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Give away books your students don't read anymore. Check out my post Seven Classroom Items to Get Rid of Today for some ideas on what to consider when purging your library. Remember, you want your library to have books that are high quality and that your students will want to read. Having a smaller library actually makes it easier for students to find the books they want!
Start sorting books into categories and see what you have. Make piles of books that "go together." If they are in the same series, by the same author, or on the same topic, put them together. This will give you a better idea of what additional books you may need or want, as well as what other books you need to get rid of if you<|fim_middle|> the classroom? What are your tips for organizing and managing it? | have too many of the same. This is a good time to start thinking about what kinds of read alouds you might want to do, ways to include literature in other subjects, and what books you have to teach specific reading and writing concepts.
Figure out what storage will work for your library. Consider the amount of space you have in your classroom to put shelving, how long and deep your shelves are, what is easy to access, what fits the books you have the best, how many books you have, and what will look best in your room. Obviously picture books will generally need larger containers than chapter books. Don't spend a bunch on storage, because you can always add it later! Family, friends, and fellow teachers may be willing to donate containers to your classroom if you let them know you're looking. The dollar store is also a great place to look for storage. I use the small Sterilite bins that come in a variety of colors to hold my chapter books, and the large ones to store my picture books.
Categorize your books in a way that will make sense to your students. Think about what your students might be thinking when they look for books. Will they be wanting a specific subject? Do they know the series they are looking for? How will they find other books they like once they finish a series? Some teachers level their entire library. However, organizing your books by level takes a lot of time, is difficult to maintain long term, and doesn't facilitate natural transitions between books. It is important for students to build skills finding books they like that are at their level, as books won't always be leveled for them. Instead I categorize my books very generally by genre, then by topic, series, or author. For example, I have all my Flat Stanley, Junie B. Jones, Fly Guy, Series of Unfortunate Events, Judy Moody, Magic Tree House, and Who Would Win books in separate bins. I have additional bins for books about horses, dogs, general animals, fairies and princesses, dragons, magic, and mysteries. I also separate realistic fiction, poetry and joke books, and nonfiction chapter books in their own bins. My picture books are separated only by fiction and nonfiction.
Sort your books, label your storage, and finish off your library. Sort your books into the categories you've decided on, putting tentative labels such as sticky notes on them. Once your library is sorted, take a picture of your sticky notes or write down what categories you have. Use this information to create labels for your sections or containers, making sure they are easy for students to read. Pictures as part of the labels for younger grades are a great way to help them be independent. Add any posters, seating, etc. to make your library an inviting place, and it is ready to go!
BONUS TIP: Don't forget your library management! Decide how you want to have students take and replace books, and what the expectations are for your library. Some teachers have a checkout system in place. I allow my students to grab books as they finish others, keeping about 3 books at a time in a bag in their desk. When they put books back, they are expected to put them back in the proper place. This system works well for me, and isn't difficult to manage. Students practice self-sufficiency and responsibility, and I don't have to spend hours putting books back in their proper place! I also do not allow students to take books home for the most part, making it much easier to track books.
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De Anza President Holmes commits to an on-campus Spring '224 min read
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Emmy award-winning filmmaker Michele Josue previews her new documentary about Filipino nurses with De Anza
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Foothill-De Anza District forced to move away from at-large elections, with new districts coming in 2022 | faculty, students attend
Kevin Nguyen
De Anza College resident Lloyd Holmes addressing attendees of the Foothill-De Anza District-wide COVID town hall event on Dec. 3.
Kevin Nguyen, Features Editor
Cupertino – For the first time since sending students and faculty off-campus in March 2020, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District hosted an in-person "Emerging from the Pandemic" town hall event to outline how the schools hope to grapple with the evolving situation in the upcoming year.
Backed by a high vaccination rate and surveys that suggest that students want more in-person options, De Anza President Lloyd Holmes insisted that it is time for the school community to respond in-kind.
"We are not an online institution. We haven't been one and that is not my desire whatsoever," Holmes said. "None of us know what the 'new normal' is, but what we've talked about is us getting back to 85% of where we were in the Spring of 2019."
De Anza President Lloyd Holmes reiterated to faculty that the school is targeting for up to 67% of its Spring 2022 course offerings to be taught in-person. (Kevin Nguyen)
Based on enrollment numbers by modality, that would mean that the Holmes administration is expecting up to 67% of classes taught at De Anza to be in-person by the Spring Quarter of 2022.
Despite the optimism from school leadership, pressing questions about on-campus infrastructure to tackle the pandemic remain. Several faculty members that attended spoke out about the absence of on-premise rapid testing and pressed for clarity on how the school is addressing air filtration inside closed spaces.
Further casting doubt on if the school is equipped to welcome as many students back was whether or not it was effectively using its own technology to track and prevent exposure to begin with.
Chief technology officer for the district, Joseph Moreau, announced suddenly in the middle of the Q&A portion of the event that De Anza was going to suspend its use of Optimum HQ.
"In terms of the technology that both colleges have been using for checking-in and health status reporting, I think we're finding that those are becoming less useful over time," Moreau said. "The reports were becoming quite redundant and in the very few incidents of exposures that we've had, we actually found some more effective ways of doing contact tracing."
Foothill-De Anza chancellor Judy Miner seen here moderating a panel of student speakers. She asked them to reflect on how the pandemic affected their learning and what they are looking for from their schools in the upcoming year. (Kevin Nguyen)
The town hall featured two separate student and faculty/staff panels that were both moderated by district chancellor Judy Miner, who asked participants to reflect on their experiences of the pandemic and what they looked forward to in the future.
When pressed on what school leaders could have done better, Miner reiterated that everyone was trying to make do with what information was available at the time.
"When I look back, I would have had more town halls of this nature earlier," Miner said. "It felt like we were constantly making decisions so quickly in reaction to what the State and the County was doing, but when you look at the science, we have to wait to see what happens."
The same can be said about the new emerging Omicron variant, which scientists are still weeks away from answering key questions about transmissibility, severity and impact on the existing vaccines.
Catherine Le, 19, a biology major and DASG chair of programs and events, was one of the featured speakers on the student panel. She said that the school should consider how the pandemic might have opened some doors for some.
"I hope school is more in-person, but at the same time I hope that there will still be a good amount of classes online," Le said. "With online offerings, there is more flexibility in scheduling and that gives students more opportunities to take classes because you have to think of the people that have to work or are sometimes the breadwinner of their family. It's unfair to make them choose."
For some teachers, the slow return to an in-person work environment has been welcome. Chesa Caparas, an English professor and faculty coordinator for the Women, Gender and Sexuality Center, said that she's seen a drastic improvement in her work-life balance since coming back to the classroom.
"I just realized that I actually need that hour-plus drive to decompress for my kids and leave my work at work," Caparas said. "I think I have the best balance now when I can go home and actually be with my family instead of always staring at a screen."
De Anza College's return to campus web page detailing requirements and announcements can be found here.
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Kevin Vu Nguyen is a returning student journalist and editor at La Voz. He is a proud alum of both De Anza and Foothill College and originally graduated...
In the wake of Black Lives Matter, some students call for defunding Campus Police while administration has other plans
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Sabor Del Northside is a free cultural festival in celebration of Houston's Near Northside community. Castillo Park sits between Marshall Middle School and Carnegie Library, directly across from Northside High School. There will be live music and dance performances, live paintings by local artists, children's activities, an arts market, resource vendors, local food vendors, and a salsa tasting contest. Admission The event is free. Click here for updates or more information.
Discover what happens when East meets West as Dance of Asian America joins some of Houston's most elite dance companies in a performance that fuses various types of traditional and contemporary Asian dance. Admission Free to attend. Click here for more information.
Marvel at the Houston Ballet's world-class dancers during Mixed Repertory, a multi-part show that includes the premiere of their latest production, Come In, as well as sample pieces from recent performances. Arrive early to take part in pre-performance activities, such as arts and crafts, a petting zoo and more. Admission Tickets start at $20, but you may find cheaper or better seats on TicketNetwork's resale site.
All ages are welcome to celebrate Hellenic at this annual festival, which offers a taste of the finest in Greek foods, pastries, church tours, shopping, music and dancing, traditional Greek<|fim_middle|> more. Admission Tickets are $3 per person. | costume, shopping, and children's activities. Nosh on spanakopita, souvlaki, pastichio, dolmades, Greek salad, gyros, baklava, loukoumades, Greek wine and | 48 |
Roadside Crosses: A Kathryn Dance Novel by Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, 2009 (2009)
Hardcover, CD, e-Book
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
In the Monterey Peninsula, people begin to find rough roadside crosses and flowers - the kind usually left after an accident claims one or more victims - but they're oddly dated a day ahead. It seems that a serial killer is marking his sites<|fim_middle|> general's office in Sacramento) seems politically motivated in vigorously pursuing the case, and Kathryn is not as confident of her mother's innocence as she'd like to be. Also hovering over - and muddying - her investigation is Hamilton Royce, ombudsman from the Sacramento attorney general's office. What is he after?
In addition to the puzzle (whodunit and whydunit) itself, I enjoyed Roadside Crosses for its portrayal of Kathryn's work as a kinesic analyst and for its fascinating exploration of the power of blogs for good and harm, of the assumed authenticity of the unreliable and ego-driven blogosphere, and of the increasing blurring of the boundary between the virtual and real worlds. Roadside Crosses is another intelligent thriller from Jeffery Deaver, not to be missed! | ahead of time. The first victim survives being left in the trunk of a car on the beach at high tide, but others are not so lucky.
California Bureau of Investigation Kathryn Dance is a kinesic analyst (also a songcatcher), who interrogates subjects, studying their body language, as well as verbal and written communication, to determine whether or not they're lying. She investigates, initially helped by Deputy Michael O'Neil. Colleagues and good friends, they try hard to ignore their mutual attraction, since Michael is married to Anne, a professional photographer.
The killing trail quickly leads to teenager Travis Brigham, who has been viciously attacked by his peers online (after a car accident in which two teen girls died) on the Chilton Report blog (which purports to represent 'The Moral Voice of America'). But Travis - a skilled player of MMORPGs, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games - disappears before Kathryn is ready to make an arrest. Aiding her with the Internet aspects of the investigation is handsome Professor Jon Boling. He explains different categories of cyberbullying to her, and suggests that Travis might be 'losing the distinction between the synthetic world and the real world.' Unfortunately Jon also tries to play cop.
In parallel with these events, Kathryn's mother Edie is arrested, charged with the mercy killing at Monterey Bay Hospital of the young deputy, Juan Millar, who suffered horrific burns in The Sleeping Doll. Special prosecutor Robert Harper (from the attorney | 302 |
Few things have haunted me as much as the fear of having my identity stolen. What a nightmare it would be, my credit in shambles and the prospect of spending countless hours to restore my good name. To quell the anxiety, I've paid for various credit-monitoring services over the years.
However, as with most things in life, the anxiety turned out to be worse than the reality. Because I caught the fraud so quickly - within hours of the PayPal account being opened - I was able to minimize the damage. No charges were made to the fake account, and no other accounts were opened with my information.
It all started with Equifax credit monitoring (cost: about $12 per month through my bank), which alerted me to the bogus credit inquiry from PayPal. As I hadn't applied for any lines of credit, I knew I needed to take action.
I then contacted Equifax to place a 90-day initial fraud alert on my record. This alert is free on request, and once you've placed it with one credit bureau, the alert is automatically placed with the other two credit agencies. For at least 90 days, my credit was safe.
As I awaited PayPal's internal investigation, I also took the time to create an account with the FTC so that I would have a record of the incident. Documentation is necessary if you want to take advantage of a free credit freeze for fraud victims (more on this in a moment). I give big props to the FTC for a helpful website and charming phone service agents. I also submitted a police report online for further documentation.
To prevent future credit breaches, I next had to choose between establishing an extended fraud alert or freezing my credit completely. With an extended fraud alert, which lasts seven years, creditors can still access your report as long as they first take steps to verify your identity. A credit freeze means your credit report can't be accessed unless you specifically grant permission.
"The credit freeze is the Fort Knox of credit protection," says Ulzheimer. Although you need to unfreeze your account each time you apply to open a new account--say, with a home utility or cell-phone provider--or anytime you apply for credit, "the ability to decide when someone can access your credit report is a really empowering thing for a consumer." And you don't have to have your identity stolen to do it. Just be aware of your state's laws regarding credit-freeze costs and requirements.
Sure, the credit freeze will ultimately require more judiciousness on my part whenever I apply<|fim_middle|> identity theft to be one of them.
This article was written by Rebecca Dolan, Kiplinger.com and Online Community Editor from Kiplinger and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. | for credit in the future. (Note to self: Do not forget your PIN numbers.) But it's completely worth it for the peace of mind. There are plenty of things to be anxious about. I don't want | 44 |
The Kingston SE Sundial is located on a small island in Maria Creek adjacent to the Apex Park. Correctly known as an Analemmatic Sundial the work consists of a central analemma and a number of hour pieces in a half circle formation.
The Sundial was designed by Dr Margaret Folkard and Mr John Ward of Sundials Australia in Adelaide. Well known fine art Sculptor Mr Silvio Apponyi produced the pieces which make up the Sundial and the numerous animal, fish and wave works which are featured on and around the Sundial pieces.
pattern around the analemma. A person standing on the analemma will cast a shadow which will pass through the hours markers. This type of Sundial records time with respect to the azimuth of the sun. The azimuth is the angular distance on the horizon plane between the truce north-south line and the foot of the perpendicular from the sun to the horizon.
During the day the sun appears to move across the sky, causing changes in both the length and position of the shadow cast by any soild object. The height of the sun above the horizon also varies with<|fim_middle|>.
displayed graphically on a conventional horizontal Sundial which is located to the right of the analemma.
generally. A Sleepy Lizard is located at the front of the District Hall in Agnes Street.
Known locally as "granite" the material used is found at various outcrops which straddle the Princes Highway about 18km north of Kingston and on the beach about 2km north-west of this location.
feldspar minerals make the rock extremely durable.
Geologically the "granite is referred to as granodiorite or adamellite. | the seasons which causes further changes in the position of the shadow.
sunset into units of time is known as a sundial.
We are all familiar with the convential horizontal sundials which have beautified gardens for many centuries, and are perhaps also aware of sundial which can be attached to the walls of buildings. These vertical sundials can be placed on walls facing in a variety of directions, and are especially popular in Europe where some towns and villages have become famous because of their wall sundials.
There are many different sundial types and, if designed and used correctly, all types will tell the time quite accurately. The hour markings on almost all accurate sundials depends on the latitude where they are placed, but not all types are suitable for use everywhere in the world (for example, horizontal sundials used near the Equator, or vertical sundials used near the Poles, are not always accurate).
Another example of a Sundial similar to this is located at Mount Annan Botanic Garden (The native plant garden of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney).
readily tell the time accurately to a minute or two for the next few centuries. However, before the Sundial will show the same time as that indicated on your watch, it is necessary to consider two corrections to the shadow reading.
furthest away from the sun and speeds up when we are nearest it. This correction is called the equation of time.
The second correction occurs because of the difference in time between the Sundial's location and the local time zone longitude, in this case Central Standard Time (CST). A further adjustment is required during the months of Central Summer Time (Daylight Saving).
corrections are built into the central analemma. Correct use of this Sundial will ensure accuracy with your watch | 358 |
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Zika virus disease (Zika) is caused by an emerging mosquito-borne virus that has no specific medical treatment or vaccine. The virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito in the Aedes genus, the same mosquito responsible for transmitting yellow fever, dengue fever and chikungunya viruses. The<|fim_middle|> but Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects including microcephaly. In addition, infection may also be linked to neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré syndrome. Zika virus was first isolated in 1947 from a rhesus monkey in Uganda's Zika forest, but the first human cases of Zika were not detected until 1952. In 2007, a large epidemic of Zika virus was reported in Yap Island and Guam, Micronesia and in 2013 and 2014 multiple epidemics were reported in several Pacific Islands. By May 2015, the Zika virus was reported in Brazil as well as several countries of South and Central America and the Caribbean. By 2016 the virus is was widespread in Brazil, and is continued to spread throughout the Americas as well as the Oceania and Pacific Islands. In July 2016, the first cases of mosquito transmitted Zika were found in South Florida, a few blocks north of downtown Miami. Since the spread of Zika to the Americas, NPMA has taken a leading role to educate its professional pest management members, legislators, regulators and the public on the importance of proper mosquito control.
The yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquito live in close association with humans, largely due to their preferences in breeding sites. Both species seek out natural and artificial water-holding containers such as tree holes, bird baths, or plastic containers to lay their eggs. Due to the biology and behavior of the mosquito vector species (Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus), pest management professionals are uniquely positioned to synergize control tactics with area wide mosquito control efforts found in some areas of the country. Both mosquito species. NPMA is continuing to work with industry allies and state regulators educate lawmakers and the public as well as encourage the appropriation of additional funds to fight mosquitoes that carry disease causing pathogens. | symptoms of the illness are generally mild, | 8 |
New method for building on an atomic scale
Scientists have pioneered a new way of manipulating several thousand atoms at a time, paving the way for building nanoscale electronic devices more quickly and easily at room temperature.
Biomimetic dental prosthesis
Material researchers are developing a procedure that allows them to mimic the complex fine structure of biological composite materials, such as teeth or seashells. They can thus create synthetic materials that are as hard and tough as their natural counterparts.
Metamaterial absorbers for infrared inspection technologies
A metamaterial absorber capable of highly sensitive infrared detection enhances the spectroscopy of tiny molecular details.
Supercapacitors from scrap tires
Some of the 300 million tires discarded each year in the United States alone could be used in supercapacitors for vehicles and the electric grid using a<|fim_middle|>olybdenum disulfide, whose unique electronic properties make them potential successors to silicon in future devices, you can now add hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites. However, unlike the other contenders, which are covalent semiconductors, these 2D hybrid perovskites are ionic materials, which gives them special properties of their own.
Chip-based technology enables reliable direct detection of Ebola virus
Hybrid device integrates a microfluidic chip for sample preparation and an optofluidic chip for optical detection of individual molecules of viral RNA.
Proposed standards for triboelectric nanogenerators could facilitate comparisons
To provide a means for both comparing and selecting these energy-harvesting nanogenerators for specific applications, the Georgia Institute of Technology research group that pioneered the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology has now proposed a set of standards for quantifying device performance. The proposal evaluates both the structural and materials performance of the four major types of TENG devices.
Organic electronics with an edge
Two-dimensional organic lattices are easier and safer to work with than inorganic materials for spintronic and quantum computing applications.
Designed defects in liquid crystals can guide construction of nanomaterials
Imperfections running through liquid crystals can be used as miniscule tubing, channeling molecules into specific positions to form new materials and nanoscale structures.
A magnetic memory bubbling with opportunity
Ultrafast laser pulses can manipulate 'bubble' domains for future spintronic and logic devices.
Scientists explore hybrid ultrasmall gold nanocluster for enzymatic fuel cells
New technique removes barrier to development of biofuel cells with efficient performance.
Scientists build wrench 1.7 nanometers wide (w/video)
Scientists have invented a new way to use chirality to make a wrench. A nanoscale wrench. The discovery allows to precisely control nanoscale shapes and holds promise as a highly accurate and fast method of creating customized molecules.
Liquid crystals show potential for detection of neuro-degenerative disease
Researchers are putting liquid crystals to work in a completely unexpected realm: as detectors for the protein fibers implicated in the development of neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Nanomechanical study offers new assessment of silicon for next-gen batteries
A detailed nanomechanical study of mechanical degradation processes in silicon structures containing varying levels of lithium ions offers good news for researchers attempting to develop reliable next-generation rechargeable batteries using silicon-based electrodes.
New Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence to open
Cornell University, in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is opening a new $10 million Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence that brings together scientists, engineers, biologists and physicians to develop and translate new cancer care applications based on nanotechnology.
Tracking nanowalkers with light
A tiny gold rod walks across a surface guided by DNA and can be tracked step by step. | new technology.
Rsearchers produce first 2D perovskite hybrid sheets
To the growing list of two-dimensional semiconductors, such as graphene, boron nitride, and m | 41 |
Ghanaian actress – Joselyn Dumas – on Thursday November 6, 2014 teamed up with 'Forces Help Ghana' (FHG), a Foundation set up by Ghana<|fim_middle|>ie. | ian born British army officers, to clean Kotobabi township.
As part of the clean-up exercise, Miss Dumas and a public health nurse from the La Polyclinic encouraged and educated the community members on the need to always keep their locality unpolluted.
"We as citizens of Ghana do not need to embark on something big before we can do away with cholera. It's the little things like washing our hands with soap any time we visit the lavatory & before we eat, cleaning our surroundings frequently, and disposing of garbage at the right places that matter" Joselyn stated.
One of the concerns raised by the community members is how difficult it is for them in finding a place to attend nature's call when there is the need to do so. They therefore called on Miss Dumas to carry their message across to the government.
With support from Ernest Chemist, Miss Dumas distributed Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) to the community members.
In attendance to facilitate the clean-up exercise were the Defence Attachè from the British High Commission and the assembly member of the area – Hon. Prince Henry Quarsh | 223 |
We analyse a survey of 200 plan<|fim_middle|> generally support the hypothesis presented in Cantor that ratings are used as governance tools by market participants to ameliorate principal-agent problems between asset managers and their clients. | sponsors and investment managers in the US and Europe regarding the use of credit rating guidelines in the conduct of their investment activities. We find that ratings-based guidelines are widespread, but their forms and motivations vary considerably. The usage of ratings appears remarkably similar in the US and Europe. The adoption of ratings-based investment guidelines appears driven by the private sector, with regulation playing a relatively minor role. Guidelines generally reference ratings of specific agencies, rather than the ratings of all officially "recognized" agencies. Ratings-based guidelines seem unlikely to destabilize markets because although asset retention guidelines are common, rapid forced selling upon downgrades is not. Market participants express a preference on the margin for more accuracy over more stability, but stability is valued and guidelines rarely include agency outlook designations, which could be used to increase rating accuracy. These findings | 161 |
Cambridge's first Queer Valentine's – a fantastic night of comedy, music, drag and dance for everyone!
Doors open 7.00pm, acts start 7.30pm.
Cambridge charity The Kite Trust is inviting everyone to come out and show their support to the LGBT+ community and celebrate love on Valentine's night at Cambridge Junction.
Cambridge Queer Valentine's<|fim_middle|> and inclusion of LGBT+ young people across Cambridgeshire through raising awareness, providing 1-2-1 and group support and training to business, schools and the NHS. | fantastic line-up is headlined by the 'gorgeously talented' (Time Out) Jen Brister. Jen is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer and actor who has performed widely, including on Live at the Apollo and on Russell Brand's show on Radio 2.
Cambridge rising poetry star, Jack Bateman; one of Bodywork Company's most talented young choreographers performing a new dance about The Kite Trust; London-based drag king and classically trained ballet dancer, Orlando and Queer Tango London.
'Valentine's is a day to celebrate love, and, for us as a charity, this is crucial, as we work to ensure that all young people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, can live in a world free from discrimination and judgement about who they are attracted to,' says Lara Jaffey, Executive Director of The Kite Trust. 'We're thrilled to be bringing together a message of love and acceptance with our major annual fundraiser.
The Kite Trust is Cambridgeshire's leading organisation working for LGBT+ young people. They are proud to promote the health, well-being | 227 |
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While I was painting my bedroom for the 2nd time is a week (color woes!) I had a pretty much had a whole day to listen to podcasts. I was able to check out a few episodes of a great new series called<|fim_middle|> serves as a shoebox, shopping bag, and mailer all in one." That's kind of amazing. And the design of this is beautiful to boot. Check out Allbirds unboxing video which really gets to the experience they've created with their package.
And as we're seeing with the online brands launching online, Allbirds just opened their first permanent store last month. I guess no matter how good your photos are online or how fast your product ships, some people still want to try on their shoes before they buy them.
Wrapping up this trip to Nashville, I'm understanding why people are saying it's the next Vegas: it's a lot of fun, you can stay out all day and night watching live music but after 4 days it's time to leave! While out exploring yesterday I found some great packaging. A few of these items are local and all of them have an authentic feel. Take a look and enjoy!
Hi! I'm Kelley. I'm creative director and lover of all things branding and packaging. Milwaukee, WI is the place I call home, but I'll always be an east coast girl at heart. Have a packaging question? Let me know.
All works © Kelley Malone and their respective trademark owners. | Household Name. If you're looking for something to listen to I highly recommend it.
Each episode tell the story of a well-known brand, but not the story you already know. The Disney episode told a really interesting story about social groups that formed at Disneyland and have been confused with (and a bit influenced by) gangs. Like motorcycle gangs. At Disneyland. With vests, patches, glitter and everything.
I think the Amway episode will be next on my list, since I'm already obsessed with this podcast about MLMs.
An article titled "How Package Design Can Give Brands an Edge on the Competition" popped up in my news feed today. You might think this insight is coming from a designer or an agency, but it's not. It was one of the topics from the Footwear Trade Distribution & Customs Conference (who knew?). The article linked above expands a bit on the role of packaging in creating an experience for the customer both in store and as part of the online shopping boom. They also highlighted Allbirds for the experience they create for customers.
You know, those cute shoes that keep popping up in your Facebook feed. Starting out as an online brand, Allbirds "reimagined shoe packaging, using 90% post-consumer recycled cardboard that | 254 |
Life can be complicated, and sometimes we pen folk add another level of complication to our days. If you're anything like me, there so many daily decisions to be made. What type of pen? What color pen? What color ink? What nib or tip size? Blah, blah, blah. Sometimes I wear myself out with all of the pen chatter that streams through<|fim_middle|>Choosing a Stabilo is simple(ish).
It was an evening without pens, but a wonderful evening nonetheless. | my head.
Sometimes I just want to write a quick note. Like, without belaboring it.
And here's the perfect tool for keeping things simple(ish).
Aunt Clara's vintage Stabilo on top. New Stabilo on bottom. Equally wonderful.
And so the quest for a NEW stash of Stabilo pencils began, because those two originals weren't going to last forever, no matter how sparingly I sharpened them. I eventually tracked down a box of 12 at misterart.com. Ahhhh, replenished!
You'll notice that the pencils are missing an eraser, but I usually use a separate eraser any way, so no big deal. And in place of the eraser, you get a lovely little swan. So much better than a lousy eraser, isn't it?
So while it would be SUPER simple of grab any old pencil, that's not how we pen types roll. Grab a STABILO pencil to jot a note, balance a checkbook, or make a grocery list. You'll enjoy the writing experience without having to make all of those pen-related decisions.
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» Best Skinning Knife in 2019 – Make Your Hunting Enjoyable!
One of the most important parts of hunting is skinning the prey after the kill. To do this, you need the best skinning knife out there. Here are a few candidates.
Hunting is a beloved pastime for many people. One of the more interesting parts of the hobby is the need to clean and skin the hide of your hunted game. Whether you are into sport or for food, you cannot call yourself a proper hunter unless you can properly handle your prey.
Skinning and cleaning is probably the messiest and most difficult part of hunting. One of the ways to make it easier is by using a good skinning knife. An excellent knife can part skin, dress muscle and bone, and reduce a lot of the heavy work that you have to do.
Buying the best skinning knife should be one of your priorities when you are preparing for a hunt. Knife makers make it difficult though. This is because they release hundreds of skinning knife products on the market. It can be hard to make a choice from all those possible options.
The shape of the blade of your skinning knife is very important. It can affect how the skinning process goes. This is because different animals have different ways in which the skin attaches to the body. For example, animals of the deer family, which includes elk and moose, have skin that connects to the body<|fim_middle|> though. Continuing the tactical theme, it has a camouflage pattern. It allows for a good grip, but it is not exactly ideal.
Gut Hook. The addition of a gut hook is a pleasing touch. Most of the time, you need a separate knife when gutting. However, this allows you to do the job all in one go.
Sharp. This knife is surprisingly sharp. You'll cut cleanly through skin and muscle with this one.
Small. This is definitely a knife for delicate work. You'll appreciate the better control that the size gives you as you try not to damage your kill.
The Look. It looks a bit too "tactical." It may seem like overkill with the camouflage and the blackened blade. However, it still manages to be effective.
However, if you manage to get your hands on one, you will be quite happy with your purchase.
When you're looking for the best skinning knife, there are always a lot of factors to consider. However, the most important one is this: find a knife that you are comfortable with. Hunting is a hobby and it is done for pleasure. Don't make it a chore by using something you do not like. Find a knife that fits well in your hands and that you can work with. You will be sure to have a fine time with it.
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This means that the only important part of the blade when skinning these is its sharp tip. Drop point or clip point blades can deliver on this front. However, some animals have thick layers of fat underneath their skin. This requires a sharper and wider edge since you'll have to cut through all that fat. Here is where wide blade shapes are better.
Another important factor to consider is how the blade is. This is because it can affect which animals you can skin effectively. For short knives, you should focus your efforts on small game, like rabbits or squirrels. If you hunt larger game, you'll want a skinning knife that covers a lot more area quickly, which is where longer knives come in.
You do not want to skin an animal with a blunt knife. Skinning requires a very sharp blade so that it can slice through muscle, bone, and tissue with little effort. Blade sharpness is a combination of the steel used for the knife and the sharpening technique.
Different manufacturers have a variety of the two. You'll want a skinning knife that keeps its edge so pick a steel that is durable yet also easy to sharpen when necessary.
When you exert force into your knife, it all goes through the handle. This is why it is important to have a good solid grip on your knife. You'll want something ergonomically-designed so that you can hold it in a variety of positions. You'll be doing your skinning on the hard ground so you'll want to be as comfortable as possible.
These factors are the main ones any potential buyer should look at when checking for the best skinning knife for themselves. To further assist you in your search, here's some reviews of the top knives in the market right now.
The Tops Knives Tom Brown Tracker #3 is a rather interesting addition to this list. This is because it is not technically a skinning knife.
It's a general purpose survival knife. This means that it can skin your game, yes, but it is also for cutting and slicing in general.
The one thing that you can be sure about this knife is that it is very durable. As a survival knife, it tests out in a wide variety of conditions. It is another modified clip-point blade. The upper part is now a sawback, allowing you to cut wood and tougher materials that a single chop won't be able to handle.
The entire knife looks pretty nice actually. Tops Knives went for the tactical look and this model nails it with its black-and-silver dual-tone. The effect is actually pretty intimidating.
For skinning purposes, the blade is actually pretty good. This knife uses stainless steel for its base metal and this means its pretty good at retaining its edge. Even the sawback is useful. It allows you to cut bone without blunting the cutting edge of your blade.
The length of the blade also helps. Measuring 5 inches, it is a bit longer than most traditional skinning knives. However, it does allow you to dig deep into the carcass when cutting.
Nice Design. The blade is pretty good and long. It will help a lot in skinning large game. The addition of the sawback is ingenious though.
Looks Great. If you're a fan of the tactical look, this is the skinning knife for you.
Handle. The handle has grooves laid in. This allows for a better grip.
Not Dedicated to Skinning. Skinning knife designs are specific for a purpose. As a general survival knife, you may need to adapt a bit to get this knife working perfectly.
If there's any knife on the market that deserves being called the best, it is the Bark River Fox. Skinning is just one of the tasks it does well. Sold as a general hunting/survival knife, this custom knife is useful for all hunting tasks.
What makes the Bark River Fox special is its makers dedication to performance and customization.
The blade's design is for maximum utility, while also ensuring general sharpness. It uses a basic drop-point blade shape, but the difference is in the sharpness and the durability.
You can pick from three different steel variations for the blade: Elmax stainless steel, A2 high carbon tool steel, and CPM 3V. All of these are high-performance materials. They will then be ground to sharpness with a flat grind technique. This hones the blade to a fine edge that will cut cleanly.
The blade itself is around 4 inches and can shave hairs off your face with a swipe. The handle for the blade is up to you. You can choose specific designs that fit your grip, while also picking out what materials to use. By the time that you receive your Bark River Fox, this knife will be definitely just for you.
Customization. Your Bark River Fox will be ideal for your purposes thanks to the choices you make.
High-quality. The Bark River brand is a small company that specializes in high-quality products. You can be sure that when your knife arrives that you will be using it for life. The makers even added a lifetime guarantee on it.
Great Performance. It's not all hype. This knife really performs well in a variety of hunting tasks.
Availability. You may find this hard to find on the market.
Benchmade makes some of the best knives out there. The Benchmade 15001-2 Saddle MTN Skinner is a prime example of their craft. Any hunter will find it easy to fall in love with this blade.
Let's begin with the blade design. This knife uses a modified clip-point shape. This means that it looks like someone clipped off the first third of the knife.
Benchmade added serrations on the on the blunt edge to provide another surface for cutting. The length is an improvement from the old 4.17 inches blade. It is now 4.2 inches. It may not seem like much, but the small difference means a bit more area covered when skinning. It is ideal for dressing and skinning medium-sized game.
Hunters will absolutely love the CPM-S3OV. This is top-quality stainless steel and endures corrosion and is pretty tough in its own right. However, unlike other durable blades, this particular steel retains the edge for a longer time than most. You won't even need to sharpen this knife for months when you first take it out of the box.
Finally, the handle is solid dymonwood. It provides you with a good solid grip and has enough leverage for you to push this cleanly across the skin. All this combines to make an excellent skinning knife.
The Benchmade Brand. Benchmade knives are all well-made. This one is no exception. You'll be happy with the quality of this knife once you see it in action.
Sharpness. It comes sharp out of the box. You can take it out and shave off some arm hairs with it the moment you get it. It doesn't dull easily either.
Solid Grip. The wooden handle feels good in your hand while skinning.
Sheath. Though the knife comes with a sheath, it isn't exactly the best fit. Better to buy a new one to accommodate this knife.
Buck Knives are another great knife brand that keeps on delivering. Their skinning knife line is over 30 years old now and it is still a favorite of many a hunter.
The Buck Knives 0103BRS Cocobola Skinner Knife is one of their coolest-looking designs.
This is your standard Buck Knife 103 model. The big difference is the use of cocobola and dymonwood for the handle. An ordinary 103 usually has an all-black phenolic handle. It works well, but nothing like wood under your hands to get a solid grip on a knife.
It still retains all the things that people love about the 103. First, there's the blade shape. It looks like a clip-point blade, but it is wider than normal. The tip is still sharp and narrow. However, the larger body lets you cut into thick layers of fat and muscle to skin cleanly.
The good blade shape is nothing without solid steel behind it. Buck uses 420HC steel for the blade and it is durable. This makes it ideal for work with large game. Cut it against bone and it will still retain its sharp edge. You will only need to sharpen it maybe once a year or so if you're lazy.
The handle is also great. The solid wood grip gives you a lot of leverage. The brass pommel is a lot better than the original aluminum and can be used for some hard crushing action.
Wood Grip. Wood beats smoother materials when it comes to grips. It is also a lot better-looking.
420HC Steel. The durable steel of the blade will ensure it retains its sharpness for a long time.
Wide Blade. The wide belly of the blade lets it cut deeper than other knives.
Wasted Space. There's a big chunk of metal between the guard and the blade itself. Some people like putting their thumbs there for a better grip, but it would have been better to have more edge.
The bigger brother of the 103 from Buck, the Buck 113 is the Ranger Skinner model. This particular model comes with a walnut handle and I have to admit, it looks great.
However, you don't just buy a knife on looks alone. Don't worry – this knife continues the Buck tradition of being a great knife.
This one is a drop-pint blade, which means the upper part slopes down. The design is pretty good for its main purpose. This is a skinning knife for delicate work. If you care about the skin or fur, this is the one you'd use. However, it is also pretty strong. You can even use it to do the gutting of large game. Thanks to the Buck method of tempering, the edge retains its sharpness better than most knives.
The blade is solid 420HC stainless steel. This means its durable for the long term. The length of the blade is just a little over 3 inches. That's pretty short but you only need that much to reach under the layers of skin.
The walnut handle and the brass bolster complete the package. The ergonomic handle lets you get a really good grip on this knife. It also has a lanyard hoop so you can string a lanyard through it for neck carrying.
Good Design. Mainly intended for delicate skinning work, this blade will cut clean and leave little trace.
Keeps an edge. Retaining the trademark Buck durability, you won't need to sharpen this knife as much.
Impressive Looks. If there was any reason to tip you into buying this, it is the looks, The stainless steel blade, the brass bolsters, and the walnut handle give you that old-school look of an American classic.
Small. It is pretty small compared to other skinning knives.
The Piranta Bolt from Havalon is an interesting choice for a skinning knife. This is actually a fillet knife that you most usually see with fishermen.
Hunters adopted it because of one thing: this knife sharp, sharp, sharp. You'll learn to love it when you put it to good use.
The first time you see a Piranta Bolt, you won't think you're seeing a knife. The orange plastic handle hides the fold-out blade well. When deployed, you see a non-traditional blade design. The closest that it looks like is a surgical scalpel and it is exactly what it does.
When you're field dressing and skinning your kill, you're essentially doing post-mortem surgery. This is exactly what the Piranta Bolt allows you to do. It will cut muscle, tissue, and skin cleanly. This lets you get all the offal out easily. Thanks to the short and thin blade, you can even reach inside the rib cage.
It does take its toll though. On a single large animal like an elk, you may end up needing to replace the blade three times. Fortunately, this knife comes with over 12 replacement blades in the pack. Havalon hit it out of the park with this one and this is a good addition to any hunter's toolkit.
Sharp. This is a surgical scalpel of a knife. You will cut through most things with it and this is useful when you're skinning game.
Replaceable. No need to sharpen the blade anymore. Just throw it away and replace with a new one.
Ambidextrous. No matter what hand you are using, you will be comfortable with this knife.
The Handle. Unlike other skinning knives, the cheap plastic handle feels cheap. It performs its job adequately, but it is not as good as others on the market.
The Mossberg Fixed Skinning Knife is an eyecatcher for one reason: the blade. No other blade on the market has that unique hook on top. Pull this out of its sheath and you'll look like a doctor meaning business.
Let's talk about the blade design. The Mossberg uses a modified drop-point blade design. The hook on top is what changes things.
It is a gut hook and allows for simple gutting. You just hook it into the underbelly of the game and pull. This guts the animal cleanly and simply.
The blade itself is blackened stainless steel. It gives off the tactical vibe that has become so popular among knife enthusiasts lately. However, make no mistake in thinking that this blade is all looks. This knife is sharper than other knives on the market – mostly because it uses surgical stainless steel. So be careful with it.
The blade length is pretty short and marks it for delicate work. Just a little over 3 inches, it is ideal for skinning small and medium-size game. Larger game will take some time, but it will get the job done.
The handle is a bit tacky | 2,851 |
well look what I've found... more "Last Ever Recordings"!
Tribal = Tarzan off the other "Last Ever Recordings"
Vertigo, no idea why this is on the list, my mate might have just banged it on since it's the vinyl version.
The mix quality suggets that these have been done properly in a studio to a degree, better than the other set of Final Recordings, so I guess I'll call this lot, "The Final, Final Recordings"!
Hey Jake, have you got links where we can listen to these by<|fim_middle|> b-sides we intended to use that we did at Andy Sneap's place. He recorded Dinky and the other b-sides from that period. We also did a recording with him that was totally live and was meant for use in radio interviews as 'exclusive session tracks' - the idea was that we would tour regional radio stations, the local indie show person would interview us and then claim we were going to play live for them in the studio (all very underhand, this showbiz lark) and they'd actually play the tape. This session is where the 'From Here' version of Oubliette comes from.
I'd forgotten that Oubliette was once called 'Alice' and I'm glad it looks like no-one has a copy of 'mouse with wings man'.
hmm , what is "Afterthought"?
Is that one not called Tarzan?
Hey, Fireska, any chance you could upload them to http://bombsite.org/bs/share.php?directory=CABLE so we can all have a listen?
If you lack webspace you can e-mail them to me at xfireskax at gmail.com and I'll upload them to that folder. I have unlimited webspace. Or just upload them to www.sendspace.com and post the links!
And yes, I am the moderator of Ash Files. If you like Ash, check it out! | any chance?
Quite interested to hear them.
Is this the same version up on their myspace page?
I'm interested to hear them, but how do u play tracks in m4a?
m4a can be played in iTunes, its just audio compressed with AAC, slightly better than MP3 at the same bit-rates.
Don't know if it's any help to anyone but, the When Animals Attack short film is for sale on Ebay although the auction runs out soon.
Feel free to upload them here. I may even be able to convert them to mp3 if anyone can't play m4a files.
I'd love to get a copy of these tracks for a listen if anyone is willing to send me them.
Didn't realise there was more stuff to hear!
Hey, I just found this board. It's great to know there are still Cable fans around. Is there a way someone can send me some of those demos? (You can PM me a link from a sendspace.com upload or I can give you my e-mail via PM.) I think I have all of the b-sides but I'd never heard of those demos until now!!
Has anyone got these demos available to download yet?
Send me a PM and I'll reply with a sendspace link for download.
I don't remember us calling anything 'Tarzan'... but I suppose we must have. I think the stuff you're all referring to as 'the final recordings' are | 296 |
Prestwick Burgh Hall, also known as Prestwick Freeman's Hall and Prestwick Freemen's Hall, is a municipal building in Kirk Street, Prestwick, Scotland. The structure, which served as the meeting place of Prestwick Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building.
History
The first municipal building in Prestwick was an early 18th century tolbooth. The tolbooth was used as the offices and meeting place of the chancellor and the two bailies who administered the town: they were elected annually by the 36 freemen of the burgh who owned of land in and around the town. The current building was commissioned by the freemen of Prestwick for use as the local burgh school. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1837.
The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto the corner of The Cross and Kirk Street; the central bay, which projected forward, featured a porch with an arched doorway and an octagonal tower above. The tower was fenestrated with a lancet window on the first floor and featured a clock face in the stage above which was surmounted by a spire. There were lancet windows in the outer bays. The ground floor was initially used as a prison and the first floor was used by the burgh school which<|fim_middle|> offices.
After the steeple was found to be structurally unsound, it was removed in 2011: a firm of consultants advised that it should be rebuilt using new masonry and that the original stone should be used as template. Although residents lobbied for it to be restored South Ayrshire Council failed to attract support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, or any other charitable source, to carry out the necessary works.
See also
List of listed buildings in Prestwick, South Ayrshire
References
Government buildings completed in 1837
City chambers and town halls in Scotland
Prestwick
Category B listed buildings in South Ayrshire
Clock towers in the United Kingdom | accommodated some 60 children.
By the late 19th century the burgh council had assumed most of the functions of the freemen and the building had become the burgh hall. It continued in that use until the burgh council established the municipal buildings in Links Road in the late 1930s. The former burgh hall was then acquired by Ayrshire County Council and became their local district | 86 |
Halloween poses costume dilemma for some
October 20, 2009 (CHICAGO) In the last fifteen years or so, the Halloween business has become so successful it's scary.
About 2,000 people a day shop at Fantasy Costumes on North Milwaukee Avenue and starting this Friday they're throwing away the<|fim_middle|>. People insult dead people. They go after famous people. They even make fun of very serious issues in our country. Take for instance....
"They're buying a lot of pig noses," said Giovenco. "I asked a lot of people what they were doing and they said they were going as the swine flu." | keys.
"Twenty four hours a day starting the twenty third," said Chuck Giovenco, manager, Fantasy Costumes. "It is scary but it'll be fun. You can come shopping at two in the morning, three in the morning. We'll be here to take care of you."
Sales are up across the board and once again at Fantasy there are no restrictions on taste. There's been a big jump in the sales of full head masks. They can't keep them in stock despite the price.
"Anywhere from 10 to 200…they're selling really hot this year," said John Helmer, manager, Fantasy Costumes mask room.
"If you get the orange jumpsuit, that's extra. Michael Jackson costumes are bigger than ever. Before he died they would sell just a few. Now Michael is once again a thriller for cash registers.
"We have about seven or eight different outfits and then there are two different sets of gloves and we also have the sequined socks for that," said Giovenco.
There's no doubt that Halloween is the absolute politically incorrect holiday | 220 |
Big Era Four is the time period when the first long-distance networks of exchange were established, linking distant regions of Afroeurasia together. Ideas, goods, and technologies flowed along these networks, fueling a dramatic increase in collective learning. Small-scale, isolated, regional "worlds" merged to make up a significantly larger, more connected world. Leaders of empires created and used the new networks to build, manage, and maintain vast territories for<|fim_middle|> this era.
6. Give reasons for the rise of large, enduring empires during this Big Era. | long periods of time. The events of this Big Era, therefore, represent a major step along the road toward the interconnected and interdependent world we live in today. The lessons in this Teaching Unit require students to interact with the material in the Power Point Overview Presentation, using either a computer or a hard copy printed from a computer.
1. Explain the surge in population growth during this Big Era.
2. Describe some social and environmental consequences of population growth.
3. Identify and locate major networks of exchange established in Afroeurasia during this Big Era.
4. Describe changes resulting from new cultural encounters.
5. Identify the world religions and belief systems that flourished during | 133 |
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Freightify lands $2.5M to make rate management easier for freight forwarders
Freight forwarders often keep track of rates on spreadsheets they email to customers, but the pandemic has made that difficult because prices are constantly fluctuating. Freightify, a startup that refers to itself as the "Shopify for maritime freight," provides white-label rate management and e-booking tools that freight forwarders can use to set up online stores, reducing the time they need to spend on administrative work.
The startup announced today it has raised $2.5 million in pre-Series A funding led by Nordic Eye Venture Capital, with participation from Tradeworks VC, Venture Catalysts, 9Unicorns and Blume Funders Fund. The round also included returning investor Vinod Kumar Talreja.
Freightify currently serves customers in 10 countries and plans to use part of its funding to expand into the United States and Europe. Its customers are freight forwarders who range in size from handling 250 shipments a year to more than 100,000.
The company was founded in 2016 by Raghavendran Viswanathan, its chief executive officer. Freightify started out as FreightBro, a freight marketplace, before its technology evolved into Freightify's automated rate management system.
Freightify says the platform has handled more than $400 million in freight revenue for customers and corresponding gross merchandise volume of $2 billion.
Freightify can be integrated with freight forwarders' existing transport management systems, which track the movement of cargo. Once freight forwarders set up an online store with Freightify, their customers use it to compare rates, ask for quotes, book online and track shipments. Freightify draws pricing data from the APIs of ocean carriers like Maersk, CMA-CGM and Evergreen or automates the entry of offline contract rates from carriers without APIs.
Viswanathan told TechCrunch that before the COVID-19 pandemic, freight rates were relatively static, so freight forwarders were able to share them with customers through spreadsheets. But the pandemic created a host of new challenges.
"The ocean freight transportation industry is going through a flux right now," Viswanathan said. "The industry went into a downward spiral since the start of the pandemic. Freight rates have been hitting record numbers for four straight quarters," with rates up 500% since the beginning of 2020.
Furthermore, other factors, like the Suez Canal blockage by the Ever Given and pandemic-related port delays, have made supply chains even less predictable.
Freightify solves some of these challenges by giving freight forwarders and their customers a live pricing platform like the ones used by travelers to compare airfares, showing real-time rates on a single screen.
"Freight forwarders are like the travel agents for the global trade," Viswanathan said. "However, air travel is not as complicated as global trade. Supply chains require experts to manage cargo throughout the entire lifecycle and freight forwarders play a vital role in greasing the wheels."
Freightify is working on a new product where its customers can share data with one another, making it easier to communicate across timezones while reducing the amount of emails they need to send. A closed group product pilot is expected to happen at the end of this year.
In a statement about the funding, Nordic Eye investment manager Ib Drachmann said it's "exciting to follow a dynamic and ambitious organization that has great chances of making a huge digital impact in international freight forwarding | 744 |
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Winfield's INT seals Minnesota's 38-35 OT win vs Fresno
By JOSH DUBOW - Sep. 08, 2019 03:21 AM EDT
Fresno State's Kevin Atkins, right, with Fresno's Justin Rice, top right, tackles Minnesota's Rodney Smith, left ,during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. <|fim_middle|> couldn't have come at a better time."
The teams then traded touchdowns in the first overtime with Reyna throwing a 5-yard TD pass to Ronnie Rivers a play after a roughing the passer penalty extended the Fresno State drive.
Morgan then answered with a 4-yard keeper that tied the game at 35.
Morgan threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Ibrahim and Rodney Smith ran for scores for the Gophers.
Reyna completed 24 of 35 passes for 288 yards and three TD passes.
Minnesota: It hasn't been easy but the Gophers have opened the season with back-to-back wins to extend the nation's longest nonconference winning streak to 17 games. Minnesota rallied in the fourth quarter to beat FCS-level South Dakota State 28-21 in the opener and came back to win on the road against a tougher Fresno State team in Week 2.
Fresno State: The Bulldogs have started the season 0-2 for the first time since 2014 by losing to Power 5 teams in Southern California and Minnesota. Fresno State hasn't been outclassed in either one. The Bulldogs nearly mounted an impressive comeback at USC last week before Reyna threw a late interception in the end zone with his team driving for the potential tying score. Fresno State then couldn't stop the fourth-and-13 play against Minnesota.
Minnesota: Host Georgia Southern next Saturday.
Fresno State: Host Sacramento State on Sept. 21. | 7, 2019, in Fresno, Calif. (Eric Paul Zamora/The Fresno Bee via AP)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Antoine Winfield Jr. spoiled Fresno State's bid for a Power 5 win for a second straight year.
Winfield intercepted a pass in the end zone in the second overtime to preserve Minnesota's 38-35 come-from-behind victory over Fresno State on Saturday night with his second game-sealing interception in as many years against the Bulldogs.
"It was very similar. It was like deja vu. I remember seeing the quarterback throw the ball again and I was able to make a quick speed turn and I was able to make the play," Winfield said. "I'm sure they probably hate me right now."
The Golden Gophers (2-0) tied the game twice late with Tanner Morgan throwing a 20-yard TD pass to Chris Autman-Bell on fourth down in the final minute of regulation and Morgan then scoring on a 4-yard keeper in the first overtime.
Michael Lantz then made a 37-yard field goal for the Gophers on the opening possession of the second overtime before Winfield intercepted Jorge Reyna's pass to Cam Sutton to send Fresno State (0-2) to the loss.
"When that ball was floating in the air, I saw (Winfield) breaking on it and we all knew what was going to happen," Morgan said. "He's a big-time player and he made a big-time play in a big-time situation."
This was the second straight week Fresno State lost on a late interception in the end zone, with Reyna throwing one last week in a 31-23 loss at Southern California.
"It was there," coach Jeff Tedford said. "A little too much air on the ball but I don't think there was anything wrong with the call. We just didn't execute it the way we need to. Just something we saved for this game if we got into that situation so unfortunate it didn't work out."
It was there. A little too much air on the ball but I don't think there was anything wrong with the call. We just didn't execute it the way we need to. Just something we saved for this game if we got into that situation so unfortunate it didn't work out
The overtime followed a roller-coaster fourth quarter that started with Minnesota tying the game on Mohamed Ibrahim's 1-yard run early in the quarter. Fresno State went back ahead on Reyna's 2-yard run with 5:58 remaining following a muffed punt by Demetrius Douglas.
But the Gophers weren't done, surviving two fumbles on the drive to tie the game at 28-all with 46 seconds remaining on Morgan's pass to Autman-Bell.
"We just ran a quick slant and go," coach P.J. Fleck said. "That was our only shot. He hadn't had a touchdown yet in a year and a half and here it is. It | 622 |
Mom has been playing around with the photos lately and put together a few photo compilations into videos. They'll probably be blocked eventually because of copyright issues but they're still nice in the meantime.
Back in Munich I convinced Ena to continue to neglect her work on her thesis and go with me to Slovenia for a couple days. The weather in Germany had been largely uncooperative and it only looked to be marginally better in Slovenia when we left but we decided, after some brainstorming and compromise, to drive to Slovenia in a borrowed car leaving Monday morning and returning Wed night. Definitely not long enough but it's only a few hours away from Munich so not too complicated a trip.
I drove. I love to drive and these motorways are so nice to drive. It was snowing while we were driving through Bavaria and rained through Austria but was only cloudy 5 hours later when we arrived in Bled, not far across the border of Slovenia. As a weird statistic, it's the first time I've ever driven myself into a new country the first time entering it.
Bled is one of the most famous and popular tourist destinations in Slovenia. It's a tiny town in the Julian Alps on the little Lake Bled<|fim_middle|> around and, it being April, almost no tourists around to share it with. The pictures will have to do the describing for me this time. The one thing you can't see from the photos is how clear and clean the water looks.
The island church at lake Bled.
From Bled we drove to Bohinj, another lake and group of villages 30km further into the mountains. I love the little village look and was very impressed with the amount of firewood storage they have to get them through what must be long cold winters. We also did a short hike to a waterfall as we didn't want to get too adventurous and go on one of the many longer hiking options.
On the way to Bohinj.
Love the little farming valleys.
The next day we drove down to Ljubljana, the capital for a quick visit, spending a couple hours walking around the old town before driving back to Munich. Slovenia is so pretty that I was expecting a little more from Ljubljana. It's a small capital city in a small country and despite being the wealthiest and best off of the ex-Yugoslav republics there were quite a few run down buildings and lots of graffiti even in the touristic old town area. I'm glad I went and we had a nice stroll along the river and up to the castle, but I wasn't inspired to spend more time there. I'll focus on new mountain valleys when I go back to Slovenia some day. | . There's a castle overlooking the town and lake, and an island in the lake just big enough to build a church on, which is what they did. The lake is very popular for rowing and Bled has hosted the world rowing championships on several occassions.
We actually had no plans other than to see the amazing scenery that Slovenia is famous for and ended up basing ourselves in Bled for the 2 nights. As it turned out we were very lucky because we were told that there had recently been new snow in the mountains so some of the roads and passes were closed, giving us and excuse to take it easy and stay relatively close. But this meant that when we woke up the following morning to a cloudless blue sky, there were beautiful snow-capped peaks all | 159 |
What are you up to this weekend? By now you know we love partnering with brands that share our same culture and design values. This Mother's Day we are thrilled to be part of goop MRKT, a 17-day pop-up shop in San Francisco's Frank Lloyd Wright Building in Union Square.
Spotted at goop MRKT opening party were our Harper bags, Q Founder smartwatches, Fossil x ME to WE bag charms, and classic Jacqueline<|fim_middle|> become a one-stop destination for all things lifestyle, cooking and design. This Mother's Day, Fossil is celebrating creative and confident women, which made the partnership with goop a natural fit," said Jill Elliott, Chief Creative Officer, Fossil Brand. "Customers can shop our Harper Bag (which can be personalized) and a bag charm from our collaboration with ME to WE which supports education and empowerment of women around the globe, alongside many other goop standout recommendations."
For the opening media event, we brought our friend Jeanne Chan of Shop Sweet Things to experience the pop-up first hand and share a look at the space through her lens. Here's what she wore to the event and what she saw!
We're excited to present goop's selection of Fossil Mother's Day gifts. If you're in the Bay Area, make sure to stop by goop MRKT, now through May 22. | watches. The modern space, originally designed by interior decorator Steven Volpe, is a must-visit that features goop's curated selection of wellness, beauty, fitness, home and fashion products.
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<|fim_middle|> faculty to create this day of service from the ground up. We came up with the name (Eye Serve Memphis), the logo, the schedule, which volunteer organizations we wanted to partner with – everything. It was amazing to be here at SCO and have all these faculty letting us, the students, take charge of this event. Of course, they were always there with advice and help when we needed it, but largely it was up to us to organize this day. After about a year of planning, we were able to bring almost 100 students and alumni together to volunteer at various locations around Memphis that involved multiple volunteer organizations, such as Memphis Animal Services, Dorothy Day House, and Memphis Medical District Collaborative. I can't even describe the overwhelming sense of accomplishment I felt when I watched the volunteers board the buses to head to their respective sites. All of our hard work and planning had finally come together. After the event was over, everyone met for lunch and got to talk about the wonderful experiences they had. The four students that comprised the executive council, myself included, even got to present to the SCO alumni council about how our day of service went and how we can make it even better next year.
Overall, I just want to emphasize how open SCO is to new things and how willing they are to let their students take the lead. I'm amazed at how we were able to create an entire event from the ground up that was heavily student-led. SCO is a very empowering school where you can make your own opportunities.
Now, I'm just looking forward to Eye Serve Memphis 2019! | Hi, all! I'd like to talk about something I've become involved in that has been one of the most rewarding things I've done at SCO (and that's saying a lot!). I'm working on getting my second semester of second year underway, and still the best advice I can offer to any student is to get involved. During first year, I was given the opportunity to be on the executive council for an up and coming idea. It started with a small group of students that wanted a volunteer opportunity in which SCO students could work alongside SCO alumni. Here's the catch: We wanted all the volunteer opportunities to be non-eye related. We wanted a chance to serve all of Memphis – not just their eyes.
Starting out, we didn't even have a name for this event. The executive council, made up of four students, met with SCO | 171 |
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Obama Visits World Trade Center Site
By Chadwick Matlin and Chris Rovzar
Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/2011 AFP
After meeting with the FDNY in midtown and the NYPD at the First Precinct House in Tribeca, President Obama and his motorcade made their way to the World Trade Center site, where the growing One World Trade Center has already crested over the surrounding buildings. (Last night it was lit up red, white, and blue in honor of his visit.) There, among the trees that have already been planted for the World Trade Center memorial, which is scheduled to be finished by the tenth anniversary of the attacks this September, he laid a wreath. Only a small number of NYPD and NYFD representatives were present for the ceremony, and the wife and daughters of a 9/11 victim, who held hands nervously as they awaited him. In the background, a gathering of public officials including Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representative Peter King watched quietly. Obama shook hands with the smaller group one by one and put the wreath on a wooden stand near what's become known as the "Survivor Tree," a callery pear tree that made it through the attacks on the World Trade Center alive and was nursed back to health. This was followed by several moments of silence.
After the wreath-laying, Obama stayed to shake hands with the assembled dignitaries. Around the World Trade Center site, hundreds of onlookers had gathered quietly along Church Street — no truthers or deathers in sight. A few peddlers were selling leftover Obama pins from the 2008 elections, flags, and some "Never Forget" paraphernalia.
Jeff Garrett, a former Israeli soldier with a scraggly beard, was carrying a sign that said in hasty handwriting "LET US SEE THE PHOTOS." Garrett, who says he's a former Israeli soldier but now lives in Brooklyn, isn't a fan of Obama — but he said he was pleased he gave the order to kill Osama bin Laden. Americans, he says, deserve to see the photos. "To want to see his blood is a normal reaction," he told Intel. "If justice was served, why shouldn't Americans who suffered be able to not taste but actually see the blood?"
Manhattanite Gabrielle Styler, who was also there to see Obama, disagreed. "It wasn't about pleasure. It was about justice," she said. "And healing. His being rid of this earth was a healing process."
President Obama received applause as he left the site to go meet privately with more families of the victims of 9/11 in a nearby storefront labeled "Memorial Preview site."
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Independence Brewing Co. Expands Distribution to Arkansas
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AUSTIN, Texas – Independence Brewing Co., one of Texas' original craft breweries, today announced the company will begin distributing its lineup of award-winning beers throughout the state of Arkansas. The new territory signals the brand's first expansion of distribution outside its home state of Texas.
Independence' Brewing Co.'s core lineup of craft brews, which include Austin Amber, Liberty Lunch IPA, Redbud Berliner Weisse, Power & Light Pale Ale, and the brand's top-selling beer, Stash IPA, are available now in both on-premise bars and restaurants as well as off-premise retail stores. Little Rock-based Central Distributing have signed on as Independence's wholesale partner throughout the Natural State.
"We had canoed and camped along the Buffalo River years ago, so when we began looking into new markets for Independence, Arkansas really stood out against the other states we were considering," said Amy Cartwright, co-founder and president of Independence Brewing Co. "The people of Arkansas really seem to hold similar values as we do at Independence; a love for the outdoors, supporting local music and the arts, and giving back to the<|fim_middle|> Info
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The struggle between the forces of light and dark.
At least dogs can go off and find new homes!
Let's start with the Ebola outbreak with the latest news from the BBC suggesting:
The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 4,447, with the large majority of victims in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
WHO assistant director-general Bruce Aylward also said there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week within two months if efforts were not stepped up,
But the rate of new infections in some areas has slowed down, he added.
Next up.
I've been musing as to whether or not I was going to republish a recent essay from George Monbiot. The one in question being The Kink in the Human Brain. It opens, thus:
Pointless, joyless consumption is destroying our world of wonders.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 2nd October 2014
This is a moment at which anyone with the capacity for reflection should stop and wonder what we are doing.
If the news that in the past 40 years the world has lost over 50% of its vertebrate wildlife (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish) fails to tell us that there is something wrong with the way we live, it's hard to imagine what could. Who believes that a social and economic system which has this effect is a healthy one? Who, contemplating this loss, could call it progress?
In fairness to the modern era, this is an extension of a trend that has lasted some two million years. The loss of much of the African megafauna – sabretooths and false sabretooths, giant hyaenas and amphicyonids (bear dogs), several species of elephant – coincided with the switch towards meat eating by hominims (ancestral humans). It's hard to see what else could have been responsible for the peculiar pattern of extinction then.
My spirits continued downward, especially when I clicked on that first link and read this from the Guardian website:
Rubbish dumped on the tundra outside llulissat in Greenland stand in stark contrast to icebergs behind from the Sermeq Kujullaq or llulissat Ice fjord – a Unesco world heritage site. Photograph: Global Warming Images/WWF-Canon
The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years, according to a new analysis. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas are being decimated as humans kill them for food in unsustainable numbers, while polluting or destroying their habitats, the research by scientists at WWF and the Zoological Society of London found.
"If half the animals died in London zoo next week it would be front page news," said Professor Ken Norris, ZSL's director of science. "But that is happening in the great outdoors. This damage is not inevitable but a consequence of the way we choose to live." He said nature, which provides food and clean water and air, was essential for human wellbeing.
"We have lost one half of the animal population and knowing this is driven by human consumption, this is clearly a call to arms and we must act now," said Mike Barratt, director of science and policy at WWF. He said more of the Earth must be protected from development and deforestation, while food and energy had to be produced sustainably.
Then a few days ago, one of our neighbours sent me an email with his latest news about ISIS. This is what he sent:
Got this from one of my closest friends today, it came from his brother so I'm pretty confident that it's true. There is some really bad stuff on the horizon and it's probably gonna come this way like a runaway train!! Everybody better start thinking about where they want to stand when push comes to shove!
With "this' being in part:
Missionaries who are in the areas that are being attacked by ISIS. ISIS has taken over the town they are in today. He said ISIS is systematically going house to house to all the Christians and asking the children to denounce Jesus. He said so far not one child has. And so far all have consequently been killed. But not the parents. The UN has withdrawn and the missionaries are on their own. They are determined to stick it out for the sake of the families – even if it means their own deaths. They are very afraid, have no idea how to even begin ministering to these families who have had seen their children marty<|fim_middle|>. In our time of now we are it seems no less barbaric.. except our methods of killing have perhaps evolved with the technology to be that much swifter..
And it is not only the weapons of war that Kill.. But the pollutants of man..leaking radiation,, poisoned water, Gas from the explosion of the Union Carbide in India, for instance killed and injured thousands
Pol Pot another example.. who arose up with but a few to kill so many.. It seems Mankind has embraced his darker self many times..
And I so agree with your Last Paragraph Paul..
I hope we choose wisely Paul.. As we detach from the Fear..
Blessings to you and Jean..
All we need is love. So easy to write those words yet so difficult to act out universally. Sue, thank you for your long and reflective reply. | red. Yet he says he knows God has called them for some reason to be His voice and hands at this place at this time. Even so, they are begging for prayers for courage to live out their vocation in such dire circumstances. And like the children, accept martyrdom if they are called to do so. These brave parents instilled such a fervent faith in their children that they chose martyrdom. Please surround them in their loss with your prayers for hope and perseverance.
One missionary was able to talk to her brother briefly by phone. She didn't say it, but I believe she believes it will be their last conversation. Pray for her too. She said he just kept asking her to help him know what to do and do it. She told him to tell the families we ARE praying for them and they are not alone or forgotten — no matter what. Please keep them all in your prayers.
I didn't and still don't know how to reply. That is until Maria Matthews left a comment to yesterday's post.
Love the poem/verse Illusion. The lines, Following the herd, bleating like sheep, Held captive, half asleep. hit a strong note with me.
As we often wonder why people can't think for themselves outside the box but then again maybe that is part of being human. Life is a mystery isn't it? Enjoyed the post,
Maria's comment about life being a mystery was interpreted by me as humans being a mystery and the realisation that it has ever been so. For it resonated with a recent programme over on the BBC that included information on the ancient Teotihuacan people who ruled in what is present-day Mexico some 2,000 years ago. From Wikipedia:
View of the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun, from Pyramid of the Moon (Pyramide de la Luna).
Teotihuacan /teɪˌoʊtiːwəˈkɑːn/, also written Teotihuacán (Spanish About this sound teotiwa'kan (help·info)), was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city located in the Valley of Mexico, 30 miles (48 km) northeast of modern-day Mexico City, known today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas. Apart from the pyramids, Teotihuacan is also anthropologically significant for its complex, multi-family residential compounds, the Avenue of the Dead, and the small portion of its vibrant murals that have been exceptionally well-preserved. Additionally, Teotihuacan exported a so-called "Thin Orange" pottery style and fine obsidian tools that garnered high prestige and widespread utilization throughout Mesoamerica.
The city is thought to have been established around 100 BC, with major monuments continuously under construction until about AD 250. The city may have lasted until sometime between the 7th and 8th centuries AD, but its major monuments were sacked and systematically burned around 550 AD. At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of the 1st millennium AD, Teotihuacan was the largest city in the pre-Columbian Americas, with a population estimated at 125,000 or more, making it at minimum the sixth largest city in the world during its epoch. Teotihuacan began as a new religious center in the Mexican Highland around the first century AD. This city came to be the largest and most populated center in the New World. Teotihuacan was even home to multi-floor apartment compounds built to accommodate this large population. The civilization and cultural complex associated with the site is also referred to as Teotihuacan or Teotihuacano.
That BBC programme also included the fact that almost on a daily basis the Teotihuacan authorities viewed the assassinations of often hundreds of lower class people as perfectly normal.
In other words, despicable cruelty of man upon man, not to mention an utter disregard for the natural world, has been going on for thousands of years!
Thus it underlined to me, in spades, that what 'other people' get up to is, to a very great extent, irrelevant. Because whatever the circumstances we have a choice: we always have a choice. Or if you will forgive me for repeating my closing sentences in yesterday's post:
Whatever is going on in the world, whatever has the power to create fear in our minds, in the end it comes down to another power, the power of thought, and our choice of the behaviors that we offer the world.
That is why dogs are so important. Because they almost predominantly love sharing and living their lives in the company of humans.
Core thought
Loss of wild animals
The Kink in the Human Brain
Never lose sight of what's really important.
Is it really the age of loneliness?
5 thoughts on "The struggle between the forces of light and dark."
Alex Jones says:
An ever challenging world, but the solution is hiding within the madness.
Alex, would love you to expand on that some day. Thanks for your reply.
I so know what you mean Alex.. I think the world has to go Mad in order to regain its sanity.. 😦
I read this yesterday in my email Paul but stopped at the horrid actions of ISIS to the villages and children..
Interestingly you have connected with the past and with Maria's Comment about Life being a mystery.. So too are some Humans… In their lack of Love and compassion, as they concentrate their energy on pure evil..
Life is an experience of both in our duality of opposites.. Positive and Negative energies reside within us all.. I am reminded about which wolf we feed..
But throughout History, I am thinking here on the various Inquisitions that have taken place as man's inhumanity to man has been recorded down throughout time.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisition
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El pijuí de Cabanis (Synallaxis cabanisi), también denominado cola-espina de Cabanis (en Perú), es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Furnariidae perteneciente al numeroso género Synallaxis. Es nativa de la región andina del oeste de América del Sur.
Distribución y hábitat
Se distribuye por los contrafuertes a oriente de los Andes desde el centro de Perú, hacia el sur hasta el norte de Bolivia.
Esta especie es considerada poco común en su hábitat natural: el denso enmarañado del sotobosque de los bordes de selvas húmedas tropicales de tierras bajas y de piedemonte entre los 200 y los 1350 metros de altitud. También ocurre en crecimientos secundarios.
Descripción
Mide entre 16 y 18 cm de longitud y pesa entre 16 y 24 gramos. Es oscuro en general. Especímenes de Perú son pardos por arriba con la corona toda rufa, cara oscura; las alas son principalmente rufas; la cola, bastante corta, a menudo deshilachada, es rufo castaño. La garganta es gris mezclado con negro (más blanca en el área malar); por abajo es<|fim_middle|>αξεως sunallaxeōs»: intercambio; tal vez porque el creador del género, Vieillot, pensó que dos ejemplares de características semejantes del género podrían ser macho y hembra de la misma especie, o entonces, en alusión a las características diferentes que garantizan la separación genérica; una acepción diferente sería que deriva del nombre griego «Synalasis», una de las ninfas griegas Ionides. El nombre de la especie «cabanisi», conmemora al ornitólogo alemán Jean Cabanis (1816–1906).
Taxonomía
Forma una grupo de especies con Synallaxis moesta y Synallaxis macconnelli, los datos genético-moleculares confirman que las tres forman un clado: el «grupo moesta». Difiere de la primera por la estructura de la cola y de la segunda por el plumaje del juvenil. La identidad de la población disjunta del este de la Amazonia brasileña, descubierta en los años 1990, se colocó inicialmente como parte de la subespecie nominal de la presente; pero un estudio reciente indica que se trata de un nuevo taxón no descrito del «grupo ruficapilla».
Subespecies
Según las clasificaciones del Congreso Ornitológico Internacional (IOC) y Clements Checklist/eBird v.2019 se reconocen dos subespecies, con su correspondiente distribución geográfica:
Synallaxis cabanisi cabanisi , 1890 – piedemonte de los Andes en el centro y sur de Perú (Huánuco hacia el sur hasta Puno, posiblemente también al oeste de Ucayali); probablemente también en el centro de Brasil (norte de Mato Grosso).
Synallaxis cabanisi fulviventris , 1924 – piedemonte de los Andes en el norte de Bolivia (La Paz, oeste del Beni, Cochabamba).
Referencias
Enlaces externos
Videos, fotos y sonidos de Synallaxis cabanisi en eBird.
Sonidos y mapa de distribución de Synallaxis cabanisi en xeno-canto.
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Aves de América del Sur
Animales descritos en 1890 | pardo oliva grisáceo. En Bolivia es más pálido en general, por abajo es pardo amarillento sucio.
Estado de conservación
El pijuí de Cabanis ha sido calificado como casi amenazado por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (IUCN) debido a que, con base en modelos de deforestación futura de la cuenca amazónica, se espera una decadencia de 25 a 30% en la población de la misma en las tres próximas generaciones.
Amenazas
La amenaza principal es la acelerada deforestación de la cuenca amazónica. Se piensa ser particularmente susceptible a la fragmentación y efectos en los bordes.
Acciones de conservación
No se conocen acciones de conservación.
Comportamiento
Usualmente andan en pares, arrastrándose y juguetendo furtivamente en el denso enmanrañado cerca del suelo, algunas veces en cañas Gynerium. Difícil de ser visto, a menudo revela su presencia al vocalizar.
Vocalización
El canto es un abrupto y nasal «nyap» o «nyap-nyap».
Sistemática
Descripción original
La especie S. cabanisi fue descrita por primera vez por los ornitólogos alemanes Hans von Berlepsch y Paul Leverkhün en 1890 bajo el mismo nombre científico; su localidad tipo es: «Valle de Chanchamayo, Junín, Perú».
Etimología
El nombre genérico femenino «Synallaxis» puede derivar del griego «συναλλαξις sunallaxis, συναλλ | 397 |
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Limb-bud and heart, or LBH for short, is a newly discovered and relatively small protein found in most mammals, including humans. While functioning normally, it is believed to signal for the creation of limbs and the heart at the right times during embryo development. However, recent evidence suggests abnormally functioning LBH may have a role in certain types of cancer, including breast cancer. Understanding how a protein, such as LBH, "behaves" is important to developing drugs to control it. In this publication, the authors utilize a plethora of biochemical and biophysical techniques to learn more about LBH. Scientific AmeriKen assisted and will share two techniques in this review.
When determining the "behavior" of proteins some of the details scientist look for are whether the protein oligimerizes (i.e. exists by itself or combines with copies of itself to form dimers, trimers or more) or whether the molecular shape of the protein is rigid (protein folds tightly together) or not. LBH is believed to be a transcriptional regulator - a protein that interacts with transcription factor proteins, proteins that make direct contact with the DNA, and either enhance or block their activity. Such proteins have been known to oligimerize to form dimers and/or be poorly folded. However, preliminary work by the authors of this paper suggest that LBH may also form a dimer and Scientific AmeriKen will work under the hypothesis that it is.
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In summary, the two experiments of Scientific AmeriKen are only a part of the exhaustive analysis of the behavior of LBH. The authors utilized other techniques such as circular dichroism (examining the effect the protein has on polarized light), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (examining the effect of magnetism on the protein sample), Steady state fluorescence (examining the ability of the protein to absorb and emit light) and computer prediction techniques to support the notion that this protein does not have a rigid structure. Such disorder may allow LBH flexibility to interact with various signaling proteins and this study provides useful insight to the design of drugs that may target this protein. | angles. The amount of scattering that results is dependent on the molecular mass of the proteins - thus this technique provides the molecular mass independent of shape. With these two techniques ready to go, Scientific AmeriKen acquired purified samples of LBH and began the work to understand the behavior of this protein.
Panel A of the figure on the right shows the SEC results of LBH. The black line on top represents 4 standard proteins used to make the calibration line seen on the bottom. The red line represents LBH, which in comparison to the standard proteins, suggests LBH has an apparent molecular mass of 33,000 daltons. By counting the molecular mass of all the atoms in LBH, the theoretical molecular mass is determined to be 12,300 daltons. Thus, as determined by SEC, The apparent size of LBH is 3 times that of its theoretical suggesting LBH may be a trimer.
Panel B of the figure on the right shows the ALS results of LBH. Each colored line in the top represents the scattering detected from one of the angles. The black line represents a measure of the concentration. The bottom shows a sample calculation to determine the molecular mass where each dot represents one of the angles at a specific concentration. These calculations are done several thousand times and averaged out. The ALS analysis gives a molecular mass of 11,800 daltons which is within experimental error to the theoretical value of 12,300 and suggest LBH is a monomer (doesn't work with copies of itself).
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House Of The Dragon Season One Review: Television At Its Most Maddening And Magical
The 10-episode show has dragons, dubious characters and devastating loss. Why does it still feel like something is lacking?
Gayle Sequeira
25 Oct, 2022, 7:42 am
Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) ends House of the Dragon season one just as she began it, mourning a Visenya. The sustained heartache of the finale and the pace at which her losses pile up — a father, a crown, a stillborn daughter, a son — set the tone for a character overwhelmed by grief, at her most wounded and vulnerable before her eyes light up with vengeance. In a show more focussed on spectacle over sentiment so far, it's the closest this season has come to striking a rich emotional core. House of the Dragon has churned furiously, barely allowing viewers to get invested in the characters before it decimates them through war and loss, and while the final image suggests an even further escalation, this one feels well-earned. Ten episodes later, the first cracks have appeared in the foundation of House Targaryen. All that's left to do is watch it crumble into ash.
A return to Westeros
It wouldn't be a Game of Thrones'-adjacent show without questions of parentage, claims of succession, major political shifts, dragons, deadly weddings and inevitably, nighttime scenes that viewers claim are too dark to see. Viewers wondering how far House Of The Dragon strays from this template need look no further than the show<|fim_middle|> of a prince that will one day unite the realm driving several of their actions, unlike in the book. Along the way, they find themselves stuck on paths they wish they never took, or leading lives they have no control over. Their desire to prove themselves has as much sway over them as their fixed ideas of destiny. Several characters that attempt big swings for power either get badly burned, like the Velaryon family who lose both their children, or torch others in their quest to maneuver closer to the throne. All the talk of going down in the history books and cementing the future, however, falls flat when you think of how Thrones' ending all but ensured it vanished from the cultural conversation.
Spin-Off: Let's Talk About House Of The Dragon's Foot Fetish Scene
Other allusions to its predecessor serve House of the Dragon much better. When Daemon murders Rhea, he smugly muses that he now stands to inherit Runestone, the family seat in the Vale of Arryn in episode 5. It calls to mind how nearly two hundred years later, Littlefinger will pull from the same playbook, shoving Lady Lysa Arryn out of the Moondoor and to her death so he can consolidate power in the same territory. When the ailing Viserys calls Alicent by his former wife's name in a fit of forgetfulness in episode 7, the scene mirrors the moment Cersei's love for her new husband Robert Baratheon curdled into contempt — when he called her by the name of his lost love, Lyanna. These Thrones echoes aren't employed in the grating way that most pop-culture references are now, in which callbacks are currency and cameos are mistaken for compelling storytelling. Instead, any parallels between House of the Dragon and Thrones accompany the bittersweet realisation that people are fundamentally unchanging, prone to repeating their follies a whole century later, doomed to the same generational cycles of tragedy and loss.
Another way House of the Dragon navigates the past through the lens of the future is by adopting a more progessive view than Thrones allowed for. The sex scenes are fewer and far less gratuitous, used to further the plot or fill in character detail (though Daemon's erectile dysfunction, established several times over, is a curious trait that the show seems to have abandoned midway.) Rape isn't depicted onscreen as it was in Thrones, only its aftermath and repercussions. There's a pointed focus on the agony of childbirth, a fantastic cross-cutting scene in episode 1 acknowledging while men seek out pain (and the glory associated with it) on the battlefield, it's a ritual women are simply expected to endure at home. This also makes for one of the show's most affecting moments — Laena Targaryen (Nanna Blondell) choosing to die a dragonrider's death rather than succumb to the sepsis brought on by a botched birth.
Dragons are the most tangible and magical as they've ever felt, with an impeccably shot, tense stretch at Storm's End in episode 10 superbly using their sheer size to evoke fear. The good news is that future seasons will feature a lot more of them as the realm descends into war and bloodshed. As long as the storytelling is just as fierce.
Milly Alcock
House of the Dragon review | 's opening credits, their accompanying theme plucked straight from Ramin Djawadi's indelible Thrones tune.
Based on George RR Martin's Fire and Blood and set 172 years before the birth of Thrones' Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), House of the Dragon reaches back into the past to trace the future of the Targaryen dynasty. It might chart a familiar return to Westeros but even so, its decision to confine itself to a few locations unlike its sprawling predecessor and examine the power dynamics of largely just one extended family instead of a dozen allow it to settle into a distinctive, if uneven, groove of its own. At its most engrossing, this pared-down prequel is a reminder of the smart, intricate machinations Thrones was capable of before the biggest twist it sprung on viewers was that lacklustre cop-out of a final season. At its most confusing, however, integral character development is assumed to have happened between episodes, motivations are opaque and the pacing builds urgency only to let it dissipate.
Let's Break Down That Aemond And Lucerys Scene In House Of The Dragon Episode 10
Much of this is down to the time jumps in between each episode, which range from a few months to years. This allows the show to examine the ripple effects of major decisions over time, but the emotion of their immediate aftermath is lost. How does Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) confront her best friend Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) after she blindsides her by getting engaged to her father? At what point does Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) relent and make peace with the idea of his brother Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) marrying his daughter (now played by Emma D'Arcy) after the possibility of him taking her virginity sent him into a blind rage a few episodes earlier? Try to imagine Thrones beheading Ned Stark (Sean Bean) and then cutting to a '10 years later' title card. So much delicious drama, so much of it left it up to the imagination of viewers. It's an odd choice for a show with source material as rich and dense as House of the Dragon.
2 Fast 2 Furious
The show's erratic pacing also rushes through what should be larger conversations, condensing big moments into the space of a single episode. When Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) asks Rhaenyra to run away with him because of how long she's been complaining of palace life, his words are weightless because viewers haven't experienced her angst firsthand, as he has. At the same time, explosive events take so long to ignite that their flame sputters out — Alicent calling for war through her deliberate choice of clothing in episode 5 signals a cataclysmic turning point for her family, the realm and the show itself, one that then takes close to two decades and several episodes later to arrive. "Fire and blood" are House Targaryen's words, so why does so much of the show reduce them to a flicker and a trickle?
Too many leaps forward in time mean that it can be hard to spot the connective tissue between past and present versions of the same character. Alicent goes from a kindly, demure naif played by Emily Carey to a seething, perpetually soured version played by Olivia Cooke. Too much of her interiority is sacrificed in favour of narrative momentum. Likewise with Daemon, who remains the show's most opaque character even at the end of its first season, swinging wildly between smirking mischief maker and sadistic psychopath. Viewers never find out why he hates his first wife, Lady Rhea Royce (Rachel Redford), so vehemently, instead of just what she represents (marriage as a cage). Or why murders her in cold blood, but displays less of a misogynistic attitude towards his second wife, who he decides not to subject to the pain of a cesearen section, a common enough procedure that his brother forces one upon his wife. Does Daemon love Rhaenyra or does he marry her because she's his closest path to the throne? He kills a man who dares to question the legitimacy of his stepsons, but then he chokes their mother. There's unpredictability and then there's utter inscrutability, and Daemon veers towards too much of the latter.
House Of The Dragon Review: A Game of Thrones Prequel With Dragons And Derrières
Some of the show's best moments set up layers of conflict —honour besmirched by love, friendship tainted by jealousy, political ambition that destroys personal relationships — and then prod the characters closer to the edge of a precipice. Two major events that bring the family together, a wedding in episode 5 and a funeral in episode 7, are strikingly shot, with the camera snaking around the characters, lingering on their loaded glances, setting up a tinderbox of repression and desire, envy and yearning. Little is said during these sequences, but each word holds weight. The characters are stricken by the grief of their past, the grimness of their future and the distant promise of any alternate paths. In House of the Dragon, as in Thrones, no relationship is so secure that it can't curdle into rivalry, which is what the most perceptive scenes understand.
Future, tense
The idea of legacy hangs heavy over several characters, with the prophecy | 1,119 |
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When you visit, you will find yourself in a giant game of chess, a sundial that is 30 feet in diameter, an observation tower for bird lovers, a collection of miniature boats, a magnificent exhibition of bonsais and a Zen garden. On top of this, children will particularly enjoy the House for Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel's cottage as well as Snow White's home – fun for everyone!
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Among the more accessible of the album's sounds is one of the release's four cover versions. Beck's 'Loser' gets rebuilt from the ground up as a slow funk strut, naturally heavy on the bass, accompanied by a trill Fender Rhodes motif. With the addition of fine electric guitar runs, things slowly descend into a looser jazz groove, with the band ending up pulling the best sounds from mid 70s Weather Report and Larry Carlton while tipping the hat firmly in the direction of slicker, shinier sounds from John Scofield. No matter how busy things seem to get, Ingvarsson holds a steady beat throughout, which makes an ideal base – and bass, of course – for either Olin's Rhodes to work out a steady attack, or for Lindberg to throw out several wah-wahed shapes, aggressive, but yet often staying on the bluesy side. In the last few bars, everything subsides and with the rhythm section pushed to the fore, Ingvarsson noodles his way to a close with a sharp precision. A great piece of fusion in its own right…if not for the sleeve crediting Beck Hansen in the songwriters credits, you mighn't recognise it as that 'Loser' at all. That, of course, isn't necessarily a bad thing.
More tight funk elements provide the core of 'Take Cover', a workout driven by hard slapped bass and an appearance of guest horns. Although only two horns are present – trumpet and sax – between them they bring enough parp for three times the horn section. By the time they step down, some great improvisational work begins. Olin attacks the Rhodes in an aggressive style but never loses sight of a cool groove, Lindberg throws out muted guitar chords in the manner of a 70s cop movie soundtrack, while Ingvarsson wrings the hell out of his bass neck. With the arrival of a sax break, things slide from the tight and tuneful to the more carefree, but those who listen to a lot of fusion work and still get kicks from various Return To Fantasy and Weather Report discs will almost certainly be in their element. While the album is not short of good material, it is perhaps this track that shows best the camaraderie between these musicians. There<|fim_middle|> organ fills space. It's Fredriksson and Lindberg who really come alive though; Fredriksson attacks his kit with gusto – clearly appreciating the opportunity to inject some real rock force into his delivery, without ever losing sight of opportunity for some great jazz fills while Lindberg's previously heard wah-wah also steps up accordingly.
In a more classic jazz field, a rendition of Dave Holland's 'Blues For CM' has an easy swing, driven by a loose drum line and noodling guitar. Before long, it becomes clear that the titular CM refers to the legendary Charles Mingus. This is most obvious by Ingvarsson's shift from the electric to the upright bass. While he seems content to back the Rhodes and guitar sounds with a slow walking bassline, when given the spotlight, he proves equally adept in his approach to this more traditional jazz style. For his featured solo, his tone is faultless – almost with an elastic brilliance – and his dexterity shows the work of a man who understands the importance of melody even within showmanship. Keen eared listeners may also spot a couple of nods of Mingus's own 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' creeping in the main riff.
A definite highlight for smoother jazz sounds, the near seven minute 'Snorkeling' paints a musical picture of summer, as warm bass runs underpin an echoing Rhodes in a firm tribute to Herbie Hancock's fusion sounds of the seventies. Throughout the piece, Ingvarsson's bass rises and falls as if moving with a musical tide. The large absence of guitar helps give this number an easy charm – often focusing on the bell-like clarity of the Rhodes, while a guest muted trumpet calls a strong melody, much in the way Miles coloured his 80s classic 'Tutu'. Again, those interested in the works of Weather Report – and to a lesser extent Stanley Clarke – will find a great deal to love here.
The gentle comedown continues with a reworking of blues standard 'When Did You Leave Heaven' (as covered by Clapton, Bob Dylan and others), which at first appears to be another weaker offering. However, as it gains momentum, there's much within to admire. Moving aside from Ingvarsson's accented vocal (occasionally sounding like State Cows, due to a Malmo lilt), the music is lovely. In two distinct halves, firstly we hear a vocal only accompanied by bass, and once more, the hard and fluid approach Ingvarsson favours is likely to remind many of the great Jaco Pastorius, which brings very welcome sounds. The tune's second half introduces the rest of the band, with Fredrikssen tapping out a gentle rhythm and Olin's ever faithful Rhodes adding a sense of retro cool. From wobbly beginnings, this blossoms nicely, giving a sense of gentle satisfaction at the album's close.
Since Swedish jazz seems to get less exposure away from its home turf than many US releases, there's always a danger that this disc might get overlooked. If you have the merest interest in jazz bass, classic 70s inspired fusion or jazz-funk grooves, this disc should appear somewhere on your radar. It's not perfect, but there's more than enough great material within to impress right from first listen, while some of the lower-key material should bring extra enjoyment upon repeat spins.
This entry was posted in Album & EP Reviews and tagged beck, jazz, jazz fusion, mats ingvarsson, sweden by Real Gone. Bookmark the permalink. | 's a reasonable amount of improvisation within the featured solos – enough to make you believe they could have gone on forever; enough for the abrupt end at just shy of six minutes to come as a surprise. Also recommended listening, though showcasing the band in a more laid back environment, 'Afrotoo' shows off a wholly comfortable musical gathering. With a rimshot drum sound, Fredriksson brings in the band with a minimum of fuss. Tapping into a slow groove, the bass dances, before heavily wah-wahed guitar lines bring a simple and distinctive melody and (later) a terrific, dirty sounding solo that is deeply rooted within 70s traditions. Linking all, the Fender Rhodes work is timeless, evocative of Herbie Hancock, but naturally, it's Ingvarsson who impresses the most, especially when given a huge space to improvise a fuzz-based solo as the track's centrepiece.
A cover of Willie Dixon's oft-covered blues jam 'I Just Wanna Make Love To You' seems partially misjudged. Firstly, it's a little out of step with the sharper jazz notes from the bulk of the other material; secondly, Ingvarsson's naturalistic vocal style lacks the gravitas you'd normally associate with this particular number. Given the talent within this musical unit it's not a total misfire, though, and the second half of the track picks up considerably for an instrumental workout where our erstwhile bandleader throws out sharp notes, almost as if using his bass as a punctuating voice, while the | 319 |
Hello everyone! Today is Tuesday and that mean it's Twinsie Tuesday again! Yes, that's right, we are back from our December break and ready for 2015. Some of the ladies unfortunately are taking a little break from blogging, and will be back in the next few months. Since a few were leaving, we decided it would be a good time to add some new members to our group! I'm so happy that Amanda from Fashion Footing, Beckie from Polished by Beckie, and Savannah from Addictedd to Polish are now Twinsies!!!
Today we are posting pond manicures! This is my first time doing one and it's long overdue! So many bloggers have created gorgeous designs using this technique and I've always wanted to re-create the look. I purchased more jell<|fim_middle|>'t stop!
I'm so happy I decided to do a winter design! I love how the snowflakes looked under the different layers of jelly! I was scared that it wasn't going to work out because of how sheer Ice Tint is, but thankfully it did! I think it was because of that base of the cream that I put underneath!
What do you think? Liking this pond manicure?
I can't wait to see everyone else's pond manicure! | ies over the summer so I could eventually try, but I never got up the courage to do so.
Honestly, I was thinking about skipping today's prompt because I was scared that I would have a huge disasticure, but I went for it! I was going to follow Adventures in Acetone's tutorial for a heart pond manicure, until I was talking to Amanda and thought about doing a winter themed one!
So, I kind of cheated. I used one coat of Bright Lucite as a base so the design wasn't 100% sheer. I'm not a huge fan of seeing my nail's smile lines through polish. So, I started off with my base coat of Bright Lucite, then painted one snowflake on the corner's of my nails. Then, I covered it with one coat of Ice Tint by Sally Hansen. This is the blue sheer jelly from Sally Hansen's Palm Beach Jelly collection.
Then, when that was dry, I added some dots, followed by another coat of Ice Tint. Then I added another snowflake, followed by another coat of the jelly. More dots, more jelly, few more dots, then one more coat of the jelly. I might have gone overboard, but honestly, I love how it was looking and couldn | 261 |
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THE FLATS – Matt Kuchar can come home happy because the United States won last weekend's Presidents Cup, 15.5-14.5 in Incheon City, South Korea.
Unfortunately, however, the former Yellow Jacket All-American had a rough weekend individually, dropping a foursomes match and his singles<|fim_middle|> the first-stage competition Oct. 13-16 at Highland Oaks in Dothan, Ala.
Richard Werenski, who finished 79th in the Web.com Tour regular-season money list, is exempt into the final stage of Q-School, Dec. 10-15 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Matt Weibring, who finished 87th in the regular-season earnings list, is exempt into the second stage, which is played Nov. 10-13 and Nov. 17-20 at five different sites.
PGA Tour LatinoAmerica – Werenski is preparing for his Q-School run by playing in this week's Mundo Maya Open at Yucatan Country Club in Merida, Mexico.
PGA Tour China – Minghao Wang earned his first paycheck of 2015 with a 52nd place finish at the Lushan Open, where he posted a 72-hole total of 290 (+2).
Great to see the Vols finally pull out a big win. | match, and he fell to 4-7-2 lifetime in three Presidents Cup competitions. Kuchar lost 2 and 1 Sunday to Australia's Branden Grace in his singles match, and Grace also was on the opposite site in Friday's foursomes match in which he and Patrick Reed lost 3 and 2.Kuchar teamed with Bill Haas to halve their Saturday foursomes match against Sangmoon Bae and Hideki Matsuyama.
Kuchar, the 16th-ranked player in the Official World Golf Ranking, is committed to play in the Bridgestone Americas Golf Cup, Oct. 22-25 in Mexico City. Kuchar will play alongside Justin Hueber, the best American on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Order of Merit (6th) and winner of the Abierto Mexicano de Golf, in what will be one of the favorite teams to follow.
More details on that event here.
PGA Tour: The fall segment of the 2015-16 PGA Tour season begins this weekend, and Ollie Schniederjans has received exemptions into three events – the Frys.com Open Oct. 15-18 in Napa,Calif., the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Nev., and the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss. The fall series includes seven events, ending Nov. 19-22 with the McGladrey Classic in Sea Island, Ga.
Also in the Frys.com Open field are Bryce Molder, who finished third in last year's event, Roberto Castro, Chesson Hadley and Cameron Tringale.
Web.com Tour Q-School – Anders Albertson (T10), DrewCzuchry (T14) and Kyle Scott (T20) advanced to the second stage with their performances last week at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga. Albertson shot 12-under-par 276, finishing 14 shots off the pace, while Czuchry complete the 72 holes in 11-under 277, and Scott in 10-under 278. The top 24 plus ties advanced, and Scott finished on the number.
The first stage of the Web.com Tour Q-School continued this week at four different sites, including Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga., where Anders Albertson, Bo Andrews, Drew Czuchry, Kyle Scott and James White are competing.
Seth Reeves is in the field for | 522 |
Ryan Bingham needed some peace and quiet. Free of the burdens that had saddled him during the writing and recording of his recent albums, he relocated to<|fim_middle|> his new album and the journey he took to create it. Following the interview, Bingham will perform. | an old airstream trailer tucked away in the mountains of California, camping out for several weeks and embracing the solitude to dig down deep and craft his most powerful album yet, Fear and Saturday Night. Set for release on Jan. 20, 2015, Bingham faces down his past with a poetic grace throughout the album. Recorded mostly live with a brand new backing band and under the guidance of producer/engineer, Jim Scott, Fear and Saturday Night opens with "Nobody Knows My Trouble," an autobiographical ballad about trying to outrun a painful past and finding redemption both in the strings of a guitar and in hitting the road with the love of your life. Lead single, "Radio," is about coping with a darkness that doesn't want to let go, while "Hands of Time" deal with accepting what's behind you and moving forward with grit and determination. It's the hard-learned lessons, through both good times and bad, that helped make Bingham the man he is today. Please welcome GRAMMY and Academy Award winner, Ryan Bingham, back to the Clive Davis Theater. In an interview moderated by Vice President of MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation, Scott Goldman, Bingham will discuss | 254 |
Youth soccer teams are invited to a Cinco de Mayo 7-on-7 soccer tournament.
The Department of Recreation and Parks' mission is to enrich the lives of the residents of Santa Maria through quality recreation programs and services; and to provide safe and well-maintained facilities and parks, while anticipating the changing needs of the community. The department operates 234 acres of developed parkland in 27 neighborhood and community parks, part of the 1,774-acre Los Flores Ranch Park property, the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center, the Hagerman Softball Complex, Paul Nelson Aquatics Center, Elwin Mussell Senior Center, Veterans' Memorial Center and other community centers. The department provides programs in aquatics, youth and adult sports, therapeutics and senior services, Special Olympics, community classes and events, youth and teen programs, and Families For the First Decade programs. It also runs the City's Urban Forest Program.
Responsible for the daily operations and management of the Recreation and Parks Department. Provide staff support to the City Manager's Office, City Council and Recreation and Parks Commission. Supervise a staff of 30 full-time and <|fim_middle|>, as well as facility and park reservations.
Provide parks, athletic fields, and facilities that are safe, clean, and inviting to our residents and visitors.
Collaborate with the Community Development Department on the update of the General Plan, identifying parks infrastructure needs to meet projected growth.
Continue to work closely with the Community Development Department in the development of an action plan for the City's Downtown, by providing input on recreational and social activities that could be offered as the plan comes to fruition, and by expanding the role of the City's Landscape Maintenance Districts to support the efforts of the improvements along the South Broadway corridor. | 32 permanent part-time, assigned to 5 major divisions: Parks, Landscape Districts, Urban Forest, Recreation, and Administration. Services are provided in the following areas: city parks (225+ acres), part of Los Flores Ranch Park, publicly managed trees (30,000+), street medians, storm basins and rights-of-way (45+ acres), Santa Maria Town Center landscaping and parking structures, 7 major recreation facilities offering specialty recreation classes and programs and support to community based recreation programs i.e., youth basketball, youth soccer, etc.
To enrich the lives of the residents of Santa Maria and surrounding areas through the provision of quality recreation and park facilities, programs and services, while being intuitive and responsive to the leisure needs of our customers.
Begin the Request for Proposal process to update the 2013 Community Leisure Needs Assessment and Action Plan; have a new plan in place in 2019.
Continue responding to the City Council's priority to address inadequate City facilities, specifically by exploring the feasibility of funding a sports (soccer) complex.
Maintain water conservation in the park system, including re-vegetation of landscape areas, rotation of scheduled watering, use of non-potable water, and complete renovations of landscaping and irrigation throughout the City's parks and landscape districts to address drought requirements to maintain the community's vibrant and welcoming ambiance.
Seek grant funding as well as increased sponsorship opportunities for the expansion of services to at-risk youth for the Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety, and those special events, marketing, and education campaigns that foster community-building.
Nurture partnerships with local school districts, non-profit agencies, service groups, and special interest organizations for continued development of the Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety.
Develop new working relationships with non-profit organizations, schools, health care providers, businesses, and funding partners throughout the Santa Maria Valley, in an effort to address the growing needs of the homeless.
Expand the new "ActiveNet" software system that provides additional resources for both in-house and on-line registration of programs | 419 |
Technicians of the Sacred: 50th Anniversary
Oct 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm
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First published in 1968, Technicians of the Sacred: A Range of Poetries from Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania is one of poetry's germinal texts, educating generations of writers and readers to the multiple possibilities for poetry throughout the world. Fifty years later, Technicians of the Sacred still delights readers with its ability to excite discovery and expand the notion<|fim_middle|>: Poets House Recorded On: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | of the genre. Join editor Jerome Rothenberg along with Stuart Cooke, Bob Holman, George Quasha, Ariel Resnikoff, Papa Susso, Cecilia Vicuña, and Anne Waldman to celebrate the new, 50th anniversary edition of Technicians of the Sacred.
Admission $10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House members Location Kray Hall Sponsored By Poets House
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Pakistan Day seminar a big success!
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Event updates | 0 comments
Pakistan celebrates the Pakistan Day on 23rd of March to commemorate the Lahore Resolution passed on this day in 1940. It was the Resolution of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the British India which ultimately led to the creation of India and Pakistan in August 1947.
On the momentous occasion of the Pakistan Day in 2018, AAIMS collaborated with Deakin University's Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, and Melbourne South Asia Study Group to organize the Pakistan Day Seminar.
The Pakistan Day Seminar was an ideal opportunity to bring together a strong cohort of scholars working on Pakistan from across Australia, including from Deakin University, Monash University, University of Melbourne, and the University of New England. The multi-disciplinary discussion covered a variety of themes, such as colonization, Islam and constitution-building, the role of the constitutional bodies of Pakistan with reference of women's rights, extremism and countering violent extremism, Islamists and their anti-secular narrative, Islamic law, CPEC, literature, social movements, and transgender people's rights<|fim_middle|>': Dr Nadeem Malik, University of Melbourne
2. 'Impact of the Anti-Secular Narrative on Nation Building in Pakistan': Dr Zahid Ahmed, Deakin University
3. 'Writing Islamic Constitutions: Lessons from Pakistan': Imran Ahmed, PhD Candidate, University of New England
4. 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistan': Seema Khan, PhD Candidate, Deakin University
5. 'The Pakistani Wave: Literature of the World': Dr Mridula Nath Chakraborty, Monash University
6. 'Sharia Law and Women Rights in Pakistan': Prof. Ihsan Yilmaz, Deakin University
7. 'Transgender Rights in Pakistan?: Global, Colonial and Islamic Dimensions': Dr Jeff Redding, University of Melbourne
8. 'Imagination and Critique in Pakistan': Hamza Bin Jehangir, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne | . Below is a list of speakers with the titles of their papers and affiliations:
1. 'Political Economy of Defense and Religious Radicalism in Pakistan | 30 |
TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 2, 2016) — The University of South Florida System will confer nearly 3,000 degrees during summer 2016 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Aug. 6. USF System President Judy Genshaft will preside over two ceremonies at the USF Sun Dome, with more than 1,500 graduates expected to participate.
Approximately 2,924 degrees will be awarded during the university's 109th commencement convocation, including 2,636 for USF, 200 for USF St. Petersburg and 88 for USF Sarasota-Manatee. The youngest graduate is a 19 year old receiving a bachelor's in management. The oldest graduate is a 69 year old receiving a bachelor's in psychology. The graduates represent 45 states and 79 nations.
Current USF Board of Trustee (BOT) member and former Chair Harold Mullis will receive the President's Fellow Medallion during the 9 a.m. ceremony. The President's Fellow Medallion is awarded at the President's discretion to highly distinguished individuals.
A founding member of the Trenam Kemkar<|fim_middle|> Sciences, Business, The Arts and Undergraduate Studies. Bachelor's and master's recipients from all of USF St. Petersburg's colleges will be recognized.
*1:30 p.m. ceremony will recognize bachelor's, master's and doctoral recipients from USF's Colleges of Behavioral and Community Sciences, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Global Sustainability, Marine Science, Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. Bachelor's and master's recipients from all of USF Sarasota-Manatee's colleges will be recognized.
For more information, visit usf.edu/commencement. | law firm, Mullis is now the president of the firm 45 years later. He has been included in the listings of Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Legal Elite. During his tenure as BOT chair, more than $60 million in major gifts were announced for the university and research funding increased to more than $440 million. Mullis has served in leadership positions throughout the Tampa Bay community, including Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa General Hospital, LifeLink Foundation and the Florida Council of 100.
Internationally-known nursing leader Loretta Ford will receive an honorary doctorate in nursing during the 1:30 p.m. ceremony. Her research in public health nursing led to the creation of the first Pediatric Nurse Practitioner model of advanced practice at the University of Colorado Medical Center. More than 205,000 nurse practitioners in the U.S. and nearly 350 universities have implemented nurse practitioner academic programs based on her research, including the USF Health College of Nursing. Ford has authored more than 200 publications and presentations, and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2011.
The USF Alumni Association's Outstanding Graduate is Patrick Mullen, who will receive his bachelor's in biomedical sciences from USF. Mullen has already earned several awards, including the Golden Bull Award for exceptional leadership and service, the Honors Research Award and the Dean's List of Scholars. He has also worked as a neurological researcher, chemistry tutor and in a leadership role with Seva for Kids, a club that raises money and recruits volunteers to sponsor education services to underserviced areas of India.
Graduates and ceremony attendees are encouraged to use #USFGRAD on social media posts.
*9 a.m. ceremony will recognize bachelor's, master's and doctoral recipients from USF's Colleges of Arts and | 387 |
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Why Some Doctors Hesitate To Screen Smokers For Lung Cancer
By Anders Kelto
This spiral CT image of the chest shows a large malignant mass (purple) in one lung. A conventional chest X-ray could have missed this tumor, radiologists say.
In February, Medicare announced that it would pay for an annual lung cancer screening test for certain long-term smokers. Medicare recipients between the ages of 55 and 77 who have smoked the equivalent of a pack a day for 30 years are now eligible for the annual test, known as a spiral CT scan.
Medicare's decision was partly a response to a 2011 study showing that screenings with the technique could reduce lung cancer deaths by 20 percent.
That translates into thousands of lives each year, says Dr. Claudia Henschke, a radiologist who heads the lung and cancer screening program at New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center.
"It's a tremendous step forward," she says, primarily because lung cancer is such a big killer. The disease claims more than 150,000 lives in the U.S. each year, more than the next three cancers — breast, prostate and colon cancers — combined.
But as more and more people are getting screened for lung cancer, other doctors worry the test is doing more harm than good.
"It's the two-edged sword," says Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, a professor of medicine and health policy at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. "The scans can see very early cancers," Welch says, "but [can also] find cancers that were never going to matter."
That's because some cancers grow slowly and never become dangerous, he says. Welch describes this phenomenon in his new book, Less Medicine, More Health: 7 Assumptions That Drive Too Much Care.
Welch says spiral CT scans also detect a lot of things that are not cancerous. Nearly a quarter of the 2011 study's participants had multiple tests that showed abnormal growths in the lungs that turned out not to be cancer. These false-positive tests led to more follow-up testing, including risky procedures like a biopsy, which inserts a needle into the lung.
"Not surprisingly," Welch says, "sometimes that creates problems like causing someone's lung to collapse."
Welch is not claiming that that 2011 study, known as the National Lung Screening Trial, was bad science. A panel of independent experts called the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reviewed the data and determined that, overall, using the CT screening to find lung cancer does more good than harm.
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Dr. Andy Lazris, an internist in Columbia, Md., isn't enthusiastic about using spiral CT scans to look for lung cancer in his patients. "Not many people are going to benefit," he says.
But Welch is concerned that the results of the study will not be replicated in the real world. In the study, he says, the radiologists were highly skilled at detecting lung cancer from a CT scan. The doctors were cautious, he says, and went to great lengths to avoid invasive tests like biopsies. Plus, the researchers clearly explained potential risks to patients, including the high rate of false positives.
In everyday medical settings, Welch says, that won't always be the case.
"There are real reasons to be concerned that the harmful effects of the screening might actually be greater in practice," he says. In other words, the net benefit of CT screening might not exist in the real world.
Dr. Andy Lazris is an internist and primary care physician in Columbia, Md., and says his practice includes a lot of older smokers. He has looked carefully at the data and is not enthusiastic about using CT scans to look for lung cancer in his patients, most of whom are over 55.
"Not many people are going to benefit," he says. "A lot of people are going to get these false alarms and a lot of people are going to get excessive testing and potential harm."
To help his patients understand the odds, he shows them a picture of a theater seating diagram.
"Out of a thousand seats in the theater, there are 3 1/2 blackened seats, which are barely visible," he says, pointing at the diagram shown on the left. "These are lung cancer deaths averted with spiral CT.
/ Courtesy of Andrew Lazris and Erik Rifkin: Interpreting Health Benefits And Risks
(Left) Dr. Andy Lazris' analogy of the number of lung cancer deaths averted with annual spiral CT scans (black rectangles), compared to the total number of scans done. (Right) The black rectangles, or "filled seats," represent the number of scanned patients who would receive false-positive test results.
Then Lazris turns the page to another diagram, shown here on the right.
"This is a crowded theater," he says. "Out of a thousand people, 233 people will have persistent false positives."
These false-positive results lead to further tests, he says, which means more exposure to potentially dangerous radiation and the risk of complications. There can be additional costs, adding to the stress of thinking you might have cancer.
Lazris says he shows the theater diagrams to many of his patients and gets a wide range of responses. Some patients, he says, point at one of the three blackened seats and say, " 'That's probably me. I'm not taking any chances, I'm getting this test.' "
"Other people," he says, "will see [the same diagram] and will say<|fim_middle|> he has done his job — he has helped his patients understand the odds and then let them make the choice.
Medical centers that screen Medicare patients are required to report their results to the government. Officials will be assessing each center's performance and tracking patient outcomes to determine whether screening with spiral CT — when expanded to a much larger scale — is doing more harm than good.
Meanwhile, Dr. Henschke suggests that patients who are considering getting the screening remember a couple of things.
First, they should discuss the benefits and risks with a primary care physician, she says. Medicare requires doctors to meet with patients before writing a referral, so patients should be sure they take advantage of this opportunity.
Also, Henschke says, patients should get the spiral CT done at a facility that has plenty of experience in screening people for lung cancer — "a place where you have a team of people who are aware of what early lung cancer looks like."
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Ready to start hunting for pumpkins, and want to take the kids some place fun? Head out to our local pumpkin patches where you'll get an experience worth howling over. Memorable fall enjoyment is ripe for picking at area farms, and local growers are holding their harvest festivals complete with novelty pumpkins.
In addition to pumpkins, gourds — large and small — are perfect for fall décor. Backyard birders will love the birdhouse gourds, which make excellent houses for feathered friends. Let the gourd dry out in the garage over winter, drill a hole in it, and hang it next spring.
• Strong stems keep the pumpkin fresh, so look for those that are fully attached to the skin.
• Choose firm, not mushy pumpkins. Avoid those with cuts in the skin; they'll rot quickly.
• Keep your pumpkin cool, not freezing or overly hot. Store away from direct sunlight, and bring it in if frost is predicted<|fim_middle|>• Take home an unusual winter squash to cook up for soups or suppers. But plan on having a crowd over, because some of these squash can top 30 pounds or more. | .
• Wait to carve your pumpkin until one or two days before Halloween.
• Scrape out the walls to a thickness of one inch for easiest carving.
• Immediately after carving, smear petroleum jelly over the interior and cut surfaces to lock moisture in.
• Pumpkins wilt in three days; perk yours up by soaking it in water. Mix one teaspoon of bleach to one gallon of water to prevent mold from growing.
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Three companies settle charges of illegally gaining personal financial data
Three Internet companies, including one based in Texas, have settled federal charges that they illegally gathered and sold personal financial information, agreeing to return the money they made off their operation and pay fines.
Under the settlement, Information Search Inc., Smart Data Systems and Discreet Data Systems are barred from using deceptive practices to gain such data, the Federal Trade Commission said Friday. The companies must also pay $2,000 each in fines to the government.
The information brokers advertised on the Internet that they could obtain private records for a price.
FTC investigators caught the<|fim_middle|> of her husband's private bank account. Each of the companies then had a representative call the husband's bank, pretending to be the husband. The calls were answered by investigators.
The three companies charged customers fees ranging from $100 to $600, depending on the information sought, according an FTC official.
The practice, called "pretexting," is illegal.
"The clients of pretexters are often law firms and other businesses," said J. Howard Beales, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
"These buyers should beware because knowingly obtaining pretexed information is illegal as well."
Smart Data Systems is based in New York, Information Search Inc. in Baltimore and Discreet Data in Humble, Texas. | alleged activity in a sting operation.
One FTC investigator posed as a potential customer hoping to check on the balance | 21 |
Madrid to appeal<|fim_middle|> this month's Champions League final, coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed.
Alonso was booked in the first half of Real's 4-0 semi-final second leg win over Bayern Munich for a clumsy foul on Bastian Schweinsteiger.
The yellow card was the Spain international's third of the tournament, ruling him out of the final against city rivals Atletico Madrid in Lisbon on May 24.
Madrid were already 3-0 ahead – and 4-0 up on aggregate – when Alonso committed his foul, and he later claimed missing the final was a "shame" and that being banned for the final due to an accumulation of yellow cards was an "unfair rule".
He could still feature in the showpiece though, after Ancelotti told reporters on Saturday that they would appeal against the decision.
"Xabi Alonso's natural replacement is (Asier) Illarramendi (if required)," Ancelotti said.
"But we will appeal the yellow card."
Sami Khedira was tipped to replace Alonso by some, with the Germany international returning to training last month for the first time since injuring his knee in a November friendly against Italy.
And Ancelotti said he will play a part in his matchday squad for Sunday's home clash against Valencia.
"Khedira is available for tomorrow. He will start on the bench," he added.
"Khedira will come back slowly (though). We will organise a friendly in Valdebebas next week to help him improve."
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Mobile stroke units could expedite treatment and improve patient outcomes in urban areas
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Journal of the American Heart Association Report
Research Highlights:
Stroke patients received time-sensitive, lifesaving treatment approximately 30 minutes faster via an ambulance specially designed to treat stroke called a Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU).
Patients diagnosed and treated in an MSU received stroke care faster, even in a densely populated city such as New York City, where this study was conducted.
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DALLAS, Dec. 4, 2019 — Mobile Stroke Units (MSUs), vehicles equipped to provide stroke treatment before reaching a hospital, provided lifesaving care to stroke patients in Manhattan approximately 30 minutes faster, compared to patients transported to hospitals in traditional ambulances and who did not receive stroke treatment until arriving at the hospital, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.
"This study provides further evidence suggesting a potential role for mobile stroke units in dense urban areas to increase our ability to treat stroke patients faster," said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., executive vice chairman of neurology and director of the MGH Comprehensive Stroke Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. "This study joins a large body of efforts to improve how we swiftly recognize, triage, transport and treat patients with stroke, which is the ultimate goal."
Ischemic stroke – the most common type of stroke – occurs when a vessel supplying blood to the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot and prevents regular blood flow. Ischemic strokes are often treated with the medication alteplase, which breaks up clots. However, patients must be accurately diagnosed, and treatment with altepl<|fim_middle|> a cost-effective solution in stroke systems of care for large cities, as they reflect a significant financial investment for cities and EMS agencies," said Dr. Schwamm. "While the lack of definitive evidence of benefit and of third-party reimbursement for mobile stroke unit staffing and care are barriers, additional studies are ongoing and will help address these critical issues."
Co-authors are Benjamin R. Kummer, M.D.; Mackenzie P. Lerario, M.D.; Madeleine D. Hunter, B.A.; Xian Wu, M.P.H.; Elizabeth S. Efraim, B.S.; Setareh Salehi Omran, M.D.; Monica L. Chen, B.A.; Ivan L. Diaz, Ph.D.; Daniel Sacchetti, D.O.; Tim Lekic, M.D.; Erin R. Kulick, Ph.D.; Sammy Pishanidar, M.D.; Saad A. Mir, M.D.; Yi Zhang, M.D.; Glenn Asaeda, M.D.; Babak B. Navi, M.D., M.S.; Randolph S. Marshall, M.D., M.S. Author disclosures are in the manuscript.
The study was funded with the support of the W. P. Carey Foundation.
Researcher photo, stroke illustrations and animation are available on right column of release link -https://newsroom.heart.org/news/mobile-stroke-units-could-expedite-treatment-and-improve-patient-outcomes-in-urban-areas?preview=4c4dd6613274837cc993842ff47845ff
Manuscript available online after embargo on Dec. 4, 2019.
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Why people don't call 911 when stroke symptoms hit: https://www.heart.org/en/news/2019/01/30/why-more-people-dont-call-911-when-stroke-symptoms-hit
Guidelines urge new approach to treating worst strokes: https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/05/01/guidelines-urge-new-approach-to-treating-worst-strokes
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Matthew E. Fink, M.D., chair of neurology, Gertrude Feil Professor in Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine in New York; neurologist-in-chief, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, New York
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In this study, the patients treated for ischemic stroke in the MSU received alteplase approximately 30 minutes sooner than patients who received treatment at the hospital.
"When it comes to stroke treatment, 30 minutes can be the difference between making a full recovery from a stroke and living independently, or becoming disabled and needing help with the activities of daily living," said the study's lead author, Matthew E. Fink, M.D., chair of neurology and the Louis and Gertrude Feil Professor in Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, and neurologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. "The faster patients receive alteplase, the more likely they are to recover quickly and with fewer complications."
The study utilized NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Mobile Stroke Units (MSUs), and they were equipped with a portable CT scanner that allows neurologists on board to evaluate if a patient is having an ischemic stroke. If a stroke is diagnosed, the emergency medical technicians in the MSU can immediately administer alteplase. The New York City MSU program was launched in October 2016 by NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Fire Department of the City of New York with one unit in Manhattan. One MSU was operated and responded to EMS calls from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays during the study.
For the study, researchers analyzed the treatment of 66 patients with symptoms of stroke who were taken to the hospital by an MSU, compared to 19 suspected stroke patients taken by a traditional ambulance in Manhattan, New York City's most densely populated borough, from October 2016 to September 2017. Neurologists present on the MSUs were able to diagnose ischemic stroke in 29 of the patients and treated them with alteplase immediately. Nine of the 19 patients transported by a traditional ambulance were diagnosed with ischemic stroke and received alteplase at the hospital.
This study is the first to assess whether MSUs could treat patients faster than conventional treatment in an urban area as densely populated as New York City. MSUs' ability to expedite stroke treatment has been tested in previous studies in Cleveland, Houston, and Berlin and Hamburg, Germany.
Limitations to this study included a relatively small sample size and the possibility of confounding factors such as traffic, the day of the week and the time of day when patients were transported. Researchers state that the patients treated by a traditional ambulance were identified strictly by criteria such as the type of call made to emergency medical services (EMS) and the type of care received to ensure as close of a comparison to MSU treatment as possible.
"We know that faster treatment equals better outcomes. However, further research is needed to establish if mobile stroke units improve long-term health outcomes and are | 637 |
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Robert "Bob" Poole offers nearly 40 years of experience in higher education fund development, with expertise in corporate and foundation relations, planned giving, major gifts,<|fim_middle|> at Fisk University. He has served on a number of volunteer and community boards, including CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education), and local American Heart Association, United Way, and Chambers of Commerce boards. | and alumni giving. He is also skilled in the creation of effective marketing and public relations programs.
In his role as a Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Saad&Shaw, Poole applies his expertise to working with colleges and universities, with an emphasis on historically black colleges and universities, and small colleges. His areas of expertise include:
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Poole served for 14 years in institutional advancement at Meharry Medical College, most recently in the role of senior vice president. There, he partnered with the board of trustees and president toward successful completion of the historic $125 million Campaign for Meharry, and later he and his team helped secure more than $90 million in private philanthropy.
Poole launched his career at Fisk University before serving as director and vice chancellor for development at North Carolina Central University, where he launched and completed the institution's first comprehensive campaign. He then served at Norfolk State University as vice president for development, expanding private giving and marketing initiatives and generating significant federal funding. He later returned to Fisk University as vice president for institutional advancement, and subsequently worked in the major gifts division at Dillard University.
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Garden egg<|fim_middle|> need to include this Fruit in your daily diet. So when next you go shopping, Do well to include it in your shopping list.
You can add other good benefits by using the comments section if you've been eating the fruit.
Nice, I didn't know about it!
I love aubergine, I didn't know is was also known as garden egg.
I love garden eggs, thanks for sharing.
I had no clue it was referred to as a garden egg! I love these! | other wise known as Auberine is a common fruit that is available in so many places, but it is a sad thing to note that so many people ignore it. Maybe people ignore it due to ignorance and their inability to see the numerous functions that it plays in the body.
I have decided to Enlighten a lot of you on the need to start taking this fruit by Writing on the Health Benefit of this fruit.
Enough of the intro, lets get to the main deal.
Did you know that Garden egg is a rich source of fiber to the body?, if you didn't , then its time for you to Know. Garden Egg is rich in fiber and it is therefore recommended for people that are interested in weight loss. Instead of taking slimming pills here and there, you can just sit at the comfort of your home and take more of garden egg .Remember a workout plan is needed to loose weight.
The rich Fiber content of garden egg also plays a vital role in lowering cholesterol level in the body. Lowered cholesterol level helps protect the heart and lungs in the process. The fiber also aids in the digestion process and reduces constipation. Lots of us sufferer really from constipation and we all take one drug or the other, It is good to know that all those excess drugs can be avoided by including Garden Egg in your diet plan.
Another important job that Garden Egg does is that it helps in lowering the blood sugar level in the body and it is therefore recommended for diabetics patient.
It also provides natural source of vitamins, Helps in bone strengthening minerals and also aides the blood circulation process.
Lest i forget, It is important to state that Garden egg is not Expensive and can be found in any food store close by. It is so much available and affordable.
There are many other functions of Garden Egg that i won't be mentioning but with the little I've mentioned, I hope that I have been able to make you see reasons with me on the | 396 |
Spirit of the Z lives on in latest version
Half a decade on it's still turning heads with its steamy good looks, macho appeal and graceful athleticism.
A car that's been around for a while, but seems to have kept its best for the years following its 50th birthday.
It was 1969 when Australia got its first glimpse of this shapely hatchback - the Datsun 240Z - boasting a long Aston Martin-styled bonnet and Ferrari-style rear end, at a price most could afford.
And while the original Z might not sound immediately like a car with such a sporty character (92 kW, 2.4-litre, straight six-cylinder engine and three-speed automatic transmission) it did deliver an impressive top speed of just over 200km/h.
But what the 240Z had, above all else, was style.
It was unarguably the car that took Nissan (or Datsun as it was called back in those days) from a little-known, fledgling Japanese car maker onto the world stage.
Yes, there have been plenty of subsequent stumbles, like the change of direction from a tight, sharp little driving device to a rather lumbering, over-styled and overweight grand tourer (that was the 280Z).
The brand recovered somewhat with the futuristic 300ZX, brought performance to match the style with the 350Z and 370Z, before finally arriving back where it all began with the release of a seventh-generation Z. This time with no numbers or adornments. Just Z.
It's exactly how a descendant of the 240Z might have been imagined.
This all-new Z picks up some DNA from the 350 and 370 models (which were around for 13 years) and adds a punchy, modern drivetrain which delivers on the performance promises the car had always made.
It's pretty obvious that Nissan was determined to reflect the Z-car's long and storied history with this new model. Nissan even refers to the styling as "retro-modern" which is an each-way bet of sorts.
There are plenty of old-school cues. The manual handbrake, for instance, is very retro these days. Likewise the six-speed manual transmission - one of the few sports cars to retain a self-shifter as a no-cost option.
Design wise, it's better proportioned and sculpted than any model to wear the badge since the 240Z and the 260Z, rekindling the spirit of those models and adding a streak of modernity.
By the time the 280ZX had finished its run, this lightweight<|fim_middle|> definitely no golf clubs.
Dynamically there's a lot to like about this car. The V6 is crisp and responsive, although the kick-in-the-pants is much more noticeable than previous iterations thanks to those twin turbochargers.
As is mostly the norm with Japanese vehicles, Nissan declines to provide an official acceleration figure, but it's estimated somewhere better than five seconds for 0-100km/h. Not furious, but under full revs it feels a good measure quicker than that.
Its rear-wheel-drive configuration makes the Z a bit loose in the tail, and lighter in the steering, inviting the driver to challenge grip levels where it's safe to do so.
Keep in mind this engine is not a world away from the ballistic beast found under the bonnet of Nissan's soon-to-be retired GT-R with its dazzling sub-three second sprint to 100km/h. That probably leaves the door ajar for an even more powerful Z from Nissan's Nismo tuning house.
Now that's really going back to the future.
* HOW BIG: Unlike many cars, this one has got smaller as the years progress. It's cosy, but comfortable.
* HOW FAST: No official figure available, but 0-100km/h in an estimated 4.7 seconds. It feels quicker.
* HOW THIRSTY: Official consumption is 10/8L100km - not bad for a seriously quick machine with twin turbos.
* HOW MUCH: Starting at $73,300 (plus on-road costs). Quite a bargain. | sports machine had gained all manner of misplaced luxury items - including a Targa roof - and grew in size like an over-fed labrador. Fortunately its weight-loss program is evident in this new model.
In its native Japan, the Z has long carried the daggy "Fairlady" moniker, which probably explains why they've stuck so doggedly to the "Z" designation in most other markets. The numerical reference reflects engine capacity (2.4 litres for the 240Z, 2.6 litres for the 260Z and so on).
This seventh-generation model sticks with the six-cylinder format, albeit as a 3-litre V6, borrowed from Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti and boosted by two turbochargers to deliver a generational lift in performance.
But here's the prettiest thing about the new Z. The price.
The base model hits the market at a juicy $73,300, jumping up to $80,700 for the so-called "Proto" variant. Rivals will include Ford's hugely popular Mustang (about $69-grand for the GT V8; BMW's 230i coupe ($70,990) and Toyota's brand-engineered Supra (which beneath the flashy skin is a BMW Z4 with its twin-turbo six (not much change out of 90 grand).
In that company the Z looks like a bargain - and the performance enhancements it brings make that equation even more convincing.
Those twin-turbochargers give it a bountiful and effortless 298kW and 475Nm - a 20 per cent lift on previous models.
There are few gripes with the Z as a driving experience. For a car so purposeful, its exhaust note is the most disappointing. But that is quickly resolved once the turbos kick in and the speedo starts ticking through the triple-digits, when things tend to happen very quickly, and loudly.
The design cues are a mix of old and new. The door handles are a modern-day work of art, the sweeping dashboard and three embedded gauges pay homage to the original Z.
The cockpit is snug but not tight, even for a six-footer.
What's inescapable is the elegant, eye-catching simplicity and the restraint the designers have shown in reimagining this car. Yes, the bulbous rump evokes a Porsche-like presence; and the low-slung stance quickens the pulse.
But the latest Z is probably the least-overstyled vehicle in its category.
It's difficult to understand why a buyer might opt for the three-pedal variant, given the machine-gun speed with which the self-shifter moves through the ratios.
It can be a touch jerky at crawling speeds but delivers precisely the required ratio as the revs rise. The short-throw, six-speed manual is smart but is probably an unnecessary piece of nostalgia.
Practical? Hardly.
It is absolutely a two-seater - and to their credit the folks at Nissan made doubly sure of it by not bothering with a rear seat. To emphasise the point, it almost completely lacks luggage space.
The big horizontal stability brace that bisects the luggage compartment makes this already limited space even less useful - so it's soft-sided weekend bags and | 685 |
Nearly 150 more riveting, attention-getting openers that will pull your kids into animated discussion! - A Primer on Leading Discussions . . . Starting a discussion, and keeping it going . . . The importance of confidentiality . . . Asking questions that get responses . . . And working with different personalities. - 35 Creative Ways to Start a Discussion or Lesson on Any Topic . . . Techniques general enough to fit just about any subject, but still quirky enough to attract adolescent attention.<|fim_middle|> your students. Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Discussion & Lesson Starters 2 is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas. | - Discussion & Lesson Starters, By Topic . . . What subject are you teaching this week? First, look up your subject -- advertising ethics, atheism, the Bible, church, death and dying, discipleship, evangelism, priorities, spiritual gifts, television . . . or 30 more topics, all arranged alphabetically. Then choose the opener that fits your purposes and your group. In fact, many of these are virtually complete lessons in themselves, with questions, activities, parables, object lessons -- all designed to draw opinions, thoughts, and feelings from | 116 |
No one reading this will need any persuading that lung health needs to be a greater priority. Despite one in five of us having been diagnosed with a<|fim_middle|>.
The Taskforce comprises Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care, Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Asthma UK, British Geriatrics Society, British Thoracic Society, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Primary Care Respiratory Society, Public Health England, Respiratory Futures, RightCare, Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Royal College of GPs, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Physicians, and Royal College of Surgeons.
Penny Woods qualified as a doctor in 1987 and has an MA from Cambridge University and MBA from INSEAD. | respiratory condition, and countless more affected through caring for loved ones, funding, awareness and outcomes lag far behind other major disease areas.
Despite some world leading treatments and our committed workforce, the UK still has one of the worst death rates from respiratory disease anywhere in the developed world. And the current flu season only shows how respiratory illness can intensify the wider pressures faced by the health service.
We have worked with colleagues across the respiratory sector who all agree that what we need is a new national plan for England, in line with the cancer and mental health strategies.
We know that we have examples of good practice all across the country, from lung screening pilots to breathlessness clinics to COPD rapid response teams. Respiratory Futures is playing an invaluable role in sharing this evidence and learning.
But if we are going to drive the improvements that patients deserve, there is more work to do. We have worked with colleagues across the respiratory sector who all agree that what we need is a new national plan for England, in line with the cancer and mental health strategies.
We have brought together the first ever Taskforce for Lung Health to develop this. Made up of patients, professionals and charities, with input from industry, the taskforce will consider all the best available evidence and set out a new, five year strategy to improve the nation's lung health.
At the same time, we hope to work together to mobilise patients, professionals and the public to make the case to the government and to NHS England that respiratory health affects us all and they need to take it more seriously.
The taskforce will be calling for evidence across the patient pathway – looking at prevention, diagnosis, treatment and medicines, management, and end of life – starting now, January 2018. We hope to hear from as wide a range of experts as possible about the best policy and service interventions we should consider recommending.
Respiratory Futures will be updated with all the information about how to get involved. We hope that this process will bring together the whole respiratory sector to bring about real, lasting change for our lung health.
The first Taskforce call out is for evidence linked to the prevention and diagnosis of lung disease. This will run from 14th February and throughout March 2018. You can find out more about the Taskforce for Lung Health, including its guidance notes for evidence submissions, by visiting www.blf.org.uk/taskforce | 484 |
March 15, 2018 / 4:04 PM / in a year
Sisi calls for big turnout in Egyptian election
CAIRO (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday his government had fulfilled its promises during his first term and called on Egyptians to vote in large numbers in an election where he is seeking a second term in office.
FILE PHOTO: People walk by a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for the upcoming presidential election, in Cairo, Egypt,<|fim_middle|> four months, the militants have carried out two spectacular assaults in Sinai - on an air base in December and at a mosque a month earlier, killing more than 300 people.
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The former army chief is widely expected to win by a huge margin in the March 26-28 vote, since his only challenger leads a party that supports the Egyptian president.
Neither candidate has done much campaigning, appealing instead for a high turnout to give the victor a strong mandate. Sisi won nearly 97 percent of the vote in 2014, but less than half of eligible Egyptians voted even though the election was extended to three days.
"If (all Egyptians) vote and a third say 'No', that would be a lot better than if half that number turn out and all of them say 'Yes'," Sisi said during a visit to the Interior Ministry.
Sisi also told a conference of military officers and relatives of soldiers killed in action that his first four years in office had brought stability and security after the tumult which followed the popular uprising of 2011.
"We achieved our promise and you have to achieve your promise. As we didn't abandon you, you should not abandon (us)," Sisi said.
The ex-general overthrew Egypt's first democratically elected President Mohamed Mursi in 2013 after huge protests against Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood rule, before standing for election the following year.
"I think - and all Egyptians think - how hard and hopeless and really dark those days were," Sisi said, referring to the two years after the 2011 overthrow of veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak. "The state was lost, threatened by a great war."
Sisi promised to work for stability and security when he assumed power, but has struggled to defeat an Islamic State insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula and contain other militant attacks across Egypt.
His supporters argue that the security situation now, although not completely secure, is better and more predictable than the unrest that rocked Egypt for years after the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011.
Last month the army began a major assault in Sinai and says it has killed scores of suspected militants and detained hundreds more in the region, the main stronghold of Islamic State after their defeat in Libya, Iraq and Syria.
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Arbitrable Issues
Appendix I to Part Ten
Article 17 of the Code of Ethics provides:
In the event of contractual disputes or specific non-contractual disputes as defined by Standard of Practice 17-4 between Realtors® (principals) associated with different firms, arising out of their relationship as Realtors®, the Realtors® shall submit the dispute to arbitration in accordance with the regulations of their Board or Boards rather than litigate the matter.
In the event clients of Realtors® wish to arbitrate contractual disputes arising out of real estate transactions, Realtors® shall arbitrate those disputes in accordance with the regulations of their Board, provided the clients agree to be bound by the decision.
The obligation to participate in arbitration contemplated by this Article includes the obligation of Realtors® (principals) to cause their firms to arbitrate and be bound by any award. (Revised 1/01)
Part Ten, Section 43, Arbitrable Issues, in this Manual provides in part:
As used in Article 17 of the Code of Ethics and in Part Ten of this Manual, the terms "dispute" and "arbitrable matter" refer to contractual issues and questions, and certain specific non-contractual issues and questions outlined in Standard of Practice 17-4, including entitlement to commissions and compensation in cooperative transactions, that arise out of the business relationships between REALTORS®, and between REALTORS® and their clients and customers, as specified in Part Ten, Section 44, Duty and Privilege to Arbitrate. (Revised<|fim_middle|>1/98)
(*Compensation is unconditional except where local MLS rules permit listing brokers to reserve the right to reduce compensation offers to cooperating brokers in the event that the commission established in a listing contract is reduced by court action or by actions of a lender. Refer to Part One, G. Commission/Cooperative Compensation Offers, Section 1, Information Specifying the Compensation on Each Listing Filed with a Multiple Listing Service of a Board of REALTORS®, Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy. (Adopted 11/98))
The foregoing are by no means all-inclusive of the consideration that must be taken into account by a Grievance Committee in determining whether a matter will be arbitrated. However, they are some of the common questions raised with respect to arbitrable issues, and this discussion is provided to assist Grievance Committees in their important role in evaluating arbitration requests. (Adopted 4/91) | 11/96)
Part Nine, Section 42, Grievance Committee's Review and Analysis of a Request for Arbitration, provides, in part, in subsection (b):
If the facts alleged in the request for arbitration were taken as true on their face, is the matter at issue related to a real estate transaction and is it properly arbitrable—i.e., is there some basis on which an award could be based?
Despite the guidance provided in the above-referenced sections of the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual, questions continue to arise as to what constitutes an arbitrable issue, who are the appropriate parties to arbitration requests, etc. To provide guidance to Board Grievance Committees in their review of arbitration requests, the Professional Standards Committee of the National Association provides the following information.
Arbitration by Boards of REALTORS® is a process authorized by law in virtually every state. Arbitration is an economical, efficient, and expeditious alternative to civil litigation. Jurists, including the former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger, have endorsed arbitration as a method of reducing the litigation backlog in the civil courts.
To conduct arbitration hearings, Boards of REALTORS®, acting through their Grievance Committees and Professional Standards Committees, must have a clear understanding of what constitutes an arbitrable issue. An arbitrable issue includes a contractual question arising out of a transaction between parties to a contract in addition to certain specified non-contractual issues set forth in Standard of Practice 17-4. Many arbitrations conducted by Boards of REALTORS® involve entitlement to compensation offered by listing brokers through a multiple listing service or otherwise to cooperating brokers acting as subagents, as agents of purchasers, or in some other recognized agency or non-agency capacity. Frequently, at closing, the listing broker will be paid out of the proceeds of the sale and will direct that a disbursement be made to the cooperating broker who the listing broker believes was the procuring cause of the sale. Subsequently, another broker who may have been previously involved in the transaction will file an arbitration request claiming to have been the procuring cause of sale, and the question arises as to who is the proper respondent. (Revised 11/96)
In our example, assume that the listing broker is Broker A, the cooperating broker who was paid is Broker B, and the cooperating broker who was not paid, but who claims to be the procuring cause of sale, is Broker C. It is not unusual for arbitration requests filed by one cooperating broker to name another cooperating broker as the respondent. This is based on the assumption that the monies the listing broker paid to Broker B are unique and that the listing broker's obligation to compensate any other broker is extinguished by the payment to Broker B, irrespective of whether Broker B was the procuring cause of sale or not. However, the mere fact that the listing broker paid Broker B in error does not diminish or extinguish the listing broker's obligation to compensate Broker C if a Hearing Panel determines that Broker C was, in fact, the procuring cause of sale. (Revised 11/96)
Does this mean that a listing broker is always potentially obligated to pay multiple commissions if a property was shown by more than one cooperating broker? Not necessarily. When faced with Broker C's arbitration request, the listing broker could have initiated arbitration against Broker B, requesting that the Hearing Panel consider and resolve all of the competing claims arising from the transaction at the same time. Professional Standards Policy Statement 27, Consolidation of arbitration claims arising out of the same transaction, provides:
When reviewing requests for arbitration, Grievance Committees should try to ensure that all appropriate parties are named as complainants or respondents. If it appears that there may be related claims involving other parties arising out of the same facts, the Grievance Committee may suggest to either the complainant or respondent (or both) that they may wish to request arbitration with additional respondents or third-party respondents so that all related claims may be resolved through a single arbitration hearing. Upon motion by either the complainant or the respondent, an arbitration request may be amended to include any additional appropriate parties, or separate arbitration requests may be filed naming additional parties, so that all related claims arising out of the same transaction can be resolved at the same time. (Revised 11/92)
A listing broker may realize, prior to the closing of a transaction, that there may be more than one cooperating broker claiming compensation as the procuring cause of sale. In such instances, to avoid potential liability for multiple compensation claims, the listing broker, after the transaction has closed, can initiate an arbitration request naming all of the potential claimants (cooperating brokers) as respondents. In this way, all of the potential competing claims that might arise can be resolved through a single arbitration hearing. (Revised 11/96)
There is also an alternative avenue of arbitration available to REALTORS® involved in disputes arising out of cooperative real estate transactions. Standard of Practice 17-4 recognizes that in some situations where a cooperating broker claims entitlement to compensation arising out of a cooperative transaction, a listing broker will already have compensated another cooperating broker or may have reduced the commission payable under a listing contract because a cooperating broker has expressly sought and/or chosen to accept compensation from another source, e.g., the seller, the purchaser, etc. Under the circumstances specified in Standard of Practice 17-4, the cooperating brokers may arbitrate between themselves without naming the listing broker as a party. If this is done, all claims between the parties, and claims they might otherwise have against the listing broker, are extinguished by the award of the arbitrators. Similarly, Standard of Practice 17-4 also provides for arbitration between brokers in cases where two (or more) brokers each have open listings and each claims to have procured the purchaser. Since the determiner of entitlement to a commission under an open listing is generally production of the purchaser, arbitration between the two (or more) "open" listing brokers resolves their claims against the seller. This open listing scenario is to be distinguished from the situation in which two (or more) listing brokers each have exclusive listings and each claim entitlement to a commission pursuant to their respective listing agreements. Because exclusive listing agreements generally provide for payment of a commission if the listed property is sold–whether through the listing broker's efforts or not–each listing broker could have a legitimate, enforceable right to a commission from their client. Thus, Standard of Practice 17-4 does not obligate listing brokers to arbitrate between themselves when both (or all) have independent claims to commissions based on their respective exclusive listing agreements. (Amended 5/02)
In reviewing requests for arbitration, it is important that Grievance Committees not take actions that could be construed as rendering decisions on the merits. For example, a Grievance Committee should not dismiss an otherwise arbitrable claim simply because Grievance Committee members believe the respondent would undoubtedly prevail in a hearing. On the other hand, an arbitration request that cites no factual basis on which a Hearing Panel could conceivably base an award should not be referred for hearing. A party requesting arbitration must clearly articulate, in the request for arbitration, facts that demonstrate a contractual relationship between the complainant and the respondent, or a relationship described in Standard of Practice 17-4, and an issue that could be the basis on which an arbitration award could be founded. (Revised 11/96)
Another question that frequently arises with respect to arbitration requests is whether the fact that the listing broker was paid out of the proceeds of the closing is determinative of whether a dispute will be considered by a Hearing Panel. Initially, it should be noted that the Arbitration Guidelines (Appendix II to Part Ten) provide that an arbitrable issue involving procuring cause requires that there have been a "successful transaction." A "successful transaction" is defined as "a sale that closes or a lease that is executed." Some argue that if the listing broker is not paid, or if the listing broker waives entitlement to the commission established in the listing contract, then there is nothing to pay to the cooperating broker and, thus, no issue that can be arbitrated. This is an improper analysis of the issue. While the listing broker needs the consent of the seller/client to appoint subagents and to compensate subagents, buyer agents, or brokers acting in some other recognized agency or non-agency capacity, the offer to compensate such individuals, whether made through the multiple listing service or otherwise, results in a separate contractual relationship accepted through performance by the cooperating broker. Thus, if the cooperating broker performs on the terms and conditions established by the listing broker, the fact that the listing broker finds it difficult to be paid or, alternatively, waives the right to be paid, has no bearing on whether the matter can be arbitrated but may have a direct impact on the outcome. Many cooperative relationships are established through MLS and the definition of the MLS provides, in part: (Revised 11/97)
While offers of compensation made by listing brokers to cooperating brokers through MLS are unconditional,* a listing broker's obligation to compensate a cooperating broker who was the procuring cause of sale (or lease) may be excused if it is determined through arbitration that, through no fault of the listing broker and in the exercise of good faith and reasonable care, it was impossible or financially unfeasible for the listing broker to collect a commission pursuant to the listing agreement. In such instances, entitlement to cooperative compensation offered through MLS would be a question to be determined by an arbitration Hearing Panel based on all relevant facts and circumstances including, but not limited to, why it was impossible or financially unfeasible for the listing broker to collect some or all of the commission established in the listing agreement; at what point in the transaction did the listing broker know (or should have known) that some or all of the commission established in the listing agreement might not be paid; and how promptly had the listing broker communicated to cooperating brokers that the commission established in the listing agreement might not be paid. (Amended 1 | 2,077 |
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Even supposing what language clients in numerous cultures say approximately their very own language has lengthy been famous as of power curiosity, its theoretical value to the learn of language has mostly been regarded as not more than peripheral. Theorizing Language is the 1st booklet to put the reflexive personality of language on the very centre either one of its empirical learn and of its theoretical rationalization.
During this first sustained critique of current-traditional rhetorical conception, Sharon Crowley makes use of a postmodern, deconstructive examining to reexamine the historic improvement of current-traditional rhetoric. She identifies it (as good because the British new rhetoric from which it constructed) as a philosophy of language use that posits common ideas of brain and discourse.
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Moreover, she doesn't regret being late or feel she should offer any apologies. She doesn't take care of her possessions, but expects others to do it for her and is upset when they don't. She doesn't concern herself with plans, and often doesn't carry out her part in them. She goes places without the money needed for the trip and relies on others to see she returns. Often she leaves without telling anyone where she's going or when she'll return. We can see this paragraph as a series of claims, some of which support others.
A high-school student body should not be characterized as "sports crazy" if only 300 out of 3,000 students regularly attend sporting events. In Chapter 4, where we examine the exact wording of some sample claims, we will have more to say about the choice of examples for support. For now, the main point to keep in mind is that behind every example brought in to support a claim, there must be an assumption, or declaration or even defense of its typicality. If typicality is strong enough, even one example will suffice.
4. Grounds, reasons, or, as they are sometimes formally called, premises that support the thesis. The Thesis Statement Every argument, no matter how long or how complicated, has a single, overriding thesis. " Whether in the form of a letter to the editor, a term paper, a scholarly article, a book review, or the book itself, all arguments can be summed up in a single statement that the whole discourse is designed to support. Edward Gibbon's multivolume Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, John Stuart Mill's eloquent essay On Liberty, Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents, E. | are all influential students within the region of educational literacy, operating in Britain, western Europe, Asia, Africa and the USA. * The social and cultural context of educational writing * ameliorations among educational and non-academic textual content * The research of specific textual content forms * version of fashion, constitution and utilization inside and throughout disciplines * purposes of idea within the instructing of writing.
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Kid Rock announced today that he will be releasing his new album Sweet Southern Sugar on November 3 and will also hit the road on his "Greatest Show On Earth Tour 2018," produced by Live Nation.
The tour kicks off on January 19 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and will continue with 21 shows<|fim_middle|> will go on sale to the public the day Sweet Southern Sugar is released, November 3, at www.LiveNation.com. Fan Club members will be able to purchase tickets beginning October 31 at 10am local, and fans who pre-order the album through www.KidRock.com will be eligible for a special pre-sale beginning on November 1 at 10am local. | from coast to coast. Fans of the rocker can expect the same high-energy experience, but with brand new tracks from his latest album.
Sweet Southern Sugar is Kid Rock's first album recorded in Nashville and features his spontaneous summer releases "Greatest Show On Earth" and "Po-Dunk," as well as recent single "Tennessee Mountain Top." The album ranges from country to classic rock, with a little rap sprinkled in between and highlights Kid Rock's armory of talent, which transcends a single genre.
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St. Michael's Abbey in Saint-Mihiel was founded in the Carolingian era. The first books (manuscripts) were stored in the church outbuildings at that time. Over the centuries, their number grew, especially after the invention of the printing press in the 15th century. The collection was moved several times but was eventually given a magnificent new home circa 1775, in purpose-built rooms.
Today, the town of Saint-Mihiel is unusually fortunate to have retained much of the collection built up by the Benedictines and to be able to display it in the rooms and on the shelves that it has occupied for most of that time despite the losses resulting from the abandonment of the library between 1791, when it was confiscated as national property, and 1848 when it was entrusted to Saint-Mihiel town council. It also suffered during the destruction that marked the 1914-1918 war.
For the past two centuries, then, the library has been laid out in two rooms with a floor-to-ceiling height of 5 metres. The first of the rooms is square and it is particularly remarkable for two features – its richly decorated moulded plaster ceiling representing the four seasons, the four elements and four of the five continents, and its carved oak panelling dating from the 18th century. The second room is 50 metres long. It is more austere but has 17 windows. Its ceiling and panelling were painstakingly restored after being badly damaged during the First World War.
At present, the so-called "Benedictine" collection consists of almost 9,000 books, most of them from the actual abbey. However,<|fim_middle|>00 Saint-Mihiel
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EnvoyerEffacer | this is not the entire collection. Some of the books were sold, exchanged and, unfortunately, stolen after the French Revolution. On the other hand, the collection has been extended to include books from other sources in the town.
Of the 8,780 "books", 74 are manuscripts dating from the 9th to the 16th centuries. The actual books include 86 incunables (books printed in the 15th century) and 1,150 books from the 16th century. Some 6,000 works contain the handwritten ex-libris of Saint-Mihiel's Benedictine abbey.
The books are not limited to religious subjects. Almost one-half of them consist of history, literature, law, the sciences, travel etc.
Over the summer season, thematic exhibitions turn the spotlight on some of the remarkable works from the first room in the library. Screens set up in the great chamber show the most beautiful pages of manuscripts from the Benedictine collection.
Digitised works can be consulted online during visits to the Benedictine library. A manuscript by Dom Loupvent, a monk at St. Michael's Abbey, describes his journey to the Holy Land in the 16th century. A film about this monk by a researcher can be seen here: http://domloupvent.univ-lorraine.fr/#/la-carte
Other manuscripts, including the famous Gradual (choir book) can be seen here: http://archives.meuse.fr/resource/a011418741123RPcAW4
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When it comes to senior executive recruitment, it takes more than your usual hiring process. It takes serious competitiveness, as you are competing for top tier positions. Officers know that their jobs are highly specialized. Almost anyone can take on the job, but there is a special someone who is attuned to the values of the company. So much so, that micromanagement will no longer be needed.
It is more crucial now, with the generational shift in leaderships. Baby boomers are slowly relinquishing CEO positions to Gen Xers. They now prefer to be senior advisers instead. The Gen Xers, on the other hand, are giving way to millennials. This new generation, being exposed to social media and IT, have an entirely new culture for management. This is a trend that recruiting firms need to look into more intensively.
First of all, extensive research must be done. First, come up with the ideal job description. Customize it so that it fits your needs.
After this, picture your candidate persona. Make sure that it fits your company and the culture.
To facilitate an effective gathering of executives, you should network. Through this process, you will be able to stumble across many individuals, but only a select few will be able to fill in the shoes of your desired position.
You need to be professional when you are dealing with executive candidate.<|fim_middle|> find out once and for all their main motivation in life.
The top recruiting firms in Houston tailor their executive searches to correspond with your needs as a recruiter. They go beyond what is indicated in the resume and try to provide a perfect fit for the company. | More than 80% of candidates want contact through private emails. For social media, the personal account is also preferred. Be extremely confidential in contacting these prospects.
Track records can only say so much about a person. John Scully, the former CEO of Pepsi whom Steve Jobs hired for Apple, was not able to translate his soda company success to the computer giant. The wide difference between the corporate culture of Pepsi and the more liberal system in Apple played a factor in this.
While corporate officers learn the same brand of governance from their MBAs, every single executive has their own passion. It seems like an abstract idea, but this is an underlying factor in their personality.
An executive who is driven by profit differs from one who is motivated by results. If you wish to know what motivates an executive, you have to ask them "which achievements do they feel happiest for." With every detail that they mention, you will | 185 |
February 5, 2020 • by Jim Park
Corrosive road de-icing chemicals have lots of parts to stick to under a trailer.
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If corrosion were a line item on a budget, the figure would shock you. It's one thing to track replacement costs for brake parts and wheels that are prematurely removed from service, but many of your electronics-related problems are probably corrosion-related too. Emissions systems faults, ABS faults, lighting ... Many of those problems probably stem from corrosion. And that theoretical budget line item should probably include downtime as well as the cost of the failed part.
Zane McCarthy is a mechanical engineer and corrosion expert who once had a brake business that solved a major corrosion problem for a school bus brake manufacturer. Now the business development manager at Link Manufacturing, he says corrosion is a $2.2 trillion industrial problem.
"Look at it this way. The U.S. government spent $440 billion in Afghanistan over the 10 years it was operating there," he says, citing figures from 2011. "The approximate cost of corrosion to U.S. society that year was $460 billion."
McCarthy says researchers estimate that the cost of corrosion from all sources — buildings, roads, industrial equipment, etc. — is between 1% and 3% of a nation's GDP.
Galvanized trailer components won't win a beauty contest, but they will keep your trailers in service longer.
Corrosion has always been a concern, but it has worsened over the past seven or eight years, with the introduction of more corrosive road de-icing chemicals, namely magnesium chloride brine solutions. These chemicals are often mixed with a binding agent such as corn syrup or beet juice to keep the material from flowing off the road. It also adheres better to vehicles, too.
"You can no longer just brush or wash the stuff off like you could with road salt residue," says Tom Ramsden, vice president, sales and marketing at Manac Trailers. "That stuff is here to stay, and its corrosive properties make it very difficult for trailer manufacturers to build trailers that are completely resistant to corrosion."
Ramsden says aluminum is a partial solution, but extensive use of that material can drive costs up and the road chemicals will eventually damage aluminum as well. He says fleets are now looking seriously at galvanized trailer components such as<|fim_middle|> pause, Siemens notes.
"That delay will buy you a few years before you have to consider doing it again," he says. "If you choose to go that route, make sure whoever is doing your sandblasting is doing a very thorough job on your equipment. Cutting corners at this step only masks the corrosion as your material continues to erode under the fresh paint."
Establish a policy and procedure for repairing or replacing wiring and connectors. Use the OE connector where practical – and use it properly. Some require dielectric grease to seal the connection, but others do not. Make sure your techs know the difference.
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"We have had galvanized door frames for 20 years now," he says. "That's probably where it all started, but we're seeing customers now asking for things like galvanized bottom rails after using aluminum for the past 20 years."
The other problem with magnesium chloride, aside from the fact that it's a liquid that flows and then sticks to whatever it comes into contact with, is that it's more conductive than sodium.
"The magnesium is attracted to the electricity and the copper, so it spreads faster," says Gerry Mead, executive director of innovation at Phillips Industries and a former fleet maintenance exec. "Industry simply has to do a better job of keeping that material out of the wiring, and that means using better connectors properly, and never puncturing the wiring when doing a circuit test."
Trailer nose boxes get pretty badly abused by drivers. Any opening is an invitation to corrosion.
While the cost and frustration associated with corrosion of metal components is significant, it pales in comparison to the grief that accompanies electrical problems.
"OEMs have created very sophisticated circuits that also happen to be very sensitive to changes in voltage, current, or resistance … aka corrosion," notes Trent Siemens, director of maintenance for Winnipeg, Manitoba-based fuel hauler Paul's Hauling. "We as an industry have not done a good enough job understanding the intricacies of circuit maintenance, diagnosis, or repair. Corrosion in wiring can result in some very large diagnostic and repair costs, intermittent and frustrating circuit failures, frequent breakdowns, premature component failures, and everything else."
Getting to the heart of corrosion issues takes some effort, but there may be more cost-effective solutions available than throwing money at parts replacements.
McCarthy suggests if fleets would study their own corrosion issues, they would be able to develop a plan to combat it, or at least understand what parts are failing and why, and then take steps to solve the problems.
Galvanized wheels are now appearing as corrosion-resistant alternatives to painted steel wheels.
"Every fleet will have different issues, depending on their exposure," he says. "Hiring an engineer to study a couple of brand-new trailers over their service life would give them a good picture of what's going wrong. For some fleets the cost of corrosion might be just a rounding error and they won't care. For others, it's a real issue."
The problem comes in proving the return on investment for that kind of fix. It's not like buying an aero add-on, where you can almost instantly see the difference in fuel cost after installing the device. Corrosion happens over time. But for fleets that take the long view, it could be worth the effort.
Reduce the Impact of Corrosion
Corrosion is almost impossible to eliminate without spending your company into insolvency. There are, however, ways to mitigate the effects of corrosion – or in some cases forestall its onset until you dispose of the asset. It starts with the equipment spec, but most of the effort will go into maintenance.
Trent Siemens, director of maintenance for Winnipeg, Manitoba-based fuel hauler Paul's Hauling, offers a few tried and proven strategies from his years of frustration trying to keep his equipment from rotting away. "I can't count how many trailers I've put out to pasture just because of corrosion," he says.
Spec materials that resist corrosion, such as aluminum, stainless steel or galvanized steel. While these materials can be more expensive and sometimes heavier, they will last longer.
Avoid mating two components made of dissimilar metals, cast iron and aluminum for example. Galvanic corrosion will occur at the contact points. When possible, use a non-conductive barrier between the two metals.
Consider a mid-life rehab for equipment with a long life expectancy. It may be cost-effective to strip the undercarriage from the chassis and sandblast and repaint the sub-frame and suspension, etc. That process, including wheel refinishing, will not stop corrosion, but it essentially puts it on | 828 |
With Major Support From Longtime Benefactor Hirair Hovnanian, Armenia Fund Builds Orphanage in Shushi
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Yerevan, Armenia – Armenia Fund has begun construction of a much-needed orphanage in Shushi, with a substantial donation from Armenian-American benefactor Hirair Hovnanian, one of the fund's longtime and leading supporters. The project is co-financed by<|fim_middle|> righteously an Honorary member of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. | the government of Artsakh.
Currently there are close to 100 parentless children between the ages of 1 and 15 living in the republic. While 50 of them are housed at the Stepanakert Children's Home, the rest live with relatives. The planned orphanage in Shushi is designed to accommodate up to 80 children.
The future institution will provide a full range of living, leisure, and educational amenities for children of preschool and school age, including bedrooms, playrooms, a canteen, a library with computers, and an events hall. To be equipped with central heating and air-conditioning, the facility will also feature a large playground and tree-lined landscaping. A second construction phase will add a gymnasium, playgrounds for football, basketball, handball and tennis to the complex.
Currently crews are clearing the site, in preparation for building the structure.
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Elijah could have reacted in many ways: he could have taken offence at her remarks, or he could have preached about the inevitability and acceptance of death, or he could have bemoaned the systematic failures in the healthcare available. Each one of these would have been a way of dealing with his personal upset, not with hers. But he decided to act in the best interests of the widow and her dying son, and his actions eventually brought the boy back to life.
Self-importance, self-interest and self-centredness seem to be on the rise in our society; once 'reserved' to the influential and the powerful, these attitudes are becoming much more common features nowadays. It's all about 'me' and 'mine' while ignoring the needs of others. I've witnessed that that markedly while travelling by plane; people occupying tables in the eateries for hours without actually having any food on them; others clutter | 368 |
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90 Abu Dhabi-based schools participated in the event for the first time, following the expansion of the programme to the Capital
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UAE, 1st May 2019 – The Bee'ah School of Environment (BSOE), a dynamic environment education initiative led by the Sharjah-based innovation leader and sustainable solutions pioneer, Bee'ah, honored winners of its 2019 competitions during a special award ceremony which was held at the Jawahar Reception and Convention Center on 1st May 2019.
Now in its 9th year, BSOE is a comprehensive nation-wide environmental education programme that aims to create a greener generation through a diverse range of online and offline interactive platforms and activities. BSOE continues to witness steady growth and expansion as the programme now reaches more than 250,000 students and 6,000 teachers of all ages across the UAE.
This year's awards ceremony commemorated the 9th edition of the Environmental Excellence School Award (EESA); a UAE-wide competition, where more than 400 participating schools presented a range of creative environmental-related projects under the theme 'Sustainable Technology', with this year's awards witnessing the participation of 90 Abu Dhabi-based schools, notably expanding the reach of the community engagement initiative in the UAE. Winners across 5 categories won cash prizes ranging from AED 2,000 to AED 20,000 and totaling more than AED 130,000.
In addition, BSOE's annual awards included the 6th Inter School Recycling Competition (ISRC); a leading Sharjah-based competition that recognizes schools that commit to collecting the highest tonnage of recyclables during an academic year.
This edition of the awards ceremony also recognized the winners of the inaugural 'Great Battery Challenge', which was launched last year in partnership with Duracell, the world's leading manufacturer of high-performance alkaline batteries. This initiative aims to inspire future generations to become advocates of environmental change by championing battery recycling and promoting responsible disposal of batteries. In the last six months alone, over 100,000 batteries, weighing almost 2 tonnes, have been collected across schools in Dubai and Sharjah and prevented from ending up in landfill. The first-place winners were awarded a cash prize of AED 15,000 and second and third place received AED 10,000 and AED 5,000 respectively.
Commenting on the occasion, H.E Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of Bee'ah said, "The success of BSOE today, in terms of its scope and geographical reach in the UAE, is a testament to our commitment to championing sustainability; a key pillar of Bee'ah and a major focus for our community-led efforts in the public sphere. We believe that programmes like the B<|fim_middle|>248 Sharjah,
Email: info@beeahgroup.com | SOE can create a greener generation that not only believes in the principles of environmental protection, but also adopts these principles as a lifestyle."
Al Huraimel added, "We would like to thank our sponsors at Duracell and our partners at the UAE Ministry of Education who have contributed to the success of BSOE for nearly a decade. The continued enthusiasm, interest and innovation drives us to further diversify our initiatives, and we are pleased to recognize all participants and winners at this year's annual competitions, as we celebrate the environmental leaders of the future and play a role in supporting the UAE's transition to a fully-fledged knowledge-based economy."
Hind Al Huwaidi, Outreach Manager at Bee'ah, said, "This year's competitions have generated substantial interest and excitement in Sharjah and throughout the UAE, as students have once again been given a platform to demonstrate their creativity, energy and unique individual outlook towards best practices in sustainability and environment protection. The level of engagement in the competitions has been truly inspiring and phenomenal, and the hands-on involvement and support of teachers and parents who form the backbone of our student community, has undoubtedly been a driving force for the success and outstanding results that we see today."
Amer Afifi, General Manager, Duracell Middle East & India said, "Duracell is committed to sustainability and to improving our environmental impact, aligned with the governments pursuit of a green economy. We are proud to join forces with Beeah, given our shared sustainability goals, to champion battery recycling and highlight the positive impact it can have on the environment. To reduce the amount of batteries that end up in landfill, its also important for people to – choose the right technology as one alkaline battery can be up to 10 times more efficient than zinc carbon batteries."
He added, "On behalf of Duracell, I would like to thank all the schools for taking part and congratulate the winners on their efforts in this exciting new initiative. By establishing recycling habits at an early age, we hope to encourage a lifelong practice of environmentally sustainable habits."
The EESA awards also included a special category entitled 'Best Environment Science Experiment' for younger students, from Grade 3 to 5, and students from the GEMS Millennium School won 1st place.
The 1st place winner of the EESA 'Best Environmental Film Category' for Grades 6 to 9 was the Wataniya School for Boys – Ras Al Khaimah, who were recognized for their success in providing a solution that ensures the well-being of various marine life.
For the 'Best Environmental Invention' category for Grades 10 to 12, the Al Alfiya Filipino Private School for Girls – Sharjah, won 1st place by submitting a distinguished project that deployed technology and creativity for a cleaner environment.
On the individual recognition level, the 1st place prize for the 'Outstanding Student Achievement' –award went to Sainath Manikandan in recognition of his success in having produced two easily-applicable inventions that leverage technology in aid of the marine environment. In recognition of the fundamental role that teachers play in encouraging and guiding students on environmental best practices, Anjum Hasan won the 'Outstanding Teacher Achievement' award.
On the recycling front, 97 schools from Sharjah participated in the Inter-School Recycling Competition, (ISRC) collecting an impressive 327.78 tons of recyclable material. The India International School – Sharjah won the 1st place in the Large Schools category, with a total tonnage of 35.692. Al Shifaa Bint Abdallah School won 1st place in the Medium Schools category with 13.579 tonnes, while Al Sahwa Primary & Secondary School bagged 1st place in the Small Schools category with 13.099 tonnes.
In the Great Battery Challenge, the India International School secured the first place, while the Sheikha Maryam Primary School and the Gulf Asian English School won the second and third places, respectively.
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Ever watch a little kid standing along courtside while the big kids play basketball? When a ball goes out of bounds, he or she runs for it and passes it back in. As time goes on, when an older kid has to get home for dinner, somebody yells "Hey! Wanna play?"
That's it, the heart of it really: the first rule of building a life and a career. Whatever your ambitions, whatever the field you want to enter, if you want to play a game go to where it's played. If you want to be a lawyer, go to law school. If you can't get into the best law school, get into the best one you can. Same with medical or business school or whatever. If you want to get into TV, get yourself a job, any job in the business. The important thing is to get your seat at the table. Newspapers, same deal. Name your dream; there's a place people are pursuing it.
You learn how the game is played but also how the players act with each other. You learn the game's manner, its cadence, its culture.
Second, you meet people. Let's face it, it's not who you know, it's who you get to know.
Third, and this is the big one, you're there when the lightning strikes!
When I came back from the Peace Corps in Africa thirty-three years ago, I knocked on 200 doors on Capitol Hill, looking for some Senator or Member of Congress who was ready to hire me.
One guy was a U.S. Congressman. He showed me the pen LBJ had used to sign the Peace Corps bill--it was mounted right there on his office wall.
He was about to hire me, even promised me a job.
Unfortunately for both of us, he was on his way to federal prison. Some guy had planted a body in his basement.
Nice fellow, though I always thought he did me a favor by not putting me on his payroll. It wouldn't have been a good way to start a career.
I kept looking. Got an interview with a fairly hardnosed senator from rural Texas. He didn't like my "hair style" - it was too long, this was the '60s - or my voice - too fast. Or where I'd been, for that matter. He said, "The people from home who visit the office might get the idea you'd become idealist over there in Africa."
He said the word "idealist" as if it were an infection.
But he gave me what I needed most: encouragement.
Politics, he said, is like selling insurance door to door, what he became a Congressman. You visit ten families. Three invite you back to make your pitch. One buys a policy.
You don't get the sale without the three pitches. You don't get to make the three pitches without first making the ten visits.
Keep trying, he said. "I'm sure somebody will like someone with your background."
Finally, I knocked on the magic door. A top aide to a Utah senator had worked for both Robert and Ted Kennedy. He loved the fact I'd been in the Peace Corps and had majored in economics because nobody else in the office had.
He offered me a job: working during the day in the office answering the complicated mail and writing short speeches, then working at night as an armed Capitol policeman.
"It'll pay for the groceries," he said trying to brighten the offer.
Though I ended up with some colorful assignments - I stood, armed with a .38 police special guarding the Pentagon Papers after they'd already been printed in The New York Times and Washington Post, it got me in the door.
Within three months, I asked for and was given a full-time job working as a United States senator's legislative assistant, the job I'd come looking for in the first place.
"If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate you are bound to wake up somebody." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
I've had one helluva an apprenticeship for what I'm doing on television: fifteen years in politics, fifteen years writing for San Francisco newspapers. I wouldn't have any of this if I hadn't gone to Washington and gotten in the door. That's what you've got to do: get yourself in the game.
Rule Two: If you want something, ask for it!
Some people aren't going to like the cut of your jib. But those who do will change your life. They will open doors for you. If nine people will say "No" to you, then ask ten.
But just as it takes only one strike to transform a prospector into a gold miner, it only takes one "Yes" to turn a proposal into a marriage.
There is magic that results when a person invests in you. He becomes a big-time investor in your success, a stockholder in your dreams.
Because, when you ask someone for help, you are implicitly asking him to place a bet on you. The more people you get to bet on you, the larger your network of investors and the shorter the odds.
This isn't Pollyanna I'm talking. It comes from the smartest man who ever wrote about politics, or human nature for that matter, Niccolò Machiavelli. "Men are by nature as much bound by the benefits they confer as by those they receive."
"If you want to make a friend," said Benjamin Franklin, a fellow who grows wiser the older I get, "let someone do you a favor."
Know that and you know an awful lot about life.
How did I get to be a Presidential speechwriter? First I got a no-big-deal job at the White House. I got the tip on that from someone I worked with in the Senate, an ex-girlfriend actually.
As for the speechwriting job? I had met a guy while working in a Congressional campaign in Brooklyn. We've been friends ever since. He introduced me to a Presidential speechwriter. When that fellow moved up to chief speechwriter, he put me up for his job.
There's a false assumption out there that talent will surely be recognized. Just get good at something and the world will beat a path to your door.
Don't believe it. The world is not checking in with us to see what skills we've picked up, what idea we've concocted, what dreams we carry in our hearts.
When a job opens up, whether it's in the chorus line or on the assembly line, it goes to the person standing there. It goes to the eager beaver the boss sees when he looks up from his work: the pint-sized kid standing at the basketball court in the playground waiting for one of the older boys to head home for supper. "Hey, kid, wanna play?" That's life.
When I was in college one of my nicknames was "Arguing Matthews."
Amazing what you can make a living off of!
Each evening I would go up to the cafeteria, buy a Coke, hang out and talk politics. Massachusetts Congressman Edward Markey, who went to rival Boston College, says that I still do. I make a living, he says, "just going down to the Holy Cross cafeteria."
Actually, it's just about the same time, too: 7 PM Eastern.
We, all of us, are lucky to live in a country where such things are possible. I mean that quite literally. America is a self-invented country filled with rebellious, self-invented people.
I broadcast Hardball every night from a studio right near Capitol Hill. It's where George Washington rode out on horseback one June day in 1791 with his architect Pierre L'Enfant to lay out the final plans for the city of Washington.
Just think of that: two guys on horseback looking down over a marshland and imagining a national capital for a great continental nation. It's an amazing notion, outrageous if you think about, like a scene out of The Producers.
And if it seemed precocious for a French-born architect and a former surveyor who'd never done anything like it before to design a national capital, it was more precocious still for a group of men in Philadelphia who had never done anything like it before to confect a country that guarantees as "unalienable" a set of rights the world had never before recognized, to ensure not only its citizens' lives and liberty but also their right to "pursue happiness."
All that started, as so much does, as it will for you in your life, with a notion. I urge you to make it a worthy one. I have seen how most campaigns for political office start: in a cheap, unwanted storefront on the wrong street with a phone sitting on the floor and take-out tray with some coffee cups, that and an ambition, a notion.
Fifteen years ago - it seems like longer - I was in East Berlin that drizzly night the Berlin Wall was about to open. I stood in a crowd of people waiting at the Brandenburg Gate and organized a little rump session of "Hardball." I decided to ask the crowd of East Germans who had lived their whole lives without it - what "freedom" meant to them. "Was ist Freiheit?" What is freedom? I kept asking. It was an early version of "Hardball." Finally, a young man in his twenties looked me solemnly in the eye and said, "Talking to you."
Ten years ago, I was in South Africa the day of the first-ever all-races election. I watched lines of voters stretching from one horizon to the next. Waiting in one was a young South African white woman. She said: "This is the day I've waited for my whole life." I will never forget the way she said that word: her whole life.
I want to salute your president, Mark Gearan, who devoted a portion of his life to leading the Peace Corps, which carries on the best traditions of America and which gives each of its volunteers far more than most could give to a distant country. It honors the grand themes that are nurtured here at Hobart and William Smith Colleges: volunteerism, service and internationalism. I mean that about the Peace Corps doing more for the man or woman who serves than what he or she can do in two years for their assigned country. I would never have been able to knock on those doors on Capitol Hill if I hadn't spent two years on a Suzuki 120 visiting total strangers in rural Swaziland in Africa helping them learn how to better run their businesses.
I promised five bits of advice. I've given you three: get in the game you want to get in; don't be afraid to ask for help; follow your dream.
Hang on to your ideals. Most of all, the ideal you have of yourself. I don't have to tell you, warn you, that you will meet people out there - you've met them already - who aren't honest, who don't deal in truth. They will lie and cheat to get what they want. Their only code is what will get them what they want.
How can they live with themselves, you'll ask. Don't they know they're giving away the one thing that matters from the start - that will always matter - their integrity? Don't they know that is who they are?
The hardest things in life, you'll soon learn, are the small things. The big decisions are the easy ones. It's the day- to-day trouble of having to choose between confronting the petty corruption around you or letting things slide, going with the flow. That's the tough stuff. And how you decide will show whether you have the right stuff.
Finally: this is a competitive world. You're going to face rivals out there, somebody who wants pretty much what you want. You've got to learn how to compete - passionately - without making it personal.
That's one of the good things I learned from the best of the politicians. And I'm not talking about the most famous ones.
I recall watching a heated debate on the house floor, then watching a Congressman cross the aisle that separates the two parties, walk over to the man he'd just been debating, both with red faces, and say, "What are you doing this weekend?" And then as he was leaving, "Say hello to your wife for me."
That's how you have to do it. It makes you feel better about your rival. It makes you feel much better about yourself.
Besides, as my hero Winston Churchill liked to say, "I like a man who grins when he fights."
An only-in-America attitude that anything is possible.
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24. Hansens: Surfer's guides to everything. San Diego surf shop Hansens seeks to inform surfers of every ability. Check out this infographic guide to buying the right wetsuit and blog post about making sure your wetsuit fits properly. Hansens understands that surf gear<|fim_middle|> audience and one with which USAA knows just how to communicate. But beyond its content hub, USAA Stories, which features family, personal finance, and service-specific topics, as well as newer themes like travel in an effort to attract a broader readership, the company isn't afraid to explore other forms of content.
Zendesk might be an expert in the solutions provided by its product, but behind that product is a chorus of highly skilled experts -- the people who build and engineer the software. The company realized that there's an audience to be tapped that's seeking insights and expertise on the technical side of the product, so it used that to build an entirely independent content property.
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Cheng's how-to training exchange delivers on Fu-tung's passion to share his knowledge to help others. The concrete content HQ includes tips, techniques, videos, and step-by-step directions to help Cheng's potential customers complete their projects. Cheng's content mission? "To provide information and design inspiration for building and making your own concrete projects."
Makes sense, since the company produces 12 hours of live video per day, streaming real-life classes to homes across the country, on-demand. It's how it keeps people coming back for more, by consistently providing something new to look forward to and actively engage in. With close-up videos of instructors – many of whom have risen to fame and actively promote the brand on social media -addressing at-home riders by name while calling out personalized encouragement, the content is nothing if not engaging. | is a big purchase for the average consumer, so equipping him or her with adequate knowledge is the first step toward conversion.
Providing the content in different formats, each with their specific calls-to-action, depending on individual stages. Offer a variety of content types and formats. Not for the sake of it but because different segments and personas have different needs. Furthermore, if you can avoid message fatigue, several touchpoints are good, certainly also from a brand perspective. There is nothing wrong with repetition, variety, choice and multiple formats. As long as it's relevant.
EXAMPLE: Insurance company Liberty Mutual built a content platform – Master This – dedicated to helping people solve home and life challenges – to build skills and worry less, as the brand describes it. While Liberty Mutual's ultimate purpose is to drive insurance sales, the content focuses not on insurance products but on information the audience will find educational and helpful. It also has expanded access to the educational content by partnering with HowStuffWorks and Amazon's Alexa to provide educational content through the voice-activated device.
"Our ambition is fairly massive," says Jay Curley, now Ben & Jerry's Global Head of Integrated Marketing, in New York Magazine. "We're trying to create a new model for how businesses can use their voice to have an impact on important social movements, and show that you can do that and it doesn't hurt your business. As a matter of fact, it may help."
Content marketing is the publication of material designed to promote a brand, usually through a more oblique and subtle approach than that of traditional push advertising. Content marketing is most effective when it provides the consumer with accurate and unbiased information, the publisher with additional content and the advertiser with a larger audience and ultimately, a stronger brand.
Add value. That's the secret. It's not really a secret at all. We've already talked about it throughout this piece. Although when you look at some of the marketing companies engage in you wonder if they're purposely avoiding the obvious. We skip advertising when it provides little to no value. If you want to learn about advertising that doesn't get skipped, find a skateboarder and ask him if you can watch him look through a skateboard magazine. You'll see that he spends as much time looking at the ads as he does looking at the articles and photos. Or check out The Berrics website. Much of the content is advertisements, but skaters don't skip these videos, they watch them just like they watch the other videos, because they're getting the value they want--good skating. As a skater I'd like to say skateboard companies pioneered content marketing decades ago, but I know they were only doing what came naturally, and selling more product was secondary to the fun of creating videos and magazines. If you want to hire someone onto your marketing team who understands content marketing intuitively, hiring a skateboarder might not be a bad step.
Use keywords (naturally): Identify your main keyword for the content, a few synonyms, and a few related keywords. Then make sure you're actually using them in your content, headers, and page content. Don't over-do it, though. Search engines have been cracking down on content that is "stuffed" with one or two keywords. Write for the reader, but do make sure those important words are present.
USAA is another example of an insurer that is thinking big, in terms of content. The financial institution has been around for more than 90 years, serving a client base made up primarily of military members, veterans, and their families. It's a specific | 723 |
The goal of studying organisation behaviour is to deliver enhanced outcomes for the organisation. Although it may occur, it is not the goal of the organisation to create a "nice place to work" for its employees.
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Therefore, these outputs are based upon the initial inputs that guide and influence the processes, with the intent of delivering superior organisational performance. | think about how to structure the organisation must effectively in order to achieve its goals and desired outcomes.
Like any system, the basic organisation behaviour model is built around inputs, processes and outcomes.
The inputs to the organisational model is how the organisation chooses to structure itself, structure roles, train and recruit staff, and develop a corporate culture.
Organisation behaviour tends to identify the best approaches to these three inputs (essentially the structure, job design and employee mix) in order to influence processes and then deliver positive outcomes for the organisation.
These are the processes that are driven by the original inputs into the design of the organisation.
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Koya Lauds Regional Cooperation
The role of Commerce Commission in small island developing states is seen as a contributor to economic growth says, Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Land and Mineral Resources, Faiyaz
by arieta vakasukawaqa , suva
From left, yesterday at the closing of the Samoan delegation's visit: Deputy Secretary General for the Pacific Islands Forum, Andie Fong Toy, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya, European Union Head of Cooperation Christoph Wagner and chief executive officer of the Fiji Commerce Commission Joel Abraham.
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Optim<|fim_middle|>ian experiences and lessons on how the Fijian Commerce Commission was formed and the how it operates," Mr Koya said.
He said the juncture also acknowledged the support of European Union funded by the Pacific Integration Technical Assistance Project.
"As mentioned by the Fijian Commerce Commission chairman and the permanent secretary during the opening that regional cooperation in the area of Competition Policy will allow for consistency of laws across the region," Mr Koya said.
He said it was important to emphasise that Pacific region was becoming more integrated with increase intra-regional trade and investment.
"Therefore, it is important that there is regional collaboration and cooperation in terms of competition policy.
"And therefore, programmes, such as scoping mission, peer review of laws and policies or twinning will lead to consistency in competition policies and best practices across the region."
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The role of Commerce Commission in small island developing states is seen as a contributor to economic growth says, Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Land and Mineral Resources, Faiyaz Koya.
Mr Koya made this comment at the closing ceremony of the scoping mission from Samoa in Suva yesterday.
He thanked the Samoan delegation and the Fijian Commerce Commission on the successful completion of the scoping mission.
He also applauded the Samoan Government for taking the step to provide a mechanism to protect consumers and also regulate competition in the marketplace.
"I hope you have been able to gather as much information as possible to prepare you for the implementation of the Consumer Protection and Competition Act," Mr Koya said.
Mr Koya said the Commerce Commission drove efficiency in business operations, and ensured that players were not abusing their power or dominance in the market.
"I would also like to stress that the role of Commerce Commission in Fiji and likewise in Samoa also includes consumer protection," Mr Koya said.
He said adequate mechanism was important for instilling confidence of investors.
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Deriving business value from Big Data
Businesses, whether big or small, watch their numbers closely. Numbers are always important as they reveal the current state of business, and if studied intelligently, can project what lies ahead and unveil potential growth possibilities.
In today's business world, where massive amounts of data are being generated, the challenge is to help the management to understand how to utilise the numbers to identify new business opportunities.
Big Data, as this concept is called, has become an important part of the curriculum in forward-looking business schools.
ESSEC, a leading French business school with over <|fim_middle|> diapers".
"From this simple case we can see that based on the same report generated from big data, managers do come up with different decisions and each of them will lead to different end results," she says. Other challenges for the application of big data in business include the lack of a culture for data analytics in organisations as managers still prefer experience over data in making decisions.
The lack of clear business goals in data analytics is also an issue, says Prof Li.
Managers may have sensed the importance of big data and implemented BI systems. But they don't have a clear business issue or question to drive data analytics.
As a result, data analysts are thrown into the sea of data to explore without knowing which direction to take and what is to be achieved.
Prof Li points out that there is a shortage of talent to handle big data.
Many universities don't offer "business analytics" as a major, which is needed to generate talents who understand how to fish out answers to important business questions from the tsunami of unstructured information.
ESSEC Asia-Pacific offers training in this important area and within the new EMBA programme with a course on "Targeting Masses in Asia: Big Data and the Bottom of the Pyramid".
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Wuhan virus: Public hospitals in Singapore in 'outbreak response mode' | 100 years history of management education, has made the concept of Big Data and Marketing Analytics an important part of its all-new 15-month Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) programme being launched in Singapore in October 2014.
In addition, ESSEC has joined hands with Accenture to set up a new Strategic Business Analytics Chair to expand collaborative research and train the digital architects of tomorrow - the aim is to help management executives better understand the impact that Big Data and to extract from them actionable insights for their business intelligence systems to follow through.
"Experts have been trying to define Big Data with 3 'V's, 4 'V's and 5 'V's comprising Volume, Velocity, Variety, Veracity and Value," says Professor Li Yan of the Department of Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Statistics, ESSEC Business School, and Associate Dean of Faculty, ESSEC Asia-Pacific.
"While some people think Big Data is only a hype, most people do believe it offers tremendous opportunities, especially in end-consumer-centric industries, for example, by enabling us to study the whole population instead of the sample, to derive correlation without establishing causality, which is far more difficult to achieve.
"However, people who trust Big Data tend to think that it is almighty without being aware of the limit to how far Big Data can take them. They easily get upset over the investment put in business intelligence (BI) systems that don't seem to deliver the expected benefits to their companies. That is actually one of the big challenges of Big Data nowadays: we have a lot of data, but very few insights!"
Forefront of analytics
Prof Li has been doing a popular test with participants in her workshops: If a supermarket discovered (from Big Data) that male customers tend to buy diapers and beer together, what would you do if you were the marketing and sales manager of the supermarket?
She gets different suggestions every time ranging from "you should put them together", to "separate them as far as possible", "create a super-value pack to bundle the two products together for certain brands that you want to promote", "put other baby products next to the beer" and "put beer-related products next to | 448 |
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I completed one block today.... only 15 more to go!
Instead of using the paper piecing templates given in Fons & Porter's magazine to make the flying geese blocks, I used the "Quilt in a Day" small flying geese ruler. It's a super easy and fast way to make the flying geese, but then they finished slightly larger than those in the magazine pattern. My finished complete block measures 22.5", so my finished quilt will be larger too at 90" square.
I agree about the flying geese - I love QID's ruler. Your block is beautiful.
WOW that looks great! Can't wait to see the end.
I love this block! Very striking! I look forward to seeing this quilt progress.
Beautiful! I had to go look up the magazine, because I didn't remember seeing that quilt. Yours is delicious, much better than a navy and white quilt!
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RedCR+BST - This effect combines RedCrunch and Booster.
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PhaseDLY - PhaseDLY is used in this sound suitable for clean backing parts.
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AnalogCho (for REC) - This lead sound tailored for recording uses AnalogCho.
MatchSlide (for REC) - This crunch sound, which uses MATCH30, is perfect for slide playing and is tailored for recording.
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BOSTON, MA — After a hard fought battle on Friday night that resulted in Northeastern's first loss of the season, the Huskies came out energized today. The Huskies put a lot of pressure on goaltender Julia Vandyk early on, and they scored three goals in the first period to set the tone for the night en route to a 5-2 victory. Matti Hartman scored first for the Huskies on a fast break opportunity down the right side. It was her first goal of the season. Andrea Renner and Kasidy Anderson followed suit. Renner was able to sneak one into the net, and then Anderson scored on a point blank opportunity.
Colgate was able to get a lot of shots on goal, but great goaltending by Brittany Bugalski kept a majority of the shots out of the back of the net. Bugalski finished the game with 39 saves, a season high. She stopped 14 of 15 Colgate shots in the first period<|fim_middle|> puck in the back of the net to push the Northeastern lead back out to two with just a minute remaining in the second period.
This goal energized the Huskies, and they controlled the third period. Matti Hartman scored another goal for good measure, and Northeastern skated to the finish line with ease. The Huskies move to 2-1-1 on the season, and will prepare for Maine next Friday. | .
Tired legs appeared to hit the Huskies in the second period. They seemed to play with less energy, and Colgate was able to cut the lead to a goal after a goal by Coralie Larose. The Huskies caught a break at the end of the third, when a crucial turnover in Colgate's end resulted in a prime scoring opportunity for Veronika Pettey. She made them pay, and put the | 90 |
Indoor soccer
For the American football variant, see Six-man football.
Indoor soccer or arena soccer (known internationally as indoor football, fast football, or showball) is five-a-side version of minifootball, derived from association football and adapted to be played in walled hardcourt indoor arena. Indoor soccer, as it is most often known in the United States and Canada, was originally developed in these two countries as a way to play soccer during the winter months, when snow would make outdoor play difficult. In those countries, gymnasiums are adapted for indoor soccer play. In other countries the game is played in either indoor or outdoor arenas surrounded by walls, and is referred to by different names (such as "fast football" (futbol rapido) in Mexico, Futebol Society or showbol in Brazil,[1] and "indoor football" (futbol indoor) in Spain).
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Indoor football
5–7 per side (including goalkeeper)
team sport, ball sport
Indoor soccer field
Indoor soccer has different regulations from other versions of association football designed for indoor play, such as futsal and five-a-side football. Unlike futsal, which is played on wooden or ceramic surfaces, indoor soccer is played on synthetic turf (or, in the case of the British Masters Football variety, synthetic carpet).[2] Indoor soccer courts are either delimited by walls or lines, and there are no player throw-ins.
FIFA, the international body that oversees international association football competitions, does not sanction the synthetic turf version of indoor soccer, having developed its own code of indoor football (which they refer to as futsal).
Indoor soccer is most popular in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with several amateur, collegiate and professional leagues functioning. While internationally less popular than futsal, indoor soccer is also played at the league level in many countries outside North America. The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is the governing body of indoor soccer at the international level, having replaced the International Fast Football Federation (FIFRA).
The term minifootball, which was originally coined in Europe, has been adopted by the WMF as a standard international name for the sport.
1 Around the world
1.1 International competitions
1.2 United States and Canada
1.3 Mexico
3 Leagues
3.4 Former
Around the worldEdit
International competitionsEdit
Indoor soccer is played throughout the world. Currently, the international federation dedicated to promoting the sport is the World Minifootball Federation (WMF) based in Switzerland. The WMF replaced the International Fast Football Federation (FIFRA), which had been based in Mexico and later, the United States. There are also regional federations who govern the sport including: African Minifootball Federation (AMF), Asian Minifootball Confederation (AMC), Confederación Panamericana de Minifútbol (CPM), European Minifootball Federation (EMF), Oceania Minifootball Federation (OMF).
An indoor soccer arena with boards.
Before Futsal was overseen by FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association, the first Futsal World Champion was held<|fim_middle|>Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indoor_soccer&oldid=1135721304" | in São Paulo, Brazil.[3] This competition took place in 1982 and was conducted by the FIFUSA (before FIFA). Brazil came in first the first Futsal World Tournament (1982) and the second Futsal World Tournament (1985).[3] FIFA overtook this championship in 1989 and renamed the competition the FIFA Futsal World Championship.
During its existence, FIFRA organized several indoor soccer tournaments for national teams, including the Indoor Soccer World Championship. The only edition of this tournament took place in Mexico in 1997.[4] No other world championship was played until 2015, when the first WMF World Cup was held in the United States. As of 2019 three WMF World Cups have been organized, with Mexico being the current world champion.[5][6][7] A World Cup for Under-21 players was held in Prague in 2018, with the Czech team taking the title.[8] A World Cup for women is planned for 2021 in Kyiv, Ukraine.[9]
Star Sixes, an indoor six-a-side football tournament for national teams from around the world, was held in the O2 Arena in London in 2017. Held outside the auspices of the WMF, this tournament featured players which formerly played in the association football national teams of their home countries. A total of twelve teams participated, with France winning the title.[10] It is intended to make Star Sixes a recurring event;[11][12][13] a second edition took place in 2019, with England winning the title.
United States and CanadaEdit
Indoor soccer is a common sport in the United States and especially Canada, with both amateur and professional leagues, due to the short season for outdoor soccer in Canada and the Northern United States, and the ubiquity of arenas built for ice hockey and basketball which can easily be converted to indoor soccer (similar reasons as to why indoor lacrosse is more popular in Canada, field lacrosse in the United States[dubious – discuss]). Indoor soccer is especially popular in Northern Canada due to the often unplayable outdoor conditions and its appearance in the Arctic Winter Games.[14]
The United States Indoor Soccer Association was founded in 1998. USIndoor soccer oversees all indoor soccer sports as well as "arena soccer" and "Futsal" in the United States.[15]
An indoor futsal competition with a huge crowd viewing.
Major Arena Soccer League is the top indoor soccer league in North America.
MexicoEdit
Indoor soccer or futbol rapido has also become a popular sport in Mexico, being included as part of the Universiada (University National Games) and the CONADEIP (Private School Tournament), in which university school teams from all over Mexico compete. In Mexico, "indoor" soccer fields are frequently built outdoors (though indoor courts are also used in some tournaments). In 2012 an eight-team indoor soccer league was launched, which consists of former professional association football players from Liga MX.[16]
South AmericaEdit
Indoor soccer is known in Brazil as showbol, with several current regional leagues. Formal national leagues have also been formed in Bolivia, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru. However, the most common variations of indoor soccer played in Brazil are futsal but also futebol society.[17]
AfricaEdit
Indoor soccer is popular in Morocco as koora derb, with several current regional leagues and neighborhoods trophees and competions. Also, there are many seasonal competitions , particularly in the month of Ramadan... futsal but alsbla bla blaaaaa
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EuropeEdit
Indoor soccer is also played in several European countries. In the United Kingdom, Masters Football is the most well-known competition. Tournaments among Masters teams (consisting of veteran former players from professional 11-a-side teams from each country) are regularly played. In Spain, some over-30 ex-professionals represent their clubs in the Liga Fertiberia which plays a five-a-side variant.
The European indoor soccer federation, known as the European Minifootball Federation (EMF),[19] organizes the European Minifootball Championship (miniEURO) every year, and in recent years countries have established national minifootball associations. EMF organize variations of six-a-side football and this could come in different shapes and sizes from a large custom-built facility with multiple pitches or even an 11-a-side pitch temporarily split into smaller pitches. This is not to be confused with the term used in Russia and some other former Soviet countries, where the term mini-football is used to describe futsal.
RulesEdit
Diagram of a possible North American indoor soccer field
Rules vary between governing bodies, but some of the nearly universal rule deviations from association football include:
The Field. Most indoor soccer arenas are rectangular or oblong in shape, with artificial turf floors. In many collegiate intramural leagues, the game may be played on basketball courts, in which case the floor is hardwood. Walls (often the hockey dasher boards and plexiglas used for that sport) bound the arena. Field sizes are generally smaller than soccer fields, and the goals are recessed into the walls. Goals are also smaller than in standard soccer and the penalty area is also smaller. The field is commonly 200' by 85' (approx 61m by 26m), the regulation size for a hockey rink in North America.
Duration. Most indoor soccer games are divided into four quarters of 15 minutes each, for a total of 60 minutes of play time. There are two 3-minute periods between the first and second, third and fourth quarters and one 15-minute half-time between the second and third quarters. If the game stays tied until the time runs out, there will be extra 15-minute, golden goal overtime periods. However, amateur leagues generally consist of two 25-minute halves with no overtime for tied games. In Futsal, each team may announce one timeout per half consisting of one minute each. Also, there is no added times for injuries, overtime, or stoppage time.[20]
The team. Most indoor soccer games are played with six active players per team including goalkeeper and either defense or forward also known as attackers and strikers. Substitute players are permitted. At high levels of play, it is common for players to move fluidly between positions instead of staying statically in one position.
Play off of walls. The ball may be struck in such a way that it contacts one or more walls without penalty or stoppage. If the ball flies over the walls or contacts the ceiling, play is stopped and the team opposing the one that most recently touched the ball is awarded a free kick at the location where the ball left the arena or made contact with the ceiling.
Contact rules. Standard contact rules generally apply (i.e. ball contact must be made during a play on the ball, no charging with hands or elbows, no charging from behind, no holding the opponent etc.). Many leagues ban the use of the sliding tackle, though such techniques are less useful on artificial turf or wood than they are on a slick natural turf field. If one attempts to slide on an indoor field, painful burns and/or cuts can occur.
No offside. Most leagues play without an offside rule. Some leagues enforce a "three-line violation", prohibiting players from playing the ball in the air from behind the front line of their own penalty area across all three lines into the opponent's penalty area. Violations often result in a free kick for the opposing team at the front line of the offending team's penalty area.
Beyond these common threads, the sport is structured according to the idiosyncrasies of individual leagues. Most of these rules are adopted from other arena sports like ice hockey. Below is a listing of some of the more common ones:
Substitution. Most leagues allow unlimited substitutions while the ball is out of play. Some allow live substitution while the game is in progress, provided that one player leaves the arena before another steps on. A minority of leagues require substitution in shifts.
Cards. In addition to the traditional yellow and red cards of association football, some leagues include a card of a third color (blue is a common color) or another form of warning before the issuance of a yellow card. Often, leagues with a third card include a penalty box rule, and issuance of this third card requires the penalized player to sit in the box for a prescribed period of time (usually two minutes as in ice hockey) during which his or her team plays shorthanded. In leagues using the traditional card system, it is common for the yellow card to carry with it a penalty box rule. A blue card in an indoor league can be for serious fouls or unsportsmanlike like behavior. For example, it can be because of a deliberate handball by a player, mishandling of the ball by a goal keeper, goalkeeper endangerment, boarding, and any foul during a shootout by the goalkeeper.[21] A blue card requires a two- minute penalty for the player. If you were to obtain a second blue card, you would be awarded a yellow card in its place and be punished with another two-minute penalty. A third time penalty receives an administrative red card meaning a two- minute penalty and ejection for the player. A straight red car receives a five- minute penalty and ejection for the player.[21]
Zones. Because of short fields and walls surrounding the goal, a common tactic is to attempt to score at kickoff by shooting at the goal and charging at the goal with all five non-goalkeeper players who overwhelm the other team's defense and score at close range. As this depletes the tactics and drama of the game, many leagues have adopted an ice hockey-like zone rule, requiring that the ball not cross more than a certain forward distance toward the goal without being touched by a player.
The ball. For indoor soccer played on artificial turf, the soccer ball is regulation and the same as outdoor soccer. For futsal, or indoor soccer on hard wood, the ball is designed to be low- bounce, weighted, and harder as there is a smaller playing area.[22]
The crease. Some leagues enforce a special zone inside the goalkeeper's box called the crease. No player may shoot the ball from inside the crease unless that player entered the crease already having the ball.
Multi-point scoring. Some leagues value goals scored from a greater distance to be worth two or three points from behind an arc, similar to basketball's three-point field goal. Sometimes, leagues with a multi-point system also use a rule that a minor technical infraction gives the non-offending team a one-on-one opportunity to score on the opposing goalkeeper, worth one point. Many indoor coed leagues will give a female player two points for scoring a single goal.
Sixth attacker. Some leagues allow a team which is trailing by one or two goals late in the final period to replace the goalkeeper with a sixth position player to increase its offense in an attempt to tie the match, exactly as is done in ice hockey under those conditions.
Goalkeeper. In Indoor arena soccer, the goalkeeper has different rules than regular soccer mandates. If the goalie has control of the ball, with either hands or feet for over five seconds in the penalty arch, a free kick will be awarded to the opposite team. In Futsal, the goalkeeper may not possess the ball for over four seconds in their own half. Also, the goalkeeper is not allowed to throw the ball over the half-way line. In addition, the goalkeeper may not touch the ball if the ball did not go out of play, go over the halfway line, or become in possession of the opposite team. In any of these circumstances, a penalty will be awarded and a penalty kick for the other team will take place.[21]
A game of futsal being played on a wooden court.
Accumulated Fouls. In Futsal, all fouls are recorded on the score board and if a team reaches six or more fouls, the opposing team is awarded a free kick without a wall.[3] There are two penalty spots to take a kick from depending on where the penalty happened. The first penalty spot is 20 feet from the goal line on the top of the arch. The second penalty spot is 30 feet from the goal line and at the center of the goal. The accumulated fouls are reset at the beginning of the second half but carry over into extra time.[3]
LeaguesEdit
Football Mundial (United Kingdom)
Leisure Leagues (United Kingdom)
Masters Football (United Kingdom)
North AmericaEdit
Major Arena Soccer League (United States and Mexico)
Major Arena Soccer League 2 (United States)
Major League Indoor Soccer (United States)
Premier Arena Soccer League (United States and Mexico)
Western Indoor Soccer League (United States)
National Indoor Soccer League (United States)
Arena Soccer League (United States) 2024
Arena Soccer Premier League (United States) 2023
British Columbia Indoor Soccer League (Canada)
Provincial Indoor Soccer League (Canada)
Brazilian Championship [pt] (Brazil)
Rio-São Paulo Tournament [pt] (Brazil)
FormerEdit
American Indoor Soccer League (United States)
Arena Premier League (Canada)
Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (Canada)
Continental Indoor Soccer League (United States and Mexico)
Eastern Indoor Soccer League (United States)
I-League (never played a game; instead merged with MISL)[23]
Indoor Professional League (never played a game; teams rejoined MASL)[24]
US Arena Professional Soccer League (2019) (Merge with MASL 2)
Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) (originally called the National Indoor Soccer League; merged with PASL to form the MASL)
Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–08) (split into the XSL and NISL)
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)
National Professional Soccer League (originally called the American Indoor Soccer Association)
National Soccer League (never played a game; not to be confused with the NISL)
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) (indoor and outdoor soccer league)
Southwest Indoor Soccer League (evolved into the outdoor USL)
World Indoor Soccer League (originally the Premier Soccer Alliance)
Xtreme Soccer League (United States)
Jorkyball
Street football
Street Soccer USA
Minifootball
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Window tint installation is effortlessly smooth when you visit your nearby LLumar location. In fact, many custom tint projects can be finished within a few days, depending on the size of your home, car, or business. For the most part, a typical installation takes around 15 minutes per window. For window tinting you can trust, visit a LLumar | 884 |
Massage is a complementary therapy, and it is not designed to be a substitution for conventional medicine. As a form of touch, it can relieve physical and mental symptoms. Both are prevalent among terminally ill patients: the pain they experience has many faces, and feeling someone touching their skin either directly or through clothes in a very gentle way is something that many patients find soothing. That is<|fim_middle|> emotional help, as strokes help to establish contact – both psychological and physical. Massage therapists become more than just another doctor, as the connection is closer.
While palliative massage remains quite uncommon, such care, along with the support of the loved ones can help the terminally ill. | why massage has become part of palliative care.
In what way is it different from conventional forms of massage?
Unlike the remedial and standard massage types, palliative care massage does not focus on speeding up the restoration of muscle function, nor does it have other predominantly therapeutic tasks. Palliative massage is there to provide some comfort, encourage lymph drainage, and benefit the emotional aspect.
While remedial and standard massage forms require the patient to lie face-down, palliative massage is more flexible: the person can sit or lie on their side, because the aim is to make it as comfortable as possible and avoid the pain associated with normal massaging. It is another way it differs: all strokes are very gentle; areas that are painful and tumors are not touched. There same is true of areas with medical devices.
This type of massage aims to reduce the symptoms of the terminal illness the patient suffers from, the side effects of treatment, and the consequences of lying for a long time, and address the emotional, psychological and social problems arising as a result of the disease.
In 2008, it was found that massage can help relieve pain in patients with advanced cancer, as well as depression. Another study showed that the effect can be strong enough to reduce the symptoms by nearly 50%, and it also improves sleep.
It goes without saying that each massage session should be tailored to every individual patient's needs. It means that the massage therapist must be qualified and specially trained so that they know how to adjust their techniques, taking into account the currently presenting symptoms, the patient's response to treatment, and other factors. Areas of tumors, metastases and incisions are always avoided.
Some people believe that massaging can contribute to the spread of cancer cells. But this assumption appears to be at odds with the way these cells conquer more tissues. As of this moment, these is no ample data that would suggest that the biological processes underlying the growth of metastases are not affected in any way by massaging, but research has shown that even patients with advanced cancer and metastases can benefit from palliative care massage.
One of the main reasons why palliative massage is in demand is that it provides an opportunity to feel another person's presence, to get | 451 |
2003 M.F.A. Painting, The School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
2008 Horton Gallery, How To Travel, New York, NY.
2007 Horton Gallery, New Paintings, New York, NY.
2004 Miller/Block Gallery, New Work. Boston, MA.
2003 Miller/Block Gallery, Cartoon Physics: Paintings/Animations. Boston, MA.
2001 The Gallery at Green Street, New Paintings. Jamaica Plain, MA.
2015 Hoffman Lachance Contemporary, Microscopes and Binoculars, curated by Michael Wille, St. Louis, MO.
2015 Trestle Gallery, Game Genie, curated by Will Hutnick and Polly Shindler, Brooklyn, NY.
2013 Parallel Art Gallery, What I Like About You, curated by Julie Torres, Brooklyn, NY.
2011 Dodge Gallery, Shakedown, New York, NY.
2009 DNA Gallery, Friends of The Museum (curated by Russell LaMontagne), Provincetown, MA.
2008 Robinson Gallery, New Geometry, Birmingham, MI.
2007 Miami MOCA, Merce Cunningham: Dancing on the Cutting Edge, curated by Bonnie Clearwater, Miami, Fl.
2006 Miami Bridge, Miami, Fl.
2006 Summer Exhibit, Zg Gallery,<|fim_middle|>Cate McQuaid, "Henry Samelson: Paintings," The Boston Globe, January 4, 2001.
2004 Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
2002 St. Botolph Society Foundation Grant In Aid.
2002-2003 Graduate Full Fellowship. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
2000 Dana Pond Grand Prize. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts. | Chicago, Il.
2005 Emerging Pattern, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ.
2005 Paperworks, Pace University, New York, NY.
2004 Emmanuel College, Lush. Boston, MA.
2003 White Columns, Artists Slide Registry, NY, NY.
2003 Tufts University Aidekman Gallery, YBA (Thesis Exhibition), Medford, MA.
2002 Miller/Block Gallery, System/Symptom, Boston, MA.
2002 Dana Pond Exhibition, Grossman Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA.
2001 Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery, The Chicken Show. Boston, MA.
2001 Yamawaki Art Center at Lasell College. Newton, MA.
2000 Dana Pond Exhibition, Grossman Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA.
2000 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. World Aids Day. Boston, MA.
2000 The Gallery at Green Street. Video. Jamaica Plain, MA.
design, (The Joyce Theatre), New York, NY.
HKJB Blog: Henry Samelson, May 16, 2013.
Valerie Brennan, Studio Critical: Henry Samelson, April 5, 2012.
Paul Behnke, Structure and Imagery, Studio Visit: Henry Samelson, June 21, 2011.
KCLOG, Henry Samelson @ Sunday L.E.S., September 9, 2008.
Robert Greskovic, "Merce Cunningham's Marvels of Movement", The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2006.
Deborah Jowett, "The Dance of Chance", The Village Voice, October 13, 2006.
John Rockwell, "You'll Take the Dance You're Given, but You Can Call the Tune ", New York Times, October 11, 2006.
C. Sean Horton, "Miller Block: Cartoon Physics", Art New England, June/July 2003.
Cate McQuaid, "Cartoon Physics", The Boston Globe, February 28, 2003.
Christopher Millis, "New Faces On Newbury Street," The Boston Phoenix, July 19, 2002.
Exhibition Catalogue, "The Chicken Show", Boston Center For The Arts, July 2001.
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Christina Aguilera In Bikini Is A 'Teenage Dirtbag'
By Geri Green
Sep. 6 2022, Published 10:12 a.m. ET
Christina Aguilera has jumped aboard the trend of celebrities going #TeenageDirtbag. The viral trend sweeping TikTok and Instagram involves sharing old high-school prom photos or similar and honoring the 2000-released "Teenage Dirtbag" track by Wheatus. Singer Christina shared hers on Instagram recently, offering up a mash-up of photos and flaunting her figure in multiple bikini looks. The Grammy winner told her followers: "I'm just an OG #teenagedirtbag baby 🖤."
Read on to see the photos and don't forget to check out these 30 Top Celebrity Swimsuit Moments to become summer-ready too.
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OG At Embracing Herself
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2002 marked the Stripped era bringing tracks including "Beautiful." Years later, Xtina is championing self-love like the OG that she is. "I don't weigh myself. What looks good on one person might not look good on another body type. I happen to be very confident in my own skin. It takes time to get to that place. But, it's all about embracing yourself and your body type,'" she told Marie Claire.
Reading Her Old Diaries
<|fim_middle|>You start asking yourself: "Why am I holding back in certain areas of my life? Who am I really living my life for?" And with age, you figure out that life is too short to waste time thinking about what other people think about you. I've realized I am making memories for myself and that I shouldn't worry about what other people think." | More recently, Aguilera opened up to Health, where she discussed some of the benefits of being hunkered down during the global pandemic.
"I have this massive trunk of old diaries that I've literally kept from the past 20 years of my life. I was able to catch up on them and do some self-reflecting. It really forced me to be silent and take a look at myself. In some regard, I wasn't happy with a lot of things, and it's scary to face those feelings that, under normal circumstances, you don't have time to face because everyone is going, going, going," she revealed.
Owning The 'Weird Space'
The former rival to Britney Spears then noted being in the entertainment industry since childhood, continuing:
"I've been working since I was 7 years old. When I'm not working, there's a heavy amount of guilt that I feel. It's been embedded in me since I was little—you're shamed if you don't want to keep up. As a child [entertainer], you're all pitted against one another, and other children are all about that grind too. It's a weird space to grow up in."
Don't Hold Back
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Jesus talks about in Matthew, blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness. Now every time we're treated unfairly doesn't mean we are persecuted, but it could mean that. To be unfairly persecuted because of<|fim_middle|>), and I can even die (Jesus did)… unfairness is a part of our walk as believers. How we handle it is up to our level of spiritual maturity. Ohhh, that we would have the mind of Christ and the strength to respond like Jesus would, even in the face of unfairness and persecution. | a stand we make for Jesus…well, that a pretty good thing. Jesus tells us we're blessed. But how do we get to a place in our spiritual journey where we react and respond in a godly way to unfairness and persecution?
Even though as Christians we've died to self, to sin, we still let that creep into our responses sometimes. For me, if I'm in God's word and have it hidden in my heart, then when I'm faced with situations that are less than idyllic, I have a chance to put my faith into action as I attempt to appropriate the power of the Holy Spirit by saying, as my good friend Mo Mydlo teaches, "NO, Devil, not this time." Through God's power, I've got this. I can be unfairly treated (Jesus was), I can be lied about (Jesus was), I can be physically beaten (Jesus was | 185 |
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Two Minutes in the Box with… Bobby Ryan
August 16, 2010 By John Hoven
They say that retail is in the details. And while it might not have the same ring to it, hockey is in the numbers.
Take number nine for example, it's one of the most famous digits in hockey. Gordie Howe wore it. So did Rocket Richard and Bobby Hull. More recently, Mike Modano built a Hall of Fame career in Dallas as #9.
According to Marcel Dionne, he almost wore it here in LA. If original Kings' owner Jack Kent Cooke had gotten his way, there'd be a different number hanging in the rafters at Staples Center right now.
Across town in the OC, the original Mighty Duck – Paul Kariya – wore it back when he called The Pond home.
These days, Bobby Ryan wears it in Anaheim…and if everything works out as planned, he'll continue to wear it there for many years to come. For now, he's working on some other numbers, as in contract numbers. The team and his agent continue to discuss terms – number nine reportedly wants a three year deal, versus the team's preference of five years – with nothing agreed upon just yet.
In a move that caught some people by surprise though, Ryan recently attended the launch party for Dustin Brown's new DLO-23 line through Combat Sports. Even for an event held in Anaheim, seeing a Ducks player out supporting the Kings' captain was a bit curious at first. In reality, he was there as a fellow member of the Team USA hockey program. Ryan says the two 'hit it off' during the Olympics, so he 'didn't hesitate' when Brown invited him to come down.
MayorsManor was on hand for all the festivities – including the opportunity to catch up with Bobby Ryan and get his take on a few of the finer points in the Kings-Ducks rivalry…after, of course, first touching on his Team USA experience.
Let's start with the Olympics…excluding Brown, who you're now friends with? Who was another guy on the team who you learned something about and came away<|fim_middle|> the teams haven't met in the playoffs. As a player, when you come into Staples Center, do you feel a rivalry or is it really not that much different than when you guys play other teams in the West, like Detroit and San Jose – two teams the Ducks have met in the playoffs?
If you're not amped up to go out on the ice at Staples Center, the fans right there behind the bench will get you. It's a rivalry that does kinda fall by the wayside at times, as maybe it should, when you look at San Jose and the runs they've made the last few years…maybe people are focused on them. But, it's for bragging rights when we face off with LA. It's a tough one for me too because I have so many good friends on the Kings, not just from the Olympics, but from Owen Sound – in Simmonds and Richardson and other guys I've gotten to know. I definitely text those guys after games, whether we win or lose, and say "We'll get you next time." or "We had your number tonight."
[note: speaking of numbers, here's a few that always stick out…in 2004-05, Bobby Ryan's NHL draft year, he was outscored by the Kings' Brad Richardson (his then-teammate in Owen Sound)…Richardson posted more goals and assists than Ryan…that was just five years ago!]
Regarding Staples being a tough place to play at times, when do you remember it being the most challenging for you personally?
It would be after the (Oscar) Moller hit, with about seven seconds left in that game (January 14th). At the time I was heated up, so some of the comments didn't register with me. I just got off the ice. But, I was aware of it the next time we came there. We played them again at Staples Center the next month and (Drew) Doughty got me back that night.
Doughty and Bobby Ryan are two of the brightest young stars for their SoCal hockey teams. Contract issues aside, they should be leading the charge for their respective franchises for the next decade.
The real question is, who will get the upper hand when it matters most, #8 or #9?
For the Kings-Ducks rivalry to reach a whole new level, an additional number probably needs to be added into the mix. Seven.
As in, seven game playoff series.
A video recap of the Moller-Ryan-Doughty exchange was posted here. Plus, Doughty talks about the 'payback' hit in a MayorsManor interview here.
Interview w/ Noah Clarke – The original California Kings tells the best George Parros story EVER!
Interview with Cam Fowler – prior to him becoming a first round draft pick by the Anaheim Ducks
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About John Hoven
John Hoven is a former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He's also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and Hockey Blog of the Year. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" below for a full bio. | impressed?
Ryan Suter. He plays in the Western Conference, so we see him with Nashville. He's a tough guy to play against and he's a sound guy positionally. But, you really don't appreciate him until he's on your team playing those big minutes and until he's running a power play. He has an overwhelming sense of calm back there, even in the big situations. I was flabbergasted with him at certain points during the Olympics.
Now that you've had a few months to let it all sink in, when you look back at Vancouver – besides the big moments against Canada – what other memories do you take with you from the Olympics?
I think the biggest thing for me was the camaraderie, not just between the guys that played hockey though. It was the whole USA organization in general, the way that we got to meet other athletes and bond with them through the village. To get a chance to spend time with them and get to know them was incredible. You'd find yourself cheering for events you never thought you'd watch. It was nice to go in there and come out with the most medals too.
You've played in Vancouver before with the Ducks, so the city wasn't new to you. However, the Olympic experience made things different. What surprised you the most while you were there?
The acceptance from the Canadian fans. You get a chance on your off days to spend time with your family and get around. You're wearing the U.S. gear and your family is obviously wearing it from head to toe. I found that even after we beat Canada the first time around that fans didn't come up to us to give us a hard time or say "We'll get you next time," they were supportive almost. They said what a great game it was and that they were rooting for us, just not if we played them again. It was surprising. But it's something I'll never forget because I don't know if we'd get that in a lot of other countries.
Anaheim sent eight players to the Olympics. However, the team struggled once the NHL season resumed and ultimately didn't make the playoffs. How would you recap what happened over the the full 82 game season?
I think the biggest thing that defined us last year was inconsistency. Obviously we faced injuries, as every team does. We lost Joffrey Lupul, which was a big thing for the year. And Teemu going down for 10 games here and there. We never really got to ice the line-up that we were hoping for, the one that so many people predicted to be strong. Then, you add in guys going on hot and cold streaks at different points. We never really meshed as a team in that sense. So, I don't think it was a prototypical Anaheim season. I think we should have been a playoff team and maybe even made a run at it.
It's been said that a real rivalry doesn't exist yet between the Ducks and the Kings because | 612 |
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