Gang. Keys Point awaits beyond this valley, the most popular vista point in the park, where visitors and locals alike flock to catch the sunset. Up next, swing by the ominous Skull Rock and get a chance to visit some old, abandoned mines in Queen Valley. Then head to an observatory that's perfect for stargazing, and end up in the Oasis Visitor Center. Your self-guided tour concludes here, just outside Twentynine Palms.
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PARIS — A hybrid moto-meets-Mongolian lamb jacket. A gray flannel skirt with pleats spliced with chiffon. A blazer cross-pollinated with an electric blue fisherman's knit.
For women who want classic clothes with a kick, designer Chitose Abe's Sacai label is becoming a go-to.
Her design aesthetic might be described as a softer, sportier spin<|fim_middle|>, including an orange menswear check wrap skirt with a lace back panel, and a blue knit sweater dress with a silk print peeking out from the skirt pleats.
It's that element of surprise that makes Sacai's collections so much fun, the moment when you discover an emerald green burnout velvet blouse also has a cable knit sweater side, and a Peruvian blanket coat with the sleek leather lapel of a biker jacket.
Charming-looking mixed tartan and scarf print dresses were a respite from the heavy wools and tweeds, and proved that there is more to Sacai than mixed parts.
The collection was vibrant and challenging but also utterly grounded in wearability. No wonder Abe's star is rising. | on Japanese deconstruction. And her collections just keep getting better and better.
Her fall 2014 outing shown Monday at Paris Fashion Week was full of sportswear separates that were as interesting to look at from the back as from the front | 50 |
The Easter Bunny arrived at Burgess Park in Menlo Park this morning, ready to greet youngsters with a sit-on-the-lap photo opportunity and a good-bye piece of candy. It was one of the ways to pass the time before the eggs hunts began. There<|fim_middle|> and a jelly bean guessing contest. And of course, the members of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District were there, not only to help supervise, but so that people could enjoy a ride on Old Tom the fire truck.
The egg hunts themselves were done by age groups. The youngest group – age 2 and under – seemed to delight as much in picking up an egg, placing it in a basket, and then putting it back on the grass as much as they did "discovering" eggs, which were all scattered in plain sight. But as with most events put on by the City of Menlo Park's Community Services Department, everyone seemed to be having a good time amidst the controlled chaos. | were also three bouncy houses, crafts, | 9 |
EU to support South Mediterranean filmmakers with $2.2m
By Martin Blaney2015-08-18T10:37:00+01:00
A total 120 projects from Morocco to Syria are set to be supported over the next three years by the new $2.2m (€2m) ICAM programme co-funded the European Union.
Speaking to ScreenDaily, Catherine Buresi, one of ICAM's initiators, explained that "the idea was to create a programme to support the development of projects, training measures and networking events as a forum for producers from the nine Arab countries".
ICAM (Investing in Culture & Arts in the South Mediterranean) started operations from headquarters in Cairo at the Noon Foundation earlier this year and will run for three years until April 2018.
The eligible countries are Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
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Israel focus in Hamburg
Waltz With Bashir director Ari Folman has been invited by the Filmfest Hamburg (October 1-10) to curate a programme of films to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations being established between Germany and Israel.
This year's regional focus, Israel Deluxe, will feature Folman's personal selection drawn from 1971 and 2012, ranging from Ephraim Kishon's Oscar-nominated Ha-Shoter Azoulay (1971) and Rafi Bukai's Golden Leopard-winning anti-war film Avanti Polo (1986) through David Perlov's six-hour essay Diary (1983) and Uri Zohar's cult comedy Peeping Toms (1972) to Yoav Shamir's award-winning documentary Checkpoint (2003) and Jonathan Gurfinkel's feature debut Six Acts (2012).
Folman will be at the Filmfest to present the films in person.
The Filmfest's 23rd edition, which will be opened on October 1 by Jaco van Dormael's The Brand New Testament, will be launching two new sidebars - Veto! dedicated to political cinema and Transatlantik as a platform for English-language North American cinema.
This year's Doc Alliance Selection Award winner, Abbas Fahdel's Homeland (Iraq Year Zero), will have its German premiere in Veto!, while Dito Montiel's Boulevard - with the late Robin Williams in his last lead role - and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's Me, Earl and the Dying Girl have already been confirmed for Transatlantik.
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Disney Russia recorded box office takings of $22m over the New Year period. | Buresi, the project is working with local partners throughout the region such as Jordan's Luminus Media, Egypt/Cyprus-based SEMAT for production & distribution, Morocco's Rabii Films Productions, Algeria's M.D. Ciné as well as the non-profit association Cap Network in Belgium.
It is planned to award a total of $545,000 (€500,000) each year to young talents with grants ranging from $5,450 (€5,000) to $21,800 (€20,000) for feature-length documentary or fiction films, shorts, web content and other related projects.
After the three years, ICAM is expected to have supported 120 projects in total, with 20 feature-length films, 10 shorts and web content, and 10 projects related to filmmaking being backed each year
In addition, the programme would cooperate with regional partners on organising networking, training and marketing events such as four training workshops in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco and two professional forums at the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival in 2017 and 2018.
While the programme's focus is on fostering a new generation of film producers in the South Mediterranean, "we also want to give young artists an opportunity to collaborate with filmmakers," Buresi added.
"For example, if a production company decides to work with a young composer from the region, they could apply for a grant for this once the contract has been signed with the composer.
"In addition, the programme will be working in Cairo in a professional way with readers and a selection committee and in organising producers forums, so this will be good preparation for the young people to be able to administer a film fund in the future.
"We will, of course, have to raise matching funds because the $2.2m (€2m) from the EU represents 80% of the project's budget."
Therefore, a fundraising campaign will target cultural foundations and other institutions in Europe or within the region, and the possibility of crowdfunding will be explored.
ICAM made itself known to a wider (professional) audience at last week's Locarno Film Festival when Buresi and Ahmed El Maanouni of Casablanca-based Rabii Films Productions attended the Open Doors co-production lab which, appropriately, was dedicated to the maghreb region this year.
They used the opportunity to award the programme's first ever grant of $21,800 (€20,000) for the project's development or postproduction to Moroccan filmmaker Alaa Eddine Aljem's Saint Inconnu which is set to be produced by Francesca Duca's Le Moindre G | 571 |
If you think one year ahead – sow a seed. If you think ten years ahead – plant a tree. If you think a hundred years ahead – educate the people.
You are worthy because you say it is so.
If you want your child to respect himself, give him an example of a person who does the same, and never, ever waiver from that position.
Our thinking determines our self-image, which in turn determines our feelings and our behaviour.
Encourage children to be risk-takers rather than always taking the safe road.
Always focus your criticism on a child's behaviour instead of his value as a human being.
Choose independence rather than dependence.
It is impossible to spoil a child under the age of eighteen months with too much love and attention.
If I am going to get where I want to be in life, I can't rely on anyone but myself in order to make it happen, since I am the only person that I am absolutely certain will be with me at all times, whenever these problems in life crop up. If I am all I've got, then I want to be certain that I can call upon me at any time.
Live your life through your own accomplishments and enjoy those of your children.
Avoid giving your children descriptors which will limit them throughout their lives.
Treat children as though they already have achieved their own greatness, as if they are no-limit people who welcome change and are unafraid of the unknown. Do it enough and they will actually be all that they ever dreamed of becoming.
This is the ultimate freedom that you<|fim_middle|> the opposite after you leave.
Either pull your own strings and enjoy being in charge of your brief life here on Earth, or let others do it and spend your life being upset and controlled by the victimizers of the world. | can give to your children: the knowledge and belief that they can control their own inner worlds.
When you raise children to believe that they have no choices in life, you encourage them to stay dependent on you well into their adult years.
Stop your own blame trip as of right now.
Growth is impossible if a person always does things the way everyone has always done things.
Anxiety is an avoidance technique.
Teach children that stress comes from the way in which they think and not from people or life situations.
Just as chemicals do not solve problems for children, the same is true for you.
The more things children can do, the greater their opportunity for personal happiness throughout their lives.
Behaviour, rather than words, is the greatest teacher of all.
Self-confident people seldom participate in the same old fights.
Work actively at deflating rather than inflating potential blow-up points.
Do not administer punishment when angry.
Make sure to praise your children at every opportunity.
Wellness is feeling better and living longer.
Do not reward illness; instead, praise wellness.
Creativity and risk-taking go together.
Whenever you are confronted between the choice of praise or criticism, opt for praise and administer it often.
Positive thoughts emit different endorphins into the blood system than do negative thoughts.
Be fully alive while you're here on this planet; you'll have an eternity to experience | 276 |
New York's Smith wins Costa FLW Series Northern Division Opener on Potomac River Presented By Plano
MARBURY, Md. (June 18, 2016) – Casey Smith of Macedon, New York, weighed a<|fim_middle|> pounds, 14 ounces to take over the lead on day two of the Costa FLW Series presented by Plano on the Potomac River. READ MORE » | five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Northern Division opener on the Potomac River presented by Plano with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 51 pounds, 6 ounces. For his win, Smith took home $39,208... READ MORE »
Smith Takes Potomac Title
by David A. Brown
Casey Smith was looking forward to the afternoon tide — the one that delivered a 20-pound bag on day two — but capitalizing on the morning cycle ended up securing his victory at the Costa FLW Series presented by Plano on the Potomac River. Sacking up 16 pounds, 8 ounces, he closed the deal with a three-day total of 51-6. READ MORE »
Smith Blasts 20 for the Lead
His attempt to run the tide on day one faltered, so Casey Smith camped on a promising spot today and sacked up an even 20 pounds for a total of 34 | 220 |
Nonnative invasive species are a threat across the entire country and our team of NWTF regional biologists, including Doug Little, Mitchel Blake and Cully McCurdy, reveal how dangerous invasives are in the northeast states from Maine to West Virginia.
Biologists in the Colonial Forest states say invasive species are just as<|fim_middle|> herbaceous plants. | big of a concern as the lack of old field habitats and the decreasing percentage of forest land that is made up of mature forests. The deficiency of young forest cover brings down the diversity in this region, causing trouble for certain species and the environment.
The NWTF is taking the fight to invasives. On the Finger Lakes National Forest, the NWTF New York State Chapter and the U.S. Forest Service partnered on a project in the Curatola area to reduce invasive species. The land consists mainly of successional old forests, and a good majority of the unit is invaded by all forms of nonnative plants, prohibiting native shrubs and species from flourishing. Crews are working hard to eradicate nonnative species using chemical treatments.
This project and many others conducted by state or federal agencies are large-scale and not conducive to volunteer assistance. Little recommends that private landowners have professional foresters develop forest management plans to treat, control and eradicate invasive species on their land.
If you don't have land of your own, becoming an NWTF member helps the organization and its partners with a wide variety of habitat enhancement projects, including the control of invasive species to improve habitat for wild turkeys and other species.
Multi-flora rose – Introduced for ornamental use and erosion control but forms dense thickets that invade pastures and crowds out native species.
Bush honeysuckle – This aggressive shrub is shade tolerant and forms dense thickets that block sunlight, preventing native plants from growing underneath.
Japanese knotweed – Native to Asia, this noxious invasive weed spreads rapidly through areas overtaking native species, especially along waterways.
Glossy buckthorn – An invasive shrub of hardwood forests that spreads rapidly, shading out native shrubs and forest plants.
Japanese stiltgrass – This plant threatens native understory vegetation and spreads quickly through disturbed shaded areas, displacing native wetland and forest vegetation.
Mile-a-minute – First introduced in the 1930s, this weed produces a thick tangle of vines, blocking sunlight and killing the plants underneath.
Oriental bittersweet – Smothering native plants, this invasive species grows as a vine and often uproots trees due to its weight.
Japanese barberry – This exotic invasive shrub can tolerate a range of varying site and soil conditions, creating a dense stand that outcompetes native trees and | 475 |
Christ compared two builders – a wise builder and an unwise builder. The wise builder heard the words of Christ and put them into practice. He believed and obeyed, and the result was a life that was prepared for eternity and for this earthly life as well. If you want to prepare for this life, first get prepared for eternity, and then you will be prepared to live this life. This is the recurrent theme of the Sermon on the Mount: "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you as well" (Matt. 6:33).
But the unwise builder also teaches us – it is the helpful instruction on how not to do something. We could also subtitle this Bible study<|fim_middle|> in Christ we become new creatures in Him (2 Cor. 5:17). We are never the same again, yet in the initial days of faith it is so very important to focus on growing in Him, taking His teachings to heart and becoming more mature day by day.
When someone trusts in Christ, when they decide to build their life on the Rock, the initial days are precious. Their hearts are warm and moldable, and those days we should use to build them up in the faith. To teach them the basic truths of the faith, and help them turn to Christ in obedience.
But this also speaks to all of us who have been Christians for some time – that our lives, just like a house, must be maintained. In fact, the older the house the more maintenance is required, and the older the Christian, likewise, the more maintenance is required. We begin to take things for granted – such as our prayer life, our devotional life, our worship, our obedience, our thought life. We cease to depend on Christ, feeling comfortable and confident in our Christianity. These are dangerous days and if we do not remain alert we will find that Satan can take our minds off of Christ, lead us astray into temptation, and compromise our Christian witness and legacy.
Is there a part of your life that is like an extension to a house but build over sand instead of rock? Focus instead on making sure that everything in your life is build upon the Rock, that it all is pleasing to Christ, done in obedience to Him, to His commands, to His values, to His will.
Ultimately, the analogy of building a house, like all analogies, has its limitations. Perhaps the greatest limitation of this analogy is in the idea of growth – a house is not a living organism, but the life in Christ is living and growing. A house must be built with our own hands but the Christian life is really more God's achievement than ours. We build by submitting to Him and letting Him build us up. | , "How to Be Unprepared for Living Life Today," for he was certainly unprepared for the storms of life. Or, "How to Ruin Your Life," for surely that is what happened to the man.
Several years ago I had a discussion with a businessman about the value of formal education. Though a Christian he considered that the only truly valuable education for today's world was technical in nature. As we discussed the topic, though we agreed on the helpfulness of technical education, I stressed that technology can never be the main thing or the only thing in life. This type of thinking is common in today's world and is at the root of so many problems: the assumption that all life consists of is making money and gaining power and possessions.
Christ said, "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?" (Mark 8:36). Life is more than just possessions, and the foundation of life must be about things that relate to character and to God. It is a very different feeling to gain some possession unethically and immorally, than to gain something by genuinely and honestly earning it. How can you really enjoy anything you gain if you know you did not gain it honestly?
But this is commonly thought in today's world – that only technology matters in this universe. And we are turning people into robots without souls or spirits, without purpose or any personal knowledge of God, and thereby without the true ability to understand the value of anything. Many in the world are like this foolish builder, who think that spiritual foundations do not matter, only how nice the house looks.
The man shrugged off the teachings of Christ. Now, this parable is not about that person who never heard of Jesus, who never heard the gospel. It is about the person who had the privilege of hearing of God's love, and perhaps even growing up in the church. But he walked away from it. We might say that this was his attitude toward the entire Bible, to consider it unimportant. Whenever the word of God is proclaimed the Spirit of God gives an inner witness to the listener, urging him to turn and believe in Christ (John 16:8-11). So this is a sin against Holy Spirit Himself.
Storms in life are completely unavoidable. They come in all shapes and sizes, from storms of illness, to storms of divorce, of betrayals, of financial disasters, of heartbreaking loss of loved ones, and your own personal crisis of the purpose of life. Many come to the end of their lives and only then stare into eternity and have a crisis of personal significance, and a great "So what?" hangs over their life. But even if you escape all of these – and no man ever escapes them all – you still will face the storm of your own personal death.
The Bible tells the story of the rich farmer who thought only of himself, was selfish and ungenerous, and made no preparation for eternity. Yet in the aftermath of an incredibly successful year with a bountiful crop, when his thoughts were all obsessed with increasing his business, building bigger barns, God said to him, "You fool! Tonight your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?" (Luke 12:20).
This man was unprepared for life because he was unprepared for eternity. The Bible says: "For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity" (Prov. 24:16). The first thing that should be prepared in building a house is the foundation, and the first thing that should be prepared for living life today should be the inner strengthening of our souls – especially the strengthening of our souls in Christ.
The experiences of life are all remarkably similar. The Bible says: "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind" (1 Cor. 10:13a). The thing that happens to one, happens to all others in some shape or form. And our souls are also remarkably similar – each human soul is made to believe in and to worship and to follow Jesus Christ. Any life can become a disaster, and any life can become a blessing. If you will build your life on Christ the Rock, you will find the perspective, purpose, and strength you need to overcome every challenge.
As Christ ended His Sermon on the Mount, He brought home the point of obedience to His teachings and not just knowledge of them.
There are some things in life that we are better just to have seen or heard. To see a great piece of artwork, to hear beautiful music, even to watch a beautiful sunset touches us emotionally. We are better people to have heard and read about different ideas, theories and philosophies, or great literature. But the teachings of Christ are not to be like this, they are not to be things or ideas or thoughts that merely touch us in some strange way and then we go on with life giving them little or no further thought. No. The Lord's teachings are to be grasped, understood, and done in our lives.
Christ taught in parables, which are basically analogies – whether stories or simple comparisons – and every analogy, even our Lord's, breaks down if stretched too far. But we do not abuse His truth to take this one of building a life like building a house a bit further than others.
The essential point that Christ was making here is that just as when someone chooses to build a house they must choose the land to build it on, the precise thing that will become the foundation of the house, so we in life must choose what we will build our life upon. Choose Christ! Choose His work of redemption, His righteousness as a covering for your sins, His wisdom and teachings as the primary values of your heart, His Lordship as your life principle, and His coming as your hope.
To obey the teachings of Christ in terms of salvation means that we must personally choose Christ. We must repent of our sins and trust in Him. We must repent. We must turn from sin and self and believe in Him.
Houses and lives are not built in a single day. The moment we decide to trust | 1,269 |
The Board of Medicines Australia, the peak body representing the innovative medicines industry has today announced the appointment of Elizabeth de Somer, as the Interim CEO of Medicines Australia (MA).
Ms de Somer will commence in the role effective Tuesday, 3 April, following the resignation of Milton Catelin, who is returning to the UK.
Medicines Australia Chair Mr Wes Cook, congratulated Ms de Somer on her appointment as Interim CEO.
"Ms de Somer takes on this role with the full support of the MA Board and senior<|fim_middle|> stakeholders until a permanent appointment is made," he said.
"I'd also like to thank Milton Catelin, who has been in the role since October 2016. Milton has done a tremendous job working with the Board, the secretariat and our members to continue building on strong and meaningful partnerships with our stakeholders," said Mr Cook.
The MA Board Nominations Sub-Committee has appointed Brooker Consulting to run the recruitment process for a permanent CEO. | management team," said Mr Cook.
"I am confident she will provide continuity, stability and strong leadership for both MA and our | 24 |
Montreal is 18-3-1 against Detroit since March 2014, winning the last eight games by a combined score of 45-17. In a matchup that has occurred 592 times entering Tuesday's game, this is the longest winning streak by either team.
In their last 11 games, the Red Wings have only one win (1-7-3), and it came in a shootout. This is the second time in as many seasons that Detroit has gone at least 11 straight games without a regulation or overtime win; prior to 2017-18, the Wings had not had such a streak since 1989-90.
On the heels of an 8-1-1 stretch that lasted from mid-January into early February, the Habs are 5-8-1 since February 9. In five of their last 11 games, they have allowed five or more goals; in each of the other six, the Canadiens have held their opponents to two goals or fewer.
With Dylan Larkin sidelined with a neck injury, the Red Wings are likely to have only one player in their lineup who has at least 40 points this season -- Andreas Athanasiou. In his fourth NHL season, Athanasiou has a career-high 41 points and has increased his point total with each year in the league.
Max Domi has 60 points in 2018-19 and is the first Canadien other than Max Pacioretty to reach that plateau since 2014-15 (Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban). Domi is two assists away from 40, a number no Montreal player has reached in three years (also Plekanec and Subban).
The Red Wings are likely to miss the postseason for a second straight season, and Montreal is in danger of doing the same. Prior to 2017-18, at least one of the two teams had made the postseason in each year dating back to 1926-27, the inaugural year of the Detroit franchise.
Following a disappointing West Coast trip, the Montreal Canadiens could take solace in two things: They received a three-day break from action and they return home to play the woeful Detroit Red Wings.
The Canadiens, who are fighting for a playoff berth, dropped two of three games during their trip out West. They were outscored 13-4 in the last two games, including an 8-2 thumping by the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
"We're in a fight for a playoff spot, so you would've liked to see better from your team," head coach Claude Julien said. "We have players who we needed more from. To win, it takes a whole team. We didn't have that (Friday). Back-to-back games are part of the league. We have to learn to manage these games better."
Montreal's defense has fallen apart in its last three losses, allowing at least five goals in each of those outings.
"It was a little bit unacceptable, for sure," defenseman Mike Reilly told NHL.com. "Just how important these last games are for us, and what we can accomplish, and what we know we can accomplish, that's a pretty big letdown."
The three-day gap since that debacle is the longest layoff they'll have the remainder of the regular season. They'll cram 13 games into the next 3 1/2 weeks, with seven at home and six on the road.
They can complete a sweep of the four-game season series against the Red Wings on Tuesday. Montreal posted a 7-3 home win on Oct. 15, eked out a 3-2 victory in Detroit on Jan. 8, then hammered the Wings 8-1 in their last visit to Little Caesars Arena on Feb. 26.
"The West Coast swing, when you come out to Cali, is definitely tough," Reilly said. "We were on the road before that, too, and came home quick, so we've kind of been running around and playing a lot of hockey. I think this next gap of rest is going to be huge for us, and we've got to come back Tuesday ready to go."
The Red Wings are also coming off an ugly loss. They were clobbered by the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Sunday night. That defeat came one night after the Wings gave the powerful Tampa Bay Lightning a tough battle and lost by just a goal.
"This is embarrassing, it's not fun," left wing Thomas Vanek told the team's website. "It (stinks) but you put it behind you and tomorrow is a new day and you've got to rebuild. You've got to bring a lot more energy on Tuesday and go for a win."
The Wings are just 1-7-3 in their last 11 games and Vanek was alarmed by the team's effort against the Panthers.
"We're already out of it (the playoff chase), so there's no time to pout and sit around and feel bad," he said. "There's a lot of guys here that still have a lot to play for, not just for<|fim_middle|> have played the past three games without leading scorer Dylan Larkin, who has been dealing with back and neck issues. Coach Jeff Blashill said Larkin might be able to rejoin the team in Montreal if he's cleared to play after getting reevaluated. | this year but for the rest of their careers and they better realize it quickly, because there's a lot of good players coming up."
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I actually ended my ADVFN subscription as Stockopedia is, in my opinion, a much better product. There is one thing I miss<|fim_middle|>' in red and 'good' words in green and that would allow me to quickly appraise a report. And certain words like 'net debt' I'd highlight in a different colour so I could locate it easily in the report. If you offered this functionality, I, for one, would find it very useful.
A daily list of those companies that beat consensus forecasts.
I like the daily digest on the Halifax Share Dealing Research site that lists company announcements. If it were here, I'd be less likely to use their site for this.
Filter out the useless information from the company news sections.
When I look in the news sections, I want to see important announcements - Final or Interim Results, Trading Updates, major acquisitions or disposals. But it is difficult to see the wood for the trees as there is so much useless crap.
It would be useful to either show these reports on the homepage, or offer a page that lists them in chronological order, as you receive them, i.e. "latest news".
Currently, the events in my calendar are showing in London time. Since I live in Colorado, I have to mentally subtract 7 hours.
It would be super if I could input my time zone as part of my profile setup and then have the system be smart enough to convert the times to my specific time zone. | that ADVFN had. They had a traffic light system for RNS reports. So you could colour code certain words and they would automatically be highlighted in your chosen colour. So I would for example highlight 'bad' words like 'challenging' 'down' 'below expectations | 56 |
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Belfast's Travis Benjamin has won the Oxford<|fim_middle|> heat races.
Wayne Helliwell Jr. from New Hampshire won last year's race and is back to defend.
Check out the sights and sounds of what racin' at Oxford feels like...
Categories: Local Sports, Maine Sports, News, Newsletter, Original Features, Sports, Sports History, Videos | 250 twice and almost won it a third time last year. Combine Mike Rowe and Ben Rowe from Turner and they total five wins over the years. NASCAR's Ricky Craven, Kyle Busch and Geoff Bodine have all won the Oxford.
Big-time drivers like Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace and Brad Keselowski have tried and failed to win at Oxford.
It is a rich history for what is called the 'biggest short track race in the country' at Oxford Plains Speedway.
They will drop the green flag on the 44th Oxford 250 Sunday and more than 60 cars will attempt to get into the field through | 133 |
The other day a friend of mine was complaining to me about this recent diet she was on. She has been struggling with weight for a better part of her adult life, and tried diet after diet after diet. She lost quite a bit of weight on the low carb diet, but whenever she started to really see results, she got an unbelievably strong craving for chocolate. Rollo's to be specific. Personally I find rollo's to be pretty tasty, but I'd be hard pressed to eat more than a couple.
She was telling me that she has a tremendous amount of willpower at the beginning, and she is able to maintain this willpower, but for some reason it begins to fade after a couple weeks. She says it's like a contest in her mind between the positive idea of seeing herself in the mirror a little bit slimmer, and the intense physical cravings that start to grow out of control when she has gone a couple weeks of really sticking to her diet.
Diets are an amazing thing, when you think about it. If you walk into any major bookstore in the United States, you'll a huge section of diet books. Low carb, low fat, the Hollywood diet, the popcorn diet. You name it, and somebody has written a book on how get thin when you try their diet. Most Doctors (and most people) realize the simple truth that if you limit your food<|fim_middle|> smiled.
Posted in Beliefs, Flexibility, Focus, Goals, Life Skills, Weight Loss and tagged Lifestyle Change, Physics, Success, Weight Loss on February 9, 2009 by george. | intake, you will lose weight. Many have noticed that all these fad diets are merely a tricky way of limiting your intake.
One of the things I think they miss out on is how you should pace yourself, whenever you start a new lifestyle change, which any certified dietician will tell you that is exactly what a diet is, a lifestyle change. But the problem most people run into is they start off too quick. Like when you go to the gym, and you haven't worked out in a long time. If you try really hard the first day, you are going to be sore. So naturally, most coaches, and fitness trainers will tell you that it is important to start slow.
I could tell this girl was a fantastic trainer, because she was incredibly fit herself, and her new client was exclaiming how excited he was because the trainer had such a long waiting list. She must have discovered some secret someplace that kept her in so much demand.
I guess it's kind of like when I was in high school physics, and I learned that to get the maximum distance from a projectile, you need to launch it at a forty five degree angle. If you throw it steep, it will go high, but won't go very far. If you throw it too shallow, like a baseball pitch, you will get a lot of speed, but it will fall to the earth rather quickly, and you won't get much distance either. The secret is to throw it at just the right angle, to maximize the distance. If you don't take the right angle, you will put in too much effort at the beginning, and it will fizzle out too quickly, and not give you the distance that you need. Balance is key.
So I suggested to my friend that she set her sights a little bit lower, instead of trying to lose 10 pounds in two weeks. When I suggested that she lose ten pounds in six months, she looked at me as if I was crazy. When I asked her to imagine herself two years from now, and what her life was like after she'd made it a habit to live so losing ten pounds every six months was a piece of cake, she | 448 |
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Olbia est une ville italienne, d'environ habitants, un des deux chefs-lieux de la province de Sassari (depuis mai 2005), en Sardaigne. C'est la capitale historique de la Gallura et de l'ancien judicat (avec le nom de Civita).
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L'Olbia antique (en g<|fim_middle|> Le groupe Collage, actif depuis les années 1970, est originaire d'Olbia.
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Liste des villes italiennes de plus de 25 000 habitants
Liste des grandes villes d'Italie classées par leur nombre d'habitants
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Olbia - Sardaigne
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Gallura | rec ancien Ὄλβια, « l'heureuse » ou « la prospère ») fut fondée vers 647 avant notre ère ; elle est aussi appelée « Olbia sarde » pour la distinguer des cinq autres cités grecques appelées « Olbia ». À l'époque romaine, l'Olbia sarde couvrait 2,5 hectares avec un plan carré et une caserne qui était, à l'origine, implantée dans cette ville, ceinturée par un rempart. À l'intérieur, deux grandes rues perpendiculaires la divisaient en 4 quartiers en pierre, avec des toits en cuivre.
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Située au nord-est de la Sardaigne, capitale de la Gallura, Olbia est le port d'arrivée des ferrys provenant d'Italie continentale, ainsi que des touristes visitant la Costa Smeralda.
Transports
La gare ferroviaire d'Olbia assure des liaisons vers Cagliari et Golfo Aranci.
Climat
Olbia bénéficie d'un climat méditerranéen. L'été est chaud et sec et l'hiver doux et humide. Les précipitations surviennent surtout en hiver.
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San Pantaleo, Porto Rotondo, Rudalza, Berchiddeddu, Murta Maria, Porto Istana, Pittulongu
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Île des Poireaux
Tavolara
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Alà dei Sardi, Arzachena, Golfo Aranci, Loiri Porto San Paolo, Monti, Padru, Sant'Antonio di Gallura, Telti
Patrimoine
Sites naturels
Olbia bénéfice de sites naturels, avec leurs paysages naturels mais aussi des plages paradisiaques le long d'un des axes de la Randonnée en Sardaigne.
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Home redecorating is an smooth task but it calls for cautious planning. You need to bear in mind loads of things in order that the fixtures you put together will supplement your room size, wall shade, and form. Here are few tips to allow you to get the most shape your redecorating efforts.
The first undertaking is to decide your focal factor. This region is taken into consideration the middle of your decoration. It is the important piece of furnishings, item, or furnishing around which your decoration will revolve. Examples of focal points include fireplaces, room dividers and e-book shelves.
Once this factor is located, the relaxation of the fixtures can come as you will now recognize what attracts the attention most on your room. The next interest is to pick a topic. What impression do you want your visitors to have as they enter your living room? Do you want them to sense like they're in the geographical region, within the domestic of a pop track movie star, or that of a unfashionable lover? The solution to this question will permit you pick out conventional, stylish, classic decor. You will for this reason select rugs, lamps, colors and fixtures that in shape your supposed influence. You must note that the topic need to be kept continuously at some point of the room.
Flowers add computer graphics to the house. Live flowers clean up the environment and artificial ones can make the location look energetic. Choose tall vases with decorations at the bottom to make an elegant decor while placed at corners. Single sleek petalled plant life on the fire or bookshelf exude a fantastic appearance.
Rugs can upload unique glamour to rooms. You must choose the shape of your rug consistent with the form of the room. Oval, round or rectangular rugs will assist on this way. Again, study the pattern within the rug. If they're placed at one point, then that element ought to be near your focal point. If they are flippantly disbursed, then they may be spread throughout the room in any manner. Also pick out your rug consistent with colorations so as to fit your current wall tones.
It would be now not be a shocking reality if majority of the people in this international nowadays might solution stress because the primary problem they face as they go with their day by day lives. After all, stressors can be located anywhere – within the school, the office wherein they paintings, the community they live in and so forth. This is the main cause why relaxation and recreation durations need to receive top priority when summer or wintry weather vacation comes. For normal workers, a vacation offers a miles wanted respite from the needs of the task. Even every week-lengthy getaway can have a healing value already. The trade in pace and surroundings will stimulate the individual and reinvigorate his worn-out spirit.
There are a variety of alternatives to visit whilst you are in search of a significant trip. Climbing a mountain is a fantastic concept for the adventurous. The odor of clean air and sight of tall bushes presenting a green cover to the ground will act as a calming balm to the weary. If you decide upon the sound of the waves lightly rolling to the shore, then head to the nearest seashore. If it's no longer viable, a lake will do just as well. Whatever you make a decision on, you may be required to deliver alongside a excessive high-quality outdoor mat.
There are 3 pinnacle secrets which you have to recognize about outside mats before you get one. Read on.
A advanced outside mat should be product of 100% virgin polypropylene as it has been tested and verified to face up to non-stop wear and tear actions. It is likewise taken into consideration as one of the maximum durable uncooked substances in the mat making enterprise. Your chosen mat have to have also passed through a UV ray stabilizing remedy in order that the harmful results of the solar can be minimized. Also take notice that there should be three interwoven straws to your mat. Anything much less than as a way to motive you to have troubles even after only a single use. The three interwoven straws signify finer electricity and thickness.
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Miniature spoons were quite famous with spoon collectors during records. One of the favorite acquisitions amongst spoon creditors are true silver salt spoons and if those are unobtainable then reproductions are the next fine option.
A few hundred years in the past salt was once served like sugar in an open bowl. These salt bowls have been quite small and supposed for best one person to apply. As a result there had been numerous on the desk throughout a Victorian dinner party. These salt bowls had been known as salt cellars and they required tiny silver salt spoons to extract the salt. These spoons had been commonly no greater than 3 inches lengthy with a bowl that measured around ½ an inch to ¾ inch throughout. Each sterling silver salt spoon was ornately adorned.
As time went by way of the salt cellar became out of date and the salt spoons became antiques as well as creditors' objects. Today cutting-edge reproductions are being made and that they have come to be quite famous amongst sterling silver salt spoon creditors.
The food pusher is a baby's utensil. Usually the food pusher could be accompanied by a small baby length spoon. It was the culture to offer a sterling silver spoon and matching sterling silver food pusher to parents for his or her new infant. The meals pusher become used while the child became a infant to push meals onto the spoon for the duration of feeding time. As the child grew they might use the meals pusher themselves in preparation for getting to know to apply a fork.
The meals pusher has a flat cope with so it's miles less difficult for small arms to grasp. In addition its form prevents it from mendacity flat on a dish making the meals pusher that lots easier to choose up.
The sterling silver meals pusher turned into made famous all through the late 19th century. Affluent households appreciated to throw complicated dinner events. An ornate table became set to electrify the guests. This table putting blanketed severa portions of silverware for the exceptional guides. Even children had their personal silverware set which include spoons with long handles known as pap spoons for feeding babies. There have been additionally miniature spoons and forks for little fingers as well as food pushers to push food onto a fork or spoon.
When tea first became famous inside the early and mid 18th century, the free tealeaves have been saved in ornate boxes called tea caddies. To extract the tea leaves from those bins the tea caddy spoon turned into developed. The handles had been quick to healthy interior those small tea chests pretty easily. As tea have become extra famous and less difficult to find the sterling silver tea caddy spoon turned into heavily produced and became less of a piece of art compared to its predecessors. The earlier tea caddy spoons were normally hand carved and molded into romantic or earthy shapes.
You love your Adirondack rocker nearly as much as you adore your La-Z-Boy. So why must you need to pick out among them? You don't. Combine your two favored things in the shape of an Adirondack reclining chair. But before you get too at ease, be aware of how such a chilled piece of fixtures came to be.
Although they look like very well modern gadgets, the concept of a reclining chair simply dates back some 2 hundred years, returned to the past due 18th century in the Napole<|fim_middle|>.
The Adirondack reclining chair in particular took a slightly unique path. The Adirondack design is just over a century old, and changed into created by a creative guy by the name of Thomas Lee, who had been visiting in the Adirondack mountains of upstate New York along with his family and wanted a few more seating room. Originally intended for non-public use, considered one of Lee's associates, some other carpenter named Harry Bunnell patented Lee's concept and sold it effectively under his logo for the following few a long time. As Bunnell began experimenting with the traditional form of the wide armrests and lengthy, sloping back, it turned into handiest a matter of time earlier than the Adirondack reclining chair got here into being. | onic technology. Back then, the simple design become noticeably just like a current Adirondack reclining chair, i.E., permitting the person to take a seat straight up or back at an angle, with one's feet suspended above the floor. The first prototypes seemed to the layout of the famous chaise front room, a bench-like seat with armrest on one side upon which one could fully stretch out one's legs.
Around 1850, French engineers invented a reclining camp bed assumed to once belong to Napoleon III. This seat was comparable in shape to a daybed and could act as a chair, a bed or a chaise, as desired. Like many a chaise front room, the camp bed become upholstered with padding attached to a metallic frame. Unlike many chaises, it was also meant to be transportable and folded out right into a mattress.
Later that century, more moveable chair designs emerged. These have been usually crafted from timber and covered in padding. Ironically they have been stored in houses greater as communique pieces than actual functioning portions of furnishings.
The recognizable recliner can be attributed to American ingenuity. Two cousins, Knabush and Shoemaker, are credited with patenting the very first wood recliner in 1928. This in itself changed into nothing remarkable, as it resembled little more than a reclining seashore chair. However, this patent caused the beginnings of the iconic La-Z-Boy, and in 1930, the cousins went directly to patent an upholstered chair with a mechanical motion tool. In 1947 a competing furniture enterprise could upload at the complementary foot relaxation.
Many of these days's chairs (now not such as the Adirondack reclining chair, in this example) are fully motorized. Some of the electricity carry chairs are specially designed to useful resource individuals with mobility issues at the same time as the bells and whistles of different fashions actually serve to make lifestyles that a whole lot easier for the everyman | 414 |
La Federación Costarricense de Ciclismo (FECOCI) es el máximo organismo del ciclismo en Costa Rica, en sus distintas modalidades (carretera/ruta, BMX, pista...). Es miembro de la U<|fim_middle|>
Ciclismo
Instituciones y organismos con sede en San José, Costa Rica
Entes rectores de ciclismo | CI y de la COPACI. Tiene su sede en San José, y su presidente actual es William Corrales.
La FECOCI se encarga de los distintos Campeonatos de Costa Rica de Ciclismo (carretera, pista, BMX) y de las Selecciones Costarricenses de Ciclismo en sus distintas modalides; también colabora en la organización de las carreras ciclistas celebradas en Costa Rica y de organizar diferentes competiciones de campeonato nacional. Además, se encarga de fomentar el ciclismo de base y la promoción del ciclismo.
En el ámbito del ciclismo profesional la carrera más importante es la Vuelta a Costa Rica en modalidad de ciclismo de ruta, además de ser el responsable de validar las competencias del calendario nacional ciclista; en la mayoría de ocasiones es un mero transmisor de datos, licencias, informes, y demás comunicados de y hacia la UCI.
Véase también
Unión Ciclista Internacional
Vuelta a Costa Rica
Calendario costarricense de ciclismo
Enlaces externos
Web oficial de la Federación Costarricense de Ciclismo
Página oficial de Noticias de la FECOCI en la red Facebook
Ciclismo en Costa Rica
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After being a Conte Brothers customer for so many years... I just wanted to say "thank you." The Conte team always does what it says it<|fim_middle|> Thanks again.
To all the mechanics who have kept "Merc" running since I purchased her in 1997. It's hard for me to put into words how important what Conte Brothers has done to keep the '95 Villager running well for 250,000 miles!! That car is a vital part of my Outreach into Camden program, and you all have saved her through three or four accidents and a few tow-ins so that she runs just fine. Thank you, thank you all!
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JOIN US for the next South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + STREET MRKT on September 5th from 7–11pm. RSVP
The South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk is a self-guided evening tour through galleries, museums, and independent creative businesses featuring exhibitions and special performances.
In addition to the monthly Art Walk featuring 20+ participating venues, September 5th comes with STREET MRKT, our nighttime urban faire featuring 40 local artists and live music out on the street in the SoFA District (on South First St. from San Carlos to San Salvador) and in the People's Park at South First & William St. Free and open to the public.
Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design – 366 South First St. map
galleryONE: Opening reception for The Bride Series by Cake (Brooklyn, NY)
Jennifer Caviola, aka "Cake" is a fine artist that focuses on public space as platform to express her support of all women with a voice of solidarity. Communicating through portraiture, women's curves become sharp lines that in an architectural sense, propel a feeling of strength, power and vulnerability.
This particular volume of paintings: The Bride Series, is a result of a lost marriage, which left her wondering who she was and what she could do to reclaim herself. Cake painted every day into the night for five months straight until the series was finished, and each Bride carried her closer to a healed heart.
Caviola has a BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute and a MFA in Fine Arts from the Parsons School of Design. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, Complex Magazine, Vogue and High Fructose Mag just to name a few. She was recently featured at a recent panel discussion on Street Art at The Brooklyn Museum for her mural in the Bowery that she made in conjunction with FAB NYC and Many Project. The artist resides and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Special Performance: Freya Seeburger
galleryTWO: On view: A Human Race by Zero Cents (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Zero Cents (b.1986) is an American-born Israeli-based artist living and working in Tel Aviv. For the past 9 years, the artist has been working both in studio and on the streets, painting murals and creating site-specific installations. The artist's work deals with observations on people surrounding him: the lovers and fighters, the party-ers, the thinkers, the dancers and the damned.
Through his work, the artist documents the energy the human race creates, the wisdom, morals, values (or the lack of them) that they pass on. While conducting this research, he communicates the subjects' movement and energy on a variety of surfaces–from found wood to city walls–using various mediums and techniques without judgment. Using these components as a metaphor for forgiveness, Zero Cents shows the human race as it is, in the most authentic and honest way he feels possible.
Zero Cents has exhibited in group shows around the world and solo exhibitions in Tel Aviv. A Human Race at Anno Domini is his first solo exhibition abroad.
KALEID gallery – 88 South Fourth St. map
KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two new feature exhibitions by our resident artists, LAuruS Myth and Tanya Varga.
Artist's Reception: Spirit Walks by LAuruS Myth
LAuruS is a prolific artist who expresses the constant search inward and outward for a collective power. Her paintings speak about a native connection we share throughout our diverse cultures. The symbols in her paintings are derived from her intimate interactions with other cultures. She recreates visions of her world that fuses sciences with spirit, and nature with innovation. While finding a deep connection to every culture and bits of nature she permeates, LAuruS celebrates the varieties of experience throughout her paintings and hopes to evoke a worldly sense of unity.
Spirit Walks will immerse the viewer in enchanting imagery of Thailand, Cambodia, Peru and visions from within. From the peaks of mountain temples to the sacred valleys, an uplifting journey unfolds to speak of this deep earthly connection we can awaken from within.
Artist's Reception: Celestial by Tanya Varga
For the theme of this exhibition, Tanya has created various works relating to celestial bodies and phenomenon. Tanya has a strong fascination with science, astronomy and science fiction. With these passions intertwined, comes a new series of work that promises to lift the spirits into the outer spheres of beauty and wonderment.
Having worked for years with traditional mediums, such as oil and charcoal, she eventually discovered digital painting and has loved it ever since. Unlike with traditional painting, however, she is completely self-taught. She has advanced her skills with a lot of hard work, experimentation and practice. Her work has been featured in various publications such as Spectrum ("The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"), Expose ("The Finest Digital Art in the Known Universe"), Exotique ("The Worlds Most Beautiful CG Character Art"), Corel Painter and ImagineFX magazine among other publications.
MACLA Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana – 510 South First St. map
Dulce Pinzón, Spiderman
Work by Hector Hernandez, Dulce Pinzón, Carlos Donjuan, & Rio Yañez
MACLA presents, UNMASKED, an exhibition exploring cultural and social issues of identity and otherness through the visual language of comic books, science fiction and superheroes and through the diverse work of local and national Latino artists.
Come experience El Trio, a small ensemble performing everything from folklórico favorites to jazzy Cuban juapango to tango to thought-provoking modern fare in the Castellano Playhouse at 8:30pm.
Seeing Things Gallery – 30 North Third St. map
Top of the Shop by Jane Matchak
Wouldn't It Be Nice group exhibition
A year ago I decided that our gallery was not showcasing enough women in art. So I decided that I was going to compile a list of women whom I had admired and was going to curate a show and put together more shows in the future featuring women artists. For this show I had this idea that I wanted it to be at the end of the summer, hence a show in September, and that it would have some sort of water theme, and as much as I want to describe it to you, I do have a difficult time trying to make it, make sense. I wanted these 9 women to showcase any medium of art with some sort of water theme, with my dreaminess in tact and saying "you know what I mean?" a lot to them. I have seen and spoken to some of the women on what they are going to do or have been working on and so far the conversations have been exactly what I was thinking, but couldn't quite put it in words.So I welcome, Dalila Acuna, Jennifer Ahn, Polina Zaiko, Frances Marin, Nancy Ahn, Jill Bonny, Kim Christman, Thoey Ngo and Tanya Angeli to Seeing Things Gallery to show us, "Wouldn't It Be Nice". ~Blanche Gonzalez, curator
Silicon Valley Music Festival at Sliding Door Company – 355 South First St. map
The Silicon Valley Music Festival introduces for the 2014-2015 "South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk!" Season its Diversity Arts Performances, located at The Sliding Door Company. SVMF will feature monthly world music and youth performances along with an on-going collaboration with Visual Artist, Supraja Kolluri and her focus on "Shishya Art", a sanskrit word for students. As an artist Supraja is dedicated to enabling students in Silicon Valley, as well as India to explore and experience artistic mediums. With this in mind, SVMF proudly joins Supraja and this month will feature local youth music ensembles from the Capriccio Chamber Music Institute. Please join us on September 5th for an evening of Music and Art.
Works San Jose – 365 South Market St. map
A Brief History by Kerry Conboy
A Crack in the Earth
The annual salon of artist members of Works/San José is a broad survey of regional artists, from the most exhibited to those showing for the first time. See what's happening and what is on the horizon from our area's expansive community of artists and ideas.
ZERO1 Garage – 439 South First St. map
Gut Feeling, by Eric Parren
BRING IT! Performance Art Series
Come to the ZERO1 Garage for the last performance of our BRING IT! Performance Art Series featuring Los Angeles artist Eric Parren. Explore E. coli bacteria, the humble organisms with whom we share a symbiotic relationship. Eric Parren's Gut Feeling investigates the boundaries of microcinematography and live cinema performance by using imagery from an advanced optical microscope and by employing building blocks of the promising field of synthetic biology as the content of an audiovisual adventure. Experience a rare, immersive view of microorganisms through time-lapse microscopy footage of genetically modified E. coli bacteria, at more than a hundred thousand times their original size.
Art Ark Gallery – 1035 South Sixth St. map
Art Box by Judy Roberto
Opening Reception 6–9pm: Martha Gardens/Spartan Keyes Neighborhood Art Box Exhibition
A celebration of artwork by local artists commissioned by the Art Box Project.This art exhibition is in conjunction with the Martha Gardens Art Box Festival at Bestor Art Park and in partnership with Clean Creeks Healthy Communities. It showcases original works of art on utility boxes in the Martha Gardens/Spartan Keyes neighborhood. The Art Box Project beautifies San Jose neighborhoods by bringing artists & community together.
Participating Artists: John Cloud, Bea Garth, Paul J. Gonzalez, Carrie Lyons, Mark Martinez, Laurus Myth, Isabel Quinonez, Judy Roberto, Monika Rose, Maggie So, and Scott Willis
Discover San Jose – 150 South First St., Suite 103 map
Artist of the month: Jennifer Hendricks / Lavendar Designs
Unique jewelry art formed and sculpted out of metal clay–once fired is solid and 99% pure. The Gemstones used are ethically mined and 90% of the metal is reclaimed and/or recycled from electronics and factories..Much of this jewelry art is influenced by historical imagery of family lines of women (ie. Island Royalty, Russian Family Line, Cave Women, etc.) When bringing forth a creation, Jennifer's motivation is the end result-Your Happiness!
Special musical guest: ASCENDANT
A vector. A stream. A division. A branching off from the source code transmission. Optimal conditions that create light, life, and matter itself. What begins as the very collapse of that fusion turns on itself to create a universe with endless expansion and worlds of boundless capacity. A perfect alignment that never resolves. Join Ascendant on their continuous journey of discovery with an sneak peek into their new album, Optima.
Local food sampling by Oso Pepper Co.
The idea for Oso Pepper Company began with the belief that a pepper sauce should convey more than just the sensation of, "my mouth is on fire." It should convey the taste of the pepper itself. Come and sample the family of sauces & pickled products that are a pleasurable mix of peppers, spices & love.
Studio Climbing Gym – 396 South First St. map
Opening reception: Ahhh… by Lucas Nissen
My art is full of bold colors and shapes. Seemingly random, yet deliberate and intentional. Like my life.
TechShop San Jose – 300 South Second St. map
TechShop San Jose presents George Bisceglia of Bisceglia Guitars
Bisceglia Guitars is a small company fabricating beautifully handcrafted instruments to customer specifications. Located in San Jose California, George Bisceglia uses his extensive experience and knowledge of woodworking in addition to extensive Luthier knowledge and skills to create custom guitars that are completely crafted with the highest quality materials available. George continues to strive toward perfection not only in a quality guitar but also toward exceptional tone that you would expect from a fine instrument. His goal with his work is to please his customers by crafting fine instruments that exceed their expectations. George uses TechShop to assist in his design and fabrication. Using the our ShopBot CNC router, George has optimized the carving of guitars to maximize his time and design skill.
"I started hand crafting guitars from a challenge from one of the finest guitarists that ever lived: Dave Meniketti of the world known band Y&T and one of my best friends. In 2002, after seeing some of my woodworking projects Dave said "why don't you build me a guitar". My reaction to that was " I have no idea how to build guitars. And then I thought I have the woodworking skills to build anything. So for 6 months I got my hands on every guitar building book I could get my hands on and studied the science of building guitars. When I crafted Dave's guitar, which was actually the second guitar I ever made, and he played it he was blown away by it. It's now, in his own words, his favorite guitar. His guitar and my AshCourt guitar were the primary guitars used in their new CD Facemelter. Quite an honor to be bestowed on me."
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Higher Fire Clayspace & Gallery – 499 South Market St. map
This September, join us for STREET MRKT where you'll find our happy band of mud-flinging pyromaniacs and piles of pots. Browse for bowls, plates, vases, mugs and more at the Higher Fire booth on South 1st Street.
Phantom Galleries – 95 South Market St. map
Phantom Galleries presents: California new works by Alexandria Kerekez
"I followed the current toward the bay from my birthplace along the Sacramento River. California has befriended, mentored, and shared its bounty with me so charitably, I am honored to dedicate my life and work to its celebration. This collection of work reflects my adventures and time well spent with California." -Alexandria Kerekez
Caffé Frascati – 315 South First St. map
First Fridays is Caffe Frascati Opera Night presented by First Street Singers, with the Bay Area's finest opera singers performing your very favorite classical arias and duets live in the cafe!
First to Market Restaurant – 399 South First St. map
First to Market presents mixed media works by Colin Jaramillo.
Pho69 – 321 South First St. map
Phantom Galleries presents Definitely Not Digital: an excursion into the abstract and surreal by artist Tom Dytko.
"The use of technology to create visual art today has raised the bar for artists working with traditional media. A good digital artist can create images and videos to stimulate the senses in ways those working with the traditional mediums can only dream. As such, we are challenged to create static images that are not easily replicated using technology, to not copy reality, but still solicits and toys with an individual's eye and thoughts, perhaps stimulating the imagination or stirring an emotion."
Psycho Donuts – 288 South Second St. map
Art by Michael Foley
Psycho Donuts in downtown San Jose is a quirky donut shop and art gallery. The gallery displays top local artists and has an ongoing exhibit featuring the work of Nicolas Caesar, Murphy Adams, Christine Benjamin, Michael Foley, Michael Borja, Valery Milovic, Carlos Villez, Eric Joyner, Laura Callin Bennett, John Hageman and John Cloud!
A nighttime DIY urban faire that brings together 40 local artists, creative indie vendors and a live music stage. Street Mrkt programming bookends the SoFA District: with great artists and live music in two locations: on South First Street between San Carlos & San Salvador streets; and in the People's Park at South First & William streets. The Street Mrkt takes place during the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk hours of 7–11pm, and is free and open to the public.
Participating Artists: Frank Aguilar, Aqua Nest, The Art Yard, Bolo Vintage, William Bryant, Keith Bunnell, David Canavese, Crossroads Trading Co., Current Tattoo, Donbon, EyeDesign Art, J.Fein Designs, Force 129, Francisco Franco, Lila Gemellos , Cynthia Gonzalez, Higher Fire Ceramics, Kolors of Earth Jewelry, KQED Arts featuring Scape Martinez and Thien Pham, Luna Park Chalk Art Festival, Masetas Rotas, David Mejia, The Poetry Site w/ David Perez, James Pollard , Al Preciado, Out of Print Vintage, Llunuel Richards, SLG / Art Boutiki, Steamy Tech , TechShop SJ, There There, Tinkertart , Stretched Canvas, Visual Confections, Works Gallery & JoAnne Yada.
The STREET MRKT main stage is the official stop for the Be Here Now Tour 2014 featuring Be Calm Honcho, Brother Grand, and Sea Knight!
Also performing is El Otro Mundo (eom) Sessions in The People's Park / Parque de Los Pobladores.
Art Walk art, Art Walk, artists, culture, downtown, festival, FIRST FRIDAY, galleries, museums, music, San Jose, SoFA District, STREET MR | 3,682 |
Christmas Christmastime is here, time for joy and time for an elf stocking sew-along! I found this adorable free pattern by Patty Young and Emalee Grambo over at the ModKid blog.
I chose 2 coordinating designs in 3 different colors from Kitty Keller on MyFabricDesigns.com. I had all 6 printed on heavy cotton twill and in only 8 business days my fabrics arrived and I got started right away.
The first step was to prep my pattern pieces by cutting them out and then taping them together. You simply overlap the shaded area and each piece has a very clear indictor on it for attaching them together.
Next I followed right along and cut out my fabric pieces for the sock, fusible fleece, cuff and hanging loop. I decided to make 3 stockings at once so once I had everything cut<|fim_middle|>oms to the stocking but I left mine plain. I think the pretty designs of Kitty Keller are enough for these. All in all this was a fairly easy project and one that I enjoyed. | I laid it out to visualize how they would look together. Not bad!
Now, on to the assembly. I fused fleece to the wrong side of each sock and placed each sock with right sides together, pinned and then stitched with a ½" seam allowance. Remember to leave the top open. The directions provided by Patty and Emalee were very easy to understand and I had no problems following right along. When you turn your sock right side out use something to get the toe pointed out. I used a wooden dowel and that worked just fine. Be careful not to push too hard or you'll poke right through your stocking. Press everything nice around the edges once you are done.
The next step was the cuff for the stocking and this was the most confusing part about the project but I was able to figure it out after a few mishaps, one being sewing the entire cuff together thus making it not a cuff!
So remember when sewing the cuff that you need to keep the cuff in the shape of a tube – don't close it off like I did. And a great tip I got from Eileen Roche (I'm so lucky she sits across the hall from me) – she showed me that when sewing a point I should always make one extra stitch horizontal at the top of the point to give me a nice sharp point when I turn the fabric right side out. GREAT TIP!!!
Now we're ready to create the hanging loop and insert it along with the cuff into the stocking. I was so excited doing this step because I was almost done and I couldn't wait to see the final stocking!
Patty and Emalee suggest adding adornments such as bells or p | 340 |
Mark Freda, a former Borough councilman and former emergency services director of Princeton Borough, was unanimously elected to lead the consolidation task force Tuesday night. Princeton Township resident Scott Sillars was chosen to be the vice chair.
More than 60 people attended the first task force public meeting at the township municipal building. Many were Borough and Township employees. The task force discussed the possibility of offering an early retirement program to employees, and also considered whether to hire an architecture firm to work on office space planning for the consolidated Princeton.
The task force voted to table the proposal to hire KSS Architects, with Freda and others suggesting the task force members review organization charts and other information before voting on the proposed $27,500 contract.
Resident Kate Warren questioned whether the towns had to accept bids for the architecture contract. Borough administrator Bob Bruschi said the contract is considered a professional service, so it is exempt from public bidding rules.
Bruschi and Township Administrator Jim Pascale said they have been meeting regularly with department heads since the day after voters approved consolidation, and that department heads have been able to find efficiencies beyond the consolidation commission's recommendations. Pascale said work has been divided in to three areas: organizational charts, transition costs, and other savings<|fim_middle|>incetons. Joint governing body public meetings have been have scheduled where the task force will report on its progress. A preliminary task force written report is due in April. The task force term ends June 30 of 2013. | achieved through consolidation.
Pascale said consolidation will achieve savings other than in just personnel costs, for example the two finance departments will merge and only one audit will be needed instead of two. He said hiring an architect to plan office space was a top priority.
Pascale said the towns would need to file an application with the state to get estimated figures for what an early retirement incentive program would cost. The state does not have an in-house person to calculate the numbers. The state Department of Community Affairs representative to the task force, Eugene McCarthy, said the two Princetons would probably have to foot the bill for the cost of the actuary.
Some members of the task force and the public urged the task force to develop a detailed timeline outlining and prioritizing all the tasks that need to be completed for the merger.
Goerner said the task force should hire a project management consultant to guide the municipalities through this process. The task force has a preliminary budget of $50,000, which is being funded equally by both Princetons. The money can be used to hire consultants, lawyers or other support staff.
Singer cautioned the task force not to waste any time or underestimate what needs to be done. He also said in terms of personnel, the task force will need to consider differences in work cultures when merging departments. He said it is time to put the designations of township and borough aside when selecting volunteers for positions. "We need to go forward as one community and chose the person with the right skills," he said.
He recommend that everyone on the task force review all the consolidation commission documents on the Center for Governmental Research's website. A similar website will be set up for the transition task force.
Consolidation Commission Chairman Anton Lahnston offered to provide task force members with information and support. The commission is still meeting the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the township municipal building.
Lahnston also recommended that the task force use the commission's consultant, the Center for Governmental Research, as its project manager. "They really helped the commission," he said.
A representative from the union representing public works employees, the Communication Workers of America, expressed interest on serving on a subcommittee to assure a smooth transition for the two public works departments. Kristin Appelget from Princeton University also offered the University's support in terms of providing resources, data and other information.
The task force will hold its public meetings on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the township municipal building. The next meeting will be held Feb. 8. A task force quorum requires a minimum of three members from each municipality in attendance. Ultimately the decision making authority still rests with the governing bodies of the two Pr | 556 |
Question: My husband and I are avid mountain bikers. We are planning a trip to Mexico in January and are looking for a resort that is near lots of trails. We plan to bring our own bikes and, though we're open to other activities, it seems everyone is pushing kayaking this year! Can you help? P.S. We have one week and are willing to consider other countries or places that are warm in the winter and not too expensive. Thanks!
Adventure Adviser: Most people travel to San Miguel de Allende, 150 miles northwest of Mexico City, for its thriving art scene, but it also happens to be the hottest mountain-biking destination in Mexico with 800-plus miles of varied terrain, a slew of local and foreign bikers, and almost a dozen mountain-bike shops.
A typical trail rollercoasters through ranchland dotted with centuries-old churches, then climbs into rocky, high desertland filled with mesquite and cholla. San Miguel is more than a mile high, so be prepared for altitude troubles, as well as a few flats due to the rough terrain.
La Puertecita Boutique Hotel's Trek-Mex excursions offer bilingual mountain-bike guides/coaches, fully equipped front-suspension mountain<|fim_middle|>00-336-6776. A few less expensive hotel options are the Villa Jacaranda (465-2-1015) and Quinta Loreto (415-2-0042). | bikes, helmets, breakfast and lunch, and local transportation. The hotel itself lies at the center of the colonial city with two heated pools, a Jacuzzi, water luge, fitness area, and suites with private patios and fireplaces. For more information call 8 | 55 |
Orius vicinus is een wants uit de familie van de bloemwantsen (Anthocoridae). De soort werd het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Henri Ribaut in 1923.
Uiterlijk
De kleine lichtbruine bloemwants is macropteer (langvleugelig) en kan 2 tot 2.5 mm lang worden. De kop, het halsschild en het scutellum zijn zwart van kleur. De voorvleugels zijn licht bruingeel , soms aan de achterkant donkerder. Het doorzichtige deel van de voorvleugels is kleurloos, soms bruin. De pootjes zijn geel met soms donkerbruine achterdijen. De antennes zijn normaliter geelachtig tot geelbruin. De wantsen zijn alleen met behulp van de genitalia van Orius laticollis, Orius minutus en Orius horvathi te onderscheiden.
Leefwijze
Voornamelijk het vrouwtje van de soort overwintert als imago. Ze leven op loofbomen en grote brandnetel waar ze zich voeden met stuifmeel maar ook met kleine insecten zoals tripsen en bladluizen.
Leefgebied
De soort is in Nederland vrij algemeen, de wants kan verward worden met Orius horvathi en daardoor is de exacte verspreiding niet geheel duidelijk. Het verspreidingsgebied strekt zich uit van Europa tot in Azië<|fim_middle|>wantsen
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There has been discussion the last few weeks about the change in blogs? Some even asking whether<|fim_middle|> major publishers, other bloggers, law reviews (in the form of blogs), and, ultimately, the courts is all the motivation good lawyers will need to keep blogging — and to start blogging.
The Stream might be on the wane but still it dominates. All media on the web and in mobile apps has blog DNA in it and will continue to for a long while.
Image courtesy of Flickr by Karyn Christner. | the blog is dying, a question asked each year.
Veteran blogger, Jason Kottke (@jkottke), had a great piece last week entitled, The Blog is Dead, Long Live the Blog.
Unlike the early days of blogging, we have publishing to Medium and Tumblr and sharing on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
We also have publishers making major investments in online media beyond just the blog.
Most of these media have the fingerprints of blogs all over them. Major publishers use blog software, whether MovableType (Huffington Post) or WordPress (CNN, NBC Sports, NY Post, Time, Dow Jones, New York Times). The concept of the 'average person' citing, sharing, and linking all came from blogs.
Without blogs driving insight and commentary from thought leaders onto short form social media, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+ would be much less rich. There are over 200 million blogs being published. That's a lot of content to be shared socially.
Sure there's been a change in blogging over the last 10 years. What hasn't changed in that time? We're empowering law firm magazines, social media networks, intranets at LexBlog today. Much of this new development parallels the online media development from major media companies. I envisioned nothing like it when LexBlog started.
But blogs are the heart of online publishing, especially for lawyers. Without learning how to share one's insight and commentary in this new medium in a proper way (conversational, linking, engaging, brevity), lawyers are excluded from both the advancement of law and making the law more accessible to people (corporations or consumers).
The motivation to remain relevant and be recognized as a reliable and trusted authority is more than enough to motivate lawyers. Being cited by | 365 |
Can Google read content/see links on subscription sites?
If an article is published on The Times (for example), can Google by-pass the subscription sign-in to read the content and index the links in the article?
In the above article there is a link to the resort's website but you can't see this unless you subscribe. I checked the source code of the page with the subscription prompt present and the link isn't there.
Is there a way that these sites deal with search engines differently to other user agents to allow the content to be crawled and indexed?
"To summarize, we will crawl and index your site to the extent that you allow Googlebot to access it. In order to provide the best possible user experience and help more users discover your content, we encourage you to try First Click Free. If you prefer to limit access to your site to subscribers only, we will respect your decision and show a "subscription" label next to your<|fim_middle|> without cloaking. Hope that makes sense."
It is possible to allow the Googlebot to access the content and simultaneously NOT provide it for free to non-subscribers. The above help article above should answer all of your questions. Hope this helps!
Thanks Dan, it doesn't look like the example article is using first click free. So I guess the answer is no, Google can't read the hidden content in this example?
"If you prefer this option, please display a snippet of your article that is at least 80 words long and includes either an excerpt or a summary of the specific article." | links on Google News."
"First Click Free originated with Google News, but you can use the same way of handling content in web search (show the same page to users and Googlebot, then if the user clicks to read a different article, then you can show them the registration or pay page). Because the same page is presented to users and to Googlebot, it's not cloaking. So First Click Free is a great way if you have premium content to surface it in Google's web index | 100 |
5 Essential Sites To Make You More Productive and Earn More!
There is a lot of information out there about outsourcing and about being more productive. The trouble is there so much information that it can be quite overwhelming. Rather than give you a huge list of productivity sites, I wanted to give you the top blogs that I look at on a monthly and sometimes weekly basis just to recharge my batteries when it comes to productivity and being more effective as an entrepreneur.
The first blog is smart passive income with Pat Flynn. Now I know that you are probably rolling your eyes since it is already one of the most well-known sites out there, but the thing is Pat is very genuine and he has some great ideas when it comes to passive income that are easy to take action on.
Pat has gained a lot of notoriety and has been really soaring when it comes to a lot of make money online type bloggers. One of the biggest things that he promotes is to start making products.
Products are probably the easiest way to start generating passive income in a new business since with a product you can very quickly test the market and make revenue while doing it. The problem is that most people think that in order to make a product you have to spend months and months developing something that will sell for millions and be the next big thing. Well that's just not the case.
A product that solves one problem and can be done within a few days or even in a few hours. The coolest thing about this is that you not only creating a product you're able to quickly launch it, get feedback on it, get paid for it, and finally know whether or not you want to expand upon the product or build something else. You didn't spend months and months trying to make it perfect or trying to make it something that millions of people are going to buy. You made something that can be launched quickly and efficiently.
And that's the beauty of Pats website, you're not spending loads of time on one thing. Rather, you are putting out product after product which allows you to get paid as well as you know what your market wants. I can't think of anything more productive than that. To create something of value quickly, get it out there to where it's making money without you having to do much other than customer service, and then making something else is the goal. You're building assets that will last for an entire lifetime depending on the product. You're also doing something that is good and brings you income while you sleep.
Chris Ducker's site is one of the most important blogs that you should read if you want to know anything about hiring a virtual assistant.
Chris comes from a background of owning a business of over 200 employees yet is able to pull himself away as the CEO and find time to be able to do the things that he loves. He teaches how to not only have people work for you but how to train them, how to empower them, and how to get them to be able to do the work that you would normally do on a daily basis in a way that is effective and efficient.
Another great thing about Chris's site is that he constantly has well-known entrepreneurs that join him on his podcast which is a great way to get new ideas about how to improve your business!
John Jonas is the reason why I outsource the way I do today. The best thing about John is that his blog doesn't come from a large corporate background in fact he's able to offload the majority of his work while being a freelancer. He has a staff of about five or more employees that do the majority of the work for him. Yet he is able to still effectively earn a lot of money while doing the things that he loves.
The best part about his blog are the case studies that he is been doing. He has loads video case studies of real entrepreneurs that have outsourced a lot of their work to the Philippines (along with your's truly) and to other places and have shown that you really don't need to have a lot of money in order to be able to be successful in starting and running a business.
If you are creative and you understand your business, you can hire people that are going to help you move your business forward into a direction that is both profitable and helps your business to grow exponentially. The case studies are often very detailed and they not only show you what it's like to outsource but give different ideas that you can use to start a business or modify your existing business.
I been following David for quite some time now because he makes some of the coolest productivity tools that are out there I get straight to the point.
You need to empower your employees to take the reigns and allow them to do the daily operational tasks while you make the decisions. That's what the concrete goals tracker allows you to do. Now that's only one of David's cool productivity templates that he has but they all follow generally the same idea that you want to focus on only the things that are going to be at the most value to you.
One other cool thing is, because David is a designer, all of his templates – and really everything that he does – is focused around good design. Design is heavily underrated and if you can learn how to design things that people find attractive to use are simplistic, you will find that you will sell more and you'll make more money in the long run.
I'm sure yet again you're probably rolling your eyes, but Tim Ferris is probably the most popular productivity guru around and his blog is just as good. Tim has been focusing a lot on other things then virtual assistants as well as outsourcing, but when it comes to productivity one thing that he excels and is living within constraints. In order to be very productive in order to work less you need to put constraints on yourself and yes and great tools that you can use and some great ideas that you can use to make those constraints on your self.
When you embrace constraints you will focus more, you will have more energy, and you'll be able to push out more products or services much more quickly than you could if you had hours and hours of time. We think that in order to have a successful business on the side I need to quit my job. That is the last thing that you need to do when you're just starting out your business. In order to have a successful side business that could eventually turn into a full time business you need to learn how to work within the constraints of having both your full time job and<|fim_middle|> use a virtual assistant. Of course, I advocate carrying a full time worker rather than going and getting bids from part-time workers, but sometimes you just need ideas on where to take your business next.
One post that is sure to get your mind running with ideas is this one about 100 different things that you can do with a virtual assistant. Often, because they want to entice people come and use their service, they will also put out some really great case studies that show you how some people are using outsourced work to serve clients, or to do tax returns, create products, or any other job.
What an honor my friend. Thanks for the comment, and you are most welcome!
As far as products not being easy… It all depends on the type of product… If you can create a quick solution to a single problem then it's not too difficult. To me the hard part is getting that product promoted and getting eyeballs (article is mainly for blog posts, but same concepts apply) from the folks that would need it the most. Discussion forums seem to be a great place for this type of promotion.
Anyway, you are always inspiring. Thanks so much, my friend. | your side business. If you can do side work within 10 hours a week, and be profitable it's going to allow you to be even more profitable when you are able to move full time. The best CEOs are able to filter out the time that they spend on uses things and the time that they spend on things that are good to push their business forward and that's where Tim Ferris is blog shines. It teaches you how to cut out the stuff that is not a matter and teaches you how to tactfully tell people or work with family or work with other people to effectively use your time .
Although I don't use Elance nearly as much as most people do, their blog is actually very useful if you want to get new ideas and how to | 153 |
If its not fixed, break it.
Mainstream understandings of capitalism share a faith that it can be stripped of its crisis tendency through the right policies, politics, and regulations. To sustain this faith, there is often a focus on moments when, it is claimed, everything was working well. There are three main candidates for capitalism's belle époque: the late Nineteenth Century's 'golden years'; the post-Second World War social democracy; the post-Cold War 'end of history'. Each of these serves as a basis to imagine how capitalism might become permanently stable and socially-just, generating questions like 'what went wrong' or 'how can we retrieve a model or strategy from this period to address crisis now?' But, placed in a longer history of capitalism, each of these decades of contentedness (no longer than that) was based on exceptional circumstances, not problems solved. Furthermore, unless one considers it valid to exclude the majority of the world's population, none of these 'never had it so good' interludes was in any way universally 'good'. Each happy portrait is framed by national, racialised and gendered exclusions so obvious that one can only understand the reminiscences for happier times as no less problematic than the occasionally-reported Russian nostalgia for Stalin or the grey-bearded Mozambican farmers I spoke to who said things were better when the Portuguese ruled.
Lamentations for a better time when capitalism worked are, then, both empirically shaky and selective, ways of dreaming that the system can be made to work for everyone and then wondering what's going wrong. A more balanced and inclusive way of seeing capitalism's history is that it is intrinsically crisis-prone and that any 'righting' of this tendency is a<|fim_middle|>. And, notions of economic growth offer powerful aesthetics of aspiration to millions of people. Capitalism has generated unprecedented processes of poverty reduction, although these are processes are too eagerly celebrated and exaggerated. Capitalism is as resilient as it is unstable. It is not going anywhere fast and we have very little idea of what a world without it would look like. Perhaps capitalism's demise and the kind of world that succeeds it might only be thinkable once the process of breaking it down is under way. | partial and momentary success, a lapse. Crisis is permanent.
The historiography of global capitalism is one of crises, strewn unevenly over territories, generating forms of precariousness, inequality and poverty. Crisis also generates piques of militarism, imperialism, and war. This creates a historiography of profound anxiety in which it is difficult to get a sense of progress that might reassure us in troubled times or more ambitiously provide legitimating narratives about capitalism as a way of life. What political story can we tell about global capitalism's political forms since the late Eighteenth Century? Unless, again, we resort to speculative and idealistic forms of analysis, the most we can say is that capitalism has been intertwined with the attempted universalization of the modern sovereign nation-state and that this institutional set-up has afforded stability, security, and some legitimate authority for citizens in some countries for some of the time. We can also say that it has generated massive amounts of growth and productivity that have led to very uneven improvements in people's material well-being and left many others no better off or worse off. This is the most we can say without taking flight from the evidence.
If we think of the new millennium, then, we will likely be seized by a rather intense sense of anxiety: an age currently bookended by the war on terror and the global economic crisis. An age in which state sovereignty is no longer a working assumption of international politics. A world in which we live every day in the midst of a global climatic process whose effects are highly likely to be massive and irrevocable. We are locked into a global politics in which there is a relentless drive for growth above all else. Transnational corporations incrementally dominate politics both nationally and internationally.
This is not misanthropy or dystopian end-of-times stuff. It is simply a recognition of the broad features of our world. It makes more sense to characterise capitalism's global history as something like a lurching from one crisis to another than it does to say we live in an age of liberal democracy, making poverty history, a new world order, green shoots of recovery, sustainable growth, or any of the ideological zeitgeists that bubble up (and often quickly down) from the media and many public intellectuals.
The entire burden of history suggests that you cannot fix capitalism's crisis tendencies. And, it seems that the kinds of ideas and institutions that might 'suture' them or manage them in some fashion are difficult to identify. All states – in very varied ways – are in part globally-captured by transnational regulations and the influence of international companies. The discourses of governance are depleted of robust ideas of inclusive commonwealth and citizenship of the kind that led to the sliver of hope that capitalism could be managed by national government in other times. In the UK, we have a government that borders on the self-satirising, so deeply elitist, endeared to wealth, and contemptuous of poverty it has become.
Nevertheless, governments around the world readily recognise that there are crises. Their solutions generally revolve around a supine combination of the resourcing and light regulation of finance and investment, and populisms that easily slip into racism and xenophobia. Where unorthodox strategies emerge, they are besieged and often problematic in all sorts of ways as one can see in the 'pink tide' of some South American states. The emergence of 'Corbynomics' presents as a radical departure from orthodox policy-making but in detail it looks like a strategy that would fit within many moderate Labour administrations of the past. At present, nothing in the world looks like a potential political adversary to capitalism.
Perhaps, then, an argument that is reasonably attuned to our times but deeply unsatisfactory in almost every other respect is that we should start to think about destruction. The political economy of capitalism and crisis is more likely to be broken than it is to be fixed, although it would be disingenuous to suppose that this makes the former likely or easy to imagine.
This is a scary prospect. For all of the obvious inequality, crazy combinations of overwork and unemployment, insecurity, state collapse, environmental disaster and so on, a great many people have some skin in the game | 855 |
Although some folks know her for her years fronting the Carbines, Tift Merritt first came to my attention through an EP, Two Dollar Pistols with Tift Merritt, released by Yep Roc in 1999. She and Pistols' front man John Howie sang seven country classic duets, including "Just Someone I Used to Know." It was a sweet project which left this listener wanting more.
Bramble Rose is that more.
Clear and sweet, her voice is center stage throughout the 11-song album. There's a good mix between uptempo country songs and plaintive ballads. There are a few tracks that call to mind Sheryl Crow, especially "Neighborhood" with its languid delivery and lyrical storytelling. When combined with jangly rock guitar it does have that pop-rock feel. But let's skip the comparisons and move forward. Among the strongest tracks on Bram<|fim_middle|> Adams and Counting Crows - are solid.
What is a wee tad irritating is the disappearance of the Carbines. The band on the CD is indeed the Carbines with Benmont Tench (from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) sitting in on keyboards. Tift is still singing lead. It must burn those guys to be disappeared by the label. | ble Rose are "Virginia, No One Can Warn You," "Are You Still in Love With Me?" a tears-in-my-beer waltz, and the title track. The material is emotive and Merritt's songwriting shows promise. The arrangements and production - thanks to Ethan Johns, who has worked with such folk as Ryan | 68 |
DENVER -- Convenience, staffing and time are the most important factors when<|fim_middle|>0-minute, customized exercise programs. | it comes to choosing a fitness facility, according to a new study by University of Virginia Professor Diane Whaley, a national sport and exercise psychology expert.
Twenty-two percent agreed the most important factor was convenience and staffing, which included having the facility less than 15 minutes from home or work, a friendly and helpful staff, and convenient parking. Time was the second most important factor with 18 percent of respondents saying that they do not want to wait for machines.
When it comes to determining why people work out, the study showed that most exercise primarily for the health and physical benefits. The second reason people participate in physical activity is to improve appearance.
The research study was developed in conjunction with 1-2-3 Fit, a new fitness center franchise focused on 3 | 156 |
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When they attended a private musical evening at a mansion on Upper Brook Street, Leo stole Catherine away as the hostess led a group of guests on a tour of the house. Following Leo to a private corner behind an arrangement of tall potted ferns, Catherine went eagerly into his arms. Instead of kissing her, however, he pulled her<|fim_middle|>4 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 ❯ | into the warm strength of his body … and held her. Simply held her, keeping her warm and close, letting his hands course slowly over her back. He whispered something secretive amid the pinned-up swirls of her hair, the words too soft for her to hear.
What Catherine enjoyed above all was walking with Leo through the Rutledge gardens, where sunlight stuttered through trees and hedges, and the breezes carried the crisp hint of approaching autumn. They had long conversations, sometimes touching on sensitive subjects. Careful questions, difficult answers. And yet it seemed they were both struggling toward the same goal, a kind of connection that neither of them had ever known before.
Sometimes Leo drew back and looked at her for wordless moments as one might stare at a work of art in a museum, trying to discover its truth. It was compelling, the interest he showed in her. Seductive. And he was a wonderful conversationalist, telling her stories about his childhood misadventures, about what it had been like to grow up in the Hathaway family, about the time he had spent in Paris and Provence. Catherine listened carefully to the details, gathering them like quilting scraps, piecing them together to form a better understanding of one of the more complex men she had ever met.
Leo was an unsentimental rogue who was capable of great sensitivity and compassion. He was an articulate man who could use words either to soothe like a balm of honey, or dissect like a surgeon's knife. When it suited him, Leo played the part of a jaded aristocrat, adeptly concealing the quicksilver workings of his brain. But sometimes in unguarded moments, Catherine caught glimpses of the gallant boy he had once been, before experience had weathered and hardened him.
"In some ways he's very much like our father was," Poppy told her in private. "Father loved conversation. He was a serious man, an intellectual, but he possessed a streak of whimsy." She grinned, remembering. "My mother always said she might have married a more handsome man, or a wealthier one, but never one who talked as he did. And she knew herself to be the kind of woman who would never have been happy with a dullard."
Catherine could well understand that. "Did Lord Ramsay favor your mother in any regard?"
"Oh, yes. She had an artistic eye, and she encouraged Leo in his architectural pursuits." Poppy paused. "I don't think she would have been pleased to learn that Leo would inherit a title—she didn't have a high opinion of the aristocracy. And she certainly wouldn't have approved of Leo's behavior in the past few years, although she would be very glad that he had decided to mend his ways."
"Where did his wicked wit come from?" Catherine asked. "Your mother or your father?"
"That," Poppy said wryly, "is entirely Leo's own."
Nearly every day, Leo brought Catherine a small gift: a book, a box of sweets, a collar made of Brussels bobbin lace in a delicate pattern of openwork flowers. "This is the loveliest lacework I've ever seen," she told him regretfully, setting the exquisite gift on a nearby table with great care. "But my lord, I'm afraid—"
"I know," Leo said. "A gentleman shouldn't give personal items to a lady he's courting." He lowered his voice, mindful of being overheard by Poppy and the housekeeper, who were talking by the threshold of the Rutledge apartments. "But I can't take it back—no other woman could do it justice. And Marks, you have no idea of the self-restraint I exercised. I wanted to buy you a pair of embroidered stockings with little flowers that run all the way up the insides of your—"
"My lord," Catherine whispered, a light blush covering her face. "You forget yourself."
"I haven't forgotten a thing, actually. Not one detail of your beautiful body. Soon I may start sketching you na**d again. Every time I put a pencil to paper, the temptation nearly overwhelms me."
She tried to look severe. "You promised not to do that again."
"But my pencil has a will of its own," he said gravely.
Catherine's color deepened, even as a smile tugged at her lips. "You're incorrigible."
His lashes lowered fractionally. "Kiss me, and I'll behave."
She made an exasperated little sound. "Now you want to kiss me, when Poppy and the housekeeper are standing only a few yards away?"
"They won't notice. They're involved in a riveting conversation about hotel toweling." Leo's voice lowered to a whisper. "Kiss me. One little kiss. Right here." He pointed to his cheek.
Perhaps it was the fact that Leo looked rather boyish as he teased her, his blue eyes alight with mischief. But as Catherine looked at him, she was nearly overwhelmed with a strange new feeling, a warm giddiness that invaded every part of her body. She leaned forward, and instead of kissing his cheek, she put her mouth directly on his.
Leo drew in a surprised breath, letting her take the lead. And, giving in to temptation, she lingered longer than she had intended, her mouth softly teasing, her tongue shyly touching his lips. He responded with a low sound, his arms going around her. She sensed the rising heat in him, the carefully banked urges threatening to flare out of control.
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I'm so excited about sharing Chelsea and Andrew's MAAS Building DIY wedding photos! From the moment Chelsea emailed me and said she wanted her wedding to be "fun and nontraditional and incorporate handmade or vintage decor," I was very excited about working with her and Andrew. She mentioned that she had been following me on Instagram for a while before they even got engaged! We stayed in their neighborhood, Kensington, for their engagement shoot and I got to know them a little better over drinks at Loco Pez.
<|fim_middle|> agreed we didn't want to leave! Congratulations Chelsea and Andrew!
Best of 2013 :: What a year! | Chelsea and Andrew chose MAAS Building because they wanted their wedding to be smaller and intimate. MAAS's lovely garden was perfect for their summer reception! Chelsea wore a beautiful dress from Kite and Butterfly and worked with her friend Megan Kennedy Dutko for hair and makeup. Another friend, Adriene Billet, created her bouquet, florals and ceremony backdrop (we loved all of the bright colors!!!) Awesome ladies from Philly DIY Wedding did a great job with making the day run smoothly. Furniture rentals we provided by Maggpie Vintage Rentals. Pitruco Pizza did catering with donuts for dessert from Beiler's Donuts. Chelsea and Andrew's summer garden party felt so amazing that me and my second shooter, Gene, both | 147 |
Our company was founded on the principle of improving the quality of life through science. But we don't just want to see that happen; we work to make it happen, with an ongoing commitment to three community engagement initiatives—charitable giving, employee volunteerism and a fair and safe workplace—that benefit our employees, customers and community.
Because the most important breakthroughs come through unique experiences—experiences that cause us to question what we see, what we hear and what we read—our goal through SPARK is to accelerate breakthroughs by engaging young minds, igniting their scientific curiosity and inspiring them to consider a STEM-related career.
Our flagship program that educates and inspires students around the globe through hands-on, interactive science lessons led by our Life Science employees.
An educational experience led by employees, who invite students to their local Life Science site, including an educational tour, hands-on experiments and thought-provoking discussions about science and careers in science.
Small-scale, interactive experiments headed by our employees and held during scheduled, school-wide or community events.
Through SPARK, more than 7,100 employees have volunteered nearly 66,000 hours of their time—hosting thousands of events in 36 countries and engaging almost 206,000 young minds.
Through our Curiosity LabsTM program, trained employee volunteers deliver hands-on, interactive science lessons meant to encourage students to explore, wonder and ask why.
We work with teachers to choose lessons that complement and bolster current classroom content. During those lessons, our team guides students through applying scientific principles to real-world concepts and challenges. Even better, we supply all the necessary materials and equipment.
Why Do Glow Sticks Glow?
This activity shows students how chemical reactions can emit light and allows them to investigate the effect of temperature on the reaction.
We've taken our successful Curiosity Labs™ program beyond the classroom. With the Curiosity Cube®—a 22x10-foot, retrofitted shipping container turned mobile science lab—our employees are sparking curiosity in visitors of all ages through hands-on science lessons. Since 2017, the Curiosity Cube® has journeyed across North America visiting dozens of cities, reaching nearly 75,000 visitors.
Through carefully chosen partnerships, we're able to use our expertise, experience and monetary investments to make a difference now, and set the stage for the future. Our aim is two-fold: to help today's scientists strive toward innovation and progress through investments in scientific research, while giving the next generation better access to hands-on science education—enabling them to be the problem solvers of the future.
Through multi-dimensional "Signature Partnerships," we make long-term commitments that allow for broader impact, while our "Localized Partnerships" create greater impact in specific communities around the world. We also support several relevant associations and memberships, as well as disaster relief efforts, in times of need or crisis.
Investing in rare pediatric disease research by partnering with the most innovative and leading pediatric hospitals around the world.
Supporting noncommunicable disease (NCD) research through investment in organizations dedicated to achieving breakthroughs to combat NCDs, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where the burden is greatest.
Providing access for the global scientific community to increase global knowledge sharing and help drive innovation as well as fuel economic growth, particularly in developing countries where researchers lack access to tools and knowledge necessary to advance scientific research.
Seeding Labs helps talented scientists in developing countries conduct life-changing research by<|fim_middle|> KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany network.
Every year we celebrate Global Diversity Days as part of an initiative to bolster awareness of diversity and inclusion within our workforce. Group-wide, employees across five continents participated in the nearly 30 events held. | providing them with laboratory equipment—often more advanced than what has previously been in their labs. Beyond providing equipment donations, we have also worked with Seeding Labs to launch TeleScience.
led by employees to expose students to science through real-world applications—encouraging them to consider a career in STEM.
that give more teachers access to tools and techniques needed to educate, excite and prepare students for STEM careers.
that inspire millions of children and adults worldwide to make science a bigger part of their lives with groundbreaking technology and concepts from life science.
We're big fans of Austin, Texas' Girlstart—an organization focused on increasing interest and engagement in STEM among girls in grades four to eight. We're also long-time supporters, funding summer camp and after‑school programs, including new local programs for high‑need schools.
Our people are our most valuable asset, and we place a high priority on fostering a company culture that is inclusive, innovative and collaborative—offering steady opportunities for professional and personal growth. We invest in our employees through training, tuition reimbursement, broad benefit packages and safe workplace initiatives.
Employee inclusion programs support an energetic, collaborative and team-oriented culture—this includes the International Community for employees from a variety of countries, the Rainbow Network for the LGBT community, and the Women at Merck | 259 |
About - RIM Industries Inc.
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The Three Guys From Miami with the star of the show.
(L-R) Jorge Castillo, Glenn Lind<|fim_middle|> a great guy, very friendly. As a professional chef, we're sure he could have told us several things that we do wrong in the kitchen, but he was very cool and laid back about everything.
Glenn Lindgren: We shot the final scene on the evening of the second day. We invited over several family members and friends for a big paella feast by the pool in Jorge's backyard.
Jorge Castillo: When Tyler tasted our paella, he said "This is great, you guys are awesome!"
We set up some tables poolside for the big dinner. Tyler Florence and Raúl Musibay wait for Glenn Lindgren and Jorge Castillo to bring out the paella.
Raúl Musibay: The paella that day was very, very good. I showed Tyler how to make some Cuba Libres, but unfortunately my big scene ended up on the "cutting room floor."
Glenn Lindgren: If you look – and listen – really carefully, you can hear Raúl on the program saying "Hey Jorge, Glenn..." and you can see him taking a big bite of paella.
Raúl Musibay: You better be quick, because it goes by really fast.
We Make a Guest Appearance on "Tyler's Ultimate" on the Food Network
Jorge and Glenn bring the paella out to feed the hungry masses.
This shot of Jorge setting the paella down on the table has been shown about 10,000 times on the Food Network!
Jorge Castillo: We can't say enough about how friendly and professional everyone on the crew was. Tyler Florence, Food Network producer Christianna Reinhardt, and the entire crew are all welcome back to Miami anytime as our guests.
Raúl Musibay: I'd love to take all the guys from England out on a fishing trip in the Keys.
Glenn and Jorge pose with the television crew from London. After the taping, we served them a great meal of paella.
It was 94 degrees and a dewpoint of 79. We we're roasting outside and the hot lights made it even worse.
"Tyler's Ultimate – The Ultimate Paella" premiered Friday May 2, 2004 on the Food Network.
Three Guys Recipe Link:
Paella Cubana
https://icuban.com/food/paella_cubana.html | gren, Tyler Florence, and Raúl Musibay.
Jorge Castillo: In 2002 we spent two days with Tyler Florence of the Food Network in Miami.
Glenn Lindgren: We were one of the first shows to tape in the United States for his show, "Tyler's Ultimate."
Raúl Musibay: Our episode is called the "Ultimate Paella."
Glenn Lindgren: So it's really no surprise that we showed Tyler how to cook a great Cuban paella!
Jorge Castillo: Before they came to Miami, they were in Spain taping someone cooking a Spanish-style paella. The three-person crew was from London.
Raúl Musibay: The Food Network wants the show to look British.
Glenn Lindgren: Then the British television crew flew to South Florida for two long days of taping at Jorge's house and locations around Miami.
Raúl Musibay: It's a lot of work.
Jorge Castillo: It took eight hours just to film us preparing one paella. We had so much starting and stopping so that they could get all of the right camera angles. Then we had to do it all over again, exactly the same way we did it the first time.
Glenn Lindgren: This time so they could get all of their close-ups!
Jorge Castillo: The last scene is filmed at Tyler's apartment in Manhattan, where he makes a paella with a few twists of his own, applying the things he learned on his trip.
Raúl Musibay: Tyler Florence is a very nice guy. He is a gentleman.
Getting everything read for the taping.
Glenn Lindgren: Yes, everyone loved Tyler, especially Jorge's two teenage daughters, Mariel and Allison.
Raúl Musibay: He is a very good looking guy.
Jorge Castillo: We had a great time with the crew, comparing British English and American English. They were very interested in learning more about American culture, and not just the stuff they see on TV.
Glenn Lindgren: Tyler is | 426 |
7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 This was the true Light that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own people did not accept Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name,
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and yet the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name,
7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. 9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. 12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the<|fim_middle|> the right to become children of God-- | light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave | 83 |
<|fim_middle|> 1800s) as an author in the UArts Libraries catalog. | Many libraries around the world are making their materials available via the Web. Here we recommend those we think will be interesting to the UArts community.
The Morgan Library and Museum is a terrific collection of art, music, and literature. Located in New York City, their website offers online exhibitions, music manuscripts, videos, and more.
Exhibitions of the library and museum holdings are diverse – from In the Company of Animals to Jim Dine: The Glyptotek Paintings to Auld Lang Syne: The Story of a Song. Many of the exhibitions have an online version with an essay and additional resources. You can also browse through highlights of the collection including Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, music manuscripts, and paintings and sculpture.
There are videos available on topics such as the famous Dutch manuscript, The Hours of Catherine of Cleves and Princeton professor Cornel West discussing Jane Austen.
The Morgan Library and Museum has an active blog highlighting different items in the collection. New at the Morgan showcases new acquisitions by the Library and Museum. Secrets from the Vault, another theme of the blog, includes posts about interesting items like John Ruskin's Puppet Show and Death or Castration? The Pains of Circus Management.
If you like the collection, check out Pierpont Morgan Library (Pierpont Morgan was an avid collector in the late | 269 |
A vibrant jazz group led by the stellar swedish saxophonist and composer Fredrik Kronkvist with some of todays most interesting musicians.
Orrins Evans – piano
Earlier albums and constellations:
Fredrik has two records out with this constellation. The first New York Elements (2012) and the newest Reflecting Time (2014) both received great international attention.
New York Elements made the list of "Best Albums 2012" selected by DownBeat Magazine.
****4/5 DownBeat Magazine: "…the right amount of kick and swagger to suggest an element of danger as well as surprise and musical cohesion."
JazzTimes: "His pungent alto sails with rhythmic assuredness and fire"
Kronkvist's original music is inspired by the urban, artistic melting pot found in New York and the recording reflects the intensity and diversity of the city that never sleeps.
Jazz with high-level communication, with elements of Afro-Cuban, funk, soul, ballads, Brasilian and Scandinavian with grooves that attract the atoms in the body to swing.
The playfulness in the collective improvisations creates music with action and interaction.
Fredrik Kronkvist is one of Sweden's greatest jazz musicians with twelve albums released as artistic band leader<|fim_middle|> few.
Pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gregory Hutchinson are some of the world's finest jazz musicians. Together they are a unique and sought-after rhythm section that played with many of the greatest legends in the world of jazz such as Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, Charles Lloyd and Freddie Hubbard.
Also constantly in interaction with the most prominent stars of today's jazz scene, such as Joshua Redman, Miguel Zenon, Mark Turner and Kurt Rosenwinkel.
Aaron Goldberg – piano
Reuben Rogers – bass
Gregory Hutchinson – drums
Live from Jazzclub Fasching – Stockholm
Reflecting Time – promovideo
New York Elements – promo video | . Kronkvists saxophone playing and his compositions have received great international attention and he has done concerts at major international jazz festivals, most recently as specially invited to the Oslo Jazz Festival's 25th anniversary. Fredrik has worked in many different international configurations with musicians from the United States, Chile, Spain, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Brazil and Others and with names like Jason Marsalis, Antonio Sanchez and Marcus Strickland to name a | 90 |
Maturing technologies are enabling an enhanced vision of reality,<|fim_middle|> | where information follows the eye.
Forget virtual reality - augmented reality is more likely to change how humans and computers interact. Unlike virtual reality, augmented reality does not create a simulated reality on a computer screen. Instead, it overlays images on spaces or adds information to images.
A report on cutting Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 5 per cent by 2015 has been branded "a network solution looking for a problem". The report, Towards a High-Bandwidth, Low-Carbon Future: Telecommunications-based Opportunities to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, by analyst Climate Risk in conjunction with Telstra, claimed households would save $6.6 billion a year if its recommendations were adopted, and would contribute greatly to meeting Australia's obligations under the Kyoto protocol.
Initiatives range from increased use of renewable energy such as solar panels to high-definition video-conferencing and decentralised business districts. More radical ideas include the use of mobile phone networks to facilitate a personalised transport system where mini-vans and buses avoid fixed routes.
Over the past few years, the humble flash memory - most commonly found in USB memory sticks, digital cameras and mobile phones - has been slowly killing off other forms of data storage. Just as flash memory has been replacing floppy, Zip and compact discs, it is now set to take on the largest storage component in any computer - the hard disk drive.
By combining flash chips on a dedicated circuit board, some laptop manufacturers are now experimenting with solid state drives (SSDs) in their premium models.
Software as a Service: Is this the future?
Software as a service is the delivery of computer programs over the internet. It removes the need to install software on your own computer as all the functionality is accessed through a web browser. The processing and computation occurs at the service providers' data centre, often called "the cloud".
Everyday, millions of people use software as a service through web-based email offerings such as Hotmail. Businesses have also caught the bug with a recent ACA research survey showing that nearly a quarter of Australian businesses already use some form of software as a service. | 421 |
If you are a lover of coffee and local craft beer, we have a suggestion for you! SingleSpeed Brewing Company, with tap rooms in both Waterloo and Cedar Falls, just came in first place for the 2019 Des Moines Register Beer Brackets!
According to the Des Moines Register, 64 local beers from 46 different Iowa breweries were put into the bracket, with voting done by beer-lovers all across Iowa. The two finalists in the bracket were Tip The Cow from SingleSpeed Brewing Company and Peanut Butter Porter from Lake Time Brewery in<|fim_middle|> represented in the bracket, like Lion Bridge, Big Grove, Kalona Brewing Company, Backpocket, The Quarter Barrel, and Millstream. You can check out the full bracket HERE.
Previous winners include West O Beer in Milford, Confluence Brewing Company in Des Moines, and Fenders Brewing in Polk City. | Clear Lake. Tip the Cow ended up winning with 52% of the vote.
"Have you ever reveled in the essence of a chocolate-covered espresso bean? How about in the form of a beer? This full-bodied, creamy, milk stout has been touched by the gentle hand of Sidecar Coffee Roasters, resulting in a rich, but smooth option, boasting notes of roast and cocoa alongside velvety sweetness."
There were a few other Eastern Iowa breweries | 94 |
Bluff Oyster season is coming up and Auckland's Nourish Group has gone all<|fim_middle|>, Euro or The Culpeper. Available every day during March.
Beer & Oysters at The Culpeper:A glass of Emersons and half a dozen oysters for just $25. | out to ensure it's a pearler with its much-anticipated Princes Wharf Oyster Festival.
The Festival, now in its fourth year, runs throughout March and celebrates Bluff, Te Kouma, Te Matuku and other varieties. It includes food and drink deals at Euro, The Culpeper, Coley & Punch and The Crab Shack, as well as special events and happenings, all in honour of the succulent oyster.
The First Haul: All You Can Eat Bluff Oysters: Be among the first in the country to tuck into new-season Bluffies at Euro's all-you-can-eat extravaganza. Oysters will be served natural, kilpatrick and tempura, and followed by a two-course set menu. Guests receive a complimentary glass of champagne. Tuesday 5th March, 12pm-3pm, $195pp.
The Great Bluff Lunch: Enjoy a luxurious long mid-week lunch with friends or colleagues at Euro. You'll be treated to five delicious set-courses and free-flowing champagne. Wednesday 20th March, 12pm-3pm, $250pp.
Oyster and Music Festival. Get your groove on to tunes spun by DJ Phoebe and DJ Alice Rose at The Culpeper while you tuck in to your share of the 200 dozen delicious, FREE oysters on offer. You can also try your hand at shucking in the Oyster Shucking Competition. Saturday 30th March from 12pm.
Seafood Boil Up:Have yourself a boil up, some Bluffies and a boogie at this event at the Crab Shack. Saturday 9th March, 12-3pm.
Oysters & Whiskey Masterclass: Learn all there is to know about oysters at this two-hour oyster and whiskey tasting Masterclass. Tuesday 26 March, 6.30pm. $120pp.
Please note: Bookings are essential for these special events.
Euro calls your Bluff: Diners can enjoy a dozen oysters for $29.95 at Euro. Available 12pm-3pm, throughout March.
Whisky and Oyster Flight:The ultimate pairing of whisky and oysters on the regular, Coley and Punch are offering three oysters, prepared three ways, paired with three whiskies for $60. Or try one of their famous cocktail and oyster matches for $25. Available every day during March.
Rosé of the Day: Grab half a dozen oysters and a glass of rosé for $25 at Euro, Coley & Punch and The Culpeper. Available every day during March.
$2 Oysters at The Culpeper: Every day from 4-7pm throughout March.
Bluff Oysters and Champagne:Enjoy a dozen Bluff oysters with two glasses of Champagne for $80, or make it a bottle for just $140, at Coley and Punch | 623 |
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A<|fim_middle|> own! | couple of weekends ago the weather was beautiful, sunny and Saturday ended up being a perfect fall day so we decided to take the trip to a local pumpkin farm. This isn't something I had done when I was growing up but I knew that once I had kids of my own it was something I wanted to do with them.
We had gone to a pumpkin farm last year when Ems was only a few months old but she ended up sleeping through the whole event. She woke up unintentionally for one photo op and wasn't too impressed with us. This year though, was completely different. I wasn't sure how much she would get out of the whole experience but she surprised us in how much she seemed to enjoy it! As you can see in the pictures, I could barely get her to look at the camera as she was too busy taking it all in. We looked at the corn, met some farm animals, went for a walk through the forest, played in the leaves and obviously checked out the pumpkins. She really enjoyed sorting the smaller pumpkins into different containers and banging on the larger ones! She even picked out a favourite pumpkin which we took home with us and you can see a few photos down. Overall, we had a great day being outside, spending time together and enjoying the fall weather. I can't wait to keep this tradition up every year!
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Gig jig: A close look at advertising's freelance culture
Campaign India reaches out to a few consultants and agency professionals to understand their dynamics
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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought an important realisation to the fore: that most white-collared employees (let's say at least in advertising) simply need a laptop, a high-speed internet connection and a desk to deliver work. While this basic infrastructure may never replace bonding with colleagues in person or brainstorming in a group, it most definitely is helping get the work done effectively.
This, however, is a secret that freelance consultants have discovered a while back. Subscribers of the 'gig economy' – a universe that technically includes labour such as delivery staff, drivers, home service providers, etc., in addition to skilled professionals like designers, writers, IT personnel, and strategists, to name a few – and India's millennials are increasingly believing in taking up short-term contracts that interest them. A January 2020 report by ASSOCHAM predicts that India's gig economy will touch $455 billion by 2023, growing at a rate of 17%. The pandemic, however, has spurred on job uncertainty with the rising unemployment expected to force more skilled professionals into consultant roles.
Closer home, India's adland believes has bought into the concept of freelancers for quite some time Campaign India spoke to a few consultants and agency professionals to take a closer look at the dynamics.
Choice of experts
'Clients' have reached the same consensus: Bringing consultants on board gives agencies a wide array of specialised talent to choose from. Anand Bhadkamkar, CEO – India at dentsu cites "business needs, nature of the project and the availability of specialists" as prime considerations. In a nutshell, freelance talent helps in times agencies' in-house teams are caught up or lack the required domain expertise.
Famous Innovations' founder and chief creative officer, Raj Kamble, says that he seeks more digital professionals to help with clients' business needs. "We generally work with outside experts in performance marketing, analytics, coding and programmers. Each client problem is different and it's best to find the relevant person for the relevant job. Much like how mainline agencies bring different directors on board for different films," he says. It's simple; no one expects basketball players to excel in football. Kamble feels it's exactly like that.
The freelance world
Deepak Gopalakrishan quit his full-time job in early 2019. He was looking at more autonomy in his professional life and time to focus on personal interests. Currently a content and marketing freelancer, Gopalakrishnan has had a busy 2020.
Content strategist and budding UX writer Neha Mathrani believes her workload has significantly increased due to the pandemic. A common complaint from freelancers is the lack of standardised rates for services, which more often than not boils down to negotiation skills. However, Mathrani feels this has changed thanks to Covid. "A lot more people are turning to freelancers and I have found no need to haggle on rates," she admits. Mathrani has also since been offered project fees comparable to her full-time job.
Agency professionals believe that hiring specialised talent for projects can work out to be a bit more expensive as opposed to long-term employees. They are domain experts and tend to charge accordingly. However, they agree that the transactional relationship is hassle-free.
On the other hand, Bhadkamkar feels that working with freelancers could mean less detailed-out processes and controls. And these could give way to larger issues related to accountability measurement. Permanent employees have significant pros one can't ignore, either. "Knowledge retention, development, the maintenance of culture, and continuity prove to be an added advantage with full-time employees," he says.
Funnily enough, when it comes to choosing between working with agencies or directly with brands, Gopalakrishnan and Mathrani are inclined towards the latter. Gopalakrishnan veers towards smaller brands that don't usually have agency budgets, have lesser processes and "overall are easier to work with". Mathrani feels agencies work at a crazy pace and tend to bow to clients' whims, preferring<|fim_middle|> to the table, even if there's a plan to hire an agency or team afterwards," he says.
Kamble closes with advice for talent that is going independent. "Please don't start a one or two-person agency that is just interested in creating ads," he says. Advertising is about building brands, not just churning out ads. Hang in there and try to make a bigger impact in the larger ecosystem with your expertise," he advises.
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A huge issue India's freelance base faces is the lack of concrete policies. For instance, payments can be irregular, the country's tax and labour laws are hardly helpful with no reliable governing body to handle disputes. Freelance life also brings with it the lack of regular pay and assured health benefits. Kamble, who has worked in countries like the USA, says that India's remote working culture has a long way to go before it meets London or New York's standards. This is telling since it could mean that inclusive policy changes could take a while in India.
Gopalakrishnan steers the conversation back to process changes at clients' end as the immediate need of the hour. He believes they need to become more comfortable in speaking to consultants, and for both, brands and agencies. "I think there's merit in getting communications consultants with no vested interest in execution, | 182 |
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South Devon, Sheet 36 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales
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Dartmoor, Devon
This drawing shows the estuary of the River Dart flowing into the English Channel. Numerous slate and limestone quarries surround the busy port at Dartmouth Harbour. Dartmouth Port also served the tin and copper mines on Dartmoor. Tan yards are marked at Totnes and Ashburton. Many cider orchards are noted. An Old Cross is drawn at Saint Petrocks (St Petrox) near the ruins of a castle across the estuary at Kiln Cove. Another castle appears at Totnes. The ancient earthworks at Woodbury Camp and many other early settlements are recorded in this area. While the authorship of this drawing is unknown, the elaborate hill shading and attention to communications routes conform to the military and cartographic standards employed by the West Country survey. The map is made up of three pieces. Its margins are trimmed and the drawing is in good condition.
Oakhampton, Devon
1 : 31680 This dirty and worn plan is made from two pieces of paper conjoined. Place names are difficult to read. High Willhays (High Willhayse) and Yes Tor, two of Dartmoor's highest points, are badly obscured by the dense drawing style used to represent relief. A green wash indicates Dartmoor Forest. The remains of Oakhampton Castle are marked by a crosshatched mound. A red line passes through the drawing on the left edge. Two crosses may mark observation or triangulation points.
A red dashed line running along the path of the River Tamer denotes the border between Devon and Cornwall. The settlement at Launceston appears on the Cornish side of the border. On the bottom right of the manuscript, Budgens calculations of the area survive in red ink as do triangulation lines. The map is drawn on an irregularly cut sheet which is torn and pieced together with detail extending over the joins. Archaeological details such as at Rowdown Barrows are documented even though recording such sites did not become obligatory until 1816. Budgen, Charles
Dartmoor Prison, Devon
Her Majesty's Prison at Dartmoor in Devon was built in 1802 for French captives. It appears at the top left of this drawing, alongside the words 'Prison of War'. The map is not conventionally orientated with north at the top. A turnpike road running from Moretonhampstead to Randlestown, coloured yellow, forms the upper boundary. The mileage from Moretonhampstead is noted along its route. This map follows the military practice of showing stone and brick structures in red or brown, and those built from less permanent materials, such as wood, in black or sepia. Individual stones are drawn in brown ink at the numerous 'tor' (hill) sites in this section of Dartmoor Forest. Hamilton Beacon ('Hameldown Beacon') is a pinprick mark surrounded by a pencil circle on Hamilton Down ('Hamel Down'). This may have been used as an observation or triangulation station. Hewitt, John
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Kingsbridge, Devon
This drawing covers the coastal region around Salcombe, from Bantham and Thurlestone on to Stoke Fleming., It is attributed to Royal Military Surveyor and Draughtsman, Richard Searle, who took part in the West Country Survey from 1803 to 1807., He was one of the most competent surveyors to work on the survey, and taught gentlemen cadets the basics of surveying., Despite this,,he was only rated second-class in the Corps., On this map, the heavy-ink colour washes indicating the steepness of the hills make some of the,inland symbols,difficult to interpret.,,Square gridlines in pencil are prominent at the edges of the map, made to facilitate copying., The manuscript paper carries a watermark from the,James Whatman Turkey Mill., Searle, Richard
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Draughtsmen used the colour red to indicate stone, so the unbroken red line around Huntingdon Warren in the centre of the,map means that it was enclosed by a stone wall., Field boundaries are also shown, with those in red again representing stone walls., Notably, the draughtsman has drawn pecked red lines on this map, most obviously at Yealm River in the central left area., These may have represented stone circles., Place names are truncated where the margins of the manuscript have been trimmed. Dawson, Robert
This plan of the area around the mouth of the River Exe is comprised of two sheets joined together. The meticulous detail of the survey extends to recording sandbanks and details of the river bed. Relief is indicated by interlining ('hachuring') and shading. Stippling and stripes distinguish different land usage. A faint blue line with a quartered circle extending into Holcombe Down, at centre bottom, is probably an observation or measuring line. Annotations in pencil record the scale and date of the survey. At the bottom-right edge, "Part of the Ordn[ance"] is written ink. Stanley, William
A coloured chart of Plymouth Harbour, and of the country up to Tavistock; drawn possibly by Robert Spry
This is a map of Plymouth and environs and is a 16th century copy of an original map dating from 1591 by Robert Spry. Spry is recorded as a painter in municipal records between 1569-70 and 1591-2. The map is drawn in a somewhat archaic pictorial style with topographical details drawn in perspective. Great detail has been observed in the depiction of churches and country houses and three beacons, the means of alerting the surrounding area, are recorded. The anchorages of the Sound are marked by drawings of ships. The map shows the conduit or leat that was constructed by Sir Francis Drake in 1590-1 in order to provide a water-supply for the town from Dartmoor. In connection with his leat, Drake had been granted a lease of the six town mills in 1583. The leat was designed for the watering of ships and to power the mills and played a central role in Drake's hopeful project to make Plymouth a powerful naval station. Although popular local tradition suggested that Drake had employed magic in order to effect the construction of the leat which passed through "mighti rockes which was thought unpossible to carrie water through", it was in fact the work of the Plymouth engineers Robert Lampen and his brother. Figures along the course of the leat, from the River Meavy to Plymouth record miles. A section that is likely to have contained an explanatory table has been removed, resulting in the maps irregular shape. Spry, Robert
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The military impetus of the Ordnance Survey is evident in the draughtsmen's preoccupation in detailing the lie of the land, not just its topographical features. Relief is indicated here by shading and the use of short disconnected lines drawn in the direction of the slopes - a technique called hachuring. Woods are coloured green. Red crosses and dots around the outer edge of the landmass indicate observation stations, which were used to plot distinctive features of the land being surveyed. The main roads are marked at mile intervals. Hewitt, John
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Liskeard, Cornwall
This drawing is mentioned in the Ordnance Survey Letter Book. Folio 91 records that the drawing was returned to the Tower from the Quartermaster General's Office. The circular hole in the top right-hand corner indicates that an 'Ordnance Office Copy' blind stamp has been removed. Relief is a dominant feature of this drawing, recorded by shading and interlining ('hachuring'). Trigonometrical altitudes are also recorded. Coniferous and deciduous trees are distinguished pictorially. Although recording archaeological sites was not obligatory until 1816, many draughtsmen noted these prior to this. Here an 'Ancient Fort' is shown in Trelawn, while an ancient earth bank called Giant's Hedge, possibly the boundary of a petty kingdom, is marked by a yellow line. Dawson, Robert
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The private equity community met today in Banque de Luxembourg for the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA). The external speaker invited for this year was Nicolas Buck, Entrepreneur and Chairman of Fedil who highlighted the role of private equity players in Luxembourg's growth and especially that of local venture capitalists which can find fertile ground in areas such as ICT, Industry 4.0, Eco Tech, Circular Economy or Social Impact.
The event was also the occasion to release the preliminary results of the GP Survey conducted by LPEA. The survey, a project conducted by the Market Intelligence Committee, collected the opinion of 40 general partners and limited partners operating in Luxembourg and provided an update to the previous survey conducted in 2014. The survey reports that Luxembourg remains a very attractive place for the PE business, even<|fim_middle|>1. | though stability and the tax environment attractiveness have decreased. The main risk to the participant's business in Luxembourg is the changing tax environment (BEPS) and the reputation of Luxembourg as a financial centre, although the majority of respondents believe Luxembourg being well positioned to deal with regulatory developments.
Jérôme Wittamer (President) and Paul Junck (Managing Director) presented the association's activities held in 2015 and emphasised the association's annual growth with an increase of membership from 119 to 132. A summary of the activities held and an updated profile of the association are available in the Annual Report 2015 which is available here.
The AGM elected the 31 Board members that will represent the association in the next two years and which constitute a balanced representation of the two constituencies: PE and VC managers (full members) and service providers (associate members).
lpea-office@lpea.lu / +352 28 68 19 – 60 | 210 |
Edward Snowden -- the ex-NSA contractor who started this whole privacy debate -- has joined the ranks of Apple defenders.
On Tuesday, a federal magistrate-judge ruled that Apple must help the FBI break into the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The FBI was unable to figure out the shooter's passcode, which is the only way to get inside his iPhone.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is furious, saying that the U.S. government is trying to undermine the security of its flagship product.
"The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine<|fim_middle|> in every American becoming less secure," he said.
Columbia University computer science professor Steven M. Bellovin said that if Apple doesn't resist the FBI, it'll soon face the same pressure from authoritarian and repressive governments like China.
"This makes it much easier for others -- other police departments, other governments -- to demand the same thing," he said.
Bruce Schneier, one of the world's top cryptographers, warned that criminals could also use this kind of special access to break into people's phones to steal messages, photographs and other personal information. If Apple creates a weaker version of its operating system, others will get their hands on it.
Most tech industry executives -- who normally tout privacy -- remained silent Wednesday. WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum stood out with this message on Facebook: "We must not allow this dangerous precedent to be set."
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, one of the few politicians to rise to Apple's defense, said "no company should be forced to deliberately weaken its products."
Other politicians pushed back on that idea Wednesday. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that the FBI is "not asking Apple to redesign its product or create a new backdoor to one of their products. They're simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device."
Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in too, saying, "we have to open it up." Marco Rubio, who is also vying for the Republican presidential nomination, said Apple should give up its fight and be "a good corporate citizen."
But even those who support the FBI's demands say it's a point of no return. Cyrus Walker teaches at the government-funded Cyber Defense Analysis Center, where he trains federal agents and police how to hack smartphones in criminal cases.
"If Apple demonstrates the ability to get around its own security countermeasures, that bell is rung and can't be un-rung," said Walker. | decades of security advancements that protect our customers," Cook said.
"The FBI is creating a world where citizens rely on Apple to defend their rights, rather than the other way around," Snowden said Wednesday morning on Twitter.
Late Wednesday, Silicon Valley's powerful tech industry trade group came out in support of Apple too.
"We worry about the broader implications ... of requiring technology companies to cooperate with governments to disable security features, or introduce security vulnerabilities," said the Information Technology Industry Council, which represents Dell, Facebook (FB), Google, Hewlett Packard (HPE), IBM (IBM), Microsoft (MSFT), Nokia (NOK) and others.
For years, the FBI has demanded special access into smartphones. Tech companies have refused, instead increasing the security of their customers' data.
Cryptographers, the scholars who build security into technology, have unanimously warned that special access is a dangerous idea. To them, this isn't about security competing with privacy. It's just about security.
Tech companies, like Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL), have security on their devices to keep everyone out: hackers, governments, even the companies themselves.
But if they're forced to open a door for police, criminal hackers and government thugs can get in too.
The San Bernardino shooter, Syed Farook, used an iPhone 5C. The FBI has been trying to guess his passcode to unlock it. If they guess wrong 10 times, Farook's iPhone will permanently erase all the data stored inside.
Apple doesn't hold the keys to his device. But the FBI wants Apple to create a special version of its iOS software that will get loaded onto the phone, circumvent Apple's security features and let agents hack it.
Dan Guido, who runs the cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits, explained in a blog post Wednesday that this hack is possible. He said it would work on any iPhone 5C or older model, putting them "at risk when they're confiscated by law enforcement around the world."
Last year, the world's top cryptographers issued a joint paper saying this is a bad idea. CNNMoney asked them if this particular San Bernardino case changes their mind. All seven who responded said no.
Matthew Green, who teaches cryptography and computer security at Johns Hopkins University, fears it's a slippery slope. If Apple complies with the government this time, it'll be forced to in the future.
"I haven't seen any guiding principle that would prevent this from getting out of hand. It could easily result | 507 |
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In what appears to be a further attempt to censor the internet, Russia is reportedly building its own state-controlled search engine. The report comes from Russian newspaper Vedomosti, which claims that the search engine will be called Sputnik, and is being developed by state-owned telecom Rostelecom. It could potentially become the default search tool for government institutions. The telecom has reportedly invested more than $20 million in the project, and is attempting to lure talent from rival companies with hopes to launch the search engine early next year. However, even if the report is true, the search engine will likely have a tough time cracking the Russian market. Local company Yandex holds more than 60 percent market share in the country, with the likes of Google and other search engines filling out the rest. "With its lack of expertise, the venture is unlikely to meet with success," says VTB analyst Ivan Kim.
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Swansea City v Charlton Athletic | SwansTV Live - How to watch/listen
Swansea City's first game of 2020 against Charlton Athletic tonight will only be available for a limited international audience to watch on SwansTV Live (7.45pm UK time).
Due to selection for live coverage by Sky Sports, the fixture will only be available in 'dark market' countries – and not a full international service.
There will be no pre-match, half-time or post-match show for this fixture.
The list of 'dark market' countries is as follows:
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It is also not available on AppleTV, Chromecast or any other big screen streaming devices, also due to EFL rules.
Download the FAQ document HERE which answers all your questions
If you are experiencing any issues, please contact our streaming partners: swanstvlive@streamamg.com who will assist. The club cannot deal with any request direct, especially on a matchday, unless forwarded by our streaming partners.
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Swansea City will stage their third Fans' Forum of the season at Taibach RFC on Thursday (January 23) from 7pm.
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Three Junior Jacks were given the ultimate treat by head coach Steve Cooper as he opened the doors at Fairwood for an exclusive behind-the-scenes visit. | PE: Albania, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine.
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CARIBBEAN: Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Puerto Rico, St Helena, St Kitts & Nevis, St Vincent & Grenadines, US Virgin Islands.
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South Dakota siblings share horse, win titles
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Taylor and Rickie Engesser of Spearfish have won numerous rodeo crowns over the years, including championships at the high school and college levels. That's only a small part of the relationship the pair shares.
Rickie and Taylor are not only sisters, they're best friends. They help each other in practices and during competitions, support one another, and cheer for each other, the Black Hills Pioneer reported.
"Without her, I probably wouldn't have been where I am today," Rickie said of Taylor. "I wanted to work just as hard as her."
Taylor said of Rickie, "She's like<|fim_middle|> to finish once they reach the finals. And it seems the Engessers have a horse that's ready to go as far the family wants to take him. | my best friend, and I always want to hang out with her. I don't know what I would do without her."
Both started riding on bucking riggings at a young age to get the feel for a horse.
Their father Shorty grew up on a ranch and competed in team roping and other events. Their mother Punky videotapes the performances, records times and figures where the riders are in the average.
Taylor and Rickie rode Rowdy to barrel racing titles on the same weekend. Taylor earned the College National Finals Rodeo title on June 21; Rickie clinched the South Dakota high school state title the next day.
At the CNFR, Taylor ran the short go-round in 13.58 seconds. That helped her finish four go-rounds in a total time of 55.78 seconds for the top spot.
Rickie finished her high school finals short go-round in 17.486 seconds. That was good for nine standings points and allowed her to finish with 84 points and the state title.
Taylor and Rickie shared one other common trait that weekend. Both rode the 19-year-old horse Rowdy.
Shorty recalled the draw for their order of competition worked in the family's favor. Taylor's go-rounds were Thursday and Saturday night, with Rickie running on Friday night and Saturday morning, as well as Sunday. Punky transported Rowdy on two round trips from Gillette to Belle Fourche during that weekend.
"We were pretty blessed to be able to draw the same horse," Shorty said. "It would never have worked out otherwise."
"Rowdy was ready," Punky said. "He ran tougher as time went on and loved the excitement of the CNFR."
Rickie and Taylor couldn't ride Rowdy when he was 5 or 6 years old. The family tried several horses and needed one for barrel racing after they lost a few a couple of years ago.
The Engessers purchased Rowdy 15 years ago and have ridden him in competition for eight years. "He's been there for a long time; we've just never given him the chance," Taylor said.
Taylor and Rickie started Rowdy on barrels. Their younger brother Jace uses Rowdy to tie goats and compete in roping events. "He's a pretty easy horse to get along with, and he wants to work," Taylor said.
That June weekend was the highlight of the season. Taylor traveled to Belle Fourche after her national college championship and saw Rickie win her state high school title.
"It was a really great experience, and I'm really happy that Rowdy did it," Taylor said. She recalled being speechless and said the experience was exciting and unreal.
Rickie felt a bit nervous before her Sunday go-round. "I knew I couldn't mess up and had to follow up on her (Taylor)," she said.
Jace Engesser has owned Rowdy since age 6, when Shorty gave the horse to him. "I really like watching my horses do well," said Jace, who will enter the ninth grade at Spearfish High School this fall.
Training involved riding Rowdy a lot outdoors and using him for different events. Jace said Rowdy is quite laid back for a barrel horse and also praised the versatility.
As for Rowdy's future, Jace said he could retire at age 22 or 23. Jace can see Rowdy winning a national high school title in barrel racing, and possibly entering the professional ranks.
What life lessons have Taylor and Rickie learned from competing in rodeo?
"You have to have a strong head going in and can't let the pressure get to you," Rickie said.
Rickie added that she's now a better competitor who has practiced harder and can better handle pressure.
"Prioritizing is one of the main things I've learned," Taylor said, adding a person also develops a strong work ethic and increased self-confidence through rodeo.
"I know for sure it motivates me to do better," Rickie said of Taylor's success. When Taylor achieves something, Rickie wants to do something just like that.
Taylor was asked about Rickie's success and said, "I think it's amazing. She's done a great job and worked hard at it."
Taylor attends Gillette College and spends three to four hours a day on rodeo-related activities after classes end. She tries to set priorities and get into a routine.
Rickie will be a junior at Spearfish High School, where she also competes in volleyball and basketball. She works her rodeo schedule around basketball, which is another of her favorite activities.
Taylor plans on earning a nursing degree from Gillette College, going hard in rodeo, and seeing what she can accomplish. She said she would like to win the NFR at the pro level.
Rickie is undecided on her future plans but would like to get ready for the NFR, too. She would like to finish her high school career, compete in college, and then go professional.
Rodeo is an amazing sport to Rickie. "You couldn't go living without it if you've already started it," she said.
"It's been a lifelong sport for me that I've always enjoyed," Taylor said. The sport has also helped her become more outgoing, and she appreciates her parents' support.
Rickie said her parents Shorty and Punky prepare horses for practices. Everyone tries to make each other better.
"It's fun to attend rodeos as a family," Taylor said.
Punky faces a bit of anxiety while watching Rickie or Taylor make a run, adding she wants things to be clean. Shorty stays calm while this happens, according to Punky.
"They work hard," Punky said of the children. "All three kids support one another, and they love it. Wonderful relationships form."
Punky said Rickie and Taylor want to compete together for one more year.
"You learn to be a good winner and a good loser," Shorty said of rodeo. He added riders become better competitors and learn how | 1,246 |
Nick in the AM: Pekin bar customers' sizeable tip receives national attention
Nick Vlahos Journal Star @vlahosnick
Good morning, troops. It's Monday, Oct. 28.
And what better day of the week for an uplifting story?
A couple of generous customers at a Pekin adult-beverage emporium received national notice last week for the size of a tip they left their favorite bartender.
The $200 tip on a $23 tab was left Oct. 22 at Twisted Spoke Saloon, 251 Derby St.
The following day on the bar's Facebook page, Twisted Spoke representative Dan Steinbach posted a photograph of the receipt.
"Nice way to start the day is seeing something like this," Stein<|fim_middle|> note along with a generous tip."
The post caught the attention of Elise Sole, a reporter from the Yahoo! website. She contacted the bar and eventually got in touch with the lucky bartender, 24-year-old Ashley Bedwell.
"I literally almost cried," Bedwell told Sole about her reaction to the gratuity.
A married couple left the tip. The two had been regular Twisted Spoke patrons at least since Bedwell began work there earlier this year, according to the story.
Typically, the two sit at the bar and chat with Bedwell. On this visit, they asked her if she had purchased a new automobile, because her previous one had been destroyed in an accident two years ago.
Bedwell, who had been walking to work in the interim, apparently replied in the affirmative. But she didn't quite have the money yet for license plates and vehicle registration.
A few hours later, the couple left — and left behind the extra $200. At the bottom of the receipt, one of them wrote: "Thank you, best bartender in Pekin."
"They have always been so nice," Bedwell told Sole.
For all the sturm und drang we see in the national media today about how allegedly awful life can be — in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere — this story reminds us the bad things tend to be anomalies.
The vast majority of folks are trying to do their jobs the best they can every day, Nick in the Morning believes. And by and large, people are good and want to do the right things.
Perhaps not all of them can be as generous as the anonymous Pekin couple. But they can contribute in their own ways, as best they can.
All of a sudden, Monday doesn't seem quite as dreary. Not even after that disaster of a Chicago Bears football game Sunday. And not even after the disaster of a song heard on the way to work. | bach wrote. "Come in to do the paperwork from yesterday and see this. Always nice to see someone leave a nice | 24 |
Finalists of air pollution sensor challenge announced
November 15 November 15
Thursday, November 15, 2012<|fim_middle|> audio based spirometry, health assessment games, and biomarkers via an infrastructure that promotes sharing of health information.
In addition, Rajiv Totlani of Frisco, Texas, and Peter Sotory of Raleigh, N.C., were selected as honorable mentions.
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Bacterial protein in house dust spurs asthma according to NIH study | , 12:00 a.m. EDT
Contact: Ed Kang, NIEHS
Dale Kemery, EPA News Media Contact
Four finalists have been selected in the My Air, My Health Challenge, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its challenge partners. Each finalist will receive $15,000, and will transform their designs to measure air pollutants and related physiological measurements into working systems. One overall winner will receive a cash award of $100,000 to be announced in June 2013.
The competition was created to spur the development of personal devices used to gather and integrate health and air quality data that is usable and meaningful to long-term health outcomes. In addition to NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), sponsorship for the challenge comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Since the announcement of the challenge in June, individuals and teams have submitted designs for wearable sensors that take into account the possible links between airborne pollutants and health measurements, such as heart rate and breathing. This first phase of the challenge attracted more than 500 participants and dozens of solution submissions.
"Now comes the exciting part, where ideas are turned into working prototypes," said David Balshaw, Ph.D., NIEHS program administrator. "The hope for these kinds of devices is that researchers, communities, and physicians can ultimately better understand the connection between environmental exposures and health."
The My Air, My Health Challenge finalists are:
Guy Shechter, Ph.D.
Mark Aloia, Ph.D.
Johan Marra, Ph.D.
Arpana Sali
Ronald Wolf, Ph.D.
from Philips Healthcare Andover, Mass. Linking exposure to ultrafine particulates with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through measurement of vital signs and respiratory function.
Michael Heimbinder, HabitatMap
Michael Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University
Carlos Restrepo, Ph.D., New York University
George Thurston, Sc.D., New York University Brooklyn, N.Y. Using an integrated system to link exposure to carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter with heart rate variability and blood oxygen levels.
Gabrielle Savage Dockterman, Angel Devil Productions
Dot Kelly, Shearwater Design
David Kuller, AUX Carlisle, Mass. Integrating sensors for multiple airborne pollutants with sensors for heart rate, breathing rate, and physical activity into fitness clothing for athletes.
Aaron Hechmer El Cerrito, Calif. Integrating modular air quality sensors, | 534 |
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I have a Ultra Rare Disease called Atypical Hemolyic Uremic Syndrome (a-HUS).
Part of my side effects to this disease is painful back and legs among many. I wake up and take a Oxycodene pill and watch t.v. until around 10:0<|fim_middle|> play a free online casino game or two, then Pogo Games. By around 8:30 - 9:00, it's housework time based on my schedule which is barely an hour a day and then whatever the rest of the day. | 0am. Then I get dressed and then I'm up and down the rest of the day.
Before I get up, I try to remember to thank the Lord for the day. Then I'm up at 7, instead of 5 when I was working. Clean the cat box, rinse out the cat dishes, make my bed, then back to the kitchen to feed the cats. Then coffee goes on, open front door and luxuriate in the warm sun shining in, before the cats crowd me away from the door. Coffee is ready, so I read a little religious reminder for the day, check to see whats going on in the news, and eat breakfast. After cleaning up the kitchen dash for a shower if it's fun with my grandson day, but if not, time for exercises and a walk.
I love the start of the day!
A strong dark roast coffee, and Morning Joe on MSNBC.
I start my day like a sloth!
Our here on our farm we have to get up and get "roaring" in order to feed the dogs, chickens, and goats. Then it's time for us to go for our "run", or walk and pick up recyclables off the side of the road. I've always been a morning person, and even now when I'm retired and soon to celebrate my 80th birthday, I like to get up with the sun (until the time changes again), and go to sleep when it's dark. Between times it's go-go-go! I sleep well and wake up refreshed. By the way, although I've seen (too) many skunks, coyotes, rattlers, and other things on my farm, I've never seen a sloth. I'll keep my eyes open for one!
Yes. It looks EXACTLY like that!
I'm not exactly sure. I'm up early (usually in the vicinity of 5:00A - have always been an early riser). I dress, turn on the computer and while it's booting make a cup of coffee. Then its on to check my email, | 429 |
Sunday School In A Tin! - Book 2Eleanor King More Great Stories, Games & Creative Craft ideas
Activities for all age groups
Sunday School In A Tin! - Spring TermEleanor King Great Stories, Games & Creative ideas
How To Be A Great School GovernorJohn Cox Ideal for:
School Heads
Anyone considering becoming a school governor
Mercifully Short - Nativity Plays, Puppet Sketches & ReadingsJames Cary People looking for funny, short sketches for Christmas
A simple humorous delivery of the Christmas story
James Cary is a television and radio writer. He is the creator and writer of BBC Radio 4's award-winning comedy Think the Unthinkable and lead writer on the sketch show Concrete Crow. James co-created and co-wrote the BBC Three series Bluestone 42. He has also written for My Hero, My Family, and<|fim_middle|> Twin themes of sharing and caring combine in this lively and touching humorous Christmas musical for Key Stage 2. The large cast includes plenty of solo speaking parts and unlimited non-speaking roles. There is an opportunity for solo and small-group singing.
Includes Book + Track Download
A Very Magical Christmas Story + Backing Track CDAlison Carver
It's Christmas Eve, the adults are talking among themselves and the children are bored…until Mum presents a Christmas box from the attic. In it there are snap cards, a jigsaw of a snowy festive scene and most extraordinary of all, a storybook with magical properties.
At the turn of a page,the children are transported back in time to discover the true meaning of Christmas; finding themselves under a table in Mary's kitchen in Nazareth. Then it's on to Bethlehem before all gather together at the scene of the Nativity… But that's not the end, it's only the start of the greatest story ever told.
Includes Book + Backing Track CD
Christmas Refugees + Backing Track CDShelley Corkill An innovative Christmas musical for primary school children about a little Syrian refugee family making their way across a vast sea to safety. In the dark night they follow a shining star, and it keeps their hope alive. On the journey the father tells his son a story from a neighbouring village in Syria about another boy, born under a star a long, long time ago.
Christmas Refugees is packed full of catchy songs, jangling Syrian music for the camels and kings, a fun song about the poor old lost sheep which the shepherds left behind, an uplifting song from the angel chorus, and a hopeful, jubilant ending.
With parts for soloists, a whole school chorus, choir, recorders and percussion, all your school can be involved in the performance.
A Very Magical Christmas Story + Track DownloadAlison Carver
The Late Wise Man + Backing Track CDDenis O'Gorman & Barry Hart
Christmas Refugees + Track DownloadShelley Corkill An innovative Christmas musical for primary school children about a little Syrian refugee family making their way across a vast sea to safety. In the dark night they follow a shining star, and it keeps their hope alive. On the journey the father tells his son a story from a neighbouring village in Syria about another boy, born under a star a long, long time ago.
Presentation Labels X50 Pack Designed especially for prize-giving and presentations
Simply stick in a Bible or book for prize-giving
Lift Off! - Leadership Skills For 7-12 Year OldsPaul Canon Harris and Heather Torrens A brief guide to help young people who are given leadership roles.
Ideal for children of junior school age.
This informative, interactive and accessible guide is packed with advice, scenarios and practical toolkits on communication, running meetings and conflict resolution.
An essential training resource for schools and organisations, and an ideal gift for proud parents and grandparents to buy.
Downloadable teachers guide available. (See Resources)
Noah's Ark Note Pad | Miranda. In 2013 he published his first book.
The Late Wise Man + Track DownloadDenis O'Gorman & Barry Hart
Poor old Artaban! He is the fourth Wise Man and is late for everything. Many times, Artaban's journey is delayed as he stops to help the poor, hungry and oppressed. | 69 |
A self-confessed philanthropic events junkie living the motto 'People before Profit', Tamara established Known Associates Events in 2007. Her network stretches far and wide – once you meet her, you will be in her fold for years to come. Tamara's professional background began in Hotel Management where strong and meaningful contacts, outstanding customer service and attention to detail were of the utmost importance. A highly-skilled events professional, Tamara has project managed multiple high profile events including 1000-seat black tie balls for royalty, intimate cocktail soirees, countless marketing campaigns; always contributing a community focus and considering social responsibility. With a Communications degree and over 20 years of experience, you're in good hands.
Can you share the story of why you started your business?
I was working at the Dockers AFL Club as an Events Manager and although I loved my job I was tired of being trapped by a corporate branding code, not to mention styling everything in deep, deep purple!
I started Known Associates on the side so I could throw lavish events my way but with an altruistic purpose. I had a hunger for giving back and not just running an event for the sake of enjoyment; there had to be a long-lasting benefit for others. Known Associates was a way to unleash my creative flair, love of people, and passion for togetherness, simultaneously connecting people and serving our community in areas of need. Once this business concept was<|fim_middle|> launching their business?
Seek the knowledge of those before you. You and your ideas may be unique, but there are some definite rules to running a business and you should be aware of them, even if you don't want to follow them! Have a coffee with a trusted entrepreneur who can share their experience and help you with the curly questions for free. If that's not enough, definitely consider a business coach.
I went into business with passion and vigour and almost no clue of what I was doing in a commercial sense. Due to hard work resulting in fast success, my business was marked for a hostile takeover very early on and I learned some hard lessons about protecting my intellectual property and myself. I honestly thought most people were trustworthy and in it for the greater good, like I was. Unfortunately greed rules many people's actions so you must be prepared, savvy, educated and commercially aware. You have to be primed to fight for what's yours, if and when the time comes. You built it, you deserve it, ensure you protect it.
Anything exciting in store you'd like to share?
A self-confessed philanthropic events junkie living the motto 'People before Profit', Tamara established Known Associates Events in 2007. Her network stretches far and wide - once you meet her, you will be in her fold for years to come. Tamara's professional background began in Hotel Management where strong and meaningful contacts, outstanding customer service and attention to detail were of the utmost importance. A highly-skilled events professional, Tamara has project managed multiple high profile events including 1000-seat black tie balls for royalty, intimate cocktail soirees, countless marketing campaigns; always contributing a community focus and considering social responsibility. With a Communications degree and over 20 years of experience, you're in good hands. | on paper, and with the encouragement of family and friends, Known Associates was born!
With a commitment to creating my own exclusive themed events for a niche market I donated the majority of profits from each event to various Australian charities. After some extremely successful maiden events, eventually I left the Dockers on maternity leave and never returned. Known Associates Events was growing organically and I began to nurture a young family and a business together.
Ten years on and Known Associates is cemented as a boutique Event Management Consultancy with a focus on bespoke events and bettering our community. We love what we do. We do it to change lives.
Tell us more about the services you offer?
The business has grown from producing our own events to specialising in consulting to a variety of not-for-profit organisations and corporates, creating and managing bespoke events and marketing activations, including high-end corporate occasion events, fundraising and awareness-raising events. We integrate Public Relations strategies, Brand Activation and Social Media Campaigns to complement and coincide with high profile events.
Due to our commitment to points of difference and 'wow factor' we are constantly engaged to produce launches, campaign activations and events with difference, always collaborating with the most appropriate teams.
The second arm of the business's community focus is an Intern Academy, assisting young people in getting started in the events industry in Perth, particularly students in their final year of university or other tertiary studies. I do this by facilitating real, hands-on experience and exposing our interns to networks with the aim of creating lasting relationships through introductions to event professionals in Western Australia. They are given management duties, creative license and are considered an integral part of the team. Many of my past interns are still part of my life as friends today. I'm extremely proud of them and honoured to have been part of their journey.
My favourite would be the creative process – dreaming up new and exciting ideas and then figuring out how we can actually make them happen. I love producing an event end to end. Creating intriguing and unusual invitations is a bit of a specialty of mine. Once, for a media launch, we designed and delivered over 100 bunches of fresh flowers in ornate vintage teacups, complete with a tea bag in 'positivitea' flavor. It was a lot of work and came to fruition by collaborating with some incredible people but we got there and the result was overwhelmingly positive!
Mentoring would be my second favourite part of my role. I love to see the young team learn, grow, shine and take credit for their individual achievements. I've always been maternal so I guess it's a way of feeding that part of my soul. I'm a firm devotee to believing in, and exalting others.
What's your #1 tip for those just | 561 |
Synopsis: A sister and brother are moving far away and leaving behind their dog,<|fim_middle|> work out. The illustrations are colorful and show a lot of love and emotion. Visit the Wee Serve Too! website.
And, I want to give a shout-out for the other three Wee Serve Too! books I've reviewed: A Child's Deployment Book, A Child's Reunion Book, and The Homecoming Box. These are quality books that have helped many military children through tough times. I have donated all the of my books to my local library. They were thrilled to receive them and ordered another set for the other branch.
Resources: The authors have a free discussion guide that can be downloaded free from their website. Just click on Little Daisy's Worst/Best Day to get access to the guide. This book is a great tool for discussing a move with any child.
This book has been provided to me free of charge by the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review of the work. | Daisy, who they've had since she was a puppy. One day an older couple comes to take Daisy home with them to their big farm. It is Daisy's WORST DAY ever. She won't eat, play, and ignores her new family. Then one day the new owner feeds her a bowl of spaghetti. And the farmer takes Daisy for a ride through the fields in the back of his truck. Daisy discovers a whole new world of digging, exploring and chasing rodents. At the same time the children learn similar lessons and make new friends. And they keep in touch with their grandparents by writing letters until they are reunited during vacation.
Why I like this book: This charming book is part of the "We Serve Too!" series written in verse for military children by two loving grandmothers, Kathleen Edick and Paula Johnson. The characters remain the same in all four books. Relocation and moving is a theme shared by both military and civilian children. And this is a true story about the author's real-life "Daisy Dog," who comes to live on their farm when a family moves. The authors are very clever to use Daisy to help children express their feelings about moving. This beautiful story will help ease the fear and anxiety of moving. It offers hope that things will | 258 |
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Maui is a fantastic location to take a stroll alongside the beach or along the cliff tops, searching out over the huge blue ocean. At sunset that ocean turns to fire, and you can see rivers of real fire flowing down the slopes of the island's volcanoes.
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"Five Minutes More" is a 1946 American pop song written by Sammy Cahn (lyrics) and Jule Styne (music). It is sometimes referred to as "Give Me Five Minutes More". It was featured in the movie Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, sung by Phil Brito, and was a number one hit record in 1946 for Frank Sinatra.
The song was written by Cahn and Styne for Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Sinatra's recording for Columbia Records was reviewed by Billboard in July 1946. They said: "Sinatra sings it light<|fim_middle|>all in 1946) Robin Luke in 1959, Herb Alpert 1966, R. Stevie Moore 1992, and The Outlaws 2011.
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Songs with music by Jule Styne | and airy to good effect for a ditty that is inherently tuneful and catching." Other recordings were made at that time by Bob Crosby, Tex Beneke, Harry Cool, Phil Brito, and The Three Suns. Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded the song on May 27, 1946, RCA Victor 20–1922, with "Texas Tex" on the B-side. According to Joel Whitburn, Sinatra's recording reached no.1 on the US pop chart on 14 September 1946, remaining there for four weeks. The song ended up at number four on the year-end charts for 1946.
In England, the song was popularised by the Ross Sisters, an American trio who performed it in the show Piccadilly Hayride in London between late 1946 and 1948. A recording was also made by The Skyrockets Orchestra, conductor Paul Fenoulhet with vocal by Doreen Lundy, recorded in London on November 14, 1946, and released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number BD 5955. Sinatra re-recorded the song in 1961 for the album Come Swing With Me, and the track was released as a single the following year.
On 9 May 2015 the band Blue performed the song at VE Day 70: A Party to Remember at Horse Guards Parade in London.
Others who recorded the song were Bing Crosby, Dick Haymes, Homer & Jethro, ( | 338 |
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