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Sourabh Verma won the first mens singles match to deny the Kidambi Srikanth-led Bengaluru Raptors a win in the latters first outing at the Premier Badminton League in Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
Sourabh Verma won the first men's singles match to deny the Kidambi Srikanth-led Bengaluru Raptors a win in the latter's first outing at the Premier Badminton League in Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
The former World No. 1 Srikanth stopped Ahmedabad's winning streak to bring home one crucial point but his valiant effort ultimately went in vain in a narrow 3-4 loss for the Raptors.
Earlier Ahmedabad's Trump pair of Satwiksairaj and Sikki Reddy started the day on a winning note, even though the match had ebbs and flows.
The Indians' impressive fightback in the first game against Bengaluru's Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith fell short as the CWG silver medallists pocketed the first game 15-13.
Sikki's sublime net-game helped them turn around their fortunes and build a lead of 8-4, which they extended to 15-11 to level the match. Satwik and Sikki showed nerves of steel to save a couple of match points in an enthralling decider to get the vital 2 points for the Season 3 semi-finalists.
Russian Open champion Sourabh Verma's athleticism and speed were instrumental in his pocketing the first game 15-11 over the Raptors' Sai Praneeth.
Sourabh continued to show a lot of urgency and purpose in his shots to prevent Sai from executing his deceptive strokes. Midway through the second game, Sai injected aggression into his shots to grab it 15-11 but Verma won the riveting third game on a decider point to push the Smash Masters up 3-0.
Kidambi Srikanth had to work hard against the Smash Masters' Daren Liew whom he trails 0-3 in their head-to-head record on the international circuit. The Bengaluru skipper exhibited his usual attacking shots to take the one-sided first game 15-9.
The change of ends did not help the Indian with the drift troubling the World No. 8 for most of the second game and he conceded it 15-6.
The Bengaluru man rebounded from it in style by playing a complete captain's knock. Racing ahead to 8-0, he dashed all hopes of a Liew comeback by wrapping it up 15-11.
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The revered Indonesian pair, Bengaluru's Trump for the night, repaid the faith that the team had in them with a strong 15-13, 15-9 win over Ahmedabad's scratch pair of Nandagopal Kidambi and Lee Chun Hei Reginald that levelled the tie score at 2-2.
CWG bronze medallist Kirsty Gilmour completed the roaring comeback for the Smash Masters with a 15-8, 15-13 win over Bengaluru's Vu Thi Trang.
Gilmour had to sweat it out in the second game after sailing smoothly in her opening game. The Scot won six points in a row in the second half of the second game to get Ahmedabad's third win this season.
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Lady Gaga fera la couverture du mois de mars du magazine américain Harper's Bazaar. Retrouvez sans plus attendre ci-dessous l'interview accordée par Lady Gaga ainsi qu'un tout nouveau shooting réalisé par Terry Richardson.
It's not always easy being Lady Gaga—and in 2013, it was especially difficult. For the first time since she emerged from the New York City club ether in 2008, Planet Gaga seemed in peril. Her latest album, ARTPOP, an experimental R&B-tinged effort featuring artwork by Jeff Koons and a controversial duet with R. Kelly, divided critics. She also endured a very public split with her longtime manager, Troy Carter, just a week before the album's release in November—all of which seemed to knock Gaga out of orbit. But 2014 is a new year, and Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is a space oddity of a pop star. After a brief break around the holidays and some well-documented quality time with her boyfriend, Chicago Fire actor Taylor Kinney (and sporting some remarkable early-winter pantless 'n' plaid looks), Gaga is back to being her most inimitably Gaga, with a sparkling new Versace campaign and her upcoming ArtRave tour, which launches later this spring.
How does one account for such resilience, such triumphant unflappability, in the face of turmoil? Bazaar drew up a Proustian little Gaga questionnaire designed to reveal some of the secrets of her extraordinary Gaga-ness. The Lady kindly obliged by answering honestly and fabulously—and she did not disappoint.
HARPER'S BAZAAR: How have you changed in the past few years?
LADY GAGA: I'm actually not very different at all. I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances. My experience with fame has been the opposite: "How can I stop this from changing me?" I mean I'm not broke anymore—that's good! But today I'm more comfortable with being who I am. When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful. But it's the intention of the work that's changed. I have fans now. I have a new purpose: to remind them that I am one of them, that we are one another. My consciousness has changed.
HB: What was the first big musical moment in your life?
LG: I went to see Phantom of the Opera with my grandma and my mom when I was very little. The stage, the voice, the music?…Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been a massive inspiration to me for some time—the storytelling, that deliciously somber undertone in his music. I just knew that he could see it while he was creating it. It is the same way I experience music.
HB: What's your favorite outfit of all time?
LG: Audrey Hepburn at the derby in My Fair Lady—the giant white hat with flower detail and bonnet, a mermaid lace gown with a giant bow, and a walking stick. I've loved that since I was little. I'll design something like that one day.
HB: Do you keep a lot of clothes that you've worn over the years?
LG: The fashion I've acquired over the years is so sacred to me—from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I've collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood. The clothes are on mannequins, also on hangers and in boxes with a photo of each piece, and there's a Web site where I can go to look through everything. It's too big—I could never sort through it myself! But these garments tell the stories of my life. And then there are the tour pieces. This is the section that is most sacred to me. These are the pieces that have collected energy, joy, and screams from fans all over the world. My fashion is my most prized possession for two reasons: 1) because it is a visualization of all the hard work I've put in to get where I am today; 2) because it is a legend to the encyclopedia of my life. It is exactly what I've aimed to seep into the artistic consciousness of people all over the world—that life is an art form.
HB: What is your home like?
LG: My "home" is a controversial topic. I don't exactly have one. I live all over the world. I keep a small rental in New York, where I hang many of my hats when I come to see my parents and New York pals. It's like a tiny jewel box, covered in rose-gold mirrors, with an oversize pink couch, an expensive vase, a white Marilyn piano, and a boudoir. I do not keep a lot of clothes here—mostly punk wear. And the three most expensive items I've ever purchased, including an actual house: my sable, a strand of diamonds, and my Mikimoto pearls.
HB: How do you think people in the future will feel about fashion right now?
LG: I'm not sure. I imagine that there will be a revival of some of these aesthetics—the more bold ones. Those who have watered down themselves for "sale" might make money now, but they are shortchanging their legend. I always think to myself, How do I want to be remembered? I don't want to be remembered as anything but brave. The only good intention to make money is to help others. I want to be Oprah. I want to be Melinda Gates. If I ever sell products other than my talents, then it will be to give more to others.
HB: What excites you about the idea of performing in space?
LG: I honestly can't wait. I can't wait to design the performance. I'm auctioning off my second seat [on a Virgin Galactic flight] to raise money for the Born This Way Foundation. I want to make a moment that is about much more than me. Performing in space is such an honor. I want to challenge myself to come up with something that will not only bring everyone together but will also have a message of love that blasts into the beyond.
HB: What's something that you're better at now than when you were younger?
LG: I am better with food. I don't have an eating disorder anymore. I'm also better at not letting people take advantage of me. Five years ago, when I spotted someone with a hidden agenda, I allowed them to stay around me. I didn't want to believe it. I thought if I ignored it, then they would eventually see me again—that I'm a human being and not a doll. But it doesn't work that way. I speak up now. I realized that it's my own fault that people take advantage. I should be around people who cherish my talents, my health, my time. I'm not a pawn for anyone's future business. I'm an artist. I deserve better than to be loyal to people who only believe in me because I make money.
HB: Romeo & Juliet or Titanic?
LG: Romeo & Juliet—both the Shakespeare and the Baz [Luhrmann] versions I was changed by profoundly as a child. But I have to say, Titanic is also a classic.
HB: John Lennon or Paul McCartney?
LG: I love Paul so much, but I was and will always be a Lennon girl.
HB: Do you believe in ghosts?
LG: Yes. I have many old souls around me all the time.
HB: What are your guilty pleasures?
LG: Russian hookers and cheap gin. At least I'm honest.
HB: If you were an animal, what would it be?
HB: What's the myth about you that you'd like to dispel?
LG: That I'm a myth.
HB: What's something true about you that people should know?
LG: That it's not an act.
HB: When was the last time you laughed out loud? At what?
LG: Today. My Taylor [Kinney, Gaga's boyfriend] stole my SpongeBob SquarePants socks from Tokyo.
HB: What was the last thing you talked about with your mother?
LG: I went through a rough time last year. I felt very taken advantage of by people I trusted. I asked my mother, "I work so hard. I never stop. I never say no. Why doesn't this person love me, Mom? Why was this person willing to hurt me to help themselves? Why wasn't I enough? Why is money more important than me? She reminded me to forgive others for not seeing God where I see it. I see God in my fans. She said, "You're hurt because you don't operate this way. You are fiercely protective of your inventions because you are your fans." She helped me understand my own feelings. When someone has pulled the wool over my eyes, I feel that they have pulled the wool over the eyes of millions of fans around the world. She helped me to forgive. You can't force people to have the same world consciousness and awareness as you do.
HB: When was the last time you cried?
LG: Yesterday. I'm creative. I'm always a laugh away from a tear.
HB: If you received a visit from yourself in the future, what would you want to ask your future self?
LG: I'd ask her to do a duet with me—that would be original. Then I would tell her that I'm so happy she didn't die young.
HB: Is there anything you regret doing—or not doing?
LG: Sometimes I get this gut feeling about people—maybe I sense a hidden agenda or that they care for the money more than the message. I wish that I'd listen to that feeling instead of waiting for the truth to rear its ugly head. I'm a smart girl. I'm loyal. But sometimes I'm too loyal. I'm not loyal enough to myself.
HB: How much attention do you pay to what people say about you?
LG: I've never had that type of relationship with art, that sort of hypercritical thing that's going around. I often think people don't know what to think of me, and in fact this is precisely the objective of many of my creations. Even back in the days with Lady Starlight, my original partner, we aimed to bemuse. This feeling of bemusement—it's neither good nor bad. It just is. Whether critics realize it or not, they've been in a very long argument since my public birth. Is it right or is it wrong? This was the intention of those twisted nursery rhyme, I-aim-to-confuse-you verses in my song "Applause." The conversation is still happening because they don't know what to think. They're still scratching their heads. This grappling is my art form—and it's powerful, because whether they like it or not, they're still talking.
HB: What's the biggest thing you've learned about yourself so far?
LG: I became very depressed at the end of 2013. I was exhausted fighting people off. I couldn't even feel my own heartbeat. I was angry, cynical, and had this deep sadness like an anchor dragging everywhere I go. I just didn't feel like fighting anymore. I didn't feel like standing up for myself one more time—to one more person who lied to me. But January 1, I woke up, started crying again, and I looked in the mirror and said, "I know you don't want to fight. I know you think you can't, but you've done this before. I know it hurts, but you won't survive this depression." I really felt like I was dying—my light completely out. I said to myself, "Whatever is left in there, even just one light molecule, you will find it and make it multiply. You have to for you. You have to for your music. You have to for your fans and your family." Depression doesn't take away your talents—it just makes them harder to find. But I always find it. I learned that my sadness never destroyed what was great about me. You just have to go back to that greatness, find that one little light that's left. I'm lucky I found one little glimmer stored away.
Il n'est pas toujours facile d'être Lady Gaga – et en 2013, cela fut particulièrement difficile. Pour la première fois depuis qu'elle a émergé des clubs de New York City en 2008, la Planète Gaga a semblé en péril. Son dernier album, ARTPOP, un effort teinté de R&B expérimental comprenant une œuvre d'art de Jeff Koons et un duo controversé avec R. Kelly, a divisé les critiques. Elle a aussi enduré une séparation très publique d'avec son manager de longue date, Troy Carter, quelques semaines avant la sortie de l'album en novembre – tout cela a semblé projeter Gaga hors de son orbite. Mais 2014 est une nouvelle année, et Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta est une curiosité spatiale de pop star. Après une brève pause aux alentours des vacances de Noël et du bon temps passé avec son petit-ami, Taylor Kinney de la série Chicago Fire (et portant des looks remarquables en plaid et sans pantalon), Gaga est de nouveau la Gaga la plus inimitable, avec une nouvelle campagne Versace étincelante et sa tournée ArtRave imminente, qui débutera plus tard au printemps.
Comment peut-on expliquer une telle détermination, le fait qu'elle soit tellement imperturbable, face à la tourmente ? Bazaar a établi un petit questionnaire Proustien destiné à révéler certains des secrets de son extraordinaire Gaga-titude. La Lady s'y est gentiment pliée en répondant de manière honnête et fabuleuse – et elle ne nous a pas déçus.
De quelle manière avez-vous changée ces dernières années ?
Je ne suis en fait pas si différente. Je travaille toute la journée, je fais des recherches, je dessine mes idées, me prépare pour mes performances. Mon expérience avec la célébrité a été l'opposé : « Comment puis-je empêcher que cela me transforme ? » Je ne suis plus ruinée – c'est bien ! Mais aujourd'hui je suis plus à l'aise avec celle que je suis. Lorsque j'étais plus jeune, je sentais la pression de devenir quelqu'un d'autre une fois que j'aurais du succès. Mais c'est l'intention de mon travail qui a changé. J'ai des fans maintenant. J'ai un nouveau but : leur rappeler que je suis l'une d'eux, que nous ne faisons qu'un. Ma conscience a changé.
Quel a été la première grande expérience musicale de votre vie ?
Je suis allée voir le Fantôme de l'Opéra avec ma grand-mère et ma mère lorsque j'étais très petite. La scène, la voix, la musique ?… Le compositeur Andrew Lloyd Webber a été une grande inspiration pour moi durant longtemps – la narration, les délicieuses nuances maussades dans sa musique. Je savais juste qu'il pouvait voir tout ça lorsqu'il créait. J'expérimente la musique de la même manière.
Quel est votre tenue préférée de tous les temps ?
Audrey Hepbrun au derby dans My Fair Lady – le chapeau blanc géant avec les fleurs, une robe de sirène en dentelle avec un nœud géant, et une canne pour marcher. Je l'ai adorée depuis que je suis petite. Je dessinerais quelque chose comme ça un jour.
Est-ce que vous gardez beaucoup des vêtements que vous avez portés au cours des années ?
Les tenues que j'ai acquises au cours des années sont tellement sacrées pour moi – des costumes aux pièces de couture, de la haute couture aux tenues punk que j'ai collecté dans mes coins préférés dans le monde. Je garde tout dans une pièce d'archives immense à Hollywood. Les vêtements sont sur des mannequins, des cintres ou dans des boites avec une photo de chaque pièce, et il y a un site web où je peux aller pour tout passer en revue. Il y en a trop – je ne pourrais jamais trier tout ça moi-même ! Mais ces vêtements racontent l'histoire de ma vie. Puis il y a les tenues de tournées. C'est la partie qui est la plus précieuse pour moi. Ce sont les pièces qui ont collecté l'énergie, la joie, et les cris des fans du monde entier. Mes tenues sont ce que je possède de plus cher pour deux raisons : 1) parce que c'est la visualisation de tout le dur travail que j'ai accompli pour en être où je suis aujourd'hui ; 2) parce que c'est une légende à l'encyclopédie de ma vie. C'est exactement ce que j'ai voulu infiltrer dans la conscience artistique des gens dans le monde entier – que la vie est une forme d'art.
Ma « maison » est un sujet controversé. Je n'en ai pas vraiment. Je vis partout dans le monde. Je garde un petit appartement en location à New York, où j'accroche beaucoup de mes chapeaux lorsque je viens voir mes parents et mes amis à New York. C'est comme une petite boite à bijoux, couverte de miroirs or rose, avec un très grand canapé rose, un vase très cher, un piano blanc Marilyn, et un boudoir. Je ne garde pas beaucoup de vêtements ici – seulement des tenues punk. Et les trois choses les plus chères que j'ai jamais achetées, en incluant une maison : mon manteau en zibeline, un collier de diamants, et mes perles Mikimoto.
Comment pensez-vous que les gens dans le futur verront la mode d'aujourd'hui ?
Je n'en suis pas sûre. J'imagine qu'il y aura une renaissance de certaines esthétiques – les plus audacieuses. Ceux qui se sont modérés pour « vendre » se font peut-être de l'argent maintenant, mais ils amenuisent leur légende. Je me dis toujours, Comment voudrais-je qu'on se souvienne de moi ? Je ne veux pas être connue pour autre chose que ma bravoure. La seule bonne intention pour faire de l'argent est d'aider les autres. Je veux être Oprah. Je veux être Melinda Gates. Si je vends un jour des produits autres que mon talent, alors ce sera pour en donner plus aux autres.
Qu'est-ce qui vous excite à l'idée de performer dans l'espace ?
J'ai tellement hâte honnêtement. J'ai hâte de créer la performance. Je mets aux enchères ma deuxième place (sur un vol Virgin Galactic) pour collecter de l'argent pour la Born This Way Foundation. Je veux créer un moment qui concerne bien plus que moi-même. Performer dans l'espace est un tel honneur. Je veux me mettre au défi de présenter quelque chose qui non seulement réunira les gens mais portera aussi un message d'amour qui explosera plus loin.
Quelle est la chose pour laquelle vous êtes meilleure maintenant que vous ne l'étiez lorsque vous étiez plus jeune ?
Je me sens mieux avec la nourriture. Je n'ai plus de désordre alimentaire. Je suis aussi meilleure dans le fait de ne pas laisser les gens profiter de moi. Il y a cinq ans, lorsque je découvrais que quelqu'un avait des intentions cachées, je l'autorisais à rester près de moi. Je ne voulais pas y croire. Je pensais que si je l'ignorais, ils verraient de nouveau qui je suis – un être humain et pas une poupée. Mais cela ne fonctionne pas comme ça. Je m'exprime maintenant. J'ai pris conscience que c'est de ma faute si les gens profitent de moi. Je devrais être entourée de gens qui chérissent mon talent, ma santé, mon temps. Je ne suis pas un pion pour la carrière de quiconque. Je suis une artiste. Je mérite mieux que d'être loyale à des gens qui ne croient en moi que parce que je fais de l'argent.
Roméo & Juliette ou Titanic ?
Roméo & Juliette – à la fois les versions de Shakespeare et de Baz [Luhrmann] qui m'ont profondément changée lorsque j'étais enfant. Mais je dois dire que Titanic est aussi un classique.
John Lennon ou Paul McCartney ?
J'adore tellement Paul, mais j'ai été et serai toujours une fille de Lennon.
Oui. J'ai beaucoup de vieilles âmes autour de moi en permanence.
Les prostituées russes et le gin bon marché. Au moins je suis honnête.
Si vous êtiez un animal, lequel seriez-vous ?
Quel est le mythe vous concernant que vous souhaiteriez dissiper ?
Que je suis un mythe.
Une chose à propos de vous que les gens devraient savoir ?
Quelle est la dernière fois où vous avez ri ? Et pourquoi ?
Aujourd'hui. Mon Taylor [Kinney, le petit ami de Gaga] m'a volé mes chaussettes Bob l'Eponge que j'ai eu à Tokyo.
Quelle est la dernière chose dont vous avez parlé avec votre mère ?
J'ai traversé des moments difficiles l'an dernier. J'ai senti que beaucoup de gens à qui je faisais confiance profitaient de moi. J'ai demandé à ma mère : « Je travaille si dur. Je n'arrête jamais. Je ne dis jamais non. Pourquoi est-ce que cette personne ne m'aime pas, maman ? Pourquoi cette personne a voulu me blesser et en profiter ? Pourquoi ne suis-je pas suffisante ? Pourquoi l'argent est-il plus important que moi ? » Elle m'a rappelée qu'il fallait pardonner aux autres de ne pas voir Dieu là où je le vois. Je vois Dieu dans mes fans. Elle m'a dit : « Tu es blessée car tu ne fonctionnes pas de cette manière. Tu protèges férocement tes inventions car tu es comme tes fans. » Elle m'a aidée à comprendre mes propres sentiments. Lorsque quelqu'un m'a menée en bateau, j'ai le sentiment qu'ils ont embobiné des millions de fans dans le monde entier. Elle m'a aidé à pardonner. On ne peut pas forcer les gens à avoir la même conscience et la même notion du monde que soi-même.
De quand date la dernière fois où vous avez pleuré ?
Hier. Je suis créative. Je suis toujours à un éclat de rire d'une larme.
Si vous receviez la visite de vous-même dans le futur, que voudriez-vous demander à votre futur vous ?
Je lui demanderais de faire un duo avec moi – ce serait original. Puis je lui dirais que je suis tellement heureuse qu'elle ne soit pas morte jeune.
Y'a-t-il quelque chose que vous regrettez avoir fait, ou ne pas avoir fait ?
Parfois j'ai ce sentiment viscéral sur les gens – peut être que je sens qu'ils vont profiter de moi ou qu'ils s'intéressent plus à l'argent qu'à mon message. J'aurais aimé écouter ce sentiment plutôt que d'attendre que la vérité ne montre son vilain visage. Je suis une fille intelligente. Je suis loyale. Mais parfois je suis trop loyale. Je ne suis pas assez loyale envers moi-même.
Quelle attention portez-vous à ce que les gens disent de vous ?
Je n'avais jamais eu ce genre de relation avec l'art, cette sorte de chose hypercritique. Je pense souvent que les gens ne savent pas quoi penser de moi, et en fait c'est précisément l'objectif de beaucoup de mes créations. Même à l'époque avec Lady Starlight, ma partenaire originale, notre but était de déconcerter. Ce sentiment déconcertant – ce n'est jamais ni bon ni mauvais. Ca existe juste. Que les critiques le réalisent ou non, ils ont une très grande discussion depuis ma naissance publique. Est-ce bien ou est-ce mal ? C'était l'intention derrière la comptine tordue, je-cherche-à-porter-la-confusion des paroles de ma chanson « Applause ». La conversation a encore lieu car ils ne savent pas quoi penser. Ils se grattent toujours la tête. Cette lutte est ma forme d'art – et c'est puissant, car qu'ils aiment ce que je fais ou non, ils parlent toujours.
Quelle est la plus grande chose que vous ayez apprise sur vous jusqu'à maintenant ?
J'étais très déprimée à la fin de 2013. J'étais épuisée de me battre avec les gens. Je ne pouvais même plus sentir mes propres battements de cœur. J'étais en colère, cynique, et ressentais cette profonde tristesse comme une ancre que je trainais partout où j'allais. Je n'avais plus la force de me battre. Je ne me sentais plus de me battre pour moi-même une fois de plus – de m'élever contre une personne qui m'aurait menti. Mais le 1er janvier, je me suis levée, ai commencé à pleurer encore, je me suis regardée dans le miroir et j'ai dit : « Je sais que tu ne veux plus te battre. Je sais que tu crois que tu ne peux pas, mais tu l'as fait avant. Je sais que ça fait mal, mais tu ne survivras pas à cette dépression. » J'avais vraiment l'impression que j'allais mourir – ma lumière était complètement éteinte. Je me suis dit : « Quoi qu'il te reste à l'intérieur, même juste une petite molécule, tu vas la trouver et la démultiplier. Tu dois le faire pour toi. Tu dois le faire pour ta musique. Tu dois le faire pour tes fans et ta famille. » La dépression ne vous ôte pas votre talent – elle le rend juste plus difficile à trouver. Mais je le trouve toujours. J'ai appris que ma tristesse n'a jamais détruit ce qui est grand en moi. Il faut juste retourner vers cette grandeur, trouver cette toute petite chose qui reste. Je suis chanceuse, j'ai trouvé une petite lueur stockée.
Que souhaitez-vous voir écrit sur votre tombe ?
Lady Gaga au Roseland Ballroom (28/03) !
Bonjour, savez-vous comment se le procurer ?
J'ai beaucoup aimé l'interview qu'a donné Gaga, les sujets sont assez, pour la plupart, intéressants, on en apprends un peu plus.
Et j'adore le shoot, elle est magnifique Gaga ❤️.
Bref, j'adore l'interview, j'imagine la pièce ou il y a toutes ses tenues ça doit être géant.
Et son « petit » appart a New York, il doit être trop beau, rien que son « Boudoir » c'est pas mal lol même si on dirait une maison hantée mdr.
J'ai aussi compris pourquoi au début de Born This Way il y avait une licorne.
Allez Gaga reprends ta promo en main, et booste les ventes de ton super album, ARTPOP le mérite.
J'espère que c'est le début d'un nouveau départ. Elle à carrément mis la promo d'ARTPOP en pause, il faut quelle reviennent avec un bon plan promo elle et sont nouveau manager.
J'adore le photoshoot ! C'est l'un de mes préférés de Terry Richardson, on retrouve cette folie mais je trouve aussi que c'est dans un nouveau style. Puis Gaga est très jolie et elle a eu l'air de s'amuser à faire ce shooting !
Et l'interview est assez intéressante.
C'est assez touchant quand elle parle de sa dépression, je crains qu'elle soit encore un peu fragile d'ailleurs.
En tous cas vu ce que dit l'interview on dirait que Gaga va bientôt reprendre du service !
Je parts à Berlin dans deux semaines vous pensez que je pourrais l'acheter ?
Superbe ses photos sa m'avait manqué !
Cette interview me laisse perplexe ! Gaga affirme faire des dépressions souvent et pleure souvent. Pourquoi cela ? Je trouve aussi qu'elle répond étrangement quand on lui demande si elle prête attention a ce qu'on dit sur elle, pour une star qui se Google. Elle dit travailler toute la journée, mais elle ne fait rien en ce moment. Pourquoi un trou dans la promo même quand on change de manager ? Pourquoi évoque elle de mourrir jeune ? N'avait elle pas promis d'arrêter la drogue ??? Je crois que gaga ne dit pas tout aux fans, et je me demande si elle ne vit pas plus malheureuse célèbre. Pourquoi elle ferait autant de dépression alors qu'elle a tout réussit sauf que les langues sont mauvaises en ses temps de crise ? Elle est riche extrêmement puissante a un homme qu'elle aime, et des millions de fans !!!! Je crois qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne vas pas derrière, je crois que la dit gaga a besoin d'un retour à la normalité pour innover davantage … Je parle pas du clip de DWUW ou de l'album qui n'a pas de promo digne d'elle.
Donc tu penses que parce qu'elle ne fait pas de plateau télé ou autre elle ne fait rien?
Il ne faut pas croire qu'elle à un job de rêve qui consiste seulement à monter sur scène, prendre un micro et chanter tout en gagnant des millions. Le travail en arrière plan est colossal et ce que nous voyons n'est que la partie émergée de l'iceberg.
Excusez moi pour les fautes assez nombreuses. J'ai appuyé un peu vite sur « envoyé ».
Interview très intéressante ! Et oui c'est là qu'on se rend compte que la famille est toujours là dans les moments difficiles quand on est une star tel que Lady Gaga. Je veux voir sa salle des tenues *-* Sinon j'espère qu'on aura de bonnes surprises ce mois ci !
Les interview manque de richesse et d'originalité dans les questions… En même temos l'actu de Gaga est vraiment plate voire creuse en ce moment, un peu trop pour une pêriode post sortie d'album. On a de nouvelles de rien, on nous a promis des montagnes, des clips à gogo, on est au courant de rien!
Bonjour il est donc disponible le 16 février à Berlin dans les librairies international ?
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Fun Elephant Photo Gifts and More!
Exploring colors through interactive children's picture books!
From Our House to Yours!
My daughter and I would like to share our book Orange You Glad with you! Join the wiggling, giggling fun as I read and SJ wiggles and giggles on my lap : ).
This is our first video, which is less than perfect, but it was a fun experience. Today in homeschool we learned how to record and edit a video (well, at least i did!).
Orange You Glad in Print!
Orange You Glad in print! My Proof book sent to America for my editors to review : ).
We are making some minor changes and uploading to Createspace now!
UPDATE: Orange You Glad PRINT available now!
And the winner is: Blue Went to Sea with 172 free downloads!
Orange You Glad in third with 109 free downloads (not shabby!).
ORANGE YOU GLAD it's FREE!
Orange you glad that book number two is being uploaded right now!
Visit S. L. Poulton's profile on Pinterest.
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Changes California Law to Legalize Marijuana and Allow It to Be Regulated and Taxed.
NO – The present wisdom behind this bill is that marijana would become taxable and a new revenue stream for the state. This logic is failed as many would cultivate it at home. Revenue should not be the main reason behind legalization.
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Nice to see some scenes of nature.
Yes, especially when I see on the news the daily battle of firefighters on the West Coast.
Yep, Colorado is fighting fires right now too!
I know, it's like the entire West is on fire!
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The coffee roasting process follows coffee processing and precedes coffee brewing. It consists essentially of sorting, roasting, cooling, and packaging but can also include grinding in larger scale roasting houses. In larger operations, bags of green coffee beans are hand or machine-opened, dumped into a hopper, and screened to remove debris. The green beans are then weighed and transferred by belt or pneumatic conveyor to storage hoppers. From the storage hoppers, the green beans are conveyed to the roaster. Roasters typically operate at temperatures between 240–275 °C (464–527 °F), and the beans are roasted for a period of time ranging from 3 to 30 minutes.[1] Initially, the process is endothermic (absorbing heat), but at around 175 °C (347 °F) it becomes exothermic (giving off heat).[2] For the roaster, this means that the beans are heating themselves and an adjustment of the roaster's heat source might be required. At the end of the roasting cycle, the roasted beans are dumped from the roasting chamber and cooled with forced air. Sometimes, in large commercial roasters, the beans are first quenched with a fine water mist. Torrefacto is a roasting process used in Spain and parts of Latin America involving the addition of sugar. Coffee can be brewed in several different ways, but these methods fall into four main groups depending on how the water is introduced to the coffee grounds: decoction (through boiling), infusion (through steeping), gravitational percolation (known as drip brewing), or pressurized percolation (as with espresso). Brewed coffee, if kept hot, will deteriorate rapidly in flavor, and reheating such coffee tends to give it a "mud
y" flavor, as some compounds that impart flavor to coffee are destroyed if this is done. Even at room temperature, deterioration will occur; however, if kept in an oxygen-free environment it can last almost indefinitely at room temperature, and sealed containers of brewed coffee are sometimes commercially available in food stores in America or Europe, with refrigerated bottled coffee drinks being commonly available at convenience stores and grocery stores in the United States. Canned coffee is particularly popular in Japan and South Korea. Electronic coffee makers boil the water and brew the infusion with little human assistance and sometimes according to a timer. Some such devices also grind the beans automatically before brewing. In thermodynamics, the word endothermic describes a process or reaction in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings in the form of heat. It is a modern coinage from Greek roots. The prefix endo- derives from the Greek word "endon" (?) meaning "within," and the latter part of the word comes from the Greek word root "therm" (-) meaning "hot." The intended sense is that of a reaction that depends on taking in heat if it is to proceed. The opposite of an endothermic process is an exothermic process, one that releases, "gives out" energy in the form of heat. Thus in each term (endothermic & exothermic) the prefix refers to where heat goes as the reaction occurs. The term endothermic was coined by Marcellin Berthelot (25 October 1827 – 18 March 1907). The concept is frequently applied in physical sciences to, for example, chemical reactions, where thermal energy (heat) is converted to chemical bond energy.
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Meeting of the Board of Regents | May 2007
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 - 11:00pm
THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
/ THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234
Johanna Duncan-Poitier
Master Plan Amendment: State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh - Interinstitutional Program at Adirondack Community College
Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)
Should the Board of Regents approve an amendment to the master plan of the State University of New York to authorize the State University College at Plattsburgh to establish an interinstitutional program at Adirondack Community College (ACC), where Plattsburgh would offer upper-division baccalaureate programs in Childhood Education, Criminal Justice, Management, and Psychology and master's degree programs in Adolescence Education, Childhood Education, and Curriculum and Instruction? (An interinstitutional program is a branch campus on the campus of another degree-granting institution.)
Reason(s) for Consideration
Required by State regulation.
Proposed Handling
This question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its May 2007 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken. It then will come before the full Board at its May 2007 meeting for final action.
Procedural History
On November 28, 2006, the State University of New York Board of Trustees adopted the following resolution:
that the State University of New York Master Plan be, and hereby is, amended to authorize the State University College at Plattsburgh to offer an interinstitutional program on the campus of Adirondack Community College; and be it further
that the Chancellor be, and hereby is, authorized to transmit this amendment to the Board of Regents and the Governor for incorporation in the State University Master Plan.
The Department received this proposal on November 30, 2006. In February, staff visited the proposed interinstitutional program, meeting with Plattsburgh faculty and staff as well as ACC staff and reviewing facilities, equipment, and services. Between March 31 and April 23, all institutions of higher education located in the Northeast region were canvassed. The Department has determined that the programs to be offered would meet reregistration standards.
The interinstitutional program would respond to three of the Regents priorities in the Statewide Plan: C8, "Strong Graduate Programs to Meet the State's Needs"; D11, "An Adequate Supply of Qualified Teachers, School Leaders, and Other School Professionals"; and A2, "Articulation."
At the State University College at Plattsburgh, the Trustees are authorized to award Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S. in Ed.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S.), Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master of Science for Teachers (M.S.T.), Master of Science in Education (M.S. in Ed.), and Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.) degrees. The College offers programs in the Biological Sciences, Business, Education, the Fine Arts, the Health Professions, the Humanities, the Physical Sciences, and the Social Sciences. There were 6,217 students enrolled in the fall of 2006. ACC is 110 miles from Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh has offered courses there since 1986. It has had an approved interinstitutional center there since 2002, where it offers undergraduate childhood education, criminal justice, management, and psychology courses, and graduate education, educational leadership, and liberal studies courses.
It is recommend that the Board of Regents approve the amendment of the State University of New York master plan authorizing the State University College at Plattsburgh to establish an interinstitutional program at Adirondack Community College, and to offer there upper-division baccalaureate programs in Childhood Education, Criminal Justice, Management, and Psychology and master's degree programs in Adolescence Education, Childhood Education, and Curriculum and Instruction. This amendment will be effective until May 31, 2008, unless the Department registers the programs prior to that date, in which case master plan amendment shall be without term.
If the Board of Regents approves the master plan amendment, the Department will forward it to the Governor for approval. Upon gubernatorial approval, the Department will register the programs to be offered at the interinstitutional program and the College may recruit and enroll students.
Information in Support of the Recommendation
The State University of New York seeks approval of a master plan amendment to authorize the State University College at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, to operate an interinstitutional program at Adirondack Community College, Queensbury, Warren County, where it would offer upper-division baccalaureate programs in Childhood Education, Criminal Justice, Management, and Psychology and master's degree programs in Adolescence Education, Childhood Education, and Curriculum and Instruction. The proposed master's degree and baccalaureate curricula are identical to the master's degree programs and the upper-division portion of the baccalaureate degree programs registered at Plattsburgh's campus.
Students. Plattsburgh seeks to expand its existing interinstitutional center to an interinstitutional program in order to better address the higher education needs of place-bound adults in the Glens Falls area. According to the College, in the fall of 2005, 85 percent of the students at its interinstitutional center were from Warren, Washington, or Saratoga counties. Therefore, it expects students to come primarily from Warren and Washington counties (ACC's sponsors), as well as from Saratoga, Essex, and Hamilton counties. Since the branch would not provide on-campus housing, the College anticipates that enrollments from outside that area would be minimal.
In the fall of 2005, 72 percent of the interinstitutional center's students were taking graduate courses. Plattsburgh estimates that most students would continue to be enrolled in graduate programs, although it expects undergraduate enrollment to grow more rapidly than graduate enrollment. Graduate students would be 63.3 percent of enrollment in the interinstitutional program's first year of operation and 54.8 percent in the fifth, with enrollments growing by 19.7 percent over the first five years, from 38 full-time and 195 part-time students in the first year to 47 full-time and 232 part-time students in the fifth year. The College projects upper-division undergraduate enrollment to grow by 70.4 percent, from 110 full-time and 25 part-time students in the first year to 160 full-time and 70 part-time students in the fifth.
Resources. The interinstitutional program would continue to use ACC's classrooms, library, and other facilities and resources, including the exclusive use, full time, of one dedicated classroom. In addition to ACC's library facilities, Plattsburgh students would continue to have electronic access to the main campus library's physical and on-line holdings and services; the main campus library would deliver requested materials within 72 hours. For education students, the interinstitutional program would have a small curriculum library to supplement materials available at partner school districts. By agreement between the two institutions, ACC would continue to make computer access, food service, and its bookstore, recreational and other facilities available to Plattsburgh students.
Need. The proposed interinstitutional program would meet the needs of society and support the College's mission.
1. Needs of Society. Plattsburgh selected the programs to be offered on the basis of its 20-year experience in offering courses there and analysis of ACC enrollment patterns; population, education, and employment data for the Queensbury area; and the opportunities for higher education in the area. It believes that the interinstitutional program would serve ACC's students and alumni seeking to complete baccalaureate and master's degree programs without traveling outside the area.
The 2000 Census found 325,000 people lived in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties. The Census Bureau estimated that their population grew by 4.6 percent by 2004, to 340,000. In 2005-06, between 60 and 67 percent of the interinstitutional center's undergraduates were 25 or older. Of the population in 2000, 22 percent (71,480) were between the ages of 25 and 39. The proportion of the population between the ages of 25 and 34 who had attained baccalaureate degrees was lower than in the State as a whole, as was the proportion enrolled in baccalaureate or graduate study. Plattsburgh believes that the interinstitutional program will lead to a growing number of residents of the three counties with baccalaureate or higher degrees.
Plattsburgh also believes that the programs it proposes to offer at the interinstitutional program will meet the interests of the three counties' residents. It surveyed ACC students in the fall of 2004 about interest in continuing their education at the baccalaureate level in the Queensbury area. Of 402 respondents, 96 percent expressed an interest in enrolling in such programs. Criminal Justice was the first or second choice of 35 percent, followed by psychology, childhood education, and adolescence education.
2. Institutional Need. Plattsburgh's mission includes preparing "a diverse student population for a wide range of professional careers by providing undergraduates with a strong foundation in the commitment to academic excellence, ethical values, lifelong learning, and responsible citizenship within a global community." The most popular baccalaureate programs for students transferring with associate degrees from ACC have been childhood education, business, criminal justice, and psychology.
Effect on Other Institutions. In the Northeast region, 13 institutions offer baccalaureate degree programs in Business Management and Administration, Elementary Education, Psychology, or Police, Law Enforcement, and Corrections; or master's degree programs in Elementary Education, Secondary Education, or Curriculum and Instruction, leading to certification, at 14 campuses:
Seven of the 13 institutions offer baccalaureate programs in Business Management and Administration, three offer Elementary Education leading to initial certification, 12 offer Psychology (at 13 campuses), and six offer Police, Law Enforcement, and Corrections programs (at seven campuses). Three institutions offer master's degree programs in Elementary Education, and five in Secondary Education, leading to initial/professional certification. Plattsburgh is the only institution in the Northeast region offering a master's degree program in Curriculum and Instruction leading to professional certification.
Distances of the 14 campuses from ACC range from 22 miles, for the three in Saratoga County, to over 100 miles for the three in Oneida County.
No responses were received to the canvass of all colleges and universities in the Northeast region.
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Courtney, a Democrat representing the 2nd District that covers the eastern half of Connecticut, has made access to health care a policy priority throughout his political career.
If the bill became law, people ages 50-64 in the individual insurance market would have the option to pay premiums for Medicare insurance coverage, now only available to those 65 and older. Because of Medicare's size — more than 55 million Americans take part — the government can negotiate lower costs than private insurers.
The office of Rep. John Larson, who serves the 1st District and will join Courtney in introducing the bill, estimated that a 60-year-old buying into Medicare would be expected to pay $8,212 annually in premiums, compared to the $13,308 cost of a comparable "gold plan" on an ACA health exchange.
Small businesses could also buy Medicare coverage for their employees 50 and older and benefit from the premium savings.
The third co-sponsor introducing the bill is Brian Higgins of New York. All are Democrats. The three expect to file the bill, with an additional dozen co-sponsors, when Congress returns from its August recess.
With Republicans in control of Congress, it will take some GOP support to move the bill forward. Republicans would do well to set aside the Obamacare attacks and consider this legislation.
Moving people as young as 50 into Medicare on an opt-in basis would make that popular program's population larger, younger and healthier, bringing down costs for all Medicare customers. Conversely, getting many older consumers off the health care exchanges would make those served through the exchanges younger and healthier, by average, bringing down insurance rates.
And because those entering Medicare at age 50 will pay their freight until age 65, it is budget neutral.
There is no political consensus at this time for the nation to turn to the government health plans seen in most other western nations. There is even less support for attempts by Republicans to turn back the clock to a time when tens of millions of Americans were left uninsured and had no viable options to obtain health coverage.
That is why proposals such as this, which provide incremental change and build upon existing policies, provide the best chance for gaining the bipartisan support that will be necessary to fix the nation's health care system.
At a press conference held to introduce the legislation, Courtney put that approach in simple terms.
"I think it's time for us, rather than swinging for the fences, we ought to be hitting singles and doubles in terms of trying to fix and improve the health care system. I think that's what the American people want." On that score, Courtney is right.
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Falling into Autumn, Stumbling into Fall…
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09/24/2018 Amulets & Talismans, Art for Comics & Gaming, Astrology & The Planets, Candle Magick, Chakras & Energy Fields, Comics & Gaming, Divination, Enchantment, Family & Friends, Graphic Design, Group Work & Fraternity, Magick & the Occult, Magickal Journal, Painting & Illustration, Publishing Comics & Games, Role-Playing Games, Scrying, Sigils & Runes, Sorcery, Spells & Rituals, Temple Spaces, The Double, Video & Podcasts, Writing for Comics & GamesRobert Randle
Great googally moogaly, it's the Autumn Equinox already? Where has 2018 gone? It really feels like it just got here… But, in truth this has been quite a productive year for me so far… though I feel like I still have so much to complete before the year ends.
For my disclosure on this or any of my posts or pages… please visit my Disclosure page.
I have to admit, I was in a really bad head-space last week. But trading communications with fellow magician Brother Enlil this week have put a few things in perspective. We've noticed similar circumstances of late though the specifics in both our regards in private, and his in particular are especially not for public consumption. Things we'd both thought we'd left behind us have come back to haunt us (figuratively, literally, and even Astrally…) but we both feel like we have a handle on it.
Next time we see each other I plan to help him create a talisman of protection, offering both my artistic and wood-burning skills to the effort. Still, I did a little candle magick to send some positive and protective mojo his way (and I had just the right candle for it).
Yellow, red, blue, and green… e'er the stars about me seen. Uriel, Gabriel, Michael, Raphael… guard against all that would thwart my True Will. APO PANTOS KAKODAIMANOS!
We talked a bit about Temple of the Western Gate, mostly that we need to give it attention once again. He's also made me feel a little better about my upcoming lectures at the Theosophical Society in Maryland at the end of next month.
I was also pleased to see the Kickstarter I'd recently backed, a sci-fi comics anthology which included a contribution from Matt Kelly a very old friend (and gaming buddy) of mine was fully funded this week.
The key to Abundance is generosity, after all…
And speaking of which, it being the full moon meant I spent today's hour of the sun performing our monthly Abundance renewal ritual. I have much to be grateful for, and I feel like some of the seeds I've planted long ago have already begun to sprout… with much more still on deck…
I mean, the listener-ship for Adventure Hook has really taken off, and we've already more than doubled our downloads compared to last month's listens. But, even that exciting news pales in comparison to who's listening… and why. For instance check out this recent tweet we received..!:
This is great, as with Adventure Hook it seems we've (inadvertently) pushed beyond the bounds of just being entertaining, and maybe helped inspire (or even educate) a few new creatively fertile minds a bit… perhaps..? The episode in question, The Mysterious Item is one of Aaron and my favorite episodes as well.
Episode 5: The Mysterious Item
It's cool to think our listener-ship now includes young potential writers/gamers. I think about how important the things that inspired me in high school still are to me today (hello… Planescape..?) so yeah, I guess you could say the potentials hidden in this tweet give me a warm fuzzy.
Blackspire listener-ship is growing too (there was another plug on this week's episode of Laughfinder plus the Red Moon guys mentioned my game fondly on this week's Ask for the Moon) and Patreon support may ever reach a point where both Aaron and I will be operating in the black (not counting all the "free work hours" we each put in, of course) but it's fine, and hopefully John will have put the finishing touches on my new tower this week and I can jump back into editing with both feet…
I'm even planning to introduce a new Patreon reward to the $5 tier which will allow people to listen to the raw cuts of our sessions long before they've been edited and released. I really really really would like to do that level of editing on a new supped up machine, so fingers crossed for that and I'll get to it soon…
Still, this week I also finished up the edits for Episode 11 of Blackspire (A Third Eye Scowling – Part 3), which regrettably only gets me caught up through mid-October. Actually, at the stroke of midnight the evening of my birthday, if I don't have Episode 12 complete I'll be past deadline (for my Patreon listeners anyway)…
However, the soon-to-be-(I-promise)-edited S01E12 also marks the first episode of the A Homecoming Paved in Ashes arc, which is arguably our creepiest (and most Lovecraftian) session by far, so it is also the first episode I want to start introducing music provided courtesy of the Cryo Chamber label. I've been combing though their catalog for ideal musical content, but I've definitely made sure to acquire some of the albums directly inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's works.
Azathoth
Yog-Sothoth
Cryo Chamber really only extended me the courtesy of using their music based on the Red Moon Roleplaying fellows vouching for me (and my natural promise to give full credit and Based on my descriptions of the Blackspire show Cryo Chamber's marketing guy suggested a number of other artists and albums that could fit the scenes I'd mentioned to him:
King in Yellow, Carcosa, and the Yellow Sign, as well as the Ghouls of Leng
Vampire/cannibalistic fine dining
Steampunk slaughterhouse/torture chambers
Unholy rituals in temples made of bone
Demonic samurai/dark Asian
A summoner's mound in an ancient forest
Wandering through a literal Hellscape
Really just the general unraveling of sanity…
Aside from the obvious Lovecraftian works, I'd also received the recommendations of Cities Last Broadcast – The Humming Tapes, Atrium Carceri & Cities Last Broadcast – Black Corner Den (about old Opium Dens) and for a more spiritual experience the Metatron Omega albums fit well (many of which I acquired). The Red Moon guys also made their own suggestions based on their impressions of the To Baator & Back game, and I think at this point I have a fine pallet of soundscapes to work with…
To boot, I now have Jim's voice recording snippets of these artists/albums I can cut into bumpers in the future to intro the episodes where this music is used. I'm really enjoying the dark ambient stuff, and feel it'll add another more nuanced texture to future episodes, balanced with the other exciting stuff I commonly use. For this week the B.R.U.W. Crew met (surprisingly for the first time since April… I mean, where did the time go?) to play another session of Blackspire (and record it for the podcast).
We ended up with what should amount to three decent hour-long episodes (Season 1: Episodes 18 – 20) which I titled Aiming High While Lying Low. Lots of fun scenes and old skool game-play, which I hope will translate into some fun episodes… I also hope we will start playing more often again. It'll keep everyone's momentum (mine included) up and the story fresher in everyone's mind.
I also managed to capture the episode Intros I needed from Jim to continue editing S01E12 on, as well as the recap journal entries of Maelik Kileam for episodes 12 and 15 so I truly have the pieces I need to edit my "birthday episode". Phew!
And Episode 10 debuted today… here's hoping I see a spike in listens similar to Adventure Hook, but so long as things progress in an upward trajectory I'll have noting to complain about.
A Third Eye Scowling: Pt 2 (S01E10)
And today marks one more turning point, as we recorded Adventure Hook – Episode 13: Bad Wizard in a Scary Tower today… which… not only will Episode 13 coincide with the release the week of Halloween, it was the first time either of us had rolled a Critical Fail at the end of the episode and so it seemed we should do something special…
As such we decided to ask another comic pro acquaintance of both Aaron's any myself, writer/artist Tim Seeley. I know Tim back from when I was the Diamond brand manager for Devil's Due Publishing and Tim was their staff artist. Tim and Aaron actually know each other through me, as the DDP crew had come back to my place after some Baltimore ComicCon or other when we were roommates.
Life's funny that way…
The show's recording went quite well, I think we all had fun and come up with some great adventure stuff none of us would have on their own. Syncronicity abounds around these situations, but I've long stopped being surprised by them but it's still fun to listen to Aaron's shock over it over and over again). I even had the chance to organically plug Serial Artist (which could use all the help it could get).
It may end up being yet another of our "best shows so far" and hopefully with Seeley's fans showing even marginal interest should result in some new listeners…
Sunday 9/24/18-
Sun: Libra–
Moon: Aries (FULL)
If you'd like to start from the "beginning" of all this… you can read from my first blog post.
← A Third Eye Scowling: Pt 2 (S01E10) The Roots of All… Whatever… Just Getting Back to Them… →
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Circle of Fellows #72: Time Will Tell
August 22, 2021 by Shel Holtz Leave a Comment
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We have an exciting and different sort of program this month to the Circle of Fellows.
During the recent IABC World Conference, Brad Whitworth and Mark Schumann led a highly rated interactive session that examined how we use time to positively impact worlds we hope to change, lives we want to touch, and differences we need to make. Brad and Mark reprised much of that session — joined by Alice Brink and Jane Mitchell — as the five of us discussed what we are doing with our time.
Here's how Brad and Mark describe the conversation: "We fill our days fighting the realities of time. Maybe it's time to stop the clock, take time to reflect, and recommit to what we contribute to make ours a better world."
The two unveiled the first draft of a "time manifesto" that emerged from the session at the conference. The August Circle of Fellows participants will be invited to contribute their ideas to this living crowd-sourced document and will receive a copy of the manifesto afterward. (Send your contributions to brad@bradwhitworth.com.)
Alice Brink is an internationally recognized communications consultant. Her firm, A Brink & Co., works with businesses and non-profits to clarify their messages and communicate them in ways that change people's minds. Her clients have included Shell Oil Company, Sysco Foods, and Noble Energy. Prior to launching A Brink & Co. in Houston in 2004, Alice honed her craft both in corporate settings (including The Coca-Cola Company, Conoco, and First Interstate Bank) and in one of Texas' largest public relations firms, where she led the agency's energy and financial practices. Alice has been active in IABC for more than 30 years, including serving as chapter president, district director, and Gold Quill chair. She is the vice-chair of the IABC Academy.
Jane Mitchell's career began at the BBC in London on live TV programs. She moved on to producing award-winning films and videos for public and private sector organizations and developed groundbreaking employee engagement programs. Since 2006 when she formed her own consultancy, she now guides organizations, (some of which have experienced cultural trauma), with embedding values and ethics through understanding culture and leadership and their link to high-performing sustainable organizations. She has worked with Top 100 companies across the world, is a regular conference speaker and writer, and is a Director of two highly successful UK-based agencies. Jane has been a member of IABC since 2008 and has had the privilege of serving on local, regional, and International IABC Boards. She is currently Chair of the 2021 World Conference and was awarded the honor of IABC Fellow in March.
Mark Schumann is the former Vice President of Culture at Sabre and the co-author of Brand from the Inside and Brand for Talent. Before joining Sabre, he was Director of Graduate Communication Studies at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in New York City, as well as a managing principal and global communication practice leader at Towers Perrin. He served as IABC's chair in 2009-2010 and is the winner of 17 Gold Quill awards.
Brad Whitworth is a veteran communicator and communication coach at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Brad was most recently a communication manager at Hitachi Vantara. Before that, he was an executive communication manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and senior communication manager at Cisco Systems. Before Cisco, Brad led communication programs at HP, PeopleSoft, and AAA. He earned undergraduate degrees in both journalism and speech at the University of Missouri and an MBA at Santa Clara University. A former broadcaster, Brad has made more than 300 presentations to executives, communicators, and university classes around the world. Brad has a long history with IABC, including serving as chairman of the international board and president of two local chapters. He is one of the authors of The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication.
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Thomas Frank Cassels ( – April 2, 1903) was an attorney and politician in Memphis, Tennessee who served a term in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 42nd General Assembly (1881–1882). A Republican, he represented Shelby County, Tennessee.
He was the first African-American admitted to the bar association in Memphis. He represented Ida B. Wells in her lawsuit against C&O Railroad. He served as Assistant Attorney General in Memphis and was a presidential elector in 1888.
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The institutional aspects of the future of the EU are mainly seen as ways in which Greece, a member state that considers itself to be increasingly marginalised or 'under siege' in the current EU setting, can afford and feel some degree of centrality within the European public discourse. Thus, both the post-Irish 'No' fate of the Lisbon Treaty and the road towards the elections to the European Parliament in June 2009, are viewed in this context. In academic discussions, as well as in the wider media, ways are sought that would allow for ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Even the methods provided for in the U.S. Constitution are enlisted so as to keep the light of the Lisbon Treaty burning.
Political figures tend to project in the discussion over the post-Irish 'No' their own/their parties' options for the future of Greece within the evolving EU. Compare e.g. Dora Bakogianni, Greek FM, when speaking to the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Hellenic Centre of European Studies: "Greece is decided to keep its unwavering progress on the road of integration, that ambitious but realistic plan of peace, of development and of social cohesion for the Member States of the EU […] I am sure our Irish partners will present soon enough specific proposals that – I hope and I believe – will allow for the impasse to be lifted before the June 2009 EP elections […]. As we are confronting a tough international situation, as well as difficulties in pursuing the dream of European integration, I feel strongly that we need more and not less Europe. […] The EU, a political and economic union whose cohesion rests on common values, principles and beliefs […], as it is characterised by the 'soft power' it exercises, can and should be an alternative model for global political and economic power" with Michalis Papayannakis, ex-MEP for left-wing party "SYNASPISMOS", mourning that "following the Irish 'No' the Reform Treaty of Lisbon is now 'dead' and cannot be applied as it exists, even with some superficial 'ameliorations' in all of the EU countries. This situation may make surface several paradoxical situations, but such is the procedure that has been agreed upon […] and it is a procedure that was fit to the level achieved by European integration and to the perceived problems and challenges faced by the EU today".
See Moussis: "Teachings and a Way Out from the Irish Impasse" (in Greek), in International and European Politics, vol. 12 (Oct-Dec. 08) p. 66 ff, esp. p. 77.
As stated in Michalis Papayannakis: "Somewhere in the Road the Direction was Lost" (in Greek), in International and European Politics, vol. 12 (Oct-Dec 08), p. 37.
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If you are a property owner in Plymouth, about to market the property for sale, your first step is to ensure you have an Energy Performance Certificate, the legal requirement for selling any property. This consists of a survey of your property lasting just under an hour which ascertains the energy efficiency/carbon footprint of the building, producing the EPC Certificate which is available within 24 hours for downloading. Agent Green Energy Assessors are qualified and fully insured to conduct EPC's and are available every day of the week in the Plymouth area. Agent Green offers a simple on-line EPC order form, and with a wide variety of appointment slots, so arranging your survey is straightforward. Agent Green can work with various Estate Agents to provide an EPC but there are good reasons to order directly from an independent provider like Agent Green, including savings in cost, portability and ownership of your EPC, enabling flexibility throughout the selling process.
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I will be mumbling about this in the home.
I am alone in the house with the toddler. All alone.
The blue dolphin is a little plastic toy. There's a momma blue dolphin and a baby blue dolphin. I'm not sure which he wants, but I have tried not to give him the impression that I keep track of his toys. Or anything else, really.
Silence. He looks at me.
He's the baby, I'm the mommy. I'm teaching him manners, how to communicate with people. I am also teaching him that just saying that he wants something does not mean that everyone stops what they are doing to get him what he wants. He hasn't even asked for it, just stated that he wants it. We've been over this. I'm going to be calm and adult about this.
Silence. Looking thoughtful. Maybe that did it.
I walk out of the room. I think maybe I'm really going over the edge here. He follows me.
And then, he grins at me. He draws his arm back. And he throws out the most accusatory pointing finger at me that I have ever seen.
He follows me up the stairs!
He follows me into my room!
No! I was good! I walked away! He can't just follow me! This can't be happening! This can't be my life! He can't say it again! I can't hear it again!
I can't believe this. He has figured out how to make me insane! And he thinks it's funny!
I start chuckling, a little unhinged at first, but then just laughing. I grab him, pull him onto the bed, and start tickling him. He's squealing, saying "YOU have the blue dolphin!" I'm saying "No, YOU have the blue dolphin!" We roll around and squeal and tickle until we're out of breath.
We smile at each other. I ask him if he's ready to go downstairs. He nods. We go downstairs. I fix him a snack. Sanity retained for one more day. Barely.
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Washington's foreign policy elites have developed a mind-set that mistakes activity for achievement. They assume that every crisis in the world can and should be solved by a vigorous assertion of U.S. power, preferably military power. Failure to do so is passivity and produces weakness. By this logic, Russia and Iran are the new masters of the Middle East. Never mind that those countries are desperately trying to shore up a sinking ally….Iran is bleeding resources in Syria. And if Russia and Iran win, somehow, against the odds, they get Syria — which is a cauldron, not a prize.
The panic over Russian involvement in Syria has been very similar to alarmist warnings about Iranian "imperialism" that has supposedly been "on the march" across the region. Interventionists survey a region in which both Iranian and Russian influence in the region has actually been declining steadily for the last several years because of their role in Syria's civil war and declare that these two are displacing the U.S. because of their role in Syria's civil war. The main evidence that they have for both is that they are actively supporting the Syrian government, which is their only real ally in the entire region, and they have been forced to increase that support because that ally has lost control of large parts of its old territory. They use the main example that proves them wrong as their chief witness. As in Ukraine, Russia is declared to be "decisive" or a "winner" in Syria because it has been forced to hold on to a fraction of the influence that it used to have in the same country at a higher cost. And by "winning" in Syria this way, Russia acquires future headaches in the forms of jihadist reprisals and damaged relations with all the regional governments that want Assad gone, which is almost all of them.
Interventionists look at all this and they think, "Why couldn't we be doing more of what they're doing?" Of course interventionists are impressed by "decisiveness" and military action. That's practically their entire worldview. That's why so many of them still think invading Iraq or toppling Gaddafi was a good thing, because for whatever reason they are drawn to sudden, ill-considered, forceful action regardless of its effects. "We may not know what we're doing, but at least we did something" might as well be their motto, and they are unhappy that the U.S. isn't following their recommendations as often as they would like.
Obviously, some of these complaints about Russian involvement now are made in bad faith. Syria hawks wanted the U.S. to pursue regime change in Syria starting four years ago to demonstrate "leadership" and now they want to pursue the same thing because U.S. "leadership" is being "challenged" by Russia. If Russia hadn't increased its involvement, they would say that the U.S. "must act," and now that Russia has increased its role in the conflict they dutifully say that the U.S. "must act." That's one of the problems with their obsession with maintaining global "leadership": it is a ready-made excuse to meddle in the affairs of another country no matter what the conditions are. If the U.S. doesn't "act" (i.e., bomb and/or interfere in the conflict), it is "ceding" its "leadership" role to someone else (horrors!). If another major power backs up one of its clients in a conflict, U.S. "leadership" is supposedly being "challenged" and must be reasserted by escalating the conflict against the major power's client. In this way, instead of attempting to secure our vital interests, interventionists turn U.S. foreign policy into a vehicle for securing a "leadership" role that is supposedly always at risk of being lost and yet somehow always there to serve as a reason to take sides in the next awful foreign civil war.
Posted in foreign policy, politics. Tagged Russia, Iran, Syria, Fareed Zakaria, Ukraine.
It is a strange and sad world when Donald Trump makes the most sense of any American political leader on a topic of such potential import… including the current Administration… but there we are.
No they have been after Syria from Dubya's time. Remember what Clark said.
And do also see what this says about pentagon doc from 2002!
Are We Really at War Against Islamic Extremism?
A December 13, 2006 cable, "Influencing the SARG [Syrian government] in the End of 2006,"1 indicates that, as far back as 2006 – five years before "Arab Spring" protests in Syria – destabilizing the Syrian government was a central motivation of US policy.
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Incoming c'est le second film de WhatWeWantFilms.
Featuring: Tyler Chorlton, Gérome Mathieu, Ville Uotila, Valérian Ducourtil, Kareem El Rafie, Féfé Pellacani, Tobi Strauss, Ben Thomas Javid, Martin Gallant, Johann Baisamy, Julien Emch, Anto Brotto and more.
It's been mainly shot in the backcountry and the streets of Switzerland and Canada but also in Austria, Sweden, Japan and France.
Here's the teaser of our first movie called Levity. Featuring Gérome Mathieu, Tyler Chorlton, Valérian Ducourtil, Johann Baisamy, Ethan Morgan, Kevin Backstrom, Kareem El Rafie, Martin Gallant, Gaetan Chanut, Mati Radaelli, Christian Weber & Friends. The movie will be available online for free from October 22nd on www.whatwewantfilms.com Thanks to our sponsors Apo, Vans, Nike, Burn, Vonzipper and our media partners Method, Onboard and Fluofun. Check our website for premiere dates.
En Novembre nous avons passé quelques jours en Suisse pour shredder les pard des Diablerets. Les kickers n'étaient pas très gros mais suffisants pour se remettre en jambes. Les riders présents étaient Tyler Chorlton, Gérome Mathieu, Valérian Ducourtil et Christian Weber.
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In the pantheon of CEOs, few people have the visibility, charisma and hunger of Bill McDermott. His career is a classic story of ambition and drive: from the hard-knock streets of his youth in Long Island, to his first forays in business behind the counter of a deli he bought and then operated at the age of 17, to his extraordinary rise through the Xerox Corporation where he pleaded for his first job, to his emergence as the co-CEO of one of the most celebrated and admired global companies of our age. His stories - at turns hilarious and moving, but always inspiring - offer invaluable lessons in self-direction, management and leadership.
Bill McDermott is the co-CEO of SAP, the world's largest business software company. Before joining SAP in 2002, McDermott served as executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Operations at Siebel Systems and president of Gartner, Inc., where he led the company's core operations. He spent seventeen years at Xerox Corporation, where he rose from a sales professional to become the company's youngest corporate officer and division president.
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Author of this post Bill Brenner disagrees with the active marketing of security vulnerabilities..
I completely disagree - security is still too much of an afterthought for a lot of companies. Any way to increase mindshare of security problems has a good effect fro the industry.
Turning difficult to understand concepts like a security flaw (and all the technical details) into simple to understand, viral concepts is good. The problem is if the attention goes into the marketing, and not into the solutions.
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First you need to know what your adrenal glands do, why they malfunction, and what can you do about it?
Your adrenals are really important, because they help you respond to stress. If you have chronic stress, your adrenals get beat up, and it is difficult to manage your life, and your energy plummets.
You feel tired and wired. You get palpitations. You feel anxious. You have trouble sleeping. You might crave salt. You may get dizzy when you stand up. You might have low blood pressure. You might even have sugar cravings, because your blood sugar can't be regulated. All these are clues that you could have adrenal problems.
So, why do we get adrenal burnout?
We get it from the chronic, unremitting, ongoing stresses of everyday life: stresses of our families, stresses of relationships, stresses of work, the stresses of constant interaction with Facebook and Twitter and the online world, and all these inputs that never let us pause.
Now, how many of you know where your pause button is? I bet you don't. I bet you haven't found it yet, and you don't know where to go to turn it on or how to turn it on.
It's really important to understand how the whole stress response works, why it goes wrong, and why, over time, your adrenal glands, which are these little glands that sit on the top of your kidneys, are not able to compensate for the chronic stress that you have in your life.
So, how do you know if you have adrenal burnout or if you're on the way to adrenal burnout? It's very simple. You ask yourself a set of questions, which are in my adrenal stress quiz that's on my website. To take the adrenal stress quiz and other quizzes, please register here for the UltraWellness Community. Once registered, simply login here and go to your profile. Then, select Available Quizzes and choose the Adrenal Quiz. If you are already a member of The UltraWellness Community, just login here and follow the link to Available Quizzes.
Are you feeling tired and wired?
Are you having trouble with low blood pressure or low blood sugar?
Are you just feeling kind of overwhelmed?
If you have any of these symptoms, you might just have adrenal burnout.
At The UltraWellness Center, we do saliva testing to measure cortisol levels throughout the day. When you have adrenal burnout, your cortisol starts to go down, you can't respond normally to the stresses of life, and you end up just feeling tired and crummy most of the time. We push ourselves with coffee. We push ourselves with stimulants. We push ourselves to feel better using things that don't really work.
So, what does work? How do you heal your adrenals and regain your energy?
It's quite simple. You find your pause button. That's the first thing to do, and I've found lots of different pause buttons that I like the push. You need to find yours.
I do it through yoga—that's one of my favorite pause buttons.
I also use a hot bath at night. I call it the UltraBath, where you take two cups of Epsom salt, half a cup of baking soda, 10 drops of lavender oil, and you soak for 20 minutes. You end up with a really decreased stress response. In fact, they put lavender oil in babies' baths, because it lowers cortisol and helps to balance their whole hormonal system.
Also, there are other things you can do. Massage is great, as is meditation and deep breathing. There are all sorts of tools and resources available for you everywhere—online, on my website, where you can actually be guided through the experience of how to do this.
In fact, one of my friends, Susan Piver, has something called the Open Heart Project, where you can join her online in a weekly guided meditation.
Very simple things have profound effects. Exercise is also really important—gentle, regular exercise like a morning walk, a light jog, a little bike ride. Do something out in the fresh air to get natural light that affects your pineal gland and helps reset your brain and the stress response.
I also recommend regular rhythm. Rhythm is key, because your hormones are balanced in rhythms. So, waking at the same time every day, going to bed at the same time every day, eating at the same time every day—these are the rhythms in life that help to reset your natural balance. Following your natural rhythms of work and rest during the day is also essential. Take natural breaks when you are tired. Our bodies function best on ultradian rhythm cycles of 90 minutes of activity punctuated by a few minutes of rest or zoning out! Naps are also a great way to reset. If you are all over the place, your adrenals are going to burn out.
Try my UltraCalm CD for more on how to create stress resilience learn several guided meditation and relaxation exercises.
Then, of course, there are some really simple things you can do with supplements. We use a lot of really wonderful herbs at The UltraWellness Center. We call them adaptogens, because they help you adapt to stress.
Try Siberian ginseng or Rhodiola or Cordyceps. These are wonderful herbs that you can use to help balance your adrenal and stress response. I use Adreset, one to two caps, twice a day with my patients.
Vitamin C 500 to 1000mg a day, zinc 30mg a day, B complex vitamins, two a day, especially vitamin B5: all these things help to balance your adrenals.
Ashwagandha, magnolia, theanine (from green tea), and phosphatidyIserine can help calm an overactive stress response and improve sleep. The combination I use successfully with my patients is Cortisol Manager, one or two at night.
So, if you have any of these symptoms, if you're worried about your adrenal stress response, if you're thinking that you might have adrenal burnout, I encourage you to take some time, find things you like to do to hit your pause buttons, get into rhythm, try a few vitamins and herbs, and reset your life.
Have you ever experienced adrenal burnout?
How did you overcome it? Or maybe you haven't.
Please share your experience with us in the comments section.
And if you like this house call, sign up to receive one every week. Share them with your friends on Facebook and Twitter, and please submit your questions, so that, next week, I may make a house call to you.
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Home Pakistan FBR will now follow MPs who attempt to lobby for personal gain
FBR will now follow MPs who attempt to lobby for personal gain
As political pressure from parliamentarians in the Federal Revenue Board (FBR) is increasing day by day, tax authorities made a major decision on Monday to include these activities in the personal files of said tax officials that politicians use to make your transfers. and publications.
This is the first time that the name of the National Assembly (MNA) member or senator who will pressure FBR to transfer and publish has been included in the personal files of tax officials.
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The FBR has decided to take action against tax officials in the customs and treasury groups, who are involved in lobbying FBR to make transfers and hold attractive positions in field offices. The RBF issued the instructions in the context of increased pressure and interference in the transfers and assignments of financial officers working in field training.
The RBF has decided to include the name of the political person used for the transfers and publication in the personal file (File) of the relevant official, who will try to put pressure on the tax authorities to reorganize.
Future carrier decisions for these tax agents would be made by the FBR, taking into account the registered files of politicians' names used to lobby the FBR for transfers and shipments.
The FBR's Field Training Instructions issued Monday revealed that authorities noted with grave concern that some officers, who totally ignored Articles 19 and 29 of the Rules (Conduct) of Officials, 1964, read with the following instructions (printed in IS N ° 14.3, 14.4 and 14.5 of ESTACODE 2015) exert political / external pressure and interference with respect to your transmission / transfer.
FBR stated that as a first step it needed to be clarified that this is "misconduct" under the Conduct of Government Officials Regulations 1964, read with Section 2 (4) of the Government Officials Regulations. government officials (E&D) from 1973 and are subject to strict disciplinary action under these rules. However, first let me warn all these officers to avoid this attitude.
All these agents are marked and the necessary observations are recorded in their personal files. FBR said, "Needless to say, these observations will be a primary consideration in all of your professional decisions, including promotion and disciplinary procedures, as well as placements and rotations.
Therefore, all agents are advised, at the expense of repetition, to pay further attention to the seriousness of this problem ".
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PIA announced that the flight schedules of several flights were disrupted due to heavy fog
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on Sunday that the flight schedules of several flights were disrupted due to heavy fog in several cities across the country.
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Q: Air mobile device orientation on initialize of the app I develop an app for phone and tablet devices.
When the device is a phone the app will be displayed only in portrait.
When the device is a tablet the app will be displayed only in landscape.
This is no problem and works fine. In the app XML the default aspectRation is portrait.
So i check in runtime if the device is a tablet and change the aspectRation to landscape.
_nativeStage.autoOrients = true;
_nativeStage.setAspectRatio(StageAspectRatio.LANDSCAPE);
Everything is working.
There is just one problem:
When you rotate the iPad for example to upside down(Hardware menu button is now on the left side of the device ;) ) and than start the app, the device rotates default to rotatedRight.
So the application stands on the head. Also the ios action bar is on the bottom.
I didnt find out where i get the current orientation on startup.
When i check stage.deviceOrientation or stage.orientaion i get just "default"or "undefined" in both orientations. (normal or upside down)
Maby someone knows a solution to get the correct rotation from the device on startup. than i can check and can make stage.setOrientation(StageOrientation.ROTATED_RIGHT); or stage.setOrientation(StageOrientation.ROTATED_LEFT);
Please help me :(
A: I found the solution ... :D
Just set the aspectRatio tag in your app.xml file to "any" and it works ...
maby someone helps
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Manfred History & Preservation, Inc.
MHP, Inc.
MANFRED HERITAGE MUSEUM
MANFRED HISTORY
Manfred History and Preservation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
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Manfred School
1910 - Early in the year, plans were made for building a two-story brick building to be completed by September 5, 1910 at a cost of $7,853. Contractors were Harrison and Boas.
1973 - The school closed in May. Classes had been held continuously until then.
1974 - The schoolhouse building was sold to Mike and Dianne Aull who together with their children remodeled it and lived there for a number of years.
1993 - The building was sold to Harry Detling who used it for storage.
2006 - Rural Vestige Alliance, a non-profit, was formed and through the solicitation of funds the building was purchased. The intent was to renovate the building. At least a portion will be restored as a classroom(s) furnished with historic Manfred School artifacts.
2010 - The roof was repaired and shingled through numerous grants.
2011 - Interior cleaned out with the help of 23 volunteers.
2012 - A grant from Preservation North Dakota allowed construction of a replica of the original portico.
2014 - Many projects were undertaken inside the school. The walling of two classrooms and the north hall was replaced, wainscoting installed in both classrooms, blackboards installed in west classroom, hole in the hardwood filled in, baseboard projects began, and window panes were replaced.
2015 - The steps were reconstructed and a new door was installed
2016 - The chimney was removed. It was crumbling and dangerous.
2017 - The bell tower was removed; it was leaking in to one of the upstairs classrooms which was a continuous problem. The windows were updated with new panes. The main floor classrooms were painted and the woodwork project started.
2017-2018 - Restoration of dormers with new cedar shingles and port windows.
2018 - The floor was stabilized under the many radiators. Work was started to refinish the main story floors, they were sanded and varnished. The wainscoting and other wood work was stained and varnished in the west classroom.
2018 - The classroom exhibit was installed in time for the first annual Manfred Pioneer Festival.
2019- Restoration and cleaning of front portico.
Sanding, stripping, and varnishing of first floor west classroom, entry, and coat closets.
Patching of floor holes from former plumbing.
Future Projects:
Main floor window restoration then upstairs and downstairs
Plaster repair in hallway and upstairs classrooms
Brick repair and tuckpointing
Replacement of flooring which was removed from upstairs classroom
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I have a nickname for our youngest daughter, Katherine: Zilla. This nickname evolved from a nickname given by my brother-in-law: Fluff. Fluff turned to Fluff-monster, which I changed to Fluff-zilla, which then later was shortened to Zilla.
This was more than a year ago, and now I've been seeing more and more people stealing her nickname!
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The effective range of blast damage is less than that from an air blast because much of the energy is transmitted in the form of a ground or water shock wave. Near ground zero, however, the severity of the shock wave is greater than that of the blast wave. The distance at which thermal radiation (heat) is hazardous is slightly less than that from an air blast. Nuclear radiation is of two types—initial and residual. Initial Radiation Initial radiation occurs within the first minute after an explosion; residual radiation occurs thereafter. In most instances, initial radiation is of little consequence because the lethal range of its effects is less than that of the blast wave. Residual Radiation Residual radiation for a surface burst is dangerous because the large amount of surface material drawn into the cloud is heavy enough to fall while still highly radioactive. Additionally, the fallout area of a surface blast is much larger than the area affected by heat and shock. SUBSURFACE (UNDERWATER) BURST In an underwater burst (fig. 13-4) a fireball is formed. However, it's smaller than the fireball of an air burst and is not normal. The explosion creates a large bubble (cavity) that rises to the surface where it expels steam, gases, and debris into the air. Water rushing into the cavity is thrown upward in the form of a hollow column that may reach a height of several thousand feet. When the column collapses, a circular cloud of mist, called the base surge, is formed around the base of the 13-9 Student Notes: Figure 13-3.—A surface blast.
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The purpose of Potter's Clay is to establish and cultivate relationships between the Westmont community and residents of Ensenada through partnership and service - supporting the local community in building the kingdom of God in Mexico!
Potter's Clay is funded solely through the generosity of people like you. If you would like to support Potter's Clay, please click on the button below and select "Potter's Clay " when prompted.
Support PC by ordering a delicious cake for your student, you can do so through our secure online order form. All proceeds will go to supporting our ongoing partnership with the people of Ensenada, MX.
Join us as we travel to Ensenada, Mexico to partner with churches, families, and professionals in a variety of ways.
will open September 21, 2018!
Join us for a great weekend of connecting with our friends and ministry partners in Ensenada, Mexico. We will paint homes, lead kids at church, run a medical/dental and mobile salon clinic, and play a lot of soccer.
Do not get left behind!
Apply for or renew your passport.
Brush up on your spanish with any of the following resources.
Talk to an on campus Spanish Tutor and/or visit La Mesa Hispana in the Dining Commons.
Note in particular our overview of the Mexico situation, and the supplemental Asked & Answered Questions page.
Email us to set up an appointment. We would love to meet with you.
PC office is located on the 2nd floor of the Kerr Student Center (KSC).
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Spurs Power Rankings - Week 11: Depleted Spurs welcome the All-Star break
After a rough few weeks, hopefully the Spurs come back healthy and ready for the second half of the season.
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The only better time the NBA All-Star break could have come for the San Antonio Spurs was during the COVID-19 outbreak that shut them down for four games and left them severely shorthanded for the most recent five games. They were missing three main rotation players in Rudy Gay, Derrick White, and Devin Vassell the whole time, and just as soon as they got Keldon Johnson back for the two most recent games, LaMarcus Aldridge was out with a stomach ailment.
Week 11: While the Spurs only went 1-2 this week (2-3 since returning from hiatus), there were still positives to be taken away. The Spurs still managed to showcase how deep this team actually is (very important going forward) with big contributions from players like Trey Lyles. Luka-mania is sweeping the Spurs fanbase as Luka Samanic got his first real NBA experience, averaging 7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 17.7 minutes over the last five games while showing off his improved confidence, defensive awareness and prowess, willingness to shoot threes, and all-around offensive game.
Jakob Poeltl has also taken over starting center duties seemingly for good, vastly improving the team's interior defense (when he can stay out of foul trouble, at least) and his play combined with Luka's makes it easier to see the Spurs' potential future at the big man slots that otherwise seemed unsure heading into the season. And of course, the Spurs' blowout of the Knicks was as enjoyable as it was satisfying.
That being, the week also could have gone much better. The Spurs made an amazing 10-point comeback in the waning moments of the Nets game, complete with a Dejounte Murray miracle buzzer-beater to force OT, but Brooklyn regained their composure for the extra period, and the depleted Spurs were too out of gas to finish them off.
Then, after recovering from that loss with the Knicks win, the Spurs lost to the Thunder for a second time in eight days, blowing a double-digit lead on the back of a second half rife with unforced errors. Those two losses to OKC represent the only times this season the Spurs have lost after building double-digit leads, while they have won the other 15 times.
Hopefully the Spurs will be fully healthy and ready to go again when the break is over, beginning on Wednesday in Dallas, because they're facing one of the toughest second halves of the season in the NBA, with a league-leading 40 games in 68 days (11 SEGABABAs) against the fourth hardest schedule. They have what it takes, but it won't be easy.
Last week: 1-2 (18-14, 7th in West) — 124-113 vs. Brooklyn Nets (loss); 119-93 vs. New York Knicks; 107-102 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (loss)
This week: 3/10 @ Dallas Mavericks; 3/12 vs. Orlando Magic; 3/14 @ Philadelphia 76ers
Andrew Lopez, ESPN - 10 (Last Week: 8)
Second-half storyline: How will the Spurs balance the youth movement with the veterans?
All four of the Spurs' players over 30 years old — DeMar DeRozan (31), Patty Mills (32), Rudy Gay (34) and LaMarcus Aldridge (35) — are set to be free agents at the end of the season. DeRozan is still averaging 20 points a night and a career-high 7.2 assists a game. Mills is averaging a career-high 13.3 points a game and Gay is roughly the same player he has been since he made it to San Antonio. Aldridge may be better suited for a bench role and has done so in his last three games, giving way to Jakob Poeltl in those contests.
Games to watch
Wednesday vs. Mavericks: Why not tune in for the start of the second half of the season? The Spurs and Mavericks (as well as the Wizards and Grizzlies) get things started before most of the league gets back to work Thursday.
March 24 vs. Clippers: It's always fun when Kawhi Leonard returns to San Antonio, where he started his NBA career. Also, this is part of a NINE-game homestand for the Spurs.
May 16 vs. Suns: After a stretch of 10 of 12 games, the Spurs end the season with back-to-back games against the Phoenix Suns as San Antonio will look to return to the playoffs after its record-tying streak ended last season.
Bold prediction: No Spurs player will end up playing in every game in the second half of the season. Because of COVID-19 and injury issues, only Mills, Poeltl and Dejounte Murray have played in every game so far, but with 40 games in the second half, Gregg Popovich will find time to rest his key guys.
Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports - 11 (Last Week: 15)
The Spurs just aren't going to beat themselves, evidenced by their historically low turnover rate, and DeMar DeRozan has evolved into a tremendous facilitator with a career-high 7.2 assists per game. Dejounte Murray and Keldon Johnson have taken a step forward while LaMarcus Aldridge has struggled, and Derrick White rejoined the fold shortly before the break. Perhaps more importantly, San Antonio has gotten back to being a top-10 defense, after landing in the bottom 10 for the past two seasons.
John Schuhmann, NBA.com - 12 (Last Week: 10)
After having four straight games postponed, the Spurs came back shorthanded and lost three of their last five. All three losses were within five points in the last five minutes, but the Spurs allowed 34 points on 25 clutch possessions and shot 0-for-5 on clutch 3s in the three games. The Spurs have ranked in the top six in 3-point percentage in nine of the last 10 seasons, but are 16th (36.3%) this season and have shot a league-worst 7-for-38 (18.4%) on clutch 3s, with Dejounte Murray 4-for-8 and everybody else 3-for-30.
While every other team has played at least 12 games against the opposite conference, the Spurs have played only seven against the East. They're 6-1 in those seven games and, after visiting the Mavs on Wednesday, will play their next seven games vs. East teams.
Three numbers to know:
1. The Spurs' assist/turnover ratio of 2.25 is the highest in NBA history. Their turnover rate of 11.1 per 100 possessions is the lowest in the 25 years for which we have play-by-play data.
2. The Spurs have allowed just 96.5 points per 100 possessions in the second quarter. No other team has allowed fewer than 102.7 per 100. in any period
3. Opponents have shot just 46.1% at the rim when Jakob Poeltl has been there to protect it. That's the best rim protection mark among 52 players who've defended at least four shots at the rim per game (but also better than Poeltl has shot on free throws).
Mo Dahkil, Bleacher Report - 9 (Last Week: 8)
The second half of the season is going to be a challenging one for the Spurs since they are scheduled to play 40 games. Right off the bat, six of their first seven contests out of the All-Star break are on the road, including a five-game Eastern Conference swing.
San Antonio is in the playoff race right now, and a lot of that has to do with DeMar DeRozan's production. His playmaking and 7.2 assists per game have carried the Spurs.
As of now, San Antonio is in the No. 7 spot in the Western Conference standings. If it can make the playoffs, that would be one of the biggest surprises of the year.
Kevin O'Conner, TheRinger.com - 13 (Most recent: 12)
There's another Luka in Texas.
Luka Samanic, drafted 19th by the Spurs in 2019, has averaged seven points on 35.3 percent from 3 and 5.6 rebounds in his last five games before the break. The 6-foot-10 Croatian underwhelmed early in his career until this recent stretch, but his development could play a major role for the Spurs moving forward. San Antonio is loaded with young guards and wings, but it lacks younger bigs aside from Jakob Poeltl, who is an effective interior player without perimeter skills.
Enter Samanic, who can handle the ball in the open court, attack a closeout, or make acrobatic attempts in the paint. Samanic is earning regular minutes only because the Spurs are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, so the true challenge will be sustaining his performance when touches are less frequent and minutes aren't promised. But the 21-year-old's offensive development is encouraging nonetheless.
During this five-game run, Samanic is also displaying versatile defense after two years of working on his fundamentals to stay in a stance and improve his lateral quickness.
The first clip above shows Samanic defending Randle full court, nearly knocking the ball away, keeping him out of the paint, and then heavily contesting a 3. Samanic has done a good job against bigs like Randle, and the Spurs have also trusted him to switch onto some quicker guards like Irving, Harden, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The longer Samanic keeps this up, the clearer it'll be that the Spurs have a good Luka of their own.
Where do you think the Spurs rank heading into the second half of the season? Do these rankings seem about right, and will the Spurs be able to handle the challenging second half schedule to make the playoffs? Let us know in the comments below.
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Cloudy this morning. A few snow showers developing during the afternoon. High 32F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%..
A few clouds. Low 18F. Winds light and variable.
Chamber names new board president
Two board seats available
By REGAN TUTTLE Editor
The Norwood Chamber of Commerce will see a change in leadership in 2021. After guiding the board as chamber president for some time, Carrie Andrew will leave her office. Andrew has said she will support the chamber in other ways as she focuses on her main role as the director of the Lone Cone Library.
"After serving on the chamber executive board for the last six years, I know that the chamber will always hold a special place in my heart," she told The Norwood Post. "However, I feel like I am leaving the chamber in the hands of an exceptional board. I wish them the best in the coming years. It has been my honor to serve the Norwood community in this way."
John Metzger will assume the role of president. Metzger, who grew up in Boulder, is a professional writer who moved to the Norwood area two years ago, most recently from Winter Park. His career has been focused on public relations.
He's a journalist who established a public relations company of his own. Additionally, he's a longtime volunteer firefighter who is now serving the Norwood Fire Department as both firefighter and public information specialist.
On Monday, Metzger confirmed he will step up to serve the Norwood Chamber of Commerce as president. Previously, he was a chamber board member.
At this point, he said he is reluctant to share any plans or visions he has for the organization, but said that information will be forthcoming. He said he felt that Norwood had potential for job growth and other promotional opportunities.
"The world has changed, and rural life and the economy are going through a historic shift," he said. "Norwood's at the tipping point of this societal recalibration, so, exciting times ahead. Looking forward to working with the Norwood and Wright's Mesa Chamber of Commerce in 2021."
Other chamber board officers currently include Gretchen Wells, who is vice president, and Terri Snyder Lamers, who is the treasurer. Nola Svoboda is the chamber's secretary, and Bernice White is a board member.
Currently, the chamber is aiming to fill two other board member seats. Anyone who'd like to serve must be affiliated with a business or organization that is an active member of the Norwood Chamber of Commerce.
Those who qualify and would like to participate should let a current board member know they're interested. That individual can either be voted in at the chamber's upcoming annual meeting or made official by appointment.
Approximately 40 businesses and organizations make up the Norwood Chamber.
Annual dues are set at $50, but Andrew said some conversation about eliminating dues altogether or changing the format in some way has come up in chamber discussions. She said any change to membership dues would have to be done by the general membership vote at the annual meeting.
"There are some who want to hold onto the dues format and others who feel that everyone should be included," she said.
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//
// This file was generated by the JavaTM Architecture for XML Binding(JAXB) Reference Implementation, v2.2.4-2
// See <a href="http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb">http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb</a>
// Any modifications to this file will be lost upon recompilation of the source schema.
// Generated on: 2016.01.01 at 01:11:47 PM EST
//
package au.com.scds.chats.dom.report.dex.model.generated;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlSchemaType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
import org.joda.time.LocalDate;
import au.com.scds.chats.dom.report.dex.model.generated.Adapter1;
/**
* <p>Java class for ParentingAgreementOutcome complex type.
*
* <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
*
* <pre>
* <complexType name="ParentingAgreementOutcome">
* <complexContent>
* <restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
* <sequence>
* <element name="ParentingAgreementOutcomeCode" type="{}NonEmptyString"/>
* <element name="DateOfParentingAgreement" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}date"/>
* <element name="DidLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean"/>
* </sequence>
* </restriction>
* </complexContent>
* </complexType>
* </pre>
*
*
*/
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
@XmlType(name = "ParentingAgreementOutcome", propOrder = {
"parentingAgreementOutcomeCode",
"dateOfParentingAgreement",
"didLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement"
})
public class ParentingAgreementOutcome {
@XmlElement(name = "ParentingAgreementOutcomeCode", required = true)
protected String parentingAgreementOutcomeCode;
@XmlElement(name = "DateOfParentingAgreement", required = true, type = String.class)
@XmlJavaTypeAdapter(Adapter1 .class)
@XmlSchemaType(name = "date")
protected LocalDate dateOfParentingAgreement;
@XmlElement(name = "DidLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement")
protected boolean didLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement;
/**
* Gets the value of the parentingAgreementOutcomeCode property.
*
* @return
* possible object is
* {@link String }
*
*/
public String getParentingAgreementOutcomeCode() {
return parentingAgreementOutcomeCode;
}
/**
* Sets the value of the parentingAgreementOutcomeCode property.
*
* @param value
* allowed object is
* {@link String }
*
*/
public void setParentingAgreementOutcomeCode(String value) {
this.parentingAgreementOutcomeCode = value;
}
/**
* Gets the value of the dateOfParentingAgreement property.
*
* @return
* possible object is
* {@link String }
*
*/
public LocalDate getDateOfParentingAgreement() {
return dateOfParentingAgreement;
}
/**
* Sets the value of the dateOfParentingAgreement property.
*
* @param value
* allowed object is
* {@link String }
*
*/
public void setDateOfParentingAgreement(LocalDate value) {
this.dateOfParentingAgreement = value;
}
/**
* Gets the value of the didLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement property.
*
*/
public boolean isDidLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement() {
return didLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement;
}
/**
* Sets the value of the didLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement property.
*
*/
public void setDidLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement(boolean value) {
this.didLegalPractitionerAssistWithFormalisingAgreement = value;
}
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Believe it or not — 41 per cent of respondents to a study, conducted by Kantar-IMRB with NFX, on people who drink in Delhi, do so mostly on car-o-bars (drink in cars) or car parks.
The reason, of course, varies from the low capita resto bars with bar licenses, dingy outlets, lack of safety, and inadequate crowd control in the country.
The study, conducted by the research agency on behalf of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), shows the popularity of drinking in cars is less in Gurugram (25 per cent) and even Lucknow (32 per cent ). The sample size was 1,300, including drinkers or those tolerant of alcohol consumption, between the age of 25 and 35 years in Delhi, Gurugram and Lucknow in SEC A and B demographics. About 80 per cent of the respondents were men; the rest were women. However, in Delhi, women constituted only 10 per cent of the sample.
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Q: Print columns with Awk or Cut? I'm writing a script that will take a filename as an argument, find a word a specific word at the beginning of each line - the word ATOM, in this case - and print the values from specific columns.
$FILE=*.pdb *
if test $# -lt 1
then
echo "usage: $0 Enter a .PDB filename"
exit
fi
if test -r $FILE
then
grep ^ATOM $FILE | awk '{ print $18 }' | awk '{ print NR $4, "\t" $38,}'
else
echo "usage: $FILE must be readable"
exit
fi
I'm having trouble figuring out three problems:
*
*How to use awk to print only lines that contain ATOM as the first word
*How to use awk to print only certain columns from the rows that match the above criteria, specifically columns 2-20 and 38-40
*How can I indicate this must be a pdb file? *.pdb *
A: *
*That would be
awk '$1 == "ATOM"' $FILE
*That task is probably better accomplished with cut:
grep ^ATOM $FILE | cut -c 2-20,38-40
*If you want to ensure that the filename passed as the first argument to your script ends with .pdb: first, please don't (file extensions don't really matter in UNIX), and secondly, if you must, here's one way:
"${1%%.pdb}" == "$1" && echo "usage:..." && exit 1
This takes the first command-line argument ($1), strips the suffix .pdb if it exists, and then compares it to the original command-line argument. If they match, it didn't have the suffix, so the program prints a usage message and exits with status code 1.
A: Contrary to the answer, your task can be accomplished with just one awk command. No need grep or cut or ...
if [ $# -lt 1 ];then
echo "usage: $0 Enter a .PDB filename"
exit
fi
FILE="$1"
case "$FILE" in
*.pdb )
if test -r $FILE
then
# do for 2-20 assuming whites paces as column separators
awk '$1=="ATOM" && NF>18 {
printf "%s ",$2
for(i=3;i<=19;i++){
printf "%s ",$i
}
printf "%s",$20
}' "$FILE"
else
echo "usage: $FILE must be readable"
exit
fi
;;
*) exit;;
esac
A: You can do everything you need in native bash without spawning any sub-processes:
#!/bin/bash
declare key="ATOM"
declare print_columns=( 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 38 39 40 )
[ ! -f "${1}" ] && echo "File not found." && exit
[ "${1%.pdb}" == "${1}" ] && echo "File is wrong type." && exit
while read -a columns; do
if [ ${columns[0]} == ${key} ]; then
printf "%s " ${key}
for print_column in ${print_columns[@]}; do
printf "%s " ${columns[${print_column}]}
fi
printf "\n"
fi
done < ${1}
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Kronecker items are used to outline the underlying Markov chain (MC) in a variety of modeling formalisms, together with compositional Markovian versions, hierarchical Markovian versions, and stochastic method algebras. the inducement at the back of utilizing a Kronecker dependent illustration instead of a flat one is to relieve the garage requisites linked to the MC.
Approximate Commutative Algebra is an rising box of analysis which endeavours to bridge the space among conventional distinct Computational Commutative Algebra and approximate numerical computation. The final 50 years have noticeable huge, immense growth within the realm of tangible Computational Commutative Algebra, and given the significance of polynomials in medical modelling, it's very common to need to increase those rules to deal with approximate, empirical info deriving from actual measurements of phenomena within the actual international.
From the studies: "Volumes III and IV whole L. Hörmander's treatise on linear partial differential equations. They represent the main entire and up to date account of this topic, through the writer who has ruled it and made the main major contributions within the final many years. .. .. it's a exceptional e-book, which has to be found in each mathematical library, and an imperative software for all - old and young - attracted to the speculation of partial differential operators.
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The Maori Party appears to have has run out of ideas, with co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell recycling his "racist justice system" allegation by calling for a review to find out why young Maori become increasingly over represented in youth crime statistics.
Flavell raised the issue about a year ago and again in April this year in the presence of a United Nations delegation.
Latest Ministry of Justice figures show the number of children and young people charged in Youth Court is the lowest in 20 years, although the proportion of young Maori compared with non-Maori is rising.
South Island tribe Ngai Tahu's 2014 report boasts a net worth of $1.075-billion and distributions of $21.96-million which is 13.6 percent of the tribe's total net profit of $160.58-million.
Charitable distributions for the 2014 year were grants to: Runanga $5.76-million, healthy environments $7.4-million, marae communities $4-million, natural environment $2.7-million, and education $2.1-million.
Mike Butler: Woodburner police for Auckland?
The Environment Ministry has fixed its death stare on Auckland and a ban on domestic open fireplaces and old wood burners affecting 85,000 homes looms.
A report in the New Zealand Herald yesterday, or should I say a press release from the Auckland Council reproduced in the Herald, breathlessly asserts that 75 per cent of Auckland's winter air pollution is due to fine particle emissions (PM10) from open fires and non- compliant wood burners.
Noting that motor vehicles account for 18 per cent of pollution, and industry 7 per cent, "the burning of coal and wood during winter raised the level of PM10 inhaled and lodged in lungs, and that 110 adults died prematurely every year due to emissions from indoor fires.
The meteorologist Edward Lorenz famously asked, in the title of a lecture in 1972: "does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?", and the phrase "the butterfly effect" entered the language. If Steven Johnson's book How We Got to Now catches on — and it deserves to — then the "humming bird effect" will also become common parlance.
Should all schools, whether government, Catholic or independent, be forced to follow a centrally designed and monitored curriculum? And should this central curriculum be imposed upon schools regardless of the ability, interests and motivation of their students or the character, needs and aspirations of the communities they serve?
These questions are more than just academic, given recent moves to give schools greater autonomy while mandating a centrally designed curriculum. This is illustrated by the Western Australian Independent Public Schools initiative and by states imposing their own curriculum like Victoria's AusVELS and the NSW syllabuses.
'Hostis humani generis' is a 17th century legalism that means 'enemy of all mankind'. It was at that time applied to the pirates, particularly those who had set up shop in the Caribbean where they had safe ports to go to such as Port Royal and even their own 'pirate republic' in Nassau at one stage.
The indiscriminately brutish behaviour of many pirates had made them thoroughly unpopular with all and sundry, and there was no shortage of people who were after their blood. But tensions among the European powers – the Spanish, English, French and Dutch – stood in the way of effective cooperation towards combating the common threat.
I wonder, was this the most demoralising election result ever for the New Zealand left? There was an excited buzz in the left-wing blogosphere and in social media in the weeks leading up to the election. There seemed to be a sense that victory was in their grasp, even when the polls suggested otherwise. But they were cruelly deceived.
Their optimism is easily explained. In the early stages of the campaign, they saw the fallout from Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics dominating the news bulletins night after night. After that firestorm had abated, the media turned its attention to Kim Dotcom's Moment of Truth, with its dazzling line-up of high-profile journalists and leakers from overseas, all eager to tell us how morally bankrupt our government was.
There are currently two battles going on in the effort to—pick your favorite verb—contain, degrade, or destroy the new Islamic State, or ISIS, which has cut a wide swath through much of Iraq and Syria. The first is the military battle. ISIS is not just an occupier of territory, but a terrorist operation. It has slaughtered untold thousands of innocent persons and threatens to bring terror far outside the Middle East. Yet the American response, which I regard as woefully insufficient, has been to fight a prolonged war solely from the air, which may stem further advances, but cannot dislodge ISIS from its current strongholds.
Then there is the constitutional battle at home. Does the President have the power to wage war on ISIS unilaterally, or must he go to Congress for the same kind of approval that George W. Bush received when he entered into combat over a decade ago in both Iraq and Afghanistan?
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Now that the holiday season is in full swing, there is no shortage of events scheduled across Livingston County. Here's a look at a few of the happenings taking place over the next week:
Coat drive — The Children's Department at Brighton Nazarene Church is collecting gently used or new coats, hats, gloves and scarves for the Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive, which runs through December. You may drop off your donations any time during the month of December in the trailer parked outside of The Naz, 7669 Brighton Road in Genoa Township. Donations will be taken to missions in Flint. For more information, call Christina Vandeveer at 810-227-6600.
Holiday dinner — Join the holiday extravaganza at the Oceola Community Center, 1661 N. Latson Road in Oceola Township, from 4-6 p.m. The festivities begin with a dinner provided by The Willows. Eat mashed potatoes and toppings at the mashed-potato bar, visit the Italian pasta station for sautéed penne and bow-tie pasta with your choice of sauces. Salad, hot chocolate and cookies will also be provided. During and after the meal, musician Jonathan Dunn will perform traditional Christmas hymns and carols. Donations will also be accepted for the senior center supply pantry, so bring paper plates, cups, plasticware, coffee, coffee creamer, coffee filters or anything else you'd like to donate. Cost is $8 per person plus donation. To register, visit www.howellrecreation.org/special- events-calendar/holidaydinner.
Seasonal feast — The Great Foodini, Renee Chodkowski, will cook a Magical Taste of the Holiday at the Howell Opera House, 123 W. Grand River Ave., starting at 6:30 p.m. today. The menu includes salmon mousse with parsley and capers, apple chutney, holiday greens, Tuscan potato soup, a dessert table and more. Admission is $40 per person. Reservations are required by calling 517-540-0065 or by visiting www.howelloperahouse.com.
Christmas Crack-Up — The community is invited to Venture Church for an evening filled with laughter, treats, music and holiday surprises for the whole family at this comedy event, starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the church, 8457 E. Highland Road, Hartland Township. Adults and kids 12-plus will be able to enjoy a live Christmas band and the humor of comedian Josh Casey. Kids 11 and under are invited to their own event with crafts, music and photos with Santa. Every child will go home with a gift from Santa. There will also be free child care for kids 3 and under. Festive refreshments from the Sweets Cafe will be available. Tickets are $12 each and can be ordered at www.ChristmasCrackUp.eventbrite.com. All proceeds provide warm shelter for Livingston County's homeless as the needs arise through the church's partnership with Salvation Army, Love In the Name of Christ of the Greater Livingston Area and LACASA. For more information, call 810-991-1116.
'White Christmas' — Brighton High School Musical Theater presents seven performances of "White Christmas." The shows will take place Friday, Saturday and Dec. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday and Dec. 13 at 4:30 p.m. All performances will be held at the high school, 7878 Brighton Road, Brighton. Reserved seats are $16 for adults and $14 for students. Tickets are $1 more at the door pending availability. The musical is also offering a Red Carpet Gala on Friday. Gala tickets are $40 and include a walk down the red carpet featuring cast members, "press" interviews and special preshow photographs. Purchase of a Gala ticket also includes special reserved seating, an intermission reception featuring custom refreshments, a post-show, meet-and-greet and behind-the-scenes tour with members of the cast, and a post-performance soiree with the directors and producers at Downtown Main Martini Bar & Grill in Brighton. Tickets for the Gala are very limited. Regular-priced seating Friday will also be available. Tickets for all performances are on sale now via the Brighton Musical website, www.brightonmusical.com.
A Living Christmas Story — Brighton Assembly of God Church presents A Living Christmas Story, a drive-thru experience, Friday through Sunday. Gates open at 6 p.m. Visitors will view the Nativity, live animals and 10 scenes from their vehicles. The line begins at Fonson Inc., 7644 Whitmore Lake Road, and searchlights will direct you there. Call the church at 810-231-3724 for more information.
Theater — There will be three performances of "Miracle on 34th Street" at the Hartland Music Hall, 3619 Hartland Road. On Saturday and Sunday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, a matinee performance will begin at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the door, online at www.hartlandplayers.org and at the main branch of the Cromaine District Library, 3688 Hartland Road in Hartland Township.
Ballet — Fountain Ballet Academy presents the 30th annual performance of "The Nutcracker" at the Jane Tasch Performing Arts Theatre, 2100 M-36, Hamburg Township. Show times for Saturday are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will also be one showing Sunday at 2 p.m. Cost for tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors, teens and children. Tickets are available online today at www.tututix.com. Any remaining seats will be sold at the door.
Open house — The Brighton District Library, 100 Library Drive, Brighton, will host a Holiday Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This fun family day offers a visit from Santa and his reindeer, caroling and bell ringing, a Celtic concert, wintry stories, crafts, and refreshments. Admission is free. The Holiday Open House is sponsored by the Friends of the Brighton District Library. For information about the Holiday Open House, call 810-229-6571, ext. 223.
Christmas bazaar— St. Mary Catholic Church invites the public to St. Mary's Christmas bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 10601 Dexter Pinckney Road, Putnam Township. The bazaar will feature over 100 vendors and crafters and a bake sale. Lunch purchases will also be available. Admission is free. For more information, contact Mary Press at 734-878-6563.
Pet food collection — The Livingston Area Pet Pantry will be collecting pet food to be distributed to Gleaners Shared Harvest Pantry from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ed Bock Feeds & Stuff, 1360 M-36, Pinckney. Pet food of all sized and brands are accepted. For more information, email LivingstonAreaPetPantry@yahoo.com or visit www.LivingstonAreaPetPantry.org.
Bazaar— The Hartland Women's Club presents the 35th annual Warm 'N Cozy Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hartland Educational Support Service Center (the old Hartland High School), 9525 Highland Road, Hartland Township. Admission is $2. There will be 200 craft booths featuring artisans of jewelry, unique Christmas decorations, flower arrangements, wreaths, baskets and much more at the event. Children will be able to visit the Santa room where they can meet Santa and have their picture taken with him for $2. Proceeds from the event benefit local charities, schools and educational programs. There will be a free shuttle bus service from the Striking Lanes on Old U.S. 23, south of M-59, to the bazaar. For more information, call 810-519-2923.
Cookie walk — All Saints Lutheran Church holds its seventh annual Christmas cookie walk from 9-11:30 a.m. at the church, 12701 Highland Road in Hartland Township. Fill a box of homemade cookies of your choosing, or purchase mini loaf cakes in decorative ceramic pans as well as other treats. For more details, call 248-887-8060.
HoHoHolidays— Brighton's Livingston Players are proud to present the fifth annual HoHoHolidays event at the CoBACH building, 202 W. Main St., Brighton. Children in attendance will be able to sing with elves, make and take a craft, hear a story and have a personal visit with Santa. This event will be ongoing at 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday before Christmas. This event is recommended for children ages 8 and younger. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at the door as space allows. The event is free for babies in arms. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.livplayers.org/tickets.
Winter craft show —Place of Refuge Ministries, 6909 W. Grand River Ave., Fowlerville, presents its Winter Wonderland Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free event features a Christmas village, scrapbooking crafts, baked goods, stuffed animals and a raffle for an afghan blanket. Guests may also have lunch at the Cozy Café. All proceeds go the ministry and Aliyah's House, which is a home for the restoration of girls and women. For more information, www.winterwonderlandcraftshow.com.
Rec the Halls — Join the Howell Area Parks and Recreation Authority in the second annual Rec the Halls from 4-7 p.m. at the Paul Bennett Recreation Center, 925 W. Grand River Ave., Howell. The event will include tree decoration, crafts, train rides and a visit from Santa. Cost is $20 per family. To register, visit www.howellrecreation.org/special-events-calendar/rec-the-halls.
Pet Santa photos— Have your pets and/or humans picture taken with Santa from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pet X Supplies & Tack, 132 W. Highland Road, Howell. For a $12 donation, you will receive a 4-inch-by-6-inch digital photo. All proceeds go to the Livingston County Animal Shelter. For more information, email FriendsofLCAS@gmail.com.
Concert — The Livingston County Chorale Family presents its holiday concert Christmas Around The World at 7 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 400 E. Grand River Ave., Brighton. The concert will feature several choirs. Tickets in advance are $13 and $10 for seniors and students. At the door, tickets are $15 and $12 for seniors and students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.livingstoncountychorale.org.
Jill Jack — Musician Jill Jack will perform at her concert Jill Jack Celebrates the Holidays at the Howell Opera House, 123 W. Grand River Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Reservations are required by calling the Opera House at 517-540-0065 or visiting www.howelloperahouse.com.
Breakfast with Santa — Pinckney Memorial Unit 419 American Legion Auxiliary will host its annual Breakfast with Santa from 9-11 a.m. at the legion, 9807 Whitewood Road, Hamburg Township. The cost is $4 per person (children under 2 get in free). Breakfast will consist of pancakes, sausage, milk and juice. Santa and his elf will be there with treats and to listen to all the children's requests. For more information, call Anna at 734-476-9913.
Nativity display — Over 100 Nativity scenes from around the world will be on display at Community Congregational Church, 125 E. Unadilla St., Pinckney, from 2-7 p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments will be available and brief musical programs will be featured. There will be a live Nativity and caroling at Light Up the Park from 5-7 p.m. For more information, call the church at 734-878-3140.
Christmas in the 'Ville — Fowlerville Rotary and the Fowlerville Business Association present the eighth annual Christmas in the 'Ville parade, hot-air balloon flights, runs and various holiday events beginning at 8 a.m. and lasting into the evening. Balloon flights are scheduled, weather permitting, for 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. A parade kicks off at 6 p.m. For a complete list of events, markets and happenings, visit http://christmasintheville.com/schedule-of-events
Light Up the Park — The village of Pinckney Downtown Development Authority presents Light Up the Park at Putnam Township Square from 5-7 p.m. Visit and take photos with Santa and his helper, Christmas Carole. A live Nativity by Community Congregational United Church of Christ will be in the gazebo during the event. Busch's grocery store will provide treats.
Church Nativity — Fellowship Bible Church presents a Nativity display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nativity sets will be on display for the community to enjoy. The church is at 2500 Hartland Road in Hartland Township. Call the church at 810-632-7263 for more information.
Holiday party — The Visually Impaired and Blind in Livingston hosts it annual holiday party from 9:30 a.m. to noon at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 711 Rickett Road in Brighton. Dinner will be prepared and served by the Lions Club. Members are asked to bring desserts. Nonperishable food items, personal care items, unwrapped toys and winter clothing will be collected for donation to Gleaners Community Food Bank. For free transportation, call Dave at 810-299-3817. For more information on VIABIL, call 810-231-1277.
Christmas breakfast — The St. Mary Men's Club will sponsor the annual Community Christmas Breakfast at St. Mary Parish, 10601 Dexter-Pinckney Road, Putnam Township. Breakfast will be served from 8:30-11 a.m. and is a free-will donation. Proceeds provide food baskets for those in need and funding for community food banks, Love In the Name of Christ of the Greater Livingston Area and St. Mary's Food Pantry. All donations are welcomed and tax receipts are available upon request. Mrs. Claus will also lead Christmas carol singing starting at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call Heather at the parish office at 734-878-3161.
Concert — The Livingston County Chorale Family presents its holiday concert Christmas Around The World at 4 p.m. at the St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2201 Old U.S. 23, Brighton. The concert will feature several choirs. Tickets in advance are $13 and $10 for seniors and students. At the door, tickets are $15 and $12 for seniors and students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.livingstoncountychorale.org.
Luncheon — The Kiwanis Club of Hamburg will start serving up its annual Senior Christmas Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Hamburg Senior Center, 10407 Merrill Road. It will feature a sing-a-long to classic and humorous Christmas songs, the Pinckney Community High School choir and a pipe band performance. The event is for members of the Hamburg Senior Center, but a few free tickets are still available for members of the general public to claim. Contact the senior center at 810-222-1140.
Holiday crafts — Guests are invited to join the Hartland Home and Garden Club meeting to make and decorate a holiday wreath or table decoration. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Hartland Senior Center within the Hartland Educational Service Support Center, 9525 E. Highland Road, Hartland Township. To make a holiday wreath, bring gloves, hand-pruning shears, scissors, a bow and some greenery. Wire metal forms, floral wire and more greenery will be provided for a $1 donation. For a table decoration, bring a Styrofoam block, a knife, greenery, one or more bows and a plate or platter to hold the decoration. The fee for nonmembers is $3. For more information, contact bek4450@aol.com.
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Covenant is een band uit Zweden die opgericht is door de drie vrienden Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius en Clas Nachmanson. Deze drie vrienden deelden een passie voor elektronische muziek. Hun belangrijkste inspiratiebronnen waren bands als Kraftwerk, The Human League en EBM pioniers Front 242 en Nitzer Ebb. Ze doopten hun experimentele muziekproject in 1989 tot 'Covenant', een spirituele broederschap, en brachten vanaf halverwege de jaren negentig albums uit.
In 2007 ging Clas niet mee op tour; hij werd vervangen door Daniel Myer. Na de tour besloot Clas om niet meer terug te keren bij de band, waarna Daniel zijn plaats definitief overnam.
Albums
Dreams of a Cryotank (december 1994)
Sequencer (mei 1996; maart 1997 (2de ed.); juli 1999 - US)
Europa (april 1998)
United States of Mind (februari 2000)
Synergy (november 2000)
Northern Light (augustus 2002)
Skyshaper (maart 2006)
In Transit (oktober 2007)
Modern Ruin (januari 2011)
Leaving Babylon (september 2013)
The Blinding Dark (november 2016)
Externe links
Official Covenant Site
International Covenant Fan Page
Zweedse band
Electronic body music
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Nerf Is Making Its Own Version of 'Aliens' Famous Pulse Blaster
From all the way on LV-426 to your playroom comes a Nerfified version of one of the most famous weapons in science fiction history. Hasbro announced today that they were marking the NERF LMTD ALIENS M41-A, sometimes referred to as the "pulse rifle" from James Cameron's Aliens.
In the film, M41-A was wielded by the Colonial Marines, as well as by Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley. In real life, it fires Nerf darts and wouldn't do much good against an actual alien. Still, the design is very close to the original movie prop. (Although the original prop definitely did not include the word "ALIENS" written on the side of the barrel.)
According to the Hasbro Pulse website, the Nerf pulse rifle includes "an electronic dart counter and movie-accurate blasting sounds" along "with Power Loader inspired design and dual-blasting action." The Nerf rifle measures over 28 inches long, and comes with 10 Elite darts, 3 Mega darts, whatever those are. It will require 4 C batteries, though, and they ain't included.
Here's a gallery of images of the Nerf Aliens rifle.
Nerf Aliens M41-A Blaster
This new toy Nerfifies the weapon from the the classic James Cameron action movie.
In this famous scene from Aliens, Michael Biehn's Corporal Hicks shows Ripley how to use a pulse rifle. (I'm pretty sure hers did not fire Nerf darts.) If you compare this scene to the Nerf version, they are pretty close, apart from the color scheme. But you could conceivably repaint yours to more closely match the version used in the film.
The M-41A from Nerf is available for pre-order now through October 31, 2021. (The actual release date is not specified; this is just the pre-order.) It ain't cheap; it will cost you $94.99. But what would you pay for piece of mind about the possibility of invading xenomorphs?
What Happened To Your Favorite Child Actors After They Left Hollywood
Source: Nerf Is Making Its Own Version of 'Aliens' Famous Pulse Blaster
Filed Under: aliens, Hasbro, James Cameron
For the First Time, Two Sequels Were Nominated for Best Picture
'Avatar 2' Passes 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' On All-Time Box Office List
Vin Diesel Is Not in the 'Avatar' Sequels
'Titanic' Is Returning to Theaters in 3D For Its 25th Anniversary
'Avatar 2' Passes 'Jurassic World' on All-Time Box Office List
'Avatar 2' Has Made Enough Money To Ensure More Sequels
'Avatar' Set to Dethrone 'Top Gun' As the Biggest Film of 2022
A New 'Terminator' Movie Is Being Discussed
Why Did It Take 13 Years to Make 'Avatar: The Way of Water'?
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SB original design Intuition. Wisdom. Insight. Om is the mantra for the third-eye chakra (ajna). Stud earrings with Iolite stone (blue). Inspire your imagination. Sterling silver. Made in India.
Intuition. Wisdom. Insight. Forehead chakra pendant or Third-eye chakra pendant can be worn as a chakra necklace.
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Template fits to FMQ Grip 7 (internal template). The template has two parts. Can also be used without FMQ Grip 7.
It is precisely made of high quality acrylic, chosen for its strength, transparency and sustainability. Thickness 5-6 mm (ca. 1/4 inch) provides security when using the jump feet. The template is engraved, not printed. It provides long-term accuracy while quilting.The offer does not include FMQ Grip 7.
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We will be attending the Whimsic Alley Craft Fair! You can order your items now and pick them up in person at the fair instead of waiting for it to be shipped! Mention the word "Candy" at the fair and receive a free secret gift with any purchase! Date: Sept 20th & 21st Time: 10am-6pm Address: 5464 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel: (310) 453-2370 -Grab bags -$1 items -Introducing "The SiSi Box" Hope to see you there!
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By Joe Thomas
Ledger Editor
Town Hall kept as voting place
When Flomaton voters go to the polls Aug. 25 to elect a mayor and five council members, all ballots will be cast at town hall.
The Flomaton Town Council made the decision Monday to have one polling place for the municipal election, saying it would cut costs.
Councilwoman Lillian Dean said she would go along with the one voting place as long as each council district has a representative as a poll worker.
Qualifying for the elections will be held from July 7 through July 21. The council voted to keep the qualifying fee the same at $25 for the council and $50 for the mayor.
The council also vo...
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It appears there is trouble in paradise judging by a post by celebrated Lingala dancer Said Makdar popularly known as Kanda King .
Kanda shocked his fans on social media after posting a picture that captures the mother of his three children with an unknown man sitting between her thighs.
However, what left his fans scratching their heads was Kanda's message accompanying the photo.
In the post he passionately asked for help to find the unidentified man.
"WHO KNOWS THIS GUY? AM LOOKING FOR HIM DEAD OR ALIVE!" wrote Kanda King.
WHO KNOWS THIS GUY ?? AM LOOKING FOR HIM DEAD OR ALIVE !!!! !!!
Speaking to Nairobi News on phone, Kanda revealed how distressed he was since he has not seen the love of his life since Wednesday.
The talented dancer is left confused on how to establish his wife's whereabouts.
At first Kanda did not think much of it. However when night fell and she was still nowhere to be seen he made attempt to reach her on phone but this proved futile as her phone was off.
"Today in the morning a friend sent me the picture that I shared on social media that captures her embracing another man. At first I did not know what to make of it but I decided to share it online so that anyone who knows the guy can contact me since I am very worried," said the exasperated Kanda.
The renowned dancer during a past interview on Nairobi News' Snappy 7 segment said he had been dancing for 25 years and he recruited his wife and son to become a dancing family.
Kanda King, who is a younger brother to gospel singer Princess Farida, has since incorporated singing into his performances and features a live band in his entertainment events.
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Q: Text select in Vaadin TextField on IE Double-click on my Vaadin table cell makes it editable.
I understand that once it's editable it's a TextField.
I'm able to select text in the TextField while on Chrome.
However, I'm unable to select the text on IE.
I'm using IE11. Expectation for the page is to work same across all(IE, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox) browsers.
Vaadin 7.4.3 is being used in my application.
A: Try to update your Vaadin version and test. Probably this can be a bug and we can not help you. I suggest to create bug report on: https://dev.vaadin.com/
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South Tyneside Council has deployed a new aerial photography dataset within its geographical information system to support its strategic planning and as part of its intranet.
The council took delivery of the imagery early in the year from Bluesky to replace an aerial photography set that had not been updated for several years.
It has since begun to use it in a number of departments, including planning, highways and asset management. The planning team is using it to identify suspected breaches of planning controls and as a possible source of evidence for enforcement action.
An app designed by Looking Local that helps residents to decide whether they are better off in work or claiming benefits has been rolled out by London Borough of Enfield, with Stockport Council soon to follow.
The BetterOff app provides a calculator that allows users to compare income from a job to benefits they could claim. It also enables claimants to fill in some forms online, and offers a job vacancy feed, interview advice, information on childcare and transport and a feature that lets users log an appeal against a decision.
Looking Local, the Kirklees Council owned operation that provides digital solutions plans to add Housing Benefit and Council Tax reduction forms in the coming weeks. It also has plans to integrate BetterOff with Universal Credit and will launch a series of video and plain English guides in.
A majority of civil servants either do not understand the idea of Government as a Platform (GaaP), according to a survey of 2,100 by Northgate Public Services.
The company said that 74% were unaware of did not fully understand the programme, which is one of the central features of the Government Digital Service's work.
Other findings included that only 7% of respondents believed their organisation would achieve its digital goals, but 59% saw the biggest gains in digital transformation in automating more services.
Solihull College & University Centre has recently gone live with the ProResource suite for finance and curriculum planning supplied by software and IT services firm Advanced. It has also implemented the ProSAR self-assessment reporting solution and ProObserve lesson observation system.
The investment will make it possible for the college to closely monitor its financial plans against targets in real time by replacing spreadsheets, and to simplify the assessment of courses through the use Ofsted criteria by centrally validating data.
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package org.hibernate.validator.referenceguide.chapter03.inheritance.returnvalue;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Set;
import jakarta.validation.ConstraintViolation;
import jakarta.validation.Validation;
import jakarta.validation.ValidatorFactory;
import jakarta.validation.constraints.Size;
import jakarta.validation.executable.ExecutableValidator;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
public class CarTest {
private static ExecutableValidator executableValidator;
@BeforeClass
public static void setUpValidator() {
ValidatorFactory factory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
executableValidator = factory.getValidator().forExecutables();
}
@Test
public void returnValueConstraintsAddUp() throws Exception {
Car object = new Car();
Method method = Car.class.getMethod( "getPassengers" );
Object returnValue = Collections.<Person>emptyList();
Set<ConstraintViolation<Car>> violations = executableValidator.validateReturnValue(
object,
method,
returnValue
);
assertEquals( 1, violations.size() );
assertEquals(
Size.class,
violations.iterator()
.next()
.getConstraintDescriptor()
.getAnnotation()
.annotationType()
);
}
}
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Nobody starts a movement all alone. From the beginning, generous individuals and local, regional and national philanthropies dedicated to improving health and care have supported OpenNotes.
Our team works closely with organizations, advocacy groups, and individuals committed to maximizing the benefits of fully transparent communication and assessing its effects.
To inquire about supporting OpenNotes with a grant or major gift, please contact
Catherine DesRoches, DrPH, Executive Director
cdesroch [at] bidmc.harvard.edu
Tom Delbanco, MD, MACP, Co-Founder
tdelbanc [at] bidmc.harvard.edu
Founding sponsor (2008-2019)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
For more than 40 years the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked to improve health and health care. We are striving to build a national Culture of Health that will enable all to live longer, healthier lives now and for generations to come.
Pivotal Gift
Keane Family Foundation
John F. Keane and his family support the OpenNotes movement in two remarkable ways. Dedicated to promoting transparency and open communication in healthcare, they established an endowed chair at Harvard Medical School. In 2017, Tom Delbanco, MD, MACP, co-founder of OpenNotes, was appointed as the first John F. Keane & Family Professor of Medicine. In addition, they have initiated the OpenNotes Keane Scholar and Fellowship Program, with Maria Hägglund and Charlotte Blease as its first two Scholars.
Major funders
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the health care system and help Americans, health care professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions.
Cambia Health Foundation
Cambia Health Foundation is the corporate foundation of Cambia Health Solutions, a total health solutions company dedicated to transforming the way people experience the health care system. A 501(c)(3) grant-making organization, the Foundation invests and partners with organizations to advance palliative care quality, access and understanding; improve the behavioral health of underserved children; and transform health care to a more person-focused and economically sustainable system.
Dedicated to Improving the Care of Older Adults, the John A. Hartford Foundation invests in aging experts and practice innovations that transform how the care of older adults is delivered. Since 1982, The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded more than $565 million in grants to enhance the health and well-being of older people.
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The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is the only national foundation dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals. Our guiding principle is that health professional education has at its core a strong social mission: to serve the public's needs and improve the health of the public. We foster innovation in clinical learning environments by investing in promoting diversity, equity, and belonging, increasing collaboration among future health professionals, and preparing future health professionals to navigate ethical dilemmas. Our aim is to prepare future health professionals to meet the needs of the 21st century.
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
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Luciano Ceschia (1925-1991), pittore e scultore italiano
Michela Ceschia (1958), cestista italiana
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VIA SMS Group expands its business operations by entering Philippine's consumer lending market
Simona Lucatniece, Head of Communications / VIAINVEST Investment Platform Lead
Latvia fintech frontrunner VIA SMS Group continues to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific consumer lending industry by investing in the development of consumer lending brand VAMO.ph in Philippines. The decision on further strategic expansion in the region follows successful business operations in Vietnam launched in 2019 in partnership with another well-known consumer lender TWINO. Since the company launch in 2019, Vietnamese VAMO.vn has issued loans with a total value of more than 3 million EUR.
VAMO.ph launched its operations in Philippines in the beginning of this year, and currently the company is engaged in intensive technical development to prepare for the product public launch in Q3 of 2021. The main office of VAMO.ph is located in Manila, the capital of Philippines and majority of local employees will be engaged in ensuring customer service, data processing and debt collection. Other business processes will be provided by the VIA SMS Group headquarters in Riga.
"VIA SMS Group is constantly looking for new potential markets, so expansion outside of Europe seemed like a logical step for the company's development. Knowledge accumulated throughout the years, as well as successful acquisition of the Vietnamese consumer lending market gave us assurance that the company is mature enough to transfer the experience to the less known markets that may differ from operational environment, we are used to work in. Philippines seemed a great choice that was backed by market research and projections of development opportunities," tells Deniss Šerstjukovs, Member of the Board at VIA SMS Group.
VIA SMS Group is a Latvian financial technology company registered operating in Europe and Asia-Pacific, as well as taking a significant part of Latvian consumer lending market. Besides the core business of consumer lending, VIA SMS Group also offers investment opportunities with the investment platform VIAINVEST and operates the digital payments platform VIALET. More than 10 years of experience in finance has given the confidence that the company can transfer its knowledge to markets outside the Europe.
"Asia-Pacific is enormously huge and challenging market that provides opportunities that would never be possible in today's European consumer lending market. Business experience in Vietnam gained together with TWINO has been incredibly valuable in understanding the specifics of the region and particular business field. We hope that this knowledge will help us to avoid rookie mistakes when entering Philippines. Differences between Asia and Europe in terms of business development are enormous, but we are excited about opportunities on the horizon and already looking for the next possible market," adds Šerstjukovs.
VIA SMS Group is founded in 2009 and its core business is consumer lending. The Group also operates such brands as investment platform VIAINVEST, digital payments platform VIALET, deposits product VIASPAR in Sweden, as well as payment cards with credit line SAVA.card in Latvia. The company employs more than 200 professionals around the globe and has closed the year of 2020 with 21,150 EUR worth net loan portfolio and 27,500 million EUR income.
Lithuania's Fielmann continues the best traditions of the Fielmann founder, eyewear consumers' Robin Hood
"E.Gulbja Laboratorija" panel "General health status assessment" allows you to assess your general health status and receive results with a doctor's opinion
SEB Group in Latvia ended 2022 with positive indicators and an increase in loans issued and retail deposits
Pushing the research further and expanding farther – Monospektra
Lithuanian biotech start-up Exolitus certified as a leader in the Baltic region
What should businesses invest in during the time of a crisis?
1-billion-euro mark-close Factris CEO Brian Reaves: "There has never been a better time to join us as an investor"
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The USO Receives $3 Million Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant to Support Combat COVID-19 Initiative
Generous grant enables USO's expansion of programs providing pandemic relief and recovery and ensures resilience of military communities in Indiana, the U.S. and the world
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Service Organizations (USO), whose mission is to strengthen America's military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country throughout their service to the nation, has been awarded a $3 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the USO's Combat COVID-19 Initiative.
"The pandemic has amplified the hardships many of our service members and their families face every day," said J.D. Crouch II, USO CEO and president. "We are honored to receive the support of Lilly Endowment as we stand together to help military families — who already sacrifice so much to protect our freedom and safety — through this challenging time."
Impacts of COVID-19 continue to present an ever-evolving landscape, and the USO remains agile and adapts quickly to ensure critical programs and services are delivered where they are needed the most. As new realities take shape, the grant from Lilly Endowment will bolster the USO's ability to focus on recovery and resilience efforts for service members and their families. In particular, the funds will help develop or expand programs that deliver food and other basic needs resources, bolster mental health services and facilitate transitions throughout the military service journey.
"Leveraging years of experience supporting service members and their families, the USO is working diligently during the pandemic to address a range of compelling needs," said Ronni Kloth, Lilly Endowment's vice president for community development. "We are pleased to support their efforts to help members of the military and their families who give so much of themselves in service to our nation during these difficult times."
The following are examples of how the funds will mitigate hardships, strengthen the military and build community:
Many military families have faced extended mobilizations and precautionary quarantines. To help service members combat feelings of isolation and connect with their loved ones during the pandemic, USO centers have created morale-boosting programming that brings both military members and their families closer. To safely keep military families connected during this time, USO Indiana modified its family programming to be delivered virtually for the first time ever, including Storytelling Monday and even a Virtual Baby Shower for the 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard stationed in Terre Haute. The grant will enable the USO to continue expanding its global offering of virtual entertainment engagements and online programming for military kids and spouses as well as help the organization explore opportunities in esports and gaming as ways to keep service members connected and entertained.
Pandemic-related business closures and hiring freezes have made it more challenging for transitioning service members and military spouses to find work. As a result, the USO is working to expand transition services to include more online experiences, such as virtual education and mentorship programs, to help prepare them for what lies ahead.
Food insecurity is another issue impacting military communities that has been exacerbated by COVID-19. While the pandemic creates a greater need for food and meal support, it also creates challenges in delivering that programming. The USO continues to adapt its center operations and processes to prepare and deliver food in different ways to ensure safety precautions and contactless delivery while also making sure military families continue to get the food they need.
Despite the ongoing challenges that the pandemic brings, the USO, with the support of Lilly Endowment, is in position to continue serving the emergent needs of the military community, at home and abroad. As a united Force Behind the Forces®, the organizations will work together to help promote a healthy, resilient, confident and prepared military.
To learn more about how the USO is helping service members and their families navigate COVID-19, visit USO.org/stories.
About the USO:
The USO strengthens America's military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country, throughout their service to the nation. At hundreds of locations worldwide, we are united in our commitment to connect our service members and their families through countless acts of caring, comfort and support. The USO is a private nonprofit organization, not a government agency. Our programs, services and entertainment tours are made possible by the American people, support of our corporate partners and the dedication of our volunteers and staff. To join us in this important mission, and to learn more about the USO, please visit USO.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Lilly Endowment Inc.:
Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly Sr. and sons J.K. Jr. and Eli through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. While those gifts remain the financial bedrock of the Endowment, the Endowment is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff and location. In keeping with the founders' wishes, the Endowment supports the causes of community development, education and religion. The Endowment funds significant programs throughout the United States, especially in the field of religion. However, it maintains a special commitment to its hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana.
Shannon Vaughan
SOURCE USO
http://www.uso.org
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24 Jan 2019, 12:46 p.m.
HIGH TEMPERATURES: Some of the temperatures, forecast for Friday. PHOTO: Bureau of Meteorology.
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting Victorians can expect some relief from the stifling heat affecting Victoria, by mid-afternoon on Friday.
A high-pressure system, east of Tasmania, and one over the Tasman Sea were expected to merge late on Thursday, causing the hot conditions.
That system was expected to bring fresh, to gusty, northerly winds, before a milder, squally change reached the south-west on Friday morning and central areas by mid-afternoon.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Richard Carlyon said temperatures would remain high, in many parts of Victoria, overnight.
"We'll see extreme heat, across the state, on Friday," Mr Carlyon said.
"We saw some records broken earlier this month, but it will be even hotter again, as we see temperatures move into the 40's, fairly early in the day and by late morning.
"With the northerly wind developing, overnight, that means that heat will remain, for many areas across the state we will see temperatures in the 30's overnight."
The temperature will steadily rise, as the northerly wind increases.
Temperatures were expected to reach 46 degrees, in some parts of the north-west.
But a wind change, expected to pass through the state on Friday afternoon, would see temperatures plummet in a very short time.
He said Melbourne would experience a 15-degree drop in temperature, in the space of about 20 minutes, following the passage of the cool change.
"The main impact of the change will be in southern Victoria," Mr Carlyon said.
The drop would be less evident in the north, with the temperature falling from the mid 40's to the high 30's.
"They will probably notice a six to eight-degree drop, but it's still quite warm when you think of it dropping from the mid 40's to the high 30's."
The southerly change wasn't expected to reach the east, until night.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms were also possible over central and northern districts, near the change.
Humidity would also remain high.
Over the weekend, the weather would settle, as the front moved to the east and a high-pressure ridge moved in.
"We have seen that humidity building up over the past few days, there are some good and bad aspects from that.
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When you want to schedule a boating tour, you are expected to find the best dealership. Most are the agencies that offer boating tours and therefore when you are making your choice you ought to be observant. It should be noted that the company that you wish to work with would affect the memories that you will create. You need to ensure that you are ready to read more and gather more information concerning the company that you are planning to choose. In this text, you will discover more tips that will guide you at any time that you are selecting the best boating tour. The following are the important considerations that you are expected to make any time you are sourcing for the top agency on boating trips.
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If you want to contact me, please take advantage of the form located below, I will get back to you as soon as possible, usually in less than 24h*. Thank you!
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As you probably know if you have been keeping in contact with us on the app's review page, we have already started a closed Beta-test for the current version of the PRO shopping list app.
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More than 3,200 people died from heart-related failures last year, making heart disease the No 2 killer here, after cancer. But you do not have to be old or fat to start taking care of your heart, reports ICON BOON PIN.
THE thought of doing a "nuclear imaging stress test" thrilled me. At least, I was thrilled until the doctor told me that I would have to receive an injection. "No problem," I said with veneer-thin bravado, as he inserted a small plastic cannula - a small tube - into a vein at the top of my hand. Through this cannula, he injected a radioactive chemical, all this while answering my questions about heart disease without missing a beat.
Moments later, I was telling him I felt light-headed. As a doctor who is used to such reactions, consultant cardiologist Ho Kheng Thye disappeared into the next room and reappeared seconds later with a sweet in his hand. "Take this," he commanded, then he disappeared again to get me a Milo. I thought it might have been the radioactive chemical but, apparently, it was probably a combination of not having had any breakfast and getting "excited" over the injection.
The chemical which was injected into my hand was to aid in the scanning of my heart, in what is called an "exercise stress myocardial perfusion imaging test". Basically, the test assesses the blood flow to the heart muscles during exercise and the strength of the heartbeat.
This is why the test is done in two parts - one to scan the heart at rest, and the other, when the heart is stressed. Designed to produce more sensitive and accurate results than an ordinary treadmill test, the technique relies on scanning done by a gamma camera. This camera rotates around the chest and, in less than 15 minutes, takes 62 images of the heart at various angles.
A composite of these images is then ca tured on a computer as a tree-dimensional image of your heart. The second part of the test took place hours later and required me to walk and run on a treadmill. My initial "this-is-too-easy" comments faded with each passing minute as the speed and incline of the machine increased every three minutes. The purpose of the physical exertion is to get your heart stressed to the point where it reaches your target heart rate. After that, the doctor does a second scan.
Patients who cannot run for various reasons are given another injection to stress the heart without exercise. Comparisons of blood flow to the heart at rest and when stressed will then show up any areas of blockage. My results came back "normal", which means my chances of having a heart attack within the next 12 months are less than 1 per cent. "But that does not mean zero," Dr Ho stressed. "Blockages don't happen overnight. They take many years to develop, starting from one's teenage years. That's why we have to look after ourselves from when we're young," he said.
The nuclear imaging scan was one of five tests I took in the course of a day at the Na- tional University Hospital's Cardiac Centre. While I passed all the tests, even prompting consultant cardiologist Tan Huay Cheem to comment at one point that I had "a beautiful heart", one test did reveal that I had a mitral valve prolapse which I was not aware of previously. Though considered benign, there is a small risk of this valve becoming infected when going through certain surgical procedures if my blood is exposed to bacteria in the air.
In all, the tests would have cost nearly $1,200 as a private patient ($150 if subsidised), but I guess if you have any kind of medical problem, it's best to find out early enough to do something about it.
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I'm featured this morning on the Who's Who and Who's New Blog! Here is the post that is featured!
We have been working on informational/expert writing this month. The kids are loving it. My basis for this writing is that the students write about something they already know a lot about (hence expert writing). The students aren't necessarily researching the topics they choose, they are just practicing informational writing about something they already know about. That way, they are focusing more on actually how to write information at this point and not necessarily worrying on researching. I did have a few kids that wanted to look up more about their topic and of course, I did not deny them that opportunity, but it wasn't. required. I told them they could read more to become an expert on their topic.
We are lucky enough to have iPads in our classroom. We have one iPad per two students. I decided to publish the students' pieces by using Keynote on the iPads. This app is very easy for my students and is basically the same as PowerPoint. So, if you don't have iPads, but do have access to PowerPoint, that would be fun for the kids too! They love it!!
After I conferenced with them to proofread and edit, they were able to start their Keynote. In the end, I was able to print their keynote as a PDF and make into little booklets.
Here are some pictures to show you the steps we took and our finished, published projects on display!
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EDitorial ± 28-May-2012
Felixstowe Light Lunches: Winnies Cafe
That Kev, aka Our Man In Felixstowe, has been laying low, shuffling around in exchanges. Try as you might, you can't read his poker face. Possibly his last lunch outing with our good selves was two years ago at the Flaming Fryer. Phone rings, contact is re-established, and he has a tip-off about a new place. Time to go to the 'Stowe.
Opposite the Leisure Centre is the Undercliff Road block of businesses. Still going strong are The Conservatory and the Little Ice Cream Co.. Looks like curtains, sadly, for Joe Crowley's, unless that's a refurb on the go. Right on the end, past Domino's, is a shop which has been a coins and stamps centre, a car rental place, etc. Now it's home to Winnies Cafe (don't spare the apostrophe).
There's an old bespectacled fella sitting on the side: happy Monday, Kev! Our trio takes a table in the window -- not a bad view of the sea on this glorious day -- and tries to read the big blackboards. Special is chicken and cranberry. Please order at the counter, it says, but then a waitress takes pity on the party of three. Between us we go for the scrambled eggs on toast (Kev), a stilton and bacon bap (Andy) and a bacon & egg sarnie (me). White bread only: no matter. Like a slightly more upmarket version of the Family Cafe down the road, which is no bad thing. Food arrives, disappears, everyone's happy.
Scattered around are some local flyers and the EADT and Sun, and there are some paintings for sale, much like the unfortunately now-closed Bonnet. Even a table or two outside if the wind's not too strong. We demand cake and coffee. I'll make a fresh pot, says the man behind the counter. Fine by us. Victoria or carrot cake? Strictly for reviewing purposes, we need to try a piece of each. Cake good. Coffee's fine though would have been better with some proper milk. Perfectly friendly, well placed: we'll see how they do.
If it was a car -- Renault Master.
If they were passing by -- Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
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From JYM to the Pentagon: JYM alumna's career in transatlantic relations
A recent photo of Maya Malkani
after receiving the Office of Secretary of Defense
Exceptional Civilian Service Award for
European and NATO Policy Efforts.
Maya Malkani (JYM 1999-2000) just passed her 20-year anniversary since JYM
She has been working at the Secretary of Defense for more than 10 years and is currently the director of global outreach and deputy assistant secretary of defense for China. She writes here of her fascinating journey from JYM into a decades-long career in transatlantic relations.
Leaving Munich twenty years ago following an extraordinarily memorable year was difficult. I felt I was relinquishing a chapter of my life to history and was sad about the uncertainty of when I'd come back. I did not realize I was embarking on a new, professional chapter enabled by an indispensable JYM foundation and valued German language skills. The year of immersion in Germany and wider exposure to the European landscape commenced a career in transatlantic relations working with almost every NATO Ally and EU member in a defense diplomacy capacity.
Soon after JYM, I found myself working at the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt during the September 11 attacks. At that moment, with borders shut, inability to connect with family and friends and not knowing if I would be able to fly home to New York the following week, the only solace was from official duties receiving kind Frankfurters who descended on our Consulate with flowers, candles, America stories and offers of assistance for stranded U.S. citizens.
Photo was taken at German Ministry of Defense, during Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's 2015 visit to Berlin for a meeting with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen (now President of the European Commission).
Maya Malkani is pictured here in the back row in a black dress suit.
In the challenging post-911 job environment, my year abroad and German language skills helped build my resume. A mentor steered me toward a teaching job in Switzerland, which made me realize that Bayrisch is pretty close to Hochdeutsch when compared to Schwiizer-Teutschli! Following that experience, I began a master's program in Washington D.C. and coincidentally found lodging with a German family.
After graduation, I landed a job in the Pentagon's Office of European and NATO Policy and in time found myself managing U.S.-Germany bilateral defense relations. Some highlights from that period included witnessing President Obama's welcome ceremony for Chancellor Merkel at the White House and traveling with two Secretaries of Defense to Munich and Berlin. I found some satisfaction when one Secretary agreed to use the German lines I penned for a major policy speech in Berlin. When the day's work was done, it was fun playing tour guide to landmarks like Marienplatz, Augustiner Keller, Alter Simpl and Brandenburger Tor and introducing bosses and colleagues to old street food favorites.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosted Ursula von der Leyen in 2014 at the Pentagon.
Maya Malkani is pictured at the head of the table.
I recently transitioned from European defense diplomacy to work on China policy and again felt torn about the change. However, transatlantic security continues to be closely intertwined and China is increasingly on the agenda. Germany's stature as a global power player continues to grow, so ironically it was not long before it was again wheels up to Germany in my new role – and in one instance, accompanied by an infant son on a most fitting first trip!
The gift of language is a beautiful one that builds relationships and unites people thousands of miles apart. In my own experience, it has helped quickly advance cooperation when relationships are on the upswing or smooth things over in times of friction. The transatlantic relationship often goes through cycles. Things are complicated.
Maya Malkani just before boarding Secretary of Defense E-4B Aircraft
(a.k.a. Doomsday) in Berlin 2014.
Institutions like JYM that create bridges between countries and their citizenry and foster greater understanding are critical. My time in Europe has served as an icebreaker and a foundation for trust in professional relationships. Thank you, JYM!
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HomeUK News
Jihadist terrorism threat could worsen in next two years, security chiefs warn
28 Mar, 2018 09:13
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The terrorism threat from Islamic extremists could worsen in the next two years, security chiefs have said, as new measures to overhaul UK security capabilities are announced.
The defeat of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, and its subsequent splintering into cells, combined with continued online radicalization, could see the risk of terrorism heightening over the next few years, according to the new National Security Capability Review (NSCR) to be published on Wednesday.
"We expect the threat from Islamist terrorism to remain at its current heightened level for at least two years and it might increase further," the report reads.
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It comes after the UK was rocked by three terrorist attacks last year, claimed by IS, killing 35 in total and injuring many more.
Following the attacks at Westminster, Manchester Arena and on London Bridge, the terrorism-threat level in the UK was raised to "critical," meaning an attack is imminent. It has now been downgraded to "severe," meaning an attack is highly likely.
Under the new measures, dubbed the 'Fusion Doctrine' defense plan, all Whitehall departments and government agencies will play a part in boosting national security. Prime Minister Theresa May said all capabilities should be employed "from economic levers, through cutting-edge military resources to our wider diplomatic and cultural influence on the world's stage."
The government's decision-making process will also be amended in a bid to prevent a repeat of the government's failings in the Iraq war, exposed by the Chilcot report.
In a foreword to the new National Security Capability Review, citing terrorist attacks and the Skripal poisoning, May said: "Crucially what all of these incidents have made clear is that our national security is conditional on not only the police and security services who work so hard to keep us safe at home, or on the brave men and women of our Armed Forces working tirelessly around the world – but on our ability to mobilize most effectively the full range of our capabilities in concert to respond to the challenges we face."
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FROM alpine:3.4
MAINTAINER Xan Nick "xan.nick@gmail.com"
# NOTE: Using alpine:edge due to Samba regression
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Working in a medical lab, hiking in the Southwest, assisting with a medical research project and even interning with an advertising agency are among the opportunities presented to upperclassmen each spring. Participation in Prairie's Interim Program guides students in the decision-making process of choosing a career. There is no better way for a student to realize the challenges, responsibilities, and rewards of a specific career than by being immersed in the day-to-day activities of a field of interest. For years, Interim has ranked as one of the most popular and rewarding educational experiences at Prairie, forging adaptable leaders who are well prepared for lifelong success. Career choices in today's world are an ever-changing spectrum ranging from the traditional to amazing new occupations. Prairie's Interim Program opens the door to all the opportunities of the future by enriching and enhancing the educational experience of our students. We are proud to continue one of our most successful programs and are pleased to invite you to join us on this exciting adventure of discovery in the real world.
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Go2Income. Annuity Calculators. QLAC. Retirement Income Planning.
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Situation: Max and Elaine (both age 75) were living on Social Security and the interest (only $400 per month in the current market) on $500,000 in CDs and savings. Because they needed more income due to increasing expenses, and were now paying more to maintain their property, they were concerned about running out of money.
Solution: They decided to sell their mortgage-free home for $700,000 and move into a local condo community (for which they paid $400,000). They used the $300,000 difference to purchase a Joint and Survivor Annuity giving them guaranteed monthly payments totaling over $21,000 per year as long as either one of them is alive. Those two decisions increased their cash flow by nearly one-third, and reduced their monthly living expenses.
Situation: Sue, age 60, accumulated nearly $400,000 in 401(k) savings by following some basic investment rules. Translating those savings to regular income is more difficult, and she did not get a lot of help from her Human Resource department on what annuity option, if any, she should select. She plans to delay taking Social Security until she is 70.
Solution: She rolled over her 401(k) balance to a Rollover IRA account where she could gradually convert her savings into Guaranteed Income. At the start, she allocated 30% to a 10 year Fixed Period annuity, and retained the balance in a low cost diversified portfolio of mutual funds. That takes her to age 70 when her higher Social Security payments begin. Sue can expect around $14,000 a year in guaranteed income from her Rollover IRA Account.
Situation: Jack, a widower age 70, had a 15-year old deferred annuity that has grown from $40,000 to about $80,000. His children are the beneficiaries. Recently he learned that at his death, the $40,000 gain is taxable at full ordinary income tax rates, while the value of his condo passes without tax. Jack wants to avoid that tax problem, and having recently stopped working, to comfortably remain in his condo and someday pass it on to his children. To do that, he needed extra money each month.
Solution: He decided to exchange his deferred annuity tax free for a Life with Refund Annuity, generating a guaranteed income check of about $450 each month. Now he can live in his condo for the rest of his life, knowing if he dies before the $80,000 has been paid out to him (about 13 years), his children will receive the balance remaining from the $80,000 refund guarantee. His children will still inherit the condo.
Situation: Betty, now age 73, always depended upon her husband for the management of their finances. He recently died and she now has to assume that financial management role. She wanted to remain in the home they built and owned together for over 30 years, which has no mortgage. While her husband was an investor, she has neither the skills nor the patience to assume that role. Her financial assets total about $700,000 in savings.
Solution: Betty took half of her savings and purchased a Life with 100% Refund Annuity that pays her over $26,000 per year. Together with Social Security that means she has over $50,000 of income each year. The balance is invested in a combination of money market and equity mutual funds.
Situation: Bill, now age 54, is planning to retire at age 65. He has just sold an interest in his business for $200,000, with plans to sell the rest in another 10 years. He devotes all of his energy to his business and considers the business as a "high risk" part of his retirement savings. He doesn't want to take risk on the $200,000 he just received.
Solution: Bill took the $200,000 and purchased his own personal pension. It was a Deferred Income Annuity that guaranteed him an income for life of about $22,000 starting at age 65. He now feels much more focused on his business knowing he has this safe annuity investment in place.
Situation: Francine, age 70, is beginning to take distributions from her Rollover IRA, and is also receiving Social Security benefits. She'd like to continue her 529 contributions for the grandkids, but doesn't want to over commit for fear she'll still need the money to help support herself. Both her parents lived into their 90s, and she is in good health.
Solution: She took a portion of her personal savings and purchased a Deferred Income Annuity (or more accurately Retirement Income Insurance) that will start paying monthly benefits for life beginning when she reaches age 85. That purchase of Retirement Income Insurance gives her peace of mind enabling her to be generous with her 529 contributions for the grandkids.
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"The Bell Inn has been recently refurbished in a pleasant modern style, with a tasteful nod to the Tolkien connections of the place in the fo..."
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Considered by many to be Tolkeins inspiration for the "Prancing Pony" in Lord of the rings, the Bell Inn is a fine example of a traditional coaching Inn set in the historic Cotswolds. Having been taken over in June 2015, the pub and guest rooms are in safe hands and offer great service and quality accommodation. The pub offers meals a great selection of food, including lunches and evening meals which compliment the wide range of drinks including a selection of real ales.
On a sunny day why not sit in the beer garden and soak up the sunshine in peaceful surroundings.
The accommodation is of a high stand, spacious, airy and recently redecorated. Guests have free wifi, TV, hospitality trays and more.
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Action Swingers
Action Swingers (Primo Scree/Caroline) 1991
More Fast Numbers EP (UK Wiija) 1992
Decimation Blvd. (Caroline) 1993
Quit While You're Ahead (Caroline) 1994
Complete London Toe Rag Sessions (Reptilian) 1998 [vinyl] (Cheap Date) 1998
Enough Already! Live! (Reptilian) 2004
Punk rock doesn't usually need or encourage auteurs, but there's no other word to describe New Yorker Ned Hayden, whose skeletal songs, raw Iggy-derived vocals and scrabbly guitar were the only constant element in the Action Swingers' burnin' garage.
Joined by guitarist/singer Julia Cafritz (on her way out of Pussy Galore), bassist Pete Shore (of Unsane) and drummer Bob Bert (ex-Sonic Youth/Bewitched/Pussy Galore), Hayden brings the surly attitude and a deliciously raw caveman stomp — but too few real songs — to the distorted studio compression of Action Swingers. The conceptual cleverness (and titularly accuracy) of "Song" and "Instrumental" can't be overlooked, but swiping bits from Donovan and the Doors for "Funky Manc" is about as memorable as the debut gets. Quit While You're Ahead is an arduous compilation of pre-album slash'n'screamers. Half of the ten tracks are from early singles — including the calamitous 1990 gutter-classic debut "Kicked in the Head" b/w "Bum My Trip," and "Fear of a Fucked Up Planet" b/w "Blow Job" — while the rest are noisy scrapheap findings, including two ("In the Hole" and "Losing My Cool") with drumming by J Mascis.
The Swingers then ceased to exist for more than a year, but reformed (minus Cafritz and Shore, plus guitarist Bruce Bennett of the A-Bones and bassist Howie Pyro of D Generation) for a '92 UK tour and the More Fast Numbers EP, a five-songer that includes the legendary "Courtney Love." Bert and Bennett then split, leaving Hayden to make the Action Swingers' chef d'oeuvre with three no-name sidemen. The pressure-cooking Decimation Blvd. (a Sweet joke), tidily co-produced by Hayden and Nitebob Czaykowski, bumrushes hardcore with a postdated Dolls/Stooges rock sensibility, sounding for all the world like the hellhound spawn of the Ramones, MC5 and Shadows of Knight. Hayden declares his disgust and self-loathing in such jovial dizbusters as "I Don't Wanna Be This Way," "Glad to Be Gone," "Fooled Again" and "You Better Keep Your Big Mouth Shut," filling out the spectacular 14-song blur (a near-perfect 21 minutes in all!) with compulsory declarations of ennui ("Searching for Kicks," "I Can't Get No Action," "How Do You Work This Thing") that contribute mightily to the moving-violation fun.
In November 1993, while on tour in the UK, Hayden spent some time in a London studio called Toe Rag with bassist Barry Stillwell (who played in a band with Jesse Hector, of the proto-punk Hammersmith Gorillas), drummer Tim Cedar and overmatched engineer/mixer Liam Watson "recording" (in mono) old and new originals (one of them accurately titled "Noise"), Black Flag's "Fix Me" and Subway Sect's "Nobody's Scared" (in two parts). Released five years later, the results — a dozen cuts bludgeoned in 23 interminable minutes — sound like shit on speed, with more feedback, distortion and haphazard playing than a guitar superstore on a Saturday afternoon. Kind of marvelous in a horrible way, but too intense for small adults.
Recorded in appropriately raucous lo-fi and covered in a colorful Peter Bagge cartoon, Enough Already! documents the Action Swingers' final show, which took place in New York in 1998. Leading a rhythm section of drummer Dave Lindsay and erstwhile Vacant Lot bassist Brett Wilder, Hayden plays a dozen items from his catalogue ("Glad to Be Gone," "Fooled Again," "I Don't Wanna Be This Way," "Kicked in the Head," etc.) with enough virulent enthusiasm and skill to make this more than just the last night of a punk rock band. Roughing up Ramones-like efficiency into brawling Heartbreakers brush may not sound like a particular great feat, but there's something ineffably cool about Hayden's effort here.
[Ira Robbins / Jason Ferguson]
See also: Unsane
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Sometimes we get jobs where the request is a little out of the ordinary, and you have to find a neat solution.
Most gun cabinets are fitted with two 7 lever safe locks, or with a single double sided 10 lever. There are a few biometric ones about, and a few with a code lock, but those aren't really very secure (I saw one that was essentially secured by a cheap tubular lock, as that was the solenoid override!)...read more.
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It's never self-explanatory or very easy to have to clean up after disaster strikes, however while all the people in town goes nuts at the news of an oncoming hurricane, I can only imagine about the aftermath that I'll have to deal with; How much flooding will come from this? How many of my windows will be blasted to pieces by debris being launched through them at mach light speed? These are my questions, though I know it might be the case for others around me, I can't help but think about how much this storm is easily going to cost me when we're finally in the clear with the serious weather, last year, when that big nasty hurricane swept up the side of our state, I thankfully didn't have drastic structural damage. What I did have, however, was an outdoor a/c condenser that was missing since the worst afternoon of the entire storm. When I found the condenser unit, it was a few houses away from me in a neighbor's backyard! That condenser component was toast for sure. Not only did the wires and tubing get ripped off as the A/C component was swept out of my house, but the component was upside-down and caked with lots dirt and mud; I was amazed that this thing was fully swept away – up until I realized the cause… My outdoor a/c component was supposed to be propped up on a big old concrete block, which would have ensured that the component was secured totally in place! Instead, I chose to play it dangerously, and I paid the ultimate price. Now I'm in the market for a brand-new a/c condenser unit, and there's no telling what I'll end up paying for it now that the major demand has climbed up!
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When we were first expecting through adoption, we decided to come up with a nickname for our baby while we waited, just like what most pregnant women do. Little did we know the impact each of our children's nicknames would have on us and their adoption stories. Our God is an amazing God!
Baby Moses is the nickname we chose for our first adoption. Moses was adopted, and it was a transracial adoption too, just like what we were doing. In this Bible story, you could see the heartache, joy, and love in adoption (for all the parties involved), which we knew we would encounter in our journey. It was the perfect nickname for our little one, who turned out to be our daughter J.
Baby John was our nickname for our baby the second time around. This comes from an exchange Jesus has with His Mother Mary and His disciple John during the Crucifixion: "When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son.' Then he said the disciple, "Behold, your mother.'" John 19:26-27 Another beautiful story of "adoption" in the Bible, and another perfect nickname for our little one who became our son B.
Baby Samuel was the nickname we chose during our third adoption. "For this child I prayed." 1 Samuel 1:27 Although it's not a story about adoption, it is about a child long waited and prayed for, just like this little one was to us. Our Baby Samuel became our son L (only 1 short month ago!).
All of these nicknames are so dear to our hearts because they are the names that remind us of each individual adoption journey to bring J, B, and L into our family. And also because with every single one of their adoptions, we received special "miracles" with each name.
Each of these "miracles" gave us strength during the rocky times surrounding their adoptions because they helped us to see God's Hand in each of our journeys to bring them home. The miracles gave us peace in knowing that He was in control.
Each child's miracle story is truly amazing, and they blow me away every time I think about them. I'm looking forward to sharing all 3 of our adoption miracle stories with you soon!
But in the meantime, I'd love to know - what did you nickname your little one while you were waiting for them to arrive in your family? Do you have a special meaning behind the name? Please share!
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I love this. It's so meaningful. We didn't really have a nickname (or a name for that matter) during most of my pregnancies. But I love the idea!
What a great idea to have a nickname! Love the meanings behind each one, beautiful story! We couldn't stand the suspense and found out with both of the kids what we were having, so we named them not too long after finding out!
This post is the sweetest. I love how you staged the pictures on the bible. Following you the last couple of months has been so much fun in watching your day to day happenings with these precious gifts from God.
Awwww these are super sweet! I love it :-) what sweet stories for each. Love your picture from World Adoption Day. We participated too!
That's neat. We didn't necessarily know we were waiting for our kids before they came! We did choose their given names becasue of meaning or Bible context. Each one's story is truly an amazing work of God. I find it easy to talk about them, but haven't been able to bring myself to write them down for some reason.
These are beautiful- I love learning about this!
Such a beautiful idea. He such an adorable baby. I love the photo of the hands of your family with the smiles. May God richly bless you and your family.
I love these!!! as an adoptive mama I am so happy for your family!!
Oh I just love this. How sweet that you did this, and the names you chose were perfect.
What a beautiful idea and story. Looking forward to reading their adoption stories! Thank you for sharing at Waiting on...Wednesday!
Adoption is a dream of mine. I have always wanted 3 children. 2 of my own and adopt a 3rd one. We have our 2 and will hopefully one day be able to adopt.
Found out via Mommy Moments!
Ah, I love the meaning behind the nicknames you chose!
Thank you! We decided to do this so we could always pray for our baby by "name".
SO beautiful :D wow -- this is so cool! I love your Moses picture :) what a wonderful family has formed!
Very sweet! I love reading about adoption nicknames and names. They carry so much weight and meaning.
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ZURICH, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI was seen opening 0.1 percent higher at 9,107 points on Tuesday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer .
Nestle and Starbucks have concluded their $7.15 billion licensing deal for the Swiss food giant to market the U.S. coffee maker's packaged coffees and teas around the world.
Diagnostics division head Roland Diggelmann is leaving the company on Sept. 30, ending a 10-year stint at the Swiss drugmaker, it said.
Swiss competition authority WEKO declined to open a formal investigation into watchmakers including Swatch, LVMH and Richemont over the supply of spare parts for independent watch repair shops.
* Allreal first-half net profit including revaluation gains CHF 70.3 million from its two divisions, a 6.5% increase. The company expects operating net profit for 2018 to be slightly above that of the previous year.
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We've been accustomed to cheering for the heroes and against the villains, but are the real events of superhero movies betraying this relationship?
We don't know about you, but it feels like there have been a lot of superhero movies in the last few years.
Oh, you noticed too? Lovely.
It's not stopping any time soon, either. Dark Phoenix is on the way, as is the fourth Avengers film, while there are loads of Spider-Man or Spider-Man-adjacent projects in the works.
There's a generally accepted rule that heroes = good and villains = bad, which carries an inherent logic, but a new study has effectively said "wait, not so fast".
Yes, the heroes are made to look like the good guys because that's just how it works, but it turns out they are generally a lot more violent than those poor, misunderstood villains.
As CNN reports, a new study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition looked at the behaviour of heroes and villains in 10 superhero films from 2015 and 2016 and came to a surprising conclusion.
"We actually found the protagonists were performing a greater amount of violence per hour than the antagonists," said researcher John Muller, a medical student at Penn State College of Medicine.
That must be a mistake, right? Perhaps the researchers chose badly and ended up using films where the hero is an antihero and that swayed the results?
Well, Deadpool was one of the 10, which we suppose you could argue falls into that category, but that's the exception rather than the rule.
The other nine films were Suicide Squad, Batman: The Killing Joke, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain America: Civil War, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Fantastic Four, Ant-Man and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
A fair few well-defined hero-villain dichotomies in there, I'm sure you can agree, and yet the 'good guys' were the more violent ones.
So, what's the breakdown? Is there anything the good guys are doing less than the bad guys when it comes to on-screen violence?
Protagonists are involved in almost two thirds of fight scenes (more than 1,000 of the 1,620 total) and even used weapons more of the time (659 to 604).
However, the villains were responsible for almost twice as much of the bullying, intimidation and torture - makes sense, it's a good way to get across the fact that they are 'bad' guys - with 237 to 144.
Overall, though, it might be time to rethink our priorities. Or, at the very least, stop copying superheroes in day-to-day life. And that includes shooting webs from your wrists or getting changed in phone boxes.
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Kokõmäe (verouderd ook Kokemäe) is een plaats in de Estlandse gemeente Rõuge, provincie Võrumaa. De plaats heeft de status van dorp (Estisch: küla) en telt 16 inwoners (2021).
De plaats ligt aan het meer Vihtla järv (6,6 ha). Ten noordoosten van het dorp ligt het natuurpark Haanja looduspark (16,9 km²).
Geschiedenis
Kokõmäe werd voor het eerst genoemd in 1627 onder de naam Puste Andres, een boerderij op het landgoed van Haanja. De naam was hoogstwaarschijnlijk die van de boer. In 1638 heette de boerderij ook Kocko Andrus naast Pusta Andres. In 1765 werd Kokõmäe onder de naam Kokke genoemd als dorp. In 1796 werd dat Kokke Mäe (mäe is 'heuvel').
De familie Kriisa
Kokõmäe is de geboorteplaats van de broers Kriisa. De oudste broer Juhan (1858-1942) vestigde zich in Taudsa, de middelste broer Jakob (1861-1949) verhuisde naar Meelaku en de jongste broer Tannil (1866-1940) bleef in Kokõmäe wonen. Gedrieën richtten ze in 1886 het bedrijf Orelimeistrid vennad Kriisa ('Gebroeders Kriisa Orgelbouwers') op. Het bedrijf werd later voortgezet door enkelen van hun zoons. De familie heeft meer dan vijftig orgels gebouwd, waaronder grote, zoals die in de Catharinakerk in Võru, die in de Mariakerk in Rõuge en die in de Drievuldigheidskerk in Rakvere. Daarnaast werkten ze ook aan restauratie en onderhoud van bestaande orgels. Ook in de buurlanden Rusland, Oekraïne, Finland en Zweden waren ze actief. Eén lid van de familie, Harry Kriisa (1911-1976), emigreerde naar de Verenigde Staten, waar hij ook orgels bouwde.
In 1976 vestigde het bedrijf zich in Rakvere. Sinds 1991 is het onder de naam Kriisa Oreliehitus OÜ ('Kriisa Orgelbouw B.V.') een vennootschap.
Bij het Vihtla järv staat een gedenksteen voor de familie Kriisa.
Plaats in Estland
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Q: Can anyone perhaps teach me how to further optimize this 'print up to the nth prime number' script? I'm a 17 year old getting started with programming with the help of the Python programming language.
I've been seeking to optimize this algorithm, perhaps by eliminating one of the loops, or with a better test to check for prime numbers.
Trying to calculate and display 100000 prime numbers has the script pausing for about 6 seconds as it populates the list with primes before the primes list is returned to the console as output.
I've been experimenting with using
print odd,
to simply print every found prime number, which is faster for smaller inputs like n = 1000, but for n = 1000000 the list itself prints much faster (both in the python shell and in the console).
Perhaps the entire code/algorithm should be revamped, but the script should remain essentially the same: The user types in the number of prime numbers to be printed (n) and the script returns all prime numbers up to the nth prime number.
from time import time
odd = 1
primes = [2]
n = input("Number of prime numbers to print: ")
clock = time()
def isPrime(number):
global primes
for i in primes:
if i*i > number:
return True
if number%i is 0:
return False
while len(primes) < n:
odd += 2
if isPrime(odd):
primes += [odd]
print primes
clock -= time()
print "\n", -clock
raw_input()
I might wanna rewrite the whole script to use a sieve like the Sieve of Atkin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieve_of_Atkin
However, I am simply a beginner at Python (or even at programming: I started writing code only 2 weeks ago) and it would be quite a challenge for me to figure out how to code a Sieve of Atkin algorithm in Python.
I wish a google hacker out there would hand hold me through stuff like this :(
A: You could use prime sieve, and with a simple twist:
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*Define the first prime 2 as you do, set the largest number reached (max) to 2;
*Generate a list of n consecutive numbers from max+1 to max+n;
*Use sieve with the primes on this list. When sieving, set the beginning number for each prime to the smallest number in the list that could be divided by the prime;
*If the amount is not reacher, goto 2.
This way, you could control the length of the list, and as the length grows larger, the speed will be faster. However, this is a total rework of the algorithm, and is harder to program.
Here's a sample code, which is quite crude, but this only takes less than 70% time of the original:
from math import sqrt
from time import time
primes = [2]
max = 3
n = input("Number of prime numbers to print: ")
r=2
clock = time()
def sieve(r):
global primes
global max
s = set(range(max,max+r))
for i in primes:
b=max//i
if (b*i<max):
b=b+1
b=b*i
while b<=max+r-1:
if b in s:
s.remove(b)
b=b+i
for i in s:
primes.append(i)
while len(primes) < n:
r=primes[-1]
sieve(r)
max=max+r
primes=primes[0:n]
print primes
clock -= time()
print "\n", -clock
raw_input()
There are many ways to improve this, this just shows the notion of the approach.
Also, this can blow up the memory when the number is large. I used the dynamic limit try to somewhat relieve this.
And if you are really curious (and fearless), you could look at the more complicated implementations in various open source projects. One example is Pari/GP, which is written in C++, and is blazing fast (I tested 1 to 50000000 in less than 1 min, if I remember correctly). Translating them to Python may be hard, but will be helpful, perhaps not just for yourself;-)
A: One simple optimizations which could be applied without hacking the code completely.
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*the i*i on every prime gets very wasteful as the list gets longer. Instead calculate the square root of i outside the loop and test against this value inside the loop.
However square root is itself and expensive calculation and the majority of candidate numbers will be rejected as divisible by one of the lower primes (3,5,7) so this turns out to be not such a good optimization (pessimization?). But we don't actually need to be that precise and a simple check that the prime is less than one third of the value has a similar effect without the computational cost of the square root calculation, but, at the expense of a relatively few unnecessary test.
A: As was already said by Ziyao Wei I'd also try a Sieve implementation. The only thing I'd improve is to use the Prime number theorem as a starting point for the used size.
Computing the inverse function isn't straightforward in pure python, but an iterative approach should be good enough and that way you could get a pretty good idea how large the sieve would have to be. Since I don't really remember the proofs for the theorem in detail and it's 6am in the morning here, someone else will have to chip in to say if the theorem guarantees any certain upper boundary that could be used to allow using the simple sieve without having to worry about growing it. iirc that's sadly not the case.
A: As already mentioned, the presented algorithm cannot be improved significantly. If a fast solution is requested then the Eratosthenes sieve is appropriate. The size x of the sieve can be estimated using n >= x/(ln x + 2) if x >= 55. This equation can be solved using the Newton's iteration. The presented algorithm is about 10 times faster the original:
def sieveSize(n):
# computes x such that pi(x) >= n (assumes x >= 55)
x = 1.5 * n # start
y = x - n * math.log(x) - 2 * n
while abs(y) > 0.1:
derivative = 1 - n/x
x = x - y / derivative
y = x - n * math.log(x) - 2 * n
return int(x) + 1
def eratosthenes(n):
# create a string flags: flags[i]=='1' iff i prime
size = sieveSize(n)
flags = ['1'] * size # start with: all numbers are prime
flags[0] = flags[1] = '0' # 0 and 1 are not primes
i = 0
while i * i < size:
if flags[i] == '1':
for j in range(i * i, size, i):
flags[j] = '0'
i += 1
return flags
def primes(n):
flags = eratosthenes(n)
prims = []
for i in range(0, len(flags)):
if flags[i] == '1':
prims.append(i)
return prims
prims = primes(100000)
A: Any number that ends in 5, other than 5, is not a prime. So you can put a statement that skips any number ending in 5 that is greater than 5.
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New Survey Ranks Michelle Obama As The 5th Best First Lady
Myeisha Essex
C-SPAN teamed up with Siena College for its fifth comprehensive study to rank the First Ladies of the United States, and our current FLOTUS Michelle Obama came in fifth place.
According to results, Eleanor Roosevelt grabbed the top spot, her fifth No. 1 ranking over the last 32 years. She was followed by Abigail Adams, Jacqueline Kennedy and Dolley Madison, who rounded out the top four. Michelle Obama bumped down Hillary Clinton, who came in fourth place last time the survey was conducted, to sixth.
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The research judged each of the former first ladies in 10 categories, including background, public image, integrity, accomplishments and value to the country. At first glance, fifth placed seemed like an injustice for Mrs. Obama, considering she's a self-proclaimed "mom-in-chief," face of her "Let's Move" campaign and an international fashion icon. However, she did land at No. 1 in the balance of family life category.
The survey also named former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as most capable of running the county. "Hillary Clinton is the clear choice of scholars as the First Lady they could most imagine serving as President garnering more than twice the support of Eleanor Roosevelt with Michelle Obama a distant third," the report said. "While no First Lady is a pull away leader in the category of 'could have done more while in office', Laura Bush is mentioned most often followed closely by Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Bess Truman and Barbara Bush."
Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Martha Washington and Rosalynn Carter rounded out the top 10.
MUST READ: Michelle Obama Admits She's A 'Scandal' Fan: 'I Love Kerry Washington'
The poll, based on interviews with historians, political scientists and other scholars, was released alongside C-SPAN's "First Ladies" TV series. Read the results in full, here.
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Q: Echo JS onclick fill function AJAX not working I have a search bar with AJAX, MySQL, PHP, and JS. The search bar gives live search results in a div in a list and works in that respect.
My problem is the live search results in the div list when clicked on do not fill the search bar's input. Nothing happens and the list just stays open unless I click out of it. I used to have it working in my old code where when you click on any result it fills the search bar's input, but ever since I rewrote the whole code I can't figure out why the onclick and fill functions aren't working now.
How can I fix this code so that when a user clicks on one of the results in the live search result list it fills the search bar's input?
Here is what I've tried and currently have as my code in the following files:
index.php
<form>
<input type="text" id="search" class="search" data-js="form-text"
placeholder="Search Over 100+ Resources..." autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit" class="Button" value="Submit"><i class="fa fa-
search"></i></button>
<div id="display"></div>
<div id="backspace" style="display:none"></div>
</form>
script.js
//Getting value from "ajax.php".
function fill(Value) {
//Assigning value to "search" div in "index.php" file.
$('#search').val(Value);
//Hiding "display" div in "index.php" file.
$('#display').hide();
}
$(document).ready(function() {
//On pressing a key on "Search box" in "indexd.php" file. This function will
be called.
$("#search").keyup(function() {
//Assigning search box value to javascript variable named as "name".
$('#display').hide();
$('#backspace').css("display", "none");
var name = $('#search').val();
//Validating, if "name" is empty.
if (name == "") {
//Assigning empty value to "display" div in "index.php" file.
$('#backspace').css("display", "block");
}
//If name is not empty.
else {
//AJAX is called.
$.ajax({
//AJAX type is "GET".
type: "GET",
//Data will be sent to "ajax.php".
url: "ajax.php",
//Data, that will be sent to "ajax.php".
data: {
//Assigning value of "name" into "search" variable.
search: name
},
//If result found, this funtion will be called.
success: function(html) {
//Assigning result to "display" div in "index.php" file.
$("#display").html(html).show();
}
});
}
});
});
ajax.php
<?php
//Including Database configuration file.
include "db.php";
//Getting value of "search" variable from "script.js".
if (isset($_GET['search'])) {
//Search box value assigning to $Name variable.
$Name = $_GET['search'];
//Search query.
$Query = "SELECT Name FROM search WHERE Name LIKE '$Name%' LIMIT 5";
//Query execution
$ExecQuery = MySQLi_query($con, $Query);
//Creating unordered list to display result.
if ($ExecQuery->num_rows > 0) {
echo "<ul>";
while ($Result = MySQLi_fetch_array($ExecQuery)) {
echo "<li onclick='fill".$Result['Name']."'>".$Result['Name']."
</li>";
}
echo "</ul>";
}
}
die();
?>
A: you can use the ` sign instead of the single and double quotation for javascript.
Here you should just update the line 16 at ajax.php file like this.
echo "<li onclick='fill(`".$Result['Name']."`)'>".$Result['Name']."
Complete code
ajax.php file
<?php
//Including Database configuration file.
include "db.php";
//Getting value of "search" variable from "script.js".
if (isset($_GET['search'])) {
//Search box value assigning to $Name variable.
$Name = $_GET['search'];
//Search query.
$Query = "SELECT Name FROM search WHERE Name LIKE '$Name%' LIMIT 5";
//Query execution
$ExecQuery = MySQLi_query($con, $Query);
//Creating unordered list to display result.
if ($ExecQuery->num_rows > 0) {
echo "<ul>";
while ($Result = MySQLi_fetch_array($ExecQuery)) {
echo "<li onclick='fill(`".$Result['Name']."`)'>".$Result['Name']."
</li>";
}
echo "</ul>";
}
}
die();
?>
JS codes.
//Getting value from "ajax.php".
function fill(Value) {
//Assigning value to "search" div in "index.php" file.
$('#search').val(Value);
//Hiding "display" div in "index.php" file.
$('#display').hide();
}
$(document).ready(function() {
//On pressing a key on "Search box" in "indexd.php" file. This function will be called.
$("#search").keyup(function() {
//Assigning search box value to javascript variable named as "name".
$('#display').hide();
$('#backspace').css("display", "none");
var name = $('#search').val();
//Validating, if "name" is empty.
if (name == "") {
//Assigning empty value to "display" div in "index.php" file.
$('#backspace').css("display", "block");
}
//If name is not empty.
else {
//AJAX is called.
$.ajax({
//AJAX type is "GET".
type: "GET",
//Data will be sent to "ajax.php".
url: "ajax.php",
//Data, that will be sent to "ajax.php".
data: {
//Assigning value of "name" into "search" variable.
search: name
},
//If result found, this funtion will be called.
success: function(html) {
if (html == '<ul><li>No Result Found!</li></ul>') {
$('#no-results').css("display", "block");
}else{
//Assigning result to "display" div in "index.php" file.
$("#display").html(html).show();
}
}
});
}
});
});
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Chris Pupke
Richard Pritzlaff
State Wildlife Agencies Have to Evolve
The Result of Commercial Hunting
State Wildlife Agencies are a result of and a response to the unrestrained carnage that was commercial hunting. This unbecoming spectacle decimated game and non-game species during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The mass killing did not truly end until the 1930s. By that time many iconic species had been extirpated from their natural habitats in the United States. Buffalo, elk, grizzlies, and wolves, among others, were gone and had to be reintroduced from surviving populations in Canada. Many species went completely extinct, such as the passenger pigeon, gone forever.
"Many may read my words and think that I'm anti-hunting. I'm not."
As required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), wolves and other species have been reintroduced at great expense. However, in several western states, reintroduced wolves are again being hunted. This has turned a successful and ecologically significant program into tax payer subsidized trophies for a few hunters. Many may read my words and think that I'm anti-hunting. I'm not. I would much prefer to do my own killing if that were still a possibility. Unfortunately, there are too many of us; subsistence hunting is no longer an option. This forces many who would otherwise prefer a rural lifestyle to find tedious jobs in towns and cities, having to shell out to an industrialized food system.
Read about Biophilia Foundation's project Wildlife Corridors
But what about the split personality of the State Wildlife Agencies?
It is reasonable to ask why a state agency, tasked with preserving and protecting wildlife, would join lawsuits that attempt (with some success) to declare several hundred reintroduced wolves as recovered, and thus no longer protected by the ESA? The answer, of course, comes down to money and politics.
State Wildlife Agencies…have been and remain "fish and game" departments.
Historically, most of the funding for State Wildlife Agencies has come from several related sources: hunting and fishing licensing fees and hunting permits; federal excise taxes on guns and ammunition; fishing and boating equipment sales; and other sources such as Duck Stamps. Although the number of hunters and fishers are declining, and thus revenue for State Wildlife Agencies has been stagnant or in decline, nonetheless hunters and fishers retain an outsized sense of entitlement and political power. State Wildlife Agencies for most intents and purposes have been and remain "fish and game" departments. Non-game species programs are few, and those that exist are chronically underfunded.
This funding method and resulting one-sided management made some sense one hundred years ago. Then, game species were under severe threat. Few if any understood how essential biodiversity is to ecosystem health and human wellbeing. Today, most game and fish species are in fairly good shape. However, our ecosystems are out of whack and dangerously degraded, due to a lack of predators and biodiversity that provide dynamic system balance.
Related Blog: Wildlife Friendly Fencing by Chris Pupke
The "business of ranching" boils down to who subsidizes who, for how much, and why.
While revenue from hunting has been declining, revenue from non-consumptive users and wildlife enthusiasts has been rising substantially. And State Wildlife Agencies are but one piece of the wildlife and wildlife habitat restoration and conservation effort. Non-hunters pay for about 95% of this work. But typically the non-hunting public is largely unaware of their contributions to non-game biodiversity conservation. On the other hand hunters, and increasingly ranchers, have strong opinions about wildlife management that they vigorously (and sometimes violently) push. This especially impacts wolves, as these interests mistakenly believe that wolves threaten elk and other game populations. Livestock depredation is another issue. But because most ranching occurs on public lands, the "business of ranching" boils down to who subsidizes who, for how much, and why.
Times change.
Science informs.
Biodiversity and the services provided by healthy ecosystems for human wellbeing are many times more valuable than that which the minority consumptive users feel entitled to. They use land and resources only as they see fit, primarily for their limited self-interests. It's time the rest of us demand that State Wildlife Agencies perform broader species monitoring and research, and thus make more informed management decisions based on the science of ecosystem and wildlife management.
We need State Wildlife Agencies to evolve, to work more broadly preserving all wildlife and biodiversity.
This in no way means that the interests of hunters and fishers (and other consumptive users) are diminished. Or, that State Wildlife Agencies should work just to level the playing field for recreational (and thus some commercial) interests. For our children's heritage and for a healthier and more sustainable world, we need State Wildlife Agencies to evolve, to work more broadly preserving all wildlife and biodiversity. This will ensure the preservation of the ecological services that support human wellbeing, as well as the intrinsic values of wildlife that also depend on healthy ecosystems.
Acknowledgement. I wish to thank Dr. Fred Koontz who recently published a very good commentary that inspired and informed my blog. Please read his commentary for ideas about what you can do to help evolve State Wildlife Agencies.
Richard Pritzlaff, Ph.D.
Richard has been the President of Biophilia Foundation since its inception in 1999. A native of Phoenix, AZ, he grew up in the open desert spaces alongside lizards, snakes, coyotes, & javelinas. These early experiences with wildlife led him to his career in conservation biology. He has had the opportunity to work for and volunteer with organizations such as the Trust for Public Land, Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, Wildlands Network, & Borderlands Restoration Network. Richard received his doctorate at Prescott College.
www.biophiliafoundation.org
Hope in the Age of Humans, A Call to Action including Voting!
Migration Barriers Threaten Wildlife
Weavers in The Age of Restoration
US Department of Defenses Prepares for Climate Change
Wildlife Corridor Preservation
Melissa Lee, Green Mountain Conservancy, Windham County, Vermont on Beaver Dam Benefits in Our Environment
Erin Blanding
Joshua Cubista
Paula MacKay
Rob Hunt, Ph.D.
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Luneta je v hodinářství obvodový kroužek na pouzdře hodinek kolem skla, může se tak označovat i kroužek přímo okolo ciferníku pod sklíčkem (vnitřní luneta).
Obvodový kroužek může být pevnou částí pouzdra, pak plní zejména estetickou funkci, případně ochranou funkci sklíčka před nárazem, ovšem luneta může být i otočná. Luneta na hodinkách může nést různé stupnice, které umožňují s pomocí funkce hodin určovat další údaje. Na otáčivé lunetě je nejčastěji 60stupňová stupnice pro sledování počtu minut (např. potápěčské hodinky touto lunetou musí být vybaveny, přičemž tato musí být z bezpečnostních důvodů otočná pouze proti směru hodinových ručiček). Na pevné i otočné lunetě může být tachymetrická stupnice.
Stupnice
12dílová (na otočné lunetě) – umožňuje sledovat druhé časové pásmo
24dílová – umožňuje sledovat GMT
60dílová – umožňuje sledovat počet minut (sekund) od jisté události
tachymetrická (otočná i pevná) – umožňuje sledovat rychlost
telemetrická – umožňuje počítat vzdálenost
pulsometr – umožňuje určit tepovou frekvenci
logaritmické pravítko – pro složitější výpočty, zejména na leteckých hodinkách
Externí odkazy
Hodinky Citizen neměří jen přesný čas článek na chronomag.cz o stupnicích Citizen Nighthawk ("logaritmické pravítko")
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The East St. Paul Curling Club offers leagues for all skill levels, ages, and level of competitiveness. Whether you are a serious curler looking to improve your competition level or just someone who thought curling might be fun to try, we have a league for you !
FOR SPECIFIC LEAGUE INFORMATION OR TO JOIN ANY ONE OF OUR LEAGUES, CLICK ON THE DESIRED LEAGUE NAME BELOW TO INITIATE AN EMAIL TO THE CONVENOR.
Our Business Women's League is a fun and social league. Our league is interested in team and/or individual curlers of all skill levels. Our curling season consists of a full round robin with teams then being broken down into A, B or C Group for the remainder of the season. For information on our league, please contact Marilynn Little by email or by phone at 204-669-1078.
The Masters league accepts full teams or single male curlers 60+ (two players on each team can be between 55 and 60). You can curl either Tuesday or Thursday or both. The first round is a round-robin, giving an opportunity to meet all your fellow curlers, the remaining rounds are split into A and B side. If you are interested in joining our league either as a complete team or as an individual curler, please contact us by email or by phone 204-444-4847 (Don) or 204-667-8646 (Ed).
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies is a fun, casual and very sociable league. Teams are formed with a random draw by position, a great way to get to know everyone, sign up with a friend and play on the same team for the first year. No previous curling experience is necessary! Don't want to curl full-time - we are always looking for spares. For detailed information on the league and/or how to become a spare, email Leslie Brown .
Previously known as the RETSTCA League, this former teacher's league has been rebranded as a mixed curling league where fun "takes out'" competition. It is open to all interested individuals and ALL levels of experience are welcome. Space is limited (there are already 8 existing teams in this league). First come first served.
The ESP Men's Tuesday League and is a fun social league that is a mix of newer curlers and experienced curlers alike. The 4 divisions composed of A to D ensure that teams play other teams that have similar skills and experience. Along with any mens teams we also invite any junior mens teams to register with us looking for more competitive play for their curling careers. Junior teams can register at a discounted rate.
A recreational league for men and women 50+, no previous curling experience is necessary. Teams are formed with a random draw by position at the start of the season. The season is divided into three 7 game rounds and new teams are drawn at the start of each round, so you could play on 3 different teams throughout the year. You can curl either Wednesday or Friday or both. Curlers can sign up for one, two or three rounds - perfect for those who are planning a winter holiday!
Wednesday Mixed League is a fun, casual and sociable league with all levels of competition and experience. No previous experience needed! Teams must consist of 2 men and 2 women in alternating positions. Junior teams can register at a discounted rate.
The ESP Men 's Thursday League and is a fun social league that is a mix of newer curlers and experienced curlers alike. The 4 divisions composed of A to D ensure that teams play other teams that have similar skills and experience. Along with any mens teams we also invite any junior mens teams to register with us looking for more competitive play for their curling careers. Junior teams can register at a discounted rate.
A fun and very social league with all different skills levels. Alternating draws 6:45 pm and 9 pm. For more information email Mari-Lynn . Junior teams can register at a discounted rate.
For complete information on all of our youth curling programs (Little Rocks, Bantam and Junior Inter-Club) and for registration details CLICK HERE.
This is our first season for Mixed Doubles. Teams consist of one male and one female curler. The first month will include instructional sessions on playing the game, strategy and shot selection. Instruction sessions are included in the league fee.
Spares will be invited to the instructional sessions and will be the only ones eligible to spare. There is no charge to be on the spare list - only a committment to come to the instructional sessions.
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Scripts for generating
https://obtitus.github.io/osm_no_tunnels_bicycle/
Containing data from
* openstreetmap.org by the overpass query: `query_template.xml`
* the official National Public Road Administration (Statens vegvesen) vegvesen.no
* cycletourer.co.uk a English website that have gathered cyclability of many Norwegian tunnels.
* Bicycle routes using the graphhopper.com engine, searching for bike, bike2, mtb and racingbike
paths between the two tunnel ends. Intended as a visual aid in checking alternative routes
(if they exist and are required).
Pull requests welcome!
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Donation Guidelines: Only brand new, unwrapped toys are accepted. See "Suggested Toys" link above for toy recommendations.
Donation Sites: Fox 12 Studios, Les Schwab Tire Centers, Columbia Credit Union, Al's Garden and Home Centers, Piccolo Mondo Toys. See "Drop-off Locations" link above for a detailed list of donation centers.
Cash Donations: We are unable to accept cash donations.
Families in Need: Fox 12, Les Schwab Tire Centers, Columbia Credit Union, Pacific Office Automation, Al's Garden and Home Centers and Piccolo Mondo Toys *do not distribute toys directly to families in need* Donations are handled by our non-profit partners. Many programs fill-up quickly and have firm deadlines. Please refer donation requests to local charities, local Salvation Army offices or Portland Toy & Joy.
Charities: Charities have been chosen for 2018. If you are interested in being a charity partner, the next opportunity for consideration is August of 2019. Please contact Fox 12 after the aforementioned date.
Finally, thanks to all of the givers, volunteers, non-profits and business partners for making the Fox 12 Les Schwab Tire Centers Toy Drive a possibility. Your generosity helps to create a lasting positive impact in our community.
Click here for a list of our non-profit partners.
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Sachira De Silva ZILLIONe2019-07-11T17:47:06+00:00 MEDIA RELEASES
ZILLIONe launches latest version of SAGE 300 ERP
Reestablishes itself as the catalyst in introducing cutting edge technology based enterprise solutions in Sri Lanka
Colombo, 10 July 2019:
The latest version of SAGE 300, the globally recognized Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution was introduced to Sri Lanka by ZILLIONe recently.
Having been enhanced in terms of scalability and mobility, the upgraded SAGE 300 enables entire businesses to be managed across processes as well as geographical boundaries for large and medium enterprises. The standard ERP connects the most important aspects of a growing business from financials to operations, inventory, project and vendor management, human resource management and payroll, as well as sales, marketing and customer service.
SAGE 300's scalability transcends any business domain and vertical through the numerous add-ons to the processes. This ability to integrate with third party systems facilitates the standard ERP in connecting with a wide range of products, giving the users broader access to systems and their operations. As a business grows, so do the business requirements, and the need for automated, efficient enterprise management. With SAGE 300 ERP's ability to adapt to changes, businesses do not have to go for different systems for each requirement since the stock ERP can be conveniently upgraded. This has taken the system from a Tier 2 product to in between Tier 1 and 2, thus moving half a step from the existing rating.
SAGE 300 ERP's Business Cloud offering complements the product's mobility by giving access to the system through any mobile device, especially reinforcing the avenues of sales and customer service. Web mobile accessibility and integrated Business Intelligence (BI) has further developed reporting and posting processes in the latest version.
A subscription based OPEX model is also part of SAGE 300 ERP, which adds to the visibility of the business to the decision makers thereby making the decision making process more data driven and efficient.
In addition to the new version, an additional solution that is integrated to SAGE 300 ERP was launched for the first time in Sri Lanka. The Resource Manager system is focused on managing resources such as inventory and human capital in projects.
"With over 40 years of experience in the business, ZILLIONe was the first to introduce SAGE 300 to Sri Lanka 26 years ago. Every year, we present the latest available edition of the system to all our clients, thereby giving them the cutting edge technology that their businesses deserve. With SAGE 300 ERP, enterprises have a management system at their very finger tips, allowing them to focus on their business growth and potentials. ZILLIONe brings forward third party integrations to the standard ERP system, so that our clients have the advantage of a centralized technological management solution," explained Luxshumyraj Sivarajah – Director, Enterprise Business Solutions, ZILLIONe Business Solutions (Pvt) Ltd.
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The apartment is generously cut. It has large windows on both sides so that it is flooded with light. One bedroom has air conditioning. There are two balconies. Fast internet and satellite TV are available. The old town, as well as the entire center is within walking distance. The metro is 15 minutes walk away. There are several supermarkets in direct proximity (30 meters). A bakery is in front of the house. Restaurants and cafés surround the house.
Mikheil Süper Ev Sahibidir · Süper Ev Sahipleri, kendilerini misafirler için harika konaklamalar sağlamaya adamış, deneyimli, yüksek puan alan ev sahipleridir.
Burası, Mikheil adlı kişinin yeri.
Anna ev sahipliğine yardım ediyor.
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I am utterly opposed to sending taxpayer dollars to private schools. Our public schools need much more funding than they currently receive in order to maintain or build new schools; to adequately fund textbooks, computers and all other learning materials; and to compensate teachers as true professionals. For teachers who have paid into both Social Security and state pension programs, laws must be changed to allow them to receive benefits they've earned from both programs. And those students who do not go on to college should leave public school with a useful trade.
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Here at the 9th Annual MD/MBA Conference, we had some great presentations about health information technology and the business of medicine. Harry Greenspun, MD, EVP and Chief Medical Officer of Dell Perot Systems kicked things off yesterday morning with a foundational presentation on the evolving health IT landscape.
Andrew Zarick, MD, MBA, Associate Director of Navigant Consulting healthcare practice, spoke about his work as a consultant. He often performs medical reviews of patient records and he reminded us that EHRs can be associated with certain pitfalls if physicians don't use these digital wisely. Electronic health records have improved legibility of patient records, but they also make it easy for physicians to get lazy or sloppy and to "copy and paste" too much health information.
It was great to see my Twitter buddy Dr. Saldana (@lsaldanamd). Luis Saldana, MD, MBA, Associate CMIO at Texas Health Resources, emphasized the importance of change management, physician engagement, clinical collaboration, and improved patient outcomes. He also spent some time discussing the value of clinical decisions support (CDS) as a valuable resource within EHRs.
Charles Kennedy, MD, Vice President of Information Technology and Clinical Research WellPoint, spoke about opportunities in health IT in the setting of health care reform. Health IT is an enabler of health care reform, but we have a long ways to go before we can use this technology to empower patients and providers to reform the entire health care system.
I'll be sharing some other thoughts and reflections about the conference over the next few days, so stay tuned here on NonClinicalJobs.com.
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How do I get certified as a Certified ScrumMaster?
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Step two: attend the two-day CSM training course conducted by a certified trainer.
Step three: pass the CSM online test conducted by Scrum Alliance.
To pass the test, a candidate must correctly answer at least 24 out of the 35 questions.
Once you pass the exam, you will need to submit a license agreement to the Scrum Alliance for acceptance, and a membership profile must be completed.Website.
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Provincial Education Leaders and Good School Culture in PNG
'PNG Provincial Education Leaders and Good School Culture' is a discussion on the roles of PNG provincial education leaders, school inspectors and school admins as the leaders central to the topic of school leadership and school culture.
The second article (Part 2) puts in perspective the roles of provincial education officials, principals and provincial governors. The article stresses the fact that positions are vital for promoting positive schools' values. Understandably, the provincial education leaders and politicians must use their powers appropriately when appointing school leaders.
Here is a quick recap of the topics in discussion in Part 1 on School Leadership and School Culture.
What is the school culture?;
When there is a Break-down in school culture;
What is Student culture?;
Student culture and student behaviour;
Students drinking and generation names;
School culture in perspective;
Students culture in perspective;
The distracting force – bad behaviour;
Four impacts of negative student culture;
Education leader role 1: Re-enforce school culture, and
Education leader role 2: Maintain a positive school culture.
To get the full understanding of the discussion on, read the Introduction to School Leadership and School Culture and Part 1 via the respective links.
Appointment of School Principals Key for Good School Culture
Some PNG city schools have a decentralised education system. The Provincial Education Boards (PEBs) have the responsibility to 'plant the seed' of positive values in their provincial schools.
The article on PNG provincial education leaders encourages the provincial governors, local Members of Parliament (MPs) and provincial education advisors (PEAs) to use their powers to appoint school heads to positions to maintain school culture. Particularly, if the school has a history of school fights, the appointments of the principal must aim to stop the school fights.
Results of Appointing Incompetent School Heads
When the PEB (and politicians) appoint incompetent principals, it impacts negatively on the school culture. Simply, because principals appointed this way are unable to promote the norms and values of the schools. Such political appointments can be damaging to the values of the schools.
The result is often seen in school fights where the intrinsic school culture breaks down and a new (problematic) culture thrives among students.
In order instances where school principals in mission run schools are appointed based on cronyism or by 'wantok system' often resulted in deterioration of school culture. For example, my secondary school was a catholic/De La Salle Brothers run school. The school had always had a De La Salle brother as the principal. Until early 2000 when locals were appointed principals the school was never the same.
Many Lutheran and Catholic run-schools are facing the problem when school leaders are not well-versed with school culture or cannot maintain the culture
It is vital that when the provincial appointment committee makes it appoints of a school head them MUST consider school culture as the number one selection criteria. Appoint principals and deputies who can maintain school culture.
Seven PNG provincial education leaders – Important Players
So, let's have a look at those positions and powers at play at the provincial education level. Read the article about the Virtues of Reals Leaders – an article aimed to help leaders in provincial circles.
Secondary school admins are principal and deputy principals. The positions are pivotal when it comes to disciplining students; applying discipline (when a student is in the wrong) and enforcing discipline (to show authority and maintain good school culture).
Every student WITHIN a school has got to have respect for the admin. But to gain respect, the admin must earn it! Drawing a clear line between good and bad students' behaviour is where discipline matters. The school admin must always maintain students' discipline and enforce it when necessary.
If an admin cannot do this simple task, they are rendered useless and ineffective. And, therefore must be replaced with competent school principals.
School board of governors
A school board is the 'ultimate' body within the school's boundary; comprised of community leaders, parents and teachers' reps, senior teachers and admin. The school BoG makes important decisions on behalf of the school and for the school.
In hindsight, there must be a clear and strong presence of school board chairpersons and their peers on matters of students' discipline to maintain good school culture.
I call it 'the ultimate body' as school boards have the potential to control and contain students from behaving badly. It can create a positive school culture in school by working closely with schools' admins, the teachers and the community at large.
Provincial education board
PEB exists on provincial government's prerequisite. The board's chairperson is the provincial education administrator. The board's role is that of a 'middleman' between the school board of governors and provincial politicians. PEB plays a polarising role in influencing political decisions on education in the province.
If teachers or students do not agree on the school board's decision, they can go to the PEB. It can deal with discipline matters especially if students appeal a decision by the school board.
Regarding maintaining good school culture, PEB can hear disciplinary matters if the matters cannot be dealt with effectively at the school board levels. If, for example, a school has had consistent problems with students behaving badly, the chairman of PEB can intervene to find out why.
The PEB must keep school admin and board on their toes by asking prodding questions and reporting to PEA, PA and Governor if/when necessary. The action of the PEB must are to improve the school rather than for any self-serving motives.
Provincial education advisors
PEA represents the national department of education in the province. He is the chairman of the PEB. He approves the appointments of principals to positions within the province.
As the head of the Education Department in the province and having power over the principals, PEA is a key player in solving school fights. He is the mouthpiece of the national department of education on policy matters. He is also the glue that holds schools, students, parents, principals and school boards together.
Any failure of schools to promote the positive school culture in the provinces can be left squarely on the PEAs.
Provincial administrators
The PA oversees many divisions in the province, representing provincial and national governments. This is a political appointment. PA has powers to question performances of the Provincial Education Advisor, principals and school boards if they are not ethical.
If PEAs or principals or school governors do anything contrary to the norms of the school, teachers and parents have the right to raise it with the PA in the province. During the early years of my career, the teachers in a school who were intimidated by the school headteacher reported him to the PA and the provincial authorities acted by suspending the headteacher, forthwith.
In fact, an investigative team from the province visited the school and found out the headteachers were in fault. His suspension was warranted. This example shows that PAs are a powerful individual in the smooth running of schools.
Politicians, Members of Parliament and schools
Elected members have a direct responsibility to question admins and school boards of schools in their electorates. At the same time, they have a responsibility to make sure their schools are good.
Provincial governors are the keepers of good school cultures too. Any school in the province facing problems relating to student's behaviour must get the attention of the governors. Students school fights, group drinking, cheating in exams are also their problems. He must provide the directions for finding solutions to these school problems.
This does not mean sacking and replacing principals. The provincial education leaders have the power to make sure a good school culture exists in their province, good schools.
The political leaders must find a way to empower the principals, deputy principals, Chairman of PEB, PEA and PA to create good school cultures.
He needs to take a leadership role in the fight against school fights in Lae.
Inspectors: national and provincial education links
The inspectors are the national education officers base in the provinces. They are the attaché of the national department of education in the provinces. Their presence in the provinces in PNG is very important.
Provincial education officers, school admins, school board, PEAs, PAs and governors must understand the roles of inspectors, support them and work with them. The inspectors are a group of powerful individuals who can uphold, maintain and or fix school culture.
So, any provincial administrator or governor who wants their province to be number one must start with school inspectors. The school inspectors are the best link within the education circles for creating school students' culture.
Recommended reading: School Fights in PNG City Schools – Bad Students Culture
Summary of Part 2 – PNG provincial education leaders
This article is over 1400 words but the message is simple: Good schools start with good principals who know how to facilitate good school cultures. The provincial education committee should appoint principals with the aim to maintain school culture. Where there is a breakdown in school norms and values, immediate actions must be taken at appropriate levels to fix it. All in all, the provincial education leaders must make sure the provincial public servants from PA to PEA and inspectors and principals are appointed to positions, not just on merit, but also to maintain, improve and uphold school cultures.
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