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"Road to Hana" Activities and Attractions Tip by firsttime
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Fondest memory: We drove the road to Hana. It does take all day but is worth it. Our mistake was not continuing all the way around. The day after a local told us the road is fine and a 1 hour shorter drive back. Be sure to make alot of stops. Stop where the tour bus stops. This would be a fun drive in a small sports car.
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What would you do if humanities time on Earth was running out?
When I was little, I never dreamed that I would be running away from a horrible animal on an un-explored planet. But, neither would I have dreamed that I would be a hero for going to this un-known planet to save humanity itself. Then I got the phone call that would change my life. My name is Maria Smith and this is my story.
It was a beautiful morning in Houston, Texas. The sun was bright and the grass was brown and crunchy as it always was. Climate change had a big impact in the Earths atmosphere, but it wasn't as much climate change as it was human stupidity. We had been ruining the Earths atmosphere for many, many years but lately it had been getting worse. This is why I work for the Emergency Planet Astronomer Organization or the EPAO. We were dedicated to help find a planet suitable for life if Earth ever became un-livable. We recently had found a planet named Perio that may have been suitable for humans but, we didn't have enough information to know for sure.
I was sitting on my black leather coach watching TV an doing my homework. I had extra homework lately because of the new finding of the EPAO. As I was watching TV, a commercial came on that I had seen a thousand times, I was getting quit annoyed so I reached for the remote to change the channel when the phone rang. when I looked at the number, it was a number I had never seen with an area code to match. When I answered it a women's warm, but tough voice spoke.
"Hello, is this Maria Smith?"
I answered with a skeptic voice, "Yes it is."
"Oh good" the women spoke, "I am the coordinator at NASA. I am calling to inform you that you have been selected to go to Perio with two others."
I was shocked. The first question that I asked was, "Why me?"
She then answered quickly as if she was suddenly in a hurry, " I will explain everything when u get here. The address is 1234 Parker Street, Lancaster, California. Be there in tomorrow at ten AM."
And with that, she hung up and left me in shock. I had no idea how of all the people I would be picked. After a few minutes of sitting on my coach my mind started to clear and it all set in.
I would be going to a foreign planet with two strangers.
I jumped of the coach and ran to my bed room to start packing. I packed almost everything because I was not sure what I needed. I did not have much stuff though because I was never home. My job took up most of my time. I had to hurry because it was already eight thirty and the ride to Lancaster was a 23 hour drive and I had to be there in time to check into a hotel. I got finished packing and through my bags into the trunk of my blue Ford F-150 and hopped into the drivers seat | <urn:uuid:0199d235-c621-41cb-8529-c85471f05a4d> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,718 |
1979 World Rally Champion Björn Waldegård rallied this Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe in Morocco – now you can buy the French beast for your own African adventure!
It’s been a standout year for the Peugeot 504. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the French marque paid tribute to its iconic Pininfarina-penned coupe with the electric e-Legend concept. A glut of 504s were sold by the Leclere auction house at Peugeot’s museum in Sochaux. Winding the clock further back, it won 1968 European Car of the Year and, thanks to Peugeot’s dominance of the African vehicle market, the 504 became ubiquitous there thanks to plentiful spare parts.
It’s no surprise then we’ve come across a rather special 504 in our classifieds with an African connection. It’s got the trademark coupe styling but with one key visual difference – those rugged wheels. This 504 is a rally special, and one good enough for 1979 World Rally Champion Björn Waldegård.
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Frenchman Jean-Pierre Nicolas knows a thing or two about the Peugeot 504. He rallied both the standard sedan and the V6 coupe for the factory Peugeot team throughout the 1970s, picking up wins in the 1978 Safari and Ivory Coast rallies.
Though Nicolas was also a WRC winner in a Porsche 911 and Alpine A110, it was the 504 V6 Coupe he was most taken by, commissioning one for classic rallying after his professional career had ended.
It was no surprise given how emphatic those victories had been, his ’78 Safari run finishing with a 40 minute advantage over his nearest rival. By comparison, the last time Kenya’s Safari Rally was on the WRC calendar in 2002, Colin McRae won by only 2m50.9s from Harri Rovanperä behind. No mean feat.
Nicolas lent his 504 to 1979 WRC champion Waldegård for the 2010 Rallye International du Maroc Historique, facing off against other motorsport greats like 1982 WRC vice-champion Michèle Mouton and former Formula 1 driver Érik Comas. Alas, a rotor arm issue and then outright suspension failure curtailed his progress, meaning he failed to score a top 10 finish.
Since Waldegård’s Moroccan adventure, this 504 has been converted to Group 4 specification for historic rallying. That work was carried out by none other than Nandan Expertech, the company headed by current Hyundai World Rally Team boss Michel Nandan.
Its 2.5-litre V6, mated to Weber carburettors, currently pumps out 200bhp, but it’s not tuned to the hilt as you might expect from a racing machine. Instead, the engine is deliberately under stressed to cope with the travails of African endurance rallying and the unpredictable fuel quality such adventures entail.
All the usual rally bits you’d expect from a classic rally machine prepared to modern standards are there; an ATL fuel cell, electronic fuel pumps, a bespoke wiring loom, VDO instruments, OMP seats, steering wheel and harnesses and Aeroquip fuel and brake lines. In other words, you’re all set to go out and replicate Nicolas and Waldegård’s adventures in the very continent where the 504 truly made its name.
It’s a serious bit of classic rally kit and thus far from cheap at £80,000 ($100,000, €90,000) – but there aren’t many cars better for experiencing the rough African roads on a rally event. Check out Rally Preparation Services’ listing on AutoClassics to find out more about this 504. | <urn:uuid:1f5f6da1-aeab-4946-bce1-d795a914e4d2> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 3,427 |
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Over its decades of presenting chamber music and traditional jazz, the Essex Winter Series has changed venues and artistic directors, but one recurring theme has been the Orion String Quartet.
The quartet has an unusually collegial set-up in which brothers Daniel and Todd Phillips take turns in the first chair (if there's sibling rivalry, they're keeping this under wraps). Joining them to make up the quartet are violist Steven Tenenbom and cellist Timothy Eddy.
The Sunday afternoon concert at Valley Regional High School in Deep River will feature a pair of popular Schubert quartets, the A minor known as "The Rosamunde Quartet," D.804, and his most famous, the D minor musical drama, known as "Death and the Maiden," D.810.
The quartet will be joined by the winner of the Winter Series' 2013 Fenton Brown Emerging Artist award, clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois, to perform the Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581.
A popular ensemble and three of the most popular chamber works of the classical era offer midwinter escape for a Sunday afternoon.
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27th May 2019
• NSAI host International Standards Meeting on Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies
• Global experts from 40 countries to set the future course of standardisation in this area
• Standards to be formulated in areas such as privacy, security and identity management
Industry leaders and professionals representing some of the world’s most innovative organisations will gather in Dublin this week to develop some of the first ever standards in Blockchain.
It is the 5th International Plenary meeting to take place globally and is being hosted by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) an Agency of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. ISO TC 307, the Technical Committee for Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies will be chaired by Craig Dunne, co-chair of the Australian government’s Fintech Advisory Group.
It brings together experts from 40 countries tasked with the development of at least 11 new ISO standards involving Blockchain. These include areas such as privacy, security risks, identity management, taxonomy and ontology, security management, discovery issues, governance, and legally binding smart contracts.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. said,
“The decision of ISO to hold this event in Dublin is very significant. It represents a major opportunity for NSAI to demonstrate its willingness to take standardisation in this area to the next level. Governments and regulators around the world will reference and rely on these standards in future to help develop better regulation”
Craig Dunn, the chair of ISO/TC 307, for which the secretariat is held by Standards Australia, ISO’s member for Australia, said blockchain technology can have huge implications in business and government.
“Blockchain technologies are a means of achieving trust and security when making exchanges, without the need for oversight by a trusted third party and can be effective building blocks for other initiatives like anti-corruption and fraud prevention,” he said.
“Future standardisation in this area can take the development of these technologies to the next step by providing internationally agreed ways of working, stimulating greater interoperability, speedier acceptance and enhanced innovation in their use and application.”
The meeting will play a key role in developing the standards and regulations businesses and organisations will adopt in the years ahead.
NSAI Chief Executive Geraldine Larkin said, “Ireland is at the forefront of a global framework for the development of Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. I hope that the work undertaken in Dublin this week will feed into future standards policy for a long time to come."
Other significant Irish contributors to the work of this international committee include Terry Landers Chair of NSAI’s ICT Standards committee, and Vikas Sahni Convenor of the National Blockchain group.
Available for interview:
Craig Dunn, ISO TC 307 Chair
Vikas Sahni, Convenor of National Blockchain group
Fiona Delaney, CEO and founder Origin Chain Network Ltd
Barry O’Connor, CEO Blue Consulting
To arrange please contact: NSAI’s PR Account Manager, Deirdre Farrelly: 086 869 0774
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NOTES TO EDITOR:
NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) is Ireland’s official standards body. It is responsible for standardisation, conformity assessment and measurement. Where a standard already exists, NSAI works with organisations and businesses to help them apply it. Where a standard may be needed, NSAI will work with relevant parties at national or international level to create and develop the appropriate standard. NSAI has a mirror committee for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies, Cloud Computing, and Cybersecurity. This committee steers Irish efforts on the standardisation of digital ledger technology, providing recommendations to the ISO standards committee for blockchain.
Craig Dunn Bio:
Craig was appointed chair of the International Standards Technical Committee for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (ISO/TC 307) in 2017. Craig also chairs the Australian Government’s Fintech Advisory Group and is a former chair of Stone and Chalk, Australia’s leading fintech incubator. He was also a member of the NSW Government’s Quantum Computing Fund Advisory Panel. Craig is a non-executive director of two of Australia’s largest companies: Westpac Banking Corporation (banking) and Telstra Corporation Limited (telecommunications), as well as being chair of The Australian Ballet.
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Infections - Spectrum of Homeopathy 03/2018
Juergen Hansel: Pellets and fluid instead of bloodletting
In the cholera epidemics of the nineteenth century, homeopathic doctors in Europe and America reported astonishing success rates, well above those of other treatments, and it was this that helped homeopathy make a breakthrough at the time. Hahnemann’s
approach enjoyed a surge in popularity as it condemned bloodletting, which was common at the time, instead recommending regularly giving the patient small amounts of fluids. Yet this in itself does not explain the rapid improvement in symptoms. An
American double-blind study has confirmed the effect of individually selected homeopathic remedies on the intensity and frequency of diarrhoea in cases of acute diarrhoea.
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Parenting children requires the wisdom of Solomon, the faith of Mary, the patience of Job, courage of Deborah, and the strength of Samson when your child moves out of the house.
When God calls on parents to raise a child with disabilities, the work takes on added challenges. Many times parents need to grieve the child they thought they were going to have as they learn to love the child that God gave them. Parents of children with disabilities often find it even more difficult to understand their child’s needs. They must navigate the social service and education bureaucracies, deal with additional stresses as a couple, learn how to appropriately discipline the child, and help siblings understand their role in the life of a brother or sister who has a disability.
My wife and really benefited from Bernard Ikeler’s book, Parenting Your Disabled Child, when we brought our first-born child, Nicole, home from the hospital after her 6 ½ month sojourn there. His experience as a person who lives with a disability himself gave helpful and sometimes funny insights into raising a child with a disability.
A new book for a new generation of parents raising children with disabilities came out late last year, Parents of Children with Disabilities: A Survival Guide for Fathers and Mothers by Press and Gena Barnhill who have both academic training in special education, raising a child with Asperger's syndrome, and experience with supporting other parents of children with disabilities. My wife, a special education teacher, and I both thought that the topics covered and insights and ideas would be very helpful for a young family today.
Mostly, the book does not delve into practical ideas for raising children since disabilities are so different from one another that the particular challenges could not possibly be covered in a short book. Instead, Parents of Children with Disabilities discusses the universal challenges that couples and single parents must deal with because their child is different from most other children. In a private email message, author Press Barnhill explains, "Our focus on the parents is based on our belief that helping the parents not only helps them but a healthy parent is perhaps the most important thing that a child with disabilities needs!"
Beginning where most parent begin, the first chapter, "Dashed Expectations," addresses the grief most parents experience when they discover their child has a disability. The Barnhills also address marriage strain that results from increased stress, friendships, self-help, and other issues. They have a number of chapters which tell the stories of specific parents including ones specifically addressing the mother's and the father's perspectives. Their chapter answering the question "What is Success?" drives away the culture's expectations for raising a wunderkind, and instead takes the long view that success is found in doing God's will and building positive relationships that build other people's lives.
The final chapter gives a brief analysis for deciding how best to allocate the "for things to use" in life: Resources, Abilities, Time, and Energy.
This talk about parenting makes me think about one other topic to mention here: estate planning. The Wall Street Journal published a fine little article yesterday on estate planning for parents who have children with disabilities. It's another one of those things that one doesn't have to think about if one has nondisabled children, but very important if a child has a disability. It's called "Making Sure the Kids are All Right." If you have a child with a disability, and haven't made your estate plan with an attorney who understands these issues, be sure to read this article.
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PRESENCE: A Window Into Chinese Contemporary Art at St George's Hall will be part of the Light Night 2018 programme and sees an evening of tours and performances
LightNight returns on Friday 18 May 2018, unlocking the doors of Liverpool’s best-loved arts, culture and heritage venues late into the night. A culture crawl like no other, visitors of all ages are invited to follow an unforgettable trail of events in celebration of the city’s year-round world-class cultural offer.
This year’s programme explores ‘Transformation’ and will look at changes that are happening around us; turbulent and political, personal and emotional, visible or invisible, as well as the transformation of our city over the last ten years.
As part of the LightNight 2018 programme, PRESENCE: A Window into Chinese Contemporary Art at St George’s Hall, Liverpool will be open to the general public with some added extras to enhance visitor experience.
Part of the evening will see Highlights tours run by volunteer invigilators for the exhibition. These volunteers are passionate about the exhibition and will present one piece, explaining their personal reaction to the work and what they like about it.
In addition to the Highlights tours, there will be a musical performance of ‘Jasmine Flower’ by Ciara and Eno. This is a Chinese folk song which is sung in Chinese by Ciara, a native English speaker, with lyrics and pronunciations taught by Eno, a native Mandarin speaker who will provide the melody on a piano.
An exciting element of the evening will also be the addition of an interactive Liverpool version of City DNA, a piece by Lu Xinjian which features a creative map of Manchester and Salford. LightNighters will be invited to trace a giant map of Liverpool in multi-coloured felt tip pens to mark parts of a Liverpool map in the style of iconic work, Lu Xinjuan’s, City DNA.
This event is part of the ninth annual LightNight Liverpool, the free one-night arts festival, which is taking place on Friday 18 May 2018.
LightNight showcases the creative lifeblood of Liverpool, presenting new and ambitious artistic commissions amidst a vibrant programme of more than 100 events including everything from concerts, exhibitions, hands-on workshops and dance to street performance, theatre and talks.
This LightNight will question and reflect upon the transformative nature of the self and the world around us. Understood as a significant change in people or place, transformation’ is happening all around us: visible or invisible, turbulent and political, personal and emotional.
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The entry list is one of the smallest ever, but the director of the Carbon County Triathlon looks for one of the best races when 162 people submit to one of the hardest tests of physical fitness in Sunday's ninth annual event.
"We have some good competitors and many of the top age group winners are back from last year," said Edward Vermillion, a Lehighton lawyer who has directed the race since its beginning.
Entrants compete for the overall triathlon title and also in various age divisions.
Vermillion said 80 percent of the age group winners from last year's event have registered for the triathlon. "When you have the age group winners coming back, I think that means you have a good race. I don't think the participants have to worry about the traffic or anything like that," he said.
Summit Hill native Rich Danchak, now stationed in Virginia with the Marines, won last year's event with a time of 2 hours, 59.10 seconds. He will return to defend his title against Paul Kent Jr. of West Chester, whom he beat by 1 minute, 38 seconds.
"Kent and Danchak had a good battle last year and they will probably battle it out for the win this year," Vermillion said.
The top returning woman is Alyssa Williams Fabian, formerly of Tamaqua, and now of Lehighton R.7. Fabian finished second last year in 3:28.41, about four seconds behind Jane Millspaugh of Emmaus, who finished in 3:24.44. Danchak and Millspaugh hold the course records.
The event's main sponsor is the Kiwanis Club of Carbon County, and several club members were busy at Vermillion's office Wednesday morning stuffing information packets for participants.
The number of volunteers will grow to about 100 on Sunday when people will be needed to provide traffic control, assist participants at a number of water stops, and take results at the finish line.
"It's just great community support. Without that we couldn't run it," said Vermillion. Facilities needed to run the event are also offered at no cost.
Other sponsors of the triathlon are Quality Beverages of Hazleton and Blue Mountain Sports and Wear of Jim Thorpe.
The event is sanctioned by Triathlon Federation/USA, the sanctioning body for the sport, and the top five finishers in each age group qualify for the National Long Course Championship and the Ultra Course Championship.
The Ultra Course Championship will be Aug. 24 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and the Long Course Championship will be the next day in Muncie, Ind. The Carbon triathlon will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday with a 1.2-mile swim in Mauch Chunk Lake, Jim Thorpe. A 32.2-mile bike ride through Jim Thorpe, Lehighton and Mahoning Township will follow, and competitors will close the event with a 10-mile run through Lehighton, Weissport and Franklin Township. The finish line is at the Lehighton municipal swimming pool on Bridge Street.
Participants will park their bikes near a pavilion at Baer Memorial Park in Lehighton before beginning the running phase of the competition. The pavilion is a short walk from the pool for people who want to watch the action.
Competitors, attired in wet suits, will first swim through the calm and fairly warm waters of Mauch Chunk Lake. After picking up their bikes at the western end of the lake, they will challenge a bike course that contains several uphill and downhill stretches and several sharp turns.
A rolling running course with several small uphill and downhill grades is the final obstacle for competitors, including three area residents who will try the grueling event for the first time: Frederick Bresswein, a certified public accountant from Lehighton; Mitchell Ahner, a sales representative from Parryville; and Matthew Heintzelman, formerly of Lehighton and now a physical therapist in Scranton.
The athletes may have to deal with intense heat Sunday morning since weather forecasters are calling for high temperatures to continue.
Vermillion said two water bottle exchanges on the bike course and seven water stops on the running course will be available.
"If they take the water at every stop, they should get through it without dehydrating," he said.
Area residents often leave their homes to watch the participants pass and Vermillion says they can also help the competitors finish. "If people come out and hose them off that would also help," he said.
Vermillion said runners often do not like to take water from people watching the race, electing instead to take it only at designated stopping points.
Weather conditions have presented problems for triathlon officials in the past. The 1988 event was canceled the morning of the race after a violent rainstorm the night before washed out parts of the bike course and left broken trees and mud on roadways. In 1987, it was 94 degrees at the finish and 56 people -- 17 percent of the competitors -- failed to finish. Rain fell throughout last year's event but participants had to deal with temperatures only in the 60s.
The top male and female finishers will receive at least $250 each and a trophy. Prizes are awarded to top age group finishers, and Vermillion said he is considering giving cash prizes to age group winners.
Six states and the District of Columbia are represented in the field. Pennsylvania has 90 entries, followed by 27 from New Jersey and 21 from New York. Maryland has 12, Virginia has eight and the District of Columbia and North Carolina are represented by two each. There are 143 men and 19 women registered. | <urn:uuid:23a3befc-df8c-44a0-85c2-166410b3ea48> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 5,431 |
Hoya Kerrii, also known as the Sweetheart Plant or Valentine Hoya, is a popular houseplant with heart-shaped leaves. It is easy to care for and propagate, making it an ideal choice for both experienced and novice gardeners.
Propagating Hoya Kerrii can be done in several ways such as stem cuttings or leaf propagation. In this blog post, we will discuss the steps on how to propagate Hoya Kerrii using water propagation method.
Step 1: Choose a healthy plant
The first step in propagating Hoya Kerrii is selecting a healthy parent plant. Look for a plant that has strong stems and bright green leaves without any signs of discoloration or damage.
Step 2: Cut a stem from the parent plant
Using sharp scissors or pruning shears, cut off a stem from the parent plant just below where there are one or two nodes (the points where leaves emerge). The cutting should be about four inches long with at least one node intact.
Step 3: Remove lower leaves
Remove all but two of the lower leaves on the cutting. This allows more energy to go into producing roots instead of maintaining extra foliage.
Step 4: Place cutting in water
Place your cutting in a jar filled with clean water so that only half of it is submerged. You can use tap water however leaving chlorine evaporate overnight would help create better environment for rooting process
Step 5: Change out water regularly
Change out the water every three days – this helps prevent bacteria growth which could cause rotting Cutting should remain undisturbed while it sprouts roots during these days
Step 6: Wait until roots have formed
After about four weeks you should see small roots growing from the stem. Once the roots reach around an inch in length, you can safely move on to the next step.
Step 7: Planting
Now it’s time to plant your new Hoya Kerrii Cutting into a pot of well-draining soil. Gently remove cutting from water and shake off excess moisture before planting.
Make a hole in soil with finger or pencil and gently place cutting into it inserting only till node is inside soil. Press down surrounding area of soil so that cutting stays upright.
Step 8: Care for propagated plant
After planting, take care not let direct sun hit newly planted hoya keri cuttings as they are still delicate until after few weeks once established well Feed fertilizer every two weeks during spring season
In conclusion propagating Hoya Kerrii by water propagation is an easy way to grow your collection of these beautiful plants without much effort. With proper care and patience you can successfully propagate this lovely specimen in just a few short weeks! | <urn:uuid:0cdc23c8-b2ee-4f7b-bac7-363e51aa61ff> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 2,604 |
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, currently on an official visit to France, has been given the preview of a joint Franco-Russian exhibition to mark the 300th anniversary of the Russian imperial capital. The project is entitled "When Russia Spoke French. Paris-St. Petersburg. 1800-1830." Vladimir Potanin, chairman of the project's Board of Trustees, as well as officials of St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum and Paris' Musee de l'Armee, showed to the Russian President a multimedia film on the forthcoming exhibition and told him in detail of its planned layout.
Mr. Putin described the project as "a nice and timely initiative," but said that, in his view, its title wasn't precise. According to him, it was the narrow circle of Russian aristocracy that spoke French, not the whole nation, as the display's title suggests. French was the language of Russian intelligentsia, he remarked.
Mr. Putin said that he would like the linguistic and cultural influence to be mutual, not one-way. He believes an appropriate environment should be created to encourage French people to study the Russian language and civilization. "But no matter what language we speak, the important thing is that we understand each other," he emphasized.
The exhibition opens at the Musee de l'Armee, in the Cour d'Honneur des Invalides, on May 20, 2003. It will be running under the auspices of the Presidents of Russia and France.
The Potanin-chaired Board of Trustees includes, among others, Russian Culture Minister Mikhail Shvydkoi and Foreign Ministers Igor Ivanov of Russia and Dominique de Villepin of France.
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Categories Photos insomniacednes Post author By Rian Post date August 1, 2008 3 Comments on insomniacednes I wasn’t really asleep.. I was just meditating on unconsciousness.. ← Miao? → Gitmo 3 replies on “insomniacednes” The sepia colours in this shot almost make me sleepy! Great capture of mood. lol.. I am contemplating meditation myself in such manner. Nice angle. I know these moods, great light…..and a great light :P:P Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. | <urn:uuid:594f410b-5b35-47d1-8953-b3be5971335a> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 630 |
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Once your mains have been switched off, if the leak is still continuing and it is still continuously coming from a hot water pipe (which is not a part of your central heating), then this will also be coming from your cold-water tank in your loft. Hot water comes from your cold-water tank as gravity moves the water into your hot water cylinder from the tank and it then travels into your pipes.
A leak from a hot water pipe can instantly be stopped to avoid further damage by locating and turning off your gate valve. This will be on your cold supply pipe which should be connected to the hot water cylinder and can easily be identified as a red handle that looks like a wheel. This will usually be in your airing cupboard and should be located on the lowest pipe that connects to your hot water cylinder.
If turning the gate valve near your hot water cylinder does not work then you can turn on all of your hot taps. As mentioned above, this will definitely empty the contents of your cold-water tank. As before, additionally opening your cold taps at the same time as your hot taps will ensure that this process happens faster but, for this to work, you must ensure that your cold taps are not supplied by your mains.
Before you call Bristol Drain and Plumbing emergency plumber do give some thought into whether you actually do need our help.
This is a vital point to consider as some plumbing or drainage problems can be solved very easily and quickly without our professional help. For example, there could be the problem of an overflowing toilet cistern. In this situation a customer may be alarmed and contact us as this can cause water to emerge from the toilet and from the overflow pipe that is on the side of your property. However, a problem like this can easily be resolved as, when we have been called out to cases like this before, a quick examination of the cistern let us diagnose the problem rapidly. This, as is often the case, was caused by the flat having become unscrewed from the arm of the ball valve. To resolve this, all that was needed was for the ball valve to be screwed back onto the float arm and the problem was solved. This took only a matter of seconds and could easily be done at home if you know what to look for.
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Making luuurrv and mindless fucking are two very different, but equally important things.
Escorts on Reddit have revealed what having sex for money is like, and how it compares to their romantic antics.
It’s safe to say we all perform differently when we have no feelings for someone and know we won’t see them again.
During one-night stands, people are famously selfish in bed with little affection (unless you’re like my mate who ‘does it for the cuddles after’).
Elite Daily went to Reddit to get, from the escort’s mouth, what paid sex is like. And some of it might surprise you.
Some escorts find paid sex very tense due to the safety risks:
Including a lot of drugs…
This escort blurred the line between romance and paid sex after becoming involved with one of her clients:
It turns out that it can actually be more simple than a relationship:
There is a very practical side to the sexual arrangements:
The escorts mostly seem to separate the two spheres of sex, and a surprising number enjoy the paid sex with sugar daddies more.
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October is here, and while we certainly love the other fall months, there's just something about this one in particular that gets us oh so excited. Maybe it's the fact that Halloween is on the horizon, or maybe it's that this is the first true month where sweater weather actually becomes a thing. Either way, we can't seem to get enough of it.
If you love October as much as we do, why not take full advantage of it and enjoy a fun fall-inspired vacation this month? We know what you might be thinking -- "the money just isn't there right now." But here's the thing -- travel prices are actually much lower this month than they are in the peak months of summer. So, technically, October is the perfect time for a stress-free escape. Luckily, we've got a few recommendations for affordable, exciting October travel. Check them out below!
New England takes the nation's prize for most glorious autumn leaf-peeping opportunities, especially in Boston. Hop aboard one of the many bus or boat tours in downtown Boston to explore nearby New England towns and regions like Cape Cod or New Hampshire. Or simply take a stroll along the Charles River, where colorful autumn leaves line the river banks.
Every October, you can also see rowers cut through the waters in slender skiffs. One of Boston's most popular events, the Head of the Charles Regatta draws more than 8,000 athletes to the city to compete in what is the world’s largest 2-day rowing race. In the autumn, Boston's football, hockey and basketball teams start to heat up, too, as students return to the dozens of metro area colleges. Grab tickets to a Patriots or Bruins game -- football and hockey reign supreme this time of year. And make sure to plan a visit to coincide with Columbus Day; Boston’s Italian North End neighborhood puts on a massive celebration, with a parade, live music and family activities.
Who wouldn't want to visit one of America's most haunted cities in autumn? Savannah's spooky factor and popular ghost tours are reason enough to visit this historic city any time of year, but the town's aura feels even more ominous with Halloween on the horizon. Fall also brings a medley of events and festivals to Savannah, such as Oktoberfest, the Savannah Folk Music Festival and the Savannah Film Festival.
Because Savannah is known for its genteel gardens, squares and mansions, plan to spend a fair share of time outside. A good bet is to explore the city via a Savannah Tour of Homes and Gardens walking tour, which takes visitors through many of the city's gorgeous historic homes. Set the creepy mood on a Blue Orb Tours walking ghost tour. Or get close to the dead with a visit to the Bonaventure Cemetery, the setting for the famed book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The moss-covered graves are the final resting places of Confederate soldiers, generals, plantation owners and scions of wealthy families.
Nashville takes its music very seriously -- hey, it's didn't earn the nickname "Music City" for nothin' -- and fall amps up the sounds of the city with a full array of music festivals. Grab your cowboy hat and boots, and kick up your heels at the season’s best events: the popular Next BIG Nashville Soundland festival, the International Bluegrass Association's World of Bluegrass festival (which is held at the historic Ryman Auditorium), the Americana Music Festival, and the biggest party in town, the CMA Awards. From mid-September through mid-October, visitors can also catch Live on the Green, a 6-week series of outdoor concerts featuring up-and-coming local artists, held on Thursday nights.
Once you've gotten your music fill, wrap your head around Nashville's awesome autumn-themed offerings, such as ghost tours, haunted houses, corn mazes and scarecrow exhibits. The Nashville area is home to a fair share of spook-tacular hauntings, such as the abusive Bell Witch, the Body Farm, and even a few alleged spirits at the Grand Ole Opry House, where apparently not all former country stars go gently into that good night.
New Orleans' intrigue snaps into high gear come fall, as heat and humidity drop and the city's ghoulish past rises to the forefront thanks to spooky tours and events. Plan your visit around Halloween and be sure to attend the Voodoo Music Experience, a 3-day festival of music, underground arts and culture, and unusual crafts. Family-friendly Halloween-themed events include Boo at the Zoo, featuring games, a haunted house, a ghost train and trick-or-treating; Crawloween at the Insectarium, and Museum Mash at the Louisiana Children's Museum. Other memorable events include the Vampire Ball and Ghostly Galavant walking tour. Of course, for less kid-friendly fun, grab your sassiest costume and head to Bourbon Street to celebrate in creeptastic style.
Still, NoLa's spooky side isn't the only autumn draw to this incredible city. Festivals fill the calendar in October, including Crescent City Blues and BBQ, free, weekly Wednesday concerts in Lafayette Square and the New Orleans Film Festival. Finally, for the sports-minded traveler, check out a New Orleans Saints game at the famed Superdome; 'tis the season.
The gods of weather have graced San Diego with the perfect climate: comfortably warm, dry and typically sunny without ever being unbearably scorching. Autumn is no different in this city by the sea, but what does change is the departure of the summer crowds, leaving San Diego and its attractions quieter and more convenient to visit. Visitors might be tempted to forget that seasons have changed; it's still possible to snorkel in La Jolla Cove, surf at Mission Bay Park and take a hike at Palomar Mountain State Park well into October. Families should take advantage of October's free admission for kids 3 to 11 at the unparalleled San Diego Zoo, which also allows guests to camp overnight at the zoo through November by signing up for the Roar and Snore Safari program. | <urn:uuid:63972e72-b6fc-458e-ac36-488a8ff5ba18> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 5,919 |
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 24, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Twitter-based Ads
A battle appears to be brewing over the promise of monetizing Twitter and, more specifically, over the placement of ads on the Twitter platform.
In a lengthy blog post today, Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer, Dick Costolo, announced that the company will not allow third parties to place ads in the Twitter stream — something that [...]
- Bartz: “Google Is 90% Search, That’s A Fact” – Except It’s Not
Mike Arrington just had a no-holds barred interview with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz at TechCrunch Disrupt. Bartz gave back as good as she got, at least in sound bites. As usual, I didn’t find many of her statements convincing. A highlight was her saying “Google is 90% search. That’s a fact.” It’s not.
In particular, Bartz [...]
- SMX Advanced London 2010 Live Blog Recap
Last week was SMX Advanced London and although I was not able to personally attend, there were plenty of live bloggers on attendance to give us the blow by blow. Below is the coverage we found of the show:
39 SMX London 2010 Recap Tweets from Day One, SEOptimise
8 tips to clean up your code [...]
- The Yahoo-Nokia Deal: Some Details & Perspective
Yahoo and Nokia made their anticipated partnership announcement this morning in New York. The public elements of the deal include the following:
Nokia will be the exclusive, global provider of Yahoo!’s maps and navigation services, integrating Ovi Maps across Yahoo! properties, branded as “powered by Ovi.”
Yahoo! will become the exclusive, global provider of Nokia’s [...]
- Google Finally Reveals How Much It Keeps From AdSense
The Google AdSense blog announced the exact revenue share they give publishers for placing AdSense ads on their web site. In the upcoming months, Google promised to show the revenue share within the AdSense interface reports.
Google broke down the revenue share in two categories so far:
(1) 68% revenue share for content ads, the [...]
- Search Biz: Google Vs. Viacom, Pakistan Vs. Facebook, Google Vs. US, Apple Vs. Google & The Russians Are Coming!
It’s been a little while since we’ve done a Search Biz column. So it’s time to dust off the old snark machine and get right into it. First up there’s a very entertaining post on some new, unsealed records from the YouTube-Viacom litigation featuring a range of colorful expletives as both sides insult one another [...]
- Setting The Table For Restaurant SEO: Menus
Restaurants are some of the most-searched types of businesses in local. Because of this, Google and other search engines typically look for some specific content and signals for rankings, and for eateries, the number one type of content sought on websites is the menu. Menus are so important for restaurants that they should be optimized [...]
- Google AdWords Adds Ad Extensions Tab
The Google AdWords blog announced they have added an ad extensions tab to campaigns with ad extensions as an option.
Ad Extensions are features that can be added to your AdWords ads and include Ad Sitelinks, Product Extensions, Video Extensions, Location Extensions, Multiple Addresses for Location Extensions, and Click-to-Call Phone Extensions. To learn more about [...]
- Everybody Deserves A Second Chance: Using Remarketing To Reach Abandoned Shoppers
Google allows you to serve an ad across its content network to a someone who has previously visited your website. This powerful “retargeting” capability allows you multiple opportunities to reach consumers who:
Did not convert
Signed up for an email newsletter
Abandoned a shopping cart
Sign up for a trail subscription
There are many ways of using remarketing [...]
- Google’s Push To Speed Up Your Web Site
Google continues to make a big push for improving your website download performance. Earlier in May Google’s Maile Ohye posted a video on the Google Webmaster Central Blog on the case for speeding up your site, tools for helping you find speed related problems, and some specific speed optimization tips. Some of the [...]
- I Want My GTV: Will Google TV Soar Or Sink?
Notwithstanding the glitches, the demo last week was impressive: the seamless blending of TV and web content, the beautiful UI, the smooth search and browse capabilities. Now, a few days after the heady discussion and CEO briefings at Google’s I/O developer conference, we can reflect a bit on what the outlook might be for this [...]
- Top 10 SEM Tips From SMX Advanced London 2010
Last week, SMX London graduated to SMX Advanced status. We in the UK eagerly anticipated the fresh new tips and tricks which are usually left until several beers later in the networking bars!
And we certainly weren’t disappointed. I thought it would be useful to share with Search Engine Land readers the top ten advanced search [...]
- U.S. Newspapers Start Selling SEO
Your local newspaper may soon offer SEO services. Heck, maybe it already is.
Two of the three biggest newspaper publishers in the U.S. have recently announced that they’re selling marketing services to small/local businesses … and those services include things like SEO, local search marketing, and more.
Gannett Newspapers is the latest to hop on the SEO [...]
- Google Pac-Man: The FAQ + Kill Screen Winners
Judging from the tweets I’ve seen, people are loving Google’s version of Pac-Man that’s playable on the Google home page today and tomorrow. They also have questions about it. Has anyone reached the end? Will you be able to play it in the future? Answers to these and more, below.
Why’s Google Doing This?
To celebrate the [...]
- Google Adds Images To Real-Time Results
There’s no formal blog post about this that we know of yet, just a tweet from Google’s Jeremy Hylton announcing that images are now showing up in Google’s real-time search results.
Actually, you have to specifically request to include images with your results. After doing a search for “lunch” and clicking to see Updates from [...]
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
- Be our guest…be our guest blogger!, Yahoo Answers Blog
- PAC-MAN rules!, Official Google Blog
- Spring Cleaning: Comments, offline, and older browser support, Official Google Reader Blog
- When do you throw a CEO’s privacy under the bus?, scobleizer.com
- California Supreme Court to consider age bias case against Google, Mercury News
- Carol Bartz Talks With Michael Arrington At TechCrunch Disrupt, TechCrunch
- Nokia and Yahoo! to Bring Integrated Web Services to Millions of Consumers around the World, Yahoo Press Releases
- Yahoo Looks To Direct Mail Partner To Help it Crack Local Ad Markets, paidContent.org
- Yahoo’s New Core Competency Seems to Be Outsourcing to Others, gigaom.com
Local, Maps & Mobile
- Keeping up-to-date on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Official Google Blog
- Google open-sources My Tracks GPS Android app, CNET News
- Inside Foursquare: Checking In Before the Party Started (Part I), Wired
- Buying Domains For Link Building, Search Engine Roundtable
- Links Return To Yahoo Site Explorer, Search Engine Roundtable
Paid Search & Contextual
- How Google Helps Hackers (Accidentally), PC World
- Google Studies How Search Behavior Changes When Searchers Are Faced with Difficult Questions, SEO By The Sea
- Introducing Related Questions, Ask.com Blog
- Ruud Questions: Aaron Wall, Search Engine People
- Search Marketing Talk Launched, Rob Kerry
- SMX Advanced 2010 Coverage Schedule, outspokenmedia.com
SEO & SEM
- Security Issues Could Force Facebook to Slow Down Product Development, Inside Facebook
- US Real Estate SEO Ranking Report, Net Magellan
- 10 Ways to Show Value from Your SEO Efforts, Search Engine Journal
- 2 Cross-SERPs Analysis Tools to Check Out, Search Engine Journal
- Google Site Performance in Webmaster Tools Updating Often Now, Search Engine Roundtable
- Making jQuery SEO Friendly, Shimon Sandler
- Making your video news more discoverable: best practices for news publishers, YouTube Biz Blog
- PDF ReCrawling Takes Longer Than Web ReCrawling, Search Engine Roundtable
- 6 Quick Tips to Search Twitter Like an Expert, blog.hubspot.com
- Facebook working on ‘simple’ privacy settings, CNET News
- Twitter May Allow Competitors to Purchase Trademarks as Keywords for Sponsored Tweets, Eric Goldman
- The Twitter Platform, Twitter Blog
- TweetUp Launches “AdSense For Twitter” Product At #TCDisrupt, TechCrunch
Video, Music & Image Search
Recent Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News Sharing Site:
- Ruud Questions: Aaron Wall
- No1 Ranking Lost 87% Value In Last Month…and It’s Still No1
- A Plea To Corporate America: Get IT Out Of The SEO Business
- 5 Google Experts Answer 25 SEO Questions
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Well, that was a bit anticlimactic, wasn’t it? House Republicans had hoped that their scheme to force a vote repealing last year’s health care legislation would capture lightning in a bottle – giving voice to the anger of the Tea Party movement, fulfilling the GOP’s principal 2010 campaign promise, and ensuring that health care would continue pitting Americans against one another all the way to 2012. But in the wake of the Tucson shootings, as we continue to mourn the dead and root for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ remarkable recovery, the pettiness and empty symbolism of the repeal vote clearly ran counter to the national mood. And in the end, news of yesterday’s vote was buried beneath the pomp and circumstance (and immediacy, in terms of our economic future) of President Obama’s summit with Chinese president Hu Jintao.
Instead, House Republicans will have to be satisfied with the attention devoted to the other empty symbol of their rise to majority status: their insistence upon devoting a day of the House’s time to reading the U.S. Constitution aloud. It was a reminder that the Tea Party has spent the last two years complaining that every Democratic initiative of 2009-10, from the stimulus to health care to Obama propping his feet on the Oval Office desk, was a direct assault on that Constitution. (To help drive their point home, they turned every protest into a Revolutionary War re-enactment, complete with “Don’t Tread On Me” flags and
tinfoil tricorn hats and threats to “water the tree of liberty.”) More important, reciting the Constitution was the culmination of the Teafoxlicans’ moderately successful efforts to claim the document as their own, and to portray liberalism as not merely “socialism,” but unconstitutional socialism.
Never mind the irony inherent in conservatives demanding fealty to (or even claiming an understanding of) the Constitution, after they spent the entire Bush administration cheering as our government ran amok over the Bill of Rights (torture, wiretapping, rendition, suppression of dissent, etc., etc.) and launched a couple of long-running foreign conflicts without obtaining congressional declarations of war. (That’s Article One, Section Eight, in case you’ve forgotten.) The most intriguing – and, really, hilarious – irony about this month’s dramatic reading was that Republicans, in their headlong rush to establish constitutional absolutism and strict-constructionism as their guiding principles, refused to read the actual … you know … Constitution in its entirety.
They couldn’t. Because if they did read the whole thing – including those uncomfortable parts about slavery being okey-dokey, and blacks counting as three-fifths of a person, and indirect election of senators, and property ownership (including a penis) being required to vote, and all that – they might have to face the fact that for 220 years we’ve treated the Constitution as a malleable document, open to interpretation and selective ignoring and wholesale change. Such a recognition just wouldn’t jibe with conservatives’ current fashion for constitutional sanctimony — using the document (and particularly the 10th Amendment) as an all-purpose weapon against perceived big-government tyrannies, and wrapping themselves up in arguments about “the framers’ original intent” as a way of portraying themselves as more law-abiding, more freedom-loving, more founders-following, more American than their opponents.
Of course, we’ve seen conservatives play this sort of game before. For decades now, ever since a few leftists committed the cardinal sin of burning the American flag to protest the Vietnam War, racism, sexism, and other issues during the 1960s and ’70s, Republicans have found great success wrapping themselves in that flag. They’ve pimped it out at every opportunity in order to symbolize their supposedly superior patriotism — touring flag factories, adorning their “news” channel’s onscreen logo — while forcing the left into a permanent defensive crouch, even when it comes to frivolities like lapel pins.
Liberals largely respond either by taking the bait and playing defense, which never works, or by pretty much ceding the flag to the GOP. It is a sad fact that Republicans have succeeded in politicizing the flag to such an extent that progressives have been forced either to attempt to “reclaim” it from its attachment to the conservative values we oppose, or else to downgrade it (in our own minds, at least) as a symbol of what is good and true about our nation. When we’ve chosen the latter course, we traditionally have fallen back on the Constitution as the still-universal evidence of American, yes, exceptionalism. It is probably the greatest governing document ever created, and – from a liberal perspective – the improvements made to it over time, via amendments and judicial review and landmark court decisions and whatnot, exemplify our nation’s ability to change, to progress, to make substantive strides along the way to becoming A More Perfect Union.
Focusing on the Constitution also appeals to liberals because it is about ideas and ideals, not just nationalism. I’ve written about all this before, back when Obama’s failure to wear a flag pin created such a trumped-up furor during the ’08 campaign; I discussed it in terms conjured by a professor of mine at Penn, Carolyn Marvin, who posed the dichotomy of Constitution and flag as a metaphor for the mind-body problem. To oversimplify her thesis, one serves as the brains of the republic, the other as the body — beginning with the earliest symbolism imparted by paintings that depicted the flag emerging fully formed from Betsy Ross’ lap, as though a literal birth were taking place. Anyway, if there is to be tension between the mind and body, as a liberal I’ve long rationalized that it’s just as well if conservatives take the flag and leave us with the Constitution, for all the reasons enumerated above.
Now, of course, conservatives believe they can (and must) hoard the Constitution as well. In the wake of their own failures of the last decade and their sweeping defeats in two election cycles, they sensed the need to find another way of marginalizing progressive policies — and Obama’s entire presidency, which many of them would have you believe is unconstitutional in itself. At the same time, they’ve found the Constitution a useful shield against accusations that they’re Just Saying No to Obama’s policies, without offering coherent alternatives. Better, I suppose, to hide behind a set of two-centuries-old ideas than to offer any new ones of your own.
But the Constitution over which Teafoxlicans now wish to claim dominance is not the one that’s flexible enough to invite interpretation and allow for progress (from the freeing of slaves to Brown v. Board of Education, from women’s suffrage to abortion rights, from the striking down of laws that banned interracial marriage and sodomy to the inevitable approval of same-sex marriage). No, conservatives demand that the government obey what they believe was the framers’ original intent – the words in the document itself, or at least as many of them as John Boehner is willing to have read aloud.
This strict-constructionist pageant of politicizing the Constitution may have reached its apex with the recitation in the House, but it began with the Tea Party protests and, before that, with years of rants about “judicial activism” that supposedly has betrayed the founding fathers’ virtuous (and apparently infallible) intentions. The trouble with such absolutism is not just that it requires ignoring the many ways in which the founders were, indeed, fallible; it also requires ignoring some of the wording that directly pertains to the Constitution’s flexibility, and it requires utterly (and ironically) ignoring the history of the document’s creation.
If you remember that history, you know that the phrasing of the 10th Amendment was the subject of considerable consternation among the founders. Article One, Section Eight (mentioned above as it relates to war powers) also gives Congress the power “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” (my emphasis) to carrying out the Constitution’s other instructions – a phrase that some framers found dangerous because it seemed to give Congress an unlimited mandate. To tame that wild beast a little bit, states’-rights advocates pressed for inclusion of the 10th Amendment, which reads, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” During debate on the amendment, those same advocates pushed hard to include the word “expressly” – i.e., “powers not expressly delegated to the United States” – which would have made the Amendment similar to a clause that had severely limited federal power under the ineffective Articles of Confederation. That word was rejected, however, and the imprecision of the 10th Amendment has served the nation remarkably well through the years, from John Marshall to … at long last … the previous Congress seizing the reins on health-care reform.
Of course, it remains to be seen how much of last year’s legislation will survive the legal challenges currently working their way through the courts. Conservatives insist that the 10th Amendment precludes such elements as the individual mandate to purchase insurance; Democrats, and most constitutional scholars, believe there’s ample precedent to suggest that the phrasing of the “commerce clause” in Article One, along with the “necessary and proper” clause, give Congress the power to regulate a national industry like health care pretty much any way it wants. As usual, such questions eventually will be decided on the whims of the nation’s second-most (or perhaps first-most) powerful man, Justice Anthony Kennedy.
In the meantime, as Republicans continue to press their supposed superiority when it comes to all things patriotic and moral and freedom-loving, it’s interesting to note that “The Constitution Tells Me So” has largely replaced “The Bible Tells Me So” as the state-of-the-art absolutist argument of mainstream Republicanism. Both are intended to cut off debate, rather than to encourage it – after all, who wants to be seen as anti-Constitution, any more than he wants to be seen as anti-Bible? Yet, as an impediment to progress toward equality and real individual rights, this new absolutism is unlikely to prove any more successful than the old one over the long term. After all, times change – and just as our attitudes have shifted dramatically concerning biblical precepts on stoning and slavery and bigotry and pork, our interpretations of the Constitution inevitably will continue to shift as well. And no matter what strict-constructionists say, that’s exactly – nay, expressly — how the framers intended it to be. | <urn:uuid:5ac1021e-f489-4d83-b082-c801cbdca4a0> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 10,891 |
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This pilot crashed his plane into a torpedo to save the carrier
Warrant Officer Sakio Komatsu had just taken off from the aircraft carrier Taiho during the Battle of the Philippine Sea when he spotted six American torpedoes bearing down on his ship.
Almost immediately, he banked his “Judy” dive bomber into the path of one, causing it to detonate against the plane and preventing a hit against the carrier at the cost of his own life.
Near the end of World War II, the Japanese launched one of their best-ever carrier designs. While the carrier Taiho lacked the catapults of many of its American rivals, it was heavily armored, carried 73 aircraft and massive amounts of aviation fuel and ammunition, and boasted radar.
The Taiho launched on April 7, 1943, and was commissioned on March 7, 1944. With the Japanese Navy in retreat across most of the Pacific, the admirals held the Taiho in reserve until it could be sent where it would make a significant difference.
It was an armored support carrier, meant to serve on the frontline and protect older carriers launching their planes from the rear. With massive supplies of ammunition and fuel, it would be able to refuel and rearm planes from other carriers.
The ship was committed to combat in June as part of the Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the largest carrier battles in history. The goal of the Japanese forces was to force a confrontation with the U.S. and wipe out the greater American numbers.
On the morning of June 19, the Japanese force, with the Taiho as its flagship, launched planes in what would be one of the most lopsided defeats in naval history. The inexperienced Japanese pilots were massacred in what was later known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
But the Taiho only participated in part of the defeat. In the opening hours of the battle, the USS Albacore spotted the carrier and launched a spread of six torpedoes right as the second wave of planes was taking off.
Komatsu saw the torpedoes immediately after he took off and banked around, crashing his plane into the path and destroying the torpedo at the cost of his own life. Usually, that sort of heroism would mean that the story ends with, “He was awarded a medal and saved the lives of thousands.”
But while Komatsu was heralded for his decision, it wasn’t enough to save the Taiho. Four of the torpedoes missed, one was intercepted by Komatsu, but the sixth impacted the Taiho. It blew through the outer armor and created openings between an aviation tank, a fuel oil tank, and the surrounding ocean.
The Taiho crew gamely patched what holes it needed to and resumed launching aircraft. But there was a danger in its bowels. The leaking fuels were turning into vapors and filling the ship. For just over six hours, the ship continued fighting while the ship turned into a bomb.
Then it blew.
The blast rocked through the ship, blowing out the sides and opening holes that stretched down below the waterline. So Komatsu’s actions were one of the more heroic moments in warfare history, but it wasn’t enough to save his friends or his ship.
Approximately 1,200 men died with the ship.
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This Swedish fighter was decades ahead of its time
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The Army is looking for ways to keep generals from misbehaving
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As boys, we used our knives mainly to play a game we called “mumblety-peg.” (I have a hard time believing this, but Merriam-Webster says the first known use of that word, mumblety-peg, was in 1647, and that it first referred to what the loser in the game had to do— pull a peg out of the ground with his or her teeth.) The essence of the game was to stand the open knife vertically on arm, head, knee, whatever, and flip it so that the blade stuck in the ground. That’s how I learned that any knife will fall, end over end, and stick into the ground every time if allowed to fall from the right height using only gravity without any extra push or flip. Experienced mumblety-peg players knew that and had rules about how the knife was to be flipped or not flipped. Often it had to be flipped from between two fingers, going consecutively from one pair of fingers to the next. Off an arm, the player might have to execute a double flip before the knife stuck in the ground for the maneuver to be legitimate. We also spent a lot of time throwing our knives at trees so that they would stick like in Tarzan movies. This was a good way to ruin a pocketknife in a hurry.
Any of you readers ever play mumblety-peg? I asked my grandson and he never heard of it.
Today, everyone, country or city, needs a pocketknife handy. Anyone who has to open packages (and that’s everyone) encased in the latest impenetrable plastic wrap, or secured with the latest indestructible tape, soon learns to carry a pocketknife. Especially at Christmas time, when so many gifts come by way UPS etc., technology has devised inhumane wrappings that will yield only to a blowtorch, but can be slit open without too much trouble with a sharp knife.
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A boy can no longer take his pocketknife to school. If caught, he could get expelled, so I am told. What in the world has the world come to?
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Pranay Sanklecha works in ethics and political philosophy. He grew up in India, and has studied or worked at the Universities of Oxford, Bern, and Graz. His teaching and research interests cover topics like: the meaning of life, intergenerational justice, the ethics of climate change, methods of justification in normative philosophy, philosophy as a way of life. These research interests are connected by virtue of all being about one of the fundamental questions of practical philosophy: how should a person live? He is currently working on a book on the meaning of life, and how to live when we don’t know what it is.
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The Brazil international is into his second season with the French champions and was recently targeted by Marseille fans throwing objects as PSG ran out 2-0 winners in Le Classique at Stade Velodrome on Sunday.
Speaking with the Players’ Tribune as part of a crossover interview with basketball star Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Neymar talked about playing and training alongside Messi, while he also had praise for Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.
“I played with Messi, who is, for me, one of the greatest footballers of all time, and he is my idol in football,” he said. “With Messi, I learned every day, whether during our practice, or playing with him, or just watching him play. That made me stronger and it increased my capacity on the field because I kept learning a lot from him.
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“The other moment happened this year, after my first surgery. It was close to the World Cup, I did not see myself playing, and my family, my girlfriend [now ex Bruna Marquezine] and my friends stayed with me — they made me believe in my dream: that I would play in a World Cup again. These two moments are important to me — believing in this comeback.”
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Kuchinich's Peculiar Strategy
Write-in "Doug Mann" for School Board
by Doug Mann, 29 Oct 2004, Submitted to the Star-Tribune for publication 28 Oct 2004
The following is posted with permission from the author.
From: email@example.com (Mato Ska)
Subject: Kucinich's Peculiar Strategy
In discussions around Kucinich I am curious about the lack of substantive discussion of his underlying political agenda- its origins and its impact on his strategy. I am not talking here about his positions on issues. They have been tailor-made for his campaign and are designed to meet the needs of his campaign strategy.
As an urban populist, Kucinich is well acquainted with rising movements and upsurges of popular resistance. His election as mayor of Cleveland took place in a period of rising struggles of steelworkers within the Rustbelt against plant closings, attacks on union democracy, and economic dislocations of steelworkers. Kucinich and Traficant are products of that era.
It is curious that Kucinich continues to see that his base of support comes from outside the Democratic Party. He has focused a lot of attention on recruiting Greens for his campaign. His 2% support within the Democratic Party has not shown any sign of increasing. He has made it clear that he will not leave the Democratic Party and that he will support the Democratic candidate, no matter who it is. I would suggest that his urban populism leads him into his current strategy of riding a wave of Green opposition.
When Kucinich got elected as mayor of Cleveland, he did so without the support of the Democratic Party in the city. This impacted on the support of the predominately African-American wards and precincts. It also cost him in his ability to implement his program. Ten months after being elected there was a recall effort which he barely survived. In the study, THE AMERICAN MAYOR, he is listed as the seventh worse mayor in US history. Something which is not raised much in discussions.
I would suggest that a successful effort is more realizable when a Democrat becomes Green or Laborite, then when they stay Democrat and "fight within, to change the party". Such is the scenario being seen in San Francisco, where Matt Gonzalez is currently leading in the polls in the run-off election there. The old line that "Greens can't win" is now being replaced with "Now is the time for all good Democrats to come to the aid of their party."
Hopefully, people will realize that the Green Party really is an alternative party, and not just a left wing of the Democratic party. That is a prerequisite to function as an independent party. Otherwise, the presumption will be that a third party is an interloper, a "spoiler", and needs to conform their electoral decisions about where and when to run on the basis of what the Democratic Party's needs are.
My suggestion to Mr. Kucinich is, if he wants to be taken seriously, he would be better off finding a new partner. The one (the DP) that he came to the party with has already left with someone else(the DLC). Since I take him at his word as far as his strategy goes, I won't promote any illusions in that regard.
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Subject: ppcoea-renovation branch merged
To: None <firstname.lastname@example.org>
From: Tim Rightnour <email@example.com>
Date: 10/17/2007 13:17:05
The ppcoea-renovation branch has been merged into netbsd-current today.
This branch was a complete cleanup of the many different OEA-cpu based powerpc
ports that are present in NetBSD. Some of the features included in this branch:
Unified isa and pci code for the different platforms.
There is a basic set of general routines which should work on most machines,
however, for the ones that require special handling, it is easy to override
these and provide port-specific routines for only those routines that need to
Unified PIC/interrupt controller and IPI handling.
Many of the ports had near-identical code in the extrintr.c files, where the
only changes were to deal with machine specific differences, or different
interrupt controllers. A new system was developed where a general pic handler
is installed, and various pic drivers are initialized on a per-port or
hardware-probe basis. This allows all of the ports to share not only base
interrupt code, but the specific code for each PIC as well. Any port that has
special PIC needs, can supply a set of pic routines to provide this support.
Unified startup and timecounter code.
All ports converted to rennovation share timecounter code, and many of the
ports share some of the early statup via common routines. For example the
bebox, prep, and ibmnws port all have a PREP memory map, so rather than define
this in machdep.c for every port, we now define it in powerpc/oea/prep_machdep.c
ofppc was significantly retooled as part of the renovation. It is not
currently complete, and still needs much work to be a viable port.
pmppc was removed as a port, and is now a kernel config in evbppc.
bebox is still not fully converted, more work is still pending there.
no attempt was made to renovate amigappc.
Please report any compilation or use problems to port-powerpc, work on these
ports is still ongoing.
The following people contributed to this branch: (apologies if I missed anyone)
Tim Rightnour <firstname.lastname@example.org>
NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
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- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan and line 2 baking sheets with baking papert. Arrange the candy canes in pairs on the trays, to make heart shapes. Put a lolly stick between each one, where they meet at the bottom. Put the trays in the oven and cook for 5 mins.
- The candy canes should now be soft enough for you to carefully pinch together where they join at the top and the bottom, around the stick. Be careful as the canes will be extremely hot, but work quickly or they will set and you won’t be able to pinch them together.
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Environmental review found long list of concerns, but Bill Bennett says B.C. economy needs the mine
Mines Minister Bill Bennett is heading to Ottawa to support the contentious New Prosperity mine proposal in the Cariboo, the minister said Tuesday.
Bennett, speaking to project boosters brought together by the B.C. Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver, said he will go to the national capital Thursday to tell his federal counterparts that the province considers the $1.5-billion New Prosperity mine an important piece in its economic plan.
“I’m going to seek to influence the decision, of course,” Bennett said to reporters. “I want them to say yes because they can say yes. I want to make sure they have all the information to do that.”
A decision on whether the open-pit copper-gold mine goes ahead rests with federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq. She is studying a second review by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, which concluded the mine would have significant environmental impacts. Taseko Mines Ltd. is disputing a major element that went into that conclusion.
Taseko revised its initial proposal for the mine, 125 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, after its first proposal was rejected by the assessment agency in 2010.
Bennett said it wouldn’t be appropriate to meet with Aglukkaq because she is the statutory decision maker, but intends to press his point with others at Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet table, including Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt and Labour Minister Kellie Leitch.
“What I want to do is provide information, I want to make sure the federal government understands that we do this in British Columbia,” Bennett said of open-pit mining.
“We have the technology and expertise to see that this is done,” in a responsible fashion, he said.
Bennett said the latest environmental review included 28 recommendations for addressing environmental concerns that could easily be made conditions of the mine’s approval.
His message to the federal ministers is that the project is important to the province in conjunction with Premier Christy Clark’s jobs plan, “and we need to build some things if we’re going to meet our targets in that plan.”
Bennett acknowledged that the mine faces opposition from the Tsihlqot’in First Nation, but he believes there is still an opportunity to answer its concerns and offer support through means such as sharing mineral royalties that would come from the mine.
B.C. Chamber of Commerce CEO John Winter said the intent of Tuesday’s event was to send a “consolidated message” to Ottawa “to make sure the federal government knows there’s strong support for the proposal.”
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A contentious decision to give unions a vote for Queensland Labor's parliamentary leader has exposed divisions in the party.
Labor is holding its annual state conference in Brisbane and members voted on Saturday to give MPs, branches and unions a three-way vote for the leader of the Labor Party after next year's state election.
However the conference was split on the vote and some conference delegates, including former MP and comeback hopeful Cameron Dick, argued unions should be excluded from the vote.
"It's not a matter of shame, as some called out, to debate this," he said.
State MPs including Jo-Ann Miller and Jackie Trad spoke in favour of the motion to include unions.
"Cameron, we know there's a bit of self-interest in this," Ms Miller said.
Current leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said the rowdy debate was healthy.
"This is a broad party and what I've said from day one is that I want robust discussion," she said.
Ms Palaszczuk will address the Labor conference on Sunday.
Labor membership surging
On Saturday, state president Dick Williams told the party faithful membership has almost doubled since the party's 2012 thrashing.
Mr Williams said Labor had done better than expected since the election whitewash, when the party was reduced to just seven out of 89 seats.
It had resounding wins in two by-elections and membership numbers had increased by about 4,000.
The party is now the fastest growing in the country.
"We have gone from about 5,000 members to almost 9,000 in just two-and-a-half short years," he said.
"That represents growth in excess of 65 per cent. That growth continues unabated."
Political analysts have predicted that the Liberal National Party (LNP) has such a huge majority it could hold onto power for between three and five terms.
Consecutive polls however indicate Labor is emerging as a viable alternative and Premier Campbell Newman is at risk of being a one-term wonder.
Mr Williams said Labor needed to gain another five percentage points to get 40 per cent "magic number" in primary support.
"Much, much more must be done to convert a front-page story about an out-of-touch LNP Government polling badly into a front-page story about Queensland Labor achieving what many say is the unachievable," Mr Williams said.
"Without getting too carried away, Queensland Labor is now in a position that even the most optimistic of us would not have dreamed possible just two short years ago." | <urn:uuid:6da62ae6-5cdd-48d7-b4bb-74e8c415cc88> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,431 |
05 Yamaha XT 225 discussion forum:
i have the oppertunity to get a 1993 xt 225 any help?
|i have the oppertunity to get a 1993 xt 225 any help?|
|jorge said 2008-02-21 04:16|
so are the 1993\\\īs (xt 225) as fun and reliable as the 2005\\\īs?
does any one have one? or had one?
anything i should look for?
does it have any inherent problems to it?
whats it worth with 5,700 miles on it?
thanks for any help.
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Maureen Sullivan named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
CHICAGO — Maureen Sullivan, owner of Maureen Sullivan Associates and Professor of Practice in the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science Ph.D. Program in Managerial Leadership, is the 2010 Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic/research librarianship and library development.
Sullivan will receive a $5,000 award at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, at the joint ACRL/LLAMA Awards Presentation at the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
"Maureen's career has been deeply influential across the spectrum,” said Barbara Jenkins, chair of the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award Committee and Director for Instruction and Campus Partnerships at the University of Oregon. “Her work in organizational development and strategic planning has had a unique and lasting impact on many individuals and organizations. Almost single handedly, she ushered academic libraries into the world of effective strategic planning - strategic planning that has had a significant impact on how we engage our students, faculty and others who use our libraries. She has been a model for others in how to reach out, mentor and engage new professionals and experienced colleagues."
“I am honored to receive this award,” said Sullivan. “It is especially meaningful because of all of the opportunities that ACRL and its members have given me throughout my career. I am very fortunate to have received support and guidance from so many colleagues in ACRL and in the profession.”
Over the course of her career, Sullivan has made an impact on the profession by providing personnel management, staff development and organizational development services to a long list of libraries across the country. She has also facilitated leadership development programs for individual libraries and library associations such as the Texas Library Association and Michigan Library Association. Sullivan was instrumental in the establishment of the ACRL/ Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, teaching in the institute program for several years and serving as chair from 1999-2004.
Sullivan’s distinguished record of service to the profession includes serving as ACRL president from 1998-99 and as member of the association’s Board of Directors from 1997-2000. She served as an ex-officio member of the Harvard Leadership Institute Committee and was a member of both the ACRL 2003 and 2005 National Conference Planning Committees. Sullivan’s service to ALA includes co-chairing the Emerging Leaders Initiative from 2006-08 and acting as chair of the Minority Fellowship Program Advisory Board (1989-95).
In addition to her well-respected work as an organizational consultant, Sullivan is the author of several articles on management and organizational development including “Organization Development in Libraries,” published in Library Administration and Management (2004); “The Promise of Appreciative Inquiry in Library Organizations,” in Library Trends (2004) and “Total Quality Management in Higher Education,” in the Journal of Library Administration (1993).
Prior to founding her consulting practice in 1991, Sullivan served as Human Resources Administrator at the Yale University Library from 1983-91 and Management Training Program Specialist for the Association of Research Libraries from 1980-83. She worked at the University of Maryland-College Park as Assistant Personnel Librarian and Assistant Director of Libraries for Personnel from 1977-80. She began her appointment in the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science in 2006.
Sullivan received her B.A in History from the University of Maryland in 1974 and earned her M.L.S. from the University of Maryland in 1976.
The award dates back to 1978, and recent award winners include Gloriana St. Clair (2009); Peter Hernon (2008); Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson (2007); Ray English (2006); Ravindra Nath (R. N.) Sharma (2005); Tom Kirk (2004); Ross Atkinson, (2003); Shelley Phipps, (2002) and Larry Hardesty (2001).
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UK dental lab Attenborough Dental‘s spine is probably not the bassline, but a 3D printer. For over 100 years, it has been a dental laboratory and it is currently active in more than 20 countries worldwide. 3D printing techniques are becoming more and more common in the field of dental innovations and the lab therefore wants to expand its services and aims to use it in the field of orthopedics. It might sound very futuristic, but a 3D printed spinal implant could be a solution to many patients.
3D printed spinal implants could be such a benefit for patients because of the implant’s ability to be customized. The problem with today’s spinal implants is that they use a one-size-fits-all approach, which means the implants often don’t fit perfectly. The company’s managing director Ed Attenborough has summarized todays problems perfectly to Nottingham Post: “Patients are made to fit the artificial implant, via surgery, instead of the implant being made to fit the patient.”
The company therefore wants to do things differently in the future. They aim to 3D scan a person’s spine in order to learn more about the exact measurements of the limb. Thereafter, the 3D scan will be used to create a 3D model, which will be the basis of an actual print. In this scenario, a patient’s spine does not need to be made to fit the artificial implant anymore, as the implant will be made to fit the patient.
Nottingham company can print a spare part for your spine! Read more at http://t.co/xC5VoOzXun
— ATTENBOROUGH DENTAL (@ATTENBOROUGHDEN) May 23, 2014
Mr. Attenborough expects to help 24 patients the next 18 months. This is only the beginning of something bigger, as the laboratory wants to invest whether the same technique could also be used in different fields, such knees and hips implants. To Nottingham Post, the managing director explained the following:
“We have a 3D patient scanning centre on site which has an accuracy of up to 20 microns. We also have a 3D printing and manufacturing centre on site, accurate to five to 16 microns working with materials such as titanium and ceramics such as zirconia. We have a very unique set-up here in Nottingham with all the technology needed for the proposal under one roof, which allows us to develop an integrated product and new treatment protocols. Nottingham has one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country at its heart as well as a world-leading academic centre in 3D printing at the University of Nottingham.”
3D printing artificial bones is something which recently has been happening more and more often. Beijing’s Peking University Third Hospital as well as researchers at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine are currently doing something similar in the field of combining 3D printing techniques with spinal implants.
In addition, there recently was an English man who lost half his pelvis to bone cancer, but thanks to 3D techniques a surgeon was able to print an entirely new pelvis for the patient. The doctor from Newcastle, Craig Gerrand, used 3D printing as well as scanning techniques in order to perform what has been the first transplant of its kind. In three years time, the patient – a man in his 60s – will even be capable of walking again using a stick.
And many will remember the 3D printed skull project from The Netherlands. A 22-year-old Dutch woman suffered from a rare disease, which made her skull grow. She knew something had to be done to make her survive, and she decided to go for a risky operation. It lasted as many as 23 hours, but the operation at UMC Utrecht turned out to become a great success, making it the first time in history a patient’s skull was replaced by a 3D printed counterpart.
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NORTH ANSON — High school freshman Emily Poulin is used to drinking bottled water at home, even though she says it isn’t the best option for the environment.
At school, though, Poulin has started to carry a reusable stainless steel water bottle between classes.
“I feel like it’s important to save the Earth. Not a lot of people do it, and some people think it’s not really worth doing or don’t want to try at it, but I do,” Poulin said.
She is one of several members of Carrabec High School’s freshman class who took a pledge Tuesday saying that they would try to reduce the school’s waste by using reusable bottles and not buying bottled water sold in plastic.
Take Back the Tap, an initiative that started at Carrabec last school year, is trying to raise awareness about the amount of bottles that are thrown out and contribute to global waste each year while at the same time encouraging the school community to do what they can to change that.
Americans buy an estimated 42.6 billion single-serving plastic water bottles each year. Almost 8 out of 10 end up in a landfill or incinerator, according to the Container Recycling Institute.
The project, which received funding from two environmental agencies, has been used to purchase reusable water bottles for most of the school’s 220 students and two filling stations for the water bottles. The first filling station was installed over Christmas vacation and is being used by students including the freshman class, who received their reusable bottles Tuesday.
Located in the cafeteria, the filling station works to facilitate getting tap water into the reusable bottle. It also tracks the number of times a bottle has been refilled, a number that represents the estimated number of plastic water bottles saved. On Tuesday morning, the station said 413 bottles had been saved after just five days of use.
“Hopefully it will generate awareness about the amount of plastic waste that is generated. We really want to educate people,” said Lisa Savage, the school’s literacy coach, who helped the students write grants for the project.
Take Back the Tap was started last April by a group of four high school seniors who wrote grants for the proposed project and planned the distribution of bottles and installation of the filling stations. They received a $975 grant from Pine Tree Youth Organizing in Belgrade and a $1,000 grant from the Davis Foundations in Yarmouth.
A survey was conducted among students who taste-tested various types of bottled and tap water, with the results showing that temperature had more to do with preference than did the source of the water. Another survey found that 32 percent of the school’s faculty and staff drank bottled water every day.
A first group of water bottles was distributed to students last spring. Freshmen students who were not in the school last year received theirs to coincide with the installation of the filling stations, the second of which will be installed this week, Savage said.
Susan Hellewell, an environmental science teacher who also worked on the project, said introducing the idea to the freshmen class is not just about encouraging them to participate in reducing waste, but also in making them aware of the kinds of things students can achieve by writing grants.
“There’s a lot of money out there that people want to give to students who have good ideas. If there’s a project out there that they want to undertake, they should go for it,” Hellewell said.
Poulin, who lives in North Anson, said her mother buys a lot of bottled water at home because their well water doesn’t taste good.
“You kind of have to do it because the water tastes so bad,” Poulin said. But because of the high school project, she hopes to encourage her family to find ways to buy fewer plastic water bottles.
Taylor Stewart, 14, of Anson, another freshman student, said she usually doesn’t drink a lot of bottled water and tries to carry a resuable bottle.
“It reduces the use of plastic, which is good. I always try to carry my own water bottle,” Stewart said.
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A 22-year-old New Orleans man who was shot in the head in the 1900 block of Elizardi Boulevard in Algiers Friday night has died from his injuries, authorities said Sunday.
Brian Jones, one of four people injured in the shootings, died Sunday about 12:30 p.m. at LSU Trauma Center, said John Gagliano, chief investigator for the Orleans Parish coroner's office.
Three others were injured in the shootings, which occurred around 7 p.m. Friday, a New Orleans Police Department spokeswoman, officer Hilal Williams, said at the time.
Not long after the shooting, crime technicians had marked at least 30 casings in front of a collection of weathered apartments near the intersection of Elizardi and Wall boulevards, where a green Dodge Charger had glass shattered from gunfire.
Crimestoppers has announced an increase of up to $5,000 in the reward for additional information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspects responsible for this incident.
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“Ask any racer. Any real racer. It don’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning’s winning.” – Dominic Toretto, The Fast and The Furious, 2001.
From street racing and stolen trucks to taking on international drug lords and terrorists, The Fast and The Furious is one of the most successful and versatile film franchises ever. With a combined gross of $5 billion, the success is hard to argue against. In honor of the first Fast and Furious spin-off, Hobbs and Shaw, I thought it was time to take a look in the rear view mirror and rank the Fast franchise.
1. Fast Five
After the first four films, the street racing aspect that grounded the franchise has gotten stale and needed a shift. The fading vehicle got a new paint job and engine with this entry. The O.G. crew joined up with characters from previous entries to pull off a “final” job and walk away from the life forever. This move into a heist action series involving cars opened the franchise to a wider audience, putting the emphasis on gun fights, brawls, and the heist. The addition of “Franchise Viagra” Dwayne Johnson helped out as well.
2. Fast and Furious 6
Although Fast Five was originally seen as the conclusion to the franchise, the success caused Universal to greenlight a sixth and seventh installment with a single storyline running through both films. Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his criminal gang reunite after being offered amnesty for their crimes by Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), in exchange for helping him take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw (Luke Evans), one member of which is Toretto’s former flame Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez). The franchise transformation continued, incorporating elements of spy and adventure films. Justin Lin’s direction, cast and action sequences along with the franchise heart of family being firmly established makes this film a favorite to revisit.
3. Furious 7
Entries four through six covers the time between 2 Fast 2 Furious and The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, this installment is the first to take place after Tokyo Drift. It also establishes itself as the most emotional of all the movies. Returning to the United States, Toretto (Diesel) and Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) and the rest of their team live normal lives until Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother, puts the team in danger once again. Along with the amazing action sequences, the film is the final on-screen appearance by Paul Walker. Furious 7 ended with an emotional tribute to the actor that is assured to bring tears to your eyes.
4. Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw
The Fast franchise has grown to a point to give non-main characters the spotlight in the first spin-off. Fan favorite Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) reluctantly teams up with rival Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) against a greater threat (Idris Elba) who is threatening the world with a deadly virus. Charismatic and action packed, Hobbs and Shaw knows that it is entrenched in the Fast and Furious universe but succeeds in being its own thing. You can tell the leads having fun with their roles, especially newcomer Vanessa Kirby. Despite trying to pack too much into its two-hour runtime, the film is still a fun ride.
5. The Fate of the Furious
If the franchise ended with Furious 7, I would have understood because how do you continue after Paul Walker’s untimely death? An eighth installment was already in the works so we were going to find out. In this entry, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) seemingly turns to the dark side by betraying his team and working with cyberterroist Cipher (Charlize Theron), forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher. The first installment after completing the story arcs of Brian O’Conner and Mia Toretto (Fast O.G. Jordana Brewster), I didn’t find it as strong as the previous installments since Fast Five, mainly on the storyline. However, the outrageous action sequences and energetic acting performance were enough to make the films enjoyable.
6. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Placing this movie ahead of my next entry wasn’t easy but Justin Lin’s first entrance into the driver’s seat of a Fast and Furious movie makes a convincing argument of being decent over time. Tokyo Drift follows high school car enthusiast Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), who is sent to live in Tokyo with his father, and finds solace in the city’s driving scene, more their drifting community. At this point in time, drifting was a dominant sub-genre in the street racing world so it made sense. I didn’t like the casting of Lucas Black because I didn’t believe him being a high school student and… I just didn’t like him. The plot, acting, and action sequences could have been stronger too. Positively, it established new characters like Han (Sung Kang) and began the trend of having these films incorporating locations outside the United States. Lin’s direction could be praised as well. I mean, he has directed three sequels and is currently attached to direct two future films. He must have done something right.
7. The Fast and the Furious
The movie that started it all. The original. Starring relative unknowns, Paul Walker plays Brian O’Connor, an undercover cop tasked with discovering the identities of a group of unknown automobile hijackers led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). It’s crazy to believe that this franchise started with street racers jacking trucks that carried DVDs and bringing illegal street racing into the limelight. While initially receiving mixed reviews, the performances of Walker and Diesel and the action sequences helped make The Fast and the Furious become a commercial success and launched a media franchise, spanning seven sequels over the last fifteen years.
8. Fast and Furious
After seeing Tokyo Drift, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to see a new movie in this series. The fourth installment of the franchise saw the return of O.G. actors Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster. Acting as the “true sequel”, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and FBI agent Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) are forced to reunite to avenge the murder of Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez). This film is set between the second and third installments to account for the original cast members’ absences. It certainly isn’t the strongest movie with the dramatic mission, it’s still an attractive getaway route. This entry successfully continues the story from the first film, reignited the series with new characters and leading to the previously mentioned sequels.
9. 2 Fast 2 Furious
I really wanted to like this movie more, especially since it is one of the films I watched with my father. However, this is not the case. Vin Diesel did not return for this sequel, but this allowed the franchise’s long-running characters of Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej Parker (Ludacris) to be introduced. Paul Walker returns as Brian O’Connor, who teams up with childhood friend, Roman, to go undercover for the U.S. Customs Service to bring down a drug lord. While being a commercial success, 2 Fast 2 Furious is only as colorful as the cars the characters race in. It didn’t possess the magic that made the first film such a success to me, despite the thrilling action sequences under the direction of the late John Singleton.
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Conclusion. Geese are super social and are rarely found alone of their own volition. Instead, when you find a goose by themselves it usually means they have lost their mate, or have become separated from their flock due to illness or injury.
Why would a Canadian goose be by itself?
When a Canada Goose loses its mate or eggs, they have been observed to mourn. They may remove themselves from the flock and stay by themselves and swim around in despair honking mournfully. Canada Geese are Loyal: Canada Geese are extremely devoted and look out for each other.
Are Canadian geese always in pairs?
Most Canada geese pair with a mate at age three, though some begin this process at two years. Pairs usually stay together for life. If one member of a pair dies, the other goose usually finds another mate within the same breeding season. In Indiana, flocks break up into pairs for nesting in mid- to late February.
Is it normal to see a goose by itself?
Every time you see a goose alone, it doesn’t mean it’s either injured or lost its mate and is in the stage of mourning. In fact, geese have this amazing instinct to return to their area of birth to mate and make a nest. So, that alone goose might be making its nest and planning to live with its mate!
What happens when a goose loses its partner?
They mate for life and are protective of their partners and offspring. … When a goose’s mate dies, that bird will mourn in seclusion—and some geese spend the rest of their lives as widows or widowers, refusing to mate again.
Do geese come back to the same place every year?
Canada geese return to the same nesting sites every year. … The nest is usually located within sight of water. The male goose stands to guard a short distance away to protect his mate and the eggs from predators.
What to do if you see a goose alone?
What Should You Do If You Find A Lone Goose? If you find a goose on their own, in most cases it’s best to leave them alone, but use your best judgment, since they might be distressed and need help.
How do geese recognize each other?
“Birds recognize each other by their voices or calls. … During courtship and pair formation, birds learn to recognize their mate by ‘voice’ characteristics, and not by visual appearance.”
Do geese communicate with each other?
Generally, for short-distance communication with other geese (for example, mating situations, or communication with young), quiet, short grunts are used. … Geese of different species who come into contact on wintering grounds, and in human captivity have been observed to communicate.
How can you tell if a Canadian goose is male or female?
HEAD: In male Canada geese, the crown (head) is bigger and broader than the female, and the male neck is thicker than the female. The female’s neck is shorter and slimmer. Both sexes have different looking tails feathers also.
Do geese fly solo?
Geese don’t like to fly alone, he said, at least not on a long migration. It’s just too hard. So they travel in communes, a mix of families, singles and pairs that assemble in the nesting area up north before setting off on the southward journey.
Can you befriend a Canada goose?
8. Canada geese are highly compatible with humans, treating them with inordinate gentleness. Rarely are the adults aggressive toward people – and usually only during nesting season when they’re protecting their young.
How do geese decide who leads?
Geese decide who leads their flying formation by taking turns sharing the responsibility. Geese typically take an equal share of leading their flying formation to split the load among multiple birds.
Can a duck and a goose mate?
A: Yes, it is genetically possible for any breed of duck to cross with any other breed of duck, and any goose breed can also cross with other breeds of geese. … Sometimes a goose will attempt to mate with a duck, or vice-versa, but even if they mate successfully, the resulting eggs would not be fertile.
Do geese mate with siblings?
To our knowledge, this is the first report of sibling pairing in the wild for a goose species. … Since geese are perennial monogamous birds, full siblings are produced each year, providing further possibility for inbreeding, but we found no pairing among siblings of different ages.
Do geese get left behind?
Some believe that leaving food will entice the geese to stay all winter and miss their migration. Unfortunately, this is a myth. The urge to migrate is stronger than the urge to stay for food. Many of the remaining geese are either injured and cannot fly away, or have stayed behind to be with their injured mate. | <urn:uuid:4f096bb0-2045-469f-990e-dc21e8baeb54> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 4,582 |
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One blessing of the holiday season is upon us: The prospect that members of Congress will actually stay away from Washington for a few weeks, leaving what’s left of our liberties and livelihoods alone until the new year.
Glory, hallelujah, amen.
Of course, lawmakers will be back at it soon. And we’re already seeing signs that they have no idea how to address the serious problems average, struggling Americans face every day.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has declared that his highest priority next month is extending emergency federal unemployment benefits. And Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has co-sponsored a bill to extend the aid for three months. An extension sought by Democrats and a handful of Republicans was left out of the bipartisan, two-year budget deal recently hammered out.
Federal benefits for those who’ve been jobless more than 26 weeks expire Saturday. States are responsible for the first 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, then federal aid kicks in. At one point last year, federal benefits lasted up to 73 weeks, meaning the jobless could collect aid for up to 99 weeks total. Congress has scaled back federal benefits since, to a maximum of 47 weeks in high-unemployment states such as Nevada, Rhode Island and Illinois.
Yes, the jobless rate is falling, but it remains high at 7 percent nationally and 9 percent in Nevada. More than 85,000 people are looking for work in Southern Nevada. But those numbers don’t include the long-term jobless who’ve dropped out of the workforce and stopped looking for employment. The labor participation rate, at about 63 percent, hasn’t been this low since the late 1970s.
The country needs jobs, not more jobless benefits. Congress and the White House have completely lost sight of this.
Washington could take many steps to put Americans back to work almost immediately. President Barack Obama finally could authorize the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline, a private-sector project that would employ thousands directly and thousands more through multipliers. Congress could open vast amounts of federal land to oil and gas exploration and allow states besides North Dakota to share in the country’s energy boom. And, of course, lawmakers could repeal Obamacare, which has been a wet blanket on the recovery since it was passed four years ago.
Instead, Democrats and the White House want to raise the minimum wage, an action that would put even more people out of work and all but lock unskilled teens out of the labor force.
If the country’s job market doesn’t substantially improve in 2014, voters may send members of Congress to the unemployment line.
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In this episode, Johanna Herbst sits down with the remarkable Julia Boorstin to discuss her insightful new book "When Women Lead." Ever wondered about the impact of women in leadership roles? Spoiler alert: Companies are financially better off when they prioritize diversity and amplify female voices.
But this isn't just about numbers; it's a transformative conversation for both men and women. Julia's research and perspective leave us with an optimistic taste, echoing that we're certainly moving in the right direction.
Join us as we delve into the unique resourcefulness of female-led startups, shed light on the current landscape of VC funding for women-driven ventures, and highlight some groundbreaking companies setting new standards in the business world. Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, or someone eager to understand the evolving world of business, this episode is a goldmine of knowledge!
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In 2013, Julia created and launched the CNBC Disruptor 50, an annual list she oversees, highlighting private companies transforming the economy and challenging companies in established industries. She also helped launch the network’s ‘Closing the Gap’ initiative covering the people and companies closing gender and diversity gaps. She published her first book When Women Lead in 2022.
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Investigating the use of vague language as a communicative strategy in Chinese business negotiations
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Chinese has long been perceived as being a hánxù (‘inscrutable’) language with indirect ways of communicating. This study aims to investigate indirectness in Chinese communication by exploring the use of vague language as a communicative strategy in Chinese business negotiations where vagueness plays a vital role in the communicative process. Vague language in this study is defined as inexplicit expressions used strategically, exemplified by diǎnr/yīdiǎnr (‘a little’), kěnéng (‘possibly’), dàyuē (‘about’), hěnduō (‘many’), and jīngcháng (‘often’), etc. It should not be confused with ‘misused language’. On the contrary, it is an integral part of the language and is indispensable in communication. This is one of the first attempts to study the use of vague language in real-life Chinese business negotiations, providing insights into the vagueness in Chinese language and developing possible models for effective communication in Chinese business discourse.This research is conducted by examining linguistic representations of vague language as they occur naturally in Chinese business negotiations. Through investigating the roles vague language plays in the real-life data with salient characteristics of inexplicitness, and its socio-cultural features, the research holistically addresses the questions of what lexical and syntactic patterns of vague language are frequently used in Chinese business negotiations, how negotiators interact in the realization of vagueness using sequential patterns, and what the pragmatic and cultural reasons for the use of vague language are.It is concluded that being communicative strategies, vague expressions should be as, or more, conventional and effective as non-vague expressions. Very often they may be preferable to non-vague expressions, because of their greater efficiency and relevance. The findings in this study are that while vague language is used for a combination of practical and interpersonal purposes, the priority is the practical functions. The ways in which it is mobilised are, in different shapes and forms and to lesser or greater degree, influenced by the social factors of age, social distance and gender. The findings of this study add an important dimension to the study of vague language and also have implications for the exploration of effective communication in general.
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The effects of aging and gravity are not always kind to your spine, and one of the conditions that limits mobility and increases pain is spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis means that your spinal canal, which contains your spinal cord, is narrowing. Spinal stenosis has a variety of causes, including:
The pain of spinal stenosis comes from the limited room in your spinal column creating pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that run into and out of it. You can feel the effect of these pinched nerves in your back, arms and legs. If you have spinal stenosis near your neck, looking up or lifting above your head becomes painful. Standing and walking become painful with spinal stenosis of the lower back.
Some of the common symptoms of spinal stenosis that you should discuss with your chiropractor include:
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Spencer L. Hofbauer, 28, of Battle Creek, passed away unexpectantly on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, in Battle Creek.
Spencer was born on January 11, 1992, in Petoskey, MI. He was a very willful young man with a great sense of humor and the gift of a sarcastic wit. Spencer graduated from Petoskey High School in 2010 and then went on to become an EMT and eventually a Paramedic. He was employed at Lifecare Ambulance in Battle Creek.
Like so many others, Spence struggled with Mental Health issues and succumbed to his fears and despair despite the love and support that surrounded him.
Spencer leaves behind to cherish his memory his mother Gayle Hofbauer; siblings Joseph Hofbauer II and Skylar Hofbauer; and much loved young woman Linzy Benedict. He is also survived by his grandparents, Victor & Lenora Cuthbert and Larry & Dianne Hofbauer; several aunts, uncles and cousin; and father Joseph Hofbauer.
A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, August 31, 2020, at 4PM, at Starks & Menchinger Chapel & Cremation Services, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, with Pastor Chris Momany officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 2PM until time of the service on Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Carol’s Hope, 4032 South M-139, St. Joseph or The Code Green Campaign, PO Box 732, Liberty Hill, TX, 78642. Those wishing to leave an online condolence may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
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Wheelchairs provide a significant gateway to independence, well-being and quality of life for thousands of adults and children. They play a substantial role in facilitating social inclusion and improving life chances through work, education and activities that many people who do not need wheelchairs take for granted.
Yet the wheelchair services provided by the NHS often fall short of meeting the needs of wheelchair users. Too often wheelchair users find that their social, professional and leisure activities are not enhanced, but instead limited by the sub-optimal chairs that are supplied.
For people with complex, long term conditions, being able to access the right wheelchair, quickly, and with appropriate support, is of paramount importance.
Although there are plenty of examples of good practice and dedicated staff around the country, unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. People often find themselves waiting a long time for wheelchairs, or sometimes develop secondary health complications resulting from an unsuitable wheelchair.
In an attempt to redress that, NHS England is working with a number of people and organisations to improve the way all wheelchair users are supported.
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- Establishing data collections to identify levels of activity and need
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- Improving training for staff to help them offer advice about equipment
- Offering help to commissioners to better understand wheelchair services
- Creating practical user guides for service users and carers
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I'm writing this piece from my in-laws' home, halfway around the world from my own house in Texas. My husband and I are here for five weeks with our four children, soaking up culture, language, family, and of course food. We're woking odd hours because of the 7-hour time difference. The kids are re-meeting their cousins and following their grandparents around. We're sightseeing. We're getting away from it all. We're on an extended family visit.When we first planned this five-week trip, everyone thought we were crazy. In the middle of the school year? Don't we care about our kids? What about work? How could we possibly do such a crazy thing? But for us, the only question was, how could we not?My husband's entire family lives in Israel. His parents, his many aunts and uncles, his dozens (literally!) of cousins, his four siblings -- all of them live here. And so we've come to spend some time with them. Our children are still young -- the oldest is 9 and in fourth grade -- so it was fairly easy to pack up a few weeks' worth of schoolwork for them to do. But even when they're not sitting with math worksheets, our kids are learning.All of our kids understand Hebrew, but only our oldest speaks comfortable. Except that yesterday, my younger daughter went with her friend to a birthday party, and when we retreived her, we discovered her chattering away in Hebrew to the other girls, without stopping to think or translate in her head. The langugage has emerged, she's comfortable with it, and we know it.My special needs son, the one with the severe language delay? Also speaking as fluently in Hebrew as he does in English. In his case, neither language comes with ease, but they come equally. And of course my three-year-old has no trouble going back and forth between the two languages. Youth is a beautiful thing.
For our family, though, some of the most important learning is happening in subjects that can't really be tested. Our kids are learning that for us, family is a priority. It's important enough for us to uproot our lives, spend a fortune on airfare, and come here. It's important enough to miss out on whatever's happening at home while we're away, to sacrifice the comforts of our own home, to take ourselves away from the familiar and immerse ourselves in family.We're heading to a wedding tonight, and it will be unlike anything my children have ever seen. There will likely be 400 people present. No one will stop eating or talking, even when the bride and groom take their vows. The dancing will be continous. The food will be copious. The experience will be unforgettable, and isn't that what learning is all about?
My husband and I are lucky. We both work from home, so we could take our work with us and get away for five weeks. Not everyone has that option. But can you find other ways to make an extended family visit happen? Can you take a leave of absence or store up vacation time to get away for slightly longer than normal? Get creative. Instead of deciding that you can't possibly take such a trip, decide that you are -- and then figure out how you can.Let us hear from you! Have you ever made an extended family visit? Would you? Why or why not?
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As usual I read some great posts as I ventured out in blog world, today I’m sharing just a few of those that made me go hmmmmmm:
- I found Twinkle Mom via Word Filled Wednesday and her post Psalm 1:2-His Word made me reexamine how much time I actually spend reading the Word.
- Yvonne over at Welcome to My World of Poetry is a very talented poet. Her poem, That’s All I Ask of You, gives some great advice to children and parents.
- For those feeling like they may have married the wrong mate, Adding Zest to Your Nest has a great article entitled Keeping Covenant. Here’s a quote from the article:
“God can take our bad situations, our covenant with the wrong man, and be glorified and show Himself strong through it. There are consequences for disobedience, but God’s grace can not only forgive, but it brings blessings out of sins and failures. God will fight for us just as He did for Israel.”
- I’m using Saucy tips, which I found at Tidy Mom for the perfect cupcakes from a mix everytime today for the cupcakes I’m baking for church.
- And I’m thinking of trying to make the Marshmallow Pops from Hostess with the Mostess. They’re too cute and I think the kids may get a kick out of them.
- If you find yourself comparing your blog to others, Gather Inspirit offers some great words of wisdom in the post titled Blogger Envy.
- Sword of Goliath has a thought provoking post entitled Dance For Me, Mr. President.
- Lisa at Sharing Life with Lisa shares a timely God whisper in Daughter Bare Down. Don’t worry mean this word is good for you as well.
- Monica at Wisdom Virtue and Rubies had me questioning if I accept God’s first answer or do I seek something better in her Lesson from a Crockpot Chicken.
Those are just a few of the many inspirational reads I came across this week. I encourage you to pay these blogs a visit as you have time. My goal is only to share interesting posts from others that I feel you may enjoy reading as well. Each of your blogs offer something unique and very valuable. I encourage you to keep on keeping on because I blessed each time I visit one you. Thanks so much to each of you who continue to stop by from time to time. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.Well I’ve got to run the cupcakes are calling.
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This is, by far, my most involved spinning and dyeing venture so far. I photographed the entire process, so if anyone was wondering what it was like, here ya go.
I started by winding the undyed spun yarn around the back of my couch. That was the only think I could think of to use to make a large enough skein. I tied it off in four sections to mark where I would use different colors of dye. I was going for four really long sections.
After soaking the undyed yarn and rinsing it well, I dyed the orange section.
This photo shows it after it had sucked up most of the dye out of the water.
At this point, I switched to my digital camera, instead of my phone because I wasn't getting very good photos.
Next, I dyed the red part. (Strawberry)
Then the blue part. (Berry Blue) I really liked the spot where the orange and blue blended. It made an army green color!
Last, I dyed the "black cherry" part.
In the colander after rinsing:
Stretching and drying:
Me being really excited about this yarn:
Yay!!!! A few more photos of the finished product:
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|Season Three, Episode Six|
|First Aired||November 15, 2011|
"The First Time"
"I Kissed A Girl"
Mash Off is the sixth episode of Glee's third season, and the fiftieth episode overall. It premiered on November 15, 2011. This episode features the 300th musical performance of Glee. The episode was directed by Eric Stoltz and was written by Michael Hitchcock.
Puck fantasizes about his substitute teacher, Shelby Corcoran, whom he recently kissed and has since fallen in love with. He sings Hot for Teacher with Mike, Blaine, and Finn. Puck tries to convince Shelby, who adopted the child he fathered with Quinn, to start a relationship with him, but she reject the idea. Quinn still wants to get Beth back from Shelby, and tries to join The Troubletones in an effort to get closer to her. After Puck tells Shelby of Quinn's true intentions, Shelby tells Quinn that she does not want her in Beth's life.
Sue starts a smear campaign against Burt to the clear disapproval of everyone else, especially Kurt. She compares it to his run for class president, saying that he should play it the same way to get ahead in the votes. She convinces him to get a better cause to fight for.Will and Shelby agree to hold a mash-up competition between the New Directons and The Troubletones. Santana takes the rivalry very seriously, and taunts and derides her former New Directions teammates—particularly Finn. He challenges Santana and the other Troubletones to a game of dodgeball. Finn and Santana are the last two people standing, until Santana throws a ball at Finn's face, catching him off-guard, and they win the game. Despite having won, The Troubletones violently target Rory, which made his nose bleed. Sue's campaign against Burt continues, and Burt becomes enraged. He knows something has to be done to help him get ahead in the race. The New Directions perform their mash-up first, and it's the Hall and Oates classic I Can't Go For That/You Make My Dreams, complete with 80's costumes.
The nominees for class president debate in front of the senior class. Rick Nelson claims he'll make it so teachers have to listen to students; Brittany promises topless Tuesdays (on her part) as well as outlawing tornadoes; Kurt pledges to ban dodgeball, since it's a direct bullying tactic; Rachel withdraws herself from the race, and urges everyone to vote for Kurt, since he's the only one who's played fair.Santana is called into Sue's office, explaining that someone overheard her and Finn's conversation, and Santana's lesbianism is being used in a smear campaign against Sue from another opponent (not Burt). Santana runs out in tears saying that she hadn't even come out to her parents yet. The episode wraps up with The Troubletones' mashup of Adele's Rumor Has It/Someone Like You At the end of the number, Finn whispers something to Rachel, causing Santana to jump down from the stage, and verbally attack him. She then ends up slapping Finn in the face, leaving everyone shocked, and the credits start rolling.
- Hot for Teacher by Van Halen. Sung by Noah Puckerman with Finn Hudson, Blaine Anderson and Mike Chang.
- You and I/You and I by Lady Gaga/Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle. Sung by Shelby Corcoran and Will Schuester.
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot/One Way or Another by Pat Benatar/Blondie. Sung by Finn Hudson and Santana Lopez with New Directions and The Troubletones.
- I Can't Go for That/You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oates. Sung by New Directions.
- Rumour Has It/Someone Like You by Adele. Sung by The Troubletones.
Special Guest Star
- Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel
- Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins
- Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste
- Damian McGinty as Rory Flanagan
- Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta
- Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson
- Eric Etebari as Reggie Salazar
- The 300th performance is Rumour Has It/Someone Like You. Source It is also the first number one song from this season on iTunes. Source
- According to the 300th song plaque, Maneater/You Make My Dreams Come True has been cut in favor of I Can't Go For That/You Make My Dreams. Source
- If you look closely in the Rumour Has It/Someone Like You performance you can see Naya's tattoo of a ribbon on her neck. Source
- This is the first time that Quinn sings in season three.
- In the beginning of the episode in the choir room, following Hot For Teacher, you can see Lea's green Imagine tattoo on her right wrist.
- The episode was to contain a flashback to a sixteen-year-old Sue, played by Colby Minifie, singing the title song of the musical Oklahoma! in a scene that would have explained Sue's antipathy to music in the schools. Series co-creator Ian Brennan said "we wanted to show that Sue at one point had Broadway dreams", and Lynch reveals, "Will tells Sue, 'Poor little Susie Sylvester was told she wasn't good, and now she's got to punish the world.' Like a lot of angry people out there, Sue's a wannabe. However, the scene was not included in the episode as broadcast and instead included in Glee: The Complete Third Season DVD.
- This is the third season, and the third time that mash-ups have been the main part of the 6th episode of a season. (Season 1 episode 6: they had a mash-up competition; Season 2 episode 6: mash-up competition. Season 3 episode 6: they are doing a mash-up competition). The third annual "mash-up competition" takes place in this episode, with the first being in Vitamin D and the second in Never Been Kissed. (as stated above)
- This episode is the 50th episode, and has the 300th performance. Coincedentally, 300/50 is 6, and this is the 6th episode this season.
- TV Rating - 7.1 million Source Scored a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating; if not adjusted up in the finals (as is often the case with “Glee”), it would be the worst-performing segment since the Thanksgiving week episode in season one. Source
- Unlike the slap in Prom Queen, the slap between Santana and Finn was real. Naya really did slap Cory.
- Cory didn't know Naya was going to slap him.
- We're assuming that Santana's 18 based off this episode, since it would be illegal for someone to use a minor in their advertisement without their consent. If she were 17, she could sue him.
- Ryan Murphy said the young Sue flashback will be an extra in a deleted scene on the DVD, titled "How Sue Sylvester became a bitch" Source
- This episode has the most mash-ups included, with 4.
- The version of Rumour Has It/Someone Like You uploaded to Glee's Youtube account features a slightly different ending. As Santana and Mercedes finish singing they hold and look off into the audience as the camera pans around them. In the televised version, Santana immediately jumps off the stage and storms over to Finn. This was done to preserve the storyline as the performance was released prior to the episode's release date. Similarly, several shots of Finn whispering to Rachel are also omitted.
- This episode has the most number of Troubletones performances, specifically numbers without being merged with the New Directions.
- First mash-up competition where competitiors aren't members within ND but of a different glee club.
- This would be the first mash-up competition that doesn't involve the Boys vs Girls scheme.
- As like most mash-up competitions, the winner is not announced.
- This is the episode Naya submitted for best supporting actress in a comedy for the Emmy's 2012.
- In Hot For Teacher performance the top button for Blaine's shirt is undone then later in the performance the shirt is completely buttoned again.
- During Hit Me With Your Best Shot/One Way or Another when Santana throws the last dodgeball at Finn in slow-motion, he appears to be falling backwards. In the next shot, he is standing upright.
- During I Can't Go For That/You Make My Dreams Finn can be seen singing "Oh yeah" but he's not suppose to. Rory and Quinn are seen not singing on their parts, Rory's part is "Yeah yeah" before the 2nd stanza and Quinn's is the "I'm down on day dream..." with Finn on the bridge.
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This breathing pattern is called resonant breathing and has been shown to improve heart rate variability.
Long COVID—a syndrome caused by COVID-19 infection—disrupts autonomic nervous system functioning. Symptoms of long COVID include dysautonomia, fatigue, breathlessness, palpitations, dizziness, pain and brain fog.1 There is currently no cure for long COVID,2 but resonant breathing may improve many of these symptoms, according to a press release highlighting findings from a study conducted by researchers at the University of Leeds.1
“Long COVID can be highly debilitating, and many of the millions of patients around the world will experience pronounced disruption to employment, social and caregiving roles, and participation in society,” said study lead Manoj Sivan, MD, FRCP, an associate professor and consultant in rehabilitation medicine at the University of Leeds’ School of Medicine, in the article.1
Resonant breathing consists of 4-second inhales and 6-second exhales; this pattern of breathing changes the breathing rate to 5.5 to 6 breaths per minute, which some suggest is the optimal breathing pattern.
During this study, investigators evaluated the effects of resonant breathing on long COVID symptoms in 13 patients. Specifically, the team studied the effects of resonant breathing on patients’ heart rate variability in an intervention called Heart Rate Variability Feedback (HRV-B). Long COVID symptoms were scored using the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19YRS).
Patients completed 2 rounds of 10-minute HRV-B via a mobile phone app which could track changes in HRV over the duration of the study. The effects of HRV were monitored with a chest strap heart rate monitor, and patients also wore smart watches to collect heart rate data.
After 4 weeks of the HRV-B intervention, patients experienced a reduction in symptom severity by 20% (6-point reduction on 30-point scale); patients also reported better sleep and physical functioning. Overall, the intervention improved global health, quality of life, and autonomic symptoms. Most patients said that they will continue exercises after the study.
Heart rate variability is the variation of time between heartbeats, and it can indicate a person’s health and stress levels; higher heart rate variability would be associated with a state of rest and recovery, and low heart rate variability reflects a state of ‘fight or flight,’ often present in individuals with anxiety, stress, pain, and fatigue. In previous literature, HRV-B was shown to improve symptoms associated with chronic conditions like asthma, depression, fibromyalgia, and post-traumatic stress.
“Our study provides further evidence of long Covid and highlights the presence of dysautonomia in the condition,” said Joanna Corrado, MRCP, DTM&H, MB ChB, specialist trainee and clinical research fellow in Leeds’ School of Medicine, in the press release. “It also demonstrates the feasibility of a potential simple intervention that will be useful in its management.”
1. Long Covid: Tech assisted breathing exercises relieve Long Covid symptoms. University of Leeds. News Release. January 29, 2024. Accessed on February 1, 2024. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1032679
2. Katella K. What Happens When You Still Have Long COVID Symptoms? News Release. October 27, 2023. Accessed on February 2, 2024. https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/long-covid-symptoms#:~:text=It%20depends%20on%20the%20symptoms,symptoms%20associated%20with%20the%20condition. | <urn:uuid:32a9bed9-8cc9-47a7-b4a4-515c58d09660> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 3,501 |
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Craftsmen in Yangon have transformed a traditional Irrawaddy flotilla ship - the rivercraft that Rudyard Kipling wrote about in his poem Mandalay - into a luxury cruiser, with 25 elegant cabins designed by French architect Francois Greck.
Decorated in soothing natural tones, the spacious cabins, including two suites, feature traditional Burmese rattan furniture, woven bedspreads and artworks by Burmese painters.
On its maiden voyage from Mandalay, Orcaella explores the Chindwin River, the major tributary of the Irrawaddy, and travels to the foothills of the Himalayas. The ship's draft and length allows it access to remote locations and communities that few vessels reach. Highlights of the itinerary include mid-12th-century temple Thanboddhay Pagoda (covered in tiny Buddhas, pictured above right), and Bodhi Tataung, the site of 1000 Buddhas.
Orient Express' luxury cruiser The Road to Mandalay has been plying the Irrawaddy between Bagan and Mandalay for 17 years, giving guests access to the country's extraordinary culture and history, with five-star comforts.
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The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a tall palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family in tropical and subtropical areas.
People in these areas call it a “miracle tree” and harvest the coconuts for their nutritional, cosmetic, and medicinal values.
Coconut oil is composed of 80-90% saturated fat, however, it does not contain cholesterol.
This is the reason that it has a firm texture at cold or room temperatures. It contains medium-chain triglycerides which are shorter chain fatty acids.
There are numerous health benefits of consuming coconut oil in the diet. It is known to burn fat and provide quick energy to the brain and body.
It raises good cholesterol levels in the body, which also prevents cardiovascular disease.
Coconut oil has medium-chain fatty acids which lower the levels of bad cholesterols and raises good cholesterol levels.
Women who supplemented their diet with coconut oil, in a study were found to have a smaller waistline by the end of the 12th week.
Due to the type of fatty acids in coconut oil, you burn the calories you consume faster as compared to the oils which contain higher chain fatty acids.
The MCTs go straight to the liver and the body uses them as a quick source of energy and turns them into ketones.
Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia and usually affects older people. This condition reduces the brain’s ability to utilize glucose.
Ketones produced by the metabolism of coconut oil serve as an alternative source of energy and combats this illness.
Oil pulling is an ancient, Indian folk remedy claimed to whiten your teeth, freshen your breath and greatly improve your oral health.
It requires you to swish the oil around the mouth, much like using mouthwash, for around 15 to 20 minutes.
This reduces the harmful bacteria in the oral cavity. The bacteria dissolve into the oil and get swept away.
Extra virgin coconut oil is preferred for this practice, as it has very good taste. This practice can reduce gingivitis, periodontal diseases, caries, and bad breath.
Coconut oil consists of healthy fatty acids like linoleic acid and lauric acid, which are hydrating and antimicrobial.
Coconut oil can penetrate the hair strands and even prevent protein loss. Raw coconut oil can be applied to the hair strands, then comb them and make a bun or braids.
You might need to put a cover on your pillow to prevent it to transfer onto your pillowcase. Then shampoo in the morning. Most conditioners have coconut oil in them.
DIY Hair Masks
Here’s a spa-worthy hair mask recipe: Mix organic and refined coconut oil, in its liquid form, with 20 drops of Rosemary oil and massage thoroughly onto hair. Leave it on for 1 or 2 hours while wearing a shower cap. Then shampoo and rinse it out.
Keeps the hair frizz-free
Coconut oil can help you to tame your hair if this is one of your daily struggles. In the frizzy areas of your head, run your fingers through the hair with coconut oil dabbed on them.
This will make your hair look smooth and polished. Many frizz-free serums and oils contain coconut oil in them which strengthen and nourish the hair.
Makes hair shiny and glossy
For dark hair, applying a small amount of coconut oil onto the ends of the hair can make them shiny and glossy.
But do not use more than that as it might give a greasy look instead.
Yeast on the skin causes inflammation, flaking, and itching while causing dandruff.
Coconut oil lowers the level of such yeast. Let us share a good coconut oil treatment for this problem:
On low flame, heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of coconut oil. Make sure it doesn’t become too hot and only liquefies.
Massage it onto the scalp.
Let it sit for 30 minutes and then rinse with an anti-dandruff shampoo.
Many women use coconut oil on their faces before bedtime to remove dirt and makeup.
Coconut oil is antifungal, antibacterial, and also very moisturizing. Simply rub the oil onto your skin in circular motions and gently massage.
After that, wash with a mild face wash. This should give you clean, healthy skin.
Coconut oil can be used as a part of DIY facial masks. Simply mix turmeric, manuka honey, a few drops of lemon, and extra virgin coconut oil. Leave it on for 30 minutes and rinse with water.
Coconut oil has the ability to dissolve the stubborn waterproof mascara! It breaks down the waxy, inky eye makeup and leaves the delicate skin around the eyes hydrated and soft.
After applying and rubbing with oil, wash your face as usual.
Make a DIY lip scrub and lip balm
To make a lip scrub: add one tablespoon of coconut oil into one tablespoon of honey and some brown sugar.
Exfoliate the lips gently at night.
Cleanse with a washcloth after and wake up the next morning with soft and plump pinky lips.
DIY lip balm can be made with coconut oil, beeswax, cocoa butter.
Melt these together in a pan.
Add a few drops of cinnamon essential oil and pour into a lip balm container. Tada!
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Coconut oil can perk up a tired face as a highlighter. Simply sweeping a little coconut oil on top of makeup can make it look like your skin is glowing! Most makeup brands add it to their products for this glow.
Hydrate dry hands and legs
Coconut oil can be used to treat dry itchy hands and legs in winters and can be used in place of lotions.
It will make them soft and moist while smelling like sweet cookies.
Used in place of a shaving cream
When used in place of shaving cream, coconut oil is inexpensive, contains antimicrobial properties, smells divine, and has skin-soothing properties that hydrate your legs without making them greasy.
Besides these wonderful benefits, coconut oil can be used to soothe the skin in eczema and psoriasis.
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Exploring What’s Trending on Google Open the left slide-out menu and choose Trending Searches to see what the world is looking for right now.
This page holds the top searches in your area per day, along with their search volume and related stories.
It’s a great way to get a snapshot of trending news for each day..
What was the most searched thing in 2019?
Disney Plus was the top searched term on Google in the United States for 2019. Globally, the top searched term was India vs South Africa — referencing a cricket match that occurred in September, also demonstrating the power of one of the largest, emerging markets for Google.
What is the stupidest question?
The 30 Dumbest Questions Ever Asked OnlineShould I tell my parents I’m adopted?Do midgets have night vision?If i eat myself will I get twice as big or disappear completely?Does it take 18 months for twins to be born? … Do you think NASA invented thunderstorms to cover up the sound of space battles?I swallowed an ice cube whole, and I haven’t pooped it out?More items…•
Who is the most Googled woman?
Singer Taylor Swift has been named as Google’s most-searched for woman in music of 2020. The search engine honoured International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 08 by sharing their data surrounding the most looked-up women on the Internet, reports aceshowbiz.com.
What is the most difficult question in life?
20 Tough Questions On Life Even The Most Courageous Will Have A Hard Time Answering!Which responsibilities of yours are you running away from at the moment? … Are there any mistakes you keep making over and over again? … Is there anything that you don’t want to die before doing? … Is there anything worse than death for you?More items…•
What is the most searched thing on Google 2020?
Top Overall SearchesCoronavirus.Election results.Kobe Bryant.Zoom.IPL.
Are Google searches monitored?
Your Google searches, voice searches, all are tracked and stored by Google so that the advertisements can be as tailored and accurate as they can be.
What are the top Google searches?
On Wednesday, the tech company unveiled its top trending searches for 2020. Overall, “election results” was the top trending search this year, followed by “coronavirus.” Both searches were also the top trending in the News category. Overall, Kobe Bryant was third in trending searches this year.
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Burning Man inspired Google’s first out of office message The first Google “Doodle” made it to the search engine’s homepage in 1998, less than a week before the company incorporated.
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Within the past 90 days and 12 months, Adidas and Vans were the top-searched brands on Google, respectively. West’s proclamation begins to border on delusion once Yeezy’s current search activity is considered. Currently, the Yeezy brand averages 1 million searches per month, which is more than Puma and Reebok combined.
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What is the most googled question today?
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What is the most searched item?
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I'm leaning towards the Raptors.
Also, how are Lakers games at Staples Center overall? It'll be the first basketball game I've attended in about a decade - the last being a Nets game. I've been a huge NBA fan for the last 3 years.
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The term “biography” first appeared in western literary works during the 18th century, however the concept goes back much better. It consists of life stories of ancient Sumerian heroes, classical Egyptian renowned heroes, and also middle ages Christian saints. While bios made use of to be viewed as the work of a choose couple of, today they are a much more inclusive style. The category encompasses both historical and also modern-day topics, from the everyday lives of ordinary people to the lives of globe leaders.
For pupils who aren’t ready to write a full-on biography yet, it is very important to start by looking into the subject. If they have relative, they can make use of one of them as a method subject. Making use of primary sources, pupils must research essential events of the topic’s life and arrange them onto a timeline. Ideally, trainees can likewise include photographs with captions, or quotes from their source. As soon as their timeline is completed, they can present it to their course.
Once they have a general outline, trainees must begin making a timeline of the topic’s life. Students can utilize a relative as a method topic. They need to investigate the vital events in the individual’s life and afterwards prepare them on a timeline. They can even consist of photographs with subtitles. Once they have a keynote of what the subject’s life was like, they can present their timeline to the class. Afterwards, students can begin providing their timelines to their schoolmates.
Thematic declaration: Determining a theme in a topic’s life will certainly make it easier for students to create a biographical piece. While creating a biographical item, students will need to take into consideration numerous motifs in order to develop a more full photo. These themes will certainly help them create a more complete and compelling bio. For that reason, pupils ought to concentrate on developing their skills as well as capabilities in these locations. When creating a biography, the procedure of looking into will be a lot more fun if they take their time.
Styles: When writing a biography, it is necessary to check out the subject’s life from childhood years to fatality. When writing a biography, they should consist of information about the person’s background, their family members, and their tradition. During the research procedure, they ought to concentrate on determining motifs associated with the topic. These aspects will certainly assist students to produce an engaging biography. In addition to these, the author needs to additionally consist of an image of the subject.
Throughout study, trainees will certainly make use of notes and timelines to organize the events of the topic’s life. They should additionally compose a thematic statement. A thematic statement is a wide, general suggestion that brings a particular significance within the text. As an example, a person may have composed an autobiography that concentrates on his/her childhood years. They may also include his/her family or friends, yet those details are secondary.
The next action in the procedure of composing a biography is to investigate the topic. Thematic declarations are crucial to the quality of the biography. A thematic declaration is a description of how the topic’s life intersects with his/her life. It ought to be thematically pertaining to the topic’s life. In fact, a thematic declaration is the primary style of a bio. Thematic statements are a part of the preparation procedure. They offer deeper definition to the message.
While a biographical statement is expected to be true, a biographer can comprise truths or miss them altogether. A bio is generally written in the initial person, but it’s not always. The writer of a biography will write it from his/her viewpoint, and they might additionally consist of the subject’s sex or class. Thematic declarations are an essential part of the biography, as they will certainly assist the reader understand the tale of the subject.
When composing a biographical declaration, pupils should begin by making a timeline of the topic’s life. A family member can be a practice topic for this. They should research the major events in an individual’s life and arrange them on a timeline. They can additionally include photos and subtitles, yet these are an individual choice. Style statements are crucial for a bio, because they aid the reader to recognize the subject’s life and also the events that took place in his or her lifetime.
Bios are supposed to be real, yet they are not constantly. A bio can miss important details, or perhaps embellish the truth. But it’s not all negative: a great bio should be fascinating as well as informative. In the case of a biography, students should bear in mind that it is not a history book which it is not a piece of literary works. Because of this, a biography can be a powerful tool for understanding and training.
A bio should consist of vital information concerning the topic’s life and also occupation. Its main objective is to describe the life of an individual or team of individuals. On top of that, a bio can be about an individual, a team of people, or a topic. Its primary function is to inform the story of a certain individual, and also the author of a bio will require to know the subject in order to blog about that person.
While a biography can be a beneficial resource of information, it is not a history book. It is, nevertheless, a bio of an individual’s life is a vital source of info. It should consist of info about an individual’s childhood years and household. It must likewise consist of a brief description of the person’s tradition. The author needs to also be an important part of the tale. It ought to be interesting and helpful. By defining the topic, the biographer can give a richer account of the person’s life.
A bio is meant to be real, however it can comprise realities or miss out on others. Unlike an investigative story or thriller, a bio is a personal account. It is frequently created from the perspective of the writer. It is additionally written from the viewpoint of a class, sex, or amount of time. A bio is a portrait of an individual as well as aims to explore their character. Typically, biographies were only regarding the lives of wonderful males and females. But for many years, biographers have actually become much more inclusive, and currently blog about ordinary people also. Go to the website
As a trainee, you should search for persisting circumstances or events. You should also search for styles in a person’s life, such as conquering difficulty. Along with recognizing the motifs in an individual’s life, a bio ought to be based upon the author’s success and also individual triumphs. Its motif should appear from the research. The writer needs to consist of quotes that illustrate the style of the individual. | <urn:uuid:77c2e818-27a2-4a90-b6fb-475730a61bf2> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 6,878 |
'Heroes' gets an unofficial Toobworld tie-in with a McDonald's commercial featuring James Kyson Lee. He and another white-collar co-worker are eating sausage McMuffins with egg which were provided by a girl in the company named Jan. They recognize that she's got everybody doing her work for her because of the breakfast sandwich from McDonald's, but they fail to realize that they are under her spell as well now.
It's only a theory and can never be proven, but it's going to be our contention that Lee is appearing in this blipvert as Ando Masahashi. The commercial is taking place during the four months since Ando's friend Hiro Nakamura went missing in the past. During that time, Ando went to work as the personal assistant to Hiro's father, Kaito Nakamura, the CEO of Yamagato Industries.
So O'Bviously the McDonald's commercial is taking place in an American-based office building/warehouse owned by Yamagato Industries.
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[PS4] Batman: Guardian of Gotham Review | PS4Blog.net
Guardian of Gotham is the fourth episode of Batman – The Telltale Series, which sees Bruce Wayne under a very stressful situation after the events of the third episode.
The Children of Arkham are free to wreak havoc in Gotham now that Batman has gone MIA (for obvious reasons you’ll find out about during the first minutes of this new episode. As is the case with all other reviews for an episode of a Telltale Games series, anything following this line is considering spoiler territory. Are you ready? Then read our Batman: Guardian of Gotham review to find out more about this episode!
The reveal at the end of episode 3 that Vicky Vale is actually Lady Arkham was certainly unexpected. And her drugging Bruce during the press conference where Cobblepot is announced as the new leader of Wayne Enterprises is certainly diabolic. A drugged out Bruce is coerced by Vicky to attack Cobblepot, which opens the door for Harvey to have Bruce sent into Arkham Asylum for treatment.
While inside of the asylum things get worse for Bruce thanks to a crooked guard who lets other inmates into his cell. While still under the effects of Lady Arkham’s drugs, Bruce struggles to fight back when he’s saved by one John Doe, a funny guy who is inside of the asylum… for reasons, no one knows since there’s no record of John being admitted in the first place. With the help of John Doe, Bruce manages to legally escape from Arkham. There’s a big decision players will have to make during this section that will surely play a bigger role in the series finale, so be ready!
The final section in the game will change where you’ll start during the first part of Episode 5… and your decision will certainly have a bigger impact than you think. Let’s just say that the cliffhanger for Episode 4 is certainly something you’re going to like.
This episode felt as if it was actually shorter than the previous three episodes, but it probably had more to do with there being less exposition to take care of since we’re only an episode away from the end. I look forward to playing City of Lights to see how it all ends, and I hope that a second season is in the cards because I’ve had a lot of fun with what Telltale Games is doing with the Batman license.
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There are lots of companies trying to sell you technological products that seemingly would be great if you own one. Unfortunately, these products not always solving real-world problems. Some just “nice to have” or even creating another problem that will cost you a fortune.
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Early start for the boys today as they wanted to be in Sydney Centre before the other tourists would arrive.
Like with every other big City the drive into the city centre is always hectic and quiet nerve wrecking even with the huge assistance of a navigation system. One wrong turn and it sets the team back for some time and a few U-turns become unavoidable.
Sydney is big and was actually established by prisoners…
Captain Philip led the First Fleet of 11 ships and about 850 convicts into Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, though deemed the location unsuitable due to poor soil and a lack of fresh water.
He travelled a short way further north and arrived at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
This was to be the location for the new colony. Phillip described Port Jackson as being “without exception the finest harbour in the world”.
The colony was at first to be titled “New Albion” (after Albion, another name for Great Britain), but Phillip decided on “Sydney”.
The official proclamation and naming of the colony happened on 7 February 1788. Lieutenant William Dawes produced a town plan in 1790 but it was ignored by the colony’s leaders. Sydney’s layout today reflects this lack of planning.
Between 1788 and 1792, 3,546 male and 766 female convicts were landed at Sydney—many “professional criminals” with few of the skills required for the establishment of a colony.
The food situation reached crisis point in 1790. Early efforts at agriculture were fraught and supplies from overseas were scarce. From 1791 on, however, the more regular arrival of ships and the beginnings of trade lessened the feeling of isolation and improved supplies.
Today Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia’s largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail–like design. Massive Darling Harbour and the smaller Circular Quay port are hubs of waterside life, with the arched Harbour Bridge
The biggest problem was to find parking for Lipstick,and it took almost 45 minutes before a suitable undercover parking close to the opera house could be found whereafter the boys proceeded to book a harbour tour with one of the many tourist boats.
Unfortunately, Lipstick was not allowed to park in front of the Opera house but had to find suitable undercover parking (2.35m min height) in close proximity.
Here some interesting facts about The Sydney Opera house
- Sydney Opera House sits on Bennelong Point. Bennelong Point was named after Woollarawarre Bennelong, a senior Eora man at the time of the arrival of British colonisers in Australia in 1788.
- The original cost estimate to build Sydney Opera House was $7 million. The final cost was $102 million, and it was largely paid for by a State Lottery.
- 233 designs were submitted for the Opera House international design competition held in 1956. Jørn Utzon from Denmark was announced the winner, receiving ₤5000 for his design.
- Construction was expected to take four years. It took 14 years. Work commenced in 1959 and involved 10,000 construction workers.
- Paul Robeson was the first person to perform at Sydney Opera House. In 1960, he climbed the scaffolding and sang Ol’ Man River to the construction workers as they ate lunch.
- Sydney Opera House was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2007
- There are more than 1 million roof tiles covering approximately 1.62 hectares sitting over the structure. They were made in Sweden.
- Seven A380s could sit wing-to-wing on the site.
- Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October 1973. She has since visited four times, most recently in 2006.
- When the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is on stage in the Concert Hall, the temperature must be 22.5 degrees to ensure the instruments stay in tune. Temperature and humidity are critical to musical instruments.
And the other icon of Sydney – the harbour bridge is so close by
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a heritage-listed steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore.
The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, and Australia itself. The bridge is nicknamed “The Coat hanger” because of its arch-based design.
Under the direction of Dr John Bradfield of the NSW Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd of Middlesbrough and opened in 1932.
The bridge’s design was influenced by the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City. It is the sixth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world and the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 m from top to water level. It was also the world’s widest long-span bridge, at 48.8 wide, until construction of the new Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver was completed in 2012
Team Lipstick is proud to have driven over the famous bridges in San Francisco, Vancouver and now Sydney. Not many cars have accomplished this task.
The shoreline of Sydney is lined with the most expensive property Australia has to offer and even the prime minister’s official home can be seen opposite the opera house.
Cannon-Brookes, the co-founder of software company Atlassian, has reportedly paid $100m for the historic 1.12 hectare estate on Sydney harbour in 2018
After a great meal on Sydney’s shoreline and another hectic drive out of the city Team Lipstick hit the Pacific Highway.
The Pacific Highway is a 790-kilometre-long national highway and major transport route along the central east coast of Australia, with the majority of it being part of Australia’s national route 1.
The highway and its adjoining Pacific Motorway between Brisbane and Brunswick Heads and Newcastleinks the state capitals of Sydney in New South Wales with Brisbane in Queensland, approximately paralleling the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean coast, via Gosford, Newcastle, Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, and Ballina.
The highway stops short of the Queensland Gold Coast where the highway has been diverted as a motorway and the former highway subsequently renamed as the Gold Coast Highway.
Late afternoon the boys arrived in Newcastlea harbour city in the Australian state of New South Wales. Its plentiful beaches are linked by the Bathers Way, a coastal walk stretching between Nobbys Beach and Merewether Beach. | <urn:uuid:fb65ba23-a084-4a02-be61-f21b5fff8d8b> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 6,411 |
In District 9 (2009), the entrance to Bio-lab 01 has a sign that reads ‘Tetravaal Biosecurity’. Tetravaal would then become the robotics company featured in director Neill Blomkamp’s later movie Chappie (2015).
12Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Stan Lee appears during the subway scene transition in the first act.
13Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie's father works in a factory that makes "Smilex" toothpaste. This is a reference to Tim Burton's "Batman," in which the Joker unleashes lethal "Smilex" poison upon Gotham City by hiding it within personal care items such as toothpaste.
14Spongebob’s Atlantis Squarepantis
In Spongebob’s Atlantis Squarepantis, LRH has two different colored eyes, just like his voice actor David Bowie.
In the opening scene of Liar Liar (1997), Jim Carrey is greeted by a fellow lawyer entering the courthouse. The man is Christopher Darden, who in real life was the co-prosecutor in the infamous O.J. Simpson trial.
In Shazam! (2019) you can see Annabelle in the pawn shop.
17Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, when Brad Pitt is interrogating a hostage, the hostage is wearing a Fight Club T-shirt.
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The carpet from the song "How Far I'll Go" in the movie Moana (2016), is a replica of Aladdin's magic carpet from Aladdin (1992).
In the vehicle hangar in Kingsman, (a film about British spies) one of the vehicles is the Beatles' Yellow Submarine.
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This section provides an introduction to structure features and guidelines for how to edit them.
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It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. Last weekend I watched a “facebook live” video a few hours after it went live. The host was expressing concern because only two people were watching. There wasn’t anything about the video that made it time sensitive.
I guess I don’t get it. Part of the reason we capture video and still photos is so we can save a moment or a memory. We can watch a video of a child taking her first step as it happens or two hours later and it all looks the same to me.
All day long there are people posting on social media. Should I drop what I am doing and watch or look or can it wait until later or tomorrow or a week from now even?
Life is full of interruptions but only if we let interrupt.
August first is the day that new laws take effect in Minnesota and every August changes made to our real estate contracts take effect. It isn’t the best day to make an offer on a home for sale. Real estate agents do not get to see the forms/contracts until August 1st but we do get some information about changes.
This year it looks like one of the forms was simplified and a few have new options added to them. In general over the years more pages are added to our contracts to accommodate more paragraphs. Some of the changes are made to reflect new laws and some of the changes are made to head off problems and misunderstandings that arise from the wording of our existing contracts.
The Minnesota association of Realtors is responsible for the forms we use. There is a by appointment only committee of members who suggest changes to the forms.
Over the weekend I had a hard time finding a real estate agent who could help with an out of town home buyer. Agents told me that it was a holiday. Actually I completely understand. People often have time off over the July 4th holiday and they want to use it to do a little house hunting. Some of the folks who call me seem to have just figured out that they are going to buy a home in St. Paul or maybe they just got in the car and it took them here and while they are here they want to explore the possibility of buying a home here.
I work with a few people who are relocating every year. Some of them have a plan ahead of time and interview real estate agents and make appointments to tour homes months in advance, which allows me to clear my calendar and give them the undivided attention they need and deserve as we tour 10 to 20 houses in a day or two.
Often those who come into town and don’t plan ahead end up working with the junior real estate agent who doesn’t yet have any business. That agent will end up paying a referral fee for a the “lead”. They may not actually know what they are doing but they need to start some place.
If you are looking for a great agent to work with over the 4th of July weekend this year you are already way to late but it isn’t too late to start looking for an agent to work with over the Labor day weekend or during the winter holidays.
The real estate industry is obsessed with the millennial generation. I work with people of all ages including first time home buyers and people in older generations who are also buy and sell homes. We are also obsessed with older generations because they currently control most of this countries wealth and real estate.
“The decisions the nation’s baby boomers and other older home owners make will have an enormous impact on the demand for housing and new mortgage credit for the foreseeable future,” says Dave Lowman, executive vice president of Single-Family Business at Freddie Mac. “Whether they buy new homes or decide to refinance and renovate their current ones, the size of this generation and the fact that they hold close to two-thirds, approximately $8 trillion, of the nation’s home equity makes it very important that we watch what they do.
The baby boom and millennial generations are both huge, partly because they both include a couple of decades of births. Baby boomer births span 18 years and millennial generation births span 20 years. I feel pretty confident pointing out that the needs of someone born in 1964 and the needs of someone born in 1946 who will be turning 70 this year are not the same. It is also very possible that the people who were born in 1946 may follow different trends than those who were born 18 years later.
With the millennial generation I don’t think we really know what the housing preferences of the youngest millennials who are still in high school will be, where as we are starting to see multiple trends among the oldest millennials. Trends toward living in urban areas and in the suburbs and owning homes or not owning homes or even living in their parents basements.
Any trend that spans the entire millennial generation or the entire baby boomer generation is going to have a huge impact on our housing market and economy but I seriously doubt there will ever be a time when people who are twenty years apart in age will all be doing the same things. I can’t see my entire generation making a decision that is going to work for 70 year olds and for 52 year olds.
There are people who like to share everything online and I mean everything. A couple of years ago I watched a drama play out on Facebook as a friend of mine who is a Realtor® worked with a client who posted just about every aspect of the home search on Facebook. The buyers friends and real estate agents from everywhere gave the buyer loads of advice every step of the way as some friends will do.
While other agents compete to get the business when someone on Facebook announces that they are looking for a real estate agent I tend to back away. Everyone knows a real estate agent and I suspect that just about everyone has a neighbor, friend or relative who is a real estate agent. There are at least three agents that I know of within three blocks of where I live.
Everyone knows about a home that is going to be for sale or that is for sale that they can recommend. It usually isn’t insider information and can be found on all over the internet but it is nice to have the information come from a friend.
People who like to crowd source their home purchase or sale through Facebook can be very hard to work with as clients. In fact sometimes they will take bad advice from a well meaning friend over the advice of an experienced real estate agent and everything that happens during the transaction if made public. There have been times when I have found information in Facebook posts that I have shared with my clients. A home buyer shared that she wanted a house so badly that he would pay more for it and so I let the sellers know and because of that she did pay more.
I’ll generally avoid working with real estate clients who like to share it all on Facebook. I don’t believe that the details of buying or selling a home is something that should be shared with too many people.
Some people are terrified of snakes, even the harmless garter snakes that live in St. Paul.
The garter snake is common in Minnesota in both rural and urban areas. They don’t have teeth, and don’t attack people, they eat insects and slither away when people come close.
Garter snakes live in my garden, in the rhubarb. They like heat and need it to aid the digestion of food. On a warm fall day it is not unusual to see them sunning them selves along the foundation of my home or on the walk ways. On occasion I have seen them come out of hibernation during the winter to catch a few rays.
Every couple of years a snake gets inside the house. We get them out before the cat figures it out. They do not live in the house and since they can not climb in they usually get in through an open window in the basement. They prefer to live in the ground and are fond of compost heaps and wood piles and are plentiful along the river bluff in St. Paul in the residential areas. The soil on the bluff is warmer because of all the lime stone close to the surface.
Home shoppers should let their REALTORS know if they are afraid of snakes. Sellers are not required to disclose the presence of snakes outside the house. They are not required to disclose the existence of bees, bats or any other kind of wild life found out doors in most urban areas. For some home buyers their ability to enjoy their property is greatly diminished by the presence of these creatures. Read about ophidiphobia, fear of snakes. | <urn:uuid:adf7a6eb-e425-447b-bac6-f57b81dc379b> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 8,344 |
- Langdon Place of Dover
60 Middle Road, Dover, NH, 3820
Community InformationLangdon Place of Dover is an assisted living facility in Dover, NH. Langdon Place of Dover offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Langdon Place of Dover offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Langdon Place of Dover provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help.
Unique Features• Access to pool, Jacuzzi spa & fitness area
• Scheduled transportation available locally
• Emergency call buttons in each apartment
• 24 hour staff on-site
• Wellness /Activities Program
• Emergency Call Buttons
The minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
StaffingNurses on StaffDoctor on Call24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseHomecare OnsiteVisiting PodiatristVisiting DentistVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care % Medium Care % Heavy Care %
Additional ServicesDiabetic Care
This community offers diabetes care and can offer insulin injections, including sliding scale therapy.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community. The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander.
This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
This community is provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
TransportationResident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationTransportation at CostProperty Convenient to Busline
SmokingAllowed in Private Areas IndoorsAllowed in Public Areas IndoorsAllowed Outdoors
Additional AmenitiesActivities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician Onsite
Other ServicesWheelchair Accessible ShowersFull TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceSwimming Pool / Hot Tub
Additional info: Retirement residents can buy extra meals on monthly basis.
Activities ProvidedNone specified at this time.
Average Room Pricing at Langdon Place of Dover
Room Type Assisted Living Studio Averages $2,600 - $3,200 Monthly 1 Bedroom Averages $3,000 - $3,700 Monthly Semi-Private Averages $1,600 - $2,000 Monthly 2 Bedrooms Averages $3,700 - $4,500 MonthlyDisclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Langdon Place of Dover
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee Averages $1,600 - $2,000 One-time Respite Fee Averages $200 - $300 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee Averages $3,200 - $3,900 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee Averages $400 - $500 Monthly 2nd Person FeeDisclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for careCommercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
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The ST6G3244ME is a dual supply, low voltage 6-bit bi-directional CMOS level translator for SD, mini SD and micro SD Cards. Designed for use as an interface between baseband and memory cards, it achieves high speed operation while maintaining CMOS low-power dissipation.
The A-port is designed to track VCCA. The internal LDO is powered by VBATand provides a power supply of either 1.8 V or 2.9 V to the B-side I/Os (programmed by the SEL pin). The B-port is designed to track VCCB. The VCCBvoltage can be also used externally. When VCCB= 0 V, there is no additional leakage seen on VCCA. All outputs are push-pull type.
This device is intended for two-way asynchronous communication between data buses. The direction of data transmission is determined by CMD.dir, DAT0.dir and DAT123.dir inputs.
All inputs are equipped with protection circuits against electrostatic discharge, giving them ±2 kV (on A-side) and ±15 kV (on B-side, CD and WP) ESD and transient excess voltage immunity.
- Supports 60 MHz clock rate
- Supports DDR mode for SD Card™
- Compliant with
- SD Specification Part 1 Physical Layer Specification 3.00 (SDR12, SDR25, DDR50)
- SD Specification Part 1 Physical Layer Specification 2.00
- Bi-directional with direction control pin
- Balanced propagation delays: tPLH ≈ tPHL
- LDO power-down support. When the LDO is powered down, VCCB is pulled to GND via the 130 Ω resistor. When VCCB = 0 V, there is no additional leakage seen on VCCA .
- EMI filtering and signal conditioning
- Supports both 1.8 V and 2.9 V data translation on card side
- Integrated LDO to supply 1.8 V or 2.9 V power for B-side I/Os (pin-selectable); can be used also externally
- Integrated pull-up and pull-down resistors on B-side
- Operating voltage range
- VCCA = 1.62 V to 1.98 V
- VBAT = 3.0 V to 5.0 V
- Latch-up performance exceeds 100 mA (JEDEC Standard 78)
- ESD protection for card side (B-port, CD and WP pins)
- ±8 kV contact discharge (IEC61000-4-2)
- ±15 kV air-gap discharge (IEC61000-4-2)
- ESD protection for host side (A-side)
- ±2 kV HBM (JEDEC 22-A114)
- ±200 V MM (JEDEC 22-A115)
- Operating temperature range –40 °C to +85 °C
- Space-saving Flip Chip 25 package (2 x 2 x 0.605 mm, 0.4 mm bump pitch)
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Masking is a survival strategy for many autistic people. Let’s talk about it.
Whenever the topic of masking comes up, there is usually the reply, “But doesn’t everyone mask to some degree?”. And yes, most people do put on a mask at work or when conforming in different situations. However, for autistic people, masking is a lot more than this.
Autistic masking is, in essence, pretending to be neurotypical in order to fit in. It is suppressing our natural autistic behaviours and responses, and doing our best to appear ‘normal’.
This can include things like:
Forcing eye contact even when it’s painful or uncomfortable
Suppressing stims which make it harder to self-regulate
Practicing facial expressions in-front of a mirror
Learning conversation scripts
Withstanding painful sensory experiences.
Not all autistic people mask. But many do. Many of us learn that it’s not safe to be ourselves from a young age. Often this comes from bullying at school, or even adults telling us off for behaving differently. So we begin to mask, so we are safer and don’t stick out.
This isn’t necessarily a conscious thing. I’ve masked for as long as I can remember. Even as young as five or six, I remember copying other children in my class and also characters on TV so that I acted the right way in certain situations and knew what was expected of me. This didn’t always work out very well. Sometimes I would copy what a child had done that was funny, because I wanted people to like me, and I would get told off because I’d applied it to the wrong situation. Or, when I thought Tracy Beaker was a great character to copy…
I remember learning that other children didn’t want to talk about the books I loved and wanted to talk about constantly, and didn’t want to sit and read like I did. I remember learning that I had to stop talking about these things so I wasn’t laughed at. I remember practicing my facial expressions in-front of the mirror and always being aware of the expression on my face. I remember constantly pushing away my distress and my emotions because other kids seemed to cope in the environments I found stressful. Even little things, like pretending to understand a joke, or sarcasm, because you don’t want people to think you’re ‘stupid’ (because my, didn’t many kids call me this for not understanding jokes at school…), is masking.
I’ve masked for most of my life and masking doesn’t just stop when one finds out they are autistic. If I didn’t mask, I wouldn’t be able to do a lot of the things I do or work in a healthcare environment. I simply have to mask, in order to do things I love.
This doesn’t come without a cost. Masking is physically and emotionally draining. At the end of the day, I come in and collapse on my bed and sometimes I physically cannot move. My brain continues to race but I can’t articulate myself properly or do the tasks I have to do. To put it simply, I can spend a whole day masking and acting like a ‘normal’ person, but when I get home, I am so drained I can’t even brush my teeth or hold a conversation.
Imagine it like this. Throughout the day, every second I’ve suppressed a stim, every second I’ve withstood a horrible noise, every second I’ve felt overloaded with demands, and sat there, and dealt with it, adds up. Until when I get home, it explodes.
This is why so many autistic people go missed. This is why so many teachers say to parents “We don’t see the autism at school”. Because autistic children, especially autistic girls, mask and when they get home at 4pm, cue the meltdowns.
Masking often isn’t a choice. It’s something we have to do in order to survive. It’s not something I can switch on and off. There are certain people I unmask completely freely around, but I don’t decide this. My brain just recognises I am safe, and allows me to be me.
Masking leads to autistic burnout, to meltdowns, to shutdowns, to mental health problems, to trauma, and to suicide.
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Date: November 25, 1783
Evacuation Day was the day that the British troops sailed out of New York City at the end of the American Revolution. (Not to be confused with Evacuation Day in Massachusetts - where the British sailed out of Boston Harbour, nearer to the beginning of the Revolution.)
While the Treaty of Paris formally ended the war in early September, the British took some time to pack up their belongings and leave their stronghold at New York - mainly because many Loyalists found a sudden need to leave the country, and so there were more people to carry than they originally anticipated. Plus, they probably wanted some time in Duty Free.
Of course, the British are known for being practical jokers, and so they couldn't resist getting in a few friendly parting shots. Before they left, troops nailed a Union Jack to a flagpole on the Bowling Green - and then greased the pole. Undaunted, the Americans nailed up spikes to help them climb, managing to raise Stars-and-Stripes before the British fleet had sailed out of sight. After that, climbing a greased flag pole to tear down a Union Jack would be part of New York's Evacuation Day festivities - proving that you Americans need better hobbies.
The other British parting shot was a literal one - a British ship fired a cannonball at the crowds on Staten Island, who were jeering at the departing flotilla. Nobody was hurt - the ball fell short of the land - but it's sometimes called the last shot of the American Revolution.
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Next week sees a high-profile head-to-head between two of the leading voices on microfinance. In a debate hosted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washinton D.C. on Monday, 30 January at 9:00 a.m./14:00 GMT/15:00 CET, David Roodman (Center for Global Development, USA) and Milford Bateman (University of Pula, Croatia) will have alot to discuss.
(P.S. See also below for information about a debate at Harvard University on 2nd February with Guy Stuart.)
The past few years have been particularly turbulent, with a succession of microfinance crises, growing overindebtedness, borrower suicides, disappointing impact findings, and a prize-winning Norwegian documentary contributing to Muhammad Yunus being removed from office as head of Grameen Bank.
The two debaters have met in the past. Bateman first brought a critique of microfinance into the mainstream with his 2010 book, which Roodman heavily criticised. Roodman has made a name for himself as a prolific and insightful blogger with the open book blog he kept while writing the book he recently published.
Whether Roodman’s book (endorsed by Muhammad Yunus) is anything as “impertinent” as it claims to be; what to think of Bateman’s musings about the “end of microfinance?”; and why the best evidence of microfinance’s impact on poverty still is “zero”, will be questions likely affecting the debate as much as the official debate question (which USAID succeeded in making so overwhelmingly dull I fear it may even scare off Washington development brass):
We are late with posts on the issue that dominated the web over the last couple weeks, namely the two bills in the U.S. congress on SOPA and PIPA. Even Wikipedia, for the first time in its history, decided to join the protest blackout on January 18 to protest against the bills. (Which was, by the way, also exemplifying the difficulties of Wikimedia making decisions involving the community due to the absence of accepted and routinized participation structures within Wikimedia governance, see also “Redrawing the Borders of Wikimedia Governance“).
Nevertheless, this might not be all that much of a problem. Because if NYU’s Clay Shirky is right, SOPA and PIPA will come back with new acronyms but similar content. But see for yourself in Shirky’s 15 minute TED talk on the issue:
Two days ago, Sigrid and I have submitted a paper on community governance in the realm of Creative Commons and Wikimedia to this year’s Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Today, I have learnt about major upcoming changes in governance of the latter of our two cases. Wikimedia is at the brink of abandoning its decentralized and geography-based network of Wikimedia chapters and replace it with a much more centralized network of different types of movement organizations.
The current governance structure of Wikimedia, the formal organization behind the global community of volunteers responsible for Wikipedia, had emerged comparably unplanned. The focal Wikimedia Foundation itself was founded two years after Wikipedia had been launched as a side-project of the quality-controlled “Nupedia“. And while Wikipedia had been transnational from the very start with versions in German, Catalan, Japanese, French and Spanish only two months after its launch, the Foundation was not. The first local Wikimedia branch in Germany was founded independently from Wikimedia headquarters and only formally recognized as a formal Wikimedia chapter after the fact. Following the German example, so far 38 membership-based chapter associations have been founded and formally recognized. Together, these chapters nominate two members to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
With the exception of two US chapters in New York City and in the District of Columbia, all these chapters are related to countries. One of the main reasons for tying local chapter organizations to countries is a financial one. Many Wikimedia chapter organizations such as the German, the Polish or the Swiss chapter receive tax exempted donations. This is one of the big advantages of local chapter organizations and even a rationale for founding them as grassroots organizations in the first place. The same time, however, this also restricts the flow of funds within the organizational network. Donations to the German Wikimedia chapter, for example, cannot easily be transferred to the focal Wikimedia Foundation in the US due to legal restraints.
Why should Africa adopt IFRSs? Adoption is less of the story.. not practicing what you preach is the bigger evil.
In the past decade the rise in the use of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in many countries around the world has moved the wave towards developing countries considering adopting these standards. Factually, about 120 countries presently use IFRS across the globe. Out of this number about 13 countries in Africa have already adopted (i.e as issued by the IASB without any modification) or adapted (.i.e with modification to meet local socio-economic needs of a particular accounting jurisdiction) to IFRS.
(Source: Data from PwC IFRS map, Own drawings)
However, it is quite surprising that Africa as whole is considering adopting IFRS given the chaotic nature of these standards on the international front and the often unseen justification given for the adoption of IFRS particularly in Africa. Many international organizations like the World Bank , the World Trade Organization , USAID and UNCTAD have all been arguing for the adoption of IFRS in less developed countries . There are many reasons why Africa should not adopt IFRS. I will try to explain and to some extent justify this line of reasoning.
Politics over Economics
First, the merits of IFRS often mentioned include, improved comparability and uniformity of financial statements among companies and countries, resulting in a decrease in the equity cost of capital, improved transparency, a decline in information processing cost and a reduction in risk of international investment decisions amongst others. Whilst these benefits look very desirable, it is also the case that these benefits cannot be reached in every economy.
To be clear, IFRSs were designed for developed and matured capital markets. At least the economics speaks for itself. It is an undeniable fact that financial statements assist investors in making critical investment decisions. As pointed out in the general purpose of financial statements in the conceptual framework of the IASB, financial statements should aid users in valuing securities, be it when buying or when selling.
The argument for the use of IFRSs in developed countries in plausible. However, what I find puzzling is the push for IFRS adoption even in countries that have no stock markets or stock market listed companies. I do not deny that quality financial reporting should be present in economies where there are no capital markets. But I also admit that such countries have totally different financial reporting needs than industrialized countries. Accounting systems of a country are traditionally shaped by its socio- economic, cultural and political environment. Some economies are totally different from others and therefore we must recognize that these differences in accounting needs shape financial reporting.
I would like to use our blog to draw our readers’ attention to a mini-conference that I organize together with Tim Bartley, Nicole Helmerich and Chikako Oka titled “Regulating Labor and Environment: Beyond the Public-Private Divide”. The mini-conference will take place in the framework of the 2012 Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) at MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) on June 28-30, 2012.
The central question that we would like to address during the mini-conference is what the implications of global shifts and transnational standards for domestic regulatory projects in labor and environmental fields are. On the one hand, we invite papers that seek to explain how local contexts shape implementation and effectiveness of labor and environmental regulation in a globalizing world. On the other hand, our focus is the intersection between public and private forms of environmental and labor governance. To sum up, we seek to examine transnational-domestic and private-public links in transnational labor and environmental governance. Read the rest of this entry »
In the history of copyright law, legislation in Europe and the US have wound each other up more and more. Everytime when there was a copyright term extension on one side of the ocean, lobbyists on the other side started finger pointing, demanding the same rights to protect artists and the industry. A recent example for such regulatory inspiration has been the EU database directive, which created a sui generis right for the creators of databases which do not qualify for copyright. Ever since this directive had been passed in Europe, lobbyists in the US have tried to introduce a similar provision into US copyright law (see Boyle 2008: 207 ff.). Such regulatory inspiration is neither new nor surprising nor restricted to the domain of copyright.
However, what has been leaked in the Wikileaks cables on the influence of the US on the new Spanish copyright law is way beyond mere inspiration for lobbyists. As reported by the Guardian, in this case the lobbyist has been the US government itself:
The US ambassador in Madrid threatened Spain with “retaliation actions” if the country did not pass tough new internet piracy laws, according to leaked documents. […] In his letter, Solomont [i.e. the US ambassedor] issued veiled threats, reminding its recipients that Spain is on the Special 301, the US trade representatives’ list of countries that do not provide “adequate and effective” protection of intellectual property rights. Spain risks having its position on the list “degraded”, and could join the real blacklist of “the worst violators of global intellectual property rights.”
This is the second part of a three-part series on the regulation of securitization before and after the crisis. This part’s topic: The states’ helping hand: finance ministries and the expansion of securitization in the EU.
As I explained in part 1 of this series, securitization required the transfer of credits from banks’ banking books into shell companies, where the cash flows from these credits would be redirected to serve debt instruments that the shell company (or Special-Purpose Entity, SPE) emitted. The banks remained linked to the revenues and risks of these assets by providing liquidity lines to these shell companies in case the market fell dry.
When the crisis in the subprime mortgage market became evident, the buyers of debt instruments emitted by SPEs which had assets on the asset side whose cash flow was seen as deteriorating. Buyers in the market refused to take up the risk, as they could not price it and feared to have to take losses. In this moment, the liquidity lines of banks were drawn, and banks bought the papers from the SPEs they had initially set-up to get rid of these assets.
Now that they ended up refinancing the assets they had sold to the SPE, they in fact became again the owner of these assets, which is why they reappeared on their balance sheets, but only in the worst of moments. The first SPEs which experienced such a buyers strike were those which did not even have a liquidity line and where the buyers were supposed to carry the entire credit risk themselves. Rather than imposing losses on their clients, many banks took the assets they had transferred into the balance sheets of these SPEs (called Structured Investment Vehicles) back on their own books for reputational reasons. Banks argued that they could better cope with the deteriorating value of these assets by holding them to maturity and that imposing losses on their clients would endanger their future financing possibilities.
After their surprising election success in the German capital Berlin, the pirate party continues to surge in the polls. In all recent federal polls the German pirates have been above the 5 percent election threshold and there is no end in sight.
When a TV crew from Russia Today had visited Berlin to film a short report on the pirate phenomenon, they also approached me as a “talking (research) head” on the issue. Unsurprisingly, only one sentence of the half an hour long interview made it into the segment featured below.
The reason the Russian TV crew had found me was this post-election blog post. | <urn:uuid:2ed67ea4-5bdf-4929-8dc6-23461ab1d552> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 12,627 |
Being the cynics that we are, we stopped believing in Christmas miracles years ago. But this holiday season, we've been moved. You see, we were given a true gift, one that could only have come from the big jolly man himself. That's right, Santa's real. And we know this because his present to us is extra special. When we saw it we clapped our hands with glee: A Q&A with Christian Audigier on his favorite things. The Independent took it upon themselves (clearly feeling the need to share this with the world) to find out what the Ed Hardy designer wears. And the answer: not his own line.
For your reading pleasure (and so you, too, can be like Audigier), a sampling of the questions and answers:
Who's your style icon?
Without doubt, Ralph Lauren — he has the most amazing style, which will never go out of fashion.
What can't you live without?
Cologne, I can reapply a few times a day. A fresh scent is very important to me.
Describe the best outfit you've ever worn
Despite designing luxury streetwear, which I generally live in, I would have to say one of my suits. Could even be a Ralph Lauren. Every man must own a great-fitting suit.
What's in your wardrobe?
I like to wear leather biker-style jackets. I have loads, from tan to black, and they are so versatile. I like to wear them with a shirt and jeans. I own many T-shirts, which are a staple and a key piece in my designs.
What's your secret style tip?
Like you said, it's a SECRET.
Oh, what a tease! Now we'll never know what the real key to dressing like him is. Whatever will we do? Other than splash lots and lots of cologne on our Ralph Lauren suits, that is. Somewhere, Jon Gosselin is taking notes.
Dress Code - Christian Audigier, designer [Independent UK] | <urn:uuid:a99f9feb-f527-4b3c-b07a-f6f78e2d40df> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,728 |
The pyramids are the most famous symbol of ancient Egyptians idea about life after death. The most important period of pyramids history was the reign of the 4th dynasty, which three rulers let build the famous pyramids in Giza. Other great pyramids were built up to 12th dynasty, this time from bricks not stone. Starting from the 18th dynasty the pyramids lost their exclusive position as the ruler’s last rest place. A change of royal tomb’s building shape happened in the beginning of the New Kingdom and the pyramid began to be used as a symbol for funeral place of dignitaries.
The rulers let build deep rock tombs in the Valley of the Kings on the western Nile bank since Thutmose I. reign and rich Egyptians built their graves in the manner of them in the rocks and some of the graves had an outside chapel. There was a pyramidion (pointed top) on the top of the graves, a niche with a portrayal of the deceased on the front side, where he worships the Sun. The ruler of the Nubian Empire – Piye, the black Pharaoh of the 25th dynasty, returned to stony pyramids of his ancestors, but the magnificence of the Giza pyramids was never imitated.
From clay bricks to stone
The mastabas on Umm el-Qa’ab necropolis are built from clay bricks and their above-ground part was in easy barrow, which represented the initial mound, where the life arose according to the Egyptians. Imhotep suggested to his King Djoser an unparalleled project up to that time – multiply the conventional mastabas, so the first step pyramid arose in Saqqara. Its walls were covered with fine limestone. Later, Sneferu was enthused by the pyramids as the eternity dwellings as well and he let build just three pyramids. A pyramid of new shape occurred, the bent pyramid in Dashur. It was the first attempt of an ideal shape of the pyramid, which wasn’t successfully realized until the pyramids in Giza.
Giza – a synonym for perfection
A capital progress came by the pyramids building under the Pharaohs of the 4th dynasty rule - Khufu, Khafra and Menkaure. Their three tombs in a real pyramid shape had completely smooth walls, which converged in a pyramidion pointing to heavens. This place was the nearest to the Sun and the Pharaoh could join his heavenly father. The pyramids symbolized the initial mound, which the Sun ascended to heavens. The burial complex represented a significant religious and administrative centre and it consisted of Pharaoh’s pyramid, mortuary temple and courtiers‘ tombs. Its building form was influenced by the perception of the world up to the Middle Kingdom period.
The rulers returned to smaller pyramids from the Middle Kingdom period. The pyramids were built from bricks, but were less durable than the stone pyramids. The core of these pyramids was made of diagonal stone blocks framework, which strengthened the whole building. The pyramid itself was formed from dried bricks or limestone fragments and building debris. The walls were covered by limestone boards on the outer side. The size of the mortuary temple was modified and the tombs of royal family members became the part of the burial complexes.
Main shapes of pyramids
- Step pyramid – in a shape of a staircase; originally they were mastabas with different bases built on each other. The Djoser’s pyramid has 6 steps and is 60 meters high and the measures of the base are 109 x 121 meters. The pyramid was built with a technique of inclined wall layers, which increased its stability and durability. The angle of layers inclination is 16 degrees.
- Bent pyramid – with two different wall inclinations. The angle between pyramid walls and the base is 58 degrees up to approximately the half of the building’s height. The inclination is decreasing distinctly then up to 43°22´. Such a change of inclination is a consequence of architects’ effort to reduce the mass of the walls, because cracks occurred in the inner premises.
- Real pyramid – with four straight walls, covered with very fine limestone for to be smooth. The pyramids in Giza are the perfect example of this type of pyramids. The Great pyramid (Khufu pyramid) was 146 meters high (138 meters today), the side length is 230 meters and the inclination is 51°50´. The Khafra pyramid has the inclination of 53°7´, is 143.5 meters high and its side length is 215 meters. The Menkaure pyramid was 66 meters high, the side length was 105 meters and the inclination was 51°20´.
- Tomb in sarcophagus shape – although the sign „pyramid“ occurred behind its name in contemporary texts, it can’t be considered a pyramid according to the scientists opinion. You can download a pyramids list of Egyptian rulers in PDF. | <urn:uuid:1fda0766-cf15-4cc0-9803-ce4433d6d910> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 4,645 |
In 1995, Olympic Elementary students buried a time capsule filled with items from that year. As students and staff prepared to transition to the new Orin C. Smith Elementary, the time capsule was unearthed and reopened.
The new James W. Lintott Elementary School serving grades pre-K through two is moving forward on schedule. This school is scheduled to be completed by the end of the 2017-18 school year.
If you enter the Olympic Elementary library, you might not be expecting the highly creative, constructive and not-so-quiet environment you’ll find when the normally hushed space is transformed into a haven for energetic learning. That’s because of the Makerspace movement, which is being incorporated into schools around our state that allows students to turn knowledge [...]
The Chehalis Foundation asked a few W.F. West seniors and science teachers to share their thoughts and experiences having worked with the STEM programs and equipment made available by the Chehalis Foundation. In their words, you will hear the impact that the Beyond K-12 Student Achievement Initiative has made.
Mr. Ellingson, Principal, and student council members preparing for Olympic’s Veterans Day Assembly.
"It was inspired thinking that created the Chehalis Foundation. It’s brought leaders from all different parts of the community together, and they have been planning and setting priorities and accomplishing a great deal. It gives me the confidence that I can invest in this community and that there will be concrete results." —Orin Smith Former [...]
To kick off the school year the Chehalis PTA put on their annual Touch A Truck event on Friday, Sept 11th at Olympic Elementary from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Students got a hands on experience with equipment from local businesses including Washington Tractor, Lemay's, Lewis County PUD and more. Vehicles from the Veterans Museum and Local Police and Fire [...]
W.F. West students hauling in box after box of donated school supplies and other items for our homeless and in-need students and students filling donated backpacks with the donated items. A huge THANK YOU to Sue and Mike Austin for heading up this wonderful activity. (Mrs. Austin is a retired librarian from Chehalis Middle School.) [...]
This past May, a luncheon was held at Cascade Elementary School to say thank you to our volunteers. The Chehalis School District has over 1,300 volunteers who have served almost 3,000 hours in our three elementary schools. THANK YOU!
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Nation Urged to Shift From Pink to Purple for Pancreatic Cancer, A Disease That Kills More People Annually Than Breast Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Is an Opportunity to Educate People about a Disease with a Five-Year Survival Rate of Just 8 Percent
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – (Nov. 1, 2016) – More patients die annually from pancreatic cancer than breast cancer in the United States, yet general awareness of pancreatic cancer is lacking. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network urges the nation to shift from pink during breast cancer awareness month in October to purple this November in support of pancreatic cancer awareness month by learning about the symptoms and risk factors of pancreatic cancer.
Thanks to years of research and advocacy in the breast cancer community, breast cancer patients have better treatments options, screening tools and early detection which have resulted in a decline in death rates.
It’s time to improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer.
“Our nation must rally behind pancreatic cancer patients in the same ways we have for breast cancer patients,” said Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA, president and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. “To improve outcomes and see death rates decline in pancreatic cancer, we must educate more people about the disease.”
Knowing the symptoms and risk factors are important to raising awareness about pancreatic cancer and a tangible action that people can take during awareness month this November.
Pancreatic cancer may cause only vague unexplained symptoms. Pain (usually in the abdomen or back), weight loss, itching with jaundice (yellowing of the skin and/or eyes), loss of appetite, nausea, change in stool, pancreatitis and recent-onset diabetes are symptoms that may indicate pancreatic cancer.
If you are experiencing one or more of these symptoms, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network urges you to speak to your doctor immediately and reference pancreatic cancer.
If you have two or more first-degree relatives who have had pancreatic cancer, a first-degree relative who developed pancreatic cancer before the age of 50, or an inherited genetic syndrome associated with pancreatic cancer, you may have an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network strongly recommends consulting with a genetic counselor to determine your risk and eligibility for a screening program.
“By taking action through education this November, you are helping change the future of this disease,” added Fleshman. “Help us spread the word.”
Learn more about pancreatic cancer, additional risk factors and how to support the cause this month at pancan.org/wagehope.
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. The organization is leading the way to increase survival for people diagnosed with this devastating disease through a bold initiative — The Vision of Progress: Double Pancreatic Cancer Survival by 2020. To continue to accelerate progress, a goal to raise $200 million by 2020 is also in place. Together, we can Wage Hope and rewrite the future of pancreatic cancer.
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A Call of Duty 1 Fan-favorite returns, a large Depot made for medium to short-range combat with many openings for a quick ambush. Climb the ladders to get the advantage. – Gare Centrale
Outside the Depot are many more large buildings, a few roads can be seen leading into the map and out towards the other buildings. Not much else to see. The main difference in this remake of Depot is the skies are now clear and bright blue.
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Victor Hugo is often credited with the saying, “One cannot resist an idea whose time has come.”But, unfortunately, this saying does not apply to Nikola Tesla because his ideas and inventions were way ahead of their time.
The famed inventor envisioned devices that seemed to the common man and woman from the 19th and early 20th century to be the product of witchcraft or simply a fantasy.
While he was ahead of his time, Tesla was no sorcerer. The path he followed to get from where he was born and raised to the heights of his fame was arduous and full of risks. Yet, where others would have quit, he endured and did everything possible to further the development of our civilization.
Many believe that if Tesla wasn’t censored, today, we would be living in a Utopian society, powered by free unlimited energy, and our technological advancement would allow us to traverse the stars and explore other planets.
While there is still much mystery surrounding his life and death, perhaps the most intriguing mysteries lay in his inventions that never fully saw the light of day. With the intellect and creative prowess he possessed, we can only begin to imagine the thoughts and ideas he had but never shared.
What we do have, is a small fraction, a record of the incredible inventions that he either discussed, began building, or had actual working prototypes. These were never fully developed or deployed, at least not to the public knowledge, but had the potential to be world-changing… some for better and some for worse.
The Earthquake Machine
The steam-powered oscillator Tesla had been working on was as unassuming as could be. Nevertheless, he had applied for and been given a patent for it, and its purpose was to generate electricity.
The idea was to use the steam-powered oscillator to create various frequencies. If the frequency matched the resonance frequency, a receiving device should transform the mechanical oscillations back into an electric current. It turns out that electricity wasn’t the only thing it could generate.
While working on the steam-powered mechanical oscillator, one day, Tesla decided to tune the oscillator to the frequency of the building in which his laboratory was located in New York City.
Shockingly even to Tesla, the small oscillator shook the entire building, almost causing it to collapse! In Tesla’s own words,
“Suddenly, all the heavy machinery in the place was flying around… The building would have been down about our ears in another few minutes. Outside in the street, there was pandemonium.”
People in the area immediately called police and ambulance, fearing an earthquake was occurring.
Fearing for his life and the life of others, Tesla smashed the oscillator with a hammer, stopping it from shaking the building to pieces. Having destroyed the machine, he instructed his staff to say nothing of the incident. The police were called to investigate but found nothing suspicious.
Imagine the potential of a machine that you could tune to any frequency?
It spawned in Tesla the idea for a geodynamic oscillator, which would have the same effect but on the Earth. He imagined that it could, if appropriately tuned, prevent earthquakes or, if tuned improperly, accidentally or not so accidentally, cause earthquakes and be used as a tectonic weapon that can win many wars by causing earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, or other seismic events in specified locations.
A government possessing such a weapon could dominate any nation on the planet.
Tesla made sure this machine never materialized, but there are speculations that the United States possesses a device similar to Tesla’s oscillator and can use it to cause earthquakes in specific points of the planet. The potential of this invention is as powerful as catastrophic, so no wonder Tesla smashed his device with a hammer and stopped its development.
The Death Ray
On July 11, 1934, Nikola Tesla described a kind of new weapon for the first time in newspapers as being able to be used against invading armies, fleets, and aircrafts. In his own words, this was a “defense weapon that will end all wars forever.” However, newspapers around the country called it “death ray,” “death beam,” “diabolical rays,” and also “a device like bolts of Thor.”
The device was a particle-beam projector that the inventor intended to be used for national defense. He called his technology “teleforce.” With it, Tesla declared that a nation could bring total devastation upon invading armies and destroy fleets of aircraft at a distance of 200 miles. In his own words:
“My apparatus projects particles which may be relatively large or of microscopic dimensions, enabling us to convey to a small area at a great distance trillions of times more energy than is possible with rays of any kind. Many thousands of horsepower can thus be transmitted by a stream thinner than a hair, so that nothing can resist. The nozzle would send concentrated beams of particles through the free air, of such tremendous energy that they will bring down a fleet of 10,000 enemy airplanes at a distance of 200 miles from a defending nation’s border and will cause armies to drop dead in their tracks.”
His idea was to accelerate mercury isotope to 43 times the speed of sound in a pressurized vacuum chamber via electrostatic repulsion and shoot it in a beam towards a target.
As an optimistic humanitarian as he is, Tesla believed this particle-beam projector could be used as a defense weapon that would bring end to war.
It’s believed that Tesla built his death ray at Wardencliffe on Long Island, and he decided to test it in 1908.
According to the story, Tesla’s plan was to project the particle beam of the death ray in the remote and uninhabitable parts of the Arctic, but for unknown reasons, the beam missed and crossed the Polar region over into Siberia, where it hit the area near Tunguska River.
After hearing about the unexplainable event in Tunguska, known as the “Tunguska event,” Tesla, thankful that no one was killed, dismantled his machine, as he felt it was too dangerous to keep it.
The Flying Machine
Any inventor of Tesla’s caliber always had their eyes towards the sky. The concept of being able to travel through the air at supersonic speeds was a dream for Tesla. The difference between what we have today and what Tesla saw was the manner of propulsion we use.
One of Tesla’s documents contains drawings of an antigravity ship, which seems to be using some sort of field propulsion.
This is what Tesla wrote in his journals:
“After these experiments, I planned to build a flying machine, which could fly not only in the air but within interplanetary space. The principle of operation of the flying machine is as follows: towards the flight direction, compression of the ether is to become weaker by the generator installed in the flying machine. As the ether kept pressing with initial intensity from all other sides, then the flying machine began moving. Being within this flying machine, you will not feel its speeding up as the ether is not to hamper your movement. I had to abandon my plans to create the flying machine. There were two reasons for it: first, I have no money to work in secret. But the main reason is that the great war began in Europe and I wouldn’t like my inventions used to kill! When on earth will these madmen stop?”
Apparently, Tesla was really fascinated by the idea of antigravity vehicles. As early as 1906, we can find a letter to the “New York Sun” newspaper, in which Tesla wrote:
Could this mean that Tesla was working on flying vehicles eight years before the first powered flight of the Wright brothers?
The only reason these antigravity ships did not become a reality was that Tesla planned to power them with his network of Wardenclyffe Towers that were going to broadcast wireless free energy to the entire planet.
Unfortunately, the world governments, and giant corporations, could not allow a network of towers transmitting completely free wireless energy to the planet. This would destroy billions of dollars of profits for fossil fuel companies. So in 1917, the United States demolished Tesla’s Wardenclyffe Tower, which was never to be built again, and that made the construction of antigravity vehicles impossible.
Wireless Energy (Wardenclyffe Tower)
This leads us to possibly the most well-known and popular invention of Tesla – his wireless energy generator. The world would be a completely different place today if free energy, harnessed from the Earth, could be transmitted wirelessly.
The most frustrating part of this invention is that the tower was actually built. Financed by J.P. Morgan and others in 1901, Tesla built the Wardenclyffe tower. But he seemed to have bigger and better plans!
Tesla dreamed that he could create and perfect the ability to wirelessly transmit electricity, enough to power all of New York City. He needed to create a network of Wardenclyffe towers that would harness the energy emitted from the Earth and deliver free energy throughout the planet.
In his own words:
Of course, J. P. Morgan would never finance something that would bring a source of free energy to the world because that would destroy his monopoly on fossil fuels. For this reason, Tesla told him that his tower was a radio transmitting tower.
Later, when J. P. Morgan discovered Tesla’s true intentions, he pulled out all of his funding, and the project was shut down. It was torn down and sold for scraps to pay for the debts that Tesla defaulted on.
The media called it “Tesla’s million-dollar folly.”
Humiliated and defeated, Tesla’s dream of creating a new and better world was destroyed.
Remote Controlled Navies & Artificial Tidal Wave
- Remote Controlled Navies
In 1898, Tesla made a public demonstration in the Madison Square Garden, where he revealed a prototype for remote-controlled navy ships.
He also discussed the ability to remotely operate submarines and even missiles with the military.
The idea was that with ships being remotely operated, there would be no human life lost during naval warfare. Tesla thought this would save countless lives if implemented worldwide.
Regardless of what Tesla thought, the concept of remote-controlled navies seemed too far-fetched for even the top military brass at the time, and as far as we know, not one military contract arose from his discussions with them. They simply didn’t believe such a thing was possible, despite Tesla’s demonstration.
While this was a loss for Tesla, it simply shows how far ahead of his peers he was at the time.
Consider this. Today, all submarines and missiles are guided by GPS and are operated essentially remotely.
- Artificial Tidal Wave
But Tesla had one more idea of how to use these remote-controlled ships.
The artificial tidal wave was an invention that was dreamed up by Tesla to render opposing navy ships and naval invasion useless. He imagined that a fleet of remote-controlled ships, or “automatons“, as he called them, would get close enough to an enemy fleet to detonate an explosive charge.
By creating a sufficiently large enough detonation, you could create an artificial tidal wave. He had done the math and determined the size of the explosion that you would need to create a 100-foot-high tidal wave up to a mile away. This tidal wave would sweep through an enemy fleet and destroy or render inoperable all of the vessels.
In theory, this would save more lives by not allowing war to be waged, which was a goal Tesla strived for. He believed that if it could be done, he should use science to alleviate suffering and war.
The World of Tesla’s Inventions
These were just a fraction of the technologies the genius was envisioning and working on. It is believe he also worked on a vibrational healing device, a thought camera, an ozone producing device, and humanoid robots. He is even associated with research on time-travel technology, being part of the famous Philadelphia experiment.
No doubt, these inventions were ideas way ahead of their time.
And no doubt Tesla has one of the longest-lasting and impactful legacies of any inventor… ever.
He was a visionary. He envisioned a new, better world for humanity.
In his own words:
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The Philosophy of Rite: Ritual in Chinese Ethical Thought
This page features archival information and video footage from select Philosophy, Religion, and Humanities Forum talks in recent years.
Grant Potts, “The Philosophy of Rite: Ritual in Chinese Ethical Thought”
November 8, 2017
Eastview Campus 8500
Grant Potts, Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy
Matt Watkins, Philosophy Professor
Dr. Grant Potts will provide an educational talk on the significance of ritual as an aspect of philosophical reflection in Chinese (Confucian) tradition, which will also provide the audience with a general introduction to Confucianism and Chinese thought. The talk will conclude with remarks exploring the potential value of exploring ritual as an aspect of ethical reflection in the 21st century in the Western context.
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