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Recently at work I have been working with Database Tables that have been denormalized to “enhance” their performance. As part of the denormilization process table columns where converted from int to the varchar data type. This change lead me to wonder if there is a performance gain from using varchar over int.
After doing some research on this subject it turns out that int columns provide both performance and data integrity.
Perhaps the greatest reason for not changing the type to varchar is that if you are expecting the column’s value to be an integer then the int column will do a type check that the value inserted is an integer. However by making the column a varchar this check is removed and your column is open for invalid character data that could cause failure to any sql scripts that do conversions.
To wrap things up, lets keep it simple if you need to save a value in a table that is an integer then use the int data type. | 2019-04-18T14:55:48 | http://mdbitz.com/2010/01/04/table-design-why-you-should-use-int-and-not-varchar-when-you-have-integer-data/ |
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The code below shows a form that contains all most used element types and when user click on the Submit form then form_response.htm will be called.
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It’s the burning question for organisations today: How do you shift from being a product-centric organisation to a business that puts the customer at the heart of every decision, advancement and innovation?
The answer is something Australian health insurance provider, Medibank, has spent the past four years looking into, and now claims to be making great strides in. According to general manager of marketing and digital, Chris Carroll, the group’s customer ambitions stretch from vision and roadmap to technology investments, operational changes, and an organisation-wide belief in the value of being customer driven.
An example of the way Medibank’s customer-first approach is permeating through the business is its decision to rebrand its Private Health Insurance (PHI) arm to Customer Centred Healthcare, Carroll says. The group is now tasked with ensuring customer experience is at the centre of interactions from a health preventative perspective, through to post-event payment terms.
“Underneath this is a clear and deliberate path to know more about our customers, be in the places they need us to be when they need us, drive relevancy, and ultimately give them what our brand message of ‘generation better’ stands for, which is incremental benefit,” Carroll says.
While Carroll believes everyone has a responsibility in optimising customer experiences, the work done by Medibank’s marketing team has been one of the organisation’s major steps forward. One of the first discussions Carroll had upon joining Medibank four years ago was in fact deploying marketing automation and analytics to improve the way the business interacts with customers.
“We needed to develop stronger, clearer conduits to our customer base – both from an ability to speak to them with the right message at the right time [outbound], but also a capability to deal with inbound inquiries,” he explains.
Prior to deploying marketing automation and analytics, Medibank was running ad hoc, manual campaign activities that were labour-intensive and inefficient. “We also weren’t hand on heart sure about how effective our campaigns were,” Carroll says.
Eighteen months ago, Medibank invested in SAS’s Marketing Automation and High-Performance Analytics platforms, running within a Teradata enterprise data warehouse. Carroll describes the technology implementation as “the low hanging fruit” and first manifestation of becoming a more customer-centric organisation.
“It was about changing the way we communicated with customers; we knew this would have the greatest efficiency gains both from a cost per perspective as well as ROI,” he says.
Today, the automation platform supports 13.6m outward customer touchpoints, and Medibank has seen individual message audience size drop by 33 per cent, even as contact volumes remain the same. Email open rates are above 50 per cent, which is proof of the success of more targeted and concentrated campaign activity, Carroll says.
Most importantly, Medibank has seen lapsed customer rates fall by 22 per cent by targeting specific segments with particular messages, and is recording four-fold ROI profitability against campaign activity.
Another benefit of marketing automation and analytics has been the ability to redeploy internal resources to areas that provide greater value to the business, such as propensity modelling. “I didn’t want the technology and analytics to be seen as a human resource saving; technology should be seen as an improvement in our ability to redeploy people into more propensity-led work,” Carroll says.
A challenge many organisations struggle with when it comes to data utilisation is prioritising the type of analytics work undertaken, and then executing on insights delivered. For Carroll, an insight that isn’t actionable isn’t overly interesting.
“We don’t need more FYIs; insights that don’t move us forward are distracting and waste time and energy,” he says. “If we find something, we always ask ourselves ‘so what?’ That drives the conversation back to what it is we are trying to do.
Another way Medibank has ensured data takes centre stage is to give its customer analytics chief a seat at the leadership table. “You don’t always get that in organisations but it was an important decision for us,” Carroll says.
Core to marketing’s success has been the IT team. Carroll says IT was involved from the concept phase of deploying marketing automation and analytics and formed part of a working group.
Carroll agrees the marketing function has the greatest collection and use of customer data and is the right place to start putting customers first. But he claims the ‘customer’ still needs to be owned by everyone across the organisation.
To ensure it stays on the right track, Medibank is employing a variety of data points, such as Net Promoter Score, to gauge its customer-centricity efforts.
“When you give the responsibility to one person or division, you are giving other people in the business an out, and they can potentially abdicate responsibility,” Carroll says. “That creates an awful bottleneck in the organisation. Customer centricity and digital are similar – everyone needs to understand both as well as the role they play in their groups.
The next step for Medibank is a new CRM platform, which will be rolled out by early next year. In the interim, Carroll sees plenty of room to optimise automation and analytics to better understand where customer are at. | 2019-04-23T00:06:39 | https://www.cmo.com.au/article/551313/measuring_up_expectations_medibank_customer_analytics/ |
In an earlier study, a meshless method was developed to obtain stable and convergent results for the flow of the entire area of a water reservoir. Shortage or lack of dissolved oxygen (DO) sometimes results in pollution of the water in a reservoir. An attempt was made to ameliorate the concentration of oxygen in the lower layer of the reservoir by using a machine that supplies DO. A meshless method was applied to calculate the concentration distribution of DO and the flow caused by the DO-supplying machine. For the area surrounding the DOsupplying machine, the results calculated by the meshless method appeared to be slightly unreasonable compared with the observed velocity vectors obtained in the model simulation of a water reservoir constructed in our laboratory. The boundary element method did not succeed in obtaining convergent solutions to this problem. In this study, a new meshless method is devised, and our boundary element method is improved so that analytical solutions that are comparable with the observed results can be obtained. Regarding the concentration distribution of DO and the velocity vectors of the flow calculated by the two numerical methods (the WFDM and the FEM) and those observed in our model simulation described above, the effect and accuracy of the alternative meshless and boundary element methods were estimated. Keywords: meshless method, boundary element method (BEM), flow and concentration in water reservoirs, weighted finite difference method (WFDM), finite element method (FEM) and observed velocity in model simulation of water reservoir.
meshless method, boundary element method (BEM), flow and concentration in water reservoirs, weighted finite difference method (WFDM), finite element method (FEM) and observed velocity in model simulation of water reservoir. | 2019-04-22T20:00:24 | https://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-modelling-and-simulation/47/19316 |
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Using the power of cloud computing, the Virtual-Chrome App app lets you run the real 'desktop-class' Chrome browser via a virtual system, and overcome limitations of iPad Safari which lacks support for Adobe Flash, Java applications, Add-ons Plug-ins, Themes/skins, and Extensions. Virtual-Chrome App delivers these key capabilities (as well as Chrome Browser Extensions for iPad ) so you can do more on your iPad. | 2019-04-20T00:24:45 | http://www.alwaysonweb.com/Chrome-Browser-Extensions-for-ipad |
The “Shay” bedroom collection brings together a rich dark finish with the sophisticated detailing to create furniture that is sure to awaken the decor of any bedroom with stylish contemporary flair. The contemporary replicated almost-black paint finish features a rich merlot undercoat which flows beautifully over the Swooping shaped base rails and the straight-lined design with wide segmented details framing the bed and mirror. Adorned perfectly with the complementing satin nickel color hardware, this bedroom collection fits flawlessly into any home decor. Create the bedroom of your dreams with the exciting contemporary style of the “Shay” bedroom collection.
Chest:49.13” W x 1.14” D x 35.79” H: Nightstand: 24.45” W x 15.75” D x 28.39” H, Dresser: 62.99” W x 15.75” D x 36.63” H, King Poster Bed 81"x93"x62", Mirror: 49.13” W x 1.14” D x 35.79” H, Queen Poster Bed 65"x93"x62"
Replicated almost black paint with a merlot color undercoat. Blocky details throughout this generously scaled collection. | 2019-04-19T19:02:37 | https://bestfurniturementor.com/product/ashley-b271-shay-bedroom-quickship-package-deals/ |
James Mapes is the founder of Quantum Leap Thinking™, creator of The Transformational Coach™, expert on the psychology of applied imagination, best-selling author, highly acclaimed business speaker, consultant, seminar leader, and personal excellence coach. For over 30 years, he has been an ardent student of human behavior and dedicated to helping individuals, teams, and organizations identify and break through barriers to reach their goals and achieve success. He encourages people to be open to new ways of thinking, and his goal is to help everyone make the "quantum leap" toward more creative, productive and confident lives. For both businesses and individuals, his message promotes an innovative, powerful way of thinking and provides a newfound mastery over their imagination and perceptions so that, in his words, "the invisible becomes visible and the impossible becomes possible." The results have been nothing short of extraordinary, creating key breakthroughs in both organizational and personal excellence.
Mr. Mapes' success as a speaker and highly regarded authority on the imagination, creative thinking, communication, managing change, organizational problem-solving, successful teamwork, and coaching is due to his early training as an actor and experience as a theatrical producer. In 1969, he graduated from California State University with a Master of Arts degree in theater and speech. He then worked in Repertory Theater, off-Broadway, and directed two of his own theater companies, amassing dozens of television and movie credits. As a performer, he developed a unique stage presence with a special talent for connecting with his audience. Mr. Mapes' work has earned him appearances on CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America and Fox Family Channel, among other media outlets.
As a recognized business speaker and performance coach, James Mapes has spoken to hundreds of public and private companies in more than 70 countries. His clients include financial institutions, software companies, the military, the healthcare industry, financial institutions, training and development divisions of large corporations and major non-profit organizations. Companies, associations, universities, and business schools including—IBM Corporate, U.S. Coast Guard, Lockheed Martin, and The Princeton Center for Leadership Training—have quoted Mr. Mapes in training manuals and textbooks.
Mr. Mapes personal goal of living an exceptional life is reflected in both his business activities as well as his recreational pursuits, which range from scuba diving, ballooning, racecar driving, Kempo Karate, and world travel, to an avid interest in reading. His two highly regarded books are Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owner's Guide to the Mind and The Workbook: The Magic of Quantum Leap Thinking. His new book The Elephant and the Rider: Living an Exceptional Life is scheduled for publication in 2012.
James Mapes’ presentations are personal, interactive, and humorous. Above all, he creates results and makes a lasting difference in the energy level, commitment, and productivity of each individual in his audience. | 2019-04-19T01:06:18 | https://keynotespeakers.com/speaker_detail.php?speakerid=5356 |
WSJ REPOST: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday described “energy diplomacy” as a driving force behind U.S. foreign policy and offered a spirited defense of the Obama administration’s foreign-policy record. She also took swipes at rivals, including China and Russia, which she said have used energy as a geopolitical or trade weapon. “Fundamentally, energy is an issue of wealth and power, which means it can be a source of both conflict and cooperation,” she said in a speech at Georgetown University that came a year after the creation of the Bureau of Energy Resources at the State Department. Its role is to put oil, natural gas, electricity and clean-energy issues at the center of American foreign policy.
Republican critics said administration actions belied Mrs. Clinton’s rhetoric. “Secretary Clinton may believe in ‘energy diplomacy,’ but her boss does not,” said Ryan Williams, a Romney campaign spokesman. He said President Barack Obama’s limits on the Keystone XL pipeline harmed America’s relationship with Canada and threatened access to its oil, and that he is stalling an important energy pact with Mexico.
Click here for the full story on WSJ.com. | 2019-04-19T03:19:27 | https://www.oilandgas360.com/repost-clinton-cites-energy-diplomacy-as-driving-force-in-foreign-policy/ |
Do you work for Glennon Heights Elementary School? Want to manage this group on GivePulse? Claim it and join the fastest growing civic community. | 2019-04-25T16:16:46 | https://www.givepulse.com/group/53997-Glennon-Heights-Elementary-School |
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Organisers Wendy King, Angela Simms, Mehrangiz Kalani, Chris Faure, Dilshad Rahman and Virginia Pitts point to their places of origin on the map.
EVERYONE can celebrate Harmony Day this year at Mandjar Square on Sunday.
The celebration includes entertainment and activities, supported by a special multicultural day at the Mandurah Boardwalk Markets. The market stalls include a range of ethnic foods and crafts.
Live entertainment between 10am and 2pm features song, dance and martial arts, with most performers living in and around Mandurah.
The Warrdong Aboriginal dance group from Dudley Park Primary School kick off the day, followed by traditional dance and music from Persia, Ireland, the Philippines and China.
People will be able to experience various activities on the day, including a Chinese Lion dance workshop with Peel Multicultural Association, who also have a performance scheduled for the Stretch Festival in May.
Yarning about Yaburgurt, making straw lizards, origami and other paper crafts and story time with Mandurah Library are among other activities on the day.
Everyone is encouraged to wear traditional dress and join in the parade at 11am.
As more than half the local community were born in another country and many have come from other parts of Australia, people will be able to mark their place of origin on a map of the world.
Significant community support has come from the likes of Mandurah Boardwalk Markets and Bendigo Bank, Mandurah MLA David Templeman, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre and Hans Café. | 2019-04-19T17:00:45 | https://www.communitynews.com.au/mandurah-coastal-times/news/mandurah-boardwalk-markets-putting-harmony-day-on-the-map/ |
The general partner and one of the presenters of the Forum “Elisavetgrad Investment Day” is the “Velta” Company which is implementing one of the biggest and most successful large-scale investment projects in the Kirovograd region – the development of the Birzulovo deposit of ilmenite and the construction of the mining and beneficiation facility for the ilmenite concentrate production.
The facility commissioning is scheduled for November – December 2011. Its annual production output in 2012 will amount 240 thousand mt. The Company wages an active social policy, and has already invested almost 1 mln UAH in the region.
The “Velta” Company general director Andriy Brods’kiy noted: “To achieve the final phase of the facility construction within a 10-month period is a real success which will allow us to start production this December. Such success became a reality due to the partnership relations established between the top management of the Company and the local administration in the Kirovograd region”.
The Forum participants will also have the opportunity to visit the exhibits related to the mining and food industries, agricultural and mechanical engineering items, to discuss the perspectives of setting up the business in the region, to evaluate its economic and resource potential, as well as to get acquainted with the topical exhibits.
Among the Forum participants there will be such companies and organizations as “Velta”, Baker Tilly Ukraine, Ernst & Young, Esan Eczacibasi Industrial Raw Materials Co. in Ukraine, Georesource, Pobuzhsky Ferronickel Combinat, financial establishments (“Alpha-Bank”, “Finances and Credit”, SEB Bank, “Savings Bank of Russia”), international institutions (Wisconsin International University, Canadian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, Lower-Silesia Agency of economic cooperation, the Warsaw Securities Stock Exchange), as well as representatives of foreign embassies of India, Argentina, China, Norway, Indonesia, Poland, Azerbaidzhan, etc.).
Note: The Company “Velta” (Dniepropetrovsk) was established in 2000 with the purpose of developing the Birzulovo deposit of ilmenite in the vicinity of the Korobchino village, Novomirgorod district, Kirovograd region. Andriy Brods’kiy is the general director of the Company and the initiator of the deposit development. The planned number of personnel at the facility is 450 people. | 2019-04-22T19:08:21 | https://velta-ua.com/en/feed/5 |
From its 1956 Gardena, California founding, Nader’s La Popular has grown notably in marketplace presence and has patiently established for itself a flawless reputation for customer service excellence. What Charles A. Nader established those sixty years ago was not strictly a furniture business. What he established was a way of doing business predicated on honesty, reasonable prices, and quality product. In every conceivable way, Nader’s La Popular has measured up time and again.
With vast inventory spread across three locations and a sizable warehouse, Nader’s selections include dining room tables/chairs, bedroom sets, bookshelves, futons, office furniture, and, of course, an enormous array of sectionals.
Covering a broad range of prices, aesthetic preferences, and sizes, we almost certainly have in stock a sectional to align with your budget, personal tastes, and available home/living room space. The selections that populate our showrooms are available in various colors and are produced in a range of materials (fabric, leather, et cetera).
Take a visual stroll through the options listed below. When you see something you like, remember: we have three showrooms in the South Bay area; there’s likely one nearby.
An unusual combination of striking looks and impossible comfort, the Apollo Sectionals are sizable, plush, and dynamic furniture pieces. Deep cushions and a wide structure make the Apollo a supremely comfortable collection of seats. Available in charcoal, espresso, and natural colors, this affordably priced sectional includes a single-arm sofa and a generously sized bumper chaise. For the money, this is a brilliant piece of living room furniture.
A two-piece design, the Lola Sectional is a soft and inviting addition to any living room or den arrangement. In addition to its comfortable feel and nice, classical appearance, the Lola also features a built-in sleeper. Reasonably priced and broadly practical, it’s difficult to go wrong in selecting the Lola Sectional.
The Charles Champion Chocolate Customizable 3-Piece Sectional is essentially the palace equivalent of your standard multi-piece sofa. With supremely plush cushions, massive dimensions, ample cup holders, and a queen-size pullout bed, the Charles Champion is essentially a home unto itself. In addition to the sofa/pullout bed section, the Charles includes a dual reclining loveseat and a matching wedge. All things considered, the Champion is a supreme value for the financial investment.
Available in two distinctive colors (khaki and chocolate), the Manchester 6-Piece Power Reclining Sectional is offers a forceful presence and a comfortable feel at once. Its gorgeous upholstery and soft leather set the Manchester apart from its fellow sectionals, to say nothing for its sheer size, number of section pieces, and remote control adjustments.
In short, the Manchester 6-Piece provides its owners with class, comfort, practicality, and sophistication all-in-one furniture unit. Careful when testing the Manchester—you’re likely to drift into a peaceful slumber while doing so.
A compact answer to the often larger sectionals, the Pacific Beach, which is available in both chocolate and sterling, is a tightly crafted, well-designed little sofa/chaise combination. The Pacific’s durable wooden frame and gentle fabric ensure you will enjoy its comforting feel for years to come. And like all Nader’s La Popular pieces, this one is very fairly priced.
For those who appreciate sleek leather and compact dimensions, the Sampson Sectional is a pitch perfect choice. Lean in the cut of its frame but rich in its fabric leather upholstering, the Sampson offers both an aesthetically pleasing sight for the eyes and a deeply inviting feel for its occupants.
Upholstered with a chocolate-covered microfiber, equipped with a queen-size pullout bed, generous in its dimensions, and extremely durable in its construction, the Tornado Sectional is an all-around solid entry in Nader’s La Popular living room lineup. With reclining seats and cup holders to spare, the Tornado is ideal for entertaining or simply enjoying a family evening on the couch.
Doing business with Nader’s La Popular is a doubly satisfying experience for the customer. From a raw shopping standpoint, Nader’s is committed to keeping its inventory well stocked and its options suitably varied to accommodate a wide spectrum of tastes. But it’s more than just the variety that keeps people returning.
The company’s devotion to integrity and to serving its community in ways both lasting and useful are what truly set Nader’s La Popular apart from so many others in the industry. As consummate professionals, the Nader family is happy to earn your business, but driven to earn your trust. | 2019-04-23T01:58:51 | https://www.naders.com/product-category/living-room/living-room-sectionals/ |
As Congress prepares to return for the fall session, President Obama is calling on lawmakers to pass a budget and avoid another government shutdown.
“At a time when the global economy faces headwinds and America’s economy is a relative bright spot in the world, a shutdown of our government would be wildly irresponsible,” Obama said in his weekly address Saturday, Yahoo reported.
“It would be an unforced error that saps the momentum we’ve worked so hard to build. “Plain and simple, a shutdown would hurt working Americans,” he added.
Obama warned Congress he would veto a budget that does not sufficiently bolster the middle class.
“Our economy doesn’t need another round of threats and brinksmanship. Nobody gets to play games with our economy–or the middle class I grew up in, and that you grew up in. So tell Congress to pass a budget that reflects the values we honor on Labor Day. Rewarding hard work. Giving everybody a fair shot. And working together to give all of our kids a better life”.
The president also marked the Labor Day holiday by highlighting a new jobs report that shows the unemployment rate at 5.1%, the lowest since April 2008.
Obama administration’s nuclear weapons deal with Iran after they return from recess Sept. 8. | 2019-04-20T22:20:51 | https://financialtribune.com/articles/world-economy/25129/obama-tells-congress-to-pass-budget-avoid-shutdown |
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The consultation begins with reviewing your medical history with your technician, a receiving a complimentary facial analysis. This diagnostic tool provides a customized treatment plan to specifically target your problem areas.
The 20-Minute Facelift begins with a relaxing cleansing of your face. Once you are cleansed, a thin layer of ultrasonic gel is applied to the cheek area to allow the EndyMed handpiece to glide over your skin. Your skin temperature is constantly monitored during your treatment as the deep layers of your skin are gradually heated, triggering the production of new collagen fibers. Clients comment it feels like a warm massage of their face.
$299 per treatment. Call us at (603) 347-8206 for your free consult. | 2019-04-25T17:47:54 | https://spamedique.com/treatments/ |
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In the last week, the issue of South Australia’s energy future has taken a dramatic turn. The announcement of the successful tender for the state government’s power purchase agreement finally came.
The choice was SolarReserve’s Port Augusta-based concentrated solar thermal power plant, which will be the largest of its type in the world. The outcome was celebrated by the Port Augusta community, and the campaigners who have supported them.
To discuss this announcement and the future for concentrated solar thermal power in Australia, Barometer’s Des Lawrence spoke to Dr John Pye, Senior Lecturer in the Solar Thermal Group at the Australian National University. | 2019-04-20T17:18:48 | http://radioadelaide.org.au/2017/08/20/australias-future-with-solar-thermal/ |
UMass Amherst has a variety of green buildings on campus including those certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a green building rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In 2010, the university created the Green Building Guidelines, which provide a framework for approaching new construction and major renovation projects on campus. The guidelines, developed and updated by students, faculty, and staff, encourage active conversations between designers, stakeholders, and building users. It requires that all new design and major renovations be certified LEED Silver plus.
Download A draft of the latest version of the Green Building Guidelines.
Visit the Green Campus Resources and LEED Buildings pages of the UMass Amherst Campus Planning website or the Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG) view of all UMass LEED projects. | 2019-04-24T12:06:57 | https://www.umass.edu/sustainability/buildings-infrastructure/green-buildings |
The MB155SP-B built to be a lighter module, while more importantly maintaining the same level of quality, build, and service you’d expect from an Icy Dock product. While the design has gone through some changes, the space saving design is still established. The backplane module allows up to a massive 5 x 3.5” SATA III hard drives, while only consuming three external 5.25” bays. The FatCage has also been redesigned for the type of power connector accepted. 15 pin SATA power is used to provide better accessibility for most modern host systems. They are also compatible with cables with metal latches to improve security when installed into a system. | 2019-04-20T23:24:59 | https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/icy-dock-fatcage-mb155sp-b-5-bay-hot-swap-backplane-cage/mb155sp-b.html |
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Recycling holiday gift boxes this year will be a lot different than in previous years under China’s newly enforced import ban.
As the influx of holiday deliveries is underway, this holiday season, some of those gift boxes won’t actually end up being recycled—even as the general public wishes to keep more waste out of landfills.
This year marks the first holiday season the waste and recycling industry is working under China’s stringent import restrictions. National Sword has caused cities across the country to impose higher collection fees for recyclables or eliminate curbside collection programs altogether. The surge in e-commerce and online retail have also forced major changes in the recycling business. | 2019-04-24T23:48:09 | https://www.waste360.com/business/holiday-recycling-woes-are-upon-us |
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The approximate monthly Principal & Interest payment for this property would be $57. This payment is based on a 30-year loan at a fixed rate of 4.12 % with a down payment of $1,300. Actual lender interest rates and loan programs may vary. | 2019-04-24T12:40:51 | http://cbsalina.com/Property/Detail/SalinaKS/20587/501-North-C-Street-Herington-KS-67449 |
Boasting an array of sleek finishes and a thoughtful open plan layout, this immaculate 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom condo is a paradigm of contemporary Brooklyn living. Features of this 531 sq. ft. home include wide plank engineered hardwood floors, huge Pella windows with western exposure, central heating and cooling, and a convenient washer/dryer hook-up.
Beyond a functional entryway space the home flows into a luminous, open-concept living, dining, and kitchen area. The galley-style kitchen is equipped with white quartz countertops, a white tile backsplash, Nolte cabinets, and a suite of high-end stainless steel appliances from Samsung and Fisher & Paykel. The bedroom sits just off the living area and has a large reach-in closet. The bathroom has ceramic tile flooring, textured walls, and chic Kohler and Delta fixtures.
The Hill is a brand new boutique condominium located in Ocean Hill. The building has an elevator, a bicycle room, private storage, and parking spaces. It is less than a block away from all the restaurants, shops, and grocery stores that line Rockaway Avenue, and is close to several parks and playgrounds. Nearby subway lines include the A/C/L/J. Pets are welcome. | 2019-04-23T22:49:00 | https://www.nestseekers.com/1106434/the-hill-at-herkimer-1-br-apartment-bedfordstuyvesant-brooklyn-ny |
NEVERMORE: After selling his poem “The Raven”, author Edgar Allan Poe (Herbert Yost) returns home to find his beloved wife Virginia (Linda Arvidson) deceased, in the D.W. Griffith short film “EDGAR ALLEN POE”, dubiously credited as the first biographical American film despite the fact that it is almost entirely fictitious (including the misspelling of its eponymous subject), a characteristic that will plague every film about the great author throughout the history of world cinema.
Despite the endless spate of film either directly drawn from or merely produced through the route of provident inspiration (an exampled by the much of the celebrated Roger Corman adaptations), precious little of value has emerged from film versions of the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. More disastrous are the few attempts that make the pretense toward biographical insight, usually diverging into the true intention of the film makers, which is to feed Poe’s macabre musings and the whole of his psychology into a crass predilection toward satisfying the popular horror/slasher/serial killer film trends of the time and to contort Poe’s writings, while exploited his name value, into any number of productions which have as much genuine connection to Poe’s writings as they would the works of Barbara Cartland. Given the facility with which the reader easily conjures startling images from Poe’s printed works, it is more than a little astounding to find that the purely visual art of silent film did not afford itself of more opportunities to translate these same images to the screen. As can be seen from these earliest examples of Poe related films, the tradition of casual misrepresentation of the author and his works was evident from the start.
The first problem evident from D.W. Griffith’s 1909 one reel “Edgar Allen Poe” is the misspelling of the subject’s name, a portent of things to come, for although it is credited as the first biographical movie in American cinema, this one-reel short film is not biographical in even the most liberal use of the word, but rather is meagerly comprised of a fictionalized one-note incident cobbled from two facts from Poe’s life: that he did compose and publish a poem entitled “The Raven”, and that his wife, the former Virginia Clemm, was chronically ill and expired at a tragically young age, though neither event has any dramatic relationship with the other, as “The Raven” was actually published two years prior to the death of Poe’s young wife, so the increased superneal pessimism expressed in the verses (unlike many of the author’s other poems pining for lost loves, “The Raven” is very direct in its expression that there is no soul reacquainting afterlife.) was found unlikely inspiration in the loss of his wife. Nor is the immediate positive reception of the poem accurately relayed as in this film it is primarily met with ridicule and dismissal. The symbol of the raven is simply used as a bit of hoary visual shorthand in identifying the author (Otherwise he might be mistaken for Twain? Hawthorne?) , since the poem- his most famous associatively referenced work -is identifiable (certainly not by content, but, at least, by title) even by school children as Poe’s signature work. Still, a figurative representation of the author’s writings instills no insight into his work nor does it illuminate an understanding of his life or creative process.
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Dinner is one of our favorite parts of the day, and not just because of the food. It’s a time where we gather around the table with our family to catch up on how everyone is doing. Plus, it’s a great way to experiment with the many ways you can incorporate avocado oil into your meals. For some fantastic avocado oil inspiration, check out a few of our favorite recipes below!
Avocado Oil Marinade – An easy way to add flavor to your meats is by slathering them in a marinade. This recipe is perfect for chicken breasts, but we imagine it would go great with anything. We suggest using AVOCARE’S Basil Extra Virgin Avocado Oil for extra flavor.
Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salsa – We love this recipe because of the fresh avocado salsa that pairs perfectly with the seasoned salmon. If you aren’t a fish eater, this salsa is worth topping off any of your dishes with! Try substituting the olive oil for AVOCARE’s Garlic Extra Virgin Avocado Oil instead, making it even more scrumptious.
Chicken Avocado Soup – This soup is oh so delicious! Using AVOCARE’s Chipotle Extra Virgin Avocado Oil in place of olive oil adds an extra bite of flavor that everyone can appreciate. A little bit of spice always goes a long way!
Check out AVOCARE’s Pinterest page for more of our favorite avocado oil recipes! | 2019-04-19T02:20:28 | https://avocare-us.com/deliciously-healthy/take-dinner-avocado-oil/ |
It's been a fantastic month for the Alumni network - the launch of our revamped TPR, website, brand and what is looking to be an incredible Grantham Training weekend.
Its been great to see so many old and new faces really get stuck in and involved to make all that's been going on a huge success! Come celebrate with us on Friday 30th October.
We'll be heading to the Terrace Bar in Northern Quarter, Manchester. There'll be food, drinks and friendly faces. | 2019-04-20T02:36:14 | http://www.enactusukalumni.com/events/2015/10/29/enactus-uk-alumni-manchester-october-social |
Marie Sorenson resides in Tampa, Florida. She is a multi-instrumentalist/vocalist that has performed in dozens of cover bands, well known Southeast Tribute Bands, and duo & solo acoustic shows. She has written and recorded songs that have appeared in BBC television programs, and continues to write and record rock, acoustic and experimental music.
Marie became immersed in music the age of 5 years old taking classical piano lessons through her early teen years. She switched to guitar at age 15 and writing her own songs at age 17. Her father inspired her further by getting her a 4 track recorder to record her songs, which opened her up to the art of recording. She played in bands in her late teens and early 20s in the Philadelphia area eventually landing in an all female act playing original songs that she and her bandmates penned. The band received recognition from Bon Jovi's audio engineer and the band was offered a spec deal.
Marie moved to Florida in the late 90s after having a family and decided to teach what she knew. She was an assistant Course Director for Audio Workstations at the World Renowned Full Sail University while engineering Sunny Paxson's songs for an upcoming release. She taught AVID Pro Tools at colleges and universities becoming one of the few female Expert Certified Instructors in Music.
Marie now teaches guitar at Mullins Music with the dream of giving a life long gift to others of music. She has studied with Michael Angelo Batio and also was a student of guitar virtuoso Alex Skolnick. Marie currently is guided by guitar god Metal Blade artist and Madonna's touring guitarist Monte Pittman.
Marie has performed with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist, Roger Fisher of Heart and his band The Human Tribe, in Seattle Washington. | 2019-04-24T04:19:28 | https://sorensongs.net/about |
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One of the best things about summer is having the time to delve into a book and get completely engrossed in it. Summer is a time when children can read and read for the sheer joy of it. Admittedly, some of my kids are book worms while others are not. Those who are not need a little motivation. So I gave each of my children a list of fourteen books which I wanted them to read during the summer, and then I offered incentives. Once a child read seven books, I would buy him/her a candy bar (something I almost never do). After 11 books were read, I would take him/her to Ky-Ky’s (a slushie place). After all 14 books were done, there would be a big prize.
Well, the incentives worked… a little too well. My children read during most of their free time.
Well, they got their prize, and guess what? They’re still reading. I found Sparky reading on the trampoline today. Another bonus, Princess is now reading easy chapter books with confidence.
Want to know what books they read? Here are their Summer Reading Lists.
Yes, I’m a tiger-ish mom. That means the kids still practice piano in the summer, and some of the kids do math each day. But since I’m on summer vacation, I won’t be grading math. The kids do it all on the computer. Sparky practices his multiplication facts on a Multiplication Trainer. Everyday he practices his facts until he ranks “good” on each fact. Essentially, he has to get 144 facts right. Some of the others use IXL math. Each week I get an email showing how many problems each child solved, how much time was spent each day, and how many skills they mastered. So good for lazy busy moms. Even better for kids who need to keep their math skills sharp.
Each of the kids have a few projects they are working on. Last summer, the boys built a tree house and Feisty grew a vegetable garden. So, the vegetables came out looking… interesting and inedible. But we learned some lessons, and I’m hoping Feisty will have another go at it.
This summer with the help of my Dad, the boys built a small shrine for our outdoor Virgin Mary statue. Then they weeded, mulched, and planted flowers.
Now my kids are into other projects: Big-Sis has been painting with acrylics, and she’s writing another book. All-Star has been playing guitar and programming on Scratch. He’s working on a “secret” project – something requiring the use of a word processor and a color printer. He’s also designing t-shirts.
Blank books. I LOVE blank books. I bought some of these from Rainbow Resource, so Feisty and Big-Sis are working on a comic book of all the funny things they did when they were little. It’s so cute. When we go on vacation, the kids are going to write down their memories.
Today Feisty baked a blueberry cobbler. He was supposed to put in three and a half tablespoons of sugar; instead he accidentally put in three and a half cups of sugar! Future project for Feisty: learn how to bake three desserts.
Sparky is not one for big projects; he likes quick short ones. Lately, he has been making bows and arrows out of tree branches and string, and he’s been folding oodles of paper airplanes. Future projects include collecting bugs for a bug zoo and making an animal board book for Junior.
Princess has the goal of skipping with her jump rope 100 times in a row and learning to skip backwards. She is also making a scrap-book with old photos. She also plans to make a board book for Junior.
It doesn’t matter to me if the project is big or small. I just want my children to have a goal to aspire to, a hobby/job they enjoy, or an activity that exercises their creativity. As the summer goes by, I’m sure we’ll be thinking up more short and long-term projects that they are interested in. Pinterest, here we come!
In addition to reading, practicing math and music, and working on their projects, each child spends time playing with Baby Junior. Now that he’s crawling, Junior is getting into everything. He especially loves to open the air vents and bang the lids. I have found that each child has his/her own special way of playing with Junior, and he just soaks up all the attention.
Keeping track of my children’s activities in and out of the home can make me feel like the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe… she had so many children she didn’t know what to do! So here is a checklist I made for my kids’ at-home activities.
I printed it on cardstock and covered it with contact paper so the kids can write on it with a dry erase marker. When they complete an activity, they check it off. If they complete all their activities by dinner, they circle the abbreviation for the day of the week. At the end of the week, if they have circled each day, they get donuts on Sunday or some special treat.
This checklist has been working really well. Between free play, my kids complete their activities with few reminders, and hallelujah, they’re not bickering as much! Here’s a blank copy for your kids if you want to give it a try.
How do you deal with piano practice? I find that if I let my children (8, 5) practise themselves, they’ll skip some scales and end up doing really shoddy work on their pieces. I find myself having to sit down with them every time in order to getting good progress, and it’s really frustrating because I can’t do chores or help/play with/read to the younger ones.
I’d really appreciate your advice, thanks.
Hello! Thanks for stopping by! Well, here is material for another blog post, so if you give me a week or two I’ll post something on it. | 2019-04-21T15:04:29 | https://mercyformarthas.com/2018/06/29/how-my-kids-are-keeping-busy-this-summer/ |
You can access your Google Drive files by going to www.usc.edu/google from a web browser or through desktop (Windows and Mac OS X) and mobile (Android and iOS) apps. This page will explain how to download these apps and configure them up to access your USC Google Drive files.
Google currently offers two apps for backing up files to the cloud from your PC or Mac: Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream. Back up and Sync stores your Google Drive content on your personal computer and in the cloud while Drive File Stream stores all of your files and folders in the cloud only. For a comparison of the features of Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream, see the Compare Backup and Sync & Drive File Stream page on the Google Drive Help Center.
To download the Google Drive app for Android or iOS devices, click the links below from your mobile device. When prompted for an email address and password during the installation, use your USC NetID email address and password. | 2019-04-23T10:57:27 | https://itservices.usc.edu/googledrive/apps/ |
One Feedback on "Seems Kind of Sudden"
You can of course thank your federal government for this, not the company that packages and sells the salt. They force food manufactures to put these silly expiration dates on their packages, even though they actually often don’t mean a thing. But some people act as if they were etched in stone by the hand of God Himself. At the most, they are a best guess by the food manufacturers themselves. Like a package of dried beans, if you don’t open it, and keep it in your cupboard, it could last for years. But they have to put a date on it, and so they do. | 2019-04-21T22:25:35 | https://neveryetmelted.com/2018/01/27/seems-kind-of-sudden/ |
Personal Finance in Metairie, LA: finance, loans, mortages, cash advance, debt consolidation etc.
Above is a directory of personal finance services in Metairie, LA. If you are looking for services such as loan, mortgage, cash advance etc, you might find a large number of personal finance companies listed in this Metairie, LA personal fiannce directory. Please contact individual companies or persons for their service details. We hope to help you find the best personal finance services in Metairie, LA! | 2019-04-23T22:06:07 | https://1clickmoney.com/personal_finance/la_metairie_personal_finance.shtml |
The first local incubator of the Science and Technology Park of East Azerbaijan province in academic and industrial town of Marand which has been established in the building prepared by the governor and the mayor of Marand with the help of Science and Technology Park of the province was opened and began its activities by the Science and Technology Park of East Azerbaijan province chairman, Dr. Hussein Pourfeizi, in attendance of the governor, mayor, group of managers and city council members of Marand on the Saturday morning 17th Mehr, 1388.
This incubator which aims to develop appropriate infrastructure for the commercialization of research achievements, creation of purposeful backgrounds for entrepreneurship and persuasion of small and medium knowledge-oriented and innovative local units of Marand has been operated in an area of 500 square meters in a period of 6 months with an accommodation capacity for 10 indigenous innovative units by providing them with facilities such as business office services, deployment services, technical and professional services, financial services, consulting services instructional services, information services, and public services. Among the advantages of this incubator for local companies include: creation of commercial networks between local firms, lower rents than market rents with flexible rental rates, minimizing the initial cost of investment and reduce investment risk, accessibility of financial and economical credit, access to information resources of the province Park, access to professional services (financial and technical), new occupational facilities and etc. | 2019-04-26T10:33:05 | http://eastp.ir/en-us/incubator-and-pre-incubator/satellite-incubator-of-marand |
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Saturday 21st of March sees the return of the Welwyn Garden City Craft Market from 10am until 5pm.
The usual crowd of suspects (I mean crafters) will be there to ensure that you have plenty of inspiration for your Mothers Day gifts.
Don't forget Mothers Day - it is on Sunday 22nd March! | 2019-04-25T15:56:07 | http://landcuckoo.com/news/32/Welwyn-Garden-City-Craft-Market/ |
I am excited about PSC being a sponsor at the QuickBase Empower 2016 conference next week, and my session with my co-worker Ken Lamey. Transitioning Data from Legacy Systems into QuickBase Thursday May 12th, 2016 , 11:15 – 12:15 p.m Locked deep inside your company, legacy data is the running your business – and holding you back. It’s one of the reasons for the rise of Shadow IT and Citizen Developers. Users today don’t just need access; they need to use that data in ways most enterprise systems can’t provide. We will take a look at how legacy data can be transformed within your organization. Three options will be discussed: Modernized, Integrate, and Migrate. We will show you how tools such as QuickBase Sync and Zapier can unlock your legacy data. We will also show you tools built that allow migration from IBM Notes & Domino and Microsoft SharePoint to QuickBase with just a few clicks! Come learn how to leverage all of your data! | 2019-04-18T17:10:27 | http://www.johndavidhead.com/jhead/johnhead.nsf/archive?openview&title=QuickBase&type=cat&cat=QuickBase |
Iran recorded a Current Account surplus of 1.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Current Account to GDP in Iran averaged 1.55 percent from 1980 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 10.45 percent in 2011 and a record low of -14.77 percent in 1992.
Current Account to GDP in Iran is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Iran Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -0.50 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Iran Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Iran Current Account to GDP - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019. | 2019-04-23T19:52:58 | http://cdn.tradingeconomics.com/iran/current-account-to-gdp |
Advance Plumbing and Heating Supply Company is proud to present this white finished drop in whirlpool bathtub, by Hydro Systems. The CAR7240AWP-WHI is made from premium materials, this Drop In Whirlpool Bathtub offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of Hydro Systems's decorative Designer Collection Tubs Collection, so make sure to check out other styles of fixtures to accessorize your room. | 2019-04-23T04:08:39 | https://www.advanceplumbing.com/Walled-Lake-Detroit-Michigan/Hydro-systems-CAR7240AWP-WHI-White-Drop-In-Whirlpool-Bathtub.HTM |
Are you traveling to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia soon? If so, read on to learn about the top ten things to do here.
If you’re headed to Riyadh, you’re in for a treat. The city is situated on a plateau in the heart of Saudi Arabia. It occupies much of the Arabian Peninsula, with coastlines on the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Since the 1930’s, the city has transformed into a sprawling modern hub. It’s home to stunning towers, modern highways, and approximately 4,000 mosques.
The country of Saudi Arabia opened to visitors in the spring of 2018, after a long hiatus during which no visitor visas had been issued.
Now, Riyadh is eager to introduce the rest of the world to its unique beauty and culture.
There’s plenty of interesting things to do in Riyadh. While you’re there, you won’t want to miss its most spectacular sights.
Read on to find out what to do and where to go while visiting Riyadh!
Saudi Arabia is known as the birthplace of Islam, and Riyadh follows the religion’s conservative traditions and customs. Before traveling to the country, be sure to read up on Saudi’s cultural norms, which apply to visitors, as well as residents.
As one of the wealthiest cities in the world, Riyadh is the perfect destination for luxury tourists who want to soak in its beautiful buildings, parks, and scenery. And, there are plenty of top-notch hotels, restaurants, and shopping venues to choose from while you’re there, too.
Here is our list of the top 10 recommended sights to see and things to do on your trip to Riyadh.
Wadi Namar is an unusual stretch within the city that’s perched atop a 2-km long dam.
There, you will find sprawling green spaces, trails, and hills where you can walk or bike. Or, if you just want to take some time to relax, you can sit by the lake and feed the ducks as they swim past.
While the adults enjoy some leisure time, there is also a spectacular play area and a bouncy house to entertain the kids.
The Al Rahji Grand Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in the city. Regardless of your religious heritage, you will be in awe of the grand architecture, fountains, and avenues surrounding the famous landmark.
Plus, you will have the opportunity to observe the country’s customary traditions and learn more about their belief system here.
The Al Rahji Grand Mosque is ranked as one of the top recommended spots by tourists. It’s a must-see for anyone who visits the city.
The enormous fort, built in 1865, is one of the most telling historic landmarks in the city.
Surrounded by sand, the Al Masmak Fortress empire was the target of Ibn Saud’s 1902 raid, during which a spear was thrown that remains lodged in the door today.
Guests can meander along the displays, which include a range of historical Saudi photographs in lavish galleries that were once the fort’s living rooms.
Just behind the Al Masmak Fort is a delightful marketplace filled with vendors selling gifts, souvenirs, toys, and more. Prices are relatively reasonable for the items, and many of the dealers are willing to negotiate on individual sales.
The National Museum is a vast collection of Saudi Arabia’s oldest manuscripts, artifacts, documents, and cultural displays. The museum holds many of the country’s royal history, including items belonging to past kings.
Visitors can spend hours here viewing the antiques and learning about Saudi history.
Plus, many of the historical texts housed here are accompanied by English translations to accommodate the museum’s English-speaking visitors. Also, since there is no cost for the admission of children, it’s a great bargain for families.
If you’re the adventurous type, Heet Cave offers a truly one of a kind experience that you’ll definitely want to add to your itinerary.
The Heet Cave is actually an amazing oasis planted in the middle of the desert. Visitors are invited to snorkel, dive, and swim among one of the largest underground caves in Saudia Arabia.
Visitors are encouraged to wear rubber shoes for the trek down to the swimming hole. But, once you get to the lower edge, you can explore the spectacular cave while swimming in the deep blue waters. And, we think that’s quite a trade-off.
The awe-inspiring larger-than-life tower boasts magnificent views. But, that’s not all you’ll find here.
Visitors can venture over to the Sky Bridge, which is one of the most amazing views of the city anyone could hope for. It also is home to a few high-quality hotels, some with the option of eat-in dining if you happen to arrive hungry.
There are a lot of malls in Riyadh and the surrounding areas, but this is one of everybody’s favorites.
It’s classy, and huge. And, it has tons of great stores and restaurants. It’s definitely a new kind of “mall experience” for most tourists who’ve never visited Saudi before.
Al Safi Dairy Farm may come as a surprising twist when compared to the rest of our list. But, that doesn’t make it any less interesting.
As the world’s largest integrated farm, the Al Safi Dairy Farm is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
You can tour the grounds by bus, see how a working farm operates, and kids can even touch and bottle-feed the cattle. It’s educational and admission is free, so it’s a perfect place for families who are traveling with their children.
This beautiful, park is full of energy, color, and excitement for all ages. Its spacious design includes a play area for little ones, a skating rink, musical fountains with a night light show, green space, snack shops, a children’s train and more!
You can bring in a picnic, find a good seat by the lake and take in the light show extravaganza after the sun sets. Come early and you’ll find that there’s plenty to keep you busy prior to the show’s start time.
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We recently visited Palm City Brewing again, and it was obvious that they have a pretty solid lock on being one of the most family-friendly breweries in the Southwest Florida area. There was a few tiny little newborns, and plenty of elementary school-aged children, and nobody was concerned at all.
Everybody was welcome, and Palm City has a wonderful kids area for them to play it as well. All of this is great, since Mom and Dad need a drink on occasion, you know?
Of course, ambiance is one thing, and having good beer is completely different. Luckily, the latter is in strong supply there as well. I have been on a lighter ale kick for some time, and San Carlos Proper (Golden Ale, 5% ABV, 20 IBU) seemed especially appealing to me. It’s got a nice, light golden hue, and a flavor that is strong with 2 row and maybe even a touch of honey malt on the back end. Light noble hops keep everything very crisp and clean very easily drinkable.
My wife, however, has always been a stout and porter fan, and I got her 1001 Nights (Milk Stout, 7% ABV, 25 IBU), their nice and luxurious milk stout. It’s got a wonderfully velvety texture and a rich smoothness that goes down nice and easy, with a great back end of cocoa and coffee notes.
For those of you that listen to the Florida Beer Podcast, I had a great interview with Ron, brewer & taproom manager at Palm City. He actually gave a little bit of background on both of these beers, and a very interesting explanation as to the reason behind the naming of 1001 Nights.
He also did not want me to be completely dry during the interview, so I took him up on his offer of a pint of Hidden Agenda (Kolsch, 4.5% ABV, 25 IBU), one of my absolute favorite styles and something for the lighter golden ale kick that I’ve been on recently. It was quite delicate and very flavorful, with only the slightest hint of a biscuit backbone and a touch of hops bringing in a tantalisingly tasty citrus feel, in both the aroma and the flavor.
The interview is up now on Episode 10 of the Florida Beer Podcast. If you’re listening to it on the drive down Interstate 75, and you’re passing Alico Road, you would do well to take a quick detour and enjoy some great beers from my friends.
Yes, you can bring the kids as well. | 2019-04-26T12:02:07 | https://floridabeerblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/11/brew-review-spring-beers-at-palm-city-brewing-esterobrewer/ |
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I generally do one or two episodes a year. I just shot one!
It looks like 2018 will be when fans of The Big Bang Theory will see Laurie Metcalf next reprise her role as Mary Cooper. Specifically, it has been noted that Metcalf will return in the episode "The Solo Oscillation," which is due to air Thursday, January 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Metcalf last appeared in the Season 11 premiere, which makes her statement to EW about doing one to two episodes a year accurate.
What Laurie Metcalf will be up to in theBig Bang Theory episode remains to be seen. The synopsis doesn't appear to feature her character heavily, so its possible this appearance could be a phone call or something of that sort. Given Metcalf's statement about her involvement, it's possible she could've been on set to film the episode featuring Sheldon and Amy's wedding, and this upcoming performance could've been something filmed quickly the same day.
But that's just taking Laurie Metcalf at her word, and its possible she wasn't speaking literally when referring to how many times she'll appear in this season. That said, Metcalf was spot on and has never appeared in a season of The Big Bang Theory beyond 2 episodes. Considering how busy she might be with press related to Lady Bird and Roseanne in 2018, it's a good thing the sitcom was able to snag her before things really started to pick up.
The Big Bang Theory returns to CBS with new episodes and Laurie Metcalf Thursday, January 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET. For a look at when other shows will return or premiere in 2018, head on over to our midseason premiere guide. Those still curious as to what's coming to television in the final days of 2017 can visit our fall premiere guide. Anyone wondering why their show isn't featured on either list might find an answer as to why when heading over to our cancellation guide. | 2019-04-21T02:21:26 | https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1750680/when-laurie-metcalf-will-return-to-the-big-bang-theory |
We hope everyone is enjoying their holiday/weekend! Over the last couple of days we’ve added more past setlists, a few new photos under Stills, and a new section called +Content under Past Gigs. We have a few new ideas brewing for the coming new year so keep an eye on us here and also at Twitter.
Last night a host of Irish musicians participated in the annual Christmas Eve Busk on Grafton Street in Dublin. Glen, Damien Rice, Damien Dempsey, Bono, Imelda May, Luka Bloom and many others joined in to help raise money for the Peter McVerry Trust, an organization that supports young homeless people. Thanks so much to tb0932 and pictagevideos for sharing what they caught on camera at youtube! | 2019-04-21T08:54:03 | http://www.orderinthesound.com/christmas-eve-busk-2 |
The Dry Case not only holds its vacuum — which is clear proof of its waterproofness — for what seems like an unlimited time, but if you use that big neoprene arm band shown in the photo, it can’t sink. Which is probably what you want if you’re risking one of these valuable devices around salt water. And you can even swim or dive with this setup, listening to tunes with those DryBUDS, which sounded good to my ear. Now my personal ideal around-the-water dry case would have the suction valve part of, or close to, the closure mechanism, and would lose the headset complication altogether (I prefer my Bluetooth set anyway), so it could be smaller with the various side buttons easier to use. I quibble, and the side buttons are usable as is, but I hope DryCase designs the iPad case I know they’re working on a bit more slim and sleek.
By the way, the app showing above is Fugawi’s iMap, which gives you access to all U.S. and Canada topo maps, and a free xTraverse account (useful for many mapping tasks), for $5. Meanwhile, the iPhone browser page below is showing EarthNC Mobile, which offers NOAA chart and weather buoy overlays, and more, for free. The phone itself is in an OtterBox Defender case, which, frankly, I didn’t try much before returning. Oh it looks nice, and comes with a great holster, but I found it fussy to put on and then it was hard work the iPhone’s buttons when it was on, and the screen protector seemed to dull the image a bit. Besides the Defender is all about bump and scratch protection, and doesn’t promise any serious help with water intrusion.
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The X-Traverse account that is included with Fugawi X-Map can also be used with iNavX marine navigation to exchange waypoints or request a GRIB file or procure more charts. Simply enter the same email address and password used to create the X-Traverse account for Fugawi X-Map into iNavX X-Traverse account setup.
With the appalling battery life of iPhones et al, how about a way of getting a sync/charging cable in there? If you’re using this on a flybridge or something you’ll want to keep it safe and charged.
Ziplock snack size bags are the waterproof case that I have been using since I got my iPhone 2G a couple of years ago. It does not interfere with phone usage and is changed about every 10 days. Not 100% waterproof when the headset cable is led out through the ziplock closure but close enough for all but submersion.
Starpilot for iPhone will be released soon !!
Another bonus for the Dry Case, I bet it will work with an induction charger, and then charging your itouch/iphone becomes possibly while it is in the case.
I don’t see the purpose of the vacuum valve. I’ve been using the Aquapac cases for years, and they work great without it. Besides, you want some extra air in there so the device will float. I sometimes put a bit of foam in to help with protection and buoyancy.
And I think the Otterbox Defender case is great. As with any screen protector, you have to get both the screen and the inside of the case spotlessly clean and free from dust when you assemble it. If you do that the screen appearance is very good. It is a pain to take appart, but I leave my phone in all the time. You could put the Defender case inside a slightly larger Aquapac for a rugged & submersible waterproof case.
The Otterbox 1900 also works as a rugged waterproof case, with room for a extended battery, or add-on GPS sleeve. There is a cable glad that could be used for a power cable, too. The only problem is you have no access to the side and top buttons, so you have to rely on the “Auto Lock” setting to turn the device off.
StarPilot is now in iTunes for iPhone.
We only had to wait ten years for Casio’s GZ’one. Let’s just sit back and smell the barnacles till they introduce a floating, liquid-filled, waterproof, induction-charged DROID w/ a leash, bluetooth, free charts, and autopilot control. Oh, and a come-back-and-get-me button.
IPad in a DryCase sounds great – but will the iPad let you Bluetooth to a truly good GPS? to a PC to act as a repeater, or to a MAC as a repeater?
The case is water resistant as opposed to water proof — but I’ve used it sailing/racing as Nav and toggled quickly back to the camera — I have no problem at all working the controls. Getting the case open requires one simple trick — using the tabs (little openings) at the locking points where the fron of the case snaps to the back — you kind of have to lift these tabs up and the case pops open.
Oh my….another waterproof ziploc bag? Stay tuned for an earth shattering Ipad case!!
Having purchased this drycase to protect my iPhone, my case did in fact leak and killed my phone. After following all the instructions water managed to enter through the white valve near the bottom of the case. I have informed the company but they can’t be bothered to respond, not even with an apology at the fact I need to find around a few hundred pounds if I want to replace my phone. If you don’t want to risk a drowned device and no response from the company then buy a different dry case. | 2019-04-22T02:26:02 | https://www.panbo.com/dry-case-for-iphone-touch-gaumy-but-good/ |
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These videos do not fall under the other video categories but are still cool. So we created a category all their own.
You can navigate through these videos by the page navigation towards the bottom. Clicking on a thumbnail with a play icon will launch the video player in a modal window. Under each video is a comment form if you would like to leave a comment or ask questions.
Description: Video by Jean Rooney. Mrs. Roony takes us around the outside of her home on Cape Cod during the Brood XIV periodical cicada emergence. At round 3:57 you can hear the distinct call of a high-pitched M. septendecim. These distinctly highpitched cicadas are a phenominon that has been noted this year. It was a windy day and you can here the wind being picked up via the microphone. Note: This video was enlarged and some resolution quality may have been lost.
Description: This is a brief video slideshow of a Periodical cicada going through the ecdysis (molting) process. It takes approximiately 2 hours for the process to be completed. During this time, the periodical cicada is extremely vulnerable and sometimes the process doesn't go so well. Anything can happen during this time. For instance other periodical cicadas can trample over this one to try to get to other spots to molt which causes damage - predation which most often leads to death and deformities which can result from a myriad of reasons.
Description: A photo slide show compilation of Massachusetts Cicadas' trip to Cape Cod to study and map the distribution of Brood XIV Periodical Cicada Emergence. This slide show is of the early emergence. Other videos will soon follow this one.
Description: A photo slide show compilation of Massachusetts Cicadas' trip to the mid-west to study and map the distribution ofBrood XIII Periodical Cicada Emergence. Brood XIII appeared in 2007 in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.
More Work with M. septendecim.
Description: In our continuing experiments with the periodical cicadas from Brood XIII at Jubilee College State Park, this videos shows a Magicicada cooperating fully and was singing happily. Now it's just a matter of sitting relaxing, relaxing and gathering the data. | 2019-04-23T08:13:53 | http://masscic.org/videos/miscellaneous/ |
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Watch Baylor vs West Virginia: Game time, live stream, TV coverage.
West Virginia will travel to Waco, Texas, to take on Baylor at McLane Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Baylor is coming off a 66–7 win against Kansas last week. The Bears are now 5–0 and their No. 2 ranking is the highest ever in school history. Baylor had a 52–7 lead at halftime of their game against Kansas and sat some starters for the second half. Quarterback Seth Russell threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns.
West Virginia will look for a win after losing its second straight game, falling to Oklahoma last week 33–26 in overtime. Wide receiver Wendell Smallwood had 19 catches for 147 yards and one touchdown.
Radio: For a list of Baylor affiliates, click here. For a list of West Virginia affiliates, click here. | 2019-04-23T12:20:28 | https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/10/17/baylor-bears-west-virginia-mountaineers-watch-online-live-stream |
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Working in a new demo project called “CMCDSample”, with Visual Studio 2017, I have found a small limitation in “Docker” projects (“docker-compose”) in VS2017, and below I document both the limitation and its solution.
When VS2017 builds (or runs with F5) an original “docker-compose” project of VS2017, it checks if the selected configuration is “Debug”, in which case it searches for a file, inside the project, called “docker-compose.vs.debug.yml” to use it in the build process. If the actual configuration it is not called literally “Debug”, then VS2017 assumes that it is a “Release” and tries to use (if exists), the file “docker-compose.vs.release.yml”.
The behaviour of VS2017 previously described conflicts with the needed of having several configurations of “Debug” for the different roles of the Sitecore server. The logic applied to the build process, makes the configurations “DebugCD” and “DebugCM” build like if they were “Release”, disabling all the functionality needed in a development environment to debug the code.
Fortunately, there is an easy fix that allow us to indicate for each custom configuration, if the build logic “Debug” or “Release” must be applied.
Open the VS2017 solution that contains the project “docker-compose” with custom configurations.
Again, in the “Solution Explorer” panel, right-click on the project “docker-compose (unavailable)” and select “Edit docker-compose.dcproj”. The file “docker-compose.dcproj” will open in VS2017.
Note that there is a sub-element “DockerDevelopmentMode” for each configuration of the solution. The names used in the attribute “Condition” must match each configuration. There must be an element “DockerDevelopmentMode” for each configuration of the solution.
Once modified, the file “docker-compose.dcproj” must be saved and closed in VS2017.
Finally, in the “Solution Explorer” panel, right-click on the project “docker-compose (unavailable) and select “Reload Project”.
My previous blogs about Sitecore and Docker can be found here and here.
Hope this can help someone else. If yes, please let me know by leaving a comment. Thanks! | 2019-04-21T13:06:58 | https://www.clearpeople.com/Insights/Blog/2018/June/Project-docker-compose-and-VS2017-configurations |
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Former Vice President Al Gore has weighed in on the record cold and snow in the U.S. "It's bitter cold in parts of the US, but climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann explains that's exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis," Gore wrote on January 4 on Twitter.
In the Gore touted article, Mann linked the cold and "lots of snow" to "climate change."
Gore's Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth did not warn of record cold and increasing snowfalls as a consequence of man-made global warming. And as recently as 2009, Gore was hyping the lack of snow as evidence for man-made global warming.
Source: "Gore Reports Snow and Ice Across the World Vanishing Quickly."
Other climate activists warned of less cold and snow as well.
But as the snow piled up, the climate change claims were adjusted and cold and snow were added to the list of things caused by "global warming." See: Warmists Wheel Out "Record Cold Due To Global Warming" Argument Again In 2010, Gore claimed "increased heavy snowfalls are completely consistent with... man-made global warming."
Predictions of less snow and less severe winters were hammered into the public by global warming scientists. But once that predictions failed to come true, the opposite of what they predicted instead became-what they expected.
Reality Check: But scientists are not buying the claims of Gore and Mann and others linking the record cold and snow to "global warming."
'Insanity...It's Witchcraft' - Meteorologist Joe Bastardi on claims that cold & snow caused by 'global warming' - WeatherBell Meteorologist Joe Bastardi on January 4, 2018: "This is flat out insanity and deception now To tell the public that events that have occurred countless times before with no climate change attribution, is now just that, is not science, its witchcraft. NO PROOF AT ALL. Its climate ambulance chasing, nothing more."
Bastardi added: "This has happened countless times before and it wasn't global warming then and is not now. Solid use of past patterns predicted major early cold from OCTOBER! I have tweeted that dozens of times showing the analog years I used, No co2 then."
Climatologist Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. also weighed in, explaining: "For those who claim USA/Canada nor'easter is stronger because of 'global warming', they apparently do not realize that it's so strong because of especially strong horizontal temperature gradient in troposphere. It 'bombed' because of usually cold air!"
Polar vortex or impending ice age?
Truth and reality don't matter in the short term.
Over the years, Al Gore and his co-conspirators have done a magnificent job of convincing millions of gullibles of the correctness of the AGW religion and also of enlisting large numbers of politicians of all stripes into the extortion scheme.
Wealth extraction is the name of the game and they all intend to get as much as they can until the scam collapses. So long as they can dodge and weave with BS explanations and "restatements" that continue to be accepted by the gullible, the extraction scheme can continue.
Only when the debunking of the AGW (and its many renamings) lie is finally accepted by the morons who bought into it in the first place will the wealth extraction cease. However, by then, the scammers and their accomplices will have siphoned off untold billions or trillions for their own benefit.
People are still walking around in cognitive dissonance and refuse to let loose of the global warming hoax. Just watch, the GW set will start harking that they were, in fact, predicting global ice age all along and their mindless minions will forget all about the warmer aspects of the hoax and just remember how Al and Company really were predicting ice age all along.
Once they went from Global Warming to Climate Change that essentially opens the door to any weather anomaly being part of the 'problem'. A never ending circle that will never end.
Nothing is ever weather any longer. Everything is DOOM!!! In 1983, we had icebergs off of Oak ST beach in Chicago (Lake Michigan - fun to watch from our balcony festooned with icicles). In 1967, we had "the Great Blizzard" which I personally found fun seeing my mother was dragging me about on a sled as we went to the grocery store, etc + older kids were building igloos right along State ST in front of the old A&P. The good ole times when frigid winters in the Northern latitudes was seen as NORMAL. | 2019-04-20T03:01:56 | https://www.sott.net/article/373147-Al-Gores-Global-Warming-Bitter-cold-is-exactly-what-we-should-expect-from-the-err-climate-crisis-UPDATE-Twitter-responds |
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b = de2bi(d) converts a nonnegative decimal integer d to a binary row vector. If d is a vector, the output b is a matrix in which each row is the binary form of the corresponding element in d.
b = de2bi(d,n) has an output with n columns.
b = de2bi(d,n,p) converts a nonnegative decimal integer d to a base-p row vector.
b = de2bi(d,,p) specifies the base, p .
b = de2bi(d,...,flg) uses flg to determine whether the first column of b contains the lowest-order or highest-order digits.
Decimal input which can be a scalar, vector, or matrix. Specify elements as nonnegative integers. If d is a matrix, it is treated like the column vector d(:).
To ensure an accurate conversion, d must be less than or equal to 252.
The number of output columns specified as a positive scalar. If necessary, the binary representation of d is padded with extra zeros.
An integer that specifies the base of the output b. Specify as an integer greater than or equal to 2. The first column of b is the lowest base-p digit. The output is padded with extra zeros if necessary so that it has n columns. If d is a nonnegative decimal vector, the output b is a matrix in which each row is the base-p form of the corresponding element in d. If d is a matrix, de2bi treats it like the vector d(:).
Character vector that determines whether the first column of b contains the lowest-order or highest-order digits. If omitted, de2bi assumes 'right-msb'.
Binary representation of d in the form of a row vector or matrix.
Convert decimals 1 through 10 into their equivalent binary representations.
Convert 3 and 9 into binary numbers. Each value is represented by a four-element row.
Repeat the conversion with the number of columns set to 5. The output is now padded with zeros in the fifth column.
Convert the decimals 1 through 6 to their base 3 equivalents. Set the leftmost bit as the most significant digit. | 2019-04-20T22:31:12 | https://kr.mathworks.com/help/comm/ref/de2bi.html |
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has announced it will reveal the location of its potential UK train factory in the “coming months”.
The firm has spent months assessing and preselecting potential sites for the facility, including locations in Chesterfield, Leeds, Liverpool and across Scotland and Wales.
Plans to build a factory will go ahead should it secure the £2.75 billion rolling stock contract from HS2 to build at least 54 conventional compatible trains, the company has said.
The update comes after HS2 updated the shortlist of firms for this contract. Talgo’s Spanish rival CAF joined the bidding after Bombardier and Hitachi announce a joint venture.
Talgo’s UK manager Jon Veitch said: “Talgo will help regenerate the industrial base of the British country."
“We are committed to opening a factory in the United Kingdom if we win this important contract that will provide up to 1,000 new local jobs for engineering and innovation work, as well as other support positions needed in any industrial area."
“In addition, Talgo will seek to collaborate with suppliers and use the experience of the whole United Kingdom." | 2019-04-20T14:55:19 | https://masstransit.network/mass-transit-news/rail-media/talgo-to-reveal-site-of-potential-uk-train-factory-in-coming-months |
Schools get A+ but is that enough for the voters?
If this is election season, there must be a levy campaign going on in the Little Miami School District.
For the ninth time within three years, voters will be asked Nov. 8 to approve a tax increase to fund the school system that lies some 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati, in what's been one of the booming slices of Warren County, the southwest Ohio region's fastest-growing county for decades. But this community finds itself in an electoral cycle of "been here, done that." The levy campaigns play out the same way, over and over.
Despite the schools' consistent "Excellent" scores in state academic grading and the conventional wisdom that good schools are good for property values, the levies have gone down in defeat a remarkable eight straight times.
While that record of rejection is abnormally high, some education officials say the Little Miami experience could become more common across Ohio as state budget and funding cuts, housing market declines and a continued bleak economy pressure school budgets.
The Little Miami district is now under state supervision, classified in "fiscal emergency," and signs that the national recovery from the Great Recession is sputtering doesn't brighten chances that the ninth time will be the charm.
In a scenic area along the Little Miami River with verdant farmland wrapping around thick new subdivisions, the 98-square-mile district's high academic ratings and state-of-the-art campuses, combining the latest technology with attractive college-style brick buildings, served to fuel the area's growth in the last decade.
The financial duress began slowly, with a $6 million decline in state funding from a formula change in 2007. It snowballed as the recession set in just as rapid growth, which saw enrollment grow by 66 percent in a decade, peaked with 335 new students in one year. Enrollment was more than 4,000 for 2008-2009.
"It's the Perfect Storm," explains Kym Dunbar, Little Miami school board president. "When you go back, the housing market fell out, the state funding fell out, unemployment went up; the foreclosure piece didn't help us .... It's like a triple whammy."
For steadfast levy opponents such as resident Bill Nicholson, a perfume industry consultant, the schools have to do what he and everyone else with declining income has to do "” stop spending more than they have, cut back wherever they can, and make ends meet.
"Welcome to the real world," he says. "They think the taxpayer's pocket is bottomless. People can't give them money they don't have."
He already pays more than $4,000 a year in property tax, he says, and the latest levy "” 13.95 mills or $427 for every $100,000 in property valuation "” would add more than $1,000 a year to that.
Little Miami officials have tried a variety of approaches "” longterm levies, short-term levies, levies that slowly rise over years, an income tax, a combination levy and earnings tax. All voted down; some by big margins, some by a few hundred votes, but all rejected.
With so many attempts, Dunbar notes, they now are facing "voter fatigue" with the frequent levy campaigns, not to mention increasing intolerance of taxes.
Statewide, education officials say it has been taking districts about three times at the ballot to pass levies, and they expect to see more schools going to the ballot repeatedly as state cuts and the economy take their tolls.
"I think given the current economic status of the state, it's getting more and more difficult," says Damon Asbury, a veteran Ohio school official who is now director of legislative services for the Ohio School Boards Association.
There have been thousands of teacher and other school-related job cuts across the state for this school year, against the backdrop of the heated debate over collective bargaining that has hit teacher unions.
The school boards association says it sees more and more school districts forced to make budget cuts because of reduced government funding.
Levy foes in Little Miami and elsewhere say the schools are often top-heavy with administrators and overstaffed with teachers who receive generous benefits and retirement programs. They often complain that schools cut first in ways that directly affect students and their families "”curtailing buses and after-school programs and charging fees for sports and activities.
"They try to blackmail people into passing the levies," Nicholson says.
While taking those kind of steps, Little Miami school officials say, they have also eliminated 100 positions in the last three years, cut their budget by $10 million and adopted across-the-board pay freezes.
But they also have hiked pay-to-play fees to $651 per student, per sport, while halting activities that don't have enough parents willing to pay to sustain them.
No more high school musicals at Little Miami; no Art Club, no Science Club, no student newspaper.
As building operations have been consolidated, some students have had to take turns using desks in some classes, and locker rooms have been used for classrooms, school officials say.
For tax-tired voters, the argument that voting for levies is good for your property value can ring hollow, especially if, like Nicholson, you have no children in the school system. When a levy proponent made that case, Nicholson countered with a question: "Explain to me how I can spend that increase in my property value?" He points out increased property values mean higher taxes, not a benefit to someone who is not planning to sell.
At any rate, the Little Miami financial turmoil is taking a toll on the once-booming housing market in the southeastern Warren County community.
Re/Max Realtors Bill and Liz Spear say home sales prices have fallen about 10 percent so far this year, to an average of some $163,000. Bill Spear says they've had at least one owner who was in a hurry to sell because of the school tax situation.
"From our viewpoint, we're hopeful that this November will be the one that gets it done," he says.
Last year, for the first time in 20 years, enrollment dropped "” by 250 students. Enrollment is falling again this year as families move out of the district, enroll in private schools or in other districts that have open enrollment.
With state loan obligations topping $11 million, Little Miami officials have begun asking what the end game is.
Some have suggested that the district might eventually have to be dissolved, its students absorbed by neighboring districts, although there's not currently a state-approved way for the district to disappear.
Tim Viles, a father of four, who brought his family here because of the chance to get a five-acre lot in a good school district, is a little perplexed by the tax opposition.
"The schools are still scoring well, they have a beautiful area here," says Viles. He and wife Megan always supported levies in their former home area of Vandalia, Ohio, even though their children were in Catholic schools. "I don't think we realized the situation that we were getting into here."
They both will vote yes this November.
"How can you not?" asks Megan.
Nicholson, the levy foe, chuckles when asked the chances for this one.
"The unemployment numbers are still high; did you see the stock market today?" he replies. | 2019-04-22T12:27:13 | http://www.cincymagazine.com/Main/Articles/Little_Miami_Schools_Levy_3799.aspx |
Do you ever have days or weeks where you just don’t think you have the strength to push on? Well, this past week has been like that for us… what you’d call “a rough one”.
I mean in the grand scheme of things how many days can you go without having a rough one and needing strength to go on? In our house it seems that just when we think the going is good, something jumps out in front of us and BAM! Our feet get swept out from underneath us. Or in this case the front end of the car did not withstand the force of the deer crossing the road in front of it.
As I sat and processed this new development, predicament, tragedy, devastation, travesty, mishap, misfortune, wreck, calamity, catastrophe, bad fortune, unluckiness, shock, struggle, and wreck (if you just took a stab in the dark and guessed I went to thesaraus.com and looked up synonyms for tragedy, you guessed correctly); a question popped into my mind – if we didn’t have days where we get knocked down to our knees, can we appreciate the days where we don’t and have the strength to get back up again?
Just like can we really understand what someone else is going through if we haven’t been through the same thing? And then even if we do experience the same thing, can we truly understand what someone else is feeling when we all have different perceptions, different experiences, different interpretations? How many times have you found yourself nodding your head in agreement while someone describes an event, or story to you because you would swear up and down that you went through exactly the same thing? But have you?
Big deal… you hit a deer.
wrecking the hood of a brand new vehicle, with less than 7,000 miles on it, and turning it into a work of Picasso is not that big of a deal. As long as the driver is okay and walked away, the worst case scenario, is having to pay the deductible and until it can be fixed, the car is out of commission.
Until you start adding in that this is a work vehicle, which means what was a simple job of going to the job site and working now becomes a barrage of rapid fire questions: what vehicle can I drive that I can lock to protect all my tools and materials I need to complete this job? And do I have the money to pay the deductible? And how do I pay the other bills coming due if I have to put money towards the deductible? And if my work vehicle is out of commission am I going to be able to go work? And if I don’t work how will I be able to pay the deductible, or buy groceries? Which apparently are important as well, so I’ve been told.
My point, in case you haven’t seen it yet, is that we cannot imagine how tragic something is for another person because we aren’t aware of the extenuating circumstances surrounding their tragedy. Additionally, if someone has a good, supportive network their tragedies may not seem as tragic as they would to someone who is alone. And don’t even get me started about childhood trauma and brain development and how that affects how we as adults handle traumatic events and stress. Seriously … don’t. Because that will be a post the length of Minnesota. I have a lot to say about that subject.
So getting back to my original question which was (in case you forgot because I’ve gone off point too many times): How do we handle those days where we get knocked down? What is it about human beings that they can keep getting punched and fall down repeatedly because they keep standing up? And what makes it so some people can get back up so much more quickly than others?
Wasn’t what you were expecting is it? But let’s think about this for a moment… or two. Or less. Whichever works best for you.
One of the many definitions of grace is: moral strength. Breaking that down, moral can be defined as: of, relating to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character. Diving deeper we can say, grace is strength of, relating to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character. Which can then be translated into: one with strong will and character, or full of grace. Oh ye of little faith that didn’t think I’d be able to connect all the dots there. Yes, I know some of you were starting to wonder. I feel the doubt.
I could also go on to quote some very familiar sayings like “there but for the grace of God go I”, or “by the grace of God”, or “fall from grace”… yes I realize I did actually share the quotes, hush! I included them for the whippersnappers who are years younger than me and may not know what quotes I am referring to. I’m being considerate believe it or not.
Anywho, I digress. Again. What was I talking about? Oh yeah! Grace. I think I’m going to change the definition to: Grace – one’s ability to repeatedly recover from getting knocked down.
What exactly does “you’re so strong” mean?
Now we all know that one of my least favorite things, despite it being a good intention, is being told by someone that I am strong. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, when you are in the midst of something rough – battling cancer, losing a loved one, dealing with a debilitating disease – and someone says that, I know for me at least, I questioned just exactly what that meant.
and character and I know that whatever comes my way I will be able to overcome and conquer it. If I learned anything from having to endure a year and a half of ongoing surgeries, chemo, and mental fatigue, it is that I can do it… whatever it is I want to do.
So whether it’s fighting for my health, or fighting for my sanity (oh stop, I hear you smirking that one is going to be a long fight!), or fighting the rough battles of just everyday life, with grace, dignity, and perseverance I will keep standing back up when I get knocked down.
Oh, did I mention stubbornness? No? Well you can exhale. I will leave that for another time.
P.S. What has been your roughest day/week? Have you been able to find the grace you need to overcome it? If you have, or if you haven’t, leave me a comment below. I will reach out – you are not alone!
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Wigan Warriors made it through to the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup with a 98-4 thrashing of the North Wales Crusaders, but it was the Welshmen who had the last word.
Sam Tomkins ran in six tries in a master class performance, with Thomas Leuluai and Liam Farrell creating the majority of the home sides plays in which they scored.
The heart and effort was there from the North Wales Crusaders, but they were simply outclassed by a strong Wigan side, who’s exemplary execution of passes and attacking runs really hurt the defensive line of Crusaders.
Although several of the Warriors’ tries came out wide, several line breaks and superb support play to assist really did the damage.
The Crusaders managed to complete their first few sets, but Wigan soon kicked into gear early on. Debutant, Ryan King went over for the first try, with Carmont sending him in at the corner and Tomkins then got his first as he finished out wide.
The full back then got his second before Charnley and King both went in at the left corner, with New Zealander Thomas Leuluai the architect of them both. Farrell then scored his first of the hat trick in what was a great score. Tomkins broke from halfway, weaving in and out of the defence and he set up Farrell who was supporting to touchdown.
The Lancashire side then ran in three more before half time. Tomkins produced a carbon copy of his second, before he later linked up with Tuson and Leuluai for another and youngster Joe Mellor also crashed over from dummy half to finish of the scoring for the half.
The onslaught continued in the second half. Tomkins set up Charnley down the left, who cut inside to finish superbly and then Chris Tuson and Farrell both grabbed further tries within the first five minutes after the restart.
Prescott added another try before Sam Tomkins continued his try scoring spree with a 70 metre break, showing just too much speed as he raced away from covering defenders.
Farrell went over for his hat trick score later, with Charnley racing down the right wing, offloading to Tomkins infield, who’s slick one-handed pass fell to Farrell.
Logan Tomkins made it onto the score sheet just after he’d squandered an opportunity, just metres from the line. His brother rounded up Wigan’s scoring, with his sixth of the afternoon as he produced another break and ran the length of the field to score.
The second half was an improvement on the first and there were glimpses of exactly what the Wrexham side is capable of. Adam Walsh broke down the left late on, but his kick was taken in by full back Tomkins.
When Walsh attempted another kick through though, the break came and Owain Brown touched down for a try in the delight of the visiting supporters.
Field position for the try was set up by Andy Moulsdale, as he chipped over the Wigan defence on the fourth tackle. The Wigan defence wasn’t set and the ball was shifted into space on the right hand side. Adam Walsh was found and looked to be tackle into touch, but he got his kick in, just in time and Brown latched onto it and had the final word on proceedings. | 2019-04-24T01:59:15 | https://walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/16101 |
Basic information about Moscow click here.
Explore Moscow’s Metro – underground rail system as a ‘palace of the people’.
Experience Moscow upscale shopping and nightlife.
Impressive sights of Novodevichy Convent and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
Red Square – considered as heart of Moscow, square has lot of attractions around the area.
The Kremlin – complex of four cathedrals, for palaces, an enclosing wall and towers.
Wondering why people want to visit to Moscow? Besides reasons mentioned above, Moscow as popular travel destination for people looking for some exotic destination. Moscow has grown into a glittering city and is commonly recognized as one of world’s metropolises in line with New York, Paris or Tokyo.
There is great wealth and spending in Moscow. But this city is like a big showroom of long and complex history of Russia itself.
To get closer to Russian soul it’s better to learn some Russian language before all the traveling begins. You can Learn Russian fast with Transparent Language software , before your trip starts and then improve language skills by communication with real people. First impression about Russian people is that they are distant, but after some communication this will change. Russian people are open hearted, communicative as long as you have common language.
There are many things to do and to see in Moscow. Depending on your interests, there are plenty to choose from art galleries and museums to orthodox churches and cathedrals in Moscow and nearby area. Moscow is political, economical and cultural center of Russia. This makes Moscow very active and dynamic destination.
Don’t expect trip to Russia be cheap – international visitors often will pay more for hotels or entrance tickets to attractions than locals. But don’t consider this to be a reason to pass by this great city - different culture and different religion for the most travelers give unforgettable travel experience. | 2019-04-25T06:40:30 | http://ambertravelbox.com/europe-travel-guide/moscow-russia.html |
New research has found that even just "a little elevation" in blood pressure -- what previously was considered safe -- can increase your risk of stroke.
Studies have found that drinking 12 or more ounces of fruit juice daily leads to obesity, risk of diabetes and heart disease.
A new study has confirmed that statin drugs cause structural damage to muscles with muscle damage continuing to progress even after patients stop taking the drugs.
New research has found that the heart muscle regenerates at the rate of about 1% a year in early adulthood, slowing down over time so that by age 75, the heart cells renew at the rate of about .5% annually.
A new study out of Taiwan has found that the nattokinase enzyme, which is derived from fermented soy, may help to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Genetic testing is beginning to emerge as a viable medical option, and the opposing teams are lining up.
DVT is an issue among not only airline travelers but potentially all those who sit immobile for extended periods of time according to the World Health Organization.
The only way that healthcare can survive -- the only way you can survive -- is if you take back control of your health and start doing those things that allow your body to stay health. In other words, the only way to save healthcare is to stop using it and return to the Baseline of Health®.
Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis patients are those patients who have been diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis but remain rheumatoid factor negative on their blood test.
No one knows what causes interstitial cystitis. Because IC varies so much in symptoms and severity, most researchers believe that it may actually be several diseases.
A news release earlier this week from the American Association for Cancer Research reports that new studies show that diet can provide protection against development of certain cancers.
Topics covered in this segment include; Aneurysms, Vegan capsules, Digestive Enzymes, Amalgam Fillings, Juicing, Magnetic Polarity, Rebounders, Probiotics, Progesterone Creme and Candida.
Is the addition of Fluoride in our water really safe and what we can do about it.
Jon's list of 'non-Jon-Barron' essential supplements and what to look for; Colostrum, CoQ10, Carnosine, Homocysteine Formula, Flax Seed/Fish Oil, Vitamin E, Multivitamin, Prostate Formula and Aloe Vera.
Part 3 of this series talks mainly about the profound benefits of supplementing with a dedicated proteolytic formula.
Part 2 of this series, goes into detail about enzyme activity, protease, pH ranges and how to use an enzyme formula. | 2019-04-19T08:27:54 | https://www.jonbarron.org/tags/enzymes |
We can - and should - do is avoid unnecessary mistakes. When it comes to startup investing, having good documentation and agreements is one of the first things that avoids unnecessary trouble.
Term Sheet (Aiesopimus): The term sheet is the document that outlines the terms by which an investor (angel or venture capital investor) will make a financial investment in your company. Term sheets tend to consist of three sections: funding, corporate governance and liquidation.
Shareholders Agreement (Osakassopimus): Contract between the owners (shareholders) of a firm, defining their mutual obligations, privileges, protections, and rights, and usually comprising the firm's articles of association or bylaws. Main content including: Management of the corporation, Procedural matters, Covenants of the corporation, Dealing with shares and Provisions for the resolution of any future disputes between shareholders.
Syndication agreement (Ryhmäsijoitussopimus): The purpose of Joint Investment Agreement is to agree the objectives and procedures, which the Parties shall follow while together preparing the Investment into the Company. The Joint Investment Agreement defines the tasks and the role of the Lead Investor, and states other matters between the Parties regarding the Investment.
Sweat Equity (Osaamispääomasijoitus): Is a party's contribution to a project in the form of effort and toil, as opposed to financial equity such as paying others to perform the task.
Option Agreement (Optiosopimus): An agreement between two parties that provides one of the parties with the right but not the obligation to buy, sell or obtain a specific asset at an agreed upon price at some time in the future.
Convertible note (Vaihtovelkakirja): Is an investment vehicle often used by seed investors investing in startups who wish to delay establishing a valuation for that startup until a later round of funding or milestone. Convertible notes are structured as loans with the intention of converting to equity.
These agreements can easily and cost-efficiently be tailored by contacting the law firm mentioned in respective agreement. FiBAN members also receive several benefits from our law related partners. | 2019-04-24T17:52:56 | https://www.fiban.org/news/angel-contracts-to-consider |
Thank you to the author, D.E. Night for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.
Ivy Lovely is a sixteen year old kitchen maid who doesn’t expect to do much else with her life, and certainly doesn’t expect to ever be able to attend the Halls of Ivy, a magical school for royals and those born with magical blood. However, when she is kicked out of her job and home, she crosses a magical boundary that sees her whisked off to the school after all. Once she arrives, strange things start to happen around her and she starts to suspect the halls are hiding secrets that are connected to her in some way. She sets out to discover what’s really going on, who the mysterious man she keeps dreaming about is and why she seems to be able to perform magic she shouldn’t be able to.
had me captivated and feeling like I was right there in the room. The story was fairly fast paced and although there weren’t too many characters we got to know well, the ones we did were quite well fleshed out. I loved the suspense towards the end of the book and am looking forward to reading the next one.
The only issues I really had with the book were: Ivy’s age. Ivy is 16 but she reads like she’s about 10 or 11. If a main character is 16 I expect the book to be a YA book in all honesty, but this definitely felt like a middle grade book. It was reminiscent of Harry Potter’s first time at school, and therein was my second issue – it was a little too reminiscent of Harry Potter. Although the story was different, the similarities were such that I could not help making constant comparisons, which took away a bit of the originality of the story for me.
I would definitely recommend The Crowns of Crosswald as a middle grade fantasy though and hope to see the second book out soon. | 2019-04-21T02:08:45 | https://bookbookowl.com/2018/04/25/the-crowns-of-croswald-by-d-e-night/ |
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Today on The Light Programme, our monthly look at the world of Light Music, we’ll be focusing on Light Classical pieces.
We’ll be hearing, among many others, a good deal from composer/ arranger/ conductor Mr Gavin Sutherland, one of the primary exponents of light music and related compositions in Britain. More or less single‐handedly (along with Brian Kay on BBC Radio 3) he brought British light music back from the grave and renewed our appreciation of a range of composers such as Richard Addinsell, William Alwyn, Eric Coates, Robert Farnon, Charles Williams, J Malcolm, Ronald Binge and many others. In addition we’ll be hearing from many lesser‐known composers. Many of the original recordings have been re‐issued on CD from companies like Vocalion and Guild, while Chandos, Naxos and White Line have released superb recordings of the classics.
It’s the first Wednesday in the month: time to join us at 11am or 7pm Pacific Time – 19:00 or 03:00 in the UK – for the latest edition of The MOST: Music from the Original Sound Tracks. It’s the ultimate compilation of top TV and movie themes from the 1960s and beyond. Join your host Susannah, for an hour of classic jazz and more – and if you miss it, it will be up on MixCloud shortly: check back here for details in a day or so. | 2019-04-25T00:23:37 | https://radioriel.org/content/daily-programme/the-light-programme-light-classics-3/ |
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It's a world in which it's not just "guzzle-ine" that's fought over, but the very fluids of life: water. Blood. Mother's milk. "Fury Road" is a beautifully realised vision of the post-apocalyptic future, filmed in Namibia but looking like another planet. The screen explodes with the fevered imaginings of a civilisation with no past and no future. From the Warboys' twisted cult, to the grotesque denizens each more bizarre than the last, to the crazy vehicles including a Slipknot concert on 18 wheels, "Fury Road" is packed with surreal detail. Even the character names alone are a treat: Rictus Erectus, Toast the Knowing, The Splendid Angharad, Cheedo the Fragile, The Doof Warrior and many more. | 2019-04-25T14:07:09 | http://postworthy.com/5-16-2015/mad-max-fury-road-is-a-jawdropping-ode-to-the-road-spoiler-free-review-cnet |
Procrastination ? What is it? The dictionary definition identifies it as’ the act or habit of putting something off’. Latin pro- onward and crastinus – tomorrow.
Is it in your nature or part of your personality, or is it a learned behaviour? Or is it just laziness, lethargy and putting something off that you know should be done now. We have probably all done it and we all know how bad it can make us feel in the long term.
Procrastination can become is a habit. People effectively reward themselves by relaxing before they have achieved anything. They will often delude themselves that their life is under control and they can deal with it at any time or when they feel ready. In the meantime, the problem escalates and gets bigger and bigger. In the same way that people smoke, drink and overeat, people procrastinate to give themselves comfort, or to help them relax or give themselves a break.
Procrastination might start unwittingly maybe when a person is under a huge amount of stress – going through a life-changing event, like illness, bereavement or divorce. In relation, to what is going on in their lives, certain tasks or duties seem trivial compared with what they, or their loves ones are going through. They may often give themselves permission to let things slip. Other people and authorities may also give them permission to let things slide because they have a lot on their plate. Never-the-less, those tasks do need to be addressed, at some point in the future.
We are now under a huge amount of pressure to appear successful in what we do. Some people do not necessarily want material success but they can still load themselves with unwanted pressure until they cannot cope. A typical procrastinator could have many responsibilities or duties but will often look for more distractions from the tasks he/she should be dealing with and take on more and more. Procrastination could even lead to depression for those who need a sense of achievement.
So, what else can cause procrastination. It could be caused by physical problems such as fatigue, stress, poor vision or hearing or a physical inability or weakness.
It could be about our attitude – our view of ourselves. Perhaps, wanting to avoid discomfort, or fear of failure and even fear of success.
Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by our lack of understanding or knowledge – particularly for technical tasks like building a website or doing spreadsheets. We can be afraid of technology and interacting and managing our lives online. We can imagine things are more difficult than they are.
Many people do not consider that the environment they live or work in could affect their productivity. Clutter, not having the correct equipment/tools, poor organisation, slow computer, bad lighting can all cause delay and exhaust us.
Lack of human contact/ motivation/support is demotivating for many. People generally bounce off each other and stimulate thoughts and ideas and activity. They can pace each other with their energy.
If you feel that it is hard to get things done or achieve your goals and move forward in your life it is definitely worth thinking about all these things. Hypnotherapy is extremely motivational in helping people overcome Procrastination. It can help you achieve your goals and visualise positive and successful outcomes. It will help you pace yourself and think about how you can improve the quality of your life and enjoy it with a sense of fulfillment.
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Pizza. Aaaaah. That formerly elusive meal that used to taunt me with all its gluten, dairy, eggs and tomatoes.
I can now say with a happy tummy that I’ve tamed the beast! I’m very VERY excited about this discovery. If you are having a hard time with pizza, give this one a try.
First make this easy coconut-flour crust. It’s perfect for a personal serving.
I sauteed some zucchini as my topping (but, you know, please add whatever toppings make sense to you!), and topped it all with some of this dairy-free mozzarella cheese.
It took only 10 minutes in the oven at 375°F for the cheese to melt and the layers to bake together.
The best part was my surprise when I could pick up a pizza slice without the crust crumbling! The above picture captures that moment.
This personal pizza doesn’t fail to deliver. If you give it a go, let me know! | 2019-04-19T05:14:55 | http://www.foodfaithfatigue.com/2017/10/16/pizza-paleo-vegan-tomato-free/ |
Mrs. Gandhi, humanitarian, Mother, Businesswoman, Socialite and Diplomat, is one of Emre’s New York’s most valued friends. Her work carries her all over the globe and her international fashion sense tells her exciting story. This is what Meera has to say about Emre New York. | 2019-04-20T01:02:52 | http://meeragandhi.com/EMRE-NEW-YORK-184-article.htm |
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Aggregate and the environment [electronic resource] / William H. Langer, Lawrence J. Drew, Janet S. Sachs ; with a foreword by Travis L. Hudson and Philip E. LaMoreaux.
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Chinese feminists had planned a demonstration against sexual harassment on public transportation for International Women’s Day and the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. But on March 6, police arrested at least ten Chinese feminist activists in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou. Police broke into their apartments and confiscated their computers, cell phones and documentation of activism. They were charged with “creating disturbance,” a charge used to detain, arrest, and harass civil rights activists. Five feminists remain in detention.
In February, Purvi Patel, age 33, was convicted of feticide. In 2013, she went to a South Bend, Ind., emergency room with heavy vaginal bleeding, telling the staff she had miscarried and placed the body of the second-trimester fetus in a dumpster. A jury found her guilty of the contradictory charges of feticide and felony child neglect, sentencing her to 20 years in prison on flimsy evidence including an outdated and discredited forensic test. Laws passed to supposedly protect women from violence that causes miscarriage are being used to punish women for abortion and miscarriage.
Last year, the prestigious sci-fi/fantasy Hugo Awards went mostly to women and people of color focusing on progressive themes. Now, “Sad Puppies,” a campaign by bigoted sci-fi writers, is attempting to skew the Awards towards ultraconservative themes. N.K. Jemisin, a Black woman fantasy writer speaking at last year’s WisCon, a feminist sci-fi/fantasy convention, described the increase in sexist, racist, homophobic and classist harassment in fandom. She stated this was a response to the successes of previously disadvantaged people and spoke of the importance of diversity in “dreaming” the world in which we want to live.
In April, 78 mothers in the Karnes Detention Center in Texas for migrant women and children went on a hunger and work strike to protest being detained (some for as long as 10 months) when they posed no threat and were seeking refugee status. They were also protesting their exploited labor and tainted water and food. The facility has had scandals since it opened in August 2014, including the sexual abuse of prisoners by guards and withholding life-saving medical treatment from children. The mothers were released after being held five days in a dark room and threatened with losing custody of their children. Officials from the Department of Homeland Security promised to meet with the women to hear their allegations.
This entry was posted in Articles and tagged Abortion, Beijing, Chinese feminists, Department of Homeland Security, fandom, fantasy, fantasy writer, felony child neglect, feticide, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harassment, homophobic, Hugo Award, Hunger strike, International Women's Day, Karnes Detention Center, migrant women, miscarriage, N.K. Jemisin, people of color, Purvi Patel, racism, refugee, Sad Puppies, sci-fi, science fiction, sexism, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, South Bend Ind., Texas, United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, WisCon. Bookmark the permalink. | 2019-04-18T13:31:17 | https://newsandletters.org/women-worldwide-may-june-2015/ |
convey other ideas and beliefs.
will have a heart to search them out.
apply to the mind, and are used to reference beliefs, feelings, and actions.
symbols to the scriptures and allow God to have His way in your heart. | 2019-04-18T22:27:23 | http://www.dtgrev.org/bible_symbols.htm |
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I have a Joomla 2.5 website and transferred information over from Microsoft Word into an article using the "Paste from Word" Button in Joomla Article. But now i'm coming up with "do you want to allow this webpage to access your clipboard" when used on a Internet Explorer Browser but works fine on google chrome.
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Hi, I'm Briana. Maybe you've already read my Spotlights in FASHION ZZ and BEAUTY ZZ. Since leaving New York my life has taken a turn for the better ... physically, spiritually and mentally!
Going to New York, I was nervous. If people in Tampa were selective people, in New York they were going to be hard to tackle. Indeed they treated me as if i was a queen! Constant compliments and actual help ... not just from designers, assistants, and press, but also from the models!
Looking back to the time after taking on Miami and getting signed at my very first casting for a mother agency, I remember what one scout specifically told me: "GO TO NEW YORK ... YOU WILL THRIVE!
Having Florida funds and not NYC funds, I moved north east to Orlando. Orlando inspired me to do something more than posing in front of a camera for facebook likes. Now i'm hosting and coordinating runway shows, apprenticing under bridal designers and scouting models for a local agency.
The grim reality is, that fashion world is very cut throat. I began my modeling career in Dallas. There I learned, that I was in an “in demand market” regularly booked for shoots and runways. Three months into seriously modeling I moved to Tampa, Florida, and noticed, that the market for someone like me was non existent. I joined several Florida modeling networks and realized the models killing the game in this region were shorter unconventional looks. Not that I have anything against them, but i was flooded with bikinis, sunsets and sand.
My body was not ready for this. I had to work really hard. I am not one of those skinny girls. I like to enjoy life. I have a voluptuous body. I eat in moderation and I take care of myself. Especially considering, i'm constantly battling the 60 lbs, i lost about three years ago.
For the life of me i was stuck doing TFP shoots. I realized being older, darker and shapelier, that my modeling career may be at a hault. Fueled with angst, I decided to begin “branding” myself to prove i was good enough to hang in the Florida markets.
Fast forward about 8 months and I started to become really numb to the amount of “nos”. I started getting used to not receiving edits back or people just ignoring me in general. I could shock you with the amount of discouraging stories throughout my last year, but no one likes to read a ridiculously long blog.
It’s no secret, that the media has made a big deal out of youth. Think about it: How many people have you heard say, “Gosh, I can’t wait to get wrinkles!” Worldwide selling the idea of youth has made many companies billions of dollars.
If you plan on being in the fashion and runway field, the younger you are the better. The longevity for this type of modeling is extremely short for the majority of models involved. Agencies sign girls as young as 13 years old and tend to hesitate if a model is over 18.
This topic, like the height issue, is a reality of the industry, that you don’t have to agree with, but you will have to accept or at least get used to it. It’s just a plain fact, that agencies and their clients can get more work out of youthful models than those who already show the signs of aging.
When it comes to youth and modeling, it doesn’t make sense to invest time and money in signing a model, that is say 22 or 23. That particular model may only have a good 2-3 years, before they start showing signs of aging like crow’s feet or other fine lines. This means more time devoted to photoshopping and special lighting. No agency wants to deal with that.
persistancy like practice pays off. Some models do work their way into modeling. I have also heard models say, that modeling is hard work and all models work their way into the business. These models track down test shoots and put together their comp cards and portfolios. They study and practice being a model by working on their expressions, posing, runway walking, hair styling, makeup, working in front of a camera, and learning how the business works. These models may work freelance or have nonexclusive contracts with a number of modeling agencies.
Remember the story of the three blind men describing an elephant? One man felt the trunk, another felt the tail, and the third felt the leg. Each had a different description of what the elephant was like. The modeling industry is the same way. The modeling industry is big and has many specialty areas. What I've experience, will be much different what others experience, but at the end of the day you have to do what makes you happy!
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today we like to show you the photos out of a session of Sweden based photographer and retoucher Misho Jovicic. Misho was born and raised in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is living in the south of Sweden today. He's 34 years old, husband and father of a wonderful 5 year old girl and owner of a beautiful Golden retriever. Besides Bosnian and Swedish he also speak English and Spanish. He fall in love with photography when he was living and studying in Spain. He graduated with a Master degree of Arts in Blindness and Low Vision Therapy. Currently he is working as a photographer and when he has his eyes on the viewfinder, he really feels as he is seeing a whole new world! He loves natural light, shooting outdoor and in abandoned houses, but also works a lot in his studio! The retouching he is doing with Photoshop CC.
Misho tries always to shoot wide open with his favorite lens, a Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM with natural light. But especially this session was an exception. Here he used a speedlite through diffusion to achieve balance between natural and artificial light to lift the shadows and give some extra sharpness, but simultaneously getting bokeh!
Congrats to Misho for these great photos and thanks for sharing it with us.
"So, it was late on Friday and I hadn't made any plans to shoot for the weekend. I decided to browse through modelmayhem and see if anyone was up for a last minute shoot on Saturday evening. I saw Bree's profile and was intrigued by her look ... she had several facial tattoos and piercings. I don't shoot models with alternative looks very often, but she was tall (I like to bend people) and had a great face, so I sent her a message, along with five or six others. When I got up the next morning and saw she had responded with interest, we started thinking of where we could shoot. She wanted an urban look, so we decided to go uptown.
We met near the center of Charlotte, and my 11 year old daughter tagged along (mostly just to get away from her brothers and sister for a while). I told her that if she came, I was going to put her to work, so she carried equipment and VALed for me, as well as peppering me with questions about what was going on uptown. She did a great job, though.
For this shoot, I used my two Olympus E-M5s (mkI and mkII). Since I use primes, it's easier to put one on each rather than switching lenses on one body. I also employed a Rovelight 600B thru an umbrellabox on a lightstand. Since it was late in the day, we had good shade (summer temperatures have been brutally hot) between the buildings. As we were walking around finding shooting locations, we came across an empty shopping cart. I love props, so in went Bree, and I snapped away! At over 6 feet tall, she has long, posable legs, and we made great use of them. She was even able to squeeze into the cart entirely! As the sun went down, we found a small park and I decided to backlight her with natural rim light and used the Rovelight as main. I really love those shots, the combination of different lighting tones give them a very unique look.
We spent about two hours shooting, then packed it up and said our goodbyes when the sun finally set. Bree is a total sweetheart, and really does well posing her hands and arms about her body, something many models struggle with. Hopefully we'll get to shoot again soon!"
Thank you Justin for allowing us to share the photos and especially for the intersting story around this shoot. | 2019-04-20T10:23:58 | https://www.streetfashion-magzzine.com/lifestyle-zz/previous/2 |
Awhile ago I read an article that spoke to my writer’s soul. In the article, aimed at parents everywhere, the author suggested that parents begin a journal. But unlike normal journals this one has the parent write an entry to the child and then the child write an entry in response. It becomes a record of sorts, showing our feelings at important dates and those times when things are simply normal and good. The author specified that this shouldn’t be an everyday journal, but rather when the person writing wishes to say something.
I began this with my son some time ago. You can even see the changes in his penmanship as the pages go by. And while my son’s entries are typically repetitive, I have found that my entries can get repetitive too. But I don’t think this is necessarily a bad thing. There are things that need to be repeated. There are things that need to be said over and over. There are things that we need carved into our very soul so that we never forget them.
I will not betray my son by telling you about his entries, but rather, will concentrate on my own. My entries talk about how proud of him I am, although I try to use specifics for the time that we are in. My entries are never a treatise on what he is not doing but rather my awe in all that he is doing. My entries implore him to remember how much I love him, how I am willing to listen to everything he wants to say, and how at the end of his day it is he, my son, that makes this world so much easier to navigate.
Less you believe me to be blind, let me reassure you, I know my child is not perfect. My child, while typically a normal and good person, has moments where I can literally feel the rage overtake me. My son, who is so smart, can be as dumb as the wall in front of you. My son, who takes such care, can be careless. I am not blind to this; and while at the time of the infractions I may have to raise my voice or ground him in some way, I know in my heart that isn’t what needs to be recorded in that journal.
You see the journal is for him to pull out twenty years from now. The journal is for him to look at when the world isn’t going his way. The journal is a written statement of not only all I know he can be, but all that I adore about him. The journal is for him, not for me (despite the fact he writes entries too). The journal is to give him something tangible to hold onto deep into the night.
Imagine for a moment if you had written proof of the way your parents thought of you. Imagine if at any moment you could open a book and see clearly in black and white exactly what someone feels for you. Imagine if you went through life with tangible proof that your parents liked you, never mind loved you. How would that have changed you? How would that have blessed you? At the end of the day, how would that have helped you?
I have two loving parents, but the love that they feel for me is assumed. Is it real? Some days its really hard to tell, despite the fact that I am going into middle age. It is hard to know what they think of me, my career, my parenting skills, the life that I have painstakingly built. It is hard to know what they know. It is hard to know how much they understand. It is hard to know if they know me at all. Spoken words and an occasional card won’t answer your questions, just like they won’t answer mine. I will never know if my parents are proud of me, despite the fact that even I can acknowledge I am no parents dream child. I will never know if my parents understand who and what I am because they can’t give me the signs that will give me that comfort. Maybe it is my fault for not being able to read the signs and maybe it is theirs for not being able to speak my language. But it doesn’t really matter because I don’t know.
It is never too late or too early to start a cool thing. And you will be amazed at what your child writes to you. Most of it will be hearts and flowers but sometimes you get a glimpse of something a little deeper. My son doesn’t write poetry and he barely fills the whole page; but that doesn’t matter because he can see my love, my pride, my hope right there in black and white.
I encourage you to experience this with someone you love. It doesn’t only have to be a child. Don’t put limitations on it, don’t put rules of what can and can not be said, just let it be a record between you and the person that you love. There is only one rule I would encourage; as I told my son, what is written in that book is between me and him. I will always keep his words right next to my heart if he promises to keep mine next to his. Ultimately he is a guy so I deal with what I have. But what I have is an incredible child who each and every day gets older and each and every day needs the memory of loving parents more and more.
Unique attempt to build a sound foundation of relationship.
Love this idea!! Sounds like it could be such a wonderful experience for both child and adult! | 2019-04-25T21:57:46 | https://thetruthache.com/2018/06/11/the-record/ |
1. Remove and discard the seeds from the dried red chillies, then soak the chillies in hot water for 15-30 minutes.
2. Grind together the softened chillies, ginger, garlic and szechwan pepper to make a smooth paste.
3. Heat the oil in a pan, then add the minced shallots and fry them until they start to soften. Add the reserved paste and fry for 2 minutes, stirring.
4. Now add the remaining ingredients – tomato paste, soy sauce, mirin, tomato ketchup, 5-spice powder and sugar – and stir well. Add water as required to make a fairly thick paste and cook the sauce for 5 minutes. Taste it to see that the flavours are balanced – you can add soy sauce or vinegar (or more mirin) as per your taste.
Heat the oil over high heat in a wok, then add the sliced onions and stir-fry for a minute until the onions soften. Now add the pepper strips and the sliced steak, and continue to stir-fry until the steak is almost cooked. This should take 2-3 minutes. Stir in the szechwan sauce to taste and let the mix simmer gently for 2 minutes. Serve hot over plain steamed rice garnished with sliced spring onions. | 2019-04-18T17:28:46 | https://nonvegfoodinthemain.wordpress.com/2015/11/09/steak-stir-fry-in-home-made-szechwan-sauce/?shared=email&msg=fail |
A little over a month ago I was having some font issues with LaTeX, and I wasn’t sure why. In fact, I never really figured out why. But basically I was getting some ugly bitmap fonts, and I wasn’t going to accept that. So I tried a bunch of things, including trying to re-install tetex. Eventually, I decided to totally re-install fink. In the process, I thought I could maybe just copy the whole /sw directory from my external hard-drive backup. I made one big mistake here though. Instead of copying backup/sw/* to /sw, I copied backup/sw/* to /, meaning that I unintentionally overwrote some important files. So I ended up reinstalling the whole OS. This took some time, but since pretty much everything was backed up, I was not too worried, and it seems like a fresh install is good every now and then anyways.
After, I reinstalled, I decided to try FileVault, which is a neat idea in theory. It encrypts your entire home directory as a sparse disk image, and when you log in, decrypts it on the fly. While you are logged in, it looks like a normal home directory. When you are logged out, it is one large password-protected and encrypted file. So, if you lose your laptop, your data is safe. Even if someone takes the hard-drive out of your computer. Your data is 128-bit AES encrypted, and unless they guess your password, it is very hard to crack.
Graphic Converter is an excellent Mac program that convert just about any image type into just about any other. It is shareware, but pretty good shareware. Without paying you get almost full functionality except customizing batch processing. I finally ponied up the $30 about a year ago, and it has definitely been worth it. So, batch processing. For batch processing Graphic Converter does not use the native file chooser, but uses its own. It would not recognize my home directory using FileVault. How crappy.
There you have it. If you do have a bunch of sensitive data (on a laptop especially), I would nevertheless recommend using FileVault, in spite of the problems. If you recall, the last few major cases of personal data theft has been by stealing hard drives and laptops, not by hacking into computer systems. We need both physical and virtual security. Encrypting your data helps on both fronts.
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If you are not sure what a Christian is, then you are not alone. However there is a definite answer to the question: What is a Christian?
According to the bible, a Christian must be right about at least four things. A Christian is: … More What Is A Christian?
Leave a comment What Is A Christian? | 2019-04-19T00:55:51 | https://aricherwalk.com/tag/politics/ |
Renowned chef and television show host Ajay Chopra says India is “far behind” on international food standards when it comes to produce because standard is “just a word for Indians”.
“We don’t follow the standards through. As consumers we are okay with eating our ‘paani puri’ (a street snack) the way it is served. We have never opposed if one doesn’t wear gloves while serving it or if the water is dirty. I don’t blame the vendor or the government but the consumer.
“I was surprised to see some of the biggest food brands in the country with the most pathetic kitchens. Unfortunately, we’re happy with the way things are and we’re not ready to change,” chef Chopra said in a conversation with IANS here on Thursday.
“When smaller countries like Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam are managing to stick to food standards even on the streets, why can’t we,” he questioned, adding: “Quality food is what India needs at the moment”.
Chopra was in the city at The Oberoi, from where he had began his career 14 years ago, as the brand ambassador for the frozen food brand Sumeru of Innovative Foods. Through a collaboration with Chopra, the brand has launched four new variants of their parathas like beetroot and “jeera” (cumin), turmeric and “ajwain” (carom seeds).
Known for his presence on the small screen through food shows like the “MasterChef India” and “Hi Tea”, Chopra says he is often very “picky” about the brands he chooses to associate himself with.
“I’m very particular about giving my time out to any brand and endorsing it and hence I’m very careful about what I choose. I like to spend time with my wife and kids no matter how busy my days in the kitchen are,” shared the chef humbly.
As a country, we are witnessing “progression” in terms of our thought and cuisine, he believes. “Indian food is going through that phase where we classify our food either as classical or progressive. Innovation in any developing country comes with a set of challenges, wherein some elements about our cuisines will not remain exactly the same,” Chopra asserted.
Fusion food was one such element of innovation that the country has witnessed, although its meaning has not been “understood truly”, he said.
“When the idea was supposed to be that one fuses two different flavours together, like the use of lemongrass in a ‘makhni’ gravy (a tomato and cream based gravy) for example, but people took it in a whole different direction. For a gourmand, fusion became irritating and for a consumer, it was confusing,” the former “MasterChef India” judge said.
Indian food can receive a much-needed boost through the tourism industry, Chopra felt. | 2019-04-24T19:48:57 | https://watsupptoday.com/view/13207 |
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If you haven't been let in on the secret, allow me: Stu Dent is actually Sev Statik of Deepspace 5 and Tunnel Rats fame. The name change may not be as confusing as it seems. Many other notable underground rappers use different monikers to express different sides of themselves. In Sev's case, the move was partly business related, but Stu seems to have taken on a life of his own. Nephilim is Stu's second release and the first of a three part series to be released on Seattle's Illect Records. It is the album's title that has this writer confused. The artwork references Genesis 6:1-4 which describes the oversized children fathered by the sons of God and born by the daughters of men. However, several listens to the record bring no context or explanation as to why that title was chosen. Fortunately, Stu provides a quality underground hip-hop project which can make us forget the confusing elements.
Things start off just right with "The Longest Night." Here, Stu describes the hungry artist staying up late in desperate need for good material. Producer Prime offers a dark groove with a lively beat to get the neck working just right. "Invisibullet" deals with life's unexpected twists in a surprising manner. Stu and guest EVS do not somberly lament life's struggles but instead encourage the listener to be aware of potential change and be prayerfully thankful for the good times. Canadian emcee Relic joins the fun and frankly addresses the church with "Portable Eclipse." The two emcees sharply admonish Christians who prefer to keep their music and ministry bound within the church walls. The words of the chorus epitomize Stu Dent's career and his place in hip-hop: "Let the light shine through / Give these streets a jewel / Going out of your mind with what this world is coming to / Be unafraid / Stabilize your way / Stand firm on His Word / No walls will sway." Relic firmly agrees: "It's like a slap in the face of the Great Commission when we refuse to sit and talk with them / I say, we're obligated nowadays to really make a difference / But our silence begat ignorance..." Other notables tunes are the Beat Rabbi-produced "That's It," featuring DJ Allstar, and "Equation," which discusses the creation of Christian rituals performed in a vain attempt to please God.
The production on this disc is very solid. There are 11 producers for 14 tracks, with only Mattman and June 22 appearing more than once. Usually, that spells disaster for a record, but this emcee is a beat miner and has dug up several underground gems. While it's not the greatest song on the record, JB's "Self Pharaoh" is the sleeper beat, bringing back memories of early De La Soul material. The largest concern for this album is the mixing. As usual, Stu Dent drops many deliberate and intelligent rhymes worthy of attention. However, with the above-average beats on this record, Stu's voice is mixed too low and tends to blend into the track. After bobbing your head for three minutes, you realize the song is almost over and you haven't really caught what the emcee is saying.
For an underground joint, this is an above average project. Be warned—fans of Lil Jon will not appreciate it! However, Stu provides the listener with something better: edifying and stimulating lyrics set to some dope beats. Better mixing, an occasional switch in delivery, and not starting virtually every song with "Well I..." would put this record over the top. | 2019-04-20T00:33:12 | http://www.cmusicweb.com/hiphop/student/nephilim.shtml |
PEMRAP II is a continuation of Bio 2652, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program - Experiences in Life Sciences. Returning PEMRAP Research Associates (RAs) actively participate in new and ongoing research projects in various areas of pediatric emergency medicine. RAs assist during the active period of patient enrollment through screening of ED patients for study eligibility, reading information about the studies to the patients, collecting data regarding patient history and certain physical examination findings, and generally facilitating the study enrollment process. PEMRAP Returning RAs are vital members of the Emergency Department research team in the St. Louis Children's Hospital Emergency Department. Returning RAs assist in training and mentoring incoming PEMRAP students (BIO 2652) in ED protocol, work approximately one 4-hour shift per week in the ED, record shift activities and hours worked on a daily Shift Log form, and participate in the physician shadowing program (as offered). Returning RAs are responsible to meet hospital non-appointee requirements and stay current with new study protocols by attending or viewing new study presentations for PEMRAP students. These lectures are given by Pediatric Department faculty members introducing the basics of the clinical research process, specific studies, as well as pediatric illness. The RA position carries with it important responsibility requiring maturity, initiative, diligence and excellent interpersonal skills. There is no outside course work and no exams. Full participation is required. 45 shift hours = 1 credit Students may repeat this course for a maximum of 6 credits. Course may not be taken concurrently with Bio 2652, 2651, or 2654. Enrollment with permission of instructor. For registration information, see http://pages.wustl.edu/pemrap/registration. Prerequisite: Bio 2652 (PEMRAP I) Pass/Fail 1-2 units/semester. | 2019-04-26T04:11:20 | https://biology.wustl.edu/sites/courses/wucrsl/L41/2658/SP2019 |
Each summer we bring together a very select group of outstanding college and graduate students through a nationwide talent search for Program Assistants for the Great Books Summer Program. Program Assistants are chosen from hundreds of applicants based upon their academic excellence, intellectual enthusiasm, outgoing personality, experience in working with younger people and maturity.
Our Program Assistant staff hail from colleges and universities such as University of Chicago, Wesleyan, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Amherst, Oxford and Oberlin, and have included Rhodes Scholars, Fulbrights, and PhD students. In addition to a shared love of literature, they bring many diverse talents and expertise to the program. We have Greek scholars, philosophy majors, blossoming novelists, guitar players, rugby stars, debate team members, artists, and musicians. Many of our Program Assistants are returning to Great Books for their second, third and even fourth summers. We’re delighted to have such a talented staff of both experienced counselors and new talent at our UChicago, Amherst, Stanford, Oxford, Dublin, and Beijing campuses.
The Program Assistants help facilitate seminar discussions, collaborate with students on their electives, and organize all kinds of fun indoor and outdoor activities. Each Program Assistant is assigned to a "pod", a group of 6-8 boys or girls on their dorm floor. They lead informal evening discussions in the dorm, assist their students with daily camp life, and make sure that everyone has a wonderful experience.
Zoe Kempf-Harris, originally from Westminster, Maryland, is a rising senior at Yale University, where she has the utmost delight to be an English major. She studies literary architecture in modernism, considering spatial and symbolic relationships in the works of such novelists as Henry James and Virginia Woolf. She is excited to begin her senior thesis on Tethering Orlando, for which she will be traveling to England to map passages of the novel onto the rooms of Knole House. A tea aficionado and sometime poet, Zoe wants to be exactly like Anne of Green Gables (given that she never got her Hogwarts letter, so Hermione’s off the table). Zoe is very much looking forward to her first summer at Great Books Amherst, which is sure to be filled with books and greatness!
Zak Lutz, originally from a small Ohio town, is a recent graduate of Harvard after studying Social Studies and Philosophy. His love of books began with his childhood chess passion and many hours spent reading chess theory. His intellectual interests have shifted to the history of political thought, particularly in America and Europe, and he’s planning to continue studying next year at University of Chicago. This will be his second summer with Great Books at Amherst, and he’s looking forward to meeting some fantastic campers.
Jane Spardel is a senior at Bates College, studying English and History. Some of her favorite writers include Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Charles Dickens, and many more. Jane is finishing her senior thesis on female artistic liberation in the Gothic works of Emily Dickinson and Jane Austen, inspired by her semester abroad in the United Kingdom and her summer at Great Books Amherst. Besides having her nose stuck in a book, Jane can be found advocating for a girl's right to an equal education, rehearsing in the dance studio, or dreaming about the Jersey shore.
Amelia McConville is a soon to be graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where she read Philosophy and English Literature. Born in Dublin, her academic interest is in the literature, theatre, and visual arts of the 20th and 21st centuries, with a strong focus on the works of Samuel Beckett. She has recently completed her undergraduate thesis on contemporary Irish theatre, and her extracurricular interests involve directing theatre productions and playing music. She will be present at both the Oxford and Trinity campuses, and is especially looking forward to introducing students to Dublin's vibrant literary culture.
Akash Mehta attends Deep Springs College, whose 26 students split their time between academics, ranch work and other physical labor, and the responsibilities of self-governance. His academic interests include political philosophy, civil rights law, and - of course! - all things literature. Hailing from New York City, he spent much of his time during high school working in local politics and organizing youth activism and charity efforts. He's thrilled to be heading to Chicago for his first summer as a Program Assistant, and is confident that the vitality of the program will amply make up for the poverty of the city's pizza.
Ashley Huang, a native Texan and rising sophomore at Stanford University, plans to double major in English and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality studies. When she's not sketching in her journal or attending movie screenings, Ashley can be found lounging around in a hammock somewhere, probably. She loves critical theory, the Beat Generation, and video games. This will be her first summer with Great Books, and she can't wait to meet her campers.
Charlie Tyrer is a Londoner and soon-to-be graduate of Christ Church, Oxford. Christ Church served as real-life inspiration for Alice in Wonderland, Brideshead Revisited and much of the design of Hogwarts, so it is befitting that Charlie read English Literature. Particular interests include Chaucer, early modern English drama, and William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, through which most matters of life are addressed. Charlie also enjoys sketching in his spare time, although by all accounts his enthusiasm far exceeds his skill. This will be Charlie's first time as a Program Assistant and he will be on home turf at Oxford.
Lily Peterson was born in Maui, Hawaii and raised in Santa Rosa, California. Though she never got the hang of surfing, Lily stayed active in her formative years, enjoying a few hobbies like theater, dance, and photography. Now Lily is a rising senior at Pitzer College and is majoring in Critical Global Studies. She serves as a senator on Pitzer's Student Government and is the proud founder of Pitzer's Bowling and Making Friends Club. Lily spent her spring semester of 2015 studying abroad in Parma, Italy learning Italian, Art History, and how to be a discerning gelato connoisseur. After graduating from Pitzer, she will be spending the next year teaching English in Malaysia. This will be her third year with Great Books and she cannot be more excited for the summer!
Martina Lentino is a sophomore at the University of Chicago, where she’s studying Art History and Human Rights. She’s an avid singer, a lover of all kinds of theatre, a romantic comedy connoisseur, and a learning enthusiast. In her free time, Martina enjoys spending hours and hours at art museums, curling up with a good book, and hunting for the best empanadas in Chicago (she’s Argentine and refuses to let them go).
Tatiana Balabanis is a Miami native and current sophomore at Stanford University, studying psychology on a pre-med track. She was a camper at Great Books Stanford from the summer of 2010 to the summer of 2014, and continues her role in the Great Books community as a Program Assistant and occasional dance DJ (DJ Shadow). Her favorite book is Catcher in the Rye, and when she's not reading she can be found debating Kanye West or playing rugby for Stanford's club team.
Shira Zilberstein is an Amherst native, but currently attends Northwestern University in Chicago where she is pursuing a degree in Sociology and History. Her intellectual interests include art, culture, travel, documentaries and literature, particularly modernist classics and nonfiction essays. Last year she conducted research in modern British history at Northwestern, as well as on Chicago's judicial system with the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. Shira enjoys analyzing and pondering anything and everything around her and is very excited to spend her summer doing just that for her third year at Great Books, this time as our UChicago Lead Program Assistant.
Dan Ackerman is a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, where he was an International Studies major. Dan was a Great Books camper on the Stanford campus from 2007 to 2011, and this is my first year returning as a Program Assistant at UChicago. He's psyched! He enjoys improv, comedy, and theater, and his favorite book isWhite Noise by Don DeLillo.
Ilan Berkman is a student at Vassar College, where he has been savoring the opportunity to experiment and explore diverse academic interests, ranging from English literature and creative writing, to filmmaking and linguistic anthropology. Ilan also occupies his time at Vassar playing Ultimate Frisbee, singing in an a cappella group, and writing and performing with a sketch comedy troupe. Ilan joined the Great Books community last year at Stanford, and now plans to return to his hometown of Amherst for Great Books before setting off for his study abroad adventures in Chile!
Eliana Zupcich is a junior at Hamilton College, studying Linguistics and Italian Studies. She works with her university library's research department. She is enthusiastic about rock climbing, exploring the outdoors, playing early music on her banjolele, and taking care of animals. Currently, Eliana is studying abroad and engaging in ethnographic fieldwork; she was stationed in Perugia, Italy during fall of 2016 and in Auckland, New Zealand during spring of 2017. This will be her third summer as an Intermediate Program Assistant with Great Books.
AJ Mezoff is a junior at Brown University pursuing concentrations in English and Hispanic Studies. His literary interests center primarily on Shakespeare, though he also greatly enjoys gothic and mystery fiction; his favorite works range from Beowulf to If on a winter’s night a traveler. When not reading, he enjoys playing cello, watching Monty Python clips, and brushing up on his trivia skills. AJ was a camper at Great Books for three years, and he’s thrilled to be back as a Program Assistant again this summer.
Olivia Noble is a student at Yale University, where she studies literature, Czech, and art. While her home in South Texas is not at all close to Eastern Europe, she is a member of the Slavic Women’s Chorus. Between books, she enjoys watercoloring, baking bread, and taking naps in libraries. Before becoming a Program Assistant, Olivia was a camper at Amherst for five summers, and looks forward to once again beholding the wonders of morning calisthenics and poetry competitions.
Christina Lamoureaux is a recent graduate of Georgetown University with a double major in English and Government and a minor in French. She is usually reading several books simultaneously and can always find space on her shelf of books to read, especially for science fiction and anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald. She will be starting law school in the fall. This will be her third summer as a PA with Great Books following eight years as a GBSP camper, and she could not be more excited to be returning.
Jane Gordon studied Mesopotamian and Anatolian literature at the University of Chicago, and spent a year teaching English to Austrian teenagers outside of Vienna. She is currently studying for her Master's degree in Ancient History at University College London. When not explaining the difference between “much” and “many” or deploring the demise of her knowledge of cuneiform, she enjoys reading twentieth-century cozy fiction by women, playing the cello, and visiting art museums. She is very excited to be returning for a third summer as a Program Assistant.
Noah Nash is an English major at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Noah is from Washington D.C. and will be working at the Stanford campus for a third consecutive summer. His favorite books include Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, Beowulf, and the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Noah is also the Sports Editor of the Kenyon Collegian, Kenyon's weekly newspaper.
Sojourner Ahébée, born in Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa, currently resides in between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Stanford, California, where she attends Stanford University. She loves storytelling, history, good food, languages, and documentaries. Having been a poet for much of her life, she sees the world through words and rhythm. When she’s not writing, she enjoys traveling, listening to music from around the globe, and watching films.
Spencer Lenfield is a graduate of the University of Oxford with a BA in Classics and Philosophy. His first degree was in History and Literature at Harvard. Some of his favorite things at the moment include Proust's Recherche, Vergil's Eclogues, and Hayao Miyazaki's movies. He's also a fan of the gyoza stand at the Gloucester Green market on Wednesdays. | 2019-04-21T20:57:58 | https://www.greatbookssummer.com/about-us/program-assistants/ |
This is a great drill for any kind of home project. Comes with a set of drill bits ranging from 1/16" to 3/8". It is lightweight, has a bubble level on the top, and comes in a convenient carrying case. | 2019-04-24T18:32:49 | https://www.loanables.com/tools/drill-rentals/austin-tx/ryobi-corded-drill--38 |
Zoё's Place Trust is a registered Charity providing palliative, respite and end-of-life care to babies and infants aged from birth to five years suffering from life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. This care will be provided in a caring, safe, home-from-home environment known as Zoё's Place Baby Hospices. Learn more about Zoё's Place Liverpool in About Us.
Catch up with the latest news and updates from Zoё's Place in Liverpool. | 2019-04-19T06:38:57 | https://zoes-place.org.uk/liverpool/default.aspx |
It is incredible to be here when Dwight Englewood School has turned 125 years old and to see that it looks so good. What a great place to be. You have finished the grueling high school years, studied hard to take all your exams in preparation for college, finally got into a school that can calm the anxiety of your parents at least for a few days. What now? Time to look forward to your graduation gift! The gift that will make it all worthwhile after all these years; the one you have dreamt about; the one you have asked your mom or dad or grandma and grandpa to get for you! What’s it going to be? And I don’t mean the piece of paper you will get today- the diploma!
Well let me tell you the one that rocked my world. I had to wait 16 years after I graduated from here to get my gift! The year was 2000. As a young surgeon, I made a trip to the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the Latin American country of Bolivia. While visiting a poor clinic in the outskirts of the city, I was introduced to a child who had severely burned his hand at the age of two. You see, his mother was cooking on an open fire and two year old Eduardo ran over to pick up his toy but as he got close to the boiling sound of water in the pot, the beautiful orange glow of the fire stole his attention and he decided to pick up that perfect round glowing piece of coal. Eduardo’s mother dropped everything when she heard Eduardo’s shriek and ran over to him but by the time she got to him, the coal had melted and welded the flesh of his hand together like a molten wax of an overturned candle. She wrapped Eduardo and took him to the local clinic where after waiting for 5 hours, she was told she needed to go to the capital at La Paz, a city high in the Andes mountains and 18 hours away by bus.
Once Eduardo got there with his mother and the rest of the family had to sit outside the hospital grounds for three hours and were told here were another 120 people in front of them. So they slept on the dirt road outside of the hospital for 2 days before their turn came up. Eduardo was triaged by the nurse, and then the emergency room doctor and then finally the surgeon resident who said “It is too late now: The boy has lost the function of his hand.” He would never be able to write, nor pick up a ball, and never be able to work.
Such is the state of nearly 11 million people every year in the developing world where there is no access to specialty medical care which means children like Eduardo are doomed to live with disability for the rest of their lives because of a simple accident.
Well, I had a chance to meet Eduardo in the clinic at the outskirts of Santa Cruz that day after his mother had heard about our group of volunteers setting up a surgical mission at that hospital. I looked at his hopeful big eyes on a little body and peeled him away from his mother to take him to the operating room. We borrowed a small piece of skin from his left groin and then released all the tight bands in his scarred and contracted hand and placed the skin graft in between the open areas and fixed it in place with stitches, pins, and a cast. One week later, I took away the cast and Eduardo was able for the very first time in his memory to look at the palm of his hand and see all 5 fingers looking back at him. I stuck around for another week at the hospital and would watch everyday as Eduardo would gently tap a balloon with his newly open hand as delicate as an opening flower.
And then I got the gift that changed my life forever. On my last day as I was ready to leave Bolivia, the doctors and the nurses at the clinic organized a farewell party for me and sang me local songs and taught me the local customary dance. Then I saw Eduardo walk in with his mom and hand me a gift. Using the hand I’d restored to him. It was an egg!!
The mother explained that she had asked her husband to bring an egg with him from their farm back home and wanted me to have it to thank me for giving her son the ability to work in the farm: “ The egg is from the most important thing that we have – our animals and I want you to have it”! That was the moment!!
That was the moment when I got that rush of when you get a gift that make you feel so good! The moment when you have received a gift that by itself is meaningless, but the experience gives you so much pleasure that you want to keep going back! And for those of you who have done community service, that is the gift!!
That is the high, the feeling that you have touched someone’s life by helping them, teaching them, or just by being there for them. Fast forward 14 years after I received my egg, and I have been fortunate enough to have started a foundation called Mission: Restore that brings free education to the doctors of the developing world so that children like Eduardo will have a chance to heal immediately after they have an accident. All of us at Mission: Restore receive the gift of pleasure when we travel to places like Afghanistan, Myanmar, or Tanzania and bring the gift of education and training that allows the local doctors in these places to take care of their own. But the volunteers at Mission: Restore are all very selfish as well. I was interviewed by CBS’ Scott Pelley for 60 Minutes and he asked me: “Why do you do what you do and why do you go to all these difficult places like Afghanistan at war time, or Haiti after the earthquake?” I answered: “ Because I am selfish!” If you take selfless and altruistic acts and measure the brain activity of people who provide them by looking at functional MRIs, you will find that their pleasure centers light up. I have watched my wife Nazgol who is sitting here with our kids do this over and over again when she gets up in the middle of the night to change our children’s diaper and breast feed them despite having to get sleep for her work presentation the next day. | 2019-04-23T06:48:50 | https://www.doctoralizadeh.com/blog/2017/10/26/give-someone-hand/ |
A Russian Roulette with an egg, to be performed to any kind of audiences!
The magician shows 3 closed paper bags on the table, he puts an egg into a fourth bag and the bags are mixed up.
The magician invites a spectator to find out where the bag with the egg is, by pointing to any bag (no forcings, no magician's choice, it's a free selection).
The spectator points to a bag, and the magician begins to crushes the other bags over the spectator's head. Only one bag remains closed on the table.
The magician, showing his hands completely empty, lifts the last bag very slowly, takes the egg from it and breaks the egg on a transparent glass. | 2019-04-20T07:01:12 | http://themagicwarehouse.com/TA5270/Russian-Roulegg-by-Quique-Marduk.html |
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is available from the five major carriers: Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Sprint, while also supporting Cricket, MetroPCS, Boost Mobile, and a No-Contract option. It is a 4G LTE capable phone in areas with 4G LTE. The Samsung Galaxy S7 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The S7 has 32 GB of internal storage depending on the model, can take up to a 256 GB microSD card, has a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, a virtual QWERTY keyboard and a 5.1 - 5.5 inch Dual edge Super AMOLED touchscreen depending on the model. The S7 also has a 5 MP front-facing camera, and a 12 MP rear-facing camera.
The Galaxy Note line was originally launched in October 2011 and has now gone through six generations. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is available from AT&T, it shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop, but as of February 2016 support for Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow has been added. It utilizes 4G LTE (where available). The Note has 32 GB or 64GB of memory, an octa-core processor with four cores at 1.5 GHz and four cores at 2.1 Ghz, a virtual QWERTY keyboard, integrated S Pen, and a 5.3 inch HD Super AMOLED touch screen. The Galaxy Note also has a 5 MP front facing camera and a 16 MP rear facing camera. The talk time on the Note is up to 21 hours. | 2019-04-21T10:04:16 | https://www.armortechs.com/samsung.html |
In what state officials describe as a record-setting verdict, a Travis County jury found Tuesday that a global drug manufacturer misrepresented prices to the state's Medicaid program and said the company should pay the state and federal government $170.3 million.
The verdict concluded a nearly three-week trial in state district court, where lawyers for the Texas attorney general's office argued that Actavis Mid-Atlantic LLC and co-defendant Actavis Elizabeth LLC artificially inflated the costs of medications to obtain more money. Medicaid reimbursed pharmacies at higher rates because of the falsely reported prices, officials said.
Actavis is apparently part of a multinational corporation based in Iceland that claims to have 10,000 employees. The company was taken private in 2007, and has not supplied financial reports since 2006 (see here), so the effect of the apparently large fine on its financial health is unclear, but I would guess not too severe.
'Actavis remains, as always, committed to offering high-quality, lower-cost alternatives for health consumers, including the millions of Americans who participate in the Medicaid program,' said John LaRocca, the company's vice president and chief legal officer.
A Dayton-based managed health care company agreed today to pay $26 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Ohio's Medicaid program.
CareSource, which provides managed care benefits to Medicaid recipients in Ohio and other states, was accused of failing to provide required screenings, assessments and case management for special-needs children and adults and submitting false data to make it appear as they had which allowed them to be reimbursed for services.
The settlement is a fraction of the $2.3 billion the state paid the company last year.
'Medicaid program dollars need to be used to do what they are intended to do -- and that is to provide health care to some of our most vulnerable citizens,' Attorney General Mike DeWine said in a statement released by his office.
CareSource officials denied the allegations, saying they agreed to the settlement simply to end the matter.
'Because we are a mission-driven organization and because it is the right thing to do, we have always dealt with our relationship with the state of Ohio and the management of Medicaid funds with the highest integrity,' said Pamela Morris, chief executive officer of CareSource, in a statement.
A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which oversees Medicaid, said CareSource will continue working for the state. 'The allegations are a cause for concern, but we are comfortable with the relationship and the terms of the settlement,' said Benjamin Johnson.
The continued march of legal settlements, and guilty pleas and convictions provide some measure of the current amorality of health care corporate leadership. But I do not expect that these frequent legal proceedings will induce leaders to become more ethical.
These two cases, one involving a Icelandic, multinational generic pharmaceutical company, the other a US based managed care company, showed how corporate misdeeds lead to an elaborate, theatrical, but ultimately ineffective ritual. The prosecution denounces the vileness of the deeds and the severe consequences. The corporation pays a fine that seems big to those down on the farm, but in reality is a tiny fraction of revenues. Despite the prosecutorial assessment of the severity of the offense, no charges against any individuals are pursued. The corporation denies anything bad happened, but reaffirms its commitment to a somewhat vague mission. Since nothing bad happened, the corporation does not punish any employees who authorized, directed, or implemented the bad behavior. Finally, those in government who have to continue to work with the corporation plod on without fuss.
The impression is that no one in government is really serious about deterring corporate misdeeds. Although there have been promises of a tougher approach that will actually hold corporate leaders personally accountable for the misdeeds that occurred on their watch, the theater continues.
So I say again: we will not deter unethical behavior by health care organizations until the people who authorize, direct or implement bad behavior fear some meaningfully negative consequences. Real health care reform needs to make health care leaders accountable, and especially accountable for the bad behavior that helped make them rich.
Meanwhile, the continued unwillingness of government leaders to take on corporate leaders suggests how corporatist the US has become. Government for the corporations, by the corporations, and of the corporations, bodes no good for the people whose rights are increasingly being displaced.
Where again do the justice department lawyers working on theses cases find themselves next?
Perhaps in the employ of the industry they beat at 10 times the salary at the DoJ.
If we are going to shame someone, maybe it is the lawyers who construct these wrist slaps. Can we find out where they go next after creating or approving these inconsequential settlements?
Is there a chance any are being paid off during the case? Odd that that has never been reported even once, and with cash like this on the line from companies with this ethical history, it is seemingly reasonable to think they would do anything.
These cases are new, so I imagine the DOJ lawyers involved are still at DOJ.
select those in which the penalties seemed disproportionately small, identify the lawyers involved, and try to track where they are now.
Personally, I suspect the problem is not so much the individuals involved, but rather the pervasive atmosphere in government of friendliness to the leadership of large corporations that has been around since before the Clinton administration.
Afraid, if you want to discuss this further, email me at rposes at firmfound dot org. | 2019-04-25T17:46:41 | http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-legal-theater-actavis-convicted.html |
Since 2008 we have been partnering Heartspring Children's School in Kager, a village nestled in the heartland of the Nyanza province in western Kenya. The region has one of the highest HIV rates in the world leaving thousands of children without the love of their parents. During registration into the program we witnessed hundreds of children traveling from hours away in hope they might be helped. Having set out to assist around 30 children we ended up welcoming in 86 orphans in desperate need of care and support. | 2019-04-24T14:01:58 | http://www.orphfund.org/sierra-leone-1-5-4-2 |
If you like the idea of white water rafting, but think it looks like a lot of work, check out this cool alternative in Hawaii called mountain tubing.
It involves sitting back on a big inflatable doughnut, relaxing and letting the water take you downstream.
Tourists get to float through several tunnels and past Kauai’s beautiful scenery on a guided tour.
The canals used on the trip were once irrigation channels for sugar plantations and were hand dug in 1870. | 2019-04-24T14:07:54 | https://travel.nine.com.au/2016/07/05/13/22/tubing |
Following 5 star reviews and sold out shows across the board, the gorgeous and stylish Caro Emerald is back with a brand new live UK tour for 2018. Due to demand an extra date has been added at York Barbican on Saturday 3rd November.
Second album ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’ entered the Official UK Album Chart at No. 1 in May 2013, remaining in the chart for an entire year. With more than 2.5 million record sales, a host of awards (including an Echo, Goldene Kamera, Edison Award, EBBA & MTV Music Award), and a string of sold out tours and performances at festivals throughout Europe including Glastonbury and Isle of Wight, Caro has made her mark.
This new tour follows her acclaimed Emerald Island tour earlier this year. Tickets for York go onsale Friday 2nd March at 10am. | 2019-04-26T08:35:13 | http://www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-new/the-gorgeous-and-stylish-caro-emerald-is-back-with-a-brand-new-live-uk-tour-for-2018/ |
When I was a little girl, I loved to collect things. When I was seven, I lived in London, and all the girls in my class collected coloured beads. Even though they were simply remnants of broken jewellery, to us they were treasures.
Here’s my bead collection – complete with antique tin.
I spent many happy hours swapping beads and diamonds, but when I was eight, I moved to Ireland and everything changed – but that’s next month’s blog.
Anyone else collect anything strange or wonderful?
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For me it was stones, which always looked so much better when they were wet!
Always liked stones – especially heart-shaped ones.
I wonder if cabbages was a play on the word cabochon? I used to collect stones too, like Joan – I liked the flat, smooth ones, probably because I always had the intention of painting them but never found the time.
Emma- think you might have solved the cabbage mystery. Never, ever thought of that. Must have been a secret French speaker in our clique. | 2019-04-25T20:20:05 | https://girlsheartbooks.com/2016/02/02/treasure-2/ |
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