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Extensive near comp collection 1913-99 in 2 loose leaf albums, with Kangaroos 1st wmk set of 10 to 1/-. 2nd wmk (6) to 2/- brown. 3rd wmk (12) to £1 grey inc 10/- pale grey & deep aniline pink. Sm Mult set of 5 to 5/- & CofA set of 8 to £2. Average G-FU. ACSC cat $4600. KGV set of 74 inc Single wmk 1d red Die II rough & smooth papers, 1d Die III, & 4d lemon. SM wmk perf 14 set of 8, perf 13½ x12½ 1d green Die II U & 4½d Die II CTO, & OS opt set of 7 to 5d. Plus perf OS (52) with Single wmk (23) to 1/4, No wmk 1d & 1½d, SM wmk perf 14 set of 8 to 1/4, plus 3d blue wmk INV, & SM wmk perf 13½ x12½ (14) to 1/4. ACSC cat $2320. Then 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved U & 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet M. 1931-32 OS opts set of 6 inc Kingsford Smith 2d, 3d, & Lyrebird 1/-. All 1930s commem sets inc Bridge 5/- CTO. 1937 KGVI Robes set to £1 thick & thin papers. 1946 BCOF opt set of 7 to 5/-, 1949 Arms to £2. All Pre-decimal QEII inc 1964 Navigators set of 8 to £2 inc 10/-, £1 white & cream papers & Decimals U possibly comp (FV $600 approx) from 1966 to 2000. Some minor tones, mostly on pages, o/w F-VFU. Total cat/ retail $9400 to 1966, plus extra for Decimals. (100s) (P)
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Postmarks Numerals: Massive collection in 5 large volumes with around 1150 diff, 1 to 2094 plus many cancel variations with RRRRR (11 diff), inc 193 m/s on 1888 1d Cent, 390 (2R20), 398 (on Vic 1912 1d opt), 420 (type B), 639, 1029, 1248, 1315, 1323, 1695 & 1737 (most not photogenic). RRRR (50 diff plus uncounted extras) inc 13 (type 3), 17 (type 3a), 71 (type 2), 95 (NSW), 151 (type 2c), 169, 242 (type 3), 346, 366, 449, 646, 666 (blue, unique?), 751, 932, 1054, 1166, 1196, 1246, 1272, 1312, 1468, 1554, 1623, 1664, 1684, 1688, 1758, 1858, 1903, 1941, 2031, 2071 & 2094 (these all F-VF clear strikes). RRR (120) with over 110 diff inc 8 on 6d Diadem imperf wmk 8, 49 on 6d brown Diadem imperf wmk 8, 75 (type 2), 144 (type 3), 192, 370 (on 1d roo), 542 (type 3), 562, 625, 715 (tied), 820, 901, 962, 965 (violet), 996, 1060, 1129, 1272 (tied), 1351, 1388, 1403, 1409, 1471, 1512, 1535, 1679 (tied), 1805, 1833, 1857, 1895, 1908, 1917, 1947, 1987, 2030, 2049 & 2067. RR (210) with 170 diff inc 1850s Barred Numerals 7 (superb), 15 (on 1d Laureate 'no leaves' pr), 39 (on 6d Laureate) & 43 (on 1d brick Laureate), 50 (on 3d Laureate no wmk pr), 55 (on 6d brown Laureate), 90 (2) on Sydney View 1d & 6d Laureate Plate 2. Other pmks of note inc Drayton NSW, Ipswich NSW & Brisbane NSW cds tying 85, 87 & 95 to 2d Diadems to envelope pieces, registered h/s, plus 100s of R, SS &S rated strikes. A monumental collection assembled over a period of more than 20 years. Est retail $40,000. (3950 items). (P)
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1865 Arms set 5c-1P, plus 5c, 10c (2), 20c & 1P shades. F-VF U. SG 33-38 cat £162. Yv 29-33 cat €248. (10) (P)
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition opt KGV with 2c-45c & $2 wmk mult crown, 1c-$1 wmk script. VF fresh MLH. SG 241-46, 248, 250-55 cat £156. (14) (P)
1950 Currency Revaluation covers franked 'GROSZY' violet opts type 3 of Katowice & Krakow on 1947 Culture 1zl blue, 1948 15zl Ghetto, 15zl Warsaw Fund, 1949 Russia Friendship Postal Workers & 1950 Marchlewski & Posnan Fair. Mi 566, 591, 592, 605, 646, 647, 649 & 660 cat €124+ as loose stamps alone -should be double on cover, €248. Tied to 2 covers by 'Cieszyn 11 11 50' cds.
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BkiUd77xK1yAgYaM3FKn | New Skins in Genshin Impact Had an Undocumented Buff
Not that Genshin Impact was seriously about skins, despite all its popularity and fruitfulness of cosmetics sales in free-to-play games. Characters had their fixed appearance until version 1.6. But for the last weeks, skins became the talk of the town (Mondstadt?), as suddenly characters in alternate outfits became able to deal 48% more damage.
There was one limitation, though. The unexpected buff is only active as long as Mona is a part of your group; without her, alternate costumes didn't affect the gameplay. The bug didn't appear in the Spiral Abyss either, which prevented players from benefitting from it while finishing their 36-star challenge. Still, it was great to see and enjoy while it lasted.
Players had to admit they liked the new empowering skins. When a Redditor published a post about it, users even asked them to remove the post before miHoYo noticed it and took measures. In the end, it did and released a hotfix for it, returning the stats as they were, though preserving players' progress achieved with this buff. Now costumes only make difference in characters' appearance. And these changes are minor, except for Rosaria who changes significantly.
The next updates will also bring new skins for well-known characters, and this time the skins will be Mondstadt-themed. This doesn't mean you need to be in Mondstadt or around it for these changes to apply. They will just appear in the character menu, so you can redress them at any moment. Hardly should we expect more surprises like this buff, because now miHoYo is warned that it's possible. Still, anything can happen.
Did you notice that buff with alternative skins? Now that it's removed, will you continue wearing them, or will you return to the original versions of characters? Let's talk about what you love about Genshin Impact (if you do, of course) in the comments! | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdmA5qU2Ap3wn7sF2 | Common as a massive mineral in limestone. It is a late-forming replacement mineral in many environments and found in most geologic settings.
Specimens consists of three pieces: 50mm, 50mm and 50mm in the largest dimension. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdsE25V5iz8Wfg0RT | As a wedding present, my Dad paid for Stephen and I to go to Fuengirola, Andalucia, Spain for a week. Fuengirola is on the Costa del Sol and we stayed at Las Piramides Hotel. (Two months after our honeymoon, a Basque separatist bomb went off right outside the hotel).
The day after we went to the Alhambra Palace was actually warm and sunny. For about an hour. It was glorious!
We went up to the Sohail Castle, one of Fuengirola's biggest and most famous landmarks.
I found it absolutely fascinating that they could not give us the full history of the castle! I have been so spoiled with English and South African history dating back to the dawn of mankind (!) that it seems almost inconceivable to me that a castle could exist and we wouldn't truly know where it came from.
See, there were sightings of a castle at this site around 1000 AD but archaeological digs on site have shown that the castle dates back much earlier than that. The present construction dates back to the 12th century AD and the history is still quite sketchy running through the 15th to 17th centuries. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining in the slightest bit because visiting this castle was one of the most wonderful adventures I've taken, but it makes me appreciate our rich sense of history dating back thousands of years.
After seeing all the wonderful castles of the UK and Ireland and France, it was very odd for me to realize that virtually all of the colonial buildings in Williamsburg are reconstructions.
Thanks for sharing these pics. One of these years, I hope to get the fam down to the Costa del Sol.
Lots to see there Emm, glad this time it wasn't raining.
It looks as though there are some sort of shack-like buildings inside the castle. It seem a bit of a shame that they don't restore it, but perhaps they are doing. At least not let it deteriorate any further.
Real castles are rather mind-blowing!
This is great, thanks for sharing this story with us.
I would have loved to see this. I'm so jealous.
Hope that you had a wonderful time in South Africa!
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What an interesting post! Your pictures are fantastic and it amazes me that you couldn't get the castle's first history as well! Growing up in the US, where nothing is over 300 years old, the idea that something has been around so long that no one remembers its exact origin shocks me! I had never even heard of this castle before. Thank you for sharing.
It's a lovely trip - and a honeymoon trip at that. Congratulations!
Just thinking of you Emm. I hope all is well. God bless.
Emm, what a lovely and thoughtful father you have! And so sad about the hotel. I'm glad you were safe.
@ Forrest: Oh yes, I have heard complaints before about how many buildings in the US were torn down. It is a pity but you do have some awesome architecture remaining!
@ Martin: I know! It was our first sunny day that week!
@ Sheila: I am sure they are still planning on doing some restorations. They were certainly trying to raise money when we visited and there seems to be a lot on the internet about it these days.
@ Ivanhoe: Oh yes! I cannot wait for photos from your cruise! Thank you for the link to your new blog!
@ Sharkbytes: Hi there. Thanks for stopping by - I am used to seeing you at Adgitize. I hope to visit more UK castles soon, like Leeds Castle. Will definitely post pics.
@ Baron: Glad you liked it - thank you!
@ Lauren: I am sure you must see amazing things in your line of work though - and I am certain you will see good things if you do go to Turkey.
@ Roz: Thanks again for my reward!
@ Xoán-Wahn: Welcome to my blog! I am glad you liked the pics. You need to visit South Africa - the Cradle of Humankind is there and we have remains dating back thousands and thousands of years!!
@ Marilynne: Thanks for stopping by and visiting my blog! I am glad you enjoyed the pictures.
@ Jodi: Hi there - hope you are well m'dear.
@ JaPRA: I must say, my interest in history is whet even more each time I visit these amazing places! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUgJnxK7IDOE3otUTd | Phillips, I. D., Pollock M. S., Chivers D. P., "Benthic communities through the construction of a major reservoir and 40 years of change." Fundamental and Applied Limnology 188.4 (2016): 279-288.
Phillips, I. D., et al. "Macroinvertebrate communities in a Northern Great Plains river are strongly shaped by naturally occurring suspended sediments: implications for ecosystem health assessment." Freshwater Science 35.4 (2016): 1354-1364.
Meissner, A. G. N., Carr, M. K., Phillips, I. D., & Lindenschmidt, K. E. (2016). Using a geospatial model to relate fluvial geomorphology to macroinvertebrate habitat in a prairie river—Part 2: matching family-level indices to geomorphological response units (GRUs). Water, 8(3), 107.
Kreitals, N. M., Hobson, K. A., Hoemsen, B. M., Crane, A. L., Wishingrad, V., Sloychuk, J., Pollock, M., Chivers, D. P., & Phillips, I. D. (2016). Turnover of hydrogen isotopes in lake sturgeon blood: implications for tracking movements of wild populations. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 1-11.
Meissner, A. G., Carr, M. K., Phillips, I. D., & Lindenschmidt, K. E. (2016). Using a geospatial model to relate fluvial geomorphology to macroinvertebrate habitat in a prairie river—Part 1: genus-level relationships with geomorphic typologies. Water, 8(2), 42.
Phillips, I. D., Pollock, M. S., Bowman, M. F., McMaster, D. G., & Chivers, D. P. (2015). Thermal alteration and macroinvertebrate response below a large Northern Great Plains reservoir. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 41, 155-163.
Pollock, M. S., Carr, M., Kreitals, N. M., & Phillips, I. D. (2014). Review of a species in peril: what we do not know about lake sturgeon may kill them. Environmental Reviews, 23(1), 30-43.
Braun, D., Phillips, I. D., & Wissel, B. (2014). Analysis of δ13C in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens [Rafinesque 1817]) fin and muscle tissue: an application of three arithmetic lipid correction models. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 30(6), 1174-1180.
Kreitals, N. M., Davies, J.M., Phillips, D., Phillips, I. D. (2014). Overwintering observations of Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) activity under ice. IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians, 21(20), 60-65.
Webb, J. M., Jacobus, L. M., Funk, D. H., Zhou, X., Kondratieff, B., Geraci, C. J., DeWalt, R. E., Baird, D. J., Richard, B., Phillips, I. D., & Hebert, P. D. (2012). A DNA barcode library for North American Ephemeroptera: progress and prospects. PLoS One, 7(5), e38063.
Phillips, I. D., Vinebrooke, R. D., & Turner, M. A. (2009). Ecosystem consequences of potential range expansions of Orconectes virilis and Orconectes rusticus crayfish in Canada-a review. Environmental Reviews, 17(NA), 235-248.
Phillips, I. D., Vinebrooke, R. D., & Turner, M. A. (2009). Experimental reintroduction of the crayfish species Orconectes virilis into formerly acidified Lake 302S (Experimental Lakes Area, Canada) This paper is part of the series "Forty Years of Aquatic Research at the Experimental Lakes Area". Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 66(11), 1892-1902.
Phillips, I. D., Schulz, D. A., & Kirkham, K. (2009). Western range extension for the black sandshell (Unionidae: Ligumia recta [Lamarck, 1819]). Western North American Naturalist,69(2), 251-252.
Phillips, I. D., Cobb, T. P., & Spence, J. R. (2008). Salvage logging and edge effects on pill beetle abundance (Coleoptera: Byrrhidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 62(2), 324-327.
Phillips, I. D., Parker, D., & McMaster, G. (2008). Aquatic invertebrate fauna of a northern prairie stream: range extensions and water quality characteristics. Western North American Naturalist, 68(2), 173-185.
Phillips, I. D., Cobb, T. P., Spence, J. R., & Brigham, R. M. (2006). Salvage logging, edge effects, and carabid beetles: connections to conservation and sustainable forest management. Environmental entomology, 35(4), 950-957.
Phillips, I. D., & Cobb, T. P. (2005). Effects of habitat structure and lid transparency on pitfall catches. Environmental entomology, 34(4), 875-882.
Westbrook, C. J., Brunet, N., Phillips, I. D., Davies, J. M., & Authority, S. W. (2009). Progress report: land use and wetland drainage effects on prairie water quality study. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
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'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO With Prologue On Racism
The Oscar-winning film "Gone With the Wind" returned to HBO Max's streaming library on Wednesday with a new introduction highlighting the film's problematic portrayal of slavery.
The 1939 film depicts life at a pre-Civil War plantation and tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), the plantation owner's daughter. Despite winning eight Oscars, and Hattie McDaniel making history by becoming the first black actress to win an Oscar, its depiction of the Antebellum South has long received criticism.
Jacqueline Stewart, host of "Silent Sunday Nights" and a professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, put together a four-and-a-half minute prologue that now runs at the beginning of the classic film unpacking the inherent racism found in the film and how it plays into the culture of the time.
In her introduction, Stewart says that "Gone With the Wind" was "not universally praised." She notes that its presentation of Antebellum South was only painted as a "world of grace and beauty, without acknowledging the brutalities of the system of chattel slavery upon which this world is based."
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BkiUbAY5qsJBji8afTvZ | Toronto, Ontario -- July 29, 2015 -- Firestone Ventures Inc. ("Firestone" or the "Company") (TSXV: FV, FSE: F5V), announced today that it has changed its auditor. Grant Thornton LLP (the "Former Auditor") has resigned effective as of June 19, 2015 and McGovern, Hurley, Cunningham LLP (the "Successor Auditor") has been appointed as auditor effective as of June 19, 2015. The change of auditor has been approved by the members of the audit committee of the Company and the Board of Directors.
The Former Auditor did not have any reservation in their auditor's reports for the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for the two most recently completed fiscal years. The Former Auditor has advised the Company that there has been no disagreement or consultation, as defined in National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations ("NI 51-102"), with respect to the two most recently completed fiscal years.
All procedures have been followed under NI 51-102 regarding the change of auditor and, as required, a Notice of Change of Auditor, together with the required letters from the Former Auditor and the Successor Auditor, have been filed via SEDAR with each securities commission in each province that the Company is a reporting issuer.
Firestone is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resources which could be economically and legally extracted or produced. Since 2009 the Company has been exploring certain zinc-lead-silver properties in Guatemala.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This News Release includes certain "forward-looking statements". These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". Since forward looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results relating to, among other things, results of exploration, project development, reclamation and capital costs of the Company's mineral properties, and the Company's financial condition and prospects, could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons such as: changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments, including legislative changes in royalties instituted by the Republic of Guatemala and applicable municipalities; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with the activities of the Company; and other matters discussed in this news release. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUfCg5qhLBhZ3KGEIe | The item Team Rocket to the rescue!, adapted by Maria S. Barbo represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Okanagan Regional Library.
Team Rocket is on a mission to find a Core Zygrade for their boss. But when Team Flare tries to steal Z2 from them, it's up to the bad buys to protect it from even badder guys! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfuTxK7FjYCv2UVV5 | 9 August 2016 — 09 Aug 2016
Confidence and achievement – single sex, co-education, or the best of both worlds @Tintern?
You may have seen the article in "The Age" newspaper last Thursday (4 August) about girls' performance in Mathematics in single gender vs co-educational classrooms. This continues an ongoing dialogue that has been played out through the media in recent months on whether single gender outcomes are better than co-educational outcomes, and whether any achievement benefit outweighs the adjustment required of single gender school students when they move out of school into the broader (and co-educational) world. Interestingly, this last point is one I frequently hear at the reunions of Tintern alumni from our girls-only eras that I attend – the difficulty of learning to relate to males when you have spent your time with girls only at school and the effect this has on the first year out of school in particular.
The article quoted a Melbourne University study which nominated Year 4 as the earliest year measured where confidence differences in the classroom began between the genders and that these enlarged to Year 8. While only one study, it certainly reinforces the research conclusions Tintern used when we created our together/apart/together Parallel Model across ELC, Junior and Middle Schools and Senior College (and I must say, it also supports my own experience). It is clear that both genders, not only girls, benefit in multiple ways from being grouped in like-gendered classes in key developmental years.
My own experience is based on this being the first year of my (lengthy!) teaching career where I have taught Science to an all-girls class. The difference in the attitude of girls in this class compared to previous Year 7, 8 and 9 classes at co-educational classes is marked. Again, it is only one class, but curiosity, risk-taking and willingness to show academic bravery and leadership are all present in the girls this class in far greater quantities than I have seen in girls I have taught in co-educational schools. This does align with the Melbourne University results and I would go further and say that the difference appears to me most marked in the (apparently) least naturally confident girls.
Our boys approach their learning differently being with their male peers in those crucial middle years too, but in different ways. I see deeper and more authentic mateship and connection more frequently, less 'posturing' or showing off with girls not present, particularly in the latter years of Middle School and a genuinely decent masculinity and care for others is mentored and demonstrated by and to our boys.
The bringing together of our boys and girls at Year 10 is also a critical part of our model. IB Diploma subjects and the bulk of most VCE students' VCE subjects commence in Year 11. Students need to feel stability and confidence to attempt these and co-educational classes commencing in Year 10 both build strongly on the confidence and performance benefits of our parallel classes and also enable adjustment to a real-world environment before the significant loads of Year 11 and Year 12 in IB, VCE, or VCE/VET.
As the best performing school in the outer east, our VCE, VCE/VET and IB students also prove that our co-educational Senior College environment enables girls and boys to achieve their personal best too!
At Tintern we truly have the best of both worlds!
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BkiUa9LxK1ThhAcYiXhk | Tamil Nadu Public Services Commission has notified 320 vacancies approximately, by taking into account the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Malik Mazhar Sultan vs. U.P. Public Service Commission [2008(17) SCC 703], for the cadre of Civil Judges, in the Pay Scale of Rs. 27,700– 770 – 33,090 – 920 – 40,450 – 1080 – 44,770 + Allowances, as admissible under the Rules. AGE LIMIT (as on 01.07.2018). Online Registration from 09.04.2018 to 07.05.2018. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdQk4eIZjwV-u5ouC | Federal rulemaking should be open and transparent . This outcome is supposedly ensured by the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (APA).
Few in the firearms industry doubt that the Trump administration has been better for it than a Hillary Clinton administration would have been. But from its prohibition of bump stocks to its inaction on the Arms Trade Treaty to its private letter ATF, the administration is far from winning the industry's unconditional plaudits. And that's fine: governments shouldn't be on industry's side. Government shouldn't play favorites — which is exactly what the ATF risks doing by ruling by private letter .
Dr. Ted R. Bromund is Senior Research Fellow in Anglo-American Relations in the Margaret Thatcher for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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Tyler Baltierra Opens Up About His Mental Health In A Powerful Video, & It's So Important For Dads
By Azure Hall
Millions of people in the U.S. suffer from with mental illness each year, but despite how common it is, many people still do not feel comfortable sharing their struggles. One Teen Mom star is out to change that. In a recent Instagram post, Tyler Baltierra opened up about his mental health. Along with sharing his own mental state, Baltierra also touched on the importance of talking about mental health and his message is really powerful — especially for dads.
Baltierra shared a video to Instagram on Monday night during which he tearfully told viewers that he is having a "bad day." He explained in the caption for his video that he considered deleting the post, but thought about it more and decided to share with the intent of further opening up a conversation about mental health. "If I can at least connect with one person through this & let them know that they aren't alone in their struggles. It will make being vulnerable worth it," he wrote.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness reported that approximately one in five adults in the U.S.— which boils down to 43.8 million, or 18.5 percent —experiences some form of mental illness in a given year. Chances are, someone you know struggles with their mental health in one way or another, despite the fact that the norm is to keep quiet about it, according to Psychology Today. It is this silence that keeps many people from feeling comfortable asking for help when they need it. Baltierra is doing his part to change that.
The video shows Baltierra silently crying as he explains his feelings and encourages others to do the same:
Sometimes, you just don't know what to say to your children. I never cry in front of Nova because I don't want her to feel any of that. You have good days and then you have bad days, and, uh, today is just a bad day. If you're in that same boat as me, just hang in there and you're not alone. Talk to somebody.
And this isn't the first time Baltierra opened up about his mental health publicly. In January, he posted a similar video where he said that he was attending therapy and emphasized the importance of self care:
I made it. I made it to my therapist appointment. Putting in a little self-care today, know what I mean? Sometimes you have to put yourself ahead of some other people sometimes in life. Doesn't mean you don't love 'em or care about 'em. It just means you love 'em enough to put yourself first so you can be the best 'you' you can be.
Baltierra's followers certainly seem to appreciate his candor. One user shared their story about their own struggles with mental illness and how they relate to his experience:
Your [sic] amazing Tyler and so is Cate keep doing what you do. You show everyone that your [sic] human we see the good days and bad with you not just good and me personally I like that. I have BPD bipolar and anxiety so know how it feels to have bad days and feel alone.
Another praised Baltierra for being "real" about what he is going through:
You are one of the strongest guys I know and the one and only teen dad that has been real thru [sic] it all. I feel your pain and it will get easier. Keep your head up bro.
And Baltierra's openness is especially powerful because he is a father to a child he and Catelynn ultimately put up for adoption. Dads, though they can face postpartum depression just like moms, are often told they need to hide their feelings and stay strong for their spouse or for their family.
Both Baltierra and his wife Catelynn have been proactive about getting help when they need it. Catelynn is currently attending rehab for the third time to combat struggles resulting from childhood trauma, according to People, and she also sought help last year for suicidal thoughts. It is good to know that the two are making their health a priority and getting the help that they need. It is a great example for those in need of similar care.
If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts, call 911, or call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
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BkiUbcE5qhLACA4PuszA | The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score is one of several categories presented by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), an association of professional film critics, who work in print, broadcast and online media, based in Chicago. Since the 6th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1993), the award has been presented annually. The nominations from 1993, 1994 and 2004 are not available. The first Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score went to composer Michael Nyman for his score to The Piano. The most recent recipient of this award is Justin Hurwitz for the black comedy-drama film Babylon.
French film composer Alexandre Desplat has the most nominations (13), with one win. Howard Shore and Jonny Greenwood have the most wins (three) from six nominations. Hans Zimmer has ten nominations, which have resulted in one win. English musician Clint Mansell has two wins from two nominations, as does Mica Levi. Carter Burwell has one win from five nominations. Other notable achievers are James Horner, Randy Newman, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who all have one win from four nominations. Several composers have been nominated multiple times, but never received the award, including Danny Elfman, Philip Glass and Elliot Goldenthal.
The 12th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1999) saw the first two female composers, Jocelyn Pook and Rachel Portman, nominated for the award. In 2007, Markéta Irglová became the first female musician to win the award, along with Glen Hansard, for their work on Once. James Newton Howard became the first composer to receive multiple nominations at the 18th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards. He was nominated for his work on King Kong and his collaboration with Zimmer on Batman Begins. At the 25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2012), Desplat received nominations for his scores to Argo, Moonrise Kingdom and Zero Dark Thirty, the first time a composer has been nominated three times in one year.
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And how will the U.S. react to prolonged unrest in the Middle East, an area of strategic importance?
Aaron David Miller, public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, former State Department adviser to six secretaries of state on Arab-Israeli negotiations and author of books including "The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace"
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BkiUc305qoYAmQl5_CX- | …and I've learned that when one of my creative visions keeps popping into my head, well, it means that I'm meant to make it happen! At the end of the school year/start of the summer, I kept seeing all these fabulous lip sync challenges that the police stations were doing across the country and they looked like so much fun. So I proposed the lip sync video idea to my awesome principal and she was all about making it happen, totally game & as supportive as could be!
In 3 very busy, short days, at the start of our school year when only the teachers had returned to school, I managed to get the footage of our superstar CMS faculty, staff & administration. Then my genius editor 12 yr old boy & I spent the weekend editing. Needless to say, I'm very blessed to have such a talented son that can edit for me and experience paid, professional editing gigs at such a young age. And, I am thrilled that it turned out so fabulously and totally excited about the thought of it bringing smiles to others!
What a great way to start the new school year! I just want to Feel This Moment and make this school year extraordinary!!!
Can We Create a Better Future for Learning?
Yet again, my deep thinking, passionate child has inspired me. She cares deeply about the earth, animals, health, and people. She recently has become a fan of YouTuber, Prince Ea and I'm ok with that because this guy gets people thinking, puts important issues in our faces and forces us to think, to discuss, and to hopefully take action.
We NEED to create a better future for learning!
Our system is askew. It needs MAJOR reform. When my girl showed me Prince Ea's fabulous video mentioned above, I had just taken my middle school classes through a lesson about the tools in the actor's toolbox. After the lesson, I pointed out to all my students how I made sure to present the information in such a way that reached every type of learner – visual, auditory, kinesthetic. They read the information, they saw the information in unique ways, they heard the information, and they physically experienced the info. My students were given every opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the knowledge I was imparting on them. And my students responded very positively to this. They appreciated it.
After I saw Prince Ea's video, it certainly made me feel good about my teaching approach. I made sure to share the video with all of my classes. I loved his main point that we are all different learners and the sooner we discover our individual learning style, the sooner we can be successful. He also encourages his audience to never let someone tell us that we are slow or incapable of doing anything. I felt like this was truly a crucial piece of advice that my students, and everyone for that matter, need to hear.
My students were captivated by the video. I honestly think it helped them put the pieces together and gain an appreciation for my efforts, as well as build a confidence in themselves and understanding their own personal educational journey. It was a wonderful experience to impart this knowledge and realization on my students.
This video just reinforced the information in the first video I shared with them. It reminded them that everyone has obstacles to overcome, but success can be attained. With persistence, incredible effort and confidence in your ability, success can be yours.
In relation to this topic, I came across the Facebook channel, "Atttn: Stories Worth Your Attention." They share a variety of videos that make incredible points and also get people thinking. On this channel, I recently saw a video in which Mike Rowe discusses the importance of learning a trade. In the U.S. so much emphasis is put on getting a college degree, and we're often led to believe that going to college is the only path to success. The truth is, many companies cannot find qualified people to fill important trade positions. I especially like Mike Rowe's point that "the jobs that exist right now, do not require a four-year liberal arts degree. They instead require the willingness to actually learn a skill that is in demand." Think on that. I'm sure everyone could provide an opinion, personal experience, and input on that topic.
In this captivating video he asks, "How do YOU think we can create a better future of learning?" The question alone blows my mind and immediately sends me into a tailspin of all the ways I want to answer the question and demand change for the learners of the world.
There are a lot of videos out there of teachers' and principals' reactions to this video. They all seem to agree with what Prince EA says, but some do point out that he doesn't necessarily provide a solution. Well, he does bring up other countries who have made the change to create education success. So there is a solution – MAJOR CHANGE. Look to other countries who are creating such success with their new and improved education system and model them. There's your answer. Our problem in America is that there are people willing to discuss it, to agree on these issues, yet they don't have the guts to stand up and attempt to make a real change take place. The higher-ups are stalling any chance for progress because they're on the fast track to something greater – which really just means, they're on their own personal mission for higher status and higher pay. Therefore, we lower folks in this education totem pole are trapped in a sense. We're at the mercy of those in the higher positions above us and until these higher level position people are willing to take a real chance in making a difference then the change will never, ever happen…we will stay within the confines of this ridiculous education system that is in desperate need of reform.
Yep, it's certainly a vicious cycle. As individuals, what we can do is create awareness and simply change how we do things.
As a student: Discovering how we learn and making sure our teachers understand how we learn best. Being open, honest and aware!
As a teacher: We must make the effort to reach each student. And along with speaking up about this topic with our fellow teachers and our students, we must bring the issue to the higher-ups, creating a respectful atmosphere that makes them have to listen and want to be a part of making a change. Truth is when enough voices demand change and show the proof for why it's so crucially needed, then the higher-ups have to do something. Right? We must respectfully put the people in power in positions to have to make a change and take action. They have to feel the pressure. We have to rally and speak up if we want to create a better future for learning. But that movement always starts at the grassroots, and that is where our power lies!
So if you are passionate about this topic, whether you're experiencing it firsthand in some way, already have felt the blow of the flaws of our system, see the effects of a lacking system on the job front or are living it with your own children, share your thoughts, create conversation, engage in the mission to improve learning for all.
One of my incredible, honors drama students was recently accepted into the SC Governor's School for creative writing. This is not an easy program to get accepted into. This particular young lady is wise beyond her years and always impresses me with her smarts and her skills. She happens to be a fabulous actress. A natural. I discovered recently that she is a writer and a really good one. I have to admit that I'm sad I did not really discover this talent of hers until the end of her 8th grade year. I too, love to write. I enjoy the challenge of putting words together in such a way that it grabs people's attention, even hopefully inspires them or makes them think. This brilliant young girl and I share a love for writing, whether writing for ourselves or for others. I love her style, I love her wit. I wish I could share more of her writing here, especially the entry that got her accepted into Governor's School. But for now, I'd like to share just a little taste with you readers – a bit of a tease if you will. Her name is Melissa Cripe. In the years to come, as she continues to create success for herself, I have a feeling her name will be known. My hope is that she will never stop building on those natural talents of hers and that she will continue to shine and share her artistry!
I am young, I do admit. I don't have fifty years of experience under my belt, making me see the world in a point of view that makes everything have twelve different meanings, each one worse than the last. I'm not going to spill some philosophy that no one wants to hear. I can't promise you that you will want to hear this, but I am going to try to make it worth something. Because there are very few truths in the world, and here's one. Words are just words, no matter how fancy and sophisticated they are. Words can be molded into anything you want, but they don't have to mean anything. Most of the time they don't mean anything. That's what writers are here for. They make words into something that may hold a little bit of weight in society. They make words into something that may mean something to someone. Words are a writer's paint and paintbrush, music and instrument. A writer isn't given fancy tools to work with. Nothing to spend a lot of money on and nothing that will improve their writing with its price tag and fancy material. All writers have is words, and dang is that hard. But I am here to bend my words into something that might help simplify this place we call the world. I am only 14, but that means my view of the world is untainted. I say things as I see them, not as I have heard others say they have seen them. So, if my words don't agree with yours, write something of your own and see where that takes you.
For at least the past four years, I've looked forward to graduating from Erskine Theological Seminary. Now that graduation has come and gone, it seems surreal. But how can that be when my mind, soul and body have longed for rest from the circle of studying, writing, and reading? For the past six years, I've been immersed in Bible, theology, history, and practical ministry and consumed by exams and research, exegetical and response papers. As of Saturday, all of that came to an end. Sort of.
The closer I got to finishing seminary, the more challenging the course became. Senioritis on top of weariness, kicked into high gear in the fall and revved up a notch this spring. With only one class to complete, an annoying sinus infection in April led to my getting behind with one of my weekly assignments. I moved forward, completing the remaining homework and finally decided that I just wasn't going to reach back to make up the missed book report. One of my classmates, who considers me OCD, was shocked that Chaunte McClure was going to settle for (I'm ashamed to say it!) a zero. I was mentally drained. I was just ready for the class to end and for 10 a.m. May 20th to arrive. One day before graduation, I found myself sitting in the hotel room trying to write that three-page paper. Days before, such a conviction came over me for not completing that one assignment. Unfortunately, at the same time, I was battling another self-diagnosed sinus infection and all I wanted to do was lie in bed after struggling through the workdays. By Friday, I was feeling better and had plenty of time on my hands so I finally began crafting a few words for an introduction. That's about as far as I got. Commencement was the next day. Even after the graduation ceremony I longed for was over, I could not shake the guilt. On Monday, May 22 when I arrived home from work, I wrote the rest of that book report and submitted it to my professor with a note of apology and confession. It won't even count towards my grade, but a burden is lifted from my heart.
So long homework. Goodbye evening, Saturday and online classes. Hello to my family and friends whom I've not spent much time with in the past six years. Let's do something together often.
My time at Erskine Theological Seminary has been a great one. It has prepared me for ministry doing whatever and wherever God leads. Until then, I want to rest, spend time with others, fulfill desires I'd put on hold, and read and study at my leisure.
Many have asked, more times than I count, if I am returning to school to earn a doctorate. No. I can't even wrapped my mind around the idea.
Alright, so here it goes…I'm going to admit that I've actually learned something, as an adult, from a class that I was forced to take. Yep.
I'm a teacher and director of the fine arts. And I like to think I'm darn good at what I do. I'm a true lover of the arts and currently I get to teach middle school kids how to express themselves. I teach them how to control their bodies and voices to express themselves successfully and portray characters. I teach them the benefits of concentrating and cooperating, letting them experience it. I inspire them to use their imagination. I attempt to create opportunities for students to explore their talents and most importantly, to increase their self-confidence. Unlike most drama teachers, I don't just teach theatrical terms and unload a bunch of theatre "stuff" on a classroom full of kids in which 95% of the students I teach will likely NOT seek a profession in theatre. I take the opportunity to teach these precious kids the true elements of drama, the tools in the actor's toolbox – body, voice, imagination, concentration, cooperation – and how to successfully utilize them. All tools that will help them in EVERY area of their lives, no matter what profession they go into.
Needless to say, I'm passionate about what I do and although teaching in the public school system is incredibly challenging, has aged me considerably and definitely is not financially rewarding, I strive to make a positive difference in these students' lives. The true rewards come in the success of my students. And I can confirm that those successes, small to some, huge to others, are positively priceless.
All that being said, (and of course I could say more, but on to my point of this blog post…) one of the many requirements by the state was that all teachers take a class called "Read to Succeed". The instant reaction is, well, naturally and unapologetically, sarcastic, "Fantastic, another thing we teachers are required to do. Another time-wasting, no money-making, not-making-me-a-better-teacher, required THING". Sorry, but that's the blunt truth that we teachers are used to. Sure it's not every time, but daggomit it happens all too often. So yes, pardon me for jumping to obvious conclusions, but all too often us teachers aren't allowed the time to just do what we do best. All too often we are weighed down with silly requirements and nonsense that tends to be a most unfortunate, serious waste of time.
So here's the admission – though this required class I had to take certainly did not need to be stretched out over so many hours and could've been condensed and simplified, I did learn something valuable from it. Thankfully. "Read to Succeed" is actually an appropriate name for this state-required course. Every teacher uses reading in their classrooms on some level and the truth of the matter is, we take for granted this idea that all kids can properly read when they get to our classes. This sadly is not the case. I've known that students read differently, with a different level of skill as they read out loud. My focus has usually been on that skill of reading out loud, applying character and emotion. But what this class has taught me is that we need to help students to think while they read. Hmmmm…. Yes, there's the key! Forget sounding out words and all that reading "stuff" we're used to hearing. Students need to learn how to actually understand what they're reading. Make sense of what they're reading. Visualize and grasp the content, the story, while they're reading. They need to think while they read.
So how do you read? What was your reading experience like growing up? Do you remember being taught how to read? Did you experience struggles that you had to overcome to be a successful reader? As an adult do you still have moments in which you read a paragraph and have no clue what it was about? Then you end up reading it 2 or 3 or more times before you gain the focus to take in the meaning? Yea, me too. It happens. Now imagine a student struggling with that same thing, a teacher thinking they're understanding what they're reading, and yet a student possibly not having a clue what they're reading. We have to teach the art of thinking while reading! | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdiI5qdmDNenr0BDQ | COTS Equipment Helps Satisfy Hardware and Software Needs in Military Applications
By Paul Pickering, Technical Contributor | November 27, 2018
In an era of $600 billion yearly budgets, $1 trillion individual programs (the F-35 fighter), and even $10,000 replacement covers for latrines, the phrases "military spending" and "saving money" aren't exactly natural bedfellows. An overwhelming reliance on products designed from the ground up to military specifications is one of the reasons.
Figure 1: Appearances can be deceiving. The RW-11 COTS-based laptop is designed around Intel's Chief River commercial platform but features a milled aluminum case and passes the applicable military EMI and environmental tests. (Image Source: Mediatek-rugged.com)
Government-sponsored research and development programs tend to be costly and time-consuming; in many cases products are available in the commercial market years before their military equivalents. The use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment allows the military to benefit from the technological advances, cost savings, and short development cycles driven by competition in the commercial market. As Figure 1 illustrates, some COTS-based products would fit right into a contemporary office.
Aesthetics aside, numerous reasons are driving governments and military buyers around the world to choose COTS over pure military-specification equipment:
The reliability of commercial-grade components and subsystems has improved, eliminating the justification for expensive military specification equipment. Customers can design flexible, high performance systems at lower cost.
Agencies can benefit from current commercial approaches and practices; this simplifies the development and deployment of applications, which enables a more rapid adoption of new features and capabilities.
As the amount of COTS equipment in a system increases, it becomes to easier and cheaper to modify the system, supporting more rapid technology refresh and greater adaptability to change.
COTS purchases reduce operations and support costs for military customers because suppliers are able to spread their development costs over multiple market sectors.
But there are challenges, too. Unlike commercial products, many military platforms are expected to last for decades. The B-52 Stratofortress, for example, first flew in 1952; following the latest 2015 refit, it's expected to serve into the 2050s. Admittedly, that's an extreme example, but the average age of USAF aircraft is around 28 years, compared to the 12 years of the North American commercial airliner fleet. Commercial electronic modules and components, of course, have a much shorter life: the average life of a tablet is around 5 years, and Intel has about 27 generations of microprocessors between the 4004 in 1971 and 2018.
The long development cycles and exhaustive testing and evaluation procedures of military products create obsolescence issues for electronic-system designers as they try to integrate commercial devices into military air, ground, and sea platforms.
Not surprisingly, COTS products tend to be a couple of generations behind the bleeding edge. The newest single-board computer (SPB) from Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, a leading supplier of rugged COTS modules and subsystems, features Intel's 5th Gen "Broadwell" quad-core processor, a 2014 device.
Military suppliers support the long life cycle of military products in several ways. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions guarantees active production for seven years minimum as part of their Total Life Cycle Management (TLCM) program, followed by a last-time buy (LTB) period of at least 1 year. Later modules offer backwards pin-compatibility to ease system upgrades.
COTS Technology–Used by Both Sides?
One additional concern with widespread deployment of COTS technology is that the focus among war planners has shifted away from small-scale asymmetrical conflicts with insurgents, terrorists, and other non-state actors. Instead, the consensus is that the next war most likely will be against an adversary whose technological capabilities, tactics, and strategies are at least on a par with the U.S., a so-called "near-peer" conflict. Pick your favorite opponent from today's headlines: Russia, China, India, even a nuclear-capable Iran or North Korea. Such adversaries are quite likely to also have access to state-of-the-art commercial products, blunting any U.S. hardware advantage and moving the struggle for dominance to the software domain.
Despite the drawbacks, each branch of the U.S. military has embraced COTS technology. Each service operates advanced development programs to adopt and adapt COTS into future systems. The military is also cooperating with the defense industry on open standards such as:
Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE): Defines an open avionics environment for all military airborne platforms.
Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA): A modular open systems architecture specification to enable re-use of key sensor components across multiple platforms and services.
Open VPX: Backplane bus standard covering interconnects, and ruggedized mechanical implementations, replacing earlier standards such as VME and VXS.
Requirements, such as these, are starting to be included in requests for proposals (RFPs) for integrated systems. According to industry experts, though, the different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces don't necessarily have the same expectations from COTS products. The Navy and Coast Guard can rely on less-rugged equipment for many seaborne applications; the Army and Marines fall in the middle of the range; and the Air Force (and Naval Aviation) require the most robust equipment for flight operations.
In the quest for the best blend between customized performance and low cost, there is a middle ground: Modified COTS products start with a standard COTS product design—the schematic, PCB artwork, and OS, for example—and then change them as needed to accommodate any additional military requirements. The result is a tailored solution that reduces risk and speeds the design cycle.
COTS Applies to Software, Too
COTS software has many of the same advantages and challenges as COTS hardware. The commercial product changes quickly, especially if it's based around an open-source platform such as Linux. When open-source software first made its appearance in military applications, there were concerns about its security, but these have largely been assuaged with such developments as Security-enhanced Linux (SELinux), developed with input from the National Security Agency (NSA), IBM, and others.
Issues remain, though, with the security of distributed systems. A massive network of low-cost nodes is a key characteristic of both the commercial Internet of Things (IoT) and the modern battlefield. COTS products allow the configuration of low-cost and flexible distributed systems, but in the military system such components are inherently less secure than the single-purpose custom devices they are replacing. The increase in COTS deployment creates security risks and increases system vulnerability.
Recognizing this, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched its Configuration Security (ConSec) program; the goal is to develop a system that automatically generates, deploys, and manages inherently more secure configurations of components and subsystems for use in military platforms.
How Successful Is COTS?
There is a raft of guidance documents, memorandums, and regulations governing the use of COTS in military applications. Overall savings are hard to come by without combing through voluminous reports, but many small examples can be found online, such as a COTS equipment-rack mount that cost $30 (versus $260 for the original) that saved the Army $940,000.
In another small victory, the days of the $10,000 latrine cover have come to an end. The high cost was because the original supplier was out of business, forcing a custom solution. But thanks to a commercial solution—3D-printing—the Air Force has managed to slash the cost to a mere $300. It may be a drop in the bucket, as they say, but as a taxpayer it warms my heart. Happy Holidays!
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The University of Liechtenstein becomes Partner of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI)
On Wednesday, 03 June, Klaus Naescher signed a research agreement between the University of Liechtenstein and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI).
On Wednesday, 03 June, Klaus Naescher signed a research agreement between the University of Liechtenstein and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI). The CCI is an internationally recognized research network funded by the Australian government. The network includes prominent Australian research institutions such as Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), as well as international partners such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Stanford Law School. In cooperation with its partners, the University of Liechtenstein will investigate the role of information technology in supporting creativity and innovation in contemporary organizations; a topic which is also of high relevance to Liechtenstein's future as a competitive business region. Chief investigators at the University of Liechtenstein are Professor Jan vom Brocke (Director of the Institute of Information Systems) and Dr Stefan Seidel (Assistant Professor at the Institute of Information Systems).
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As part of the refurbishment the shop floor was re-sanded, the walls were painted and a new counter and shelving unit installed.
Mr Healey said: "For such a small shop it was big refurbishment.."
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BkiUb2rxK7Tt6AlxChfU | With only a week to go until the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series resumes again in Sydney, four teams will get an early run-out in the Women's Fast Four Tournament in Hamilton, an invitational event which takes place during the men's series event at FMG Stadium.
World champions and series leaders New Zealand will play a tournament on home soil for the first time and will be looking to extend their run of 39 matches unbeaten in global tournaments when they face RWC Sevens 2018 runners-up France, England and China in a round robin format before play-off matches determine the final rankings.
China are unrecognisable from the side that played in the last round of the series in Dubai at the end of November.
In fact, only two players remain in Chen Ming, who assumes the captaincy, and Wang Yeuyeu with Lu Yuanyuan the only other player in a young squad with any series experience.
The Black Ferns Sevens welcome back Niall Williams after she missed their victory in Dubai through injury, although Kelly Brazier has been ruled out with a calf injury, allowing Rhiarna Ferris to come into the squad for a potential debut in the black jersey.
"We're really excited, to wear the black jersey at home is a massive honour and we can't wait to show the New Zealand public how we play," said captain Sarah Hirini (nee Goss), whose side have been drawn with England and France at the HSBC Sydney Sevens next weekend.
"Any time we put that (the black jersey) on, obviously expectations come with that; you don't ever want to lose in it. The girls have been working really hard and we're looking forward to being able to play with the men's teams this weekend.
"It's going to be really tough. We played France in the World Cup final and they are an extremely talented team. They go all out for the full 14 minutes, so it is going to be tough against them.
England coach James Bailey has lost the services of Olympians Emily Scarratt and Natasha Hunt as well as rising star Jess Breach after they signed contracts for England 15s, while Ellie Kildunne is missing through injury.
This, though, has allowed Megan Jones to make her return following injury last season and Lizzie Adam to make her international debut for England in Hamilton.
"The introduction of a new women's invitational tournament this season is not only a brilliant step forward for the development of the women's game but it's also a great opportunity for us to get some competitive game time before the next World Series leg in Sydney," said Bailey.
This is a sentiment echoed by France manager François Duboisset.
"Playing the Black Ferns is always an honour, a great opportunity to measure oneself against the best," Duboisset said.
"New Zealand is the final destination for rugby. It's a country that is totally dedicated to the sport and sometimes innovative in its organisation. I think New Zealand thought we were a team that was not easy to deal with. It is with great pleasure that we will take up the challenge.
"This will allow us to absorb the time difference, to train on site and to prepare for Sydney, which is still our number one objective. The Hamilton tournament is a preparation tournament. We are almost arriving in mid-season, so this will allow us to make an assessment on our performance.
"These are ideal conditions to approach the Sydney tournament and, of course, to gain experience for the second half of the season.
While France have travelled to Hamilton with a squad brimming full of experience with the likes of captain Fanny Horta, Marjorie Mayans, Camille Grassineau and Shannon Izar, their first opponents China. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Discussion Thread
in Microsoft Discussion on 17 June 2015
d21lewis said:I tried the mode out. Turns out I own almost all of the games the offer up to this point except -Alien Hominid -Banjo Kazooie/Banjo Tooie -Jetpack Refueled -N+ -Small Arms -Toy Soldiers I have plenty to choose from. The game I figured would benefit the most was Mass Effect. I gave it a try (XBL was down for me until this morning. WTF?) and it worked great. Looked...
DakonBlackblade said:Seriously, beeing able to play old games wins E3 ? Its nice and all but PS3 was backwards compatible (initialy) and it did squat for the console. Apples to oranges. PS3 was a $600 console with few compelling games to cause someone to upgrade... Then BC was removed when the console became affordable. Adding to a reasonably priced console means a lot...
What games do you have for the first generation Xbox?
in Microsoft Discussion on 01 April 2015
darkenergy said: Here are the Xbox games I have: Star Wars Obi-Wan Turok Evolution Metal Slug 3,4,and 5 The Simpsons Hit and Run Terminator 3 Rise of The Machines Halo 2 Doom 3 007 Night fire What games do you have? Halo: CE... wait, were there other games on the original Xbox??? kidding, of course. If any of these are early X-box 360 games, forgive me,...
Sony shutting down servers for MLB 14 on june 18 2015
in Gaming Discussion on 20 March 2015
SjOne said:Such is the cons of dedicated servers. Eventually this will happen to all of our favorite games Eventually isn't usually... 1 year after launch, though. And it doesn't have to be the case anymore. If they start using a cloud solution, they can just continually reduce resources allotted to games, rather than phasing them out. (Especially phasing them out too soon)...
When is the Last Time you felt like you played something Truly New and Innovative?
in Gaming Discussion on 23 February 2015
Probably Mass Effect 1 - I wasn't a big fan of RPGs before that point, but the action-RPG with decisions that shaped the future story really hit home with me, it felt so new and refreshing. Before that probably Halo:CE. Before that would have been Trade Wars:2002. Apparently one game per decade really strikes me :p...
People saying the 360 is definitely above the ps3 FUD needs to stop now
in Sales Discussion on 06 February 2015
ArchangelMadzz said: Jereel Hunter said: Well, there's one huge reason to suggest the RROD did not help Xbox sales numbers - attach ratio. 360's was the best of all consoles... in history. If I buy a console, and 15 games, and it dies, I don't say "well, looks like it's time to get another 360 and another 15 games". Either 360 was a preferred gaming machine by such a large margin...
AEGRO said: There is no way to prove how "masive" it was the amount of people buying multiple consoles like me, but literally every person that i know that had the Xbox 360, it RROD on them. The thing is, most countries on this continent doesnt have the advantage to have a local distribution of consoles, me being from Venezuela, 90% of electronic devices sold here are imported from the US....
AEGRO said: Jereel Hunter said: SjOne said: It would be easier if Sony and Microsoft told us the exact numbers PS3 and 360 sold like they did all throughout the 7th gen. The fact that they are basically tied is proof PS3 won in the end though. It caught up dramatically despite launching a year later with a higher price point. Props to 360 for giving the Playstation brand a...
SjOne said: It would be easier if Sony and Microsoft told us the exact numbers PS3 and 360 sold like they did all throughout the 7th gen. The fact that they are basically tied is proof PS3 won in the end though. It caught up dramatically despite launching a year later with a higher price point. Props to 360 for giving the Playstation brand a run for its money. I guess that's...
1.9 billion loss, sony is open to selling it's mobile phone business
in Gaming Discussion on 14 January 2015
bunchanumbers said: ZarskiSold said: bunchanumbers said: ZarskiSold said: bunchanumbers said: Hell I even think they would be better off selling the PlayStation brand to Samsung. Gaming is a volatile market and its too easy to post losses without the right business model. Wow, could be the worst idea/post iv read on here. That would be the worst thing...
The Dilemna Xbox is in
in Sales Discussion on 09 January 2015
Emperorbach said: Xbox had a massive price cut to push sales this holiday period ( naysayers it was near a fire sale tbh original price of $400 lowered to as low as $300 to $330 along with two games and sometimes a gift card is an insane price slash no way around and 1 year in ......... thats never been done ) It was too gain momentum, which it did. However now that momentum may plummet...
Hackers Explain Why They Took Down XBL And PSN, XBL Was Easier To Hack
spemanig said:I don't like that they're doing this, but they're right. Especially when people are paying to play online. No, they're not right. a DDoS isn't a hack. That's like some guy driving a truck through the front doors of a gym to prove their security isn't good enough. "People are paying, you better upgrade security!"...
I have a question comparing the 7th gen (360/PS3) to the 8th gen (X1/PS4)
in Gaming Discussion on 24 November 2014
Megaoverlord12 said: First thread! Woo! Anyway... I have a question regarding the start of the 7th as compared to that of the 8th. Did the 7th gen start off as bad as the 8th has been? I ask this because I've only been intently paying this much attention to the industry as a whole fairly recently, as I honestly just didn't care for it as a whole as much outside of my bubble of Halo,...
Chinese Xbox One Games Contain A One-Time Activation Code, Cannot Be Resold
in Gaming Discussion on 19 September 2014
New games there are $15-$40? Used games sales would be killer if they already sell for 1/2 price to start....
Destiny or Titanfall?
I played Destiny briefly, it didn't "sell" me right out of the gate. I'll give it another shot soon. I definitely liked Titanfall, initially, way more than Destiny. Then again, the first Mass Effect didn't sell me right out of the gate, and when I gate it more time it became my favorite game of the gen... so destiny coudl do the same......
Why do "some" religious groups not accept Same Sex relations, but have no problems with Inter- racial relations?
in Politics Discussion on 09 September 2014
BMaker11 said: There is no "different type of slavery". That's the typical justification. The definition of slavery is "one person owning another person as property". That's what happened in those biblical stories: people owning other people. That is wrong, no matter how you spin it. If it was considered anything else, regarding paying debts, work contracts, etc. it would be...
BMaker11 said: I will not. Because those writings are supposed to be the word of God, objective, and timeless. "Man's law will change. God's law is always the same" Meaning the "context of the times" is irrelevant, since scriptures, being "holy", "transcend time" and are "always right". I hate that "context of the times" is used to justify that the Bible condoning things like...
FentonCrackshell said:When the Mormon Church began it stated that God said blacks are inhuman and therefore not welcomed into their congregation. In the 1960s when the church realized most of the country was coming around due to the civil rights movement, the church decided that blacks are OK. Knowing that, I can't understand why no one sees the notion that god created religion as a...
Blouge said: "Do you understand its context and principle for its time?" Nope. I see the bible and what it says. Is there some other text I'm missing? E.g., one that elucidates which parts to believe in and which not to? Actually, there's a great deal you're missing, as it's not about what we shouldn't 'believe', but rather what we are not required to practice. Must like a...
QuintonMcLeod said: [b] I whole-heartedly agree with this. I was actually going to reply with something similar to this, but someone beat me to it. I've noticed a lot of atheists tend to base reglion from the people who follow it instead of what the religion actually promotes. From there, they formulate their own conclusions, and this is very sad. We're living in a world where ignorance...
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BkiUcgvxK6Ot9UjEArgD | Q: Child component not rerendering on change of props Here is the parent component :
state = {
books: undefined
}
componentDidMount() {
BooksAPI.getAll().then(books => {
this.setState({books},this.filterBooks);
});
}
filterBooks() {
this.currentlyReading = this.state.books.filter((book) => book.shelf === 'currentlyReading');
this.read = this.state.filter((book) => book.shelf === 'read');
this.wantToRead = this.state.filter((book) => book.shelf === 'wantToRead');
}
render() {
return (
<div className="app">
<Route path="/search" component={SearchBook} />
<Route exact
path="/"
render={() => <BookScreen
currentlyReading={this.currentlyReading}
read={this.read}
wantToRead={this.wantToRead}
/>} />
</div>
)
}
I expect that the props will change for BookScreen component after filterBooks is called and the component should rerender, but it doesn't. What am I doing wrong?
A: You can try to do this, Just update the books state like this:
componentDidMount() {
BooksAPI.getAll().then(books => this.setState({books}));
}
This will cause a re-render. But since you're not using the state directly to populate your child component, we need to call the filterBooks() inside the render() method.
render() {
this.filterBooks()
return (
<div className="app">
<Route path="/search" component={SearchBook} />
<Route exact
path="/"
render={() => <BookScreen
currentlyReading={this.currentlyReading}
read={this.read}
wantToRead={this.wantToRead}
/>} />
</div>
)
}
The call to that method will update the data that you pass as props to your child component.
A: In my opinion, the best way for now, which still follows React's way is: after having books data, call 1 function only, and this function will process everything and update state after finishing (we pass the books object as parameter), like this:
componentDidMount() {
BooksAPI.getAll().then(books => {
this.filterBooks({books});
});
}
filterBooks = (books) => {
this.currentlyReading = books.filter((book) => book.shelf === 'currentlyReading');
this.read = books.filter((book) => book.shelf === 'read');
this.wantToRead = books.filter((book) => book.shelf === 'wantToRead');
this.setState({ books: books });
}
If you have any error, feel free to post here then we can get through together!
========
Added explanation on why the author's original code doesn't work:
Based on my little experience with React and JS:
When a new state is set, it may take time (maybe 100-300ms, that is why you execute the original this.filterBooks using the syntax this.setState({books},this.filterBooks)
=> This seems to be right, which means after a new state of books is already set, you can access it the filterBooks function.)
HOWEVER: after new state of books is set, the page will be re-rendered, and filterBooks will be executed (perhaps at the same time => not sure which one ends first, so let's say for example, this.currentlyReading is still undefined in render() if render() happens first, before the result of filterBooks is completely set!
In other words, React is Javascript, and Javascript's asynchronization is troublesome!
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BkiUeG3xK4tBViZLGWst | Sorry my poor english, but i come here to to talk about the error in Space Engine. The Kelvin don't have degree in their name, degree have in celcious or farenheit. Exemple: 0 °C = 273.15 K = 32 °F.
Kelvin don't have the degree (°K), is only K.
I know about this. I put degree symbol for better understanding of what it is for people who don't know about Kelvin scale. I think that if they saw the degree symbol, they would go to wikipedia and look for temperature scales.
Well, I would search for temperature scales with or without the º.
Also, this looks like a mistake, so, for serious users (like those people making videos, or even students who could use the software to present works in school or college), this small detail could be a problem.
Is there a configuration for the user to choose the scale he wants? I mean, at least Celsius, Kelvin of Fahrenheit.
(can't check today because I'm far from my computer).
No, I have not made configuration of measurement units. I plan to make it in a separate interface config menu, or even on the planet information table itself: Making units symbols clickable. You can then click on "pc" or "K" and choose other units in a popup menu: "ly" or "°C".
Yeah, pc to ly would be great, too.
So, you're planning to evolve the configuration process of the engine? Like some in-game menu instead of editing main.cfg?
I've already make all editable parameters accessible from config menu. They are saved in user config. The main config contains those parameters but requires restarting of engine for it to be applied. | c4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
BkiUc8HxK6wB9mn4-u7q | Home / Happiness / Saying "Yes" to Life!
I saw an article called How to Be a Millionaire in Flip-Flops about Sue Cooper who a few years ago started saying "Yes" to life.
By doing that she turned her life around, started a successful business, and is now living her dream.
The article got me to thinking about how many things we don't say "Yes" to when they show up. Things like invitations to hang out with friends, opportunities to change our work, even just getting off the couch.
Now don't get me wrong, it's okay to say "No" to some things in life.
The question is are you always saying "no" and missing out on life?
If you find yourself constantly saying "No" spend time doing some soul-searching and decide whether saying "Yes" would be a better choice.
What can you say "Yes" to in your life today?
Here's to finding your happiness power!
Notice When It Goes Right Refocus To Improve Your Mood You Can Change Your Life Have Patience Stop Worrying Life Isn't Fair Attitude is a Choice Life Is . . . | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdXg4ubng3m-N48pK | Q: How to whitelist headers in IIS filtering? We're looking at deploying CloudFlare as a WAF for our site. One of the requirements is that we restrict access to the site from outside North America. Fortunately, CloudFlare supports GeoLocation, and stamps requests to the origin server with a location header.
Now, however, I need to figure out how to whitelist countries. Ideally, I'd like to specify CA and US or whatever as permissible values, and reject everything else, but in IIS, it seems to only support blacklisting.
Is there a way to do this in IIS alone, or does anyone know of a third part module that does this?
A: You could use the IIS Rewrite Module.
Use a rule to match all URLs and use a condition to check for the http header injected by CloudFlare, check for the country value and reject all requests not from the US or Canada.
A sample rule would be something like this:
<rewrite>
<rules>
<rule name="RequestBlockingRule1" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions>
<add input="{HTTP_CF_IPCOUNTRY}" pattern="^CA|US$" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="CustomResponse" statusCode="403" statusReason="Forbidden: Access is denied." statusDescription="Using this site from your location is not supported." />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
CF-IPCountry would be the name of the header injected by CloudFlare.
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BkiUdgU4uzlhdExj62pF | Today, Deputy Prime Minister U.Enkhtuvshin and General Director of EMC Kh.Badamsuren made report to the press about Standard Bank issue. They informed that USD 40 million has been transferred to Standard bank and debt is zero now. USD 40 million equals to MNT 105 billion and 240 million as of today's currency exchange rate of Bank of Mongolia.
Deputy Prime Minister U.Enkhtuvshin and General Director of Erdenet Mining Corporation Kh.Badamsuren made report to the press about Standard Bank issue.
Deputy Prime Minister U.Enkhtuvshin said "Standard Bank claimed USD 51 million from EMC. And working group made decision to make transfer considering its risk".
USD 40 million has been transferred urgently from EMC "Reserve fund", and payment has been confirmed by written response. Therefore, accused person shall be charged and repaid the damage.
By making the payment, conflict between EMC and Standard bank is over.
General Director of EMC Kh.Badamsuren said "Transferring payment of USD 40 million from Risk reserve won't influence on monetary policy and financial situation of EMC. Operation will be normal in further. It is impossible to give detailed information on Risk reserve due to business confidentiality". | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfbg4dbgg008TStvu | The new privacy features in Ubuntu 12.04 are a lovely example of collaboration and contribution. I'd like to thank Manish Sinha and Stefano Candori who contributed significantly to that effort and hadn't received a shout-out despite being central to the success. The body of contributors to Ubuntu and Unity continues to grow, and I know the team finds it immensely rewarding to help folk land patches or changes that bring the experience closer to the designed goal. Manish, Stafano, thank you!
One of our ducks has started dropping eggs in random locations in the garden. I don't know which duck, but I assume it's one of the new females we took in from the SPCA, who hasn't figured out "nesting" yet. I do love 'em but they're not African Grey's in the IQ department. Anyhow, I think I finally understand why people hide eggs in the garden at Easter. Because ducks used to do it for them! I suppose, for millennia, this has been the season to go hunting for eggs. Now we just substitute chocolate ones instead.
For the moment, I've kept them in a cool shady spot while I keep an eye out for an actual nest. If a polecat doesn't find them first, I may be able to slip them onto the nest in time for them to get hatched along with some cousins. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUavjxK7kjXJwSOmuT | myinvoice
Air bp
Sterling card
Where to find Air bp
Air BP and RocketRoute launch a digital suite of business aviation services under the 'RocketRoute' brand
Air BP and RocketRoute, the European based aviation services company, underlined their commitment to the business and general aviation market with the launch of RocketRoute MarketPlace - a new and enhanced RocketRoute app that takes the service offering beyond fuel and flight planning. The RocketRoute MarketPlace app will enable pilots to connect directly with thousands of ground handlers, FBOs and aviation providers worldwide. In just seconds business and light aviation customers can easily source and view any service provider at a particular airport. Users then simply select the services they require and complete their order.
At EBACE 2017 RocketRoute will be actively seeking and engaging with a wide range of leading service suppliers globally who want to build their own 'direct-to' relationship with pilots and operators in order to promote their brand and business. This includes permit arrangers, inflight caterers, security, ground transport providers, hotels, insurance, customs and more.
RocketRoute, which will be presented to the industry formally at Europe's largest business aviation exhibition by RocketRoute and Air BP (co located at Stand C88) during 22nd to 24th May, 2017, is available on iPhone, iPad and via the website www.rocketroute.com
RocketRoute and Air BP's vision is to offer the complete 'one stop shop' for pilots and operators to plan and organise their trips, building on seven years of flight planning expertise and know how and Air BP's nine decades serving the aviation industry.
This new all-embracing RocketRoute app is something we have been developing in collaboration with Air BP since late last year. It brings together everything in a single integrated service, making it easier for the pilot to communicate with their preferred service providers and paperwork for the operator. We liberate the pilot to focus on flying, saving time and effort for everyone. It will also provide solutions for those trip planning issues that pilots and operators have identified as being the most problematic and time-consuming.Kurt LyallRocketRoute Co Founder
Solutions include: Bringing the flight plan, trip paperwork, billing and payment all together in one suite.
Furthermore, the RocketRoute Rewards programme gives all users up to 1% cash back on trip expenses, plus access to exclusive offers and deals from handlers and suppliers.
We identified the synergy with RocketRoute right from the outset as we set out to explore how we could work together to offer a wider range of services beyond fuel pre-ordering and purchasing. Marrying up the innovative RocketRoute technology platform with Air BP's strength and global presence we are well placed to respond to market demand among pilots and corporate flight departments to hold all the information they need for their flights in one place.Irene LoresGlobal Marketing Director General Aviation at Air BP
It was exactly a year ago, at AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany, that RocketRoute and Air BP formalised their relationship when the latter took a minority stake in the aviation services company.
In October 2016, Air BP, together with RocketRoute first introduced its Fuel App offering general aviation operators a new way of buying fuel. The RocketFuel app, which is now part of the new app and no longer stand alone, streamlines the fuel purchasing process for the international general aviation sector and provides intuitive online access to an extensive global network of aviation fuel locations, convenient payment methods, In a first app too, it offers the opportunity to offset carbon emissions through the system interface.
Editor's notes - about Air BP
As the aviation division of BP, Air BP is one of the world's leading suppliers of aviation fuel products and services. We have been investing in the aviation industry for over 90 years to keep people flying safely around the world. We supply around 6.6 billion gallons of aviation fuel a year; fuelling over 6,000 flights a day at over 800 locations in more than 55 countries - that's more than four planes a minute.
Our customers include commercial airlines, the military, business and private aircraft owners, airports and airfield operators. We have a wide range of services to support our fuel offer including the design, build and operation of fuelling facilities, technical consultancy and training, low carbon solutions, the Sterling Card for efficient general aviation refuelling and innovative digital platforms to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
Editor's notes - about RocketRoute
RocketRoute is a leading aviation services company, helping flyers to get airborne, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. With innovative and smart technology for flight planning for non-scheduled business and general aviation, fuel, and now concierge services, RocketRoute is transforming the aviation industry.
The company has processed over one million flights and has more than 120,000 registered users flying worldwide. RocketRoute works anywhere, on any device and brings together into one system, everything the individual pilot or flight department needs to operate an aircraft and to connect directly with service suppliers on the ground.
The principles of fast, easy to use, direct access has been at the heart of the business, since its formation in 2009, fuelled by its passion for aviation.
Air BP acquired a minority stake in RocketRoute in April 2016. The move has enabled both parties to jointly continue developing new technology solutions that simplify the complexity of flight planning and fuel purchasing for private pilots, owners, operators and flight departments.
www.rocketroute.com
Further enquiries
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Email: liz.danner@emeraldmedia.co.uk
BP p.l.c. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbXc4ukPiEY1blTzf | This award means a lot to the author. It proves that truth can be acknowledged, but only if just a few people know about it!
It is comforting to know that only Arab US citizens were subject to this abuse. It proves what I have believed all along, it is who you know or don't know that matters in America.
In related news, Israel says that these conversations help them to stop free speech in Gaza. An Israeli spokesman said, "we can terrorize the relatives of US citizens and that has always been fun for us."
The spokesman went on to say that knowing sexual orientations and flings, money problems and medical conditions allow Israel to play god in a truly perverse way. "It is just so dirty, you know, dirty fun for our intelligence people who get bored easily," the Israel spokesman said.
"The Israeli intelligence was busy with 9/11, working with the CIA to bring down the buildings and substitute the remote control planes Zakheim was working on when some say he stole 2 trillion dollars from the Pentagon. They had sporadic work with the Obama shootings and hoaxes. But face it, the Yinon Plan for regime change that the Neocons put into action is working so well that the Mossad hardly has to blow anything up or spy much at all anymore. So they like messing with the Palestinians and it is perfectly kosher. You should see what happens when their wives find out. Oy vey!"
One question: If ISIS attacks, and that is unlikely, will all Arabs be subject to internment camps like the Japanese Americans? I knew one of those Japanese American Patriots, and he was a pharmacist. What was America thinking? And since this war will never end, as Yinon Zionism prescribes to all regime change wars, will Arab-American citizens end up being locked up forever?
And what is America thinking by subjecting citizens to the crapola big ears of Israel! The NSA is the NSATAPO.
It is just traitorous to send US Citizen info to Israelis without even listening to the conversation itself. What a crap organization is this NSA. Nobody could be a bigger traitor to American values than the NSA.
Wake up America. Israel has too much power over the USA. Already this article has been buried in our traitorous pro-Israeli media. Maybe Snowden is not as big a traitor as we think!
Update: While this was satire, in truth, some Israeli soldiers assigned to be spies, refused to spy on the Palestinians to gain this petty information on them. Netanyahu had the 43 soldiers fired on Monday, 1/26/2015. The soldiers acted like heroes, and Netanyahu acted, well, like Netanyahu. | c4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUfrnxK1yAgWt8Aru8 | News | Policy › Politics
Australia empty handed for global climate fund
"This is a key opportunity for collective, international action and it's disappointing Australia isn't part of it."
Maggie Coggan | 29 October 2019 at 8:30 am
Australian aid groups have slammed the federal government's decision to bow out of the Green Climate Fund, saying it will not only affect their ability to carry out front line work but will hurt the world's most vulnerable people.
It's the second year Australia has refused to provide new funds to the global agreement, which was set up in 2010 to help developing nations cut emissions and adapt to the climate crisis.
To date, more than 110 projects in developing nations have been supported via the fund, including the expansion of solar power in Nigeria and Mali, and the restoration of forests in Honduras.
At the Green Climate Fund pledging conference, held in Paris on Thursday, 27 countries raised $9.8 billion to fund green projects for the 2020-2023 period.
Australia and the United States refused to commit any new funds, while Canada, Austria, and the Netherlands have contributed a third of what Oxfam has calculated to be their fair share.
Germany, Norway, France, the UK, Sweden, South Korea, Denmark, Iceland, Poland, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Monaco announced a doubling of their contributions.
New Zealand announced a fivefold increase in its contributions, and Slovenia came forward as a first time donor.
Oxfam Australia's climate change expert, Dr Simon Bradshaw, said it was shameful that Australia has joined the United States as one of only two countries walking away from the Green Climate Fund and turning its back on the world's poorest people.
"We are dismayed that at a time when vulnerable communities – in particular, our neighbours throughout the Pacific – are facing ever more grave threats to their livelihoods, security, and wellbeing, that Australia would stop funding one of their most critical lifelines," Bradshaw said.
"The Green Climate Fund is both a vital source of support to those on the frontlines of the climate crisis and key to enabling developing countries to build the zero-carbon economies of the future."
Megan Williams, World Vision senior humanitarian policy advisor, told Pro Bono News it was disappointing Australia would miss out on a chance to be part of collective action on climate change.
"This is a key opportunity for collective, international action and it's disappointing Australia isn't part of it," Williams said.
She urged all sides of the community sector to call on the government to reinstate the funding.
"Given the scale of the problem, we need governments to collectively respond to this issue so they can support the people who are going to be hardest hit by the impacts of climate change," she said.
Maggie Coggan | Journalist | @MaggieCoggan
Maggie Coggan is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector.
Tags : Climate Change, Green Climate Fund, Oxfam Australia, World Vision,
A decade of reviews with little social progress in between, new report reveals
A broken promise on humanitarian policy
Jana Favero
Tuesday, 13th October 2020 at 8:07 am
'We're not going away': Advocates vow to continue fighting until Modern Slavery Act is enforced
Tuesday, 25th August 2020 at 5:09 pm | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUd7c4uBhjAAuFm2W7 | "Two owner boat has only been used in freshwater since new."
The boat will have it's shrink wrap removed and tuned for the season on April 15th, 2019.
The Bayliner Ciera 2651 is a great family boat that will accommodate all water sports, from fishing to skiing, tubing, diving or whatever you can think up.
Her Deep- V design is great for open waters, whether the deep clear water of Lake Tahoe or the wide open ocean. She'll be able to handle it while keeping you safe and dry.
Her wide open cockpit offers tons of room for fishing, while the U-lounge is a great place for entertaining, playing cards or having a nice meal.
She perfect for spending weekends on the water, as she'll sleep 4 adults in the two berths. She sports an enclosed head, and full galley with stove top, sink and ice box.
When the weather doesn't cooperate, you can move the party indoors to the dinette that converts to the V-berth.
Seller does have a Portable Air conditioner that attaches to the forward hatch that he will include in the purchase.
She's easy to drive with great visibility, has a bimini top when the sun gets too warm, and the eisenglass enclosure can go on when it cools down in the fall.
This Bayliner 2651 Ciera Sunbridge has been located at Lake Tahoe since 1993. It's never been used in Salt water and has been cared for very well.
She sits on a lift when not in use, and is winterized and de-winterized by a local shop each year. Maintenance is done at these times, to keep her in top running condition. Hours are an estimate and are so few, as she's only used a few times a year.
Always kept in top running condition, seller reports that everything works.
The trailer had recent maintenance to also keep it road worthy. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfsHxK3YB9m3uypB0 | LVMH launches the second edition of the LVMH Innovation Award, which will be presented during the upcoming Viva Technology show (May 24-26, 2018). All startups working on issues related to the luxury sector can apply and win a chance to be part of the LVMH Lab during the event. The winning startup will receive support for its development from the LVMH Group.
A top-tier international event for key players in the digital transformation and all those who are inventing the future, Viva Technology is a unique opportunity for leading businesses to engage with promising startups and help them grow. LVMH has supported this global showcase of new technologies since its creation in 2016 by media group Les Echos and Publicis Group.
With the third edition of Viva Technology set for May 24-26, 2018 in Paris, the LVMH Group has announced the challenge for the second LVMH Innovation Award, which will be given to a budding startup from France or another country. Created in 2017, the LVMH Innovation Award celebrates new ideas and is open to any startup created within the past five years with a valuation of under $100 million, fewer than 50 employees, and whose solutions are relevant to the challenges addressed by the LVMH Group and its Maisons. Startups that satisfy these criteria can apply online at the LVMH Innovation Award site until February 15, 2018. The finalists selected will have a space in the LVMH Lab and have a chance to pitch their business model during the event.
This award reaffirms LVMH's values of creativity, excellence, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, the pillars of the Group's culture, business model and growth. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdzg5qWTD6ix2jnpj | Elephants have had profound effects on culture, nowhere more so than in India where Ganesh, a popular Hindu God, takes the form of half elephant, half human. They are huge, and move so gracefully. Their form is unique. They have an incredible memory. Elephants are amazing. They are beautiful, yet dangerous; majestic, yet their survival is in jeopardy. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfIM5qhLBuWLdFfw- | Cube teapot
ARTIST / MAKER: Robert Crawford Johnson (designer)
Cube Tea Pots Ltd. (manufacturer)
DATE: ca.1920 (made)
PLACE: England (made)
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Silver-plate and wood
The English entrepreneur Robert Crawford Johnson (1882-1937) registered the design of this cube teapot in 1916. An engineer from Leicester, he created the shape in the hope that it would enable the stacking and storing of teawares in mass-catering establishments, where porcelain handles and spouts were vulnerable to breakages. He perfected the ingenious design to create a teapot that did not drip, was chip resistant, and which could be safely stacked. Johnson specified in his patent that the teapot could be made from either ceramic or plated metals depending on preference, and a wide array of cube teapots still exist today. Johnson's design was the most successful patented teapot in Europe and America, used aboard transatlantic ocean liners, trains, in restaurants and hotels. The pared back and angular form of this teapot closely resembles the teawares that German Bauhaus advocates, such as Marianne Brandt, created several years later, reflecting the revolutionary designs that emerged in the first decades of the 20th century.
Kettle and stand
Kettle and stand, silver and wicker, Fuller White, England, 1753
Teapot, silver, ivory and wood, Joshua Field, England, 1717
Hot water urn, silver and fruitwood, Francis Singleton, England, 1702 | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdts5qWTBHCllE5fr | Voyages are pretty adventurous, and if it is on the famous silk route in China, and then it is nothing less than a cherry on the cake. I always enjoyed long-drives, and always considered the last trip of mine amongst the best of the voyages I ever had. The turning roads spread across many miles covered on the motorbike is actually an awesome idea if you are an explorer. My last journey as a traveler was from Hanoi to Halong Bay, and this time I am going to take you along on my next adventurous voyage on the Silk route.
Is listed amongst the famous biking routes ranging to a total of 7000 km making it the lengthiest of all.
The bikers get a chance to explore 12 countries on the same route covering some of the famous countries in Asia and Europe.
Silk route was the oldest route which traders used for trading during the early stage of civilization.
The crisis crossroads make it so enthralling that you can enjoy a different kind of happiness lying deep within.
A local guide who will be well-versed with many languages spoken in the countries so that you are not facing any hassles during the trip.
Stunning Scenic views of the countryside.
Many historical and Heritage sites en-route which you can explore while heading towards your ultimate destination.
On the initial day, we will start from the famous Xian state. We will not travel on the bike rather we will explore this beautiful discovery of terracotta army which has been divided into three vaults ( the first vault has 8000 sculptures of soldiers wherein other vaults have sculptures of chariots and horses which are made up of some semi-precious material. After it gained the status of a world heritage site, the former discoveries are preserved and a museum is created so that one can also go through the vast history.
Travelling on the silk route, the second day will be all about exploring the beautiful scenic ventures of a town named Lanzhou, which has been amongst the top halts for travelers on the voyage of silk route. Lanzhou was famous as most of the trade was done from this location.
On the third day, we will move ahead and will cover a distance of 12 hours with a break of 2 hours when we will rest as well as will explore more about the location as well as the history of the place. The major halts will be Zhang and Jiangnan. On the southern end, Zhang is surrounded by snow-capped mountains while on the other hand; Jiauguan is the place where Great Wall of China is located. Localities can tell you many stories about the destruction and the restoration of the great wall over the years.
On the fourth and fifth day of the trip, we will discover the ancient Dunhuang where Mogao caves are located. Mogao caves are on the list of UNESCO heritage sites. These caves depict the history of Buddhist culture and those sages who traveled on the silk route. Apart from the caves where sages were used to meditate during their voyages on the silk route, this place is also famous for a crescent lake, which is actually oasis, and you can also experience the camel ride in the desert.
Actually, the silk route is filled in with various type of atmospheric condition, where on the southern end snow-capped mountain awaits you, while on the western end a never-ending desert is in store to be explored.
Hami is going to be our 5th day's main attraction, as passing by the Gobi Desert, and keeping the Mongolian border to our north, you can enjoy the land of Hami melons. Drive through the various grapes and raisin gardens while moving ahead. Hami has a culture quite similar to the people living in Turkey. Hence, here the cuisine will be entirely different which you may have relished at the previous halts. The taste of the food will be so mouth-watering that you will not be able to stop yourself to do a bit of overeating here and there unknowingly.
Taklimakan desert, which means, "the one who enters cannot leave back" is the next en-route place to explore. From here, the next halt will be Turpan. As the route is filled with ample of elevated routes as well as some depression places, Turpan is the second lowest state near the sea level. Turpan is known for its beautiful colorful sand mountains. The seventh and eighth day will be completely soaked in experiencing this wonderful location.
Since the entire silk route has a lot of exploration involved, exploring the south, west, and north as well as the western part. We will change our direction towards the southwest and will head towards the Tian Shan Mountain located on the northern side of the silk route, which is also amongst the last UNESCO world heritage site on the specially created motorcycle tour. Before reaching our final destination for the day KORLA, we pass through the iron gate which holds historical importance.
The motorbike tour's ultimate location will be Kashgar which will give way to ample of beautiful sand dunes on both the side and located on the western route. It is the westernmost city of China and shares border with various other countries. Since Kashgar had many rulers, the culture has a combination of turkey culture, some of the Mongolian food and even with a bit of Tajikistan architecture.
After having an enthralling experience of the tour, you can rest assured about the memories which you can cherish for your entire lifetime. As Khyatitaneja.com has developed as a website yet in addition at what number of astonishing other personal travel blogs there are out there – sharing, inciting and living. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdM04uzlgqKp8yiXR | Raccuja é uma comuna italiana da região da Sicília, província de Messina, com cerca de 1.389 habitantes. Estende-se por uma área de 25 km², tendo uma densidade populacional de 56 hab/km². Faz fronteira com Floresta, Montalbano Elicona, San Piero Patti, Sant'Angelo di Brolo, Sinagra, Ucria.
Demografia
Comunas de Messina (província) | wikipedia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfiE5qhDCaySU-AqZ | Twisp: December 28, 2017
Photo by Sarah Schrock
A wide range of STEM activities kept kids engaged at the Winthrop library.
By Sarah Schrock
Have you paid your water and sewer utility bill this month? You can now pay our bill online, but just this week you should make a point of coming into Town Hall and paying your respects to Janie Surface and pay the old-fashioned way. After 23 years of public service, Janie will be retiring from her position as the assistant clerk.
Janie started her career with the town in the police department where she worked for four years until moving over to utility billing. She's enjoyed seeing the evolution of town government through the years as it's become busier, especially with the success of Twisp's grant acquisitions. Janie notes that technology is constantly changing the nature of the work, like the transition from paper files to cloud storage of documents to radio metering of water meters. She's enjoyed the privilege of
working with great public employees over the past few years and is particularly proud and fond of the community's upgrades to the pool in recent years.
Janie is excited to spend more time outdoors, especially this winter, she's anticipating being able to cross country ski mid-week instead of fighting crowds and waiting for the weekend. She's signed up for an enrichment class this winter to keep her mind active and looks forward to some traveling. Future work isn't out of the question, but she will do something completely different.
The new assistant clerk, Andrea Thompson, has been training under Janie since November. Don't give her a hard time if she doesn't greet you by first name right away. Janie's knack for remembering names was mastered in her tenure at the front counter — those will be difficult shoes to fill. Besides her friendly and gracious demeanor at the front desk, one thing that will be missed around Town Hall is Janie's mother's cookies, which always kept the morale high during the drudgery of office days.
Photo by Sarah Schrock Members of the Methow Valley Junior Nordic Team joined Santa and other kids in cookie decorating at Sun Mountain Lodge last week.
Saturday (Dec. 30), from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., the Methow Valley Biathlon Team, a division of the Nordic Team, will be hosting Try a Biathlon at the Mazama biathlon range! The annual event is a fundraiser for the team. The event is open to anyone 9 years and up.
The entrance donation of $25 will go directly to the team, which has sent shooters on to the international circuit and beyond. Skiers should ski to the range from the Mazama Corral parking lot. The range is just a few hundred yards beyond the parking area on the left side of the trail system.
Junior Nordic team members skied up to Sun Mountain last week to decorate cookies and visit Santa, an annual tradition for the team. This week the Nordic Team will be hosting its two-day holiday ski camp for kids in Mazama, Dec. 28 – 29.
Low snowpack will restrict full operations at the Loup this week, but the hill will be open on the lower lifts for beginner skiers, Nordic trails, tubing and the new luge on Wednesday and Thursday. Full operations will start on Friday.
The libraries in both towns have been a good refuge from the cold temperatures for kids on break. An all-day STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) activity program in Winthrop last week attracted a stream of kids who could engage in all kinds of hands-on engineering and problem-solving tasks. STEM programs run every second Thursday at the Twisp library after school. Kids can take bus No. 4 from the school to the library to partake in the fun.
PREVIOUSLY, IN TWISP
Email Sarah
Filed Under: Twisp, VALLEY LIFE
Wind: 2mph WNW | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeH7xK0wg09lKDP3Y | VisionTV to Premiere "Songs of Freedom" for Black History Month
VisionTV Celebrates Black History Month
with the world premiere of
starring superstar soprano Measha Brueggergosman
Monday, February 2, 2015 at 10pm ET/7pm PT
and Fridays – February 6, 13, 20, 27 at 10pm ET/7pm PT
ENCORE PRESENTATION: Fridays March 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 10:30pm ET/7:30 PT
On Monday, February, 2, 2015 at 10pm ET, VisionTV will celebrate Black History Month with the world premiere broadcast of Songs of Freedom, a new 90-minute film from Rhombus Media's Barbara Willis Sweete starring the internationally acclaimed Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman. Every Friday in February at 10pm ET, VisionTV will also broadcast the premieres of 30-minute Songs of Freedom episodes featuring additional footage from Measha's performances.
In Songs of Freedom, Measha performs for the first time, an intensely powerful and spiritual collection of 18 'Freedom Songs', like Amazing Grace, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Go Tell it on the Mountain, and Go Down Moses, that emerged from Africa via the slave trade to America, then to Canada via the United Empire Loyalist migration and the Underground Railroad.
Measha Brueggergosman in Cameroon
Measha sings with Marko Simmonds
As Measha explores the role music played throughout these turbulent chapters in North American history, she also discovers her roots and embarks on a life-changing odyssey to meet her ancestors in Cameroon, Africa. There, Measha learns about her tribal heritage, is initiated into their traditions, and uncovers the story of her family's harrowing journey from Africa to slavery in America, and ultimately to freedom in Maritime Canada, where she and her family live today.
Under the musical direction of Aaron Davis, Songs of Freedom's score includes Amazing Grace • Blessed Assurance • Deep River • Go Down Moses • Go Tell it on the Mountain • He's Got the Whole World in His Hands • His Eye is on the Sparrow • I Surrender All • In the Garden • Partons, La Mer Est Belle • Ride on King Jesus • Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child • Steal Away • Swing Low Sweet Chariot • This Little Light of Mine • Wade in the Water • Were You There? and features the Nova Scotia Mass Choir conducted by Marko Simmonds, the Ebenezer Choir of Cameroon, and introduces the charismatic Cameroon vocalist Sanzy Viany.
Measha sings with Sanzy Viany
Nova Scotia Mass Choir, Halifax
Online, VisionTV will support the broadcast with a media rich easy-to-navigate website and mobile interactive songbook application for iPad and iPhone. Both the website www.SongsOfFreedom.ca and the Songs of Freedom App are centered around Measha's full-length performances of 10 Freedom Songs as seen in the feature film and series. Articles, photos, and archival documents will give further context to the songs and a sing-along feature that generates synchronized lyrics of Measha's performance will invite the online audience to share in their power.
Exclusively for online viewing, four music performances have been recorded live on location in Cameroon, Nova Scotia and Ontario, using a 360° spherical camera. This user-controlled technology allows the audience to watch Measha's performance from every point of view as if they were actually there standing beside her. The app will be available on iTunes (Search: Songs of Freedom).
Measha in Cameroon with Bassa tribe elder
Ebenezer Choir, Cameroon
VisionTV Presents Songs of Freedom
with Measha Brueggergosman
A Rhombus Media Production
Music Produced & Arranged by Aaron Davis
Produced and Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete
Executive Producers Niv Fichman & Moses Znaimer
Supervising Producer, ZoomerMedia Joan Jenkinson
Digital Platform Design by DEEP Inc.
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BkiUbwzxK5YsWTJsOV1Y | Since 2010, the macroeconomic policy of stimulating domestic demand has provided the foundation and guarantee for the steady development of China' s auto industry.
Analyzing China' s auto market in 2010, we can feel the impact of this macroeconomic policy upon the auto market throughout the whole year. Statistics show that China' s annual auto output in 2010 reached 18,264,700 units, and 18,061,900 cars were sold, both numbers hitting a new high, keeping China the world' s largest automobile producer and consumer. The country's economy continues to maintain a steady growth in 2012, so automobile production and sales is expected a larger increase; the auto output is estimated to reach 25 million units in 2015. In the long run, China's rapid GDP growth is providing extensive demand for the automotive industry, along with the wheel hub industry. In the next few years, China's auto sales are expected to maintain steady growth, providing good opportunities for the development of the wheel hub industry.
The low car ownership and growing purchasing power of China make its automotive industry still in the stage of fast popularization. Experts predict that about 50 million automobiles will be manufactured and sold in China in the future, and the corresponding domestic OEM and AM market scale in the wheel industry will respectively be 39 billion yuan and 90 billion yuan. With the growing international competitiveness of China' s wheel enterprises, the export value of wheels is expected to exceed 13 billion yuan. Benefited from the constant and fast growing of domestic new vehicles sales, the increasing car ownership, as well as the enhancing international competitiveness of China' s wheel enterprises, the wheel hub industry is expected to maintain rapid growth in the next three to five years, with the market scale reaching nearly 60 billion yuan. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUf-jxK3YB9i3ROOYJ | Something I heard conductor Joshua Weilerstein say during the Proms Extra programme a couple of weekends back has helped focus my attention on an incoming press release this week.
It was something about the dwindling number of living composers represented in concerts today compared to the mid-nineteenth century.
I'm not entirely sure of the provenance of the statistics (I also can't be arsed to check out the numbers), but they sounded plausible. Plausible enough.
Most importantly, what Weilerstein made me think: if I'm striving to support this sector, I could be doing more to reflect on living composers. I don't do that. Therefore I fail them.
A good place to start is the LSO's latest announcement. The LSO Jerwood+, LSO Soundhub, and the Panufnik Composers Scheme. Twelve composers get money, in-kind support, mentoring, a band to play their work, and (in some cases) opportunities for people to hear their creations.
Given that a number of organisations are doing what they need to do to support living composers, actually listening to those new creations seems like the very least we can do. A no-brainer. Why aren't we doing this already?
The LSO Jerwood+ scheme (this year's intake: Amir Konjani and Daniel Kidane) will see two chamber-scale concerts from conception to performance (dates to be announced).
Music by Emma-Jean Thackray and Jasmin Kent Rodgman who took part in the pilot year of the LSO Jerwood+ scheme, will feature in a concert on Saturday 6 October and Saturday 24 November at LSO St Luke's. I can't do the first one (I'm doing a fundraising firewalk), but 24th November works for me.
The LSO Soundhub programme sees four new members 2018/19, including Alex Ho, Jamie Man, Donal Sarsfield and Keting Sun. Composers Lillie Harris and Robin Haigh will progress to phase II of the first scheme and will write a new commission for children, premiered in the autumn. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUeRXxK5YsWV5L4XrS | The Osho Zen Tarot is the deck of the week, and through meditation and mindful wakefulness we shall delve into the heart and logical purpose of our lives. Spring is in the air! Therefore, it's a time to open up the senses of our being and take in the lovely energy of the earth moving, allowing for new growth to emerge. Imagine yourself as the earth, pushing your ideas to the surface. Taking chances is the theme as the week ends, bringing us into April.
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DAY – ALONENESS. There are times in life when we feel lonely. Therefore, this is an opportunity to embrace the Buddha's words, "Be the light unto yourself." By feeling your strength and knowing that there are many people in your life to share experiences with, you are giving a peaceful energy to your enlightened thoughts. Spend the day pondering what changes you would like to make. EVENING – PARTICIPATION. It is time to take action! There has been much thinking and planning, however now is the time to act. Look up at the sky, see the clouds, the stars, the beauty of the night and know your contribution is part of the whole. You experience ecstasy.
DAY – UNDERSTANDING. Today is the dawn of a new understanding. Where once you felt caged in, you are now free to move with grace and mastery. Being a bit unnerved is natural as you venture into new territory. But do not cling to the past! Instead, spread your wings, because freedom is waiting. EVENING – GUIDANCE. There are no answers outside yourself—all you need to know is within. One candle can light a cave that has been dark for a thousand years. Be that candle. Flickers of your own light certainly guide you to your next good deed. The whispers of inner guidance bring clarity.
DAY – TRAVELING. Pack your bags! Off you go to destinations unknown. Work has you moving about in fierce pursuit of the tasks at hand. Therefore, being open and flexible is very important. If you are closed off, the chances you are being asked to take will certainly fall to the wayside, leaving you empty and annoyed. Stop hurrying and stop worrying. Indeed, it's sucking up your energy. EVENING – FLOWERING. Living in abundance certainly allows you to be generous with your time, thoughts, advice and wisdom. Money isn't everything, but it sure helps when you see those who suffer. The intent to help is letting the universe know you are a strong and mindful person. Therefore, what you need to give to help others will be placed in your hands.
DAY – CONTROL. Perhaps it's time for a change. It's certainly time to take a chance and release the old job, relationship or friendship that is controlling you. Or if you are the controlling one, maybe it's also time to loosen the reigns of power. Even if you give up control, those in your realm will be able to get on in a positive way. After all, you gave them life lessons that were priceless. EVENING – SORROW. With a heavy heart, digging deep will help you find the source of pain, but it will also create a revelation. Remember that from times of sorrow there is also the potential for great transformation. Pain is a source of awareness, so use it to move forward.
DAY – LETTING GO. This card represents liberation. It means that there is a change in the air, and it's certainly one that offers new ideas and even a different path to help you let go of the struggles. There is a new dimension that is somewhat like a door that will open in the air. As you step through, all the old stuff will detach and you will find a clearing with fresh energy to pull from. EVENING – TUNING IN. Meditation comes in handy when opening the mind so that more information can be stored. Take some time for yourself tonight and indulge in the ease of tuning in. The mind is a mysterious part of our being. Allow it to delight and amuse you with wonderful thoughts and sweet dreams.
DAY – THE MASTER. The Master and the student are the same in the energy in which they support each other. As the transmission of knowledge goes beyond words and scriptures, a synchronicity between the two blossoms. Both approach each other with great trust and open hearts. There is a longing to know The Master and in that longing one gets to know thyself. EVENING – PATIENCE. Have you forgotten how to wait? The vibration of patience is one of the greatest treasures we can develop. Being in tune with the phases of the moon allows for emotional stability. Letting nature take its course frees the mind, creating a peaceful night.
DAY – THE FOOL. Today is the most lighthearted day of the year. Therefore, let your inner child explore and have fun. Allow your happy energy to explode and laugh with joy as the day brings jokes and the spirits rally around to watch as everyone has fun. EVENING – THE DREAM. To meet the love of your life, and to form the greatest of relationships. To be able to see your business ventures manifest, and to have good health. Be surrounded with joyful, loving people, and have peace and happiness throughout the world. Tonight, the biggest dreams come true.
I am thinking of someone from time to time,how do you move on? Is there a reason why??
There are many months left to this year, getting started is the hardest part, once you get the ball rolling you will continue to evolve your idea into reality.
I want to open a Italian restaurant, but I don't have money to purchase it . Thanks!
There is a way – DO NOT GIVE UP YOUR DREAM.
I don't know. Im still so lost and confused .IV decided tojust let life be what it will be .
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BkiUbQzxaJJQnHaRvxxS | The major consumer magazine publishers are backing themselves into an extraordinary corner with their reluctance to engage in subscription transactions on iTunes. Conde Nast for example will be selling magazine issues as apps, one issue at a time through iTunes, requiring existing subscribers who want to read their magazine on an iPad to repurchase an issue to which they may already have access through a print subscription. That the customer already has a print subscription counts for nothing. In fact, things get worse. To judge from the help pages, in iTunes, customers who have bought one of the latest issues of a magazine through the iPad, may be asked to 'repurchase' a previous issue that they had already bought for their iPad, to go through the motions including keying in their iTunes password, but they will not be charged for it. The problem that Conde Nast have created for themselves here, is that they do not have a way of knowing whether or not someone has previously bought a specific issue of the magazine, because the previous purchase was made through iTunes and Apple, not Conde Nast, keeps track of iTunes customers. Conde Nast are trying both to sell single issues, through iTunes, AND meet the expectations of users who should have access to earlier issues when they buy a new number. Conde Nast are by no means the only consumer magazine publisher getting their knickers in a twist over this. When there really should be no problem at all. All subscribers to a magazine should have access to the magazine for the term of their subscription through all available means.
The first point that we should notice is that Apple themselves takes the view that if a customer already has access to content, they should have access to it on their iPod Touch, iPad or iPhone. This is not controversial it is just good customer relations. Furthermore Apple makes absolutely sure that a customer who has access through their iTunes account to content on one Apple device, has access to that same content on the other devices connected to the same account (exceptions of course if the content cannot run on the other devices). Apple, in other words, takes the view that subscriptions are fungible across Apple devices: up to five devices per iTunes account. Why on earth have consumer magazine publishers not taken a similar view, why not grant that customers who subscribe in print should also have access via their iPad? Magazine publishers should view personal subscriptions as fungible across print, web and digital devices. Magazine publishers must do this if they want to retain any hope of continuing to control their subscriber data. Magazine publishers generally have a very good picture of who their subscribers are, they have databases that carry up to the minute information on subscribers, so granting them access through an iPad app is not a tricky issue. Is it not a kick in the teeth for your existing print subscribers when you tell them that they have to buy another subscription, or another single copy sale, to read their magazine on the iPad? Will it not be another kick in the teeth when customers are told that they have to buy another subscription for their Android phone/tablet? Or their Web O/S device? There will soon be many customers with Android phones who also happen to have iPads. If there is going to be a competitive tablet/mobile out there in a few years time (at the moment Apple looks like the only game in town, but we can hope for competitive variety) it will be incumbent on publishers, or purveyors of content subscriptions, to offer platform-agnostic subscriptions. Apple is unlikely to extend the hand of subscriber friendship to Android, so the publisher has a privileged position in this battle of platforms selling subscriptions that cross hardware boundaries. Look at the success that Amazon has been having with ebooks by straddling hardware solutions with the Kindle.
The second point to note is that Apple have said that it is perfectly OK to provide free access to print subscribers from the iTunes platforms.
And of course, newspaper publishers are working in this way (the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Times and the Financial Times all reward their print subscribers with free access to the web or app versions of these papers). As indeed are most of the magazine publishers who deliver branded iPad/iPhone apps with the Exact Editions platform.
It may be said that these major consumer magazine publishers are taking this extraordinarily unfriendly position in relation to their print subscribers (similar policies are being pursued by Hearst, Time and Meredith — consumers are being expected to buy single issue iPad apps even if they have valid print subscriptions), because they are trying to 'protect' and defend their print subscriptions (those numbers are vital both for the income generated and for the circulation base which attracts advertising revenue). But this is clearly nonsense, print subscription numbers are going to be strengthened and defended if print subscribers are also enfranchised for the iPad and other tablet editions that are no doubt coming. Trying to persuade your loyal subscribers that they should pay for the same content twice over is a losing proposition, and it is certainly adding grievous insult to injury to encourage those who have paid twice over, that they need to go through the motions of a 'repurchase' one more time. Small compensation indeed, that the customer who has already paid twice for an issue will not in re-syncing his previously purchased single issue, be paying three times over. Apple, at least, knows better. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad receives the American adviser for foreign affairs.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi, received Wednesday at the headquarters of the department, Mr. Derek H. Chollet, the American Counselor of the U.S. Department of State.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies any ban on Libyans entering Tunisia.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, denied categorically any ban on the entry of Libyans in Tunisia, contrary to information, erroneous and devoid of any basis, relayed on this subject.
Le Ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Migration et des Tunisiens à l'étranger s'entretient au Caire avec son homologue libanaise
En marge de sa participation aux travaux de la session ordinaire du Conseil de la Ligue des Etats arabes au niveau ministériel, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Migration et des Tunisiens à l'étranger Othmane Jerandi s'est entretenu, jeudi, au Caire, avec le vice-premier ministre, ministre...
Minister of Foreign Affairs partakes in 156th meeting of Council of League of Arab States
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi attended on Thursday the 156th meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States in Cairo, along with the FMs of member countries and UN Special Envoy on Libya Ján Kubiš.
Tunisia takes part in commemoration of 60th anniversary of death of former UN S-G Dag Hammarskjöld
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi, on Thursday, took part in the commemoration of the 60th anniversaryof the death of former Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden, at the headquarters of the United Nations General Assembly.
Tunisia strongly condemns repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia
Tunisia strongly condemns the repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia, following the attack by ballistic missiles and drones that had targeted the Kingdom's southern and eastern regions, wounding civilians and damaging residential buildings.
Minister of Foreign Affairs participates Thursday in ordinary meeting of Arab League Council
Minister of Foreign Affairs Othman Jerandi participates Thursday in the 156th meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States
Tunisia expresses solidarity with American people
Tunisia offers its heartfelt condolences to the U.S. government in the wake of the the storms and torrential rains that hit the country, mainly New York, as Hurricane Ida passed through.
Tunisia forcefully condemns Kabul attack
Tunisia strongly condemned the terrorist attack outside Kabul airport that killed Afghan civilians and US service members.
Working session between Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad and Algerian counterpart.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi held a working session with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra on Monday in Tunis. Mr. Lamamra is visiting Tunisia to deliver a written message from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to President of the Republic...
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Tunisia in a Nutshell
of many people, Tunisia presents itself as an excellent example of a Mediterranean country that is also part of the Arab and African world due to the dynamism of its society. It is also a country that marvellously combines tradition and modernity. Finally, Tunisia is a country which succeeds in combining its own indefinable charm with other, European-like qualities.
Tunisia pleasant living conditions
Tunisia's secular reputation for being a host and tolerant country is undoubtedly linked to its history engulfed by diverse civilizations that have succeeded one another over the centuries. Berber, Phoenician, Roman, Byzantine, Arabic, Turkish or French, as many civilizations have shaped the personality of Tunisians and have bequeathed to them, through the generations, not only the imprints of hospitality and tolerance...
Tunisia talent pool
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: A NATIONAL FLAGSHIP: A pioneer in this field in the MENA region, Tunisia has always assigned a place of prominence to education,as a unique tool for adaptability and employability.The free nature of the education system in Tunisia, its quality and its accessibility resulted in the following :
Tunisia economic openness
Being among the most competitive economies in Africa and the Arab world, the Tunisian economy offers businesses an environment of higher quality than those found in main competing countries.
Tunisia favourable business environment
Tunisia is a valuable destination for foreign investment thanks to the multitude of incentives and benefits it offers. Foreign companies can benefit from multiple tax and financial incentives including:
Tunisia successful political transition
The year 2014 was marked in Tunisia by a further step towards democracy with the adoption of a new Constitution which resulted in the organisation of successful parliamentary and presidential elections. The formation of a new coalition government in February 2015 is a historic coronation for the country.
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BkiUeIHxK6nrxqmo0W1r | Coordinates flows from suppliers into the company to meet the lead-time and availability requirements of the users/customers.
This course will help the trainees to understand the strategic roles of procurement and to improve their ability and skills to perform the procurement strategy.
Give an understanding of the strategic roles of procurement and procurement strategy.
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Give an understanding of the supplier management.
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BkiUeYU4eIOjR3SloRtC | Will you be attending the Progressive Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail Show this weekend? The show, which will be held at Chicago's McCormick Place South Hall, will feature the best in powerboats, pontoons, sailboats and RVs. Three of our dealers will be on hand: Gage Marine, Munson Marine and Waterwerks Marine Group.
While Chicago's temperatures can get pretty low in the wintertime, it's full of great spots for boaters to look forward to in the coming months. We've compiled just a few.
Any description of Chicago boating wouldn't be complete without Lake Michigan! As the closest and perhaps most well-known spot in the area, Lake Michigan offers some of the best waters for Chicago thrill-seekers. Enjoy a sunny day on the lake just offshore from Chicago's scenic skyline.
If prefer a more natural excursion, and are willing to drive a small distance inland, Chicago's neighboring suburbs might be worth a visit. Des Plaines River, the longest stream in the area, is located in Chicago's Cook County, and you can get to it with a short drive from the Windy City. Here you'll find a narrower journey surrounded by trees and populated with boaters of every type—kayakers and power boaters, too.
This 140-acre lake is perfect for a family day getaway. Like Des Plaines, Tampier Lake is a quick drive inland and offers opportunities for boating, fishing and hiking. If you're interested in a more relaxing trip, Tampier Slough is your best bet for a quiet, tranquil fishing experience. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Implement a continuous development process for up skilling staff to deliver on Business Objectives in conjunction with Human resources.
Implement & review Feedback from Employee Engagement surveys.
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BkiUfq85qhLBzgIB9ZDG | Now that your degree is in hand, it's time to find a job. Yet every posting seems to require 2-3 years of experience. The more you read job descriptions, you start wondering if you even have what it takes to land one. What if you knew how to be the kind of person that actually attracts job opportunities? In this session, you'll learn how to identify your personal brand and be able to clearly communicate the value you bring. Learn practical ways to invest in your career savings account. Investing now in your career will pay off in your first job and the for all the opportunities ahead.
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BkiUcDHxK0-nUh8iIv3_ | After you have made a decision to move, there are a few tips and trick to help make the moving process a little easier.
Start sorting and eliminating things you don't want or have no need for anymore. Yard sales are a great way of eliminating unnecessary items for moving. You can also donate to charity. Below is a list of a few common items that can often be eliminated.
Excessive cups, plates, old tupperware, etc.
Using this approach prior to moving will save you time by avoiding packing unnecessary items. By downsizing anything you don't absolutely want or need you'll save money on fuel by hauling less weight.
Make a list of your rooms and large items, like couches, fridges and other furniture. Plan what will get moved together and where it will go. You can simplify moving even further by putting peel-off stickers and labels on furniture and boxes with a note as to what room to place them in at the new home. Plan this room by room. This makes the big moving day run more efficiently.
Packing is a big undertaking. Use appropriate packing supplies and materials. Get your hands on some sturdy boxes. Load up on packing filler, bubble wrap, or you can even use old newspaper. These items provide for cushioning and padding so that items remain safe during transit.
Write fragile on any boxes that require special care. Without proper labeling, when moving you may mistake one box for another. A box that you may think is full of books and socks may actually contain fragile items.
Once you're ready to move, practice safety first. Moving can be strenuous on the body. Lift heavy items with a partner. For heavy or fragile items you can also consider hiring home movers in Utah to assist. Moving companies are particularly helpful if you have heavy boxes, large furniture, etc. Additionally, experienced movers, like 7 Brothers Moving Company, are professionally trained to handle your items with care. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdyE4ubnjorKKtTyC | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies
Post-injury Care
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Joining CChIPS
10th Anniversary Timeline
NASS Special Study on Child Occupant Protection
Principal Investigator: Kristy Arbogast, PhD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Below is an executive summary of this project. Please note that this summary describes results and interpretation that may not be final. Final interpretation of results will be in the peer-reviewed literature.
Despite many achievements in the field of child passenger safety (CPS), motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death for children in this country. In 2006, 1,794 children under age 14 died in motor vehicle crashes and an additional 208,000 suffered injuries. Due to the changing landscape of restraint products, vehicle features and CPS social norms, now — more than ever — an enhanced child-focused motor vehicle crash surveillance system is needed to provide evidence-based direction to government, industry and the public on how best to protect our children.
For the past 10 years the Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS) surveillance system at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has been the primary data source used to advance the safety of children in motor vehicle crashes. The nation's only large-scale childfocused crash surveillance system, PCPS informed new product development, test protocols and regulations, education, policy and medical practice. More than 60 PCPS papers have been published in scientific journals, demonstrating the system's scientific rigor. After proving its validity and usefulness, PCPS concluded data collection Dec. 31, 2007.
Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) established the continued value of a credible, high-quality data source on children in crashes. CHOP and NHTSA recognized that the robust infrastructure for crash surveillance, the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS), in which cases for study are identified from police accident reports, could be leveraged to identify cases for a new child-focused crash surveillance system. This new system would replace previous identification of cases for PCPS through insurance crash claims.
And the concept of NASS-KIDS was born, with its goals remaining identical to those of PCPS:
Monitoring trends of key child occupant protection parameters
Informing evidence-based public policy and enhancing public education
Assessing the performance and informing the design of enhanced vehicle safety technology and restraint systems for children, youths and young adults
NASS-KIDS would use elements of the current NASS infrastructure to identify sufficient numbers of children in crashes and then apply the rigorous PCPS data collection methodology to obtain details on crash circumstances, restraint and seating practices, and injuries to children.
The new methodology will ensure a robust data source for child passenger safety program prioritization and evaluation into the future. Without a commitment to continue child occupant surveillance efforts, the traffic safety community would lose its ability to monitor the effects of emerging vehicle and restraint technologies, as well as social norm shifts affecting CPS. The broad, longterm objective of this surveillance system is to enable all stakeholders in the CPS community to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce the economic cost of crashes.
About This Center
This Center is made possible through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) which unites CHOP, University of Pennsylvania, and The Ohio State University researchers with R&D leaders in the automotive and insurance industries to translate research findings into tangible innovations in safety technology and public education programs.
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BkiUdBY4dbgg6MqXbRaM | The procedures to obtain permission for a temporary job are not simple, in this article we will see everything related to this legal way of arriving to Canada.
The Canadian working market is a highly competitive one and it is very specialized. This is why, your opportunities of entering at this square will depend on the fact that your specialties do not have a great amount of qualified staff, or that there is a great need from the companies established in Canada.
Obviously, it has always been much easier to enter into the work market if you are in a permanent residency situation. But what happens when Canada has not convinced you to settle there for good? Well, there is the chance of a temporal migration, through work permissions issued by the Canadian embassy, according to the policies of the Canadian federal government.
Now, you must be aware of how tough that is, due to the fact of the Canadian legislation giving priority to their citizens and to residents to access to job positions in their territory.
The government establishes certain barriers, such as preventing foreigners to travel to Canada looking for jobs; besides, the job offer for a non – resident foreigner, must be approved by the HRDC. Been aware of these, the only way of getting a job in Canada is, accessing a working visa and overcoming the evaluations imposed by the Canadian government.
This type of documentation needs to have specified the employer data, the work that is going to be performed and the time or extension of the contract. Besides, you should investigate if your country requires the expedition of a visa to be able of entering into Canada (please, consult the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Ministry's web site).
- You must have a temporal job offer, which is older that the date of the beginning of the permission.
- The Canadian human resources center (HRDC) must expedite an approval of the job offer, which goes according to your current policies.
- At the comment of the procedure of the temporal work application, you must already have an approval certificate of the HDRC and a copy of the job offer.
- Being self - sufficient to settle your own spends in Canada and of the ones joining you.
- Demonstrating that you fulfill the demanded requirements to enter into Canada (medical history and criminal records).
- Leaving Canada, in a date before the expiration of the permission you received.
- Correctly filled application (only in English and / or French); the information of the dependent children under 18 years old, must be included in the application.
- Pay the processing of the application.
- Deliver 2 identical passport – sized, color or black and white photographs (which cannot be older from 6 months).
- Copy of the confirmation of the employment letter by the HRDC.
- Presentation of documentation which certifies the studies performed up to date.
- Presentation of documentation which certifies consigned work experience (recommendation letters from past employers).
- Criminal records (for people that are over the 18 years old).
- Besides, if the working offer is in the French – speaking province of Quebec, you must also obtain the Quebec's Immigration Service Approval.
Summing up, even when it is true that it is not the most recurrent way of getting to Canada, it is a way that you must evaluate, and with which, without a doubt, you will need to pay much more attention in the fulfillment of the requirements and the course of the process. A last detail you should take into account regarding the procedure is that, you should begin it at least 4 weeks before the start of the working contract; and that you must not begin any process at all if you do not have the HDRC's confirmation letter, if you want your time and money investment to be unsuccessful. | c4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbZs5qsBB3JTH5I6V | Home Posts Tagged "Rachael Sage"
On Stage: Howard Jones gets intimate at Sellersville
Feb 26th, 2018 · 0 Comment
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Howard Jones On February 26, the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) will be the local stop for a tour that features two musicians who are very similar in some ways and very unlike in others. Both acts are singer-songwriters who rock – or, if you prefer, rockers who are talented singer-songwriters....
On Stage: Uke virtuoso comes to Phoenixville
Apr 14th, 2016 · 0 Comment
Tiffany, yes that Tiffany, is back and playing Philly By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Jake Shimabukuro Hawaii native Jake Shimabukuro just released his "best of" live collection album — an album titled "Live In Japan." On April 17, his fans will be able to experience the ukulele master "Live in Phoenixville," when Shimabukuro performs in concert at the Colonial Theatre (Bridge...
No fun things to do mid-week? Wrong.
Jul 15th, 2014 · 0 Comment
New and old music venues offer summer options even during the week By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Procol Harum (including lead singer Gary Brooker, pictured) headlines at Sun Center's "Starlight Summer Concert Series" July 17, just one of many great music opportunities available mid-week. There are a lot of things to like about summer. If you're a music fan, you're sure to appreciate... | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdT45qsMAIzHy9zqh | Recycling centres and points
We operate a number of recycling centres where we accept a wide range of items. We also provide many glass and textile recycling points across Aberdeenshire.
Before you visit a recycling centre, find out what items can and cannot be recycled. You can also view a list of materials accepted at recycling centres (pdf 68.5KB).
Please make sure you allow sufficient time for your visit as our licence agreements state that all members of the public must be off site by closing time. Our opening times might change over Christmas and New Year. Some centres have different opening times during winter months.
All recycling centres are closed on 18th September and 13th November 2019 for staff training.
Find your nearest recycling centre with its opening times and list of accepted items:
Buchan
Formartine
Garioch
Kincardine and Mearns
Marr
Location Opening times, items accepted and site layout
Anderson Place
AB43 9SU
Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm
From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm
Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste.
Old Gamrie Road
AB44 1QD Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), furniture and household goods re-use section, garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste.
Portsoy
Station Yard
AB45 2QX Open: Tuesday and Saturday 9am to 12pm and 12.30pm to 4.30pm
Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste.
Location Opening times and items accepted
Damhead Road
Dales Industrial Estate
AB42 3JF Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), furniture and household goods re-use section, garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, rigid plastic (laundry baskets, buckets, toys, plant pots, drainage pipes and hard hats), scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste.
Balmacassie Commercial Park
Balmacassie Brae
AB41 8BY Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
AB53 4AZ Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Insch
AB52 6LA Open: Tuesday and Saturday 9am to 12pm and 12.30pm to 4.30pm
Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, scrap metal, untreated wood and non-recyclable waste.
Souterford Road
AB51 0TP Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Westdyke Avenue
AB32 6QX Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste.
Market Road
AB30 1DG Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Redcloak
AB39 3SR Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Badentoy Drive
Badentoy Industrial Estate
AB12 4ZD Open: Monday 9am to 4.30pm
Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Mart Road
AB33 8BZ Open: From 1 September to 30 April, open Wednesday 10am to 12 noon and 12.30 to 5.30pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm only
From 1 May to 31 August, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 5pm to 8pm, Wednesday 10am to 12 noon and 12.30 to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm
Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, scrap metal, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste.
Ballater Church Square car park Open: Saturday 9am to 3pm (from first weekend of November until the weekend before Easter included)
Items: Household waste disposal
Ballater Roads Depot, South Deeside Road Open: Saturday green waste vehicle 8am to 11am, household waste vehicle 9am to 3pm (from 6th April to 2nd November)
Items: Household waste disposal, garden waste.
Upper Lochton Road
AB31 4EQ Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
Steven Road
AB54 8SX Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
What happens to your recycling
Contact Recycling and Waste team | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdgDxK0zjCobCOtlO | Apple released the first iPod in October of 2001. Since then, iPods have been in the hands of anyone who can work a remote control. iPods gave consumers the ability to take and listen to all of their music files anywhere, anytime. As their popularity grew, iPods became fashionable accessories for people of all ages, as they quickly became available in a range of styles and colors.
iPod Shuffle: The 4th generation iPod Shuffle is slightly larger than models previously offered. There are 12 colors options to choose from, and 1GB – 4GB models, depending on how much space you need.
iPod Nano: This slim and sleek version of the media player is now in its 7th generation and can store 16 GB. It is now completely touch screen, has Bluetooth capability, can take photos, and stream videos. The iPod also comes equipped with a built-in fitness app.
1st United Pawn wants to buy your iPod! Depending on age and functionality, you could earn between $10 and $80 for your used iPod.
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BkiUdnk5qdmDGzKHcMj_ | Golden Palace Chinese specialises in Chinese takeaway food, serving a variety of dishes.
So, welcome to Golden Palace Chinese now serving Chinese and other takeaway meal combinations. At Golden Palace Chinese you are certain to find the perfect dish for not only yourself but for your family and friends.
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BkiUcyo5qsBC6Hyib0il | Birmingham Bowl teams make memorable visit to Children's of Alabama
ByPat Byington
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Texas Tech's Mychealon Thomas and a child at Children's of Alabama, photo by Bham Now
Nothing is more heartwarming than seeing a 325 -pound defensive linemen slowly bend down to sit at a table next to a little boy who is a patient at Children's of Alabama and start drawing and decorating a paper Christmas tree.
The football player, Texas Tech's Mychealon Thomas and his new friend and fellow artist were focused on completing the task at hand, passing magic markers between each other and drawing colorful ornaments and lights on an outline of a Christmas tree.
They just sat there and worked enjoying each others company.
And nothing could pull them away from the job. Texas Tech's Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury sat down with them. They kept working.
Photo by Bham Now
University of South Florida Head Coach Charlie Strong walked in, and while the two coaches in tomorrow's Birmingham Bowl chatted, Thomas and the young man continued their work.
Head Coaches Charlie Strong and Kliff Kingsbury, photo by Bham Now
This was just one of many special moments that occurred yesterday when the players and coaches from the University of South Florida and Texas Tech visited Children's of Alabama, three days before the kickoff of the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday.
University of South Alabama player playing video games with a child from Children's of Alabama
You could visibly see the players and coaches smile from ear to ear and have fun with the children, especially when one child challenged them to pick a team – Alabama or Auburn.
Coach Strong summed up why this visit was meaningful to both teams.
"We always talk about sacrificing, giving back to the community. I tell them ( players) all the time, they have a platform and a lot of young children get a chance to watch them play and see them at Children's hospital," stated Strong.
We kinda take for granted at times who we are and now you have a chance to impact someone else. Even if it is to just to bring a smile.
I have so much respect for the people who work here, they take so much of their time and give. We have a chance, these two teams, to be around these young kids and just try to brighten their day."
Strong is right about the players brightening the day for the kids at Children's of Alabama.
Head coaches Kliff Kingsbury and Charlie Strong
But as evidenced by the photos of both Strong and Coach Kingsbury and their players, the children equally brightened and inspired our visitors from Texas and Florida, and made their visit to Birmingham, Alabama one to always remember.
Pat Byington
Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.
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BkiUeGrxK7IACwaaAgyG | This study includes a techno-economic assessment of different pathways of using electricity in passenger cars and short sea ships, with a special focus on electrofuels (i.e.fuels produced from electricity, water and CO2) and electric road systems (ERS). For passenger cars electro-diesel is shown to be cost-competitive compare to battery electric vehicles with larger batteries (BEV50kWh) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCEV), assuming optimistic cost for the electrolyser. ERS is shown to reduce the vehicle cost substantially compare to BEV50kWh and FCEV, but depend on a new large scale infrastructure. For ships it is shown that battery electric vessels with a relatively small battery has the lowest cost. Electro-diesel and hydrogen can compete with the battery options only when ships operate few days per year. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUdrjxK5YsWTJsPuLT | Ruth Copland talks to Edward Goldman about his life journey from St Petersburg to Los Angeles and how he helps people make sense of the contemporary art world whether it be to invest or just to understand the zeitgeist. Edward Goldman is an art critic, art consultant, and host of the NPR show 'Art Talk', which he has hosted for over 25 years. Edward is originally from Russia and Ruth Copland also features interviews with some of the 'art gypsies' taking advantage of Edward's expertise on his art tours.
Photo: L: Edward Goldman, photo by Theo Jemison.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad iOS 6.0 or later.
Compatible with Android Mobile Devices and Android Tablets. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUbXHxK7Dgs_cY4L51 | The important bit is discovering/ remembering that there is a function available to use in SharePoint in the ddwrt namespace that generates a random number between two given numbers. It is this ddwrt:Random(1, RowCount) function that allows us to achieve our objective.
Note, even though we're only displaying a single item we are still querying and returning potentially many items. For this reason I'd only recommend using this technique on relatively small lists.
Can an InfoPath sharepoint list template / browser enabled form work without using the applications?
clicking view source on the browser enabled form that queries the sharepoint list can this code be edited to make it work?
Thank you very much, it helped me.
By doing in the above procedure it is displaying only item.I want to display 10 items randomly.Can you please help. | c4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
BkiUbNU4uzqh-42_S0vI | March 27, 2019 | Filed under: Current Articles,Featured | Posted by: Alex A.
The Old Farmers' Almanac has maintained an enduring and faithful readership since its inception in 1792. Early farmers took the Almanac's advice very seriously for planning, predictions, planting, and animal health. While the world has changed much over the centuries, the Almanac's Best Days advice continues to be one of its most popular features, right in league with its long range weather forecasts.
There is a short astrology section in every edition of the Almanac, along with the Secrets of the Zodiac and the Man of Signs graphics. Almanac devotees use its astronomical data and astrological tables to determine the timing of a variety of events. Astrology interprets the influence that the sun and moon exert on people, animals, and even weather, while the planets are in a specific zodiac sign. The phases of the moon and its visual proximity to a constellation or a planet were, and still are, used to determine the most fortuitous times for a variety of activities. The practice is referred to as using "the Signs," and some horse breeders still use them to determine the best days for weaning foals.
Most horsemen will say that there is no hard and fast time to wean a foal since age isn't as important as physical, mental, and social development. Some opt for the three month mark, while others leave a mare and foal together until the baby is four, five, or even six months old. Regardless of the age of the foal, most everyone agrees that reducing stress for both mom and baby is vital for both to thrive. The theory of the Signs is that the physical and emotional stress of weaning will be at its lowest on certain days of the lunar cycle. Decades of anecdotal evidence and success keep this very old tradition alive and relevant in an age of scientific advances like embryo transfers and infrared thermography. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbao25YjgKKTXW_7U | Home > Update > Joint Statement from the IAA and IASRA
Joint Statement from the IAA and IASRA
By kdouglas on January 28, 2009
Dear Airsofters…..
Yesterday representatives from both the IAA and IASRA held a joint meeting at the request of the Department of Justice Equality and Law reform to discuss several topics regarding Airsoft in Ireland. The meeting was productive and open, and the two bodies put forward their views of where the future of our sport should lie. The department representatives raised some serious concerns they have with Airsoft and highlighted that other bodies such as the Gardai, Customs, the Army and An Post are voicing similar concerns to them. The department also highlighted concerns over illegal skirmish activities.
The upcoming Miscellaneous Provisions Bill was discussed, it is to comprise of one section in particular pertaining to Airsoft which will address the main concerns tabled by the government. One of the key creations of the bill will be a specific offence covering the irresponsible brandishing or carrying of a replica firearm in a public place.
The department put forward strong proposals to deal with the issues relating to customs, ballistic testing and appearance of Airsoft devices. One of the main proposals being a complete ban on all Airsoft devices except those made of clear plastic, similar to the Canadian approach. This was debated by the attendees and the department highlighted how this would resolve the issues which they are having with Airsoft, in particular that of appearance. The IAA and IASRA both agreed that this was not a viable solution for the Airsoft community in Ireland and would result in a large decline of the sport and would potentially drive it underground.
After much debate, the representatives of the department put forward an alternative solution which, only with strong community support, could be made viable. The proposition put forward would be a restriction on all personal imports of airsoft devices by individuals and further to this, certification of retail outlets would be put in place. This means that only genuine dedicated airsoft retailers who agree to a set of minimum retail standards would be granted a licence for sale and import by the department. Individuals who wish to import their own equipment from international sources would have to do so through a licensed retailer.
We will be publishing detailed minutes from the meeting soon. We realise that the Department's proposals may not sit well with some private collectors or players, and some existing retailers. However, we feel this is a good alternative to an outright ban, or the Canadian solution which nobody really wants. We will be working closely with the Department to refine and put in place guidelines for retailers that will be fair, balanced and enforceable.
The IAA welcome everyone to submit their suggestions or help in relation to this whether it be for or against these changes. Please send details to [email protected]
There is a thread for discussion of this matter available on our forum here.
The IAA has documented its proposals and positions on legislative change, and presented these proposals to the Department of Justice at this meeting. This document is available here, or from our "Official Documents" section.
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BkiUfQHxK7IDM3wqgjZ_ | There is nothing more unforgettable than your Christmas meal. Along with the food why not make your Christmas table just as memorable? Your friends and relatives will love and appreciate the time you took to decorate along with the meal.
You can easily do this by finding one or two festive Christmas table candle centerpieces. These will add elements of sophistication and holiday cheer to any dining room. Surprisingly enough there is an abundance of choices and I will share my favorites below.
I love the elegance, class and sophistication this Christmas Table Candle Centerpiece brings to my kitchen table. Although this should not surprise anyone as Thomas Kinkade Christmas decor is a mainstay in homes around the world.
Unlike many other Christmas table Candle centerpieces this one lights up. As a result this with bring ambiance and warmth to your Christmas 2016 celebration.
You will appreciate that everything including the poinsettias, holly branches, pine cones, leaves and roses are individually handcrafted. In addition you will also love that the paints used are very high quality. Overall a great choice to have on your Christmas table or even give as a gift.
Sparkling hues of silver and gold will put that life back in your Christmas spread with this Christmas Candle Centerpiece.
You can use these stand alone or you can combine them with your current Christmas table decorations. You will appreciate that these come in packages of 8 up to 36. Moreover you will also appreciate that these are dishwasher safe and reusable making them not only beautiful but a great investment.
I recently purchased a couple sets of these as I have both a grownup and kids table that I decorate during the holidays. Along with these I plan on combining them with an elegant Christmas dinner plate set which i wrote a blog post about recently.
Equally cool is the fact I use these throughout the year making them even more valuable. Savvy Christmas shoppers will appreciate there is a lifetime guarantee. In summary this is an excellent choice especially if on a budget.
In conclusion I hope you have enjoyed reading about elegant festive and trendy Christmas table candle centerpieces. Along with beautiful they will help create an unforgettable Christmas to remember.
Beautiful ideas for centerpieces, especially the Thomas Kinkade piece with candles. Can make a family dinner beautiful!
I agree but then again anything Thomas Kinkade speaks to me!
Same here I love Christmas and I am excited for this one especially! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbDbxaKPQoqJ9_pOQ | For many people, an arrest for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is an unsettling first brush with the law. It can be difficult to know what to do or how to respond. In that difficult situation, you can turn to Justice for Colorado.
Drunk driving — Whether it is your first time facing DUI charges or if you have been convicted in the past, we work with experts to mount an aggressive, thorough defense.
Driving under the influence of drugs — Colorado's unique marijuana laws make these cases complex, so it is important to work with an attorney who is familiar with them. We also represent people facing charges of driving while impaired by drugs like prescription medication.
Because drugs and alcohol are so highly addictive, there are often underlying reasons why people overuse these substances or drive while impaired. We understand the sensitive nature of these cases and the circumstances that lead to them, and we work closely with our clients to understand the root of the charge and take the appropriate steps to resolve it.
We provide dynamic, personalized representation at every stage of your case — from the initial arrest through its conclusion. We can also help you protect your driving privileges and fulfill any probation requirements down the road.
To learn more about our approach to defending DWAI charges and find out how we can help you, please contact us at (877) 860-4878 for a Free Initial Consultation. With offices in Denver and Avon, we serve clients throughout Vail Valley, Colorado Ski Country, the Denver metro area and the Denver neighborhood of Washington Park. We accept credit cards and offer services in Spanish. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Personal interviews with ECC folks who are intentionally living to become fully-devoted followers of Jesus... and not just a fan of His. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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#define DEVTOOLS_CDBG_DEBUGLETS_JAVA_BYTE_SOURCE_H_
#include <cstdint>
#include <cstring>
#ifdef __APPLE__
#include <libkern/OSByteOrder.h>
#else
#include <endian.h>
#endif
#include "common.h"
namespace devtools {
namespace cdbg {
// Reference to immutable buffer with helper methods to read its content. The
// buffer is not owned by this class.
class ByteSource {
public:
ByteSource() : ByteSource(nullptr, 0) {}
explicit ByteSource(const std::string& s) : ByteSource(&s[0], s.size()) {}
ByteSource(const void* data, int size)
: data_(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data)), size_(size) {}
ByteSource(const ByteSource& other) = default;
ByteSource(ByteSource&& other) = default;
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ByteSource& operator= (ByteSource&& other) = default;
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template <typename T>
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ByteSource sub(int offset, int size) const {
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}
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// returns 0 on invalid offset.
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int16_t ReadInt16BE(int offset) {
int16_t raw_data = ReadRaw<int16_t>(offset);
#ifdef __APPLE__
return OSSwapBigToHostInt16(raw_data);
#else
return be16toh(raw_data);
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}
// Reads unsigned 16 bit integer from the class file BLOB as big-endian.
// Raises error and returns 0 on invalid offset.
uint16_t ReadUInt16BE(int offset) {
uint16_t raw_data = ReadRaw<uint16_t>(offset);
#ifdef __APPLE__
return OSSwapBigToHostInt16(raw_data);
#else
return be16toh(raw_data);
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}
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int32_t ReadInt32BE(int offset) {
int32_t raw_data = ReadRaw<int32_t>(offset);
#ifdef __APPLE__
return OSSwapBigToHostInt32(raw_data);
#else
return be32toh(raw_data);
#endif
}
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// Raises error and returns 0 on invalid offset.
int64_t ReadInt64BE(int offset) {
int64_t raw_data = ReadRaw<int64_t>(offset);
#ifdef __APPLE__
return OSSwapBigToHostInt64(raw_data);
#else
return be64toh(raw_data);
#endif
}
private:
// Reads a value from the class file BLOB. Does not convert between
// endianness. Raises error and returns 0 if the offset is invalid.
template <typename T>
T ReadRaw(int offset) {
if ((offset < 0) || (offset + sizeof(T) > size_)) {
DLOG(INFO) << "Bad offset " << offset << " reading ByteSource";
is_error_ = true;
return T();
}
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#endif // DEVTOOLS_CDBG_DEBUGLETS_JAVA_BYTE_SOURCE_H_
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BkiUcsXxK7Dgs_cY5e9D | Active Birth Yoga classes are both relaxing and challenging, providing an atmosphere of discovery and learning. There are many benefits of a pre natal yoga practice in pregnancy.
By improving your circulation and mobility you will experience a more comfortable pregnancy.
Through better breathing you will find a deeper sense of relaxation and 'de-stressing' which will help both you and your unborn child.
With regular practice, you are more likely to experience a healthier pregnancy and a more safe and satisfying birth.
Regular attendance at an Active Birth Yoga class is a very effective preparation for birth. Obstetricians and midwives recommend yoga for pregnancy because they notice a significant difference in how women cope in labour if they have practised throughout their pregnancy. It is as though the women understand what is instinctively needed at the time of birth. Women are more able to find the right answers from within when they need to make choices and decisions for themselves and their babies.
The practices of meditation, breathing exercises, pre natal yoga postures (asanas) and the development of right thinking are all designed to increase and balance the positive benefits of hormones present during pregnancy and labour, making it safer for both you and your baby. These practices when done regularly allow the natural energy of peace and happiness to be in abundance.
Birth is both a learned and instinctual experience. When you understand the birth process and your body's role then you are more capable of mapping the journey and trusting in nature's blueprint. Making sense of your experiences means not being overwhelmed by some mysterious process. In the Active Birth Yoga classes you will be taught how to visualize your bones opening and your baby coming through. You will discover your body's relationship with the downward force of gravity, and how it plays a key role in the birth process.
We practise becoming comfortable in positions women spontaneously take during labour. The increased flexibility and strength in your joints will make it much easier to have an Active Birth in which you are able to be in supported upright positions, such as squatting and kneeling.
Active Birth Yoga includes pre natal yoga postures that tone your pelvic floor muscles to provide support during pregnancy. The prenatal classes increases your awareness and your knowledge of how to hold yourself correctly when you walk, stand and sit. When your posture is in harmony with gravity, your uterus will properly align itself to your spine. You may experience lightness or freedom along the spine and this may be felt as less tension in your upper back, neck and shoulders.
It is important to be aware that the practice of pre natal yoga is not only on physical flexibility and strength, but also on the quality of mind you bring to the practice. In the Active Birth Yoga classes, the pre natal yoga practices can be varied to accommodate special needs that present during pregnancy.
In the Active Birth Yoga class we practise developing awareness of the natural rhythm of your breath. While doing the pre natal yoga postures you will find that you breathe more freely and deeply. Awareness of your breath during labour can be the anchor by which you stay relaxed and focused on releasing the inner tension. Through the prenatal classes, your ability to concentrate inwardly is strengthened, pleasant or unpleasant sensations lose their ability to cause pain or pleasure. This allows you to develop equanimity and contentment in the face of changing circumstances. Becoming familiar with this inner power will allow you to trust and flow with the birth force and allow your baby to be born. The result is a birth which is more harmonious and joyful.
The greatest gift you can give your unborn child is the cultivation of contentment. Pregnancy is a time to be cherished, to be deeply appreciated, a time in which peace, joy, lovingness, gratitude and contentment can be nurtured. During pregnancy, you have an added incentive to develop calmness and contentment – you are calm for two. Contentment will touch the baby's as well as your heart. Not only is it essential to develop strength and stamina for labour, but it's also important to be happy and healthy while 'with child'.
Your child in the womb is influenced both physically and emotionally by you during the pregnancy. Since your baby's consciousness is developing and you are inwardly-orientated due to the pregnancy, it is only natural that we practise 'inner bonding' exercises. Yoga gives much attention to the cultivation of positive emotions through exercises that specifically work with the heart. The quietness of the mind allows you to become more sensitive to your unborn child. This heightened susceptibility to positive feelings gives you and thus the child a sense of well-being.
Doing prenatal classes brings to your attention the unique opportunity pregnancy brings for self-development – a chance to devote yourself not only to the growth of your own self, but to that of the new self taking form within your body. When you think of your pregnancy in this way, regardless of outer circumstances and the physiological and emotional changes that you face, it becomes a period of expansion for which you can be deeply grateful. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbmDxK6-gD0Srbymo | Q: Does API Gateway require separate DomainNames for *. and root? I'm setting up an API Gateway and I'm trying to understand if Api Gateway DomainName with a wildcard will cover the root domain as well?
On the surface it appears I need separate API Gateway Domain names. One for example.com and another for *.example.com.
This effectively requires 2x cloudfront distro, 2x HttpApi gateways just because API Gateway DomainName can't serve both root and an alias?
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Not sure if I'm missing something though.
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BkiUd7HxK0-nUKDhrA_F | ersatz maquillage of the house drag queen.
Too long must devotion inhabit me.
I should have never let you in.
John Barton has published eleven books and six chapbooks of poetry, including West of Darkness: Emily Carr, a Self-Portrait (third bilingual edition, BushcekBooks, 2006), Hypothesis (Anansi, 2001), Hymn (Brick, 2009), For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin: Selected Poems (Nightwood, 2012), Balletomane: The Program Notes of Lincoln Kirstein (JackPine, 2012), Polari (Goose Lane, 2014), and Reframing Paul Cadmus (above/ground, 2016). Co-editor of Seminal:The Anthology of Canada's Gay-Male Poets (Arsenal Pulp, 2007), he is editing The Essential Douglas LePan for Porcupine's Quill. Born in Edmonton and raised in Calgary, he lives in Victoria, where he edits The Malahat Review.
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Aaron Boothby is a poet from California now living in Montréal. Work has been published in Vallum, Axolotl, Whiskey Island, and other journals while a chapbook titled Reperspirations, Exhalations, Wrapt Inflections was published in 2016 with Anstruther Press. Tweets appear @ellipticalnight and a website can be found at secret-interference.info.
and lit her flesh on fire.
that fate forbade her from catching.
with the spotted pelt in her hands at last.
to the smallness I myself know.
Christine Stoddard is a Salvadoran-Scottish-American writer and artist who lives in Brooklyn. She also is the founding editor of Quail Bell Magazine, as well as the author of Hispanic & Latino Heritage in Virginia (The History Press, 2016), Ova (Dancing Girl Press, 2017), The Eating Game (Scars Publications, 2017), and two miniature books from the Poems-For-All series.
crawl into each others laps to sop up the carnage of spit.
carelessly-shaped lips move back and forth like typewriter travel.
There are no letterpress invites for their tongues to RSVP.
Sometimes, mouths just know what other mouths are looking for.
yet here they are on plastic subway seats sending bits of forgotten food down throats.
The one in buttons dances fingers into the other's hair, aftertaste of coconut milk.
The one with poison ivy hidden beneath shirt panics about last bath date.
Buttons begins to think of recent ex-girlfriend who could tie three cherry stems together using only her tongue.
During, molars and fillings are investigated.
After, both contemplate an exchange of phone numbers but silently decide against.
Before, they were just two strangers sitting on the same train toward differing parts of Brooklyn, high off the pungent smells of loneliness, looking to feel something other than that. | c4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeTi6NNjgBvv4P1q1 | HomeLifeRelationshipMo'Nique Demands Public Apology from Tyler Perry after Will Smith & Janet Hubert End Their Feud
Mo'Nique Demands Public Apology from Tyler Perry after Will Smith & Janet Hubert End Their Feud
November 24, 2020 | by Gracious Egedegbe
American comedian and actress Mo'Nique demanded a public apology from actor and producer Tyler Perry after Will Smith and his former "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" co-star, Janet Hubert, ended their feud.
After the former co-stars, Will Smith and Janet Hubert buried their long-existing feud during a candid "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reunion a few days ago, American actress Mo'Nique called out Tyler Perry to give her an apology.
The pair have been feuding for a few years, and Mo'Nique took to her Instagram to demand a public apology from the star. She posted a clip from Smith and Hubert's heartfelt talk and followed with a lengthy message to Perry.
Mo'Nique at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Opening Night Gala at New York City Center on November 28, 2012. | Photo: Getty Images
The 52-year-old sent out a kudos to Smith for being the bigger person and implied that perhaps Perry would take the initiative and give her her much-needed apology as he had promised.
She went on to tell Perry to tell the truth about the wrong things said about her in the past that put her career in a bad light. She also posted audio recordings allegedly from the actor where he was heard admitting that she had not been treated fairly in the industry.
A post shared by Mo'nique (@therealmoworldwide)
The whole drama started after Mo'Nique won an Oscar for her role in the movie "Precious" in 2010. After the big win, word made the rounds about the actress being difficult to work with, and it soon affected her career in Hollywood.
In the audio recording, Perry explained that since she was brilliantly talented, he expected her to have a lot more going on for her. He added that she was supposed to get more money for her role in "Precious" and promised to send her the rest of the funds.
The actress also has an ongoing feud with TV host Oprah Winfrey.
He also promised to point out the fact that Mo'Nique was being treated unfairly. It goes without notice that Perry has failed to call out the said injustice, and the actress has been very open about her disappointment.
In the same audio recording, Perry spoke about a previous comedy movie deal Mo'Nique had with Netflix and added that she ought to have gotten millions of dollars from it.
In 2018, the actress sued Netflix for race and sex discrimination. She accused the company of offering her a low bid for the production of a proposed comedy special. Netflix denied all claims and moved to fight the lawsuit.
Comedian Mo'Nique Proudly Flaunts Her Natural Gray Hair in a Beautiful Black & White Photo
Mo'Nique further accused the streaming giant of retaliating against her after she complained about the low-ball pay offer. After an extended back and forth, the case was eventually moved forward in July this year.
The actress also has an ongoing feud with TV host Oprah Winfrey whom she accused of treating those around her with disparity. She also accused the star of being unsupportive, especially during the drama with the "Precious" movie.
The bad blood resulted from the fact that Winfrey and Perry produced the blockbuster film and have remained silent while Mo'Nique took the heat. With so many backs supposedly turned against the actress, one can only hope she comes out in one piece.
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BkiUdNU5qYVBbRfeuhUj | Jewels of Borneo Guest House is centrally and strategically located in the heart of Kuching city, just 20 minutes from the Kuching International Airport and only 5 minutes walk to Waterfront, food & entertainment outlets, shopping complex, souvenir shop, Kuching's major tourist attractions, restaurants, cafés & shops, banks, city shopping malls, other 5-star hotels, China Town, Carpenter Street and franchise outlets such as KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut and 7-Eleven, major hotels and bus station. A stroll to the calm city centre which stretches from Chinatown Padungan to the picturesque Kuching Waterfront takes only about 5 minutes.
Jewels of Borneo Guest House offer clean, comfortable and well-maintained rooms that are equipped with amenities such as LED TV with Astro HD satellite channels, air-conditioned, attached bathroom, ironing board and a free internet service available at every floor. They have a breakfast self-servicing area with coffee, bread and jams, also functioning as a sitting area. The lobby is colourful with old movies posters, a guitar if you are into music, satellite TV and a team that is second to none. Friendly staff and management that will amaze you from the first moment.
At Jewels of Borneo Guest House they offer airport transfer and a variety of city tours through their in-house licensed guide. Co-owners Jimmy and Chris are often there to make your stay a spacial one, and so is front desk Aton and his team.
For reservations, visit www.jewelsguesthousekuching.com and complete the online form, email reservation@jewelsguesthousekuching.com or call +60 82259118. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUbJk4ubnjosH9GG29 | Google Maps Downloader is a tool that can automatically download the Google Maps images to your PC. It can download the small tiles and save them to your hard disk, including the normal maps, satellite maps, hybrid maps and terrain maps. After downloading, you can view the maps offline by its tool Maps Viewer, or you can combine the small images into one big bmp, tif or jpg image, or export tiles to mbtiles database. If you want to make a map of your city by yourself, it is very useful for you.
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BkiUaoPxK6EuNAra_yI5 | You are here: Articles2009 ICSUSA ARTICLESJuly 2009 - The carbon dioxide story - cont'd
In last month's Climate Science article (see Press-Republican 6/7/09), several aspects of carbon dioxide were discussed.
These included, along with a few other facts, its current levels in the atmosphere at 387 parts per million volume (ppmv), the structural nature of the molecule that is responsible for it absorbing infrared radiation that is normally emitted into space and thus its global warming action, and the growing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution.
Let's continue talking about carbon dioxide. It has quite a story and a lot to say.
One aspect is the long-lived nature of the molecule in our atmosphere. The carbon dioxide that we emitted yesterday and which began to absorb infrared radiation then, is in large part still here today doing the same thing. And it will be there tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, still absorbing radiation near the Earth's surface.
And it is cumulative. What we add today is added to yesterday's amount, and what we add tomorrow will be added to that total. It doesn't stop. While about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide is ultimately absorbed by the oceans, and another 10 percent is eventually recycled into the biosphere (plants, trees, grasses, etc.) over a period of decades; the rest will continue to remain in the atmosphere for centuries doing what it likes to do: absorb infrared energy normally lost to space.
Now, let's look at some interesting data: see accompanying chart, titled "Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide." This curve is called the Keeling curve after the chemist who developed the test and gathered the data atop Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
And, why set up a sampling station here? As a scientist, Charles Keeling wanted to get the best data he could. He needed a clean, well-mixed sample of air, uncontaminated by any nearby population centers or industries; and he got it. The westerly breezes coming off the Pacific Ocean were thousands of miles from the Asian landmasses and well-mixed because of the diverse air and ocean currents encountered.
He began collecting the data in 1958 and the chart shows 50 years of data collection that tells an interesting story. It should be noted that worldwide monitoring of carbon dioxide only began in the 1970s by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Today there are about 100 sites worldwide where these measurements are made, but none so long as at Mauna Loa.
In looking at the curve of carbon-dioxide concentrations over this 50-year period, we notice three things.
First is the steady and steeply rising concentration of CO2 from about 315 ppm to about 385 ppm. The second observation is that the slope of the curve is climbing more steeply in the later years. And lastly, we see the saw-tooth pattern of an annual measurement over a 12-month period as shown in the lower right hand corner of the chart ("Annual Cycle").
Now let's just look at this in some detail. OK?
We know, from a variety of studies with solid data, that levels of carbon dioxide ranged from 190 to 290 ppmv over the past 800,000 years; i.e., until recently. So what accounts for this rise in carbon-dioxide level. In 1958, when Keeling began collecting data, the world was a very different place; a first-class postage stamp cost 3 cents for example. The U.S. population was 175,000,000 versus today's number of about 307,000,000; the global population in 1958 was 2.9 billion versus today's level of 6.8 billion.
Let's also look at U.S. and global oil consumption for this period.
In 1958, the U.S. consumed about 9 million barrels of oil a day (bbl/d) compared to 21 million bbl/day today. The world daily consumption then was about 18 million bbl/day whereas today it is about 85 million bbl/day. Yes, that is every day, of every week, of every month of the year. That equates to 31 billion barrels of oil this year.
Let's just write this number out; 31,000,000,000. These are huge numbers with the United States consuming about 25 percent of the world's total. Most of this oil is used to power vehicles, trucks, planes, ships, heating/cooling our homes and so on. And most of these combustion products wind up in our atmosphere; certainly all of the carbon dioxide does.
Is it any surprise then that with this population growth and oil consumption level, Keeling's curve has the shape it has? There is a clear correlation here and we are not even discussing the consumption of coal, natural gas or biomass burning that also contribute to increased carbon dioxide levels.
The third aspect, the Annual Cycle, shows how over a 12-month period our planet's atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide change. In the Northern Hemisphere spring (April), plants begin to bud, leaves form, flowers grow, trees put on wood and this continues over the summer until October when photosynthesis begins to slow. The 'fixing' of this gas also slows and the levels begin to build up again. It is almost as though our planet has taken a deep breath. Since more of the land and vegetation on Earth is in the Northern Hemisphere, we do not see this great an uptake by the Southern Hemisphere in their spring (October).
If we accept the science that one of carbon dioxide's properties is to absorb infrared radiation at the Earth's surface that is normally emitted to space, and that its levels are continuing to grow, at an ever increasing rate, over a relatively short period of time, then why aren't we feeling the heat more?
In fact, we are beginning to. But more about that next month. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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BkiUdk45qYVBZEfUimmn | Supreme Court Takes Up New York Gun Rights Case
By Newsy Staff
The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and two private citizens are challenging the law that places restrictions on carrying a gun in public.
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a gun rights case that could lead to more guns on the streets of New York and Los Angeles and threaten restrictions on guns in subways, airports, bars, churches, schools and other places where people gather.
The case before the court Wednesday centers on New York's restrictive gun permit law and whether limits the state has placed on carrying a gun in public violate the Second Amendment.
Gun rights advocates including the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and two private citizens challenging the law hope that the court with a 6-3 conservative majority is poised to side with them. They want the court to say the New York law is too restrictive, which could call into question similar laws in other states. Such a ruling could dramatically increase the number of people eligible to carry firearms as they go about their daily lives.
The court last issued major gun rights decisions in 2008 and 2010. Those decisions established a nationwide right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. The question for the court now has to do with carrying a gun in public for self-defense.
In most of the country gun owners have little difficulty legally carrying their weapons when they go out. But about half a dozen states, including populous California and several Eastern states, restrict the carrying of guns to those who can demonstrate a particular need for doing so. The justices could decide whether those laws, known as "may issue" laws, can stand.
The arguments come as gun violence has surged. Gun control groups say if a high court ruling requires states to drop restrictions, the result will be more violence. Gun rights groups, meanwhile, say the risk of a confrontation is precisely why they have a right to be armed for self-defense.
The New York law the court is reviewing has been in place since 1913 and says that to carry a concealed handgun in public for self-defense, a person applying for a license has to demonstrate "proper cause," an actual need to carry the weapon. Applicants who get a license are either issued an unrestricted license, which gives them broad ability to carry a weapon in public, or a restricted license allowing them to carry a gun in certain circumstances. Those circumstances include for hunting or target shooting, when traveling for work or when in backcountry areas.
New York says if the Supreme Court sides with the challengers to the law it would have "devastating consequences for public safety," invalidate longstanding laws like New York's and jeopardize firearm restrictions that states and the federal government have in place where people gather, from airports to schools.
The Biden administration, which is urging the justices to uphold New York's law, says California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island all have similar laws that could be affected by a ruling from the court. Connecticut and Delaware also have "may issue" laws, though they are somewhat different.
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BkiUadbxK6Ot9Pm3s0aW | These Are The First Glorious Images From Cassini's Ring-Grazing Orbits
Maddie Stone
Last week, the Cassini spacecraft began a series of dramatic, "ring-grazing orbits" that will see it fly high over Saturn's poles before diving perilously close to the gas giant's rings. Now, NASA has received back the first images from this exciting chapter in Cassini's last year of life — and they do not disappoint.
Images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
A collage of images of Saturn's stormy north pole was captured by Cassini on December 2, from a distance of approximately 640,000km, as the spacecraft was plunging toward the outer rim of the F-ring. The images, above and below, were taken with four different spectral filters, each of which reveals gases in different layers of Saturn's atmosphere.
The next day, just before Cassini made its first close encounter with the F-ring, it looked back and captured this money shot of the bizarre hexagonal storm engulfing Saturn's north. A six-sided jet stream of unknown origin, each of the hexagon's walls is as wide as our entire planet.
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BkiUbpTxK03BfNelVl4q | Where the home value is appraised lower than the offer price there are a few options available to both the homebuyer and home seller. The homebuyer can ask the home seller to accept a lower amount so that mortgage lender meets the 80/20% requirement. If the home seller does not want to accept a lower price then the buyer can terminate the offer to purchase the home under the appraisal clause of the contract to purchase. Another alternative is that the homebuyer can opt to pay more cash out of their pocket so that the mortgage lender is not lending towards more than 80% of the value of the home.
In the above example if the offer to purchase the home was at $500,000.00 but the home appraises at $490,000.00 then the home buyer can offer to pay an additional $8,000.00 dollars towards the down payment so that the bank is not lending more than 80% towards the $490,000.00 appraisal price which would be $392,000.00. The offer price still remains at $500,000.00 and that is what will be paid to the home seller, but the homebuyer will need to contribute more money out of their pocket in order to complete the deal. If neither the homebuyer nor the home seller is willing to take a lower price or put in more money then the mortgage will not be funded and the deal will be terminated if nothing further is done.
How Does An Appraiser Come Up With A Home Value?
Appraisers have to go through a formal training and licensing process in order to be able to provide appraisals. Appraisers have set methods and criteria for determining the value of a home and look at a number of different factors to come up with a price for a home. Appraisers will evaluate the basic setup of the home including how many bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, age, build type, land size and more as part of an initial overview. Appraisers will also need to evaluate in person the physical condition of the home including improvements made that may not be accounted for in the public records. As part of the value determination appraisers consider the current real estate market conditions, recent comparable home sales, price trends within the neighborhood and more.
There are a number of ways an appraisal value can be wrong. The appraiser may have incorrectly noted a home as having fewer bathrooms or bedrooms that there really are. The appraiser made an error in computing the square footage of the home and the actual square footage is larger than on the appraisal report. The square footage of the actual land on which the home was built was underreported. The appraiser used old comparable sales data because the newest sales results may not be available at the time of the appraisal. The appraiser may not have been familiar with the location where the property was in and as a result did not account for the added value a strong growing neighborhood can bring.
Just because an appraisal came in below the offer price does not mean that the value the home appraised for is the final number. A low home appraisal whether used for buying a home or refinancing on a home mortgage can be appealed. To begin with an appraisal appeal needs to first start with the lender. The lender who is providing the mortgage should be contacted and asked as to what the procedure is for appealing an appraisal. Oftentimes the mortgage lender will need a written request from the mortgage borrower in order to start an appraisal appeal and will also need some information as to why the borrower feels the appraisal is incorrect. Simply saying the appraisal is incorrect because the buyer thinks it is too low will not be enough to persuade a lender to ask for another appraisal. The borrower should submit along with its request for an appeal information or data to show why the appraisal was wrong.
If you are buying a home then as part of requesting an appeal of an appraisal amount you should ask your Realtor to prepare for you the most recent comparable sales data for similar homes as the one you are buying. Recent sales data for comparable homes are used by both Realtors and appraisers for helping to determine a home's value. If there were errors in the appraisal report then the errors should be noted on the appeal request to the lender. The lender will then make their own determination as to whether a new appraisal should be done or they will keep the existing appraisal.
Hopefully a new appraisal will be ordered and correct any errors with the initial appraisal. If the lender opts not to order another appraisal then outside of the options listed above about the buyer bringing more money to closing or the seller reducing the price the buyer can try and get financing from another lender who will start the whole process all over again including getting a new appraisal. Therefore it is wise to make sure the home's value is actually higher than what the prior appraiser valued it at. If both the home seller and buyer agree the value should be higher there may be a good case for bringing in an independent appraiser to do an appraisal. While most lenders won't use appraisals they did not order as part of the mortgage application process the appraiser they use may be willing to consider the independent appraisal while doing a new appraisal.
A low appraisal when buying a home is not necessarily the end of the deal. A borrower can ask for an appeal of the home appraisal in the event they believe the value determined is low. Mortgage borrowers need to show clearly and concisely where they believe the error in the appraisal lies and provide sufficient written justification for their beliefs.
About the author: The above article "How Do I Appeal A Real Estate Appraisal For My Home?" was provided by Paul Sian. Paul can be reached at paul@CinciNKYRealEstate.com or by phone at 513-560-8002. If you're thinking of selling or buying your investment or commercial business property I would love to share my marketing knowledge and expertise to help you. Contact me today! | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUfsw5qhLB0iFHBzqr | Atiku Abubakar is ill and receiving treatments at a hospital in Dubai, his political associate, Abdullahi Sugar, has said.
Mr. Sugar told journalists in Kano that reports that Atiku was holding political meetings outside Nigeria to upstage President Muhammadu Buhari, is the handiwork of some disgruntled elements.
He said the detractors have lost focus and are attempting to achieve cheap political points through blackmails and hypocrisy.
There had been reports that Mr. Atiku held political meetings in Dubai with the intent of upstaging President Muhammad Buhari in 2019.
But Mr. Sugar said those peddling the news are people who Mr. Atiku supported to attain political positions and are now paying him back with evil.
Mr. Sugar condemned what he described as attempts to jeopardize the fruitful relationship that exists between Mr. Atiku and President Muhammad Buhari, saying they will not succeed.
"Atiku has nothing to hide and also had achieved greatness in life that would be difficult to take away. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Located on Bahamas Island, Nandana Resort gives beautiful landscape and place for relaxation. Surrounding by blue sea water, Nandana Resort in Bahamas Island sounds good for spending summer holiday. Nandana Resort seems like paradise in earth. It gives you the view of beautiful creature and natural design. All building in Nandana Resort use natural material, such as copper and teak woods. The Architects, de Reus Architects, has been really great to design this resort beautifully.
The Architects seem like want to bring traditional villa design to this resort. They want to combine the natural beauty of sea with the traditional beauty of villa. This is good since the combination matches each other. The Nandana Resort has five villa suites. Every suite is surrounded by exquisite infinity pool around them. The lounge chairs are placed on the poolside for letting the guest to sunbathe in blazing sun. The interior villa design is dominated by wooden material. It uses teak wood carving for its ceilings, floors, and walls. The wooden material is not only used for the interior design, but also used for furniture design. Most of the furniture and showpiece in this villa are made from wooden material. The suite is designed unique with the utilization of tent not a wall. This is good because we can be one with nature.
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BkiUcnHxK03BfL1dU8s6 | Has any organization ever failed so miserably that every employee should be fired? One finally has. And we are its executives. It's called Congress. It has a 13% approval rating but a 90% re-election rate. Just like The Bachelor, you almost start to admire how something so bad can keep going. Exactly like that show, our show also ends with all the contestants getting screwed. So why is this happening and what can we do about it? It has a lot to do with money and zombies. But there might just be a radically simple cure to fix almost everything wrong with Federal government.
Debt is well over $17T and growing. No matter what anyone says, only three costs are driving 89% of it: entitlement programs, military, and interest payments.
Employment, wages, and economic growth are stagnant, but there's no plan to work with industry and academia to fix it.
Poverty. A ridiculous 47 million Americans are on food stamps and the middle class is quickly disappearing. Who is looking to find and address the root causes?
Social Security and other entitlement programs have reasonably easy fixes like means testing and adjusting retirement age.
Healthcare costs are spiraling out of control and the only thing we've done to address it is invent and implement an untested 33,000 page policy. Almost every other modernized country achieves superior results at a fraction of the cost.
Our public education system and college costs are a wreck. Like drug addicts, universities are hooked on unlimited loan money at the expense of real options.
The US has a massive, growing prison population. Most of it is from a failed drug war that militarizes and criminalizes a medical issue.
Our foreign policy is a mess with expensive wars and a defense budget bigger than the next 13 countries combined. And there's no credible proposal to fix domestic spying, drones, and the NSA.
There are others, but let's work on the cake before making icing.
Government now works a lot like Facebook. Users (citizens) get to use a service (America) for free, but advertisers (campaign donors) pay to promote their products to gain competitive advantage. This system is fine for a web site but cartoonishly misaligned for democracy. Citizens are not the customers. Big donors are. And it shows.
Lobbyists get to write our laws.
Top political donors buy ambassadorships to countries they've never visited.
This is the root cause of almost every bad policy, no-bid contract, and mystifying vote. Citizen interests might get addressed if they happen to overlap with those of another donor. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) was one example. It was defeated only because one powerful lobby (Tech) defeated another powerful lobby (Media). Citizens were the chum floating in the water.
We are hypnotized. American households watch more than eight hours of TV a day. We also spend over five hours online per day.
We are unhealthy. Almost 35% of U.S. adults are obese. Evidently, the Comcast channel guide is not a big calorie burner.
We are indifferent. Over 42% of eligible voters don't bother voting for a president. It's even worse on non-presidential years.
We are high. According to a UK government study, the US leads all westernized countries in drug use. 70% of Americans are on prescription drugs and consume 80% of the world's painkillers. One in ten of us is on anti-depressants. And our kids are increasingly hooked on Ritalin.
A broken government is just a byproduct of this catatonic haze. We have only ourselves to blame.
Even our biggest policy problems are just symptoms. The root cause is a broken campaign financing system that can only produce mangled results. It turns politicians into full time fundraisers and citizens into users.
To re-align the interests of citizens and its representatives, we must separate business and state in the same way our Founding Fathers did with church and state.
That means we must fire them all.
I propose that no incumbent gets re-elected, regardless of party, until serious campaign finance reform is passed.
Politicians must know that they are on a clock and there's only one way to save their political future. This is something even Occupy and the Tea Partiers can agree on.
To start down this path, I encourage you to support Represent.Us, a grass-roots campaign to do exactly that. (I am not affiliated with them in any way.) This is their only issue and they need volunteers. And as far as the future of the country is concerned, it's the only one that matters now.
Between staggered terms and checks and balances, we can feel safe that our freshly-minted newbies won't sink the ship. Could they do any worse?
PS – I've proposed a more detailed plan before. I'd love for all seven ideas to happen, but let's start with this one. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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BkiUfBE4uzqgBiM9K882 | If you haven't already heard, Vancouver rock quintet Black Mountain played a free outdoor show on December 6, 2008. But it wasn't just any free show. This particular concert was in support of Vancouver's controversial safe injection site, located near the corner of Hastings and Main Street.
(I'm not kidding—this phrase was shouted into the microphone repeatedly).
But during more tactful moments, these local musicians sought to warn the federal government that Insite saves lives on the streets of Vancouver. The slogan "play music not politics" adorned dozens of surrounding placards and banners. Organized by the Portland Hotel Society (PHS), the afternoon event also featured free burgers, stilt walkers, and sheets upon sheets of cold December rain.
And, with the help of musical guest Jay Malinowski of Bedouin Soundclash, along with truncated speeches from several local politicians, Black Mountain played to a crowd of a couple thousand avid fans. (If you want to read a more detailed recap, I wrote a full story for Megaphone Magazine a few weeks ago).
On such a divisive issue, it seems the band has a lot to lose.
But after chatting with bassist Matt Camirand, I learned Black Mountain isn't shy about it's political affiliations. As it turns out, many members of the band have actually worked with PHS and Insite for as long as a decade.
Camirand and his bandmates have witnessed the Downtown Eastside's urgent need for a safe injection facility first-hand. Instead of merely offering superficial support for the program, Black Mountain have chosen to roll up their sleeves and get involved. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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The inspection was carried out by three inspectors, a specialist advisor in nursing care and one expert-by-experience. An expert-by-experience is a person who has personal experience of using or caring for someone who uses this type of care service.
As part of our inspection we spoke with ten people living at the home and two relatives. We spoke with nine staff members and three directors. We spoke with the deputy manager, the nurse in charge and three directors. We looked at the care plans for eleven people, medicines records, accidents and incidents, complaints and safeguarding. We looked at mental capacity assessments and applications to deprive people of their liberty. We reviewed audits, surveys and looked at evidence of activities taking place at the home.
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BkiUbhjxK0wg0_749E7P | Nutrition in COPD Patients
Feb 7, 2007 | COPD |
Up to 70 percent of COPD Patients may be significantly malnourished.
Malnutrition is surprisingly common, and the clinical appearance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often belies the fact that they are significantly malnourished. Uncovering this fact has clinical significance; over the past few years, there has been an increase in research into and understanding of the clinical prevalence and adverse effects of malnutrition and possible therapeutic maneuvers available to reverse this clinical state. Malnutrition may be present in 25 percent to 70 percent of COPD patients, with the largest percentage found among patients with emphysema1,2 and chronic hypoxemia.3 Weight loss is an independent prognostic factor for a poor survival rate,4 even in groups of patients having values for forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) that are more than 40 percent of the predicted value.5 In patients stratified for FEV1, there is a correlation between body weight and mortality, making nutritional assessment an important tool in prognostic stratification.4,6
Malnutrition in COPD
Nutritional status affects many aspects of ventilatory function in patients with COPD. Malnutrition may adversely affect respiratory muscle function, resulting in decreased exercise performance,7 reduced ventilatory drive,3 reduced ventilatory capacity, and diminished respiratory muscle strength.3,8 Muscle catabolism occurs when the patient is in a hypermetabolic state, whether acute or chronic. This muscle catabolism includes the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.3,9,10
In addition to the catabolic state, COPD patients have a negative feedback association with activity because of the respiratory discomfort they experience during exercise; they may, in response, reduce their daily activities. This starts a vicious cycle in which reduced exercise results in disuse muscle atrophy, and even further deconditioning promotes dyspnea and the desire to curtail daily activities further.11
COPD patients are characterized by a number of adverse metabolic adaptations that affect the aerobic capacity of exercising muscles unfavorably. These include a chronic reduction in oxygen supply, decreased cardiovascular adaptation, an elevated oxygen cost of ventilation (and, hence, a stealing of blood flow from peripheral muscles), and biochemical alterations in the oxidative capacity of peripheral muscles.11
In addition to its effects on muscle function, malnutrition affects cell- mediated (T-cell) immunity through reduced intracellular killing and decreased lymphocyte numbers.3,10 There also seems to be increased bacterial colonization of subglottic tracheobronchial epithelial cells and, hence, increased incidence rates for gram-negative pneumonias.9
There are many presumed mechanisms for the development of malnutrition in patients with COPD.5 Hypermetabolism is defined as an increase in energy expenditure of 10 percent above the expected resting energy expenditure (REE). It appears that up to 40 percent of patients with COPD have REE levels that are 10 percent to 20 percent above their predicted values. COPD patients are unable to become adaptively hypometabolic while losing weight (unlike patients with other diseases that cause weight loss). Reduced mechanical efficiency also seems to increase the oxygen cost of breathing and contribute to the increased REE associated with the loss of lean weight over time.11,12 The muscles of COPD patients have an elevated demand for oxygen. There may be a deficient oxygen supply that is, a lower cardiac index than would be expected, compared to normal patients with a similar oxygen debt. The constant lack of sufficient oxygen, an energy precursor, may be a cause for the loss of tissue mass.13 This is emphasized in times of increased demand, such as exercise, when respiratory muscles may demand more oxygen and steal the (limited) cardiac output from the peripheral muscles. Other potential causes for hypermetabolism include the cytokine milieu5 and the use of b2-agonists or theophylline.2
Acute weight loss may occur during an acute COPD exacerbation. This may be due to a confluence of causes known to affect nitrogen balance adversely during the acute episode. These include inflammation (hence, cytokine activation), steroid use, increased metabolic needs of the respiratory muscles, inactivity, and, more often than not, decreased caloric intake.13 Weight is usually regained after recovery. The common weight loss seen in COPD is chronic and develops over time. A reduction in intake would naturally tip the balance of nutritional homeostasis in the favor of weight loss. Dietary histories are unreliable in assessing the caloric intake of patients and may be deceivingly reassuring. Various reasons have been postulated as causes for reduced intake in COPD patients, including arterial oxygen desaturation during eating (secondary to the breathing-pattern changes of swallowing and chewing), gastric filling that reduces the functional residual capacity and leads to increased dyspnea,5 and the anorexiant effect of medications. Other possible causes are symptoms such as bloating and early satiety. Meal desaturation occurs mainly in patients who are hypoxemic at rest. The use of steroids is common in COPD patients. High-dose corticosteroid therapy is known to affect muscle function adversely in COPD patients, but lower doses, while known to promote complications such as osteoporosis, have not been conclusively shown to result in a malnourished state.2,13
It is clear that not all COPD patients are equal. Certain outcome predictions may be made using nutritional measurements. For example, patients with a percentage of ideal body weight of less than 90 percent (using standards from the Metropolitan Life Insurance tables) have an increased mortality rate over a 5-year period. Patients with a reduced fat-free mass, as determined by either bioelectric impedance or direct measures of muscle mass, have reduced exercise capacity. How does one formally assess a patient's clinical nutritional state? There are many answers to this question, but the best approach depends on the clinical situation and the availability of resources. Body weight, as a percentage of ideal weight, is readily determined by weighing the patient, but this does not differentiate between the two theoretical components of total body weight (fat mass and fat-free mass). Using body weight as the sole measure of nutritional status may lead to an underestimation of malnutrition in COPD patients.14
One can assess fat-free mass using bioelectrical impedance; such an assessment may, however, fall into the realm of rehabilitation experts. Bioelectrical impedance measures the resistance to an imperceptible current (conducted by the body's water and electrolytes) between a unilateral hand and foot. Because the body's water and electrolytes are concentrated in the fat-free mass, a mathematical relationship exists between the height of the person, resistance to current flow, and the size of the lean body mass.13
Nutritional assessment may also be achieved by using anthropometric measurements such as triceps skin-fold fat stores (thickness) and midarm muscle circumference. These measurements can then be applied to mathematical formulae that predict fat and fat-free mass based on the values of previously measured normal volunteers. Both bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurement require technical expertise, making them impractical for the general outpatient setting. They can, however, be readily incorporated into any pulmonary rehabilitation program to provide a more comprehensive assessment of potential limitations and objective progress in the patient with COPD. Visceral protein stores are assessed using blood parameters such as albumin, prealbumin, or transferrin. Many of these parameters, though, are reduced in the face of aging, steroids, and chronic infection, so their usefulness as a nutritional assessment tool may be lessened.13
A functional assessment of nutritional status would evaluate muscle power and fatigability. These functions could be affected by a reduction in muscle mass secondary to protein catabolism or by the depletion of necessary intracellular electrolytes. Standardized tests involve measuring the strength of contraction created by the electrical stimulation of a muscle. Although these tests are preferred because they eliminate the component of patient motivation from testing, they generally require specialized skills and equipment. Testing of maximal voluntary contraction of muscles (handgrip dynamometry or respiratory muscle pressures) is a standard procedure for most pulmonary function laboratories. Of these methods, handgrip-strength testing can be incorporated into an initial assessment with little difficulty and can be used serially to confirm strength changes stimulated by nutrition and exercise.13
An ongoing loss of weight should be a trigger for further evaluation and intervention. Patients with an initially low weight also require further attention. Of course, it goes without saying that a careful (corroborated) weight history would provide important clues to the patient's recent nutritional status. Referral to a dietitian in completing this evaluation, and for help in intervening, is invaluable. One's index of suspicion should be heightened in a patient with a consistent reduction in body weight, as measured at regular screening opportunities. Progressive weight loss predicts impaired exercise function, and weight loss below 90 percent of ideal body weight particularly predicts increased mortality.4
Functional assessments of muscle strength (using handgrip dynamometry) and immune function may be employed to assess baseline levels and responses to nutritional and other interventions.13 These interventions would be individualized based on an individual patient's circumstances and needs.
NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS
Supplemental oral nutrition can result in a significant increase in both respiratory and limb-muscle strength, as well as improved muscle contractility and improved endurance.2 This may be secondary to improving intracellular electrolytes.3
There are also improvements in subjective scores of breathlessness as well as exercise ability. Respiratory muscle function percent improvement seems to depend on increased weight after at least short-term nutritional therapy. Weight gain may mistakenly be interpreted as favorable, yet may be predominantly in fat mass, which does not augur as well as a gain in fat-free mass.2
Achieving weight gain using a simple outpatient nutritional program is difficult. Programs are usually intensive and expensive.15 Even patients admitted to inpatient units are unable to maintain nutritional support once discharged.16 Patients often reduce their own food intake while receiving supplemental feedings, instead of boosting their caloric intake.15 Unfortunately, in general, the results of nutritional intervention in stable COPD patients have been disappointing. Although it has been shown that effective intervention resulting in weight gain does improve respiratory function, it seems very difficult to achieve this endpoint practically.5,12,13
How do we estimate and measure nutritional requirements? Practical estimates of caloric needs in patients with pulmonary diseases can be made using the Harris-Benedict equation, which relates energy expenditure to gender, weight, height, and age. It assumes standard body composition, though, and does not take into account the alteration in fat-free mass that occurs in these patients. The most accurate method available is direct measurement using a metabolic cart. This is often impractical, however, and there often is a margin of error introduced by the variability of stressors over the time of measurement. With indirect calorimetry, oxygen and carbon dioxide volumes can be measured by having the patient wear a nose clip and breathe through a mouthpiece. Room air is inhaled; exhaled air is channeled into a mixing chamber for analysis. A neck tent or canopy may also be placed on the person's head (with a neck seal). In mechanically ventilated patients, exhaled air may be piped directly to the calorimeter. To monitor the adequacy of protein intake, nitrogen balance can be estimated using standard methods.
Isolated nutritional support has limited efficacy. Physical activity is important in muscle protein synthesis.13 The use of exercise (a pulmonary rehabilitation program) with nutritional intervention may improve lean tissue mass and, thus, respiratory function.18 When oral nutritional supplements are given, they should be given at the end of meals or between meals so that the usual calories will still be consumed. The most reliable method of assessing food consumption is recording portion weights. Self- reporting of diet is notoriously inaccurate.10
It has been proposed that the use of meals high in carbohydrates may promote carbon dioxide production and adversely load the ventilatory system.18 Although this applies to mechanically ventilated patients,12,19,20 it may not be true of stable COPD patients. In all patients with respiratory disease, the problem with dietary composition is more significantly related to the provision of too many calories, rather than the diet's composition. Exercise capacity may be slightly reduced following a large carbohydrate meal,21 although the clinical significance of this is questionable. Special supplements high in fat do not seem to be necessary for nutritional support in patients with stable COPD.9,10,22
Calories supplied at 1.3 times the measured or estimated REE will meet ongoing energy requirements and limit further weight loss in most cases. This proportion can be titrated upward to prevent weight loss in patients who continue to lose weight. Protein needs are 1 to 2 g/kg a day, corresponding to about 20 percent of total energy taken in. It is important to limit the adverse effects of infections, disuse, steroids (as much as possible), and hypoxemia on skeletal muscle function. These factors, for reasons previously mentioned, help promote ongoing muscle wasting. In conditions involving major stessors, the energy requirements will increase.11 To design an appropriate meal plan for the patient with COPD, one should enlist the help of a dietitian and be prepared to deal with often-reported complaints (such as bloating, anorexia, and dyspnea) that may develop as the patient attempts to increase intake.19
It is important to remember to make the food palatable, presentable, and affordable in order to maximize compliance. Other important areas to cover are the nutritional adequacy of meals, the availability of the correct foods in sufficient quantities, and the use of nutritional supplements (bearing in mind that reliance on nutritional supplements may be counterproductive if they are used as meal replacements rather than supplements). There is ongoing research into novel approaches to produce improvements in lean body mass for example, using growth hormone. Studies thus far have been conflicting and, unfortunately, discouraging.22
One should have a high index of suspicion for malnutrition in COPD patients. There are simple techniques, however, that will help in patient assessment. Enlisting the help of a dietitian and providing the opportunity for a combined approach to therapy involving rehabilitation, support, and nutritional intervention is the most effective approach to treating these patients.
Paul Zolty, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in Pennsylvania.
Grateful thanks to Michael Donahoe, MD, for providing guidance and editing and reviewing the manuscript, and librarian Rosa Raskin, for indispensable assistance.
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Bradley began life in charge of the Swans with a 3-2 defeat
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Bob Bradley took charge of his first game as Swansea City manager at the Emirates this weekend, but how did the US media react to their first Premier League manager's loss.
His side impressed despite losing 3-2 to a strong Arsenal side, once more highlighting the defensive fragilities that are becoming a theme for this season.
But what did the watching world across the pond make of Bradley's top flight debut? It's been a long time coming for the former USA national team coach and it proved to be just as competitive and difficult as he imagined.
'This is where Bradley has always wanted to be'
Rory Smith from the New York Times talked of the pride that Bob Bradley will have experienced in reaching one of Europe's elite leagues.
But despite Bradley's own sentiments, it wasn't long before attention switched to the task ahead; keeping Swansea in the Premier League with a positive result at the Emirates. Smith acknowledged that it is a risky appointment, but likened Bradley to Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson who had similar challenges when starting out in the Premier League.
Ultimately, if Bradley succeeds at Swansea, the perspective of American football standards may improve -- and indeed the entire US 'soccer' landscape.
Too good to go down? Leroy Fer thinks so
'The scale of the task facing Bradley became clearer in a woeful defensive showing'
Still making reference to Bradley's pride at walking out as a Premier League manager, USA Today focused largely on the task at hand for Bradley. If he is to turn it around, he has a serious job with the defence. Despite losing, they lauded the efforts and impact of Modou Barrow who Bradley was keen to praise post-match.
But it will take a lot more than a spirited showing by Barrow and other individuals to propel the Swans up the table. Bradley will have to galvanise the whole side.
Dean Saunders says Swansea City only need to survive
'Swansea's best player says team is already better under Bob Bradley'.
High praise indeed for the new boss from star man Gylfi Sigurdsson, as reported by Fox News. The Icelandic drew attention to Bradley's 'hard' and 'sharp' training which has seen the team improve in just a couple of weeks.
The American's strenuous training regime is no surprise to the US news outlet, who say it has been consistent with Bradley's previous stops before Swansea, which include MLS clubs Chicago Fire and MetroStars.
'The boys really like the new manager'
Like Fox News, ESPN FC took to Sigurdsson's complimentary comments on Bradley's sudden impact. Despite losing, the former Tottenham man believes the next win is just around the corner with the American in charge.
It will come as huge relief to Bradley to have Swansea's talisman publicly showing his support.
Bradley says 'it was what I expected'
Despite all his experience in football management, MLSSoccer.com admitted that this was the first time Bradley had look perplexed. But according to Bradley , he had already had a taste of games of this magnitude at the World Cup and Confederation Cup. Compliments in the pre-match notes from Arsene Wenger too, who acknowledges that Bradley knows what it takes to adapt from country to country.
But with Swansea now into the relegation zone , 'Bradley will need to impose his philosophy at a similar pace' to the Premier League 'whirlwind'.
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BkiUdrA4dbghNqLlNihn | The One Truth You Should Know That Most Leaders Keep Quiet
David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom Contributor
Careers -
While our lives and careers can often find themselves in predictable patterns—go to school, get a job, work hard, and rise to the top—there's one little secret that most leaders never like to talk about. It's a subject that can make any one of us anxious to admit. It's a reality that, at first glimpse, can make us feel vulnerable. But it shouldn't.
What's the secret? It's this: we rose to our leadership positions because we were good at a certain skill not because we were skilled at leading others. We were promoted because we personally created great results. And, now that our job has shifted into a leadership role, we realize that we're responsible to do the one thing we were never actually trained to do—lead, inspire, and motivate other people to become their best.
"I never saw myself as a leader," he told us. "I just went to work every day and tried to do my best, while helping the people around me become their best." This a sentiment many of us share. But these humble words were spoken by David Novak, Founder and CEO of oGoLead and Former Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc. "Everyone has the power to be a leader but it's important to realize that you can't achieve anything big in life if you try to do it alone, you need to take people with you. We all need people to help us along the way," added Novak. As one of the largest restaurant companies in the world, Yum! has more than 43,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories—think Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC. Novak may not have seen himself as a leader, but plenty of others did. He has been recognized as "2012 CEO of the Year" by Chief Executive magazine, one of the world's "30 Best CEOs" by Barron's and one of the "100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World" by Harvard Business Review.
Today, Novak is on a mission to help people who want to become better leaders but aren't getting the leadership development they want. Studies show that 87 percent of managers agree they wish they had received more management training when they first took on the role. Novak created oGoLead as a solution to address those needs by passing on decades of proven learning from running a global organization.
Novak isn't alone. "I started my career as an ICU nurse and never thought I'd become CEO," said Laura Robertson who is now CEO of Banner Desert and Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. The hospital is ranked as one of the top five hospitals in Phoenix, and recognized for eight high-performing specialties, according to U.S. News Best Regional Hospitals report. "As a nurse I remember thinking about how I would do things differently if I were in charge," she said. "I would think about how employees and patients could be treated better, and how we could serve the community better." She paused, "But I can't say I ever saw myself as someone's boss back then."
Stories like Novak's and Robertson's may at first seem like unlikely cases—where normal, hard working people rise up through the ranks. For some reason many of us like to assume that great executives like these were somehow molded from childhood to become phenomenal leaders. But they weren't. Instead, they honed their craft and skill. They helped those around them become the best they could be. And someone noticed. Someone saw their potential to be a leader, whether it was a board of directors, another senior leader, or a marketplace looking for change. We've seen it in all industries.
"I never had training on how to be a leader, and frankly leadership is earned not given so I'm not sure it's something that can be learned in a classroom," said Matt Rizzetta, CEO and Founder of N6A, a public relations and social media agency based in New York and Toronto. "I came from an agency background and couldn't understand why so many failed to see that the lifeblood of a services business is its people. If people are what makes your business tick, then that needs to be the first place you look to invest and innovate. You need to see the correlation between the service product and the internal culture. The two should be interchangeable. If you create a unique and rewarding internal culture for employees you'll likely create a unique service experience for customers, and there will be performance benefits for both. That's why I started my own company—not because I thought I was a leader, but because I knew that, by creating a better environment for employees we would create a better product for clients, and ultimately everybody would win." It worked. Rizzetta founded N6A during the peak of the economic recession. Since then N6A has been named PRWeek's 2017 Best Places to Work, a finalist for Digiday's "Most Innovative Culture" award, and one of the 50 most powerful agencies by the NY Observer.
As we've travelled the globe and spoken to leaders from all different industries we've come to find the best leaders are open and honest about one simple thing—that they're in their position not because they were necessarily skilled or credentialed at leading people, but instead because they sincerely cared about other people. They cared about helping others become the best they could be.
Research backs these stories of leadership. A global study of workers in various industries asked, "What one thing could your boss or company do for you that would inspire you to produce great work?" While some of the expected answers like Pay Me More (seven percent), Give Me More Autonomy (12 percent) and Promote Me (four percent) appeared in the survey, the number one answer employees gave, by far, was Recognize Me (37 percent).
This is the one thing leaders need to understand—that a title doesn't mean you know more, that years on the job don't always mean you should be making all decisions, and that cheering for your employee's success is the number one thing you can do as a leader to inspire greatness.
"The question every leader should ask their people is, 'How can I help you become your best?' instead of 'How can you help me?'" - David Novak.
David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom
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BkiUbEU5qWTD6dLV53hI | WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (29 Nov - 5 Dec)
Para-swimmer Colin Soon with his first two golds won at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games in Bahrain. (PHOTO: Singapore National Paralympic Council)
SINGAPORE — Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (29 November to 5 December):
Colin Soon clinches first 2 golds for Singapore at Asian Youth Para Games
Para-swimmer Colin Soon clinched three of Singapore's first four gold medals at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games, winning in the S11-13 400m freestyle, the S13 100m breaststroke and the S11-13 200m individual medley (men's 12-16 age category) events in Bahrain.
The 16-year-old, who has cone-rod dystrophy, clocked a national record 5min 0.64sec in the S11-13 400m freestyle race to finish ahead of Iran's A. Farkhondehzad (5:53.92) and Ali Hassanzadeh (6:16.23). on Saturday (4 December) He had also held the previous national record of 5:01.27, which was set just last month at the SPH Foundation National Inclusive Time Trial.
Colin followed up with his second gold medal in the S13 100m breaststroke final an hour later, clocking 1:14.53 to finish well ahead of another Iranian duo, M. Reyhani (1:42.43) and Seyed Mousavi (1:42.76).
On Sunday, he clocked another national record of 2:32.19 in the S11-13 200m individual medley to clinch his third gold of the Games.
The Mayflower Secondary student had won two bronze medals in the S11-13 100m backstroke and freestyle races in the previous Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai in 2017.
Debutant Aloysius Gan added a fourth gold for Singapore on Satuday, beating South Korea's Jeong Si-on in the boccia BC3 men's individual event on a tie-break, after the score was tied at 3-3. Singapore also won a silver from sprinter Siti Nurhayati Ali Aksar Khan in the women's Under-20 T20 400m, a silver from paddler Caleb Lee in the men's mixed team (Class T6-8) event, and a bronze from swimmer Darren Chan in the S14 200m freestyle (men's 16-18 category).
Feng Tianwei falls to world No.1 at WTT Cup Finals
Singapore paddler Feng Tianwei exited from the World Table Tennis (WTT) Cup Finals women's singles event on Sunday (5 December), when she lost 0-3 (6-11, 5-11, 7-11) to world No.1 Chen Meng in the quarter-finals at the OCBC Arena.
The 35-year-old veteran, who is currently world No.12, has won only two of her 10 previous meetings against Chen. Their previous clash was in November last year at the promotional WTT Macau showcase, where Feng lost 3-1.
Earlier on Saturday, Feng had beaten South Korea's world No.15 Jeon Ji-hee 3-1 (11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5) in the round-of-16. Chen had defeated Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10) to also advance.
Only the top 16 men's and women's singles players make the cut for this inaugural event, which ends on Tuesday.
Runners at the 5km category of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2021 being flagged off at Marina Bay. (PHOTO: IRONMAN Group)
In-person mass running makes return at StandChart Singapore Marathon
A total of 4,000 runners participated in the Grand Finale of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) 2021 over the weekend, marking the return of in-person mass participation running events. The runners took part in three categories: the 5km, 10km and the Toyota Ekiden (team of four).
Safe management measures for the marathon included having a capacity limit of 1,000 runners per session and splitting the runners into groups of 500, and again waves of 50 with three runners being released every 10 seconds. Each participant also had to take a self-administered antigen rapid test.
This year also marked Standard Chartered Bank's 20th year in being title sponsors of the Singapore Marathon. In addition to Grand Finale participants receiving a specially-designed T-shirt for participants of the Grand Finale, the event was also broadcast live by Mediacorp on Saturday (4 December).
The SCSM will continue with the VR Grand Finale virtual categories which end on 12 December. Interested participants can still sign up for free and be part in one or more of the following categories: the VR Marathon, half-marathon, 10km, 5km, kids VR 3km and 1.5km.
Yeo Jia Min withdraws with injury at BWF World Tour Finals
Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min pulled out of the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals after retiring from her second match at the season-ending tournament in Bali on Thursday (2 December).
The world No.17, who became the first Singaporean to qualify for the World Tour Finals, was trailing 7-21, 9-15 to Thai world No.12 Busanan Ongbamrungphan before she retired with a right knee injury. The defeat followed a 11-21, 14-21 loss to Japan's world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi on Wednesday.
She still earned US$9,000 (S$12,300) for making the World Tour Finals, which features only the top eight singles and doubles performers of the calendar year.
Daryl Low (second from left) and Shannon Tan (second from right) clinched the Open boys' and girls' division titles respectively at the EFG Singapore Junior Masters tournament. (PHOTO: EFG Singapore Junior Masters)
Daryl Low, Shannon Tan clinch Open titles at EFG Singapore Junior Masters
Singapore youth golfers Daryl Low and Shannon Tan clinched the Open boys' and girls' division titles respectively at the EFG Singapore Junior Masters, which was held at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club from Monday to Wednesday (29 November to 1 December).
Daryl, 16, fired a one-under-par 71 in his final round for a three-day total of one-under 215 for a commanding eight-shot win over second-placed Ethan Lim, who signed for a 74 in his final round. India's Jayaditya Saluja (223) came in third at the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points-earning junior event.
Shannon, 17, closed with a 77 for her win, six shots ahead of Samantha Dizon from the Philippines, who carded a 67 to take second place. Hong Kong's Arianna Lau, 14, came in third in the Open category with a 222 total, but topped the Under-15 girls' division.
Over 70 youth golfers representing Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, China, India, the United States, Britain, Germany and South Korea, as well as 14 world amateur ranked players teed off for the three-day tournament.
Floorball women's national team finish 14th at world championship
Singapore finished 14th out of 16 teams at the Women's World Floorball Championship in Uppsala, Sweden, after a 1-2 defeat by Estonia on Thursday (2 December). They did not match their best-ever 12th-place finish achieved in 2019.
In the opening group stage, the national women's floorball team drew 5-5 with Russia but lost to Estonia (3-4) and Norway (2-4) and did not advance into the knockout stages.
In the placement rounds, Singapore beat Thailand 2-1 in overtime but lost again to Estonia.
SingaporeSailing appoints new executive director
The Singapore Sailing Federation has appointed former Republic of Singapore Navy lieutenant-colonel Terence Ho as its new executive director, with effect from Wednesday (1 December). Ho takes over from Tan Thong Meng, who has decided to pursue his personal endeavours as a captain of a superyacht.
SingaporeSailing president Lincoln Chee paid tribute to Tan, who spent the past two years mapping out the ideal standard of operations for the National Sailing Centre. Tan also assisted the federation to foster closer ties with affiliates, through supporting them in their outreach programmes.
As for Ho, Chee hopes that his appointment will help the federation in achieving its goal to be a medal contender at the Olympic and World Sailing class events.
JSSL Singapore FA Cup youth tournament to be held at Our Tampines Hub
The inaugural JSSL Singapore FA Cup four-a-side youth football tournament will be held from 10 to 12 December at Our Tampines Hub. It is open for registration to vaccinated boys and girls aged 12 to 17 years old.
All games will comprise two 12-minute halves with a one-minute interval. The tournament will take place in two stages, with all teams in each age group playing in a league format on the first two days of the tournament. Teams will then enter the knock-out stage, with the top two teams in the league progressing to the Cup competition, while those who finish outside of the top two joining the Plate competition.
All participating teams will receive medals, while the overall Cup and Plate winners of each age group will walk away with a trophy.
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