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|Power Consumption:::||480W||Purity Oxygen:||≥90%±3%（1LPM）|
|Sound Level:||< 53db(A)||Rate Of Work:||90W|
|Dimension:||390(L) X300 (W) X640 (H)||Warranty:||2years|
|Type:||Bedside Oxygen Concentrator|
personal oxygen concentrator,
home oxygen equipment
★ Product Introduction:
Olive production of bedside oxygen concentrator oxygen concentration to reach 93% oxygen generator is easy to use, mobile and light, suitable for the use of health care.Car household two - purpose, can be suitable for household, also can use car power to put on the car to use.Oxygen is a colorless and odorless gas, which is an important material for the survival of the human body, and is also an important material for other animals and plants to survive.Without oxygen the natural world would be lifeless, devoid of life, and its importance as water.It has a wide range of applications, from all walks of life to oxygen, including health care and beauty care.Home oxygen concentrator working principle:using molecular sieve physical adsorption and desorption. Molecular sieve oxygen generator in loading, when the pressure in the air can be nitrogen adsorption, the remaining oxygen is collected, which are not absorbed after purification treatment becomes a high purity of oxygen.Molecular sieve adsorption in relief when the nitrogen emissions to the environment in the air, the next time preparing the pressurization and adsorption of nitrogen and oxygen, the whole process for periodic dynamic cycle, molecular sieve is not consumed.
★ Oxygen Concentrator Specfication
|Sound Level||Less than 40db|
|Battery Recharge Time||4 hours recharge time to achieve 90% capacity|
|DimenSion(mm)||390(L) x300 (W) x640 (H)|
|Standard Accessories||1× Oxygen concentrator
1× Headset oxygen pipe
1× Lithium battery
1× battery recharger
1× AC-DC Car Inverter
1× Power cord
1× Portable trolley
1× User manual
Oxygen Concentrator for Oxygen Therapy and Oxygen Nursing People: 1. Respiratory diseases: pneumonia, bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, viral respiratory infections, asthma, emphysema, pulmonary heart disease, etc. 2. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: Hypertension, heart disease, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral ischemia, cerebral vertigo and atherosclerosis. 3. Plateau hypoxia conditions: high altitude pulmonary edema, acute altitude sickness, chronic altitude sickness, plateau coma, plateau hypoxia and so on. 4. People who are prone to lack of oxygen: Middle-aged and old people, pregnant women, and students who have engaged in long-term mental work, company employees, intermediaries, people who have long been engaged in underground or confined space operations, and those who are overworked are lazy oxygen donors. Wait. 5. Other people who need oxygen therapy: People have poor body immunity, poor immunity, heat stroke, gas poisoning and drug poisoning.
★ Function:Big LCD display the total working hours & present working time
★ Function:Timing function, for control the working time.Setting time
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|DHL,UPS, TNT, FEDEX||5-7 days||Door to door service||Fast, Simple.||
|By Airmail||All kinds of airline||4-5 days||Airport to airport service. You have to do custom clearance and pick up order at airport||Low shipping cost, fast||Order more than 45kg|
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Packaging and Shipping Olive Best Quality Fashionable Battery Car carrier Oxygen Concentrator For Warranty Period 2 Years are as below.Shipping is by plane, by express or by sea. It depands on customers' requirements
★ Our Service:
1.How long is the lifespan of your machine?
Ans: We use imported CECA molecular sieve from France,and the lifespan is more than 10,000 hours.
2.What is the purity of your oxygen concentrator?And how can we identify?
Ans: Our machine is with low oxygen concentration alarm,which ensure that you breathe is a qualified medical oxygen .
When the purity is more than 82%,the purity light is green .
When the purity is in the range of 65% to 82%,the purity light is yellow,the alarm sound .
When the purity is below 65 %,the purity light is red,and the alarm will sound, LCD display shows“low purity".
3.What is the oxygen flow of your machine?
Ans: For 3L machine,the flow is 0-3L/min.And for 5L machine,the flow is 0-5L/min.
4. How long is for the warranty period of the machine?
Ans: 1 year,or 5,000 hours,which comes earlier.
5. What is the sound level of your machine?
Ans:We adopt multilayer noise design,and the sound level is less than 45dB.
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Only 22% of Americans attend church regularly.*
Together, we can help improve that statistic.
Don’t let limited budgets or resources keep you from doing effective outreach campaigns that will keep current members involved and new visitors coming in. Every project includes one-to-one personalized service from a seasoned Church Marketing Specialist who will help you create church marketing campaigns designed to drive more people to church.
*2022 Statista Research
DIRECT MAIL SERVICES
Residential Church Mailers
Invite a thousand or a hundred thousand people to your church. Mail to homes by the zip codes you choose or by a specific mile radius around your church location.
New Mover Outreach
Get in front of people who’ve recently moved to your community to help them find a new church home.
Targeted Church Mailers
Reach specific households by age, gender, children present, and more to increase school enrollments or drive involvement in your small groups and themed sermon series.
Direct Mail Retargeting
We’ll identify your website visitors and help you convert
them into new visitors for your church
82% of the unchurched would likely attend if someone invited them. –Dr. Thom S. Rainer
Quality printed church promotions can help you reach beyond the mailbox, giving you more ways to keep current members involved and new visitors returning to your church.
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Only 2% of churchgoers invited an unchurched person to church in the last year. –Revival Outside the Walls
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Omni-Channel, Modern MAX Integrated Direct Mail Marketing
Direct Mail + Social + Digital
Omni-Channel, Integrated Direct Marketing
Turn a single mailpiece into multiple impressions to the same audience
Modern MAX is true omni-channel marketing. We send your mailpiece – along with emails, Facebook and Instagram ads, and Google Ads – to the same audience, all in a single deployment platform.
Plus, all the marketing is tracked in one unified dashboard.
Modern MAX integrates online and offline marketing
When you add Modern MAX to Direct Mail, you also reach your audience on Facebook, Instagram, Google Ads, and email via Informed Delivery.
All of the actions – from mail delivery to clicks to calls – are tracked and visible in a single dashboard.
Modern MAX is easy and convenient
Modern MAX is easy Omni-Channel. We remove the hassle by handling all the logistics of deploying scheduled online and offline marketing touches from a single platform.
From copywriting and design to printing, mailing, and all the digital marketing pushes, we create and manage the entire Direct Marketing program.
Ongoing, continuous, integrated marketing
Modern MAX deploys 8-16 integrated offline and online marketing in an Active 30-day program to give your marketing frequency, variety, and consistency.
When the mailer drops, we trigger the Google, Facebook and Instagram ads, plus the email via Informed Delivery. Those impressions land to ‘warm up’ the audience before the mailer arrives and continue afterwards, even retargeting your website visitors with follow-up digital ads.
Proven to boost response rates
Studies across all marketing have proven that when you combine print and digital marketing touches, response rates lift.
It makes sense – you’re reaching people with the fundamentals of frequency, variety, and consistency.
And Modern MAX programs have proven to lift results from 15% to 30% and higher versus regular, one-off direct mail programs.
Frequently asked questions about Modern MAX
The big difference is that most businesses deploy multiple digital marketing campaigns via Facebook and website retargeting, but they aren’t integrated. Business owners and marketing teams then need to knit together different dashboards and metrics to see how the channels are working.
Modern MAX is different in that it integrates all the channels into a single deployment schedule, and unites them into a single dashboard for your reporting. It shows how all channels are working together to bring you more calls, website visits, leads, and customers.
How do we know it will work for OUR service or product?
From Retail to Services, NonProfits, and B2B, the main challenges are the same:
- Gaining awareness and interest in a cluttered marketplace
- Standing out versus your competitors
- Sending enough marketing touches, when 80% of Sales are made between the 8th and 12th touch
- Acquiring more new customers
Will this work for a larger business?
Of course. With more sophisticated marketing departments, this integrated marketing approach is a relief. Because it’s a single deployment and dashboard, your team can really home in on the qualities of various mailing lists. This is an ideal program to test new acquisition strategies into prospect lists to see how they perform across multiple channels.
Will this work for a smaller business?
Absolutely. We recommend as a starter program to send at least two drops of 2,500, or better yet, three drops of 2,000 cards per drop. That will give a good sense of the response and return we can get, based on your average customer lifetime value. It’s an affordable way to get a new customer with a positive Return on Ad Spend.
What happens in the 30-days?
An Active program deploys all the technologies – and 8 to 16 touches – over the 30 days after the mailing drops. So if you have 3 months of continuous mail drops, you have 3 months of Active campaigns.
Can I do a digital-only program?
Sure. We use the mailing list for the core audience to deploy the digital marketing, and you’ll save money on the postage costs (and printing, too).
What kind of success have you seen?
Most programs have seen a response lift of 10% to 30% – and even higher – versus traditional direct mail programs. In the end, we’re only concerned about your successful marketing efforts, and how we can help you grow your business.
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What began as a small business venture in San Francisco in 2008 disrupted the entire hotel industry to the tune of at least $38 billion. Airbnb has 151 million users and operates in 80,000 cities in 191 countries. They advertise more than 10 million global listings, which is more than the top five hotel brands combined. The “air” in Airbnb came as a result of Founder Brian Chesky and his roommates renting out an air mattress on their living room floor. With so many millions of people staying in so many different Airbnb properties around the world, it was inevitable that accidents would happen.
Despite the fact that 83 percent of Airbnb users report having a “favorable” experience, life happens. Here are just a few of the things that can go wrong from the host’s perspective:
- Bad Behavior
Some Airbnb hosts report their properties became the site for illicit behavior, such as prostitution, drugs, adult filmmaking, and raucous parties including raves, bachelor blowouts and orgies.
- Wearing Out Their Welcome
Some guests squat. Evicting short-term tenants who morph into permanent houseguests is more difficult than what most would expect.
- Mysterious Bad Reviews
A negative review can result in the loss of future potential rental income. So, less than favorable testimonials are problematic. This is even more problematic when the reviewer never stayed in the place they have reviewed.
- Property Damage
One Airbnb host says that a guest set fire to her house. What’s worse, the tenant who started the blaze failed to call the fire department, opting instead to phone Airbnb customer service about the event. So, firefighters arrived on scene too late to put out the blaze. The property was a total loss. Other hosts report horrifying acts of vandalism.
Hosts often field inquiries from scammers posing as guests, asking if they can pay on arrival rather than through the app or website. Another common scam occurs when thieves book a property with the sole intention of robbing the owner blind.
What if something goes wrong if you’re the Airbnb guest?
Fraud is not directed just to property owners. Airbnb guests report nefarious activity they have faced in attempts to reserve properties as well as while they were on site. Fraudsters advertise phony listings, write fake reviews, and, when necessary, intimidate guests in an effort to steal. Some groups fake addresses to list inferior properties, use stock photos instead of taking actual property pics, and ghost guests who inquire about refunds. Airbnb’s policy states clearly that they have the “final say in all disputes.”
Any physical injury to a person, mild or severe, which happens while you are staying in (or visiting someone else who is in) an Airbnb listing. Typically, bodily injury claims are filed by guests against hosts or landlords. Injuries which could occur include scrapes, bumps, bruises, broken bones, sprains, or concussions. You may have incurred these from a slip-and-fall accident, building defect or collapse of any section of the property while at an Airbnb location. But you could potentially incur other injuries resulting from your stay such as illness, disease or even death. For example, if the homeowner fails to provide clean bedding, you could get bedbugs which might infect your possessions and other people in your family when you return home.
- Stolen Property or Property Damage
Previous guests complain about the theft of their personal property including electronics, jewelry and cash. Others report the loss of other items such as clothing and say they were unjustly accused of theft while renting property. One irate guest vented, “How the heck would I have taken a large peacock statue from your property back on the plane back to Phoenix?”
Premises Liability Law
Most of the above claims fall under premises liability law, which is a division of personal injury law. Premises liability law asserts that property owners have a duty to lawful guests on their property to remove hazards which could otherwise result in injury. Under the law, Airbnb guests are considered “invitees,” which gives them a high degree of legal protection.
Of course, the owner is not responsible for all injuries occurring on a property. He or she must have either created or knowingly allowed a hazard to exist without resolving it to be proven liable. Property damage in an Airbnb rental comes in many forms. A guest may damage the building itself, or to objects within the building. An owner’s negligence could create a hazard that leads to a fire (such as lack of working smoke detectors). A guest could also sue for damaged or destroyed property (luggage and contents).
Whether you are a host or guest of an Airbnb property, you may be entitled to damages. We recommend contacting an experienced personal injury lawyer instead of before taking your claim to Airbnb. We will make sure your best interests remain at the forefront. And we work on a contingency basis, so if you don’t get paid, neither do we.
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Mothers Day is this weekend, and when it comes to finding those memorable cards and gifts, I like knowing that I can head to my local Hallmark store! Recently I was sent a great collection of Signature and Kim Mallory greetings along with some of the Ken Sheldon’s collection gifts to review from Hallmark!
With this collection of greetings and gifts, I can find those perfect cards that are sure to put a smile on the faces of the moms in my life! The cards vary from greetings that have special meanings behind them that are perfect for my kids and I to give to my own mom, to fun stationary and cards that are perfect for giving to my mom friends this year! I like that with the cards, you get not only messages that will make moms day, but I also like the designs that are on the cards as well, which make them perfect for displaying on a mantle for all to see.
When it comes to the gifts from the Ken Sheldon line up, I found that the both the messages and the artwork that are on them is something that can be cherished. The art is created to capture the lives of families and the various stages of life that we go through as a family. With the throw pillow, I found that it will look great on a chair, not only showing a drawing that shows meaning behind it, but also having the quote on it that holds meaning as well. I found that another great display piece is the Love Only Grows framed piece, that has a mother resting with her baby on it, capturing that beauty behind a mother and child as they sleep. Then with the Some Things Mother and Child Mug, I can enjoy my morning coffee with that adorable reminder that even as my babies grow, I can hold onto the memories we make together forever!
In all, making the choice to stop at my local Hallmark store when shopping for Mothers Day gifts and cards, a great choice! And to send some love your way with some of the same gifts I was sent, the wonderful people from Hallmark would like to give one of my amazing readers a prize pack that will include: “Some Things…” pillow and “Love Only Grows” framed print (both from Ken Sheldon’s collection), as well as Signature and Kim Mallory greetings.
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The end of the kids hockey season means that it’s the beginning of spring, but lately I’m having a hard time getting into the spring mode. Two weeks ago started out great, the snow had all melted, and we had warmer weather for at least a week. We started to put away the winter stuff and get out the bikes, scooters and spring toys, but that soon ended as we have woken up to a dusting of snow three times this past week. After waking up to snow and ice once again this morning, I’m looking forward to the spring even more. Hopefully just another week or two, I’m anxious to get outside and enjoy the warmer weather and I’m sure the boys are also.
With a house full of boys and dogs, I find myself cleaning almost daily, but with the arrival of spring, I get into a deep cleaning mode, and give each room a deep cleaning. Being pregnant, I can’t tackle the house in a weekend like I usually do, so I have been working on one room a day. This past week I kicked off my spring cleaning with the boys room, bathrooms, and kitchen.
- Sort through clothes and make a pile of clothes that they have outgrown. This is a great time to sort things for donation, trash, yard-sale/consignment, or to store in containers for future children.
- De-clutter toys: Sort through toys and discard any toys that are broken. Gently used toys can be donated or put aside for a yard sale/consignment, or for a younger sibling.
- Wash all bedding and curtains.
- Empty medicine cabinet and look at expiration dates.
- Organize under sink
- Wash all rugs and shower curtains
- Scrub shower, toilet and counters.
- Fridge: Throw away expired foods and wipe down all shelves and drawers.
- Empty pantry, organize and throw away expired food. Donate foods that you do not plan on eating, that have not expired.
- Give the stove a good cleaning, that means the inside also.
- Organize cabinets
- Clean microwave
One of my biggest pet peeves, is the amount of toothpaste that ends up on the counters in the kids bathroom. The bathroom can be sparkling clean, then the next morning, there’s hardened blue toothpaste on the counter or in the sink. It’s a work in progress with Trevor, but I’m starting to notice less and less blue goo when I walk in their bathroom. For all of my deep cleaning needs Viva® Vantage® has a scrubby texture, like a terrycloth, and helps to scrub away the bathroom grime, especially the sticky toothpaste. While for more everyday uses, like wiping off countertops and messy hands, I prefer the smoother, undershirt cloth feeling of Viva® Towels.
When cleaning the bathrooms, I always make sure to take a peak under the sink and make sure there is at least a few rolls of toilet paper. We ran out once years ago before the kids were born, and I swore I would never run out again. I don’t even like having less then a half dozen rolls in the house, and prefer to keep the under cabinet stocked as well as extras in the closet. We enjoy having family over, and between that and the kids we go through toilet paper quickly, the Scott® 1000 Bathroom Tissue is longer lasting with 1,000 sheets. I seem to be the only one that knows how to change the toilet paper roll in our house, so having more sheets is more convenient, I don’t have to change the roll in the guest bathroom as much. Having younger kids who still sometimes struggle with clean-up, the Cottonelle® CleanRipple Texture makes it easier to get clean. | <urn:uuid:55dfa1a1-5c51-4a77-a2ba-3eadb1273df7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.mommysfabulousfinds.com/must-have-items-for-the-annual-spring-cleaning/ | 2023-09-26T06:18:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.952801 | 818 |
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Football quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen are some of the best in their industries. But when they're not on the field or in front of a camera, these two are nothing more than a mom and dad entertaining their three kids.
From outdoor activities to rooting dad on during the Super Bowl, scroll through to see what family life is like for the two superstars and their children.
Their Oldest: John Edward Thomas Moynahan
Tom Brady's eldest son, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, better known as Jack, was born in August 2007. Even though Jack was from Brady's first marriage to actress Bridget Moynahan, Gisele Bündchen considers him her son.
During an interview with Vanity Fair, the model discussed Jack, saying, " I love him the same way as if he were mine. I already feel like he's my son from the first day."
The Middle Child: Benjamin Rein Brady
Benjamin Rein Brady is Brady and Bündchen's first child together. Born on December 8, 2009, Benjamin is unlike his famous quarterback father in that he isn't a sports fanatic!
According to Brady, it took some time for him to get used to the idea of his son not being into football. During an interview with Men's Health, he said, "The reality is that Benny just likes different things. And it's great because now I just have to go do what he wants to do. When we do that, we have the best time."
The Youngest: Vivian Lake Brady
The youngest of the Brady and Bündchen clan is Vivian Lake Brady, the only daughter of the famous former couple. Looking like a mini version of her supermodel mother, Vivian is a fierce little girl with a whole lot of love in her life.
Brady even wrote on social media for her fifth birthday, saying, "Looking, loving, and living just like your Mom! Daddy loves you!!!"
Benjamin Has A Family/Water Name (So Does Vivian!)
Brady and Bündchen seemed to think long and hard about what they would name their children. Benjamin's middle name is in honor of his mother's late father, whose middle name was Reinoldo. Benjamin's is Rein.
According to Brady, his ex-wife wanted to give him the first name River, and that was automatically vetoed! Even Vivian has a water-inspired middle name in Lake.
It's The Quality Of Time Spent With The Family
According to Bündchen, being a parent was difficult due to her and Brady's busy schedules. But during an interview with Today, she explained that it is "not so much the amount of time. I think it's the quality of time."
And from the looks of their social media pictures, it seems that the family has a lot of fun together!
A Mom's Work Is Never Done
During an interview with People, Gisele Bündchen explained her family dynamic and how being present for her kids and even her former husband, Tom Brady, is very important. She said, "I think the important part is to have fully present moments with everybody."
"I think that leads to fulfillment because they don't have half of you, they have all of you in that moment, and then they get recharged."
Scootin' Around Town With The Boys
It is no secret the life of a professional football player is very stressful and full of busy days and schedules. But it looks as though Tom Brady tries his best to be there for his kids as often as possible.
Even during Super Bowl game nights, Brady is aware that nights are going to be late for his young kids.
A Super Bowl Win = Family Hugs
Here, Tom Brady is celebrating a Super Bowl win with his former wife, Gisele Bündchen, and daughter, Vivian. During an onfield interview that night, he said, "My wife, my kids — it's gonna be a late night for them. But just an amazing night for our family."
He's always thinking about his family!
Before Vivian Was Born
Once upon a time, Gisele Bündchen was widely outnumbered by the men in her family! Here, the supermodel and Tom Brady pose with their two sons, Jack and Benjamin, in front of a car at Cars land.
It looks as though even a power couple can be casual for a day out with their kids!
Having Fun At Training Camp
Even visiting Brady at training camp, the former couple is fully immersed in playing with their son and having a fun time as a family.
During an interview with People, Gisele Bündchen discussed being with her children, saying, "I'm having this experience and having an exchange. I'm not picking up my phone or texting somebody or thinking about my laundry or my dogs."
The Family Lives In A Beautiful Waterfront Property
Being an international supermodel and the GOAT quarterback in the NFL definitely pays a hefty sum. And that impressive net worth has allowed the couple to purchase a beautiful waterfront property for their entire family to enjoy.
When the family moved to Tampa for Brady to play on the Buccaneers, they purchased a 5,000-square-foot waterfront estate on Indian Creek Island for $17 million!
They Enjoy Time On Viva La Vida, The Family Boat
As it turns out, the Brady Bündchen family is very outdoorsy. They enjoy spending quality time in the sun, something that has been made way easier since they moved from New England down to the Sunshine State of Florida.
After moving, they decided to purchase Viva La Vida, a family boat for everyone to enjoy!
Tom And Giselle Created A Great Life Together
Apparently, Tom and Giselle's life was just as perfect as it appeared in magazines. According to a source, the two were each other's biggest support systems, and they created a great life together.
During an interview with Life & Style, the source said, "They are such a strong family unit and feel like they are best friends, partners, and each other's biggest support systems. They have created the perfect life together."
Giselle Is A Nurturer
When it comes to taking care of two kids, well, three when her step-son is staying with them, and her superstar football-playing husband, Giselle, does the best she can to be a nurturer.
During an interview with Life & Style magazine, Brady spoke of his former wife, saying, "She is a loving wife that tries to nurture the kids, the family, and me, and she wants to take good care of me."
It Is All About "CCC" -- Clear, Current Communication
Bündchen has made it clear that their family lives by a certain set of rules. And those rues come down to CCC: clear, current communication.
During an interview with People, she said, "Clear, like, 'This is exactly how I'm feeling.' And current, not like, 'This happened six months ago.' And you communicate about it. I think that's helped us a lot."
Emotions Run Deep For Giselle
Like any family, Brady, Bündchen, and their kids have their ups and downs. During an interview with People, the supermodel spoke of emotions that run throughout the family and how it affects a person.
She said, "When someone you love is happy, it makes you happy. Or if they're sad, it makes you sad. You suffer with them, and you have joy with them."
Everything Isn't Sunshine And Rainbows
The superstar couple has run into their fair share of issues while they were married, especially considering their busy schedules.
During an interview with E!, Brady spoke of their issues, saying, "The challenging part for us is we are very ambitious people. A lot of the time, I'm going in one direction, and she's going in the other. It's ships passing in the night. I'm going to football, and she's got things she's doing, and oh, by the way, the kids."
They Loved Each Other Dearly
One thing is for sure; the couple had no issue gushing over one another and their family over social media. On their tenth anniversary, Brady took to Instagram, writing, "Ten years ago, I didn't realize how much I could love you and the family we created together."
"My heart is so full, and I am so blessed! I know our journey has not been easy, but the challenges we have overcome have made our bond stronger and our love grow deeper."
Giselle Made Sure Tom Helped Around The House
During an interview with Life & Style magazine, the football player discussed how he had to change into a family man, saying, "She felt like I would play football all season and she would take care of the house, and then all the sudden when the season would end, that I'd be like, 'Great, let me get into all my other business activities. Let me get into my football training.'"
In the end, Tom made changes in his life, helping his wife with their kids and around the house.
Brady Wants Giselle To Have Time To Shine
Giselle has put off her career to raise the kids, and, in recent years, Tom has taken notice of his wife's hard work. During an interview with Fox News, the football player discussed his wife putting off modeling work.
He said, "that's an issue, and it's a very difficult issue to reconcile without just saying, 'Hey, it's time to retire.' And I think there's, you know, we're coming to the end here too, so I don't want to miss any of the kids' stuff." Brady went on to play football for the 2022-2023 season.
Tom And Giselle's Divorce
After 13 years of marriage, Tom and Giselle decided to divorce, finalizing everything on October 28, 2022.
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Publishers using the Subscribe with Google feature may see an increase in the reported clicks and impressions within the Google Search Console search performance report. This started around December 6, 2022.
Google’s announcement. Google posted that on December 6, 2022, “Google created an additional search result feature for sites that use Subscribe with Google. As a result, these websites may see an increase in impressions and clicks in the Search Performance report.”
As a note, the feature was created in March 2018, but it may be that Google didn’t accurately track the feature in Google Search Console until several years later.
What is Subscribe with Google. Subscribe with Google is a linchpin in that second objective to foster sustainable business models for publishers, as we previously reported. The aim is to make it as easy as possible for users to subscribe — particularly on mobile. For Google account holders with payment information on file, subscriptions can be purchased with a couple of clicks. The user’s Google credentials are then used as their login information for their subscriptions. Subscriber information will be turned over to publishers.
Why we care. If you see a jump in impressions and clicks reported in the Search Console performance report on or after December 6th and you use the Subscribe with Google feature, this may be why. Understanding the source of an increase or decrease in clicks and impressions but no other changes to your other metrics, like conversions or traffic, is useful. It seems this is a reporting change and not a new feature change that would actually result in more traffic and conversions.
Although, the wording Google used above is a bit confusing.
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Directors – Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz, Screenplay – Sergio Casci, Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz, Producers – Aliza James, Simon Oakes & Aaron Ryder, Photography – Thimios Bakatakis, Music – Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans, Visual Effects Supervisor – Alain LaChance, Visual Effects – Alchemy 24, Special Effects – Les Productions de l‘Intrigue (Supervisor – Louis Craig), Makeup Effects – Jessica Girard, Production Design – Sylvain Lemaitre. Production Company – Hammer/FilmNation Entertainment.
Riley Keough (Grace Marshall), Jaeden Martell (Aiden Hall), Lia McHugh (Mia Hall), Richard Armitage (Richard Hall), Alicia Silverstone (Laura Hall), Daniel Keough (Aaron Marshall)
After learning that her estranged husband Richard is intending to marry Grace Marshall, the woman he has been seeing, his ex-wife Laura shoots herself. Six months after the funeral, Richard suggests to their two children Aiden and Mia that Grace join them at a lakeside lodge for the Christmas holiday and use this as an opportunity to get to know one another. The children look online and find that Grace was the sole survivor of the mass suicide of a cult that was headed by her father. Arriving at the lodge, the children meet Grace but treat her with unfriendliness. Richard has to return to the city on a work matter and leaves the children in Grace’s care. Grace wakes to find that their clothes, food, belongings and her medication are all missing. She sees haunted messages and believes that the ghosts of the cult members are calling for her to repent of her sins.
Hammer Films had their heyday between 1957 and 1976 with a prolific output of horror films, usually starring either Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing and frequently set during the Victorian era. Hammer ceased theatrical production in 1979 until the company name was purchased in 2008 by Dutch tv producer Jon de Mol who immediately started making a new series of horror films. So far to come out under the revived Hammer banner have been Let Me In (2010), The Resident (2011), Wake Wood (2011), The Woman in Black (2012) and The Quiet Ones (2014), as well as the web-released serial Beyond the Rave (2008).
The Lodge was the third film for Austrian duo Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. The two first appeared with the documentary Kern (2012) and several short films then made the horror film Goodnight Mommy (2014), which gained some very good word of mouth at various international film festivals (the first Hammer film, as far as I am aware, to play non-fantasti festvals). In between, they also made the standout The Sinful Woman of Höllfall episode of the horror anthology The Field Guide to Evil (2018), as well as executive produced the English-language remake of Goodnight Mommy (2022).
What should be noted about the modern Hammer films is that they are almost the complete antithesis of what they were back in the studio’s heyday. The original Hammer films were made by a revolving but tightknit line-up of the directors, writers, producers, actors, musicians, productions designers and camera people and were shot under the same studio roof. By contrast, the modern Hammer films are merely a brand name that have no common personnel. They are made in different countries and merely feel like it is a distributor’s name slapped on films made by entirely different crews. There is no common theme, style or design schemes to any of the modern Hammer films.
It is worth comparing The Lodge to classic Hammer films. You could aliken it to the cluster of films it most resembles – the psycho-thrillers that Hammer produced in the 1960s with A Taste of Fear/Scream of Fear (1961), Paranoiac (1963), Maniac (1963), Hysteria (1964), Nightmare (1964), The Fanatic/Die, Die, My Darling (1965), The Nanny (1965), Crescendo (1970) and Fear in the Night (1972). In contrast, Fiala and Franz’s slow accretion of detail and atmosphere is almost the complete opposite of a classic Hammer film. If The Lodge had been made as a classic Hammer psycho-thriller, Riley Keough’s character would have been played by an actress of the day like Judy Geeson or Veronica Carlson and the shocks would have been much more upfront. Much of the show would have been built as a big dramatic shock around the jolt reversal that would come towards the end.
The Lodge – not to be confused with the earlier B-budget horror film The Lodge (2008) – is a real slow burn of a film. Fiala and Franz’s pace is slow, muted, uneventful. There are shocks but they seem quiet to the point of understatement. In fact, it is not until after the one-hour point that I could be sure I was even going to write this up as a genre film – rather what it seemed like I was watching was a cabin fever drama. In fact, it is probably too slow a film for any kind of multiplex release – the film premiered at Sundance and played various international film festivals and some limited theatrical playdates before being released to streaming platforms in April 2020.
The plot about a girl who is the sole survivor of a cult mass suicide being haunted by the apparent ghost of the cult leader demanding she join them was done before in Bad Dreams (1988). The Lodge even repeats the same twist that Bad Dreams offered – [PLOT SPOILERS] that the entire haunting was mundane in origin and had been set up to gaslight the heroine. You could maybe coin the soundbite description to say that The Lodge could be Bad Dreams by way of The Shining (1980). The haunted cult survivor plot of the former is combined with the set up in the Kubrick film about cabin fever at a frozen locale and a dive inside a protagonist’s fragmenting mental state that sits alongside an explanation of possible hauntings.
The shocks in The Lodge come so low-key and understated you almost miss them if you blink. The film’s effect is all in watching Riley Keough’s mental disintegration. (Although the film does get a great and unexpected shock off in the first couple of scenes where Alicia Silverstone comes to an unexpected end). It is only really in the last quarter that The Lodge starts to come together as a horror film. We get the calmly understated twist about what happened to all the belongings. There’s a great shock in the hard to watch scene where Riley Keough kneels on the burning logs from the fireplace as repentance, before the film reaches a grim and very bleak ending. | <urn:uuid:99a30ece-4f91-49f9-928c-3e2ee8eff4b7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.moriareviews.com/horror/lodge-2019.htm | 2023-09-26T05:58:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.956199 | 1,431 |
Director – Christian Duguay, Screenplay – Dan O’Bannon & Miguel Tejada-Flores, Based on the Short Story Second Variety by Philip K. Dick, Producers – Franco Battista & Tom Berry, Photography – Rodney Gibbons, Music – Norman Corbeil, Visual Effects Supervisor – Ernest Farino, Digital Effects Supervisor – Richard Ostiguy, Digital Effects – Buzz Image Group, Physical Effects – Cineffects Productions Inc (Supervisor – Ryal Cosgrove), Mechanical Screamers/Stop Motion Animation – Chiodo Brothers Productions Inc (Supervisors – Charles, Edward & Stephen Chiodo), Makeup Effects – Adrien Morot, Screamer Design – Jim Bandush & Deak Ferrand, Production Design – Perri Gorrara. Production Company – Allegro Films/Triumph Films/Fuji Eight Co Ltd/Fries Film Co.
Peter Weller (Joseph Hendricksson), Jennifer Rubin (Jessica Hanson), Andy Lauer (Michael ‘Ace’ Jefferson), Roy Dupuis (Becker), Charles Powell (Ross), Ron White (Chuck Elbarak), Michael Caloz (David McEwen)
The year 2078. On the planet Sirius 6B, an alliance of miners have revolted against their corporate masters The New Economic Block or NEB when it was discovered that the mineral berynium they were mining was radioactive. A long protracted war has resulted. The Alliance’s principal weapon is a self-replicating robot known as the Screamer, which burrows beneath the sand and kills anything not wearing an Alliance wrist guard. A courier manages to get through to an Alliance bunker carrying a message from the NEB, saying that they want to make peace. However, the crashlanding of an Alliance troop ship immediately after reveals this message to be a fake. The bunker’s commander Joseph Hendricksson decides to set out on a trek to the NEB bunker to find out the truth for himself. As he gathers the company of two NEB soldiers and a black marketeer, he makes the discovery that the Screamers have evolved and are now capable of mimicking human form to the point that they are indistinguishable from the real thing. As the journey continues, it becomes apparent that some of Hendricksson’s travelling companions are Screamers.
Dan O’Bannon was a writer who developed a mastery of a certain kind of tough and unsentimental hard-edged science-fiction – O’Bannon co-wrote the likes of Dark Star (1974), Alien (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), Lifeforce (1985) and Total Recall (1990), as well as directing the zombie film Return of the Living Dead (1985) and the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation The Resurrected (1992). A Dan O’Bannon film was always one to be welcomed – no matter the hamfistedness of the director assigned, the script was always well above the level of the average genre film in quality. Dan O’Bannon disappointingly all but vanished as a vital force in the 1990s and up until his death in 2009. Other than The Resurrected, all his work – Screamers and the horror film Hemoglobin/Bleeders (1997) – was made in Canada and adapted from his old scripts.
Screamers had been kicking around as a script for some time, having originally announced under the title of the Philip K. Dick short story it is based on Second Variety (1953). Screamers is a mixed effort but nevertheless a science-fiction film that is well above average. O’Bannon and collaborator Miguel Tejada-Flores, who is best known for the screenplays for Revenge of the Nerds (1984) and Fright Night Part 2 (1989), set up a complex scenario that takes some time to absorb in terms of understanding the different warring factions, the situation on the planet and exactly what the rarely seen Screamers are. O’Bannon and Tejada-Flores are surprisingly faithful to Philip K. Dick’s short story – indeed, Dick-ophiles regard Screamers as the one Dick film that alters the original the least – with the only substantial change being the setting, which goes from The Moon where the UN was fighting Russian forces, to another planet and a different political milieu.
Director Christian Duguay earns pardon for his terrible Scanners sequels (see below). Duguay does a superb job in the build-up. The journey across the planet’s beautifully decayed industrial wasteland, all shot alternating between industrial locations and snowy Montreal wastes that have been enhanced by matte paintings, is excellent. There is a grippingly eerie sense of the journey building towards some strange revelation – of finding the message from one’s own side to be an illusion, the never-seen things scuttling through the sand, the disquiet eerieness of the scenes encountering the little boy where something seems not quite right, and the supremely Dick-esque paranoia of not knowing who in the group’s midst might be a Screamer. The venture into NEB bunker and the unworldly encounter with the skeletal Screamer is immensely suspenseful. There is something in these parts that favourably reminds of Aliens (1986) and its long unbearably drawn out suspense tracking creatures through a planetary labyrinth.
Unfortunately, the downside of the film is that it builds towards a climax that never arrives – there is no all-out showdown or dazzlingly transcendent revelation about the nature of the Screamers. What the film does instead is reveal most of its cast to be Screamers. However, we have suffered through too many bad clones of The Terminator (1984) for surprise revelations of people being androids to be anything more than ho-hum. After an impressive build-up, the film blows its third act and falls into cliches.
Worse it leaves a vast number of holes and implausibilities behind. Who sent the faked message to make peace with the NEB and why? Was it the Screamers or was it the Alliance’s own side back on Earth seeking to betray them? We never find out. Why do Screamers kill their own numbers? Why, for that matter, do they give their own side away? (In both cases, the revelation about the nature of the David android and the warning about the soldier androids who cry “Help me” come from people who are Screamers themselves). It is these pieces of B-movie plotting that mar what is otherwise two-thirds excellent and intelligent science-fiction film.
Screamers: The Hunting (2009) was a disappointing sequel.
Other Philip K. Dick adaptations include:– Blade Runner (1982), Total Recall (1990), Impostor (2002), Minority Report (2002), Paycheck (2003), A Scanner Darkly (2006), Next (2007), The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Total Recall (2012), Radio Free Albemuth (2014), the tv series adaptation of The Man in the High Castle (2015-9) and the tv anthology series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (2017-8). The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick (2000) is a fascinating documentary about Dick’s bizarre life.
Christian Duguay’s other films are:– Scanners II: The New Order (1991), Scanners III: The Takeover (1992), the thriller Live Wire (1992) about human bombs, the tv movie Model By Day (1994) from the comic-strip about a masked superheroine, the tv mini-series Joan of Arc (1999), the action film The Art of War (2000), the dire tv mini-series Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), Human Trafficking (2005) and the horror film Boot Camp (2007).
Co-writer Miguel Tejada-Flores is best known for writing Revenge of the Nerds (1984). Tejada-Flores has written a surprising degree of genre material including also Fright Night Part 2 (1989), Write to Kill (1990), Psychic (1991), A House in the Hillsc (1993), Almost Dead (1994), Atomic Dog (1998), Faust: Love of the Damned (2000), Rottweiler (2004), Swarmed (2005), Solar Strike (2006), Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007), Screamers: The Hunting (2009) and Frankenstein’s Army (2013).
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William W (Bill) Gabbard
When my good friend Tommy Floyd was 15 years old, he walked into Holt Hardware in Somerset Kentucky and asked for a box of 30-30 ammo. The owner promptly handed him a box of Remington Core-Lokt. The Core-Lokt provided adequate accuracy and met all young Tommy’s expectations in the field, so he never had a reason to look elsewhere. Over the years he used Core-Lokt ammo in 30-30, 308, and 30-06, and never had a problem with it.
Years ago, before I started loading my own, while searching for the most accurate ammunition for a short-barreled Remington model 7 in 7MM-08, I found that the little rifle shot the best groups with Remington Core-Lokt 120 gr loads.
Modern technology and hunters desire for “tipped” ammo have changed the landscape in factory ammo over the past few years. With more manufactures using premium bullets from other sources as well as those of their own, along with hunters demanding more accuracy at longer ranges, it was time for the Core-Lokt line to receive an upgrade. The Remington brand now owned by Vista Outdoor got the ball rolling. Nick Sachse, a 30-year veteran of Remington, said that today’s hunters seem to be searching for better terminal performance, and better long accuracy. The folks at Remington feel that the new Tipped Core-Lokt ammunition will provide this.
When talking high ballistic coefficients, better terminal performance, and accuracy most people are referring to the newer cartridges that have been introduced in the last few years. One of the things that I like about the Tipped Core-Lokt line of ammo is that Remington is applying modern technology to our old favorite calibers. Jonathan Harling of Murray Road Agency arranged for Remington to send me a sample of the new ammo in classic calibers to evaluate. They sent me samples of 300 Winchester Magnum with 180 gr bullets, 308 Winchester and 30-06 Springfield loaded with 165 gr bullets as well as 270 Winchester loaded with 130 gr pills. I felt that this was a pretty fair selection of deer hunting ammo.
With the help of friends Dustin Cooper and Richard “Casey” Sandlin, I put together a selection of rifles to test the new ammo. Like earlier ammo tests I didn’t want to rely on a single rifle liking or disliking a particular type of ammunition to determine its potential accuracy. We had two well-used hunting rifles in each caliber that had proven themselves on the bench as well as in the woods, a good pile of sandbags to shoot from and a sunny afternoon, couldn’t ask for much more.
First up was the 300 Win Mag. The old Browning A-Bolt had the best group with a 0.840 with the Remington 700 Sendero right on its heels with a best of 0.854. While we did not get a group under 0.5 inch what was impressive about the 300 Win Mag Core-Lokt Tipped was that no groups exceeded 1 inch.
For the 165 gr 308 ammo we used a Thompson Center Compass, and a Savage Model 10. Neither of these rifles were able to beat the 1-inch mark, but the Savage was extremely close with a best of 1.043. The best group the Thompson Center could manage was 1.373. Consistency was once again impressive with no groups larger than 1.5 inches. We put the better part of a box of ammo through 2 separate rifles and all groups measured between 1 and 1.5 inches!
Our old war horse 30-06 rifles didn’t fare quite so well. The late 1960’s vintage Sako shot a best group of 1.095 while the well-worn Remington managed a best of 1.352. Both rifles shot groups in excess of 2 inches as the test progressed.
There really isn’t a more classic Whitetail round than the 270 Winchester with 130 gr bullet. The Core-Lokt Tipped 130 grain box of ammo that we had did not disappoint! My old Browning A Bolt shot a 0.898 group following a little cooling time it shot a 0.628-inch group for the best three shot group of the test. Casey’s Remington 700 fired groups of .854 and .977 inch. Another box of ammo through 2 different rifles with no groups exceeding 1 inch.
The new ammunition is available with a 243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, 280 Remington, 7MM Remington Magnum and 300 WSM in addition to the calibers evaluated here.
Tommy has long since retired and most of his big game hunting is done with custom handloads developed for his rifle. Holt’s hardware is long gone, as is the owner that handed Tommy the box of Remington Core-Lokt ammo. Remington Core-Lokt is still around but based on this short test the new Core-Lokt Tipped is raising the bar when it comes to performance from factory ammunition. | <urn:uuid:0727a541-ebd6-4848-b280-a7e6de06382f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.mossyoak.com/our-obsession/blogs/hunting-gear/the-new-remington-core-lokt-tipped-ammunition | 2023-09-26T05:56:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.954254 | 1,063 |
Jeremiah Doughty | From Field to Plate
- 8-10 dove breasts
- 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 5 jalapeños, sliced (1 chopped fine)
- ½ red onion, sliced
- ½ cup cilantro, rough chopped
- 1/2-pound bacon
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup milk
- 5 garlic cloves, minced (1 sliced thin)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp cracked pepper
- 2 tbsp avocado or olive oil
- Pizza dough, homemade or store bought
1. Start by preheating your grill or smoker, add jalapeños and bacon, cooking until done. Once done, remove from grill and chop bacon and slice jalapeños.
2. While bacon and jalapeños are cooking, slice dove breasts off breastbone. In a skillet. add 1 clove of garlic along with 1 tbsp of oil, sauté until garlic is fragrant, careful not to burn, add dove breasts, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and 1 tsp cracked pepper. Sauté 2-3 minutes.
3. Remove dove and rough chop, set aside.
4. Start on the cream cheese sauce. Over medium heat, in same skillet you cooked dove, add remaining oil, chopped jalapenos and garlic, sauté 30 seconds, add cream cheese, pepper and milk. Whisk until cream cheese is fully mixed in and smooth. Sauce will naturally thicken with the cream cheese.
5. Take your dough and lay it on a piece of parchment paper, add sauce and cheeses followed by the bacon, jalapeños, sliced garlic, onions, cilantro and chopped doves.
6. Place pizza on grill and cook until dough is crispy and cheese is melted. Remove, slice, and enjoy.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a speech today defending his decision not to police political ads:
“People having the power to express themselves at scale is a new kind of force in the world — a Fifth Estate alongside the other power structures of society,” Mr. Zuckerberg, 35, said. He added that despite the messiness of free speech, “the long journey towards greater progress requires confronting ideas that challenge us. I’m here today because I believe we must continue to stand for free expression.”
I continue to be more on Zuckerberg’s side than on the conventional lefty side of this. As always, my fundamental concern when anyone suggests a restriction on free speech is, “Who decides?” I don’t want the government deciding, and I’m not sure I really want Mark Zuckerberg deciding either.
Let’s dive a little deeper, though. This whole affair reminds me of concerns about the early blogosphere: Why, those bloggers can say anything! They can even lie and not suffer any consequences!
Quite so. And that’s been true of speech since the founding of the country. In general, the question isn’t whether speech is true, but whether it’s actionable. If it is, and if you want to do something about it, you go to court.
But wait: maybe that’s OK for blogs, which have a pretty small audience. Facebook, however, has an enormous audience. Can we really allow such a big platform to remain unregulated?
I think so. After all, freedom of speech doesn’t mean much if it only applies to small platforms. Let’s consider two other platforms that are probably as big or bigger than Facebook:
Television. This is a regulated medium, but it’s pretty lightly regulated—and cable TV is barely regulated at all. Nor do TV stations themselves do much vetting of campaign ads. What keeps political TV ads from going too far overboard is that they’re highly public: everyone sees them, and an ad that’s way over the line can do more harm than good.
Of course, there’s also the alternative of filing a complaint with the FEC. That’s pretty weak tea, but no one really seems to want the government to have much more authority than that. Needless to say, the same remedy is available if you see a Facebook ad you don’t like.
Online newsletters, chain mails, etc. Don’t laugh: there’s a ton of this stuff out there. It’s a huge platform, and it’s the source of most of the truly outrageous social media stuff. Like Facebook, however, it’s extremely targeted: you mostly have no idea it’s out there unless you’re part of the target audience.
So would you regulate it? If not, why not? Why would you support regulation of content on Facebook that you aren’t willing to regulate elsewhere?
This is no easy problem. But keep a couple of things in mind. First, outrageously false Facebook posts are inherently limited in their influence because they have to stay targeted. If everyone sees them, they can do more harm than good. Second, do you really want political speech policed by the content regulation departments at Facebook and Twitter and Instagram—all of whom have a corporate interest in staying on the right side of whatever government is in power at the moment? I don’t. | <urn:uuid:08a0497d-9c05-4244-bb6b-a02b9a419726> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/10/free-speech-applies-to-social-media-too/ | 2023-09-26T06:52:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.949177 | 732 |
Using a current SL model, Mercedes-Benz will show a Drive Kit Plus system which uses a smartphone and custom app which enables seamless integration of the smartphone with the car's infotainment system. Essentially, this makes it easier to use your smartphone with your vehicle's on-board features such as navigation and streaming music.
The system takes things a step further by also integrating functions of the smartphone such as social, media, and places on the vehicle's display. These functions can then be controlled via Mercedes-Benz's COMAND system with voice controls.
Additionally, while the Drive Kit Plus is a working product, Google and Mercedes-Benz are also showing off a new concept with a Digital DriveStyle display at Google I/O. This new concept is showing off the capabilities of Google's Places API with new features such as faster search, the ability to preview destinations on-the-go, knowing the hottest spots in town, and getting live traffic conditions from Google Traffic.
The Digital DriveStyle App may only be being shown in concept form for now, but you can expect to see it being rolled into the existing Drive Kit Plus in the first half of this year. | <urn:uuid:38dd83f3-62cb-4c88-a263-37d071dc9fb9> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1084192_google-i-o-event-previews-mercedes-integration-of-google-services | 2023-09-26T05:55:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.93108 | 236 |
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Retirees included Diaconal Minister Mary Beth Anderson who noted that “God has forgiven the wrongs and blessed the right. AND no more paperwork!” Deaconesses Shay Blackwell and Gail Davis were noted for the ministries with the poor and with families. Deacon Janice Tucker gave thanks for the ministry she was blessed to do and the people she was able to meet.
Pastors retiring included David C. Belt, Thad Carter, Arthur Ellsworth ,Peggy Eshelman, Gloria Jones, Greg Mathis, Richard McGehee, Ron McIntier, Loretta Stone, Daniel Musgrave, and Vickie Taggart. Others retiring with special words for the Conference were:
Ron Brooks: It has been an exciting life. I’m moving on to my next destination with no regrets.
- Paul Catterton: Every appointment was its own adventure. It’s time for a new adventure, a new career outside the walls of the church.
- Jack DeWees: When God calls you, better listen.
- Remel Gary Gray: We have our issues but we tend to talk and not separate. The passion for truth is a place where I find peace. I am so thankful that I got to here.
- Harold Gold: It. Goes. On.
- Bob Howard: If you love them, they will love you back.
- Michael Kelpe: As I retire, I feel called into another ministry, wild and free.
- Julius Ketsenburg: It has been an amazing journey, where God did an amazing ministry, mainly in me.
- David Maggi: I did not choose to enter the ministry, I was chosen by a God with a great sense of humor.
- Richard Parker: What I learned as a lawyer helped me to be a better pastor, both in administration and in pastoral care. My passion for justice has been better served in the church than the courtroom.
- Mamie Pero: God sent me as a stranger to you and you welcomed me.
- Roger D. Rice: Love is what it is all about.
- Paul Zimmerman: I have seen the very best in me and the worst in me...and Christ has been in the midst of it all.
“I have left part of my heart here in Missouri,” she said. “I have learned so much from all of you. I know what it means to be the church…Missouri style.” Bishop Schnase gave special recognition to Rev. Rathert for her service on the Cabinet as the Gateway Regional District Superintendent.
Passing of the Mantle is a ritual illustrating the continuation of ministry, from the retirees to the provisional clergy. Representing the retirees, Rev. Rathert, and representing the provisional members, Chris Abel.
Rev. Mark Dumas presented the candidates being commissioned as Elder: Chris Abel, Andy Blachsher, Jennifer Moxley, Laura Murphy and Leanna Van Zandt. Those presented as candidates to be commissioned as Deacon: Kasey Beaton, Hank Jenkins, Jennifer Long, and Meghan Riegerix. | <urn:uuid:4aa20de0-9e76-4afb-a56d-2d738074247a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.moumethodist.org/newsdetail/new-retirees-honored-new-leaders-commissioned-12012366 | 2023-09-26T05:34:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.951936 | 651 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Game Dev Tycoon
And more from Dragon Age: Origins as the Hero of Ferelden enters "The Deep Roads".
MOVIE REVIEW /// Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Movie summary: In 1957, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. (IMDb)
I was an hour into watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull when I started wondering to myself just why this movie had such a bad reputation and why I had memories of it not being very good at all. Yes, there are some serious wobbles in that first hour (most noticeably the 'nuclear fridge' incident), but there's so much more good that I was getting ready to completely reverse my opinion.
Then the second half of the movie happened. The second half of this movie almost, but not quite, derails everything, with an overreliance on CGI spectacle, corny action (I know this franchise has had it's corny moments in other films, but it's really bad here) and an ending that just... exists. I didn't finish the movie viewing it badly, just more disappointed with the wasted potential.
There's a fair number of people that have suggested that even if Indy (Harrison Ford) had never got involved in events in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the same thing would've happened with the wrath of God destroying the Nazis and it's almost matched here, with Cate Blanchett's Irina Spalko returning the titular skull to its place of origins to pretty much the same effect, with it being Soviets disposed of this time.
The ending is also undercut by the use of so much CGI being used in place of practical effects to try and give proceedings a more epic scope, which Indiana Jones has never really been about. These movies have always been about the characters first and foremost, and their reactions to the events going on rather than being bystanders watching from the side-lines.
This focus on character is also why the first half of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull works, because there's a lot of catching up to do considering how much time has passed both in and out of universe since The Last Crusade. This isn't the same Indy as in the original trilogy, but that only makes sense considering how much older and more experienced he is, especially taking into account his apparently heavy involvement in the Second World War.
I'm not a huge fan of Shia LaBeouf either, but the introduction of his character, 'Mutt' (real identity revealed in that weaker second half), serves a purpose with his irritation of Indy by showing just how much of what audiences think of Indiana Jones is still present, with the older character proving more intelligent, resourceful and even more capable in a fight than the younger man.
I would still partially recommend watching Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, not just for completeness' sake, but also because I really do like that first big chunk of the movie. It's only when the CGI takes over that it really starts to fade, with some terrible set-pieces and nonsensical combat also not really helping make the second half feel like a rousing climax - but Ford and the returning Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood just about make it worth it to keep going until the end.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a real Jekyll and Hyde movie that has an actually pretty good first half, but takes a nosedive in quality in the second half. There's so much good early on that I was wondering why this movie has the reputation it does and then I was reminded of the many, many reasons - here's hoping James Mangold can see the series out on a high!
[6/10 - Decent]
GAME REVIEW /// Game Dev Tycoon
Game summary: Replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans. (Steam)
With it's cartoony graphics, Game Dev Tycoon feels very much like an old Theme game or like the current Two Point games, which was a great nostalgia hit for me. The gameplay even fits pretty well too to start off with, being a fun and simplified look at making games, but the fun slowly drains away and not only becomes tedious later on, but makes the contrast with the visuals even worse.
It's simple enough to start off with, with your avatar just creating games in their garage and trying to make enough money to create another game, then another and so on. It's pretty enjoyable too, although being old enough to remember what worked at the time (the game starts in the Eighties and works its way forward) feels a little like having cheats permanently enabled.
Everything being so simple and straightforward is really enjoyable and, even if it might not be the case, it still lets you feel like you can experiment and get creative with the kind of games you make. It's all a bit silly and doesn't take itself too seriously, but that's what makes it so much fun to play - the barebones interface and lack of any real visual excellence can be easily overlooked as a result.
The problems come a few hours into the game, when you've grown from being a single person making games at home to running a business and having to manage your staff. It might well be realistic that a game studio founder might find they have to spend more of their time managing the company instead of being as heavily involved in the dev work as they used to be, but that isn't much fun to play.
After those highly-enjoyable opening few hours, it turns into a game where you're watching numbers and how your employees are coping more than anything else. Maybe there is an option to hire an office manager later on that I've never reached, but I've burnt out on Game Dev Tycoon once the team has got to 5-6 members every time I've tried.
And each time it's the same feeling: why am I still playing this? The experimentation and 'anything goes' feel of those opening few hours were spent and I realised I was just repeating the same tasks by rote because I had to in order to keep things moving rather than because I wanted to. In other words, it began to feel more like work than a game and I really can't get on board with that.
Still, I wouldn't want to put anyone off playing Game Dev Tycoon thanks to those opening hours being genuinely fun and both a trip down memory for older games while being an history lesson of sorts for younger players (as long as you can figure out who companies like Ninvento, Vonny and Micronoft are really based on...) - plus it's pretty cheap even at full price, making it better value for money than a lot of movies.
Game Dev Tycoon is a really fun game for the first few hours before it devolves into more of a business sim than anything else. It doesn't help that the cartoony looks fit how the game starts, but feel out of place when the gameplay becomes monitoring numbers and bars rather than anything fun. Still, it is pretty cheap at full price and is fun to play those opening few hours again every couple of years, but not much further beyond that.
[7/10 - Good]
GAME PLAY /// Dragon Age: Origins, "The Deep Roads"
And that's that done at long last. Well, I say "at long last", but it wasn't actually that long - it just feels that way. There are so many 'false endings' to the Deep Roads that it just wears you down, especially as I had forgotten just how much nonsense there is to wade through before you finally get out from underground and see the sky again.
First off, Elissa and her group (Oghren, Wynne and Leliana here) wade through a couple of Darkspawn-infested areas which have little to do with the story and just seem to exist for fighting large groups of enemies and completing side quests. It's not 'unfun' to play through, thanks to the group ripping through opponents like tissue paper now, but it does feel very much like going through the motions.
Then you reach the Dead Trenches (pictured above), getting to see the Archdemon in the flesh for the first time and also learning just how insanely vast the Darkspawn horde actually is. It's actually a pretty good reminder of just what you're fighting against and why you're even spending this time under the earth in the first place, with the location also adding a little variety to the constant tunnels and ruins.
From here, it's a fight through the Bownammar, the dwarven City of the Dead, until the group hear Hespith for the first time and the creepiness sets in as what sounds like a poem she's reciting is actually a rhyming description of how Darkspawn Broodmothers are created from dwarven women - involving torture, forced cannibalism of the men and rape, until they are fully converted into obese, tentacled monstrosities.
Lucky for the group that they then get to fight one of these abominations, which actually required some strategy as the Broodmother has a huge amount of health, can really pack a wallop and summons other Darkspawn to help her. Fortunately, Wynne's healing magic, a virtually bottomless supply of healthy poultices and Elissa's now demigod-like toughness make it a test of endurance rather than difficulty.
After Elissa strikes the killing blow, it's on to the Anvil of the Void, where Oghren's wife, Branka, is discovered, having led her entire house into total destruction in an effort to reclaim the Anvil. Branka's clearly unhinged herself at this point, and the group are forced through a series of 'tests' (meaning more battles) until finally reaching the Anvil and discovering that Caridin, a dwarven Paragon from centuries ago, still lives on as a golem.
As it turns out, the Anvil is what the ancient dwarves used to create golems (bring Shale on this mission for some nice additional dialogue), first through volunteers, then moving down through society until it was seen as a punishment, with criminals and 'undesirables' effectively being executed and having their souls stored in the artificial stone forms of the golems.
Caridin wants it destroyed because of how horrific it is - it wasn't his choice to become a golem either - and Elissa agrees, prompting Branka to seize control of some of the other golems through a control rod and another battle breaks out as a result. Again, it's another test of endurance as Elissa keeps the madwoman occupied while the others deal with her golem support.
Once that's done, Caridin creates a crown for you to give to whichever claimant for the dwarven throne you choose, as he doesn't care, throwing himself to his death in the lava below once Elissa destroys the Anvil as he wished and finally freeing himself from being stuck in a stone body. After that, there's nothing left to do other than head back to Orzammar and the petty political bickering still continuing.
Knowing how things out - and mirroring the first time I played through this game anyway - I had Elissa choose Bhelen, the king's son, as the new rule, although I forgot that his first act is to have Harrowmont, his rival, executed! Still, it's a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things, harsh as that might be to say, as Bhelen will prove very progressive as a leader - exactly how and why will be explained at a later point.
Elissa doesn't care though, just happy enough that the dwarves will now honour the old treaties and help fight the Blight - it's strange, but neither Bhelen nor the Grey Warden care all that much for each other, but the writing really does make it come across almost like they respect each other for their position, but wouldn't shed any tears over the other's death.
Oghren joins the party here too, now that his wife is dead - the fact that she turned out to be a lesbian (the previously-mentioned Hespith revealed they were lovers) is surprisingly the main thing he finds weird about the current situation rather than something as huge as seeing the sky for the first time in his life. Still, he quickly adapts and is soon badgering poor Wynne about drinking at every opportunity, much to her irritation... | <urn:uuid:d56b18a3-3a35-4a2f-bd28-e2f63ac6c100> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.moviesgamestv.com/single-post/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-game-dev-tycoon-dragon-age-origins | 2023-09-26T07:08:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.977463 | 2,645 |
Is the lottery winners curse genuine? Can you really find on your own worse off AFTER you win the lottery game than before? And just how do you prevent it as soon as you do? In this post we are mosting likely to take a fast and also insightful take a look at the 3 points that ravage lots of lotto winners … as well as they are ALL avoidable. Like learn more? Great … continue reviewing as we take a closer look below!
Okay … so why do so lots of lotto winners end up damaged … or broken, or just downright DEPRESSED after earning the large bucks?
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“No Brainers” & The Cost of Complicating Simple Decisions - Purity 1151
Purity 1151 09/20/2023 Purity 1151 Podcast
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Today’s photo of mountains surrounded by a sea of clouds at sunrise comes to us from Fred Dimmick who shared this mountain morning scene on social media this past Monday from his visit to Wayah Bald in Franklin NC.
Well, it’s Wednesday and Fred’s mountain photo is spectacular and was a “no-brainer” of a selection to visually represent our arrival to yet another “hump day”. As easy a selection as picking Fred’s photo to represent our arrival at the midpoint of another week of our lives, unfortunately all our decisions don’t always seem so clear.
Life is complicated and sometimes the things we think will help us disappoint us or the things we thought are what we thought they were and because of our mistakes and disappointments, we can become a little gun shy about pulling the trigger on making decisions and taking action. When we add in the elements of:
· financial considerations (can I afford it – do I have the money for it? -Do I really want to spend the money on this?),
· The days of our lives (I don’t have time for that! I have to work. I have to go to ____!”
· And Our relationships – Maybe “they” won’t like it? I can’t because I have to take care of _________. I would but ______ has to __________.
So our past experiences of mistakes and disappointments and all these other factors can really muddy the water and we can become even more uncertain about making decisions and taking action.
A simple “no brainer” like “When you’re sick, you go to the doctor” can become a matter of debate. If you have ever gone to a doctor and been sent home with no treatment other than what you were already doing, you know how hesitant you can seek out the assistance of a profession that admits they are just “practicing medicine.”
However, failing to seek medication or going to the doctor sooner rather than later can have severe if not fatal consequences. I was reminded of this as we got the news about my wife, TammyLyn’s diagnosis yesterday. The infection that stemmed from TammyLyn’s gums and spread to her ear and sinuses over the weekend is a serious one. The dentist told TammyLyn that if she didn’t get treatment when she did that it could have been fatal. Fatal as in dead! If she had ignored her worsening pain and swelling or even just gone to sleep on Sunday evening the dentist stated that she could have gone into a sepsis condition and died.
Fortunately, TammyLyn realized the seriousness of her situation and despite her initial hesitations asked me to take her to the emergency room, She admitted to me yesterday that at the time she had the feeling in her spirit that something was wrong and feared that if she fell asleep she would die. But of course, she didn’t voice that concern because she thought she was overreacting.
From her symptoms, I surmised that she had a pretty serious ear infection caused by the “germy kids” at school. But guess what, I am not a doctor and even though I have quite a bit of experience with ear infections and can tell you that if your ear starts making “crackling noises”, like it did with TammyLyn, to get to the doctor ASAP – there are some that would say to just let it take its course, and possibly die apparently.
You the see the “ear infection” and “sinus infection” was a symptom of a more serious problem with wife’s gums and teeth that had no symptoms, and we are both thanking God for His mercy in moving us to get TammyLyn the medical attention she needed.
Woo Hoo, that was a close one, but all’s well that ends well, right? TammyLyn got the help she needed and all is good right? You ever notice that when you tell people about serious medical conditions, they always push to the “comfortable happy ending”. “So, everything’s good now?” is the assumption we all make before we suffer a serious loss or tragedy. “All things work out. Everything is going to be fine.” Is an urban legend of those who have not suffered unexpected losses because, praise the Lord, most of the tragic bad things that could happen don’t come to pass, leaving us somewhat naïve about life.
Yes, TammyLyn got her meds and is scheduled for dental surgery on Thursday, and we are trusting the Lord to use her dentist to rid her of the infection and help her to be healed. “So everything is going to be good now, good – Jeez you had me worried” –
Well, not so fast, because even though I have suffered unexpected tragedy in the past I am still predisposed to believe “everything’s gonna be all right” - but yesterday to fully grasp the severity of TammyLyn’s situation – her dentist advised her NOT to use a warm or hot compress to alleviate the pain or swelling to her face.
Gee, why is that? Well, apparently TammyLyn’s infection is so toxic that the dentist warned her not to use a warm or hot compress on her face because it could cause the infection to come out of the pores of her skin – and the toxicity of the infected material would cause burning or scarring to the point that she would need plastic surgery!
So obviously, I am asking for prayers today for my wife and her healing. We trust the Lord to help us, and we will face whatever comes in faith, with the expectation that all will be well after the surgery – but we are staying in prayer until TammyLyn is cleansed of this infection.
In life, we can’t let the circumstances of our past experiences, finances, time, or relationships and responsibilities get in the way of making those “no brainer” decisions. Often when we fall into calamities or conditions of suffering, we fail to do some simple things that could have prevented disaster, and we are invariably asked “Why didn’t you do what was right?”
Heck, my whole testimony of brokenness could have been avoided if I had only done “what was right”, according to God’s word, time and time again. So much pain and suffering, could have been avoided in my life if I had only done the “no brainer” of believing God’s word and doing what it says.
So whether it affects your physical, mental, emotional, financial, or spiritual health, let me encourage you that it is better to make those hard but simple decisions to take corrective action sooner rather than later. Those decisions to “take care of yourself” or to “repent and follow the Lord” just may save your life if not your soul.
So listen to that still quiet voice – that’s God calling you to do what’s right and follow Him into the healing He has for you.
Today’s Bible verse comes to us from “The Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling” By John G. Kruis.
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This morning’s meditation verse comes from the section on Anger, Hot Temper.
1 Peter 4:8 (ESV)
8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Today’s verses fall under the third point of our counseling reference guide resource’s section on Anger, Hot Temper
3. Love covers a multitude of sins and overlooks many offenses.
Today’s verse is the fifth of five passages of scripture that our resource provides to demonstrate love's power over anger. And rather than presenting them all at once, we are doing them “one at a time, one day at a time.
Today’s verse highlights the first clause of our resources’ third point by “pointing to love’s power to cover a multitude of sins. This is it guys – the “love covers a multitude of sins” verse is 1 Peter 4:8 – put that in your mental rolodex for quick Bible verse dropping – Love covers a multitude of sins- 1 Peter 4:8 – impress your friends.
But seriously, what does that mean?
Well the verses that precede it encourage repentance from sin and the verses that follow it indicate that we are to stop complaining and serve others. And the reason we behave in these ways is because of the love that was shown to us – that we will willingly face suffering, insults, and trials because we have “entrusted our souls to a faithful Creator” while doing good.
God’s love for us sent Jesus to die for us. It was the only thing that covered our sin. This isn’t a hallmark moment of some nebulous lovey dovey feeling making everything all right. This is the hard love of God that cost the life of His Son and causes us to do the hard things – like repenting and forgiving and being patient and choosing to put others above ourselves – and we do them because the One who loved us did it for us and we reflect His light by living like Jesus.
As always, I invite all to go to mt4christ.org where I always share insights from prominent Christian theologians and counselors to assist my brothers and sisters in Christ with their walk.
Today we continue sharing from The Holy Spirit By A.W. Pink.
As always, I share this information for educational purposes and encourage you all to purchase A.W. Pink’s books for your own private study and to support his work. This resource is available online for $0.99 (https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Spirit-Arthur-Pink-Collection-ebook/dp/B008CM5292/ref=sr_1_3?crid=AHKAQOM39CTN&keywords=a.w.+pink+the+holy+spirit&qid=1684376225&sprefix=a.w.+pink+the+holy+spirit+%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-3)
A.W. Pink’s The Holy Spirit
25 -The Spirit Assisting
Help in Intercessory Prayer
It is a great infirmity or weakness for the Christian to faint in the day of adversity, yet such is often the case. It is a sad thing when, like Rachel of old weeping for her children, he “refuses to be comforted” (Jer. 31:15). It is most deplorable for all when he so gives way to unbelief that the Lord has to say to him, “How is it that ye have no faith?” (Mark 4:40). Terrible indeed would be his end if God were to leave him entirely to himself. This is clear from what is said in Mark 4:17, “when affliction or persecution ariseth for the Word’s sake, immediately they are offended,” or as Luke says, “Which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away” (8:13). And why does the stony-ground hearer apostatize? Because he is without the assistance of the Holy Spirit! Writer and reader would do the same if no Divine aid were forthcoming!
But thank God, the feeble and fickle believer is not left to himself: “the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities” (Rom. 8:26). That “help” is as manifold as our varied needs; but the Apostle singles out one particular “infirmity” which besets all Christians, and which the blessed Spirit graciously helps: “for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us.” How this Divine declaration should humble us into the dust: so depraved is the saint that in the hour of need he is incapable of asking God aright to minister unto him. Sin has so corrupted his heart and darkened his understanding that, left to himself, he cannot even discern what he should ask God for. Alas, that pride should so blind us to our real condition and our deep, deep need.
In nothing do the saints more need the Spirit’s presence and His gracious assistance than in their addresses of the Throne of Grace. They know that God in His Persons and perfections is the Object of their worship; they know that they cannot come unto the Father but by Christ, the alone Mediator; and they know that their access to Him must be by the Spirit (Eph. 2:18). Yet such are their varying circumstances, temptations, and wanderings, so often are they shut up in their frames and cold in their affections, such deadness of heart is there toward God and spiritual things, that at times they know not what to pray for as they ought. But it is here that the Spirit’s love and grace is most Divinely displayed: He helps their infirmities and makes intercession for them!
One had thought that if ever there were a time when the Christian would really pray, earnestly and perseveringly, and would know what to ask for, it should be when he is sorely tried and oppressed. Alas, how little we really know ourselves. Even a beast will cry out when suffering severe pain, and it is natural (not spiritual!) that we should do the same. Of degenerate Israel of old God said, “they have not cried unto Me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds” (Hosea 7:14): no, relief from their sufferings was all they thought about. And by nature our hearts are just the same! So long as we are left to ourselves (to try us and manifest what we are: 2 Chron. 32:31), when the pressure of sore trial comes upon us, we are concerned only with deliverance from it, and not that God may be glorified or that the trial may be sanctified to our souls.
Left for himself, man asks God for what would be curses rather than blessings, for what would prove to be snares rather than helps to him spiritually. Have we not read of Israel that, “They tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust” (Ps. 78:18); and again, “He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul” (Ps. 106:15)! Perhaps someone replies, But they were not regenerate souls. Then have we not read in James, “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts” (4:3)? Ah, my reader, this is a truth which is very unpalatable to our proud hearts. Did not Moses “ask” the Lord that he might be permitted to enter Canaan (Deut. 3:26, 27)? Did not the Apostle Paul thrice beseech the Lord for the removal of his thorn in the flesh? What proofs are these that “we know not what we should pray for as we ought!”
“The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities.” This being so, surely the least that we can do is to seek His aid, to definitely ask Him to undertake for us. Alas, how rarely we do so. As intimated above, when the pressure of trouble first presses upon us, usually it is nature which cries out for relief At other times the soul is so cast down that even the voice of natural “prayer” is stifled. Often there is so much rebellion at work in our hearts against the providential dispensations of God toward us that we feel it would be mockery to seek His face; yea, we are ashamed to do so. Such at least has been the experience of the writer more than once, and that not long ago, though he blushes to acknowledge it. O the infinite patience and forbearance of our gracious God!
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Once of my favorite tradition over the festive period is the Christmas Eve Gifts which are left from our Christmas Eve Elves. I adore Christmas Eve, there is something really special about the anticipation of Christmas Day and we spend it as a family as MadDad always tried to get it off. We make sure we are prepped for Christmas Day and can be found in the kitchen as a family for part of the day. I love the thought of making it magical and wanted to share with you what we do and how we do it!
Christmas Eve Sacks
New Pyjamas (so they look their best on Christmas Morning in pictures) I have even ordered The Pajama Elves book to read over the advent period.
A new family Movie
A family Game
A new book for bedtime
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Deliverance From Sin 1 Cor. 10:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
This lesson today is on deliverance from sin. There is a common expression these days that goes like this, “I got saved and immediately the Lord delivered me from such and such a sin.” Sometimes, that happens. The appetite for the sin goes away and there is just no struggle to stay away from it. But more times than that, God doesn’t deliver a new convert from particular sins. In those cases, he just has to deal with the temptation from now on.
The trouble is that he has been led to believe that God is going to deliver him from that sin and so he lives a frustrated life while he waits for God to do something that he isn’t going to do. He’s inclined to believe that there’s something wrong with his faith or that something else is wrong because he hasn’t had his deliverance from sin.
Well, quit frustrating yourself. If the Lord hasn’t delivered you from a particular sin, then he’s probably not going to deliver you at all. Instead, he has given you other instructions in the Bible on how to deal with the temptation to sin. In 1 Cor 10:13, God said that he will provide a way to escape “with the temptation” that you may be able to bear it.
There are five things that we find in Romans 6-8 that will help you in dealing with the sin in your life. You ought to read these three chapters carefully after this broadcast.
First, you must be ashamed of your sin. See Rom 6:21 and Rom 7:15, 18. In these verses, Paul said that you ought to be ashamed of what you have done. You ought to “hate” it and you ought to recognize that your sin is “no good thing.” When you are disgusted with your sin, your desire is to quit it. If you aren’t ashamed of your sin, you won’t want to leave it. Ezek 20:43 says, “ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.” As long as you still find pleasure in the sin and only feel bad after you have committed it, you will never quit. Remember, dogs return to their vomit.
Second, you must yield to God and not to the sin. See Rom 6:13, “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God…” Once you have become disgusted with your sin, then any time the temptation comes up, yield to God rather than to the sin. The temptation to sin is a temptation to yield to the lust of the flesh. And though the flesh is powerful, it is not as powerful as the Spirit of God. So, when you yield to God rather than to the flesh, you are relying upon the strength of the Spirit of God to get you past the less powerful strength of the sin in your weaker flesh. He will win. After all, to yield to the flesh is to be “carnally minded” and to be at “enmity against God,” at which time you “cannot please God,” (Rom 8:5-8).
Third, you must mortify the deeds of the body through the Spirit. See Rom 8:13, “if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” The Bible says that you are crucified with Christ (Rom 6:6), that he that is dead is freed from sin (Rom 6:7), and that the Spirit is going to quicken your mortal body (Rom 8:11). So, we must let the Spirit do his work, killing off fleshly desires and deeds and awakening in us spiritual desires. There are some practical things that you can do here. Regarding your sin, don’t think about it, don’t look at it, and don’t touch it. Regarding the work of the Spirit, pray, read and study the Bible, and stay faithful in church under the preaching and teaching of the word of God from a Bible believing pastor.
Fourth, you must apply yourself diligently to serve the Lord. See Rom 6:18. When we “were made free from sin,” we “became the servants of righteousness.” So, as you yield to the Lord, apply yourself diligently to his service (Eph 2:10). Prov 16:3 says, “Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.” Many of the difficult temptations come from our thoughts. The old adage says, “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” By serving righteousness, your thoughts will be toward the Lord and his work rather than toward those sins that so easily beset you. Apply your whole heart to your work as unto the Lord (Col 3:23).
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The durability of a mattress depends on the provider and the quality of the materials used. Usually, you get a 10-year warranty, which will be valid in case of any defects. Normally, mattresses will serve you from 7 to 10 years, or even longer. Thus, when you buy the best mattress, you should take it as a long-term investment.
Off-gassing refers to the odor which comes from a new mattress. It’s the process that happens when volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) leak out of the mattress foam into the air. Those chemicals include both human-made and natural components, including formaldehyde, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), benzene, trichloroethane, and perfluorocarbons. Top rated mattresses will have zero or very minimal off-gassing. Many of them are sent to the customer already after the off-gassing. Is it dangerous, though? Even though the smell can be unpleasant, there’s usually only a very small amount of chemicals that can do no harm to your health. | <urn:uuid:b2270703-1a22-4de0-bdcb-e2221f2b4b56> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.mybestmattress.com/ | 2023-09-26T05:50:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.9412 | 3,125 |
At Hero Training Camp we’ll learn how we are called to: Follow Jesus, Work Together, Listen to God, and Show Grace!
June 5-8, 2023 6:30 – 8:00pm each night (Registration opens at 6:00pm) Available for Kids Age 3* through Kids completing 5th Grade
*Kids Age 3 – parent/guardian must stay with child
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As a homeowner, it's important to understand the common roofing issues that can occur in Louisville and take preventative measures to avoid costly repairs or replacements. While some issues may be visible from the ground, others may require a professional inspection to identify them.
Here are some of the most common roofing issues in Louisville and how regular inspections can help prevent them:
Leaks - Leaks are one of the most common roofing issues and can be caused by a variety of factors, including damaged shingles, flashing, or sealant. Regular inspections can identify potential sources of leaks before they cause significant damage to your home.
Hail Damage - Hail can cause significant damage to your roof, including dents, cracks, and holes. While some damage may be visible from the ground, a professional inspection can identify hidden damage that may lead to leaks or other issues down the road.
Wind Damage - High winds can cause shingles to lift or become dislodged, leaving your roof vulnerable to leaks and other damage. Regular inspections can identify areas of your roof that may be more susceptible to wind damage and help you take preventative measures.
Poor Installation - Poor installation can lead to a variety of roofing issues, including leaks, poor ventilation, and premature wear and tear. Regular inspections can identify areas where your roof may have been improperly installed and help you take corrective action.
Aging - As your roof ages, it becomes more susceptible to damage and wear and tear. Regular inspections can help you identify areas of your roof that may require maintenance or replacement and help you extend the life of your roof.
Regular roof inspections are essential for identifying and preventing common roofing issues for your home. By taking preventative measures, you can avoid costly repairs or replacements and ensure the longevity of your roof. At Elite Roofing, we offer comprehensive roof inspections and maintenance services to help you protect your home and avoid potential issues.
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Cowbois: A first look at the upcoming ‘big queer cowboy show’
Vinnie Heaven as Jack Cannon and Sophie Melville as Miss Lillian (Image: Henri T)
Attitude has been given an exclusive first look at Cowbois, the new play from the award-winning Charlie Josephine.
Last year, Josephine brought I, Joan to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Now they’re back again with a brand new queer cowboy drama.
A synopsis for the show reads: “In a sleepy town in the Wild West, the women drift through their days like tumbleweed. Their husbands, swept up in the goldrush, have been missing for almost a year and show no sign of returning.
“In fact, the town is almost cut off from outsiders entirely, with only one drunken sheriff for protection. That is until handsome bandit Jack Cannon, a trans masc cowboy, swaggers up to the town’s saloon, | <urn:uuid:d77473b7-c410-4818-8878-dffa025b3ae7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.mygaynews.com/cowbois-a-first-look-at-the-upcoming-big-queer-cowboy-show/ | 2023-09-26T06:35:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.920261 | 203 |
One year ago, Isabella was attending public school and receiving tutoring after school at Brightmont Academy. Isabella suffers from dyslexia and was falling further and further behind in her reading skills. The solution to attend the private school, Brightmont Academy, for one-to-one tutoring, advanced her reading comprehension and gave her confidence in reading that she never had before.
After a year of tutoring through sixth grade, Isabella decided that she’d like to attend Brightmont Academy full time to further her education in a way that she hadn’t been able to in the past. She is now in eighth grade full time at the private school and reading well above her grade level!
Brightmont Academy specializes in providing one-to-one instruction for students and has three campuses throughout the region in Deer Valley, Scottsdale and Chandler.
“Isabella has always been a very sweet outgoing student and now, with her full-time attendance, we have been able to watch her blossom academically,” said Deer Valley Campus Director Judith Zenna-Valgento.
Isabella’s parents are advocates for the one-to-one solution and are very pleased with her achievements. They have also watched their daughter succeed in higher levels of math and social studies, some of her favorite subjects.
“I’ve watched Isabella’s test scores rise along with improved verbalization skills,” said Isabella’s mother, Sonia, “and it’s not only because of the one-to-one approach at Brightmont Academy, but also the caring teachers who clearly enjoy what they do.”
Isabella’s inquisitive nature and outgoing personality has led not only to her academic success but to the ongoing success of her egg farming venture that she started a year ago. She continues to harvest eggs from her 18 chickens and distribute them to friends, family and local residents.
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Deer Valley, AZ – On Monday January 27, 2014, the State Board of Education reelected Yuma County Schools Superintendent, Thomas Tyree, to serve as its president and Greg Miller, the board’s charter school representative, to serve as its vice president in 2014.
Tyree has served in public education for 43 years. Currently, he serves as the Yuma County Superintendent of Schools. He has served as the President of the state’s County School Superintendent’s Association, as well as a trustee of Yuma Regional Medical Center, Chair of the Western Arizona Council of Governments and Board member of the Arizona Risk Retention Trust Board and the Arizona Business Education Coalition. In addition, he was President of the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association and served on the National Alumni Board for the University of Arizona and the Arizona Western College Foundation Board. Tyree was appointed to the Arizona State Board of Education by Governor Brewer in April of 2010.
Miller has 27 years of experience in the Civil Engineering, Land Planning, and Construction Industries. Miller is a Co-founder, CEO, Board President, and former Principal of Challenge Charter School, located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has received numerous recognition, including being named a National Blue Ribbon School, being selected as National Charter School of the Year, and has been labeled as an “Excelling or an A School” for the last 10 years. Miller has served on several committees for the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, the State Superintendent of School’s Office, and the Rodel Foundation. Miller was appointed to the Arizona State Board of Education by Governor Brewer in April of 2009.
The State Board of Education is responsible for supervising and regulating the conduct of Arizona’s K-12 system. The Board is comprised of 10 gubernatorial appointees and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Hon. John Huppenthal.
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Japanese Sauce Bowl
Material: Ceramic (Porcelain)
Our ramen bowls are made of high-quality ceramic, which is durable and can be used for a long time.
The large size of this ramen bowl is perfect for serving soups, noodles, cereals, desserts and more.
Sizes (Diameter x Height): 21 x 10 cm (8,3"x3,9")
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Iggy Azalea released a new single, “I Am the Strip Club,” and a pretty hot video for the song on Friday (July 2).
“I Am the Strip Club” is the second single off her third studio album End Of An Era, which is likely to drop next month.
“This is my art, it makes me happy creating it and gives me purpose – So I hope someone is out this weekend dancing to this song!” Azalea wrote on Instagram.
Azalea co-directed the video with Thom Kerr. The visual shows her clad in striped bodysuit and black leather corset, and in a leather outfit.
She is seen striking glamorous poses as she rides along the highway in a flashing 18-wheeler, with dancers from the legendary ballroom crew House of Balmain dancing around her.
“Don’t need dark rooms / I am the strip club / Don’t need red lights / I am the strip club / I do the lap dance,” Azalea raps on the track. “I ride the pole up / I am the, the strip club.”
Towards the end of the clip, Azalea is seen luxuriating in a bubble bath set up inside the trunk of a classic car as it throws off a flood of foam onto the backdrop.
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Updated: Sep 3
What will you do today to recharge and increase your life capital?
In this fast-changing and demanding world, we are constantly on the go and making things happen, completing tasks, talking and sharing ideas; we are even thinking and planning in our sleep. We are carrying out daily activities that consume our brain power, our physical strength and perhaps our emotional energy too, as well as our precious and limited time.
Depending on where we spend most of our time and with whom, others’ behaviours may have certain influences on our self-efficacy, positivity and the levels of compassion and hope in our life.
It is important to know what situations are under our control and which are not, as we are more effective when focusing on what we can change than wasting energy on what we cannot.
For instance, we cannot increase the number of hours in a day, but we can experience time with a different perspective and attitude (i.e. ‘Time is abundant and I have plenty of time to enjoy my daily activities’, versus, ‘I do not have enough time to do what I should complete today’).
Furthermore, instead of managing time, we can manage our energy and spend it on what matters to us, aligning our boundaries with our values and letting go what is beyond our control.
We might not be able to change the organisational culture and the people we work with overnight, but we can certainly ground ourselves and stay bravely true to who we are, so that we can work out a state of balance that maintains our inner peace. Let us be the change that we want to see at work.
We may not always happily accept the responsibilities that come with our commitments, but we can choose to be aware of our thoughts and feelings, refocusing on our values and transforming ourselves to attain the more positive outcome that we wish for.
We have the choice and the authority to balance our each day with activities that recharge, nurture and inspire us.
Below is a step-by-step guide for your exploration in order to invest in your life capital:
(1) list the activities that you do in your typical day or weekend (with the estimated time per activity);
(2) evaluate the listed activities in terms of whether they are depleting (-) or recharging (+) activities. Sometimes an activity could be both depleting and recharging, so explore a bit more on what makes it depleting to you and how it may be recharging for you;
(3) group the activities if possible and find some patterns around the activities;
(4) if there is a recharging (+) activity that you would like to have it in your list, what would it be? What would you need to do to have it actually take place every day?
(5) what are the depleting (-) activities that you could let go of? If it is difficult to choose, consider the followings:
how you may turn it into a recharging (+) activity,
if you could delegate or outsource it to someone, or
whether you might revisit what is important in your life now in terms of your beliefs and values, as well as your reasons for holding onto the specific depleting (-) activity (what does it really bring you that you don't want to let go?).
You are the person who knows what recharges you most effectively and when.
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Marriage And Absente - Chapter 7
The first thing she saw was a smooth chin that caught her eye. Then, his ruffled black hair, his dark skin, and his golden eyes… Her heart skipped a beat. Swan pursed her lips and shook her head.
“Um, how did you get here?”
“I was wondering where it is that you went.”
Was that the truth? He said it so naturally, as if that didn’t happen during the day, like she didn’t open the door to see him doing… that. His face betrayed nothing.
Swan scooted away and twisted her body a little from his. It was a steep mountain path, and she was standing not just on a smooth rock, but a cliff.
“If you’re done with your work, then come down.”
She nodded, and the hand that held onto her buttocks to support her disappeared. Her foothold wasn’t loose, so she might’ve stepped on something slippery… But when did he catch up to her?
“D-Did you follow me?” Swan asked the man.
“I didn’t know you’d come…”
“You probably don’t know that you killed my miracle.”
Swan trailed off, not having any idea what he meant. Was it possible to kill a miracle? There was a questioning look in the woman’s eyes, but the man turned away as if he didn’t see it.
The two descended the mountain without saying a word. On their way back to the cabin, Swan looked at the man’s aloof expression, and she wondered if it was only her who was being affected, that she only she was the one who blushed at the thought of what had transpired.
* * *
They ate dinner together as usual, but this time, Theo’s appetite seemed to have gotten more robust. He chewed the dry bread that he hadn’t eaten well before and ate faster than ever. Swan watched him finish his meal without leaving a single crumb from the loaf of bread.
And it was mesmerizing how he ate with discipline. He held his utensils elegantly as he cut the bread, and he always ate his meals without any scraping or bumping. He seemed to be used to etiquette since he was young. Swan watched him chew with a constant speed, but she looked down when her cheeks went red again.
At around midnight, Swan realized what had happened last night. She pursed her lips as they went to bed.
“Um. I’ll sleep on the floor.
“You don’t have to.”
“I’ll go to the village tomorrow to get a bed. Wouldn’t it be possible to buy it? Or we could just hire a carpenter. And of course, since you’re a lady, I’ll have to let you…”
Swan lowered her gaze. He’s right. They wouldn’t be able to wait for Tom forever, even though he was a known carpenter. It would be a hundred times better to find a diligent carpenter who isn’t known compared to Tom who had drunken widows flocking to his house every day.
“Will you be alright?” Swan asked carefully.
Didn’t they need to talk about what happened earlier? She was wracked with worries. It was something that two grown adults could talk about, but it was still embarrassing to bring up. But then again, just moving forward without addressing the elephant in the room would also be a problem.
“If we wait one more day, it might be fine,” the man said nonchalantly.
Swan nodded and placed his pillow beside her. The man also laid his lean body on the bed. There was a faint light being reflected from her eyes and she slowly grew drowsy, but she was rattled awake when she worried about the solid body beside her, which she could easily touch if she so much as tossed or turned.
It wasn’t a small bed. She used to sleep beside her late mother, and when she rolled here and there, she wouldn’t bump into her mother or fall out of the bed. Come to think of it, it was because Swan was small and petite, and her mother wasn’t a man with such a bulky physique.
She thought of her slender mother, who Swan resembled very much. Her mother wasn’t so different in size compared to her, so the bed wasn’t the problem. Covered with a blanket until his chin, Swan glanced at the man. This time, it was him who turned his back to her and did not move at all.
She couldn’t sleep. The longer she closed her eyes, the more she remembered the sight she saw during the day. And at that moment, she turned around with her eyes closed, but her elbow bumped into his waist. Her shoulders flinched when he moved.
Swan twisted away to widen the distance between them as he turned to face her, but the back of his hand grazed over her backside. Swan gasped in surprise, her body stiff.
She couldn’t sleep even when she’d already turned away from him. Their positions were reversed this time, but her wrist was caught. She had no time to react when he pulled her closer to him.
The soft moonlight illuminated his sharp features. Swan stopped breathing as she looked up, and she could see her own face in his blue, glass-like eyes. Her heart pounded heavily.
With his shirt slightly open, she could see his collarbone and chest muscles, but she soon averted her gaze to his arms, feeling her cheeks heat up and her pulse fiercely beating.
She could barely mutter out the words she wanted to say as she raised her hand to push away from his chest. His hand that had been holding onto the bed suddenly went straight under her nightgown and headed close to the place between her thighs. Startled, Swan’s hips turned over as if she had spasmed.
At the sound of his low, languid voice, Swan shuddered. She couldn’t resist the hand that touched her, surrendering as the touch went closer and closer to her entrance. Everywhere he touched, it felt like he was leaving traces of a smouldering flame.
Her heart was beating rapidly. She looked at him with a quivering gaze as his hand met with her folds. Pushing away the hairs that thinly veiled her most secret place, his long fingers finally touched her lower lips.
Goosebumps rose along her spine, and she moaned when the fingers bent as if they were searching for something. She bit her lips, trying to control the faint groan that accompanied her hot breathing. Reflexively, she pursed her lips as she looked up at the man. Just the same as during the day, he was still indifferent.
It was when she was looking into his apathetic eyes that his thumb began to rub her stiff, hardened pearl. Her hand that tried to push his chest away now grabbed his shirt.
“Uh, huk… Hnng!”
The lips that she had been biting now opened wide as she moaned, her head leaning back as she shuddered from the tingling she felt from her lower body. She couldn’t understand what it was that she felt, but she was so lost in it.
As she gripped his shirt tightly, she opened her crotch wide. She didn’t open it because she purposely did so, but the sensations grew stronger every time she rolled her hips and opened her legs wider. Swan’s hands trembled as she clutched his shirt, her entrance tightening every time he stroked the nub.
“Ha, ah, unng…!”
As the place between her thighs grew hotter and tighter, she moaned the same time the man rolled his fingers over the entrance. Then, her back arched the moment the man inserted a finger inside of her.
She swallowed as she shook her head. It was a place that she didn’t even think about before. As a matter of fact, she didn’t know it felt this way when it was touched. The only person who could have taught her about it was her mother, but she had passed away long ago. It was strange how the part that she used only for normal bodily functions could feel like this. What a strange place. It was this man who appeared from the horizon who taught her.
‘This is how a man makes a woman.’
Every time his finger dug into her entrance, she was reduced to tears. She gazed at him and shivered as that foreign finger pushed deeper inside. The hand that was still gripping his shirt trembled helplessly.
“Ah, aang, heuk! This, it’s impo… sibble… to go deeper…!”
As he pushed into her inner walls, it felt like her insides were getting messed up. She was being ruined from the inside out. Truthfully, Swan was very frightened, and she shook her head as her back arched more. The man’s other hand that held onto her hip grabbed it and abruptly pulled her closer.
As if possessed, she shrieked, then whimpered as she looked up at him. Under his disheveled fringe, there was an unreadable look on his eyes that made it seem like he was thirsting for something. The man, who had a pained expression on his face, started taking off his shirt, and Swan could only stare.
Her heart was frantic. As he untied the front of his shirt, her eyes immediately gravitated to his muscular chest. It was broad and full, even though it wasn’t a woman’s chest. Embers seemed to have lodged themselves deep in her throat, which was very dry.
His abdomen, then, was revealed as his shirt opened, and it was also firm and smooth. Swan blinked as she stared at the muscles. She saw it several times while she had changed his bandages, but somehow, his abdomen became brand new under her gaze. The muscles were dark and smooth, as if they were evenly divided into compartments.
Swan tried to control her expression by biting her lips. It was weird that she responded to everything as if it were her first time seeing it. His body was truly incomparable, but it was just a human body after all. She saw it already when he was unconscious. She even touched him, too…
Nevertheless, everything became new once again to her. Breathless, she felt as though her heart was going to leap out of her chest.
Because she found it hard to keep her eyes up, her gaze lowered, but the pant leg that wrapped around his right thigh was wrinkled, like there was a long, thick rod right there. Swan stared at the man with hazy eyes as the man reached down.
Dazed, she didn’t know what to do as the man suddenly became nude as he lowered himself, and his riveting solid chest muscles met with Swan’s soft breasts.
Swan jumped up reflexively to move away from him. But as the distance between them widened, he pulled on her ankle, which made Swan slip and hit her forehead on his firm chest.
After she hit her forehead, she quickly raised her head to see his eyes, dyed with a deep blue hue. It felt like she was going to die because of how fast her heart was beating from that penetrating gaze. It was almost to the point that her chest was hurting, making her wonder if she’d gone sick.
“U-um… Sir Knight…”
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Yves here. Gaius has done solid spadework on the toxic trade deals, as well as on the nasties contained in the Fast Track bill that the Administration is pushing hard to get passed before a critically important round of ministerial meetings on the TransPacific Partnership that start on May 26. At that round, the other countries are supposed to table their supposed final positions so a deal can be hammered out. But they won’t do that unless Obama has Fast Track authority in hand. And the spectacle of a food fight in Congress is dampening the sense of urgency that the Administration was trying to create. The TPP “partners” assume that if TPP does not happen this year, Obama is not getting it done, between his lame duck status and the typical reluctance of Congresscritters to do anything controversial in an election year.
As we said over the weekend, please keep the heat on:
So your calls are critical to stiffening the spine of the rebels and letting the traitors know that voters will take their vengeance for a sellout in the next election. As reader Kokuanani pointed out:
As I’ve posted elsewhere with regard to contacting your Senators and Rep., NUMBERS COUNT. The staff members reading e-mails and answering the phones are only reporting the volume of incoming communication and which “side” it supports. Your fabulous essay on the evils of the TPP and Fast Track will never reach the voting member. So don’t waste your time writing it.
Pick one or two arguments [e.g., “secrecy”] and make them. Briefly. Like a sentence or two. Spend the rest of your time getting friends and family to contact Senate offices. The e-mail forms [links provided by Yves] make this ridiculously easy. All you need is a zip code showing you’re in the state. You can walk your pals through the process.
I don’t know how effective contacting the DNC would be, but it can’t hurt, and can alert them that they can’t rely on you for fund-raising or votes.
By Gaius Publius, a professional writer living on the West Coast of the United States and frequent contributor to DownWithTyranny, digby, Truthout, Americablog, and Naked Capitalism. Follow him on Twitter @Gaius_Publius, Tumblr and Facebook. This piece first appeared at Down With Tyranny. GP article archive here.
We recently discussed the “Fast Track” method by which Dodd-Frank legislation can be overturned without going through anything like the normal Congressional process. Under Fast Track, “trade” bills cannot be filibustered in the Senate, can’t be amended in either house, are subject to limited debate and must receive a simple up-or-down vote.
As Russ Feingold says, it’s a rigged process.
The method that could be used to overturn Dodd-Frank — attach the rollback requirement to a “trade” treaty negotiated by the president alone, then fast-track it through Congress — could also be used to move anything though Congress, so long as it can be attached to a trade treaty, even a bilateral one between the U.S. and just one other country. Any other country. Togo. Nauru.
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Let’s take a hypothetical example. Say some U.S. president receives large campaign contributions from the imported meat industry — that’s a pretty big industry, by the way, so they have lots of what it takes to make large contributions with.
Now let’s say — in a completely unrelated development — this industry wanted to sweeten CEO income and industry sales by asking the U.S. president to get rid of “country-of-origin labeling” laws (called COOL in the world of acronyms). The thinking goes like this:
- Many countries, like China, have weaker meat inspection laws than the U.S.
- That makes their beef and pork cheaper to import and sell.
- This means more profit for the importers.
- But consumers are suspicious of imported meat, because they know about the inspection problem.
- This means less profit for the importers.
- So … just make it illegal to tell people where any meat is from.
How could a future president, who coincidentally supports the profit goals of this industry, get “country-of-origin labeling” laws overturned, almost by executive action? She could add a requirement to any trade treaty that these laws be repealed, then fast-track this treaty through Congress. No amendments, no filibuster, little debate, just an up-or-down vote on the whole treaty. Done deal. All she needs is Fast Track.
Fast Track legislation (so far) always “sunsets” (expires). This one is written to expire in three years, but could be renewed for another three. Simon Johnson thinks if this Fast Track bill passes, its renewal for the full six years is nearly certain; he notes that “terms of renewal are almost automatic.”
Six years is a fairly large window within which to make a president queen of all she surveys, so long as she can put it in a “trade” treaty.
Actually I was being playful with my hypothetical “country-of-origin labeling” example. Those laws already exist, and they’re already set for repeal because of the trade treaty that established the WTO. From Food Safety News:
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The World Trade Organization has rejected a U.S. appeal of its decision that country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat unfairly discriminates against meat imports and give the advantage to domestic meat products.
The final ruling launches a WTO process to determine the level of retaliatory tariffs Canada and Mexico can impose on the U.S., and the U.S. will have to revise or repeal the COOL law in order to avoid such sanctions. Opponents of COOL are hoping for a swift repeal, while proponents are saying it’s not yet time to act.
The WTO report released in October was the second time that body has ruled against the U.S. in the dispute. After passing mandatory COOL rules in 2008, the U.S. amended COOL in 2012 following an earlier WTO ruling against it.
Last November, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told the 2014 National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention that there is no additional regulatory fix for COOL that would be consistent with U.S. law as it exists and would also satisfy the WTO.
According to Politico (no link; subscription required):
The WTO announced Monday morning that its seven-member Appellate Body found that a previous panel — investigating whether the U.S. had implemented a 2012 ruling on COOL — was mostly correct in its finding that the regulations give United States livestock producers an unfair advantage over producers from Canada and Mexico when it comes to doing business in the United States by imposing extra costs associated with separating animals. …
Geneva, Canada and Mexico will most likely act quickly to ask that arbitrators work to determine how much they can retaliate based on their losses, most likely by raising tariffs. A panel would then have 60 days to set the amount, though the two sides will likely discuss a settlement to preclude that from happening.
That means the United States has at least two months to determine its next course of action. However, for his part, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway said he is “not interested in waiting on the next step.”
Conaway said last week he plans to introduce a bill soon after the ruling to do away with USDA’s COOL requirements for beef, pork and poultry, saying he will introduce it “just as quickly as we can to get it out of legislative counsel.”
Domestic meat suppliers want the laws in place, but importers don’t and Congress is eager to respond to the WTO requirement — all in the name of “free” trade. This is what critics like Elizabeth Warren mean when they talk about “loss of sovereignty.” Repeal of these laws could happen before Memorial Day, according to the rest of the article. Who said DC was gridlocked?
Anti-TPP Rep. Mark Pocan’s statement in response (my emphasis):
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) issued the following statement on today¹s final ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a popular U.S. country-of-origin meat labeling (COOL) policy, which requires labeling of pork and beef sold in the United States to inform consumers the country in which the animals were born, raised and slaughtered:
“Today’s ruling is a clear example of how bad trade agreements hurt America’s sovereignty and weaken consumer and environmental policies enacted to protect our health and well-being. From the roll back of U.S. Clean Air Act regulations to altered auto fuel efficiency standards and even possible changes to our financial regulations, bad trade deals negotiated in secret have consistently shown why it is important to get trade agreements done right, not fast.
“With the Trans-Pacific Partnership encompassing more than 40 percent of the world¹s economy we have to get it right and ensure we do not put the health and safety of the American people at risk. Congress should not grant fast track authority and rubber stamp the largest trade deal since NAFTA, when we don¹t know enough about the TPP and its potential consequences on our communities.”
The COOL policy was created when Congress enacted mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat in the 2008 farm bill and was signed in to law by President George W. Bush. Today’s ruling is not subject to further appeal.
“Today’s ruling is not subject to further appeal,” not in a U.S. court nor in any appeals court higher than the WTO. This could happen to any law attached to any trade treaty under Fast Track.
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Driven by the partnership between Sensing and Judgement, Sentinels are keen observers of the material world and most cooperative and practical. They define themselves through their character and competence, with a high regard for structure and traditions. They seek order, stability, and security, and fight hard to maintain the status quo, shying away from individualism and those who disregard the rules. They prefer proven methods and accomplishment to theory and self-exploration. They are efficient, analytical, attentive, productive, and self-motivating, and prefer to use their creativity for practical means and gains to improve existing systems but never to change or destroy them. They rely on tradition, hierarchy, and authority, with a strong belief in the law of the land. With strong family connections and a respect for the community, they tend to be socially active in groups, their children’s school, church, and charities, working to create positive change and uphold tradition. | <urn:uuid:7233a1d7-eacd-44dc-851a-9c59cea9b516> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nbaxterdesign.com/the-sentinals-myers-briggs | 2023-09-26T05:58:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.956898 | 198 |
Seven juvenile Wheaton North High School students face mob action charges after prosecutors say they took part in a premeditated brawl that involved a pocketknife and socks filled with batteries and a can of green beans.
The students, all of whom were female, were in a hallway Tuesday morning near the cafeteria at the school when authorities allege a fight broke out. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office said authorities at the school tried to break up the fight before they were joined by police officers from Wheaton, Glen Ellyn and Carol Stream police departments, along with the DuPage County Sheriff’s office.
“This type of behavior does not represent the school culture that we are proud of at Wheaton North,” Wheaton North Principal Matt Biscan wrote in a letter to parents. “We will continue to work with all students to help guide them in their decision making. School, parents, and community can work together to make a positive impact on all our students.”
Biscan said “police responded with several vehicles to ensure the situation stayed under control.” Students and staff were told to remain in their classrooms as authorities investigated.
“The alleged actions against the students in this incident will absolutely not be tolerated,” State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said. “School safety continues to be a top priority of my administration and any incident that disrupts school safety or the ability of teachers to teach and student to learn will be met with serious consequences.”
Students reported racist comments made during the day of the incident at the school.
“There was a lot of racial comments all throughout the day,” said student Kamara Ojo.
On the same day as the brawl, the school also sent a letter to families that racially hateful graffiti had been found in a bathroom at the school in the weeks prior. The graffiti was removed and an investigation was launched, but the school said it remains unclear who was behind it.
“This type of language does not represent the school culture we strive for at Wheaton North,” the letter read. “On a daily basis, we work very hard to ensure that we are creating and sustaining an inclusive culture where all children feel safe, supported and connected. Over the past 2 years, this has been a staff focus and we’ve been working with each other and with students to achieve this vision.”
Images of the graffiti started circulating on social media, which “perpetuated a hateful message that we do not tolerate,” the principal said.
It remains unclear if the two incidents are related.
Khalila Holmds, a senior at the school, said racially charged issues have been a problem during her time at the school.
“This has been happening,” she said. “We had an assembly and our principal made an announcement that this will no longer be tolerated.” | <urn:uuid:b975dc37-ae71-46d5-b3de-ad3635d894de> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/7-students-charged-after-premeditated-brawl-at-wheaton-north-high-school/2227774/ | 2023-09-26T07:08:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.982335 | 610 |
Five of eight undefeated teams play on the road in Week 8
Another week in the books, and three more teams suffering their first loss of the year. With Georgia, West Virginia and Colorado all falling for the first time this season on the road, we are now left with just eight undefeated teams in college football. In addition to the three teams taking their first loss, there were also some close calls for Texas, UCF, and South Florida. Even Ohio State had a tough time putting Minnesota out of reach for a while and Notre Dame looked to be in danger at home against Pitt. No team appears to be safe on any given week, unless you just so happen to be Alabama, although the Crimson Tide will have to make a trip to Baton Rouge to play LSU in a few weeks. That could be interesting, right?
The Big 12 and Pac-12 each lost their last remaining undefeated teams in Week 7, leaving the ACC, Big Ten and SEC as the only conferences with an undefeated team in the mix. The ACC has two, but one of them is going down this weekend.
The remaining undefeated teams in college football are:
- NC State
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- South Florida
With Clemson and NC State set to play this week and Cincinnati, South Florida and UCF all scheduled to play division games against one another, we are left with a maximum of five teams that can possibly end the regular season (including conference championship games) without a loss. They are:
- Ohio State
- Notre Dame
- Clemson or NC State
- Cincinnati or South Florida or UCF
ON TAP FOR WEEK 8
Notre Dame is off this week, so they’ll be safe for another week after their scare at home against Pitt. While the Fighting Irish are off, there will be five undefeated teams hitting the road this week. Will the road be as unforgiving this week as it was for three undefeated teams last week?
Cincinnati at Temple: The Bearcats head to Philly to play a Temple team that has shaken off a rough start to the season and won three of their last four games.
Alabama at Tennessee: Tennessee ended a bunch of droughts on Saturday with their win against Auburn, but can they pull off a massive upset in Neyland against the best team in the country?
Clemson vs NC State: Something has to give. The last two undefeated teams in the ACC collide in a key division game, setting up the winner to take the inside path to a possible ACC championship.
UCF at East Carolina: Don’t expect much of a challenge from the Pirates in this one.
South Florida vs. UConn: The Bulls had a close call in Week 7, but the Huskies should not be a threat.
Ohio State at Purdue: The Boilermakers are rolling with three straight wins. Can they keep the hot streak going enough to give the Buckeyes a scare?
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Eve-teasing leads to restrictions on women’s mobility
Walking through a rural market in Myanmar recently I was shocked to see it dominated by women vendors and buyers. In rural Indian markets particularly in the north women vendors are few and shoppers are frequently accompanied by men. The India Human Development Survey (IHDS) of over 42000 households across the country organised by the University of Maryland and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) shows that in 33% of the households all the food shopping was done by men and 22% of the women did not go to a local kirana shop alone. This is quite an omission given that the primary cooks in 98% of these households were women.
Women’s reluctance to venture alone into public spaces such as kirana shops spills over into more serious areas. Over 30% of the women surveyed said they would not go to a local doctor or health centre alone. Anecdotally many doctors said that mothers wait too long to bring a sick child to a health centre; they wait until their husbands come home.
Reporting sexual harassment
This exclusion of women from public spaces is an integral part of Indian life; yet we have no way of knowing how pervasive sexual harassment is as it is missing from our daily conversations. We will probably never be able to find data that tell us how many women have faced some form of harassment. However the IHDS statistics reveal a pattern. In 2004-05 when male respondents were asked how often women/ girls are harassed in their neighbourhoods 14% said that this happened at least sometimes while 20% of the women in the same households reported the prevalence of harassment in the same neighbourhoods. In 2011-12 when the same households were interviewed again the proportion of male respondents reporting harassment increased to 21% and women to 31%.
Many elements of these statistics are noteworthy. First the question was about harassment in neighbourhoods where young women usually live close to their harassers (who are acquaintances or neighbours and not unknown perpetrators). Thus the figure of 20-30% women reporting harassment is quite high. Second women seem to consistently report more harassment than men in the same households/neighbourhoods. This suggests that either women don’t tell men in their families about incidents of harassment or men are unwilling to acknowledge and talk about it. Third reported harassment increased sharply between 2004-05 and 2011-12 by nearly 10 percentage points. It is not clear whether there is an increase in harassment or a greater willingness to talk about it.
Data however offer us little clue on where the harassment is concentrated. Although female residents of metro cities in 2011-12 reported more harassment in their neighbourhoods (39% versus less than 30% in villages and small towns) harassment is reported in almost all areas and affects both the rich and the poor. There are few studies of actual experiences of harassment and among studies that exist under-reporting remains a serious challenge. However the consequences of sexual harassment on the way families and young women view their options places they can travel to and spaces they can occupy have more to do with perceptions of safety than the experience of violence. Women who live in neighbourhoods where they don’t perceive the possibility of sexual harassment are 1.33 times more likely to be comfortable going to a health centre alone than those who live in neighbourhoods where harassment is pervasive.
Day-to-day aggressions that women and girls face in their own neighbourhoods is not violence perpetrated by strangers; it is the aggression young men visit upon women who share their community. Craig Jeffrey formerly with Oxford University who has extensively studied young men in Meerut College notes that many young men especially those unemployed seem to feel that they are entitled to aggressively express their masculinities through what they euphemistically call ‘eve-teasing’. Eve-teasing is not harmless as it leads to restrictions on women’s mobility and shuts them out of public spaces.
Laws against eve-teasing and sexual harassment are necessary but not sufficient to address this challenge. The 2017-18 Budget committed to setting up Mahila Shakti Kendras in rural India. Can we re-emphasise the ‘shakti’ part of this mandate and strengthen these institutions? Young women must be prepared to reclaim their lives from harassment and young men must be taught to take pride in a masculinity that stands in solidarity with women.
Sonalde Desai is Professor of Sociology at University of Maryland and Senior Fellow at the NCAER. Views are personal | <urn:uuid:6dcdda09-91e9-48cf-8c41-51ba563cd658> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.ncaer.org/news/reclaiming-public-spaces | 2023-09-26T06:22:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.974148 | 917 |
Robert Powell Holding, Sr., founder and CEO of First Citizens Bank, was aware of the concept of community foundations, but there weren’t many in the southeast in the 1950s. He was intrigued enough to ask his middle son Lewis to travel to South Carolina to learn about the Spartanburg County Foundation, which had been built by Walter S. Montgomery, a businessman who made his wealth in commodities.
Robert was extremely civic-minded and a “generous but unassuming philanthropist” according to a biography included in the North Carolina Collection at the UNC Library. Perhaps he was feeling his mortality and thinking in terms of a legacy that he could create for our state. Sadly, Holding never got a chance to act on the information his son brought back about community foundations, as he passed away in 1957.
In fact it was three decades before anyone could act on the knowledge that Lewis Holding gathered. When their father died, he and his brothers – all under age 32 – took over management of First Citizens and built the company into a banking giant, often lauded as one of the safest financial institutions in the United States.
By the mid-1980s, First Citizens was firmly established and on a trajectory that was taking it far beyond its eastern North Carolina roots. The concept of creating a community foundation had never left Holding’s mind, and he decided that the time had arrived to develop the organization that he knew would benefit the people and communities of our state – and that he’d been thinking about for 30 years.
The North Carolina Community Foundation was launched in 1988 when leading philanthropists from throughout the state came together to create a pool of endowment funds that Holding said would “provide for the safety and growth of North Carolina’s charitable nonprofit institutions and organizations in perpetuity.”
A Harvard alumnus, Holding both admired and was also fascinated by the power of that institution’s endowment. This inspired him to establish an operating endowment for NCCF through donations from some of our state’s most prominent banking, corporate and philanthropic leaders. The endowment continues to grow through the board and other generous donors and allows NCCF to support its large network of affiliates.
R.P. Holding’s vision of a place-based community foundation had also evolved into a statewide organization comprised of a network of affiliate foundations established to hold local endowments to meet local needs. The network of affiliate foundations was somewhat unique for its time, and NCCF became one of the first in the country to introduce that structure, which was (and is) supported by a central office of professionals. As NCCF grew, a cadre of regional associates was added to help guide the affiliates. Our affiliate network is among the largest in the US.
Our focus on serving the philanthropic needs of rural North Carolina also differentiated us from some of our more urban counterparts in the state. Holding wanted to create affiliates in counties not being served by other community foundations, and NCCF’s growth strategy followed this plan.
NCCF’s first executive director was Elizabeth Fentress, and she often recalls the early days of “working on a card table with a yellow legal pad.”
“Lewis Holding started the momentum that took us from zero dollars in assets to more than $100 million in just 20 years,” she said. “To say he was inspiring is an understatement,” Fentress said. She also noted that First Citizens’ emphasis on sound financial management, fiscal conservatism and a focus on the long-term would also become hallmarks of the NCCF. “That philosophy has gotten the Foundation through some challenging economic times,” she said.
Jennifer Tolle Whiteside, NCCF’s current CEO and president, frequently marvels at Holding’s genius. “So many of the concepts, strategies and practices that Mr. Holding put into place are still followed or closely followed to this day,” she said. “There aren’t many visions that survive the decades intact.” | <urn:uuid:f4b7dd14-fdae-4cbe-8b33-39b02ff131d5> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/stories/launching-a-legacy-to-benefit-north-carolina | 2023-09-26T07:02:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.982316 | 846 |
China Detains Activists Over UN CampaignComments Off on China Detains Activists Over UN Campaign
Originally published by Radio Free Asias on September 18, 2013
Chinese authorities have detained two prominent rights activists who were en route to Geneva ahead of a U.N. review of Beijing’s rights record, and are questioning two more on suspicion of subversion after they campaigned against China’s application to join a U.N. human rights agency, overseas groups and relatives said this week.
Beijing-based activist Cao Shunli was stopped at Beijing’s Capital International Airport on Sept. 14 and questioned by state security police, the overseas-based China Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) group said in an emailed statement.
On the same day, Guangdong rights activist Chen Jianfang was also intercepted at Guangzhou’s Baiyun International Airport, it said.
The activists, who have been incommunicado since, had been en-route to Geneva to attend a training course at the invitation of a Geneva-based rights group ahead of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of China on Oct. 22.
Chen, a farmer-turned-petitioner who has been repeatedly detained in illegal “black jails” and who served a 15-month term in labor camp in March 2010, said she was threatened with violence by airport police, who also tore up her plane ticket.
Both women had been active in transparency campaigns around the U.N. review process, sending information requests, suing the foreign ministry, and staging demonstrations outside its gates in a bid to be included in China’s submission to the U.N. rights agency, (CHRD) said.
“In recent weeks, police in several Chinese cities have interrogated other activists and lawyers about the same training program and warned them about serious consequences,” the group said.
It said the authorities had already rejected two activists’ applications for passports and put another activist under criminal detention only days before his scheduled trip to Geneva.
Meanwhile, authorities in the eastern city of Hangzhou detained at least three activists in the city who campaigned against China’s inclusion in the U.N. Human Rights Council, to which it has applied, while an activist in the eastern province of Anhui was also being held by police, relatives and fellow activists said.
“They asked me why I wanted to add my signature to this campaign, and I say that the members of the U.N. Human Rights Council should be countries that respect human rights and model this behavior,” Hangzhou-based activist Chen Shuqing said in a recent interview.
“But the Chinese government fails to carry out its human rights mission in cases in the Chinese mainland where violations of rights occur, so how can they advance the cause of human rights for the whole of humanity?”
Chen said he had been warned off taking part in similar campaigns in future.
Meanwhile, Hangzhou-based activists Lu Gengsong and Gao Haibin, who had also formed a vocal part of a related campaign, were currently being held by police on suspicion of “incitement to subvert state power,” Lu’s wife, who gave only her surname Wang, said.
“He was summoned [on Monday] at 4:00 p.m., and they confiscated two computers,” Wang said of her husband.
She said Lu had done nothing subversive.
“He just helped some ordinary people to write articles and documents to protect their rights,” she said. “He mostly didn’t even go out.”
Calls to the cell phone of Hangzhou democracy activist Gao Haibin, who activists said had also been summoned to the police station on suspicion of “incitement to subvert state power,” went unanswered earlier this week.
The wife of Anhui-based activist Li Wenge, who gave only her surname Zhong, confirmed that he had been summoned too, but that she didn’t know the reason.
Reported by Wei Ling for RFA’s Cantonese Service, and by Xin Yu for the Mandarin Service. Translated and written in English by Luisetta Mudie. | <urn:uuid:33024090-b158-48e8-ba57-158b215c56ca> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nchrd.org/2013/09/china-detains-activists-over-un-campaign/ | 2023-09-26T06:50:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.976895 | 897 |
On the week most Americans celebrated our national independence, the California senate was poised to pass a bill to criminalize “advertising” or “selling” of goods and services that support a biblical view of sexuality and gender. Assembly Bill 2943, which was due to be voted on by the senate by July 5, was rescheduled to early August.
The bill would criminalize all commercially sold materials, speech, and therapy incompatible with the full embrace, celebration, and affirmation of homosexuality and transgenderism. The bill reclassifies all free-market services for adults seeking help for unwanted attractions or gender confusion as “fraudulent.”
California has already outlawed biblically consistent counseling for sexually confused youth. Despite assurances from the authors, many have argued AB 2943 could be taken to ban the sale or advertising of the Bible itself in California. Regardless, the bill clearly violates the First Amendment right to Free Exercise, and stands on shaky ground in light of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra.
Please pray for the defeat of this misguided legislation. And pray for the protection of Christian counselors (and other skilled professionals) who care for people who want help as they wrestle with same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria. | <urn:uuid:32afe234-2fa1-4a70-a327-d62f60ddd08c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.ncll.org/news-alerts/prayer-request-for-religious-liberty?token=166 | 2023-09-26T05:07:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.957821 | 264 |
World Oceans Day 2020
One Ocean Connecting Us All
As we celebrate World Oceans Day, it’s impossible not to dwell on the fact we’re doing so in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Very rarely does something come along that unites the world so much for a common cause. While different countries have responded, and been horrendously affected, in different ways we’re all facing the same challenge which is to overcome this virus and slowly move into a new 'normal'.
Everyone is feeling the effects of being separated from loved ones and conscious of the restrictions that still prevent us from the travel we’d become accustom to. The world, which has been getting smaller for centuries, has suddenly become bigger and more divided. It’s ironic that this virus is connecting us all but also keeping us apart.
You could think about our ocean's in the same way. The ocean stands between numerous nations and forms a huge barrier, keeping us apart, but also connects those who share it. We all rely on the health of that one ocean for our shared well-being.
We tend to look at the world from our own perspective but, of course, there are many that see things differently. From human adventurers who have, and still do, make the ocean a temporary home, to the migrating animals that connect the dots of the land around their permanent oceanic world. For them the ocean is one space with no borders and no barriers. What we do to one part of the ocean affects what happens in another.
There are no borders, no barriers. What we do to one part of the ocean affects what happens in another.
The ocean belongs to us all. We all put in and take out so we have to act collectively. We’ll all suffer if we fail and we’ll all benefit if we succeed. Only by nations acting together can we restore and gradually maintain the health of our oceans.
Only by nations acting together can we restore and gradually maintain the health of our oceans.
This years #worldoceansday focuses on the growing innovation for a sustainable ocean and everyone here at Northern Diver is 100% supportive and behind this motive! | <urn:uuid:92b319da-2077-4a6e-8cea-d421e7f2270b> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.ndiver.com/news/one-ocean-connecting-us-all | 2023-09-26T05:06:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.950054 | 460 |
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Part of NDS Mini Channel Series.
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In a typical integrated operating room surgical displays are suspended from the ceiling using surgical boom arms so they can be easily positioned as needed around the surgical table. It is not possible to safely route a high voltage AC power line through most surgical boom systems.
For this reason, the low voltage DC output of the display’s power supply is typically extended and routed through the boom arm and the power supply is installed either in the ceiling or in a equipment rack nearby (see figure 1 below). In order to ensure both electrical safety compliance* and proper operation of the display it is important to follow certain guidelines when extending the power supply’s DC output cable. This application note is intended to provide guidelines that may be referred to when fabricating a DC extension cable for an NDS surgical display. Installation, electrical connections, maintenance, and commissioning should be performed by qualified personnel only. NDS shall assume no liability for damages resulting from faulty installation, operation, improper use or maintenance.
Construction of DC Extension Cable:
A DC extension cable for an NDS display should have certain basic construction characteristics. It should be constructed using connectors of the same type and rating as the display and power supply it is intended to be used with. Both the positive DC power lines and the return lines should have equivalent resistance. Permitted that the display’s earth ground electrical path is no greater than 0.1 ohms (typically achieved by grounding the display’s earth ground post), then the DC extension cable can consist of only the positive DC power and the return lines (no earth ground required).
Example of Extension Cable Construction
Overview of Connectors:
Below is an overview of the two different types of connectors used for extending power to NDS displays., including their corresponding pin assignments. Please refer to the table on page 4 for the connectors to be used for specific displays.
Calculating Maximum Extension Cable Length:
The maximum length of an extension cable depends upon both the minimum input voltage of the display and the electrical current capacity of the power supply. The cable cannot be so long that the voltage drops below the display’s minimum operating voltage. The cable must also not dissipate power to the point where the power supply’s electrical current capacity is exceeded. The maximum allowable length needs to be calculated for each of these two requirements. The shorter length should not be exceeded to ensure both requirements are met.
For the NDS display being installed, determine the values for Vps , Pps , and Pdisplay using the information contained in the table provided on the following page. Determine the value of rcable based upon the type of wire being used. Plug in all values into the equation above to calculate the maximum allowable length based upon power dissipation.
Power extension cables can be designed and fabricated based upon calculated theoretical values. However, it is highly recommended that measurements be taken after installation is complete to verify that the minimum voltage specifications are being met. The voltage delivered to the display after extending the power supply must be measured while the power supply is under its maximum load which occurs at the moment the startup screen is displayed during initial power up.
The following procedural guidelines are recommended for correctly measuring the input voltage under load:
- Without disconnecting the power to the display, gain access to the power electrical connections within close proximity to the monitor’s power input connector. This can be done by sliding back the connector shell of the power connector that plugs into the monitor, or by using a special “Y-cable”. Refer to illustrations below and page 2 for Y-cable part numbers.
- Connect the leads of a volt meter to the +24VDC and ground connections of the monitor’s power input (refer to pin assignments on page 2 or measurement point on Y-Cable below).
- With the volt meter connected, power on the monitor using the power switch.
- Observe the voltage reading as the monitor powers on. Immediately after the startup screen is displayed, the reading should fall to a lower value. Please note, in some circumstances the lowest value may only occur for a fraction of a second.
- Record the lowest reading measured after the moment the startup screen is displayed as the monitor powers on. Compare it to the minimum voltage specification in the reference table provided on page 5 for the NDS display being used. If below the minimum value, adjust the extension cable length or construction as necessary.
Reference Table :
The table provided below specifies the minimum operating voltage (under load), maximum power consumption, and power supply capacity for various NDS displays. Also provided are example maximum extension cable lengths that will meet the requirements of each display when constructed using the standard wire types specified in the table. This table is provided for reference only. Note: these are theoretical values, adjustments may be required based upon environmental conditions and other factors. | <urn:uuid:f1b3e9e1-b833-4658-b6d0-db869ac16933> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.ndssi.com/technical-forum-listing/application-note-guidelines-for-extending-power-supplies/ | 2023-09-26T04:50:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.882177 | 999 |
Didier Log Cabin
Second and Main St., Brownville, NE 68321
The Didier Log Cabin offers the chance to step inside pioneer history in Brownville’s Boettner Park. Built in 1854 with whole logs stacked seven high, the cabin has been beautifully preserved and reconstructed. Open for tours mid-May through mid-October. | <urn:uuid:7324f2cf-32de-4a16-93d0-f9e728b020df> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nebraskatravelerguide.com/activity/didier-log-cabin/ | 2023-09-26T06:28:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.91204 | 82 |
Helping traffic flow more smoothly on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Neel-Schaffer was selected by the City of Biloxi to provide engineering design and CE&I services for a project to widen and make significant improvements to a one-mile section of Popp’s Ferry Road, the only continuous east-west corridor connecting Biloxi and the City of D’Iberville. This section of roadway serves as a major commercial thoroughfare for both cities.
Construction for the $6.7 million LPA project was completed in February 2017, alleviating congestion, enhancing safety, improving sewer lines, upgrading drainage, and raising the aesthetic appeal of the route. The project limits stretch from the intersection of Popp’s Ferry Road and Cedar Lake Road, east to Gay Road/Lamey Street at the D’Iberville city limits.
The existing section of roadway was two lanes, with open-ditch drainage. It was widened to four lanes, with curbs and gutters, a raised median, center turn bays, a five-foot sidewalk and a 10-foot multi-use path. The comprehensive project included new sanitary sewer infrastructure with the construction of a new regional lift station, and improvements to the Lamey Street Lift Station. In addition, the project installed upgraded lighting at the intersection of Popp’s Ferry Road and Cedar Lake Road that includes lighted street signs, and new mast-arm traffic signals.
The original project design called for five lanes, with a center turn lane throughout the length of the improved area, but at the request of the City of Biloxi, Neel-Schaffer engineers modified the design after construction had started. The changes to the design were completed and implemented with no impact to the project budget and only minimal impacts to the overall project schedule.
This is the fourth phase of Popp’s Ferry improvements that Neel-Schaffer has completed. In addition to design and CE&I, our firm provided environmental and right-of-way services for this phase, finishing the Environmental Assessment in 2008. The ROW acquisition was completed in 2010, clearing and grubbing was completed in 2013, and construction began in late 2015.
Funding was provided by the Federal Highway Administration through the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s LPA program (80 percent) and the City of Biloxi (20 percent).
In addition to serving as a major evacuation route, Popp’s Ferry is classified as a principal arterial west of Cedar Lake Road and as a minor arterial east of Cedar Lake. It also provides access to Interstate 10 via a five-lane section of Cedar Lake Road that is approximately one-half mile long. | <urn:uuid:f57863c2-0e80-4ad0-bfb7-31137cf24858> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.neel-schaffer.com/what-we-do/projects/popps-ferry-road-improvements/ | 2023-09-26T06:17:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.95397 | 564 |
Mother: His mother’s name is unknown.
Father: His father’s name is unknown.
Siblings: There is no information on that matter.
Wives and kids: He is not married and he doesn’t have children due to his young age.
Sexual orientation: DAngMattSmith is straight.
There were some rumors about him dating Lauren Francesca, cause she was always invited to be a part of his videos.
His net worth is estimated at $270 thousand.
Place of living: He is based in Los Angeles, California.
Cars: According to some of his videos he has a driver’s license, but it’s difficult to say anything about the car he owns.
Has his YouTube channel helped him be popular with the girls?
DangMattSmith was a bit offended when he heard this question, but he is pretty sure that his YouTube channel doesn’t influence his popularity.
What does he think of being the part of YouTube community?
He is sure that being a YouTuber is a real and very serious job, cause some popular YouTube personalities can earn even more money than an average office worker. | <urn:uuid:3a893722-6b2d-40bc-8c7c-44c2ab6a93ad> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.networthlist.org/dangmattsmith-net-worth-209256 | 2023-09-26T05:27:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.989154 | 246 |
A single three-dimensional chromatin compartment in amphioxus indicates a stepwise evolution of vertebrate Hox bimodal regulation.
Acemel RD., Tena JJ., Irastorza-Azcarate I., Marlétaz F., Gómez-Marín C., de la Calle-Mustienes E., Bertrand S., Diaz SG., Aldea D., Aury J-M., Mangenot S., Holland PWH., Devos DP., Maeso I., Escrivá H., Gómez-Skarmeta JL.
The HoxA and HoxD gene clusters of jawed vertebrates are organized into bipartite three-dimensional chromatin structures that separate long-range regulatory inputs coming from the anterior and posterior Hox-neighboring regions. This architecture is instrumental in allowing vertebrate Hox genes to pattern disparate parts of the body, including limbs. Almost nothing is known about how these three-dimensional topologies originated. Here we perform extensive 4C-seq profiling of the Hox cluster in embryos of amphioxus, an invertebrate chordate. We find that, in contrast to the architecture in vertebrates, the amphioxus Hox cluster is organized into a single chromatin interaction domain that includes long-range contacts mostly from the anterior side, bringing distant cis-regulatory elements into contact with Hox genes. We infer that the vertebrate Hox bipartite regulatory system is an evolutionary novelty generated by combining ancient long-range regulatory contacts from DNA in the anterior Hox neighborhood with new regulatory inputs from the posterior side. | <urn:uuid:d7d5c328-017f-4b31-9ef5-d855acc37a04> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.neuroscience.ox.ac.uk/publications/600026 | 2023-09-26T06:41:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.746137 | 336 |
June 4, 2013
Computex 2013: Asus launches Transformer Book Trio hybrid that runs Android and Windows
The ongoing Computex 2013 tech show in Taipei saw Taiwan’s two leading computer manufacturer unveil their new generation of hybrid laptops. Just a couple of weeks before the event IDC predicted shipments of PCs, which include both desktops and laptops, would fall by 7.8% over the course of 2013. The rate at which people are choosing tablets over PCs has got the manufacturers worried and the shift towards hybrids seems like a natural choice. The Transformer Book Trio announced by Asus was its major launch this week at the tech show.
The notebook touted as the world’s first three-in-one mobile device has a removable display that measures 11.6”, once it’s pulled out of the keyboard it acts like a tablet. What’s more interesting is that it’s loaded with two operating systems, it can flip between Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and Windows 8. The slate itself features a 2.0GHz Intel Atom Z2580 processor and an internal storage up to 64GB. A dedicated key lets the user change between the two different OS.
When in notebook mode it acts as a compact ultraportable with a full keyboard and a 1080p HD display. It can also be docked with a PC station that turns it into a desktop, in this mode it utilises the hardware stacked inside the station which includes a powerful 4th-gen Intel Core i7 and 750 GB of internal storage. It even has sports a connection port for external display and charges the slate when it’s docked-in. The pricing and availability hasn’t been disclosed by Asus but it’s expected to hit the markets by Q3 2013.
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A new diabetes test – level 1
Australian scientists make a new diabetes test. A diabetes test checks the level of blood sugar in the body. Blood sugar gives you energy.
The scientists believe that their test is very special. It looks like a strip. The test does not hurt. It checks the blood sugar from saliva.
An enzyme is inside the strip. The enzyme turns the blood sugar into a signal. A special device reads the signal. This way to test is different from any other tests.
The test does not use any electronic devices. It uses ink. It means that it is easy to make the test. People can print it. It is fast and cheap.
Difficult words: diabetes (a disease when there is too much or too little blood sugar in the body), saliva (the water in the mouth which helps people eat food), enzyme (a material in the body which makes some things happen faster).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
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The office website of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen was victimized by a cyberattack ahead of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reported visit to the island.
Reuters reported that the presidential office website received an overseas cyberattack on Tuesday and was at one point malfunctioning, a source briefed on the matter said.
The website was shortly brought back online, the source told Reuters.
"BREAKING: Taiwan's presidential office website under cyber attack ahead of Pelosi's visit," the Insider Paper tweeted Tuesday morning.
Pelosi, D-Calif., began an Asia trip on Monday in Singapore, and was due to spend Tuesday night in Taiwan, Reuters reported, citing unidentified sources.
The speaker's possible visit to Taiwan has upset the Chinese communist government, which claims the self-governing island as its territory and opposes all visits by U.S. lawmakers to the country.
Financial Times reported that Pelosi plans to meet with Ing-wen on Wednesday during her visit to the island.
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With less than three weeks to go to our Newsrewired conference, spaces are getting tighter so secure your place today – when they are gone, they are gone.
With just 10 days to go until the next news:rewired we are excited to announce our final speakers, as well as three optional lunchtime workshops.
Eric Athas, senior digital news specialist at NPR, and Neelay Patel, senior vice president of incubation and innovation at The Economist, will be joining Anna Doble on the New Wave in Audio session.
Christian Payne, blogger, trainer and creative technologist, will be revealing some of his favourite apps and tools for creating interactives in the visual storytelling session.
Last but not least, Paul Gallagher, digital innovations editor at the Manchester Evening News, Ben Kreimer of the Drone Journalism Lab and Julia Wurz of Bullet News will be discussing drones, Google Glass and smart watches on the emerging technology panel.
On Thursday 20 February, we will be running the next instalment of our digital journalism conference, news:rewired, which will look at key tools, techniques and skills being harnessed by newsrooms in the UK and further afield, and some of the big challenges and opportunities facing online publishers today.
As well as the one-day conference, we are also offering an additional half-day of training, consisting of a series of three, three-hour workshops the following day (Friday 21 February).
The workshops will be held at the same venue as news:rewired, MSN UK’s offices in Cardinal Place, Victoria, London.
The three options are:
1. Web-native video
2. Data visualisation
3. Searching social media and verification
The digital journalism conference offers host of practical sessions and workshops for digital journalists.
There will be workshops in: Google tools for journalists, Mozilla’s Popcorn Maker (for creating web-native video), mobile journalism, growing a social media community, and start-up journalism.
Sessions will focus on: Curation: the journalist as manager, data-inspired stories, building participatory communities, online standards and ethics. | <urn:uuid:baa66f2e-4191-4604-8754-3345d4c925a9> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.newsrewired.com/tag/workshops/ | 2023-09-26T06:47:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.915777 | 442 |
On The Inside: Holmes Progressing, Goodson Returns
Aug 27, 2013
Eric Allen On The Inside: Tone Making Strides While Jets RB Reunites with his Teammates.
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By Kristine Gamm-Smith
So you ask, how can money be a friend? Consider the following; money is an active and integral part of your daily life, so how could you not be in a relationship with it? It really boils down to the kind of relationship you want to have. Now this assumes that you accept the fact that you are in control of your financial circumstances. Perhaps you are still caught up in the “victim” mentality i.e., that you are a product of your environment and not your own attitudes and beliefs about where money fits into your life. Well, we have very little control over our environment; things happen that we can’t prevent. So how do we have the most impact in terms of our financial situation? You’ve got it! We can reframe how we think about money, and what we decide to believe about money; this will in turn, reshape our values, priorities and ultimately result in better financial circumstances.
So let’s take a look for a minute at what qualities one looks for in a “best friend forever.” The first quality that comes to mind is honesty between two friends. Why? The primary reason is that you can’t build trust (an essential part of any friendship) without committing to being truthful with one another. The amount of money you have now, for example, doesn’t lie to you but rather, you may choose to be dishonest with yourself and others when it comes to how you are managing your finances. But it requires you to be willing to face your financial problems, and if need be, seek help with getting back on track. Chestnut Credit Counseling can assist you with this.
Another significant quality of a friendship is respect. Your money will be of great value to you if you respect its’ boundaries. Whatever your income, that is what you have to live on, period. It must dictate what you spend and reflect the priorities that you must have i.e., a place to live, food on the table, an emergency saving account, etc. Too many people lack respect for the income they have and continue to live well above what they can afford. A person who lives within the limits of their income tends to be happier and more relaxed about their finances. Many people complain that they do not have enough money to live on, or that their priorities are more than what they get. Often the problem is that they have too many priorities, and their wants get mixed up with their needs; and some expenses need to be dropped or significantly lowered, and are unnecessary.
Another key quality of a close friendship is support for one another. Being there for someone and vice versa is necessary in order to be considered reliable and dependable. Having an income is providing financial support for you to live on, and a paycheck is reliable and dependable. Instead of being grateful for what and how much you do have, we frequently get resentful and angry, feel victimized, and want more. It is what it is. You chose to work in a certain job so you are responsible for using only what you have an nothing more.
So the morale of the story is that “you need to make friends with your money” so that you can have a positive relationship that meets your basic needs. Whatever money you have left over, you can use for special expenses. Most importantly, do not treat your money as the “enemy.” You will live in a stressful and unhealthy relationship with your money, and that will only create negativity for you. Be kind towards what you have and cherish it, as you would your “best friend forever.”
Kristine Gamm-Smith is a Certified Credit Counselor with Chestnut Credit Counseling Services. She has a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, and over 30 years of experience in the mental health and substance abuse field in addition to her experience as a credit counselor. Chestnut Credit Counseling Services is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
Views expressed are the personal views of the author, and do not represent the views of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, its employees, its members, or its clients.
Is Your Money Your BFF or “Best Friend Forever”?
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As part of the New Hampshire Humanities’ 2023 Big Read program, the Plaistow Library in conjunction with Plaistow Recreation, will be viewing the film I am Legend. Starring Will Smith, this film takes place years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters. The sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. I am Legend is rated PG-13 and has a runtime of 1 hour, 41 minutes.
More information and registration can be found here: https://plaistowlibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=12480&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/10/01
Free parking.Handicap accessible front entrance.
Friday, October 20, 2023 1:00pm
Plaistow Public Library85 Main StreetPlaistow NH 03865
Plaistow Public Library, Plaistow Recreation
New Hampshire Humanities programs are made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this these programs do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or New Hampshire Humanities. | <urn:uuid:6635d12c-06eb-4fb0-8216-dec296ef0eaa> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/1830/friday-flicks | 2023-09-26T05:26:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.763787 | 295 |
Dr. Thomas Starzl: The Father of Liver Transplantation
If you’ve read my April newsletter, you’ve learned a little about one of my saviors, Dr. Thomas E. Starzl.
Dr. Thomas E. Starzl was the first to perform a liver transplant. He devoted his entire life to saving others through research of liver transplantation.
Thomas Earl Starzl grew up in a small town called LeMars, Iowa. He was influenced to become a doctor when his mother, who was a nurse, died of breast cancer just before he graduated from Westminster College in Missouri. He went on to medical school at Northwestern in Chicago, graduating in 1952 with an M.D and two PhDs. He then did an internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Starzl did an amazing seven years of postgraduate school at Johns Hopkins, Miami and Northwestern. In a short time Starzl was a professor. He then served successfully on the surgical team at Northwestern, Denver and then eventually, in 1981, at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Starzl will always be known for the first liver transplant in human history, performed in 1963 on Bennie Solis who had biliary atresia. Unfortunately, three-year-old Bennie never made it through surgery. Dr. Starzl was the incredible man who helped us realize that transplant organ rejection can sometimes be stopped, and that it is sometimes reversible.
On July 23, 1967, Dr. Thomas E. Starzl performed the first successful liver transplant on nineteen-month-old Julie Rodriguez. She had liver cancer and unfortunately died 400 days later, but her portrait still hangs in Dr. Starzl’s home.
If it weren’t for Dr. Starzl we wouldn’t be as far as we are in terms of transplant medicine. I am so thankful to him for a second chance; a new life. I respect Thomas Starzl because he sacrificed so much, worked endless hours and never gave up all in the pursuit of saving lives
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Nintendo of Europe has announced that the wireless Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller for Nintendo Switch is now available to pre-order on the My Nintendo Store.
This controller is an exclusive offer for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, and, priced at £26.99 (€29.99), will be limited to “limited to four controllers per Nintendo Account.” Those in the United Kingdom should expect to pay an addition £8.90 delivery charge.
The controller comes with one Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller and a USB charging cable, and, to be used, will require your Nintendo Switch console to be on system update 9.0.0 or later.
As with the wireless Nintendo Entertainment System controllers, these are being made to help “recapture the original feel of Super NES games,” with 20 classic games have recently been made available on the portable home console through the Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online app.
The controllers are also “compatible with Nintendo Switch software titles that require only the directional buttons and A/B/X/Y/L/R Buttons,” although have been primarily created for use with the app. | <urn:uuid:6075576a-1b40-4b91-b89c-7946c5a9de08> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nintendo-insider.com/wireless-switch-snes-controller-now-available-to-pre-order-in-uk-and-europe/ | 2023-09-26T05:44:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.882751 | 236 |
The vast majority of people who have sought health insurance benefits through the exchanges are eligible to receive financial assistance from the federal government, based on new analysis recently released.
Approximately 85 percent of marketplace enrollees across the country qualify for subsidies, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. For instance, roughly 90 percent of sign-ups from Wisconsin were eligible, 84 percent in Iowa and as many as 77 percent in Illinois.
“A significant amount of financial assistance is already flowing to individuals through the ACA,” said report authors Larry Levitt, Gary Claxton and Antony Damico. “The amount varies significantly by state based primarily on the total number of people eligible for subsidies, the take-up rate among those eligible, and the premium levels within the state.”
The average subsidy among individuals also varies considerably, according to the Kaiser study. Among Wisconsin residents, the average is nearly $3,600 per person, while in Iowa it’s approximately $2,400.
This analysis appears to substantiate what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported when enrollment statistics were last released, which was that 83 percent of people who selected marketplace-based plans between October and the beginning of March were eligible for subsidies. | <urn:uuid:848d482c-494d-4b52-95d8-485693c6ce66> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nisbenefits.com/average-insurance-subsidy-nearly-2-900-per-person-study-reveals/ | 2023-09-26T05:04:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.97686 | 254 |
Accommodation Options in Sweden
Sweden offers a variety of accommodation options to suit different preferences and budgets. Whether you’re looking for luxury hotels, cozy guesthouses, budget-friendly hostels, or unique accommodations, you’ll find plenty of choices throughout the country. Here are some popular accommodation options in Sweden:
- Hotels: Sweden has a wide range of hotels, ranging from luxury hotels in major cities like Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö to boutique hotels in smaller towns and countryside. You can find internationally renowned hotel chains as well as unique, design-oriented hotels that showcase Swedish style and hospitality.
- Guesthouses and Bed and Breakfasts: Guesthouses and bed and breakfast establishments are popular options, particularly in rural areas and smaller towns. These accommodations offer a more intimate and personalized experience, often run by friendly hosts who can provide local insights and recommendations.
- Hostels: Sweden has a good network of hostels, especially in larger cities and tourist destinations. Hostels provide affordable dormitory-style rooms as well as private rooms, and they often have communal areas where travelers can socialize and exchange tips and experiences.
- Vacation Rentals: Renting a vacation home or apartment is a great option if you prefer more space, privacy, and the flexibility to cook your own meals. Platform like nogrella.com offer a wide range of vacation rentals in cities, coastal areas, and rural regions.
- Camping and Cabins: Sweden is known for its beautiful natural landscapes, and camping is a popular option for outdoor enthusiasts. There are numerous campsites across the country, ranging from basic facilities to well-equipped sites with amenities. Additionally, you can rent cabins in scenic areas, such as national parks and coastal regions, for a cozy and nature-oriented experience.
- Unique Accommodations: Sweden offers some unique and memorable accommodations. For example, you can stay in a traditional Swedish cottage or farmhouse, known as a “stuga,” which provides an authentic and rustic experience. Treehouses, ice hotels, and floating hotels are other unique options that showcase Sweden’s innovative approach to accommodation.
- Farm Stays: Farm stays allow visitors to experience rural life in Sweden while enjoying comfortable accommodation. You can find farms that offer accommodation, where you can participate in farm activities, interact with animals, and enjoy locally sourced meals.
It’s important to note that accommodation options may vary in different regions of Sweden, and availability may be subject to seasonality and demand. It’s advisable to book accommodations in advance, especially during peak travel seasons. | <urn:uuid:f2f9669f-0422-439e-9455-3e359c5fe0e1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nogrella.com/accommodation-options-in-sweden/ | 2023-09-26T07:07:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.937934 | 539 |
As my sabbatical comes to an end I figured it was time for a reflection because so much has happened over the last seventeen months that I don't want to forget.
I applied for sabbatical in 2019, long before the pandemic, Black In the Ivory was trending on Twitter, summer of social justice and Black In X Movement were things. I am so grateful to God that he inspired me to apply with no inkling of what was to come. It was exactly six years after my last sabbatical and I was unclear on what I wanted to do. The only thing I did now was that I did not want to step foot in a classroom for the entire year. So, I stepped out on faith even though I could not see the entire staircase.
Faculty apply for a sabbatical in order to refresh, rejuvenate, and relax. It is also to improve pedagogy, scholarship, innovation, and professional growth. My goal was to improve professional competence and promote excellent teaching.
At the time, I had recently earned full professor and I was burnt out. Full professor is what I had aspired to be since starting my first academic job in August 2003. This was a lofty goal considering there are less than 200 Black Women engineering faculty and full professors are even more rare. Black and African-American faculty only make up 2.4% of all engineering faculty. The job of a professor is very intense as they have to mentor, teach, write grants, write papers, do research, and conduct service. It is even more intense for women and faculty from historically excluded, marginalized, and minoritized populations. This is because of the additional service and service component due to hypervisibility. It is also because of my never ending mission to diversify STEM. It means that I constantly juggle many balls and wear multiple hats. My journey was particularly arduous because I left my first tenure track job after three years and completely started over at the new university. So that was 9 years to tenure instead of the typical 6 for me.
I have received so much more than I asked for during this sabbatical and I am eternally grateful. My original plan was just to go work in industry and learn some automation, controls, and robotics engineering skills that I could use in the classroom.
There is a quote that says "if you want to see God laugh, show him your plans". He saw my plans and raised me a hundred and I am so thankful that he saw so much more in me than I saw in myself. The first thing he saw was the ability to homeschool my daughter for almost a year and a half. I was able to teach her pre-algebra when her virtual school became a computer screen instead of a teacher on Zoom. I was able to apply and become the the Lawrence Giacoletto Endowed Faculty Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ASEE fellow, and IEEE senior member.
I was able to work with colleagues around the world to co-found Black In Engineering and Black In Robotics when we saw the need for racial justice and equity in the STEM academy. These organizations were part of the birth of a larger movement referred to as the Black In X network. I was also able to work with members of the #BlackInX community to host the inaugural conference and homecoming at the one year anniversary of the birth of the movement.
Tenure and promotion to full professor gave me the freedom to be completely me. Sabbatical gave me the time to do what needed to be done and focus on social justice. STEM equity, eliminating bias in AI. By making my purpose my passion, I was able to accomplish so much more than I envisioned.
I now get up everyday excited about completing my passion projects and enjoying the job that pays me and allows me to do them. I write my Black Women in STEM romance novels, record my future audio book, create Robot Slam poetry videos, Mobile Robot Tik Toks, and Kitchen Table circuits on YouTube. This is what walking out "My STEM is for the Streets" looks like.
Then as the perfect culmination of my sabbatical work, I launched my business, NoireSTEMinist on 7/1/21. I copyrighted NoireSTEMinist® in June 2022 and published my first fictional book, Elevated Inferno, on 7/1/22. | <urn:uuid:2ee90aed-8f6c-4e60-95fa-c52affe917bc> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.noiresteminist.com/post/my-sabbatical-owes-me-nothing | 2023-09-26T05:30:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.984538 | 888 |
Welcome to Noomi Rapace Online, your premiere web resource on the Swedish actress. Best known for her performances as Lisbeth Salander in the original "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" film trilogy, "Prometheus" and the recent Indie smash "Lamb", Noomi Rapace has emerged as one of the most exciting European actresses of this decade. This unofficial fansite provides you with all latest news, photos, editorials and video clips on her past and present work. Enjoy your stay and check back soon.
Lots of new video clips for “Prometheus” and its promotion have been added to the video archive – there are three official clips from the film featuring Noomi, a lengthy b-roll, two new interviews to promote the film, a segment from Entertainment Tonight, a brand new featurette with focus on Noomi’s character and – last but not least – a fantastic discussion panel with Yahoo! Movies, Ridley Scott and the cast of “Prometheus”. Enjoy the new clips – and check back later for coverage of today’s London premiere. | <urn:uuid:78d463f2-2765-4262-beaa-0e3088481f75> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.noomi-rapace.com/2012/05/31/new-prometheus-videos-interviews-specials-panels/ | 2023-09-26T06:02:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.933953 | 230 |
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Business processes have become critical factors in allowing businesses to perform at high levels and succeed in the marketplace.
The right people are crucial, proper support mechanisms are necessary, and technology can help. Processes are fundamental mechanisms that allow businesses to deliver value. At Nuerex, we have experience with process excellence and capabilities.
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Competition in the marketplace is radically evolving, and this requires highly flexible nimble Business models. Agility is becoming ever more critical. Efficient business processes that are enabled and supported by flexible technology solutions can give you a competitive advantage.
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Technology is changing a wide array of industries in a way that has never been seen before — requiring companies to re-evaluate their business model and processes across their entire value chain.
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N°95 Finnish heavy metalNú Ninja Helga Mjöll
If you love heavy metal, where should you go on vacation? Finland might be the right destination. Finns have a lot of metal bands and fans. In Fact they have more than 50 metal bands for every 100,000 citizens, making Finland, perhaps, the heaviest of all metal places in the world. They enjoy huge festivals with thousands and even millions of fans all over the country. Heavy metal is one of the most popular types of music over there, it is even played on mainstream radio stations.
Finnish metal is considerably different from the music of other countries. It emerged as a national phenomenon in the late 80s. People have speculated that exaggerated metal sounds go well with the climate in Finland, which is characterised by cold winters and relatively warm summers, and that has contributed to the population’s disproportionately high interest in heavier forms of rock. But, it is hard to say where this enormous interest really comes from.
Known Finnish heavy metal bands are, for example, HIM, the Rasmus, Lordi and Nightwish.
Both HIM and The Rasmus have topped album charts in several European countries with their most popular albums and HIM also got a gold record in the USA in 2006. The international success of HIM and The Rasmus during the current decade is wider than any Finnish group has gotten before.
Lordi were the winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, the first heavy metal band to enter the competition. Lordi won with their Hard Rock Hallelujah composition, sporting elaborate costumes. Since then, they have found success across Europe and limited publicity outside of the continent.
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These best nursing podcasts are a great way for nurses to stay current with all kinds of topics related to their careers in nursing. Nurses spend a lot of time on continuing education to retain their RN license, but what about other new information. It is also important to keep up with current events, learn new facts about the latest research, and find common ground with other nurses. How can nurses hear perspectives from others going through the same challenges of the nursing profession, like the long hours created by a nursing shortage?
One perfect way to do all that is with podcasts. Since podcasts are an audio format, busy nurses can listen while they’re doing other things – charting, making rounds, taking a break. Podcasts are arranged in alphabetical order. Of course, if you prefer to read, there are many nursing blogs with the same kinds of insights.
1. Ausmed – The Handover Nursing Podcast
The Handover Nursing Podcast is one of many professional development podcasts offered by Ausmed. This Australian-based podcast offers diverse viewpoints from nursing professionals across the globe. Using storytelling techniques in the vein of NPR, The Handover Nursing Podcasts for nurses is an organized repository of healthcare and nursing knowledge. The information available through Ausmed’s nursing podcast includes both historical and topical issues for nursing professionals.
Ausmed is a Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Educational platform that is dedicated to healthcare professionals. The distance-learning Podcast website offers more than 49 online courses that have been accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Additionally, Ausmed offers access to more than 600 nursing asset resources and several hundred recordings of relative health care conferences for paid subscriptions. Ausmed organizes and categorizes healthcare professionals ongoing certificates and continuing education requirements.
2. Correctional Nursing Today Podcast
The Correctional Nursing Today Podcast has been created to increase the transparency of the challenges for nursing professionals who work within a correctional facility. This nursing podcast seeks to inspire correction nurses with the complex problems found when applying nursing skills the profession. The purpose of the Correctional Nursing Today Podcast is to inform and educate nurse professionals employed by correctional facilities.
Nurse.org has recognized the Correctional Nursing Today Podcast among the top 50 correctional nurse blogs for 2018. A nurse author and educator — Dr. Lorry Schoenly, Ph.D., RN, and CCHP-RN — is the brainchild of this podcast dedicated to correctional nurses and its ever-changing role in medicine. Dr. Schoenly’s expertise and guidance are also available in her first practical text entitled Essentials of Correctional Nursing. In 2013, the B. Jaye Anno Award of Excellence was to Dr. Schoenly; this was the first time this award had been won by a nurse.
Note: The Correctional Nursing Today Podcast ended in 2018, but still has a treasure trove of archived episodes available to listeners.
3. Daily Nurse – Nursecasts
The Daily Nurse — Nursecasts follow a format that has been designed by nurses for the benefit of other nurse professionals. Real-world stories that echo the reality of working in a Children’s hospital are discussed in a podcast that tells the uplifting story of a group of NICU nurses who won the lottery and then decided to donate to their colleagues who were in need. Current nursing news focuses on clinical issues, Advanced Practices, the Nurse Educator, and Nursing students. Those interested in this current nursing podcast will also benefit from forums of career guidance, job opportunities, and education.
Nursecasts is one of the best podcasts for nurses created by nurses. Nursecasts are available on iTunes, Google Play, and Sound Cloud. Podcast contributors include its host, Joe Morita, Madison Poe, the digital content specialist, Frank Juan, a web coordinator, and Andrew Bennie, the digital media strategist. Keep current with one of the best nursing podcasts.
4. Good Nurse Bad Nurse
Good Nurse, Bad Nurse is a podcast dedicated to nursing professionals that offers listeners podcasts regarding current happenings and nursing-related events. The Good Nurse Bad Nurse podcast provides subscribers with a regular podcast that provides divergent stories told by two registered nurses. Its format has been adopted from the variety of podcasts employing the Good Cop Bad Cop premise. One story details an inspiring tale that touches the heart, while the other story speaks to a more mysterious, darker place within the field of nursing.
The Good Nurse Bad Nurse podcast touches upon topics that include special guests, and discussions about topical issues nursing professionals face in their professional and personal lives. Episodes include nursing frustrations, seasonal efforts against the flu, and stories from the related fields of radiology, pharmacy science, ophthalmology, mental health, workplace bullying, and hospital challenges. Listeners gain insight and a more comprehensive look into the nursing profession from nurse colleagues.
5. Keep Going, Student Nurse! – The Podcast
Keep Going, Student Nurse! – The Podcast is one of the podcasts for nursing students hosted by a student nurse, Gino D’Andrea. The podcast is a unique perspective for nursing students who are currently studying to earn their degrees. One of the best nursing podcasts provides an angle and platform for all that is good in the nursing profession that is too often overlooked or unseen by students engaged in their studies.
Keep Going, Student Nurse is essentially an online motivational tool for student nurses. Each weekly podcast is an in-depth interview with nursing professionals around the world who share with listeners what it is they do in the nursing profession and why they choose to work in this slice of the field of nursing. The podcast references the host’s website KeepGoingStudentNurse.com, where nurses share personal quotes regarding their nursing experiences. As a midwife in London notes, “Be Proud in how far you have already come, and remain confident in how far you will go.”
6. Mastering Nursing
The Mastering Nursing podcast launched in 2018 as a platform that provides practical guidance through a multimedia experience to the many facets of the nursing industry. Keith Carlson hosts the flagship component of the NursingDegreeDatabase.com website dedicated to both working professionals and nursing students alike. Keith holds several nursing degrees and offers nursing wisdom gained through 20 years of nursing experience on one of the best podcasts for nurses
The Mastering Nursing podcast offers insightful stories and current issue discussions with leaders of the nursing industry. Keith Carlson is also the co-host of what is considered one of the first and one of the best podcasts for nurses. Podcast topics cover diverse nursing specialties as well as practical advice for busy working nurse professionals. Podcast fans learn from vibrant practitioners, from their perspectives. Join the thousands of nursing specialists from across the globe who share stories that uplift, inspire, and educate.
7. NRSNG Podcasts
NRSNG Podcasts are wildly popular in the nursing industry, offering many of the best nursing podcasts out there. Many consider NRSNG – “Nursing” without the vowel – podcasts among the best podcast for nurses. NRSNG’s mission is to deliver insightful, current content to serious nursing students and professionals. These nursing podcasts help nurses round out their education and professional interests. Start with their centerpiece podcast to watch a video for NURSNG’s purview of the nursing profession.
Jon Haws hosts NRSNG’s Podcasts and brings to the program his nursing skills, insight, and support for nurses on their personal nursing journey. Connect and learn from a team of certified nurses on just about any electronic device with Internet capability. Take advantage of NRSNG podcast’s resources at absolutely no cost. Join NRSNG’s nearly half-million followers on social media who have access to the biggest collection of online podcasts that focuses on the professional and personal lives of nurses.
8. Nurse Talk Media
Nurse Talk Media podcasts are generated from a progressive multimedia website, NurseTalksite.com, with a mission to heal the country through the peaceful tools of activism and advocacy. Nurse Talk Media adopted the NPR talk format, while the podcast’s creator listened to two guys talk about cars. The podcasts are co-hosted by smart, edgy politically centric Registered Nurses. Their combined sixty-five years of experience provides the backdrop on socially conscious nursing issues ranging from safety, patient care, and the environment.
Nurse Talk Media’s best nursing podcasts are available on iTunes, TuneIn, and on-demand through the Progressive Voices website. Nurse Talk Media’s podcasts speak about real issues in the real world. These include patient care, patient safety, drug shortages, and workplace safety. The engaging content asks nurses to personally decide how to better the nursing profession through awareness and education. Nurse Talk Media springs from their ethos that healthcare is a right and not a privilege.
9. NurseEM Nursing in Emergency
NurseEM Nursing in Emergency is a non-profit series of podcasts for nurses dedicated to the provision of current issue broadcasts for those in the nursing industry who work in emergency rooms in rural, suburban or urban settings. The hosts tackle problematic situations (and potential solutions) on the frontline in the ER. Experts from the field of nursing join the program to discuss professional challenges related to Ethics, Strep, and overdosing, to name just a few. NurseEM offers one of the best podcasts for nurses in emergency facilities.
NurseEM Nursing in Emergency, the podcast, is an effective forum for emergency room nurses in search of perspectives and theories from industry experts and leaders. Their current library includes episodes that discuss relevant topics like Ketamine, Strokes, Drug Abuse, Emotional Rejection, Headaches, Chicken Pox, and Narcan, among many others. The NurseEM Nursing podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and on Google’s Play Music. They encourage listener participation by way of comments, in French and in English.
10. Nurses for Healthy Environments Podcast
The Nurses for Healthy Environments Podcast is offered by the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE). ANHE has been created to address how nursing professionals can participate in a healthy ‘green’ movement. As advocates for vulnerable patients, nurses must remain profoundly aware of how the nursing profession intersects with the need to protect the environment. Nursing Podcasts are dedicated to ANHE’s mission — the promotion of education that supports healthy people living in healthy environments.
The Nurses for Healthy Environments Podcast has successfully met its objectives since its inception in 2008. The idea for the podcast began with 50 leaders from the nursing profession specialties of Neonatal Care, Critical Care, Midwifery, and School Nurses, among others. Registered Nurse and environmentalist, Beth Schenk brings her experience to a variety of discussions with nursing leaders and environmental advocates from across the country, hosts their nursing podcast.
11. Nursing and NCLEX Mastery — Friends of Flo Podcast
Nursing and NCLEX Mastery – The Friends of Flo Podcast offers nursing insight and expertise for nursing professionals, independent of their place in their nursing journey. Highlights from the single and podcast series include challenges related to Wound Care Techniques, Hypertension Medication, Workplace Safety, Student Tips & Tricks, and insightful guidance related to how to pass the NCLEX Examination. One of the best nursing podcasts, Friends of Flo focuses on any issue or event that is nursing related.
Nursing and NCLEX Mastery – The Friends of Flo Podcast partners with the United Way and Live United. Nursing students will find their custom-designed NCLEX workbook platform chock-full of hints, guidance, and practice questions to facilitate a nursing student’s knowledge and confidence. Fans of the podcast have access to intriguing discussions and stories regarding the specialties of Pre-Op, Post-op, Fluid Therapy, EKG Techniques, and Advanced Directives, among others.
12. Nursing Economic$ Podcast Series
The Nursing Economic$ Podcast Series is a production of A Jannetti Publications, Inc. Journal. The nursing podcasts offer a series of episodes based upon published narratives in The Journal for Health Care Leaders — Nursing Economic$. This professional publication is the go-to journal for Nursing Leaders for insightful guidance regarding the industry’s best new practices and techniques. The podcast also provides engaging interviews with the leaders of the many facets of nursing related to fiscal responsibilities, ethical challenges as well as cost reduction advice.
The Nursing Economic$ Podcast Series is hosted by a variety of broadcast specialists engaging in discussions regarding worldwide initiatives designed to promote the efficiency of health care spending from countless nursing perspectives. The Nursing Economic$ Podcast offers an extensive in-depth look at the economics of nursing using the voices of concerned nurses. Join co-hosts Erich Senich and Carol Ford as they dissect nursing economic challenges in the 21st Century.
13. Nursing Notes Live
Nursing Notes Live holds a place among the best nursing podcasts made possible by Johnson & Johnson as an outreach program affiliated with the bi-monthly nursing journal — that offers a platform for nursing innovators and policymakers vying to improve the care of a patient receives in various medical settings. Recent podcast posts include lively discussion regarding the assessment of heart disease in newborns, training others in CPR using Virtual Reality, and the ongoing health care issue of diversity and inclusion.
Nursing Notes Live is yet another platform provided by Johnson & Johnson as champions of the nursing profession. The mission of Nursing Notes Live is to expand the working knowledge and application of technological advances to the next generation of nursing professionals. The Nursing Notes Live podcast is designed to support nurses in their professional and personal lives. Join more than 74,000 monthly subscribers from the country’s four corners who benefit from the professional podcast’s news segments, multi-person discussions, and interviews with industry specialists.
14. Nursing Standard Podcast
The Nursing Standard Podcast comes directly from RCNi. This UK podcast has been around for nearly 2 years. Host Matthew Mckew interviews professional nurses and politicians. Topics cover current events and how they impact nursing today. Interviewees talk about their journeys in nursing, how and why they became nurses and their visions for the future of nursing. If you’re looking for nursing podcasts that offer personal perspectives, then the Nursing Standard Podcast would be a great addition to your lineup.
The Nursing Standard Podcast is perfect for those who love interviews. UK listeners will find the podcast especially informative. They’ll get lots of insider information on how UK policies interact with nursing. Even non-UK residents will enjoy it, though. All listeners can benefit from relatability and practical advice. For example, in a recent episode, Anne Marie Rafferty offered advice on how to build a support network. Give this podcast a listen, and enjoy the straightforward and relatable content.
15. Nursing Today
Nursing Today has published a lecture series in podcast form. The podcast features a talented range of speakers who presented at the University of Washington. All of these speakers have extensive nursing experience, and all of them are very talented speakers. Their lectures held the attention of their audiences, and they’ll be sure to hold your attention, too. Topics include specific disorders, nursing as a career, self-care, and more. If you want podcasts for nurses that will help you learn and keep you engaged, check out this series.
The Nursing Today podcast series is perfect for nursing students. Some students can earn contact hours by listening to the series. Students can learn all about important topics from people who work in the field. However, non-students can also get a lot from this podcast. They can gain insights into all sorts of different topics. If you’re a nurse or aspiring nurse who likes insight with a touch of humor, this lecture series is for you.
16. Nursing Uncensored
Have you ever met a nurse without a sense of humor? You need a funny bone to handle this job. The Nursing Uncensored podcast (formerly called Med Room Chronicles) can help with that. Hosted by a real nurse who interviews other nurses, one of the best nursing podcasts out there combines the serious and the humorous into one amazing podcast. Interviewees share stories and opinions about the job. Topics range from the best nursing apps to end-of-life care and everything in between. Listeners rank Nursing Uncensored among the best nursing podcasts.
Nursing Uncensored is perfect for any nurse who wants funny, relatable content. Since interviewees come from all nursing disciplines and all walks of life, listeners are sure to find things in this podcast that resonate with their own lives. Just don’t listen to this podcast around the kids. It’s called “Nursing Uncensored” for a good reason.
17. Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse
Want to explore current nursing issues? Then this podcast has the content you want. On Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse, host Kathleen Bartholomew goes over different issues in the government and medical community. She explores how these issues impact both nurses and patients. She also welcomes nurses onto her podcast. These nurses tell their own stories, explaining how these issues have impacted them in their work. This is one of the best podcasts for nurses who enjoy the depth and like to explore cause and effect.
Nursing students and current nurses will enjoy this podcast. So will retired nurses who like to keep up with policy and changes. By listening to this podcast, you’ll get a deep dive into issues that other forums won’t always examine. Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse provides honesty, provokes thought, and gives listeners a deep dive into the subject of nursing. Give this podcast a try when you want to engage your mind.
18. Q The Nurse – Swadiq ‘Q’ Mayanja, male nurse.
Q the Nurse is actually a Youtube channel, but it made this list thanks to its engaging content. Swardiq “Q” Mayanja is a nurse and progressive news host. He accomplishes two goals with his channel. First, he brings fascinating interviews from “everyday heroes” in the nursing world. He breaks down what sets these people apart in their field. Second, he explores politics and culture, explaining how they intersect with the nursing world. For fascinating news and thought-provoking episodes, this Youtube channel makes one of the best podcasts for nurses.
Being a Youtube channel, Q the Nurse is perfect for those who prefer visual content but is entirely listenable in audio format. If you want to sit down and enjoy a long interview, the Everyday Hero interviews are perfect. Each one lasts for about an hour, though they’re so engaging that they feel much shorter. If you just need a quick fix, then Q’s shorter updates have what you want. Topics cover news, salaries, and other topics. These videos only last from 5 to 6 minutes, so you can watch several in a row if you’d like.
19. Real Talk School of Nursing
Nursing school can be frustrating. It’s not just the academics and the clinical. It’s all of the day-to-day experiences that add up. You love nursing school, but sometimes you just need to gripe about it. The Real Talk School of Nursing podcast agrees with you. This podcast covers everything they don’t teach you in nursing school. They cover everyday frustrations and answer listener questions. Real Talk is one of the best podcasts for nursing students, especially when you want a host who tells it like it is.
Of course, this podcast is geared toward nursing students. It’s perfect for those who want someone to commiserate with them every once in a while. It’s not all griping and complaining, though. Real Talk delivers every episode with a dose of humor. Whether you’re a current nurse, student, or teacher, you’ll find something that resonates with you in every episode. Start from the beginning, or jump in with the most recent episode. Either way, you’ll enjoy this podcast.
20. Resus Nurse
Want to learn more about emergency medicine? Then Resus Nurse is the podcast for you. This podcast delves into emergency nursing practices. Listeners get an in-depth look into emergency room needs. They also get practical, step-by-step guides to certain medical practices. Both current nurses and nursing students can learn a lot from this podcast. If you want to enhance your practice, give it a listen. Not only is Resus Nurse one of the top podcasts for nurses, but it’s also one of the best podcasts for nursing students.
Resus Nurse definitely isn’t a “sit back and zone out” kind of podcast. To get the most out of it, you’ll have to pay attention. Still, lots of nurses and nursing students enjoy it. Emergency room nurses use it to enhance and refresh their practices. It’s a great way to keep your skills sharp in between workdays. The emergency room doesn’t distribute practice evenly. With Resus Nurse, you can stay up to date on practices that you haven’t used in a while.
21. Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
Host Kristin is a Registered Nurse and a firm believer in nutrition. She uses a plant-based diet to overcome health challenges in her own life, and she interviews other people who do the same. In this podcast, you’ll hear stories about people who have changed their lives with plant-based eating. You’ll also get lots of advice if you want to start your own vegan diet. Unique among nursing podcasts, Stories of Self Healing With Nurse Kristin will give you a fresh perspective.
Obviously, this podcast is perfect for nurses who want to try going vegan. Whether you’re a firm believer in veganism or you just want to experiment with it, this podcast will give you all sorts of great ideas. Nurses who want to incorporate more nutrition-based healing into their practices will also get some insights. Listen to this podcast for yourself and see what you think.
22. Straight A Nursing
Made specifically for nursing students, Straight A Nursing will help you get through your studies. Do you prefer audio content over wordy study guides? Do you need a supplement for your classes? Maybe you’d just like to hear concepts explained in more than one way. If any of those things describe you, then this podcast is perfect. Straight A Nursing discusses important practices and procedures. Even better, it makes this content engaging and understandable. Straight A Nursing is absolutely one of the best podcasts for nursing students who want an extra boost.
Of course, nursing students aren’t the only ones who can enjoy this podcast. If you want a refresher course without going back to school, this podcast has what you need. In any case, Straight A Nursing is highly informative and deeply interesting at the same time. Whether you have a test coming up or just want to learn some new material, give this podcast a listen.
23. The Nurse Keith Show
The Nurse Keith Show is fun, inspiring, and thought-provoking all at the same time. Nurse Keith is one of the most hardworking and energetic nurses out there. He’s a Board Certified Nurse Coach (NC-BC) and serves as a career coach for nurses and healthcare professionals. Keith was co-founder of RNFM Radio, one of the first well-known nursing podcasts on the air; the show ran from 2012 to 2017 with Keith at the helm, along with various highly talented cohosts.
Keith has more than two decades of nursing experience, with a career focused on home health, public health, case management, and ambulatory care. He also has certifications in Swedish Massage and Kripalu Yoga. Basically, if it’s related to nurses’ careers and the nursing profession, Nurse Keith knows about it. If you’re looking for one of the most qualified hosts of a nursing podcast, then Nurse Keith definitely delivers.
Nurse Keith doesn’t just bring his own knowledge to the show — he also interviews nurses, nurse entrepreneurs, and guests outside of the nursing field. Keith addresses many different career-related topics, and he readily responds to questions submitted by listeners. This podcast provides a well-rounded listening experience with plenty of good career advice. Everyone from beginning nursing students to seasoned medical pros can learn something new from The Nurse Keith Show.
24. The Nurse Practitioner Money Show
The Nurse Practitioner Money Show was created to help nurses with their business endeavors. This show covers everything from money management to social media tips, moonlighting to research. This podcast provides excellent supplementary knowledge. These topics often cover things that you won’t learn in nursing school. If you want tips on how to leverage your money well, then this is one of the best podcasts for nurses that you could add to your list.
The Nurse Practitioner Money show is chock full of the best advice. If you’re a nursing student or a current nurse, you can get something from this podcast. If you have serious money issues or just want some financial tips, you can get something from this podcast. Basically, if you have any interest in how money and nursing intersect, this is the podcast for you. The Nurse Practitioner Money Show has some great interviews, too. Give the podcast a try today.
25. The Working Nurse Podcast
Hosted by a graduate nurse and a veteran nurse, The Working Nurse Podcast provides lots of great insights. The hosts discuss their own experiences and provide advice for other nurses. They also host interviews with other nurses. The podcast has a light, conversational tone. They discuss some serious issues, but they also use a lot of humor and lightheartedness. The podcast makes listeners feel as if they were chatting with the hosts over coffee. Among all the different nursing podcasts, this one has one of the most casual tones.
Any nurse can get something from The Working Nurse Podcast. Nursing students and current nurses alike can learn something from helpful advice. The best part is that none of the advice feels forced. The conversation flows naturally, and so does the helpful nature of this podcast. If you like personal stories, give this podcast a try. Likewise, if you’re the sort of person who needs advice but doesn’t like being told what to do, this podcast is for you.
How Can Nurses Benefit from Podcasts?
There are a wealth of excellent podcasts for nurses out there, from just about every podcast platform there is, from iTunes to Soundcloud to Google Play. The best nursing podcasts touch on every subject of interest to nurses, at some point: passing the NCLEX, getting a higher degree, looking for jobs, working difficult shifts, dealing with tragedy, and even keeping up with finances.
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Here are the Best NYC Boat Tours for the Family
These NYC boat tours provide the perfect outdoor activity for the family this summer.
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What you need to know: Until further notice, due to COVID-19, SoundWaters public sails will have a maximum capacity of 25 people. Boarding will be staggered, with groups of five or less boarding at a time. No seating area will have more than 5 people. Passengers are allowed to bring food, but they can only share with people in their designated seating area. Public sails will not offer catering or buffet-style food.
Rides: Explore the Long Island Sound aboard an 80-foot Schooner on a beautiful sunset sail. Bring your dinner and favorite beverage and relax while watching the sun dip below the horizon. Or, experience the warm breezes and light of an afternoon sail. All passengers must be at least 5 years old for both sails.
Hours: Afternoon Sail: Memorial Day weekend through Sept. 30: Saturday-Sunday, typically at 3pm or 2:30pm; check the website for exact dates and times. Sunset Sail: dates vary; Wednesday-Sunday, 2-hour sail departing at either 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, or 6:30pm; check the website for exact dates and times.
Cost: Afternoon Sail: $35; $20 children ages 5-12. Sunset Sail: $40 (passengers on all sails must be at least 5 years old).
211 Woodcleft Ave. Nautical Mile, Freeport
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What you need to know: The vessel is operating at 50-percent capacity (14 people maximum). The entire boat will be sanitized after every cruise, and all crew members will wear masks for the duration of the cruise. Guests must wear masks when boarding, departing, and walking around the boat, but masks can be removed when seated. Social distancing guidelines must be followed.
Rides: The One Hour Day Cruise is perfect for families that want to enjoy the bays of the South Shore of Long Island. A variety of other cruises more geared toward adults, special event cruises, fishing excursions, and seal watching cruises (only run from October-April) are also offered.
Hours: One-Hour Day Cruise: Saturday-Sunday, 12pm, 1:30pm, and 3pm (a 4pm cruise will be added in September). Sunset Cruise: Friday-Sunday, 7:15pm (occasional days when the cruise isn’t offered). Seal Watching Cruise: April 17, 24-25: 12pm.
Cost: One-Hour Day Cruise: $20; $15 children ages 5-10; free for children ages 4 and younger. Sunset Cruise: $30 for ages 12 and older. Happy Hour Cruise: $25 for ages 11 and older. Seal Watching Cruise: $30; $20 children ages 5-10; free for children ages 4 and younger.
Cruises are scheduled to begin May 15.
Long Wharf, Sag Harbor
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What you need to know: Passengers are required to wear face masks, and temperatures will be checked prior to boarding using a touchless forehead thermometer. Guests are asked to maintain social distancing. It’s recommended to buy tickets online for a touchless transaction.
Rides: Guests can choose either a 90-minute Nature Cruise or 2-hour Sunset Cruise. The Nature Cruise explores the Peconic Estuary System. Learn about the history of Sag Harbor, view the historic whaling village, and see Barcelona Point, Cedar Point Lighthouse and Mashomack Nature Preserve with full osprey nests on Shelter Island.
Hours: Schedules may vary due to charters and weather. Call for updates.
Cost: Nature Cruise: $30; $20 children ages 5-12; free for children younger than 5. Sunset Cruise: $45; $30 children ages 5-12, free for children younger than 5.
Whale-watching cruises are scheduled to begin May 15.
31 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport
What you need to know: The fleet is following safety guidelines provided by the state, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Coast Guard. Capacity is limited onboard vessels, and all vessels are sanitized. Face masks or coverings are required onboard, social distancing must be maintained, and hand sanitizer will be provided.
Rides: Climb aboard the Atlantic Pearl for a Whale Watching Cruise or the Captain Lou VII for a Seal Watching Cruise. The Captains are skilled at finding the best spots to see marine life, so keep your binoculars and cameras at the ready! Humpback whales and bottle-nost dolphins are most commonly seen on these tours, but there’s a chance you might spot other species. On the seal spotting tour, you’re likely to see harbor, harp, hooded, gray, and ringed seals.
Hours: Dates and times vary; see website for schedule
Cost: $66; $56 children ages 12 and younger
Cruises are scheduled to resume in May.
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What you need to know: Each boat will be operating at reduced capacity, and guests ages 2 and older must wear facial coverings. Advanced booking is required.
Rides: Add extra aquatic adventure to your visit with an interactive cruise aboard the Atlantis Explorer. Enjoy hands-on exploration including trap pulls, horseshoe crab encounters, and a stroll along a remote beach.
Hours: Cruise schedule not available at press time.
Cost: Check the website for the most up-to-date information.
Starting June 22, only booking charter trips this season; public sailing outings are canceled until further notice.
32 Star Island Road, Montauk
What you need to know: Currently booking private charters only, and there is a limit on the number of guests per boat to allow for social distancing guidelines. Call for more information.
Rides: Mon Tiki is a US Coast Guard Certified 40-foot eco-conscious catamaran inspired by traditional Polynesian double-canoe designs. Come aboard for scheduled sailing trips such as the Sunset Cruise, Discover Montauk Sail, and Three Hour Sail and Swim. Children younger than 5 may not board the Sunset Cruise. All ages are welcome on daytime cruises. The Three Hour Sail and Swim only runs during the summer.
Hours: Check for official times and dates on the website.
Cost: Check the website for most updated rates.
Captree State Park, Babylon
What you need to know: Tickets must be purchased in advance. Call for more information.
Rides: Great South Bay Excursions feature a live 1½-hour narrated tour of the wildlife, history, scenery of the Great South Bay and Fire Island coastline. Boxed lunches are allowed. The Moon Chaser is a 65-foot vessel with an enclosed main deck, comfortable seating, fully equipped nautical bar, and upper canopied sun deck. Special packages for groups of 30 or more or private excursions for day camps and schools are also offered from June through September.
Hours: July 9-Sept. 3: Thursdays, 1-2:30pm
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Bush walks are well known, and are regarded, as national heritage. New Zealand provides many tourist attractions and bushwalking is among them. Going on a bushwalk does not mean going through thick areas with leaves, trees, and weed all around. It usually means a combination of paths, hills, views, water, or even sea.
A bush walk includes visits to reserves, conservations, parks, beaches, or mountains. It also includes visits to built-up areas with some natural decorations.
In an unlikely event, you will need mud boots to go through the water, for example, to the other side of the beach. You will leave the trail and take a route through the unknown, which is not a usual thing to do.
On entrance to the trailing site, a welcome post will greet you - a sign with the name of the place and its location. You will then come across many information boxes. They will tell you the history of the place, how it evolved, what creatures inhabit the area, and other things. You will also see maps and signs pointing you in the right direction. These signs will suggest you a path to take to reach a certain place.
The terrain you are going to come across can vary from nice pavement/wooden type to sand, rocks, or even mud and water. Consider doing some research about the place you are going to visit. Then decide on which shoes you are going to wear.
So facts number 1, 2, and 3:
Bushwalk tracks have different types of terrain along which you are meant to go.
Going for a bushwalk does not mean clearing a pass through the bush.
Choosing a common pair of shoes for casual walking should suffice most of the time.
Bush Walk vs Hiking
By definition, a bush walk is a recreational hike into the wild or uncultivated country. Tramping, as it is known in New Zealand, is a popular activity.
You will see networks of tramping tracks of various lengths and difficulties. For some of them, you will need a backpack and special gear like non-wet shoes, cooking tools, and camping. Others are 10 to 20-minute walks. These include mountain climbs such as Big King mountain, One Tree Hill, Devonport, etc.
Hiking involves a difficult excursion through the forest. It also has a different term - bushwhacking. It involves clearing a path and advancing through thick woods. And you do that by chopping down bushes and low branches.
Hiking involves a walk a lot longer than a bushwalk, often with vigorous trails or footpaths. In comparison, you can do tramping in cities. The term "bushwalking" is endemic to Australia and was adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand, it is best known as tramping, a popular strolling activity.
Bush Walk (Tramping) Facts:
Tramping is usually seen as involving a shorter, easier walk than hiking.
The term "bushwalk" originates from Australia where there are plenty of them. The origins of the term "hike" are unknown.
Hiking is like tramping in that the same preparation steps apply to both of them.
Hiking (left) and tramping (right)
Common things to do before tramping or hiking:
Determine what type of terrain is prevalent on the trail. Look up the weather forecast for the day you are going to go out. If it is rainy and windy there is a high risk of you getting wet. In this case, you will need a coat and proper shoes that wouldn't allow wet inside.
Look up the track route on Google maps beforehand. Determine where you might enter and exit the trail. Many of them will have many dead-ends and other things you might want to avoid.
It is important to bring a hat, sunscreen, and water. You might also bring your phone to take pictures of the surroundings or to check your location.
Estimate the difficulty of the bushwalk.
Consider whether you need hiking poles to give you the support you need to finish the walk. Hiking poles improve your stability and give you extra support. The less the strain on your legs, especially your knees, the longer you can walk and enjoy the hike.
Answer the following questions:
Are you going to climb a mountain? Are you going to cope with the walking difficulty without getting tired or having an injury?
As it is very important to enjoy your walking experience. Otherwise, you will get frustrated by long walks and unmanageable conditions.
Examples of a tramping walk in Auckland, North Island (blue lines mark the track):
Some examples of bush walks include:
North Head Historic Walk inside Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park on the North Shore.
Explore defenses that were placed on the headland to protect Auckland from feared Russian invasions.
Completion time: 1 hr one way.
Okura Bush Walkway
Take a 3-hour return excursion along the Okura Bush Walkway. The trail winds its way through the Okura River Estuary and coastal native forest to Karepiro Bay and historic Dacre Cottage.
Is located north to Auckland between Orewa and Long bay beach areas.
Rangitoto Summit Track
An easy climb through the pōhutukawa forest and lava fields. It will give you a way to panoramic views of Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf from the summit of this volcanic island.
Completion time: 2 hr return
Refer to Department of Conservation DOC Walking and Tramping Experiences locations for a list of tramping sites. Or the lookup service on this website. For more Auckland paths refer to Interactive Map (aucklandcouncil.govt.nz). For more information on how to enjoy your trip to New Zealand go to this page.
Bush walks are a great way to pass your time in the fresh air exploring new territories and enjoying the views of nature. You will see different types of bush walks. Some of them are pretty easy to make it through while for others you will need to wear special equipment. There are trails all around New Zealand. The most prominent and easy ones are located in cities such as Auckland. More difficult and tiring ones are located in the countryside. If you travel to New Zealand from abroad, I would recommend going for an outing to gain some tramping experience yourself. | <urn:uuid:56b9cf5f-4382-4875-ab32-1600f4ba2b68> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nznature.net/post/bush-walks-exploring-the-unknown | 2023-09-26T06:11:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.959191 | 1,351 |
The Productivity Commission has published its draft report on new models of tertiary education and is seeking submissions on the report.
The Government asked the Productivity Commission to investigate how trends in technology, internationalisation, population, tuition costs and demand for skills may drive changes in models of tertiary education. The terms of reference suggest there is “considerable inertia” in the tertiary education system, with tertiary providers reluctant to be first movers or early adopters in shifting away from traditional models.
A comprehensive engagement process has informed the inquiry’s draft findings and recommendations.
In February 2016, the Commission released an issues paper that looked how the tertiary education system might respond to these trends. In response, the Commission received 102 submissions from interested parties.
The draft report makes 68 findings, 33 recommendations and asks 11 questions
(listed at the end of the report).
Of particular interest are the proposals to:
- Change funding of tertiary education so that students have control over their own budget (not the costs of enrolling and living but the costs of studying). Called a ‘Student Education Account’.
- Abolishing university entrance
- Increasing interest rates on student loans to cover the cost of the scheme
- Allow international providers to offer courses in New Zealand
- Unbundle research and teaching
- Allow institutions to self-accredit
- Make the system student-focused rather than provider focused e.g. make it easier to transfer to different courses, easier to get recognition of prior learning etc.
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Hybrid Cloud: The sooner the better
Implementing a hybrid cloud solution can spark both excitement and criticism amongst an organization, raising as many questions as it often answers. Companies will focus on how using the cloud will deliver increased agility, efficiency and productivity; but predicting the answers provided to clients is ever-changing depending on which Cloud Solution Provider is asked. As a result, many CIOs are grappling with complex 10-year roadmaps, and missing out on the ‘quick wins’ a hybrid cloud solution could deliver in the interim. Making small shifts to cloud solutions can be taken that will deliver immediate benefits and a much more manageable roadmap.
The future of how companies operate have and will continue to be significantly impacted by the introduction of cloud solutions like SaaS, as it creates a long-list of services that will spark true change in the universal acceptance of the cloud. The biggest change will be in the IT department; its role will change from that of a system builder to a broker of cloud solutions that empowers the rest of the company. This transition will usher in a new generation of IT, the full impact of which will be felt within the next five years. The only real certainty is the architecture of the future will look very different to how it appears today. In the meantime, the best and first step an organization can take to prepare for this change is to begin the adoption of a hybrid cloud solution that will help it optimize and cope with its legacy investments, while enabling agility for future projects.
Working with a Hybrid Cloud Solutions Provider that understands how to bridge the gap between traditional IT and Cloud is critical to the overall success with this type of change. We at OCcloud9 have listened to the past experiences of our clients and were in disbelief over some of the stories they have shared with us. OCcloud9 is unique in how we work with our clients and the cloud solutions we provide. Contact a member of our sales team for more information at 949-699-6619.
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21 Feb Interview: Chromatics on weight loss
We caught up with Trinidadian rapper Chromatics to get the latest on his recent weight loss and how he maintains his fitness.
- Can you share how you went about losing so much weight over the last year?
It was a lot of exercise combined with a low carb diet which included steamed vegetables and salads combined with lean meats. I was very uncomfortable having been the heaviest I ever was and I know that the weight loss would not only make feel better, but also allow for more energy on stage. I never visited a gym, I used a treadmill at home along with some free weight and body weight exercises, and two days a week I’d play basketball.I encourage anybody to include a sport in their workout regime as I believe you push yourself more when your playing to win than just looking at the calories on a treadmill or eleptical go by.
- What is your favourite seafood dish?
I am a fan of Salmon. It’s versatile and tastes good anyway it is prepared.
- Can you share a recipe of a seafood that you like to cook?
Baked Salmon: I would prepare a marinate with olive oil, salt & black pepper, little garlic and rosemary. Very simple and quick to prepare.
- What is your favourite beverage to accompany this meal?Â
A cold Angostura LLB or a glass of water.
- Do you have a favourite restaurant to eat out?
Not particularly, although I’m a man of habit I like some variety every now and then.
Instagram and Twitter at @chromatics1
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What is Outgrow Marketing Software?
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Outgrow’s marketing software is a fantastic way to generate leads and track their performance. Its extensive analytics and Users Funnel allow marketers to create customized content and segment their leads. Outgrow integrates with other marketing tools , such as HubSpot to allow marketers to get leads, build segments, and send personalised follow-up emails. Outgrow makes it simple to track the ROI and track the results of your campaigns.
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Oerlikon enforces strict corporate program
- Orders received at CHF 599 million, minus 46 percent vs. first quarter of 2008
- Sales at CHF 657 million, down 42 percent
- Execution on top priorities:
- restructuring of Oerlikon Textile and Graziano, group-wide contingency measures
- financial stability, amendment of syndicated loan progresses as planned
- portfolio focusing ongoing
- Continued R&D-investments into core technologies, notably Solar technology roadmap
Pfäffikon SZ, April 23, 2009 - The Oerlikon Group was impacted by the global recession in the first quarter of 2009. Even Oerlikon's core businesses, which proved to be largely resilient in 2008, felt the global economic crisis. In anticipation of a challenging market environment in 2009, Oerlikon has rolled out a corporate program consisting of three defined work streams. "We respond to the current market situation with major restructuring and broad contingency measures, steps to secure our financial stability, as well as further focusing the portfolio," says CEO Dr. Uwe Krüger.
Orders received for the Oerlikon Group's continued operations were down to CHF 599 million or -46 percent, year-on-year. Orders on hand amounted to CHF 1 298 million (-24 percent). Sales fell by 42 percent year-on-year to CHF 657 million in the first quarter of 2009. The cause for this decline in volume is the worsening global recession, which has taken hold of Oerlikon's main markets, in addition to the continuing crisis in the financial sector. These factors led to a general reduction in demand and made it considerably more difficult to finance large projects in machinery and plant engineering, notably in Solar and Textile. "The declining market, first broadly experienced in Q4 2008, deteriorated further at the beginning of 2009. Counter measures enforced earlier in the year will help to alleviate the impact of this severe downturn predominantly in the second half of 2009," comments Dr. Krüger.
The continued weakness of the global textile market resulted in a drop in Oerlikon Textile sales of 58 percent year-on-year to CHF 196 million in the first quarter of 2009. Oerlikon's core businesses Coating, Solar and Vacuum posted decreases in sales of over 30 percent due to the worldwide reduction in industrial production. Oerlikon Drive Systems was hit hard mainly by the downturn in transportation-related industries, with a 31 percent decline to CHF 213 million.
In anticipation of a further deterioration, all business units developed contingency plans at the end of 2008. These plans were expanded and embedded into a comprehensive corporate program in early 2009 with three areas of focus - restructuring and contingency measures, securing the company's financial stability and further focusing the portfolio on the core interface and surface technologies. All work streams are now under full implementation.
Restructuring: In the first three months of 2009, the Group's headcount was reduced by nearly 700 employees to a total number of 17 710. At Group level almost 6 000 employees are working shorter hours. Oerlikon Textile is rigorously executing on its Simplify program, including a reduction of the production sites by 50 percent, product portfolio pruning by 25 percent and reduction of fixed costs by 20 percent until 2010. Short time work was nearly doubled to approx. 2,000 employees. Further measures aim to reduce the break even point by additional CHF 200 million to a total reduction of CHF 500 million until 2010 (compared to 2007). Oerlikon Drive Systems is in the process of improving operational flexibility and profitability via an extensive package of measures. Nearly 3 000 workers are on short time. Oerlikon Balzers announced in March that it would cut another 250 jobs worldwide. Oerlikon Solar will reduce its headcount by 60 positions. At Oerlikon Vacuum 750 employees are currently working shorter hours. Despite these tough times, Oerlikon continues to honor its obligations as a company that trains young people. The number of new apprentices at the Balzers/Trübbach location will climb to almost 100 people in 2009.
Financing: Steps to optimize cash flow, reduce working capital and to strengthen the balance sheet in the medium term were also rolled out. Besides a reduction in capital expenditure to below depreciation levels, a strict focus on key R&D projects, further cuts in discretionary spending and the sale of non-operational real estate is targeted. Together with defined working capital reductions, a potential of more than CHF 300 million has been identified. At the same time, the company is in the process to amend the syndicated facility. Results are expected in the second quarter 2009. Equity market transactions are in consideration.
Portfolio: Progress continues to further streamline the portfolio. The sale of Oerlikon Esec to the Dutch company BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. is closed and the management buy-out of the Etch business in St. Petersburg, Florida (USA) is completed. This brings Oerlikon Group's overall exposure to the semi-conductor industry down to less than three percent of sales. Additional disposals are being evaluated.
"Through the consequent execution on all three work streams of our corporate program we are convinced that Oerlikon will sustain in this adverse business environment", says Oerlikon CEO Dr. Krüger.
Oerlikon continues to refrain from any detailed sales or profit forecasts for the current year due to the ongoing low visibility in major markets. Although on a low level, the sequential order increase of 19 percent in the early cycle Textile business in the first quarter of 2009 indicates the possibility for a recovery in other markets. Specifically for Oerlikon Solar, a normalization of the business is expected for the second half of 2009. "We are cautiously optimistic that current negotiations with our customers will result in at least one large order by then." says CEO Dr. Krüger. Broadly sized stimulus packages as well as increased willingness of banks to finance new businesses will help to improve the current business environment.
Oerlikon Textile sales for the first quarter were at CHF 196 million (-58 percent), new orders stood at CHF 236 million (-45 percent) and orders on hand amounted to CHF 502 million (-31 percent). The sharp decline compared to the first quarter 2008 reflects the ongoing weakness in the global textile market. However, in comparison to the last quarter of 2008, new orders increased by 19 percent and orders on hand rose by 13 percent. The book-to-bill ratio of more than 1 indicates that the textile machinery market has bottomed out. First signs of a recovery are visible on the Chinese market. The government stimulus measures, particularly in the chemical fiber market, are bearing the first signs of fruit. The current restructuring program (Simplify Oerlikon Textile) will be consistently implemented as announced. 50 percent of manufacturing sites, 25 percent of the product portfolio and 20 percent of fixed costs will be reduced by 2010. Additional measures aim to reduce the break even point by an additional CHF 200 million to a total reduction of break even of CHF 500 million by 2010 (compared to 2007). In order to achieve these goals in a quick and flexible manner, Oerlikon Textile will no longer serve as an integrated total solution provider. The individual business units have now direct responsibility and report to the COO of the Oerlikon Group, Thomas Babacan.
The Oerlikon Coating segment felt the full force of the global recession in the first quarter of 2009. Sales were down from CHF 123 million to CHF 84 million or by 32 percent. The service business, which contributes about 90 percent of segment sales, was hit even harder with a 38 percent decrease. The troubled automotive and tool industries caused the decline in sales at Oerlikon Coating. The segment implemented comprehensive measures at the end of 2008, which began to take effect in the first quarter of 2009. In the reporting period, additional steps were taken: 250 positions were cut worldwide, and two coating centres in Europe will be closed. Despite these actions, Oerlikon Coating continued its regional expansion and opened three new coating centres in Asia. They are the world leader in the coating industry with 87 centres in 31 countries. Plans to open a coating centre in Russia mid-year remain in place. The segment expects to see some recovery in demand in the second half of 2009.
Oerlikon Solar was not able to win any significant new orders in the first quarter, so it continues to complete existing orders. Sales were down by 32 percent to CHF 51 million. Orders received stood at CHF 11 million (-40 percent), and orders on hand amounted to CHF 390 million (-3 percent). Due to the global financial crisis, Oerlikon Solar clients have delayed orders and investments for expansion. Through shorter working hours for 200 employees and the redundancy of 60 positions, the segment is adjusting its capacities to the current situation. Investments in Research & Development are not affected by the downsizing - the R&D roadmap to achieve grid parity in 2010 will continue as planned. Together with the Japanese company, Tokyo Electron (TEL), a leading global supplier of innovative semiconductor production equipment, Oerlikon Solar announced a strategic sales and service cooperation, thereby strengthening its presence in the Asian market. Oerlikon Solar anticipates that the conditions for financing will improve in the second half of 2009, and that by the end of the year normal business conditions with strong growth will return. Stimulus programs and subsidies for renewable energy as announced, for instance by the Chinese, Japanese and US government, will additionally increase demand. The medium- and long-term market outlook for thin-film silicon solar modules with double digit growth rates remains unchanged. Oerlikon Solar is cautiously optimistic that ongoing customer negotiations will result in new orders during the course of the year.
The worldwide downturn in the capital goods market strongly impacted Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum. Sales decreased 36 percent to CHF 75 million. New orders stood at CHF 75 million (-42 percent), and orders on hand amounted to CHF 71 million (-16 percent). All regions and markets, such as the process industry, analysis, research and solar were affected. The solutions business remained largely stable. In answer to the weak market environment, Oerlikon Vacuum has shortened working hours for 750 employees. Additionally, the segment has applied cost saving measures since the fourth quarter of 2008. Further steps cannot be ruled out. The segment was still able to continue the roll out of new innovative products in the first quarter, such as the new generation of RUVAC root pumps. With the continuation of its product offensive, the segment is gearing up for the next upturn in the economic cycle.
Oerlikon Drive Systems
Oerlikon Drive Systems segment sales decreased by 31 percent to CHF 213 million in the first quarter of 2009. Orders received shrank by 51 percent to CHF 158 million, orders on hand fell by 34 percent to CHF 145 million. Following years of exceptional growth, the segment is now feeling the full brunt of the recession in its markets. In addition to the high performance car market, other markets affected by the downturn include construction machinery, agriculture, as well as rail and transportation. Although moderately affected by the recession, the energy sector (oil, mining, wind energy) remains the most stable. Oerlikon Drive Systems is adapting to the market situation with comprehensive restructuring measures and continued focus on globalization efforts, particularly as it relates to capturing new business opportunities and market share in China and India. Moreover, the integration of both business units, Graziano and Fairfield, will continue, such as with purchasing and supplying customers. In addition to its established business, Oerlikon Drive Systems will focus in particular on tapping new future growth markets in the Clean Technologies sector with new products such as zero emissions electric drives and new developments related to renewable energy. The segment does not foresee a market recovery in the second quarter of 2009.
Oerlikon Advanced Technologies
The Advanced Technologies segment, which includes the business units Oerlikon Space and Oerlikon Systems, saw sales decline by 7.4 percent to CHF 39 million. Adjusted by portfolio effects of Oerlikon Systems (sale of the Magnetic Media and Etch business in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA), the segment's sales grew by almost 2 percent. New orders were down by 61 percent to CHF 34 million and orders on hand fell by 30 percent to CHF 190 million. The progress in the Advanced Nanotechnology area of the Oerlikon Systems business unit was not yet able to compensate for the weak semiconductor and optical disc markets. The organization in Asia will move from an own sales structure to representatives and agents in order to reduce fixed costs. Oerlikon Space, in contrast, continued its growth trajectory in the first quarter of 2009 in a highly regulated market.
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Stockholm to Berlin is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Of the 5 trains that leave Stockholm for Berlin every day 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
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|Average train duration||14 h 33 min|
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Trains from Stockholm to Berlin cover the 502 miles (810 km) long journey taking on average 14 h 33 min with our travel partners like EuroNight, Deutsche Bahn with connection, SJ or Snälltåget. Normally, there are 3 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $75 (€67), but the average price of train tickets is $75 (€67). Travelers depart most frequently from Stockholm Centralstation and arrive in Berlin Hbf.
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Choosing an air compressor for pc cleaning that too of the best quality is a must if you are looking to keep your PC running optimally and efficiently for many years. However, we know it can be challenging to pick a single product out of the wide varieties.
For this reason, our experts have taken the pain to produce this in-depth article to guide you to the perfect choice.
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|XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro||
|X3 Hurricane Variable||
|Rovta Opolar Compressed Air Duster||
|BLACK+DECKER Electric Leaf Blower||
|AFMAT Cordless Air Duster||
- Top 5 Most Reliable Air Compressors for PC Cleaning- Product Reviews
- Buying Guide for the Best Air Compressor for PC Cleaning
Top 5 Most Reliable Air Compressors for PC Cleaning- Product Reviews
Having gone through the table and learned a thing or two about each product, it’s time to check out more details about them. This section will tell you more about each air compressor, including its pros, cons, and features.
- Quality speed control
- Excellent performance
- Powerful PC cleaner
- Can be loud
The XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro Multi-Use Electric Computer Duster Blower is one of the best air compressors around for computer cleaning. It is a powerful, energy-efficient, and lightweight air compressor.
Also, its specifications included a 3/4 HP motor with 500 watts, 90 CFM airflow, and weighing about 2.3 pounds.
Further, you can enjoy its quality because it contains no fluorocarbons or dangerous inhalants. Consider it an investment because you can also use it to get rid of accumulated dust for an extended period. In the long run, you might not have to get another one.
Further, this XPOWER compressor has 90 CFM airflow with a Voltage of about 120V/60Hz.
As a result, these two features are enough to blow away all the dust from your computer’s case, keyboard, etc. Moreover, the 120V/60Hz unit provides durability and safety thanks to ABS-rugged plastic housing and thermal protection.
Weight is a significant factor in getting an air compressor to clean your computer. Also, if the dust blower is too heavy, you’ll have difficulties moving it around. With this XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro, you get a device that weighs only 2.3 pounds. That makes the compressor easy to move around.
The XPOWER A-2 Pro is a magnificent air compressor with tough power and a nearly weightless design. It’s an excellent device for gamers and regular PC users to clean their computers.
- It has a lasting, rechargeable battery
- Variable speed trigger
- Compact and lightweight design
If you’re in the market for a credible air blower, the X3 Hurricane Variable is one of the best air compressors out there. There is a variable speed trigger that lets you use as little power as necessary to clean your PC. Also, there’s enough sound level control to keep the noise at the barest minimum. However, expect a bit of loudness here.
Further, the X3 has a five-outlet nozzle fitting kit that provides an excellent base for PC cleaning. Expect it to clean other devices like camera lenses, mirrors, high-end medical equipment, complex circuit boards, etc.
The X3 Hurricane Variable is a mini air compressor that allows you to control the amount of airflow according to your need. As a result, it’s best for cleaning delicate equipment or computers since you can use just the right amount of airflow.
Thanks to its compact design and rechargeable battery, it’s easy to take it wherever you go. The brand also included a carry case for easy storage.
The X3 Hurricane Variable has just enough weight to help you keep your computer clean. It’s easy to carry and will undoubtedly suit enthusiasts who are always on the go.
- Great battery life
- Long, powerful nozzle
- Powerful Electric Motor
- Takes time to blow out dust
With the Rovta Opolar as a companion for your PC, you get a high-powered compressor for cleaning your PC and other electronics.
It comes with a 33000 RPM electric motor that provides plenty of power to blow away dust and dirt. The 6000mAh rechargeable battery is another useful feature that makes it last long while functioning.
In addition, the brand makes it cordless and portable to carry around, even on the busiest of days. The long, thin nozzle makes reaching those tight angles and corners easy. When the battery gets low, it takes only 3 hours to fully charge. Besides, it will last for up to 30 minutes of continuous use.
The Rovta Opolar also carries an ergonomic design, which makes it all the more comfortable to use. These qualities combine with its quiet efficiency to give your PC the polish it deserves.
The Rovta Opolar is lightweight, portable, and durable. It packs enough power to blow dust and dirt out of your PC. It’s ideal for heavy users like gamers.
- Powerful and functional
- Easy to use
- Good lightweight design
- Fast cleanup
- Suitable for fast devices
Like other top air compressors, this electric leaf blower from BLACK+DECKER is perfect for cleaning your PC. It comes with a 7-amp motor which provides plenty of energy to get the job done quickly and easily.
In addition, the airspeed of 180 mph and Airflow of up to 180 CFM mean this blower can handle some heavy debris. Besides, its cord retention feature prevents frustrating interruptions when you’re cleaning. At just over 4 pounds, it is lightweight and easy to carry around.
You don’t have to sweat while using it to keep your PC and other devices free from dust and dirt.
The BLACK+DECKER dust blower is one of the go-to air compressors in the market. It’s suitable for users that want a compressor that keeps all their devices clean, including their PC.
- Quiet efficiency
- Lightweight make and design
- Easy to use
- Issues with recharging the battery
The AFMAT Cordless Air Duster is another powerful, rechargeable air duster perfect for cleaning computers. However, its efficacy isn’t restricted to just computers. You can clean other devices with it. Also, a duster produces a strong thrust of air that can quickly force out any dust from different circuit boards and other electronic components.
The cordless design isn’t just beautiful and makes this duster very easy to use. We know that power is a factor to consider when getting air compressors. That’s why this AFMAT product has more than enough to apply and spare.
You get up to 33000 RPM for air pressure, while the rechargeable battery contributes up to 6000mAh. Weight and noise must also be considered, and this compressor has both of them in good shape measures. It is lightweight, portable, and easy to use.
From the features examined above, the AFMAT Cordless compressor is worth getting. It is best for busy enthusiasts looking to clean their PC anytime.
Buying Guide for the Best Air Compressor for PC Cleaning
– Benefits of Air Compressors PC Cleaning
- Keeps your PC in top condition: Harmful stuff like dust and dirt could lurk inside your computer. Additionally, small particles beyond the human eye could also trigger an allergic reaction when inhaling them. You’d be protecting yourself and your PC when you use a device that produces compressed air to remove these unwanted items.
- Your PC enjoys a longer lifespan: It’s never ideal to leave dust and debris inside your PC. If you don’t care for them, expect the internal parts to disintegrate quickly in record time. Rather than spend so much replacing expensive parts, you’d best get an air compressor that guarantees a longer lifespan for your PC. Also, the internal parts will function to their full capacity.
- Deal with overhearing: Gamers and regular PC enthusiasts hate a hot computer because heat often has an adverse effect on virtually every feature in a computer. Add debris to the heat, and you get a PC very close to malfunctioning and eventual breakdown. However, you’d be dealing with heat with a quality air compressor since your computer will ultimately expend less energy to satisfy your needs.
– Key Features to Know When Buying an Air Compressor
So you’ve gone through the reviews and want to head to the market to choose a compressor for your PC. That’s a great idea, but you still need to ensure it has all the features you need.
Here are some key features you must know when buying an air compressor:
- Power: The source of the power supply is an important factor to consider when getting a compressor. There are three main types to watch out for: electric and rechargeable battery options. Each one has its advantages, and depending on your preferences, you can make the right call. For example, electric compressors are popular, easy to maintain, quiet, and efficient. This makes them the best to have around.
- Airflow: Since they are air compressors, you’ll need them to provide enough air to blow every dirt and debris out of your PC. Whether you’re cleaning only your PC or adding other devices to the mix, you’ll need a compressor with a high-flow rate to deal with dust. Besides, the airflow is relative to speed. The more speed generated, the more air gets out to remove unwanted elements.
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At the end of the day, isn't this really what all this "controversy" is about? There are currently 120 Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division I, programs. So just per the math alone each one of those programs has less than a one percent chance of winning that elusive National Championship coveted by all. Now the horrible truth is that there are really only 20 programs (rough swag) in any given season that really have anything resembling a legitimate chance of pulling it off. So is the intent of this playoff idea to level the playing field for those 20 programs or to figuratively read The Little EngineTthat Could to the other 100? We live in a society where we all want everything and we want it right now. That includes our alma-mater, favorite team, whatever it is to you, winning that elusive National Championship. We will campaign to fire coaches at the cyclic rate if they fail to get it done, but in the mean time pay them millions in hopes that they will. When Charlie Weis struggles through personnel issues for a couple of seasons we’ll try and burn him at the stake for "Not being in the conversation" without really even trying to think about why. In reality all this "controversy" is really focused on the latest iteration of programs that think they got screwed.
I won’t dig back through the last 10 years of the BCS, I know there are several examples of teams that arguably should have been in the game. Let’s just look at last year. We have two programs that fell into the "screwed" category that perfectly represent opposite ends of the spectrum. We have Texas as a power player and Utah as one of the little guys. Let’s start with Texas. Mack Brown’s boys really got left out by the Big XII conference tie-breaker rules. Interestingly enough just last week the Big XII coaches voted to keep that tie breaker. Why? Because it gives a Big XII school THE BEST CHANCE AT PLAYING FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! Crazy isn’t it? Not really. It actually makes perfect sense. And the fact of the matter is that if the Texas Defense could have just taken care of business on that final drive in Lubbock then Texas Tech would have never scored and Texas not Oklahoma would have played Florida for all the marbles. In the aftermath Mack Brown spent a significant amount of time this spring learning about the BCS. He probably should have spent that time having Will Muschamp work on shutting down the Dread Pirate! Note to Mack, you control your own destiny!
Now for the little guys. Utah was really the team that fanned the flames last season after running the table against a schedule that featured three "tough" games. They played against the worst Michigan team in history, a BYU team that went on to lose to a five loss Arizona squad in a bowl game, and a pretty solid TCU team. Ultimately the Utes got left out of the big game. Then much to the surprise of everyone in the country they pulled a Boise State and knocked off Little Nicky and Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Who saw that coming? I sure didn’t. In the handful of annual bowl pools that I participate in I hit 25 of 34 games and took home the bragging rights in all of them but I whiffed on the Utes. I’ve got it, on any given day anyone can beat anybody. That’s why you play the games. Otherwise we would just be handing USC the crystal football every September. Lord knows the World Wide Leader would love to do just that. But it doesn’t work that way. Does that mean we need a playoff? Before we go down that road let’s look at some other potential options. Perhaps the BCS should consider throwing the Mountain West champs into the mix as automatic BCS qualifiers but will that fix it? Probably not. The truth is the Mountain West is not the SEC, Big XII, ACC or the Pac-10. You can debate about the Big East. But I get it. Utah is the epitome of the whole playoff argument. In the current construct no team from the Mountain West, WAC, MAC, CUSA or Sun Belt will likely ever get a title shot. So how do you fix it? Or do you? And what are the ramifications of doing so?
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