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BkiUbls5i7PA9Fz9mwAU | Technote: Domino On-Premise SAML Console Error: Server reported the following problem causing authentication to fail: User's policy does not allow password authentication with the ID vault. Password has not been reset.
The following notes apply to the SAML topic: Creating a Domino metadata file manually, found in the IBM® Domino® Administrator Help, IBM Domino 9.0.1 Social Edition.
The "company name" you use when creating the Domino metadata(xml) file is case sensitive, If the correct case is not used, when attempting to export the metadata file, the export process will fail because it can not find the certificate. If you are not sure which case was used, from the server console, type certmgmt show all. This will return the correct company name.
The exported Domino metadata file is written by default to the user's Desktop.
On the Certificate Management tab, under Certificate management settings, copy and paste the public key hash into the field Certificate public key hash value (base 64) AND copy and paste the "company name" into the Company name field as well. Those are the only two required fields on that tab if you have created the Domino metadata file manually.
If the following error, "Illegal null parameter passed to security function" is returned on the server console after attempting to process a SAML assertion, then make sure that the fields Certificate public key hash value (base 64) and the Company name have been added to the idpcat document as instructed above. | c4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbLA4uzki0sdMsvK1 | Bad things and good things… The balance of life?
Sometimes we get a run of bad things happen to us, perhaps in a single week, month, year or even years joined together.
It seems to me that sometimes we may be able to bring balance to our lives if we write down and take note of all the good things that happen also?
Of course, this won't take the negative away nor make those things less painful, but I just wonder… Would we feel like our life had more balance? | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUc7U5qhDBLTI4uMC1 | Karen Turner's "Tonight There Might Be Stars"
Garth Thomas June 5, 2022
Set out like a peaceful piano ballad but powered by a tornado-like emotional drive that will become commonplace across the next few songs, "Wish I Could Just Stop By" snaps out of the silence stoically at first, only to transform before our very ears into one of the more epic slow songs I've heard from an indie-folk/alternative rock artist in a long while. Karen Turner's debut EP Tonight There Might Be Stars is full of rousing numbers like this one, but each of them feels unique in presentation and artistic themes as opposed to progressively forming one narrative across a collection of tracks, as has been increasingly standard among a lot of singer/songwriters in her theme. She's got a lot of ground to cover in this record, and she doesn't mind stepping on the creative gas when necessary.
URL: https://karenturnermusic.com/
"Blue Mind" is much more bohemian than "Wish I Could Just Stop By" is, but its delicate framing feels a little more significant to its aesthetics than any of its cosmetic features do. Turner has a great ability to be gentle with her tone whilst crushing with her words, which is a talent I've only come across in a few other players in the past ten years or so of reviewing this kind of folk content. She isn't exploiting this ability quite as much as she could with pieces like "Blue Mind" and "Jacaranda," but she's giving us enough of an idea as to what she might do in future studio sessions.
"Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway" definitely has the most layered melodies of any track in the record, but its stateliness and rock-influenced arrangement don't overpower any of the adjacent material – in fact, I think this was a good point in Tonight There Might Be Stars to spotlight her versatility with a pen, as most of this EP is centered on her melodic sensibilities more than anything else. There are numerous gifts that she has to offer in these songs, and being that this is only our introduction to her skillset as opposed to a proper depiction of what she can do in every possible scenario (such as inside of a full-length studio album), the very fact that she can do as much as she does with five songs is truly impressive.
We conclude our journey with Karen Turner's Tonight There Might Be Stars under the shady melodies of "If the World Is Ending," which successfully brings a little self-awareness and angst into the closing of the tracklist without sending us off on a bad note. When all is said and done this summer, I think this record is going to be celebrated as one of the better debuts to arrive in 2022 mostly because of its compositional strength and the endless charismas of Turner, who comes out of the background to prove herself one of the more adept and creative voices currently making alternative folk music in her scene, or anywhere else for that matter. I love where this is going, and hopefully, we won't have to wait too long for a sequel.
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How Hospitals Are Working to Vaccinate Millions of Health Care Workers
End of the Pandemic or The Start of Something Else?
How West Virginia Went From First to the Bottom in Vaccination Rates
How the Pandemic Could Erase Decades of Progress for Women in the Workforce
COVID Patients are Checking Out, But Hospitals are Still Overwhelmed
The Cranberry Farmer Taking Charge in a Male Dominated Industry
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The Psychology Behind Vaccine Hesitancy
She Survived COVID. Now She's Going Door-to-Door Telling Others to Get the Shot.
Students across the U.S. are back in the classroom for the 2021-2022 school year. Millions spent last school year with disrupted schedules, limited social contact and remote learning challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the highly contagious Delta variant has intensified the threat of classroom infections to its highest level yet. Arizona, Texas, and Florida outlawed mask mandates in schools. Now as outbreaks send thousands of students home, school districts are defying state orders. Soledad O'Brien talks to Dr. Stephanie Elizalde, the superintendent for the Austin Independent School District in Austin, Texas.
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BkiUeDM5qhLBWkLTSvtR | The 47th Seminar on New Choral Music
The Cork International Choral Festival has a long-standing commitment to foster awareness and appreciation of new choral music. With this in mind a seminar was initiated in 1962 as part of the Festival programme by the late Aloys Fleischmann, Professor of Music at University College Cork, as being central to this purpose. The Festival presents the 47th edition of the Seminar on New Choral Music as a joint collaboration with Chamber Choir Ireland, our choir in residence. To date, 148 works from 125 Irish and international composers have been commissioned.
The Seminar on New Choral Music maintains its initial purpose of commissioning new works to provide a platform for, and to encourage the composition, and performance of new choral music in Ireland, and to support their inclusion, and that of other new music, onto the regular repertoire of Irish choirs.
This year will see two new works featured, and given their world premieres in Cork;
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by composer Ian Wilson and Mother Goose's Melodies by the winner of this year's Seán Ó Riada Competition, Eoghan Desmond. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUbSjxK7Dgs_cY4HG0 | Experts analyse and debate recent developments across UK government, politics and policy
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Brexit is an issue President Obama has every right to be concerned about
In an interview this week, President Obama raised concerns about the potential of an EU-exit for the UK. Tim Oliver argues that Obama was right to raise these concerns, as Brexit is not simply a matter for domestic UK politics. It would also affect many of the UK's closest allies including the USA.
In a recent interview with Jon Sopel […]
July 25th, 2015|Euroscepticism, Featured, LSE Comment, Tim L Oliver|8 Comments|
Would Brexit spell the end of European defence?
Alongside France, the UK is generally viewed as one of the most important actors in EU defence policy. Karen E. Smith assesses what impact the UK leaving the EU might have in the area of defence. She writes that a Brexit would not spell the end for common European defence as a whole, particularly given the UK's gradual withdrawal […]
July 5th, 2015|Euroscepticism, Featured|1 Comment|
'Historians for Britain' provide a politically motivated, anti-European reading of the past
With a referendum on EU membership slated to happen before 2017, a group of academic historians calling themselves 'Historians for Britain' have joined together to make the 'Out' case. It is an attempt to give an intellectual justification to some anti-EU stances in British politics, writes Andrea Mammone, and is another fashion to spread a right-wing manifesto.
The dream of intellectuals is, […]
July 1st, 2015|Andrea Mammone, Euroscepticism, Featured|3 Comments|
Five minutes with Gideon Skinner: "The trend in the polling is clearly toward support for the UK staying in the EU"
What can the polling tell us about the likely result in the UK's referendum on EU membership? In an interview with EUROPP's editor Stuart Brown, Gideon Skinner, Head of Political Research at Ipsos MORI, discusses the recent trends in British public opinion, the potential for David Cameron's intended renegotiation to shape the outcome, and why despite current support for […]
June 30th, 2015|Euroscepticism, Featured, Interviews|0 Comments|
How monitoring online 'Brexit' talk can weigh the EU referendum result
The UK electorate will vote on whether to exit the EU in a referendum before the end of 2017. Costas Milas writes that it is important that for David Cameron and the government to monitor closely whether 'Brexit' talk continues to receive, in coming months, the attention of the EU public. This will help form a set of realistic demands while also ensuring that […]
June 24th, 2015|Costas Milas, Euroscepticism, Featured|2 Comments|
Britain's EU membership will now be the subject of several years of negotiation and debate
Last week's election of a Conservative majority government paves the way for a referendum on Britain's future in the European Union. Anthony Salamone outlines some of the challenges ahead for the upcoming renegotiation and referendum.
In a surprise to nearly everyone, the Conservatives have won the UK's 2015 general election with a (small) overall majority. Following his audience with the […]
May 15th, 2015|Anthony Salamone, Euroscepticism, Featured|1 Comment|
The UK's relationship with Europe is too complex to be settled by a simple 'in/out' referendum
How effective would a referendum on Britain's EU membership be at settling the issue long-term? Andrew Glencross writes that regardless of the outcome of the referendum, it is likely that the question of Europe would remain centre stage in British politics.
A referendum on EU membership is increasingly seen by the British public as the best way to settle the […]
March 13th, 2015|Euroscepticism, Featured|1 Comment|
A referendum on Britain's EU membership is a sure fire way to encourage the breakup of the UK
David Cameron has pledged to hold a referendum on the UK's EU membership if his Conservative party wins a majority at the British general election in May. Jo Murkens writes on the impact an EU referendum would have on the UK's place in Europe and on the UK as a whole. He argues that the EU referendum debate highlights […]
March 3rd, 2015|Euroscepticism, Featured, Jo Murkens, LSE Comment|0 Comments|
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BkiUfNHxK03BfNelYAhA | Meryl Streep to Receive Human Rights Campaign's Ally for Equality Award. Slay Mother, Yas Queen, Etc.
After giving the subject very little thought, I—a member of the LGBTQ community—have ranked Streep's 10 most iconic roles.
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BkiUcfHxK6-gDz87PQgU | Tufan is currently a Software Engineer for Oracle. He was born in Mardin, Turkey and raised in Izmir, Turkey. He has completed his Bsc from Ege University in Izmir, and MS degree in Computer Engineering from Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir. He has been living in the greater Seattle area since 2000 where he first joined Microsoft Corporation as a software engineer. He is currently serving his first term on the TACAWA board and is mainly responsible of managing and administering technology and IT infrastructure of the organization. Outside of work Tufan is interested in watching sports, playing soccer and is full time dad for two young boys. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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The Rock Reveals the Most Emotional Moment of His WWE Career
By Shuvangi Sen Chaudhury
WrestleMania XIX marked one of the bittersweet moments for the WWE Universe. While The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) won the main event, it also marked the end of Stone Cold Steve Austin's career.
The Rock delivered a Rock Bottom before pinning The Texas Rattlesnake. When WWE put up the same moment on their social media to celebrate #Rock25, Johnson knew he had to let the world know what that moment meant to him.
The Rock revealed that was the only time he felt emotional delivering his infamous Rock Bottom. Hence, he paused before executing it, to soak in the moment, to embrace what it represented.
"The first and only time I ever felt a little emo delivering a rock bottom. Which is why I paused before going up w Steve. What it represented. The end of a career that belonged to the GOAT who led the greatest era in pro wrestling. #tyscsa"
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It marked the end of Stone Cold Steve Austin's glorious WWE career. He was the man who pulled WWE forward, helped innumerable talents, focused on how to bring pro-wrestling under the limelight, and whatnot.
The Unbelievable Gesture from LeBron James for WWE Legend Stone Cold Steve Austin
This was one of the rare times that Johnson commented on WWE's social media posts. Clearly, this moment meant so much more to him than words can express.
The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin headlined three WrestleManias
The first was WrestleMania 15. At this event, The Texas Rattlesnake defeated The Rock and marked his re-establishment as the top Superstar in WWE. Moreover, it helped set up more matches between Austin and The McMahons.
HOUSTON – APRIL 05: Stone Cold Steve Austin salutes the crowd one last time at "WrestleMania 25" at the Reliant Stadium on April 5, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
Next was WrestleMania 17. At this event, Austin again defeated The Great One. However, this match marked the momentum of The Attitude Era, making them the biggest attraction at that point. It just made sense!
Watch This Story: The Best Moments from The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin Rivalry
This fairwell of the 6'2″ legend was quite an emotional moment for everyone who witnessed how far Austin had come with pro-wrestling and the impact he made.
Dwayne Johnson left for Hollywood soon after WrestleMania 19
Even before WrestleMania 19, everyone knew Johnson wanted to move to Hollywood. But, the match against Austin was rather important.
Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, enters the ring to talk smack about his upcoming opponent John Cena during the WWE Raw event at Rose Garden arena in Portland, Ore., Monday February 27th, 2012. (Photo by Chris Ryan/Corbis via Getty Images)
However, following that match, he put Goldberg over. This helped WWE set a pace for The Icon while The People's Champ moved on to pursue a career in acting.
The Rock Wishes His Ex-wife Dany Garcia With a Beautiful Post
Today, he's one of the names that echo all over Hollywood!
Shuvangi Sen Chaudhury
Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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import org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder;
public class AplicomFrameDecoder extends FrameDecoder{
@Override
protected Object decode(
ChannelHandlerContext ctx,
Channel channel,
ChannelBuffer buf) throws Exception {
// Check minimum length
if (buf.readableBytes() < 11) {
return null;
}
// Read flags
int version = buf.getUnsignedByte(buf.readerIndex() + 1);
int offset = 1 + 1 + 3;
if ((version & 0x80) != 0) {
offset += 4;
}
// Get data length
int length = buf.getUnsignedShort(buf.readerIndex() + offset);
offset += 2;
if ((version & 0x40) != 0) {
offset += 3;
}
length += offset; // add header
// Return buffer
if (buf.readableBytes() >= length) {
return buf.readBytes(length);
}
return null;
}
}
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BkiUa885qhDACnynoSG- | Coot territories recorded by WBS may be on linear waterways or on adjacent lakes, making WBS arguably more representative of Coot populations as a whole than CBC, which was less likely to record Coots in their main habitats. Both WBS and CBC/BBS trends for Coot indicate a shallow increase, although small CBC samples suggested a rapid rise in the late 1960s. Winter abundance on large still waters, as monitored by WeBS, has also shown consistent moderate increases since the early 1970s (Musgrove et al. 2001). | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbc84eIfiUOJsqG2S | import os
import sys
import traceback
print('\n=================== VERSIONS and IMPORTS ===================\n')
print('FBOS', os.environ.get('FARMBOT_OS_VERSION'))
print('python', sys.version.split(' ')[0])
try:
import requests
except ImportError:
class requests():
pass
requests.__version__ = None
print('requests', requests.__version__)
try:
import numpy
except ImportError:
class numpy():
pass
numpy.__version__ = None
print('numpy', numpy.__version__)
try:
import cv2
except ImportError:
class cv2():
pass
cv2.__version__ = None
else:
print(cv2.getBuildInformation())
print('cv2', cv2.__version__)
try:
import farmware_tools
except ImportError:
class farmware_tools():
pass
farmware_tools.__version__ = None
print('farmware_tools', farmware_tools.__version__)
try:
import serial
except ImportError:
class serial():
pass
serial.__version__ = None
print('serial', serial.__version__)
all_versions = ', '.join([f'{k}: {v}' for k, v in {
'FBOS': os.environ.get('FARMBOT_OS_VERSION'),
'farmware_tools': farmware_tools.__version__,
'python': sys.version.split(' ')[0],
'requests': requests.__version__,
'numpy': numpy.__version__,
'cv2': cv2.__version__,
'serial': serial.__version__,
}.items()])
print('\n=========================== ENVS ===========================\n')
for env in os.environ.items():
print(env)
print('\n=========================== PATH ===========================\n')
for path in sys.path:
print(path)
print('\n======================== ERROR CHECK =======================\n')
if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
raise TypeError('message')
except Exception as error:
msg = f'Error: {error}'
exc = traceback.format_exc()
exc = exc.replace('<', '')
exc = exc.replace('\n', '<br>')
msg += f'<details><pre>{exc}</pre></details>'
print(msg)
print('\n=========================== DONE ===========================\n')
print('OK')
farmware_tools.log(f'runtime ok. {all_versions}')
| github | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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The collarbone is broken and I have a little bit of road-rash abrasions,'' Armstrong said as he left Valladolid University Hospital.
MMO was completely protected from road-rash injury by personal protective equipment: light-colored long-sleeve shirt and pants, boots, leather gloves, DoT-approved helmet, and goggles.
His body also had road-rash consistent with being struck by a vehicle. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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On-X Life Technologies is a leading manufacturer of artificial heart valve replacement and repair products. On-X aortic and mitral prosthetic valves are FDA approved and have been safely implanted in more than 260,000 patients worldwide.
Briffa N and Chambers J, Circulation. 2017;135:1101–3.
Edwards Life Sciences Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis Model 3000TFX Aortic Instructions for Use.
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Kaneko T et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 147:117-26.
Edwards LifeSciences. Surgical aortic pericardial valves. edwards.com/aortic-pericardial, downloaded on 07/05/2017.
CryoLife Data on File – CryoValve® SG Pulmonary Human Heart Valve Post-Clearance Study.
Rajashekar P. J Pract Cardiovasc Sci 2015;1:289-93.
CryoLife interview with Mischel S., an On-X Mitral Valve recipient, 2016. Data on file.
Korteland N et al., Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2016 Jun;22:723-8.
Glaser N et al., Euro Heart J. 2016;37:2658-67.
Zhao DF et al., Ann Thorac Surg 2016;102:315–27.
Goldstone AB et al. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1847-57. | c4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdQ7xaKgQMxLkyZdO | US President and UN chief discuss wide range of international issues
UN News - September 23, 2010
Discussions between Mr. Ban and Mr. Obama focused on the situation in Sudan, the Middle East peace process, women's empowerment, climate change, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan and the Millennium Development Goals, according to information released by the Secretary-General's spokesperson.
AFRICOM: Professionalism Key to Congo Medical Exercise
American Forces Press Service - September 17, 2010
Humanitarian assistance -- especially medical and dental care -- is in high demand in Africa. And, that's a big part of the reason the U.S. military is involved on the continent, the commander of U.S. Army Africa said yesterday. During a Sept. 15 "DoD Live" bloggers roundtable, Army Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg discussed Medflag 10, an ongoing humanitarian assistance exercise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital of Kinshasa.
TP Mazembe boss fumes over ban
BBC Sport - September 14, 2010
TP Mazembe president Moise Katumbi is up in arms over bans handed to two of his club's key players. His outburst comes in the wake of TP Mazembe's qualification for the 2010 Champions League semi-finals. Fifa has imposed a one-year ban on Mputu and an 11-month ban on Lusadisu for their part in an ugly incident during May's Cecafa Club Cup in Rwanda. But Katumbi has slammed the level of punishment as harsh and disproportionate given the ban renders the duo unavailable for the foreseeable future.
Parliament to Tackle Elections, 2011 Budget during September Session
Congo News Agency - September 14, 2010
Upcoming elections and the budget will be the main points on the agendas of the National Assembly and the Senate when they convene for the September session on Wednesday. MPs and Senators will elect the seven members of the new Independent National Electoral Commission. They will also vote on the government's 2011 budget plan.
Government Suspends Mining in Three Eastern Congo Provinces
President Joseph Kabila announced on Thursday night that he was suspending all mining operations around Walikale, North Kivu province, during a speech at a banquet in Goma attended by local authorities and representatives of the civil society. The Minister of Mining, Martin Kabwelulu, said in a press release on Saturday that the suspension will be extended to all mining operations in North Kivu, South Kivu and Maniema provinces.
Mazembe, Esperance, Ahly in Champions League semis
Defending champions TP Mazembe, six-time champions Al Ahly of Egypt and Tunisian giants Esperance are through to the semi-finals of the African Champions League. TP Mazembe beat Zimbabwe's Dynamos 2-1 in Lubumbashi on Sunday.
AFRICOM: North Dakota Unit Participates in Training Exercise in Congo
North Dakota National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs - September 10, 2010
The North Dakota National Guard's 814th Area Support Medical Company, of Bismarck and Grand Forks, arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo to participate in MEDFLAG 10, a joint medical exercise focused on humanitarian assistance that will take place September 6-18, 2010.
TP Mazembe boss oozes confidence
BBC Sport - September 9, 2010
They may have been less than convincing in this year's Champions League but TP Mazembe are still oozing confidence ahead of their latest match on Sunday. The DR Congo side take on Dynamos of Zimbabwe in Lubumbashi, needing a win to all but secure a semi-final place. The reigning African champions have won just two of the four matches they have played in Group A but club president Moise Katumbi remains upbeat.
Ban Ki-moon arrives in Rwanda to discuss upcoming report on DR Congo rights violations
UN News - September 7, 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived today in Kigali, where he plans to meet with Rwandan leaders to discuss the soon-to-be-released United Nations report on serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1993 and 2003.
UN says peacekeepers 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
BBC News - September 7, 2010
UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said. Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of systematic rape by armed rebels was far worse than feared. Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of systematic rape by armed rebels was far worse than feared. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbuLxK4sA-7sDdvyj | We are Excited to Announce Actijoy is Launching Soon!
Great news! After two years of developing the Actijoy pet tracking system, our concept has become a reality.
We are thrilled to pre-launch Actijoy at SuperZoo 2018, the largest pet industry trade show in North America. Stop by our booth, #6562, to check out how we can prolong dogs' lives by up to two years and reduce vet bills.
The journey from original idea to mass production hasn't been easy. It's been hard work, but also a lot of fun; we've had a "pawfect" ride, despite the occasional accident. We've been on the verge of giving up several times, but we've always managed to pick ourselves up and try again. During the development phase, we talked to more than 700 potential customers, and their feedback has helped us to fine-tune our dog tracking system. We have exhibited at conferences like TC Disrupt NY and SF, Slush, CES 2018, as well as being selected as one of the TOP15 EU Startups and TOP 50 EU Makers, and have even been featured in Forbes magazine. Last but not least, we found an investor who is close to our hearts and to what we do. He has supported us even when the ground seemed to be falling away from under our feet. Thanks to his investment, we were able to accelerate product development and reach the stage of mass production. As our four-legged friends are like our children, the quality of our products is a top priority; and we are delighted that whole production process takes place in the EU and that we can bring you a product that we are proud of.
At SuperZoo we want to not only pre-launch Actijoy Budy Pack but also connect with distributors and retailers so we can get Actijoy to our end-users in the second half of the year. However, you can already pre-order your Actijoy system on our website.
Actijoy is an IoT system that can prolong a dog's life by up to two years and reduce veterinary costs thanks to three mutually connected devices smart bowl, dog activity tracker and software based on machine learning. The solution lies in tracking a wide range of behavior and giving real-time data on health to dog parents and veterinarians. The Actijoy tracking system can aid in the early detection or prevention of 5 leading causes of death in dogs. Knowledge is power and, thanks to Actijoy, pet owners can access a wealth of information including how much a dog has eaten or drunk, how much time was spent being active or sleeping, and whether any of this behavior deviates from each individual dog's norm. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfVY5qhDCKmWYM8XA | Fred McFeely "Mr. Rogers", Pittsburgh, 1990
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The World Is Not My Oyster
This is an exemplary work by the artist, it will be a stunning addition to any space.
Oranges, Box and Painting on Door
John Chervinsky is fascinated by the scientific principles that govern our existence - in this case the concept of time. Oranges, Box and Painting on Door is from the series Studio Physics in which Chervinsky sets up his still life, photographs it, and crops a subset image which is then sent to a painting factory in China and painted by an anonymous artist. The painting is mailed back to the Chervinsky, who reinserts it into the original still life and re-photographs it. The final image shows the painting and the still life which has remained untouched during this experiment and documents the marking of time. Next available edition number is 12/15 International shipping available upon request. Please contact the gallery for rate quote.
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The Moving series is a set of portraits taken in the weeks leading up to the sale of the family home. In each portrait, the subject floats above and through a shared memory, heading towards something new and undocumented, collectively redefining what the idea of home and family is becoming.Moving was shot in Edmonton, Alberta in the summer of 2005. The 5th member of our family, the red canoe, has been around as long as I have. Oddly enough, it has never seen the water and was sold shortly after theMoving series was taken, along with the family home. This particular image was shot in a shopping mall parking lot close to our family home. The mall has since been demolished and is now a bunch of condos. Both my sister and I spent a lot of time there over the years. On shoot day, my Dad was on lighting and grip and my Mum correlated film. The canoe was shot on location supported by scaffolding.
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In this series, Martyn explores themes of memory and fragility, using strong elements of naturalism. Here, the broken wings of the butterflies demonstrate the delicacy of nature, leading us to question our own finite existence. The vibrant blue plate cont
Flame Feather
"These stunning portraits show Siamese fighting fish seemingly floating in mid air, displaying their long, flowing fins and brilliant colours. Thai photographer Visarute Angkatavanich uses specialist lighting and crystal-clear water to capture exuberantly finned and coloured varieties of Betta splendens." Review from the Guardian, UK
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7.5×9.5 in. Amy FINKELSTEIN [photograph] 16 Jan 2013
"My work process involves photographing fields of matter and discovering what these fields, within the structure of this media, can potentially yield. Recently, I have been working with India ink applied to translucent drafting film, which is hung and backlit for photographing. I shoot with an 8x10 camera and print in a traditional color darkroom. The subject matter is not a construct of previously sketched and carefully rendered images. It is rather a documentation of collaborative happenstance with material and mark, and with the catalytic ability for photography to shift this literal matter into potential notions of reference." Read more in the description below. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BkiUdJnxK7kjXLlzcAX8 | Win would put U.S. in knockout stage
Thanks to Ghana holding Germany to a 2-2 tie, beating Portugal assures the Americans of advancing to the knockout round.
Win would put U.S. in knockout stage Thanks to Ghana holding Germany to a 2-2 tie, beating Portugal assures the Americans of advancing to the knockout round. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://mycj.co/T0oNV0
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY Sports Published 8:35 p.m. ET June 21, 2014 | Updated 8:55 p.m. ET June 21, 2014
United States' players run through obstacles during a training session on Saturday. (Photo: AP )
MANAUS, Brazil — There have been more important games for U.S. Soccer.
The 1989 qualifier in Trinidad and Tobago that put the Americans back in the World Cup for the first time in 40 years, four years before they would host the tournament. The win against tournament favorite Colombia in 1994 that gave the U.S. its first World Cup victory since 1950. The group game against star-studded Portugal in 2002 that launched the Americans on their run to the quarterfinals.
None, however, is bigger than tonight's game against Portugal.
This is another watershed moment for the U.S. in its emergence as a soccer nation, a chance to fast-forward the development process — on and off the field.
Thanks to Ghana holding Germany to a 2-2 tie, beating Portugal assures the Americans of advancing to the knockout round. That would be three times in the last four World Cups the U.S. has gotten out of the group stage, no small thing for a team still trying to establish itself as one of the world's elite.
And in this delightfully unpredictable World Cup, where chaos reigns and past performance means nothing, anything is possible if the U.S. advances. Jurgen Klinsmann might even have to abandon reality and back off his assertion that the Americans can't win the World Cup.
OK, that's still a stretch. As wildly entertaining as Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia and even Iran have been, it's still early. Wait a week, and odds are the knockout rounds will be filled with familiar names.
Sure, the Americans can beat a Spain or Italy on occasion. Or give full-strength Germany a scare. But it's still considered an upset — at home and abroad — when it happens, and with good reason. They are not strong enough or deep enough for it to happen on a regular basis. Or for them to follow one big win with another and another and still another, as they would have to do to win a World Cup.
With every elite team the U.S. beats, however, they come a little closer. Confidence is a powerful thing that feeds on itself, and the first step in being a powerhouse is believing you deserve to be one.
It goes beyond that, though.
When it comes to soccer, the U.S. is still in its infancy. Sure, it has produced plenty of outstanding players — more every year — and there are Americans holding their own in leagues all over Europe. Major League Soccer has gotten better, too, and is now on par with the second-tier European leagues, like those in Belgium, Norway and even the Netherlands.
But there's a reason Klinsmann has looked to dual nationals to bolster his roster.
With soccer the only game for kids in Europe and South America, they're playing at a world-class level by the time they're teenagers. American kids, on the other hand, split their time and talents between soccer and baseball and basketball — sometimes all in the same day. Of course they're going to trail when it comes to development.
Give those young Americans some inspiration, though, and the U.S. could be creating a monster.
The current U.S. roster is filled with players who got hooked on soccer during the 1994 and 2002 World Cups, and that was without the exposure and interest there is today. Captivate the Nickelodeon set now, and the Americans will reap the benefit in the next 10 to 15 years.
"I woke up today this morning and looked on Instagram and Twitter and saw the posts and videos of people reacting at bars, pubs and out in Chicago at the (fan) event they had there," Alejandro Bedoya said after the Ghana win. "It's awesome that we're part of this movement of growing soccer in the States.
"So it's really cool, and I'm sure everybody feeds off this energy and it's really good to see."
Soccer can no longer be considered a niche sport in the United States. The U.S. bought more tickets for the World Cup than any country besides the host, with FIFA estimating there are 200,000 Americans here in Brazil. Back home, ESPN is doing wall-to-wall coverage of the World Cup — and getting record ratings in return.
And this week, there were more Google searches for soccer than for the NFL. Yes, it's the NFL's offseason. But it is the behemoth of U.S. sports, with every other sport fighting for a share of its spotlight. The longer the U.S. can keep soccer front and center, the better it is for the game.
Losing to or tying Portugal won't set soccer back in the United States. It's come too far. But it still has a ways to go, and a win would give the Americans a shortcut.
U.S. vs. PORTUGAL
When: Today, 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN
New Brunswick's Keshon Davila becomes program's first 100-win wrestler
Sayreville clinches third-straight GMC White Division title for first time in program history
GMC and Courier News area wrestling box scores for Saturday, Jan. 18
NJ Boys Basketball roundup for Saturday, Jan. 18
NJ Girls Basketball roundup for Saturday, Jan. 18
NJ Girls Basketball: Franklin's Audrey Taylor honored with national association coaching award | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
BkiUf0_xK6wB9k0iOF5g | Tag: hybrid car
Cutting the Hybrid Tax Credit
When you buy a hybrid car or truck you're eligible for a credit on your taxes, but starting in October, the tax credit for all vehicles made by Toyota and Lexus will be phased out. The GLRC's
Dustin Dwyer explains:
https://environmentreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/dwyer_080706.mp3
When you buy a hybrid car or truck you're eligible for a credit on your taxes, but starting
in October, the tax credit for all vehicles made by Toyota and Lexus will be phased out.
The GLRC's Dustin Dwyer explains:
If you buy a Toyota Prius in the next two months, you can get the highest hybrid tax
credit on the market, but if you buy after October 1st, you'll only get half the current
credit, and the credit for all hybrids made by Toyota and Lexus will be phased out
completely within a year.
That's because Toyota reached a total hybrid sales mark of 60 thousand vehicles in June,
and, according to rules that took effect in January, carmakers that have sold more than 60
thousand hybrids can no longer offer tax credits to their customers.
Bradley Berman is editor of hybridcars.com:
"This cap creates confusion in the marketplace. And that undermines the intent to send a
clear message that consumers should try out hybrids."
Berman says Detroit carmakers pushed for the cap in an effort to catch up with Japanese
carmakers on hybrid sales.
For the GLRC, I'm Dustin Dwyer.
Current tax credit info
General info on hybrid cars
Author Dustin DwyerPosted on August 7, 2006 Categories News SpotsTags berman, bradley, cap, detroit, hybrid, hybrid car, lexus, marketplace, prius, tax credit, toyota
Feasting on Backyard Weeds
Peter Gail holds his favorite weed: the spinach-like lamb's quarters.
It's not hard to find lamb's quarters in a suburban backyard.
Edible lilies in the same backyard.
Your barbeque grill isn't the only place to find food in your backyard. There are lots of plants out there to eat, but most of us call
them weeds. The GLRC's Julie Grant reports:
https://environmentreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/grant_072406.mp3
Your barbeque grill isn't the only place to find food in your backyard.
There are lots of plants out there to eat, but most of us call
Peter Gail of Cleveland loves food. He's got a lot of meat on his bones.
"Gee, you can't get me to stop. I start eating this stuff and I can't stop. It's terrible, it's terrible, it's addictive (laughs)."
But his favorite foods grow right in his backyard, and probably yours. Gail is what's
known as an ethno-botanist. He's on a mission to teach more people about how to eat the
plants growing all around their houses. His latest converts are a troop of boy scouts:
"My grandson was one of the boys in this Boy Scout troop. And when I got over to his
house three days after we got back from scout camp, he grabbed the bag, the plastic bag
of weeds that his mother weeded out of the yard that day and dragged it over to me on the
patio and said find the edible plants in here and show me them."
Gail says the yard becomes more exciting to most kids when they can sit down and
munch. His own love of the backyard snack started when he was just a boy. His family
faced some tough times. They were saved by a common weed known as lamb's quarters.
"My dad died and left the family with no money. A friend told my mother we could live
off lamb's quarters. For six months we went out and every day my brother and I would
gather the young tops of lamb's quarters and then bring them into the house and my
mother would make them into every kind of spinach dish imaginable, until she learned
how to make a living. And then after that she still, we still liked the plant so we still ate it a lot."
These days you could pay a lot for lamb's quarters in a gourmet food store. They're sold
as Belgium spinach. Or, Gail says, you could just take a quick look around your yard.
Today we're walking around a backyard in suburban Cleveland. We find lamb's quarters
at the base of a tree. Some say you can recognize the leaves because they look like the
hindquarters of a lamb. Gail thinks they look more like the silhouette of a Christmas tree:
"You'll notice it has, when you're looking down on it, it looks like somebody spilled a
little bit of talcum powder on the very top. It has that little dusting of white that is right on the top and on the underside of the leaves you see the same dusting, but taste one leaf, taste a leaf of that."
And it does taste like spinach, but the USDA reports it's even more nutritious than
Popeye's favorite treat.
"It doesn't take any cooking. It can be eaten raw, or it can be cooked. It will interfere, if you eat too much raw, with the assimilation of both iron and calcium, so you usually want to cook it. It makes a great addition to omelets, great cooked green, great quiches. Any recipe you use spinach in, you can use lamb's quarters."
There's a lot more than just lamb's quarters in the yard to eat. This time of year, Peter Gail also recommends sautiing the buds or petals from orange and yellow daylilies. He's also a big fan of dandelions. He suggests looking for the young, tender leaves because they're less bitter. Gail says he believes dandelions were brought to America by Italian
immigrants. They're used in lots of Italian recipes:
"80 percent of the things we call weeds were vegetables brought here by immigrants.
That's one of the reasons most of the things we call weeds in our backyards aren't
indigenous plants. They aren't plants that were from America. They're plants that are
from Europe and Asia and from South America."
Gail says over time those traditional foods escaped from gardens into the wild. After
World War II, things changed. Most people started buying food at the grocery store and foraging became unpopular. He says only the poor searched the yard for food:
"One by one, as generations went by, the kids didn't learn as much the second generation,
the third generation they knew nothing. And by the time we reach where we are now,
almost everybody can walk right by the most nutritious plant going, the most commonly eaten
plant back in the 30s and 40s, and not even have a clue what it is."
Gail is trying to change that. He wants people to become reacquainted with these plants
so we don't recklessly destroy them. He travels around the country giving workshops,
taking people on neighborhood forages, and teaching cooking classes. Gail believes we
might need these plants again someday.
For the GLRC, I'm Julie Grant.
Info on finding and eating lamb's quarters
More on edible weeds from Peter Gail
Recipes with lamb's quarters and other edible weeds
Author Julie GrantPosted on July 24, 2006 Categories FeaturesTags activist, alternative fuel, america, bradley, candidate, car, chuck, civic, cost, electric batteries, fuel economy, government, group, hybrid car, marie, mileage, miles per gallon, politician, prius, quirmbach, toyota, truck
Making Solar Power Mainstream
Chuck and Pam Wingo in the kitchen of their solar-powered home. (Photo by Tamara Keith)
Solar panels blend in with the shingles on the roof of this Sacramento, California home. (Photo by Tamara Keith)
The electricity meter indicates how much power is being produced by the solar panels on the roof of Chuck and Pam Wingo's home. They've had the home for a year and still sometimes just watch the meter spin. They recently paid just $16 for power in the hottest month in Sacramento. (Photo by Tamara Keith)
Solar panel technology has been around for decades…but not many people have panels on their roofs. Solar energy is the ultimate clean power source, but it's also expensive and that's kept most people away. But regulators in one state are hoping to change that. The state's Public Utilities Commission recently approved a 3-billion dollar fund to give homeowners and businesses hefty rebates if they install solar panels. It's the first program of its kind and size in the nation. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Tamara Keith reports:
https://environmentreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/keith_020606.mp3
Solar panel technology has been around for decades…but not many
people have panels on their roofs. Solar energy is the ultimate clean
power source, but it's also expensive and that's kept most people away.
But regulators in one state are hoping to change that. The state's Public
Utilities Commission recently approved a 3-billion dollar fund to give
homeowners and businesses hefty rebates if they install solar panels. It's
the first program of its kind and size in the nation. The Great Lakes
Radio Consortium's Tamara Keith reports:
A little over a year ago, Chuck Wingo and his wife Pam moved into a
new house in an innovative housing development. Their house, like all
the others in the neighborhood, is equipped with bank solar panels, built
right into the roof like shingles.
"These are the 2 meters that are on the house. It's simple. One uses for
our usage, what we use, and the other one is from the solar panels, what we
produce."
Chuck says sometimes he walks to the side of his California house and
just watches the solar meter spin.
"We check it all the time, what's even better is checking the bills. The
bills are great, we paid 16-dollars for our usage in August, the hottest
month in Sacramento. So, it's kind of cool."
The Wingo's weren't big environmentalists before moving into this
house, but Pam says when she heard about this development, something
clicked.
"The idea just sounded, if you're going to move, do it right at least. Do
something pro-active about where you're going to be living and spending
your money. It's really good for everybody, for the country. We all
should be living like this so we're not wasting out energy."
And many more Californians will be living that way, if the California
Solar Initiative lives up to its promise. State energy regulators approved
the initiative, which will add a small fee to utility bills in order to create a
3-billion dollar fund. That fund is designed to make solar panels more
It starts by offering rebates to consumers who buy them. Bernadette Del
Chiaro – a clean energy advocate with Environment California – says
once those panels get cheaper, the marketplace goes to work…
"The problem with solar power today is its cost. Most of us can't afford
an extra 20-thousand dollars to equip our home with solar panels, and
what we're doing in California is saying, we're going to get the cost of
solar power down. By growing the market 30 fold in the next 10 years,
we're going to be able to cut the cost of solar panels in half."
Last year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to get the California
legislature to approve something similar. That plan got bogged down in
state politics … so he took it to the Public Utilities Commission. While
the commission can raise the money, there are some parts of this
revamped solar program that have to be legislated.
Democratic State Senator Kevin Murray has worked with the Republican
Governor on solar power issues. He says he plans to introduce a new bill
that would require solar panels be included as an option on all new
homes built in the state.
"Rather than some specialized left-wing alternative kind of thing, we want it to
be in the mainstream, so that when you go in to buy a new home, you
pick your tile and you pick your carpet and you pick your solar system.
So, that would have to be done legislatively and the other thing that would
have to be done legislatively is raise the net metering cap so that if you're
selling energy back to the grid, you can get compensated for it."
The new program would also target businesses, even farms. Public
Utilities Commissioner Dian Grueneich says she hopes this doesn't stop
with California.
"I'm very, very excited. This is the largest program in the country
and I'm hoping that other states will look at this program as well, so that
it's not just something in California but helping other states."
And if the solar power initiative is a success in California, backers say
it's good news for consumers all over the country. Much like the hybrid
car, made cool by Hollywood celebrities… California leaders hope they
can make solar trendy and more affordable for everyone.
For the GLRC, I'm Tamara Keith.
More about the solar incentive program
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Author Tamara KeithPosted on February 6, 2006 Categories FeaturesTags advocacy, affordable, bills, businesses, california, chuck, clean energy, consumers, cost, country, dteenergy, environmentalists, expensive, homeowners, housing development, hybrid car, issues, living, mainstream, marketplace, money, neighborhood, politics, rebates, regulators, roof, roofs, shingles, solar energy, solar panels, solar power, solar system, spending, utility bills, wasting
New Tax Credits for Hybrid Owners
People who buy a hybrid car or truck this year could get a bigger tax credit. The IRS has issued new tax credit guidelines for the purchase of hybrids. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Celeste Headlee reports:
https://environmentreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/headlee_012306.mp3
People who buy a hybrid car or truck this year could get a bigger tax credit. The IRS has issued
new tax credit guidelines for the purchase of hybrids. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's
Celeste Headlee reports:
Beginning this month, hybrid owners will be eligible for a tax credit of up to 3,400 dollars. That
money will be subtracted directly from what the taxpayer owes the IRS. Under previous tax law,
hybrid owners could only claim a 2,000 dollar tax deduction.
Don McKenzie is a Vehicles Engineer with the Union of Concerned Scientists. He says the new
law is a step forward because it's performance based… vehicles with better fuel economy are
eligible for a higher tax credit.
But he says the credit is phased out after a company builds about 60,000 eligible vehicles… and
there's another important component missing as well.
"It doesn't require an increase in overall fleet fuel economy and it is possible that some
automakers could use increased sales of hybrid vehicles to offset increased sales of gas guzzlers."
Automakers are responsible for getting their vehicles certified as eligible vehicles. They hope to
have vehicles certified beginning this summer.
For the GLRC, I'm Celeste Headlee.
More on the credits from hybridcars.com
What tax incentives are there in your state?
Author Celeste HeadleePosted on January 23, 2006 Categories News SpotsTags engineers, fuel economy, gas guzzlers, guidelines, hybrid car, increase, irs, mckenzie, owners, purchase, tax credit, taxes, union of concerned scientists, vehicles
A Drive Toward Fuel Efficiency
Despite the recent defeat in Congress of a measure that would have raised fuel efficiency standards, carmakers are still feeling pressure to design and produce less polluting vehicles. Some companies are betting on new technologies to make those dramatic pollution reductions, and a debate's emerging over how best to get there. Some observers say what's at stake is nothing less than the future of the automobile. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Julie Halpert filed this report:
https://environmentreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2002/03/halpert_031802.mp3
Despite the recent defeat in Congress of a measure that would have raised fuel efficiency standards, carmakers are still feeling pressure to design and produce less polluting vehicles. Some companies are betting on new technologies to make those dramatic pollution reductions. And a debate's emerging over how best to get there. Some observers say what's at stake is nothing less than the future of the automobile. The
Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Julie Halpert filed this report:
It's a clear battle between emerging technologies: what's available now: hybrid engines, versus fuel cells, which aren't due for at least ten years. Hybrids use current technology, a gasoline engine, and add an electric engine for additional boost. A hybrid car typically gets double the mileage of a non-hybrid.
Toyota and Honda have both opted for the quicker path. They've been offering hybrid cars now for the past few years. Toyota's Prius is a sedan. Honda opted for a sporty, two-seater, the Insight. But whether sporty or practical, Honda's Andy Boyd says consumers embraced the new engine.
"We had a great reaction to Insight – people really excited by the technology, very accepting of it. It's very transparent technology, easy to use and we think it's ready for prime time."
Prime time for Honda means putting the hybrid engine on a more practical vehicle, which they're doing. The Honda Civic is a company best seller. The hybrid Civic goes on sale in April. Priced around $20,000 the Civic will get 50 miles per gallon. And Boyd thinks it will result in even broader acceptance of hybrid technology.
A domestic automaker is also jumping on the hybrid bandwagon, hoping to broaden the hybrid's appeal. Ford Motor Company will launch the hybrid Escape sport utility vehicle later next year. Ford's Jon Harmon says that's an even better vehicle choice than the Japanese offerings.
"Most of those vehicles have limitations because they're such small vehicles and we think that by giving a vehicle with more functionality that customers are looking for, like the Escape HEV, that we're really going to open up that market."
The hybrid Escape will get 40 miles to the gallon in the city, twice the mileage of its gasoline engine counterpart.
But while hybrids make big dents in reducing pollution, they're not considered the final answer to the environmental problem. The more promising contender is fuel cells.
"In a minute we'll introduce a revolutionary concept, so revolutionary that we believe it's no stretch to say it could literally reinvent the automobile."
General Motors President and CEO Rick Wagoner unveiled his company's first fuel cell car prototype, the Autonomy, at the North American International Auto Show earlier this year. Fuel cells run on a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. They emit only water vapor and heat, so they're essentially pollution free. They're also extremely fuel-efficient. But even the GM fuel cell car won't be available for at least ten years. That's because the technology still faces many financial and engineering hurdles.
Even so, GM spokesman Bill Nowak says that investing in fuel cell technology is smarter than putting money in less effective, near-term hybrids.
"It has a fair amount of potential to improve your efficiency but you're adding another power plant. A hybrid combines an internal combustion engine with an electric motor so there's some cost factors involved in that. That's why we think the best technology by far is the pure fuel cell."
Still, many experts and other automakers don't expect to see fuel cells on the road very soon. David Hermantz is with Toyota's Technical Center. He says it could take 20 or 30 years. And he's concerned that by pushing for fuel cells; GM's trying to postpone any near-term actions to reduce auto pollution.
"GM's interim image appears to be that 'leave us alone for now and we'll get to fuel cells in the future' and we think we need some kind of progressive path to get to the future."
That path for Toyota is a commitment to offer 300,000 hybrid vehicles a year worldwide beginning 2005. Honda also will continue promoting hybrids. Again, Honda's Andy Boyd.
"In the long-term, fuel cells are probably going to be the answer, but again, if we're looking out about 30 to 40 years, do we want to wait that long to try and do something about fuel efficiency and reducing emissions? Reducing fuel consumption is the greatest thing we can do to cut emissions, so we're trying to do that."
Still, the federal government currently prefers the long-term option. The Energy Department recently scrapped an existing hybrid research program and instead decided to fund an effort to develop a fuel cell powered vehicle.
That concerns Mike Flynn. Flynn runs the University of Michigan's office for the study of automotive transportation in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He says the government's decision, which comes amidst a slump in the auto industry, will take pressure off automakers to pursue hybrids.
"They have tremendous demand on their resources right now, so why would I do other than what the government is telling me I should be doing, which is this longer term bet on fuel cells which I may be able to defer a little bit in the first few years and use my resources elsewhere."
Flynn's also worried about focusing only on fuel cells. He says that if another technology wins out, the domestic auto industry could be left behind.
But GM's Bill Nowak says that's unlikely. And he's convinced that ultimately, the company's bet on fuel cells will pay off.
For the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, I'm Julie Halpert.
Author Julie HalpertPosted on March 18, 2002 Categories FeaturesTags auto industry, automakers, ford, ford motor company, ford motors, fuel, fuel cell, fuel cells, fuel consumption, fuel efficiency, general motors, honda, hybrid, hybrid car, hybrid engine, hybrid technology, hydrogen, oxygen, technology, toyota
New Hybrid Car on Horizon
Automotive analysts say a new arrangement between Ford and the EPA may signal a significant change in the car company's relationship with the government. Ford and the EPA are teaming up to create a new hybrid engine that is expected to be more efficient than current hybrids. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Matt Shafer Powell has more:
https://environmentreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/10/powell.mp3
Automotive analysts say a new arrangement between Ford and the EPA may signal a significant change in the car companies' relationship with the government. Ford and the EPA are teaming up to create a new hybrid engine that is expected to be more efficient than current hybrids. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Matt Shafer Powell reports.
One of the drawbacks to current hybrid vehicles is the electric batteries—they're heavy and they're expensive. But Ford and the EPA are working on a new model that uses pressurized liquid to store energy instead of batteries. Michael Flynn of the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute says this arrangement shows a departure from the contentious relationship the government and car companies have had in the past.
"There are problems and rather than hollering at each other, pointing fingers, trying to figure out who's to blame and therefore, who gets hung out to dry, it makes much more sense to try to jointly resolve the problems."
The EPA actually holds the patent for the pressurized liquid technology. Both Ford and the EPA say it should be available to the public in about ten years—possibly in an SUV. For the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, I'm Matt Shafer Powell.
Author Matt Shafer PowellPosted on October 22, 2001 Categories News SpotsTags automobile, automobile industry, automobiles, battery, car, car industry, cars, electric batteries, ford, ford motors, hybrid, hybrid car, hybrid cars, hybrid engine, hybrid vehicles, hybrids, transportation, university of michigan, vehicle, vehicles | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdP45qsBDFq2tCCa9 | Raboplus got me in a few years ago with an introductory $100 added into my bank account if I deposited $1000. Many other banks also offer introductory rates as a higher interest rate - don't be fooled into thinking that is the rate you will be enjoying 1 year down the track. I was happy with that because at the time they were very competitive but that did not last long. Also, with Raboplus, they had a gadget which you need to use in order to authenticate your login, which is great for security purposes but makes it that little bit harder for you to decide to churn to another bank account. This became an issue when Raboplus stopped being as competitive as the other online saver banks and I switched all my Bankwest telenet money to Ubank which was offering a much better rate than Raboplus.
After almost six months of wanting to change from Raboplus, after earning an extra 1%+ with Ubank, I finally remembered to change banks while I was in the vicinity of the Raboplus gadget AND I was able to find the login number. I can imagine people who were less committed would have just let Raboplus keep their money and that's what they want.
Inertia once again is a bank's best friend.
How much difference does the interest rate make?
Bankwest is offering 5.75% for their telenet saver account, but this is only for the first 12 months after which it drops to 4.25%. After the first year, you will be 1.6% behind Ubank's equivalent Usaver account which pays 5.85%. If you invested $10,000 in both banks, after the second year, you would be around $180 worse off with Bankwest assuming rates remained the same. If my calculations are wrong, please feel free to leave a comment.. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUfIrxK7IDOB8Tia_F | As Chester based NextGear Capital approaches its first anniversary in May 2015, the team, which has now grown to over 50, has committed to raising £10,000 to the Countess of Chester Babygrow Campaign, with a series of fund raising events. The first of which took place on April 10th.
NextGear Capital's fund raising efforts are designed to engage both the business' own team members and the wider community. Collecting a 'little from a lot' means a sustained effort will be required. To fuel the efforts and spread the word across Chester Business Park, where the business is based, a one day only café was opened to raise awareness and to start eating into the £10,000 goal. Indeed 'eating' was a key part of the day!
Starting with mid-morning toast and pastries and working its way through cakes at lunchtime and on to afternoon tea, there was a brisk trade in food and drink sales of the homemade goodies. Just as importantly, the team spread the word about the charity and the NextGear Capital target.
By the end of the day, a total of £276.98 had been raised with a succession of visitors from across the Park, including; The Funding Corporation, Diner's Club and Eden Red, all eagerly digesting the fundraising initiative and the food! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdL05qoTAp2zWUH5b | Further Stage Adventures in Oz, Part Forty-seven: The Phantom of the Ozpera?
In 2011 the eminent English composer and producer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, co-creator of such worldwide blockbuster musicals as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita (those three with lyrics by Tim Rice), Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and many more, decided to bring to the stage his own adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—by way of someone else's. His production was mainly built around the MGM version, but incorporating more music of his own composition.
To be sure, other stage presentations of Wizard, most notably the Muny version, incorporated other songs into their scores besides those written by Harold Arlen and "Yip" Harburg. But Lloyd Webber went beyond this by composing music (with lyrics by Rice) to be mixed in with the familiar tunes of the 1939 film. As you may well imagine, this caused no little controversy, but more on that later.
And while the lack of songs in the last third of the tale is true in the film (though nobody has ever complained), the stage version incorporates reprises of "Over the Rainbow" and "Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead, as well as "The Jitterbug" and the ubiquitous "Winkie Chant," making it more of a full musical. The general attitude among MGM enthusiasts seemed to be, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Rice and Lloyd Webber, however, thought they saw room for improvement.
Lloyd Webber also wanted to give more thought-revealing songs to Dorothy as well as enlarging the role of Professor Marvel by giving him a number of his own. Of course, for the dual role of the Professor and the Wizard, he called upon the willing services of the brilliant Michael Crawford, who had also played the title role in Lloyd Webber's Phantom, and become a global star in so doing.
Another event which marked the progress of the musical's development, and gained it no little publicity, was a reality television program called Over the Rainbow. Broadcast in 2010, it documented the worldwide talent search for the lucky girl or woman who would debut in the show as Dorothy Gale. Out of thousands of applicants, two young women were selected: runner-up Sophie Evans and winner Danielle Hope, both 18 years old. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUb93xK0iCl4WD3PbX | Q: bug in chrome.storage.local that seems to affect extensions only on Mac OS X? I am trying to set, and later request the data stored locally in an extension
The way I am doing this is sending a request from the content script as follows
chrome.runtime.sendMessage({method: "fetchData"}, doSomething)
On the background page, the message is received and parsed by:
chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(getData);
where getData is a function as follows:
var getData = function(message, sender, sendResponse) {
if (message.method == "fetchData"){
chrome.storage.local.get('myinfo',function(items){
console.log(items);
if (items.myinfo){
sendResponse({status: items.myinfo});
} else {
sendResponse({status: items.myinfo});
}
}); //storage.local.get
}
return true;
}
Now the first time this is run, storage is empty, so items is an empty object {}
Therefore, items.myinfo is undefined
This is indeed the case when I test on my chrome installation on Linux.
However, when running the extension on chrome on a Mac ( OS X 10.9.2 header below)...
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_2) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/34.0.1847.131 Safari/537.36 module=default version=1
...the background page spits up the following error:
Error in response to storage.get: TypeError: Cannot read property 'myinfo' of undefined
It turns out that in this instance items is undefined, not an empty object.
I am trying to figure out if checking for an undefined items, and then populating chrome.storage.local with some data...
storage.set({'myinfo': message.key}, function() {
});
... helps resolve the issue, or if it continues to persist.
Why is this behavior of chrome.local.storage.get different on different OS's. Am I missing something obvious?
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BkiUdGw5qhDBblGOUfbQ | Arc 2000 is a mountain top resort noted for its skiing. The quality of the snow and length of the ski season have made it an unmissable luxury resort.
The resort is located on the north slope of Vanoise en Tarentaise to the east of the French Savoie department, in the Rhône-Alpes region.
The Arc 2000 village belongs to the Paradiski ski area: 435 kilometres of snow and 261 slopes, nearly half of which are red or black slopes.
Arc 2000 offers immediate access to the ski slopes and the Aiguille Rouge massif. This 3,226 metre summit is the starting point of the mythical 7 kilometres descent to Villaroger at 1200 kilometres.
Always concerned with safety and comfort, the Arc 2000 center is completely pedestrianised.
In winter, the slopes offer 200 kilometres of high-quality powder. Snow lovers can use 106 slopes in total.
During summer, hiking lovers can enjoy the alpine pastures and wide spaces in Savoie for long hikes.
From Taj-I-Mah, you can discover Col de la Chal, the summit of Aiguille Grive, the Vanoise park or even the refuge of Mont Pourri.
During your hikes, take the time to relax and enjoy the crystal waters of these high-altitude lakes to refresh yourself.
To the east of Arc 2000 is the Combes lake. From there you can admire Mont Blanc which reaches 4,809m to the north and Aiguille Rouge at 3,227m to the east.
The 5-star Taj-I-Mah hotel enjoys an exceptional location in the Arc 2000 resort, with a magical view over the complex and the slopes.
The hotel can be easily accessed by car or train.
Leave the A430 motorway at Albertville, then follow Moûtiers on RN 90 and Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Then drive up to the 4 Les Arcs resorts.
The Taj-I-Mah is located in front of the "le Cabriolet" cable car. Follow the arrows from the entrance to the resort.
For your safety and peace of mind, please contact us to book a taxi.
The closest train station is Bourg-Saint-Maurice (23 kilometres), below the resort.
Buses and taxis are available to bring you to Arc 2000.
Bus or taxi transfers to Arc 2000. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfB425V5jNiVr8DpE | Schedule > Past Events & Workshops >
Yoga Intensive with Peter Thomson
Peter is a senior teacher in the Iyengar tradition
9 to 16 April 2011
9 April (Sat) 1 to 4pm
10 April (Sun) 8.00 to 11.00am, 1 to 3pm
11 to 15 April (Mon - Fri) 6.30 to 8.30am
16 April (Sat) 7.30 to 10.30am
Total of 21 hours
The yoga intensive works to build some foundation in students from which they can derive their own understanding. Peter's approach is process-based rather than prescriptive and is built off the establishment of clear perceptual foundations
All students are expected to maintain a practice over the period between the intensives.
SGD $525.00 for April 2011 Intensive
Please fill in this online form or call us at +65 64422881. Please make cheques payable to OASIS HOLISTIC and post it to us. Places are confirmed upon receipt of payment.
About Peter Thomson
Peter Thomson has been practicing yoga since 1979 and a student of the Iyengar family since 1981. He has traveled to Pune to study at the Iyengar Institute in excess of 20 times in the period and has been a participant in some special intensives and courses at the Institute over the years, including the backbend intensive with Mr. Iyengar in 1991.
He founded or co-founded a number of significant schools in Sydney (The Yoga Space, The Sydney Yoga Centre, Mosman Yoga Room) and in 1988 founded the Glebe Yoga School. In 2002, Peter founded the Sydney Yoga Space. Peter is one of Australia's most senior and most experienced teachers and practitioners. From September 2007, his teaching will focus on the intensive courses in regional centres around Australasia and Asia and on intensive practice-based retreats typically in Bali.
Peter's particular interest in the practice and teaching of yoga is the depth of perception, inquiry and understanding that sustained practice can develop and in making that understanding accessible to students so they can claim it as their own.
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BkiUbVc241xg-Hfkrz1o | Posted inBreaking
Part of deployed Wisconsin National Guard aviation unit returns to US soil from Middle East
by Racine County Eye April 28th, 2021 April 28th, 2021
Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the West Bend, Wis.-based Detachment 1, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation display a Wisconsin flag during the unit's deployment to the Middle East. Approximately half of the 35-Soldier detachment returned to the U.S. following a nearly 11-month deployment to the Middle East where they conducted medevac missions across the theater in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. (Wisconsin National Guard file photo.)
By Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office
Approximately half of a Wisconsin Army National Guard aviation detachment returned safely to U.S. soil late last week after a nearly 11-month mobilization to the Middle East.
The West Bend, Wisconsin-based Detachment 1, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation returned to Fort Hood, Texas, where the unit will complete demobilization requirements over the coming days before returning home to Wisconsin.
The unit mobilized with approximately 35 Soldiers in July 2020 for deployment across the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. The unit has served in a variety of locations across the theater of operations conducting medevac missions. A portion of the unit remains overseas.
The troops returned amidst a historic period in Wisconsin National Guard history.
The 176th Cyber Protection Team remains mobilized to Fort Meade, Maryland in support of U.S. Cyber Command and Cyber National Mission Force requirements, and approximately 60 Soldiers with the Waukesha, Wisconsin-based 135th Medical Company mobilized in late March for deployment to Kuwait and Iraq.
Meanwhile, approximately 600 Wisconsin National Guard troops continue serving in direct support of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over the course of the pandemic, more than 1,700 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen mobilized at some point for the COVID response, which began March 12, 2020. The COVID mobilization represents the largest sustained domestic mobilization in Wisconsin National Guard history, which dates to 1837.
More than 4,000 troops mobilized to support four separate state elections where they served as poll workers when the pandemic resulted in a shortage of traditional poll workers, and more than 5,000 troops mobilized to help preserve public safety in Wisconsin cities on multiple occasions in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, and Wauwatosa.
Another 550 mobilized to support security efforts at the presidential inauguration in January, and others deployed to California to assist efforts to battle wildfires there last fall.
The Wisconsin National Guard also welcomed home hundreds of other troops from overseas deployments over the past year, including 400 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry that completed a deployment to Afghanistan, 160 Soldiers from the 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Brigade Combat Team that deployed to Ukraine, the 1967th Contracting Team, which deployed to Djibouti, the 924th Engineer Facilities Detachment, which deployed to Kuwait, and approximately 150 Soldiers from the 829th Engineer Company that returned last fall from a deployment that spanned several countries across the Middle East and Southwest Asia.
Tagged: veteran, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Wisconsin National Guard | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdPQ4ubng_M3aQ86Z | Jetlag's Hunchback Characters of Designs
The character design in the Jetlag version the Hunchback on Notre Dame is just as lazy and uninspired as the songs and the rest of the execution on this movie.
Esmeralda, Jetlag version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Esmeralda is probably the most designed character in this version. I think that the designers tried most with her relative the other characters. However the designers are guilty of putting her red and they made her look too sexy. They put her in a strapless corset and a long red skirt with a slit that goes all the way up her leg. Her clothes are just wrong for the time period. But at least she is pretty.
Madoka Ayukawa from Kimagure Orange Road
However she looks at lot like Madoka Ayukawa from Kimagure Orange Road , a Japanese anime from the 1980s. It actually get a bit detracting because she is the only character in this that has an anime look. It maybe because she is a gypsy and they wanted her to look distinct but the difference of animation style looks more sloppy than stylistic.
Quasimodo, Jetlag version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo looks a little more normal that he normally depicted. He has the hunch, a closed eye and a large protrusion over said eye. But he doesn't read as ugly or deformed as he does in other versions. This one of the few times that he doesn't have red hair instead he has black hair. The black hair reads more boring but that's okay because Quasimodo's look is boring in this version.
Frollo, Jetlag version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
As I said in the voice acting post, Frollo sounds like Gargamel from the Smurfs and he kind looks like him too. Frollo has more hair though. Frollo has a tonsure which is a nice trait but it's not gray at all which was a major trait of Frollo's in the book. He look oldish and austere but not in the some capacity as the book or in the Disney movie. Like Quasimodo his character design is just boring.
Gringoire, Jetlag version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gringoire's character design wins the award of the most boring design. His design is like ambien, it's sleep inducing. Most of the extras have more interesting designs.
Phoebus and Esmeralda, Jetlag version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Phoebus in this version has a mustache and looks fairy believable as a late medieval soldier. But for some reason he has reddish-pink-brown hair, which looks really silly. Phoebus typically has blond hair to reference his name sake. His hair color in this version seems out of place.
The Duke of Egypt, Jetlag Version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Duke of Egypt looks like a monster. Why does he look like a monster? I have no clue. His design baffles me. If he was the villain I could understand it but he is hardly a side character. So why does he have pointy elf ears, upturn fangs and a general monster look. My guess is he was a left over design from another project and they just went with it. Because while his design is at least interesting it doesn't fit in to the context of this movie or his "character" (he doesn't have much one).
Fleur de Lys, Jetlag Version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Fleur de Lys looks old. For some reason she has white hair and a receding hairline. She at least has a henin headdress (the pointy princess hats) so at least they got something right from the period. Her look is cold and austere which is in contrast to Esmeralda's but Fleur de lys is suppose to look old? Why does this movie has some aversion to blond hair. Blond hair on her would have look worlds better.
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Phoebus Face
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2 Thoughts on "Jetlag's Hunchback Characters of Designs"
Glad I'm not the only one who thought Jetlag's Esmeralda looked like an anime character…to me she looks a little like either Sailor Mars or maybe Mistress 9 from Sailor Moon.
I can see Sailor Mars or Mistress 9 in Esmeralda's design. Mars and Madoka (Kimagure) look similar. In fact there are a lot of anime females with long black hair and puffy bang. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbsM5qsBB3TGfahaG | Best Things to do in Helsinki - TourGuideFox - Book your tour now!
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BkiUeo_xK7FjYEB4WxyG | Incubators.co is the leading incubator retailer in the UK & Ireland and extensive knowledge of all our incubators.
저희 회사 Incubator.co 는 영국 내의 부화기 소매상의 리더로서, 세계 모든 부화기 제품에 대한 광범위하고 전문적인 지식을 가지고 있습니다.
We are a company that believes in using our incubators ourselves and if it is good enough for us then it will be good for you too.
Over the years we have supplied many different incubators but over the last 4-5 years one brand has really left all other makes behind and that is the RCOM Incubators.
지난 수년간, 우리는 세계 여러 회사의 수많은 유명 부화기들을 취급해 왔었습니다.
최근 4~5년간 그 많은 부화기 브랜드 중 다른 부화기를 재치고 떠오른 부화기가 있는데 바로 한국의 알콤입니다.
With their advance technology and reliability they are really the only incubator to have, so we have exclusivley moved over to this range. With one touch technology these incubators are for the novice to the professional.
그들의 앞서가는 기술과 신뢰성을 바탕으로, 알콤은 유일하게 믿음이 가는 부화기이고, 그래서 우리 회사는 알콤 제품을 집중적으로 취급하기로 결정하고 그렇게 해 왔습니다.
원터치 기술로 알콤 부화기들은 초보자에서 전문가까지 사용할 수 있습니다.
This range will take you through incubation and all the way through rearing with the amazing bird pavilion range, but as flexiable as they are these units can aslo double as intensive care units / sick cages.
Incubators.co does not stop there though, as we personally rear our own poultry stock we have also added a full list of poultry supplies products to our site from disinfetant right up to chicken houses.
우리 회사 Incubators.co 는 또한 알콤 제품에 그치는 것이 아니라 모든 가금 관련 제품을 추가적으로 취급합니다.
We really hope to be the complete website for you.
우리는 고객을 위한 완벽하고 완전한 웹사이트가 되기를 바랍니다.
이전글 "해외 고객들의 알콤부화기 사용 후기" | c4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdhPxaL3SujRqKYPQ | The most amazing Russian Ladies
Whether you aren't a fan of style or beauty, it's hard to reject that Russian girls are some of the most wonderful girls in the world. Their superior cheekbones, bright eyes, and delicious bodies generate these people stand out from the rest. These women are usually very specializing in their looks and use a lot of money to maintain all their perfect visual aspect. Some of these products have actually made professions in fashion, entertainment, and organization. Some mankind has even regarded as marrying the most beautiful Russian women, because of their wonder and charisma. These women also come in all shapes and sizes and get amazing skin colors.
One of the https://gregwar.com/esb/2020/04/19/is-mail-order-brides-legal/ delightful Russian females is Anna Kournikova. This woman is known as one of the most youthful sportsperson inside the history of the Russian Federation. She has likewise become a racket of the world in doubles. She has gained many prestigious beauty contests. Jane is also a leading tennis player and is ranked among the 20 most beautiful tennis game players in history.
A further beauty in Russia can be Ksenia Sukhinova. She is the actual Miss The ussr and comes with participated in several television shows and fashion shows. This wounderful woman has appeared in several commercials and has become a recognized socialite. In addition, she has a philanthropic foundation referred to as Naked Heart. She is a social activist and has also caused charitable organizations. The woman with also a person in the Russian legislative house. She has also worked with well-liked brands such as Versace and Roberto Cavalli.
Some other Russian beauty is usually Natasha Vodianova. She gets appeared in a great many famous fashion shows. She also has made an appearance to the covers of countless famous publications. She is also called Anne V in the modeling world. She has been named the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Female of this Year with respect to ten years within a row. She gets also appeared on the cover of Style magazine.
Different Russian young ladies include Katya Shchekina and Tatyana Dyagileva. Both girls are generally active in the modeling industry simply because were children. Katya started modeling at a age, and she quickly obtained recognition. She has came out in numerous vogue displays and also came out in Vogue article. Tatyana provides appeared inside the Victoria's Strategy Fashion Show. In addition, she worked meant for Christian Dior and Blue jean Paul Gaultier. She has likewise appeared in advertisements with respect to Calvin Klein Jeans.
Russian girls are known for their stunning smiles. They have a mild complexion, prolonged legs, and high face. They will follow the newest trends in beauty. A few girls happen to be very athletic, yet most are just plain lean. Many are quiet, and possess a charming personality. Despite all their charm, many Russian girls are likewise very moderate and devoted to their looks. They stick to the latest charm tendencies and keep program the latest fashion. They are also superb girlfriends and wives.
Russian young women are a source of motivation for many people all over the world. find a wife in russia Earning great female friends and girlfriends or wives, https://theadultman.com/love-and-lust/questions-ask-girlfriend/ and also improve the status of traditional western men. Their natural splendor and natural beauty make them much more well known close to the world. | commoncrawl | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUcivxK0wg09KOWX91 | MIGDAL FILMES
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Paula is a top plastic surgeon, owner of the world-famous beauty clinic "Image Beauty Solutions". Rich, successful and arrogant, she has always lived for her job and her own vanity. Now, on the eve of her 50th birthday, she has just realized her career-long goal: finding the definitive cure for cellulite.
Eager to try her own masterpiece and overly confident, she uses herself as the first human test subject for the miracle drug - and it works! Or at least, so it would seem...
In a matter of hours, right in the middle of her birthday bash, she starts feeling a strange side effect to the drug: a very sudden, augmented PMS. She flips out during her party, starts acting insanely, and accidentally dies falling down a flight of steps in the process.
Paula wakes up and discovers, to her dismay, that she is now dead. Her perfect body, result of years of cosmetic work and her most prized possession, was now useless as she was stuck on earth as an invisible ghost until she could finish her one last mission: stop her scheming business partner from releasing the harmful drug to the public - and making millions off of it.
Daniel is a phony psychic - or at least he thinks he is until he meets Paula as she stumbles into his business: the "House of Miracles", a psychic center where Daniel has been conning people for years.
Through Daniel, Paula must contact her daughter, Alice. Alice is 25, and the very opposite of Paula: an intellectual dead against the beauty industry with a strained relationship with her mother in life. The unlikely trio must then help them stop the drug from falling into the hands of every hopeful woman out there in a hilarious comedy - and on the way, learning a think or two about how beauty is more than just skin deep. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdXw5qWTA7nAgcxOd | This contemporary property saw designers Simply Architecture elect to use a timber frame construction, manufactured by ECO Timber Frame, Carrigaline, Cork.
This property was designed by Gareth Sullivan, of Simply Architecture, for his own family. The brief was to combine innovative construction methods with an energy-efficient home to overcome the challenges of a problematic site.
As a RIBA and RIAI accredited practice, Simply Architecture excels in well-crafted bespoke projects. Gareth is also a Certified Passive House Designer.
Gareth commented: "Our family home (measuring 1900 square feet) is set into a very difficult small and steeply sloping site in Douglas. The site is compromised by three existing wayleaves which allows access to service pipes that restrict the area available to a small wedge-shaped space.
All of this means the build had to be energy efficient and use innovative building methods to make it easier to build on this challenging site.
In order to incorporate both elements, Gareth selected a timber frame construction with a cement board and a multi-coat render system.
The Passive House certified timber frame system created by ECO Timber Frame uses 90% less energy than conventional construction designs.
In addition, this typically includes key features of high thermal insulation and very low U-values with almost no thermal bridging.
A very high level of air-tightness, passive gains utilising solar panels, and a MHRV – mechanical heat recovery ventilation system – are incorporated in the design.
In order to reduce time and costs during the early stages of construction, much of the fabrication work was carried out off-site, which greatly benefit project efficiencies, ease of access and site cleanliness.
Stephen Spillane, joint owner of ECO Timber Frame, commented: "Much of our work is with the one off and self-build sector.
"It was clear from the beginning that Gareth was committed to building to Passive House standards. This worked out nicely as their timber frame system was awarded certification at around the time the construction took place.
A construction system using an EPS insulated foundation with a timber frame structure proved to be the most efficient method.
The timber frame is a certified Passive House system, with an overall thickness of 362mm to the external walls, which have a U-value of 0.12 W/m²K.
Weber is a leading manufacturer of innovative materials, systems and solutions for the construction industry. Its weberend MT multi-coat system has BBA certification, which meets NHBC requirements for new build housing.
This is vital, as builders and developers in this field are constantly seeking modern methods of construction for speed and cost efficiency. The weberend MT system is designed to rapidly finish buildings of frame and panel construction.
weberend MT is a light-weight render system which incorporates glass-fibre meshcloth reinforcement with a resin-rich adhesive coat. It can carry a choice of finishes in a wide range of colours.
This modern render system is designed for large areas of stable render carrier boards without the need for expressed joints.
This allows it to create smooth, modern design aesthetics. weberend MT is also suitable for uneven masonry or mixed substrates where a high level of crack resistance is required.
Application onto a panel background requires an initial 3mm pass of weberend LAC. The glass fibre reinforcing mesh is laid in, as this coat takes up, and a second 3mm of weberend LAC is applied. Sponge finish achieves a flat surface.
When fully dry, weber PR310 primer is applied prior to the finish. A variety of textured finishes in a selection of colours can be used to produce stylish, weatherproof, vapour permeable protection.
The weberend MT application was carried out by Michal Sasinowski of M S Plastering, Glanmire, Co. Cork. Sasinowski found it interesting to see this unique design, and the fast build program achieved with off-site construction.
weberend MT system was hand applied to achieve uniform colour and texture using the Welsh Slate colourway for a contemporary and attractive look.
Weber products are manufactured in the UK at sites in Bedfordshire, Shropshire and Co Antrim. This guarantees efficient availability and lead times, adding to the company's sustainability policy, reduced CO₂ emissions and transportation costs. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUe67xK0zjCrsOBYa4 | The fraying Gujarat model – Business Line–21.03.2018
21 Mar 2018 Anil R Tikotekar Economy, News of interest Leave a comment
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar during a visit to Gujarat recently observed that though the State's performance on industry and infrastructure is to be lauded, it lagged behind in social development, especially education and health. He, however, expressed satisfaction over the State's increased allocation on these crucial social sectors.
Now this is a significant observation from the head of the Government's most important economic think-tank. Is this finally an admission from the powers-that-be that the much-touted Gujarat model of development crucially ignored social development? Will Kumar's remarks lead to introspection by those who have been relentlessly tom-toming the virtues of this model?
Though Gujarat's growth rate and per capita are among the highest, there is now near unanimity among economists that its social indicators are poor. This has now been validated by the NITI Aayog.
This clearly shows that the high growth in the State has not trickled down to the poor. As economist Indira Hirway argues, though the State government, especially during Narendra Modi's stint as chief minister, went out of its way to attract investments, doling out massive sops by way of cheap land, power and tax breaks, it hasn't led to significant employment generation thanks to the capital-intensive nature of industrialisation.
She also argues that the huge incentives handed out to industry have left the State with little funds for the social sector. Gujarat spends less than 2 per cent on education against an average norm of 5-6 per cent and 0.8 per cent on health against the norm of 4-6 per cent, says Hirway.
She says 45 per cent of the children there are undernourished and the decline in maternal mortality rate has slowed down. It's not surprising then that the bureaucrats in the State are being asked to focus on child malnutrition and maternal mortality.
So will the BJP government in Gujarat swallow its pride and learn a few lessons from the Left Front government in Kerala on social development?
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BkiUbEU5i7PA9KsD3UIc | LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Mega Millions lottery has ballooned to the second largest jackpot in U.S. history.
Nobody matched all the numbers in Tuesday night's drawing -- meaning Friday's jackpot is worth an estimated $900 million. The only bigger payout in lottery history was a Powerball drawing of $1.5 billion in 2016.
One lucky player in Madisonville, Kentucky matched five of the six Mega Millions numbers and won $1 million.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states, including Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUaw7xK7Dgs_cY3pEY | Vickie McMillan is on the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) Texas Touring Roster. Grant funding for Texas nonprofits is available for her work through the Arts Respond Performance Support grant program. Click the link for guidelines, or contact TCA at 512/463-5535 or cc@arts.texas.gov for more information.
Vickie McMillan, a native Texan, is considered a world-renowned wildlife conservation artist in her field of painting. Vickie conducts collaborative community paintings and murals for installation in public buildings, hospitals, schools, correctional facilities, and other government organizations, and in treatment centers, foster-care, health and human service centers. Vickie delivers specialized workshops, residencies, lectures, live performance painting, team-building, staff development, and judging. Her collaborative paintings/murals integrate TEKS curriculum goals for schools, fosters unity in community, advances global conservation causes, and encourages the use of recycled materials when possible. Projects are envisioned and executed by Vickie or with engagement of the organization and participants. Vickie specializes in large-scale collaborative paintings and murals. Each will be designed/conceptualized in advance with set project goals, or designed under Vickie's guidance during workshops. She teaches and demonstrates technique, use of materials, research, team-building, cooperation, creative learning through educationally relevant objects, life skills, and pride. The project would be executed during designated workshops with participants. Murals can be based on the curriculum (including topics such as science, technology, engineering, math, the earth, life cycles, rain forests, geography, and history) or other interests. Students are engaged in the project from concept (brainstorming/themes) to installation and unveiling. A teaching curriculum is available.
"Changing lives one painting at a time." | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUc905qhDBWAzXr3hh | This was probably the first thing we noticed and it's that older generations, not everyone this is a generalisation, think we're crazy. There is no doubt marriage is a big commitment and it's a milestone in your life but I've found when talking to older people they say really awful things. Most of the time it's joking around like 'you both are crazy' and little remarks but overall it's pretty shocking. It's although there is a negative connotation that comes with marriage and we should almost be dreading getting married.
It sounds sad but I'm only 22 and all my friends are in very different life circumstances whether they're travelling, have moved away, are studying or single there isn't anyone who is at this stage of their life. It's not a bad thing, god I think all my friends are doing amazing things and really killing it at life but it just means the experience is a little bit less how you picture it when you're at school. I always imagined that we'd all get married in a year space and we'd be helping each other and all that but it's far from reality. Isaac and I are really enjoying the planning process and cannot wait to share our day with all over family and friends but it has been a little different from what I expected!
I mean EVERYTHING. There are probably two or three magazines in the newsagents that have a picture of the bride AND groom as opposed to just a bride. It's insane! Trying to find websites for inspiration for Isaac's outfit is near impossible and if you're wanting something out of the box for men be prepared to spend hours searching. One magazine I'd recommend is Hello May – it's beautiful and filled to the brim of real weddings.
We're planning a really non-traditional wedding and when I've explained snippets to people around us often they're confused. The one example I'll use because it doesn't give anything away is that we're not having a bridal party. When we've been in stores explaining that people are often taken back and really rude. I don't mind that but it's funny that weddings are almost expected to be this formal thing with a bridal party and a huge puffy dress. We've really focused on what WE want from the day and at some stages we've had to step back and be like hang on is that something we want to even happen.
PS: it might sound like I'm whinging and I'm not. It's just a few unexpected things that have popped up. We're loving being engaged and are so excited for the wedding in 2017!
Have you got engaged young? What were your experiences?
Love this post! I have a few friends that have got engaged and have said pretty much the same!
This was really interesting to read! I can definitely understand that at 22 there must be a lot to take on board in terms of adjusting and other people's opinions, but everyone has a different pace and different values – so just enjoy your engagement!
It's funny when you say the older generation say it's too young even though way back in the day, that was the norm. I have friends that had babies at 22 and I thought that was young but really, it's whatever suits the person or couple. All my friends are at different stages of their lives and that's all good too. We can celebrate different things together but talking about wedding stuff is always exciting!
I found pinterest was great with looking at groom attire when I was looking for suits. Honestly, what is the norm these days??? I got married overseas, no family came only 4 friends that happened to be in the same country and were able to be there otherwise it would have been just us two. I didn't do the traditional big Chinese reception and apparently the dates that I chose were bad luck oh well! You stick to what you are comfortable with and don't try and please other people. =) Great post by the way!
I'm definitely not engaged or married but it's so funny how people expect everyone to have a cookie cutter wedding in a church, with a catered reception with a sit down dinner, bride in a white puffy dress, speeches by the fathers, the father walking her down the aisle, the traditional wedding vows, etc. Personally I'm not fussed either way about getting married and my partner knows that, but if I were to get married there are so many "traditions" that I just think are absurd and so outdated. I think it's great you're throwing away something as ingrained as a bridal party because who says your wedding has to follow a strict procedure just because everyone else does the same thing?
Haha it's funny because everything you mentioned we're not doing (except wedding vows but we're writing our own and they'll be fun not 'I give myself too you'.. Spew). I think it's ridiculous that they still exist especially when you look at where some traditions stem from!
I completely understand you on the "being at different stages" feeling, even though it's not like there's a set list.
I'm 24, have lived with my partner a few years and we recently got a puppy. We're saving to buy our first house, after living out of home for 5+ years. Many of my friends still live at home and will often need to leave outings because "mum's wondering when I'll be home for dinner".
It does feel quite isolating sometimes but I guess we'll be the ones they all look to when they get to the step of house hunting, getting a puppy, babies or weddings.
I just found your blog while looking for new lifestyle blogs to read, anyway I got engaged at 21 and was married at 23 so I know exactly what you mean about the whole "my friends are in different stages of their personal lives". I know alot of my friends thought I was crazy, and that I hadn't "lived/experienced enough" yet…I don't know when having more than one sexual partner defined the fact that you've lived…3 and a half years later I still get comments like "But you have your whole life ahead of you, You're so young or Why did you get married so young". It won't get better but as long as you are happy in you relationship and you're sure of your decision the screw the norms and the expexctations of everyone else! Your happiness is more important than their opinions so just keep doing you!
Good luck with the planning, it's the best! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUc545qYVBPGxmjmAQ | Managed service providers must make contracts with clients a part of doing business. But what pieces should you standardize, and what red flags should you avoid? We have the answers from our legal expert here.
A handshake is nice, but in managed services it won't get you far. Whatever agreements MSPs reach with their customers, everything must be in writing. Otherwise, you're bound to run into trouble later.
Just ask attorney Robert J. Scott, managing partner at Scott & Scott, a Southlake, Texas-based law firm specializing in technology regulations and contracts. Scott, who has vast experience with managed services contracts and SLAs (service level agreements), says his most common first contact with clients is when they need help with a customer contract.
Often they've already tried something else; they may have downloaded a legal template that didn't quite cover all the potential legal ramifications or perhaps asked a friend or relative who is a lawyer to look over a contract for which the lawyer didn't have the right kind of expertise.
In pre-managed services days, providers of IT services and products often didn't use contracts, relying instead on handshake agreements. But when you enter into an arrangement to provide long-term services and expect to collect fees on a recurring basis, operating without a contract could be a recipe for disaster.
Every agreement should clearly specify the services it covers and what it excludes. It should address risk and the cost of delivering the services. Any services provided outside of the scope of the contract should be billed separately.
MSPs need to properly manage risk. If a client system is breached, for instance, under certain circumstances the client may seek damages from the service provider. Scott says he tries to put his clients in zero-risk positions. An effective way to accomplish that is by carrying insurance to cover issues such as lost or stolen data. You need to buy enough insurance to satisfy the customer, and you'll find that customers by and large accept this approach, he says.
Spell out your commitment to the customer so there is no confusion about your responsibilities. Through an SLA, MSPs can set expectations on the levels of service they agree to provide, including response times for downtime issues, after-hours availability and penalties for missing agreed-to milestones.
The term of the agreement must be specified with a beginning and end date. If customers want out of the contract, there should be stipulated reasons as to when they can do so. They shouldn't be allowed to cancel the agreement just because they found a competitor with a better price. Be sure to specify acceptable grounds for termination, such as the customer going out of business, and penalties for breaking the contract early.
One of the disadvantages of having good employees is the risk that someone else will try to hire them. This could happen with customers, who get a first-hand look at your techs and how good they are. Be sure to add a non-solicitation clause to your customer agreements to avoid this type of situation.
Negotiating contracts with customers can be awkward, but a little discomfort upfront can prevent a lot of trouble later on. As Scott says, "The guys that have no contracts at all are living under a rock. Even if you implicitly trust your customers, you have to have written agreements." And that's advice no MSP can afford to ignore.
Is there a Free Template we should be using? | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUeNbxK7kjXJwSR3nu | Chinese President Xi Jinping certainly does not lack confidence. He has suggested a new chapter in great power politics on the basis of joint Chinese-US world leadership, also known as the Group of Two (G2). And Xi has also been propagating the "Chinese Dream," which envisions restoring the country's former glory to make it a world leader once more.
In 2016, he even introduced the concept of the "Chinese solution," arguing that the country's authoritarian one-party state and liberal economic system are more effective at solving regional and global challenges than liberal democracies and their market economies.
The assertive foreign policy is a relatively new development, however. In 1972, when China was still in the throes of its Cultural Revolution, the nation became a permanent member of the UN Security Council. But the self-declared Middle Kingdom remained preoccupied with its own political and economic issues for many years, despite its UN status.
Things changed with the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in which almost 3,000 students and activists were killed. China suddenly found itself amid a severe international crisis. The US and European Union (EU) lambasted China for suppressing the pro-democracy demonstrations and imposed an arms embargo that remains in place to this day.
China subsequently initiated a new foreign policy program mainly targeted at its immediate neighbors. It included a new security paradigm seeking to overcome Cold War thinking and to reduce American influence in Asia, as the director of the Institute of International Strategic and Development Studies at Tsinghua University, Chu Shulong, writes. That, he argues, was one of China's most significant foreign policy decisions to date.
At the beginning of the 21st century, China's then-President Jiang Zemin presided over a period later termed "China's peaceful rise," envisioning greater integration into the world economy, yet without provoking the ire of America or China's neighbors. During this time, China played by the globally established rules and did so successfully, becoming a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001.
The 2007/08 international financial crisis took a heavy toll on Western economies, and put the "Western way of life" into question. China, however, was barely affected by the crisis. Hu Jintao, China's president at the time, formulated a new set core objectives in 2009. China expert Angela Stanzel of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) think tank summarizes as them as follows: "Advancing economic and social progress, ensuring the stability of the Communist party, and guaranteeing territorial and national security and integrity." It was the first time that China had taken a decidedly assertive, self-interested foreign policy stance. And China's new, confident role was already visible to the world at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
In 2013, Xi succeeded president Hu. Unlike any leader after Mao, Xi has been boldly striving for Chinese superpower status. "China's foreign policy has never been this assertive; the period of timidness is over," says Angela Stanzel. This new foreign policy chapter finds expression in Xi's prestigious Belt and Road Initative (BRI), which has also become known as the New Silk Road. And it also manifests itself in China's highly visible military presence in the South China Sea, and its insistence on free trade now that US President Donald Trump is championing protectionism.
The EU is also feeling China's growing assertiveness. According to German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), China sent a confidential Belt and Road Initative memorandum to European capitals in April 2018 for respective heads of state and government to sign. The Europeans had not been consulted, as would be standard protocol for bilateral agreements. China apparently did not wish to make any concessions. But refusing to sign the memorandum could have disadvantages, which is why, according to FAZ, some Eastern and Central European states opted to sign the document. Even though eventually 27 EU member states decided not to sign the paper and instead work out a single European position on China's Belt and Road Initiative.
The only EU member state to reject this European approach was Hungary. It has established close ties with China in recent times. In May 2017, ties were raised to the high possible level of comprehensive strategic partnership. One year earlier, Hungary (together with Croatia and Greece), had worked to tone down a EU statement on a ruling over China's maritime claims in the South China Sea. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban made no secret of his new relationship with China when he announced at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos that "we will ask China for infrastructural investments if the EU does not provide any financial assistance."
Despite China's recent achievements some intellectuals have been wondering whether the country actually follows a grand strategy. Wang Jisi, dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University, doubts this and says it does not suffice just to identify core objectives. He thinks there should also be a plan on how to reach and coordinate these objectives.
Asia expert and political scientist Gerhard Will, who used to work for the Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), concurs. "A genuine world power needs more than just military and economic might." Namely diplomatic clout and soft power. So that it must not solely resort to military threats or economic incidences to influence other nations.
Clearly, China has catching up to do when it comes to diplomatic clout and soft power. This becomes apparent in the context of international law. "If China rejects international norms, then it must promote others in their place. And build a following for them. I see a major shortcoming in this area," explains Gerhard Will.
Will thinks Southeast Asia will show if China will actually manage to rise peacefully. "China is capable of getting some of these governments on its side, but not their citizens. That will lead to massive conflicts in the long-term."
Cambodia, under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen, has oriented itself towards China. It has adopted a role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that is comparable to that of Hungary in the EU. In 2012 and 2016, Cambodia blocked a joint ASEAN statement on China's role in the South China Sea. But unlike Cambodia's government, Cambodia's people are not at all pro-China, says Will. "The greater China's influence, the more people come to dislike the country." It seems, says Will, that the "Chinese Dream" has little appeal.
Why is the US targeting China's Confucius Institute?
As the world focuses on developments in China's coastal regions, the one-party state is flexing its totalitarian muscle in the northwest of the country. We should not look the other way, says Alexander Görlach. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
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BkiUeAk4uzqh_N6SCmrx | This sounds creepy. And really fun.
Starting in August, the Old Joliet Prison will begin giving walking tours hosted by the Joliet Historical Society, reports ABC 7 Chicago.
The prison, which once housed criminals for 144 years, has become decayed over time, but to me, that just adds to the sinister allure of the place.
"Time has not been kind to it. In the East Cell Block, peeling paint hangs like stalactites. Vandals have wreaked havoc. Arsonists torched several of its two dozen buildings. Prison grounds were being swallowed by nature. But the Joliet Correctional Center, closed by the state in 2002, has never lost its power of fascination."
Although it's mostly rumor, many say the prison is haunted. I can imagine the pain and suffering of the prisoners would contribute to some unrest, to say the least.
The tours will be $20 a person. Come Halloween time, I am so there.
Check out a few pictures of the prison, taken by Instagram users. Pretty eerie. I can only imagine what the inside looks like. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUetjxK6mkyCKC2VBq | This program equips students with training in the area of case management, conflict-resolution, counseling theories and techniques, community services, needs assessment, etc. Students will learn how to work with diverse populations which include, but are not limited to: survivors of domestic violence, children, youth and families in the foster care system, geriatric clients and their families, and youth and adolescents. Students will develop an understanding of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary in the provision of services the micro-macro continuum.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills needed to prepare for an entry-level paraprofessional position providing services to families.
• Discuss, analyze and explain the ethical standards that guide the helper/counselor when providing services to families.
• Participate in role-play application scenarios regarding the career pathway of family studies.
HMS-5, HMS-8, HMS-17, HMS-18, HMS-19, HMS-22, HMS-25, HMS-26, HMS-27, HMS-36, and WKX HMS 200 are actively available in Moreno Valley College inventory. HMS-62 has been approved by the BOT and are anticipated to be included in the next addendum issued October 2018. All courses are approved for transfer to the CSU.
Missionof Moreno Valley College: Responsive to the educational needs of itsregion, Moreno Valley College offers academic programs and student supportservices which include baccalaureate transfer, professional, pre-professional,and pre-collegiate curricula for all who can benefit from them. Lifelong learning opportunities are provided,especially, in health and public service preparation.
The goal of the Family Studies Certificate is to pave a pathway to prepare students for providing services to individuals and families. The program aims to develop training of helping professionals in an understanding of counseling theory,technique and practice applications, as well as in referral-based services. Graduates will have developed knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to help clients across the micro-macro continuum. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdd04eIXh3G5Cz4mo | Greenwashing with THE LORAX
tags: animation, consumerism
We tend to discourage ranting on this site and aim for scholarly voice — but if I see another cross promotion for the upcoming Lorax film I, well, I will rant. The latest promotions include the Lorax selling a Mazda compact car that gets a whopping 40 mpg (notice the mounting sarcasm that is the sure sign of a rant), children's meals at IHOP, and the Lorax sitting in as a guest judge on NBC's reality music show "The Voice". All told Universal Pictures has partnered with nearly 70 corporate sponsors – including the EPA. Apparently, Mazda agreed to donate $1 million to the National Education Association's "Read Across America" Program in order to secure the rights to use the Lorax in commercials. But the car company has even sent agents out into schools to tell children that they will donate $25 more to the cause if their parents test drive a new Mazda. Child advocacy groups have recently called for consumers to boycott companies attempting to capitalize on the classic environmental tale. In fact, Universal dramatically downplayed the film's environmental messages in promotional materials and only added an environmental education component to the film's website after students and teachers started a petition to protest the studio's oversite. If you're feeling nostalgic, here's a link to the 1972 CBS television version of the 1971 book by Dr. Seuss.
Update: Now in its second weekend, The Lorax is once again topping the US box office and has already earned more than $100 million domestically. It was produced for around $100 million.
Finally, here is the Colbert Report's take on the film:
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Greenwashing is one way to put it and ecoporn another. But you are spot on by showing off this film trying to have it every way to Sunday. They'll sell every toy they can, every car and fast food joint that will have them. The commodification of these and so many other "eco films" is standard fare. Thanks for bringing it up, because it does help define irony again. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
BkiUdi05qg5A51O-L45B | The PiCap from Bare Conductive uses conductive ink to transfer touch impulses to the Raspberry Pi. They've written a lovely little tutorial on how to do it yourself and have put the code on GitHub. If you want to do it "properly", you'll need to follow their screen printing tutorial but you can get similar results by just painting the note 'buttons' on a piece of paper or card. The code is based on the FluidSynth synthesizer which uses sound fonts and is the basis for my own music tech project, the Music Box. Take a look at the tutorial here. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdgU5qX_BxlWi8EYy | If you have worked with a company who signed the Fringe Charter, Film Charter or the Final Footage Agreement and you believe they have failed to meet these terms, you can report them below.
If the company has not signed one of these agreements you must contact Equity about your concerns as we'll be unable to take any action.
Please tell us which agreement has been broken. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbIM4ukPiEPtYOCP7 | My six year old, Tara, had two hamsters as pets. She named the male Mork and the girl, Mindy after the characters of her favorite show she watches on TV Land.
As you would expect, eventually one of the hamsters became pregnant, but it was Mork, not Mindy. I guess someone had made a mistake. This was even funnier because on the show, the TV character Mork also got pregnant.
Tara insisted that the hamsters have a wedding before Mork gave birth. My husband and I bought a small cake and had the bakery decorate it with with two small plastic hamster figurines, icing and sugar sculpture roses.
I took a couple of scrap pieces of satin and made a black skirt for Mork and a white skirt for Mindy with my sewing machine. I used some elastic so they would fit easily over their heads. Tara made a veil for Mindy out of a strip of white organza ribbon, but it would not stay on her head.
After the the wedding march played on the CD,my husband, Frank, acted as the minister and was going to perform the ceremony. I had a camera to take photos of Mork and Mindy afterward.
Both hamsters stayed in their plexi glass home and neither hamster seemed bothered by the skirts as they wandered around. Since they wouldn't stand stil next to each other, Tara picked them up and held them together for the brief ceremony. Frank read the vows as quickly as possible and Tara touched Mork's nose to Mindy's so he would kiss the bride.
After taking a few pictures we took off their skirts and let them play. Tara watched them for a little while longer then Frank cut the hamster wedding cake. Frank and I even toasted with glass of wine to their happiness. Tara toasted with sparkling apple juice and she dropped a few crumbs of the cake into their container.
Tara told us she was very happy Mork and Mindy had a wedding because she wouldn't want the babies to be born illigitimate. I hope she doesn't ask to send out birth announcements or have a christening!
I think I know where she gets it from. Frank told me he wants to have an anniversary party for Mork and Mindy to celebrate next year! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUddPxaKgT1SKe0TAi | Caunce Street taken when transport was more of a four legged affair.Many thanks to Ted Lightbrown for dating this collection of photographs.This collection of prints were taken in 1913.The posters on both side of the photograph show what the Opera House was about to show.'Oh! Oh! Delphine!!!' ran at the Opera House during the first week of September in 1913.Another poster that reads 'Ragtime night' was held at the Winter Gardens on Wednesday 3rd September 1913. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfurxK6-gD0SrfxC9 | Psychedelic drugs show promise for treating PTSD
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Common party-drugs show promise in treating PTSD
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Kashmiri Pandits will return to their homeland, govt will fulfil i
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): On the 30th anniversary of the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley, BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that the Centre is committed to ensuring the return of the community to their homeland.
Mental health may be compromised by sexual-arousal disorder in ind
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'Diet drinks don't promise to aggravate weight loss'
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Yogi chides SP for promising pension to anti-CAA protestors
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Hitting back at the Samajwadi Party (SP) for promising pension to anti-CAA protestors, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday questioned why the Akhilesh Yadav-led party is standing with miscreants who damaged public property an
Majority of Central govt promises unfulfilled, Yediyurappa a weak
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Shiv Sena compromised on its ideology for CM post: Nitin Gadkari
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that Shiv Sena compromised on its ideology for the post of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Interest of indigenous Assamese won't be compromised at any cost:
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday asserted that there will be no compromise with the interest of the indigenous Assamese at any cost due to the new Citizenship law. | commoncrawl | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
BkiUduA4uzlh3ybkMDew | George Szekeres (prononciation hongroise : ) est un mathématicien hongrois et australien, né en 1911 à Budapest et mort en 2005 à Adélaïde.
Premières années
Szekeres obtint une licence de chimie à l'université polytechnique de Budapest. Il travailla six ans à Budapest, comme analyste. En 1936, il épousa Esther Klein. Juive, la famille dut fuir les persécutions nazies, si bien que Szekeres prit un poste à Shanghai, en Chine. Ils vécurent là-bas durant la Guerre sino-japonaise et la guerre civile chinoise. Leur premier enfant, Peter, naquit à Shanghai.
Carrière
En 1948, il accepta avec joie une proposition de poste à l'université d'Adélaïde, en Australie. Les soucis étaient derrière lui : il put entamer une vie prospère de mathématicien. Son second enfant, Judy, naquit en 1954. En 1963, la famille déménagea à Sydney car Szekeres avait obtenu un poste à l'université de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, où il enseigna jusqu'à sa retraite en 1975. Il conçut aussi des problèmes pour les de mathématiques entre lycéens organisées par son université, et pour une compétition annuelle entre prégradués tenue par la Société mathématique de l'université de Sydney.
Toute sa vie, Szekeres a travaillé en collaboration étroite avec beaucoup d'éminents mathématiciens de son époque, dont son épouse Esther, Paul Erdős, Pál Turán, Béla Bollobás, Ronald Graham, Alfred van der Poorten, Miklós Laczkovich et John Coates.
Honneurs
En 1968, il a remporté la Médaille Thomas Ranken Lyle de l'Académie australienne des sciences.
En , il a reçu une médaille du Centenaire .
En , un festschrift a été tenu, en l'honneur de son quatre-vingt-dixième anniversaire, à l'université de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
En 2001, la Société australienne de mathématiques a créé en son honneur la Médaille George Szekeres.
En , il a été fait membre honoraire de l'Ordre d'Australie .
Vie personnelle
Le est un exemple de l'emprise des mathématiques sur la vie de George Szekeres. En 1933, il se réunissait presque tous les dimanches à Budapest avec d'autres étudiants pour discuter, entre autres, de mathématiques. À l'une de ces réunions, Esther Klein proposa le problème suivant :
Après avoir laissé George, Paul Erdős et les autres étudiants se gratter la tête un bon moment, Esther expliqua sa preuve. En 1935, George publia avec Paul un article généralisant ce résultat et considéré comme un des travaux fondamentaux dans le domaine de la géométrie combinatoire. Erdős baptisa ce problème (« de fin heureuse ») parce qu'il aboutit au mariage de George et Esther.
George et Esther sont morts à Adélaïde le même jour (), à une heure d'intervalle.
Notes et références
Voir aussi
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Coordonnées de Kruskal-Szekeres
Équation de Schröder
Fraction continue généralisée
Nombre puissant
Nombre de Szekeres-Wilf
Snark de Szekeres
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Mathématicien hongrois du XXe siècle
Mathématicien australien du XXe siècle
Étudiant de l'université polytechnique et économique de Budapest
Professeur à l'université de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Universitaire australien du XXe siècle
Universitaire hongrois
Lauréat de la médaille Lyle
Membre de l'Académie australienne des sciences
Naissance en mai 1911
Naissance à Budapest
Décès en août 2005
Décès à Adélaïde (Australie)
Décès à 94 ans | wikipedia | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUd7Y4uzqh_N6SCgT2 | A rally event is made up of several high speed special stages. These stages can be held on public or private roads which are closed to the public. The roads can be sealed (tarmac) or unsealed (gravel). Each driver and co-driver completes a timed run of each special stage, attempting to drive the distance in the shortest possible time. The role of the co-driver is to read route instructions to the driver from a road book which details intersections and some hidden hazards on the course. The special stages are linked by touring stages which are the means of getting from one stage to the next, and are driven at normal road speeds and rules, and therefore require a road-registered vehicle.
Also very popular are Targa rallies which are run on closed sealed roads.
To obtain an R Grade licence for both drivers and co-drivers, competitors must first be a member of one of our member clubs. Once you have a current club membership, you will need to pass the R Grade Exam (see Licence Examinations), and complete the licence application process through the MotorSport NZ Online system. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Australopithecus sediba: can we stop calling it a 'missing link?
Science • 9/10/11 7:40:10 am • Views: 589
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Hurrah! A science journalist who calls out using the term "Missing Link". All fossils are transitional, including the one your body might someday turn into.
What it is not, however, is a "missing link".
It's a term that many newspapers, including this one, because it is so recognisable and freighted with a century and a half of meaning. It's also used by creationists and other people ignorant of evolutionary biology to suggest that the fossil record shows gaps. It's just a shame it's complete nonsense.
The problem is that it implies that something is missing. I suppose in one sense something is: the fossils of 99.99999 per cent of all the animals and plants that have ever lived. But in the specific sense of "a fossil that is neither entirely an ape nor entirely a human but somewhere between the two", there are lots and lots. Wikipedia, the journalist's friend, has a wonderful list of so-called "transitional fossils" (my favourite is Tiktaalik, the halfway house between a fish and an amphibian), and in its "Human evolution" section, it lists:
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• Homo habilis, "Perfect intermediate between early hominids and later humans, possibly ancestral to modern humans."
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Creationists Missing Link Fossils Austrolopithecus Sediba | commoncrawl | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
BkiUdLTxK4sA-7sDfD0W | Q: Using local variable outside its scope while(t!=0)
{
for(j=1;j <=3;j++)
{
cin>>size;
int arrj[size];
for(i=0;i<3;i++)
{
cin>>arrj [i];
}
}
}
How do I use arrj[] outside the while loop as the array is a local variable to while loop?
A:
How do I use arrj[] outside the while loop as the array is a local
variable to while loop?
You have the answer in your question itself. You can not have the arrj out side the first for loop as it will be deleted from the stack as it go out of from this scope.
In order to use the arrj[], you need it to be declared before the while loop:
int t = 2, size = 10;
int arrj[size]; // declare before
while(t!=0) // this should be t--, otherwise your while loop will not end
{
/* code */
}
However, as it look like to have array of integers as per user choise, I recommend you to use std::vector<>, by which you can achieve what you want to have.
int t = 1, size;
std::vector<int> arrj; // declare here
while(t--)
{
for(int j=1;j <=3;j++)
{
std::cin>> size;
// resize the vector size as per user choise
arrj.resize(size);
// now you can fill the vector using a range based for loop
for(int& elements: arrj) std::cin >> elements;
// or simply
/*while(size--)
{
int elements; std::cin >> elements;
arrj.emplace_back(elements)
}*/
}
}
A: You can try using a vector or array declared outside the loop to hold the value.
with Vector you can push_back
or with array you can do dynamic allocation on heap
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BkiUfVbxK03BfL1dWhrM | Pa Sang est un tambon de Thaïlande (thaï : ตำบล ; API : [tām.bōn]) (division administrative généralement traduit en français approximativement par « commune » ou plus exactement par « sous-district ») constitué de 15 villages (thaï : หมู่บ้าน, RTGS : mu ban ou Muban) situé dans la province de Chiang Rai, dans le district de Mae Chan. En 2020, sa population était de habitants.
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BkiUdww4uzlh5qyYgmmp | Home NIGERIA POLITICAL NEWS
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The spate of destruction of lives and properties in the South-East geo-political zone has become a source of worry to governments and other stakeholders in the region, writes CHIDIEBUBE OKEOMA
Before now, the South-East region had remained peaceful and accommodating to all. Things, however, began to fall apart since February this year, barely four months after the nationwide #EndSARS protest which turned violent.
From the attack on Federal Government formations, like police commands and divisions, offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission and courts to the killing of clerics, traditional rulers, the level of insecurity in the region is, to say the least, has become unimaginable.
More horrifying is the fact that travellers were ambushed on many occasions. While some lost their lives, others were injured. Residents of the zone known for their economic independence groaned as anguish became a daily occurrence in their lives.
In Imo State, the onslaught began in February with the attack on Obowo Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters where some policemen were killed while suspects in custody were freed before the facility was set ablaze by 'unknown' gunmen.
Subsequently on April 5, the Owerri Correctional Centre and the Imo State Police Command in Owerri were attacked. No fewer that 1,884 inmates were freed, the prison facility burnt while one of the inmates died during the stampede. At the command headquarters same day, over 50 vehicles were burnt with all the suspects freed. The attackers didn't stop there; they also attacked a military checkpoint along Owerri-Onitsha Road and set ablaze two military men on duty.
Again, the hoodlums struck on April 24, 2021, attacking the country home of the state Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Some security operatives and the bandits lost their lives during a shootout. Since then, over 20 security formations had been attacked with many cops killed. The unending onslaught remains the biggest security threat since the creation of the state.
Again, the Izombe, Isu, Omuma and Attah police divisional headquarters were also attacked with many people losing their lives. There was a failed attempt on Imo Police Command headquarters on June 6 which led to killing of Dragon, a suspected commander of the Eastern Security Network and others. That was a major breakthrough in the fight by the security operatives against the repeated attacks in the state. On May 24, two persons were killed at Ohaji/Egbema during a gun duel between security operatives and suspected bandits.
Statistic has that over 180 people, including soldiers, policemen, Department of State Services operatives lost their lives in the last six to seven months in the South-East.
INEC offices in some parts of the region were not left out as the attacks continued unabated. On May 29, INEC office in Njaba Local Goverment Area was razed. Njaba and Orsu police divisional police headquarters were also invaded on July 30 and August 5, respectively with one policeman losing his life. The one that caused serious panic in the state was the killing of an Anglican priest on September 14 in Orsu LGA. The cleric was said to be protective of students who were sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, to ensure they were not attacked.
On September 15, an Imo-based lawyer, Darlington, was killed in front of a supermarket in Orlu, one of the places known for violence since the insecurity started in the zone. On August 16, four oil workers at Ohaji in Imo State were killed. On June 1, a German-based Nigerian, Oguchi Unachukwu was killed at the toll gate of Imo airport by suspected security operatives.
On May 30, an Imo-based businessman, Noel Chigbu was killed by suspected military men in Owerri. Before then, precisely on April 24, an undergraduate of Imo State University, Divine Nwaneri, was killed in front of Imo Government House. The following day, a motorist was also shot dead at almost the same point. Three persons were beheaded in Orlu community on August 2. On August 1, there was an attack at hotel in Orlu. On July 29 a motorist was beheaded at Okwudor in Njaba LGA.
In all these, the police spokesperson in Imo State, Micheal Abattam, observed that the state had witnessed a new but progressive approach of policing and security since the current Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini, took over in the state.
Abattam said the Imo Police Command was getting maximum support from the state government, and urged residents to avail security operatives with vital information to arrest security infractions in the state.
Similarly, Anambra State, which is set for a governorship election on November 6, has recorded the killing of security operatives and civilians, including Dr Chike Akunyili, widower of a former Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, while many houses and vehicles had been set ablaze in the state by the marauding gunmen. Four naval officers were said to have lost their lives to 'unknown' gunmen's attack in the state.
However, spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Ikenga Tochukwu, insisted that the security outfit was winning the war against brazing and bizarre attacks on innocent residents of the state. He added, "We have been bold in confronting all security challenges and threats and indeed have recorded several successes in curbing these security challenges.
"The Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, on assumption of office on October 8, 2021, undertook a critical threat analysis and embark on painstaking intelligence gathering through strategic deployment of our intelligence assets, robust synergy with sister security agencies, organised vigilante groups and other stakeholders and we are daily evolving in our strategies to tackle security challenges as they emerge."
In Enugu State, 24 persons were killed by gunmen, while four INEC offices and two police stations were set ablaze in the last six months. Ebonyi State is not left out as it has at a point experienced its share of insecurity in the South-East. Three cases of arson were recorded in five attacks in the last six months.
Abia State, where the leader of the proscribed IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, hails from has so far witnessed seven attacks on security formations.
Miffed by the level of destruction of lives and properties, the South-East governors have through the Chairman of the South-East Governors' Forum, David Umahi of Ebonyi State, condemned the rate of insecurity in the zone.
Umahi had maintained that those behind the killings and destruction of properties were people from the region, even as he pleaded that such dastardly acts should end.
"We condemn in totality the insecurity in South-East orchestrated by our own people who are tagged unknown gunmen and I appeal on behalf of the governors that this should come to a stop. We are very mobile people; restricting our people is to destroy us and I am sure that every man and woman in the South-East knows that."
Speaking on the security situation in the zone, the National President of the Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, Goodluck Ibem, said the Federal Government's approach to leadership was fuelling insecurity in the zone.
"The insecurity ravaging the South-East geopolitical zone today is as a result of lopsided appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari which favour only the northern part of the country that has predominantly his tribesmen; Fulani.
"So, before you can solve a particular problem completely without scratching it on the surface, you first of all look at the root cause of the problem. President Buhari's nepotistic approach to governance brought about the present insecurity ravaging the South-East zone today and by extension the entire country.
"Instead of the President to address issues bordering on the killings by Fulani herdsmen and lopsided appointments raised by IPOB, he ordered security agencies to start killing Igbo youths for daring to protest against his style of leadership.
"One should ask why we had peace and tranquillity when Goodluck Jonathan was President. The answer is simple. He understands the diversity of Nigeria and carried every components of the federation along. No segment was left out.
"Moving forward, the Federal Government should provide employment for our youths that are roaming the streets without jobs. The Federal government should make Ndigbo feel the impact of governance by appointing South-East indigenes into federal positions.
"A South-East son or daughter should be appointed a security chief. You cannot hold any security meeting about South-East without anyone from that zone; it cannot work. Only someone who understands a particular terrain can know how to police such a place. It will amount to beating around the bush if no one from the South-East is a member of the National Security Council.
"The Federal Character principle should be adopted in appointments into federal parastatals so that all geopolitical zones in the country will be fully represented in the country. Appointing only northerners mostly of the Fulani tribe and believing nothing will happen is totally wrong. The local government council that was created to bring government closer to the people have been totally defeated.
"Governors have hijacked the money meant to cater for local dwellers. These have really caused restiveness among our youths at local level. The constitution should be amended so that INEC will conduct all elections from the local government council elections to the presidential elections.
"The Federal Government should release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB and send him back to London where he is a citizen. The way he was taken away from Kenya is wrong. It is an international offence. The people are very angry that Kanu was given such treatment because he is an Igboman."
The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Igboayaka O. igboayaka, described the insecurity in the zone as an offshoot of the marginalisation of the zone by the Federal Government. He added, "The insecurity in South-East is an effect of the way separatist groups were treated. First, the Federal Government should negotiate and engage in a dialogue with all pro-Biafra groups.
"There should be institutionalisation of community security network in all communities in the South-East. Again, the effect of drug abuse among the youths is evidence of the violence we see today. Therefore, rehabilitation centres should be established to re-orient our youths. The South-East governors should collaborate with the Federal Government to fight unemployment. Lack of job and idleness contribute to youth restiveness and crime."
Adding his voice, the National President of Igbo National Council, Chilos Godsent, proposed a stakeholders' advocacy meeting with major stakeholders in the conflict as one of the steps to ending the insecurity. "I call for Igbo Nation Youth Security summit, training and inauguration of 250 peace monitors in the South-East region of Nigeria," Godsent added.
Speaking on the insecurity that has pervaded the region, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 9 (covering Abia, Imo and Ebonyi states), Kingsley Iredibia, maintained that the police were doing their best to stem the tide of killings, arson and other criminalities within its area of coverage.
"Recently, the spate of violence or killings has reduced in Imo and Abia states because there is this synergy among the security agencies to curb the ugly trend. These security agencies have carried the war to the doorsteps of the unknown gunmen in Zone 9 and the intelligence being provided and gathered is helping to fight the attackers.
"Also, good spirited Nigerians are now on the same page with the police in fighting violent upsurge in the zone. They have also condemned the wrong approaches in seeking for self-determination by the attackers.
"Even Ohanaeze Ndigbo has come up and a communiqué and they said they were not happy with the approach the perpetrators of these crimes adopted to seek self-determination. Also, youths in the zone have started being realistic and saying that it's their land that is in crisis. They visited the AIG the other day and said they would partner with the police to fight these attackers.
"Therefore, the police in the South-East are doing their best to control this situation, but when there is an incident in a particular place, a federal force will always be drafted to go there and assist. Outside this country, whenever there is trouble, our men used to go for foreign mission. So, as a way of helping to assist the security forces on the ground here, the Inspector General of Police, from time to time, sends federal forces here to compliment the efforts of those on the ground."
However, several calls put across to the spokesperson of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri, Captain Joseph Akuga, were not answered. Also a text message sent to him to explain the unending security breaches in Imo State and its environs was not replied.
Additional report by Edward Nnachi and Tony Okafor
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BkiUcgHxK0zjCxh72o-N | Regent Aru Islands and delegation consisting of the Chief Council, Secretary of the Council, the Regional Secretariat, Head Bappeda, Kadis PU, Kadis Ministry of National Education and Sports and Executive Director of Regional development Institute (RDI) has traveled to the Netherlands on 19 s / d 22 February 2009 . Visit intended to discuss the formation of Sister City District Aru Islands and the city of Urk.
During the visits received by the Mayor's delegation Mr Urk. J. District Secretary Mr Kroon Urk. M. Bogerd and Mr. Mayor Napel Ph.ten dedicated staff.
Aru Islands regency and the city has a number of similarities Urk become strong foundation for cooperation sister city. Urk is a coastal town, a harbor and a strong infrastructure as the biggest fish distribution center in Europe, many manufacturing enterprises have ships, have superiority in the fish processing industry. Urk position as the city is also the main attraction beach attractions. The population reached 18,000 souls Urk. While the District is a coastal town of Aru Islands, most of the people working in the fisheries sector and marine products such as pearl, seaweed, and shellfish. The population reached 78,000 Aru.
Potential cooperation could dieksplor among other marketing fishery products and marine products from the Aru Islands regency Urk leveraging the role of the city as a distribution center of Europe's largest fish, the fishing capacity building, transfer of technology and knowledge in the areas of capture, storage and processing of fish .
Good regent or mayor Aru Islands Urk was pleased with the sister city dibentuknya Aru-Urk. Hoped that such cooperation would be beneficial in improving the well-being of their respective communities, encouraging business-to-Business Cooperation and inter-community relations. Furthermore both the district leaders signed Letter of Intent to the formation of twins.
During the meeting, Embassy deliver that signing the LOI is a good first step and is expected to be followed up with concrete programs and activities and doable. Therefore, activities and programs have to be designed to be implemented with a clear time table. Business to business and people to people needs to be improved, among others in the commercial fishery products and marine products that are beneficial and profitable on both sides. Urk Aru hopefully benefit as a result of fish and sea distribution and otherwise exploit Urk Aru as one of the suppliers for the products in question.
With the establishment of Sister City between the District and the City of Urk Aru Islands, the current in the Netherlands have been there 5 (five) sister city namely, 1) Jakarta Rottterdam, 2) Apeldoorn-Banda Aceh, 3)-Vlisingen Ambon, 4) Karo-Zundert and 5) District and the City of Urk Aru Islands. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUc8nxaKgTrD7b7Cvf | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. It was designated as a national recreation area in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and developed using funds appropriated during the Johnson administration.
Originally managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which constructed dams to create the two lakes in this area, the recreation area was later transferred to the administration of the United States Forest Service. In 1991, it was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. President Donald Trump's administration withdrew it from the program as of June 2017.
Geography
The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers flow very close to each other in the northwestern corner of Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky, separated by a narrow and mostly low ridge. The area of land that separates the two bodies of water has been known as "Between the Rivers" since the 1830s or 1840s.
After the Cumberland River was impounded in the 1960s and a canal was constructed between the two manmade lakes, Land Between the Lakes became the largest inland peninsula in the United States. Downstream from this area, the courses of the two rivers: the mouth of the Cumberland empties into the Ohio River approximately 4 mi (7 km) from that of the Tennessee.
History
Communities which existed in the area include Tharpe and Model in Tennessee, and Golden Pond, Kentucky. During the American Civil War, the Confederate government built Fort Henry on the banks of the Tennessee River, in an effort to protect the upper reaches of that river from Union gunboats. Kentucky had declared its neutrality in the war. After Fort Henry fell to Union forces in early 1862, there was little more Civil War action in the area. Other areas were more strategically important, and the Union occupied Tennessee from 1862 to the end of the war.
Tennessee Valley Authority
During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Tennessee Valley Authority as part of his New Deal. Specifically, the Authority was to construct a series of dams for both flood control and generation of electricity throughout the rural Tennessee Valley. The project would provide much needed jobs in the area, as well as provide electricity to a large area that lacked it. With the US entry into World War II, the project was also needed to satisfy electrical demand from the aluminum industry for the war effort. The site of the last dam downstream on the Tennessee River was to be Gilbertsville, Kentucky. The resulting impoundment, completed in the early 1940s, resulted in Kentucky Lake.
Because the project would result in flooding of some of the low-lying land on the western side of the area, the TVA exercised eminent domain, condemning some of the properties and forcing the removal of approximately 800 families from their homes. As a result, entire towns, including Birmingham, Kentucky, were flooded and are now underwater.
Some residents were outraged about these actions, while others were happy to sell their land and start a new life in a less remote area.
The plan called for a new dam and the evacuation of residents from the entire former "Between the Rivers" area, not all of which was to be flooded. The area was to be developed as the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, to produce a multiple-use approach to recreational lands.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed a dam on the Cumberland, producing another lake. It was planned to be at the same elevation as Kentucky Lake, and the two rivers were to be connected by a canal that did not require locks. This project was intended to lessen the shipping distances for goods going from the Cumberland Valley to ports on the Gulf of Mexico, thus increasing their profitability.
The dam on the Cumberland, resulting in Lake Barkley, and a canal were completed in the 1960s. The lake was named after Alben W. Barkley, a Kentucky politician who had served as Vice President under President Harry S. Truman.
Creation of a National Recreation Area
Unlike a national park, there would be areas where hunting would be allowed. Plans for the recreation area included attractions such as a bison range, as this mammal had historically been present on the prairie in this area. In addition, a reconstructed 1850-style farm, called "The Homeplace", was to be operated as a living museum, with on-site staff in period costume simulating life on the farm and using period agricultural techniques. (Both of these attractions were added in the 1970s.)
The road through the Tennessee portion was renamed from State Route 49 to "The Trace." This was short for "Buffalo Trace," as both Native Americans and later European-American settlers followed paths, and later roads, developed from the seasonal migration paths of bison).
This project required the abandonment of the communities of Tharpe and Model in Tennessee, and Golden Pond, Kentucky. The remains of a former iron furnace, manned in the 1850s by enslaved African-American workers, is about all that remains of Model. The former site of Golden Pond is now occupied by the headquarters of the recreation area and retains the postal address for it. Also at this site is a museum, a planetarium, and an environmental education area.
The recreation area has many miles of hiking trails, numerous boat ramps, an off-road vehicle area, and numerous campgrounds, plus group lodges and a few cabins. Most of the attractions require a user fee.
Beginning in the 1970s, the "Elk & Bison Prairie" enclosure was developed. In preparation, the TVA conducted prescribed burns to encourage the expansion of the remnant patches of native prairie, which had been crowded out by the growth of oak and hickory forests over the previous 150 years, when grazing animals were not held here. After the area was regularly burned and reseeded with grasses, elk (from Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada) and American bison were brought to the prairie. Their grazing helps limit the growth of trees.
In 1996 the "Elk & Bison Prairie" was officially inaugurated. It is open to driving tours and visitors can see the large mammals that occupied a typical 18th-century landscape for this area.
In the 1990s, the directors of the TVA decided to withdraw from activities requiring direct taxpayer funding. In 1998, the US Congress authorized transfer of operation of the area to the U.S. Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
References
Further reading
Ronald A. Foresta. The Land Between the Lakes: A Geography of the Forgotten Future (University of Tennessee Press; 2013) 308 pages; scholarly study
A review of Foresta's book, by William E. O'brien.
External links
www.LandBetweenTheLakes.US - U.S. Forest Service official site
Reservoirs in Kentucky
Reservoirs in Tennessee
Protected areas of Lyon County, Kentucky
National Recreation Areas of the United States
Protected areas of Stewart County, Tennessee
Protected areas of Trigg County, Kentucky
Former biosphere reserves of the United States
Protected areas established in 1963
Dover, Tennessee
Landforms of Lyon County, Kentucky
Landforms of Stewart County, Tennessee
Landforms of Trigg County, Kentucky
Bison herds
1963 establishments in Kentucky
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BkiUewA5qhDCNj5tiKDW | Alex Swift, St John Ambulance's North West Regional Director.
I want employers to recognise first aid as a vital element of their corporate social responsibility, not just as a legal tick box, but as a way of reducing the number of unnecessary deaths.
We recently found that each year up to 150,000 people die in situations where first aid could have given them a chance to live. Up until now the magnitude of this problem was not known.
Many organisations have CSR policies or community initiatives that tackle problems we face as a society, such as making their practices more sustainable. It's encouraging that businesses want to prevent long-term effects on our environment but by also training more people in first aid they can give staff the ability to make an immediate difference between a life saved and a life lost.
Companies are already required to train a minimum number of staff in first aid. We are asking them to go further and train as many employees as possible or at least help spread basic first aid knowledge within the workplace. We can reduce the number of people dying needlessly while employees feel empowered, cared for and recognise the positive contribution their employer is making. Many businesses offer employees gym memberships or language lessons, but what could be more important that equipping your workforce with the skills to save a life?
First aid training helps to keep employees safe, and provides them with life saving knowledge that benefits not only their colleagues, but their families, friends and community. What better legacy for an organisation to leave than life itself, and the ability to preserve it.
St John Ambulance is reinforcing this message with a trade advertising campaign which builds on the success of our recent award-winning national adverts. We plan to introduce a national awards programme next year to recognise businesses leading the way in first aid.
St John Ambulance can work with businesses to find a solution that suits them and can offer in-house training if needed. For a free needs assessment or to book a first aid course call 0844 770 4800 or text 'needs' to 88008 or visit http://www.sja.org.uk/ Chamber of Commerce members are entitled to a 10% discount off St John Ambulance courses in the North West. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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BkiUbpE5qoTDt1xDZzUn | / Mark Frauenfelder / 9:55 am Fri Aug 11, 2017
Court orders venture capital billionaire to restore access to public beach
Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla must open access to a public beach that he'd closed for private use, says a California court.
From The Guardian:
Khosla's refusal to restore access has made him something of a symbol of the immense wealth in the tech industry and rising income inequality in the region.
Last year, his attorneys claimed that he would open the gate to the beach only if the government paid him $30m, an amount that state officials said was unreasonably high. In October, Khosla also sued two state agencies, accusing the government of using "coercion and harassment" to infringe on his private property rights.
The California coastal commission, established by voters in 1972 to protect public use of the coast, has reported that beachgoers have increasingly complained about private security guards telling them they are trespassing on private property and forcing them to leave the public beaches.
Photograph of Martin's Beach: Marcin Wichary/Flickr
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Christian school expels student over rainbow birthday cake
For Kayla Kenney's 15th birthday party at a Texas Roadhouse, her mother asked for a cake with colors that 'pop'. A rainbow cake was provided and Kimberly Alford posted this charming photo of the youngster about to tuck in. Someone at her school, Whitefield Academy in Louisville, spotted the photo on social media, and Kenney […]
Facebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for "helping ensure the integrity of the 2020 election"
Everyone knows Facebook is doing the opposite of helping ensure the integrity of the 2020 election, so it makes sense it would pay Teen Vogue to run a fake article titled "How Facebook Is Helping Ensure the Integrity of the 2020 Election." When the article ran on Wednesday, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's machiavellian chief operating officer […]
After random surveillance images started to show up on users' devices, Google blocked Xiaomi from running Assistant or Google Home
Last week, a redditor posted that "When I load the Xiaomi camera in my Google home hub I get stills from other people's homes!!" The post included video of the user's tablet showing stills of strangers in their homes, including some of strangers asleep in their bedrooms. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdpA5qhLBXU5kwTtm |
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import org.jivesoftware.smackx.privacy.packet.Privacy;
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public static final SetDefaultListFilter INSTANCE = new SetDefaultListFilter();
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return privacy.getDefaultName() != null || privacy.isDeclineDefaultList();
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BkiUeJbxK02iP15vgmpR | As a new patient, you will fill out a Patient Information Sheet, a Medical History Form and an Office Financial Policy Form. Once the initial paperwork is filled out, we compile your dental history. Next we take X-rays and perform a thorough oral exam. Because every patient is different, your cleaning may or may not be performed during this visit.
After the examination, Dr. Jones will design a treatment plan tailored specifically to your needs. At this time, he will carefully explain all treatment options available to you and answer any questions you may have.
We want to establish open communication with you from the start, so during this visit we encourage you to ask any questions that you have about the treatment plan or fees, as well as any other questions. We look forward to serving you! | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Concepts, Introspection, and Phenomenal Consciousness: An Information-Theoretical Approach.Murat Aydede & Guven Guzeldere - 2005 - Noûs 39 (2):197-255.
Lloyd Morgan's Canon in Evolutionary Context.Michael T. Ghiselin - 1983 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 6 (3):362.
Elementary Errors About Evolution.Richard C. Lewontin - 1983 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 6 (3):367.
Consciousness, Mind, Self: The Implications of the Split-Brain Studies.Larry W. Dewitt - 1975 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 27 (March):41-47.
Consciousness, the Brain and the Connection Principle: A Reply.John R. Searle - 1995 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 55 (1):217-232.
Brain-Based Limitations on Mind.Marcel Kinsbourne - 1980 - In Body & Mind: Past, Present And Future. New York: Academic Press.
Brain, Mind, and the Structure of Reality.Paul L. Nunez - 2010 - Oxford University Press.
Can Neurobiology Teach Us Anything About Consciousness?Patricia S. Churchland - 1994 - Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 67 (4):23-40.
A Program for the Neurobiology of Mind.Martin Sereno - 1986 - Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 29 (June):217-240.
Split Brains and Single Minds.James Baillie - 1991 - Journal of Philosophical Research 16:11-18. | c4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUebjxK6nrxqmo0oPb | The explorers and in general the people who care about nature and those who worry about the fact of what kind of tents we use, please read this blog. The reasons why, the great diversity of brands, the variety of existing models and the complexity of technological development that exists today is for the new demand. There are brands that for each season offer models with different services: a new pocket, different curvature of the palm hearts, a better speed system or a different mode of assembly. These changes already make the tent have a new qualifier or name and in most cases that its price is different. Here is some information for our camping equipment, especifically our tents use at some adventures as the famous Inca Trail, among others. Fundamentally, you must decide if they are going to be the main conditions in which the tent will be used. First we will describe the type of tents that exist.
Designed for people who want to go camping in cold conditions, such as high mountains, and who need a high quality tent with a low weight. They are tents with greater resistance to winds and adverse weather conditions. Its materials are of greater strength and its geometry is designed to withstand high winds and heavy snowfall. Many models are provided with over-roofs or skirts to the floor to achieve a better fixedness against the wind and greater resistance to the entry of snow, wind and water into the tent. Its main destination is the use in high mountains or places with hostile and adverse climates, where it is essential to use tents with a high degree of stability, resistance and durability. An exaple are the tents we use for Salkantay Trek.
They are called tents: three-four stations or four expedition-stations. They are tents that consider conditions for the minor category, but with some advantages of the superiors. For example a four-season expedition tent, can be very useful in adverse weather conditions as well as it can also be considered as an expedition tent but with some limitations. | c4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUd084dbghZEB7VMYm | I don't just blog travel, I live it.
will be simply that----a dream.
....this will be the place where I will share my life with the person I have chosen to be with for the rest of my life. The place where I will be building more dreams, where I will quietly weep for my defeats and celebrate my victories.
aiLee920--independent man po--Pusang kalye is a man---hehe.
your house looks nice!!! Congrats Anton!!!
congratulations! it's nice that you've invested for a nice home. swerte ng mapapangasawa mo.
Borneo Falcon-- I thought you own a mansion.
Aris --maliit lang yan--just enough for a small family.
the donG--thanks dom. It's worth the investment talaga.
LZ- that's what I want ---nice and comfy.
sweet... all the best then!!
may bahay ka na. painvite sa blessing ng house nyo... haha!
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Author: BobR Date: 03/23/2016 13:15:10
Late last week, the architect for the horrific terrorist attack in Paris last fall was captured in Belgium. He was found to be in possession of "heavy weapons", and planning further attacks. At the time, Paris was the assumed target. It is apparent, though, that either he was trying to mislead authorities, or that others in his organization decided to take some action before being discovered and captured too.
As is known worldwide at this point, there were two coordinated attacks in Brussels, Belgium, killing over 30 people. The airport and the main train station were targeted:
A Belgian government representative told CNN that 10 people were killed and 100 wounded at Brussels' international airport. At least 20 people died and 130 were wounded at the Maelbeek metro station, officials said.
The blasts sent wounded people fleeing into the streets, spurred evacuations of nuclear plants and transit hubs and led to raids in some areas as authorities searched for suspects and evidence.
The "working assumption" is that the attackers came from the network behind November's massacres in Paris, which left 130 dead, Belgian security sources said, while cautioning it is very early in the latest investigation. ISIS also claimed responsibility for those attacks.
As doctors treat the wounded and authorities search for suspects, a key question remains unanswered: Could the attacks have anything to do with Abdeslam's arrest?
These attacks did not include the added horror of men with rifles shooting down civilians like deer in a petting zoo, as was the case in Paris, but that doesn't lessen the psychic and commercial damage done as the European tourism season is just getting ready to warm up. The US State Dept has issued a Travel Alert for the entirety of Europe. This is a step above "Caution", but a step below "Warning". The advice is common-sense stuff, and this writer and fellow blogger Raine will be observant and take common-sense precautions in April while visiting there.
I am reminded of my first visit to Paris in 90s. In those pre-9/11 days, most of us in the U.S. were tone-deaf to ongoing bombings in European cities. I noticed that all the trash cans on the streets there had been sealed shut. When I asked why, I was told matter-of-factly that it was to keep people from planting bombs in them. Looking back, it really shows the difference in reaction between Americans and Europeans to these types of events. They take a pragmatic "we won't be deterred from normalcy" approach, and we go insane, stockpile guns, automatically assume the worst about anyone who "doesn't look like us", and circle the wagons.
And - of course - the current leader in the Republican primary race - Herr Drumpf - somehow managed to make a bad situation worse:
When host Matt Lauer pointed out that the Belgian justice system is handling Abdeslam, Trump went on to say he believed Abdeslam should be turned over to military custody by Belgian police.
"That's okay, I mean he's being held by whoever. Let the military take him over, they have to get their act together," Trump said. He continued to bash Belgium. "Belgium is no longer Belgium. Belgium is not the Belgium that you and I knew, Matt, from 20 years ago, which was one of the most beautiful cities and one of the safest cities in the world. Belgium is a horror show right now."
He also called for waterboarding, natch'. I'm surprised he didn't call them losers, and blame them for being victims. The pathetic thing is that his comments will likely resonate with his supporters, rather than horrify them as they should any American with an ounce of awareness about how this all works in that great world outside our borders.
We stand with the Belgians and the French, and any other country who is victimized by despots pushing a violent nihilist ideology. What we cannot do is stand with those who fan the flames of hatred that feed into that violent mindset and justify their actions in their minds. Let us be more like the Belgians, and less like the Drumpfs.
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Belgium and Paris have now shared the experience of terrorist bombings within 6 months of each other. How we react in the U.S. matters> | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUe5E4uzkg3srlXHl1 | Associated Student Union Vice President Chris Miller sings during a recording session for his band, First Contact, in El Sobrante on Thursday.
Oftentimes there are turning points in people's lives when they have an experience that sticks in their minds and drives them to achieve something greater than they believed they could accomplish.
That particular moment sets them off on a path, whether it be volunteer work that affected them or a helpful mentor that was a role model.
For Chris Miller this formative moment happened in 2014 while working as a tax preparer for his dad.
Since returning to Contra Costa College in 2016, Miller maintained exemplary grades and has been active on the campus. Currently, he is the Associated Student Union vice president and Community Organizing and Political Action Club (COPA) vice president.
Miller said he got involved in the ASU after his friend, former ASU Vice President of Clubs Astrid Pumerica, convinced him to attend an ASU meeting.
That day the ASU was discussing the on campus Food Pantry and bus cards. Miller saw those programs as beneficial to the community and wanted a hand in those programs.
"I want to contribute, get involved and do my part by being a part of the community and doing community service. Everyone has a role and that's what I should be doing as well," he said.
However, this drive to be involved and excel at school was not always there. When Miller graduated from De Anza High School in 2010 his life was at a critical low point. After his parents' divorce, he found his motivation waning as he came to CCC out of high school.
Miller said he tried to force himself to come to school. In 2013 he quit going to school to work full time in order to help his mother pay the bills.
"My dad opened up his own business and I saw that as an opportunity that he was getting his life together and I gave him a chance. Since then I have been working with him," Miller said.
During those hard times one of the things that helped him push through was his love for music.
"Music drives me to do a lot of things and it helps me deal with pain," Miller said.
In particular, Foo Fighters' front man Dave Grohl acted as a role model for him. Miller said Grohl's energy and personal story helped him persevere because of how relatable his story is.
While Grohl's personal story helped Miller get through tough times, his own personal musical journey was also a key factor.
From playing violin in the fourth grade to now being the bassist for the rock band First Contact, music has been a near life-long pursuit for him.
Since their first show at Me-n-Ed's Pizza in San Pablo as just a cover band, they are now experienced musicians who have won a "battle of the bands" competition and are currently recording their first album.
Rhythm guitarist and CCC nursing program graduate Angel Torres said Miller brings a keen ear for melody and contagious positivity that keeps things in perspective.
"Chris has a contagious laugh that will make people smile, and at the end of the day I just want us to make people smile and feel something and I think he contributes to that with his personality," Torres said.
While music has gotten him through a lot of pain, Miller said he doesn't feel any pressure to create music that affects others as it did him.
"If my authenticity makes people feel something then I'm willing to have that dialogue," he said.
As a bass player, Miller lays the bedrock for the rest of the band. Without a rhythm section the high-pitched sounds of a guitar or vocals lack a necessary weight. In essence, the bass builds the foundation that allows other elements to thrive. He extends this drive to elevate others to all aspects of his life. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUd9w5qdmDNJbAMl8C | Think, for example, of the late Stephen Hawking and how his fevered pronouncements in his final years were received.
Pinker is right that we should formulate our ideas based on evidence, not bias and preconceptions.
Unfortunately, Pinker's overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbwTxK2li-LJsuj4Q | Home > Travel > States of India > Rajasthan > Districts of Rajasthan > Rajsamand District
Rajsamand District, Rajasthan
Rajsamand district is located in the state of Rajasthan. It has a long and rich history and is well known for its marble industry, being the highest producer in the district.
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Rajsamand district, carved out from erstwhile Udaipur district, was constituted on 10th April, 1991, and named after the famous lake "Rajsamand" built by Maharana Raj Singh. Kankroli, Rajnagar, Charbhuja, Nathdwara, Bhim, Railmagra, Kelwara, Amet and Deogarh are some of the major towns of the district. Total population of the Rajsamand district is 9, 87,024 of which 4, 93,459 are male and 4, 93,565 female. Rajsamand is quite rich in its history, religion, culture and mining industries. Among famous places of tourist interest are Kumbhalgarh - the birth place of Maharana Pratap, Haldighati the famous battle field, Shrinathji temple of the chief deity of Vaishnav religion, Dwarikadheesh, Charbhuja and many Shiva temples. Rajsamand is very well known for its marble production, as the largest producing district as well as the largest single unit in the whole country. Rajsamand also saw the vicissitudes of the freedom struggle between Tantya Tope and the British troops at 'Rakamgarh ka chhapar' in 1857.
Location of Rajsamand District
Rajsamand is situated 67 Kms north of Udaipur and 352 Kms south of the state capital - Jaipur on National Highway 8. Rajsamand is located between latitudes 24 degrees 46 minutes to 26 degrees 1 minute North and Longitudes 73 degrees 28 minutes to 74 degrees 18 minutes East. Rajsamand district is surrounded by Ajmer district in the North, Pali district in the West, Udaipur district in the South and Bhilwara district in the East.
Geography of Rajsamand District
The district covers a total area of 4550.93 Sq. Kms, which is 1.33 percent of the state of Rajasthan. It is located at a height of 532.50 metres above sea level. The district receives an average rainfall of 794 mms. Geographical area in the district is 452952 hectares and forest land makes up 24663 hectares.
Administration of Rajsamand District
Administration of the Rajsamand district can be broadly divided into revenue administration and the Panchayati raj system. For the purposes of convenience in administration, the district has been divided into 7 Sub Divisions, 7 Tehsils, 32 ILR Circles, 236 Patwar Circles and 1072 revenue villages. In order to facilitate administration at the rural level, the Panchayati Raj system has been put in place. Panchayati Raj includes 7 development blocks, 206 gram Panchayats and 4 Nagar Palikas.
Culture of Rajsamand District
The district of Rajsamand is rich in its cultural heritage. The district maintains its traditions through the various fairs and festivals held here. There are a number of cattle fairs, religious celebrations and festivals that are held in the district throughout the year. On these occasions one can see much fanfare and festivities, accompanied by cultural programs and performances, seminars, dances, dramas etc, all rooted in culture and tradition.
Tourism in Rajsamand District
There are a number of places of tourism located in the district of Rajsamand. Prime among them are the various places of historical interest located here. These include the famous site of the battle of Haldighati and the Kumbhalgarh fort, the second most important fort after in Mewar after Chittorgarh fort. Apart from the various places of historical significance, there are places of religious interest located here as well such as the Charbhuja Temple, Bodhisthal, Shrinathdwara etc.
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BkiUf3PxK6nrxq6DqFVa | Max Rudolf Fritz Gustav von Viebahn (* 27. März 1888 in Detmold; † 7. November 1980 in Stuttgart) war ein deutscher General der Infanterie im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
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Frühe Laufbahn
Viebahn war ein Enkel von Georg von Viebahn und der ältere Bruder von Johann-Albert von Viebahn (1889–1977). Viebahn trat am 14. Februar 1906 als Fahnenjunker in das Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1 der Preußischen Armee ein. Am 16. August 1907 wurde er mit Patent vom 14. Februar 1906 zum Leutnant befördert.
Während des Ersten Weltkriegs gehörte Viebahn zur Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz, mit der er an der Westfront zum Einsatz kam. Nach einer Verwundung kam er als Offizier in den Stabsdienst. Zu dieser Zeit kam er in enge Verbindung mit zahlreichen führenden Militärs der 1920er bis 1940er Jahre, insbesondere mit Kurt von Schleicher, dem von 1930 bis 1934 als Chef der Heeresleitung amtierenden Kurt von Hammerstein und mit dem späteren Generalstabschef Ludwig Beck. Am 18. Oktober 1915 wurde er zum Hauptmann befördert. Außerdem erhielt er neben beiden Klassen des Eisernen Kreuzes das Ritterkreuz des Königlich Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern.
Laufbahn in der Weimarer Republik
In der Zwischenkriegszeit wurde Viebahn als Hauptmann beim Stab des Reichswehr-Gruppenkommandos 1 in Berlin verwendet. Seit Herbst 1921 war er beim Bataillonsstab im 9. Infanterie-Regiments. Im Herbst 1923 oder Frühjahr 1924 wurde Viebahn dem Stab des 2. Division in Stettin zugeteilt. Während dieser Zeit wurde er am 1. Oktober 1926 zum Major befördert. 1929 wurde er ins Reichswehrministerium in Berlin abkommandiert. In diesem war er bis 1932 in der Heeres-Ausbildungsabteilung beziehungsweise als Leiter der Heeres-Personalabteilung im Heeres-Personalamt tätig. Zum 1. Oktober 1929 wurde er in dieser Stellung zum Oberstleutnant befördert (Datierung des Patents auf den 1. April 1930).
Zum 1. Oktober 1932 wurde Viebahn als Nachfolger von Curt von Einem Kommandeur des 5. Infanterie-Regiments in Stettin. In dieser Stellung wurde er am 1. Februar 1933 zum Oberst befördert.
Laufbahn in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
Um 1935 wurde Viebahn als Nachfolger von Hermann Geyer zum Chef des Stabes des Gruppenkommandos 2 in Kassel ernannt. In dieser Stellung wurde er am 1. November 1935 zum Generalmajor befördert. Am 1. Oktober 1937 wechselte er als Nachfolger von Erich Lüdke als Kommandeur zur 34. Infanterie-Division nach Koblenz.
Zum 1. Januar 1938 wurde Viebahn zum Generalleutnant befördert. Kurz darauf, am 5. Februar 1938, erreichte ihn eine Abkommandierung ins Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Befehl vom 4. Februar 1938), in dem er die Leitung der Amtsgruppe "Führungsstab" (Wehrmachtsführungsstab) übernehmen sollte. Er ließ sich allerdings zunächst einige Wochen beurlauben, um die Übergabe seiner Division zu regeln. Sein faktischer Dienstantritt erfolgte erst am 21. Februar 1938.
Viebahns Ernennung zum Chef des Wehrmachtsführungsstabes in Berlin war auf Betreiben seines alten Freundes Ludwig Beck erfolgt, der inzwischen zum Chef des Generalstabes des Heeres avanciert war. Beck hatte den als regimeskeptisch geltenden Viebahn für die wichtige Position des Chefs des Führungsstabs ausgesucht, da er hoffte, auf diese Weise innerhalb der Armeeführung eine zusätzliche Bremse gegen den von ihm als zu riskant angesehenen Kurs außenpolitischer Aggression, den die von Adolf Hitler geführte Reichsregierung verfolgte und der in der Armeeführung Ende 1937 erkennbar geworden war, zu schaffen.
Zwar lag Beck mit seiner Einschätzung Viebahns als eines Mannes, der vor militärischen Abenteuern zurückschreckte, richtig. Jedoch scheiterte der Plan sehr schnell, Viebahn in eine Front hoher Offiziere einzureihen, die Hitler als Oberbefehlshaber vor kriegerischen Aktionen abhalten sollten. Während der sich in der ersten Märzhälfte 1938 abspielenden Krise um die Forderung der NS-Regierung, die Republik Österreich zu annektieren und als neue Provinz in das Deutsche Reich einzugliedern, erlitt Viebahn einen Nervenzusammenbruch, da er fürchtete, dass die Österreich-Krise zu einem allgemeinen europäischen Krieg führen könnte, der für das Deutsche Reich, das diesem nicht gewachsen sei, in einer Katastrophe enden müsste. Er verwies dabei insbesondere auf den Vertrag von Saint Germain aus dem Jahr 1919, in dem die Siegermächte des Ersten Weltkriegs eine Vereinigung Österreichs mit dem Deutschen Reich ausdrücklich verboten hatten. Seine Verzweiflung über das "Spiel mit dem Feuer", das die politische und militärische Führung des Reiches unternahm, ging so weit, dass er Weinkrämpfe erlitt und sich in seinem Büro einschloss. Hitler und der Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht, Wilhelm Keitel, reagierten hierauf, indem sie Viebahn seines Postens enthoben, ihn zeitweise in eine Nervenheilanstalt einweisen ließen und ihn durch Alfred Jodl ersetzten, der sich in der Folgezeit als williger Mitträger des Hitler'schen Kurses waghalsiger außenpolitischer Aggressionen unter bewusster Inkaufnahme eines neuen kriegerischen Aufeinanderprallens der europäischen Großmächte erwies.
Nach seiner Genesung wurde Viebahn zum Kommandeur der 257. Infanterie-Division ernannt. Beim Überfall auf Polen kam diese Einheit nicht mehr zum Einsatz. Daher führte er die Division zuerst im Westfeldzug in den Kampf.
Am 1. März 1941 gab Viebahn die Führung seiner Division ab. Er wurde dafür mit der Führung des Höheren Kommandos LX betraut. Am 1. April 1941 wurde er dann zum General der Infanterie befördert und in dieser Stellung zum Kommandierenden General des Höheren Kommandos LX ernannt. Mit diesem wurde er an der Kanalküste in Frankreich eingesetzt. Dieses Kommando gab er Mitte Dezember 1941 ab. Am 30. September 1942 wurde er schließlich aus der Wehrmacht verabschiedet.
Nach Kriegsende geriet Viebahn in alliierte Gefangenschaft, in der er bis etwa 1948 verblieb. Während dieser Zeit wurde er im Rahmen der Nürnberger Prozesse und anderer Untersuchungsverfahren wiederholt als Zeuge vernommen. Nach seiner Entlassung lebte er mit seiner Frau in einem Dorf am nordöstlichen Ende des Schwarzwaldes.
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Generaloberst Ludwig Beck 29. Juni 1880 – 20. Juli 1944. ohne Ort, 29. Juni 1948. (unpubliziert)
Der Weg des deutschen Heeres von 1918–1939.
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Sirius continues to work closely with a number of parties in relation to the second and third drives of the MTS (Lockwood Beck towards Woodsmith and Woodsmith towards Lockwood Beck respectively) with a view to having these scopes of work awarded in conjunction with the completion of the stage 2 financing later this year. The Company is aiming to achieve first product from the mine by the end of 2021, ramping up to an initial production capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) by 2024.
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BkiUcXPxK6wB9mpb1SJq | Very simple git-based deployment for fabric.
Git pulling from a remote repository requires that you open your repository to the world and it means your deployment process relies on one more moving piece. Since git is distributed you can push from your local repository and rely on one fewer external resource and limit access to your private repositories to your internal network but still get lightning fast git deployments.
## Installation ##
pip install gitric
## Features ##
* Uses git push instead of git pull.
* Pre-seeds your target's immutable git object store so you can stop and restart your server before and after the working copy is modified instead of waiting for network IO and the working copy to update.
* Won't let you deploy from a dirty working copy (can be overridden for testing).
* Won't let you lose history (can be overridden for rollbacks).
<pre>
cd example
virtualenv .env --no-site-packages
source .env/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
fab -l
Available commands:
allow_dirty allow pushing even when the working copy is dirty
deploy an example deploy action
force_push allow pushing even when history will be lost
prod an example production deployment
</pre>
After creating a test-deploy user on my server:
fab prod deploy
...
[yourserverhere] out: HEAD is now at b2db04e Initial commit
Done.
Disconnecting from yourserverhere... done.
You can't deploy when your working copy is dirty:
touch dirty_working_copy
fab prod deploy
...
Fatal error: Working copy is dirty. This check can be overridden by
importing gitric.api.allow_dirty and adding allow_dirty to your call.
Aborting.
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The best part of my course is the people, both the students and the staff, they make the subject I love even more amazing to learn about.
"I was looking at vigilance behaviour of the red tailed monkey within the riverine forests. I hypothesised that when feeding, social monitoring would be lowest due to the attention feeding requires, and because previous studies have observed that social vigilance behaviour is observed greatest when red tails are resting."
"My study was to follow the camp troop of yellow baboons and to observe their foraging behaviours, comparing the frequency of foraging between adult and juveniles. I also collected faecal samples to identify their current diet."
"I was interested in how termite mounds affect the surrounding flora and fauna. I visited termite mounds that had camera traps, collecting vegetation and animal presence data then watched the footage to check for animal presence."
"I studied yellow baboon responses to predator and conspecific vocalisations and the differences between female and male reactions. During my analysis, I will also look at any differences between adult, sub-adult and juvenille baboons." | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdas5qhDBZQieo4jn | Fantasy Football Week 14 Rankings: Quarterbacks
By Yahoo Sports Fantasy Staff, Yahoo Sports
December 08, 2022 at 4:23 pm EST
Buffalo Bills v New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH, MA - DECEMBER 01: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills throws during a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 01, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
Fantasy football managers would be hard-pressed to complain about Josh Allen this season. Sure, turnovers have been a problem, but I don't know about you all, the positives seem to wayyyy outweigh the negatives. He's the third-highest-scoring fantasy football quarterback, behind only Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes, respectively — and it's tight at the top. He's second in passing touchdowns (25), fourth in quarterback rush yards (581) and third in quarterback rushing touchdowns (five).
[Week 14 Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DST | Kickers]
Like I said, hard to argue with Allen's fantasy output as the signal caller for the team many believe to be a Super-Bowl favorite.
But Allen's fantasy football managers clinging to a playoff spot might find an uphill climb in Week 14. Allen and the Bills will take on the rival New York Jets. The Jets are trying to cling onto a playoff spot, while the Bills are looking towards the No. 1 seed in the AFC. For fantasy purposes, however, the Jets defense represents quite a tough matchup for Allen.
Their front seven is fierce and the Jets have one of the best secondaries in all of football. They have represented a bottom-five matchup against opposing quarterbacks pretty much all season.
Of course, Josh Allen isn't any quarterback. He also isn't throwing to just any wide receiver; as good as Sauce Gardner and the rest of the Jets back-end is, Stefon Diggs has proven time and time again that he's nigh uncoverable.
It will likely shape up to be another classic case of the unstoppable force (Allen) vs. the immovable object (the Jets' D) in Week 14.
Who do you think will come out on top in this huge AFC East matchup?
Here's the quarterback position — check out where Allen and the rest of the QBs landed in our analysts' rankings for Week 14:
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BkiUcLzxK5YsWTJsOs57 | Samsung's first foldable phone will probably be unveiled next month
Image source: Stuffboxnews
October may have brought us a bunch of interesting Android flagships, but November should be even better for one simple reason: Samsung's developer conference (SDC18), which takes place in San Francisco on November 7-8, is where we might learn more details about the future of the company's Android hardware. Samsung is expected to reveal the Galaxy F foldable phone at the conference, or at least reveal some details about it. And the company has already started teasing the exciting new handset.
Samsung started developing foldable devices many years ago, and we've been expecting the first foldable handset to launch for about two years at this point. The device was delayed over and over, but we're finally getting to the point where Samsung will share more details about it.
The Galaxy F, or whatever Samsung ends up calling it, is likely to launch in stores at some point next year, but Samsung might want to unveil the handset next month to claim title of world's first foldable phone. Huawei is also gunning for the same title and the company confirmed recently that the first foldable phone it's making will also be its first 5G device.
The crossroads between the present and the future – Samsung Developer Conference is where you'll meet the knowledge needed to stay on tech's cutting edge. #SDC18
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— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) October 18, 2018
Samsung a few days ago posted a video for its developer conference that contains a blink-and-you-miss-it teaser that foldable handsets might be discussed at the event. The clip shows the profile of what could be a foldable device that's being opened and then folded out to be used in tablet mode.
The message is also pretty clear. We're at the crossroads "between the present and the future," and Samsung's event is where "now meets next."
The move to foldable devices seems to be the next logical step in the evolution on the smartphone, and the only way that we can enjoy bigger displays on pocketable devices, given that we're now wielding handsets with all-screen designs.
But if Samsung is going to succeed at pioneering this new form factor, it certainly will need developers to invent new experiences that make good use of a foldable screen. Reports in the past few months did say that user experience was a major focus during the development of the foldable phone. With that in mind, it makes sense to see Samsung unveil the phone at a developer event.
The SDC18 website reveals that developers will get to "play with new tech," although that's not specific enough to confirm that developers will have access to foldable Samsung phone prototypes. The opening keynote is scheduled for 10:00 AM on November 7th, which is when the foldable phone will probably be announced.
Tags: Galaxy F, Samsung | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUd_k5qYVBi77IMsQ2 | Elam Artists is a website created to support the students of Elam Contemporary Art School. Elam reached out to us to create a new digital experience that would profile their artists and communicate the School's progressive learning environment.
Elam Contemporary Art School has become a cultural icon and stepping stone for the majority of New Zealand's revered artists. The School's contribution to New Zealand arts and culture is substantial, but there was a strong need to establish an online presence that validated and gave credibility to that reputation.
Understanding that they needed something unique, Elam reached out to us to create a new digital experience that would profile their artists and communicate the School's progressive learning environment in a way that would engage their audiences.
More than an online catalogue of student artwork, the new site echoes the way in which we experience and read about art in both digital and physical spaces. Reflecting on how people use online art-based journals we created an intuitive experience that had a sequential flow, like that of a book. At the same time, the site is intended to be experienced in an explorative way, reminiscent of a person's relaxed navigation through a gallery or exhibition space. The site became an extension of these experiences, with Elam trusting along the way that these characteristics would therefore feel natural for their audiences.
The website's design answered the need to both lift the School's reputation in the digital space and not overshadow the students — making room for, and supporting their artwork.
We handed the reins over to the students to directly upload their work and as each graduate shared their projects to the site, we watched as it formed a digital journal profiling each and every student in a way that was unique to them. What emerged was a site that reflected both the explorative nature of Elam, and the outstanding level of work produced by the students.
Knowing that universities are now speaking to a generation of digital natives, Elam sought to build an online catalogue that would share the story of its students in a genuine, clear and engaging way. Having accurately captured their story, the site not only supports the School's reputation as the top-ranking place to study art in New Zealand, but has started a living online resource that profiles some of our country's best creative thinkers.
With a newly established online presence, Elam has further validated themselves as the thought leaders within New Zealand's arts and culture, and the space where artists learn and unlearn how to develop their talent and skill. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUf6TxK7kjXIK5uQGS | Quth (Arabic, pole, axis) in Islam, especially among the Sufis, is the idea of a central axis around which the interests of the world revolve. The centrality is the will and the word of God manifested through a great saint or caliph (the first four). Thus it is not held that the individual is without faith or flaw, but rather at specific moments the qutb is manifested through him. A.G.H. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUaxfxK7Ehm79farWo | People are signing up now and there are limited spaces available.
Donna is available to speak on topics such as Intuition, Healing, Reiki and provide mediations and tools to those in need of balancing energy and easing anxiety.
It takes time to develop your spiritual senses and to learn to trust yourself. In this class you will learn mediumship, channeling, communicating with the angelic realm, Akashic record work, connecting with spirit guides, how to read chakras, medical intuition, object reading, and more. Donna will teach all forms of intuition and how to use your god given clairvoyant abilities. She will challenge you towards your personal goals. You will learn how to read someone in person as well as long distance. You will also learn how to setup and protect your energy along with how to clear after working with someone else.
Learn how to harness universal energy to heal emotional blockages and physical pains. Students will learn to channel universal energy or love using Reiki techniques. You will learn self-healing techniques as well as hands on healing techniques to help others to heal. Reiki II students will learn advanced Reiki principals and how to use powerful symbols for focused and distance healing. Chakra basics and Reiki practice on individuals, self and dwellings will also be covered. During this class, Donna will give an attunement, channeling energy into the students, which they then can use to heal with their own hands. This Japanese technique can be learned by people of all ages and backgrounds and can even be done remotely.
Everything in the world is made up of energy, and that energy can easily be manipulated or altered by others. Join Donna Lakes, a spiritual healer and ascension catalyst with over 20 years of experience, lead the first in a progression of ascension workshops that will honestly change your life! Come learn all about energy and its effects on you and how to protect and cleanse it.
Learn basic energy anatomy, all about grounding and its importance for not only your own growth and healing but the earth's as well. This workshop is especially great to take if you are someone who suffers from anxiety, depression, or if you are empathic. An empath is a person who is very sensitive to others feelings, and often take on others emotions or energy as their own. It truly is life changing! In this class we will be covering how to lift your vibration and keep it strong. We will be covering the first steps of ascension and laying the foundation for you to maintain a strong and protected energy field. Included in this class is a lecture, demonstrations, Thai Chi techniques, interactive practice, and a manual. Do not forget to bring a pen and notebook, there is lots of great material being covered!
Learn to change your vibration, to change your life! Create the life you've always dreamt of by attending this workshop led by Donna Lakes, who has been practicing and reaping the life altering benefits of the law of attraction for over twenty-five years. She has been studying and playing with the law of attraction to make her dreams come true- find a wonderful life partner, attract positivity, and even heal her body from disease. Learn all about the law of attraction, the missing pieces, and how to make it work wonders in your life.
Very few people truly understand the law of attraction and how it really works. Donna will offer you a greater understanding along with tools to bring the life you truly desire into reality. This class is perfect for everyone at all levels- those whom have never heard of the law of attraction, those who know the concept but fail to truly make it work for them, and those who have had success but may need some extra coaching to refine their skills. It is a process learning these skills and creating an entirely new way of being!
This powerful workshop will not only open your eyes to this attainable reality, but it will make you work to look beyond the law of attraction and how beliefs affect our lives on so many levels. We will be focusing not only on creating or manifesting for our individual selves but also how to contribute to creating a better world through a new collective consciousness!
In this workshop there will be a lecture and discussion about forgiveness and releasing anger. During the class we will be performing forgiveness exercises for another or possibly oneself. You will also receive a group healing as well, to help the process of forgiveness.
This class is approximately 2 hours long. You may attend in person, by Skype, or by phone conference if you prefer.
Intuitive healer and spiritual life coach Donna Lakes is back with the next installment of her Divine Ascension Series. This session deals with coming into your own power. Learn how to tap into your personal power, develop it and distinguish between true power and false power. Learn how to regain your power and reclaim your life, which for many individuals may be for the very first time. You don't need to have attended any other sessions to join us for this empowering workshop on tapping into your own greatness & creating the life you choose for yourself.
In this very powerful workshop we will be working on the path towards self-acceptance and self-love. This workshop with help you create a new relationship with yourself by teaching you to release the self-judgment and inner critic within. This workshop includes a lecture, exercises and meditation, along with a group healing.
communicate with angels, spirit guides and those who have crossed over.
The world outside us is the reflection of the world within. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUekXxK6wB9jjDhVdr | Q: ValueError: Shape must be rank 2 but is rank 1 for 'MatMul' (op: 'MatMul') with input shapes: [2], [2,3] I'm so news to Tensorflow . I already search for same questions,but i can't understand. there is the code .Hope you can help me.
Code:
import tensorflow as tf
w1 = tf.Variable(tf.random_normal([2,3],stddev=1,seed=1))
w2 = tf.Variable(tf.random_normal([3,3],stddev=1,seed=1))
x = tf.constant([0.7,0.9])
a = tf.matmul(x, w1)
y = tf.matmul(a, w2)
sess = tf.Session()
sess.run(w1.initializer)
sess.run(w2.initializer)
print(sess.run(y))
sess.close()
A: The shape of constant x is (2,), i.e. a one-dimensional array, and you are trying to multiply it with a two-dimensional array w1 of shape (2, 3), which is not possible for matrix multiplication, as number of columns of first parameter must be equal to number of rows in second parameter. Also, I think tf.matmul only works if both arrays are two-dimensional.
One of the many ways you can change your declaration of x as
x = tf.constant([[0.7], [0.9]])
This will create a two-dimensional constant tensor of shape (2, 1). And, then multiply it as,
a = tf.matmul(tf.transpose(x), w1)
tf.transpose() is used to create transpose of array x with shape (2, 1) to shape (1, 2).
Hope this helps.
A: In your case, the rank of variable x is 1. Hence the issue.
Following is the reason you are having this issue.
Please refer the tensorflow API https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/matmul
tf.matmul(a, b, transpose_a=False, transpose_b=False, adjoint_a=False, adjoint_b=False,
a_is_sparse=False, b_is_sparse=False, name=None)
Args:
a: Tensor of type float16, float32, float64, int32, complex64, complex128 and rank > 1.
b: Tensor with same type and rank as a.
A: The shape of x is (2,) does not match the shape (2,3) of w1.
You should change
x = tf.constant([0.7,0.9])
to
x = tf.constant([[0.7,0.9]])
now the shape of x is (1,2) and works fine.
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BkiUbeg5qsBB3Sqbrzty | How to Add More Storage Space to Android TV
Android TV is rapidly becoming one of the best ways to watch apps like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video. And thanks to the success of the 2017 Nvidia Shield, it's now starting to rival Roku as the must-have operating system for cordcutters. But not all Android TV boxes are made equal. At one end of the scale, the $ 300 Nvidia Shield Pro ships with 500GB of storage. At the other end, some cheap Chinese models on eBay come with as little as 4GB. Luckily, it's easy to add more storage capacity! Adding More Storage Capacity to Android TV If…
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BkiUdD7xK7FjYHGHz11f | Watch fans go wild as they witness England make it to a World Cup semi-final for the first time in 28 years.
Fans watch England v Sweden, at Bar Sport, Cannock.
Harry Maguire and Dele Alli were the goalscoring heroes and Jordan Pickford the goal-saving lion as England scored either side of half-time to dispatch Sweden 2-0 in their Samara quarter-final.
We had reporters at the George Wallis pub in Wolverhampton, Bar Sport in Cannock and the Old Bush in Albrighton.
Pubs across the Black Country were packed, including the George Wallis in Wolverhampton city centre where fans went wild as England booked a place in the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years.
Jubilant fans celebrated after the final whistle, singing the anthem of the tournament, 'It's Coming Home' , at the top of their lungs.
The latest victory has only further convinced many fans England could go all the way to secure World Cup glory.
Dale Phillips, 26, from Blackheath, said: "If we beat Croatia we will go all the way. It was a fantastic performance. I thought we might win a tight 1-0 but not as easy as that. It's coming home.
John and Karen Freeman, 65 and 56, from Tettenhall, were also celebrating.John said: "That's the best performance I've seen from an England team for a long time. Gareth Southgate has been fantastic. He is disciplined but he also shows the emotion.
John Cooper, 26, from Tettenhall, said: "That's the first time I've seen England play in a positive way and it looks like we can beat any team going forward. It will only bring more confidence for the team.
Jay Flint, 36, from Tettenhall, is refusing to get too carried away and said: "I don't think anyone can be confident we are going to win it.
Punters at The Old Bush in Albrighton were in high spirits after Saturday's quarter-final match.
Anthony Townsend, of Albrighton, celebrated his 30th birthday watching the match with friends at The Old Bush.
He said: "It was really good playing. There was a fantastic atmosphere. It's really made my day because everyone's happy and in high spirits.
"I think we can go all the way. We're coming home.
"We had booked to go paintballing in the afternoon but changed it to the morning when we knew England were playing."
Amy Mitchell, of Albrighton, was also cheering for England at the pub with her friends.
The 34-year-old said: "The atmosphere is great in The Old Bush. I've watched every World Cup game here. It's a really good community in Albrighton and it's got the best landlord in the village.
"He creates a real ambience for the World Cup and every other sport.
"It's great we've won. It's coming home. I'm a dreamer."
Ross Stephenson, 38, of Albrighton, brought his son Keifer, nine, to the pub to watch the match.
He said: "It started off quite steady. It was a brilliant first goal.
"I think we can go all the way.
"Every time there's a great atmosphere here. It's always full."
Jordan Johnson, 24, and Jack Stanton, 23, came from Solihull to watch the match at the pub.
Jordan said: "It's great. It's unlike any other World Cup I can remember."
Jack added: "The atmosphere has been electric. If they play like they have been we can go all the way."
Around 800 fans packed out Bar Sport in Cannock to cheer on the England boys as they took on Sweden in the World Cup quarter finals.
One of them, Luke Traat, 29, an information security specialist from Cannock, said: "I thought Sweden played exactly into our hands. We got the goals where we needed to.
"Every time it comes around to the group stages in the World Cup I'm like 'I will not get into this aura that England will win it'.
"But this year, when Kane scored that goal Tunisia and then we went and beat Panama when we should have done, I did feel that we were adding to a story and it would make a great story.
"Finally, we should win. Lets get rid of all the nervousness, we should beat whoever comes out of Croatia or Russia, whoever comes out of France or Belgium, we can beat them.
"We can win the World Cup so long as we stay together, stay strong and don't do anything we don't need to do."
Another, Joe Shelevy, 29, a warehouse manager from Cannock, said: "There is no reason why we can't win because it should be a one game shoot-out.
"If you look at it from an England point of view we should beat everyone on our side of the draw. That is the way it has fell.
"Never in my lifetime will it be so easy to get to the World Cup final. I hate Man United, I can not stand Ashley Young or Jesse Lingard, but tonight I love them all. We are all coming together."
Scott Murray, owner of Bar Sport, said that having former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Steve Daley and former Wolves boss Dave Jones in to entertain fans was 'brilliant'.
Mr Murray said: "We had Steve Daley, who hosts a lot of our events, and Dave Jones, so it was interesting to hear them talk about the play and how the footballers were playing and also to get their review after the game which was brilliant.
"Both Steve Daley and Dave Jones were overwhelmed, it was fabulous, and they both think England can win on Wednesday.
"I think England can do it, I don't know about the final we will have to see on the day, but I think we can get to the final definitely.
"They needed not to have the prima donna's there, I think it has been a massive boost for themselves to know that they are more important than anybody else.
"It was a great move by Southgate to choose that young team without some of the older team and some of the prima donna's who have possibly ruined it in the past.
"It lifts everybody, it lifts the area and the country, everyone is happy and enjoying it. It is a good feel good factor. There has been a great atmosphere here today and it has just been really enjoyable.
"If people are thinking are coming on Wednesday, it is free to come in, but book early or get down here early on Wednesday and certainly next Sunday." | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUaHLxK0-nUh8iG8BO | The second was to support the broken families within or outside the Church and help them in their healing process.
His third priority was to provide platforms for the elderly to gain respect and to promote their welfare with Hong Kong facing an aging population.
His pastoral priorities regarding young people showed that he really paid attention to their needs. He said the people of Hong Kong need to be concerned about them as they face lots of problems, such as the lack of prospects or even a proper place to live and need an outlet of their disappointments. He said the role of the Church is to promote communication and allow them to express themselves and hope that the government will listen with wisdom.
A few months after he took office, he declared in his message for Advent in 2017 that, 2018 would be the Year of Youth for the diocese of Hong Kong to complement the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Young People.
He later officially declared in his pastoral letter for Advent 2018 that the Year of Youth would be extended to 2019 under the theme of Practice, Belief, Youth, showing his strong focus on the pastoral care of the young people.
The bishop looked joyful during the Mass at the Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Tiu Keng Leng, on 15 July 2018, which concluded the week-long Youth Festival event organised in response to the Year of Youth, as he saw the determination of young people who pledged to bravely walk out of their comfort zones, pay attention to the needs of the marginalised and live with love, forgiveness, understanding and the willingness to sacrifice.
The bishop was also concerned about the situation of migrants in Hong Kong. In his homilies during different Masses, he said all the people of Hong Kong are probably migrants as their ancestors may have been forced to move to the city for various reasons, so we should respect migrants and treat them as one of us.
He emphasised this point during the homily of the last Migrants' Day celebration at Christ the King Chapel in Causeway Bay on October 22, as well as his message broadcast at the end of the Christmas Vigil Mass at Chater Garden (Sunday Examiner, January 6).
It is a pity that he did not see the fulfillment of all his goals. In his first meeting with the media, he had already admitted that he had experienced health problems for years, but that they were under treatment and control. In addition, he said that although he had an 8.00am to 8.00pm workday and had no chance for a proper holiday in three years, he managed well.
He said that, despite his health problems, he hoped he could do the work of a bishop until he could not.
And he was true to his word, as proved by his strong determination to carry out his various duties until nearly his last breath.
May our beloved bishop rest in peace. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUftzxK6wB9mn5Bb3g | Reviews /
By Raimar Stange
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
John Bock, 'Der Pappenheimer', 2013, Installation view, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn. Courtesy: Anton Kern, New York; Sprüth Magers, Berlin; Giò Marconi, Mailand; Sadie Coles HQ, London and Regen Projects, Los Angeles. Photo: Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik
This past summer, in an exhibition entitled 'Der Pappenheimer' at Kunstverein Hamburg, John Bock presented his work in an uncharacteristically ascetic way. Visitors entered an empty labyrinth of narrow white passages, with just a few of Bock's signature absurd objects standing in the corners. For his retrospective at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, on the other hand, he has returned to the lavish abundance and chaotic diversity for which his performances, lectures, films, collages and large-scale sculptural installations have been known since the late 1990s. As part of 'Im Modder der Summenmutation', the artist reprised some of his past lectures, but the main focus was the numerous films that are often integrated into his shows. Nine of these films were screened in individual booths, including Inside Beyond (2007), Fixkosten (Fixed Costs, 2012) and Unter der Kinnlade (Under the Jaw, 2011). The latter is typical: a 19-minute piece set in a cross between a discotheque, a laboratory and an operating theatre. Here, the slightly deranged Professor Bock uses futuristic equipment to tackle the object of his desire, a patient by the name of Hinkebein. Repeating the words 'a bloody business', Bock saws through Hinkebein's 'phantom body' and removes various organs, inspecting them with relish. The artist gives free reign to his love of the polymorphously perverse, presenting it in a light that is both garish and nonsensical. In the exhibition, alline screening booths were painted pale green, their geometric forms recalling stalls used to keep livestock. This is an allusion to Bock's childhood: before studying business administration and later art, he grew up on a farm in northern Germany.
The second, larger part of the exhibition comprised an area for filming that includes various sets, a wardrobe and props. The sets have names like Sockenkuppel (Sock Dome), Stube (The Parlour) and Fellini-Raum (Fellini Room, all 2013). Rather than being static, they changed over the course of the exhibition, as Bock used the sets to shoot films during the early weeks of the show. This also explains the presence of film cameras and lighting equipment throughout the space. The contents here display all of the familiar traits of Bock's work: a blood-smeared, deformed human body made of fabric, reminiscent of both Paul McCarthy's work and Ghost Train aesthetics; pale sausages scattered about; abstract aluminium foil forms, distantly recalling Thomas Hirschhorn's installations. Certain scenarios echo early videos by The Cure (whose singer Robert Smith happens to slightly resemble the artist), with expressively narrowed perspectives, psychedelic palettes and aggressively handled bodies. Among this characteristic confusion, there were frequent references to farming, including a machine for turning hay and fully functioning milking parlours, as well as wall paintings with rural-futuristic motifs, reinforcing the autobiographical reference. Finally, the films shot here quoted various cinematic and television genres, such as crime thrillers and horror films, whose logic Bock pushes to absurd extents. Over the duration of the show, these films also became part of 'Im Modder der Summenmutation'.
The problem of this overflowing exhibition became clear when compared with Bock's early performances in the mid-90s at the now closed Klosterfelde Galerie. At that time, in an exhibition space of just 20 square metres in Berlin's as-yet-ungentrified Mitte district, Bock's performances were still surprising and disturbing. His then novel combination of Beuysian lectures, Dadaistic nonsense and perverse mind games opened up innovative options for performance art. But today, his almost unchanged vocabulary – now transferred into the visual language of film – no longer has the same effect. There are no surprises; risks are no longer taken, time-tested formulas, such as delighting in the grotesque, are merely reeled off. With undeniable intelligence and skill, Bock runs through his programme. But his once-bizarre aesthetic has aged, relying all too routinely on its stock vocabulary. As a result, the artist has become entangled in his own oeuvre to increasingly repetitive and unproductive effect. It is also doubtful whether artistic strategies of quoting and mocking the media of art, transforming the presentation space into a production space, or re-enacting one's own previous body of work – all strategies with by now long-established histories – are still capable of achieving anything other than compliantly fulfilling the agreed art-world standards of contemporary aesthetics.
First published in Issue 160
Jan - Feb 2014
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