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|Village || Bhedana|
|Block || Dhorimanna|
|District || Barmer |
|State || Rajasthan|
|Country || India |
|Continent || Asia |
|Time Zone ||IST ( UTC + 05:30) |
|Currency || Indian Rupee ( INR )|
|Dialing Code || +91|
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|Time difference ||45 minutes|
Bhedana is a village panchayat located in the Barmer district of Rajasthan state,India. The latitude 25.289123 and longitude 71.8927076 are the geocoordinate of the Bhedana.
Jaipur is the state capital for Bhedana village. It is located around 430.2 kilometer away from Bhedana.. The other nearest state capital from Bhedana is Raipur and its distance is 229.4 KM. The other surrouning state capitals are Raipur 229.4 KM., Gandhinagar 233.5 KM., Daman 549.9 KM.,
The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Bhedana are Lunwa Jageer 5.9 KM , Ratanpura 13.0 KM , Bhakharpura 14.9 KM , Mangle Ki Beri 21.2 KM , Gudha Malani 21.5 KM , Alpura 22.6 KM , Dhorimana 24.7 KM , Mokhawa Khurd 25.6 KM , Barasan 26.9 KM , Loharwa , Borcharnan , Lookhu , Arniyali , Chainpura , Dhorimanna , Mithra Khurd , Doodhu , Mangta , Koja , Bherudi , Bamarla , Bhalisar , Ranasar Kallan , Ogala , Bhuniya , Nawatala Rathoran , Sonari , Kartiya , Goda , Shobhala Darsan , Kitnoriya , Gangasara , Khari , Suda Beri , Banta , Udasar , Nagar , .
The official language of Bhedana
The native language of Bhedana is Hindi and most of the village people speak Hindi. Bhedana people use Hindi language for communication.
Bhedana Sun rise time
Bhedana village is located in the UTC 5.30 time zone and it follows indian standard time(IST). Bhedana sun rise time varies 45 minutes from IST. The vehicle driving side in Bhedana is left, all vehicles should take left side during driving.
Bhedana people are using its national currency which is Indian Rupee and its internationl currency code is INR.
Bhedana phones and mobiles can be accesed by adding the indian country dialing code +91 from abroad. Bhedana people are following the dd/mm/yyyy date format in day-to-day life. Bhedana domain name extension( cTLD) is .in .
The nearest railway station in and around Bhedana
The nearest railway station to Bhedana is Bhimal which is located in and around 50.1 kilometer distance. The following table shows other railway stations and its distance from Mamakudi.
|Bhimal railway station||50.1 KM.|
|Marwar Bhinmal railway station||50.1 KM.|
|Ledarmer railway station||52.6 KM.|
|Kodi railway station||56.9 KM.|
|Modran railway station||56.9 KM.|
Nearest airport to Bhedana
Bhedana‘s nearest airport is Palanpur Airport situated at 117.8 KM distance. Few more airports around Bhedana are as follows.
|Palanpur Airport||117.8 KM.|
|Jodhpur Airport||157.8 KM.|
|Mehsana Airport||193.7 KM.|
Nearest districts to Bhedana
Bhedana is located around 71.9 kilometer away from its district head quarter barmer. The other nearest district head quarters is jalore situated at 52.5 KM distance from Bhedana . Surrounding districts from Bhedana are as follows.
|Jalore ( jalore ) district||52.5 KM.|
|Sirohi ( sirohi ) district||106.7 KM.|
|Banaskantha ( palanpur ) district||135.8 KM.|
|Pali ( pali ) district||153.5 KM.|
Nearest town/city to Bhedana
Bhedana‘s nearest town/city/important place is Bhinmal located at the distance of 48.3 kilometer. Surrounding town/city/TP/CT from Bhedana are as follows.
Schools in and around Bhedana
Bhedana nearest schools has been listed as follows.
|Govt School Nei Undari||10.1 KM.|
|Gudamalnai School 7 Years Praveen Gehlot||20.5 KM.|
|Bata Ki Dhani School||25.8 KM.|
|Salu Ki Dhani School||26.6 KM.|
Beaches in and around Bhedana
Bhedana‘s nearest beach is Ennore Beach located at the distance of 1605.8 kilometers. Surrounding beaches from Bhedana are as follows.
|Ennore Beach||1605.8 KM.|
|Thiruvottiyur Beach||1610.4 KM.|
|Marina Beach||1620.0 KM.|
|Santhome Beach||1622.3 KM.|
|Elliots Beach||1624.2 KM.|
The following Bhedana map is from google. Bhedana map consist of nearest villages and more information based on the zooming. You can enlarge or minimize the map zooming level based on your requirement.
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Growing Plants with LED's - Mihaela Licain Lighting Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:20 am
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Growing Plants with LED's - Mihaela Lica
Here's is a very interesting article on growing plants with LED's that was sourced off of www .flowerforcer.com . It clears up a lot of the mystery surrounding LED's in general. Enjoy the read!
Growing Plants with LED's
Submitted by Mihaela Lica
Found on: www .searchwarp.com through a link at www .flowerforcer.com .
Circles of Life
In some dictionaries life is defined, as a power that demonstrates a purpose to feed, process matter into energy, grow, and reproduce. Life means existence, a state of being. No matter how we look at the definitions, one thing is clear: life is the energy driving the universe and all its happenings, and for humans and all the living organisms, life, or being alive, is a force entirely dependent on special factors such as air, water, light and much more elements that interact to support existence in all its forms and each of them is equally important for the survival of the species...
All these resources are an abundant presence on Earth, but nothing can last forever. Polluted water is not usable, air is itself contaminated on many parts of the Globe, mineral resources are non-renewable and light… natural light has its benefits but also it can constitute a danger for the species if we consider the UV emissions reaching Earth’s atmosphere.
Light influences all life on Earth directly or indirectly. Plants need light for photosynthesis, therefore for growing and in exchange they forward their energy to the animals that consume them. At the same time animals need light for a harmonious evolution and even nocturnal ones require some low level illumination. Lack of natural light causes various disorders by people and the same happens by plants and animals.
UV light can harm living organisms in several ways. For example plants overexposed to UV light reduce size and are more susceptible to specific diseases. The light coming direct from the sun sends to earth three types of ultraviolet: UV-A (380-315 nm), UV-B (315-280 nm) and UV-C (280-10 nm). Due to the absorption in the atmosphere's ozone layer, 99% of the ultraviolet light that reaches the Earth's surface is UV-A. While UV-A causes plants only a little harm, UV-B, which is a shorter wavelength, can damage plant tissue and in humans it can cause skin cancer. UV-C is the part from the UV spectrum with the shortest wavelength and all bacteria and virus get deadly sunburn in an artificial UV-C filter system. Certainly UV light has its paradoxes: even if it is harmful in one way, it is useful in another. Medicine is using this artificial UV light to cure difficult skin conditions such as psoriasis eczema, lymphoma, acne, a-topic dermatitis, and so on.
Fact is that plants don’t need too much UV light, on the contrary. This is why crop production with artificial light means that will eliminate the dangerous UV emissions seems to be the next logical step.
Growing Plants Technology - Crop Production Systems
The target of crop production systems is to develop innovative technologies that lower the costs of harvest and ensure ecologically aware crop farming.
The crop production systems do not disregard important factors that influence plant development: temperature, humidity, light, carbon dioxide, water and nutrients. All these blend to create the ideal environment for a plant to grow and reproduce as well as they influence size, seeds, plant health and so on. Each plant will progress in its own manner, depending on the environment. Since a long time already biologists are studying the factors that influence vegetation’s evolution. Light is a very important factor and researchers were able to determine exactly which wavelengths are the ones plants need for their growth. Some colours in light rays are essential for good plant evolution. Vegetation mirror and receive a small amount of energy from yellow and green emissions of the visible spectrum. However the red and blue fractions of the light continuum are the most valuable energy resources for plant life, and plants necessitate more red (625 to 675 nm) than blue (400 to 470nm). Yellow (525 nm) triggers photosynthesis too, while IR influences seed spurring and UV colour and scent.
How Light Colour Influences Plant Growth
Blue light: plants react to the intensity of blue light. Lessening the blue light will cause poor growth – the strength of the radiation in any other part of the spectrum is not as important as the intensity of the blue, which shapes height and quality.
Red (660 nm) and infrared (730 nm) (also known as IR or far red) light: Intensifying the total of IR in relation with 660 nm red makes plants grow tall and thin. On the other hand if red is increased while IR diminished, plants will be short but thick. Plant reactions are not linear with the red/far red ratio and they can also vary in their response to red and far red light.
Ultraviolet light (UV): While overexposure is dangerous, small amounts of UV light can be beneficial for the flora. In many cases UV light is a very important cause for colours, taste and aroma. But UV-C and UV-B are believed to stop plant spread and this is why they have to be removed from the light under which plants are developed in green houses by UV stabilisers or glass. Removal of the UV up to 400nm is might be effective also in case of virus carrier insects (as insects see partly in UV).
Direct light from the Sun distributes the useful wavelengths only on special times of the day and in small quantum enough for a harmonious growth in some parts of the Earth, yet not enough on others.
Crop production systems are dealing with such problems and find ways to replace natural light with artificial light. The idea of growing plants under artificial illuminators is not new at all. Long time ago NASA started to grow plants in space, and the results were astonishing. Nowadays we know that by using the correct wavelength plants develop harmonious and healthy, sure if they have all the other conditions ensured. Yet getting light of the correct wavelength is not an easy task, especially if one takes into account the costs and efficiency of such light sources.
LED Lighting Technologies to Substitute Natural Light
To substitute natural light is quite difficult also if you consider how hard it is to obtain light near the visible part of the spectrum with traditional luminaries. Light emitting diodes are here to change that difficulty.
SSL (solid state lighting) is the youngest lighting technology and by now is believed to be more efficient than incandescence and fluorescence due to the fact that SSLs produce light at or near the visible part of the spectrum and as a result the emitted light can be used straight or with minor conversion. One of the most important advantages is that SSL technology has eliminated damaging components from the light sources (remember: light emitting diodes contain no ultraviolet unless they are produced as UV LEDs).
NASA is already using SSL in its space farming systems. The reasons are quite simple: incandescent or fluorescent lamps are not efficient enough for such purposes, because they consume a lot of electrical power, generate heat and contain electrodes that burn out (maintenance costs are high). This is why NASA’s plant physiologists started to work with light emitting diodes (blue and red) to grow salad plants such as lettuce and radishes. The researchers found our that blue and red light is essential for plant growth and, in general, a percentage of 8% blue LEDs and 92% red LEDs, both with the same frequency and relative intensity per LED, are enough for a harmonious evolution. Blue has a smaller influence than red however a percentage between 1% and 20% of blue light can be selected, depending on the plants and their growth requirements. The NASA scientists have tried to create the most cost and energy efficient light sources possible, and this is why they have eliminated from the fixtures other colours normally found in white light. "What we've found basically is that we are able to limit the amount of colour we give to the plants and still have them grow as well as with white light." said the research scientist Greg Goins of Dynamac Corp. LEDs are not the only ones efficient for growing plants: sulphur microwave lamps are the most efficient light sources known to man, that can generate as much light as the noonday sun, perfect for illuminating large-scale systems such as greenhouses. For smaller applications, such as indoor gardens, LEDs seem to be the right choice.
Pros and Contras LED Grow Light Systems
There are some pro and contras when it comes to LED grow light systems. When planning such farming alternatives, one has to carefully consider that plants do use light at all wavelengths from UV to IR, as explained above, needed to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars. Some plants use more red and blue, less green and yellow, while others use green as much as they use red and blue, as well as the light in between. If LEDs are chosen for brightness, there is one aspect to be underlined: they just look bright because their light is unidirectional and their size is small. To get enough light there are many LEDs needed, that’s why the cost of LED arrays or LED modules is so high. LEDs can be calibrated to emit only the light most efficient for the plants, but not all the light plants need. This is why such light sources are recommended only in places where direct light from the sun is not enough or inexistent – space farming for example. Also in places where light from the sun is too strong and can harm the plants with the high emission of UV, LEDs are a good choice, because UV filters are stopping some of the useful wavelengths too. In wintertime the weather conditions restrain crop production this is why greenhouses need a substitute for the natural light. It makes sense to deliver plants the minimum lighting conditions for a corresponding evolution.
There are some significant factors to take into account when choosing light sources for such applications and these are low costs, energy efficiency, long life, and ability to withstand voltage fluctuations, modularity in order to grant users the possibility to assemble arrays that gives as much light as needed, where needed. LEDs are pretty efficient in the conversion of electric power to light, in any case more than traditional fluorescent and incandescent lamps. Due to the fact that light emitting diodes can be manufactured to emit a specific wavelength and are expected to have a long life span (from 50000 hours up), many plant physiologists are considering using them in large applications. Compared to LEDs most of the other traditional lamps have to be replaced every two-three years. Other features such as choice of viewing angles, control options, instant turn on times, cold start and much more, recommend the semiconductor devices. At present this is still an expensive technology, but in time LEDs efficiency will be maximized while prices reduced and these details are a good base for future planning.
My-tronic GmbH to Produce LED Grow Light Systems on Request
It is so far clear that in order to produce efficient LED grow light systems a lot of investigation is necessary. It is not enough to mount some blue and red LEDs on a PCB and say: “that’s it we’ve got the plant growing LED system". NASA created only a mechanism that delivers the minimum amount of light needed for some plants. For greenhouses on Earth other questions need to be answered: how much blue, how much red? What about the other colours, what about UV and IR? Should the light pulse? Should it be dimmed in the morning and evening to imitate natural conditions (sunrise and sunset?). Do plants need light at night? And the list remains opened.
At my-tronic GmbH there are no plant physiologists, but only engineers ready to bring their technical expertise to scientists in order to build the best light sources for LED plant growth systems. The domain is still new and can be considered a challenge for any researcher. Still my-tronic’s engineers know exactly which are the LEDs’ limitations, what can be done with such devices and what not. And the company’s motto: “bringing light in your lives" is also a statement of commitment to life and development
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I was hoping for a better, more positive first post for 2013 tennis season which sits right at our doorstep, but unfortunately news is news. And the news is quite disappointing today in the first big of the new year. According to Spanish media, Rafael Nadal will not play the Australian Open.
The report cites Nadal’s stomach virus as the cause, but I have a feeling it’s more knee related, don’t you? Assuming he is suffering from said virus, losing Abu Dhabi and Doha match practice really shouldn’t prevent him from playing Australia, unless things with his knee aren’t progressing.
Rafa hasn’t played since Wimbledon and after missing his
third second straight Slam he’s tentatively scheduled to now return in late February on the clay at Acapulco.
And Rafa has just released a statement confirming via Facebook:
“As my team and doctors say, the safest thing to do is to do things well and this virus has delayed my plans of playing these weeks. I will have to wait until the Acapulco tournament to compete again although I could consider to play before at any other ATP event
“My knee is much better and the rehabilitation process has gone well as predicted by the doctors, but this virus didn’t allow me to practice this past week and therefore I am sorry to announce that I will not play in Doha and the Australian Open, as we had initially scheduled.”
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Spanish star Rafa Nadal has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming events in Doha and the Australian Open due to the stomach virus. Nadal was originally due to play his first matches since the surgery in Abu Dhabi this week, followed by the ATP event in Doha, before traveling to Melbourne to the Australian Open. The virus has meant he has had to withdraw from both, thus depriving him of match practice and no doubt playing a large part in his decision to withdraw. The doctors advice a period of rest without any sport for the next 7 days starting today and a clinic control a xray in the next 4/5 days.
Rafa Nadal: “My knee is much better and the rehabilitation process has gone well as predicted by the doctors, but this virus didn’t allow me to practice this past week and therefore I am sorry to announce that I will not play in Doha and the Australian Open, as we had initially scheduled.”
“As my team and doctors say, the safest thing to do is to do things well and this virus has delayed my plans of playing these weeks. I will have to wait until the Acapulco tournament to compete again although I could consider to play before at any other ATP event,” added Nadal
“I always said that my return to competition will be when I am in the right conditions to play and after all this time away from the courts I rather not accelerate the comeback and prefer to do things well.”
Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, Rafa Nadal’s head of medical team and Director of the Centro Mapfre de Medicina del Tenis: “Rafa Nadal suffered last week a viral process that provoked a gastroenteritis with high fever for 4/5 days. Due to this it’s been recommended a break from sports for a week. Because of this and considering that the next event is Doha, starting next week he won’t be in sufficient physical conditions to continue with his rehabilitation process.”
For Toni Nadal the withdrawal has also a sporting and technical read: “We consider not appropriate to play the Australian Open since we will not have enough preparation for a greater competition which is a Grand Slam tournament. It is simply not conceivable that his first event is a best of five sets event, he wouldn’t be ready for that. It is true we have been quite unlucky with this but there is nothing we can do. After all this time it is better to do things well and the most professional thing to do is to start when we are ready.”
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In English literature, the first mention of a character named Robin Hood dates back to the 14th century and occurs in William Langland’s allegorical poem “Piers Plowman”, in which Priest Sloth says: ”I kan [know] rymes of Robin Hood.” Who Robin Hood really was is a subject that inflames fierce debates amongst the scholars even today: the dispossessed Earl of Huntingdon who became an outlaw to some historians, a mythological numen of the forests for some anthropologists, and nothing more than a scoundrel womanizer to his detractors. Whatever the reality, over the ages Robin Hood has proved to be an endless resource for poets and artists, who drew on his legend to shape this figure into the modern hero we know today, the noble outlaw who steals from the rich to give to the poor and who fights against the injustice of the feudal system.
Such a fascinating character lends itself perfectly to being the charismatic lead for an adventure game, and that’s why Christy Marx chose him for the second installment in her Conquests series. Her first attempt, Conquests of Camelot, didn’t sell very well despite some very good reviews and a couple of prestigious awards, at least not compared to the main Sierra “Quests” series. So, to the revamp the saga, in 1992 Marx and Ken Williams decided to let King Arthur go and focus on another English legendary hero, better suited for popular appeal at the time thanks the blockbuster film Prince of Thieves. As in the first game, Marx took great care in the preparation: the bibliography in the manual cites a wide range of sources, from the medieval chivalry poems to Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe”, from popular children’s ballads about Robin Hood to encyclopedias about heraldry, archery and feminine symbols. Whilst she could have borrowed heavily from the successful film, instead she worked hard to create an original plot and round off a non-stereotypical character, close to its legendary roots but also vivid and real.
Rather than throwing players right into the midst of the action, the game takes its time to set the proper mood and introduce the characters and the most important places around Sherwood Forest. The adventure spans two weeks, and the early days will be mostly spent talking to the Merry Men – the faithful Little John, the gruff Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck and the minstrel Alan-a-dale – and learning about the fate of King Richard the Lionheart, around whom the main plot is weaved. In fact, while the King was returning from Jerusalem after the Third Crusade, disguised as a Knight Templar, Richard was captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria, who claimed that the King had offended him by tearing apart his vessels after the conquest of Acre. Richard’s brother, John Lackland, saw the opportunity to seize the throne of England and, with the aid of Nottingham’s Sheriff and an order of corrupted clergymen, conspired so that the high ransom asked by Leopold would never be raised. Slowly, as the days pass, Robin Hood finds himself more and more involved in a desperate race against time to expose Prince John’s intrigues and thus save King Richard. To do so, he not only has to confront John’s henchmen but also help Queen Eleanor raise the money necessary to pay the ransom.
Christy Marx’s writing is, as always, top-notch. The story is intriguing, the plot unfolds slowly but consistently, and both locations and characters are lavishly depicted. All of Robin’s Merry Men have well-rounded, distinct personalities and their salacious mocks of each other are a pleasure to read. The ferocious portrayal of the corrupt clergy is not only historically accurate, but also a sharp example of Marx’s satirical wit. Robin himself is one of the most appealing characters to ever appear in an adventure game. Bold and noble, from time to time he shows an incisive sarcasm toward his foes as well as a courtly romanticism to his beloved Marian; he doesn’t forego the occasional sleazy wisecrack despite always being chivalrous and polite, even with his fiercest enemy, the greedy Sheriff of Nottingham. Maid Marian, who serves as Robin’s love interest, is equally distant from the stereotype of the harmless lady in distress. Whilst a departure from the main Robin Hood canon, she is depicted like a green priestess of the Forest and this choice proves to be an excellent characterization. In Conquest of Camelot, Marx had already shown her tendency towards strong female characters who draw on paganism to enhance their femininity, and this trait adds an unusual depth to Maid Marian.
Great care was also put into both the historical aspects of the game and its mythological flavour: Prince John’s schemes to obtain the throne are as accurate as Druidic beliefs about hollow trees and magical gemstones, and Marx’s thorough research is evident through the myriad of little details she interspersed in the main plot. For example, at one moment Robin find himself in a prior’s library and the player can read almost every scroll on the bookshelf. Although not vital to complete the game, the information gathered from the parchments – about the Crusades, the Knights Templar and Charlemagne, to name just a few – greatly increase the player’s feeling of immersion.Continued on the next page...
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A must play
This is a childhood favorite of mine. The game is packed full of old english folklore, and history. The story is very compelling, and dialog is well written. The game plays on a day-by-day system, where the player has to complete certain objectives (... | <urn:uuid:dddc37d5-7f78-4dd3-99a8-aa11519fd7df> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18204 | 2019-07-18T12:01:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.956427 | 1,243 |
When compared to the 12th Cascadia GTX, the shoes are certainly more valuable due to this improved comfort for those with h wide fit. The improved mudguard can also weigh heavily in terms of shoe durability. But most importantly, the shoes are now fully adapted to the needs of most runners who love a bit more room when dealing with trails.
The shoes are made for added practicality and they can be among the most interesting options when it comes to comfort off the beaten path. But at the same time, their robustness can recommend them for any other type of adventures such as hiking or trekking. The comfort is also there so runners who want to stay on the trail for hours and hours can rely on the shoes as the sole option. It means they are recommended both as a new purchase and as an upgrade from the previous Cascadia GTX.
The Brooks Cascadia 13 GTX comes with a robust outsole. It features lugs of various shapes and sizes which aim to add the traction capacity needed when running on trails. The multi-directional lugs are reliable even if they are not the best in the class. In fact, they are made for the general runner without any specific traction in mind which gives them extra flexibility. This translates into more variation and the shoes are often chosen by hikers as well.
However, the thick lugs are not the best choice for flexibility and the shoes might not be the best walking option for those seeking a versatile design for any type of sporting activity. For trail running, the outsole does a good job, especially on dry surfaces.
With a comfortable profile, the shoes come with good support experience even for long running sessions. Brooks calls the adaptable support ‘BioMoGo DNA’. But this fancy name represents the adaptability of the midsole to the feet while running. It is crucial for many trail runners and it is also why the midsole is the first feature to consider when choosing new trail running shoes.
In terms of support, not much has changed with the latest release. Those who have specific arch support needs may look for another design. But runners without flat feet or high arches can find the Cascadia 13 GTX to be comfortable.
It’s no doubt the added mudguard gives the upper a rugged look. But at the same time, the mudguard is among the features which make the shoes practical, as it simplifies the cleaning process after a long day out running. Of course, the upper also comes with a waterproof design which keeps the feet dry in various running situations during light showers.
On the other hand, the upper also features the biggest drawbacks as well. The most important one to consider comes with the lacing system, especially with the eyelets which could be improved for durability, especially for those who enjoy a tighter fit.
Size And Fit
Brooks fans can choose between a regular and a wide fit. This allows them to customize the way the shoes feel on the feet. While this is not new to trail running shoes, it can be one of the important characteristics for runners with wide feet or for those who love a bit more space when dealing with typical obstacles on the trails. The fit around the ankle can also be further improved, but the extra cushioning might allow a more natural running experience. Downhill runs can also be improved for support in the upper, which is a bit looser as a result. | <urn:uuid:f071dcf6-194d-4a11-bd26-5fb66171a779> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://bestrunningshoes.com/brooks-cascadia-13-gtx | 2019-07-18T10:54:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.964489 | 696 |
Our Chief Nurse, Michelle McLoughlin CBE, enjoyed an unforgettable day at Buckingham Palace earlier this week (Thursday 9 May) when she was awarded her honour from HRH The Duke of Cambridge.
Proud Brummie Michelle was named in Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List and was given the award in recognition of her dedication and compassion helping countless children and young people during her 30-year career.
After training at the former East Birmingham Hospital, she joined the team at Birmingham Children’s Hospital as a Specialist Liaison Nurse in 1991 – concentrating on helping young people with the most complex needs, particularly those with serious kidney conditions.
Michelle explained how joining the team at the city’s renowned paediatric hospital was a lifetime ambition.
“I grew up on stories of the Children’s Hospital including that of my aunt and uncle’s son, who sadly died at a young age many years ago.
“Within the story of the terrible sadness that the loss of a precious child brought, they told stories of just how amazing the hospital was. It certainly inspired me when choosing my career and I just knew it was where I wanted to be.”
As her career progressed Michelle’s passion to offer the very best possible care and support to young people and their families continued to shine through as she moved into senior nursing management roles before being appointed as Chief Nurse for Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 2007.
This vital role oversees the day-to-day care provided at the specialist paediatric hospital which enjoys a global reputation for excellence in many areas, including the treatment of the most serious kidney, liver and cardiac conditions.
Michelle was an integral part of the team that helped Birmingham Children’s Hospital achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in 2017 – the first of its type to be awarded the highest possible rating. In the same year she also took on the Chief Nurse role at Birmingham Women’s Hospital following its integration with the Children’s Hospital.
Accepting the norm isn’t something that Michelle does and she has continually pushed the boundaries to improve care – not only in her home city but also across the country. She has pioneered a number of things that have made things better for patients including a dedicated system to improve safety called the Children and Young People’s Safety Thermometer tool and she also led a project to turn plans for the first patient feedback app into a reality.
Respected nationally, she’s Chair of the National Association of Chief Children’s Nurses (ACCN) and leads a national project focusing on safe and sustainable workforce for children and young people’s inpatient hospital care. Earlier this year, Michelle was named as one of the 70 most influential nurses and midwives since 1948 in a joint project celebrating the profession by the Nursing Standard and NHS England as part of the 70th anniversary of the NHS.
Sarah-Jane Marsh, Chief Executive at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said:
“Michelle’s commitment to always offering outstanding care to patients and families, never accepting that good enough is good enough, is inspiring and generations of healthcare professionals have undoubtedly learnt from her fierce determination to ensure that every child and young person she is responsible for is looked after like they are a member of her own family.
“In the modern NHS, where many organisations have multiple Matrons, Michelle has always insisted that there will only be one on her watch – and we are all so proud of our Matron.” | <urn:uuid:6f094d28-5c54-40f2-9944-23434142f1ef> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://bwc.nhs.uk/news/chief-nurse-michelle-mcloughlin-cbe-awarded-her-honour-by-hrh-the-duke-of-cambridge-2540 | 2019-07-18T11:16:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.973834 | 748 |
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Went to DC last weekend for the Rally to Restore Sanity. We knew it would be a big crowd, so rather than taking the Metro, Miranda, Ryan and I walked the two and a half miles from her townhouse down Pennsylvania Ave. to the Mall. It was Saturday October 30, a perfect Fall day with a cool morning breeze that sent a few early leaves scattering around us. We had arranged to meet Phil and Nancy at the Sculpture Garden, and then the plan was to find Steve and Mark, who were already close to the stage. But by the time we got to the Rally itself, we found it impossible to meet up with anyone: there was no cell reception. Two hundred thousand other people were on their devices too, and the grid went down.
As we looked around for a spot to watch from, the crowd continued to grow more dense. At first, many people had staked out little bits of territory with comforters and lawn chairs. Gradually these disappeared as we were all pushed inexorably closer and closer together. Picnic blankets were trampled upon. Lawn chairs were pulled tight. People who had been sitting were forced to stand. By the time the Rally started, we were so wedged in that you literally could not clap unless you raised your hands in the air above you. Fortunately it was the most mellow, good humored group you can imagine. Liberals, of course. We don’t even get mad when you trample our blankets.
At one point, an elderly lady collapsed near us and people began shouting “Medic!” Ryan, who is a nurse, took off immediately toward her. The unmovable crowd miraculously parted for him. She was fine, as it turned out. But you could feel everyone’s jittery collective physical discomfort at being so jammed in. I’ve never been anxious in a crowd before. Thanks to yoga and meditation I knew enough to breathe every time I felt resistance arising. But I couldn’t really see anything. Tiny bits of stage and edges of jumbotrons. Signs on sticks above heads. Mylar balloons. Tops of heads. So I mostly listened. As it turned out, that was fine.
The people behind The Daily Show are pretty clever. Just as the show is a parody that skewers the pompous cliches of TV news programs, the Rally was a parody of a rally. There was a rambling, self contradictory benediction (from Father Guido Sarducci, an inspired choice). Lots of failed chants and goofy singalongs. Awards, tributes and guest speakers. Most of the jokes were good, and everything was geared to support the same message: that we all have to drop the conflict and the name calling if we want to solve our problems. Of course, there was a false equivalency drawn between the right and the left… one side is clearly more angry, divisive and hateful than the other, and I bet you know which side I mean. However, the overall point was well taken: meet your opponent’s anger with some humor, and let’s all see if we can bring it down a notch.
The day before, Phil had been kind enough to invite me to join him and Nancy on a tour of the Capitol he’d arranged through some former Poli Sci students of his from his classes at UCLA and Pepperdine. It was sweet and kind of moving to watch these two smart, accomplished, powerful people wandering like wide-eyed kids, absorbing these fascinating little details and the huge historic backdrop to it all. We started out in one of the Senate office buildings, where we got a behind-the-scenes look at the ornate offices and venerable hearing rooms — including the room that held the hearings on the Titanic, Army/McCarthy, organized crime, Watergate, and Iran/Contra… hearings I’d actually watched live (only the last two, thankyouverymuch).
We went to the “crypt” in the bottom of the Capitol, where a marble compass in the floor marks the very center of the city and the point from which the four neighborhoods (NW, NE, SW, SE) all begin. We stood in the Rotunda, this awe-inspiring space with beautiful sunlight pouring down through the Dome’s arching windows… ringed with giant Trumbull paintings and marble statues of the most admirable figures of U.S. history (plus a bronze replica of Reagan somebody snuck in). We also sat in the House and Senate galleries, looking down into those little chambers where some of the noblest words in American history, and some of the stupidest, have been spoken. Just outside the gallery entrances, the tile is visibly worn down and discolored from two centuries of the people walking in to watch their representatives at work.
The highlight of this tour was a half hour we spent in the Budget Committee’s chamber with a gentleman named Chris who manages the office budget process. Chris came to DC as an intern during Watergate, intending to stay a summer or so… he’s been there for 36 years. Soft-spoken, friendly, and articulate. In response to Phil’s question he talked about the decline in civility and comity that he’s witnessed over the past three decades. In the past, congressmen used to debate heatedly and then go hang out after work — they were personal friends and could work together when they needed to. Now more and more, only ideologues get elected. He’s worried about the future and what will happen after he retires in a couple of years.
What he takes comfort from, he said, is the young people. And with good reason: they were awesome. They were everywhere, working as aides and pages and office assistants, all of them professional, bright, and idealistic. Together with the older people we saw, we got a clear picture of the Congress at work — and it’s far from the grotesque caricature offered by the cynical operatives who want to advance corporate power by making people give up on their government. It’s a lot of savvy people working very hard, people who understand the responsibility that comes with power, people who aren’t sitting home in their barcaloungers complaining, but are busy getting things done.
After the Rally and dinner, Phil and Nancy and I walked around the White House — luminous in the floodlights, and home at this particular fortunate moment to a calm, wise and potentially great man. Then we went next door to the Round Robin bar in the Willard hotel. The bar is right off the lobby and is said to be the place where the term “lobbyist” was coined. It’s a tiny little round room ringed with sketches of its more illustrious patrons: Walt Whitman and Mark Twain among them. We had to stand at the bar until John Hodgman and his date vacated their table. So we sat and had martinis like a couple of grownups and toasted to DC and to our little reunion. Until this weekend, I hadn’t seen Phil in 20 years… we’ve had some longstanding, difficult and extremely painful conflicts in our time. But we finally reached across the aisle, so to speak, and recognized the things that connect us are stronger than those that divide us. I hadn’t expected to, but I told him I loved him. He looked surprised; he said the same. Our old issues seemed very far away, like some debate between Hayne and Webster on the Senate floor in 1830… and I bet those dudes went out for drinks afterwards. After I put Phil and Nancy into a taxi I walked out into the clear, crisp Washington evening and thanked the stars over my head for letting me outlive my youth.
There’s going to be the usual ruckus these next few weeks as the gloriously ascendant tea partiers come crowing and clucking into power. The wheel turns, and always some new bunch of people think they’re going to take charge and change everything. But real change takes time, and perseverance, and a willingness to accept and work with other people rather than shutting them out. You have to let go of your grievances, and your need to be right. Compromise has somehow become synonymous with failure, but it’s what our whole beautiful system is built on. And compromise starts with seeing past your own narrow point of view. It’s not the other guy who needs to change, it’s you. If you really want to restore sanity, a rally isn’t going to do it. You have to start with your own. | <urn:uuid:3f9c5b41-57b6-4ca9-a9cf-63af3693c556> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://eddieselover.com/category/explorations/page/4/ | 2019-07-18T11:36:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.978996 | 1,803 |
Welcome to my Print Shop!
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We have added UAV's or drones, as they are also known, to our gear. This means we have been taking images and video in a completely unique way. It has been an adventure for sure but with training and gaining more experience, it has been incredible to see our surroundings from a completely different perspective. These images can be purchased in print on paper or canvasses as with all of our other images. I'm sure you will enjoy these images of Kawartha Lakes, a place that is near and dear to our hearts!
New York City
I have to say that New York City is one of my favourite places to visit! I will look for any excuse to be there. I love that there is so much to see! Every corner presents a new adventure and something to discover. No matter how many times I go there I feel like there is something that I haven't seen before, whether it's been there for years or it's brand new, I love to discover it! These are a few of my images from New York City that you can purchase here online.
Thank you for inquiring about my gallery of images that are located in Caffe Vero, Lake George, New York. If you have not seen my canvas prints that are hanging there you can view and purchase them here online if you wish. I am a Commercial Digital Photographer who namely photographs weddings, families, headshots and babies, however I also shoot when I travel on photographic assignments as well as personal trips.... These images are a sample of what I call "Cityscapes". These are images that I have taken of local architecture, geographical locations within the region and special features of the some of the cities that I have visited. I have begun to share this passion by selling my prints online and in galleries. Caffe Vero is one of them. Caffe Vero is an incredible Caffe that we discovered about three years ago. I love the atmosphere there and their food and coffee are the best. It is a privilege to have my images displayed on their walls where you can enjoy what I have captured in beautiful Lake George. To see these images CLICK HERE.
Kawartha Lakes is a reminder of the beauty that can be found only in Canada. With a mixture of farmland and beautiful lakes you can enjoy both back to nature and cottage country. If you are looking for a great waterway the Trent Canal runs through Kawartha Lakes with many stops just for boaters access too. Kawartha transforms into a winter wonderland each year and there are many activities you can enjoy in Kawartha Lakes to relax, exercise and just get away.
Elora is a gorgeous historic town found Ontario surrounded by rolling hills and incredible renowned Mennonite farms.
Elora has maintained an old world charm by transforming the many century-old buildings into unique galleries, gift shops, artists studios and restaurants. It is the perfect four-season shopping and dining destination. If you are looking for a beautiful haven for a trip this beautiful town is an awesome choice!
There is a mixture of drone images in this gallery that we have taken along with some images of the streets and businesses in Elora..
Muskoka's have a certain stigma; the smells, the beauty, the rocks and most of all the water. Just incredible, they are spectacular in the fall with the colours starting in the trees!
Algonquin Park, Ontario
One of my favourite peaceful places to be is Algonquin Park in Ontario. These images were taken during the fall season when the colours were an incredible mix and delightful to see in their splendour! One word describes this all...amazing!
Rosie's Breakfast Cafe
Rosie's Breakfast Cafe is located in historic Port Dalhousie near Henley Regatta at 25 Main Street. If you are looking for a delicious start to your day Rosie has an incredible menu for a hearty breakfast to start your day. If you are looking for lunch, Rosie has that covered too!
To purchase prints that you saw on the walls of Rozie's Breakfast Cafe follow the link and you can see the images that are available!
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
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The Color of Magic
This page is about a fanzine. For fandom information related to the fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, see Discworld.
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|Fandom:||The Master/ and sort-of Blake's 7|
|External Links:||online at AO3|
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The Color of Magic is a gen 140-page AU Blake's 7/The Master novel by Sheila Paulson. The front cover art is by Sheila Paulson (the characters) and Barb Johnson (the castle). The back cover is by Suzan Molnar.
The author writes in Datazine #54: "NOT a Blake's 7 story, but uses B7-type characters crossed with The Master. Max and the Master enter a different dimension where magic works. they must fulfill an ancient prophecy by destroying the evil empress of the West."
Reactions and Reviews
Me: Finds a crossover fanzine featuring Blake’s 7 and an 80s TV “ninja” show called “The Master” Reasonable brain: This is the silliest thing I’ve seen all week. How would this even work? What do you think, fan brain? Fan brain?
Fan Brain: Hmmm? Sorry, wasn’t listening. I had to buy something real quick just now.
Reasonable Brain: *sighs deeply*
#fanbrain nonsense#vintage fanzines#Blake's 7#The Master#This is apparantly an AU thing#so is Max's van now called The Liberator?#does the Federation run a ninjitsu dojo?#Do we need Mike/Joel and the Bots on standby for this episode?#Inquiring minds want to know#The 1980s were a fine vintage of pure cheese
captain-aralias said: i accidentally bought this zine once thinking it was a crossover with the master from doctor who. i read about 20 pages (100% true story) and then went - something is very wrong here. sheila paulson is a good writer, though, so i expect it’s pretty good… if you know what ‘the master’ (the show) is
captain-aralias said: if you actually want to know what it’s like/i.e. you haven’t already bought it, it’s not an AU exactly. cally wakes up after the andromedan war (i think) in the van.bruinhilda said: Oh, I’ve bought it. Looking forward to reading it. And I’ve actually seen The Master! Well, those parts of it that the MST3K crew covered, anyway.
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Opportunities abound at First Church Unitarian Universalist to lend your time and talents in a variety of volunteer roles.
First Church has a rich and interesting history that intersects with the beginnings of and the history of the city of Leominster. Help is needed for collecting, storing and preserving historical documents.
Building and Grounds
Activities include cleaning the church, upkeep, maintenance and special projects around the church building and grounds.
Grains & Greens
A member stocked food pantry. A bin is located on the steps to receive donations of non perishables or personal needs items. We are always in need of cash to go food shopping or foodstuffs donations and help organizing and bagging the goods.
Office and Administrative Tasks
Periodically there is need for administrative assistance such as folding monthly newsletters, data base management, getting reports ready for congregational meetings, editing, mailing, etc.
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HEMISFAIR: WHERE SAN ANTONIO MEETS
Over 40 Years ago, Hemisfair was created for the 1968 World's Fair. There was little activity after the fair. Today Hemisfair has begun a complete transformation into an urban green space complete with a park and splash pad, restaurants, residential spaces, an area for outdoor concerts and so much more. This project is set to be completed in 2021.
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The week in cloud
Last week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos talked a bit on stage about what Amazon would be without him. At a Business Insider event, Bezos was asked the zillion-dollar succession question. After the slow-mo Microsoft CEO search we endured last year, that topic resonates.
And the answer was: Yes, [company]Amazon[/company] does have a CEO successor lined up should something happen to Bezos, as it does with all senior managers, presumably including the Amazon Web Services brain trust of Andy Jassy and Werner Vogels.
So who is that successor? Bezos put down the hammer: “It’s a secret.”
Also interesting is Bezos’ take on how Seattle-based Amazon differs from stereotypical Silicon Valley tech companies. There are no free gourmet-lunches and no suburban Montessori-school-like headquarters. Amazon’s culture revolves around its urban HQ and a definitive butt-in-chair work ethic.
And, in Bezos’ opinion, taking a job with the company that offers the best free massages may not be the optimal career choice for a young engineer. More here from Gigaom’s Jeff Roberts on the event..
The full segment is here.
If you were on a tech media news blackout last week, you missed the dustup touched off when CoreOS launched its own Rocket container, in a move seen as a direct shot at Docker.
CoreOS’s contention is that while Docker adds orchestration and other trimmings to its container it’s sort of neglecting the container itself and that its process model is “fundamentally flawed.”
Docker cried foul. If a company wants to just use just the Docker container, it can do so although Docker’s “batteries included but removeable” slogan isn’t helping its cause.
It makes total sense for CoreOS to glom onto what it sees as a great thing to get a piece of the action, which is how many people see what’s transpiring. “Every time some piece of technology gains traction you see all these prospectors staking claims,” said one long time observer who thinks CoreOS hasn’t done itself any favors the way it went about this, blasting out a blog post on the eve of Dockercon.
This gold rush happened with Rails, it happened with Node.js, it happened with Linux, and now it’s happening with Docker, he said.
But it also looks like there’s fear that the Docker “platform” will encroach on stuff offered by third parties, which Docker CTO and Founder Solomon Hykes addressed in comments to this blog post by CloudCredo CEO Colin Humphreys. Hykes wrote:
“The fact that Docker is building a platform does not at all mean that ‘docker’, the command-line tool, will become bloated and monolithic. Quite the contrary! The major theme of Docker is in fact the exact opposite: to make it more modular, and make it easier to use one part without the other. In fact, the very features mentioned by the CoreOS blog post (machine management, clustering) will not, in fact, be incorporated into the Docker binary.”
Below check out a couple of relevant Structure Show podcasts. First, last week’s show with CoreOS CEO Alex Polvi in which he says there’s nothing wrong with Docker going the platform route, but people need just plain containers. Then one from July in which Hykes discusses (presciently) how tricky Docker governance was going to be going forward.
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SHG926 - 'Inverlochy Castle (Kilmonivaig parish)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.37
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I nibbled a horseradish leaf yesterday. It started innocently enough. There really isn’t that much up in my garden, it being just the middle of April. 2 weeks ago my garden was still covered with snow. But this week we’ve had some warm 70°F weather, and the dandelion greens and rhubarb are vibrant. The curly, feathering leaves of horseradish were just starting to unfurl. And so I nibbled.
I was expecting a brain clearing blow of spicy heat. I even waited for it, like you do when you bite a raw jalapeno. But it didn’t come. Instead I tasted kale. No heat. Just sweet mild kale-like flavour. That makes sense since horseradish is from the brassica family, like kale, cabbage, woad, and spring radishes, all lovely and mild in the early spring, if you happen to find them overwintered.
It’s a little deceptive don’t you think? Sort of like peeling and chopping those horseradish roots, in their ivory innocence. There is no hint of the volatile oils hidden in the plant cells. The uninitiated processing horseradish for the first time may wonder what the big deal is all about. And then it hits you, full in the face, like a sucker punch.
How to Grow Horseradish
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is an easy to grow perennial herb that is hardy to zone 3. It is a vigorous grower that likes rich soil. It isn’t bothered by insect or fungal diseases. A large plant will spring from the smallest root. It grows to about 2 1/2 to 3 feet high in rich, moist soil, with deep roots that bring up minerals from deep within the subsoil. Put horseradish in a corner of the garden where it can spread, and where it won’t shade out other plants.
Horseradish spreads by underground runners so your one plant will create baby plants all around it in its second spring. Roots harvested at the end of the first year will be small but flavourful. Wait until the third year after planting before you begin to harvest roots regularly. A well established horseradish plot can be harvested all season long.
Horseradish rarely produces seed, so you’ll need to start your plants with root divisions. Beg a start from your neighbor or plant some grocery store horseradish that’s in good shape. The starts should be plump, with no signs of mold or decay.
Prepare the ground with seasoned compost and loosen the soil with a spade, at least two feet deep, to allow the roots to grow straight and unhindered.
Horseradish is a companion plant to potatoes and fruit trees. Its strong scent discourages pests, while its deep roots bring up minerals from the subsoil, for surrounding plants. After the initial spring greens feast of mild tasting leaves, horseradish leaves become tough and acrid. You can use them as a chop and drop mulch for potatoes to discourage potato beetles, slugs, and other pests.
Don’t plant near grapes or vines. Culpepper reports that grapes shun horseradish when vines and horseradish are planted near each other.
Horseradish roots can be harvested on an as needed basis throughout the growing season after their 2nd winter. Alternatively, in the October of the second year, harvest all the roots at once. Replenish the bed with fresh composted manure and replant several roots in the renewed horseradish bed. Then mulch with a 4 to 6 inch layer of straw or leaves for the winter. In colder areas, where winter temperatures drop below -40F/-40C, roots can be kept in damp sand over the winter, in a root cellar, and replanted in spring.
It’s better to use the roots fresh as needed in the kitchen, rather than trying to process a large batch of horseradish for canning. When heated, horseradish loses its pungency and becomes mild like turnips and rutabagas.
Horseradish roots, kept in damp sand over winter, can be forced to produce fresh, vitamin C rich, greens in winter. When you see the roots sprouting green leaves, expose the tops of the plants to daylight. You’ll be able to harvest the green tops in two or three weeks.
A little history
I read in Amy Bess Miller’s Shaker Medicinal Herbs, a compendium of history, lore, and uses that horseradish leaves are high in vitamin C and used to treat scurvy. In fact horseradish has been used medicinally since ancient Greece. It’s only been used as a condiment in the last three centuries, as an accompaniment to fatty red meats and fatty fish.
The leaf is used as a spring green with its mild, kale-like flavour. The leaves don’t get spicy till the weather warms up. The root is spicy in spring though. It makes a good remedy for spring sinus congestion, but it is also a welcome addition to the Passover table.
Horseradish for Passover
In Ashkenazi Jewish tradition, horseradish root is prepared as one of the bitter herbs of the Passover Seder plate. To prepare horseradish for a traditional Seder plate, it’s important that the horseradish brings tears to the eyes, as a reminder of the bitterness of slavery.
While the addition of an acid like vinegar, lemon juice, or even kombucha will cut the heat of horseradish, for the Seder plate itself, the horseradish is prepared with just a bit of salt and water. Or salt and whey (for a dairy meal) to preserve it with probiotics.
As an accompaniment to the Passover meal, horseradish can be prepared with beets, called Chrain. See my recipe for mild red horseradish sauce with kombucha vinegar on the Fermentools blog. With this recipe you control the heat by the timing of when you add the kombucha. Add it as soon as you put the horseradish in the food processor for a mild condiment (um, mild is relative when it comes to horseradish) or wait up to 30 minutes after processing to add it, for a blow-up-your-sinuses condiment. The choice is yours. Grab my recipe for Chrain here.
Fresh Horseradish for the Passover Seder
However, for the kosher seder plate red horseradish should never be used. Instead probiotic horseradish prepared with whey (dairy meal) or vegetable culture is preferred. You’ll want to make this a few days before the Seder so that it has a bit of probiotics to help with digestion. But if you waited till the day of, no problem. Just proceed with the recipe when you need it. The addition of culture gives it a bit longer shelf life in the fridge.
You’ll only need a small portion – enough for each person to eat about 1 tsp at the Seder table, a bit on the matzah and then a bit for the Hillel sandwhich with charoseth. 4 ounces or ½ cup (125ml) of prepared horseradish is enough for 12 adults for the Seder Haggadah ceremony. You’ll need a little less for children.
Pungent Probiotic Horseradish for Passover
This recipe makes ½ cup of prepared probiotic horseradish. This is very pungent with no acid to quench the fire. You can double the recipe if you will have more people at your Passover Seder. Preparation time about 10 minutes. Use a food processor and open the food processor outside, so that the volatile oils can dissippate outside.
2 tbsp. starter culture for fermented vegetables (or whey if your meal is a dairy meal)
1 6 inch horseradish root, peeled and chopped
½ tsp. salt
Peel and chop the horseradish root into ½ inch slices. Put on your onion goggles on and proceed in a well-ventilated space. Put the horseradish root, whey, and salt, into your food processor. Process on high for 30 seconds. Add *cold water 1 tbsp. at a time, if necessary, to allow the blades to process the horseradish root freely.
When the horseradish root is pureed fully, transfer the prepared horseradish root to a jar and refrigerate. The lacto-bacteria in the whey will preserve the horseradish for several weeks, if kept refrigerated.
Medicinal Benefits of Horseradish
Horseradish used to be used a lot more in herbal medicine than it is today. It is stimulant, carminative, digestive, rubefacient, mildly laxative, diuretic, hepatic, antiseptic, vulnerary, circulatory, emmenagogue, expectorant, vermifuge, counterirritant, immunostimulant, antioxidant, antitumor, and antimicrobial.
The volatile oils and sulfur compounds in horseradish give it its heat and its strong medicine. For a complete Materia Medica on Horseradish see my article in the Spring 2016 Issue of The Biblical Herbal, “Bitter Herbs of Passover: Horseradish”. When you subscribe you’ll also get my recipe for Prepared Horseradish.
A word about The Biblical Herbal Magazine
The Biblical Herbal Magazine is a group project that I’m part of with several other Christian and Messianic Herbalists. Published by Tamra Speakman of Shatul Wellness, our goal is to restore the knowledge of healing herbs that are gifts of the Creator. Each issue will focus on an aspect of the Biblical year and the Feasts of the Lord.
The Spring issue, our inaugural issue is focused on restoration, deliverance, and the Spring Feasts of the Lord. This is a quarterly journal which we hope will bring you wellness that is deeply rooted in the Word of God.
The magazine is suitable for those who are looking for advanced information on the use of herbs in the home and in the community, along with biblical teaching to nurture you in both herbs and the scriptures. There are recipes and even a section for the children. We hope it will bless you.
Prepared Horseradish 3 ways
So there you have it. Prepared horseradish 3 ways, hot and spicy for the Passover Seder (this recipe), a little more mild but still suitable for the Passover table in the Spring Issue of the Biblical Herbal Magazine, and Chrain, my mild beet and horseradish sauce that is delicious with Gefilte Fish, salmon, lamb, and roast beef. Serve it as a side to fatty foods. Not only does it taste good, it’s a helpful digestive, too.
Oh, and it’s even delicious stirred into lamb stew, chili, or even butter chicken just before serving. It’s that secret ingredient that makes a weekday meal just a little extra special.
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New This Year: Starting July 1, 2019, All LRAC grant application deadlines will be at 5:00 pm.
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Joe Tilson was one of the leading figures of British Pop art. His work of the 1960s and 1970s is political in content and embraced the advancements in screenprinting techniques that developed in the 1960s. In his complex and innovative portfolio 'A-Z box ... fragments of an oneiric alphabet ...' Tilson pushed the boundaries of how a print should look - some are collaged, the majority are printed on both sides, and some are printed on double-sized folded sheets which involve viewers in active exploration and discovery.
'A-Z box ... fragments of an oneiric alphabet ...' 1969-70
Boxed portfolio of 26 screenprints on various papers
Printed by Christopher Prater at Kelpra Studio Ltd, London
Published by R. Alistair McAlpine Publishing Ltd, London in an edition of 25 numbered 1-25, plus 5 artist's proofs numbered A/P 1-5 and 5 exhibition proofs numbered A/P VI-X
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The word Kumari literally means “virgin” in Nepali. These living goddesses are young, pre-pubescent girls who are considered to be incarnations of the Hindu goddess of power, Kali. They live a sheltered life until they reach puberty, and are worshipped in Nepal by both Hindus and Buddhists.
In October 2010, at age 9, Samita Bajracharya became Kumari of Patan. Photographer Narendra Shrestha followed Samita's time as Kumari through her retirement in 2014, documenting her reintegration into a normal childhood.
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Wait until 2013 and selling your home with a short sale will cost you.
With current tax laws on Short sales set to expire at the end of the year, waiting until January of 2013 could cost you a bundle.
Under the current tax law enacted in 2007, you can do a Short sale on your home and not be required to pay taxes on the banks loss when you sell the property. The law allows the lender to send you a 1099 for whatever money they lose on the short sale or foreclosure of your loan. But it does not require you to pay taxes on that loss which is considered income to the seller.
In January 2013 you will be required to pay tax on the loss. So if you wait until then and you short sell your home for $200,000 and the lender takes a $40,000 loss on the sale; you will need to pay taxes on the amount of the loss which depending on your tax bracket, it can cost you tens of thousands of dollars.
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Sometimes a low-tech solution to automation is all that is needed to save a lot of work. Although I now use robotic lawn mowers, you might still enjoy the story of how I once turned my gas-powered walk-behind mower into a work-saving autonomous mower. My neighbors certainly found it amusing. (More on that later.)
This simple hack cut my mowing time to about a third of what it used to be. I’m not sure of the exact cost because most of the parts were scrounged. Even the mower was a $30 garage sale special. In total, I probably spent less than $50 for the whole project, including the mower.
I should mention that this is a rewrite of an article I posted on my old Web site several years ago. This updated version contains revised information, ideas for improvement, a spiffy new cross-section illustration, and a video. Yet another version appeared in the O’Reilly book Smart Home Hacks by Gordon Meyer (which is a book I would still recommend even if I didn’t have articles in it.)
Before we get started, I must give this warning: What I am describing is how I have mowed my lawn and not a suggestion of how to mow yours. This could be very dangerous. I am not responsible if you injure, mame, or kill your pets, family, or neighbors or damage property. (Just ask my wife about her former strawberry patch.) This article is for your entertainment purposes only. With that out of the way, here’s my story.
Thinking About Not Mowing
My lawn is nearly an acre in size. The back yard, which is the largest part of that, is mostly one large rectangle with almost no trees. It used to take me nearly four hours to mow, and that was required twice a week in the spring. That gave me plenty of time to think about how to get out of mowing it!
I realized that two slightly overlapping circles would cover the bulk of our back yard. It was then a simple matter to modify a self-propelled mower to cut these circles by winding a tether cable on a spool. While the circles were being mowed, I used a second push mower to trim the corners.
Collecting and Assembling the Parts
My mower has a 21-inch cutting width and I just happened to have an old wire spool with a circumference of 19 inches. That gives a perfect overlap as the mower makes each pass around the circle.
I went to the hardware store and bought two short steel pipes that fit perfectly one inside the other. I attached the narrower pipe so it stuck out of the bottom of the spool. The larger pipe acts as a mount for the whole assembly and is set in the ground with a little concrete. The concrete is sunk low enough to be covered with a layer of dirt and grass. The top of the pipe protrudes only enough to be level with the ground surface. It is barely visible and not high enough to be a tripping danger.
Note the notch in the ground pipe. The spool pipe has a bolt threaded into it that fits in the notch to keep the whole spool from spinning
(I later learned the hard way that it is good to put a cap on the pipe so it doesn’t fill with dirt. It is also good for that cap to be a bright color so the pipe can be found in the Spring without a metal detector.)
The cable also came from my local hardware store. It is made of stranded steel wire with a plastic coating. I used one longer piece along with a shorter extension to make it easy to mow my two different sized circles. Cable clamps were used to make loops on the ends of each section.
Clips with spring latches make it easy to quickly attach the cable sections together and to the mower. I attached large eyelets to both sides of my mower so I could change the direction of mowing. That helps keep the grass from getting matted down in one direction.
I had to defeat the mower’s self-propelled safety lever to make it run without me holding the handle. A simple clip made from an old piece of metal did the job.
As you can imagine, safety is a big issue here. I only ran this with supervision, in my fenced yard, and only after first inspecting the yard for toys and objects that could get hit. No children or pets were allowed in the area while the mower was running.
That’s about it. I put the spool in one end of the lawn, let it run in circles until all of the cable was wound up, then moved it to the other end of the lawn. It usually finished just before I completed the parts outside of the circles.
Getting to Know the Neighbors
I experimented for a few weekends before getting everything working just right. The first time I fully let it run was a holiday weekend and our neighbors had guests visiting.
The mower was making circles and I was happily mowing the corners by hand. I was keeping an eye on the circle mower but hadn’t noticed what was going on behind me. A small crowed had gathered along my fence to watch the show. I looked up just in time to see everyone standing there with one lady running off yelling “I’m going to get my camera!”
We were new to the neighborhood and my mower antics served as a great ice-breaker for getting to know several of our new neighbors.
I’ve thought of a few improvement ideas but have no reason to test them since I now use robot mowers. They might be of interest to others, though:
- It should be possible to connect a safety mechanism to the engine kill switch. This could be activated by a bumper if anything gets in the mower’s path. It could also activate if the cable goes slack, which would be an indication that the mower got away (recall that strawberry patch). The bumper could also be constructed to touch the spool when the cable is fully wound and stop the mower so the wheels don’t leave mark in the lawn from spinning in one place.
- There are some ways a larger oval could be mowed. One possibility is a system where the spool or a ratchet mechanism slides back and forth along a straight cable anchored at each end. The cable could be tied to trees or tall stakes with the spool hanging below. A stop on each end of the cable would not allow the mower to get close enough to hit the trees or stakes. This should mow straight on the sides and wind up half a turn on each end.
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Far more people have seen the film than have read the book, which Burgess himself considered one of his minor works (as do most literary critics, since he was a respected author of Lit Fic and a literary critic in his own right), and whose main resentment was that thanks to the film it became one of his Black Sheep Hit.invoked
Most people have never heard the original "Music For the Funeral For Queen Mary".
For some "Singin' in the Rain" is associated with this film, and it still is among a small group of fans, but luckily for Gene Kelly the audience that watches family musicals is always going to be bigger than people who watch Kubrick films.
Did Alex really reform at the end of the novel? Or has he simply grown tired of committing violence himself?
How responsible is Alex for his actions? The way he describes the urge to rape the two ten-year-old girls he comes across, it's implied he acts on uncontrollable urges, but he also willingly drinks spiked milk that makes him more violent. This is probably intended by the writer, as the book deals with the concept of free choice, specifically the choice to be violent, and Burgess himself saw it as a weak satire without stuff thought too much in detail.
Anvilicious: The book has multiple characters blather on in endless dialogues about free will and choice. The prison chaplain's speech is especially grating not only for its preachiness but its ineffectiveness (he makes the speech after Alex is submitted to aversion therapy, and not before).
Award Snub: Mr. McDowell ultimately didn't win an award for his performance as Alex. He didn't even get nominated!
Awesome Music: The iconic film score by Wendy Carlos (performed with Moog synthesizers), particularly her rendition of Purcell's "Music For the Funeral For Queen Mary", which can be considered the unofficial theme music for the movie. And that's not to mention Gioachino Rossini, Edward Elgar and, above all, our old friend Ludwig van.
Cant Un Hear It: Stanley Kubrick said that this was the reason why he cast Malcolm McDowell as Alex; Kubrick had just come off of watching McDowell's performance in the film If... before he read the Anthony Burgess novel, and as a consequence, could not get McDowell's face and voice out of his mind when reading the narration of Alex.
Do Not Do This Cool Thing: The film is a horrific view of a society crippled by teenage hooligans, but it actually inspired similar crimes throughout the UK, first during its initial release (enough that Warner Brothers pulled it from theaters in England) and then after its DVD release. Some argue that if Kubrick had not made Alex so much more handsome and attractive, or dialed down some of the original evil from the novel (like the rape of two ten-year old girls converted into a consensual threesome with age-appropriate girls), this trope could have been averted entirely.
Ensemble Dark Horse: The hammy prison guard, whose uptight nature and visible outrage at both Alex and the government's method of treatment for Alex is an amusing foil to the otherwise morally bankrupt cast.
Family-Unfriendly Aesop: The message of the last chapter might easily be read as "affinity to rape and violence is just a phase and teenagers grow out of it around the time they come of age".
Fashion-Victim Villain: Admit it, Alex and his droogs' choice of clothing is rather silly, well... at least in the movie, anyway. In the book, however, their style of clothes is much more stylish and menacing.
Fridge Brilliance: When Pete and Dim (as policemen) are dragging Alex between them, their numbers are 665 and 667. This puts Alex in the middle: 666.
Harsher in Hindsight: There have been a number of times since the film came out when it became a fad for gangs of youths to record themselves accosting and beating up strangers. Notable instances include "Happy Slapping" in the mid-aughts and "The Knock-Out Game" in the mid 2010s. Whatever the name, it's something straight out of Alex's alley.
Its seems likely that Patrick Magee was remembered by a lot of people after the following year of the film's release as a handicapped man who gets brutalised and takes his own brutal revenge later in the script.
Hype Backlash: This film is very divisive, despite being considered a classic, many people despise it for how it looks like it glorifies sex and violence and wants the viewer to sympathize with Alex.
Jerkass Woobie: Although Jerkass is a way too nice term to describe Alex, some people see him as this in the second act and the third act, considering what happens to him. A little too sympathetic a label, but his near-rape in prison, his inability to enjoy anything in life, and the merciless beatings at the hands of his victims-turned-victimizers humanize him. Of course, a lot of this falls flat because some viewers note that Alex is made sympathetic because he is made weak and dehumanized. He loses his woobiness, however, when he rapes 10 year old girls.
Burgess described A Clockwork Orange as "a jeu d'esprit knocked off for money in three weeks, and it became known as the raw material for a film which accused of glorifying sex and violence. The film made it easy for readers of the book to misunderstand what it was about, and the misunderstanding will pursue me till I die."
Kubrick himself felt that the film was a sophisticated and cold satire about institutions and it was making a case for radical free will in a very artificial and stylized context, but in fact the audience latched on to Alex because he embodied and lives out in full the adolescent male fantasy of guilt-free sex and violence, and who the film's premise allows audiences to see him as a counter-cultural rebel, completely missing the ending where he becomes a Rule-Abiding Rebel co-opted by the establisment. Kubrick pulled out the film from theatres upon hearing of copycat crimes and getting unwanted attention from people who didn't get what the movie was doing.
Alex did quite a few bad things, but as soon as he raped a woman in the Singing in the Rain scene, he was beyond redemption. This is partly why the twenty-first chapter is so controversial — a lot of readers think it's simply not in his character to suddenly reform.
The Minister of the Interior arguably crosses this by signing off on the Ludovico Technique in the first place. While he could be seen as well-intentioned here, he's clearly doing it for self-serving reasons, and it's pointed out that the treatment may very well be turned on anyone who resists the government. He's only concerned about crime in the first place because of overcrowding in prisons, seeing as he plans to imprison political dissidents. He's certainly crossed it by the end, when he covers up the whole incident with Alex's cooperation, essentially making a Deal with the Devil to protect himself.
The face that the old man makes when he remembers who Alex is; it's supposed to be twisted in rage and horror, but the angle of the shot and the fact that he's convulsing while bent completely forward makes it look a bit silly.
In general, Patrick Magee's performance in the film's third act is quite narmy, since he plays the character as something of a Large Ham. One might view this as a sign of the character's mental instability following his trauma and the death of his wife, but seeing him twitch madly while playing Beethoven for Alex is enough to take one out of the film somewhat.
The speech given by the chaplain in the prison. Kubrick intended it to be sincere, and in his interviews he said it was, but the film makes it absurd, especially because it follows the scene where a naked girl in a purple wig comes on stage in front of everyone's attendance to demonstrate that Alex's sexual urges are under control. It's not a context that serves a good speech.
Older Than They Think: The first adaptation of A Clockwork Orange was in 1965, the film Vinyl by Andy Warhol. That film is some 60 minutes long, and is composed of long takes, changed the names of the characters and invented its own slang, "scum-baby" mostly, and it also used popular music ("Nowhere to Run", along with music by The Kinks and The Rolling Stones). It is however considered a masterpiece of avant-garde cinema, and it does make explicit the S&M subtext of the Burgess novel and which is also there in the Kubrick film.
Julian, Mr. Alexander's nurse/protection, is played by a young weightlifter and wrestler named David Prowse. After seeing the movie, George Lucas was so impressed with his size that he offered him the part of Darth Vader.
Signature Scene: Either the opening oner, the Ludovico technique scene, or the "Singin' in the Rain" rape scene.
Needless to say, the fate of all of Alex's victims deserves this mention.
In a meta sense, the origin of the novel is no slouch, either: Burgess wrote the novel inspired by the robbery and sexual assault his wife suffered from U.S. Army deserters.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Mrs. Alexander (Adrienne Corri), who got raped by Alex and the Droogs, apparently died of the trauma offscreen (or from pneumonia in the film) if you believe her husband, Mr. Alexander. Having her Stuffed into the Fridge to serve as her husband's motivation feels cheap to modern readers, and likewise it would have made the story much more gray and ambiguous if it was her at the end receiving and welcoming Alex and deciding to either kill him or help him out of her objections to the Ludovico technique rather than her husband.
True Art Is Angsty: When the book was originally brought over to American shores, the last "Happy Ending" chapter was left out, since the publishers didn't think Americans would like it. When Kubrick began writing his screenplay, he was unaware of that chapter's existence; he read it only when he was nearly finished, and he decided to leave it out because he thought it would ruin the film's message. (The chapter was added back into the American version in 1986.)
Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Despite Kubrick's camera tricks (especially fisheye lenses) and the defenestration of Alex, it's pretty hard for a good portion of the audience to forgive Alex for his rather heinous crimes. Mostly because most of the enemies are Strawman characters deliberately made grotesque by the film's satirical focus, so it makes it pretty obvious that the film is telling us what to think and feel, and some audiences don't like that. | <urn:uuid:546ce5f3-90be-4ad9-8e7a-54ce31c50970> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/AClockworkOrange | 2019-07-18T11:46:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.980342 | 2,284 |
Torrenting as a method of getting favorite movies, games, and other media appeals to all of us. Millions of people around the world prefer downloading files for free via BitTorrent and software alike. It doesn’t cost you a penny and takes little time, not mentioning convenience. But is torrenting illegal?
The process of torrenting, e.g., using the software is legal. However, downloading files protected by copyright is a violation of the law. You never know whether you handle data legally or not (in most cases, it’s illegal). Therefore, if you download some unpopular song, you may get away with it. But when it comes to movies and music of popular creators, you can easily get caught and even punished.
Is Torrenting with a VPN Safe?
Luckily, you can still download media files for free without worrying for the safety – there’s a handful of ways to hide your activity, and you don’t have to be tech-savvy. A VPN for torrenting is the most obvious solution: this service redirects you to a different server and hides your real IP. Besides, the details of your Internet session are not saved in logs – there’s no history of what and when was downloaded.
Other methods include using a proxy server, Usenet, and legal torrent software (the last means your choice of files will be seriously restricted). Anyway, downloading torrents without any protection can cause a lot of troubles.
What is Torrenting?
Before we plunge into a discussion of safety issues, let’s define what torrenting is. Typically, when you download some files to your computer, you pull them from some servers via Internet websites. Torrenting represents a different approach: it uses the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing method. Instead of obtaining files from a server, you use a torrenting service that connects you to other users’ PCs in the public Internet and gets file bits by bits from different sources.
The torrent software serves as the meet point for torrent community members: it helps to establish the connection. Interestingly enough, it boosts the speed of downloading, and the more peers are connected, the faster you get the file.
As soon as a file is downloaded on your computer, you can share it, too. Since the files are stored on individual computers, file authors cannot control the distribution of data. You can shut down a server, but deleting illegal files from someone’s PC is impossible.
Getting a Closer Look at Torrenting
Note that different countries have a different attitude to torrenting: while some states ignore the existence of torrents, Europe, the USA, Canada, and some other regions have stringent rules concerning the use of torrents. Before you engage in the process of torrenting, we recommend getting acquainted with the laws related to copyright, Internet use, and online data handling.
Do I Violate the Law by Torrenting Files?
Again, it depends on the type of files you handle. Are you sharing your songs or media files? Then, it’s okay – torrent websites and software are here to help you distribute them. But when the other’s copyright-protected files are handled, both receiver and distributor violate the law. If they get caught, authorities can punish them.
Is Torrenting Safe?
When getting files for free you are exposed to certain risks, such as:
- being caught and punished by the authorities;
- infecting of your PC with viruses and other malware;
- downloading low-quality files.
Is Game Worth the Candle?
It’s up to you to decide whether you’re ready to risk. If millions of Internet users continue downloading torrents, this method is still worthy and relevant. However, you should keep in mind that no VPN service and torrenting website can guarantee your privacy. Some VPN providers disclose user data to the government and third parties – such services should be avoided.
Torrenting comes at the price of your safety. So any time you start your torrenting session, make sure that you have established a secure connection, and your IP address cannot be tracked.
Which Consequences Can I face?
Again, your safety is your responsibility. No one, even the most reliable VPN provider, can give you a 100% warranty of privacy. In the best case, the government blocks access to torrent-related websites – the UK and Russia ban such services. In the worst scenario, you can be caught and legally punished – the USA and Canada are strict about piracy and can fine or arrest people spreading and downloading files without authors’ consent.
How Can I Get Caught?
If you don’t take care of your privacy beforehand, you can easily be caught by copyright owners and ISPs. The ID addresses of people who share and download files are easy to figure out – the activity on some popular data shows the IP address of users. That’s enough to find out where the person lives and punish them.
Beware of Copyright Trolls
Due to the popularity of torrent downloading, another phenomenon has appeared recently. So-called ‘copyright trolls’ started chasing people downloading torrent files illegally. Some work personally, while others represent small businesses and work for real copyright owners. Copyright trolls send threatening messages to people who download torrents: these letters look very official, so people believe they have been caught downloading files. Although it’s a grey legal sphere, there’s still a lot of money made in this industry.
Some copyright trolls can visit you personally and handle you ‘settlement letters’. A letter usually says that you can be sued for $100,000, but can make a settlement for $3,000 to cover up an affair. Paying $3,000 seems to be a better option, so many people agree and give money. Such letters have no legally binding power. Copyright trolls intimidate and shame people to make them pay – do not let them fool you.
What Will Happen to Me if I Get Caught?
What you should be afraid of is your ISP provider. Some companies can take actions against users who download torrents. These include:
- Canceling your service.
- Throttling Internet connection temporarily.
- Handing over your data to a copyright troll.
ISPs are concerned about torrenting because it takes a lot of bandwidth, and copyright owners can unleash their fury on the company, not the users.
Authorities can apply penalties, as well. For example, in India, a person can get a three-year prison sentence for just visiting torrent websites. In the UK, you can also get a custodial sentence for handling copyrighted content. Of course, the authorities typically distinguish between those who share materials and those who have downloaded a single file. Some severe punishments aren’t likely to be imposed. But when it comes to fines, practice shows that there can be some six-figure penalties.
How to Torrent without Risks?
The main principle of safe torrenting is hiding your real IP address. You should avoid being caught – that’s your only concern. There are several ways to ensure privacy and security.
Consider Getting a VPN for Torrenting
This is the most obvious choice. A VPN (virtual private network) creates a tunnel between the user and the websites accessed. The connection is protected: no third party can get the traffic data sent and received. Besides, using a VPN, you get connected to a server in another region, and your real IP address is hidden.
VPN protects your privacy, keeps malware at bay, and makes the torrenting experience simpler. Although the most reliable providers have paid VPN packages, some $3-6 per month seem to be a way more appealing option than super-pricey subscriptions and fines.
Are There Any Alternatives?
There are a few other options for safe work with torrent files. One of them is Physically Private Networking. PPNs are preferred when the VPN is not enough to ensure safety.
You can also try proxy chains – when set up correctly, and they are more secure than VPNs. However, they should be handled by tech-savvy users only because installation and set up is more complicated. If you use a dynamic chain, you don’t have to be afraid of DNS leaks.
For small files, use the Tor browser. This is a reliable but slow network that is rather suitable for browsing websites, downloading music and books than streaming movies.
Another useful application is Peerblock: it acts as a firewall with a regularly updated blacklist of IP addresses. Please, note that you get a relevant blacklist only when you download and install the app – further on, you need to update it on your own. Even if you use a paid version, there’s no guarantee that you’ll have the entire blacklist of trolls, law enforcement representatives, etc.
Other available options include:
- IPSec (Cisco, Netgear, etc.)
- Partial SSL like SSL-Explorer
- SSH Tunneling
- L2TP (old Cisco, pre-IPSec)
- DirectAccess (Microsoft calls an “alternative”)
- Hamachi (likely uses one of the others underneath)
Another great alternative to torrenting is Usenet. This is a paid service that costs about $10-20/month and allows you to download documents from centralized servers instead of peers. Usenet’s prime advantage is fast speed. Besides, it guarantees better privacy. You connect to the provider’s servers that often have an SSL encryption for better protection, and you don’t have to provide any information to get a connection.
Usenet is more convenient from a legal standpoint, too. It reduces your risk of becoming a copyright troll’s target because you don’t supply strangers with copyright content, and use less computing resources and bandwidth.
There’s only one pitfall: Usenet makes files available for some specific number of days. It depends on the provider, but typically files are available within 1,200 days since the moment of posting. Torrents, on the other side, stay available for as long as people seed them.
Is Streaming a Better Solution?
Some Internet users have shifted from torrenting to streaming that’s performed either on their web-browsers or in special software suits like Kodi. Is there any legal difference between these two methods?
When you stream the copyrighted content from pirated sources, you still break the law. However, everything depends on your country: while UK and India are strict about streaming, the US authorities also regard it as a law violation, but there were no precedents of people being punished for streaming copyrighted files from unsanctioned websites. As for uploading copyrighted content without author’s access, it’s always illegal.
With streaming, it’s harder for the trolls and law enforcement to catch people. Stream transmits video from a website to users’ devices – no third parties are participating. But there’s still a risk that the pirated content contains malware, ads, phishing bots, etc. There’s the whole gamut of threats hiding inside!
To ensure excellent torrenting performance, mind the following rules:
- Avoid downloading music, games and video that have been released on DVD and Blu-Ray within the last 60 days.
- The same applies to the Popcorn Time streaming app – it also streams directly from torrents. If you stick to this service, use a VPN.
- The most popular torrents are monitored closer than unpopular ones. Read reviews to make sure that the files are safe.
- Watch the results of virus scans – you can perform scanning on your own using several antivirus programs.
- Select the most reliable VPN – independent reviews are here to help you.
Although torrenting is the easiest and the cheapest way to download your favorite movies and games, it’s quite risky. You should keep in mind that torrenting and even visiting torrent-related websites is illegal in many countries and can cause severe punishment. Download torrents carefully and don’t forget about all necessary precautions: use a VPN, read reviews, and scan files for viruses.
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THE BAREFOOT BROKER with JASON KHOURY
With a couple of major hospitals in TWT territory, doctors and medical professionals are in ample supply.
And they pay a lot in tax, perhaps too much. Tax legislation restricts their use of discretionary trusts and similar entities, so they generally cop it sweet.
But there’s still stuff they can do and iChoice has been able to help many doctors and medical professionals because we love helping those who spend their lives helping others.
Because they understand and respect the specialist framework in their own profession, they are particularly receptive to specialist financial advice.
Dr Craig and Mrs Diane (not their real names) have just left my office very happy indeed.
They have a commercial loan of $1.4m owing on their surgery that receives rent of $180K per annum from their business.
We just signed docs to refinance this loan, using their owner-occupied property as collateral, so they can get a variable rate of 3.59% (with a 2.18% lifetime discount). This will immediately save them more than $18,000 a year in interest.
And my accountant is calling them later today to discuss setting up a SMSF to acquire this surgery. Even though it’s worth $3m, the stamp duty to switch it across is only $500 because it’s currently held in their personal names and is NSW business real property.
Rather than paying 45% tax on the rent, the 15% tax rate inside Super will save them $54,000 every year.
So when they hang their boots up, their SMSF tax rate will be reduced to 0%, saving them $81,000 each year.
Our iChoice premises was bought through an SMSF last year. Since I’m 48, by the time I’m 63, I’ll have be able to draw a pension of $90,000 (based on today’s dollars). So this measure certainly ticks the ‘asset protection’ box.
It’s the different tax treatment that makes going down this path so financially advantageous. If it wasn’t so absolutely legal and acceptable, you’d call it a scam.
Knowing the whole picture makes a huge difference to what tweaks I can recommend to put you in a better financial position, so give me a buzz if you’d like some guidance or to run anything past me on 0400 900 300 – there’’s no charge.
Something (off-topic) I need to get off my chest: The words “to be honest” before a statement is something I’ve encountered a lot lately – it gives the impression they pick and choose when they’re going to be honest!
If you feel yourself about to say it, do yourself a favour and change it to “to be frank”. That is, unless your name is Frank – that might get weird.
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Wendell \we-nde-ll, wen-dell\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Wendell), is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Wendell is "wanderer". Has a similarity to Wendy.
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On 22 April 2019, the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued two notifications1 that will pave the way for new business models for Thai securities brokers and derivatives agents (“Brokers”) without the need to obtain a private fund management license. From 16 May 2019, the SEC will allow Brokers to offer “portfolio advisory with execution” and “program trading” services (“New Brokerage Services”) — which are viewed by the SEC as incidental to Brokers’ securities brokerage/derivatives agency services — without a private fund management license. Among the stated objectives for this license exemption is to provide retail investors with opportunities to benefit from algorithm-based trading (with program trading) and to better rely on their Broker’s ability to time the market in executing trades according to a pre-authorized investment plan.2
1. Portfolio advisory with execution
Replacing the so-called “discretionary account” services introduced in late December 2016,3 the SEC will continue to allow Brokers to exercise limited discretion in making investments that fall within an exhaustive list of investment universe mandated by their clients. The entire workflow is now called “portfolio advisory with execution” which comprises advisory and execution services. The advisory part aims to construct an “investment allocation plan” for each client to select based on advice given by a Broker. The client needs to confirm a list4 of securities and/or derivatives within the investment allocation plan (each, “Selected Product”) in which the client authorizes the Broker to execute trades on their behalf in the execution phase. Before execution, Brokers will need to inform their clients of the appropriate price range and estimated investment allocation for each Selected Product.5 The list of Selected Products must align with the Broker’s house view (discussed below).
2. Program trading
Program trading refers to automated execution of trades based on a set of pre-authorized investment parameters. Similar to portfolio advisory with execution, program trading is comprised of advisory and execution services. As the product of the advisory part of the services, trading strategies will need to incorporate investment parameters that broadly reflect clients’ risk profile and investment objectives6 and later dictate how trades will be executed by the Broker’s algorithm. Each client needs to confirm their investment parameters before execution can commence. To qualify as program trading under this exemption scheme, there must be no human intervention in the execution part of the services.7
3. Key requirements
In providing the New Brokerage Services, the SEC sets out a number of requirements for Brokers, in part to raise the operational standards for these services. In this section, we summarize some key requirements under the new regulation below. Note that the SEC has granted a grace period until 15 May 2020 — one year from the date on which the new regulation takes effect — for compliance with these requirements.8
(a) House view
Incorporating the SEC’s stated objective,9 those wishing to offer the New Brokerage Services will have to put in place efficient mechanisms or procedures for forming a “house view” — essentially high-level investment directions representing a particular firm’s stance on what investment allocation plans/trading strategies the firm believes are appropriate for its clients and how specific investments will be chosen under each plan/ strategy. Reflecting a firm’s view, a house view needs to be approved by the most senior officer in the firm’s capital markets department and at least reviewed by a licensed investment professional.10 A firm’s house view will serve as a broad investment universe within which all investment allocation plans and trading strategies advised to clients must be formed. Clients may make specific requests for investments outside of a house view, but the firm must make sure that the clients are fully aware of the risks associated with such deviation from its house view and document such clients’ risk acknowledgement.
(b) Client suitability
Client investment profile (including risk tolerance) must be updated regularly.11 It is important to keep in mind that investment allocation plan/ trading strategy must be appropriate in light of client investment profile — and changes thereof.
Brokers must make available to clients the performance measurement in respect of their portfolio advisory with execution and program trading services against an appropriate benchmark that is a total return index (or if unavailable, a hurdle rate).12
(d) Written service agreement
Brokers will be required to document the services agreement with each client, setting out among others the terms and scope of services, client’s rights and procedures for order placement and addressing unexpected service disruptions.13 Upon a significant change, the affected agreements must be promptly reviewed and updated.14
(e) Account segregation
A client’s account for the New Brokerage Services must be segregated from other accounts.15
It is important to keep in mind that these new SEC regulations only exempt Brokers from a private fund management license in respect of the New Brokerage Services, which is limited in terms of scope of activities and business models. With limited text and details made available in the regulations as of now, we will keep you updated of any further developments.
1. SEC Notification No. GorNor. 7/2562 re: Prescribing Broker’s Services that are Excepted from the Definitions of Private Fund Management Business and Derivatives Fund Management Business and SEC Notification No. SorThor. 33/2562 re: Rules on Contacting and Servicing Customers for Securities and Derivatives Business Operators (No. 6) amending the SEC Notification No. 35/2557 regarding the same (the “Client Servicing Rules”).
2. See SEC Hearing Document No. OrNorThor. 9/2562 published on 12 February 2019, § I.
3. See SEC Notification No. SorThor. 51/2562 Rules on Contacting and Servicing Customers for Securities
4. Investments outside such a list can be made in case of fund switching upon certain events.
5. Client Servicing Rules, § 41/9 (6).
6. Client Servicing Rules, § 41/6 (1).
7. Client Servicing Rules, §§ 41/3 and 41/9 (2).
8. Client Servicing Rules, §§ 3 and 4.
9. SEC Hearing Document No. OrNorThor. 9/2562 published on 12 February 2019.
10. This is restricted to the following: (a) fund manager and investment analyst as defined under the Capital Market Supervisory Board notification on capital market professionals (excluding those licensed by virtue of being a manager (or equivalent title) heading the company’s department doing work relating to investment or capital market); and (b) investment supervisor under the laws governing life insurance business.
11. Client Servicing Rules, § 41/6 (2).
12. Client Servicing Rules, § 41/7.
13. Client Servicing Rules, § 41/9 (3).
14. Client Servicing Rules, § 41/5.
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We really appreciate the time our volunteers give to help support our work. We're committed to ensuring that no volunteer is out of pocket because of expenses incurred whilst carrying out their role within the BHF.
The BHF Volunteer Expenses Policy provides guidelines on what expenses can be claimed for and promotes a reimbursement procedure that is fair and consistent across the organisation.
Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the policy. If you have any questions it's best to ask your Fundraising Manager.
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The renovations are complete, the players are ready, it’s just about time to play ball in Binghamton.
A flag raising was held outside City Hall in Binghamton today in preparation for the Rumble Ponies home opener tomorrow night.
After opening the season on a road trip to New Hampshire and Portland, the Ponies will be playing in the newly renovated NYSEG Stadium for the first time in 2019.
The stadium underwent 5 point 1 million dollars in renovations this off-season marking the largest makeover since it was built in 1992.
Owner John Hughes says he’s excited for fans to enjoy all the new features. “It’s huge, a lot of the things the fans are going to see and a lot of things they aren’t going to see. They’re equally as important. They’ll see the chairs, the concourses, the scoreboard they’re going to see all of those things. But it was the insides that were really in need and a lot of the structural repairs are being overlooked and not mentioned enough but those are just as critical to having baseball here in Binghamton.”
First pitch against the Erie Sea Wolves is set for 6:35.
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Ivory Chantilly Lace – Francesca
Francesca is a very delicate chantilly lace with floral bouquets, exhibiting subtle shading on the flowers. The double scalloped border is 12cms/5" deep and is identical on both edges. The border is fringed and has the bouquet continues to the edge. Francesca is a very feminine floaty fabric, also available in white , measuring 92cms/37" wide. We offer a matching lace trim in ivory and in 2015 a choice of hand beaded versions - Evangeline , Bryony and Meryl. Full pieces are 5 metres so orders in excess of this quantity will be supplied in more than one piece.
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) took to the House Floor Thursday to defend public broadcasting from the latest effort to zero out its funding by the House Appropriations Committee.
He pinned a lot of the blame on presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his support for cutting noncom funding.
"The House appropriations bill being marked up this morning would slash funding now, defund NPR Federal support, and end public broadcasting as we know it, within 2 years, "Blumenauer said. "At the same time, we have a Republican Presidential nominee who singled out public broadcasting as one of the five programs that he would eliminate," he said. "This is because Governor Romney and the Republicans listen to a tiny fraction of the American public that is even a minority in their own party."
The Senate, where Democrats are in the majority, has recommended retaining noncom funding at about current levels.
Noncommercial broadcasting has survived period Republican threats to its funding, but the current economic downturn and need for tough budget-cutting has raised its profile in budget-cutters' sites. "Since I've been in Congress, we've beaten back this destructive effort, but our challenge now has never been more urgent," said Blumenauer. He talked about having dinner with documentary icon Ken Burns, who told him his next five projects would never see the light of day if federal funding was axed. | <urn:uuid:7a5434e0-4195-4606-8b25-227119de5408> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/blumenauer-defends-big-bird-60410 | 2019-07-18T11:16:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.981138 | 279 |
Physiotherapy Clinic Delhi
Get World-Class Physiotherapy Treatments In Delhi
If you are looking for the best physiotherapy clinic in Delhi, then Capri Spine Clinic is the name that appears at the top of the list. We offer world-class spine treatments at our institution to the patients. Our unmatched services and friendly atmosphere for treatment attract several patients to visit our physiotherapy clinic in Delhi with their issues. The treatment options available at our clinics are multiple in numbers.
We also have our physiotherapy clinic in south Delhi which treats the patients using various integrated approaches. Be it neck, spine or joint physiotherapy, our specialists excel in every field. Patients get warm attention from our specialists and every case is equally important to our experts. The physiotherapy treatments that we offer at our physiotherapy clinic in Laxmi Nagar Delhi or the other branches are extensive in nature so that the results last for a long period of time.
Our Physiotherapy Clinic In Delhi Catering Various Segments Of People:
Capri Spine Clinic excels in spine treatments without operative measures for several years. We cater to thousands of patients in various corners of the city. We have the best physiotherapy clinic in south Delhi and also in various other parts of the city. Our experts can handle almost 300 patients every day in clinics. We are the pioneers in the effective treatment of spinal issues via therapies. Since the year 1992, our physicians have handled several critical spinal issues with proficiency.
Ease Of Bookings At Our Physiotherapy Clinic In West Delhi:
The moment you encounter any type of pain in your back or spine area, consult with our team of expert physiotherapists in town. We offer easy booking facilities at our centre with the experts. You can directly approach them and discuss your problems with them. Our physiotherapists conduct the basic assessment of the patients and then suggest further treatment procedures accordingly.
Certain Points To Remember When You Approach Our Physiotherapy Clinic In East Delhi:
Patients are free to contact with any of our branches for physiotherapy treatments in Delhi. Here are some basic points which you must keep in mind while booking appointments with our team:
Mention clearly about the timing and type of injury that you have in the spine area.
Mention every detail of your injury as we have different clinics which address different problems of the spine
Inform the receptionist about your specific spinal issue and enquire whether there are specialists who excel in that particular field
You may also demand a private room while the physiotherapy session goes on. This also needs to get mentioned when you book for the treatment.
Personal Conversations With The Therapists At Our Physiotherapy Clinic In Dwarka Delhi:
We allow our patients to have personal discussions with the physiotherapists when the visit our clinics for the first time. During this session, the physiotherapist asks several questions to the patients in relation to their health issues. This helps them in designing the most suitable sessions for individual patients depending on their body type and problems.
It is always recommended that the patients answer to all the questions of the specialists with clarity. The more accurately you answer the better treatment you can get from the team. Let the physiotherapist know about any dysfunction of the spine that you are facing currently. In case, you have some acute pain in the spinal cord, inform about it when the primary assessment takes place.
Our Exclusive Therapies For Spine Treatment:
Capri Spine Clinic adopts the most innovative approach of treating spinal issues. We have a combination of manual therapies, exercise therapies, and electrotherapy to offer treatments to our patients. Our therapists are all trained in their field and assure permanent cure of the spinal pain suffered by several people out there.
The treatments offered at our physiotherapy clinic in north Delhi and in the other branches are both cost and time effective. We make use of ultra-modern and safe technical instruments to offer treatments to our patients. Our physiotherapy practices include stretching, exercises, dry needling, joint mobilization, and various other effective techniques.
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Chili Mac Recipe
There are many different seasonings you can put into your gravy cream sauce. When you add the desired ingredients in pounds and precision to satisfy the tastes of spices, you’ll end up with a bowl of this chili Fritos Finally, we want to add some cheese and jalapeños chopped onion maybe less depending on how you like it. delicious Texas And ‘a recipe for Texas native is known as Frito pie and it was invented in Plano, Texas.
Pour the pomegranate walnut mixture into the pot, mix well, add additional water if needed, chicken pieces need to be covered in liquid, bring back to a boil. Simmer pork with cranberry sauce and spices, then serve with tart apples for a delicious medley of textures.
New Potatoes – To fill the Beef Oxford dish out a little why not add some half cut new potatoes in the pot after about half an hour. Hi Sonia, followed your recipe but the crust is slightly biscuit like and not instantly melt in the mouth kind. When you have an inadequate amount of time in the early morning to prepare this recipe before departing, make it up the evening before and it is all good to go.
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Starting a campfire is easy enough that you should be able to start one at any time using random twigs and branches you can gather on the ground. So, yeah, there’s absolutely no need for a campfire in a can. Despite that, someone went ahead and created one anyway in the form of the Radiate Portable Campfire.
That’s right, they put an entire campfire in a small tin can that you can carry inside a backpack or duffel. Whether for camping with friends in a backcountry, partying at the beach, or roasting marshmallows with your kids in the backyard, this thing lets you start a campfire quickly and cleanly.
The Radiate Portable Campfire comes in a tin can measuring 8 x 3.5 inches (diameter x height), so while it’s not small enough to fit in your pockets, it should slip inside any bag without any problems. It’s made from a mix of recycled soy wax and recycle paper briquettes, which, the outfit claims, should be better for the environment than traditional wood-burning campfires. Whether that’s true or not, it’s definitely more convenient, since you don’t have to gather sticks, twigs, and other combustibles before getting your fire started.
To use, simply set it down on a non-flammable surface, light the paper pulp section (using a lighter or match), and watch those flames burn. According to the outfit, the flames could get up to two feet high, so there is some powerful fuel in there that you can use to roast marshmallows, grill hotdogs, and stay toasty during colder nights. Do note, make sure find a heat-resistant surface to set it down on since the tin can will get ridiculously hot while the campfire continues to burn.
The Radiate Portable Campfire has an average burn time of four hours, although it can go as long as five or as short as three, depending on prevailing conditions (like wind and humidity). Basically, it won’t quite light up your camp all night, so you’ll want to bring a few of these if you want to have the fire going for far longer than that. It’s waterproof, by the way, so the fire should keep going even when someone accidentally spills their drink on it, all while being reusable, so you can stop the fire and restart it again as long as some of the compound still remains in the can. To stop a fire, simply slide the lid on top to keep oxygen from getting in, which will eventually extinguish the fire. Just make sure to exercise caution since, you know, this thing can burn you.
Because it uses a mix of wax and briquettes, there are no embers that fly out, making it a way safer alternative to traditional campfires, especially when there are kids around. There’s also none of that wood smoke smell that gets in your clothes and hair, all while requiring no maintenance the whole time the fire burns.
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You have probably allowed someone else to drive your car at some point, but have you ever thought about what would happen if that person had an accident? Who would be liable? Would your insurance rates go up?
What happens when a friend or relative who is not on your insurance policy crashes your car depends greatly on the circumstances of the accident. In general, the driver of the car is responsible for accidents, but the owner of a vehicle may also be held responsible if he or she knowingly allowed someone else to drive.
Here are some situations that can arise when you allow a friend to drive and he or she has an accident. Bear in mind that the severity of the accident may have a significant impact on how much exposure you have in the situation.
- Your friend causes the accident, but no one is injured. Your insurance coverage will pay for the damage caused in this scenario, but you will be responsible for the deductible. Car insurance policies are required to cover a driver who can reasonably be assumed to be driving your car with your consent in terms of liability. However, if you do not have collision coverage, your insurance company will not pay for the damage to your vehicle. If your friend has insurance coverage, your insurance company may attempt to subrogate the claim or get your friend’s insurance company to reimburse them for what they have paid.
- Your friend causes an accident with bodily injury to someone else. In this scenario, the other party’s PIP insurance will pay first as will your PIP coverage for your friend’s injuries. However, if the bodily injury is serious, your liability coverage will have to pay for additional medical bills. If your friend is insured, it is likely that your insurance company
will attempt to recover at least part of the cost from that company; in addition, your friend’s insurance coverage may be added to the coverage you have to offer more money to the victim.
- Your friend has no insurance but causes an accident with bodily injury. This is the worst situation you can possibly find yourself in, because once your insurance limits are exhausted, you may be personally liable for the remainder of the damages. Never lend a car to someone without his or her own insurance coverage.
- Your friend “borrows” your car without your permission. Most insurance companies will assume that you gave your friend permission to drive your car, but if you did not and can convince the company of this fact, your friend’s insurance will be required to pay.
- Someone steals and crashes your car. In such a case, your collision coverage will probably pay for your car to be fixed. If someone else is injured, you are not likely to be held liable.
If you are the victim of a car accident in which the owner of a vehicle is not responsible for the damages, you may wish to seek the advice of a personal injury attorney about recovering compensation for your injuries. A personal injury lawsuit may be the only way you can recover all of the costs of your accident. Contact David & Philpot, PL today for a free, no obligation consultation. | <urn:uuid:28961705-62d1-4802-8dbf-564e4164743c> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.davidlaw.com/am-i-liable-if-someone-driving-my-car-gets-into-an-accident/ | 2019-07-18T12:18:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.970712 | 632 |
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Collection of animated adventures featuring monster truck Blaze (voice of Nolan North) and his eight-year-old driver AJ (Dusan Brown) as they take on a series of problems using science and maths. The episodes are: ‘Monster Machine Christmas’, ‘Spark Bug’, ‘Rocket Ski Rescue’ and ‘Treasure Track’.
Product: Blaze and the Monster Machines: Blaze Saves Christmas [DVD]
Catalogue No: DP84138
Release Date: 2017-11-01
Region: Region 4
Duration: 84 minutes
Discs: 1 disc(s)
Produced (year): 2016
Extras: Language(s): English|Interactive Menu|Screen ratio 1:1.78|Dolby Digital
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How to Use the iTunes Genius Sidebar
If you display the iTunes Genius Sidebar (shown in this figure), it makes suggestions about what to buy from the iTunes Store based on the song or video you select. The Genius Sidebar tries to skip songs or videos that are already in your library to show you content that you might want to buy. But it’s not perfect — sometimes it doesn’t recognize that you already have the song or video (especially if you ripped the song from a CD).
The Genius Sidebar is not the same as the Genius button that creates a playlist from your library based on the song you select, or the Genius Mixes that iTunes creates automatically for you.
iTunes informs the online store about the songs and videos that you select whenever the Genius Sidebar is open. It then shows you content that other iTunes users purchased when they purchased the content you’re playing. You can click any item in the Genius Sidebar to go right to the iTunes Store page for that item.
The Genius Sidebar operates only if you give it permission and if you already have an iTunes Store account. When you first start iTunes, the sidebar isn’t yet turned on. To turn it on, click the Turn On Genius button, enter your Apple ID and password for your iTunes Store account, and click the Continue button. If you don’t have an account yet, select the Create a New iTunes Store Account option, and choose your country from the country pop-up menu. Then click Continue.
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KoreaTESOL (KOTESOL) International Conference
Another conference is done and as the post-conference cocktail of exhaustion and euphoria fades, I would like share with you who we are, what it is all about, why it is the highlight of KOTESOL’s year and how it represents the best that KOTESOL has to offer ELT professionals.
KOTESOL was created in October, 1992 by a dedicated group of Korean and non-Korean educators from two other organisations (AETK and KATE) to represent their professional interests more fully than the other teachers organisations that existed at that time. Conferences like the International Conference started almost immediately. While the stated purposes of KOTESOL are to inform, foster a deeper cultural understanding, and promote scholarship amongst ELT professionals and the broader community, our organisation and conference are so much more than that for those of us who have gotten more closely involved with it.
As a lifetime member, past-President of Seoul chapter and KOTESOL and minor conference committee member for a number of years now, I know the conference as both an insider and an outsider. Many of the key people on the committee are already national or chapter officers, but there are also those who work exclusively with the international conference committee and prefer it that way. Three Past Presidents were on this year’s committee, and the most recent was a conference committee member before being elected. Our newest President has also been active on the conference committee over the past few years as well. These are the people who work behind the scenes and who embody the camaraderie, professionalism and dedication that KOTESOL strives for at every level and in every facet of the organisation.
Twenty-three conferences have come and gone. Over that span of time, much has changed in the educational environment of Korea. From the heyday of the Foreign Language High Schools in the 1980’s and 1990’s to the many revisions of the much feared high school entrance exam, KOTESOL has offered teachers a snapshot of the latest and most effective methods for teaching our students to make English come alive rather than being just another subject to be learned and tested.
Themes like “Pushing our Paradigms: Connecting with Culture”(2011), “Perfect Score: Methodologies, Technologies, & Communities of Practice (2012) and this year’s ‘Transitions in Education, Transitions in ELT: Learning through Inquiry” demonstrate the breadth and scope of our conference in a nutshell.
Further, a glance through past speakers shows that we attract some of the biggest names in ELT. Stephen Krashen, Paul Nation, David Nunan, Rodd Ellis, Michael Long and Jeremy Harmer are just a few of the well known names that have graced past conferences as plenary or invited speakers. Supplemented by hundreds of carefully vetted presentations from both Korea based researchers and educators and international speakers grouped into categories like 101 presentations (new teacher focused), YL (Young Learners), T (Teens), U (University), and A (Adults) there is something for everyone during the two days of the conference.
While the number of teachers in Korea has dropped over the years, conference attendance has always been equal to or greater than the number of KOTESOL members. Think about that for a moment. This means even people who do not join KOTESOL know the value of the conference as a one-stop place to hear about what is going on in the wider ELT field but the presenters and themes are not the only reasons to come.
Traditionally, the biggest publishers offer commercial presentations by authors of both new and updated textbooks like Jack Richard’s “New Interchange”, Michael McCarthy’s “Touchstone”, Raymond Murphy’s “Grammar in Use” and Curtis Kelly’s “Write from Within” for example. Each of these author’s has also been a speaker at one or more past KOTESOL conferences.
KOTESOL’s membership has historically been about 70% non Korean and 30% Korean. With 700 or so members in 10 chapters from Seoul to Jeju and most major cities in between it is relatively easy to access KOTESOL activities near you. While the international conference is probably our biggest and most widely recognised activity, there are monthly chapter meetings or other activities throughout the year. These include a spring national conference that rotates around the chapters on a regular basis, chapter level conferences and symposium, regular events like the National Drama Festival hosted by Jeonju-North Jeolla in November, the Daejeon chapter’s annual Thanksgiving Symposium, and social meetings like picnics or barbecues are also hosted by various chapters.
Along with chapters, there are a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGS) that are available for KOTESOL members. For example, the Christian Teacher’s SIG manned a table at the most recent conference and hosted their own conference in September. At the chapter level, the Reflective Practice SIG hosts regular meetings in Busan, Kwangju and Seoul among other cities. The types and numbers of SIGS are regularly changing so check the KoreaTESOL website for details.
As a member, most of the events mentioned above are offered at a discount or even for free. But that is not all KOTESOL has to offer. KOTESOL offers research grants, a regular magazine (The English Connection), the KOTESOL Journal, Conference Proceedings, certification to verify your professional development at the conference, and a classroom observation program for interested teachers.
Also, the year-old Job center managed and ran the Employment center at the most recent international conference. After a 5 year hiatus, this free consulting and employment service attracted a steady stream of interested KOTESOL members during the two day conference.
All of these events and services require dedicated volunteers. If you want to get involved and learn some new skills, KOTESOL has a job for you. While chapter and national officers are elected annually, most committees like the conference committee are made up of KOTESOL officers, members and even university students who keep the conference running as smoothly as possible. They need people to fill positions both big and small, so if you are interested in seeing how a conference is done join the team and meet some great people.
In the end, the conference is just the tip of the iceberg where KOTESOL is concerned. While attending a conference or two will give you some insight into who KOTESOL is and what we do, the only way to really get to know us is to attend a few of our other events, read our publications and talk to or join our team of volunteers. | <urn:uuid:a16a2b2e-294c-4ea5-8de6-ca97e78c44bd> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.eflmagazine.com/koreatesol-kotesol-international-conference/ | 2019-07-18T11:29:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.960801 | 1,414 |
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Water-polishing filters remove algae, diatoms, bacteria and other contaminants from aquarium water. These high-powered filters were traditionally made using diatomaceous earth (DE) to coat filters and produce a micron-fine screen to polish water. However, DE particles are extremely sharp and can cause serious injury to fish gills, and DE-based diatom filters are expensive. Modern micron filter cartridges function as well or better than DE in fine diatom filters. You can make your own diatom filter in less than an hour with materials from your local aquarium supply and hardware store.
Cut a 1/2-inch length and a 1 1/2-inch length of 3/4-inch-diameter PVC pipe.
Attach PVC end cap to the 1 1/2-inch length of 3/4-inch-diameter PVC pipe by twisting tightly into place.
Insert the capped length of 3/4-inch diameter PVC pipe into the hole on one end of the canister-style filter cartridge. It should fit snugly.
Place the 1/2-inch length of 3/4-inch-diameter PVC pipe over the standpipe inlet of the powerhead pump.
Insert the PVC-ringed standpipe inlet of the powerhead pump into the open hole on the end of the canister-style filter cartridge.
Place the assembled filter into the corner of the aquarium so the capped PVC pipe rests on the bottom. Make sure the powerhead is completely submerged before you turn on the pump.
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Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you'd like to add some telecom companies to your portfolio but don't have the time or expertise to hand-pick a few, the Vanguard Telecom Services ETF (NYSEMKT:VOX) could save you a lot of trouble. Instead of trying to figure out which stocks will perform best, you can use this exchange-traded fund to invest in lots of telecom companies simultaneously.
Why telecom, and why this ETF?
The telecom sector is huge -- telecom operators rang up about $2 trillion in revenue worldwide last year, and the industry has the potential to get even bigger. Consumers are demanding more and better connectivity, which means new technologies and new equipment are needed. The mobile realm in particular is growing briskly, with niches such as mobile payments and security showing particular promise, while smartphones are spreading like wildfire in emerging markets.
ETFs often sport lower expense ratios than their mutual fund cousins, and the Vanguard Telecom Services ETF has an exceptionally low one of 0.14%. It also recently yielded about 3.7%. It has outperformed the world market over the past five years but lagged it a bit over the past three.
A closer look at some components
On your own you might not have selected Windstream Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WIN) or Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) as telecom companies for your portfolio, but this ETF includes them among its 31 holdings.
With a dividend yield of 9.9%, Windstream draws a lot of interest, as does Frontier, with its 7% payout. Not all big dividends are worthy of your dollars, though, as some are tied to shaky companies. Both of these companies have their share of critics: More than 13% of Windstream's shares were sold short as of late May, while more than 16% of Frontier's shares were sold short. But Windstream's stock is up some 41% over the past year and has averaged gains of 14% over the past five. Frontier's five-year average is just 6.7%, but it's up more than 60% over the past year.
What's going on with these companies? Well, both are telecom companies that have focused on the rural market and landlines in the past. That's not a promising field as more people switch to wireless communications, so the companies are working hard to develop wireless offerings for consumers and businesses -- and their strategies are bearing some fruit.
Frontier's last earnings report featured record net broadband additions, with market share growing in 91% of markets. It's still losing customers, but at a slower rate due to retention efforts. The company bought AT&T's Connecticut operations last year, boosting its customer base and extending its geographical reach. Windstream, meanwhile, is offering data centers and cloud-computing services, with its chief executive officer noting in May that its last quarter was "our best quarter ever in terms of enterprise sales." Its free cash flow is growing, but so is its share count, which shrinks EPS -- and debt is growing, too.
There are risks with both companies. Their fat dividends, for example, may end up trimmed if business slows. And Frontier's last earnings report reflects just that -- a pullback in both residential and business revenue, along with shrinking profits and net margins. Both companies, especially Windstream, also carry significant debt, which can constrain them and threaten dividends.
On the other hand, successful strategy shifts don't happen overnight. There's reason to be hopeful about the prospects for both companies, but they do present more risk than many other alternatives. Of course, their dividends can offset some of that risk -- as long as they last. (Both companies sport worrisome payout ratios.) If you buy into either, you should keep a close eye on its progress.
The big picture
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The editors at The American Society of Landscape Architects Magazine and blog The Dirt don’t read many gardening books, as residential landscapes are a rather small specialization within the profession. But I’m fascinated to learn what they’re reading, especially the Best Books of 2018 chosen by editor Jared Green, and some are relevant to actual home gardeners like us.
- Of course I love trees, but books about trees have been known to put me to sleep. To my surprise, Jared found Around the World in 80 Trees “delightful,” which got my attention. By email he then called it “fantastic. Highly recommend!”
- Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening” by a South African writer looks interesting but I checked with Jared to ask if it’s maybe too academic for the lay reader. The answer is that it’s “a bit academic but there are some very interesting ideas – I think it’s well worth a read.” So I’ll make that a maybe on my to-read list.
- GGN Landscapes, 1999-2018 from Timber Press only caught my attention – something the cover design sure failed to do – because it’s about the firm of a prominent landscape architect I’d observed presenting her designs to review boards here in D.C., and admire her as a woman who Leans In. Jared told me it’s “one of the best monographs we came across this year because it gets into the actual design process.” After googling “monograph” I decided that the actual design process isn’t something I’m probably going to grasp, anyway, so I’ll skip that one.
- Design as Democracy here is pretty far afield from gardening but interests me entirely because I live in a planned city that could have used a bit more collective creativity in its planning stage. Jared tells me the book “was put together by a group of very socially-engaged landscape architecture professors.” I like the sound of that.
Several books on the ASLA list deal with water – how cities relate to their rivers, and two books about saving shorelines, a pretty huge topic these days.
When asked what are the hot topics that landscape architects are writing about these days, Jared said “Health benefits of nature remain a big focus area, as our audience is very interested in the latest research on that.” The big focus stems from their clients’ big focus on health benefits, proof of which must certainly help with funding.
(Hey, landscape architects, here’s one about landscapes that people can actually garden in: BBC’s “Gardening Could be the Hobby that Helps you Live to 100.”)
Jared also mentioned that last year the ASLA had “invested a lot of time in revamping our set of four sustainable residential design guides, covering plants, water, materials, and energy use. If you haven’t seen, I think your audience would find them interesting.” So here they are:
- New Guide to Restoring Ecological Landscapes at Home
- New Guide to Energy-Efficient Homes
- New Guide to Smart Sustainable Materials at Home
- New Guide to Improving Water Efficiency at Home
This week the New York Times also released its Best Book lists, including one by Dominique Browning that used to be called Best Gardening Books and is now called Best Outdoors Books, a change that stokes the usual worries about a decline in gardening. Some take-aways:
- The one duplicate from ASLA’s list is the 80 Trees book, which makes it even higher on my to-read list. From her review we learn that “Leyland cypresses owe their popularity to issues of privacy, class and property rights; in 1990s London, strife over these hedges was responsible for a suicide and at least two murders.” And wouldn’t a lot of love to murder a few Leyland cypresses ourselves?
- Three books about Japanese Forest Bathing? I guess it’s a THING.
- Eliot Coleman’s The New Organic Grower: A Master’s manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener. Coleman’s reputation probably earns him that one spot on the list about gardening.
And four great-looking wildlife books:
- Secret life of Bats
- Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
- Our Native Bees
- Wild Awake: Alone, Offline & Aware in Nature, which Browning calls “seductive,” so I’ll definitely check it out.
Got a Book to Recommend?
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Hey!Watch is a great new web 2.0 service that lets you convert video files online. What makes it special is that it offers features that other online encoding services to not offer at the moment.
You may use the service to upload your own videos to convert the files into a large selection of different video formats, or use bookmarklets or extensions to convert videos that you have found on video hosting sites directly.
Hey!Watch supports many devices and formats including devices such as iPods, Mobiles, PDAs, PSP, Wii, Zune and video formats like Divx, DVD and SVCD. The videos that are transferred can be of any size but can't exceed a playtime of ten minutes. A list of all videos that you have transferred to Hey!Watch is available under Raw Videos in your home directory.
Clicking on Encode lets you choose a video and a format / device it should be encoded to. The approximate file size is displayed beneath the selected options.
The encoding takes place in a background process meaning you can simply turn off the computer or download more videos that you want to encode later. Encoded videos are hosted on the Hey!Watch website for 12 hours and get deleted afterwards. Downloads and encoding sessions are limited to one at a time for free users. A limit of 10 encoding sessions per month limits the free service even more.
You receive an email every time an encoding session finishes. It is also possible to subscribe to an RSS Feed that provides you with the same information.
A paid account is available which is offered for $4.99 a month. This one raises the limit of encoding sessions to 100 per month and three can be done concurrently. I personally think that the service should raise the amount of encoding sessions because ten per month does not look that great at all. Even 100 for the paid service is not that great.
As of now Hey!Watch is a great service for a quick encoding session. I think that many users will register and use it for some days and leave it when the encoding cap is reached for the month. This will probably cost them many users in the long run.
Update: The service is no longer available. Here are a couple of alternatives:
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A trend currently raging in the design world is that of portable furniture, that are lightweight as they are space-saving. Although not exactly similar to the usual array of multi-purpose household furniture, this specialized group of collapsible furniture items are indeed the champions of modern floor-space optimization.
The newest member in this league of flexible furniture products is ‘Pop-Up Linen’, an all-purpose wardrobe that can be folded completely and tucked away from sight. At the 2014 Blickfang Design workshop held in France, Dutch designer Renate Nederpel, an alumna of the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, presented this specially-crafted storage unit.
Taking inspiration from the intricate Japanese paper art form known as Origami, Nederpel has created a uniquely innovative cabinet, made from flexile fabric panels. The strategically placed creases between the upper and lower parts, together with the highly versatile textile, are what make the ‘Pop-Up Linen’ extremely pliable.
The triangular flaps, at both corners, ensure that the entire setup can be neatly folded and packed. The wardrobe sits on top of strengthened pinewood shanks, while four additional wood segments, placed inside it, provide support to the basic framework.
The beautifully compact ‘Pop-Up Linen’ has been built in such that it can be easily transported elsewhere. Nederpel also plans on creating a slightly smaller storage structure that doubles as a side table.
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Womens Havaianas Slim Sandal
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Getting started with your application for a French visa is fairly straightforward. With a little time and patience and providing you follow the correct procedure you should be able to obtain a French visa without difficulty. This guide on French visas provides information on all the main visas in France and how to apply for them.
French Tourist Visa
U.S. and Canadian citizens are automatically granted a 90-day tourist visa when entering the country for business or personal travel. In English this is referred to as a “short-stay” visa (type C), but is officially called a Visa de court séjour Schengen, a short-stay Schengen visa, as it allows you 90 days within the Schengen Zone at large, not just France.
Read more details about the allowances and limitations of this visa on France’s official government administration site.
It is nearly impossible to obtain or change visa status while in France, so if you intend to stay longer than 90 days, you’ll need to request permission to stay from the French consulate before leaving your home country.
You do not need a France visa to stay in France (only) for up to 90 days if you have a passport from the United States of America and you are a tourist, or are there for business or to visit family.
This exemption covers:
- Tourist and family travel (reunions or visiting French relatives)
- Business travel
- Business meetings and conferences
- Training courses and short internships
Schengen Zone Members
France is party to the Schengen agreement, which eliminates all internal border controls between the participating countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
To enter one Schengen country is to gain up to 90 days of continuous travel between the member states. That is, if you spend 90 days in France, you’ll need to leave the Schengen Zone entirely in order to be granted a new tourist visa to enter any other Schengen country.
Once you are in a Schengen country, you do not show your passport when you cross the borders. If you are coming for business or tourism, you don’t need to request a visa for the initial entry into the Schengen area, but you must have a passport valid for three months beyond the proposed stay (e.g., for a two-week trip, the passport must be valid for four months; for a two-month trip the passport must be valid for five months).
France does not let you change your visa status while in the country, so you must request permission to stay past the 90-day tourist visa before you leave your home country.
U.S. and certain other citizens can begin the application process online here. https://france-visas.gouv.fr/web/france-visas/ma-demande-en-ligne
Long-Stay Visas (Visas De Long Séjour)
To apply for a long-stay visa (type D), you must make an appointment at the French consulate nearest you in your home country—generally you are required to submit the application in person, but some accept applications via mail. These can be requested for stays of four months up to a year.
The approval process can take anywhere from a couple weeks to several months. You can track the visa processing progress here. https://france-visas.gouv.fr/web/france-visas/suivre-votre-demande
There are several types of long-stay visa:
- Visa De Long Séjour Temporaire: Valable 4 À 6 Mois (Temporary Long-Stay Visa: Valid For 4 To 6 Months) This visa allows for a stay of four to six months and you do not need to apply for a residency permit once in country under this visa.
- VLS-TS (Visa De Long Séjour Valant Titre De Séjour; Long-Stay Visa Valid As A Residence Permit) This visa allows you to enter and stay in the country for four months to a year, but you’ll need to register with the French Office of Immigration and Integration (OFII) to validate it within three months of arrival. To do this you’ll have to fill out a form that was provided to you by the consulate before leaving home and mail it to the OFII office nearest you (find the office nearest you on their website. (http://www.ofii.fr/), along with copies of passport ID pages as well as any pages used to enter the country. Once received, your application will be registered and you’ll be given an appointment date to be given a medical checkup and be interviewed by OFII. At this appointment you must bring your passport, proof of domicile, a photo ID, tax stamps, and the medical certificate if done in advance. To renew the visa, you must apply for an extension with local authorities (préfecture) in the two months preceding expiry. Read more about this visa’s particulars here. https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F39
- Visa “Carte De Séjour À Solliciter Dans Les 2 Mois Suivant L’arrivée” (“Residency Permit To Be Requested Within 2 Months Of Arrival” Visa) This visa allows you to enter the country and request a residency permit at the préfecture within two months of arriving. This visa allows you to request a stay of one year, multiple years, or 10 years once you’re in country. These are typically granted to retirees, relations of French people, professionals (or independently employed), contractual workers, and artists.
- Visa “Vacances-Travail”: Valable 1 An (“Working Holiday” Visa: Valid For 1 Year) This is granted to those 18 to 30 years of age and is only available to citizens of countries who have a bilateral “working holiday” agreement with France. This visa allows you to stay in France for 12 months without seeking residency permit (unless you’re Russian or New Zealander).
Read more about the various visa options on France’s official government administration site. https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/N105
Regardless of which option you go for, when you apply at the consulate you’ll need the following documents:
- Passport valid for a minimum period of three months beyond the last day of stay intended in France, i.e., a year and three months minimum for a stay of one year. You have to make four copies of the identification page, and attach them.
- Long-stay application form clearly filled out in black and signed.
- Two photographs: They must be recent, identical, passport-size (1.4″x1.7″; 3.5cm x 4.5cm), on a white background, with the face taking up 70-80% of the photograph.
- An OFII form (only available in French) that you will have filled in all the upper part (above the middle section). If your visa is granted, the consulate will stamp this form and give it back to you. You will then fill in the last portion of it upon your arrival in France, and send it to the closest local branch of the OFII of your home in France.
- Financial guarantee such as:
- At the minimum, bank statement of all bank accounts (checking, savings, CDs, etc.) that you own or co-own, with detailed transactions for the past three months and the daily balance;
- Any relevant supplementary documentation concerning any funding or assets you have, for example justification of retirement or pensions, or a notarized declaration of your sponsor stating that you will be responsible for all your expenses, together with a proof of your complete assets.
- A written statement, dated and signed by the applicant, saying that you do not intend to have in France a paid professional activity which requires a work permit.
- Proof of medical insurance with full coverage, valid in France. The diplomatic mission only accepts letters from the insurance company; cards or full coverage contracts will be declined. The insurance should state that under your policy you are covered for medical expenses, emergencies, and hospitalization for a long stay in France, together with the limit amount of coverage, if there is one.
- Notarized deed of your house/apartment, or rent contract for the stay in France (for a whole year if a minimum stay of one year is intended), with the address of the rented place, tenant contact information, and the monthly rent amount. If the deed in France has been acquired more than a year prior to your application, you will be required to provide your local French tax return “Taxe Foncière”.
- Processing fee, paid in cash, by credit card (Visa, Mastercard), money-order, or certified checks. Personal checks are not accepted.
While these general documents will likely be required by all, it’s possible your personal situation will require additional documents. France immigration recommends always getting in touch with your consulate before applying to verify the list of documents you should provide. Find your consulate here. https://franceintheus.org/spip.php?article330
All documents must be translated by a certified translator and have to be presented in original, together with one copy.
The French Tech Visa
In January 2017, the French government announced the development of a new French Tech Visa for foreigners living outside the EU with exceptional tech expertise, entrepreneurs in the tech field and venture capitalists willing to invest in French tech firms. Technology companies are doing well in France and employers are finding it more and more difficult to hire qualified employees. The French Tech Visa is designed to foster tech growth and provide talented personnel for the French tech industry.
Permanent Residency Card (Carte De Séjour Or Carte De Résident)
After living in France for five years on a Long-Stay Residency Card, you may apply for a Permanent Residency Card; there are two types, known locally as a carte de séjour or carte de résident. Most foreigners will be given a carte de séjour. The Permanent Residency Card is valid for 10 years and is automatically renewable.
To apply you must submit your passport with your long-stay visa, plus a photocopy of the title page and the French visa page. You also need to submit three passport photos, proof of financial resources, proof of medical insurance, a medical certificate completed by a doctor approved by the French consulate, and proof of lodging in France. The medical certificate must be translated.
The Permanent Residency Card is issued only in France.
France recognizes dual citizenship.
French citizenship can be obtained after five years of permanent residency.
Naturalization will only be successful for those who are judged to have integrated into French society (i.e. by virtue of language skills and understanding of rights and responsibilities of a French citizen, to be demonstrated during an interview at the local préfecture), and who show loyalty to French institutions.
France recognizes both jus soli (with some additional requirements) and jus sanguinis.
Any child born to at least once French parent is automatically a French citizen, even if born abroad.
Children born in France to legal residents of France will be considered foreign until they reach the age of majority (18), but obtains French citizenship if the child has been resident in France for at least five years since age 11. The child can opt to take on French citizenship between 16 and 18 if they have been resident in France for at least five years since age 11—this is by request and application from the child only. A child can become a citizen between 13 and 16 if it’s requested by the parents and the child has been resident in France continuously since age 8.
How To Apply For A French Visa
To apply for a visa, use the term “Consulate General of France” to do an online search. Each Consulate manages a region, and you will need to determine which office is responsible for your state.
Applying for a visa takes two-to-four weeks. It is important to have a plan in place for your trip. Once issued, your visa cannot be modified.
French visa requirements are very specific. Here are some—not all—of them to give you an idea:
- You must travel to your Consulate General’s office to apply for your visa. For example, if you live in Denver CO, you and everyone traveling with you who needs a visa, must go to the Consulate General’s office in Los Angeles, CA to apply.
- Plan ahead! You must make an appointment on their website before visiting the Consulate office. You may arrive up to 30 days prior to your departure. The Consulate recommends giving the process at least 20 days. If there are no appointments available for the day you want to visit the office, check back frequently for cancellations. If you are unable to get an appointment in time, you will have to reschedule your trip. There are no exceptions and no way to expedite the process.
- Each person needing a French visa must make an appointment at the Consulate. In other words, if four people are traveling together, you must make four appointments.
- The Consulate General’s online appointment software does not work with Mac computers or Chrome browsers.
- To complete the process, you will need your passport. Your passport cannot be more than ten years old and must be good for at least three months after your visit.
Permanent Residency Vs Citizenship In France
It can be easier to gain permanent residency in France than you might imagine. Like many countries in Europe, France grants residency to foreigners who can prove they can take care of themselves (that is, pay their own bills and not be a burden on the state).
To be granted a permanent residency in France, you must live there for five continuous years. Certain situations, such as marriage to a French national or obtaining a degree from a French university, can shorten that time. After five years, you will be able to apply for a ten-year, renewable permanent residency.
You may also apply for citizenship in France after that five-year residency. France allows dual citizenship so you can continue to be a citizen of your current country. What are the differences between a residency in France and French citizenship?
Although both give you the right to healthcare, education, and the ability to work in France, only citizenship confers the right to vote and hold public office. In addition, French citizenship automatically includes citizenship in the European Union (EU).
What Are The Requirements?
Obtaining a citizenship in France will require you to complete the appropriate paperwork, pay the fee(s) and undergo an interview to determine:
- Proof of employment or the ability to support yourself (such as retirement income)
- Proficiency with the French language
- An understanding of French culture and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
Spending an extended period of time in France is an incredible opportunity, but navigating French visa requirements can be a challenge. When you are ready, our best advice is to visit the Consulate General’s website for your state. That website will be able to answer your questions with the latest information and guide you through the process.
The truth is, becoming a resident of this country isn’t necessarily the challenge. The challenge is facing the tax liabilities that can ensue. However, you can plan for and mitigate your tax burden as a full-time foreign resident in France if you get the right help from the start.
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Cigarette sparks Thornwood fire; 5 injured
Here are five important fire safety tips. Info from the Red Cross. Video by Jordan Fenster/lohud Wochit
A dog was rescued in the Franklin Avenue fire.
MOUNT PLEASANT - A cigarette tossed into garbage is believed to have caused a fire that injured five people and damaged a Thornwood apartment building on Sunday.
A blaze damaged a two-and-a-half-story building at 879-883 Franklin Ave. around 9:30 p.m. Three firefighters had minor injuries, including one who was hospitalized, and two residents were hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening, said Thornwood Fire Chief Frank Kolodzinski III.
One person jumped from a one-story roof to escape, and firefighters saved a dog from a second-floor apartment, he said, adding that the fire appeared to be accidental.
It took firefighters almost an hour and a half to get the blaze under control, Kolodzinski said. It started outside the building, which has commercial space, including a barber shop, on the ground floor and apartments above.
Kolodzinski said it appears someone tossed a cigarette into trash outside the building, and flames spread to the vinyl siding, wood framing and the attic.
There were several people in the apartments at the time, including the person who jumped from the one-story roof over the barber shop, Kolodzinski said. Two or three apartments ended up with fire damage, and other areas of the building had smoke and water damage, he said.
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Telstra to Upgrade Wireless Broadband speeds in Regional Australia
Telstra has announced that 100 regional
towns, including Albury, Wodonga, Bathurst, Mount Barker,
Launceston and Alice Springs, will have their wireless broadband
speeds doubled by the end of 2011.
The roll-out is focussing on regional areas with a poor fixed line broadband infrastructure, allow local business customers to benefit from new and improved speeds.
Tim Wolfenden, CEO of Make
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price, but it seems that the data cost will stay the same.
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The former Prime Minister of Norway has spoken of his disbelief after he was held and questioned for an hour in Washington's Dulles Airport.
Kjell Magne Bondevik, who is one of the latest victims of Trumps travel ban, said customs officers wouldn't let him leave after his passport states that he visited Iran, three years ago in 2014.
His passport also shows that he was the PM of the US Ally country from 1997-2000 and 2001-2005.
Bondevik, told ABC7 outside the Washington Hilton Hotel: "Of course I fully understand the fear of letting terrorists come into this country.
"It should be enough when they found that I have a diplomatic passport, [that I'm a] former prime minister.
"That should be enough for them to understand that I don't represent any problem or threat to this country and [to] let me go immediately, but they didn't."
After travelling from Europe on Tuesday night, Bondevik the 69-year-old says he was placed in a room with others travelling from the Middle East and Africa, who were also facing further scrutiny.
Bondevik is president of a human rights organization called The Oslo Center, and in 2014 he went to Iran to speak at a human rights conference.
Before travelling to the United States to attend a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, Bondevik says his office contacted the US Embassy in Oslo and was told his passport and ESTA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) were sufficient for entry.
Bondevik added: "I was surprised, and I was provoked.
"What will the reputation of the U.S. be if this happens not only to me, but also to other international leaders?"
A spokesperson with US Customs and Border Protection said: "CBP is prohibited by privacy laws from discussing specifics of any individual’s admissibility review."
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Int’l (MNN) — Religious tensions are growing around the world, and many believers are feeling the fall-out. More and more governments and small groups are voicing threats against followers of Christ.
A Turning Tide
Ed Weaver, President of Spoken Worldwide, notes that their Christian workers have found it difficult to know who to trust. Places that traditionally had been indifferent or even welcoming to Christians are beginning to turn against Christ.
“It’s becoming more and more real. As various religions are becoming more radicalized, I do think that you find that it’s getting more dangerous.”
He continues, “One of the places that has been a little bit surprising over the last few years is India, where [there are] radical Hindus that are just as difficult and oppressive as radical Islam is. So those are places that have been surprising.”
India is not the only places where Christians are unwelcome. Weaver shares that re-education camps are popping up in China, turning the tide against Christians there once again. The Middle East and North Africa continue to be difficult places for Christians as well, with outright aggression from both governments and religious groups.
Political or Just an Excuse?
One place Christians from Spoken Worldwide have faced difficulty is in North Africa.
“We had some of the disciples that had been in some of our programs that had been arrested. And one of the things we were challenged with finding out was what we had heard was that they had been arrested because they were believers, they had been proselytizing. But as we dug further into it, we found that what we were hearing was they had been arrested because they were accused of being dissidents against the country, against the government.”
According to the official arrest record, communication with Westerners was the source of the trouble. But it was hard to tell if the harassment actually was political or religious in actuality. Many Christian workers have been persecuted under the guise of political connections around the world.
Whether political or religious, Christians are facing persecution daily.
Weaver reminds us, “The reality on the ground is that people’s lives are at stake. The very real prospect of jail is right there in front of people on a regular basis. But at the end of the day it’s all about trust. Who can you trust? Who can you communicate with? And how do you advance the Gospel with that small band of believers that you do trust.”
Pray that Christian workers would have discernment as they share the Gospel with a world that is increasingly hostile. Ask God to give then wisdom in new places and with new people.
And also pray that whatever their circumstances, God’s people would obey the call to proclaim His Word.
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School's out for popular Bundy teacher after 50 years
AFTER 50 years of teaching, Kath Scotney is exchanging her red pen for a golf club as she gets ready for retirement.
The Bundaberg North State School head of curriculum called it a day on her teaching career yesterday after five decades in the industry and three at the school.
"Growing up I wanted to be a vet, but back then you needed a bit of money to send your child to university for that,” she said.
"I got a teaching scholarship which was $38 a fortnight and that covered my living expenses.
"Then I was a teacher as of 1971 and teaching salary was about $8 a fortnight.”
Before settling in at Bundaberg North, Kath taught at schools such as Bundaberg West, Walkervale, Welcome Creek, South Bundaberg and Avoca.
"There have been many changes, I think it's significantly been impacted by technology over the last 15 years,” she said.
"It's very different to when I started.”
A bit emotional on her last day, Kath had nothing but praise for the family like environment of her workplace.
"I think the teachers we've got here are some of the best I've ever worked with,” she said.
"It's a really good school, it's a good school because everyone that works here knows how important it is to have that lovely warm and welcoming environment.
"Teaching really isn't a job, it's a way of life and you don't finish in the afternoon, a lot of it goes home in your head and you think about the kids.”
She said the kids were her favourite part of teaching.
"I think appreciated them more when I had my own, I don't think you appreciate them as much until you're a parent yourself,” she said.
"But I've loved interacting with them, having a joke and just seeing them learn and empowering them to learn themselves. "It's always nice when you're out somewhere and someone says 'hello Mrs Scotney' and you'll turn around and see someone you taught 20 years ago.”
She said it was very rewarding to see kids go through their schooling and to see the children of past students come through.
"There are quite a number of children here whose parents I taught,” she said.
"You look at the children and think I've played a part, when they do well you look at it in a way a parent would because you've helped with the development of that child.”
Now the final school bell has rung, Kath said she will be looking forward to playing more golf and even volunteering at the school.
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The CCG aims to move commissioning further towards mental health awareness and placing more emphasis on prevention and helping people maintain good mental health and wellbeing. Within primary care there will be a greater focus on pathways and partnership working with our Mental Health Providers as well as ensuring providers are able to respond to the long term care needs of service users.
NELCCG hope to achieve this through the development and implementation of Payment by Results, piloting Payment by Results for IAPT (Talking) therapies, implementation of Supported Living models, reshaping the market, and the introduction of Personal Budgets for people with long term Mental Health Conditions.
We are committed to the principles of Parity of Esteem, and look to develop Mental Health Services alongside Social and Health Care – for example in the new Single Point of Access.
Mental Health Services commissioned through NELCCG include
The Supported Living for Mental Health providers are
- Eden Futures
Residential and Nursing Homes commissioned for Mental Health
Free Perinatal Mental Health Training
Here in North East Lincolnshire we would like to improve the services and support available for families experiencing perinatal mental health difficulties. Perinatal mental health problems are illnesses that are specifically linked to pregnancy, birth and up to a year afterwards. This includes conditions such as depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and psychosis and they are known to affect at least 10% of mums, with dads also being affected.
We are offering training on perinatal mental health to anyone who works with children and families. These training sessions are free and tea and coffee will be available.
Free training sessions for Perinatal Mental Health will be held on:
- Tuesday 28th May 12.30 - 4.30pm Nunsthorpe Family Hub, Grimsby
- Thursday 5th Sep 9.00am - 1.00pm Nunsthorpe Family Hub, Grimsby
Spaces on the training sessions are limited so please book your place.
Please also note that we will charge for non attendance.
Book your place on the above sessions via this link - Perinatal Mental Health Session and if you want more information please contact Amy Chilvers - Amy.Chilvers@Nelincs.gov.uk on 01472 323536
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michiel | 11 years ago | 2 comments | 5 likes | 8,253 views
Note that you can achieve a similar effect by attaching a particle layer to a text. The big difference is that in this bitmap font the stars never overlap.
The media files include a BF, but no BT show. How do you use this effect.
Apologies if this is a stupid question!
DaveH, 11 years ago
To load this font into BluffTitler, perform the following steps:
1) press the CHANGE FONT... button (or choose the menu item MEDIA/CHANGE FONT... or press F6)
2) press the SELECT BITMAP FONT button
Bitmap fonts have been introduced in BluffTitler in version 7.5. We've also released a utility called Alphabix to create and edit bitmap fonts:
michiel, 11 years ago
Michiel den Outer is the founder and lead coder of Outerspace Software. He lives in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
If he isn't busy improving BluffTitler, he is playing the piano or rides the Dutch dikes on his bikes.
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Debbie Ross, coordinator for this year’s Angel Tree Project, said it’s been a great success.
“Distribution is on Saturday morning,” she said. “While the need for the assistance seemed great at the start, the generosity of the community is what has shone through. Ponca City has provided Christmas for approximately 300 children who might not have been able to celebrate.”
She said each time gifts were turned in, it brought warm smiles to the volunteers who were bagging, labeling and marking off the list.
“There are so many to thank for the success of this program, particularly as a last minute project, without the presence of the Salvation Army,” Ross said. “The staff of TPI Staffing graciously accepted the gifts for distribution. Once again, the Armory has provided the location for distribution. Thanks to Glass Trucking for bringing the semi truck for the firemen to load for us. They loaded and unloaded “Santa’s Sleigh” this year.”
Ross also thanked the many businesses who accepted the Angels and Trees to make it possible.
“Many corporate sponsors just adopted angels and shopped for Christmas. Each gift was filled with thought,” she said. “Volunteers checked on the trees and made sure the angels were all adopted.”
Saturday morning is “show time” when the families will come to pick up the gifts, and prepare for Christmas, she said.
“The generosity has been overwhelming,” Ross said. “Not only will it bring joy to the children, but hopefully relieve some stress from the parents. Thank you Ponca City! | <urn:uuid:1f8edbe3-1abd-4994-9d02-6772e35be7d4> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.poncacitynow.com/project-angel-tree-distributing-gifts-saturday-morning/ | 2019-07-18T10:47:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525627.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718104512-20190718130512-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.971912 | 353 |
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Judge says Facebook claim should be ended
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York man’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half-ownership of Facebook Inc. should be dismissed, a federal judge recommended Tuesday.
Siding with the Internet company and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, Magistrate Judge Leslie Foschio said the contract on which Paul Ceglia based his case was faked.
Ceglia, 39, of Wellsville, sued in 2010 claiming that he and Zuckerberg, then a Harvard University student, signed a software development contract in 2003 that included a provision entitling Ceglia to half ownership of Facebook in exchange for $1,000 in startup money for the budding company.
The judge found that while the two did sign a contract, any references to Facebook had been added later. He pointed to a copy of the original April 28, 2003, contract discovered on a hard drive as the lawsuit was being argued. Ceglia had e-mailed it to an attorney in March 2004, years before his lawsuit against Facebook and Zuckerberg.
Zuckerberg, who as a student had responded to Ceglia’s Craigslist help-wanted ad, has said he hadn’t yet conceived of Facebook — which now has 1 billion users and has been valued at $50 billion — when he worked for Ceglia.
Nike’s Tiger Woods ad draws some criticism
NEW YORK — Maybe winning doesn’t take care of everything.
Nike is causing a social media storm with its latest online ad showing a picture of Tiger Woods overlaid with a quote from him, “Winning takes care of everything.”
The ad, posted on Facebook and Twitter, is supposed to allude to the fact that the golfer recovered from career stumbles to regain his world No. 1 ranking on Monday, which he lost in October 2010. But some say it’s inappropriate in light of Woods’ past marital woes. It’s the latest controversy from the athletic giant who has recently had to cut ties with biker Lance Armstrong and runner Oscar Pistorius due to separate scandals.
Woods has long used the phrase — at least since 2009 — whenever reporters ask him about his or other golfers’ rankings.
The ad has garnered more than 8,000 likes and 2,000 shares on Facebook, as well as hundreds of comments, many congratulating Woods on the ranking, but others commenting that the ad sends the wrong message out in light of Woods’ past problems. His 5-year marriage to Elin Nordegren collapsed in 2010 after multiple affairs came to light.
Buffett to become Goldman shareholder
Warren Buffett, the ultimate buy-and-hold investor, is grabbing a big chunk of stock in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — without having to buy it.
Buffett, 82, is being rewarded for an investment that amounted to an endorsement of Goldman at the height of the financial crisis.
The deal would make Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., one of Goldman’s biggest shareholders. Based on Goldman’s current stock price, Buffett would wind up owning about 9 million shares, or 2 percent, of the giant investment bank when the deal closes in October.
Under the agreement announced Tuesday, Goldman will provide Buffett with shares equivalent in value to the profit he could have made by buying the 43.5 million shares and then selling them.
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Electroencephalography (EEG) and an electromyography (EMG) are diagnostic techniques used to measure the electrical activity in human body.
An EEG measures electrical activity in the human brain while an EMG measures electrical activity in the muscles. Both of these diagnostic tests are performed using equipment that detects the electrical potential generated by brain or muscle cells.
EEG is largely used to diagnose epilepsy, sleep disorders, encephalopathies, brain death, and coma.
In 2018, the global Electroencephalography and Electromyography market size was xx million US$ and it is expected to reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, with a CAGR of xx% during 2019-2025.
This report focuses on the global Electroencephalography and Electromyography status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players. The study objectives are to present the Electroencephalography and Electromyography development in United States, Europe and China.
The key players covered in this study
Market segment by Type, the product can be split into
Computer and software
Market segment by Application, split into
Market segment by Regions/Countries, this report covers
Central & South America
The study objectives of this report are:
To analyze global Electroencephalography and Electromyography status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players.
To present the Electroencephalography and Electromyography development in United States, Europe and China.
To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their development plan and strategies.
To define, describe and forecast the market by product type, market and key regions.
In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Electroencephalography and Electromyography are as follows:
History Year: 2014-2018
Base Year: 2018
Estimated Year: 2019
Forecast Year 2019 to 2025
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Your Tahoe Weekend: The makings for a fun-filled weekend
Below are the Sierra Sun’s picks for the Top 10 events to check out this weekend at Truckee and Lake Tahoe. Have an event you want considered for a future Your Tahoe Weekend calendar? Email Reporter Cassandra Walker at firstname.lastname@example.org.
1. Electrify Rock N’ Roll Burlesque
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe brings a performance of burlesque dance numbers to classic rock music spanning the ages for guests age 21 and over.
Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe | 50 US Hwy 50, Stateline, Nev.
When: Friday, Jan. 19 | 9 p.m.
2. Ike & Martin Performance
Jake’s on the Lake invites guests to enjoy food, drinks, and live music presented by local favorites, Ike & Martin.
Where: Jake’s on the Lake | 780 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City
When: Friday, Jan. 19 | 6-9 p.m.
Cost: Free entertainment
3. Free Wine Tasting
The Lodge Restaurant & Pub at Tahoe Donner invites guests age 21 and over to sip and savor various wines from Skinner Vineyards and Winery, free of charge, on Friday.
Where: The Lodge Restaurant & Pub | 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee
When: Friday, Jan. 19 | 5-6:30 p.m.
4. Dinner Show From the Old Streets of Truckee
Richard Blair entertains the crowd with original songs about Truckee’s rich history. Guests will enjoy appetizers from Smokey’s Kitchen and proceeds benefit the Tahoe Truckee School of Music.
Where: Art Truckee | 10072 Donner Pass Road., Truckee
When: Saturday, Jan. 20 | 6-9 p.m.
5. Most Excellent Problems Performance
The Truckee High School Drama Club brings scenes and monologues to life during their performance, “Most Excellent Problems.” These students are preparing for an upcoming theater festival competition next month.
Where: Truckee High School Theater | 11725 Donner Pass Road, Truckee
When: Thursday, Jan. 18 – Saturday, Jan. 20 | 7 p.m.
Cost: Adults: $10, Children & Seniors: $5
6. Winter Fireworks
Enjoy a spectacular fireworks show from Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows every Saturday through March.
Where: Squaw Valley | 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley
When: Saturday, Jan. 20 | 6 p.m.
Cost: Free event
7. Twilight Snowshoe Tour
Northstar California Resort welcomes guests to enjoy a guided snowshoe tour as the sun goes down. Equipment is available for rent.
Where: Northstar California Resort | 5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee
When: Saturday, Jan. 20 | 5-7 p.m.
Cost: Adults: $59, Children age 10-12: $41
8. Art of Mixology
Learn from cocktail mixologist experts to create classic cocktails in Manzanita Bar at The Ritz-Carlton. Advance reservations are required, guests must be 21 or older.
Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe | 13031 Ritz-Carlton Highlands Court, Truckee
When: Sunday, Jan. 21 | 4-5 p.m.
Cost: $60 per person
9. USCSA Rail Jam Competition
Homewood will host a freestyle event series for collegiate athletes within the USCSA on Sunday from the Lakeview Terrain Park, which will be closed to the public.
Where: Homewood Mountain Resort | 5145 West Lake Blvd., Homewood
When: Sunday, Jan. 21 | 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cost: Free event with lift ticket or season pass.
10. International Ski for Light
Tahoe Donner will host Ski for Light, a week of skiing for visually impaired cross-country skiers around the world.
Where: Tahoe Donner XC | 15275 Alder Creek Road, Truckee
When: Sunday, Jan. 21 – Sunday, Jan. 28
Cost: Weeklong event: $950 per person for double-occupancy; $1,265 for single-occupancy.
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YouTube for its part will provide the needed technology to run the service and will also host the videos on its own site, where they'll be housed in a Vevo channel via an embedded player. All parties involved will share revenue for advertisements shown on both Vevo and YouTube. After the new service gets off the ground, the companies could also allow other labels access to the site, becoming a Hulu of sorts for music related content.
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Bruin: Tomorrow we are wearing Sunday Best to Show our respect for our veterans. We'll see you all tomorrow morning looking sharp!
Lost and Found: All lost and Found Items will be donated at the end of school Friday so check to make sure you haven't lost anything!
Yearbook: Students Please check for your yearbook photo outside the finance office. If your photo is not there or spelled wrong, come talk to Mrs. Peery in room 163. This needs to be done by Thursday during lunch.
Media Center: If your a Harry Potter fan, come visit the library this month! We have a number of different activities and contests leading up to the new "Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them" movie. There's scavenger hunts, trivia, and more! You're competing individually and with your Hogwarts House! Muggles are welcome as well.
Sadies: Orchesis and cheer will be selling Sadies tickets by the bruin, today and tomorrow. Its $12 pre-sale, and $15 at the door. Also come get married at Sadies for $21.
Crazy Jerzies: This today and Friday we will be doing the last order of Crazy Jersey's! Come to the bruin during lunch on Thursday and Friday and order your Jersey!! Only $25!!
Swim Team: Come and support our Bruin Swimmers at their first meet against Alta today over at the Orem Fitness Center. Warm ups start at 3:00 pm, meet start at 3:30 pm.
FBLA and DECA Clubs: Competition sign-up meeting Thursday during lunch in Mrs. Codners room for the up coming competitions this month.
Swim Team: Swim meets today at 3:30 so come and be there.
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division (EPA CID) Special Agents are fully authorized law enforcement officers empowered to enforce our nation’s environmental laws as well as any other federal law. The EPA states that an environmental crime is generally “a negligent, knowing or willful violation of federal environmental law.”
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San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board — The mission of the California State Water Resources Control Board is to “preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California’s water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.” California is divided into nine regional water boards, and Region 2 covers the San Francisco Bay area. Use this website to find public notices, review board decisions, and learn more about environmental programs.
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1515 Clay St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) — The BAAQMD aims to create a healthy breathing environment for every Bay Area resident while protecting and improving public health, air quality, and the global climate. Visit this website to learn more about rules, compliance, and permits. You can also find research, data, and air quality plans.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
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I’m into anything technology related from Apple products, Microsoft server products, blogs, podcasts, hard drives, flash drives and networking technology. Basically anything related to technology. This includes Macs, Windows and even some Linux. I enjoy programming and can create very usable applications, they may not always be the most visually appealing products, but they function quite well and I’m a stickler for making sure they’ll run long past the last time I’ve edited a page on them.
I can be fiercely loyal to things in my life. I always like to use the best technology, whether it be Apple, Microsoft, Google or any other company. I’m not afraid to point out when a company does something that I feel is not best for their consumers and advocates. I can get bored with technology. I always seem to need to be on the cutting edge, not bleeding edge mind you, but cutting edge. I’m will to deal with the bugs and issues that can arise by using cutting edge technology, but the software or device must always be somewhat functional.
I’m still not 100% sure what I want to do in terms a career, except it will be something with computers. My ideal job would be something where I am running a company or it feels like I’m running a company. I work best when I’m given direction but not micro-managed. I do my best thinking between six o’clock at night and midnight. I have a bunch of ideas for applications yet I can never see to find enough time to complete any of them. I am very detail oriented. I tend to notice things that most would overlook.
Music plays an extremely important part in my life. I’m almost always listening to music. If I’m not listening to music, I’m either listening to a podcast or an audiobook but I am almost always tuned into something. I have an eclectic styling of music. I listen to anything from Rap, Pop, Top 40, Country, Hip-Hop, Classic Rock and even a bit of Classical. I tend to lean more towards listening to Country than any other genre.
I am very intuitive regarding people and I can sit back and pick up small details that most would seem inconsequential. Yet, these details are the items that truly make a person individual. I hold the opinion that there are those who are not true to themselves and are consequentially always unhappy and are just depriving themselves of what they need. I also think as though humans are generally good natured.
I tend to make snap decisions and stick by them. I expect more of people than they are willing to put forth. I expect people to be fast and efficient, I do not like it when people sit on the fence regarding something. As the saying goes, ‘Shit or get off the Pot’.
I crave information, the more information I have the better. I do not care if it is considered gossip, news, rumors, fact, fiction; it makes no difference. All information is usable in some form or another.
My experience has taught me that my brain analyzes things quickly and subsequently I can become bored with a topic well before others tend to.
I have my own thoughts on life and what happens after death and the entire meaning of life. I do consider as though every person on Earth is here for a reason, regardless of the length of their stay. They may just be here to have a child and pass on. They may be here to make a huge difference in just one person’s life. They may be here to find the cure for Cancer, baldness, or even just propagate their beliefs on others. I dare say as though organized religion is worthwhile, since it’s so hypocritical it contradicts itself.
Science has given no proof that there is not life on other planets, but that we have just not been able to locate it yet. As a co-worker said ‘If there is a supreme being do you think he’d put all of his eggs in one basket’. Very valid point. I hope we, as humans, find another race and create an alliance and share knowledge. I also hope we find another habitable planet within my lifetime so that we can finally know if we are all alone.
Many people choose Athletes and Celebrities as heroes, while I’m slightly different, I have different Celebrities as my heroes. The first, and foremost, is George Carlin. Why him? He was a wordsmith and had a knack for show you exactly how things were. He had no qualms and was not afraid of any censors.
My Political leaning is Democrat. I heartily dislike Right-wing nut bags who come up with an idea and fashion a rationale to support that. By doing this they completely ignore the facts. And the fucking tea-party all need to be Tea-bagged into Texas, where the entire state can secede from the US, because they are all too fucked up to be part of the United States; no evolution, look at the fucking evidence…
I do also hold the opinion as though we have all lived in previous times and do come back. I also think there is such a thing as genetic memory. I think as though this memory influences some of our more irrational behaviors and is the impetus for some of our fears. For instance, in a prior life, if you were strangled you may not like anything around your neck. If you happened to drown in a previous life, you may not like to go near water. The times that we have previous lived also contribute the parts of history that we enjoy learning about. I happen to enjoy the Dark and Middle Ages and absolutely love Castles. I am fascinated by World War II and could sit and watch movies and shows about World War II all day long. I also enjoy books and stories about the Vikings.
I tend to plan and stage things for years ahead, yet at the same time I also know what is going on now and what limitations exist. Despite this planning, my ability to save money is lacking (it might have something to do with the gadgets).
I am not really into anything sports related, while I will participate in a fantasy football pool, it’s only with family and typically by the end of week 6 I tend to stop looking at it. I understand most of the rules of major sports, so it’s not like I do not understand what is going on, it’s just not a big interest.
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The Art, Sports and Animation camp has been a favourite of our three boys for many years. The balance of creative engagement and exploration, and physical activity fuels their hearts, minds and bodies. Possibly the greatest testament to the quality of fun is that our boys fly out of bed in the morning and are always keen for another day’s adventure. The staff and student leaders always deliver a first class experience.
My daughter and son have had the privilege of spending 4 summers at the Arts, Sports & Animation Camp. It is the perfect combination of creative, experiential exploration, action, and fun. The efforts that these teachers go to, in order to provide incredible care and activities, is astounding. We have yet to find a more enjoyable camp week, and we have had the luxury of trying many different camps. My kids look so forward to this week all year. Thank you to all you amazing teachers!
For the past four years I have worked as a camp counsellor at the Arts, Sports & Animation Camp. Originally, I was enrolled as a camper where I focussed mostly on Stop-Motion animation. As I grew older, the camp’s director recognized my maturity and dedication and felt that it would be good for me to move into a counsellor position. At first I helped run activities in which I had developed a high level of skill, that being animation. Soon I was asked to increase my responsibility from animation to being in charge of the younger group of campers along with a co-counsellor. I have received excellent feedback from my time at the camp. Many returning children have asked their parents if I am going to be there as they want to be in my group. My relationship with the camp director is excellent and my scope of responsibility continues to grow every year so it has been extremely rewarding for both myself and the camp.
My boys and girls love the Arts, Sports & Animation camp, and have participated for the last five years! They love the variety of sports and activities, from creating masterpieces for their bedrooms, to animation projects, water gun fights and fencing. There's a lot packed in to a week to keep them engaged and entertained! I love the familiarity of having it at SHS with teachers we all love, and the fact that it runs at the end of June. It's a great way to kick off summer!
Many thanks for including Alexandra in your camp. She always feels empowered after spending time with you and being engaged in the art, and for that – I am very grateful. Hugs and Cheers
Camp Creativity is the perfect camp for the active, imaginative and "techie", child that you may have. My son has enjoyed this camp for the past 5 summers. The art component is unique, the video and photography aspect keeps them focused and engaged and the outdoor games allow them to burn off excess energy while interacting with all the kids. I think this is one of the most well rounded camps out there. Your child won't be disappointed.
Our youngest son had now attended Dorota's art camp for the last two years and the best testimonial I can give is that as the last day approaches he is already asking me to book his spot for the next year.
The camp is extremely well run by an incredible lady. There is always laughter and huge smiles on everyone's faces.
A definite must if your child enjoys being creative.
I’ve participated in art camp for 7 years and every time it never ceases to amaze me. From animation to photography there is always something fabulous to do. The camp allows you be creative with art and you get to make awesome masterpieces, friends, and have memorable experiences along the way. If you think it is just about making art you're wrong. There is recess, sports, and on one of the days a fun filled haven of splashing and being splashed with water toys! Remember bring a bathing suit, a water weapon, and a spare pair of shoes! Trust me you’ll really want one at the end of the day. But what I am trying to say is that Sterling Hall’s Art Camp is an amazing experience for your kids. A definite must and on the top of my list for summer activities!
Kayvaun Blair Goldberg, Grade 7
My 5-year-old son attended the SHS Arts, Sports, and Animation camp last year and he absolutely loved it. It was his first camp experience without one of his older siblings and on top of that, he has multiple food allergies -- all of which led to a little initial hesitation for both him and I. He was so well cared for, however, and he did some amazing projects, made new friends, and had a tremendous amount of fun. He will most definitely be going back this summer (and his siblings will be joining him!).
Linda Kim, mother of Benjamin
I look forward to starting every summer with art camp! The teachers are super cool, and the activities are really fun. We do a wide range of activities from painting skateboards and birdhouses, to clay animation, to dress up with face paint to outdoor water fights. The best part of the water fight is you get to squirt the teachers! You will enjoy art camp if you go and you will have great memories and go there every year like me!
Nika Sebastian Goldberg, Grade 4
The Art, Sports & Animation camp has been a treasure for my two boys for the last three years. Although they are very sporty boys this is the camp they do not want to miss. As you walk into camp the halls are bustling with energy and you can feel the atmosphere of creativity. The projects are so well planned out with amazing finished products that the kids are so proud of. The warmth and enthusiasm of the director and staff cannot be matched! Last year the boys brought along three friends and all three girls loved it 😉
My boys, six and eight, have attended Camp Creativity last summer and they loved it! They will be attending the camp again this summer and my 5 year old girl will be joining them.
The camp is run by a fabulous Sterling Hall Art Teacher, Dorota Trnik. They have full days of physical and creative activities. They play games outside and also do amazing artwork in the studio. Last summer they learned to use media to create animated videos and were very proud of their clay projects and canvases, which several are displayed on our walls.
Aside from being a fun place for the kids, it is also a kind and wholesome environment. I highly recommend the camp for both, boys and girls.
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When I first traveled to Cuba, the “Special Period” was just ending and it was complex. There was not a lot of infrastructure for travelers and I was met with a lot of challenges for basics like food and transportation.
I remember trying to make my way across the park, to the shade of a tree, to escape the intense heat. “I will be ok, if I can get to that tree!”
I got under the tree and it was not even a little bit cooler.
Many of my first trips and experiences were like that;
Nowhere to hide, thick air, music, noise, and people who were really committed to the art of conversation.
It wasn’t always in my comfort zone but there was this feeling that I kept noticing. I never felt lonely.
When we say, “Namaste” at the end of a yoga class, we are not only honoring the light in others, we are meditating on being part of the same life force. We are feeling our connection.
Traveling to Cuba often feels like a yoga class. At first, we are in a hurry and everything seems to be moving so slowly. Then we take a few breaths and give in to the rhythm. The flow may get strong, we may sweat, we may need to release some rigidity that is no longer serving us. Our body may lead us in the dance, the flow, we play between surrender and release. And by the time our trip ends and we lie in Savasana, we feel freedom around our heart, our breathing, and we love ourselves and others more.
One of the most beautiful parts of our work, is getting to hear about how our participants feel the magic of Cuba.
“Daily life will be a bit different and improved because of my time with you [Cuba Wellness Adventures], with your family and our group in Cuba. There will be more light, love, and depth which will provide better balance.”
–Leigh I, Austin, Texas
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We have put together a checklist for you with steps and information regarding commonly asked questions and concerns to help make the preparation for your trip smooth and easy. But please keep in mind that tourists industry in Belarus is developing at a fast pace. Therefore please check all the rules regarding visas, invitations, migration cards and registrations with the Belarusian embassy in your country.
Visa or no visa to visit Belarus?
If you are from one of these countries (see list below) and want to visit Belarus for no more than 30 days via the Minsk National Airport (arrive and depart by plane), we have good news for you! As of 2017, you do not need a visa. All you need is a valid, up-to-date passport (must be valid for at least 90 days after your departure from Minsk), and or other official documentation from your country permitting foreign travel along with the appropriate photo identification. You will also need medical insurance (more info below) and money (around €22 per day). Two important things to remember is that a five day visa-free visit does not work if you arrive or leave Belarus via any airport in Russia and the arrival and departure days count as full days in this 30 days visa free travel.
In all other cases (a trip for more than 30 days or travelling by train, bus, or car) you will need a visa to enter Belarus.
If you are from Vietnam, Haiti, Gambia, India, China, Lebanon, Namibia, and or Samoa, and want to visit Belarus under the “no visa for 30 days regulation”, you should have a valid multi-visa to the EU states or the Schengen Area with a mark confirming the entry to their territory and a return plane ticket from Minsk National Airport within 30 days from the date of entry.
Infographics by www.belta.by
NO VISA for up to 30 days trip with no special requirements for the way of crossing the borders
If you are from: Cuba, Ecuador, Macau, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Serbia, Turkey, and or Montenegro (an invitation from a person or travel agency is required) and you want to visit Belarus for up to 30 days, then you do not need a visa. China citizens are able to visit Belarus without a visa for 30 days in one trip, but not more than 90 days a year.
NO VISA for up to 90 days trip
If you are from: Argentina, Brazil, Mongolia, Israel (up to 90 days in each period of 180 days)and or Venezuela and you want to visit Belarus for up to 90 days, then you do not need a visa.
NO VISA AT ALL
If you are from: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and or Ukraine, and you want to visit Belarus then there is no visa required no matter how you enter Belarus.
For any further questions, please check the website of your nearest Belarusian Embassy or Consulate to find out the most current and up-to-date information regarding visas and travel to Belarus.
Foreigners who want to visit Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park or Augustow Canal, who are not travelling into Belarus via the Minsk National Airport, can do so for a few days without a visa. For instance, if you want to visit Belovezhskaya Pushcha without a visa you can do it if you cross the border at the following checkpoints:
- railway checkpoint Brest-Central (Terespol)
- road checkpoints Brest (Terespol), Domachevo (Slovatichi), Peschatka (Polovtsy)
- pedestrian and bicycle checkpoint Pererov (Bialowieza)
- checkpoint Brest Airport
In addition to visiting Belovezhskaya Pushcha, you can also attend: Brest city and its district, Zhabinka, Pruzhany and Kamenets districts in Brest region, Svisloch district in Grodno region.
If you want to visit Augustow Canal without a visa you can do up to 10 days when crossing the border at the following checkpoints:
- pedestrian, bicycle and waterway transport checkpoint Lesnaya (Rudavka)
- road checkpoints Bruzhi (Kuznica Bialystockaya), Privalka (Raigardas)
- river checkpoint Privalka (Shvyandubre)
- Grodno railway station
- checkpoint Grodno Airport
Traveling to the Augustow canal in this way you can also visit Grodno city and its district.
Belarus visa requirements: how to apply for a visa?
If you are going to Belarus for more than 30 days and you are not from a country listed as “No Visa”, you must obtain a visa. Although a bit more challenging than just jumping on a plane, it is definitely worth the effort. Belarusians require a visa most places we travel and find our visa stamps a beautiful souvenir of the process and we are happy to help guide you step-by-step through this process. It will be well worth the effort. So, here we go:
STEP 1: Find out whether your country has a Belarusian Embassy or Consulate by checking their website. There you will also find the up-to-date info and Embassy rules specific for your country.
STEP 2: Get your stuff (documents) ready! In general you need to send the following documents to apply for a visa:
- Visa application form (a form you will find on the Embassy/Consulate website that you found in Step 1) In general, there are only three types of Belarusian visas: transit (valid for up to 2 days), short term (up to 90 days) and long term (up to a year, allowing you to stay 90 days in Belarus within this one year). The visas can be single, double, and multiple-entry. Most tourists usually get a single entry, short-term visa.
- One colour photograph (35×45 mm, not older than 6 months please). Keep in mind the requirements for your passport photograph.
- Valid passport or travel document (should be valid for at least 90 days following your planned departure from Belarus).
- Medical insurance. It is mandatory for all foreigners, (whether you need a visa or not) to have medical health insurance. A copy of your medical insurance certificate will be required when applying for a visa at the Embassy or Consulates. You will also need to show the original certificate upon your arrival at border control (once again, whether or not you have a visa). So, if you do not have medical travel insurance; you can buy it online, through any insurance company, and or travel agency. Some banks even offer travel insurance to their premium account holders. Just make sure that the insurance you take out is valid in Belarus (It should state somewhere within the form and or certificate Belarus, Europe incl. Belarus or Worldwide).
- If a visa is required, you will also need a confirmation of the visa fee payment, which you will need to take with you or provide a copy of to the Embassy or Consulate where your visa will be granting. (The cost of a visa differs depending on your country of origin and the visa type. For most countries, it is around €50-60, while for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia it costs €25. For further information regarding visa fees check your local Belarusian Embassy/Consulate’s’ website.
- For some countries you must provide additional information to acquire a visa. Visa support documents can differ depending on the purpose of your travel. The good thing is that in many European countries and elsewhere, you do not have to provide support documents when applying for a private, single entry, or short-term visa (less than 30 days). Nevertheless, always check with the Embassy/Consulate before applying to make the process less of a hassle.
STEP 3: After having collected all these documents, you can go to Step 3: print them, and get them to the Embassy!
In some countries, you need to go to the Consulate in person, in others – you can send the documents by post. So check this with your Embassy! Additionally, if you must visit your Embassy in person make sure you are clear on their visitation rules (some Embassies do not allow electronics such as phones, tablets, and or computer on site).
STEP 4: Wait 5 days! Your passport and visa should be returned to you in 5 working days. You can also choose a 2 day delivery for an additional cost.
Getting your visa at the airport
It is also possible to get your visa directly at the airport if you don’t have time or opportunity to go through the standard visa procedure. But (yes, there is always a but), you have to apply to these rules if you want to get your visa at the airport:
You fly with a direct flight to Minsk (again no transfer in Russia).
You have money to spend as the visa at the airport will costs you twice or three times more. You still have to send (two days before or even earlier) all the documents mentioned above to the Consular Department of Minsk National Airport.
Prepare yourself for border control
So, you arrive at border control. Historically, Belarusian border control agents have not been noted as the friendliest and smiley ambassadors. However, in the past years we have seen improvements, especially if you try to talk a bit of Belarusian or Russian. So, here’s what you need to pass border control without stress or surprises!
– Have your passport ready with a beautiful Belarusian visa in it (or just a passport, if no-visa required).
– A bit of Russian or Belarusian language skills would come in handy. A simple hello and goodbye will do, so prepare this one and see what these magical words can do for you.
– Check whether you have cash hidden in your passport This used to be a form of bribery, and you don’t want them to think you are trying to bribe them, as this concept of getting things done fast is no longer practised in Belarus.
– Taking pictures, videos, or talking on the phone is also prohibited, so please wait till after you are clear and out of border control.
Getting from Minsk airport to the city
Congrats! You made it through border control! Now you must get into the city! There are several modes of transportation that will bring you into the city depending on how much you want to spend or whether you are travelling on your own or with a group. Seeing that we are locals and do this quite often, here are our recommendations.
– If you are travelling by yourself and/or don’t want to spend a lot of money commuting, then we recommend that you to travel by bus. Number 300E will take about an hour from the airport to city centre and the bus will make two stops: one at Urucca Metro and the other at Central Bus/Train Station. This route will take you along the famous Independence (Niezaleznasci) Avenue, so you can enjoy some sightseeing along the way. The tickets for the bus can be purchased in the airport terminal and from the driver. The bus will cost 4 BYN (about €2). So it is best to exchange some money at the airport if you want to purchase tickets from the bus driver; its also good just having small change on you for other minor purchases. There are also several ATM’s located in the airport. Buses run pretty much all day and night, leaving almost every hour. The bus stop at the Airport is located in front of Gate 5-6 in the arrivals area (follow the bus sign).
– You can also get a minibus numbered 1400TC or 1430TC. It might be a bit less comfortable but a bit more adventurous. The costs are pretty much the same as the bus, and you can buy your ticket from the driver. You will also find the minibus in front of Gate 5-6 in the arrivals area.
– If you are travelling alone or just prefer a more comfortable drive, we recommend that you to take a taxi which are also located in front of arrivals Gate 5-6. You can either find one on the spot or order a taxi from the National Airport Service in advanced. Be aware that there are a lot of taxi drivers; freelancers and company taxies. Registered drivers should have a special licence and a list of prices inside the taxis. The most important detail to remember is that you don’t want to be ripped off! So negotiate with your best Russian, English, and with body language a price from the airport to the city not more than 60 BYN (€30). The distance from the airport to city centre is about 42 km, making it a travel time (without traffic) of 30-40 minutes. The prices start from 30 BYN (€17). Additionally, you can also book a car in advance via Uber: a trip to the nearest metro station Urucca will cost €10 or to the city centre €16.
– If you feel like renting a car (around €40-50 a day) you will find several car rental services in arrival Gate 3-4 on the first floor (Sixt, Auto-Sale, Avis).
When travelling by car
If you come to Belarus by car you need to have:
– International Drivers Licence.
– Documents showing that you are the owner of the car (originals not photocopies).
– The original international motor insurance certificate: the Green Card. Check here if your country is a member of the Green Card system. In case you do not have this certificate you can always get it at any Belarusian insurance company or at the Belarus border (the cost depends on the length of your stay – €5-50).
Detailed information about state border checkpoints as well as updates about border crossing queues and other information can be found on the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus website.
Be aware of toll roads in Belarus because foreign vehicles have to pay for using them. Only drivers of cars (with the technical total weight of 3.5 tonnes or less) from Custom Union countries (Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan) are free of charge.
Temporary registration for 5 day + visitors
This might be the strangest and most bureaucratic thing you have encountered; if not then you have been to some exotic countries! So, the deal is that if you stay in Belarus longer than 5 days in a private apartment or at friend’s place you need to get a temporary registration at the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the area where you are staying. You must register within five days upon your arrival (these five days include workdays and Saturdays and exclude Sundays and public holidays). Otherwise, you will get a fine of up to €500 on the border. If you are staying in hotels or hostels they will register you automatically. The citizens of Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates do not need to register if you are staying for 30 days or less. There is rumour that this complicated registration process will be made electronic, so via the internet in the near future. We will keep our fingers crossed.
Just keep in mind that on Sunday and Monday migration offices are closed.
For temporary stay registration you need: a request and application form from the owner of the place where you are staying during your visit, your passport, medical insurance certificate, migration card (Form B), and a receipt of the registration fee payment (around €6). Ask for bank details for payment in the department you register.
If you are staying at a friend’s place, we suggest you visit the registration office together, as he/she just needs to show his/her passport for your registration. Usually this administrative procedure does not take a lot of time, however, in some cases you could spend several hours. The stamp with the registration will be put on your migration card (Form B), so when you get it back make sure it is in place. Again, we cannot stress how important this form is…so don’t lose it!
Belarusian money and exchange
Our national currency is the Belarusian rouble (BYN). This currency is quite special and rare, so be aware that once you obtain Belarusian roubles they are to be spent in Belarus. This means that you will have to exchange on our territory all the BYN you have left, or take it home with you as a souvenir. €1 is about 2.02 BYN, but you should check it right before your trip. You can easily exchange your money (Euro, US dollars, Ukrainian hryvnia and Russian roubles) at banks or exchange offices in hotels, supermarkets, shopping malls, at the airport, railway, and bus stations. You do not pay any exchange commission and the exchange rate is pretty much the same everywhere. There are ATMs located all over town where you can withdraw BYN, and in some cases Euro and US dollars. It is also possible to pay by card almost everywhere. You will be surprised!
Here’s a fun fact: Before the denomination in July 2016, €50 was equal to 1,000,000 BYN making most people millionaires in Belarus. While for tourists this was quite exciting, for us it was challenging. Our wallets bulged but held very little value. We were also one of the only countries without coins in circulation. We are still getting used to the fact that coins have a value.
Many people think that Belarus is a cold country. Well, yes, winter can be cold but summer is warm and sometimes even too hot. The best time to visit is from May to September for the warmest weather of the year and the longest hours of sunshine. Bring an umbrella just in case as Minsk has more fog and rain than London.
Some practical information
Time zone: UTC/GMT +3:00
Telephone code: +375
Minsk code: 17
Sockets: 220V, 50Hz (European plugs fit. For British and American plugs you need an adapter)
Tips: 5-10 % at the restaurants/cafes
Staying in touch
While Belarus may seem a bit exotic and off-the-grid, you will not disappear online. We have quite good Wi-Fi connections in most cafes, shopping malls, and hotels – you just need to ask for the password. In case you want to have mobile internet and do not want pay a lot to your local mobile company (check the tariffs and if they consider mobile phone usage in Belarus as roaming) you will need to buy a simcard in the shop of our three main Mobile and Internet providers: Velcom, MTS, or Life. A Belarusian sim card will only work on your phone if it is unlocked by your local mobile provider. Don’t forget to bring your passport with you.
To connect to the public Wi-Fi you need to have a Beltelecom card with a username and password (at “Belsayuzdruk”/«Белсаюздрук» kiosk). Three hours of Internet connection will cost around €1 (1.65 BYR).
Emergency calls (god forbid)
In case of health emergency you will need to show your passport and insurance certificate.
National holidays when all offices are closed (exception supermarkets and shopping malls) because we are celebrating:
- 1 January: New Year
- 7 January: Orthodox Christmas
- 8 March: Women’s Day
- Catholic Easter Day (Falls on a Sunday)
- Orthodox Easter Day (Falls on a Sunday)
- Commemoration Day (Radonitsa: 9th day after Orthodox Easter)
- 1 May: Labour Day
- 9 May: Victory Day
- 3 July: Independence Day
- 7 November: October Revolution Day
- 25 December: Catholic Christmas
minsktourism.by – official Minsk tourist website. You can find a list of contacts and embassies in Belarus.
belarustourism.by – how to get to Belarus, what to do, and where to stay in Belarus.
rw.by – train tickets and schedules.
airport.by/en – Minsk National Airport.
minsktrans.by/en –public city transport, international and inter-city buses in Belarus.
kvitki.by –electronic tickets for cultural and sports events.
bycard.by – movie tickets online.
relax.by – entertainment catalogue.
34mag.net/en – media, magazine, events, education, publishing.
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The Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation and Horton’s Kids’ partnership spans back to 2005. Grants have supported general operations, including the development of an on-site Community Resource Center that connects families with critical support services and health and basic needs supports to ensure children are healthy and positioned to succeed.
Horton’s Kids is a community-based organization that serves 500 children, grades K through 12, living in an isolated neighborhood called Wellington Park in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 8. Horton’s Kids’ mission is to empower at-risk children and prepare them for successful and healthy lives through educational opportunities and comprehensive programs tailored to their needs. Horton’s Kids believes circumstance should not dictate a child’s future, and that every child should graduate from high school ready to succeed in college, career, and life. | <urn:uuid:65046f78-959e-42f0-a2e3-410f527a1e72> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://remnpmfoundation.org/project/hortons-kids/?doing_wp_cron=1544119350.5829579830169677734375 | 2019-07-19T16:16:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526324.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190719161034-20190719183034-00238.warc.gz | en | 0.948778 | 180 |
1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
750g carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tsp Pataks madras curry paste
1 heaped tsp ground coriander
1.2 l vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper
- In a pressure cooker, saute the onion and leek in a glug of olive oil until it is softened and just starting to brown.
- Stir in the curry paste and coriander. You can also add freshly grated ginger (but I didn't have any).
- Throw in the carrots, give it all a good stir, then pour over the stock.
- Put in the bayleaf, season with salt and pepper (be careful if you're using salted stock).
- Bring up to pressure and cook for about 8 minutes once at full pressure. If you don't have a pressure cooker, cook in a large pan for as long as it takes to soften the carrots completely.
- Leave to come down from pressure, then puree the soup (use a hand blender or failing that smoosh it with a masher).
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I’ve always liked the simplicity of Russian design. The heroics of the people, the sweeping blocks of colour and style.
I find it amazing that a society that was so isolated from western culture managed to produce graphic design that was so similar to that produced in the west. Of course it was different in terms of the subject matter, which couldn’t have been much further away from knocking out Coke and lifestyle products.
But it’s kind of like all graphic designers did the same course at the same college before going back to their respective states. The use of space, texture and typeface of Russian graphics all comply to the basic ‘rules’ of design. Those underpinning concepts of aesthetics that appealed to us in the west seemed to come as natural to those in the east too.
You couldn’t say the same about music.
Check out this poster, the colours, simple text and feeling of speed all point to ‘just enough’ and ‘just in the right place’. It’s awesome. Reckon I’ll be bring some Russian graphic style to the pages of this website over the next few months, Komrade. | <urn:uuid:dee45029-afce-4e84-b94c-3d2927abd108> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://www.alancoleman.co.uk/blog/2011/04/russian-space-and-graphic-design/ | 2019-07-19T16:32:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526324.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190719161034-20190719183034-00238.warc.gz | en | 0.960166 | 246 |
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Video is a wonderful thing. Life moves too quickly to see and process everything that’s happening. Especially at a Guy Fieri cooking demonstration.
As I sat down to edit this video from Pebble Beach Food & Wine, I knew I had some interesting stuff. But I didn’t know I had… stage diving.
Stage diving, people. Watch the video!
Aside from the breath-taking location, one of the coolest things about Pebble Beach Food & Wine is that celebrity chefs are actually at their booths. Tim Love serves up mouth-watering Cabrito Tacos with Salsa Cruda and Pickled Chillies while dancing intermittently.
Check out Tim Love’s Taco and all of my favorite morsels in Appetizer! Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2012.
Chef Angela Tamura’s Saffron Risotto Cake with Braised Veal Shoulder, Watermelon, Radish and Sweet Garlic Rémoulade is another standout.
Check out Appetizer! Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2012 to see more food from Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2012.
See you next year…
Special thanks to chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Chiarello for your time and the laughs.
Thanks for the XL T-shirt, Guy Fieri.
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Carroll County is named for Charles Carroll, who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator for Maryland, or for Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
Created: November 16, 1820
Carrollton 1827 – present
County Courthouse – Carrollton
Location: 8 South Main Street / West Benton Street
Built: 1902 – 1904
Architect: Robert G Kirsch of Kirsch and Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Contractor: John Scott and Sons of Lancaster
Description: The building faces east and is a two story course stone structure. The east front has a projecting center section with large arch with two stone columns at the first story entrance and large arched window on the second story. The center section rises to a peak above the roof line. The roof is hipped.
Note: The first courthouse was built by William Glaze in 1834 at a cost of $273.50. The second courthouse was built in 1839 to 1843 at a cost of $4,000. In 1855, a cupola was built by Thomas Tweedy. Joseph Troxel was hired to complete the work in 1957. The third courthouse was constructed in 1867 by Jacobs, Farris and Company for a cost of $12,350. The present courthouse was constructed at a cost of $45,900.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Carroll County Courthouse
E – Chariton County
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You know Texas Rangers? Walker (Chuck Norris), a martial artist, and his partner Trivette (Clarence Gilyard) are tackling crime in Dallas and all around the State of Texas in popular TV show. Now, Walker’s home has been listed on sale for $1.2 million. In real life, house belongs to Chuck Norris’ brother Aaron Norris and his wife, Rebecca Norris.
“Aaron lived in the house after ‘Walker, Texas Ranger‘ left,” said Rogers Healy, owner of Dallas-based Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate, of the property that hit the market Monday.
Built in 1975, the 7,362 square feet one-story home is located at 6512 Meadowcreek Drive in the Northwood Hills neighborhood of near Belt Line Road and Preston Road. It features 4 bedrooms (one with workout machines), 7 full baths and 2 half baths. As might be expected from house used by Texas Rangers, it also features 884-square-foot studio allows space for practicing roundhouse kicks.
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Much of Australian culture is based around the beach and nothing says beach like Seagulls! Be careful to hide your chips!
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South Africa’s PPC Ltd has proposed merging with its nearest rival Afrisam Group, in a renewed attempt to combine the two cement giants and an effort to lead consolidation.
PPC had abandoned talks with Afrisam two years ago. It said that it had revived discussions about a potential merger.
Afrisam, which is majority owned by the Public Investment Corporation Pension Fund, first proposed a merger in 2014 when PPC's share price had been under pressure due to infighting between its Board and former chief executive.
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We pride ourselves to be experts in experiential travel in Central Europe. We know where the best hotels are, hidden gems that are not mentioned in guidebooks, the best restaurants, local winemakers and so on. We design our trips so that you can get up-close and personal with your destination in a way you’d never manage if you travelled on your own. Also, we are really flexible, so if the group decides to alter the itinerary, so be it.
“A little-bit of bike, a little-bit of yoga, a lot of gastro and a healthy amount of hedonism” concluded one of our guests at the end of our Best of Hungary trip. Don’t think of hard training camps or strict yoga retreats. Yoga and cycling serve one purpose: to deepen your travel experience. By doing yoga we shift our attention inwards and prepare our minds and bodies to beautiful and mindful hours on our bikes.
From choosing the right hotels to coordinating transportation and sightseeing logistics, our professional guides take care of everything so that you can relax and fully enjoy your holiday from the moment you are picked up at the airport. We keep our groups small because groups of 10 to 14 offer security, access and intimacy. We believe that travelling in small groups offers a way deeper experience than travelling solo or with a big-bus tour.
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We believe that travelling is an appreciation of the amazing diversity that life has created on our planet.
When travelling, we not only get the opportunity to experience foreign cultures, but it is also a perfect time for self-reflection. Travelling represents a catalyst for change in our lives that can open our minds and hearts.
Mass tourism however has lost its capacity to enable travellers to gain profound and intimate experiences.
At WanderRoads we inspire you to wander off the beaten path and explore roads less travelled, meet local people and learn about their culture and history.
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Constituency – Sikkim
●Unemployment- State has the highest unemployment rate in the country after Tripura, also in the north east
Sikkim , according to a report has highest suicidal rates in the country and majority of those who killed themselves were found unemployed.
● Ecological Damages and Recurring Landslides
● Lack of Support to Organic Farming: First organic state of India, but poor production of organic products and lack of sustainable market, forced farmers to shift towards traditional farming.
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This is a book about a small Southern Italian village and its offshoots in Toronto. It's about bread and figs and food in general, about Carnival and pilgrimages to religious sanctuaries, about fathers, mothers and children, about migrating and about remaining, about yearning to leave if you've stayed and yearning to make the trek back if you've gone, about how both those who travel and those who never stray from home change. But it's also about what it may mean to write an ethnography of the place you've chosen to continue to inhabit and about how an array of houses in one of the most forlorn backwaters of Europe can actually be in the thick of current history. Mixing fiction and non-fiction, autobiography, portraits of friends and co-villagers, anecdotes, short tales and the reflections of the specialist, it's also about how anthropology can be literature and literature anthropology. In short, it's a book sure to become a classic.
Vito Teti teaches at the University of Calabria. One of Italy's major living anthropologists, he has published over a dozen works. Stones into Bread is the first to appear in English. Editor, translator, author, Francesco Loriggio has published extensively on both modern Italian literature and Italian Canadian literature. Toronto's Damiano Pietropaolo is an award winning writer/broadcaster, director, translator, essayist, reviewer and educator.
Every book by Vito Teti is a blessing. His stories about the Italian South, about Southern Italian mobility, unfold as anthropological narratives: men who migrate hoping to make their luck in America, women who listen as in a dream ... --Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah It's quite rare to run across such a symbiosis of rigorous analysis and poetic sense of life, of life's passing and its enduring, of its floundering and its re-emergence. Perhaps the great anthropologists are the real poets of modernity, founders, as much as discoverers, of buried cities and disappearing civilizations, but founders in so far as they are discoverers and discoverers in so far as they are the founders of perennial values that are refracted, changing but never disappearing, in the flux of time. --Claudio Magris, author of Blameless | <urn:uuid:e98b5f66-27f3-4bfe-8f4d-ad9566a7e666> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://49thshelf.com/Books/S/Stones-into-Bread | 2019-07-19T16:53:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526324.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190719161034-20190719183034-00238.warc.gz | en | 0.970057 | 477 |
CASEXE to forward to Amsterdam iGaming Super Show
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Illinois has signed a bill legalizing recreational use and purchase of Marijuana. This bill is scheduled to go into effect as of January 1st, 2020. Illinois is now joining 10 other states and the District of Columbia in another large step for cannabis and cannabis-derived products. Governor J. B. Pritzker signed this bill on Tuesday June 26th, 2019.
Here is the full case summary of The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. I’ll be hitting some of the major points here as well. Adult’s ages of 21 and older will be able to buy and use recreational marijuana from licensed dispensaries. There will be different constraints of possession based on residency within the state.
- “Possession limit for Illinois residents:
- 30 grams of cannabis flower;
- 5 grams of cannabis concentrate; and
- No more than 500 milligrams of THC contained in a cannabis-infused product; and
- Registered patients in the medical cannabis pilot program may possess more than 30 grams of cannabis if it is grown and secured in their residence under certain conditions.
- Possession limit for non-Illinois residents:
- 5 grams of cannabis flower;
- 2.5 grams of cannabis; and
- No more than 250 milligrams of THC contained in a cannabis-infused product.
- The possession limits are to be considered cumulative.”
They go over all different options of licensing and ownership through Cannabis business development fund fees. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and Department of Agriculture will be playing large roles. A very healthy proposal for the restoration of the communities will be put into play.
“The proposal would establish a new grant program, the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program, to address the impact of economic disinvestment, violence, and the historical overuse of the criminal justice system.”
Sounds like some very promising news for the state of Illinois. The idea of the R3 program is a fascinating and respectable way to ascertain the full needs of the community and understand the depth at which the criminal justice system has effected it. The community itself will be getting an explosion of jobs due to the legalization. With the early access given to the currently licensed medical cannabis groups, jobs will be starting to boom in short time. With all this positive news it’s hard to understand why it hasn’t been done sooner. According to J.B. Pritzker:
“The state of Illinois just made history, legalizing adult-use cannabis with the most equity-centric approach in the nation,”
“Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to our state, and it’s the right thing to do. This legislation will clear the cannabis-related records of nonviolent offenders through an efficient combination of automatic expungement, gubernatorial pardon and individual court action. I’m so proud that our state is leading with equity and justice in its approach to cannabis legalization and its regulatory framework. Because of the work of the people here today and so many more all across our state, Illinois is moving forward with empathy and hope.”
But that’s not all. With the legalization of Marijuana also comes the fact of giving relief to the community on previous marijuana related violations.
- “Category 1: Local law enforcement and ISP will automatically expunge arrests not leading to a conviction for possession and manufacture or possession with intent to deliver for up to 30 grams.
- Eligible records = arrests for section 4 and section 5 of the Cannabis Control Act for amounts less than 30 grams. Must not be associated with a violent crime or a penalty enhancement for selling to a person under the age of 18 if the individual was over 18.”
- “Category 2: Governor will grant pardons authorizing expungement for convictions for possession and manufacture or possession with intent to deliver for up to 30 grams.
- Eligible records = convictions for Section 4 and Section 5 of the Cannabis Control Act for amounts less than 30 grams. Must not be associated with a violent crime or a penalty enhancement for selling to a person under the age of 18 if the individual was over 18.”
- “Category 3: Individuals and State’s Attorneys may file motions with courts to vacate convictions for possession up to 500 grams.
- Eligible records = convictions for possession and manufacture/delivery/possession with intent to deliver under Section 4 and Section 5 of the Cannabis Control Act, including possession up to 500 grams. No limitations on associated with violent crime.”
- “Exclusions: Violent Crimes
- If the cannabis offense was connected to a violent crime it is ineligible for the automatic expungement processes, but the individual (or State’s Attorney) can still file motion with the court to vacate conviction. This list of violent crimes comes from the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.””
This one act alone is going to provide clean or cleaner records of around 800,000 people involved in the act of purchasing or possessing marijuana within the aforementioned 30 gram limitation. The magnitude of this is insane. People are going to be able to return to their original lives with traces of the violation on their record. Allowing these people to continue on with their lives is yet again another benefit on the community. Gov. J.B. Pritzker says:
“This will have a transformational impact on our state, creating opportunity in the communities that need it most and giving so many a second chance.”
I agree with Gov. J.B. Pritzker. He has shown incredible steps on this subject to increase the economy of the entire state while formulating plans to not only help out, but give so much back to the community. The amount of actual state revenue that this act will bring is going to be exponential to Illinois. There is going to be a huge boom in the economy. I’m excited to see what else this legislature is going to affect throughout the rest of the United States over the coming months. There are now 11 States and the District of Columbia with legalized recreational marijuana. Whereas there are 33 States and the District of Columbia with legalized medical marijuana. Don’t forget that through this legality that the cannabis-derived compounds are also going to be getting bigger and bigger.
The cannabis-derived compound CBD is always a solid alternative to the drug marijuana. If you’re worried about THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) being in your system or if it conflicts with possible job opportunities then this is your go to alternative. CBD has great potential for eventual medical use and the results are more than known. Feel free to look up plenty of stories about these beneficial qualities that CBD has. If you want to learn more about it, you can check up on our educational pages connected to our CBDipedia superstore. CBDipedia is your number one source for all things relating to hemp news, as well as your one stop for all of the top premium products that the CBD industry can supply. | <urn:uuid:8481d14c-4f54-4106-a08f-8a51910f623f> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://cbdipedia.com/legalization-of-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois/ | 2019-07-19T16:17:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526324.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190719161034-20190719183034-00238.warc.gz | en | 0.935454 | 1,450 |
Note: If you’re using Google’s Chrome browser, you need to add the RSS Subscription Extension.
There are lots of WordPress plugins out there that have been built for feed customization and syndication, but most of them serve scrapers who pull others’ content to populate their Adsense sites. But if you run an honest website and you create content that’s related to different topics, it’s not a bad idea to offer your readers category, author, or tag-specific feeds. WordPress makes this easy.
For example, this website started as a hobby blog. With cyberspace being in a virtual land rush, I staked a claim on my name several years ago. After denying a few requests from other Chad Chandlers out there who wanted to buy it, I thought I’d throw a blog on the domain. The site originally existed to keep my out-of-state family apprised of my activities. Most of the content involved cooking, woodworking or sightseeing. I still blog on those topics, even though I’ve taken the site in a more professional direction.
Why have more than one feed?
I publish a professional feed for people who want advice about marketing and PR. You can check it out here. These people don’t want to be inundated with pictures of my latest hike or the filé gumbo I made over the weekend. Although I use my hobby blog to create the content, I import a category-specific feed to feedburner and then push that feed to the world. That way the people who want serious posts about marketing aren’t annoyed by more frivolous content.
How do you do it?
All WordPress sites automatically publish four feeds right out of the box:
If you’ve customized your permalinks, it looks like this:
Let’s build on these and use my site as an example. Let’s say there’s a woodworking forum out there that aggregates carpentry content. I have a lot of posts about carpentry, but they only come up when I have projects around the house. In the meantime, I’m cranking out posts about cooking, marketing, and travel. No one on the woodworking forum wants to see that, so they’ll likely deny my general feed. But if I specify the feed category or tag, they’ll only see posts that are related to carpentry. I can either submit my category of “woodworking” or my tag of “carpentry.” All it takes to make that happen is to add this code at the end:
Why does this matter to non-bloggers?
If you read blogs that post on several categories, you can assemble the feed code yourself to isolate the content you want to import into your feed reader. But we can also delve deeper than that. What if you read group blogs like Techcrunch or Wired, but only really want to posts by certain authors. Just apply this template to their feed and that’s the only content that will pull into your reader:
How easy is that? There are plugins that make it easy to display your category feeds via widgets, but you really don’t need a third-party to help you publish specific feeds. Just choose a couple that are your most popular and let your readers choose.
There’s more information about feed specification in the WordPress Codex. | <urn:uuid:039c272f-c20d-4194-929f-b920882141e6> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://chadchandler.com/customizing-separate-wordpress-feeds/ | 2019-07-19T17:04:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526324.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190719161034-20190719183034-00238.warc.gz | en | 0.902845 | 717 |
Delivering high quality customer service over multiple channels may not be easy, but it is expected. Today’s consumer uses a variety of channels and touch-points to interact with your organization and they expect the same level of service regardless of the channel they use. The experience that a customer has with you over the voice channel should be the same if they were chatting with you, sending you an email or tweeting at you.
To highlight the importance of a multi-channel customer service strategy, we’ve compiled 5 of the most important statistics that you simply can’t ignore.
- 63% of online consumers said they were more likely to return to a website that offers live chat. (Source: Forrester)
- 70% of businesses are anticipated to use social media as part of their customer service programs by mid-2014. (Source: Aberdeen Group)
- Companies delivering customer support through social media achieve superior gains – 7.5% vs. 2.9%. (Source: Aberdeen Group)
- Failure to respond via social channels can lead to a 15% increase in the churn rate for existing customers. (Source: Gartner)
- By 2020, the customer will manage 85% of their relationship with an enterprise without interacting with a human. (Source: Gartner)
Find out more about multi-channel customer service on today’s Google Hangout!
We talk about:
- What’s the right balance of resources between channels?
- How do you adapt to the preferences of the next generation of consumers?
- How do you maintain a consistent experience across multiple channels?
Who should watch:
- VP’s & Directors of Customer Service
- VP’s & Directors of Contact Centers
- VP’s & Directors of Web/Social Media
Senior Analyst at Forrester Research
Principal Analyst, Customer Interaction, Ovum
Principal Analyst at The Unified-View
Independent Industry Analyst,
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How to Look Good In Photos by Kate Branch gives the reader tips on how to pose for a camera in any occasion - for casual, formal, kiddies (with the attention span of ten minutes), and group photos - to get the result you want. Branch teaches us how to pose for a camera, and what to do with our limbs without flailing like a fish out of water. It also lists various programmes available to touch-up the photographs taken without going overboard, especially with Adobe Photoshop. In addition to all of that, Branch also points out to the reader the quirks that we may not realise we have developed in front of a camera, and how to change it. It’s simple, really!
This is the first time I’m reviewing a non-fiction book. The reason why I read this book at all is that I am camera-shy due to all the insecurities I feel whenever I do (or do not) pose for a photograph, and thought How to Look Good in Photos might give some good advice.
I was not disappointed.
How to Look Good in Photos adapts a light-hearted tone, with simple words and instructions (contrary to other self-help or how-to books I’ve read). This, I feel, is a very important point, because the lack of big words brings very clearly the point of the book across to the reader. It is, when compared to other non-fiction books I’ve read, relatively short in length, although I do not think that it is a shortfall. Its conciseness is what made me finish the book with relish - I feel like I learned a lot in a short time (it doesn’t take all that long to finish this book!).
Of course, the pictures that come along with the descriptions helps the reader to better comprehend the tips. Her compare and contrast photos also prove that her advice does work. Like magic.
In fact, while my camera-shyness doesn’t miraculously disappear, and I don’t suddenly become photogenic in the span of the book, it does motivate me to make myself feel more confident in front of a camera. And this, more than the tips and advice in Branch’s book, makes me love How to Look Good In Photos.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. But, since I’m no photographer or an expert in photography, my opinion on this book probably shouldn’t be trusted… I highly recommend it to anyone, even if it's just to pass the time, or to to laugh about some of the things we do in front of a camera that we never realise we did (and I mean this in the best way).
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