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Polls show it consistently, over and over again: Most Americans do not want abortion banned. Sure, they will tell pollsters they "morally oppose" abortion or that they're "pro-life," but that's more a reflection of lingering American puritanism and a tendency to moralize about other people's sex lives. When asked bluntly about the right to have an abortion, however, the polling is clear: People do not want it taken away. People may think others are slutty sluts who have too much sex, but they believe that they personally are having the right amount of the right kind of sex, thank you very much, and want to retain the right to deal with any unwanted pregnancies that may result. So it shouldn't have been a surprise that voters in Kansas on Tuesday affirmed the right to abortion, blocking efforts by the GOP-controlled government to join the other red states rushing to ban abortion in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
The overwhelming defeat of the anti-choice referendum came despite a very heavy Republican thumb on the scale going into Election Day. Republicans scheduled the vote at an odd time of year when way more Republicans would turn out than Democrats. The language of the ballot initiative was confusing, clearly meant to trick people who wanted to protect abortion into voting the wrong way. Advocates of the ballot initiative lied about the initiative, blasting voters with texts that falsely claimed a "yes" vote supported "choice," when in reality, a "yes" vote was to ban abortion. They ran ads with the misleading claim that a "yes" vote does not ban abortion. Due to all of that misinformation, polls as recently as a couple of weeks ago suggested this would be a nail-biter.
It wasn't even close.
Six out of 10 voters who showed up voted against the abortion amendment. It probably would have been more, if not for all the misleading ads and the election timing heavily favoring Republican voters. People may say they're "personally" against abortion or parrot ugly stereotypes about women who get abortions. Americans love to judge the sex lives of strangers. But when it comes to their own sex lives and those of their friends, they tend to be more forgiving — and therefore interested in keeping the option to abort unwanted pregnancies on the table.
As Lindsay Beyerstein recently noted in the New Republic, "More than 40 percent of those morally opposed to abortion say they would help make practical arrangements for someone they care about to terminate a pregnancy, and more than 20 percent of morally opposed respondents said they would even help pay for abortion-related expenses." As any abortion clinic employee could tell you, you will even get people who protest abortion clinics showing up in their waiting room, asking for the very abortions they would deny to others.
Abortion is being banned despite a strong majority of Americans wanting to keep it legal. That makes the issue a leading indicator of how much democratic collapse this country has already endured.
This is hardly the only moral issue where such contradictions show up.
Nearly a quarter of Americans say premarital sex is wrong, but nearly all who say that have had premarital sex. There's also significant overlap between people who view porn and people who say watching porn is wrong. Prior to the overturn of Roe v. Wade in June, the media tended to cover abortion as if it were a contentious issue splitting Americans, usually by focusing on these moralistic polls and ignoring the ones focused on laws and access. In reality, it's an issue where there's a small-but-fanatical group of Christian ideologues who want to ban abortion. Everyone else generally thinks it should be legal, even if some still believe sexist and sex-negative myths about other people who get abortions.
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Despite all the media hype about Kansas' vote being the "first" test of American support for abortion rights, the reality is this script has been played out twice before in the 21st century.
In 2006, the GOP-controlled legislature in South Dakota passed an abortion ban, hoping to pressure the Supreme Court into overturning Roe v. Wade. Pro-choice activists returned with a ballot initiative to overturn the ban by popular vote. Even though South Dakota is a deep red state, the ban was thrown out with a healthy 10-point margin. The same story happened again in Mississippi, where a draconian abortion ban was put on the ballot in 2011, only to see the same 6-in-10 support for keeping abortion legal.
Polls consistently show that a big chunk of Republican voters prefers Democratic policies, but they vote Republican because their propaganda and the community around them tell them that voting for Democrats makes you an evil America-hater.
This may seem confusing, because a healthy chunk of the people who vote against abortion bans turn around and vote for Republican politicians, but this comports with mountains of political science research that shows that identity influences partisan affiliation more than policy preferences. Polls consistently show that a big chunk of Republican voters prefers Democratic policies, but they vote Republican because their propaganda and the community around them tell them that voting for Democrats makes you an evil America-hater.
We've all encountered people who say things like, "I'm financially conservative but socially liberal." In truth, they're probably liberal on both counts, as Democratic policies like taxing the rich and raising the minimum wage tend to go over well, even in red states. It's just that voters need a talking point that sounds "smart" to explain why they can't bring themselves to vote for Democrats, despite agreeing with them on most issues. This discrepancy on abortion between Republican voters and politicians shows up in polls, which show that about a quarter of Republican voters disapproves of the Roe overturn.
Certainly, this has been my personal experience, as someone from Texas whose family is mostly Republican-voting. In my recent trip back to visit family, I listened to multiple Republicans explain to me that they opposed banning abortion. They felt this personal disagreement with their party exonerated them from choosing to vote for the same politicians who ban abortion.
While there were probably quite a few Republicans who voted against the amendment, as Amber Phillips of the Washington Post reports, "Democratic turnout was up more than 60 percent, compared with turnout in 2018." It's not because people were motivated by the gubernatorial Democratic primary, which was basically uncontested with the winner, Laura Kelly, getting 94% of the vote. They turned out specifically to vote against the abortion amendment, which, as Phillips notes, shows "abortion can help motivate left-leaning voters to show up at the polls."
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As I've written about before, Democrats couldn't pick a better wedge issue — that is, an issue that unites your base while dividing your opposition — than abortion. Democrats would be wise to throw everything they've got at this issue.
In Michigan, pro-choice activists have been pushing to get abortion rights onto the ballot in November, which would not only protect the right to choose but likely boost Democrats in this swing state. It's also heartening to see President Joe Biden go toe-to-toe with states like Idaho and Texas over draconian abortion bans that prevent miscarrying patients from getting medical care. The more voters are reminded that Republicans would literally let women get sick and die, rather than let doctors hasten the end of an already failed pregnancy, the better.
Ultimately, the main takeaway is this: Abortion is being banned despite a strong majority of Americans wanting to keep it legal. That makes the issue a leading indicator of how much democratic collapse this country has already endured. Radical right-wing Republicans manage to hang onto power despite the fact that Democrats — and especially Democratic policies — are way more popular. Even in situations, like this Kansas abortion fight, where Republicans are cheating as much as they can, voters will protect abortion rights. This is why Republicans are working so hard at making sure that voter opinions never matter in American politics again.
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EMBREE, N.L. — Scott Bursey and his wife Verma were out for their usual morning walk on Sept. 15 when a neighbour stopped them.
He told them a small group of long-finned pilot whales had beached themselves in nearby Squid Cove in the Town of Embree in Notre Dame Bay.
“We figured we’d take a dodge down there and (the whales) were down there,” said Bursey.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the beach they found eight whales had indeed beached themselves. Bursey also saw something else.
Amid the eight animals was Newfoundland and Labrador resource enforcement officer Ryan Collier knee-deep in the water trying to free the whales.
The 38-year-old Collier received the call about the stranding early Wednesday morning and, while it wasn’t one of his department’s duties, he figured where he lived close by he would head down and take a look.
On the way, he called his office and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, but they couldn’t assist for a couple of hours. When Collier got to the scene, he thought he would be assisting an operation instead of going it by himself.
Normally, his duties include forest management, hunting, trapping and fishery enforcement. It does not include helping beached whales.
He was dressed to head into the office and instead found himself on a beach trying to save a group of whales.
“It was definitely unexpected,” said Collier. “It was very, very exhausting.”
Over three hours, onlookers watched Collier work tirelessly to roll the whales onto their stomachs while pulling and pushing them away from the beach and into the water.
Sometimes, the whales would attempt to swim back to where they were. When that happened, he’d have to shepherd them away from shore or risk having to start all over.
At other times, the animals would try another part of the beach, but Collier would follow them and usher them back out to deep water.
“It was definitely unexpected. It was very, very exhausting.” — Ryan Collier
At one point, he was swimming trying to get the animals to safety.
“I didn’t know what I could do, but I gave it my all,” said Collier.
Eventually, Collier was able to get six of the whales away from shore and with the help of fellow officers Mitchell Gillingham and Ryan Knott. Along with Kirby Vatcher with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, they were able to get the biggest of the bunch back to sea.
Collier figures that animal was 14-16 feet long.
“(Collier) just wouldn’t give it up,” said Bursey. “He was a hard-working young fella.”
Unfortunately, an eighth whale died on the beach.
When the biggest of the animals was freed, Collier had the chance to head home, grab a quick shower and a change of clothes before he headed back to the area to continue helping.
“Every muscle in my body was aching for a few days after,” he said.
Since last Wednesday Collier has been getting praise this week for his quick actions to save the whales after pictures of his efforts hit social media. Even Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey praised Collier for his quick thinking.
He sees it as a positive for his department to get some good attention and bring some positive energy into the department.
“It was definitely one of the highlights of my career even though it had nothing to do with my job whatsoever,” said Collier
At the end of the rescue, Bursey asked Collier why he worked so hard to get the animals to safety.
Collier’s answer was simple.
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Dear friends near and far
On this Guru Rinpoche Day, I would like to first share with all of you that I think it is very important to have a balance of dharma practice. We must consider our lack of practice, our lack of understanding, our lack of virtuous activity and also the difficulties we face in our life. Dharma practice is very valuable for improving our daily life, especially our way of thinking and how we perceive.
Please look toward the great masters. How do they actually practice compassion? How do they actually practice devotion? How do they actually practice patience? How do they change their habitual patterns? Remind yourselves of the masters like Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Kyabje Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche. All the great masters that have lived until now are really important to understand. All the great masters have aspirations for you to improve in your practices. So keep in mind that all of the great masters of Guru Rinpoche’s lineage are all with us.
We must never lose our dignity and our strength on the spiritual path. We must persist in the transformation of our mind, in realizing the nature of our mind, and in purifying our perceptions and way of perceiving. We need to remind ourselves that we are benefiting all of the beings by the practicing and changing our way of life. Immediately we are benefitting our friends and families. Indirectly, we are benefitting their friends and families and so on. The benefit extends to all sentient beings. I want to remind all of you on this Guru Rinpoche Day to sustain your spiritual path, to motivate yourself, and keep in mind the benefits of practice.
The most important is keeping up. And it is crucial to understand that you must see with a positive perspective. I really think that dharma practice means seeing yourself in a positive light. This means seeing your own strength, your mind’s enlightened nature, and your habits as change-able. It is possible to purify absolutely any of our negative habits. This kind of positivity is really, really important! And how do we improve ourselves? We must keep reminding and keep maintaining these dharma ideas in our mind and our heart. It is also important to keep reminding other people to understand and remind themselves about what it means to be positive. This what the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Arhants and all the great masters have done from the past until the present. Think about this.
I am writing this message in Bangkok, Thailand, where I am transiting from Kathmandu to Indonesia for the Asia Tour teachings that have been organized for me. I am in the hotel room, writing this to all of you. In the middle of checking and rearranging my bags, I am discussing with some friends here about keeping up our practice and especially maintaining positive thinking with our work. I would like to share with you that I was very much a negative person, and by receiving through my practice, all of the blessings of Guru Rinpoche, all the Buddhas and all my gurus, I have been able to have more positive thinking. Please remember the great masters’ aspiration to benefit all the beings is close at hand for us. Keep it near your heart.
Some of you are not spiritual. You can improve your way of thinking whether or not you are spiritual, or religious. Our nature of mind is actually perfected. The nature is already clean and perfected. Please learn this and know this. Let’s learn through our mistakes, especially to recognize our own faults instead of making excuses. Please recognize and avoid the tendency to always make excuses instead of pointing the finger towards our own faults. Whenever you do the finger pointing at yourself, do not blame your nature. There is nothing big to blame, it is simply the mistake of not seeing our own faults.
It is a simple mistake, so please don’t be too emotional. Now, as I am transiting to Indonesia, I just wanted to send you some love and care and these reminders. Some of my students have also created this video clip of a talk I gave in November in Kuala Lumpur on Anger: The Fire that Burns.
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Alors que les flocons de neige se déposent doucement sur les branches de pin et que les lumières de Noël brillent sur la neige immaculée, vous vous laissez emporter par la magie et vous vous émerveillez de Noël. Et il n’y a rien de tel que de célébrer la saison des fêtes dans un pays des merveilles hivernal pour vraiment vous remplir de joie des fêtes.
Nichée au cœur des Pyrénées, Andorre est l’escapade à la montagne idéale pour passer Noël. Situé au milieu d’un décor époustouflant de sommets enneigés, le pays prend vie avec la joie de Noël tout en embrassant l’esprit festif.
So, if you’re wondering what to do and where to travel this festive season, keep reading. Our post gives you all the details for a merry itinerary to fill your Christmas holidays with joy. Read on to discover how to celebrate the perfect Christmas , where you’ll:
- Attend the Christmas Markets
- Take part in local traditions; Tió de Nadal, the caganer and Nativity scenes
- Visit Father Christmas
- Feast on a delicious Christmas Eve dinner
- Hit the slopes for Christmas Day skiing
- Witness the procession of the Three Kings
Christmas Markets in Andorra
Dating as far back as the Late Middle Ages, Christmas markets originated in Germany yet are now held in many countries across Europe – Andorra included. Different towns throughout the country host their own Christmas markets during December, with markets in Andorra la Vella , La Massana, Ordino, Encamp and Sant Julià de Lòria.
Typically, you’ll find stalls offering traditional Christmas decorations and ornaments, assorted crafts and artisan products, as well as food stalls such as creperias. Often there is entertainment, including performances by choirs, and activities for the kids, such as traditional games and a temporary ice skating rink.
Plaça de les Fontetes is one such market in La Massana — it’s a cosy space with wooden huts and it offers the little ones a skating rink so they can enjoy to their hearts’ content while adults indulge in gastronomic, cultural and craft offerings at the different stalls.
While most markets are held over a weekend, the Christmas Village in Andorra la Vella runs the entire month of December. The hustle and bustle of people filling up the streets while shopping for Christmas decorations adds to the merry cheer that fills the Andorran air.
Andorra la Vella Christmas Village
The Andorra la Vella Christmas Village kicks off with a bang; with a parade, fireworks, the switching on of the lights and a choral concert to celebrate the official opening of the village. Taking part across the country’s capital, Christmas festivities feature at Plaça Guillemó, the heart of the old town centre, along Avinguda Meritxell, Plaça de la Rotonda, and the middle of The Shopping Mile. A full map of the Christmas Village can be viewed here.
Yet, it is the market at Plaça del Poble that really captures the Christmas spirit. With high-quality artisan products available from the traditional stalls, as well as gastronomic delights and sweets for the kids from Caga Tió, the market is beautifully decorated and illuminated to highlight the magic and colour of the festive season.
The many twinkling shops that you pass by even have a little competition to see who has the most creative display of them all. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays it also hosts the Christmas Fair with many performances.
Other highlights of the Christmas Village include the Magic Post Office, the skating rink and 30 metre toboggan run, and the Tunnel of Light and Sound – with daily shows not to be missed.
For all the details of the Andorra la Vella Christmas Village, check out the official website.
Local Christmas Traditions in Andorra
Christmas in this city goes far beyond shopping in quaint streets and visiting ski resorts atop snowy mountains. The best way to truly immerse yourself in everything Andorra has to offer is by experiencing its local traditions.
While the more well-known Christmas symbols and traditions can be found around the principality, Andorra has several long-standing local traditions that you may not have come across before. Also popular in Catalunya, these customs are representative of the country’s close ties with its neighbour.
Tió de Nadal
As the most popular Christmas character in the region, you will be able to find Tió de Nadal (or Caga Tió) all over the place during the festive season. A small wooden log, he features two wooden legs to prop up his cheery face and wears a traditional red Catalan hat – the barretina. He also has a blanket draped over his back to keep him warm.
Bringing gifts to Andorran children long before Father Christmas was, Caga Tió is brought into the house on December 8th and then ‘fed’ and looked after by the children each night.
On Christmas Eve the children are taken into the kitchen, traditionally to say a prayer or warm their beating sticks by the fire, while their mother places small gifts under the log’s blanket. The children re-enter the room to sing the traditional song whilst tapping the log with their sticks. Caga Tió then ‘poops out’ small gifts for the children, including chocolates, turróns, neules, cookies and other sweets.
Continuing with the poo-related Christmas traditions, the caganer is a figurine squatting with its pants down to defecate. Traditionally depicted as a peasant with the customary barretina, in more modern times it can take the form of a politician, footballer or other famous figure.
Said to bring fertility and good luck, the caganer can be found tucked away in the back of some Nativity scenes. where kids embark on a treasure hunt to find it.
There are a number of Nativity scenes erected around the country, each created with pride and great care to uphold this long-standing Catholic tradition. Larger than the manger scenes typically found in English-speaking countries, these pessebres often encompass the city of Bethlehem and the surrounding countryside.
Two of the most noteworthy Nativities are:
- The giant Nativity scene in Canillo, which is composed of over 200 life-size figurines. Lining the streets throughout the village, it depicts the best-known scenes from the Nativity story.
- The Living Nativity Scene in Escaldes-Engordany, which is one of the main Christmas attractions of the parish. Starring over 120 actors and many local residents, it is performed three times across two days in December.
To really appreciate the craftsmanship and detail, it’s best to visit the splendid Nativity scenes by daylight. Not only can you take your time admiring the figurines but the sunlight helps as things can get rather chilly.
Andorra may be tucked away in the mountains, but it doesn’t stop Father Christmas and his elves from visiting the principality during the festive season. There are different options for you and your family to see the big man in red, ranging from public visits to more private encounters.
Santa Claus typically visits each of the parròquies around the country on Christmas Eve. He can be found parading on the streets in the early evening, arriving in a sleigh, on horseback or in a chariot, along with his elves. After greeting the children, they are able to pass on their letters and requests to him.
At Vallnord – Pal Arinsal ski resort, you can arrange for a special encounter with Father Christmas. In addition to meeting the man himself and being able to personally hand him their Christmas letters, your children will take part in activities and have a snack, all the while enjoying holiday music and a magical, festive atmosphere.
Christmas Eve Dinner
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a merry feast of delicious foods and treats. In Andorra, it’s tradition to have the Christmas meal on Christmas Eve, December 24th, before attending the midnight mass. Having your celebratory meal the night before is especially great for those who want to spend Christmas skiing, as you’ll be free to hit the slopes all day.
While a Christmas holiday in a foreign location means you won’t have your own kitchen to cook up a festive feast, it doesn’t mean you have to go without. Many of the restaurants and hotels around the country host dinners or feature special menus for Christmas, offering you the very best of Andorran and other countries’ cuisines to make your meal truly delicious.
From scrumptious meat to decadent desserts, the influence of its neighbouring countries has heavily impacted Andorra’s cuisine; something that is apparent with every bite you take. A heartwarming dish that you can try during Christmas is Escudella, also known as Andorra’s national dish. Aside from the delicately prepared savoury dishes, Christmas pudding is a crowd-favourite, and don’t forget the Christmas crackers and cookies too.
Our very own El Cabin is no exception, with two spectacular Christmas menus to choose from when you have a booking for larger groups.
To make your Christmas holiday especially memorable, why not spend the 25th on the slopes?
Andorra is, after all, a ski-lovers paradise thanks to its majestic snow clad mountains and picturesque view. So it’s no surprise that celebrating Christmas out on the powdery white slopes is a popular activity that all tourists enjoy.
Whether you’re skiing, snowboarding or tobogganing with the little ones, the ski resorts across the country are ready and waiting to celebrate Christmas Day with you and your family.
You can visit Grandvalira which is a popular destination for tourists and offers a number of après ski options. With great snow conditions, typically gorgeous weather and plenty of on-mountain dining options, you can spend the whole day having fun and creating magical Christmas memories to cherish for a lifetime.
And if you happen to be in Arinsal or Soldeu, you can bask in the joys of the many ski schools awaiting you. Wherever you go, you’ll find a merry spirit and plenty of family-friendly activities–regardless of whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned skier.
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The Three Kings
If you’re lucky enough to extend your Christmas holidays into January, you’ll be pleased to know that you’re in for another day of celebrations and gift giving. The festival of the Three Kings, held 12 days after Christmas on January 6th , is a religious feast day acknowledging the visitation of the three kings to baby Jesus.
Traditionally, this is the day when Andorran and Spanish families give their gifts to one another. However, many families now give a smaller gift on Christmas Day, too.
Around the country, there are numerous processions and parades for the three kings. After being announced by their royal page, the kings typically parade the streets handing out sweets and collecting Christmas letters from the kids. With parades happening on different days and at different times, you’ll have many opportunities to witness this tradition in action – check out all the dates and details here.
Experience Your Best Christmas In Andorra
Christmas here is a magical time of year, with traditional markets, entertaining activities and beautiful displays to get you in the festive spirit. If you want a truly memorable Christmas holiday, with the added bonus of fun on the slopes and set among the breathtaking mountains, then visit Andorra this holiday season!
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Sauk Prairie Healthcare Receives Workplace of the Year Award from The Advisory Board Company
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Local institution honored as a national leader in driving employee engagement.
Sauk Prairie Healthcare has been awarded The Advisory Board Company’s 2016 Workplace of the Year Award. The annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement.
“Engaging the workforce is arguably more important now than ever before, with all signs indicating that we are heading into a staffing shortage,” said Steven Berkow, Executive Director, Survey Solutions at The Advisory Board Company. “With a significant portion of the workforce retiring in the coming years and non-traditional employers encroaching on talent, hospitals and health systems must be laser-focused on engaging their staff. Our award winners have demonstrated an impressive ability to inspire the highest levels of engagement across the country while maintaining remarkably low levels of disengagement.”
Engaged employees, as defined by The Advisory Board Company, are those who exhibit both loyalty and commitment to the organization. These employees are willing to expend discretionary effort, often going above and beyond to help the organization succeed. The award recognizes Sauk Prairie Healthcare’s commitment to creating a best-in-class work environment for its employees.
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South Bay Union School District is committed to ensuring our schools are safe, equitable, and inclusive environments.. As we know, no safety or security plan is infallible, but we work continuously in these areas to make our schools as safe as possible. We continue to review our comprehensive safety plans, consult with experts in the field of school safety and crisis management, conduct drills in our schools and office buildings with our students and staff, and provide social, emotional support and mental health services for students.
All SBUSD schools use a Visitor Management System that scans each visitor’s government photo identification and prints a badge. We also use a mass communication software system that allows us to contact thousands of families quickly in the event of an emergency.
Increasingly important is the work we do on a daily basis with social emotional learning and providing mental health services to ensure our students and staff feel safe within our schools
Parents and students are encouraged to partner with us to keep our schools safe by being aware of what is going on at schools and if they see something or hear something that sounds questionable or dangerous, say something to an adult staff member.
School Safety Plans
Schools are required by Ed. Code 32280-32289 to write a comprehensive School Safety Plan. The plans are reviewed by parents, staff and stakeholders and rewritten each year; they are approved by the Superintendent every five years. The results of each annual review are shared in the School Accountability Report Cards which are available to the public on request in the school principals' offices.
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It’s not everyday that I add a new Hero of Norse Proliferation to this not-so-glorious digital hall not-on-a-hill, but when I do, I really mean it, since it involves a clear and special deviation from my normal neglect. And who could be the worthy soul bringing me back from the brink to sing her praises? Why, none other than H.R. Ellis Davidson, of course!
Short for Hilda Roderick, H.R. was very prolific in the mid to late 20th century in the world of Norse scholarship. She received her PhD from Newnham College (part of the University of Cambridge) in 1940 and began her illustrious career of penning informative books about Norse history, culture, and mythology with her dissertation which was published as The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature in 1943. She also wrote hard-hitters (if not necessarily best-sellers) such as Gods and Myths of Northern Europe, Pagan Scandinavia, Scandinavian Mythology, Roles of the Northern Goddess, The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England, and provided extensive commentary to Peter Fisher’s translation of Saxo Grammaticus’ epic of seal fights and frost giant fosterings, The History of the Danes. This is not an exhaustive list, and needless to say, if you possess more than just a fleeting interest in the Old Norse anything, then her work is worth a gander.
Addtionally, H.R. Ellis Davidson’s interests branched out beyond the world of Ye Olde Scandinavia and Anglo-Saxon England, however, particularly to the realm of folklore, with an emphasis on that of the British variety. She was deeply involved in The Folklore Society from 1949 to 1986 and even served as its president from 1973 to 1976. Along with Katharine Briggs (no, not that Katharine Briggs, you personality-type nerds), she played a pivotal role in elevating the society’s status as well as the field of folklore research in general within England. She also taught at Lucy Cavendish College (again, part of the University of Cambridge) and provided valuable mentoring to the young women students matriculating there at the time.
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Good luck getting any thinking, feeling medical doctor to agree with the NRA
In the midst of yet another violent month of mass shootings and gun violence, including an attack at a yoga studio in Tallahassee and the loss of eleven lives at a Pittsburg synagogue, The National Rifle Association (NRA) decided it was a good time to tell doctors to “stay in their lane” when it comes to pushing for gun control — and physicians from around the country are having none of it.
The exchange started on Twitter on Wednesday, when the NRA stated, “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.”
The tweet links to a story on the NRA’s website that trashes recent recommendations from the American College of Physicians (ACA), as published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The ACA recommends sensible gun control measures, including a ban on semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, stricter licensing and permitting requirements, and better gun violence reporting. All of their recommendations were based on evidence and peer-reviewed studies.
The response on Twitter was fast and hard, with doctors from across the country and around the world putting the NRA back in its place — and reiterating that America’s gun violence is nothing less than a health crisis.
[Content warning: graphic photos below showing trauma related to gun violence.]
If guns are harming people, and if a physician’s job is to help people, speaking out about gun violence and working toward gun control is totally their lane.
Some tried to simply point out the science behind gun control and gun violence prevention — by linking to research about how certain gun control measures work.
Others told specific stories about their experiences in the emergency room, losing lives to gun violence or struggling to save lives after bullets rip through their patients.
Images shared by doctors were even more powerful than words. A trauma surgeon at Intermountain Medical Center in Murry, Utah, posted a picture of his blood-soaked scrubs. “This is what it looks like to #stayinmylane.”
Of course, just a day after the NRA post, a shooter in Thousand Oaks, California, left 12 people dead and 18 people injured at a country music bar. Each of the victims, we imagine, were rushed to the hospital where trauma doctors and nurses did everything in their power to save lives.
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RM2 Acoustic Duo
Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Cover Band
Hometown: Pensacola, FL
Robbie & Rich of the Red Moon Travelers band offer an entertainment budget friendly duo show. RM2 Acoustic Duo have years of on-stage experience to interact with audiences.
RM2 Acoustic Duo are:
Robbie Royer - Guitar/Vocals
Rich Lansberry - Guitar/Vocals
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Airlie Beach is the tropical resort town that is the hub of the stunning Whitsundays. An absolute favourite for far north school leavers, it offers a Schoolies to remember with a plethora of things to do on the sand, on the sea and even by air (skydiving anyone!!).
There is so much to see and do; central Airlie Beach's Main Street, the Lagoon and the stunning beaches are a great place to start, but the real adventure awaits in the form of sailing, jetskis, speed boats, snorkelling, skydiving plus so much more.
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Employability and the UseMyAbility Online Tool: Raising Sports Students’ Awareness to Inform the Development of Their Skills and Attributes
The collaborative project UseMyAbility (UMA) sought to reduce discrimination and enhance disabled graduates’ employability through equipping them with the skills to match employability skills and attributes. An outcome from the project, completed in 2011, was a web-based tool which gave students advice on how to improve their employability. Subsequently, an online self-audit questionnaire was developed, which allowed students to record and map their employability skills and attributes. This paper reports on two projects that used this UMA online questionnaire with undergraduate sports students at a UK University. The first group were students undertaking a second-year Physical Education (PE) module and the second were students undertaking internships in a variety of sporting contexts. Drawing on data gained from questionnaires and student and mentor interviews, the two projects sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the UMA questionnaire for the students in these two contexts. It aimed to enhance students’ employability profiles, enable them to benchmark and track their development, provide practical help in preparing job applications, tackle interview questions and develop evidence-based curricula vitae. It is hoped that through identifying ways of adapting the use of the questionnaire to these contexts, learning from participant data from the completion of the questionnaires, and gaining a better understanding of students’ and mentors’ perceptions of its use, that insights may be gained that will aid the wider adoption of the online tool.
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Latest merchandise for Stargate Atlantis fans
The official comic book continuation of Stargate Atlantis picks up after the events of the television series final episode and thrusts the fan-favorite characters back into a universe on the brink of destruction.
All of American Mythology’s Stargate Atlantis comics to date have been leading up to this! The Atlantis team must find a way to stop the out-of-control Ancient, Janus, and his alien army, with the fate of two galaxies on the line!
This trade collects Stargate Atlantis Hearts & Minds #1-3 and Stargate Atlantis Singularity #1-3. Come with us, Back to Pegasus!
The Daedalus crosses over from Stargate SG-1 to Stargate Atlantis many times during the series run of Stargate Atlantis, so I’ve included it here independent of its place in Stargate the Official Starships Collection. :)
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One of my first adventures of this year took me back to Glen Coe, a place I know well and yet one which always manages to surprise me
Although it is a favourite of mine at any time of the year, Glen Coe looks particularly stunning when the imposing mountains are snow-capped and everything has a certain wintery feel.
Believe me, the long drive from Edinburgh is worth is for lots of reasons – even if you’re not a huge fan of the outdoors. But, honestly, why would you not love the outdoors of Scotland?
Wake up early; get in the car and drive. Drive until you get to that stunning, magical and mystical place called Glen Coe, shrouded in the mists of time and history. I don’t think you’d find a more scenic road in the whole country. It is so easy to feel tiny among titans like Buachaille Etive Mor or the Three Sisters of Glencoe!
A Day’s Itinerary
First stop should always be the Ski Resort, if only to check out its cute “hobbit cabins” – and then to have a go at skiing if you are less clumsy than I am. Take some snaps of the quaint Black Rock Cottage and chat to fellow photographers – there are always a few out looking for the perfect picture.
Head over to the Kings House Hotel for lunch, and to get close to the friendly deer that love hanging out there.
Look for a wee spot by the river where the Buachaille Etive Mor casts a dramatic reflection on icy waters – this was a tip from one of the local photographers, who kindly pointed it out to me. I could not stop staring in awe at that liquid mirror.
Once done admiring the landscape, it’s time for a small incursion in Glen Etive, in search for snow and more cheeky deer.
There wasn’t much snow on my visit – except for the high mountain summits, but it was no less dramatic. Once your wanderlust has been satisfied, retrace your steps and venture back into the most beautiful glen in Scotland. Cross it and stop anytime you feel like doing so for a picture, a wee wander or just to admire the surroundings.
The Weight of History
Every time I find myself nearby I stop to say hi to the Three Sisters of Glencoe, who never disappoint.
It is difficult, too, not to feel the weight of the tragic history of the famous Glencoe Massacre while walking some of its trails. This added drama makes the experience and atmosphere even more interesting.
Another picturesque spot is Loch Achtriochtan, with the quaint Achnambeithach Cottage in the distance and the mountains creating an almost perfect V-shape in the calm waters of this quiet spot of the River Coe.
A little bit further down the road that leads to the Clachaig Inn there is a lovely place where crystal clear waters form some pools and small waterfalls. It is a photography-aficionado’s dream. I set up my camera to very low shutter speed and managed to capture the flow of the River Coe as if it was a silken pool.
And how should you end a gorgeous sunny day in Glen Coe? By stopping at the Clachaig Inn for some warm food and drinks – not without promising to go back for more.
You’ll never stop at just one visit.
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Put nails in the spotlight with NSI’s Night at the Theater collection
By Chloe Randall | 05 December 2020 | News, Products & Treatments
NSI Nails has unveiled its Night at the Theater collection, as part of its Polish Pro range.
Comprising six shades, the names are inspired by the theatrical world and are available in 15ml bottles.
The shades available are:
- Ballet Slippers- medium pink/grey
- Symphony- grey with a touch of lilac
- Opening Night- Blue jean with shimmer
- Curtain Call- Fuchsia/red with shimmer
- Primadonna- medium teal with shimmer
- Bow Ties and Ballgowns- deep black/purple
The Polish Pro line has a gel nail polish formula which wears for two weeks and is easily removed with Acetone and then sliding off any excess with an orangewood stick.
Polish Pro colours can be cured in two minutes using a UV lamp, or 30 seconds in an LED lamp.
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IN THIS SECTION
All events are required to show proof of General Liability insurance coverage with a minimum of $1,000,000 limit per occurrence.
Proof of insurance must include these two pages (see examples):
- Certificate of Insurance
- "Additional Insured" policy endorsement on form CG 20 12 or CG 2026
Both must name the City of Seattle as an Additional Insured.
The Certificate Holder must be:
City of Seattle - Risk Mgt Div
PO Box 94669
Seattle, WA 98124
NOTE: Do NOT mail your certificate to this address. Please submit via email or fax to the Special Events Office.
Events with alcohol service must also show proof of Liquor Liability insurance coverage with a minimum of $2,000,000 limit per occurrence.
- If the event is organized by a non-profit organization, then the Liquor Liability coverage amount can be reduced to $1,000,000.
- Please note that Host Liquor Liability coverage is acceptable only when alcohol is being served to guests at the event free of charge. It is NOT acceptable for beer gardens or other alcohol sales.
Additional insurance coverage is required for events with certain activities or features. The most common are:
- Inflatables (like bouncy houses)
- Animal activities with non-standard household pets (like horses or ponies)
- Pyrotechnics (fireworks)
See the detailed requirements below for complete details on additional insurance.
The Special Events Office staff can assist with some very basic information regarding the requirements for your insurance. If you need detailed information, please contact Risk Management.
CITY OF SEATTLE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
The City of Seattle requires that all Special Event Permits be supported by evidence of insurance coverage for the term of the permit. Insurance for a constitutionally protected event may be waived if (1) the City's Risk Manager or designee determines that the planned event does not present a substantial or significant public liability or property damage exposure for the City or its officers and (2) the applicant agrees to indemnify the City as contained in Paragraph C, below (under CITY OF SEATTLE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT - INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS).
Prior to commencing any of the activities approved by a Special Event Permit, the applicant, at no expense to the City, shall obtain and file with the City's Risk Management Department no less than 30 days prior to the event that must meet the minimum requirements stated below. All insurance policies (1) shall be subject to approval by the City's Risk Management Department as to company, form and coverage; (2) shall be primary to and non-contributory with all other insurance and self-insurance maintained by the City, and (3) must protect the City from any and all claims and risks in connection with any activity performed by the applicant by virtue of this Agreement, or any use and occupancy of the Premises authorized by this Agreement. Non-Admitted Insurers must have surplus lines stamp on certificate or certificate must have copy of surplus lines stamped declarations page attached. A City Special Event Permit will not be issued until the insurance has been approved by the City's Risk Management Department.
1. Commercial General Liability. Written on an insurance industry standard occurrence form (CG 00 01 10 01) or equivalent with:
- Premises/Operations Liability
- Products/Completed Operations
- Personal/Advertising Injury
- Contractual Liability
- Independent Contractors Liability (if applicable)
- Stop Gap or Employers Contingent Liability (if applicable)
- Liquor Liability/Host Liquor Liability (if applicable)
- Owned and Non-Owned Watercraft (if applicable)
Minimum limit of liability shall be $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit Bodily and Property Damage (CSL) each occurrence except:
- Where liability insurance is required by any section of the Seattle Fire Code, or as a permit condition for any controlled hazardous activity, including pyrotechnic activities, with an approved permit from City of Seattle Fire Marshal: Minimum limits $2,000,000 CSL per occurrence and annual aggregate with no deductible. The Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's authorized representative may increase or decrease these amounts.
- Liquor Liability Insurance, with an approved permit from Washington State Liquor Control Board: Minimum limits $2,000,000 CSL each occurrence.
- Pony Rides, Petting Zoos, and other animal related activities with non-standard household pets, or for inflatables: Minimum limits $2,000,000 CSL per occurrence.
- Motorized and/or power supported tool and equipment activities, including chainsaws, hydraulic lifts, drilling augers, bucket lifts, and other items: Minimum limits $2,000,000 CSL per occurrence.
- Motorized individual participant activities, including motorcycles, jet skis, powered model cars, boats and planes, and non-standard personal car activities: Minimum limits $2,000,000 CSL per occurrence.
- Motorized and motor assisted carnival type rides, bungee jumps, trampolines, orbital rides, and related rides and attractions commonly associated with a fair or carnival: Minimum limits $5,000,000 CSL per occurrence.
2. Auto Liability. If vehicles are used for other than nominal and standard commute purposes, a policy of Business Automobile Liability, on an insurance industry standard form (CA 00 01) or equivalent including coverage for owned, non-owned, leased or hired vehicles, or equivalent coverage. Minimum limit of insurance shall be $1,000,000 CSL per occurrence.
3. Valet Parking. Requires Commercial General Liability or Garage Liability (with limits as per paragraph 1.) with Garage Keepers Legal Liability limits of not less than $150,000 each vehicle/$500,000 per location for ACV Comprehensive and Collision to insure vehicles in the care, custody or control of the valet. Deductible shall not exceed $500.
4. Volunteers. Commercial insurance provisions must be documented for all Volunteers, with a minimum limit of $25,000 per person Medical/AD&D, and personal liability with a minimum limit of $100,000 per person. Volunteers driving in the course of their activity must have current liability insurance that meets the State of Washington statutes. Permit holders are encouraged to require, or provide, excess liability insurance for their volunteer drivers.
5. Workers' Compensation. The permit holder shall secure its liability for industrial injury to its employees in accordance with the provisions of Title 51 of the Revised Code of Washington. The permit holder shall be responsible for Workers' Compensation Insurance for any subcontractor it may use or hire for purposes of this permit activity. If the permit holder's activities require working on or around a navigable waterway the permit holder shall provide evidence of the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers (USL&H) if necessary to be in compliance with Federal Statutes. The permit holder shall assume all risk of damage to the activity site and its property, injury to its officers, directors, agents, contractors, or invitees, in or about the activity premises from any cause, and waives all claims against the City. The permit holder also waives, with respect to the City only, its immunity under RCW Title 51, Industrial Insurance of the Revised Code of Washington.
6. Competitive Athletic Events (Running, Swimming, etc...) - Participant Medical Coverage. All participants must sign indemnification agreements holding the City of Seattle, its employees, officers, officials, volunteers, and agents, harmless from all claims related to or resulting from the participant's activities and resulting injuries or death. Otherwise, each participant must be covered under commercial insurance coverage providing not less than $25,000 per person Medical/AD&D limits of insurance. In some instances, a waiver reducing required limits to $5,000 per person will be available. Coverage may be available under a City-sponsored policy for a nominal charge. Call City Risk Management for details.
7. Other Provisions. All insurance coverage provisions, and limits, may be revised or increased by the City's Risk Manager to reflect risk exposure. All insurance policies and subsequent renewals must be maintained in full force and effect, at no expense to the City, throughout the entire period of the permit. All deductibles or self-insured retentions are the responsibility of the permit holder but must be disclosed and are subject to approval by the City's Risk Manager. 8. The following documents must be provided as evidence of insurance coverage:
- A signed Certificate of Insurance, showing the policy numbers, ISO form numbers, any deductible or self-insured retention, effective dates, limits of liability sorted by required coverage type, name and dates of events. Specific or unusual exposure coverage required by the permit should be stated. Certificate holder must be "The City of Seattle."
- Copy(ies) of the actual endorsement(s) naming the "City of Seattle" as an Additional Insured, showing the policy number and signed by an authorized representative of the insurance company, on ISO form CG 20 26 or equivalent for CGL and Pyrotechnic Liability and ISO form CA 20 48 or equivalent for Business Auto liability. Primary and Non-Contributory Limits must apply.
CITY OF SEATTLE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT - INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
A. Permittee's Obligation: Permittee shall indemnify, defend, and hold the City, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, actions, suits, proceedings, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable fees of attorneys and paralegal assistants) whatsoever arising out of the use and occupation of the public premises authorized by this Permit and any act or omission of the Permittee or any of its officers, employees, agents, licensees, subpermittees or the invitees of any of the same (hereinafter collectively referred to as "actors") including patent, trademark and copyright infringement; or arising out of or relating to any concurrent act or omission of any of the above-referenced actors and the City or any City officer, elected official, employee or agent; Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the Permittee to indemnify the City against liability for bodily injury or damage to property caused by or resulting from the sole negligence of the City or of any of its officers, elected officials, employees, or agents. The indemnification obligation set forth in this section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Permit.
B. Indemnification Regarding Any Alteration, Addition, or Improvement Attached to Real Estate: Where any bodily injury or damage to property results from or arises out of any construction, alteration, repair, addition to, subtraction from, improvement to, or maintenance of, any building, road, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement attached to real estate, including moving and demolition in connection therewith, the indemnification provided pursuant to Subsections A and B hereof shall be limited to the extent of the indemnitor's negligence.
C. Indemnification Regarding Constitutionally Protected Events: The Permittee shall indemnify and hold the City harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, loss or liability for which permittee is responsible under law resulting from willful or negligent acts or omissions of permittee, its officers, agents, or employees in connection with the permitted event or activity.
In the event that any lawsuit based upon any such claim, action, loss, damage or cost is brought against the City where the sole basis of the City's liability is the granting of this permit, the Permittee, after being notified that such lawsuit has been started, shall defend such lawsuit at no expense to the City; and if, in such lawsuit, a final judgment is rendered against the City, or against the City and the Permittee, jointly, the Permitee shall promptly satisfy such judgment.
The Permittee's liability under this indemnification provision shall not be reduced by any City negligence; provided, that nothing shall require the Permittee to indemnify the City against the negligence of any City officer, employee or agent acting within the scope of such person's employment."
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Bleach was recorded during two different sessions. The first was a demo done in early 1988 with drummer Dale Crover, now best known as a member of the Melvins. Later, Krist and Kurt hired Chad Channing and went back into the studio in late ’88 and early 1989. In the end, they included a couple of tracks from the Crover demo on the finished record.
Channing I remember we were driving to Aberdeen to rehearse. We’d meet in Olympia and go down. There was nowhere else to rehearse, and wasn’t it your mom’s house?
Novoselic An apartment above a beauty salon. We waited for the businesses to close and we’d make a racket, but downtown was empty so we could be loud. Somebody brought a video camera over, and that’s what you see in the [With the] Lights Out box set.
CC Working on “About a Girl,” the song didn’t have a title by that time, so I asked Kurt, “What is that song about?” He said “About a girl.” I said “Why don’t you just call it that?” So he made this quirky smile and said “OK!”
CC When we set up in the studio in Seattle, the idea was to detune everything. The drum heads were really loose, and it was kind of hard to play because you didn’t get that snap-back. Jack Endino taped a coin to the kick-drum head so it would have a brighter tone.
KN Oh yeah, and we tuned the guitars down to D for that heavy sound.
CC But wasn’t “Blew” tuned down a step on top of that?
KN YES! It’s, like, in C or something. We recorded a bunch of tunes in that setup—like on the first day of recording. We came back the next day and decided the idea wasn’t so hot, and we recorded over most of it with things tuned back up a little. In fact, “Blew,” with that growly bass, is the only survivor of that experiment.
CC We had to save money. If it was digital, it would have been preserved. We were recording on 8-track, half-inch tape. Even having “Blew” survive is amazing. Why didn’t all the loose strings just flop around?
KN To save money, we didn’t screw around. I thought we had a good work ethic.
CC Oh, no, maybe a break to run to the store, or maybe a snack request from Jack.
KN Yes, Jack was into snacks. It seemed like it would take him 20 minutes to eat a single potato chip. He’d look at it, talk to you, look at it some more, examine it, and after an hour he’d eat it!…I think one of the best songs you and I worked together on was “Big Cheese.” Kurt came up with that two-note riff for the verses. You and I took off for that instrumental bridge. I went up high on the neck of the bass, and you did that great double kick!
CC That’s one of my favorite songs. You know why it really worked for me? My friends and I would play our 45s on 33 rpm. It would sound deeper and heavier at that speed.
KN Doom Pop!
CC I had a single of “Back in Black” by AC/DC, and it rocked the 33-rpm test. Most songs don’t…I like “Swap Meet” a lot. That’s one of those songs where we needed to get the last bits tidy up to recording.
KN The song has good drums on the riff after the chorus—”Close to his heart!” And you take off!
CC It’s a crazed marching drummer who decided to run away from the parade.
KN My favorite song on the record is “Blew,” probably, because it has a groove, and again, it’s the sole survivor of the Doom Pop experiment.
CC Gotta have a special bit of love for that tune. It’s a survivor! On “Scoff,” I would do my double kick pedal with that rhythm between the floor tom. Then the guitars come in with the same rhythm.
KN “Give me back my alcohol!” Anything in closing? This is a special interview for me personally. And I think that many fans will want to read this, because after all these years it’s never been done before.
CC All in all, despite the difficulties laying down the drums because of the way they were set up, we’d listen back and I remember the smiles. It was the first time I was in the studio to do a record. That was cool. It was amazing to hold an LP vinyl in your hands. I’ve had records my whole life, and now here was one that I was on! | <urn:uuid:cc384913-1f7b-4478-9aed-f632b39b58e6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/bleach-krist-novoselic-interviews-chad-channing/ | 2024-04-20T18:22:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.98585 | 1,089 |
ACCESS: Top Secret
- 8 May 2006
- Reaction score
(the 2'39" vidéo in North Korean language under the article in french)
starviking said:Interesting viewpoint, though the public bragging about knowing Kim's location at around the 5:40 mark, then the flippant remark that their revelation will get someone killed is sickening (and also possibly aids Kim's future security).
Not many people can say they've held North Korea's plutonium in their hands, but Siegfried Hecker has toured North Korea's nuclear facilities four times. He was the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and has advised several U.S. presidents on nuclear security. Hecker tells us about North Korea's weapons capabilities and whether we're heading toward the world's first nuclear war. He is currently a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For more on North Korea from Hecker and our other nuclear scholars, visit Stanford FSI, The North Korea Nuclear Situation.
Panel discussion on "Countdown to Crisis: Asia Pacific Insecurity and America" at the 2017 Ethos and Profession of Intelligence Conference, co-presented by the Central Intelligence Agency and the George Washington University on October 4, 2017. Panelists are Michael Collins, CIA; Ambassador Joseph DeTrani; and Yong Suk Lee, CIA. Moderated by Jim Sciutto, CNN.
DF-17 is not an air breather...
Neither is that.DF-17 is not an air breather...
View attachment 666056
Says the fanboi who joined a week ago. Put up or shut-up. Show us the intake. You know EVIDENCE?
I don't need one. Your pictures do it for me.View attachment 666061Says the fanboi who joined a week ago. Put up or shut-up. Show us the intake. You know EVIDENCE?
Please, apply same standards and say for example Zircon doesn't have intake.
It is a model and why should they model geometry of intake for foreign intelligence to gather data?
You don't have an argument.
No, it isn't SCUD as evident by diameter of the airframe of the missile that is exactly same as Hwasong-12 and Hwasong-10 while length on second look seems to be that of Hwasong-10 or original R-27 SLBM. No grid fins thus maybe improved with 2 additional verniers.This missile has a shorter length, I doubt it is the Hwasong-12, most likely the SRBM KN-18 (Scud MaRV), a variant of the Scud equipped with MaRV.
No,its a liquid fueled Hwasong 12 irbmWell that's a Chinese DF-17 in the third picture. Some of the others look like systems seen in China as well.
Well, he clearly figured out, that no matter what, he would still be "bad guy" for Western public. But... people kinda like bad guys in media. So, he apparently decided to present himself as "badass bad guy" - which is actually quite smart.My problem is that, since 2011, whacky Kim from North Korea has been mixed with South Korea Psy "Gangnam style". Every times he sports those sunglasses, "Oppa Pyongyang style" starts playing in my head. | <urn:uuid:4cd46f0b-d3e7-4221-9932-27ced1be6043> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/new-north-korean-ballistic-missiles.28888/ | 2024-04-20T16:36:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.940271 | 705 |
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Exacq Technologies Earns Spot on 2010 Inc. 500 List
INDIANAPOLIS—Exacq Technologies Inc., a provider of video management hybrid appliances and software-only solutions, has been named to the 2010 Inc. 500 list.
The company ranked No. 173 on the list, which is comprised of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. The annual list is ranked by growth in revenue from 2006 through 2009.
“It’s a great honor to be named to this list and a testimony to the ingenuity and hard work taking place here,” says Exacq Technologies President Dave Underwood. “Even in a struggling economy we’ve been able to achieve tremendous growth and sales in the physical security industry. We have small and large scale installations right here in our backyard and all around the world. The bulk of it has happened in just the past three years.”
Underwood says the company has achieved a growth rate of 1,642 percent over the past three years with nearly $10 million in sales in 2009.
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- A current mirror is a circuit that copies a current through one active device by controlling the current in another active device in the circuit, maintaining the output current constant regardless of loading. The “copied” current can and sometimes is a varying signal current. An ideal current mirror is simply an ideal inverting current amplifier that also reverses the current direction. It could also be a current-controlled current source (CCCS).
- We know that the collector current in an active transistor is equal to the base current multiplied by the ratio. We also know that the ratio of collector current to emitter current is known as. Because collector current equals base current multiplied by and emitter current equals the sum of base and collector currents, should be derivable mathematically. If you do the math, you’ll discover that = /(+1) for any transistor.
- A current mirror made of NPN bipolar transistors that use a resistor to set the reference current IREF; VCC is a positive voltage shown in the above figure.
- We’ve all seen how maintaining a constant base current through an active transistor result in collector current regulation based on the ratio. The ratio works similarly: if the emitter current is held constant, the collector current will remain stable and regulated as long as the transistor has enough collector-to-emitter voltage drop to keep it active. As a result, if we can maintain a constant emitter current via a transistor, the transistor will work to maintain a constant collector current.
- Remember that, like a diode, the base-emitter junction of a BJT is nothing more than a PN junction, and that the “diode equation” specifies how much current will flow through a PN junction given forward voltage drop and junction temperature.
Diode Equation Formula
Current Mirror’s Limitations
- The current mirror circuit described above, which uses two transistors, is frequently adequate for most applications. However, it includes some restrictions below several conditions, such as the following.
- The ideal circuit and the real circuit are opposed. There is no such thing as perfect or ideal in the real world. However, to understand the limitations of current mirror circuits in real-world applications, one must first understand the voltage and current sources, as well as their ideal and actual behaviors.
- A voltage source is a device that can supply a fixed and stable voltage to a load. In ideal terms, the voltage source will always provide a constant voltage that is independent of the load current. As a result, we can connect any load resistance across the ideal voltage source and always get a stable and fixed voltage. In a real-world voltage source, this is not the case. Voltage sources, such as batteries and power supplies, cannot provide unlimited or infinite currents to loads in the real world.
- The current source, like the ideal voltage source, can deliver or accept currents regardless of the terminal voltage. In practice, however, voltage has an impact on the constant current delivery process.
- The voltage and current sources are ideal in current mirror circuits. However, in practice, there are noises, tolerances, and ripples, so the output voltage varies. This all has an impact on the current mirror output.
- Not only that, but in ideal current mirror circuits, the AC impedance is assumed to be infinite, but this is not the case in practice. In the real world, the current mirror circuit has finite impedance, which affects the current delivery process. Furthermore, the circuit implementation generates parasitic capacitance, which limits the frequency.
Characteristic and Dependency of Current Mirror Circuit
- The primary concern in characterizing a current mirror circuit is the number of primary and secondary dependencies.
Three specifications can be used to characterize a proper current mirror circuit.
Ratio of Current Transfer
- A current mirror circuit mirrors or copies the input current of one active device to the output of another active device. An ideal current mirror circuit is an ideal current amplifier with an inverting configuration that can reverse the current direction. As a result, the current transfer ratio is a critical parameter for an ideal current amplifier.
AC Output Resistance
- The ohms law states that resistance has a voltage-current relationship. Thus, AC output resistance plays a major role in the stability of output current concerning voltage changes.
- The output of a properly functioning mirror circuit has a low voltage drop. Compliance range refers to the voltage range in which a Current Mirror Circuit can operate, and compliance voltage refers to the minimum to maximum supported voltage in this compliance range. Because a minimum voltage is required to keep the transistor active, the minimum voltage is determined by the transistor specifications.
Wilson’s Current Mirror Circuit
- The Wilson mirror or Wilson current mirror is another variation of the basic current mirror circuit.
- A third transistor is added to the circuit. This transistor, labeled TR3 in the diagram, maintains TR1’s collector at a voltage equivalent to two diode drops below the rail voltage Vcc.
- This cancels out the previous effect. Also, without the short circuit collector base connection, the transistor becomes the programming terminal.
- Current mirror circuits are very useful, especially within integrated circuits. The components are simple to incorporate into the design and are inexpensive. As a result, they enable balanced currents to be supplied to circuits such as differential pairs and the like, further improving their operation. Current mirrors are not widely used outside of IC technology due to the additional number of components required, but the principles are the same in both discrete and IC forms. | <urn:uuid:ffcc2752-d774-4497-a46c-1daebe8163c1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.semiconductorforu.com/transistor-current-mirror-circuit-working-and-limitations/ | 2024-04-20T17:01:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.917549 | 1,142 |
SER Group a Representative Vendor in the 2020 Gartner Market Guide for Content Collaboration Tools
Content collaboration tools build the basis for local and remote work and support all content-centric use cases. They assist employees in creating and managing content and collaborating on it. According to the Market Guide for Content Collaboration Tools, “Application leaders responsible for the digital workplace should use this Market Guide to understand the product landscape.”
‘New work nucleus’ drives need for content collaboration tools
Content collaboration tools are a crucial part of any digital workplace strategy, and the Market Guide addresses what Gartner calls the “new work nucleus”. According to a recent Gartner survey, “74% of CFOs intend to shift some employees to remote work permanently [post-COVID 19]"**. The Market Guide says, “Secure, trusted content collaboration tools are crucial for remote working.” Moreover, “Content collaboration is at the heart of the ‘new work nucleus,’ and organizations should include it as a key component of any IT modernization strategy.”
Beyond supporting the new work nucleus, the Market Guide states that “application leaders in charge of content collaboration as part of a digital workplace application strategy should support remote working and the modernization of work practices by replacing file systems with content collaboration tools.” It provides recommendations for decision-makers on deployment options, use cases, security and integration along with an overview of representative content collaboration tools. The Market Guide recognizes SER Group as a Representative Vendor for the Doxis® iRoom®.
Doxis® iRoom®: Best of both worlds
The Doxis® iRoom®, as the SER Group sees it, uniquely joins a content services platform with process services and collaboration tools. As opposed to classical content services platforms which address internal users, or, e.g., classical content collaboration tools that focus on external users, the Doxis® iRoom® unites these worlds on one comprehensive platform. In this set-up, internal and external users are able to collaborate from anywhere, securely access and work on the same information and drive business operations, even under new and challenging working conditions. To this end, the Doxis® iRoom® supports a wide range of use cases, including:
- Virtual project rooms to work with external users, e.g. in construction projects
- Customer portals to exchange all kinds of documents, e.g. in insurance, telecommunications or banking
- Supplier management, e.g. integrated into a supplier portal
- Secure deal room for due diligence processes
A foundational platform such as Doxis4 is an effective tool for consolidating an organization’s diverse internal and external collaboration technologies, which acts as a cost-saving measure and ensures compliance and a common information basis – particularly useful not only during the transition period to the new normal, but also for long-term operational efficiency.
“We believe that content collaboration tools are essential to not only ensure business continuity in the new normal, but – integrated into a comprehensive content service platform – they set organizations up for greater agility and stability in the long run while empowering internal and external users to collaborate based on unified information. We are delighted the company has been recognized by Gartner in this field as a Representative Vendor for our collaboration tool, the Doxis® iRoom®,” says Morad Rhlid, Managing Director of SER Solutions International.
According to Gregor Joeris, CTO of the SER Group, “As a versatile platform, we think that Doxis4 supports a wide range of use cases to help organizations reach their business objectives. We know how important security and privacy are for our customers, which is why Doxis4 provides the highest level possible – be it in the cloud, on-premises or a combination of both.”
You can learn more about content collaboration with Doxis4 here.
*Market Guide for Content Collaboration Tools, Michael Woodbridge | Marko Sillanpaa | Lane Severson, 11 May 2020.
**Gartner Press Release, “Gartner CFO Survey Reveals 74% Intend to Shift Some Employees to Remote Work Permanently,” 3 April 2020. https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-04-03-gartner-cfo-surey-reveals-74-percent-of-organizations-to-shift-some-employees-to-remote-work-permanently2
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DELTA has found her furrytail ending!!
After almost a year in foster care, this beautiful girl has finally found her forever home. We thank Zane & Pam for taking such good care of her and also Sonya & Chris for their generous sponsorship.
Congrats to Ann-Maree and family on their new addition.
Happy furrytail ending, Delta!
Let me tell you why I've turned my chair around and want you as a member of Team Delta. This is what I see in our future and how I want to mould you and take you forward in life. You just have to say "Yes, let's do this!"...
I can promise to give you my full, undivided attention. I don't wish to share you with any other pets in the family home, so it'll just be you and me. I don't care for other dogs, and cats & other small pets are just too much outside temptation when we have work to do! You can be solo or there can be a whole group of people in the family, the more the merrier. I'm passionate about my team members and can get a bit over-excited, so the only thing with little ones is to make sure I'm supervised so as not to knock them over by accident. I do have a habit of tapping you with my paw to remind you that hands were made for patting.
I want us to get out and explore the big, wide world together. Let's take car trips and go for on-lead leisurely strolls every day, just spending time together and taking in what life has to offer us. This is our time, though, so let's not waste it in any cooped-up dog parks or anything like that. Like I said, I only like to work with you one on one, no other dogs are welcome.
Home is my sanctuary and the more time you're home with me, the happier I am. I'm content to do some sunbaking in the yard while you go to work but, when you come home, then it's time for us to get together and bond. Fences should be 5ft or higher with no large gaps underneath to pique my curiosity. Let me warn you though, us divas do sometimes need an outlet and mine is to dig the odd hole in the garden. | <urn:uuid:f30a2b63-575f-40f1-9206-d708525e7ef4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.shamroq.org.au/single-post/2018/06/26/delta-has-found-her-furrytail-ending | 2024-04-20T16:43:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.978541 | 484 |
Jan. 31, 2019 -- As the nation enters the mid-way point of what appears to be a typical influenza season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that as of Jan. 12, Iowa and nearly 30 other states have widespread incidence of flu.
An influenza virus
Although the case count increased this month, the 2018-2019 season is not expected to be as severe as 2017-2018. That year, an estimated 80,000 people in the U.S. died from influenza-related illnesses compared to an annual range in recent years from roughly 12,000 deaths during 2011-2012 to approximately 56,000 in 2012-2013. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) estimates that at this point during the 2017-2018 season, there were 29 adult influenza-related deaths in Iowa. No pediatric flu-related deaths were reported that season. As of Jan. 24, 2019, three confirmed adult deaths have been reported for the current season. “Last year was a high severity influenza season in Iowa and most of the United States, with activity from November through the end of March, and a long period of very high activity. Influenza A (H3N2) was the predominant strain circulating,” said Jeff Benfer, State Hygienic Laboratory supervisor of Molecular Biology and Virology. “Typically, in years that influenza A (H3N2) circulates, vaccine effectiveness is low and severity of illness and deaths are high. Also, a relatively high level of influenza A (H1N1) pmd09 and influenza B co-circulated last season. This season, influenza A (H1N1) pmd09 is predominating and we are seeing a much more mild flu in Iowa; however, that could still change which is why we will continue to monitor influenza.” Benfer explains that SHL influenza surveillance contributes to state, national and global goals by
SHL also collects respiratory data via an online survey tool. Each week it surveys more than 100 sentinel laboratories throughout Iowa for rapid (both antigen and PCR based) influenza and other respiratory pathogens, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test results. This data is part of a statewide summary that is reported back to submitters and is included in the weekly IDPH Surveillance Report. Earlier this year, it was announced that SHL and IDPH are collaborating on a new influenza project funded by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. This project is expected to better estimate the burden of disease in real-time by measuring how much respiratory illness is caused by flu versus other respiratory pathogens, identifying the level of care associated with influenza positive specimens tested at SHL, and providing better estimates of population based rates of influenza. SHL is part of the IDPH Iowa Influenza Surveillance Network that reports strains of flu and where they are circulating in the state. "SHL greatly appreciates the partnership with clinical laboratories throughout Iowa who faithfully submit specimens so that further characterization of strains can be performed," said SHL Director Dr. Michael Pentella. "This collaboration demonstrates the importance of all clinical laboratories in the public health system." Weekly activity numbers for Iowa and a national influenza summary are available on the IDPH Flu Report web page. More detailed reports that include state-by-state flu activity are reported by CDC on its FluView page. Flu reports on both websites are identified by calendar year. For example, for the week ending Jan. 12, 2019, the report is named "Flu Report – Week 2." The summary for Oct. 27, 2018 – roughly when this season’s flu season began – is identified as "Flu Report – Week 43." | | <urn:uuid:a6529805-ef96-4348-a8d9-a53e053f11fe> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.shl.uiowa.edu/publications/lablink/201901/fluiswidespreadacrossiowaandmuchofus.xml | 2024-04-20T17:40:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.957886 | 753 |
Nobody knows what will happen over the coming months. But decisions on complying with contractual obligations need to be taken now nonetheless. We highlight key issues to be aware of from a legal perspective and suggest some practical steps that can be taken to minimise risk.
1. Force majeure contract audit
Force majeure will only excuse non-performance of a contract if the contract contains a force majeure clause. It is not a free-standing common law concept and will not be implied into a contract otherwise. Whether or not COVID-19-related events fall within a force majeure clause depends on the precise wording of the contract. Some clauses may be very specific, for example expressly citing a pandemic recognised by the World Health Organisation. Others may simply refer to an “act of God” or issues beyond a party’s control. There is no reported case law in this jurisdiction on whether a pandemic such as COVID-19 constitutes an “act of God”. While it seems reasonable to assume that courts will be receptive to treating it as such, there can be no guarantees. The starting point to minimising risk is to audit contracts now to ascertain and analyse the provisions of the relevant force majeure clauses.
2. How does force majeure work?
Generally (and subject to the precise contractual wording), you need to show a force majeure event has occurred and that: a) it was beyond your control; b) it has prevented, hindered or delayed your performance of the contract; and c) you have taken all reasonable steps to avoid or mitigate its consequences. If your contract requires you to show performance has been prevented, it must have been physically or legally impossible to perform, not just more difficult or more expensive. This is a high bar, even in these unprecedented times. Scrutinise the contract and any relevant subject matter legislation or guidance to understand what is and what is not permitted. Consider whether there are any alternative methods by which the contract can be performed. Consider what steps you can take to mitigate losses. While ensuring that internal deliberations on the topic remain privileged, make a contemporaneous note recording your conclusion once one is reached.
3. What does the force majeure clause permit you to do?
Some clauses may simply suspend performance of a contract for a period of time. Others permit termination of the contract and / or provide for what happens for past and future payments and performance already undertaken. How you choose to engage the force majeure provision in your contract will depend on whether performance has been completely prevented or whether it has merely been hindered.
4. Communications – check your notices clauses now!
Complying with legal notice clauses during a near-global lockdown is difficult. But this does not mean you can ignore the clause with impunity. Review the relevant clause and, if necessary, seek agreement to modify it to permit notice to be sent electronically. Timing is also crucial. Some clauses require notice to be sent immediately and a delay in notifying your counterparty of force majeure may invalidate your attempt to rely on it. Clauses may also require evidence of the force majeure event to be included in the notice. In a 2018 case1, failure to give sufficient notice (amongst other things) was one reason why a contractor failed to rely on force majeure.
5. How frustrating, I don’t have a force majeure clause
Where there is no force majeure clause (and the contract does not otherwise allocate risk for the situation), contractual obligations may be avoided under the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 (the “Act”). The doctrine of frustration will only apply to events occurring after the contract has been entered into. Typically, it applies where events occur which make performance of contractual obligations: a) impossible; b) illegal; or c) radically different from what the parties originally contemplated. If the relevant event was foreseeable and the contract makes no provision to address it (for example, contracts entered into since the emergence of the threat of COVID-19), frustration is unlikely to apply. As with force majeure, it is not enough for events to make performance more difficult or expensive.
6. What does the doctrine of frustration permit you to do?
Where frustration applies, the contract is automatically discharged. This means you are released from any future performance. Obligations that have already fallen due will survive, as will other relevant clauses such as dispute resolution clauses or others specified by the contract as surviving. Because the doctrine is not founded in the contract itself, there is no specific notice requirement. The Act specifies how the parties must deal with the recovery of monies already paid and future payment for obligations already performed. Claiming frustration is rarely successful. Most recently, the European Medicines Agency failed in its claim that the lease of its headquarters in Canary Wharf was frustrated by Brexit.2
7. My counterparty has claimed force majeure/frustration – how do I respond?
For force majeure, the importance of complying with the contractual notice requirements cannot be underestimated. Check that all relevant provisions have been followed and require (if not already provided) evidence of the event and its effects, the mitigation undertaken to date, and the proposals for monitoring/resumption of performance. The burden of proof lies with the party claiming force majeure. If you accept your counterparty’s position, consider agreeing to vary the contract. If you disagree with their interpretation, review and adhere to the dispute resolution mechanism set out in the contract. From the moment litigation is in contemplation (for example because of a disputed interpretation of force majeure), remember that the parties are under a duty to preserve relevant documents.
8. Material adverse change clauses
Many contracts (including for example the Loan Market Association template documents and other finance agreements) do not contain force majeure clauses but may contain material adverse change clauses. These typically give you the right to avoid performance or to terminate the agreement where there has been a material adverse change. COVID-19-related events may potentially trigger such clauses, depending on the wording of the clause.
9. Alternative options and other issues
Claiming force majeure or frustration is a serious step, and may put an end to otherwise successful long-term partnerships. Given that COVID-19 is a global issue, it is likely that business partners, customers and competitors are facing similar issues. If parties wish to continue working together in the future, it may be that a collaborative rather than confrontational approach is preferable. Whichever route you adopt, a complete understanding of the contractual and legal position is crucial. Without it, not only does it become difficult to take the right decision now, but you risk not being able to defend that decision successfully in any future litigation. While the courts may be generous in their interpretation of force majeure in the face of COVID-19, they will also be alive to attempts to use the crisis to exit unprofitable or difficult contractual positions. A key step to take before making any decision on contract termination is to consult with insurers about the impact force majeure or frustration may have on any business interruption policies.
10. Stay safe
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The types of water meters can be divided according to the principle of measurement
a) Mechanical water meter: the measuring sensor, calculator and indicating device are all water meters with mechanical principle and structure, mainly including speed type water meter (to measure water flow speed and indirectly measure water consumption, reasoning method) and volumetric type water meter (to measure actual fluid volume, direct method). Mechanical water meter is the most traditional water meter, the biggest disadvantage is the need for manual meter reading. With the improvement of human cost and the need of water fine management, it will be gradually replaced by intelligent water meter in the future.
b) Smart water meter 1.0: a mechanical water meter equipped with electronic devices, that is, a mechanical water meter with complete structure as the base meter, on which an electronic device is added. The common types include prepaid IC card water meter, photoelectric direct reading remote water meter and wireless remote water meter (LORA / Nb lot).Smart water meter 1.0 does not need manual meter reading. It is the general trend for intelligent water meter to replace traditional water meter. Among them, policy support + standard unified Internet of things NB lot wireless remote water meter will occupy the dominant position.
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Pat Zoffreo, President of FlightSoft, reports that “……. FlightSoft is about to launch a brand new website featuring its extensive line of Flight Simulator add-on products for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.  In a recent interview FlightSoft’s President & CEO said “Our extensive new line of FSX titles blanket the entire world with add-ons focused on such diverse destinations as Africa to a revolutionary new title based on Hong Kong that will go where no other flight simulator publisher has ever gone before … .” ….”.
“…. FlightSoft’s President didn’t go into much detail about the new Hong Kong title but shared with us its revealing title: HONG KONG FSX – The Next Frontier in the History of Flight Simulation. FlightSoft’s CEO said that nothing like it has ever been released for the PC based flightsim genre.
FlightSoft’s president added that “FlightSoft’s ambitious strategy for Microsoft Flight Simulator X is to offer global titles that appeal to a worldwide audience. The core features of FlightSoft’s new FSX titles will target customers who wish to learn how to fly specific approaches unique to resort destination airports, encounter diverse terrain and weather simulations and explore vast libraries of airport approach scenarios to become familiar with all the kinds of experiences encountered at real world airports by real world pilots.”
FlightSoft’s products can be found and purchased on simMarket.
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John David Mann is coauthor of the beloved classic The Go-Giver, which has sold nearly a million copies in twenty-six languages and was awarded the 2017 Living Now Book Award’s Evergreen Medal for its “contribution to positive global change.” His books have sold more than 2 million copies and have earned the Nautilus Award, the Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medal, and Taiwan’s Golden Book Award for Innovation. Learn more at JohnDavidMann.com.
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This Baby Pig Dancing To Rihanna’s ‘Work’ Will Make Your Day
I can’t even… I watched this video on my bus ride home from work and couldn’t help but snort. And then I showed it to the girl that sits next to me. I don’t know her name, but she’s nice, and she laughed at this cute little pig video too.
I can’t stop watching it. I hope it makes you as happy as it just made me.
Want to watch some more funny animal dancing videos? Here’s a kitty remix.
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I wanted to try out DigitalOcean and I found out about Bitnami Launchpad too.
So, I created a LAMP stack using Bitnami DigitalOcean Launchpad and moved a copy of my site
Then I noticed one problem.
I will refer the site hosted in GreenGeeks (one WITHOUT any problem) as “Live Site”
and the site with problem as “Dev Site”.
In Dev Site, problem occurs in Register Page. After user enter details and click Register;
it just reloads. What it should do after clicking register is show a different page
mentioning user is required activate the account.
I thought it would make much more sense if I “show you” this error. So please take a look at
this vid (62 seconds long):
It can’t be a problem of my site source code, because if it is, then it shouldn’t work on
I assume I should be missing some kind of server module.
I just can’t figure it out.
So any help to figure out what could be the problem is very much appreciated.
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These taglines and more invite the average college student to study with spiky-haired rabble rouser, Brian Brushwood — skeptic, author and award winning magician — via his popular podcast Scam School.
This week Derek & Swoopy talk with Brian about his work. Digging into the biggest scam of all, they reveal that Brian Brushwood is the epitome of the modern skeptic. Beneath the bar room bravado lurks the mind of well-studied, articulate critical thinker.
In this week’s eSkeptic, Robert Richard responds to Daniel Gasman’s review of The Tragic Sense of Life which ran in eSkeptic (June 10th, 2009). Robert J. Richards is a Morris Fishbein Professor of the History of Science at the University of Chicago.
A Response to Gasman’s Review
of The Tragic Sense of Life
by Robert J. Richards
In the June 10, 2009 posting of eSkeptic, Daniel Gasman issued a hyperbolically misleading review of my book The Tragic Sense of Life: Ernst Haeckel and the Struggle over Evolutionary Thought (University of Chicago Press, 2008). I won’t attempt to correct all of his mischaracterizations here; I hope at least a few readers will actually take up my book and judge for themselves. Others might care to read some of the many other reviews of the book, which have been published in such journals as The Times Literary Supplement (July 5, 2008), Cell (Dec. 12, 2008), History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences (winter, 2008), American Scientist (Jan.–Feb., 2009), and Science (Feb. 27, 2009). These and other reviews can be found on my website. Here I will simply make an observation about one representation in his review to give a sense of the quality of his judgment, and then I will summarize my history with Mr. Gasman. I hope this brief response will suggest to readers that they might, as is appropriate to this forum, cultivate a bit of skepticism concerning his essay.
In his review, Mr. Gasman sidebars a phrase of mine and renders an interpretation: “Scholars who denigrate Haeckel compared to Darwin are ‘miscreant historians.’ — Robert J. Richards.” This is not merely quoted out of context; it’s quoted out of this world, at least a world that might be alive to irony. The phrase is ripped from a blurb I wrote for another book on Haeckel by Sander Gliboff, whom Mr. Gasman holds in like regard to me. Had he quoted the last two sentences of the blurb, readers might have been aware of the irony of the phrase. Those lines are:
He [Gliboff] thereby dexterously measures Haeckel up to Darwin’s own standards, despite the assumptions of miscreant historians to the contrary. In his renovative account of H. G. Bronn, Darwin’s translator, and his vigorous defense of Haeckel, Gliboff flashes his vorpal blade at scholars of stature and of craft, charging his book with the excitement of competitive history.
Those who actually read Gliboff’s book would also be aware that the chief “miscreant” I refer to is myself, since Gliboff thinks that I get both Darwin and Haeckel wrong. That last sentence of the blurb should have assured Mr. Gasman that I was not referring to him. A bit of history of Mr. Gasman’s interactions with me will suggest why I estimate him in the way I do.
A few years ago, I wrote an article for the journal Biological Theory (vol. 2, no. 1, 2007) on Ernst Haeckel’s alleged anti-Semitism. The article was a preview of my book, which had yet to appear. In the article I claimed that while Haeckel was, by our modern lights, a racist — though hardly different in that respect from virtually all other biologists and anthropologists of the 19th century — he was not, as had been supposed, a virulent anti-Semite. I provide evidence that if anything, he should be presumed a philo-Semite, which is how both friends and enemies so regarded him. I also gave a brief account of Haeckel’s fate at the hands of the Nazis, some of whom associated his biology with theirs, while others — Nazi officials — condemned his work and banned his books. I indicated that I believed Gasman, in his book of 40 years ago, was simply mistaken about Haeckel’s attitude toward Jews and how the Nazis used his beliefs, as were Stephen Jay Gould, who adopted Gasman’s perspective in Ontogeny and Phylogeny (1977), and Richard Weikart, in his revealingly titled book From Darwin to Hitler (2004). In response to my article, Mr. Gasman sent a long, acrimonious essay — hardly as “subdued” as his current posting — to Biological Theory and demanded it be published. The editor and his board refused, though they agreed to publish a letter. Mr. Gasman rejected that option and instead wrote a letter attacking me personally to the publisher of the journal, a university press. Subsequently, Mr. Gasma has written other university presses that have published my books and articles; his letter to the University of Chicago Press, which published my current book, sought to have me “investigated.” It was, of course, naïve of him to believe those publishers would not inform me about his quite personal attacks.
Aside from these assaults on my integrity sent to academic institutions, Mr. Gasman has, on another, independently sponsored website, uploaded three comparably egregious replies to my work, as well as three separate, vitriolic reviews of my book, ranging in length from 9 to 39 pages. The review in eSkeptic was essentially a duplicate of that third one spilling from his computer.
Now given this history, I would think terms like “unhinged” might spring to the mind of a moderately wary reader. But again, the best test of the validity of Mr. Gasman’s charges would be to examine my book — sample chapters of which can be found on my website and on the website of University of Chicago Press.
The Baloney Detection Kit
With a sea of information coming at us from all directions, how do we sift out the misinformation and bogus claims, and get to the truth? Shermer lays out a “Baloney Detection Kit” — ten questions we should ask when encountering a claim.
Opus 100: Michael Shermer’s 100th Consecutive Monthly Column in Scientific American Published
We are proud to announce that Michael Shermer’s monthly Scientific American column has now reached 100 consecutive months in the July issue, now available on newsstands and online at michaelshermer.com. The editors were generous in giving Shermer an extra page for his reflective essay, “I Want to Believe,” about what he has learned about science and skepticism since starting the column back in April, 2001. Shermer aims to break Stephen Jay Gould’s record of 300 consecutive columns (in Natural History magazine) when he writes his May, 2026 column (assuming he doesn’t crash on his bike too many times between now and then)!
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Jeana Goosmann is the managing partner of Goosmann Law which is one of the fastest-growing female law firms in the mid-west. I recently attended her conference “Be Worth It,” in Omaha Nebraska. She strategically timed it to coincide with the release of her new book also titled “Be Worth It”.
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The networking at the event is incredible, and people fly in from all over the country to attend. With over 300 attendees, the conference is full of excitement and high energy.
The program and breakouts were a nice mix of different experts in various industries from real estate to energy. Closing speaker for the day was celebrity business guru Jeffrey Hayzlett of C-Suite Network. He was there to remind us all that if we don’t change and adapt our businesses will die.
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Is bedtime frustrating for you and your child? You know, KNOW they are tired, but they won’t go to sleep? Or you think that there is no way that they are tired because they have so much energy, but it’s late.
This could be a sign that your baby or child is overtired. Have you ever gone to bed later than your normal bedtime and struggled to fall asleep? It is normal to have a hard time falling asleep when we are overtired. The same is true for our children.
It is harder for our kids to fall asleep when they are overtired. This is because when our kids are overtired, their natural hormone, cortisol kicks in. Technically, this hormone is labeled as the “stress hormone.” It kicks in when our kids have passed through from sleepy (“melatonin” hormone) to wired. Their bodies are using cortisol to fight to stay awake.
This will work against both you and your child, when this happens, I promise both of you are frustrated.
So how can we help our children to avoid the overtired state and recover from it? The first step is to be able to recognize overtired signs.
Here are a few overtired signs to look out for:
Hyper or Silly:
You're not sure what happened, but their energy just hit the fan, perhaps quite literally. They are running, jumping, and playing. This likely came out of nowhere or even a bit after some down time and yawns. Maybe you are thinking that they just had a burst of energy that may even be silly and bringing you joy. If this is a big change from where they were just a bit ago, they are past the point of being tired.
Hang tight, mood swings here we come! He or she may be easily bursting into tears, overreacting to the slightest thing. Yes, I know this can be common in the toddler stages, but if you are approaching bed or nap time, it could mean that sleepy cues have been missed and they are longing for some sleep.
We all love cuddles, right? But for some, especially if this happens close to bedtime, this could be an overtired sign. This may be time to take that little love of yours to bed.
Oh no! Did he just trip? Did he just drop that? Losing coordination can also be a sign of being overtired.
How You Can Help:
Focus on Bedtime
This may seem obvious, but with some of the above overtired signs it can seem like they are not tired at all. It is ok in this instance to shorten your bedtime routine and get them into bed as soon as you can. It is possible that when he or she may cry a little as they are working to fall asleep. Remember, it is harder to fall asleep when overtired. So, try to give them the space to work through it and get to sleep on their own.
Chip Away at Sleep Debt
If your child is tired, then it is possible that they missed out on sleep somewhere. Maybe they had a later bedtime the previous day. Perhaps they skipped a nap. Maybe they’ve been sick. Well, the best place to make up for lost sleep is with an earlier bedtime. This early evening sleep is precious. It can do wonders. Use it when you need it.
Too early to put them to bed? You might consider some down time. I like to call this quiet time. Perhaps it can be time in their room, where they can play with calmer toys, read or color. Perhaps it is some extra time reading with you. This will help their bodies to rest a bit to help them make it to bedtime.
Did you know that there are times in the day where your child gets more restorative sleep than other times in the day? These times, of course, evolve evolves as they grow. An age appropriate schedule is vital for healthy sleep. Helping your child to obtain healthy sleeping habits and keeping them well rested is important for their growth and development. If you are offering the right amount of sleep at the right times and independent sleep, you are giving them a beautiful gift.
Certified Sleep Consultant
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Despite setbacks, it has been confirmed in a letter dated 29 June 2018 to The RTPI and the Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship Trailblazer Employer Group that the Chartered Town Planning Apprenticeship will receive the highest band of government funding.
The RTPI announced that they had challenged the Institute of Apprenticeships alongside trailblazer group after they rejected the assessment plans for a degree-level planning apprenticeship. Due to this delay universities will not be able to recruit students as planned in September 2018.
The principle of a Chartered Town Planning Apprenticeship was initially agreed in May 2017 but has been awaiting formalisation. Chief Executive of the RTPI, Victoria Hills, has confirmed more than 20 employers and six universities are involved with the new Apprenticeship.
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Today I had the chance to speak at the International Wireless Conference and Expo (IWCE) in Las Vegas about a key subject. Smart Cities get a lot of hype and there is certainly no shortage of webinars, summits, articles ... and blogs on the subject.
To add my perspective, I spoke at IWCE to an audience of leaders from utilities, cities, development offices and technology providers.
Smart Cities are built around the people in those communities. The systems that enable consumers to be smarter users of energy, water and natural gas and to use renewables sources such as solar energy, should be simple and carefree for consumers. BUT smart communities require smart utilities and real-time communications infrastructure is the backbone of every smart utility. Technological advancements and the diminishing cost of IT infrastructure have created the potential for an “Internet of Things,” a ubiquitous network of connected devices, smart sensors, and big data analytics.
Successfully deploying these and other new approaches often depends on new regional collaborations among a diverse array of public and private actors, including industry, academia, and various public entities. From sensor networks and cybersecurity to investments in broadband infrastructure and intelligent transportation systems, there is a large portfolio of activities that can provide a strong foundation for a Smart Cities effort.
Smart appliances and other technologies will give consumers more control over their water & electric usage, fundamentally transforming how utilities interact with their customer base. Smart utility infrastructure requires real-time communications and smart cities require smart utilities. The true enabler of a smart city is the communications network that provides two-way capabilities for moving data between the utility and consumers. | <urn:uuid:d7f181ff-843c-42a9-aed8-2f77bb75e3e5> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.smartwatersmartcity.com/post/cutting-costs-maximizing-results | 2024-04-20T15:49:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.932527 | 330 |
I'm planning on smoking my first butt this weekend along with a few fatty's and I would really like to come as close as possible to replicating that sauce.
P.S. On a side note I was
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“General Hospital” Michelle Stafford checked in with her fans on Periscope on Tuesday to talk about the new baby, being a single mother, and her skin-care line Michelle was extremely candid with her fans, revealing what it is REALLY like for her as a busy working mom to two amazing children.
At first, Michelle left the phone down where the fans couldn’t see her because she was feeding her son, Jameson. She has been vocal about her need to keep him out of the media, out of fear that someone may say something about his looks, which would force her to have words with someone over the net.
Michelle noted that she looks like a troll because she has been stuck in the house for five days, wearing the same clothes. She said that being a new mom is extremely tough. “It is so hard to be without sleep. I haven’t slept in 25 hours,” she noted. “Motherhood is tough. I have two humans I take care of every day. I’m a single mom. Yo this ain’t easy. I’m not gonna lie. I didn’t sleep at all last night. I did take a quick nap yesterday.” She explained that being a mom even with a father in the house is completely hard, but doing it alone is overwhelming at times.
Michelle updated her fans that her skin care; Coco Luxe by Michelle Stafford is sold out on Amazon. Her team is working very hard to get the product in stock and to prevent the mess of it going out of stock so quickly moving forward.
At the end of the video stream, she gave fans a sneak peak of her son. He looked cute with chubby cheeks and content in her arms. She said she will have a big product announcement later Wednesday. Watch the Periscope to see Jameson up close towards the end of the stream. | <urn:uuid:6488fbbe-0a99-4668-ae09-14c6124eea36> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.soapoperaspy.com/2015/general-hospital-news-michelle-stafford-discusses-single-parenting-new-baby-jameson-and-skin-care-line/ | 2024-04-20T15:41:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.987111 | 395 |
Understanding our first quarter 2019 results
Frédéric Oudéa's editorial
The performances this quarter illustrate the robustness of our diversified banking model, resolutely focused on supporting our customers, and confirm our ability to achieve our strategic and financial objectives.
The performances this quarter illustrate the robustness of our diversified banking model, resolutely focused on supporting our customers, and confirm our ability to achieve our strategic and financial objectives.First and foremost, we have significantly strengthened our capital. The measures presented at the time of the publication of the 2018 full-year results are starting to bear fruit. We continued to implement our asset disposal programme, with the finalisation of several disposals and the announcement of the sale of our SKB subsidiary in Slovenia. Moreover, the refocusing of market activities is well under way, with a decrease in the capital allocated to these activities. Overall, these measures resulted in a substantial increase in our capital ratio (CET1) at 11.7%(1), thereby strengthening our capability to achieve our 12% CET1 ratio target by 2020. This is a major milestone which should increase market confidence on this issue.
At the same time, we are continuing to develop our growth initiatives. This quarter, our revenues were driven primarily by the robust performance of International Retail Banking & Financial Services and the strong momentum in Financing & Advisory.
French Retail Banking continued with its digital transformation and proved resilient, despite the ongoing unfavourable interest rate environment.
As announced at the beginning of the year, Global Banking & Investor Solutions’ adaptation plan is under way, with the refocusing of Global Markets and a €500 million cost-cutting plan, in order to improve the profitability of these businesses.
Our solid results are also based on the controlled development of our costs and good risk management, with few losses on our loans.
All these measures and the transformations implemented in the Group will enable us to improve our operational profile and our structural profitability.
Finally, we have reaffirmed our intention to engage in the positive transformations of our customers and our economies and in particular in the energy transition process. We were ranked 2nd in renewable energy financing in the EMEA region in 2018(2).
At €57, net tangible asset value per share has increased and I am confident that the valuation of the Societe Generale share price will much better reflect the intrinsic value of our assets over the next few quarters.
I would remind you that the Board of Directors will submit the option of a dividend payment in shares in respect of the 2018 financial year to the vote of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Once again, I would like to thank you for your loyalty and the trust you have placed in our Group.
Chief Executive Officer(1) Taking into account the assumption of a 50% subscription rate for the option of a dividend payment in shares subject to approval by the Ordinary General Meeting on May 21st, 2019 and a pay-out ratio of 50% for Q1 19 earnings
(2) Dealogic ranking of Financial Advisers in renewable energy financing in the EMEA region in 2018Q1 2019 results in brief
Q1 2019 revenues (€6.2 billion) were driven by the momentum in International Retail Banking & Financial Services and Financing & Advisory.
With revenues of €2.1 billion, up 6.8%* in Q1 2019, International Retail Banking & Financial Services confirmed its position as one of the Group’s growth drivers.
All the regions and businesses participated in this strong commercial momentum, with revenues increasing by respectively +7.9%* in Europe, +12.5%* in Russia and +6.7%* in Africa and also in International Retail Banking. Revenues were also higher in the Insurance businesses (+2.4%*) and Financial Services to Corporates (+4.6%*).
French Retail Banking generated net banking income of €1.9 billion in an ongoing low interest rate environment and delivered a resilient financial performance.
The three brands Societe Generale, Crédit du Nord and Boursorama pursued their commercial expansion, particularly with regard to their core customers. Accordingly, Boursorama gained 123,000 new clients and consolidated its position as the leading online bank in France, with 1.8 million clients at end-March (+30% year-on-year). At the same time, the Societe Generale and Crédit du Nord networks strengthened their franchises on the Group’s target customers. There was further growth in the number of mass affluent and wealthy clients (+3% vs. Q1 18). Societe Generale continued with the rollout of regional business centres, in order to increase its proximity with Business customers. Four new units were rolled out in Q1 19, taking the number of centres to nine at end-March. In the case of Professional customers, Societe Generale opened a new “Pro Corner” (espace pro). It had 118 “corners” dedicated to professionals in the branches, as at end-March 2019.
The revenues of Global Banking & Investor Solutions totalled €2.2 billion, up +1.1% (-1.8%*), driven by the good performance of Financing & Advisory.
Financing & Advisory revenues were 18.5% (16%*) higher, confirming the healthy commercial momentum observed for several quarters. In contrast, the revenues of Global Markets and Investor Services were down -7.2% (-10.7%*) in a still challenging market environment.
Operating expenses remained under control at €4.8 billion and the cost of risk remained low.
Operating expenses were very slightly higher in French Retail Banking (+0.4%) against the backdrop of the ongoing digital transformation and the development of growth drivers. Efforts to support growth in International Retail Banking & Financial Services resulted in a positive jaws effect between revenue growth and the increase in costs (+5.1%*). The 1.6%* decrease in operating expenses illustrates the rigorous control of costs in Global Banking & Investor Solutions.
At 21 basis points, the cost of risk remains low. The Group expects a cost of risk of between 25 and 30 basis points for full-year 2019.
There was a further decline in the gross doubtful outstandings ratio to 3.5% at end-March 2019 (vs. 4.2% at end-March 2018).
Group net income** totalled €1 billion and the Group’s return on tangible equity (ROTE) stood at 8.4%**.
(*) When adjusted for changes in Group structure and at constant exchange rates
(**) Underlying data
Annual General Meeting
Societe Generale's Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 at 4.00pm CET in the Paris Expo - Espace Grande Arche, in La Défense, Paris. An essential annual event for our shareholders, the event provided the opportunity to find out more about the life of our company, dicuss, ask questions and express opinions with the General Management and also vote on the resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors. For simplicity and to allow the greatest number of shareholders to attend Societe Generale provides its shareholders with the option of completing all procedures online
Past the peak on growth and rates
Michala Marcussen, Group Chief Economist, explains the latest economic trends, notably the significant slowdown of the global economy at the end of 2018. Several factors explain this, the global trade cycle heavily impacted by the uncertainities around ongoing trade tensions and the slowdown in domestic demand in China, while in Europe Brexit continues to take its toll on the UK economy and Italy slips into a technical recession.
Video published 2 April 2019
Innovation & Digital
Societe Generale announced that we.trade, the first blockchain-based trade finance platform live in production, is now available to all clients in France. By connecting to we.trade, clients of the consortium of banks, both buyers and sellers, agree on the terms of a transaction. Thanks to blockchain technology, the we.trade platform facilitates and expands the customer experience.
Societe Generale was named "Global Advisor of the Year " for the third time at the PFI Awards 2018, held on 6 February in London. The Group was also classed second in the 2018 Dealogic ranking for renewable energies in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, as both Mandated Lead Arranger and Financial Advisor.
National Youth Days - students' feedback
A partner of the Journées Nationales Des Jeunes (National Youth Days), Societe Generale opened its doors to young people and students in France and around the world to enable them to better understand banking and discuss what tomorrow’s company will look like. Workshops, meetings, visits relating to key topics such as cybersecurity, financial education, learning how to code, sustainable mobility… The aim of this 8th day of national activities was to promote the professional integration of young people and encourage interaction between the academic and corporate worlds. The key theme of the event was self-confidence. #OpenSG | <urn:uuid:6849d8a2-1816-4b7c-a660-a376855aefc6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.societegenerale.com/en/news/newsroom/understanding-our-first-quarter-2019-results | 2024-04-20T16:39:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.942 | 1,888 |
Thriller Thursday; A Tribute to MJ
Thursday 25 August, 5:00 pm
Shout out to all you Smooth Criminals, Dirty Diana’s & MJ lovers! Save the date for this extra special Thriller Thursday event! This Thursday 25th we are turning back the clock and celebrating one of history’s best musicians, Michael Jackson. We’ve curated a playlist of all his best hits for you to jam out to all night long. We might even throw a few epic Jackson 5 songs in the mix to spice it up! Pay homage to the King this August and moon walk your way into Soda for a night you’ll never forget! While your there, sip on our famous our $12 cocktail – so smooth its criminal! Don’t miss out! Book now HERE! | <urn:uuid:aace0c1d-7936-4aa3-8dd6-7ca411a3f7d6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sodafactory.com.au/events/thriller-thursday-a-tribute-to-mj/ | 2024-04-20T16:53:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.888394 | 168 |
Tagged: cubemap display
2018-03-17 at 9:40 pm #2970kimholderCustomer
I’m not sure exactly when this happened. I have made a few changes today and it happened sometime during those changes. I reduced the scale of the entire scene so that the camera would move through it at a more comfortable rate, and added a few objects. The cubemap hasn’t been touched and is displaying properly within blender. Brightly colored reflections now cover all the objects with the chrome and aluminum material, which maybe is due to the same issue.
2018-03-18 at 12:19 am #2971kimholderCustomerI figured this one out. When i scaled everything, i scaled the camera too. A camera that doesn’t have a scale of 1 sees the light weirdly.
Returning all the camera’s dimensions to 1 fixed the issue. I now have a giant camera, compared to other things in the scene, which makes it a little awkward to position. But, it can be moved around in the player quickly, which is what i wanted.
2018-03-19 at 7:50 am #2974Mikhail LuzyaninStaffA camera that doesn’t have a scale of 1 sees the light weirdly.
Yes, it’s known bug, it’s not possible to do some manipulation with camera now, but we on the way to fix it soon.
I now have a giant camera,
Its better to use Size in camera settings to reduce size of the camera.
You must be logged in to view attached files.Co-founder and lead graphics specialist at Soft8Soft.
2018-03-20 at 7:24 pm #3027kimholderCustomerI am used to things in Blender not working if objects aren’t scaled to 1. I suppose the best practice is to make sure the camera is set to 1 during export, but i considered it a mistake on my part. I didn’t know about that camera setting, that is helpful, thanks.
2018-03-21 at 7:42 am #3029Mikhail LuzyaninStaffI am used to things in Blender not working if objects aren’t scaled to 1. I suppose the best practice is to make sure the camera is set to 1 during export, but i considered it a mistake on my part.
The bet workflow is to make scene and all it’s objects in real size to avoid some problems. All what you need is to control the speed of the camera? I think we will nedd to add some settings on it.
Co-founder and lead graphics specialist at Soft8Soft.
2019-05-10 at 5:30 pm #14594mcolinpCustomerI am so glad I found this thread. I thought I was losing my mind! I reset the camera scale by resetting Scale to deltas; then went into the properties and changed the deltas to 1; and viola! the scene lights properly again! -It was completely washed out in areas where light hit the objects. Dark areas looked ok, but the lit areas were just completely blown out white.
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Manedika: We are now living out the legacy our founder left behind.
It’s hard to imagine Solomon Islands Development Trust (SIDT) moving forward without the presence and guidance of its late founder Dr John Roughan.
But three months on after Roughan’s passing last October, SIDT director Longden Manedika said they are now living out the legacy their founder left behind.“It was a blow and a huge loss to us when Dr Roughan left us,” Manedika conceded.
“We were troubled by his loss and wonder whether the organisation will thrive on.
“But we take comfort in his words and advices, and the great legacy that he left behind.
“It was on that great legacy that we are driving SIDT forward,” he said.
Roughan left his native America in 1958 as a young Marist priest and came to the Solomon Islands.
He remembered arriving here by ship from Sydney and knowing not a single soul.
In his early years, he was moved to various villages across the Solomons where he started to develop an interest in villages and people.
He later got married to a woman from Are’are in Malaita, left the priesthood and went to study in Hawai’i, where he obtained his doctorate.
His thesis focused on rural development.
After completing his studies, he returned and started SIDT, an organisation established primarily to assist villagers improve their standard of living and take care of their resources.
“As an organisation, we will continue to carry on the mandate of SIDT to assist our village people,” Manedika said.
“Our vision is for every Solomon Islands villager to live a healthy life, be happy and self-reliant.
“I am pleased to say that we will not waver in our resolve to fulfilling Rough’s vision and mission through SIDT.”
Manedika recalled the late Roughan sharing his first experience of living in a village setting way back in 1959 at the east coast of Malaita bordering Kwaio and Are’are where the SIDT concept was born.
“Roughan said despite people having very little, he observed they were always happy and content with their way of life.
“So after spending 12 years working in Tarapaina, east Are’are, and Rohinari, west Are’are, the villagers trained him to see life as they see.
“This man has lived his life to the full,” director Manedika said
“SIDT is where his heart is. After establishing the organisation, he left it to Solomon Islanders to run it.
“But he never walked away. He would always come back to offer guidance and advice.
“SIDT is his baby. He nurtured it, grow it, and allow it to walk its feet. He may have gone, but his legacy is in this organisation,” Manedika said.
In 2006, then prime minister Manasseh Sogavare appointed Roughan as his special secretary.
Sogavare was at that time planning to focus his government’s attention to the nation’s rural areas.
And there’s no better person than Roughn to lead the exercise. The concept of Economic Growth Centre the Lilo government has not adopted was Roughan’s idea.
For Manedika, SIDT is a growing organisation.
“Over the 31 years SIDT has grown from strength to strength,” he said.
“Today, it is the biggest and best known NGO in the country.
“This is because of our rural focus and the impact of the work we are doing in rural area.”
Besides, SIDT, Roughan was also instrumental in the establishment of Development Service Exchange (DSE), the umbrella body for all NGOs in the country.
Manedika said an important area SIDT is educating people about is that their perspective on development must not money-oriented.
“SIDT does not see development as all about money.
“We see development as looking after our resources and taking good care of them. We must be accountable and make sure everyone benefits for the resource.
“This is the message we always emphasised to village people and one that we want the government to adopt.
“It was interesting to hear this government and the previous ones talking about rural development.
“That’s good but I want them to see development in its broader form than just money, money, and money.”
Retired Anglican Bishop Canadian Terry Brown, said Roughan was a man who loved Solomons Islands deeply.
“His heart is for the village people. This is why SIDT was born,” Bishop Terry said.
He said Roughan was also a good and close friend and “we often spoke to each other. Once he came and gave the keynote address at an Airahu Training Centre graduation in Malaita.”
For Manedika, Roughan is a figurehead that has already been inscribed in the SIDT story.
“When you talk about Roughan, you are talking about SIDT,” he said.
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Most Oklahomans prefer smaller government
The results of a recent SoonerPoll found that most Oklahomans - 60.5 percent - would like to see a smaller government, even if that means fewer services are available.
"Oklahoma has been trending conservative for a long time," Dr. Keith Gaddie, vice president of SoonerPoll, said, "The state has not always been, historically, fiscally conservative, but the rhetoric of fiscal conservatism has imbedded itself in the electorate and there is a hue and cry to return to a basic principal of conservative spending and smaller government."
SoonerPoll.com, Oklahoma's public opinion pollster, conducted the scientific study using live interviewers by telephone of 1000 likely voters from Feb. 25 - March 8. This particular question was commissioned by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. The study has a margin of error of ±3.1 percent.
To see a PDF document containing all the questions asked by OCPA click here.
The results in Oklahoma are consistent with the national trend towards smaller government. A national poll conducted by Washington Post-ABC News in January asked the same exact question as SoonerPoll, "Generally speaking, would you say you favor (smaller government with fewer services), or (larger government with more services)?" The results were similar with 58 percent of the nation for a smaller government with fewer services.
In the SoonerPoll survey, the concept of smaller government with fewer services was supported by 75.1 percent of Republicans and 58.1 percent of Independents polled. Interestingly, a large percentage - 49.2 percent - of Democrats also agreed with the generally conservative belief in smaller government.
Although the majority of Americans and Oklahomans alike prefer a smaller government with less services, this week's passage of health care reform, creating one of the largest entitlement programs in the country, will increase the size of government and provide more services.
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A potentially catastrophic Middle East war to defend the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, while preparing for a delusional conflict against industrial powerhouse China, and borrowing $3 trillion every year.
All to prop up an American economy plagued by record homelessness, highest suicide rate since the Great Depression, massive asset bubbles, and a brewing civil war.
The confluence of late-stage capitalism and late-stage imperialism is pushing the US - and its vassals in Europe - into an abyss of self-destructive behavior.
As the saying goes, "Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad."
The implosion of the American empire has been spectacular and rapid.
Just thirty years ago, the US seemed invincible after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the recipe of "freedom, democracy and capitalism" seemed to have sealed the end of history. In the 1990s, the Internet revolutionized the world, and Wall Street - overlords of the USA - envisioned a world where Americans would engage in highly profitable sectors of the economy, while the poor masses of the Global South would do the dirty manufacturing and low-end service jobs.
Intoxicated with complacency and misled by groupthink, US elites made three strategic errors as they:
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Similarly, India caught up with France and the UK by 2017, in terms of GDP. And the Russian economy, under Putin, grew staggering ten-fold between 2000 and 2013. A multipolar world was emerging.
However, the US was blinded by hubris, Cold War mentality, and perhaps racism. From experts to politicians and media to the public, nobody could believe the rise of China. "China will stumble, China must stumble," Americans assured one other. And they found creative excuses for every success of China, even as China became #1 in one metric after another - from steel industry to automobile production, e-commerce to Fortune 500 firms, 5G to AI, smartphones to EV, TikTok to hypersonic missiles, and patents to scientific publications. Communist China was beating capitalist America in every sector imaginable.
If that was not enough, there was another potential threat to American hegemony - Putin's Russia. Wall Street and globalists - with the help of a traitorous fifth column - had hoped to dismantle Russia once and for all in the 1990s. Thanks to the neoliberal shock doctrine imposed by the "Harvard Boys," Russia's GDP declined by 40%, poverty skyrocketed, critical industrial sectors vanished, and Russia was losing the CIA-instigated war in Chechnya.
However, Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000 and reversed the calamitous decline. The economy boomed at an average annual growth rate of 20% for 13 years, inflation subsided, foreign exchange reserves grew from virtually zero to $600 billion, and the middle class grew rapidly. Russia prospered and became once again the world's leader not only in oil and gas but also in strategic products such as wheat and fertilizer. Putin made Russia diplomatically and militarily a superpower once again. Russia's trade with Europe skyrocketed; and visionary Putin cemented strategic partnership with China, understanding the rise of a multipolar world in the 21st century. Putin also brought back Christianity and family values, and built/renovated 10,000 churches and monasteries.
Eventually, when US politicians could no longer ignore the success of China and Russia, they started illegal and unethical hybrid wars on geopolitical competitors. And the US started breaking every international norm and the so-called rules-based order.
Rules for Thee, Not for Me
While geopolitics is Machiavellian, the US took it too far, losing all sense of right and wrong. Believing that they can control the narratives worldwide, the imperialist cabal in Washington DC and New York decided to break all the rules and norms to achieve global domination, including full-spectrum dominance in military.
The list of American imperialist and illegal actions over the last thirty years is quite astounding. In 1992, the Pentagon even created a 46-page Pax Americana memo which was leaked to the NY Times. Rejecting a multilateral and democratic approach, the "Wolfowitz Doctrine" described how the US should remain as a sole superpower, while ensuring that no geopolitical rivals such as Russia, China, Iran or even Germany emerge in the future.
While some leaders like Senator Joe Biden paid lip service condemning the memo, the actions of the empire spoke louder. Just a couple of months after the memo, the US started laying the groundwork for NATO expansion. In 1996, Bill Clinton openly invited former Warsaw Pact countries and post-Soviet republics. In 1999, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic joined NATO.
The US was also busy bombing Iraq and Serbia in the 1990s. Brutal US sanctions killed at least half a million Iraqi children. In total violation of international laws, the US repurposed the Mujahideen from Afghanistan and sent them to Chechnya, Kosovo, Xinjiang, and many parts of Central Asia. The Islamist jihadists became the global proxy warriors for the American empire - and they continue to be so till this day.
In the late 1990s, a cabal of warmongers such as Paul Wolfowitz, Richar Perle, Donald Rumsfeld, and Robert Kagan - husband of Victoria Nuland - created a think tank called the Project for New American Century (PNAC).
In September 2000, they published a rather dark white paper titled, "Rebuilding America's Defenses." In this document, for example, they casually talk about the need for race-specific biological weapons.
Comment: More on that here: Biden, Clinton, Rockefeller, Soros are financing US biowarfare projects, Ukrainian documents reveal - Russian Defense Ministry
More importantly, they urged vast investment in the American military and major wars in the Middle East. As for how to overcome the reluctance of Americans to support such mad aggression during peaceful times, they had a suggestion: "a catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor." Lo and behold, exactly one year later, 9/11 happened. How lucky for the imperialists!
Many people from PNAC ended up in major leadership roles under the Bush administration. Once in power, they blatantly lied about the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and invaded Iraq. As General Wesley Clark revealed a few years later, these neocons had concocted concrete plans in 2001 to attack 7 sovereign nations in 5 years - Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Lebanon, Somalia, and Iran.
All these attacks would be illegal, unethical, immoral and in violation of international laws. However, the warmongers in the US did not care, since nobody could stop them. These people have the same moral compass as those in the mafia.
The US has been waging wars of aggression non-stop for the last thirty years - either directly attacking weaker countries such as Iraq and Libya or perpetrating proxy wars through terrorists (against Syria) and neo-Nazis (in Ukraine, against Russia). In Asia, the US is arming Taiwan in violation of one-China principle and is rearming Japan after creating loopholes in the constitution that the US wrote for them after WW2. After sabotaging peace talks with North Korea, the US is preparing South Korea for a war. In the Philippines, the US is building new military bases that are aimed at China.
In the Middle East, it is unclear if the US and Israel colluded to create the current conflagration. Rather than working on a statehood for Palestine, the "United States of Israel" is slaughtering tens of thousands of women and children in Gaza, attacking the Houthis in Yemen, bombing Syria (which has not attacked Israel), and is allegedly preparing for an invasion of Lebanon. Perhaps, the eventual goal is to start a consequential war against Iran, which has been Israel's enemy #1 for a long time. In Iraq, the government has repeatedly demanded the US military to leave, but the US simply refuses. Similarly, the US is occupying illegal military bases in Syria and stealing oil.
The above list is only American wars and does not include color revolutions, hard and soft coups, and countless coercions behind closed doors. Here are some examples from the last two decades:
- In Brazil, the US (NSA) leaked a misleading phone call and ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (because she wanted closer relations with China and Russia)
- In Bolivia and Honduras, the US enabled military coups. How about that for spreading democracy?
- In Iran, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Serbia, and Hong Kong, the US funded protests and attempted regime changes. Fortunately, they all failed.
- The entire Arab Spring was an American project. It led to many regime changes, but disastrous results for the people of the region.
- In Xinjiang, the US funded and armed separatists, who were flown into Syria and trained with Al Qaeda* and ISIS*. The goal was to eventually send them back to China.
- In Ukraine, the US State Department and George Soros - CIA frontman - spent two decades and billions of dollars nurturing neo-Nazis and spreading anti-Russia sentiments. The US orchestrated two color revolutions in Ukraine - in 2004 and 2014. The second one led to persecutions of ethnic Russians all over Ukraine, and what could be considered as genocide of ethnic Russians in the Donbass region. The US also engineered the current conflict by sabotaging all chances for peace.
Just imagine any other country doing similar things, especially in Western Hemisphere or in an American vassal. For example, think about China sponsoring color revolutions in South Korea; Russia arming anti-US rebels in Mexico; or, Iran invading Kuwait and establishing a military base. For most people, such scenarios would be unthinkable, only because we are so used to the US being the sole bully on the global stage.
Then there are situations where the US demands others subject themselves to certain international organizations and treaties, while the US exempts itself. For example, the US does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and even threatened to arrest the judges if the ICC looked into US war crimes. However, the US loved the ICC's farcical indictment of Russian president Putin after a new puppet chief judge was appointed.
Similarly, the US and its vassals - UK, France and Germany - have already said they will not accept the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if Israel is found guilty of genocide in Gaza. The West will accept only verdicts they like!
The US has refused to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), but harasses China about it. Also, recently, the U.S. just added one million square km of ocean floor to itself, without asking the UN or any other country. It must be nice to have such wonderful privileges of an empire.
Prior to the illegal war on Iraq and during the proxy war on Syria, the US threatened and bullied OPCW inspectors to falsify reports about Saddam Hussein and Bashar Assad having possessed or used chemical weapons. Similarly, when the UN Human Rights group went to Xinjiang and found that there was no "genocide," the US viciously attacked the chief, Michelle Bachelet, until she wrote a new report which said that "human rights violations MAY have occurred."
Regardless of these constant violations of obvious international laws and ethics, US politicians and media cannot stop bloviating about rules-based order.
Fake Democracy & Fake Freedom
If the foreign policies are hypocritical and cynical, the domestic policies in the US and the EU are no exceptions. While claiming to spread democracy and freedom, Western elites consistently deprive their own people of freedom and democracy.
In the US, there are all sorts of censorship and propaganda that I described in my previous Sputnik article. As for the elections in the US, any outsider can easily observe that there is only one party in the US. Both Democrats and Republicans are controlled by the same banksters, corporations and oligarchs. Wikileaks emails revealed, for example, how Hillary Clinton was chosen as the nominee even before the primaries began - and Bernie Sanders was simply a "controlled opposition."
A study by Princeton University revealed that the US is an oligarchy that is of the 1%, for the 1% and by the 1%. However, the US pretends to be the beacon of democracy and justifies all its wars with a fake slogan of "spreading freedom and democracy." The US quickly rejects any democratic outcomes it does not like - for example, the Crimea referendum in 2014. At home, many Americans are convinced that the 2020 elections were rigged against Donald Trump, who is also now being persecuted like in a Banana Republic.
Europe is much worse than the US in terms of free speech, elections and democracy. Free speech is highly restricted in Europe, and people get arrested for simple posts on social media. France pretends to be a place of "Liberté," while trying to ban protests that are pro-Palestine. In Germany, people get arrested for simply expressing support for Russia on social media or merely holding a sign that says, "Stop the genocide in Gaza." Germany is even trying to ban AfD, the most popular political party now - just like Zelensky banned all opposition parties. What a beautiful garden of democracy and freedom!
As for the EU itself, it is an undemocratic and authoritarian hellhole. European citizens get to vote for only the European Parliament, which meets once a month and acts as a rubber stamp. The real power lies with the European Commission and the Council of EU, whose leaders like Ursula von der Leyen are appointed by oligarchs (with approval from the US) and not by the people. Most European countries did not even have referendums to determine if their country should join the EU, which is also like Hotel California - you can become a member but never leave.
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The Spirit of St. Maarten is the island’s only touristic attraction with a Social Mission to make a difference in the lives of others, serving as a flagship for K1 Britannia’s charitable projects. By sailing with us you help to support K1’s projects for children, vulnerable youths, disaster relief, maritime, and sustainability projects.
The Spirit of St. Maarten is a 114-ft Schooner, designed for luxury, comfort, and variety. It is the only one of its kind on St. Maarten.
The ship offers a unique experience at sea and is designed with a variety of features, allowing our guests to enjoy their experience however they desire.
The Spirit of St. Maarten comes from a village on the central coast of Brazil, where boatbuilding is a legacy passed down from generation to generation. They say “it takes a village to make a boat” because the whole village works together to craft these masterpieces, each one unique and remarkable.
When we found the Spirit of St. Maarten on the riverbed where she’d been built, only two months after she was finished, we knew she was the perfect boat for us. The shipbuilders were excited when we told them how she would be making a difference in the lives of so many on St. Maarten.
Like all boats built in the village, the Spirit of St. Maarten is a truly unique vessel, hand-built by artisans who dedicate themselves to their craft. From a young age, the children in the village are taught the art of wooden boatbuilding by their family and friends in order to become the next generation of master artisans. They use an indigenous wood that grows along with the coastal forests in Brazil, and for each tree they use, they not only make sure to use every part of the tree but plant a new tree to replace it. Thus the boat building done by these villages is not only a timeless tradition, but a sustainable one.
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For us, it is important that the interior furnishings in a house correspond to its spirit and style. We believe that we breathe life into our houses, make them so that they are part of the family and carry its traditions. The interior environment is an invariable part of all this.
We offer interior furnishings including interior design, various types of interior doors, interior wooden staircases, various floor coverings and more.
Just like the roof, the windows are a very important part of the house. Therefore, we pay special attention to this element and make sure that they are made of quality profiles, properly designed, with reliable fittings and good glazing.
This is where a house has the greatest heat losses. Therefore, in the base price of our houses, we have opted for PVC profiles, in colours corresponding to the respective house model.
We also offer the possibility of placing the more weather-resistant aluminium profiles, with an interrupted thermal bridge.
And last but not least – we offer wooden joinery, the qualities of which are indisputable.
Taking into account the climatic features of Bulgaria, for the glazing of our houses we recommend triple glazing, and, of course, the customer is to make the final choice.
When choosing interior doors, the customer can choose between doors made of solid wood, laminated MDF and veneered MDF.
In our base price we have included MDF veneered doors.
Interior staircases in SPONEC houses can be made of oak, beech or softwood.
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As part of the interior design, these details are further specified with the client.
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Interior walls are made of eco-panels, which are surface plastered, primed and painted with environmentally friendly and breathable materials.
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MONTREAL — Legendary hockey writer Red Fisher had his idiosyncrasies.
He didn’t talk to rookies because he felt they hadn’t yet earned the right to talk. He never called the Montreal Canadiens the Habs because he worried the diminutive of the word habitants might be demeaning to French-Canadians.
But Fisher, who died Friday at 91, was also a larger than life character who broke major stories and covered the biggest events in hockey and occasionally other sports over six decades as a writer and sports editor at the Montreal Star and Montreal Gazette.
His first hockey assignment on March 17, 1955 turned out to be the Richard Riot, when violence that began at the Montreal Forum over the controversial suspension of Maurice (Rocket) Richard for hitting an official spilled into the streets.
He covered Canadiens teams that won five Stanley Cups in a row in the 1950s as well as dynasty teams in the 1960s and 1970s. His coverage of the 1972 Summit Series between NHL players and the Soviet national team was particularly memorable.
"Everyone respected him," said long-time hockey broadcaster Ron Reusch, who had Fisher as his analyst at Canadiens games. "He basically ran the media here.
"And it wasn’t just Montreal. He had contacts all over the league. He got scoops on things going on in Chicago that their local writers didn’t have. He was unbelievable."
Fisher retired at age 85 in 2012. By then he appeared to be fed up with the modern media world of tight controls on access to players and rumours floated daily on social media.
He hated rumours. In his 1994 memoire "Hockey, Heros And Me," Fisher wrote that rumours were "distasteful and often harmful."
He also wanted to spent more time with his wife Tillie, who the Gazette reported died on Jan. 9 at age 90.
"For over 50 years, in his beloved Montreal, Red Fisher was unrivalled in hockey journalism — the authoritative English voice of news about the Canadiens and the National Hockey League," commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "Red had a remarkable passion for the sport and a remarkable compassion for the men who played it.
"Red’s words were important because nobody knew the game or the players or the executives better. In addition to being a master storyteller, on a personal level, he was a friend and counsellor."
Fisher was often seen as curmudgeonly and foul-tempered, but he was also a no-nonsense reporter who broke scores of stories and seemed to know everything that was going on in Montreal and around the league. He was an insider before "insider" became a sports media job description.
One of his biggest scoops in the 1970s was getting a hold of a secret report by then-league president Clarence Campbell to the team owners and governors, which boasted that salary payouts were down and revenues up around the league. Fisher wrote a five-part series exposing the imbalance.
In his book, he recalled that Campbell suspected Fisher’s good friend, St. Louis Blues owner Sid Solomon Jr., of leaking the document. When Solomon asked Fisher to sign an affidavit denying that he gave him the report, Fisher refused.
"Why not?" asked Solomon.
"Because you know you gave it to me," said Fisher.
After that series, Fisher suspected league intervention cost him his intermission spot on Hockey Night in Canada called The Fisher Report.
He also had a falling out with the Hockey Hall of Fame, which inducted him in 1985, when it downgraded media inductees from its Honoured Members status. He even demanded that his portrait be taken down at the Bell Centre media lounge.
Fisher once said he was offered the job of general manager of the Blues when they entered the NHL as an expansion club in 1967, but turned it down.
He certainly knew enough about hockey to do the work. Long before analytics, Fisher collected his own statistics, which he mostly kept to himself. Players who saw what he called his "book" said the information was far more detailed than that offered by the league.
As a writer, he had favourite phrases he used repeatedly. Once, forward Rejean Houle referred to linemate Marc Tradif as "my great and good friend." After that, great and good friend appeared in many stories. So did the opening line "roll these numbers around your tongue."
But Fisher in his heyday was a poignant and entertaining writer. Reusch said many suspected his writing would diminish when the Star, an afternoon paper, folded in 1979 and he had to write to morning deadlines at the Gazette. But Fisher didn’t miss a beat.
"He was not only a great newspaperman, he was a great writer," said Reusch.
Fisher was close to the players. Former scoring star Dickie Moore was a friend. In the 1950s, he even went through a humiliating initiation to the team led by The Rocket, who afterwards said "You’re one of us now."
He was also a good friend of Glen Sather, a former Canadiens player who went on to build the Edmonton Oilers dynasty before taking over the New York Rangers.
Another he considered a friend was Don Cherry, even if the bombastic TV commentator blamed him for being fired as coach of the Bruins after Fisher quoted his complaint that Boston lost a playoff series because management was too cheap to travel by charter flight.
Fisher, son of a Montreal shoe shop owner, was named to the Order of Canada on Dec. 29. He was inducted to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. The Professional Hockey Writers Association named its trophy for beat writer of the year the Red Fisher Award in 2016.
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HECK, Ronald James
April 11, 1949 – May 3, 2021
Our beloved Ronald James Heck passed away unexpectedly due to a sudden illness at age 72, in the company of both his sons, on May 3, 2021, at Kelowna General Hospital.
Born April 11, 1949, in Leader, Saskatchewan to Nick and Frieda Heck, Ron grew up to be an extraordinary man. He took joy in helping others. Ron seldom asked for anything, was always giving, always soft-spoken, didn’t complain, nor did he want to be a burden to others. His giant, calming presence will always be remembered.
After a time in Calgary, AB, Ron came to the Okanagan in 1972. He met his bride, Judy Opitz, in 1973, and they married in 1974. Because they did “everything” together, Ron and Judy also started a business together in 1975 and ran it successfully for 30 years. Ron was dedicated to Judy, not just loving her but remaining in love with her throughout his life. Their family expanded as they welcomed two sons, Steve and Aaron. As Ron was honest and fair in life, so was he as a father. And, as life went on, his boys grew into men, married wives of their own, and Ron became a grandfather. Ron was an excellent grandfather and was proud of his grandchildren, whom he loved immensely.
In 1999, Ron, along with his brother Kieth, was awarded the Medal of Bravery by the Governor General of Canada for their selfless actions which saved the life of a young woman who lived close to the family farm in Glidden, Saskatchewan. While this remains a testament to the type of man Ron was, his modesty was such that only his closest friends and family knew about it.
Ron was an avid softball player well into his 30’s and was known as Rocket Ronnie to some of his friends. An inveterate tinkerer of cars, Ron loved the classics. He enjoyed collecting, racing, restoring, and learning about them – a discussion revolving around cars was always welcome. He also truly enjoyed time with his family and friends, and was always happy to host company at his home. Ron maintained their beautiful home and property and, when time permitted, he liked to read. Visits with family, especially his brothers and sisters, were always something he looked forward to, just as he looked forward to his visits to the family farm in Saskatchewan and large family reunions. Ron and Judy both spoke often of their trip to Austria and reveled in stories of their European relations.
In recent years, Ron became Judy’s caretaker. He cared for her in their home even as she declined due to dementia and was eventually bedridden. He was still caring for her at the home they loved and built together, and spoke frequently of how her smiles and rare moments of clarity were the sunshine in his life. His absolute wish was to care for her in their home until there was absolutely no other alternative, and he managed it. His love for her was boundless and is sure to endure even in his absence.
Ron is held dear in the hearts of his wife Judy Heck; their children Steve (Bea) and Aaron (Cara); and grandchildren Reese, Amelia, and Ailish. He will also be dearly missed by his mother Frieda (née Ruff); siblings Darryl (Linda), Kieth (Marlene), and Colleen (Mark); in-laws Mary, Bettie, and Ray (Marilyn); and many extended family members. Those who have gone before, sadly, include his sister Paulette and his father Nick, as well as other loved extended family.
There are many in the community who have developed enduring friendships with Ron and will deeply mourn his passing as his was a life of service, compassion, and selflessness. May he rest in peace.
A celebration of life gathering will be held but, due to COVID, the exact details have not yet been determined. If you are interested, please contact email@example.com.
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The SQL ANY operator is a comparison operator used to compare a value with a set of values returned by a subquery. The ANY operator evaluates to true if the value being compared matches any of the values in the set. The operator can be used with various comparison operators such as =, >, <, >=, <=, and <>.
The syntax for using the ANY operator in SQL is as follows:
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE value operator ANY (subquery)
In the above syntax, column_name(s) specifies the columns to be selected from the table_name. value is the value to be compared, and operator is the comparison operator to be used. subquery is the subquery that returns the set of values to be compared with.
Here’s an example to demonstrate the usage of the ANY operator in SQL:
Consider a table named products that stores information about various products sold by a company. The table has columns product_id, product_name, category, and price. Let’s say we want to retrieve the names of all products that are more expensive than any product in the ‘Books’ category. We can use the ANY operator as shown below:
SELECT product_name FROM products WHERE price > ANY (SELECT price FROM products WHERE category = 'Books')
In the above query, the subquery SELECT price FROM products WHERE category = ‘Books’ returns the set of prices of all products in the ‘Books’ category. The main query then selects the product_name from the products table where the price is greater than any of the prices in the set returned by the subquery.
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Josh Earl has a history of struggling to fit in. From growing up in Tasmania to making friends as an adult, he’s always been a bit out of place. In Square Peg, Earl explores the idea of finding your tribe. Through a witty collection of songs and stories, we are transported through Earl’s life, right up to his stint as host of Spicks and Specks. It’s an interesting story that will have you laughing the whole way through.
Earl’s love of music is at the heart of this show – both in the story and in his performance. His musical talent is on display from the get-go. The songs in Square Peg are well-crafted and never fail to amuse, with their clever lyrics and fun melodies. A song from the perspective of a local footy club coach back in his home town of Burnie was a particular stand-out and a good representative of Earl’s style – sweetly funny, lovingly mocking and never punching down.
Although the songs form the backbone of Square Peg, the stand-up elements of the show are just as strong. Earl’s story about his discovery of Nick Cave had the audience in fits of laughter, helped along by some fantastic impersonations of his parents hosting a dinner party. A short play in the middle of the show is absolutely hilarious and was the highlight of the show for me. Earl’s on-stage persona is very likeable. He interacts with the audience well, drawing them in and even helping out-of-towners with the more obscure Australian pop culture references.
Square Peg is a heart-warming piece of work from a talented musical comedian. Earl’s storytelling is engaging, affable and above all, funny. If you’ve ever felt out of place in the world, this show is for you.
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I attended the fall meeting of the MPCA today. One of the things we talked about was the need for the leaders of groups and rituals to be responsible for the well being of all the participants. The discussion was sparked by the events at a sweat lodge in Arizona last month, where two participants died and several others were injured. We wondered how to help raise awareness of the responsibilities of clergy. I volunteered to write an article for the MPCA website; it will include a list of questions for Pagan clergy to reflect upon as they plan an event or start a new group. We’ll also, thanks to another member of the community, provide links to other useful resources.
As part of our conversation, we talked about the differences between Pagan religion and New Age spirituality. As it happens, I’ve written an article about the similarities between the two, which I’ve posted here. To me, the most obvious similarity is the impulse to explore a personal, individualized spirituality, rather than adhere to religious dogma.
In exploring the differences, though, Pagan scholar and author Michael York was cited at the meeting. He apparently (I’ve yet to read his work) divides religions into four groups: Abrahamic (Christians, Jews, Muslims, etc.), dharmic (Buddhists, Hindus, etc.), secular (which would include New Age philosophies), and Pagan. The difference between Pagans and those in the other categories, according to York, is that we don’t believe in the idea of original sin, or that there’s anything inherently wrong with creation.
That gave me some food for thought, and explains in part why I’ve long considered myself a Pagan who studies Buddhism and New Age practices (among other things). I believe that everything is as it should be. We are, of course, capable of self-improvement and aspiring to create more positive experiences for ourselves and others. But I don’t think there is anything wrong with being ourselves and living our lives on this planet/plane of existence. We don’t need to be saved from ourselves or from evil forces.
I don’t buy into the concept of “sin.” The challenges that we face and the actions we may take that we later view as “mistakes” will help us learn new lessons and become more complex beings. We humans have a natural impulse to learn and grow. We are, at the deepest levels, full of hope and joy and love. Yes, it may be buried under despair and rage and hatred. Yet even the darkest lessons, I feel, can inspire us to change, to reach out, to open ourselves to the beautiful Universe that surrounds and suffuses us. Instead of original sin, how about original bliss? | <urn:uuid:91d66425-06d3-46c0-b642-8a25af77f633> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.starcatscorner.com/2009/11/original-bliss/ | 2024-04-20T16:31:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.967102 | 572 |
I seldom do it this way. I will not translate my French post about a personal analysis of the crisis and the American model. A crisis which is much more general than the financial and economic crisis. It is also a crisis of creativity, invention and innovation at least in Europe. So we look at the USA for a model and solutions. This creates tensions. Many of my friends and colleagues disagree with my fascination for the USA, which by the way, is limited to a very small number of things!
So I give a few directions including a previous post on the book by Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics. Go to French or if you do not, at least go and watch No One Knows About Persian Cats. Where’s the link? I think our crisis is about individuals and society, the inability of the university, of the school, of the family, of the society in general to let people express their dreams, their self-confidence, their creativity and their inventiveness. The pressure is so high that (self-)censorhsip and fraud prevail sometimes.
You may think I am out of my mind. So let me finish with the way I finished my book by quoting Wilhelm Reich from “Listen, Little Man”. A small essay by the number of pages, a big one in the impact it creates. “I want to tell you something, Little Man; you lost the meaning of what is best inside yourself. You strangled it. You kill it wherever you find it inside others, inside your children, inside your wife, inside your husband, inside your father and inside your mother. You are little and you want to remain little.” The Little Man, it’s you, it’s me. The Little Man is afraid, he only dreams of normality; it is inside all of us. We hide under the umbrella of authority and do not see our freedom anymore. Nothing comes without effort, without risk, without failure sometimes. “You look for happiness, but you prefer security, even at the cost of your spinal cord, even at the cost of your life”.
I am quite convinced that our crisis at least in Europe is about self-confidence, trust, creativity, inventiveness and innovation. It has not much to do with the technology, the economy and a lot to do with how individuals can grow in the society. If you followed me until now, thanks! Please, please, react! | <urn:uuid:bd408403-4ad0-4f1c-aad9-207b19a7535b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.startup-book.com/2010/03/04/the-crisis-and-the-american-model/ | 2024-04-20T16:17:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.962038 | 506 |
Our Pledge to Our Referring Providers
At State College Dental Sleep Medicine, we’re dedicated to delivering the highest quality of Oral Appliances and Sleep Medicine care to your patients. We appreciate your referrals and enjoy working with you. We take a comprehensive and collaborative approach in diagnosing and treating all sleep disorders.
We pledge to provide the highest level of care for your patients and only perform Oral Appliance Therapy once the appropriate testing procedures have been completed and a referring physician’s diagnosis has clearly indicated a need. We feel that some dental providers over-utilize these appliances by either treating snoring as a symptom or ordering home sleep studies without physician collaboration and passing the PSG, which is the gold standard for sleep apnea diagnosis.
There are many dentists located in and around Centre County with a high degree of variability in the level of care they deliver concerning Oral Appliance Therapy. This variability of quality is particular to Sleep Medicine when compared to other subsets of dentistry, in part because of the limited programs that have been available for complete education and training. Dr. Marks has taken more than the required numbers of hours of training in the area of Dental Sleep Medicine for his American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Diplomat Exam, and he’s also completed a mini residency in Craniofacial Pain.
We also pledge to implement and manage a comprehensive treatment plan for your patients. We will communicate this treatment plan with you and educate and empower the patient to commit to the treatment plan, as well as intermittent follow-up visits to address concerns or problems.
For our referring dentists, we will always direct the patient to remain vigilant with their homecare, follow your recommended interval for dental hygiene visits, and maintain a commitment to their relationship with you as their primary dental provider.
At State College Dental Sleep Medicine, we’re ready to work closely with you and your patients to achieve revitalizing results. Whether you’re in need of a first time evaluation or a second opinion, we pledge to treat your patients in an ethical and compassionate manner and to deliver the highest quality of Dental Sleep Medicine care.
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Our team looks forward to helping you improve your patient’s overall wellbeing and quality of life! Please utilize our referral form below, and we’ll schedule their consultation at the earliest opportunity.
State College Dental Sleep Medicine
Donald M. Marks, DMD
611 University Drive
State College, PA 16801
Phone: (814) 234-0329
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Matthias was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a childhood cancer of the eye, when he was an infant.
Matthias never took a pacifier. He had a wicked gag reflex, so we had to find other ways to soothe him. Music became his pacifier, and we relied on it heavily.
He had a mobile which played music in his crib, and a stuffed seahorse which played soft music given to him by his brilliant Aunt Leslie and Uncle Pete. And when all else failed, he had me.
I sang to Matthias all of the time. I sang when I needed him to eat, as I changed his diaper, and when he was in the bath. I sang when I needed to clean his central line, when he was feeling rotten, and when the nurses needed him to sit still to do some sort of medical procedure.
I sang to him as he awoke from surgery, to let him know his sight was gone but Mommy was still there. I sang every time someone stuck him with a needle. I sang as I pinned my screaming toddler down so I could remove and clean his prosthetic eyes. I sang to soothe my hurting baby, and it worked most of the time.
Matthias with his mom. Matthias is one of five 2013 Ambassador Kids.
This past October we had our fall family camping trip. We love the sounds and smells of the woods, and camping is emerging as a favorite family activity. The first night out, we were sitting around the campfire, our bellies full from dinner, nibbling our sweet s’mores, smelling that smoky campfire smell, listening for owls and bats and other nightlife in the woods, feeling the cool night air offset by the warmth of the fire. Matthias asked me to sing. We sat under the stars, among the trees, bundled against the night air, singing the songs I had sung to him since he was a baby.
To him, it was just singing a couple of songs around the campfire. To me, it was my favorite moment of the entire year.
Matthias and his mom on their camping trip.
Singing got me through the toughest times of our lives, and now it enhances the finest moments.
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For more information on the film behind the jewellery collection, read our dedicated Damsel film page, with information on the design process, and the challenges of making jewellery for costume.
Here at Stephen Einhorn fine jewellery we like our heroines bold, fearless, imaginative, creative and oh so stylish. When Stephen was asked to make a new choker and broach for the Netflix film, Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown as Princess Elodie, we stepped into the exciting world of princes and princesses, swordfights and dragons. A young woman who has to rescue herself, relying on her wits to survive, was an exciting canvas for these new pieces, and in collaboration with the film’s costume designer, Amanda Monk, we set about bringing her to life through these pieces. Our Heroine collection, a sterling silver gold vermeil choker, sterling silver gold vermeil necklace, sterling silver gold vermeil bracelet and sterling silver gold vermeil earrings are all set with deep red cultured rubies: weathered and finished to look simultaneously new and shiny, but antique and well-loved. Past and future heirlooms from a forgotten time.
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Ski touring hotel in Vipiteno and Racines
Accomodations for ski mountaineers in South Tyrol
The ski touring hotels in Sterzing/Vipiteno, Ratschings/Racines and Gossensass/Colle Isarco are specially designed to meet the needs of ski mountaineers. They provide the Ski Alpern with the basic information about the area. They inform about the current avalanche report in the region. They advise interested guests competently and inform about tour tips. They provide ski mountaineers with an open WIFI so that they can inform themselves on the known platforms. A small library with ski tour guides of the area is ready to dive in and a ski and drying room is available for parking the equipment. Some offer as a small extra with a wax room and shoe dryers. | <urn:uuid:af44c0cf-3bc5-4c0d-afd5-9ec6e0ad4814> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sterzing-ratschings.com/en/activities-taste/ski-touring/ski-touring-hotels.html | 2024-04-20T16:08:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.95561 | 175 |
Review of Michelina's Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Description: Chocolate Fudge Brownie dessert from the Michelina's frozen food brand. The dessert was available in one of our local grocery store's freezer sections for $1 and is prepared in the microwave. I purchased this product yesterday afternoon and prepared it for my family to try after dinner last night.
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The Givings Coordinator has the responsibility of ensuring that the offering is counted after each service, results are tracked, and then receipts issued at year end. There is a faithful group of counters who work in pairs each week to accomplish this.
Each week following the service the offering is counted, documented as required, prepared for the bank and then deposited. Malcolm then takes the information and enters it into a computer program in order to track receiptable donations and issue tax receipts. Added to this information are the Electronic Collection Plate (ECP) amounts given by our parishioners. The information on ECP comes from the Diocese quarterly.
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Fierce Earth competition for Juniors
The Juniors: Fierce earth competition
Choose volcanoes or earthquakes
Create a presentation on it to show what is so interesting about it. Try to include why they happen, what happens and what people do to protect themselves
This can be done on paper as a poster, cartoon strip, script, newspaper report or poem. It can be done as an active presentation and put onto a USB or emailed to school using the email below. This could be done as a play, song or dance (lasting no more than 2 minutes). It can be done on your own, in a pair or group.
How will it be judged?
Marks will be given for three areas: effort, factual detail, and how interesting you make it.
Who will judge it?
A panel of representatives from the student council and staff will judge the entries.
Prizes? All entries will get a certificate (bronze, silver or gold) and the silver and gold winners will be entered into the end of year prize draw.
Closing date: Friday 9th June
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Today we are celebrating the release of DARE TO STAY by Jen McLaughlin. This is the 2nd book in the Sons of Steel Row series. Check out the fantastic excerpt below, and grab your copy now! Visit more sites participating in the release day launch to read more of chapter 1!
DARE TO STAY by Jen McLaughlin
Sons of Steel Row, book #2
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Fans of Katie Ashley, Joanna Wylde, Kristen Ashley, Sophie Jackson and Katee Robert will be thrilled by this dark, steamy series, from the New York Timesbestselling author of the Out of Line novels, where one gang of criminals knows just how being bad can be so good...Bruised and bloodied on Boston's mean streets, Chris O'Brien is reeling from the loss of his childhood best friend. But after barely escaping a hit placed on his head, Chris is desperate to live. A safe haven comes to mind - the home of the perfect girl from his childhood, Molly Lachlan. Before he has fully considered what it would mean to involve her in his mess, he finds himself on her doorstep.
When Molly agrees to let Chris inside her home, she realizes she's also letting him into her life. Danger and desperation are coming off him like steam, and yet she can't bring herself to turn him away. His bad boy charm always had a hold on her, but now there's a soulfulness and sorrow in him that she's never seen before. And despite the heart-stopping risk of helping him, she hopes against all reason that he'll stay...
The stakes are dangerously high...and the passion is seriously intense. Follow the exploits of the Sons of Steel Row in Dare To Run and Dare To Stay.
Praise for the novels of Jen McLaughlin
“Addicting from start to finish!”—New York Times bestselling author Addison Moore “With hot, sexy chemistry and heroes to die for, Jen McLaughlin’s books always deliver!”—New York Times bestselling author Laura Kaye “Jen McLaughlin’s books are sexy and satisfying reads!”—New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst
DARE TO STAY - EXCERPT - PART 2
One of the roustabouts tossed me a narrow-eyed look, trying
to get a read on me, no doubt, and I stared right back at the little shit. I
might be keeping my guard up, but that didn’t
mean I was sitting here wallowing away in fear of my impending death.
People lived. Then they died.
That was life.
And as the overseer of this godforsaken shipment, it was my
duty to keep things running smoothly. We had imports and exports to manage, inventory
to distribute, and cash to launder. Shit needed to get done, and it needed to
get done right now.
A crate hit the ground, causing a huge boom loud enough to awaken a deaf
man. I growled and stepped forward, my fists tight at my sides. Striding forward,
I moved right up to the two men who’d
made the racket. One was a new recruit who’d
joined when I’d been locked up, and the other was a potential member. “Can
you maybe manage to unload our merchandise without, oh, I don’t
know, waking the entire police precinct? I rescheduled this for a reason.”
The potential, who’d
dropped it, flushed and lowered his head. “Sorry, Mr. Donahue.”
“Hey, it’s not my fault he’s
an idiot,” the
worker bee said.
I didn’t know him, but I
knew for a fact he’d been born and
raised in the same shit hole we’d all come from in
Boston—a neighborhood near Southie that had been coined Steel Row.
Probably in his twenties, he was the same redhead who’d
been eyeballing me earlier. His glare filled with an unspoken challenge, he
wore a baggy shirt, a pair of ripped jeans, and a bad attitude. He had muscles
that rivaled a line- backer’s, but that didn’t
matter. I welcomed the confrontation.
That’s what I used to
like about this job. It kept me on my toes. But everything was too damn easy
now. It bored the hell out of me. I cocked my head and crossed my arms. “Is
“Maybe you guys should get rid of weak links every once in a
while and this kinda shit doesn’t happen. What was
Scotty thinking, sending you here to run things you know nothing about? Exactly
how long were you in for, anyway?”
I closed the gap between us and stared
the man down. He wanted to challenge the bear? Then he’d
get the bear. “Loyalty is
rewarded, you little shit. I did my time, and I kept my mouth shut. If the ATF
came swooping in here right now, could you do the same?”
The man didn’t
“Answer me.” Without
another word, I unholstered my Sig P229 and pressed it dead center to his
forehead. My voice was calm and deep and I made sure to speak slowly. “Because
the way I see it, there’s only one other
option in this world.” Staring him down like the rat
he was, I tightened my grip on the trigger enough to make him sweat. “So.
You tell me. What’s it gonna be?”
The man swallowed hard but didn’t
back down. I almost admired that, but he was too much of a dipshit to
appreciate the value of his courage. Instead of answering my question properly
so his brains didn’t end up on the
dirty docks, he asked, “You gonna pull the
finger twitched even more. For a second, I wanted to do it just to shut the
idiot up. A little peace and quiet would do a hell of a lot for the headache
building behind my eyes. But even though I was in charge here tonight, this was
my brother’s crew. It wasn’t
my job to decide if I needed to rid us of yet another fuckwit. That choice
would be up to Scotty.
But still . . .
The point had to be made that nobody should mess with me
and that I wouldn’t tolerate
insubordination from an underling. All around us, the men watched, waiting to
see what I would do after that blatant display of disrespect. I’d
been challenged, and it was time to show the rest of them why they shouldn’t
do the same.
Forcing an easy grin, I shrugged and slid the gun back into
my holster. “No, I’m not going to
shoot you. That would bring the boys in blue on our heads, and I don’t
want to be behind bars again. Not yet, anyway.”
“Yeah.” The man looked at his buddies,
grinned, then tugged on his shirt like he was some thug that had flirted with
the devil and lived to tell of it, before turning back to me. “That’s
what I thought, man.”
said from between clenched teeth, still grinning.
“What?” The man laughed. “What
did you call me?”
“I said”—I rolled my sleeves
up, slow but sure—“you should be
calling me sir. I am in charge of this run, and as such, I own your
pathetic little soul tonight.”
The man paled, watching my movements with wide eyes. When I
took a menacing step toward him, he stumbled back one step before he forced his
feet to stand still. “Y-You’re
not my boss. I work for your brother.”
“My brother runs this little crew, yes. While I—?” I
grabbed the front of the little fucker’s
shirt and hauled him close, nose to nose with the twat. “I’m
higher up the food chain, because I’ve
worked my way there by following the rules. That puts me in charge of everyone
on this dock. Did no one teach you about hierarchy? About showing respect to
those who can get your death written off as an acceptable loss?”
The man gripped my forearms, shaking his head. “I
get it, man. I get it.”
“I told you to call me sir.” I
shook the man. “What’s
your name, dipshit?”
The man let out a scared little whimper. So much for that
budding respect for the man’s balls. They’d
shriveled up into the size of raisins at the slightest sign of danger. “D-Doug.
Doug Pearson. Look, I’m—”
“Shut the hell up.” I
shoved Doug backward, sick of hearing his voice already. “When
you speak, it hurts my head.”
Doug stepped back. “I’m—”
“Jesus Christ, you don’t
get it, do you? Let me show you how to listen to your superior’s
orders in this crew.” Hauling back my fist, I punched
him in the nose, grinning as the sound of his septum cracking into pieces
filled the silent night. Still, that wasn’t
enough. Man, I’d missed the
feeling of things cracking under my fists.
When Doug hit the ground, his hand pressed to his bloody
nose, I grabbed his shirt, forced him to his feet, and punched him in the gut.
As Doug doubled over, wheezing for breath, I leaned on the injured man’s
back as if he was a piece of furniture. To me, he was. He was here to do a job,
and that was it. When he stopped being useful, I’d
toss him in the garbage with the rest of the shit that was no longer of any use
to me. “You stand the hell up when I’m
teaching you a lesson, and you shut up, too. And next time, you damn well
better call me sir.”
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U.S. Army garrisons across Europe have reserved 40 designated parking spaces for use by Gold Star families at on-post public facilities.
In Stuttgart, the parking spaces can be found on Patch Barracks at the health clinic and commissary, and on Panzer Kaserne at Army Community Service and the bowling center.
“Gold Star family members, are widows, widowers, parents, and siblings of service members who lost their lives while serving on active duty,” said Pam Koch, Installation Management Command Europe community life specialist.
IMCOM Europe’s Survivor Outreach Services offices support 130 Gold Star family members in Europe.
“The intent of the designated parking is to honor and recognize the sacrifice of family members who have lost a loved one in military service,” said Koch. “The reserved parking also serves as a means to promote awareness and educate the military community on families of the fallen.”
Survivor Outreach Services is the official Army program that provides long-term support to surviving families of fallen Soldiers, said Koch.
Each Army community has a program manager to provide support through the grief process, coordinate support groups, provide information and referral services, and provide other services as required.
Survivors not only stay connected to the Army through the SOS program, they may also influence programs and benefits by participating in Army Family Action Plan events, she said.
Survivors can contact their local Army Community Service to receive their parking permit.
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Tour of Hainan 8 Days 7 nights Hainan Island Travel Packages to Haikou, Wenchang, Boao Qionghai, Sanya, Baoting, Wuzhishan.
Embark on an unforgettable journey across Hainan Island with our comprehensive 8-day travel package, covering the North, East, South, and Middle regions of this tropical paradise.
Day 1 Arrival in Haikou
Arrive and check-in at the Huangma Holiday Qilou Old Street Hotel in Haikou. Enjoy free time to explore the charming Qilou Old Street at your leisure.
Day 2 Haikou to Wenchang by van
After breakfast, depart for Wenchang via van. Explore Puqian Town, Haiwen Bridge, Song’s Ancestral House, Tongguling, and Confucius Temple. Stay at the Wenchang Waika Hotel and savor local delicacies at 琼菜人家.
Day 3 Wenchang to Sanya with a stop in Boao by van
Day 4: Day Tour in Sanya by van
Day 5 Sanya to Baoting 保亭
Day 6: Baoting to Wuzhishan 五指山 by van
Travel to Wuzhishan to visit the Hainan Minority Museum and Wuzhishan Rainforest Park. Stay at Yujing Hotel and indulge in authentic local cuisine in Shuiman Town.
Day 7: Wuzhishan to Haikou by van along the middle high way.
Depart Wuzhishan for Haikou via the middle highway, stopping at Atuoling Tropical Rainforest Park and Qiongzhong for lunch. Check-in at the Huangma Holiday Hotel in Qilou Old Street.
Day 8: Departure from Haikou Airport by van
Enjoy a leisurely morning before departing for Haikou Meilan Airport. Our van will ensure you reach the airport with ample time before your flight.
The above schedule is just to let you know how to plan your 7 nights stay on Hainan Island. You can always customize the package. So please email us now for a tailor-made package for your family or group with your choice of hotels and places to visit.
- Price: CNY3999/adult (based on twin sharing), min. 6 persons/trip.
- Inclusions: Seven nights standard hotel rooms, daily breakfast, local tax and service charge, private van with 7 seats, admission fees to attractions.
- Exclusions: Lunch and dinner.
Why lunch & dinner are not included in the packages:
A min. 10 persons/table is requested in local restaurants for group bookings. So for 6 persons/trip, we can’t book group lunches/dinners. Even if a group has 10 or more people, but the menus in the group restaurants are very similar with very common Chinese dishes.
Our driver will recommend authentic restaurants where you can enjoy local cuisine at local prices. Expect to spend around CNY30-50/person for meals.
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- 6 Days 5 Nights Vacation Package to Haikou Wenchang Boao Sanya
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- Tour of Hainan 6 Days 5 Nights in North/Middle/West of Hainan
- Visit the North, East & Middle of Hainan Island with 7 Days 6 nights Hainan Holiday Packages
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SUNY Announces $710,000 for Materials and Advanced Manufacturing
by Students and Faculty
Nancy L. Zimpher - Chancellor
Albany, New York (September 17, 2014)
Support for Nine Projects on Seven SUNY Campuses Brings Networks Of Excellence Investment To Nearly 2.5 Million Contact: David Doyle; email@example.com; 518-320-1311
Albany – The State University of New York today announced that $710,000 has been awarded for the first round of funding from the SUNY Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Network of Excellence, which aims to support the state’s manufacturing sector by bringing faculty and student researchers together with industry experts to spur the development and commercialization of their work.
The awards – given to nine collaborative projects on seven SUNY campuses – are part of ongoing state investment in the SUNY Networks of Excellence, which now totals nearly $2.5 million. Previously announced were awards for SUNY 4E(Energy, Environment, Education, Economics), SUNY Health, SUNY Brain.
“Whether they are advancing 3D printing, extending battery life, or increasing student interest in advanced manufacturing, SUNY campuses across the state are coming together to enhance the capacity of New York’s manufacturing industry through their collective research,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. “The SUNY Networks of Excellence have quickly started to have an impact not only on the students, faculty, and researchers who participate in them but on the entire state. Congratulations to all of the project partners supported by this first round of funding.”
Dr. Timothy Killeen, president of the RF and SUNY vice chancellor for research, said, “SUNY’s Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Network of Excellence effectively applies SUNY’s capacity to the New York’s manufacturing sector. This network connects SUNY and private sector experts, lowering barriers against sharing ideas and speeding up the transition from discovery to production. The range of projects funded showcases the diversity of expertise across SUNY that is applied every day to drive economic development and job growth across New York.”
More information and a detailed abstract for each project is available online. Briefly, nine collaborations have been awarded funds as follows:
· $175,000 for Biomaterials: This project aims to enable personalized treatment of diseases and injuries through large scale manufacturing of advanced biomaterials. (University at Buffalo, Binghamton University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Stony Brook University)
· $175,000 for Energy Materials: Project partner will leverage SUNY’s two national Energy Frontier Research Centers and Stony Brook University’s partnership with Brookhaven National Laboratory to build a statewide energy materials research infrastructure. (Binghamton University, University at Albany, SUNY Potsdam, Stony Brook University, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, University at Buffalo)
· $175,000 for Flexible Electronics: This project aims to deploy flexible electronics and materials for advanced biotechnology, photovoltaic, and sensor applications. (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Binghamton University, University at Buffalo, Stony Brook University)
· $60,000 for Green Composite Materials: For this project, SUNY campuses will engage corporate partners to submit a competitive proposal to establish a Clean Energy Manufacturing Center in New York State. (SUNY College of Environmental Science, Stony Brook University, SUNY Albany, Binghamton University, Stony Brook University)
· $40,000 for Digital and Additive Manufacturing: Participating campuses will partner with industry representatives to expand the development and use of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology. (Stony Brook University, University at Buffalo, Binghamton University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry)
· $40,000 for Functional & Responsive Materials: $40,000 to explore the feasibility of creating a “smart sensor platform” that integrates multi-functional sensing materials on a flexible substrate. (University at Buffalo, Binghamton University, Stony Brook University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute)
· $15,000 for Informatics: This project will facilitate online access to SUNY’s informatics resources. The site will contain information about all relevant SUNY assets as well as contact information for experts who can provide further detail. (University at Buffalo, Stony Brook University, Binghamton University, Stony Brook University)
· $15,000 for Characterization: This project will facilitate online access to a database of over 250 laboratory resources and advanced materials testing and analysis equipment across the SUNY system. The database will contain information about each piece of equipment as well as contact information for local experts who can advise about their use. (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Binghamton University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Stony Brook University, University at Albany, University at Buffalo)
· $15,000 for Education & Outreach: This project aims to increase high school and undergraduate student interest in materials and advanced manufacturing. (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Potsdam, Stony Brook University)
SUNY Materials and Advanced Manufacturing is one of five SUNY Networks of Excellence recently established to increase research collaborations and spur commercialization activities between SUNY and industry partners in core research areas. The others are SUNY 4E (Energy, Environment, Education, Economics), SUNY Health, SUNY Brain, and SUNY Arts and Humanities. A sixth network that will focus on teaching and learning assessment is also in the developmental stages.
About the State University of New York The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating nearly 460,000 students in more than 7,500 degree and certificate programs on 64 college and university campuses, and online through Open SUNY. SUNY students and faculty across the state make significant contributions to research and discovery, resulting in nearly $1 billion of externally-sponsored activity each year. There are 3 million SUNY alumni worldwide. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit www.suny.edu. | <urn:uuid:e25377a0-8680-4249-a986-45d1f2134ba2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sunypoly.edu/news/suny-announces-710000-materials-and-advanced-manufacturing-research-students-and-faculty.html | 2024-04-20T17:33:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.919358 | 1,292 |
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A lot has been happening in the world of film and TV over the past month, and if you’ve been too busy to keep up with all the latest news, do not fret. We’ve been keeping our ear close to the ground and have some of the best news from the big and small screens wrapped up in one handy place.
So what are we waiting for? Let’s check out all the latest hot goss from the world of entertainment.
The Wheel of Time
Amazon’s epic fantasy adaptation of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time has not only already commenced filming its second season, but we now have a release date and a new poster. The Wheel of Time is set to hit Amazon Prime Video this November.
See you in November, Dragonsworn. pic.twitter.com/kYJKpO2SGD
— The Wheel Of Time (@TheWheelOfTime) July 23, 2021
The highly anticipated Dune remake set to hit cinemas this October has released a new trailer. This latest big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel promises to be an epic of spectacular proportions.
Meanwhile, the spinoff prequel series Dune: The Sisterhood currently in development has signed The Vampire Diaries and The Haunting of Bly Manor’s Diane Ademu-John as a new showrunner.
Big things are afoot in the DC universe, first of all with a new Titans season three trailer ahead of its August debut in the US.
Secondly, DCEU has cast its new Batgirl for the solo film planned for the HBO Max streaming service. In the Heights star Leslie Grace has been cast as Barbara Gordon, daughter of Gotham PD’s Commissioner Gordon, and will be donning the cowl using a script penned by Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson.
Reports are that Michael B. Jordan is putting his own Superman project together for HBO Max, focusing on Val Zod as the lead character. This project is separate from the big screen Superman project being produced by J.J. Abrams.
Ahead of The Suicide Squad’s upcoming release, director James Gunn and John Cena have officially wrapped filming on the spin-off Peacemaker series intended for release in early 2022.
And that’s a wrap on Day 131 & Season One of #Peacemaker. Less than a year ago I pitched a vague pitch to @HBOMax – here we are 11 months later with 8 astounding episodes in the can. Cast & crew: I love you all. Thank you for putting your hearts & souls into this project.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 13, 2021
The full cast list for DC’s animated Injustice movie has been released, and it’s a big one. Joining the film are: Justin Hartley (Superman), Anson Mount (Batman), Laura Bailey (Lois Lane), Zach Callison (Damian Wayne), Brian T. Delaney (Green Lantern), Brandon Micheal Hall (Cyborg), Oliver Hudson (Plastic Man), Gillian Jacobs (Harley Quinn), Yuri Lowenthal (Mirror Master/Flash/Shazam), Derek Phillips (Nightwing/Aquaman), Kevin Pollak (Joker), Anika Noni Rose (Catwoman), Reid Scott (Green Arrow), Faran Tahir (Ra’s al Ghul), and Janet Varney (Wonder Woman).
LOKI SPOILER: With Loki opening up the multiverse, Marvel has dropped a new trailer for their upcoming animated series What If…?, which shows classic MCU moments if things had turned out differently, and even features the final performance of Chadwick Boseman as the voice of T’Chala.
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige recently took over the official Marvel Twitter account for a Black Widow watch party and answered a few burning questions from fans. When asked if fans would ever get to see more of David Harbour’s Red Guardian, he said: ‘I certainly want to,’ and in another tweet suggested he may potentially face off against Sam Wilson’s Captain America at some point.
Hi everyone, excited to kick off this #BlackWidowWatchParty with you now. Follow along for some behind-the-scenes stories from the making of #BlackWidow. I’ll do my best to answer some of your questions along the way. Let’s press play ▶️ – KF
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 20, 2021
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 20, 2021
Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool has (sort of) found his way into the MCU, sitting down with Thor: Ragnarok’s Korg for a reaction video to Reynold’s upcoming Free Guy movie which also stars Taika Waititi.
While no official release dates have yet been announced, Marvel VP Victoria Alonso has confirmed that both the Hawkeye and Ms. Marvel Disney+ series will hit TV screens by the end of this year.
Interview With the Vampire
The upcoming TV series reboot of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire has found its director in the form of Game of Thrones’ Alan Taylor. Season one is planned for a 2022 release.
The legacy of the Ghostbusters lives on, with Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard seen behind the wheel of Ecto-1 in the latest trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The film, featuring Paul Rudd, Mckenna Grace, as well as the star-studded original cast, is set for release in Australia on December 2.
Army of the Dead
The prequel anime series to Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is getting an official 2022 release. Titled Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, the series will chart the early days of the Las Vegas zombie outbreak only glimpsed in the film’s opening sequence.
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Chernobyl Radiation Live Map 2022
What happened at Chernobyl? The first thing you should know about nuclear power plants is that they are facilities in which nuclear reactors use radioactive materials as fuel, producing heat…
What happened at Chernobyl?
The first thing you should know about nuclear power plants is that they are facilities in which nuclear reactors use radioactive materials as fuel, producing heat energy and electrical energy as a result. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was one of them.
When did happen?
On April 26, 1986, the RBMK No Four reactor at the nuclear power plant exploded and caught fire during a low-power test, which destroyed the reactor building and released massive amounts of radiation.
According to some sources, two people died in the first explosions, while others report the number to be close to 50. Several people suffered more serious radiation sickness, and some of them died as a result. Several times more radioactivity was released into the atmosphere than was created by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Upon reaching Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, the radioactivity spread westward as far as France and Italy. Forests and farms have been polluted on millions of acres. Clearly, it was a disaster for the environment. Although it has been years since the explosion, it is still dangerous to visit the site. Fortunately, drones are there to aid us in mapping studies in dangerous places.
How far did Chernobyl radiation spread?
This video shows that how far did Chernobyl radioactive cloud expansion.
Chernobyl Map Project
Bristol University is working closely with Ukrainian institutes to develop robots that can map radiation in the CEZ. Through the Mapping Chernobyl project, new, effective methods will be developed to almost eliminate direct human risk and improve monitoring and mapping. Professor Tom Scott, project leader, comments: “This unique environment also allows us the opportunity to test novel fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) equipped with radiation mapping capability to demonstrate that, in the event of a nuclear incident, it could be possible to use a UAS instead of manned aircraft to provide real-time situational data about the spread and intensity of the radiation.”
Routescene UAV LiDAR mapping technology helped you run the Chernobyl forest
In a complex, hazardous environment like this nuclear field, Routescene’s LidarPod provided accurate data collection and high-resolution outputs. Aerial robotics expert Dr Kieran Wood explains: “One of the research goals is to develop a more accurate method for mapping the radiation pattern in an area. Part of this process requires a highly accurate 3D model of the physical structure and terrain, making Lidar an ideal choice for 3D mapping in complex terrain. Since most of the radioactive material is found in soil, we only needed a bare earth model, and Lidar’s post-processing can provide this with high accuracy.”
Radiation contamination in the Red Forest is well known. It was evident that the results were uneven. There are still some areas that remain highly contaminated and pose a danger to visitors.
An unexpected hotspot was identified. It was revealed that this area was the site of an old waste separation facility. Initial clean-up efforts contaminated this area. It was difficult to identify this area from satellite imagery.
As a result the UK team created a protocol for mapping radiation levels in the event of a nuclear accident. They learned a lot from their time in Ukraine and created detailed maps of the area that can be used to ensure security in the future. Other results are expected to be published soon.
Radiation Live Map
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COMEDONE EXTRACTOR TOOLSuvorna Skinpal s30 - Blackhead, Whitehead, Acne Remover & Comedone Extractor with Large Arrow Shaped Lancet. Made of Surgical Grade Stainless Steel. Comes With Instruction & Free Carrying Pouch.
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Blackheads extractor tool with reversible implements and one lancet end. Made of surgical grade stainless steel for protection against infections. Comes with a free carrying pouch.
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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!
My monthly newsletter is very late! it was an incredibly busy month for the Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild but I am happy to report that all our endeavors have been great successes. The Fine Craft Expo served 90 students and made money for the Cape Coral Art Center. Our raffle, thanks to your donated art, also made $500 for for our scholarship fund. Our show "Expressions" was beautiful. Thanks to all who helped and/or participated! We also enjoyed our guest speaker and long-time member, Ann Dalton, whose informative talk helped us all understand more about copyright law.
Art Council Spring Show
On even numbered years our umbrella organization, the Art Council of Southwest Florida, sponsors an all-council show, inviting all 21 Art Council affiliate member groups. So, being an affiliate, our guild is cordially invited to this regional exhibit. It is an honor just to be accepted but I am hoping many members will enter.
The details are: Entry fees are $40 for one piece and $60 for two pieces.
All entries will be submitted digitally as directed on the entry form. That form will be available on March 13th to delegates and we will get that out to our guild members promptly.
Receiving: May 8th at Coco Gallery Estero
Reception: May 9th
Removal: June 2nd
Specific times will be announced on March 13th. Awards will be given to 1st place - $300, 2nd place - $200, 3rd place - $100, There will also be a People's Choice award that the public will vote on during the month of the show. That $50 award will be given after the exhibit is over and all the ballots have been tallied. We encourage ALL our members to show their very best pieces at this exciting exhibit opportunity!
TIME TO RETURN YOUR CANVAS BOARDS!
Our group project, "Fabulous Florida" will be exhibited as two large art quilt-style boards exhibit in May at Cape Coral Art Center side gallery. The Reception is May 10h from 5 to 7pm at CCAC. We have 52 squares and would like to have 60. SO PLEASE TURN IN YOUR FINISHED SQUARE AT THE MARCH MEETING!
NEXT MEETING MARCH 16TH
SOCIAL TIME: 11AM
MEETING TIME 11:30AM
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What is a Workerpreneur? Why you should be one!
An all too common scenario that we see, are people buying or starting a business that they cannot actually work in. When I say work in I don’t mean doing background or administration work, yes this is important, but it is not the main income generator of the business
If you have to pay someone to generate income in your business, you are setting yourself up for a possible fall.
What happens when sales are lean and income is drying up? What fall back plan have you got to rely on when you cannot cutback on staff?
Picture this scenario:
You want to invest in a business and have always dreamed of opening a beauty salon. You are not a Beauty Therapist and do not plan on becoming a Beauty Therapist but just like the industry. You toss up buying an established business or starting your own and building a data base of clientele. You start your advertising campaigns, invest in Google Ad Words, Facebook and Instagram Marketing.
Everything is moving ahead nicely – slowly, but getting there. Then as can happen in the first few years of business you have a few lean months, holidays hit and you find you need to cut back on expenses. Staff are usually one of our biggest costs and therefore the first thing we look to cut. But if you cannot cut staff because you are not a Beauty Therapist then what??
So many self - help business books gravitate around the idea of your business running without you. But the cold hard reality is that life and the economy are unpredictable.
What better insurance can you have than the ability to actually be your business? Growth is something we all want to attain in our business, but not without the correct foundations.
I couldn’t and wouldn’t take on my business without the ability to be the income generator.
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Sheffield Hallam Barbell Club offers a space for supportive training with friends, along with coaching from 2 powerlifting coaches Nathan and Amy, and 1 weightlifting coach Aaron. We are open to all abilities with people who train for fun and others who train to compete. This includes local meets all the way to national events.
We train within the University and have trips to other gyms within the country, giving members a chance to see other strength-based gyms.
When competing we have a solid and supportive team of coaches that can help you on the day to make sure you have the best chance of reaching your standards.
We train at the Strength and Conditioning Suite at Collegiate Campus on;
As a strength sport, we understand the ever-increasing support for mental health. We endeavour to organise weekly socials whether this is going out, food dates, gym trips or walks. We are massive believers in the community and want ours to be as supportive as possible.
Check the WhatsApp group for more information!
Send us a message on our Instagram page @shubarbellclub or come down to the Strength and Conditioning Suite to talk to our coaches or catch us on instragram @purple.__.reign and @amy_easystrong.
We offer two types of membership:
The Team Hallam Ultimate Membership (£260) includes access to the S&C suite, gym and team training sessions all year round. You will additionally get a BUCS universal membership giving you access to fitness facilities in over 50 higher education institutions free or charge.
The Team Hallam Membership (£160) includes access to the gym all year round, but have access to the S&C suite for team training sessions ONLY. You will additionally get a BUCS universal membership giving you access to fitness facilities in over 50 higher education institutions free or charge.
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More Sun for Everyone
The TEC/ACOSS rule change “More sun for everyone“ aims to benefit solar owners and support greater uptake of solar and other distributed energy resources to help accelerate decarbonisation and improve affordability for everyone, reports Mark Byrne, our Energy Advocate.
“More Sun for everyone“ contains several new initiatives which will benefit solar owners:
- A requirement for networks to make the best use of existing solar hosting capacity and better plan and invest for additional hosting capacity.
- A “net market benefit” test that would allow any costs to integrate more solar energy into the system to be recovered from all consumers where there are also benefits to all consumers.
- A right to export a base level of solar energy — probably 3 kW minimum (some solar owners currently have zero kW export limits).
- A principle for networks to divide up hosting capacity fairly amongst solar owners, so that some do not get allocated much more or less than others (this does not exist at present).
The TEC/ACOSS “More sun for everyone“ rule change request would not force any solar owner to pay to export to the grid.
As noted above the rule change will require networks to better plan to increase export capacity and provide a base level of export. This will be done on the basis of a net market test where the costs of improving export capacity will be spread across all consumers where there are benefits to all consumers. If solar owners want to increase their export limit beyond a base level, and the costs to do so exceed the benefits to everyone, then costs can be recovered from solar owners directly. This would be a choice. It could be via the connection agreement or a payment per kilowatt hour during peak export periods. But it’s a choice – stay with the base level of exporting at no charge or pay to export more. There is some modelling on our rule change by Oakely Greenwood that shows that under current conditions solar owners would be better off paying a small amount to make additional exports.
Any change to the rules would not take effect until 2024 or 2025.
Without these changes:
- More solar owners will be export limited or subject to zero exports, leading to inefficient investment in DER and reducing the amount of zero emissions energy suppled to the grid.
- The inequities between early and late adopters of rooftop solar will become exacerbated.
- Other consumers will bear the increasing costs of managing DER integration if costs exceed the benefits to all.
- The benefits of DER exports will not be properly recognised in network planning and investments.
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KB5032190 is the cumulative update for Windows 11 released on 14 November 2023. It was released under the ‘Patch Tuesday’ project of Microsoft. This update caters to Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 editions.
- KB5032190 has now been superseded by the KB5033375 cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 editions.
- KB5032190 is a cumulative update that supersedes KB5031354. It corresponds to Windows 11 build 22621.2715 and 22631.2715.
- KB5031354 was released on 10 October 2023 as part of October’s Patch Tuesday efforts.
- A preview update KB5031455 was released on 31 October 2023 to resolve issues arising out of the deployment of KB5031354. The preview update KB5031455 corresponds to Windows 11 build 22621.2506 and 22631.2506.
- KB5032190 also includes all changes that are part of the preview update KB5031455. If you did not deploy the KB5031455 update, you can skip it to install KB5032190 directly.
- KB5032190 for Windows 11 22H2 edition corresponds to build 22621.2715.
- KB5032190 for Windows 11 23H2 edition corresponds to build 22631.2715.
- For Windows 11 22H2, Servicing Stack Update 22621.2567 corresponds to KB5032190.
- For Windows 11 23H2, Servicing Stack Update 22631.2567 corresponds to KB5032190.
- The Servicing Stack Updates for KB5032190 are included in the main cumulative update. Separate installation of Windows 11 Servicing Stack Update is not needed.
- Separate installation files are available for x64 and ARM64 systems.
- 29 security vulnerabilities affect Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 for x64 platforms.
- 28 security vulnerabilities affect Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 for ARM64 platforms.
- 2 security vulnerabilities have ‘CRITICAL’ severity for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2. These threats have an ‘Remote Code Execution’ and ‘Elevation of Privileges’ impact.
- A single zero-day vulnerability affects Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 editions. CVE-2023-36033 is the zero-day threat impacting Windows DWM Core Library and could cause an ‘Elevation of Privilege’ attack.
You can install KB5032190 automatically using one of the following processes:
- Windows Update
- Windows Update for Business
- WSUS or Windows Server Update Service
For manual installation, you can download an offline installer file from the Microsoft Update Catalog site. We have shared the catalog link and the direct download links for the offline installer files.
The installer files for the update are available for x64 and ARM64 systems.
- Download KB5032190 from the Microsoft Update Catalog site
- Direct download KB5032190 for Windows 11 version 22H2 for x64 – the size of the update file is 599.4 MB.
- Direct download KB5032190 for Windows 11 version 22H2 for ARM64 – the size of the update file is 725.6 MB.
- Direct download KB5032190 for Windows 11 version 23H2 for x64 – the size of the update file is 599.4 MB.
- Direct download KB5032190 for Windows 11 version 23H2 for ARM64 – the size of the update file is 725.6 MB.
Your system will reboot after applying the KB5032190 security update.
It may be important to know that the Servicing Stack Updates 22621.2567 and 22631.2567 are built-in to the KB5032190 cumulative update. Separate installation of the Servicing Stack Update is not needed for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 editions.
Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 for x64 platforms are affected by 29 security vulnerabilities. 2 of these vulnerabilities are ‘CRITICAL’ severity vulnerabilities.
A single zero-day threat also affects Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2.
Zero-day vulnerabilities on Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2
The following is the zero-day threat affecting Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2.
CVE details | CVSS | Severity | Impact | Description |
CVE-2023-36033 | 7.8 | IMPORTANT | Elevation of Privilege | An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges. |
CRITICAL vulnerabilities on Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 for x64 and ARM64 deployments
The following are the 2 security vulnerabilities that affect Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 for x64 and ARM64 systems.
CVE details | CVSS | Severity | Impact | Description |
CVE-2023-36397 | 9.8 | CRITICAL | Remote Code Execution | This threat impacts the Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM). When Windows message queuing service is running in a PGM Server environment, an attacker could send a specially crafted file over the network to achieve remote code execution and attempt to trigger malicious code. |
CVE-2023-36400 | 8.8 | CRITICAL | Elevation of Privilege | This vulnerability arises on account of Windows HMAC Key Derivation. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. |
Post-deployment issues – KB5032190
There are multiple polt-deployment issues that have been reported by Microsoft for KB5032190 security update.
Bitlocker device encryption reporting issue
After installing KB5032190, you may experience a reporting issue in the Bitlocker configuration service provider.
Using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in mobile device management (MDM) apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. Affected environments are those with the “Enforce drive encryption type on operating system drives” or “Enforce drive encryption on fixed drives” policies set to enabled and selecting either “full encryption” or “used space only”. Microsoft Intune is affected by this issue but third-party MDMs might also pe affected.
To mitigate this issue in Microsoft Intune, you can set the “Enforce drive encryption type on operating system drives” or “Enforce drive encryption on fixed drives” policies to not configured.
Desktop icons issue
Windows devices using more than one (1) monitor might experience issues with desktop icons moving unexpectedly between monitors or other icon alignment issues when attempting to use Copilot in Windows (in preview).
This issue awaits a resolution from Microsoft’s side.
COLRv1 rendering issue
The color font format for COLRv1 does not render properly. This format enables Windows to display emoji with a 3D-like appearance.
This issue is awaiting a resolution from Microsoft’s side.
KB5032190 – Changelog
KB5032190 for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 include the following changes or improvements:
- KB5032190 resolves security issues on Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 editions
- KB5032190 added Copilot for Windows, a centralized AI assistance to Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.
- This update gives a richer preview when you hover over files under Recommended on the Start menu.
- This update adds an enhanced volume mixer to Quick Settings. It is also easier to turn on the Windows Spatial Audio experience.
- This update adds “never combined” mode. In this mode, you can view application windows and their labels on the taskbar separately.
- Starting in this update, desktop labels appear when you move between desktops in Task View (WIN + CTRL + left or right arrows).
- You can now hide the time and date in the system tray.
- Notifications now show as a bell icon in the system tray. When new notifications appear, the icon will have a fill color based on your system’s accent color.
- This update adds a “view notification” button for urgent or important notifications that you receive when you turn on do not disturb.
- You can now right-click an app on the taskbar and end the task.
- This update adds the option to start diagnosing network problems from the system tray.
- This update adds a modernized File Explorer Home that is powered by WinUI.
- File Explorer’s newly designed address bar recognizes local and cloud folders.
- A new details pane in File Explorer (ALT + Shift + P) helps you access related content, stay up to date with file activity, and collaborate without opening a file.
- This update introduces Gallery in File Explorer. Gallery makes it easy to access your photo collection.
- You can now tear off and merge tabs with an existing File Explorer window.
- This update improves the performance of the calculating phase when you send a large number of files at the same time to the recycle bin in File Explorer.
- This update addresses an issue that stops File Explorer from opening.
- You can now go to any app or website that supports passkeys to create a passkey that uses Windows Hello.
- View and delete passkeys saved for your favorite apps and websites in Windows Settings.
- This update adds Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. It helps to protect school and work passwords from phishing and unsafe use on websites and in apps.
- Enterprise customers can now set theEnablePasswordlessExperience policy. Once you set the policy, it hides passwords for some Windows authentication scenarios.
- This update introduces the Windows Backup app. Use it to quickly get your current PC backed up and ready to move to a new PC.
- This update improves the Windows Spotlight experience. You can preview images in full screen using the Learn more button.
- You can sign in to and connect your Windows 365 Cloud PC to your local desktop using the Windows 365 switch.
- You can turn on Auto Color Management (ACM) on your Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) display.
- This update adds a new Settings home page. It has interactive cards that represent devices and account related settings.
- Dev Drive is a new form of storage volume. It gives developers what they need to host source code, working folders, and package caches.
- This update adds Dynamic Lighting. It gives you control of lighting devices that implement the open HID LampArray standard.
- The update adds Adaptive Dimming. This works for PCs that have presence sensors that support attention detection.
- Voice access now works right when you start your PC. You can turn on voice access from the accessibility flyout box on the Lock screen.
- This update adds commands to correct words that voice access fails to recognize. You can say “correct [text]” to correct specific text.
- This update adds two new energy recommendations in Settings > System > Power & battery > Energy recommendations. One turns on dark mode. The second adjusts the refresh rate.
- You can now stop Windows from communicating with your mobile devices.
- You can now join Bluetooth Personal Area networks. This option is for paired devices, like phones, that share an internet connection over Bluetooth.
- This update adds a new cellular toggle. It makes it easier to control whether to use cellular when Wi-Fi is available, but it is poor.
- You have more options on the Data Usage page. They support daily and weekly data limits.
- You can now get to advanced properties for network adapters and internet properties from Settings. Go to Settings > Network & internet > Advanced network settings.
- You can now view Wi-Fi passwords for your known networks in Settings. Go to Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi and “Manage known networks.”
- This update improves your experience when you change time zones.
- This update improves the design of the Task Manager dialogs and its Settings page.
- Windows now detects camera streaming issues.
- The network flyout box on the Lock screen now aligns with Windows 11 design principles.
- This update changes the design of the firewall notification dialogs for Windows Security. They now match the look of Windows 11.
- This update addresses an error on the Settings home page that occurs when you sign in. Because of this, you cannot view your account information on that home page.
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It seems that there is a new Bing translation feature that is being tested out over in Twitter, although this has not become official just yet. According to blogger Arvid Bux who managed to post an image on his Google+ account, it showed off said Bing translation feature in the Android app in a rather clear manner. So far, the folks over at Twitter have not stepped forward to confirm or deny plans to add Bing translation services when it comes to the Android app, so in all probability, it is currently being tested.
Twitter uses Microsoft’s Bing translation service to transform tweets on its website and its Windows Phone application. Now it’s begun trying the service out on the official Twitter app for Android, Google’s mobile operating system, too. Blogger and technophile Arvid Bux noticed the feature last week, as seen on the image at right, when he saw below one tweet were the words “translated from Dutch by Bing” and an English-language version of the tweet. The translation appeared only when a single tweet was opened, Bux said, a behavior that matches Twitter for the Web and Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile OS. The feature appears to be unusual, though, indicating that it’s likely one of Twitter’s experiments. | <urn:uuid:02bc317e-79d7-4fd8-8e0e-d02606c59f5a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.techi.com/a-new-bing-translation-feature-is-being-tested-on-twitter/ | 2024-04-20T17:50:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.957559 | 264 |
With Nvidia revealing its going to be showing off something special on September 1 (who doesn’t love an announcement of an announcement?), the hype for its upcoming next generation graphics cards is at fever pitch.
While Sony and Microsoft are readying the release of their next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles respectively, PC gamers are looking forward to some real next-generation gaming hardware thanks to Nvidia, and there have been plenty of leaks which suggest Nvidia’s new cards will be something truly exciting.
However, while there have been plenty of convincing rumors (and loads of unconvincing ones), about the new lineup of GPUs, one thing still remains a mystery – what will Nvidia call them?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series?
At the moment, many people – us included – are referring to them as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 30/RTX 3000 series: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and RTX 3080 Ti.
However, this is more of an educated guess, and Nvidia may not call them this at all. With the current generation being the RTX 20 series (and the one before that the GTX 10 series), it’s conceivable that Nvidia would make a similar leap with the new generation – especially if these new chips represent a huge upgrade compared to the current ones.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 21 series?
Just because it’s most likely that Nvidia will call its upcoming chips the RTX 30 series, doesn’t mean that’s actually what it’ll go for.
In fact, there are people who believe that Nvidia went for the RTX 20 series name for its Turing cards, rather than the expected GTX/RTX 11 series, precisely because so many people were expecting the latter.
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So, could Nvidia not go with the RTX 30 just to confound expectations and have one over on all the leakers.
So, if it’s not going with RTX 30 series – what could it be calling them?
In my opinion, the next likely name would be the RTX 21 series – so we’d see an RTX 2170, RTX 2180 and RTX 2180 Ti announced.
There are a few reasons why this would be. First, as we mentioned, it would wrongfoot a lot of leakers. It would also be a return to Nvidia’s previous numbering convention where generations on leapt by one, rather than ten – so the GTX 6 series, 7 series, 8 series (which was mobile only) and 9 series.
Another reason why I am begging to become more convinced we could see a 21 series is that Nvidia released an ‘Ultimate Countdown’ to its event that initially counted down 21 days – with the company saying “21 days. 21 years. Before we enter the future, join us to celebrate the biggest breakthroughs in PC gaming since 1999.”
The repetition of 21 makes me feel that the company could go with the 21 series after all.
What makes the 21 series name less likely is that some could see this as a minor upgrade over the 20 series – something Nvidia may not be too happy about.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series?
What if Nvidia did something really weird, and skipped the RTX 30 series altogether? Could we see an RTX 4080 Ti in September?
It wouldn’t be the first time Nvidia made a big leap in its numbering convention, so it’s not completely out of the question.
However, by jumping to the RTX 40 series, Nvidia would be setting some very high expectations for the new GPUs – and that could be a double-edged sword. Sure, they want people to be hyped about the upcoming graphics cards, but if people are expecting too much, and Nvidia can’t match those expectations, then there is going to be a lot of disappointment – and anger.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 25/26 series?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2580 Ti? Nah, not going to happen. But could we see a GTX 2560? Or GTX 2660? Maybe. While Nvidia launched its high-end RTX 20 series GPUs, it followed them up with mid-range and entry-level GPUs in the GTX 16 series: the GeForce GTX 1650, 1650 Super and 1660 Ti.
These used the same Turing architecture as the 20 series, but without features like ray tracing, which is exclusive to the 20 series.
So, could this be the name? Unlikely. Nvidia is teasing a big leap, and from the leaks we’ve seen, these new GPUs will offer a big leap in power. Calling them the RTX25/26 series may be doing them a disservice, then.
Nvidia Voodoo 6
Maybe Nvidia will do something really nuts and bring back the Voodoo brand. During the ‘90s 3dfx’s Voodoo video cards were some of the most powerful and popular in the world until the company was bought by Nvidia in 2000.
Could Nvidia try to tug on some nostalgia strings by resurrecting the Voodoo brand once more?
It’s not out of the question, and it would certainly be a curve ball, but it’s a bit too backward looking, when this launch suggests Nvidia is all about talking about the future of PC gaming.
Something else entirely
Of course, Nvidia could come up with something else entirely for the name. It’d be a shock, but it would also make a big statement about these new GPUs being revolutionary.
It’s not very likely, but we wouldn’t completely rule it out either.
No matter what Nvidia ends up calling its Ampere graphics cards (hey, it could even just call them that), we should be in for an exciting time in PC gaming – especially when AMD counters with its upcoming ‘Big Navi’ GPU. Which, come to think of it, we’re not entirely sure what that will be called either…
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If you read other t-shirt blogs you have probably come across this t-shirt already. Jessica Hill seems to be new on the t-shirt scene but she already has had a few prints at Hot Topic and even one at Shirt Woot. To be honest, I’m not too sure what Hot Topic is but I get the impression it is a fairly larger retailer that mass produces shirts that are sold throughout the country, the country being the good old US of A. Not that there is anything wrong with that, in fact I would be honored if they accepted one of my designs for mass production.
These t-shirts are not something that I would wear myself but they are cute enough and I am sure they would appeal to girls which is probably a good thing seeing as they are girls t-shirts.
In this t-shirt, Eat Chumps, the toast is quite cute but the next is like something I created (and was very happy with) when I opened up Photoshop for the first time. As a contrast to her monsters t-shirt (see below) where the text seems to be hand drawn and goes really well with the design.
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Telecom Lead Africa: Cellular operator MTN South Africa has adopted Celcite’s COPS-AIC software solution, as a service, for optimizing its 2G and 3G networks.
MTN’s optimization engineers will use COPS-AIC software to complement its existing tools with better efficiencies to assist in improving network quality indicators. It will assist with automatically diagnosing the overall root causes of network issues, and discriminating between RF and operational issues.
MTN subscribers will benefit as they can expect improved experience of network quality.
“MTN was looking for a tool to empower its engineers and further improve efficiencies,” said Graham Kemp, Celcite’s Regional MD for Africa. “As networks become more complex, with multiple bands and carriers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain and optimize these without the use of automation through intelligent correlation of diverse data sources.”
COPS-AIC will enable MTN to further optimize its 2G and 3G Radio networks, giving it more stable base from which to roll out additional 3G capacity, and also time bandwidth to optimize its new LTE network as it is rolled out.
“The trial of COPS-AIC demonstrated impressive results over the limited trial area, with substantial improvements reported in network quality brought about by improved engineering efficiency,” said Jason Murray, senior manager – Radio Optimisation, MTN.
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The chart shows that if clubs want to place in the top six positions for a season, their spending generally has to rank within the top six on both wages and transfers.
Different clubs have had varying degrees of success with their spending strategies.
Chelsea has spent more than every other club on player salaries for every season since 2003/04, and won three titles in that time.
Man City's three year binge on players during transfer windows in the three seasons from 2008/09, where it spent tens of millions more than other clubs, also paid off with a historic victory last season.
While spending more generally increases a club's prospects, some have spent millions for little gain.
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I hope that you are seated for what I am about to say. You’re seated, good. Here goes. Our troops in the field and back at garrison are being done a serious disservice. This oversight and its subsequent repercussions may potentially –if it hasn’t already- limit our armed services effectiveness not only in retention, leadership development but also combat effectiveness. The fix has already been laid out; it’s merely the delivery method that is flawed. What I am referring to is the need for further integration of e-books, digital libraries and e-readers within our military.
Presently, the US armed forces have extensive professional development reading lists, which cover a whole of host of military topics. The dilemma lies not in the ambitious scope of the services’ separate reading lists but in the mechanisms that they utilize in their efforts to provide our young men and women access to the literature they need to read. Libraries are considered luxury items on smaller military installations leaving our men and women with a sense of isolation that can be hard to convey to a person who has not served.
Sociologists have a term, Gemeinschaft, which they use to describe strict, conservative cultures that are collectivist in nature. The military with its uber-macho culture is a relatively strong real world example of this abstract concept. Unfortunately, the Gemeinschaft’s collective strength is also its inherent weakness in that it ostracizes members who are deemed too radical and/or abnormal: some military leaders believe that this dynamic may be accentuated during high tempo periods possibly leading to an increase in fratricide incidents. It is also believed that this societal dynamic may play a pivotal role in hindering mental health treatment for service members suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), Substance Abuse problems and/or Depression.
The problems not addressed while service members are in the military are further aggravated when our courageous young men and women re-enter our country’s general population. They are immediately expelled from the organized Gemeinschaft world of the military into the pell-mell Gesellschaft society in which we all live: a society defined by its strict focus on the pleasures of the individual over that of the collective. Many social advocates believe that this sudden change of environment results in a sense of anomie which may hinder our veterans’ successful transition into society. This strong sense of alienation coupled with pre-existing problems caused by and/or aggravated by exposure to an over masculine culture that frowns on displays of personal weakness has serious consequences.
Statistics clearly indicate that even with access to robust benefits that our service members/veterans are still subject to disproportionately higher rates of homelessness, poverty and even suicide. Where e-books and e-readers come into play is in helping military leaders prevent the strengthening of the military’s Gemeinschaft culture while mentally preparing our men and women in uniform for their transition into the civilian Gesellschaft world. Themes such as compassion and emotional courage can be weaved into the required reading in a way that even the most recalcitrant members will be exposed to subliminally, thus hopefully lowering the psychological hurdles our troops face when seeking help.
There is also the added benefit of helping develop leadership traits in the military ranks. By adopting subsidies to help personnel purchase or just outright issuing e-books and their e-readers, our military leaders can help improve access to procedural information out on the front lines. Information regarding detailed operational concerns may seem frivolous but it may mean the difference between life and death for service members who are forward deployed. These e-readers could be used to help keep our young men and women’s psychological health in working order thus making life easier for not only themselves but for the people who serve with them. A more pleasant work environment could help when it comes to meeting retainment goals in turn lowering the recruitment burden faced by our armed services. I told you, that you might need to be seated. If it helps make this news a bit more palatable take the words of Marcel Proust when he said: “the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Wouldn’t you agree it’s about time we give these young men and women a new set of eyes to view the world through? | <urn:uuid:f7b56ba3-0c49-4ca8-95f8-3ee1e979fe10> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.teleread.com/the-one-weapon-our-troops-lack-and-deserve/index.html | 2024-04-20T16:55:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.955284 | 908 |
Barty into WTA Elite Trophy final
Ash Barty's impressive week in Zhuhai has continued, with the Aussie ousting defending champion Julia Goerges to reach the final of the WTA Elite Trophy.
Ash Barty originally figured she’d have left China already; instead Australia’s leading female tennis player is through to the final of the WTA Elite Trophy.
Barty feared her tournament was over after her round-robin stage debut in Zhuhai ended with defeat to Aryna Sabalenka – but a key result fell her way before she overwhelmed defending champion Julia Goerges in Saturday’s first semifinal.
While the 22-year-old world No.19 had to rely on Caroline Garcia beating Sabalenka to emerge from Orchid Group with a positive games differential, defeating Gorges was solely down to her.
The German looked on course to extend her title defence after securing a late break to take the opening set.
Barty was also broken early in the second but the momentum then shifted and the Australian eventually cruised to a 4-6 6-3 6-2 victory.
Once she broke the world No.14 twice to send the contest into a decider – and then made the ideal start to the third set when breaking Goerges to love – there was no way back for the favourite.
“It’s certainly nice to get better as the match goes on, but also saying that you’d like to be pretty good right from the get-go,” Barty said.
“There’s always room to improve, adjust, try and find a way to get yourself into the match.”
Goerges had already flirted with elimination in Rose Group before she snuck home against Belgian Elise Mertens, but Barty proved a more ruthless opponent despite recording six double faults.
“It's certainly nice to get better as the match goes on, but also saying that you'd like to be pretty good right from the get-go. There's always room to improve, adjust, try and find a way to get yourself into the match.” said @ashbar96 #WTAEliteTrophy #ShineinZhuhai #Zhuhai pic.twitter.com/AHxVGjl2x0
— WTA Elite Trophy (@WTAEliteTrophy) November 3, 2018
Although an occasionally wonky serve proved immaterial, she will want to remedy that aspect of her game before the final against local favourite Wang Qiang, who thrashed Garbine Muguruza 6-2 6-0.
“It’s exciting to be in the last match of the year and give myself an opportunity at the title before heading home and putting my feet up and chilling with the puppies a little bit,” Barty said.
“I have only played Q (Wang) on a clay court. It’s kind of a fresh slate.
“Nothing really changes for me. I go out and try to play the same way.”
Barty is seeking her third career WTA Tour title, having previously triumphed in Kuala Lumpur in February 2017 and at Nottingham in June this year.
This would be the biggest title of her young career.
Originally Madison Keys was designated to play Muguruza but she withdrew due to knee injury.
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The Chic, New Tides
Photo by Tides Restaurant
The Tides restaurant is an icon on the west coast. It is a celebration of the seaside living, and emanates a serenity that welcomes lunch and dinner crowds to enjoy fresh sea breezes in a soothing atmosphere. But this September, the Tides Restaurant debuted a refreshed look, and as if to truly accentuate and compliment its prime location on the enviable platinum coast, the restaurant has now stepped up its overall luxuriousness as it continues to plate its signature - and delectably delicious - courses.
Thanks to husband and wife team of Guy and Tammie Beasley, for sixteen years, the restaurant has been the chosen location of Barbadians and visitors looking to create precious memories - from the most intimate occasions to the biggest, heartiest celebrations. Its calling-card has been its delectable menu of local and international dishes, and the restaurant has also impressed with its art gallery, which is a striking visual appreciation of local and international fine arts. But the classic Tides has now been revamped into a chic, more modern mode.
Photos by Tides Restaurant
Housed in a typical Barbadian seaside dwelling, the coral stone and mahogany create a stylish, island atmosphere that culminates beside the rippling blue waters of the west coast. The layout of this historic home creates four distinct dining ambiances for the lovers of Tides - The Tree House featuring magnificent casuarina trees growing through the dining area; The Centre Lanai, the new incarnation of the former space known as the Red Tile area with its warmly lit ambiance; The Gazebo, a raised intimate area suited for groups; and, The Garden Gazebo, which has been transformed to a new oceanfront, glass-walled, climate controlled dining room.
Photo by Tides Restaurant
As for its new décor, Tides wows with a modern twist on its signature self, welcoming even richer azure accents, grand and funky chandeliers, a more spacious feel. But the charm of the Tides has not been lost in the least, as its warm, welcoming mood remains. “The restaurant is definitely chic and modern, but not in the direction of minimalism. Since we are great lovers of art we could never create a minimalist space - so, there are still several beautiful pieces around, and the art gallery offers its usual magic. We felt that over the years, our diners like to feel welcomed and warm and like to look around and appreciate their surroundings.” Mrs. Beasley confirmed.
The Tides quietly reopened in August after major renovations to the classic spot, and - to say the least - they have been overwhelmed by nods of approval and rave reviews. One of the biggest hits thus far during the new lunchtime Tides experience is the new air-conditioned dining room – an unexpected but very welcomed addition to lunching options on the breathtaking coast. Tides is now even more built for lounging and enjoying decadent bar treats, with outdoor lounge areas complete with the therapeutic sound of cascading water and jaw dropping décor at the chic but comforting Cocktail lounge and bar.
Photo by Anna Lee Warren Photo by Tides Restaurant
But, the most exciting change may very well lie in the kitchen. With a renewed goal of creating the boldest, most tantalizing flavours on the west coast, Tides boasts a completely updated kitchen complete with the latest equipment to help in delivering the embodiment of flavour. In addition to executive chef Mr. Beasley, also manning the kitchen now are talented Barbadian chef Simon Tempro, and James Lidsey, who brings almost two decades of experience from his time in Michelin-rated kitchens. In addition to the food maestros, the impeccably reviewed staff are just as enthusiastic to create a wonderful time at The Tides, as diners tuck into favourites such as Yellowfin Tuna Tartare or take a walk on the daring side with the Lionfish Salad offered on the lunch menu.
A trip to The Tides Restaurant is the new order of the west coast day, and with several beaming reviews from satisfied veterans and overawed first timers alike, the visit will definitely be worth the while.
The Tides Restaurant is opened for lunch from Sunday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., and opened for dinner seven days a week from 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Reservations are encouraged.
Anna Lee Warren is a Sales and Rental Agent at Terra Luxury with over 25 years of experience in the local real estate industry. She specializes in helping clients from around the world find and sell their luxury Barbados home.
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The transition to the electric vehicle age appears to be all but certain with the success of Tesla, but veteran automaker Toyota is still not fully convinced that EVs are the only way forward. In recent comments, Toyota President Akio Toyoda stated that he is part of the automotive industry’s “silent majority” who have doubts about the exclusive pursuit of electric vehicles.
Numerous automakers are currently investing heavily in fully electric cars, which has been supported by strong demand for the limited number of EVs that are currently available in the market. However, several challenges have emerged for the emerging electric vehicle sector, such as securing parts and raw materials for EV batteries. The strong demand for electric cars has also resulted in EV prices rising this year.
During a visit to Thailand, the Toyota President seemingly lamented the industry’s focus on an EV-only future. Toyoda noted that people in the auto industry are actually a “silent majority,” and they are wondering if all-electric cars are really the only way forward. Since electric cars are a trend now, however, Toyoda noted that the “silent majority” couldn’t really speak out.
“People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority. That silent majority is wondering whether EVs are really OK to have as a single option. But they think it’s the trend, so they can’t speak out loudly,” Toyoda said.
While fellow veteran automakers like General Motors (GM) and Honda have set targets for when their vehicle lineups will consist exclusively of electric cars, Toyota has instead chosen to pursue a diverse range of vehicles that include hydrogen-powered cars and hybrids. Toyota has not committed to a timeline for transitioning to an all-electric lineup.
The Toyota President’s skepticism towards electric vehicles has raised concerns among investors and consumers that the veteran automaker may be lagging in the development of EVs. In major markets such as the US, Toyota has been notably slower than its competitors to introduce fully electric models.
Inasmuch as Toyoda is open about his reservations about all-electric cars, however, Toyota itself has expressed its intentions to take EVs seriously. In late 2021, the company noted that it was planning on spending up to $35 billion on its EV lineup. The efforts caught a speed bump of sorts as Toyota’s all-electric crossover, the bZ4X, ended up being involved in controversy following a recall on the vehicle’s wheels, which may fall off during operation.
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COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives across Europe between December 2020 and March 2023, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15-18 April).
The new estimates by WHO/Europe and presented at the conference by Dr Margaux Meslé, Epidemiologist at WHO/Europe highlight the striking impact of COVID-19 vaccine programmes and also underscore the urgent need for countries with low vaccination coverage to fully vaccinate their older adults.
Since the emergence and subsequent spread of SARS-CoV-2 in early 2020, over 2 million COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed deaths have been officially recorded by WHO/Europe.
Countries in the WHO European Region (which includes all countries in the European Union and European Economic Area) have introduced COVID-19 vaccine programmes to protect vulnerable groups from severe disease with several waves of variants of concern (VOC).
The authors used weekly reported deaths and vaccination doses by 26 countries and areas to WHO/Europe and the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control between December 2020 and March 2023, to calculate the number of lives saved by vaccination dose, VOC period, age group (25 to 49 years, 50 to 59 years and 60 years or older) and country.
Vaccine effectiveness was considered in the context of each dominant VOC period.
The new estimates suggest that the majority (96%) of the lives saved were in people aged 60 years and older.
In this older age group, the first booster saved the most lives, accounting for almost two-thirds (64%) of lives saved.
Overall, across all age groups and countries, vaccines are estimated to have saved the largest number of lives during the Omicron wave, with at least 568,064 deaths prevented. This represents over half (57%) of the lives saved.
This research did not consider the indirect effects of vaccinations, differing healthcare capacities between countries and non-pharmaceutical interventions.
“We see from our research, the large numbers of lives saved by COVID-19 vaccines across Europe during the pandemic. However, too many people in vulnerable groups across the WHO European Region remain unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. We urge people who are eligible and who have not yet taken the vaccine to do so,” says Dr Richard Pebody, Head of the High Threat Pathogen Team at WHO/Europe. | <urn:uuid:c34ccc27-667b-4e8a-849e-18f7af7d92bd> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.the-microbiologist.com/news/more-than-1-million-lives-saved-across-europe-by-covid-19-vaccines-since-the-end-of-2020/869.article | 2024-04-20T16:28:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.954242 | 512 |
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1999 AUDI A4 1.8T AVANT
by Matt/Bob Hagin
Audi Full Line factory footage (5:48) 28.8, 56k, or 200kSPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price $ 26,440 Price As Tested $ 27,500 Engine Type Turbo DOHC 20-valve 1.8 Liter I4 w/SMFI* Engine Size 107 cid/1781 cc Horsepower 150 @ 5700 RPM Torque (lb-ft) 155 @ 1750 RPM Wheelbase/Width/Length 103.0"/68.2"/176.7" Transmission Five-speed manual Curb Weight 3376 pounds Fuel Capacity 15.9 gallons Tires (F/R) 205/55R16 Brakes (F/R) Disc (ABS)/disc (ABS) Drive Train Front-engine/all-wheel-drive Vehicle Type Five-passenger/five-door Domestic Content N/A Coefficient of Drag (Cd.) N/A PERFORMANCE EPA Economy, miles per gallon city/highway/average 21/29/26 0-60 MPH 9.0 seconds 1/4 (E.T) 16.5 seconds @ 83.5 mph Top-speed 125 mph * Sequential multi-point fuel injection
(Bob Hagin has always had a soft spot for small station wagons and felt quite at home in the Audi A4 Avant. His son Matt also likes the little hauler, but wonders how his mom and dad ever fit the whole family in those old-time mini-wagons.)
BOB - For a while there I thought that station wagons in general and small ones in particular were going the way of wooden wheels and side curtains, Matt, but it seems that they're making a comeback. In Japan, this type of little family pack horse is reversing a trend and is beginning to outsell the sport/utility vehicle. I've always thought that they were a practical type of machine that could transport the average family and still have the cargo capability of a small shed behind the rear seat. And parking is lots easier that with a mini-van.
MATT - And if the purchase of a little hauler is necessitated by the need to transport such plebeian items as groceries or purchases made on weekend garage-sale tours, the street racers in the family aren't going to curl up and moan when it's their turn to drive. This A4 Avant is powered by the same turbocharged 1.8 liter four-banger that's in the new and ultra-chic 2000 Audi TT two-seater sports car and the hot-rod version of Volkswagen's New Beetle. At 150 horses, the wagon is detuned by just under 30 horses from the TT, while it has an extra 400 pounds of weight to pull around. The engine is a twin-cam unit, of course, and sports five valves per cylinder. The torque comes on at a very low 1750 revs, which makes it a very strong puller all through the rpm ranges.
BOB - Our test rig came to us equipped with a five-speed manual transmission which makes the machine lots more fun to kick through the twisties. Industry trends, however, say it is bound to play second fiddle to the optional five-speed automatic transmission. The plus side of the automatic is that it comes with what Audi calls Tiptronic, a feature that lets the driver treat it like a stick but without having to bother stepping on a clutch. All it takes is the gearshift lever to be moved into a special slot in the shift gate and, viola, a stick-shift.
MATT - Some people in the industry call them "automanual" trannies, Dad. For some cars, ice and snow may create panic, but not A4 Quattro drivers since most of them are equipped with the Quattro full-time all-wheel-drive system. In adverse conditions like ice, snow and on wet pavement, this almost-imperceivable transfers torque to the wheel or wheels that have traction, and it includes all four wheels, rather than just two. To top off the goodies list that gives this A4 impeccable road manners, it has an electronically-controlled differential lock. Our wagon had an upgraded Sports Package which included 16-inch wheels that carried 205/55 performance-oriented tires. The package lowers the suspension, tightens up the shock valving and adds a front sway bar is a bit thicker than normal. The handling package makes this machine more of a sports sedan than a go-to-Grandma's-house family transporter.
BOB - And it's all controlled from a cockpit that is tasteful and very business-like. Almost every amenity in the book is included and it even has wipers on the headlights. Personally, I'm happy that the upholstery is cloth. I've never been a fan of leather seat covering since it invariably sticks to my skin if I wear shorts when I'm driving. If there isn't enough room in the back to stow skis or whatever, a roof rack is included in the list of standard equipment.
MATT - I remember that the old British wagon we had when I was little was a tight fit when all nine of us went anywhere, but I can't remember how we took any equipment with us when we went camping.
BOB - It was evident that there wasn't enough room on the roof rack for all that stuff so I had a small trailer that we equipped just for those occasions. Getting up some of those California foothills to a campsite was a low-gear operation with that car's measly 54 horsepower.
MATT - That car is still sitting in the backyard, Dad. Maybe we can slip a 20-valve turbocharged engine under the hood, connect it to an automanual and get it going again.
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