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Glowy: Tinie Tempah in Burberry leather wingtip brogue shoe.
Tinie Tempah in Burberry leather wingtip brogue shoe.
Tinie Tempah was seen at the Burberry Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016 runway show during London Fashion Week on Monday September 21,2015 at Kensington Gardens in London, England.
The rapper wore a a Burberry burgundy suit from the Fall/Winter 2015 collection on a black t-shirt and completed the look with a Burberry leather wingtip brogue shoe.
This shoe features a two tone color calf leather, brogue trim, wingtip detail,lace up opening and black rubber sole.
This shoe can be purchase at Burberry. | 2019-04-25T08:08:18 | https://www.glowyshoes.com/2015/09/tinie-tempah-in-burberry-leather.html |
Excellent Alan. Not all wines I know, but great choices. You’ve reminded me I’m out of COS, quite rare for me. I must say, I need to try the “Vigne Haut”. So pee’d off that Roberson closed their shop.
very good choices but many hard to find up here!
Sorry about that Bob, one or two would be difficult to find in the UK especially in the North East here. I went into a Canadian wine store in Saskatoon 15 years ago and it was limited. Have things not changed? I read some promising reports on Quebec’s wine scene, is that an exception? | 2019-04-24T12:28:13 | https://amarchinthevines.org/2015/12/09/the-twelve-wines-of-christmas/ |
The discovery of the Universe is perhaps the most amazing discovery of man. Yet, it’s beyond our exploration. While men can boast of travelling around the world in months, weeks or even days…we can’t boast of travelling around the universe in a lifetime!
We can’t even imagine what awaits us. The conditions that we will endure, nor the lifeforms we will meet. It is absolutely awesome!!!
As a Christian, I believe that God is even more awesome and unfathomable! And it always amazes me when I come across people who think they know all there is to know about this Being who created all this unending matter and uncontainable time! Sometimes, I am puzzled when I consider how far from the truth we must be.
In the days of old, did anyone ever consider the existence of such an intangible thing as the Internet? Yet, I can’t go one day without connection to this entity. I use it for work and for leisure. I use it for learning and for worship. I use it to connect with friends and family and people I would never have known without it…and may never meet in my lifetime.
Well, Daniel prophesied concerning these times of the abundance of knowledge (Dan 12:4). John prophesied about a global monetary system by the implantation of chips in our bodies (Rev 13:16-17), which is now very feasible and considered a timely advancement against terrorism. He also prophesied that every eye will see Jesus as He appears in the skies (Rev 1:7), which is already possible with television and the phenomenon of self-broadcasting via the Internet! So the time for the fulfillment of all these things is well at hand.
While Christ crucified is God’s plan for humanity’s salvation, I can’t help but wonder about His plan, if any, for other lifeforms. Maybe it’s beyond me. Maybe it’s beyond what God intended for mankind to know. But I have to assume that there are other cognitive beings out there, who also wonder about their existence and wonder about how we can all get connected. Can you just imagine if there was a technology like the Internet for the Galaxy or the Universe..?
There was a time the men of the world got together to build a structure that they intended to reach the heavens (Gen 11:1-9). They must have had a really good foundation, because God thought they would be successful at it…and decided to deter them, so that they were no longer able to continue work on it. So, though our discoveries are helping us to appreciate the vastness of God’s creation, His will for us may be more focused on our lives here on Earth.
The Bible says knowledge puffs up (1 Cor 8:1), and we do have a bad record of abusing every intelligence we have gained, so there is good reason for God to withhold knowledge from the proud! With the little knowledge men have gained of the world and the Universe, rather than glorify God, they have denied His power, and sought glory for themselves! Every development is a means to gain and control, rather than a means to service and love.
I am reminded of Christ’s teaching that we will not be entrusted with great treasures, until we have proven ourselves faithful with the little treasures (Luke 16:10). Maybe we can learn that lesson in respect to our world vs the Universe. What have we done for our world? How have we made life beautiful and just for every inhabitant of this Earth? Are we really ready to handle the potential and the responsibility of the Universe? Christ teaches us that we are only able to rule when we are submitted to His Lordship and learn from His humility. He said that the greatest of us must be a servant (Matt 23:11).
I do also wonder when Christ said that He will give His saints cities to rule over (Luke 19:17-19), whether He meant planets… Because if you think of it, there will be hundreds of millions of saints, by the time Jesus returns, who will make up the great multitude. There are not nearly enough cities in this world for them all… and certainly not enough countries. So, as I ponder, I do think a time is coming when we will be given the privilege to explore and to govern the Universe, alluded to in the Bible as the HEAVENS (Psalm 19:1). We are told that we will reign with Him in Heavenly places (Eph 2:6).
The rulers of the world long for the treasures of the Universe, but I believe that it is reserved, stored up for the righteous, who will inherit it all. Let us be diligent therefore and strive to be faithful in the little things. Let us consider one another with love, defend the oppressed and be obedient to the Gospel of Christ. Then, and only then, will we be entrusted with true riches and true power.
I will just be happy to know and to see Him face to face.
Excellent post. I especially like the part, “With the little knowledge men have gained of the world and the Universe, rather than glorify God, they have denied His power, and sought glory for themselves! Every development is a means to gain and control, rather than a means to service and love.” so true!
The universe is the mighty creation of our father God. It is foolishness to think that the vast universe came to being without God.
Yes, truly there are many things we don’t understand about the universe. But we can be sure that the Maker has power to sustain.
Our enjoyment of, discoveries and exploration of the earth and the expanded universe should make us acknowledge divinity in action, and not make us deny the existence of God as some have done, sadly. | 2019-04-23T13:53:58 | https://ufuomaee.blog/2016/02/02/when-i-consider-the-universe/ |
Headquartered in Singapore, United Auto Company has been distributing and supplying genuine Japanese auto spare parts for both gasoline and diesel engine automobiles globally since 1944.
Our main products include engine gaskets, piston rings, piston ring sets, crown wheel and pinions, engine bearings, clutches, cylinder liners, engine valves and piston pins.
We distribute genuine engine auto parts mainly to Central and South America, Africa, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Europe.
To request for a quote, just send an email to [email protected].
Central America: A Growing Middle Class and Changing Buying Preferences Bode Well for Suppliers of Auto Aftermarket Products. | 2019-04-25T11:51:16 | https://unitedauto.com.sg/ |
Jacobi, L. (2003). The Trials and Tribulations of Creating and Customizing a Public Speaking Textbook Authored by TAs. Panel competitively selected by NCA Committee, National Communication Association Conference, Miami, FL. | 2019-04-21T05:10:41 | https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/cmst_fac_pubs/49/ |
When you decide to renovate your basement, you have to know that proper planning is vital. This is not a project to be taken lightly especially if you want professional results. A home needs to be properly planned, built and designed to ensure that it is both attractive and functional. A renovation project can help to improve or update the home by creating spaces that look better and make the home more comfortable. To achieve the best basement development results, it is important to make extensive preparations on different factors before the project begins.
If you live in Calgary, you can get reliable basement developers to work on your project. The best development companies have the expertise and experience to make sure that you get the best results. As a homeowner, working with a trustworthy company will mean that you have the help that you need to accomplish your dreams. If you have no idea where to start, the professionals will guide you through the process, giving your ideas and tips that will be very helpful before and during the process.
Preparing properly is essential before any building project. Before the project begins, you will need to obtain permits and think about factors like electricity, plumbing and the entire construction. You have to consider all the factors to ensure that the project goes smoothly. Taking care of all the details in advance will mean that you do not have to experience delays and stoppages. When you decide how to use the basement, take time to prepare to ensure that the construction process is smooth until completion. To avoid unnecessary headaches, you should not start until you are sure that everything is in place.
You can save yourself a lot of stress by coming up with a plan that is doable and flexible. Do not try to implement an unrealistic plan unless you want to end up with a half-completed project. Make sure that you have the ability to implement the plan to its completion. A well thought-out plan should be flexible to some modifications, just in case something happens and you have to change course. Issues like lack of preferred materials, unavailable personnel and weather disturbances can affect the project. It is important to be able to make adjustments while ensuring good budget management.
The people you hire to work on the development project will determine the results that you get. Take your time to choose a company that is reliable and trustworthy. Working with the right manpower will mean that you do not have to wonder if you are getting the best service. It is important to keep communication channels direct and open when dealing with the construction company. The people on the project should have a clear idea on what you expect or how you want the basement to look like. Relay your expectations to the people working on the project regarding structures and designs.
Planning your basement construction project does not have to be complicated. There are ways to ensure that you plan a dream renovation project. A well thought-out construction plan will be easy to understand and follow. The developers require detailed procedures before they commence the project or actual construction; but fortunately, experienced professionals have learnt the ropes over time. A good Calgary basement development company will provide assistance throughout the planning process. This will help you to overcome any uncertainties that you may have.
When developing your basement, you need to understand that there are no fixed rules about how you can use the space. You have the freedom to create your dream basement and there is no right or wrong preference. Remember that you are the one who will use the renovated basement. No one should convince you to turn the space into a home theatre when what you really want is a gym or hobby room! When planning the project, after the building permits have been obtained, talk to your family and agree on how you want to use the space. The outcome of your project will depend on your preferences.
Constructing a basement can be a complex process and you should make sure that you listen to expert advice and rely on professional expertise. Get as much information as you can about enhancing a basement. The more knowledge you have, the easier it will be to make the best plans. You can get ideas from the internet, magazines and other sources. By getting different ideas, you can come up with a theme that will ensure that you have the basement of your choice. Begin with simple tasks and use your available resources to achieve your goals. Making one decision at a time will help you to get exactly what you need. | 2019-04-24T02:16:30 | https://www.corefront.ca/tips-to-make-your-basement-development-project-much-easier-to-tackle/ |
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Bright sunshine adorned Sunshine Meadows for the FSBOA sponsored Sunshine State Stakes on Saturday with second round action producing five repeat winners, including a pair of two year-olds.
The juveniles were first to perform and Famous C, driven by Wally Hennessey, took top honours in the filly trot, wearing down a stubborn Atlantic Coast (Sergio Corona) by three-parts-of-a-length in a sparkling 2:00.3, knocking a full five seconds off of her maiden win one week ago in her debut.
Trained by Marc Aubin for Amante Standardbreds, Famous C, a daughter of Famously, came home in :29.3 to earn the win.
Bonnie Blue Banker and Charming Gator completed the order of finish in the quartet.
Trainer Aubin has driver/trainer victories in seven different decades, having garnered his first win back in the late 1950’s.
In the two year-old event for trotting colts and geldings, Jay and Kim Sears’ Azzaro, a son of Proud Bushy, stalked pacesetting Im Done (Tom Lehmann) and went on to score an astounding victory measuring 24-1/4 lengths in 2:10.3 for his maiden victory.
Jay was in the bike for trainer/wife Kim, who picked up her 518th career training win. Jay now has 1,527 career driving wins.
Gator Glide was third in the trio.
In the two year-old filly pace, Gold Star Aurora, given smart handling by Wally Ross Jr., led every step of her 2:03.3 lifetime-best mile and sealed her festivities with a :29.2 panel to pin a seven and a half length defeat on Tay Tay M (Wally Hennessey), who closed along the inside to nip Golden Diamond (Bill Owens) for place honours.
Gold Dust Darling and Millerlands Anna completed the line-up.
Gold StarAurora is a daughter of Rock On trained by Maggie Audley for owner Marianne Audley.
Just a few minutes later, the Audley-Audley team doubled their pleasure as the two-year-old Gold Star Bugsy, also handled by Wally Ross Jr., won the colt-gelding event for pacers with a 1:59.1 score.
This son of Rock On left with alacrity for the early lead, yielded to Maybe Ned (Bryce Fenn) and stalked that one through panels of :29, :59.2 and 1:29.4 before inheriting the lead as Maybe Ned made a brief miscue turning for home.
The margin of victory was three and a half lengths over Maybe Ned with Moon Doggie (Rob Hoffman) third. Fabiano and Gold Star Spider were next in the sextet.
Three-year-olds took the stage next, trotting fillies first, and Amante Standardbreds' All Star Fame, a daughter of Famously, was a repeat winner for driver/trainer Sergio Corona.
Leading from first stride to the final one, All Star Fame led through well rated panels of :30, 1:01.2 and 1:31.4 before feeling some heat--briefly--turning for home from Im For Sale before the latter made a miscue.
Striding comfortable home, All Star Fame scored by 10-1/4 lengths over Trottime Fool (Hennessey) with Im For Sale (Lehmann) next in the trio.
Sophomore pacing fillies were in the sunlight next and Mike Biel’s Diamond Lily, driven by Wally Hennessey for trainer Kim Sears, rallied bravely in the final stages to nail Caitlins Romance by a length in 1:57.2.
Gold Star Lovebug (Joe Sanzeri) was next over Yule Love It.
A daughter of Six Of Diamonds, Diamond Lily, recently racing at Tioga Downs, earned her second lifetime win.
'Lily' let Caitlins Romance carve out all of the panels--:29, :58.3 and 1:27.2--was shuffled back a notch as Gold Star Lovebug challenged in the lane and then shifted widest of all to nail down the win in the final few strides.
Next, in the three-year-old trot for colts and geldings, Proud Joe T, a winner last week in leg one of the Sunshine State Stakes in 2:02.3, knocked a tick off that this time around, scoring in 2:02.2 for driver Rob Hoffman, in the bike for lessee/trainer Dave Myrick.
Leaving from the outside post in the sextet, Proud Joe T wended his way into third early, moved into second around the final bend and proceeded to, once again, wear down the leader, Rexamillion (Hennessey), in the final stages.
Pacific Nitro (Jim Hysell) was third followed by Savin Rock with Last Chance Fame earning the final award in the field of six.
The Sunshine State Stakes finale, for three year-old pacing colts and geldings, went to Gleneagles, scoring his second straight win for Wally Hennessey--this one in 1:58--:57.4-:28.1.
Six lengths away in second was R Chism (Sears) with Danze (Hoffman) next in the trio.
Trained by Dan Hennessey for the J L Benson Stable, Gleneagles, last year’s Florida champion in his juvenile division, earned his second win of the year in tuning up for the lucrative Florida Stakes season, which continues when Pompano Park opens for its 2016-2017 season on October 2.
Also on the program was the Tom Audley Memorial Invitational Pace, sponsored by the Audley Family and the FSBOA honouring the memory of one of the State’s leading breeders, trainers and owners, Tom Audley.
That event went to Metta World Peace, driven by trainer Joe Sanzeri for owners Keith Pippi and Thomas Pollack.
Leading every step of the mile, Metta World Peace, an altered three-year-old son of Rockin Image, clocked panels of :27.4, :58 and 1:26.4 before strolling home in :29.2 by two and a quarter lengths over Willies Guitar (Rick Schaut) with Dawns Desire (Hennessey) next. Irish Bride competed the roster. | 2019-04-25T09:07:09 | https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/9-17-16/repeat-winners-sunshine-stakes.html |
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This comprehensive SWOT profile of AurionPro Solutions Limited provides you an in-depth strategic analysis of the company's businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company's key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.
This company report forms part of GlobalData's 'Profile on Demand' service, covering over 50,000 of the world's leading companies. Once purchased, GlobalData's highly qualified team of company analysts will comprehensively research and author a full financial and strategic analysis of AurionPro Solutions Limited including a detailed SWOT analysis, and deliver this direct to you in pdf format within two business days. (excluding weekends). | 2019-04-25T14:08:53 | http://m.kenresearch.com/technology-and-telecom/telecommunications-and-networking/aurionpro-solutions-limited-aurionpro/20448-105.html |
The IBM® Cloud Orchestrator Content Pack for F5® BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager via IBM Netcool® Configuration Manager covers the integration with F5® BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager. The load balancer is a network device that distributes workload across multiple servers. IBM Cloud Orchestrator helps you with end-to-end service deployment across infrastructure and platform layers. Using IBM Cloud Orchestrator, you have a consistent, flexible and automated way of integrating the cloud with customer data center policies, processes and infrastructures across various IT domains.
To use a configured load balancer device in IBM Cloud Orchestrator, you must register the device.
The discovery load balancer operation discovers all the load balancer configurations and network object properties.
The load balancer instance can be created by entering VLAN properties, SelfIP properties and RouteDomain properties; add a VLAN to existing load balancer instance using Add VLAN self service.
The load balancer policy is created on a particular load balancer host for a particular user. It creates a load balancer policy on a load balancer instance. | 2019-04-19T14:43:35 | https://www.ibm.com/fi-en/marketplace/ico-cloud-orchestrator-cp-netcool-cm-ltm |
Northern Ireland's northwest region held its first Gay Pride festival and parade over the weekend, in Derry.
"With reports of up to 5,000 people attending the parade, [David McCartney from the Rainbow Project] added: 'I'm no good at judging how many people were there, but the Guildhall Square was packed with people. The reception as the parade came up Ferryquay Street and turned into Shipquay Street towards the Guildhall Square was just phenomenal. We couldn't believe it. What they have done is extraordinary. I myself winced at the idea of ever having a Pride march in Derry, but this wasn't just a march – it was genuinely a parade. The members of the LGBT community were all understandably nervous in advance, worried that the parade might receive little support, but they needn't have been nervous. So many people came out to support us – cheering everyone on, waving flags, applauding – it was just fantastic.'"
Said McCartney of the small number of protesters: "I have to say, apart from the 20 or so miserable people hanging around Duke Street, looking thoroughly unhappy, the day was filled with smiles and colours and happiness, with no negativity from anyone. Some people just can't bear the thought of people enjoying themselves." | 2019-04-24T03:57:58 | http://www.towleroad.com/2010/08/derry-northern-ireland-holds-first-gay-pride-parade/ |
The Picket House Furnishings Carter Dining Table instantly gives your dining room that rustic farmhouse vibe. This trestle style table features a rustic gray finish and can seat up to six people comfortably. Distressed marks in the wood complete the look. | 2019-04-21T11:15:48 | https://www.theclassyhome.com/Product/PKT-DCS100DT/Picket+House+Carter+Dark+Gray+Wood+Rectangle+Dining+Table |
Founded in 2003 as Smart Bomb Interactive, our company found its footing initially as a work-for-hire developer for major console game publishers, including Namco Bandai and Activision. A string of successful titles for younger audiences led to a realization: we really like making games for kids!
Our first published title set the tone for the subsequent decade of development. Pac-Man World Rally was a demented Disneyland of color and chaos, and is generally recognized as the greatest kart racing game ever made in which the vehicles eat each other. A few years and several games later, we were ready to step away from contracted development and begin publishing our own titles.
Concerned about the poor state of history education in our nation's schools, we resolved to turn a spotlight on WWI-era canine aviation and bring a new dimension to the problem. The result was the Xbox 360 hit Snoopy Flying Ace, which won accolades from players and the gaming press, but was received with a confused and awkward silence by the academic journals we submitted it to for review.
In 2010 we launched Animal Jam, an online playground focused on providing quality entertainment and unique educational resources to kids and their parents. It quickly became the largest online social network for kids in North America. From our headquarters in Salt Lake City, the WildWorks team now supports over 100 million players worldwide, and their virtual animals have migrated onto mobile devices, consumer products, books, and animation. We estimate that by 2019, there will be more virtual animals in the world of Jamaa than real bacteria in the ocean. | 2019-04-24T08:20:28 | http://www.wildworks.com/about-us.html |
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Weight management sessions are being offered at Middlesbrough Council leisure centres to people who want to lose some weight and lead a healthier lifestyle.
The Balance Weight Management courses are aimed at enabling people to lose weight and keep it off with easy-to-learn eating habits.
The courses are run in eight-week blocks and sessions are being held at the Rainbow Leisure Centre (telephone 01642 592800 for more information), Southlands Leisure Centre (01642 300428), Neptune Centre (01642 230106), and Clairville (01642 246767). | 2019-04-25T18:43:10 | https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/way-to-health-3772844 |
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Government’s move to ban petro-based plastics in favour of the more natural bio-based plastic should not be seen as an excuse for persons to litter.
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, made this clear recently, as he sounded the warning that legislation would be coming to deal with litterbugs, persons who keep their general surroundings untidy, and for separating their garbage at source.
“It is still an offensive act to throw a bio-based plate or cup through a window, into the gutter. It is equally offensive. The reality is it may disintegrate a little faster, but the act itself of disposing of the garbage in such a way is still offensive,” he stated.
He was at the time addressing a media sensitization workshop at the Ministry’s Charnocks, Christ Church office.
Mr. Humphrey disclosed that Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Trevor Prescod, would be bringing a Cabinet paper soon for legislation on littering and separation of garbage at source.
“We will also be bringing legislation with very stiff penalties to Barbadians who will also have responsibility for cleaning their space. So, the house where you live, your land space, the land in front of you will now be your responsibility. There will be penalties for littering and keeping your own place untidy by law,” Minister Humphrey stated.
He said the new law would also target those who throw their garbage through vehicle windows.
The Minister added that the pending legislation would also seek to bring about an expansion in the Returnable Containers Act to allow consumers to return plastic bottles, including those used for coffee and laundry detergents.
“We feel that we made additional accommodations, so it is right for those who continue to violate to face stiffer penalties,” he stated. | 2019-04-18T10:58:06 | http://gisbarbados.gov.bb/blog/tougher-laws-coming-for-litter-bugs/ |
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Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman) will soon have even more family in Genoa City. The Young and the Restless has cast Daniel Hall to play Lauren's son, Scotty Grainer. Soap Opera Digest broke the news.
Hall, whose resume includes Guiding Light and Mad Men, has already started taping. Are you excited for Scotty's return to Genoa City? Sound off in the comments!
Greg Rikaart on Y&R Exit: "Sad to Leave a Place I Hold So Dear" | 2019-04-21T06:29:29 | https://daytimeconfidential.com/2017/01/27/daniel-hall-joins-young-and-restless-as-scotty |
Fresh picked vegetables and herbs right from your patio. Anyone can grow them in an EarthBox without any experience!
Just fill the EarthBox with soil, fertilizer and add water as needed. That’s it. Pick a healthy salad right from your porch. The EarthBox automatically provides the perfect amount of moisture, nutrients and tender-loving care — 24 hours a day. The EarthBox makes gardening carefree and fun.
The EarthBox is a natural growing system that’s slef watering, self feeding, self weeding and lasts a lifetime. The EarthBox has all the gardening skills in it. It works even while you’re away on vacation.
Plants are smarter than we think. The EarthBox lets plants decide for themselves how much water and fertilizer they need. Your plants thrive as they tap into a constant supply of nutrients. The result: Happier, healthier vegetables — and gardeners, too!
The Earthbox Store in Ellenton Florida is owned and operated by the Whisenant Farmily. Blake Whisenant is the inventor of the original Earthbox. We sell Earthboxes, plants and everything you need to grow your garden or flowers. In addition we offer free gardening classes at 10:00am on Wednesday and Saturday. | 2019-04-25T22:49:11 | http://wholylocal.com/directory/united-states/florida/ellenton/organic-garden/earthbox-vegetable-growing-system/ |
We’re delighted that such a globally respected professional body like IOSH have formally approved this course. This is still the only Behavioural Safety Leadership Programme that has full IOSH certification.
For those that would like a recognised Behavioural Safety or Safety Leadership qualification, this is the course for you.
Darren works with organisations who want to go beyond compliance and towards excellence in safety performance. He holds an MSc in Performance Psychology and is passionate about helping people and their organisations become the very best that they can be. His hobbies include travel, ocean swimming and live music. He has held a variety of leadership roles in some of the most challenging environments in the world.
Culture and Leadership and is a sought-after presenter with a powerful yet down-to-earth style, a deep command over a room, and the unique ability to not only illuminate and inspire, but leave participants with tangible, actionable ideas, strategies and practices proven to make a huge difference in both the workplace and in life more broadly. He energizes CEOs, Presidents and senior leadership teams of multinational corporate clients, galvanizing commitment and developing leadership skills that systematically move the organization towards a robust and sustainable culture of excellence.
Andrew’s first book, From Accidents to Zero: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Workplace Safety Culture, sold more than 10,000 copies in its first year of publication (2014), and now with more than 50,000 copies sold has become a global best-seller. Described by industry leaders as “Essential reading”, “Truly stellar” and “an indispensable, must-read seminal text” and with reviews encouraging “buy copies for all your management team”.
In addition to his role at RMS, Andrew is Professor of Leadership & Safety Culture at the European Centre for Executive Development on the INSEAD campus in Fontainebleau, France, Vice President of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), and Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Leadership & Management. | 2019-04-20T22:11:13 | https://www.behaviouralsafetyservices.com/courses/iosh-accredited-behavioural-safety-course-elearning/ |
NEW ORLEANS – The first federal trial over Merck & Co.'s (MRK) withdrawn painkiller Vioxx (search) is slated to begin here on Nov. 28 and concerns whether the drug caused the fatal heart attack of a 53-year-old Florida man.
U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon decided on Wednesday to make the case involving Richard Irvin Jr. the first to go to trial. Fallon is handling all pretrial proceedings for federal cases. Thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the company.
Irvin's wife, Evelyn Irvin Plunkett, filed the suit against Merck after her husband died of a heart attack in May 2001, one month after he started taking Vioxx for back pain. Plunkett blames her husband's death on Vioxx, saying that he was in "very good health" when he started taking the painkiller.
"This is clearly a case we can show that Vioxx caused this man's heart attack," said Andy Birchfield, Plunkett's lawyer.
Officials with Merck did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment. Vioxx was taken from the market last September after a study concluded it doubled patients' risk of heart attacks and strokes. The wrongful death and injury lawsuits against the company contend Merck hid Vioxx's risks.
The nation's first state Vioxx trial is already under way in state district court in Angleton, Texas. It centers on a 59-year-old man who died in his sleep from an irregular heartbeat in 2001.
Analysts have said the company's liability could be as high as $18 billion should verdicts go against Merck.
Verdicts in the first few dozen or so cases likely would help lawyers evaluate which of the remaining hundreds of cases are most favorable to each side. That could lead to a number of claims either being dropped or settled. | 2019-04-23T20:39:56 | https://www.foxnews.com/story/federal-vioxx-trial-to-start-nov-28 |
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Offline Mode:To automatically use a local server, we require 8GB of RAM and 4 logical CPUs. Local server requires 64-bit. There is no 32-bit server. | 2019-04-20T02:23:07 | https://giftbox.gameru.net/gifts/6467 |
John left Cardiff University with an M.Mus. in composition under the guidance of Prof. Alun Hoddinott CBE. Following an early career sessioning and arranging for Dave Stewart’s Anxious Records, he has quickly developed a career as a composer. Working from his Cardiff-based recording studio, he enjoys experimenting with both traditional instrumentation and studio technology.
John’s unique approach has earned him great acclaim in recent years, including two BAFTA Awards in the ‘Best Original Music’ category, as finalist in the London International Advertising Awards; and a STEMRA Best Production Award for his KPM album "Art Music and the Minimal".
John scored the Karl Francis feature "One of the Hollywood Ten", starring Jeff Goldblum and Greta Scacchi and followed this with a diverse range of projects. These include a score for ITV’s network film "The Last Musketeer"; "The Real Macaw" and "Sensitive Sharks" for BBC’s "Wildlife on One"; and a groundbreaking piece "Breakbeat" for string orchestra and four turntables/samplers, shown as part of the S4C TV series "Y Cyfansoddwyr" (The Composers).
He composed an orchestral score for the feature "Crosscurrent"; mixed Puccini’s "Tosca" with contemporary beats for opera singer Shân Cothi and Universal Records; and was commissioned by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to compose the orchestral Overture ‘Illuminare’.
John proposes using the distant historical voices of Wales to create a powerful and emotive performance piece which combines theatre, music and archive to build an immersive and exciting live experience. These original recordings have seldom been heard before by the public and he wants to release these voices from the archive of the National Museum of Wales, St Fagans, to speak once again and be heard far and wide.
The work will take the form of a composed performance and ’sound design’ score, combining live ensemble, pre-recorded soundscapes which will play ‘in-sync’ with specially created projected images, set at The National History Museum, St Fagans, and making dramatic use of the buildings themselves as a backdrop. The score will be a mix of traditional orchestral strings, traditional Welsh instruments, performers, and evocative pre-recorded textures.
In realising this piece, John will collaborate closely with historians and musicologists to access knowledge, song-lines and explore the traditions of Welsh music in all its myriad of form and variations. | 2019-04-22T09:06:16 | http://www.arts.wales/arts-in-wales/creative-wales/awards-2011-12/john-rea |
The edges of the rings are blunt. The rings are packed in plastic bags (10 pcs). According to your requirements rings of other sizes can be produced. | 2019-04-18T13:22:32 | http://www.birdrings.eu/bird-rings/rivet-rings |
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Firan Technology Group Circuits ('FTG Circuits�), a division of Circuit World Corporation announced today that it has completed certification status for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. This certification allows FTG Circuits to supply to the special process requirements of MSFC-STD-2907 for Printed Circuit Boards.
FTG Circuit�s registration will be posted on the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center approved vendors list (AVL). This is a listing of suppliers, vendors and contractors that have been reviewed and audited for capability to provide products and services for flight, safety critical, development engineering and laboratory support equipment used in National Aeronautics and Space Administration programs.
FTG Circuits is a manufacturer of complex, high reliability printed circuit boards. The company provides product to the Avionics, Military, Telecom, Medical and Advanced Test industries. Our commitment is to be our customers �Partner in Performance� in the design and manufacture of quick turn prototypes through medium volume production. | 2019-04-26T00:31:42 | http://ftgcorp.com/news.php?id=56 |
If you look at the “hello-world.slq”, you can probably figure most of it out but in case you can’t here goes.
The commands below take arguments; an argument can be a label name (without the “:”), a number, a number/label prefixed with “.offset” (which will give you the offset within the program of the number/label) or can be a a label surrounded by “[” and “]”; which will dereference the value at the label.
All the commands below here are meta commands and are implemented on top of subleq. This lot all need a label called “Z” which points to an .int register initialised to zero.
These commands are built on top of the preceding ones and also require a label called “sp” which points to an .int register initialised to zero.
This command is used for native calling, it requires all the registers we’ve talked about before plus one called “bar”. This label must be preloaded with the real memory address of the program – this lets you calculate real memory addresses of sublet values so you can create a call stack.
You will probably also need an int label called “dlsym”. Whilst you don’t actually need this register, if you want to be able to do anything useful you’ll need it.
When using the debugger: sublet-dbg.py, it will set the value of dlsym to the real address of the dlsym function and bar to the real address of the sublet program code.
This is pretty self explanatory; its got help (just type “h”). basically you can set breakpoints (bp 15c), continue (c), step (c) (individual subleq micro instructions) and print values (p).
You’ll also notice that the next instruction to be executed will be highlighted in green, breakpoint addresses will get a blue cross in the middle, and changed values will go red. | 2019-04-26T10:20:41 | http://www.mountainstorm.co.uk/?page_id=303 |
Athanasius introduces his material in De Synodis 22, where he consistently refers to the parties gathered as those who wised to receive Arius and ‘those with him’ back into communion. In this passage Athanasius refrains from calling those gathered ‘Arians’, but maintains some distinction between them, even though he identifies them as ‘contriving to receive…the heresy into the Church’. Athasius then moves on in 23 to introduce the first of various letters.
The letteer Athanasius provides begins with a denial that the bishops are followers of Arius, since they are bishops and he a presbyter, and a claim to only hold the faith that has been passed from from the beginning. They then declare that having examined Arius’ teaching (his ‘faith), they have “admitted him rather than followed him”, clearly marking their superiority to Arius in terms of hierarchy. Then follows the first Antioch creed, presented as a statement of what they have learn ‘from the first’.
and remains king and God forever.
we believe also concerning the resurrection of flesh and life eternal.
It is instructive to compare a few key portions to the Creed of Nicaea 325. In place of Nicaea’s X from X descriptions of the Son, we have only “existing before all ages, and being with the Father that had begotten him”. γεννηθέντα (aorist) has shifted to γεγεννηκότι (perfect). There is no explicit disavowal of the Son being created, and the combination of ‘existed before all ages’ with ‘had begotten’ creates interpretive ‘space’ for a pre-creation ‘gap’ between the Son’s begetting and the Creation’s initio.
The soteriological purpose of the economy is severely curtailed to a statement about fulfilling the Father’s will, and an anti-Marcellan clause is added concerning the Son’s eternal kingship and deity. The final rider after “if it be necessary” indicates some need to clarify these two issues, but that they have not yet risen to a level of contention that requires either clear creedal incorporation or the attachment of anathemas.
The second creed of Antioch is more famous than the first, because it is put to greater use later on.
just as our Lord Jesus Christ enjoined the disciples saying, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”, namely of the Father, being truly Father, of the Son, being truly Son, of the Holy Spirit being truly Holy Spirit, the names not lightly nor idly occurring, but signifying exactly the proprietary hypostasis of each name and rank and glory; as they are three in hypostasis, they are one in concordance.
Holding then this faith, and holding it before God and Christ from the beginning until the end, we anathematise every heretical heterodoxy. And if anyone teaches besides the sound, right faith of the Scriptures, saying that time, or season, or age either is or occurred before the generation of the Son, let him be anathema. And if anyone says the Son is a creature, as one of the creatures, or an offspring, as one of the offspring, or a product, as one of the produces, and not – as the Sacred Scriptures have passed down – the abovementioned things one after another; or if he teaches anything else, or preaches, besides what we received, let him be anathema. For all that has been passed down out of the Sacred Scriptures by the prophets and apostles we truly and reverentially believe and follow.
The second creed is much more expansive than the first creed, and as Athanasius says deals with the fact that the first is deficient, by supplementation and expansion.
Firstly we note the insertion before the main creedal content of ‘according to the evangelical and apostolic traditon’. There is a definite note here of the importance of non-innovation, to present the creed as simply a statement of what has always been taught, even if not taught in these words and phrases.
‘Father almighty’ reappears from the Nicene, while ‘Framer and Preserver’ from the first creed is expanded to ‘Framer, Maker and Preserver’, possibly from a desire to emphasise the Father’s role as not merely the demiurge, planning out creation, but the direct agent of that creation.
It is interesting to note the way μονογενές is used in the three creeds so far. In the Nicene it is attached to the clause ‘begotten from the Father’, and explained as ‘from the essence of the Father’. The first Antiochene simply mentions it in apposition to ‘in one Son of God’, without further explanation. The second Antioch creed not only lacks the Nicene explanation, but introduces θεόν, so that we have a substantial phrase ‘the only-begotten God’. The understanding of ‘God’ here remains unclear, or at least ambiguous, that one might understand the Son to be ‘God’ in some other way than later trinitarian formulations. Indeed, what is remarkable about the Second Antiochene is not so much what it says, but what it doesn’t say.
We then have a substantial section that lists of a series of X from X statements, followed by a catalogue of direct biblical analogies for the Son, mostly derived from John’s Gospel. Finally we have a distinct positive attribution of the relation of Father and Son, in iconic terms. Note that the Son is not only exact image of the Father’s will, power, and glory, but also τῆς θεότητος, οὐσίας. These two features, X of X and iconic relation, typify the Eusebian approach to the Father-Son relation. We also see a direct scriptural citation within the body of the Creed, a novel feature that repeats twice more.
The economic discription of the Son is likewise expanded from the first creed, though lacking any soteriological purpose clause. The inclusion of Jn 6:38 matches the phrase from the first creed “all his father’s will co-fulfilled”, a strong indication of the way the Antiochene counsel wants to firmly align Jesus’ economic fulfilment as the Father’s will. What is left unsaid is the subordinationist tone here, that it is in some sense not Jesus’ independent will of any sort. The anti-Marcellan rider is dropped from the second section.
The third section greatly expands, giving a purpose for the Holy Spirit post-Pentecost, and linking this to Mathew 28:19. This inclusion of Matthew 28:19 and the trinitarian baptism formula moves into the second Antiochene creed’s most precise trintitarian formulation. There is an insistence that the phrasing of the verse is intentional and doctrinally significant, that the names indicate three distinct hypostaseis, distinct also in rank and glory. Their unity is one of concord or agreement.
At this stage of the development of 4th century terminology, we have here a clear expression of three distinct subsistences, three beings even, who differ in rank and glory, and whose unity is one of will. It is in light of this statement that the rest must be read, because it becomes clear that when they refer to the Son as ‘the only-begotten God’, they have in mind a distinct being.
The fourth section of the credal statement anathematises ‘every heretical heterodoxy’. Specifically it excludes the idea that there was a temporal gap prior to the generation of the Son. It also excludes that the Son be considered creature, offspring, product as one of the [other] creatures, offsprings, products. Again, what is left unsaid is the possibility of an a-temporal gap between the Son’s generation and the creation, or that the Son be considered a creature, offspring, product not as the others. The very fact that the statements about creature, etc., are given comparative clauses rather than standing absolute suggests this ‘hermeneutical space’. The creed wraps up with a reaffirmation of the appeal to Scripture as tradition, and anthematises all who teach and preach outside this received faith.
which God also promised through the prophet to pour out upon his own servants, and the Lord promised to send to his own disciples, which he also sent, as the Acts of the Apostles witnesses.
But if any teach besides this faith, or holds in himself, let him be anathema; and of Marcellus of Ancyra, of Sabellius, of Paul of Samosata, let him also be anathama, and all in communion with him.
The main point to note from Theophronius’ confession is the phrase καὶ ὄντα πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἐν ὑποστάσει. Firstly for the use of hypostasis in this context, which we should read in light of the 2nd Antiochene creed, with an eye to the idea that the two are separate hypostaseis. Secondly, with regard to the choice to say that the Son is with God in hypostasis, rather than that the Son is with the Father. We might also briefly note that the list of anathemas is more specific in terms of naming individual figures, though they are all of a cloth.
The 4th Antiochene creed, along with the 2nd, gets the most post-council usage, and so deserves greater attention. Athanasius notes that it was, in his view, due to the deficiency of the earlier formulation, also that the council met with Constantius present, and that the creed was dispatched to Gaul, specifically to bring this to Constans.
And in the Holy Spirit, that is, the Paraclete; which being promised to the apostles, after his ascension into heaven he sent, to teach them and remind them of all; through whom also the souls of those purely believing in him will be sanctified.
But those saying the Son was from nothing, or from a difference hypostasis, and not from God, and, there was a time when he was not, the Catholic Church knows as aliens.
Comparing the 4th creed to both the Nicene and the 2nd Antiochene, we note in the first section that ‘demiurge’ has been dropped, as has ‘preserver’, instead adopting the language from Theophronius of Maker and Creator. Additionally they have added a line drawn directly from Ephesians 3:15 relating to universal patria. Regarding the Son, it maintains ‘begotten, before the ages, of the Father’, adding only ‘all’ to qualify ages. It significantly reduces the list of ‘X from X’ statements and scriptural titles for the Son. Also absent is the ‘exact image’ language. Significantly the 4th adds back in ‘for us’ from the Nicene to give some soteriological purpose to the Economy. The eschatological elements are expanded considerably, emphasising final judgment, and especially the eternal kingdom and existence of the Son (strongly anti-Marcellan in tone). The purpose of the Spirit is likewise mentioned in both the 4th and the 2nd, though in different terms. The use of εἰλικρινῶς is polemical in the sense that it emphases santification for those with a pure, unmixed faith, implying of course that failure to subscribe to this creed is in fact the standard for such a pure faith.
The anathemas are repeated from Nicaea, and so butress the position that the Antioch council is deliberately distancing itself from any suggestion of Arianism, even as the creeds themselves contain considerable material directing at Marcellan monarchianism. We see here the Eusebian moderating position situating itself between Arian subordinationism and Sabellian modalism, but it is a strategy that the pro-Nicenes will also adopt, essentially situating themselves more centrally, while marginalising the Eusebian trajectory towards the Arian extremity.
ἀλλὰ σημαινόντων ἀκριβῶς τὴν οἰκείαν ἑκάστου τῶν ὀνομαζομένων ὑπόστασίν τε καὶ τάξιν καὶ δόξαν; ὡς εἶναι τῇ μὲν ὑποστάσει τρία, τῇ δὲ συμφωνίᾳ ἕν.
i.e. holds a contrary opinion to this faith, but privately and not teaching so. | 2019-04-24T16:38:50 | http://jeltzz.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-antiochene-creeds-from-341.html |
Everything you loved about the original UR22, now with the addition of iOS support - and a 5vDC input for interfacing (and powering) from your iPad and iPhone, for true mobile recording application!
Highlighting two industry-acclaimed D-PRE microphone preamps, class-leading 24-bit/192 kHz converters and a rock-solid metal housing, the Steinberg UR22 USB Audio Interface provides pure sound wherever you are. With a dedicated high-impedance switch, a separate headphones jack and phantom power supply, this portable 2-in/2-out device is the perfect choice for mobile musicians, touring DJs and everyone in between.
Together with the included Cubase DAW running on your PC or Mac computer, the UR22 audio and MIDI interface is a full-fledged mobile recording studio defined through total mobility, ultra-solid build and superb sound quality.
The microphone preamp is one of the key factors in recording - and that's why the UR22 interface is equipped with two stellar-sounding D-PREs. These preamps are the culmination of years of development by the experts at Yamaha. The result is a truly transparent and beautifully detailed sound that is unrivaled in this class. Whether you're looking to record acoustic instruments, vocals, an electric guitar or ambient textures, with the UR22 you can easily capture any audio source.
The UR22 is addicted to touring. It's small enough to be rushed from gig to gig and rugged enough to withstand all the rigors of the road. Built to the most exacting standards by Yamaha's experienced engineers, the UR22's full metal chassis is reassuringly solid. You're free to hit it with your drumstick, throw it into the tour bus or simply open a beer with it "- thanks to its impressive manufacturing quality the tour-tested UR22 is always ready to roll.
And regardless of its size, the UR22 exhibits all the core features of its bigger brothers, the UR824 and the UR28M, allowing you to realize rock-solid recordings without restrictions. Simply connect it via USB to your computer and start making music without any additional power supply - and always in class-leading sound quality.
Best of all, the UR22 offers latency-free hardware monitoring - what you play is what you immediately hear. The Mix knob allows you to seamlessly blend between the direct signal of your instrument and the output signal of your host. And thanks to the independent headphones and main output controls you can adjust the monitor and phones level individually. The MIDI I/O allows you to connect your keyboard or any other MIDI-compatible control device, such as pad controllers, footswitches and sound modules. Two TRS outputs, ultra-stable drivers and a USB 2.0 connection complement the feature set of this professional yet affordable device.
The UR22 is compatible with all major audio editing, mastering and music production software supporting the ASIO, Core Audio or WDM standard.
Plus, the UR22 comes bundled with Cubase AI, a lean version of Steinberg's popular DAW. Based on the same core technologies as Steinberg's highly acclaimed Cubase DAW, the AI version offers a comprehensive feature set for composing, recording, editing and mixing. Run it together with the UR22 audio interface and you get a one-stop solution for recording music in studio quality.
Cubase users will benefit from additional features, such as auto-setup functionality, which enables the complete I/O setup to be handled directly from within Cubase. Once your UR22 interface has been installed, Cubase detects the device and automatically embeds it into Cubase's production environment - it couldn't be easier.
• 24-bit/192 kHz USB 2.0 audio interface - With a maximum sampling rate of 192 kHz and a resolution of 24 bits, you are more than ready to deliver great-sounding music productions.
• Steinberg UR22 MKII USB Audio Interface - Two Class A D-PRE mic preamps - Yamaha's highly-acclaimed D-PRE preamps deliver a truly transparent and beautifully detailed sound that is unrivaled in this class.
• Rugged full-metal casing - Built to the most exacting standards by Yamaha's experienced engineers, the UR22's full metal chassis is rugged enough to withstand all the rigors of the road.
• Latency-free hardware monitoring - The UR22 features latency-free hardware monitoring and an intuitive Mix knob that allows you to blend between the direct signal and the output of your host.
• Compatible with all major recording software - The UR22 is compatible with all major audio editing, mastering, and music production software supporting ASIO, Core Audio, or WDM standard.
• MIDI input & output - For utmost flexibility, the UR22 is equipped with a MIDI I/O "connect your favorite synth, a drum trigger module or whatever MIDI device you prefer!"
Just bought the UR22mkII two days ago. Thought I was having trouble getting it to operate properly in my DAW. Kept disconnecting and crashing the software. And it would not connect to my new iPad either! I was ready to return it for a full refund. I then called Yamaha Canada for help. They were great! Turns out that it was my expensive USB cable that was causing all my woes. Yamaha told me to try the USB cable included with the unit. I thought, what the heck! As soon as I connected it up, no more issues with crashing of my DAW. Wow! And as soon as I connected it up to my iPad? It worked flawlessly. Just a tip connecting it up to your iPad/iToy... If you don't have yet, I would recommend the newer Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter connector. It's not cheap at $49 plus HST, but it works the best. Connect the factory included USB cable to the USB 3 Camera adapter, connect the iPad 12 watt charger with a lightning sync cable to the smaller port on the adapter, plug the adapter into the iPad, etc. Plug the USB cable into the UR. Make sure the back panel power selector switch on the UR is set to USB. Not 5 Volt. Do not plug a power adapter into the 5V port on the UR. You do not need it at all. One single Apple 12 watt power supply charges the iPad and powers the UR22mkII at the same time. No issues whatsoever. No heat issues with the charger either. If your iToy is on, the UR22mkII should be automatically recognized and the USB light on the UR will light up. You're now connected! Even though the iPad will not indicate this at all on the screen. It just works. Another little note (sorry!) the headphone monitor jack on the UR22mkII front panel will only output a mono signal (L&R panned center) while recording. Playback of a stereo track into the UR gives you a stereo output at the headphone jack. It is a little disconcerting at first, while recording in stereo, but it was designed this way on purpose. Not quite sure why, but not a deal breaker. All in all, this is one very clean sounding and very solid little interface. All the controls feel snug and firm. It could take a bit of a beating and stand up well. I highly recommend it.
Steinberg is a trusted brand and most people like this audio interface but mine has been consistently cutting out on me while listening to my music through my monitors. Sometimes it happens several times a minute. VERY annoying. There's a million troubleshooting options but some people have never found a cure. Fair warning.
I'm not a recording artist or musician BUT I do record audio and video and Live Stream webinars off my Windows 10 PC. I had been using a really nice Audio Technica AT 2005USB / XLR combo Dynamic mic for all my PC work and it has given me really nice results. But there are times when I need to go wireless and I just had no way to get my Sennheiser G3 Body Pack into the PC, so tried this Steinberg and I'm really impressed. The Drivers are super stable and my PC Instantly recognized the device. I took my regualr Mic which is normally connected to the PC and routed it into Input 1 and this thing took what was already really nice sound and just warmed it up and boosted it ever so slightly. So Foar so good, I got an improvement I wasnt even looking for. Then I hooked up the EW100 G3 Receiver to Input 2. And BINGO, wireless Mic straight into my PC! I'm happy! Just a couple of setting notes. On my Dynamic Mic, I had to adjust the gain all the way to full 10 out of 10, but it didnt add any noise it just rounded out the sound of an already good mic. For the Sennheiser wireless, I had to adjust the gain down to 2 out of 10 .... It's a great Unit. Solid Construction, looks good on the desk and travel friendly. I can see taking this on the road with me.
I'm using an older Mac Pro tower (OS X Yosemite) and Logic Pro X. I had some latency issues with my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (1st gen) that was about 6 years old. I figured it was time to look at a replacement. After reading many reviews and considering my budget and the features I needed, it seemed like this unit would be the better choice. I went to my local Long and McQuade here in Mississauga and picked one up. I was pleasantly surprised at how easily it setup. Just ran the install on the disk that came with it, rebooted, plugged it in and opened up Logic. It came right up and worked with no issues. There's a latency test you can do in Logic by enabling an I/O plugin on the channel, pluggin in a patch cable from the output to an input and doing a ping. The results report your latency. On my Focusrite I was getting +77. On the Steinberg UR22 MkII I'm getting +1. Wow! Quite a difference. Of course as you add in plugins and venture your way to a more full mix, the latency will increase on any unit, but +1 is a nice starting point. Almost 0 latency. Sound quality wise, I've done extensive tests between this and my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and I find the UR 22 MkII is a little more unaffected. On the 2i2 it has a tiny bit of a affected top end. Just slightly enough that it feels like it's eq'd. Still sounds great. But I think the UR 22 MkII is more natural. I'm splitting hairs here but it's at worst, the same and possibly even a bit better. Not to mention the UR 22 goes up to 192khz if you want. I'm recording at 92khz now but did comparative test at 44.1 and 48khz. Finally, on build quality. It's built like a tank. It weighs at least twice what the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 unit weighs. I put it on my desk and it doesn't move.
Works flawlessly in any DAW, sounds good and is hassle free! I own the Mark 1 but Im sure the newer model is even better. | 2019-04-25T20:45:07 | https://www.long-mcquade.com/65556/Pro_Audio_Recording/Audio_Interfaces/Steinberg/24_192_2-In_2-Out_USB_2_0_Audio_Interface.htm |
In a steep, forested valley in Ku-ring-gai, north of Sydney, Australia, a large colony of grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) rear their young in relative peace. The colony is protected, and the valley where they roost, though surrounded by houses, remains urban bushland. Visitors to the reserve come to watch these large bats roosting in the trees and to see them take flight at dusk. But this wasn't always the case. Until the last few years, most Australians knew nothing about these bats and wanted only to get rid of them.
Over time, increasing loss of natural food sources has led flying foxes to turn to orchards, sometimes even eating green fruit when native trees fail to blossom. But with droughts, erratic flowering seasons, and humans cutting down native forests to build houses or to farm, flying foxes throughout Australia sometimes have had few choices for food. Fruit growers shot them in their orchards and organized shoots to destroy their colonies, treating it as a sport.
As far back as 1931, studies were called for to find a way to prevent flying foxes from damaging cultivated fruit. After three years of research, Dr. Francis Ratcliffe concluded that their diet was primarily nectar, pollen, and rain forest fruits, and "contrary to the general belief, the flying fox is not a serious menace to the commercial fruit industry." Nevertheless, fruit growers continued to complain about the bats, and in Ku-ring-gai, nearby homeowners objected to having the colony for neighbors.
It was against this background in 1984 that conservationists discovered that the Ku-ring-gai colony, the last remaining near the Sydney metropolitan area, was threatened by sale of the land for building houses. In an effort to save it, concerned conservationists and scientists met with the Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council and the New South Wales state government. This led to an interim conservation order being placed on the land while a report was prepared for the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The fortunate result was that the state and the municipal council jointly purchased the land.
Such bold action created an uproar as the uninformed objected to public money being "wasted on bats." Ron Yeates, then mayor of Ku-ring-gai, issued an invitation to community groups and interested individuals to attend a meeting. The Ku-ring-gai Bat Colony Committee was formed out of the gathering, and the new group quickly took up the challenge of changing public perception of bats in Sydney.
The committee's efforts were greatly assisted by Dr. Merlin Tuttle's 1985 visit to Sydney. With Dr. Dedee Woodside from the Taronga Zoo, he met with Bob Carr, then State Minister for Environment and Planning, convincing him that flying foxes must be protected, not destroyed [BATS, March 1986]. Flying foxes were legally protected in New South Wales early in 1986. No longer could weekend shooters slaughter flying foxes as they roosted peacefully in the trees. Instead, fruit growers had to apply for permits to shoot bats in special cases only. Unfortunately, flying foxes remain unprotected in Queensland.
Tuttle presented the Ku-ring-gai council with Bat Conservation International's slide program, "Bats: Myth and Reality," which was then given to the committee. The program helped us convince many people that bats are beneficial and not to be feared. Volunteer speakers, accompanied by a tame flying fox, continue to visit schools and community groups and have persuaded thousands to change their attitudes toward bats.
Once the flying foxes were protected and their habitat at Ku-ring-gai was safe, the committee turned its attention to the state of the trees where the bats roost. Weeds and vines that had spread from surrounding suburban gardens were gradually choking the native forest. Canopy trees were dying, and because no seedlings could germinate to take their place, the entire forest was doomed.
A small, but determined group of volunteers moved into the reserve to tackle the weeds. By cutting vines at head height and methodically removing all growing parts, they relieved small areas of their burden of weeds. Workers planted native tree seedlings, and in the following months, native grasses and herbs germinated and began to spread. It was obvious, however, that a habitat restoration project would need a long-term commitment.
Continuing efforts to gain support for the project paid off at a public exhibit featuring the Ku-ring-gai bat colony. On opening night, Gollum, the friendly flying fox we used for education, had to be restrained from sampling too much champagne, but the evening was a success. Several members of the committee had an opportunity to speak with the Minister for Planning and Environment about the threat that weeds posed to the reserve. The result was that the committee received a four-year grant from the New South Wales Heritage Conservation Fund, which the Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council later matched.
With funding, the Ku-ring-gai Bat Colony Committee has been able to employ a team of trained bush regenerators in addition to enthusiastic volunteers. Since 1987, they have rehabilitated over a hectare of severely degraded forest. Many of the planted trees are now over 16 feet tall, and without the weeds, seeds carried by the bats now germinate. Flying foxes are not yet using the rehabilitated areas, which are still quite open, but it is expected that they will move back as the forest matures.
Conflicts between bats and people are gradually being resolved, though 60 years after Francis Ratcliffe's flying fox study, many remain to be convinced. Some fruit growers now prefer other solutions to shooting flying foxes and have successfully experimented with netting entire orchards to exclude bats. Although the initial cost is high, over several years it should become cost effective. Using strong nylon netting over orchards also reduces damage from birds, who may do more harm on average than flying foxes. To date, surveys of fruit damage have relied on grower estimates, and data has been collected only in years when flying fox damage has been considered severe. Independent surveys by the Agriculture Department over a period of several years, plus experiments with protective measures, should be initiated.
Positive media attention has definitely helped the bats' image. Several programs featuring flying foxes were aired last year. One of the most popular was a documentary called "Raising Archie," the story of a well¬known Australian news broadcaster who hand-reared an orphan flying fox. Viewers responded with comments that they had no idea how important flying foxes were to the ecology of forests or that they were such friendly and gentle animals when treated with consideration. The growing interest in these appealing bats was also indicated last year when 90 people completed a course in flying fox hand-rearing, now required for rehabilitators.
The committee's continuing efforts to educate the public have led to an increase in visitors to the reserve, which provides additional opportunities to learn about the bats. Educating people will continue to be important for the future of all of Australia's flying foxes. Through the Ku-ring-gai Flying Fox Reserve, they should be able to see firsthand what wonderful creatures bats really are.
Nancy Pallin is Honorary Secretary of the Ku-ring-gai Bat Colony Committee in Sydney, Australia.
Grey-headed flying foxes are major pollinators for many hardwood trees, including this apple gum tree (Angophora costata) and various kinds of eucalyptus.
Flying foxes hang like pears in the trees of Ku-ring-gai. This grey-headed flying fox maternity colony is southern Australia's most important.
Nancy Pallin (far right) lectures to an evening crowd who have come to see the flying foxes take flight over the tree tops of the Ku-ring-Gai Flying Fox Preserve. | 2019-04-24T00:28:37 | http://www.batcon.org/resources/media-education/bats-magazine/bat_article/437?tmpl=component |
Painless clicking of the shoulder is common, normal and frequently bilateral. The exact causes are not entirely known but it is thought to be related to altered sudden pressures within the joints or bursal cavities. Painful clicking, however, is most likely pathological.
The glenohumeral joint is a common source of painful clicking of the shoulder.
Glenohumeral instability is the commonest cause of clicking in the young. This may be atraumatic and associated with hyerlaxity of the shoulder. Patients may not recognise true apprehension or instability but may simply report painful clicking. This is predominantly posterior.
In cases where trauma has been involved, often sporting trauma, an injury to the labrum or capsule is sustained and this ‘subclinical instability’ can be associated with painful clicking. Large labral tears can lead to painful clicking without instability in a similar way to meniscal injuries of the knee.
Clinical identification of the causes in the young is by assessing generalised ligamentus laxity, shoulder laxity and apprehension tests. The apprehension tests may not or only subtly be positive in a patient with sub-clinical instability with painful clicking therefore more dynamic assessments are beneficial.
The radiological investigation of choice is an MR-Arthrogram (MRA), to assess the capsule-labral structures.
Treatment is non-operative in the absence of a tear, but surgical repair where there is a tear.
Clicking is often related to degenerative pathologies. These being either degenerate chondral lesions and/or degenerate labral tears - particularly in the older athlete. Clinical identification of glenohumeral joint pathology is to distinguish this from subacromial pathology by passive rotation of the arm in neutral reproducing the pain and possibly clicking. The Kibler Clunk test is a useful test for identifying glenohumeral clicking, very similar to the McMurray’s test of the knee.
Investigations include plain radiographs for glenohumeral arthritis and a plain MRI scan, if required.
Treatment depends on the severity of symptoms and range from GHJ injections to surgical arthroscopic treatment or shoulder replacement.
In the young subacromial clicking is rare. The commonest cause is an impinging subacromial bursal plica. This is a synovial fold of the bursa that may cause clicking and subacromial impingement pain with bursitis. The clicking is usually directly palpable over the subacromial bursa anterolateral to the acromion. The clicking can usually be reproduced by passive rotation of the shoulder in abduction. A targeted subacromial bursal injection is useful to identify the source of the painful clicking and may relieve the symptoms in many patients. This is combined with scapula, postural and rotator cuff rehabilitation. Should this fail, an arthroscopic subacromial decompression with resection of the bursal plica is indicated.
In older patients with bursal clicking the most likely is a rotator cuff tear. However painful clicking is a very rare symptom of rotator cuff tears. An ultrasound scan or MRI scan are the most appropriate investigations of choice and management would be targeted to the rotator cuff tear.
The long head of biceps (LHB) is an inherently unstable structure due to its tortuous course over the proximal humerus. It is stabilised by the transverse humeral ligament and the biceps pulley, which comprises stabilising tissues from the subscapularis and supraspinatus tendons.
Painful clicking of the LHB tendon is usually due to a significant pulley lesion or rupture of the transverse humeral ligament (THL), leading to instability of the LHB.
Pulley and THL injuries are associated with partial or full thickness subscapularis tendon tears. They tend to occur in young athletes as a result of explosive overhead movements, contact injuries. In older patients it is part of rotator cuff pathology.
Clinical diagnosis is by direct palpation over the biceps groove whilst rotating the arm and feeling for a reproducible click. A positive Speed’s test may be present. There may be tenderness over the LHB at the biceps groove. Subscapularis and supraspinatus strength should be carefully assessed.
Dynamic ultrasound scanning is the most useful investigation for an unstable LHB tendon, but a dislocated tendon will also be seen on static MRI scanning. MRI is more sensitive than ultrasound in detecting an associated subscapularis injury.
Treatment depends on the severity of associated lesions. Should there be a traumatic subscapularis tear then surgical treatment in the form of repair of the subscapularis tear and tenodesis of the long head of biceps tendon would be appropriate. Should there not be a significant subscapularis tear then ultrasound guided injections of the biceps tendon can be attempted and if this fails a biceps tenotomy or Tenodesis. Management does often depend on the age and functional demands of the patient, along with surgeon preference.
A painful clicking acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) may be due to a single traumatic event, or chronic repetitive loading. In a single injury the ACJ ligaments are torn, along with rupture of the ACJ meniscus. Repetitive trauma in overhead and power athletes leads to lateral clavicle osteolysis and may cause painful clicking.
In older patients the cause is almost certainly ACJ osteoarthritis.
Clinical diagnosis is by direct palpation over the ACJ. Other signs include reproduction of the clicking on high arc movements, positive Scarf test and positive Paxinos test. ACJ excess mobility can be demonstrated on dynamic ultrasound scanning. X-rays are beneficial for ACJ arthritis, however they may not demonstrate tan ACJ subluxation without identical comparative Zanca views of the opposite side. Therefore, we prefer ultrasound and MR scanning in younger patients.
Treatment involves steroid injections initially. If this fails ACJ excision is indicated in young patients. It is essential to assess the ACJ stability at the time of surgery as a common cause of ongoing symptoms is continued ACJ instability after excision. In these cases the ACJ should be stabilised/reconstructed.
The sternoclavicular joint causes are almost identical to the AC joint and treatment options in the same.
The scapulothoracic articulation is a rare, but significant cause of painful clicking of the shoulder. It is generally always in younger patients. The most common cause is due to an inflamed scapulothoracic bursa. The causes of this are either muscular or bony.
Muscular causes are complex and usually related to scapular dysrhythmia. This may be secondary to primary glenohumeral joint pathology or due to a primary scapular dysrhythmia either muscular or neurogenic in origin.
Investigations should involve an MR scan specifically of the scapulothoracic articulation. Treatment is targeted to the root cause. This can often be quite complex and in my opinion best managed in a multi-disciplinary specialist shoulder unit. Bursal injections with the rehab is often useful. If this fails a bursectomy and resection of the superomedial border of the scapular might be beneficial.
Osteochondromas are rare but a significant cause and should be sought on the MR scan.
Painless clicking of the shoulder is not abnormal, but where it is associated with pain and/or instability it is pathological. Using the algorithms above accurate diagnosis is possible and treatment targeted accordingly. | 2019-04-20T22:35:19 | https://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article/1624 |
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One of the best parts of online shopping is that once you hit the checkout page, it’s fairly simple to take a few minutes to browse for any available online coupons that could shave a few extra dollars off of your bill. But the Honeyextension, available for Chrome users, does the legwork for you. When the plugin is active, Honeywill automatically search its database for coupons that have worked on that particular site in the past and will do its best to auto apply coupons until it finds one that works. While it’s not successful at finding additional savings 100% of the time, it’s definitely one of the best ways to save money with no extra effort on your part.
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For someone who has been at their current job and desk for a little less than a year, I’ve really made myself at home, stacking up unused paper towels,amassing a collection of vitamin bottles, and a truly unruly snack drawer.
To get a jump start on a more organized second year, I decided to get my desk together and to make it a little more fun and personal in the process but of course, without spending too much money.
Problem area number one was my assorted bottles of health, as I call them. Because I am at work five days a week, that’s where I keep my daily vitamins, probiotics gummies, and fish oil capsules. Just the simple act of corralling them into this nice little basket makes it look much more organized than them sitting around in a loose collection. A nice dish or even a cake stand would be a good alternative to a basket too.
Something else I have a ton of are pens! Colored pens are essential to my job because they help me stay organized plus it’s easier to pay attention to notes that are in fun colors. So to keep with the fun theme I was looking for an unusual pen holder — enter this ice cream cone shaped cup, complete with sprinkles on the edge. Now my scissors and pens have a sweet little place to stay until I need to take notes during a meeting, in pink glitter (naturally).
This adventure isn’t quite over though, as I am still on the hunt for something heavy. My little bookshelf of training manuals, dictionary, and AP Stylebook have a blah black bookend holding them up but I’d really like something a little more stylish. My dream Goodwill score is a geode bookend that are selling in stores for upwards of $20 these days. The thrill of the hunt is almost as good as actually finding the item in question!
So get personal and make your workspace your own, it’s likely you’re there almost as much as you are at your home! Other ways to add some luxe to your workday that can be found at Goodwill are: lamps, your own personal coffee maker, and perhaps some royal art?
Do you personalize your workspace or is it strictly function over form?
Oh yes, I feather my work nest with thrift shop finds of a blown glass pink/purple basket contains my iPhone earbuds, a pink Runway 21 fragrance and a needlework shadowbox.
I would snag those geodes at $20 since they are worth much more than that for resell. | 2019-04-20T08:20:25 | https://blog.goodwillsc.org/putting-the-fun-in-a-functional-workspace/ |
Cat ipsum dolor sit amet, human give me attention meow, demand to be let outside at once, and expect owner to wait for me as i think about it. Loves cheeseburgers scratch at the door then walk away. Kitten is playing with dead mouse. Eats owners hair then claws head eat plants, meow, and throw up because i ate plants always ensure to lay down in such a manner that tail can lightly brush human’s nose yet hopped up on catnip stretch, and knock over christmas tree. Hack up furballs if it smells like fish eat as much as you wish flop over, or pee in human’s bed until he cleans the litter box and Gate keepers of hell and hiss at vacuum cleaner and make muffins. Shake treat bag intrigued by the shower sit on the laptop yet scream at teh bath, and meow all night having their mate disturbing sleeping humans and pet right here, no not there, here, no fool, right here that other cat smells funny you should really give me all the treats because i smell the best and omg you finally got the right spot and i love you right now and who’s the baby. Roll on the floor purring your whiskers off. Pooping rainbow while flying in a toasted bread costume in space.
Stares at human while pushing stuff off a tableasdflkjaertvlkjasntvkjn (sits on keyboard) for leave fur on owners clothes or meowing chowing and wowing destroy the blinds, poop in litter box, scratch the walls or my left donut is missing, as is my right. Loved it, hated it, loved it, hated it shove bum in owner’s face like camera lens i just saw other cats inside the house and nobody ask me before using my litter box kitty ipsum dolor sit amet, shed everywhere shed everywhere stretching attack your ankles chase the red dot, hairball run catnip eat the grass sniff meow loudly just to annoy owners for you are a captive audience while sitting on the toilet, pet me but shake treat bag. | 2019-04-25T19:43:47 | https://chriscadalzo.com/2017/11/10/hola-mundo/ |
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2 predicates share the same subject. Common conjunctions used to join compound predicates are and, but, or. Sentences can still be simple sentences even if they have compound subjects, compound predicates or both a compound subject and compound predicate.
3 A. Find ONLY the compound subjects in the sentences below. Underline them. If a sentence does not have a compound subject, do not underline anything. 1. Mark and Hank are twins. 2. Twins share the same birthday. 3. The yellow cat and brown dog played together. 4. My kittens pounce and jump after a piece of string. 5. The girls or the boys will win the spelling bee. 6. Summer and winter are my favorite seasons. 7. Summer is sunny and warm. 8. Grandma and I went to the park. 9. Books or painting are John s favorite activity. 10. Clark writes and sings original songs. B. Write your own. Write one sentence with a compound subject and a compound predicate. C. Subject or predicate? If the underlined words in the sentences below are a compound subject, write S on the blank line. If the underlined words are a compound predicate, write P on the blank line. If the sentence has both a compound subject and a compound predicate, write B on the blank line.
4 1. The girls and boys in my class went on a field trip. 2. Jim and Frank led the class through the woods. 3. We explored and hunted for fossils. 4. Mr. Jeffries spotted and photographed an eagle. 5. The weather and temperature were warm. 6. We climbed and hiked over rough ground. 7. The girls and boys walked and listened for miles. 8. James and I saw fish in the creek. 9. Minnows or tadpoles swam and darted in the water. 10. We were tired but hungry after the field trip. D. Let s Create 1. Write a sentence with a compound subject. 2. Write a sentence with a compound predicate.
5 Answer Key A. 1. Mark and Hank are twins. 2. Twins share the same birthday. 3. The yellow cat and brown dog played together. 4. My kittens pounce and jump after a piece of string. 5. The girls or the boys will win the spelling bee. 6. Summer and winter are my favorite seasons. 7. Summer is sunny and warm. 8. Grandma and I went to the park. 9. Books or painting are John s favorite activity. 10. Clark writes and sings original songs. B. Write your own. Answers will vary. C. Subject or predicate? 1. The girls and boys in my class went on a field trip. S 2. Jim and Frank led the class through the woods. S 3. We explored and hunted for fossils. P 4. Mr. Jeffries spotted and photographed an eagle. P 5. The weather and temperature were warm. S 6. We climbed and hiked over rough ground. P 7. The girls and boys walked and listened for miles. B 8. James and I saw fish in the creek. S 9. Minnows or tadpoles swam and darted in the water. B 10. We were tired but hungry after the field trip. P D. Let s Create Answers will vary.
SJK(C) PU SZE YEAR 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT (4) PAPER 1 Name: ( ) Marks: % Class : 3 ( ) Date : /10/2016 Parent s Signature: Section A [25 marks] A) Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Adverbs. An adverb is a word which modifies or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
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Senior Project Proposal Title: Student: Advisor: Haven Animal Sanctuary Tahlia Geri Objective: By exploring various elements of animal shelters, I plan to design a hypothetical no-kill animal shelter. | 2019-04-21T10:48:11 | http://petsdocbox.com/Cats/67343375-Subject-subject-predicate-predicate-using-compound-subjects-and-predicates.html |
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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination".He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote".Marco Rosci points out, however, that while there is much speculation about Leonardo, his vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious, and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time.
Leonardo was and is renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time, with their fame approached only by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam.Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon, being reproduced on everything from the euro to text books to t-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings survive, the small number due to his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination. Nevertheless, these few works, together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, compose a contribution to later generations of artists only rivalled by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.
Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualised a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double hull and outlined a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime,but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing unheralded.He made important discoveries in anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics, but he did not publish his findings and they had little to no influence on later science. .
These notebooks—originally loose papers of different types and sizes, distributed by friends after his death—have found their way into major collections such as the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, the Louvre, the Biblioteca Nacional de España, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan which holds the twelve-volume Codex Atlanticus, and British Library in London which has put a selection from its notebook BL Arundel MS 263 online. The Codex Leicester is the only major scientific work of Leonardo's in private hands. It is owned by Bill Gates, and is displayed once a year in different cities around the world.
Leonardo's journals appear to have been intended for publication because many of the sheets have a form and order that would facilitate this. In many cases a single topic, for example, the heart or the human foetus, is covered in detail in both words and pictures, on a single sheet.Why they were not published within Leonardo's lifetime is unknown. | 2019-04-25T12:50:49 | http://hammercodex.com/davinci.php |
We had a blast hosting this unicorn rock star party! From start to finish we were given creative control, and we love it that way.
Full customization from signage, decor to sweet table and beauty bar. Birthday girl had a dance party, made a music video with her friends and then played a couple unicorn related games. It was such a fun party! | 2019-04-22T06:35:39 | https://www.opulenteventsto.com/event-spotlight/2018/9/26/amayas-7th-birthday |
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Spectacle is beyond thrilled to team up with the incomparable reissue record label Light In The Attic Records for an evening of rare and wonderful works!
Highlights include a collection of original short docs on Light In The Attic artists Donnie and Joe Emerson, National Wake, and Jim Sullivan- PLUS surprise shorts and music videos!
We’ll cap off the festivities off with an exclusive screening of the cult favorite film Cowboy In Sweden featuring the legendary Lee Hazlewood! The film- originally a 1970 Swedish TV special- is now fully restored and remastered in HD and plucked directly from LITA’s lavish box set There’s A Dream I’ve Been Saving, a box set commemorating the complete legacy of Lee Hazlewood Industries from 1966-1971. | 2019-04-25T00:28:38 | http://www.spectacletheater.com/an-evening-with-light-in-the-attic-records/ |
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Book Summary: A young woman named Jean is starting to go insane in her peaceful, suburban life. Nightmares and daydreams are spilling over into the world and revealing cracks in her reality. Jean's life and everything in it may just be a facade, but made by who? And why? Jean needs to escape.
Book Review: This issue sort of picks up after the last issue. We find Jean Grey laying on the ground of a destroyed home. It doesn't really tell us exactly what sort of conversation came between Phoenix and Jean. In fact, it gives us really nothing about the interaction at all, only Jean seemingly still a bit unaware of the illusion the Phoenix entity has created in order to keep her encased within its world.
In this world, Jean is blissfully living a life that contains no abilities that one could say is pretty normal life. Now exactly what the Phoenix is trying to do continues to remain a mystery over this. One can only assume that it has a bigger picture in mind for Jean and the only way to do so is contain her in this world until the right moment.
Unfortunately that time is now ticking down. The X-Men are right outside this little world and have begun to put two and two together, meaning they know the Phoenix entity has Jean but they really don't know why at the moment. But they have come to rescue Jean, even if it means facing one of their biggest and most powerful foes to date.
But the Phoenix has plans for the X-Men. She brings back those from the dead in hopes of stopping them until she can finish with what she wants with Jean. Unfortunately the X-Men are not the easily defeated and take down their dead comrades with no problems.
Once those comrades are gone, the Phoenix Force makes its most daring appearance on top of the diner, staring down the X-Men as if to dare them to defy her.
And Old Man Logan does just that.
While I loved the first three issues of this limited series, this one sort of fell flat for me. I had been hoping to see the interaction between Jean and Phoenix/Jean but that really never appears and we are sort of left wondering if that appearance was nothing more than a dream or even a nightmare.
I also felt as if this issue was rushed storyline wise. I understand that there is a massive need to get Jean Grey resurrected for whatever storyline they have in mind for her but I was hoping to see more thought and effort into her resurrection. Unfortunately the conclusion is up next and I am wary as to what is going to happen. I only surmise that whatever it is, it won't be the outcome I may be hoping for. | 2019-04-24T03:56:46 | http://asylums.insanejournal.com/ebookreview/40423.html?mode=reply |
Alexa wears: Hair: TRUTH HAIR Octavia Outfit: Ragna Female Outfit FashionNatic New!! Mariela wears: Hair: Magika – Restless Outfit: Petrina Female Outfit FashionNatic New!! | 2019-04-23T12:24:30 | http://e-gosl.com/tag/magika/ |
At the end of May 2015 I had the great pleasure of acting as a Second Photographer for Sasha and Simon's beautiful wedding at Bodysgallen Hall just outside Llandudno, North Wales. Bodysgallen Hall is a manor house in Conwy county borough, North Wales, near the village of Llanrhos. Since 2008 the house has been owned by The National Trust. It's a Grade 1 listed building, currently used as a hotel. This listed historical building derives primarily from the 17th century, and has several later additions. Bodysgallen was constructed as a tower house in the Middle Ages to serve as defensive support for nearby Conwy Castle. According to tradition, the site of Bodysgallen was the 5th century AD stronghold of Cadwallon Lawhir, King of Gwynedd, who had wide ranging exploits as far as Northumberland. The weather was perfect and the couple were extremely happy with our photos of their special day. | 2019-04-19T11:03:02 | https://www.mikeshieldsphotography.com/sasha-and-simon.html |
NOVA is a wish granting robotic comet, which can only be summoned by gathering the power from the Dream Fountains on the planets surrounding Pop Star, first appearing in Kirby Super Star. (It was renamed Galactic Nova in Kirby Super Star Ultra). It apparently cannot distinguish good from evil, nor does it matter who summons it, as Marx made a wish to control Pop Star after Kirby summoned NOVA.
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This group has roots back to 2007 when IIT students came together to create an online forum to help facilitate new students' arrival to the college. Since then, it has grown from a few hundred to a community of nearly 3,000 students, staff, faculty, and alumni - and several "friends of the Illinois Tech" community.
Members are welcomed to add interesting stories, ask questions, and share opinions and concerns about anything.
Thank you for being a part of our Illinois Tech community! | 2019-04-19T07:10:59 | https://lookup-id.com/dir/177577782278470.html |
On 8 September 2011, Mary Boone Gallery will open at its Fifth Avenue location decepción, an exhibition of a new series of large-scale photographs by LUIS GISPERT.
Begun as an anthropological investigation, Gispert sought out individuals in the United States collecting or crafting unique vehicles in their backyards or garages — individuals living out a fantasy through custom vehicles they had themselves created. Representing the most personalized aspects of their remodeling, the vehicles’ interiors were the project’s initial focus. The windshields afforded a frame for sublime landscape photographs Gispert had shot separately. Their union created a tense dialectic between the neoromantic landscapes and the vehicles’ contemporary urban aesthetics.
As he grazed the United States in search of these vehicles, Gispert discovered a subculture within a subculture. Another stratum emerged, embedded within the world of car enthusiasts customizing vehicle interiors with designer themes: a satellite world of designer imitations in service to those in need of color coordinated designer brand fabric and logos. A micro-economy consisting of dresses, shoes, and bedrooms designed and customized to personal taste and aesthetics. Women running underground counterfeit designer dress shops out of their garages. Men outfitting anything from Timberland boots and backpacks with designer accents to custom leather apparel. In a dizzying conflation of class, aspiration, and travesty, these anonymous creators appeared to relish the bastardization of cultural symbols of wealth. Gispert proceeded to document what could be understood as a covert, aggressive appropriation and re-contextualization of luxury signs. To mediate the political and complicated nature of the subjects, Gispert chose to formally consider and highly stylize the images.
Gispert’s subjects are end products of a cultural history. The counterfeit designer reinterpretations of automobiles, furniture and custom garments began in Harlem, New York City in the early 1980s. At the height of the cocaine and crack epidemic, drug dealers arrived at innovative ways to conspicuously display their wealth. It started with the purchasing of Veblen goods that at the time were predominately consumed by solely a leisure class. Luxury signs associated with the upper classes were for the first time publicly appropriated and hybridized by a new class of narco-wealth. Drug dealers had their cars and clothes custom made with designer patterns, logos and colors. Ground zero for this customization was Harlem’s Dapper Dan boutique where drug dealers were the main clientele. Eventually hip hop stars and athletes like Mike Tyson adopted the style and became regular Dapper Dan customers. These high profile individuals spread the desire for luxury brands to a broader public. This in turn exacerbated class-consciousness amongst lower classes, which fed a hunger for designer goods. This appetite led to the creation of a designer counterfeit industry which thrives today.
Decepción is the Spanish word for disappointment or disillusionment. It also echoes the English word “deception.” Both meanings are pertinent to Gispert’s new photographs, as they ultimately reveal capitalistic fantasies that may never be attained.
The exhibition, at 745 Fifth Avenue, will run through 22 October 2011. For further information, please contact Ron Warren at the Gallery, or visit our website www.maryboonegallery.com. | 2019-04-22T16:09:19 | https://maryboonegallery.com/exhibition/427/press-release |
Suggested Citation:"Legal Research Digest 31: Preemption of Worker-Retention and Labor-Peace Agreements at Airports." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Preemption of Worker-Retention and Labor-Peace Agreements at Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24692.
Legal Research Digest 31 AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration February 2017 PREEMPTION OF WORKER-RETENTION AND LABOR-PEACE AGREEMENTS AT AIRPORTS This digest was prepared under ACRP Project 11-01, âLegal Aspects of Airport Programs,â for which the Transportation Research Board (TRB) is the agency coordinating the research. Under Topic 07-02, this digest was prepared by Eric T. Smith, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP, Washington, DC. Responsible Senior Program Officer: Marci A. Greenberger Background There are over 4,000 airports in the country and most of these airports are owned by governments. A 2003 survey conducted by Airports Council InternationalâNorth America concluded that city ownership accounts for 38 percent, followed by regional airports at 25 percent, single county at 17 percent, and multi-jurisdictional at 9 percent. Primary legal services to these airports are, in most cases, provided by municipal, county, and state attorneys. Research reports and summaries produced by the Airport Continuing Legal Studies Project and published as ACRP Legal Research Digests are developed to assist these attorneys seeking to deal with the myriad of legal problems encountered during airport development and operations. Such substantive areas as eminent domain, environmental concerns, leasing, contracting, security, insurance, civil rights, and tort liability present cutting-edge legal issues where research is useful and indeed needed. Airport legal research, when conducted through the TRBâs legal studies process, either collects primary data that usually are not available elsewhere or performs analysis of existing literature. Foreword Airports are centers of economic activity and places where a great number of jobs exist. Viewed as engines of economic development, airports often become the focus of groups seeking to have an impact on the local economy and the persons who work at the airport. These groups include elected officials, the media, social activists, and labor unions. Airports are increasingly being asked, for a variety of reasons, to become involved in matters that historically were reserved for private employers to address with their own employees. Among the matters airports are becoming involved in are, potentially, setting minimum wage rates, establishing safety/training baselines, and requiring âlabor-harmonyâ or âlabor-peaceâ agreements at the subject airports. These agreements generally require that, as a condition of operating on-airport property, an organization must become signatory to some form of an agreement with a labor organization. These matters are usually injected into the conduct of on-airport business by the sponsor, includ- ing certain contractual language in the agreements between the sponsor and the business. The implications of involving the airport in such matters may be dramatic, far-reaching, and fraught with legal entanglements. This is especially true with respect to labor-harmony or labor- peace agreements. This digest is intended to serve as an overview of issues related to labor-harmony or labor-peace agreements for airport management personnel and other interested personnel, including airport authority board members or elected officials. | 2019-04-19T21:00:29 | https://www.nap.edu/read/24692/chapter/1 |
Did you know that your furnace and air conditioner can give you warning signs? Like most machines, furnaces and air conditioners often show symptoms before a break down. Home owners don't always know what these signs are or what they mean, but this list will help you recognize and identify possible problems and warning signs of future problems.
Rising gas & electric bills are an indication that your furnace or air conditioner is having to work harder than usual to maintain temperatures. Unusual noises coming from either unit can indicate loose or broken parts. Liquid leaking from your units or pooling around them can be an indication that a drain is clogged. If your units are having difficulty "keeping up" with the thermostat settings, it can be a sign that the system may need a repair.
A serious set of signs from your furnace are if your pilot or main flame light has a yellow color and if you and your family are suffering from nausea, headaches, and flu-like symptoms. These are all indications of a carbon monoxide leak in the heat exchange in the furnace, which can be fatal and requires immediate response.
For your air conditioner, foul odors emanating from the unit are a sign that it needs to be cleaned. Warm air flowing from the vents when the unit is turned on is another symptom that your air conditioner may need service.
A maintenance agreement for your units can help avoid these issues and the possibility of a break down. Having a technician check and tune-up your furnace and air conditioner before they are used each season allows problems to be discovered and addressed before they begin to affect you and your family.
If you would like to know more about maintenance agreements or possible problems, call us today!
“ When our air conditioning unit died we called Choice Aire for a quote. The quote was well below several other quotes we had gotten so we chose Choice Aire. What a great experience it was for us! The owner Eric immediately came out and set up the appointment after explaining to us what to expect. He was very knowledgeable and made us very comfortable with the answers to our questions. After the unit was installed, Eric again contacted us to be sure that we were satisfied. I would highly recommend Choice Aire for your heating and air conditioning needs. | 2019-04-25T00:45:18 | https://www.choiceaire.com/blog/2016/09/06/warning-signs-in-your-furnace-and-ac |
Do the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports on the new MacBook Pro support FireWire connection to the RM32AI and other Presonus hardware, using adaptors? As there's no direct USB-C -> FireWire adaptor the following two would make the physical connection possible, but are they compatible?
I'm guessing the same answer goes for other macbooks with usb-c?
I'm using the RM32AI but again, I'm guessing the same answer applies to other firewire-equipped devices?
I had the same question and i've been doing some research and i am pretty sure we both need a thunderbolt 3 dock.
Apple Mac's would require the following cables/adaptors depending the Mac you get.
asked Mar 31 in Ai Mixers by robertvalentine (120 points) Why is connected Presonus 16.4.2ai not appearing on Macbook Pro(2019) with all the proper adapters? | 2019-04-25T01:54:56 | https://answers.presonus.com/11483/firewire-via-thunderbolt-3-usb-c-support-on-macbook |
Got a craving for some old fashioned candy? Root beer barrels are a great way to relive your childhood memories. They still have the same great root beer taste you remember. Root beer flavored candies are a tasteful treat for the young and old alike. Buy root beer barrels in bulk and save. Display in a wooden barrel for a nostalgic feel. Customers will be delighted with these great flavored hard candies. Place your order today and watch your profits soar! | 2019-04-25T02:25:21 | https://www.candyconceptsinc.com/Root-Beer-Barrels--32lbs_p_298.html |
If you’re translating a website for Chinese-speaking audiences, it’s worth learning a lesson from one of the most-accessed websites in the world: Wikipedia. A recent New York Times article covering the subject of political and cultural debates raging on Chinese Wikipedia highlighted the complex language and localization issues companies face when Chinese is their target language.
When Chinese Wikipedia debuted in 2002, the site offered dual-versions of content using two different writing systems. A merge between the two versions backfired when linguistic differences caused strife between users. The site now uses language conversion software to permit users to choose their preferred version of Chinese.
Wikipedia affords us a great lesson in the complexities of Chinese. While English doesn’t make a distinction between spoken and written versions, Chinese languages do, and Mandarin can be written in either Simplified or Traditional Chinese. Simplified Chinese began in the 1950s in Mainland China as a movement to make the language easier to read by reducing the number of strokes in traditional Chinese characters. Users in Mainland China, Singapore, and Malaysia primarily utilize simplified Chinese. In Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, traditional Chinese tends to be the preference (with Taiwan’s government identifying traditional Chinese as “orthodox”).
In terms of spoken Chinese, there are many “dialects” (a term which some linguists argue doesn’t go far enough to delineate how different these spoken varieties can be). Depending on your business’ geographic focus in China, you may need to translate audio components of your site into one or more spoken versions.
Effectively translating your business communications for Chinese customers means selecting the right written and spoken forms for your target audience. While you may not be navigating controversial historical and political topics, there’s plenty of complexity to keep you entertained!
Interested in learning more about English-to-Chinese translation? Read about our traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese translation services or contact us today. | 2019-04-23T10:17:25 | https://www.acclaro.com/blog/chinese-translation-complexities/ |
On Tuesday, July 15th I headed out to the west side after work, with most of the whales slowly, slowly inbound from south of Discovery Island. I met up with a couple friends of mine, and while we watched Js, Ks, and Ls meander their way across Haro Strait, K16, K35, and K21 - a somewhat rogue group of K-Pod whales - came by heading south to join up with the group. How odd of them to be traveling on their own while everybody else was together!
The big group of whales "hit the island" south of where we were at Land Bank, but as the first few began to round the point heading north, we all agreed we should head to Lime Kiln. Good decision! They angled in towards shore as they passed Land Bank, ending up way inside Deadman's Bay at they approached us at the south end of Lime Kiln Point State Park.
As the whales approached, they were down on a slightly longer dive, and we all waited with anticipation to see where they would pop up. It ended up being RIGHT in front of me!
I was extremely lucky to have my friend Barbara with a camera behind me. I've often taken, and shared, photos of others and whales, and always hoped one day to get a great shot of me and whales. I've had a few given to me over the years, but this is the kind of shot I was dreaming of! Thank you Barbara!
Moments like these are why I go out there as much as I do, but they're always over so fast!
J49 T'i'lem I'nges - the last calf born to the Southern Residents in August 2012. It's hard to believe it's been almost two years since we've had a new addition to the Southern Residents - not good! | 2019-04-21T08:11:49 | http://www.orcawatcher.com/2014/07/july-15-close-pass-by-js.html |
Simple yet elegant! The brides flowing veil and the colored Calla Lily flowers are just the right amount of pizzazz for the top of your cake ... keeping in mind that it won't take away from the beauty of your cake! This item can also serve as the finishing touch to your sign in table. 6 1/2" x 3 1/2". | 2019-04-24T20:13:37 | http://www.weddingsforless.com/c---r-porcelain-couple-with-calla-lilies-cr707525c.html |
WILLIAM HUNTER KENDAL Autograph letter Signed.
ALS. 2pp. Star & Garter Hall, Wolverhampton. February 21st 1903. To "My Dear Collette".
"I enclose you a line of introduction to Charles Frohman - I don't know his whereabouts - you will have to find that out - the Carlton Hotal most likely. I only know Charles Frohman very slightly. Our friend is Daniel Frohman - his brother".
12mo. Approx 6.25 x 4 inches. Lacking integral blank leaf, else fine.
William Hunter Kendal was a leading actor-manager of the 19th century. With his wife, Madge Kendal, he appeared in a long series of Shakespeare revivals at the Haymarket and they also starred in the Fairy Comedies of W.S. Gilbert. Charles Frohman (1856-1915) was an American producer and theatrical imresario, who promoted many stars of the American theatre and, for a time, had a virtual monopoly over the U.S. theatre industry. He had a lease of the Duke of York's Theatre in London and promoted the playwright J.M. Barry, being the first to produce his play, Peter Pan, in 1904. | 2019-04-25T04:58:15 | http://owenandbarlow.com/pd-william-hunter-kendal-1843-1917-autograph-letter-signed.cfm |
The slow loris in Indonesia is in serious danger of extinction and the greatest threat to its survival is the illegal trade in wildlife. Its huge brown eyes and soft fur make this small nocturnal primate highly prized as a pet and the victim of an online craze created by videos on YouTube. Thousands of slow lorises are poached from the wild and illegally sold on the street or in animal markets.
International Animal Rescue runs the only slow loris rescue and rehabilitation centre in Indonesia. | 2019-04-21T18:52:42 | http://www.internationalanimalrescue.or.id/the-horrible-truth-behind-the-cute-slow-loris-videos/ |
Scarborough Anime & Manga Society would like to invite you to join us in a special night. They will be throwing a Japanese Themed Disco in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support! All entrance fees will be going directly to the cause.
The goal is to raise £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support - let's show Cancer that we can stand up against it together and have some fun in the meantime! Everyone is welcome, however ID will be needed at the bar should you be under 18!
For more information, visit EventBrite here. | 2019-04-26T06:41:24 | https://www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Japanese_theme_disco_in_aid_of_Macmillan_Cancer_Support |
inner comedian! Perfect for actors and non-actors alike!
some team-building! Great for bands looking to bond!
This class is aimed to boost stage presence and interpersonal confidence across all fields of work and play.
CONCERT on Sunday, June 1st, to end this artistic filled weekend.
At 6PM. BLUE HIGHWAYS will be on stage.
Guild of Creative Art Exhibit: Abstraction: Expressive? Precisely! | 2019-04-26T00:02:24 | http://www.moremonmouthmusings.net/2014/05/28/belmar-arts-council-presents-a-weekend-of-music-poetry-books/ |
Last week, a friend of mine came to church. She’d been a few times; I was glad to see her.
She sat behind my mom and me.
I couldn’t hear anyone talking; I wondered if anyone even raised their hand. My mom walked out of Church immediately after.
She was speaking to my friend.
I couldn’t hear the words exchanged afterward, but I wondered if my friend felt the same sensation I did during a similar conversation my mom and I had after I chose God.
Today, while walking to class, I listened to the Bible on audio.
As I walked, I came upon a barren tree, surrounded by golden leaves. It took my breath away.
Boom: Simon changed his destiny.
Because he followed Andrew to Jesus, because he was willing to take a chance, to see if this Christ was truly the Messiah, he changed the course of his life.
As soon as Simon came before Christ, He said “You are Simon son of John,” in other words, “Hello, I know exactly who you are.” Then, Jesus said, “You will be called Cephas,” in other words, “I’m calling you by a new name now, not a name given you by man, but by God.
Jesus called Peter by the name that embodied who He would become: the rock on which Jesus would build His Church.
For those of you who have found your identity, be like Andrew, and bring your brothers and sisters to Jesus to allow him to speak over them what you received yourself.
Go to Jesus. Your destiny awaits you.
*I shared the story about my friend (with her permission) because it reveals God’s heart. He speaks a new destiny over ALL of us; offers new life and purpose to ALL of us, continually. God is the same yesterday, today and forever, so the wisdom and desire of Christ to use us and transform us, is just as strong now as ever. Be encouraged in that. Ask for faith to believe that, and then pursue God. | 2019-04-20T06:11:28 | https://alexisreb.com/2014/12/03/destiny/ |
The International Media Production Zone (IMPZ) is a free zone and freehold area that caters to media production companies. Spreading over an area of 43,000,000 square feet. It is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates near Jumeirah Village South. | 2019-04-20T12:56:32 | http://vanguard.ae/?m=search&web=1&act=details_web&id=652 |
Searching for a super healthy, energising snack? Well, look no further because this recipe is truly amazeballs (pardon the pun). Combining the natural goodness of ground sesame seeds (Tahini) & Spirulina, these bite sized snacks are the perfect 3pm pick-me-up or on-the-go snack to ensure you stay nourished from 9 – 5.
In all honesty, there is no real art to creating these Tahini Balls. Simply, all you have to do is combine the ingredients, form into round balls and decorate. This is the perfect recipe for getting the kiddies involved in the kitchen too. They will love getting their hands dirty, plus the incentive of having a sweet lunchbox treat.
Do you have an energy ball recipe that you just can’t get enough of?
Check out Rhiannon Mack’s IG account @rhis_foodie_bites for more nourishing creations! | 2019-04-24T10:18:34 | https://www.movenourishbelieve.com/nourish/recipes/smart-snack-recipe-tahini-balls/ |
Why Can’t I Find Relief?
If you are a neuropathy patient, you may find yourself asking the same question over and over again, “Why can’t I find relief?” Neuropathy is one of those chronic conditions that very few people hear about yet millions of people are suffering from it on a daily basis. Neuropathy pain can be felt in the hands, feet and joints and it affects the way a person moves, senses and functions. Neuropathy is a condition of the nerves therefore when damage to the peripheral nervous system develops, complications that affect the nerve cell endings are quick to arise and cause complications in a person’s life.
Damage to the peripheral nervous system could be the result of HIV, chemotherapy, diabetes, carpal tunnel and as a result of alcohol abuse. Regardless of how the condition was derived the result in the end is the same – chronic pain and life limitations. Damage to the nerve cells results in neuropathic pains like tingling in the hands and feet, burning sensations in the hands and feet, numbness and needle like pricking while walking; symptoms such as the ones listed can have profound effect on a neuropathy patients personal and professional life.
The reason that most neuropathic patients are unable to find relief for their neuropathy symptoms has to do with their inability to locate an effective treatment. Neuropathic pain treatment is not something that is chosen carelessly, it takes much time and thought. There are so many factors that go into making the decision such as personal health, past success stories, side effects and personal preferences. Choosing a neuropathic pain treatment just for the sake of choosing one is not the best method of approach.
It is important that neuropathy patients speak with a medical professional before selecting a neuropathic pain treatment to insure that no adverse side effects will be had that can harm the individual. The following is lists of the most popular forms of neuropathic pain treatment speak with your doctor about the pros and cons of each before use. | 2019-04-24T17:52:17 | https://www.neuropathytreatmentgroup.com/why-cant-i-find-relief/ |
Faarufushi’s natural beauty defies description. Suffice it to say that we recognised an incredible location when we saw one; and did everything in our power to make it accessible to you. Minimalist touch for maximum impact: our philosophy at its core.
You shouldn’t have to work while you’re on holiday. Fortunately, getting to the Raa Atoll is a breeze. The resort is just a scenic 50 minutes journey by seaplane, or take a 40 minutes connecting flight from Malé to Ifuru Airport. From there, it only takes 10 minutes to reach Faarufushi. We’ve set up arrival and departure lounges to make things more comfortable. And as always, our staff are there at every step. Taking such good care of you that you’ll hardly even notice they’re there. | 2019-04-25T06:48:45 | https://faarufushi.com/faarufushi |
Area: 1.1 million sq. km. (425,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Texas and California combined.
Cities (2010 est.): Capital: La Paz (administrative — pop. 840,209); Sucre (constitutional — 306,754). Other major cities — Santa Cruz (1,651,436), Cochabamba (618,384), El Alto (960,767).
La Paz is the highest of the world's capital cities: 3,600 meters (11,800 ft.) above sea level. The adjacent city of El Alto, at 4,200 meters (13,800 ft.), is one of the fastest-growing in the hemisphere. Santa Cruz, the nation's industrial and commercial hub in the eastern lowlands, is also experiencing rapid population and economic growth.
Terrain: High plateau (altiplano), temperate and semi-tropical valleys, and tropical lowlands.
Climate: Varies with altitude: from humid and tropical to semi-arid and cold.
Nationality: Noun and adjective — Bolivian(s).
Annual population growth rate (2010): 1.69%.
Religions: Predominantly Roman Catholic; minority Protestant.
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani.
Education (2007): Years compulsory: ages 7-14; literacy — 90.74%.
Health (2010): Infant mortality rate: 41.65 per 1,000 births.
Work force (2010, 4.2 million): Agricultural sector 1.55 million; mining 84,000; services 1.47 million; public administration 546,000.
Ethnic groups (2001): 55% indigenous (primarily Aymara and Quechua), 30% mestizo or mixed, 15% European.
Constitution: 1967; revised 1994; voters approved a new constitution on January 25, 2009, which went into effect on February 7, 2009.
Branches: Executive: president and cabinet. Legislative — bicameral Congress (Plurinational Assembly). Judicial — five levels of jurisdiction, headed by Supreme Court with a separate Constitutional Tribunal, and a Supreme Electoral Tribunal which rules on matters related to the electoral process.
Subdivisions: Nine departments (similar to states), headed by elected governors.
Major political parties: Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), National Unity (UN), Fearless Movement (MSM), Social Alliance (AS), and several smaller, regional citizen movements.
Suffrage: Universal adult (age 18), compulsory.
Natural resources: Hydrocarbons (natural gas, petroleum); minerals (14.1% of GDP — zinc, silver, lead, gold, and iron).
Agriculture (10.4% of GDP): Major products — soybeans, cotton, potatoes, corn, sugarcane, rice, wheat, coffee, beef, barley, and quinoa. Arable land — 2.7%.
Manufacturing (11.3% of GDP): Types: food and beverages, textiles, wood.
Transportation and communications: 9.0% of GDP.
Public administration services: 11.9% of GDP.
Trade: Exports Major export products: natural gas, tin, zinc, coffee, silver, wood, gold, jewelry, soybeans, and soy products. Major export markets — Brazil (34.29%), U.S. (9.99%), Argentina (8.22%), Japan (6.54%), Peru (5.70%), Belgium (5.40%), and South Korea (5.22%). Imports (2009 est.) — $5.36 billion. Major products — machinery and transportation equipment, consumer products, construction and mining equipment. Major suppliers — Brazil (18.58%), U.S. (13.19%), Argentina (12.98%), China (9.96%), Peru (7.21%), Japan (5.88%), Chile (5.63%), and Venezuela (5.54%). (2010 est.) — $7.03 billion.
According to the 2001 census, Bolivia's ethnic distribution is estimated to be 55% indigenous, 15% European, and 30% mixed or mestizo (all categories are self-identified and answers vary widely depending on how questions are phrased). The largest of the approximately three dozen indigenous groups are the Quechua (29% or 2.5 million), Aymara (24% or 2 million), Chiquitano (1% or 180,000), and Guarani (1% or 125,000). No other indigenous groups represent more than 0.5% of the population. German, Croatian, Serbian, Asian, Middle Eastern, and other minorities also live in Bolivia. Many of these minorities descend from families that have lived in Bolivia for several generations.
Bolivia is one of the least developed countries in South America. Almost two-thirds of its people, many of whom are subsistence farmers, live in poverty. Population density ranges from less than one person per square kilometer in the southeastern plains to about 10 per square kilometer (25 per sq. mi.) in the central highlands. The annual population growth rate is about 1.69% (2010).
The great majority of Bolivians are Roman Catholic, although Protestant denominations are expanding rapidly. Many indigenous communities interweave pre-Columbian and Christian symbols in their religious practices.
Approximately 90% of the children attend primary school but often for a year or less. The literacy rate is low in many rural areas. Under President Morales, a number of areas have been declared "illiteracy free" but the level of literacy is often quite basic, restricted to writing one's name and recognizing numbers.
The socio-political development of Bolivia can be divided into three distinct periods: pre-Columbian, colonial, and republican. Important archaeological ruins, gold and silver ornaments, stone monuments, ceramics, and weavings remain from several important pre-Columbian cultures. Major ruins include Tiwanaku, Samaipata, Incallajta, and Iskanwaya. The country abounds in other sites that are difficult to reach and have seen little archaeological exploration.
The Spanish brought a tradition of religious art which, in the hands of local indigenous and mestizo builders and artisans, developed into a rich and distinctive style of architecture, painting, and sculpture known as "Mestizo Baroque." The colonial period produced the paintings of Perez de Holguin, Flores, Bitti, and others as well as the skilled work of unknown stonecutters, woodcarvers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths. An important body of native baroque religious music from the colonial period was recovered and has been performed internationally to wide acclaim since 1994.
Important 20th-century Bolivian artists include, among others, Guzman de Rojas, Arturo Borda, Maria Luisa Pacheco, and Marina Nunez del Prado. Bolivia has rich folklore. Its regional folk music is distinctive and varied. The "devil dances" at the annual Oruro carnival are among the great South American folkloric events, as is the lesser known carnival at Tarabuco.
The Andean region has probably been inhabited for some 20,000 years. Around 2000 B.C., the Tiwanakan culture developed at the southern end of Lake Titicaca. The Tiwanakan culture centered around and was named after the great city Tiwanaku. The people developed advanced architectural and agricultural techniques before disappearing about 1200 A.D., probably because of extended drought. Roughly contemporaneous with the Tiwanakan culture, the Moxos in the eastern lowlands and the Mollos north of present-day La Paz also developed advanced agricultural societies that had dissipated by the 13th century. Around 1450, the Quechua-speaking Incas entered the area of modern highland Bolivia and added it to their empire. They controlled the area until the Spanish conquest in 1525.
During most of the Spanish colonial period, this territory was called "Upper Peru" or "Charcas" and was under the authority of the Viceroy of Lima. Local government came from the Audiencia de Charcas located in Chuquisaca (La Plata — modern-day Sucre). Bolivian silver mines produced much of the Spanish empire's wealth. Potosi, site of the famed Cerro Rico — "Rich Mountain" — was, for many years, the largest city in the Western Hemisphere. As Spanish royal authority weakened during the Napoleonic wars, sentiment against colonial rule grew. Independence was proclaimed in 1809. Sixteen years of struggle followed before the establishment of the republic, named after Simon Bolivar, on August 6, 1825.
Independence did not bring stability. For nearly 60 years, short-lived, weak institutions and frequent coups characterized Bolivian politics. The War of the Pacific (1879-83) demonstrated Bolivia's weakness when it was defeated by Chile. Chile took lands that contained rich nitrate fields and removed Bolivia's access to the sea.
An increase in world silver prices brought Bolivia prosperity and political stability in the late 1800s. Tin eventually replaced silver as the country's most important source of wealth during the early part of the 20th century. Successive governments controlled by economic and social elites followed laissez-faire capitalist policies through the first third of the century.
Indigenous living conditions remained deplorable. Forced to work under primitive conditions in the mines and in nearly feudal status on large estates, indigenous people were denied access to education, economic opportunity, or political participation. Bolivia's defeat by Paraguay in the Chaco War (1932-35) marked a turning point. Great loss of life and territory discredited the traditional ruling classes, while service in the army produced stirrings of political awareness among the indigenous people and more of a shared national identity generally. From the end of the Chaco War until the 1952 revolution, the emergence of contending ideologies and the demands of new groups convulsed Bolivian politics.
Bolivia's first modern and broad-based political party was the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR). Denied victory in the 1951 presidential elections, the MNR led a successful revolution in 1952. Under President Victor Paz Estenssoro, the MNR introduced universal adult suffrage, carried out a sweeping land reform, promoted rural education, and nationalized the country's largest tin mines.
Twelve years of tumultuous rule left the MNR divided. In 1964, a military junta overthrew President Paz Estenssoro at the outset of his third term. The 1969 death of President Rene Barrientos, a former junta member elected president in 1966, led to a succession of weak governments. The military, the MNR, and others installed Col. (later General) Hugo Banzer Suarez as president in 1971. Banzer ruled with MNR support from 1971 to 1974. Then, impatient with schisms in the coalition, he replaced civilians with members of the armed forces and suspended political activities.
The economy grew impressively during most of Banzer's presidency, but human rights violations and fiscal crises undercut his support. He was forced to call elections in 1978, and Bolivia again entered a period of political turmoil. Elections in 1978, 1979, and 1980 were inconclusive and marked by fraud. There were coups, counter-coups, and caretaker governments.
In 1980, Gen. Luis Garcia Meza carried out a ruthless and violent coup. His government was notorious for human rights abuses, narcotics trafficking, and economic mismanagement. Later convicted in absentia for crimes, including murder, Garcia Meza was extradited from Brazil and began serving a 30-year sentence in 1995 in a La Paz prison.
After a military coup forced Garcia Meza out of power in 1981, three separate military governments in 14 months struggled unsuccessfully to address Bolivia's growing problems. Unrest forced the military to convoke the Congress elected in 1980 and allow it to choose a new chief executive. In October 1982 — 22 years after the end of his first term of office (1956-60) — Hernan Siles Zuazo again became president. Severe social tension, exacerbated by hyperinflation and weak leadership, forced him to call early elections and relinquish power a year before the end of his constitutional term.
In the 1985 elections, Gen. Banzer's Nationalist Democratic Action Party (ADN) won a plurality of the popular vote (33%), followed by former President Paz Estenssoro's MNR (30%) and former Vice President Jaime Paz Zamora's Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR, at 10%). With no majority, the Congress had constitutional authority to determine who would be president. In the congressional run-off, the MIR sided with MNR, and Paz Estenssoro was selected to serve a fourth term as president. When he took office in 1985, he faced a staggering economic crisis. Economic output and exports had been declining for several years. Hyperinflation meant prices grew at an annual rate of 24,000%. Social unrest, chronic strikes, and drug trafficking were widespread.
In 4 years, Paz Estenssoro's administration achieved a measure of economic and social stability. The military stayed out of politics; all major political parties publicly and institutionally committed themselves to democracy. Human rights violations, which tainted some governments earlier in the decade, decreased significantly. However, Paz Estenssoro's accomplishments came with sacrifice. Tin prices collapsed in October 1985. The collapse came as the government moved to reassert control of the mismanaged state mining enterprise and forced the government to lay off over 20,000 miners. Although this economic "shock treatment" was highly successful from a financial point of view and tamed devastatingly high rates of hyperinflation, the resulting social dislocation caused significant unrest.
MNR candidate Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada finished first in the 1989 elections (23%), but no candidate received a majority of popular votes. Again, Congress would determine the president. The Patriotic Accord (AP) between Gen. Banzer's ADN and Jaime Paz Zamora's MIR, the second- and third-place finishers (at 22.7% and 19.6%, respectively), led to Paz Zamora's assuming the presidency.
Even though Paz Zamora had been a Marxist in his youth, he governed as a moderate, center-left president, and marked his time in office with political pragmatism. He continued the economic reforms begun by Paz Estenssoro. Paz Zamora also took a fairly hard line against domestic terrorism, authorizing a 1990 attack on terrorists of the Nestor Paz Zamora Committee and the 1992 crackdown on the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army (EGTK).
The 1993 elections continued the growing tradition of open, honest elections and peaceful democratic transitions of power. The MNR defeated the ruling coalition, and Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada was named president by a coalition in Congress.
Sanchez de Lozada pursued an aggressive economic and social reform agenda, relying heavily on successful entrepreneurs-turned-politicians like him. The most dramatic program — "capitalization," a form of privatization under which investors acquired 50% ownership and management control of the state oil corporation, telecommunications system, airlines, railroads, and electric utilities — was used to generate funds for a new pension and healthcare system called BonoSol. BonoSol funding was popular in the country but the concept of capitalization was strongly opposed by certain segments of society, with frequent and sometimes violent protests from 1994 through 1996. During his term, Sanchez de Lozada also created the "Popular Participation Law," which devolved much of the central government's authority to newly-created municipalities, and the INRA law, which significantly furthered land redistribution efforts begun under the MNR after the 1952 revolution.
In the 1997 elections, Gen. Hugo Banzer, leader of the ADN, returned to power democratically after defeating the MNR candidate. The Banzer government continued the free market and privatization policies of its predecessor. The relatively robust economic growth of the mid-1990s continued until regional, global, and domestic factors contributed to a decline in economic growth. Job creation remained limited throughout this period, and public perception of corruption was high. Both factors contributed to an increase in social protests during the second half of Banzer's term.
Rising international demand for cocaine in the 1980s and 1990s led to a boom in coca production and to significant peasant migration to the Chapare region. To reverse this, Banzer instructed special police units to physically eradicate the illegal coca in the Chapare. The policy produced a sudden and dramatic 4-year decline in Bolivia's illegal coca crop, to the point that Bolivia became a relatively small supplier of coca for cocaine. In 2001, Banzer resigned from office after being diagnosed with cancer. He died less than a year later. Banzer's U.S.-educated vice president, Jorge Quiroga, completed the final year of the term.
In the 2002 national elections, former President Sanchez de Lozada (MNR) again placed first with 22.5% of the vote, followed by coca union leader Evo Morales (Movement Toward Socialism, MAS) with 20.9%. The MNR platform featured three overarching objectives: economic reactivation (and job creation), anti-corruption, and social inclusion.
A 4-year economic recession, difficult fiscal situation, and longstanding tensions between the military and police led to the February 12-13, 2003, violence that left more than 30 people dead and nearly toppled Sanchez de Lozada's government. The government stayed in power, but was unpopular.
Trouble began again in the so-called "Gas Wars" of September/October 2003, which sparked over a proposed project to export liquefied natural gas, most likely through Chile. A hunger strike by Aymara leader and congressional deputy Felipe "Mallku" Quispe led his followers to begin blocking roads near Lake Titicaca. About 800 tourists, including some foreigners, were trapped in the town of Sorata. After days of unsuccessful negotiations, Bolivian security forces launched a rescue operation, but on the way out, were ambushed by armed peasants and a number of people were killed on both sides. The incident ignited passions throughout the highlands and united a loose coalition of protestors to pressure the government. Anti-Chile sentiment and memories of three major cycles of non-renewable commodity exports (silver through the 19th century, guano and rubber late in the 19th century, and tin in the 20th century) touched a nerve with many citizens. Tensions grew and La Paz was subjected to protesters' blockades. Violent confrontations ensued, and approximately 60 people died when security forces tried to bring supplies into the besieged city.
On October 17, large demonstrations under the leadership of Evo Morales forced Sanchez de Lozada to resign. Vice President Carlos Mesa Gisbert assumed office and restored order. Mesa appointed a non-political cabinet and promised to revise the constitution through a constituent assembly, revise the hydrocarbons law, and hold a binding referendum on whether to develop the country's natural gas deposits, including for export. The referendum took place on July 18, 2004, and Bolivians voted overwhelmingly in favor of development of the nation's hydrocarbons resources. But the referendum did not end social unrest. In May 2005, large-scale protests led to the congressional approval of a law establishing a 32% direct tax on hydrocarbons production, which the government used to fund new social programs. After a brief pause, demonstrations resumed, particularly in La Paz and El Alto. President Mesa offered his resignation on June 6, and Eduardo Rodriguez, the president of the Supreme Court, assumed office in a constitutional transfer of power. Rodriguez announced that he was a transitional president, and called for elections within 6 months.
On December 18, 2005, the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) candidate Juan Evo Morales Ayma was elected to the presidency by 54% of the voters. Bolivia's first president to represent the indigenous majority, Morales continued to serve as leader of the country's coca unions. During his campaign, Morales vowed to nationalize hydrocarbons and to empower the indigenous population. Morales was highly critical of what he termed "neo-liberal" economic policies. On January 22, 2006, Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera were inaugurated.
On May 1, 2006, the government issued a decree nationalizing the hydrocarbons sector and calling for the renegotiation of contracts with hydrocarbons companies. Morales promoted greater state control of natural resource industries, particularly hydrocarbons and mining, and of the telecommunications sector (see Economy section). These policies pleased Morales' supporters but complicated Bolivia's relations with some of its neighboring countries, foreign investors, and members of the international community.
Fulfilling another campaign promise, Morales convoked a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. The assembly convened on August 6, 2006, and planned to complete its work by August 2007; however, the Congress extended its mandate to December 2007 after the assembly faced political deadlock over its voting rules. The MAS approved a constitution without the opposition vote in November 2007, in a controversial assembly session in which opposition delegates were blocked from voting by demonstrators and the armed forces. On December 14, 2007, Morales presented the constitutional text to the National Congress to request a referendum for its approval in 2008. The opposition-controlled Senate prevented the referendum legislation from moving forward.
Political tensions between the government and the opposition over the new constitution, autonomy statutes passed by some departmental legislatures, and disputes over the division of tax proceeds from the hydrocarbon industry led to civil unrest, which culminated in violent discord in August and September 2008 in eastern departments.
On October 21, 2008, with a crowd of at least 50,000 pro-government supporters surrounding the National Congress, the government and congressional opposition agreed on final draft text for the new constitution. Voters approved the new constitution on January 25, 2009, and it entered into force on February 7, 2009. The new constitution called for national elections to be held in December.
President Morales was re-elected on December 6, 2009, with 64% of the vote, followed by former Cochabamba Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa (27%) and business leader Samuel Doria Medina (6%). The ruling MAS party won 88 out of 130 deputy races and 26 out of 36 Senate seats, gaining a two-thirds majority of the Plurinational Assembly.
After re-election, President Morales prioritized implementation of the new constitution. Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera pledged to move the country toward "communitarian socialism," with an "integrated" economic system featuring a strong state presence. The Morales administration promised greater investment in infrastructure, education, health, and a "great leap forward" in industrialization (including development of lithium reserves and the country's first satellite).
On January 23, 2010 Morales announced sweeping changes to his cabinet, removing 14 of 20 ministers, including the key posts of defense, government, and the presidency. The 2009 constitution included mandates for implementing legislation, including five major pieces of legislation by July 2010. Required legislation included bills to codify and coordinate interactions between the co-equal "ordinary" and indigenous justice systems; reform and restructure the country's Supreme Court, Constitutional Tribunal, and National Electoral Court (considered the fourth branch of government); and define the roles and responsibilities of the central government and four autonomy levels: departmental, regional, municipal, and indigenous.
A new constitution was promulgated February 7, 2009, replacing Bolivia's 1967 constitution. The 2009 constitution provides for legislative, executive, judicial, and electoral branches of government.
The National Congress, renamed Plurinational Assembly, is composed of two bodies: the Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Senators. The Chamber of Deputies has 130 members, with 70 members selected by direct vote, 53 by party list, and seven in special indigenous areas. The Chamber of Senators has 36 members, with 4 from each of the 9 departments. The executive consists of the president, vice president, and the ministers of state. The president and vice president are selected through national elections. The ministers of state are appointed.
The judiciary consists of a Supreme Court, an independent Constitutional Tribunal, a Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and departmental and lower courts. The 2009 constitution reformed the procedure for selecting judicial officials for the Supreme Court, Constitutional Tribunal, and Supreme Electoral Tribunal to make these officials subject to election by national vote. To stand for election, candidates first must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote of all Plurinational Assembly members present.
The 2009 constitution strengthened the executive branch and centralized political and economic decision-making. It also provided new powers and responsibilities at the departmental, municipal, and regional areas, as well as in newly-created indigenous autonomous areas.
Bolivia maintains an embassy in the United States at 3014 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-483-4410); consulates in Washington, DC (tel. 202-232-4827), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, New Orleans, and New York; and honorary consulates in Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, Mobile, Seattle, St. Louis, and San Juan.
Bolivia's estimated 2010 gross domestic product (GDP) totaled $19.8 billion. Economic growth was estimated at about 4.1%, and inflation was estimated at about 7.2%.
In 1985, the Government of Bolivia implemented a far-reaching program of macroeconomic stabilization and structural reform aimed at maintaining price stability, creating conditions for sustained growth, and alleviating poverty. The most important change involved the "capitalization" (privatization) of numerous public sector enterprises. Parallel legislative reforms locked in place market-oriented policies that encouraged private investment. Foreign investors were accorded national treatment, and foreign ownership of companies was virtually unrestricted. Many of these reforms are currently under review. President Morales nationalized the hydrocarbon sector and expropriated some large international companies, including Entel (telecommunications) and Vinto (tin smelting). Increased state control of the economy continues to be a primary goal of the Morales administration. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have dwindled, as has long-term investment across most industrial sectors.
The hydrocarbon sector provides the most prominent example of the country's investment climate. Bolivia has the second-largest natural gas reserves in South America. The Bolivian state oil corporation, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), has contracts to supply Brazil with natural gas through existing pipelines until 2019. Moreover, in 2006, YPFB signed a "ramp-up" contract with Argentina to steadily increase export levels until 2010, by which time gas deliveries to Argentina were to have increased four-fold. However, lack of substantial investment between 2005 and 2009 meant that gas production stagnated, increasing by less than 10% over 4 years. Companies appeared to be investing only what was necessary to maintain existing operations. The 2010 production level was estimated at 41.7 million cubic meters/day.
Bolivian exports were approximately $7 billion for 2010, up from $652 million in 1991. Imports were $5.3 billion in 2010. Bolivia enjoyed an estimated $1.6 billion trade surplus in 2010. Hydrocarbons made up 42.3% of the exports, minerals 26.6%, manufacturing 25.9%, and agriculture 4%. Bolivian tariffs are low; however, manufacturers complain that the tax-rebate program that allows some companies to claim refunds of import taxes on capital equipment is inefficient, with many companies now owed millions of dollars by the Bolivian Government, which can take years to recover.
Bolivia's trade with neighboring countries is growing, in part because of several regional preferential trade agreements. Bolivia is a member of the Andean Community (CAN) and enjoys nominally free trade with other member countries (Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia). Bolivia is also an associate member of Mercosur (Southern Cone Common Market). Bolivia currently is focused on developing markets through its membership in Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) whose members include Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
Until recently, the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) allowed numerous Bolivian products to enter the United States duty-free, including alpaca and llama products and, subject to a quota, cotton textiles. Effective December 15, 2008, President George W. Bush suspended Bolivia's participation in the program based on its failure to meet international counternarcotics obligations; meeting those obligations is a criterion in the U.S. statute that created the preference program. Following the lapse of the Andean trade act in February 2011, efforts to renew it began. Bolivia's status under the ATPDEA would not affect its eligibility for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) covering most of Bolivia's exports to the United States.
In 2010 the United States exported $707 million of merchandise to Bolivia and imported $660 million. Bolivia's major exports to the United States are tin, silver and silver concentrates, petroleum products, Brazil nuts, quinoa, and jewelry. Its major imports from the United States are airplane parts, electronic equipment, chemicals, vehicles, wheat, and machinery. A bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the United States and Bolivia came into effect in 2001. While the Morales government has stated that it will respect all current BITs, officials have also publicly expressed Bolivia's intent to "re-open" these treaties to align them with the 2009 constitution.
Agriculture accounts for roughly 10.4% of Bolivia's GDP. The amount of land cultivated by modern farming techniques is increasing rapidly in the Santa Cruz area, where climate permits two crops a year. Soybeans are the major cash crop, sold in the CAN market. The extraction of minerals and hydrocarbons accounts for another 14.1% of GDP and manufacturing around 11.3%.
The Government of Bolivia remains heavily dependent on foreign assistance to finance development projects. Estimates indicate that as of 2008, the government owed $4.6 billion to foreign creditors. Between 1986 and 1998, Bolivia attended seven rounds of negotiations with Paris Club creditors and received U.S. $1.35 billion of bilateral debt forgiveness. The United States forgave almost all of Bolivia's bilateral debt between 1999 and 2002 and strongly supported efforts to have multilateral institutions do the same. Bolivia received U.S. $1.95 billion in debt relief from the HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) initiative in 1998 and HIPC II in 2001, including almost complete bilateral debt forgiveness.
In June 2005, the G-8 countries decided to provide renewed World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt relief for the 18 participant nations of HIPC I and II through the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Bolivia received U.S. $232.5 million in debt relief from the IMF in January 2006 and approximately U.S. $1.5 billion in debt relief from the World Bank in June 2006. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) forgave $1 billion in debt in March 2007. Bolivia was one of three countries in the Western Hemisphere selected for eligibility for the Millennium Challenge Account in 2004. Bolivia qualified again in 2005 and 2006, and presented a proposal to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in December 2005, which was superseded by a new proposal submitted September 2007. An MCC assessment scheduled for December 2007 was postponed due to unrest surrounding the constituent assembly process. MCC's technical engagement with Bolivia remained on hold for a year due to internal political instability. Since 2008, Bolivia has continued to seek eligibility for compact assistance.
Bolivia traditionally has maintained normal diplomatic relations with all hemispheric states except Chile. Relations with Chile, strained since Bolivia's defeat in the War of the Pacific (1879-83) and its loss of the coastal province of Atacama, were severed from 1962 to 1975 in a dispute over the use of the waters of the Lauca River. Relations were resumed in 1975, but broken again in 1978, over the inability of the two countries to reach an agreement that might have granted Bolivia sovereign access to the sea. Relations with Chile improved during the Michelle Bachelet administration. They are maintained today below the ambassadorial level. In June 2009, Peru recalled its ambassador over accusations of Bolivian involvement in its internal political affairs and personal attacks by President Morales on Peruvian President Alan Garcia.
In the 1960s, relations with Cuba were broken following Fidel Castro's rise to power, but resumed under the Paz Estenssoro administration in 1985. Under President Morales, relations between Bolivia and Cuba have improved considerably, and Cuba has sent doctors and teachers to Bolivia. Relations with Venezuela are close, with the Venezuelan Government providing financial assistance to Bolivian municipalities, the armed forces, and the police since Morales took office. The Bolivian Government announced in September 2007 that it would pursue diplomatic relations with Iran and Libya, with plans to cooperate in the petrochemical industry and increase Bolivian exports to both countries.
Bolivia is a member of the UN and some of its specialized agencies and related programs, the Organization of American States (OAS), CAN, Non-Aligned Movement, International Parliamentary Union, Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), World Trade Organization (WTO), Rio Treaty, Rio Group, Amazon Pact, UNASUR, ALBA, and an associate member of Mercosur. As an outgrowth of the 1994 Summit of the Americas, Bolivia hosted a hemispheric summit conference on sustainable development in December 1996. UNASUR's "parliament" will be located in Cochabamba, in the geographic center of Bolivia.
The United States and Bolivia have traditionally had cordial and cooperative relations. Development assistance from the United States to Bolivia dates from the 1940s; the U.S. remains a major partner for economic development, improved health, democracy, and the environment. In 1991, the U.S. Government forgave a $341 million debt owed by Bolivia to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as well as 80% ($31 million) of the amount owed to the Department of Agriculture for food assistance. The United States has also been a strong supporter of forgiveness of Bolivia's multilateral debt under the HIPC initiatives.
The United States Government channels its development assistance to Bolivia through USAID. USAID is well known in Bolivia, especially in rural areas where thousands of projects have been implemented. USAID has been providing assistance to Bolivia since the 1960s and works with the Government of Bolivia, the private sector, and the Bolivian people to achieve equitable and sustainable development. In fiscal year 2011 USAID/Bolivia provided about $52 million in development assistance through bilateral agreements with the Bolivian Government and unilateral agreements with non-governmental organizations. USAID's programs support Bolivia's National Development Plan and are designed to address key issues, such as poverty and the social exclusion of historically disadvantaged populations, focusing efforts on Bolivia's peri-urban and rural populations. USAID's programs in Bolivia provide economic opportunities for disadvantaged populations through business development and trade, provide farmers with alternatives to illicit coca cultivation, improve food security, improve family health, strengthen democratic institutions, and promote sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity conservation.
Bilateral relations have deteriorated sharply during the Morales administration, as the Bolivian Government escalated public attacks against the U.S. Government and began to dismantle key partnerships. In June 2008, the government endorsed the expulsion of USAID from Bolivia's largest coca-growing region. In a dramatic action which culminated a period of intense Bolivian Government hostility toward the United States, in September 2008, President Morales accused Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg of conspiring against the government, declared him "persona non grata," and expelled him from Bolivia. President Morales never offered proof for his accusation, which the U.S. Government rejected as baseless. In a reciprocal action, the Department of State expelled Bolivian Ambassador Gustavo Guzman later that month. In November 2008, President Morales expelled the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from the country, ending a 35-year history of engagement against narcotics production and trafficking.
Since May 2009, the U.S. and Bolivian governments have engaged in a dialogue to improve relations. The Bolivian Government has proposed a new framework agreement to define relations, which is being negotiated as part of the bilateral dialogue. In the meantime, U.S. assistance programs to promote health and welfare, advance economic development, and fight narcotics production and trafficking remain active and effective in advancing common goals in Bolivia.
Bolivia's international obligation to control illegal narcotics is a major issue in the bilateral relationship. For centuries, a limited quantity of Bolivian coca leaf has been chewed and used in traditional rituals, but in the 1970s and 1980s the emergence of the drug trade led to a rapid expansion of coca cultivation used to make cocaine, particularly in the tropical Chapare region in the Department of Cochabamba (not a traditional coca growing area). In 1988, a new law, Law 1008, recognized only 12,000 hectares in the Yungas as sufficient to meet the licit demand of coca. Law 1008 also explicitly stated that coca grown in the Chapare was not required to meet traditional demand for chewing or for tea, and the law called for the eradication, over time, of all "excess" coca.
To accomplish that goal, successive Bolivian governments instituted programs offering cash compensation to coca farmers who eradicated voluntarily, and the government began developing and promoting suitable alternative crops for peasants to grow. Beginning in 1997, the government launched a more effective policy of physically uprooting the illegal coca plants. Bolivia's illegal coca production fell over the next 4 years by up to 90%.
This "forced" eradication remains controversial, however, and well-organized coca growers unions have blocked roads, harassed police eradicators, and occasionally used violence to protest the policy. In response, previous government security forces have used force. In some cases confrontations between security forces and coca growers or distributors have resulted in injuries and fatalities, raising human rights concerns. The Morales government has embarked on a policy of voluntary eradication and social control. Although violent confrontations between police and coca growers/distributors have decreased under the new approach, its long-term efficacy remains to be proven.
Bolivia plans to expand legal coca production to 20,000 hectares and stresses development of legal commercial uses for coca leaf. The United States prefers long-term limits that track more closely with current estimated legal domestic demand of around 4,000 to 6,000 hectares. UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates place current cultivation at just over 30,000 hectares.
The United States has supported efforts to interdict the smuggling of coca leaves, cocaine, and precursor chemicals, as well as investigate and prosecute trafficking organizations. However, these efforts have been significantly constrained after the expulsion of DEA. The U.S. Government continues to finance alternative development programs and the counternarcotics police effort.
In addition to working closely with Bolivian Government officials to strengthen bilateral relations, the U.S. Embassy provides a wide range of services to U.S. citizens and businesses. Political and economic officers interact directly with the Bolivian Government in advancing U.S. interests, but are also available to provide information to American citizens on local economic and political conditions in the country. Commercial officers work closely with numerous U.S. companies that operate direct subsidiaries or have investments in Bolivia. The officers also provide information on Bolivian trade and industry regulations and on administering several programs intended to aid U.S. companies starting or maintaining businesses in Bolivia.
The Consular Section of the Embassy, and the two consular agencies in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, provide vital services to the estimated 13,000 American citizens who reside in Bolivia. Among other services, the Consular Section and the consular agencies assist Americans who wish to participate in U.S. elections while abroad and also provide notarial services. Additionally, some 40,000 U.S. citizens visit Bolivia annually. The Consular Section also offers passport and emergency services to tourists as needed during their stay in Bolivia. In 2008, the Bolivian Government began requiring that U.S. citizens obtain visas to visit Bolivia; more information about visa procedures can be found at (http://bolivia.usembassy.gov/). In addition to the services provided to U.S. citizens, the Consular Section adjudicates thousands of immigrant and non-immigrant visas at the Embassy in La Paz each year. | 2019-04-25T10:21:21 | http://fact.geoba.se/background-page.php?bc=BO |
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LinkedIn gives a user the opportunity to either kick start his career or maybe advance the one that he is currently employed into. With its large database of people using the website it also gives them the option to find the appropriately qualified people to assist them in their ventures or simply bounce some ideas back and forth.
Moreover, the all new LinkedIn Recruiter permits companies and recruiters to access complete profile information, without LinkedIn users knowing they are being looked up. Therefore this website offers a little more advantage to your work life as opposed to Facebook and Twitter.
It is recommended that you fill in your LinkedIn profile with all the relevant details and join a couple of groups to maximise the benefits that this site has to offer. Having a detailed up to date profile might open some doors for you by creating a long chain of networking and connections. | 2019-04-23T02:11:10 | https://www.socialsamosa.com/2013/05/linkedin-for-your-professional-future/ |
We had M. Spinello come out and change all of our locks in my office building do to a move, along with rekeying some filing cabinets. The whole team there was amazing to work with. They were polite and professional from the very start. ...MoreWe had M. Spinello come out and change all of our locks in my office building do to a move, along with rekeying some filing cabinets. The whole team there was amazing to work with. They were polite and professional from the very start.
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Sometimes we wish we could travel back in time just to see what the merch was like at certain sporting events. The 1980 Winter Games is one of those events. But until someone invents time travel, we'll just have to leave it up to our imaginations - but we are pretty confident that if they were selling a USA Hockey fan hat at Olympic Arena, well ladies and gentlemen...this would have been it.
It's classic '80s: 100% nylon vibrant blue shell and visor, bright red rope around the front, and plastic snap. Complete with an in-your-face arched 'USA' and small nod to the time and place on the back - this baby easily could have time traveled straight from 1980. | 2019-04-23T10:03:20 | https://www.streakersports.com/products/1980-miracle-snapback |
Parayipetta Panthirukulam is a devotional serial. This is the story of devotion of a person, some people always make conspiracy against that person but never get succeed. Watch it on Monday to Friday 4.30 PM onwards.
Starting Date : 16 December 2013. | 2019-04-26T02:36:34 | http://serialzone.in/malayalam/surya-tv/5444-parayipetta-panthirukulam-serial |
Located in the heart of Northbridge, Flex Body is your health and wellbeing destination. With over 40 Yoga, Pilates and Barre classes per week our experienced and friendly instructors will guide you to greater vitality and better health. Our small class sizes mean you get the personalised care and attention you need to achieve your wellness goals. We believe everyone can enjoy greater flexibility, stronger, leaner muscles and relief from stress. Beginners are welcomed and guided through our wide range of classes, gaining support not only from the instructors but from the friendly Flex Body community. We think the best way to stay committed to exercise and continue to enjoy the benefits is to mix it up. By offering our community a range of Yoga and Pilates styles we help them to feel motivated to be their healthiest and happiest self. We love a challenge and our Barre classes are certainly that, but we encourage everyone to try them – don’t worry, we have a few tricks up our sleeve if things get tough! Join us today and start to lead your healthiest, happiest life.
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I have absolutely LOVED having yoga, pilates and barre options in Northbridge. I can walk to FlexBody and there are so many class options, which suits me well. It is the only studio with a lunch class. The studio is beautiful and all the equipment and equipment options are of the highest level. The instructors mix it up weekly which keeps the classes interesting - they also focus on different areas, so you are constantly learning more about your body and also concentrating on doing it right. Having been a participant in large format exercise classes, I know that a lot of students are consistently doing moves incorrectly and damaging the body over time (particularly me). The smaller class format means instructors are constantly coming around and correcting students. This is key for me. I also love the flexibility and the fact that the facility is clean and new. No question that I feel healthier and stronger - have more flexibility and having such close access to Flexbody means I am going to classes more regularly and have all those wonderful endorphins releasing more often! Muscle tone has improved and I'm happier.
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After teaching Pilates for 8 years, Sharon attended her first Barre class in 2015 and she fell in love with the program. Sharon completed instructor training only a few months later and now instructs Barre Attack and Pilates full time, all whilst running around after her 6 year old son and new puppy. With her background in competitive cross country running and road racing, she finds the barre brings balance and so many other benefits to the body and soul.
Laura has been teaching for many years. Her training started with the Royal Academy of Dance gaining her certificate in Ballet Teaching studies in 2009. With a love for movement Laura soon discovered yoga and immediately fell in love with the wholesome approach and the way she felt after each class. Following her passion Laura completed her Yoga teacher training at Life Source in 2015. Combining her skills Laura also teaches a ballet inspired barre class and has also extended her skills and passion to Pilates. Laura aims to make her classes inspiring and joyful, sharing the benefits that movement can bring to anyone and everyone.
Linda has been a health and fitness industry professional for more than 20 years. She has extensive experience in Australia and the USA teaching a wide and diverse range of group fitness classes in corporate and gym environments as well as personal training. She has taught a wide range of clients from ages 8 to 88. Her group fitness career took her to the USA in 1990 where she worked in the best fitness facilities in San Diego, Dallas and Las Vegas.
Chris has been involved in many different facets of the health industry for over 20 years, covering areas such as education, weight loss, counselling and health promotion. She has always worked with the belief that a holistic approach is the key to maintaining overall good health and wellbeing. Over the past 5 years her interest has been in promoting the benefits of Pilates as a safe and effective means to improving flexibility, balance, posture, body awareness and pelvic floor fitness. Chris enjoys inspiring others to work towards their health and fitness goals and brings a warm and enthusiastic energy to her classes.
Maryam spent her childhood and teenage years as a competitive gymnast. This encouraged her love for health, wellness and fitness from an early age. She originally incorporated yoga into her life as a way to fulfill her love of inversions and handstands. This quickly became a part of her daily life and the perfect means of balancing the stress of university. Maryam grew up in San Diego, where she studied yoga before moving to Sydney to pursue her postgraduate degree. Maryam teaches various styles of yoga and loves making her students feel strong in her classes. She aims to make yoga accessible, approachable and enjoyable for everyone.
Andrea, an owner of Latin dance school has always loved to dance and stay fit. Like the rest of the Paez family she grew up surrounded by dance and Latin music learning to dance almost at the same time as she learned to walk. Born in Ecuador, Andrea grew up surrounded by the Latino sounds of Salsa, Folkloric, Cha Cha, and Cumbia, to name a few. While living in USA four years ago, Andrea decided to attend a Barre class and feel in love with it. She loves that it tones your entire body, creating longer, leaner muscles. Perfect for dancers and anyone looking to sculpt their body. Andrea adds a Latin flavour to her classes that she can't wait to share with you.
Shivani's yoga journey started after high school while she was searching for a way to stay healthy without using the gym. It was then she discovered yoga and fell in love with the practice. Over the years she has found a constant evolution, with her passion now exploring how to bring greater connection and feeling into the body. Shivani's journey through yoga has taught her so much on a physical, mental and philosophical level and she continues this journey every day. Shivani believes that yoga is for everyone and that within the physical practice we can all find our edge and explore the mind-body connection.
Theodora is a former competitive international athlete who discovered the powerful, healing benefits of yoga as she came to a breaking point in her career and life. With the guidance and help of her teacher, yoga not only helped her get back to competing at high levels, but also to gain a new perspective on the interwoven relationships of one’s health with the mind, body and soul. After over 10 years of being in the fitness and athletic world where pushing the body physically to its limits was the norm, Theodora now enjoys a more holistic approach to all aspects of life and aims to share that knowledge and experience with others. A lover of travel, sunshine, vegan desserts, the ocean and positive vibes, Theodora also works as an energy healer, holistic therapist and running workshops.
Olivia's greatest passions are exploring the world and yoga - together they are a winning combination! Whilst travelling in Costa Rica she learnt a saying 'Pura Vida', meaning eternal optimism. This and what yoga gives her are what she loves to share. Olivia grew up dancing at every possible opportunity. The love of movement is how she first found yoga and why she particularly loves a flow style. With Olivia you'll experience the delights of yoga through a fun and playful class.
Anita has enjoyed a passion for yoga for the past 20 years, finding in this ancient practice the grounding necessary to balance a busy career in London and more recently, work and family life in Sydney. Yoga has provided her with not only the opportunity to improve her flexibility, strength and manage her scoliosis but to deal with the stress and pressure of daily life. As a result, several years ago she decided to take this passion further and completed her Yoga teacher training, then more recently her Pilates qualification, with a view to opening the kind of studio she had always been seeking. So she created that place. ``It is somewhere for people to share a wonderful, supportive class with experienced and uplifting instructors``. A place that changes lives. A place called Flex Body.
Growing up as a country girl, Yvette embodies a grounded attitude through her work in the fitness industry. Finding her niche as a fitness model, Yvette frequently appears on television programs such as Sunrise, The Morning Show, Today Extra and Studio 10. She has even been assigned the personal body-double for Michelle Bridges, and can be seen across many major Michelle Bridges campaigns. Yvette has had the pleasure of merging her fitness modelling and instructing into a fulfilling career. Understanding the importance of building a strong core, good posture and strength, Yvette sees both Pilates and Barre as the corner stones to enhance all areas of life, health and training. Yvette’s infectious personality and dedication is the defining factor that inspires people to be transformed from the inside out.
Heidi’s yoga journey began over 25 years ago, and she has been hooked ever since. She saw the benefits that came along physically, but soon realized that this practice was so much more than exercise. Through breath work and meditation Heidi was able to slow down her monkey mind, and finish each class feeling happy and positive. Heidi’s affinity for travel and adventure has taken her around the world, working and exploring, and her yoga practice has joined her in her journeys. She has been teaching classes for over 10 years in Australia, England and Samoa. As a mum to two young children (who also love practicing yoga!), Heidi understands the importance of balance in our busy lives, and using yoga to create a strong, healthy body, as well as a calm, relaxed mind.
Jess was first introduced to Pilates six years ago and was immediately hooked on the total mind and body focus the exercise demands. Jess is a lover of all things health and fitness, and became certified in both mat and reformer Pilates in order to start to live her passion. With a background working in mental health, Jess has seen first-hand the all-encompassing benefits physical movement has on our health. She believes the Pilates focus on strength, free movement, core stability and posture makes it an important practice for people of all backgrounds and ages and an integral part to a holistic focus on our well-being. Jess is motivating and encouraging, and loves to keep her classes fun, dynamic and upbeat with a strong focus on body strengthening, posture, correcting and conditioning.
Born and raised in Brazil, Lailla first discovered yoga in her hometown, 14 years ago. “At first, I was looking to start yoga just to complement my gym training but when I got there, it was love at first sight! Going to classes made me feel peaceful and deeply connected with my body.`` During her Yoga journey, she has practiced with different schools, including Hatha, Vinyasa, Power, Yin, AntiGravity, Swástya and Calligraphy. Having the opportunity to learn from a great variety of teachers, has given her the opportunity to have a deeper understanding of the body, the philosophy and how they both meet beautifully together.
Sharan Simmons has over 15 years experience with active aging, arthritis and osteoporosis. Sharan’s focus is on staying strong and active as we age. She believes it is important to build strength and balance to improve gait, maintain bone and joint health and prevent falls. With an Advanced Diploma in Pilates, together with extensive ongoing professional development in physical and neurological conditions associated with aging, Sharan is well-qualified to share with us her knowledge and expertise.
Nereda started her career in Sports Science but after the arrival of 2 beautiful children, decided it was time to follow her passion. With a little nudge from family and friends she decided to take the leap and do something more aligned with what underpins her lifestyle: a love of good food, a focus on maintaining vitality, good health and active living. Not one to take a half-cooked approach, Nereda completed a Masters of Nutrition to ensure she provides people with the best possible knowledge and understanding. Nereda loves to ensure that her nutrition solutions are practical and able to slip into a busy family lifestyle. Ultimately, Nereda aims to inspire people to generate positive change.
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The MPG’s (Music Producers Guild) Mastering Group has made a key breakthrough for all recording artists and copyright owners, as it begins work with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) to create an industry standard for embedding ISRCs within digital music files.
The collaboration between the two organisations will aim to simplify accurate file identification and content tracking, as well as help royalty agencies develop more precise systems for payments. This would subsequently safeguard the incomes of all artists and copyright owners when their music is aired.
MPG Mastering Group board member and Alchemy Mastering engineer Barry Grint, who led the initiative, commented: “ISRC stands for International Standard Recording Code. Every song released – and indeed every version of that song – is allocated a unique ISRC by the record label. In the past the ISRC information was included within sub data streams of a CD, so a track could be identified by its associated ISRC.
The MPG Mastering Group acknowledged that this was a serious problem and that the industry was in need of an approved method for embedding ISRC data within a WAV file. Such a method was subsequently introduced by the EBU, who had developed the Broadcast WAV File (BWF), a variant of the WAV file for use by broadcasters. However, while this variation allows for metadata to be added within the file, no standard had been defined as to how and where the data should be stored. Furthermore, workstation manufacturers offering the ability to create BWF files did not have a consensus as to the fields in which data should be entered.
Grint then approached the EBU with a request to adapt the BWF standard so that ISRCs could once again be included in metadata in a regular way. “The new system is simple to implement and the MPG is encouraging workstation manufacturers and record companies to use BWF in preference to WAV as the standard specification for file exchange,” he said. “Once adopted, this system will allow ISRC to flow through the whole production chain. iTunes and other aggregators will be able to pull the ISRC through during encoding and broadcast playout systems can easily be adapted to recognise the ISRC, making airplay reporting far more accurate. | 2019-04-23T02:06:49 | https://www.audiomediainternational.com/2012/09/18/mpg-achieves-major-breakthrough-for-artists-and-copyright-owners/ |
Samsung Galaxy A8 has become leaking a great deal within the last weeks and we’re barely gotten comfortable with this name, since it appeared just a few weeks ago, when the real reputation for the Galaxy A5 (2018). That device acquire an A8+ version, that only leaked inside the hands on video below, coming straight out of Bangladesh.
Just as a quick recap, in 2018 rather then purchasing a Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 (2018), we’ll acquire a Galaxy A8 (2018), A8+ (2018) and Galaxy A8 Mini (2018). The A8+ will probably be the top specced such as, having a dual front camera reported by previous leaks. Said camera is confirmed with the leak the thing is here through the specs list seems near the end in the clip.
We’re getting through a pretty narrow and elongated device, that feels just like the Galaxy S8 and Note 8. There are narrow bezels and an 18:9 aspect ratio, plus Samsung Experience on top of Android 8.0 Oreo. There’s will no longer your house button as well as the fingerprint scanner is gone after a back corner. We have a brief rundown on the camera UI, showing us that your main cam contains a 16 MP res as well as the front cam also 16 MP.
I also spotted Bixby Vision in it, so Bixby is part of the package. The foundation also lists a number of specs by the end of the vid, including the 6 inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen, a dual front camera using a 16 MP and 8 MP sensor along with the Exynos 7885 CPU. There’s 6 GB of RAM here, 64 GB of storage plus a micro sd card slot. We’ve have a 3500 mAh battery within the mix with fast charging and waterproofing from the IP68 range. | 2019-04-21T08:43:33 | http://functionmobile.com/android/3641.html |
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A rocky time of it!
We have been rocking and rolling around these parts as we suffered two big earthquakes over the weekend and a lot of after shocks. Thankfully, although we have been told we should expect aftershocks for the next month or so, they are much less than they were and most are unfelt (so in my blinkered state they don’t count!) :).
Also thankfully we suffered only minor damage, some parts of the inner city have been very badly damaged. Suffice to say my nerves over the weekend were completely shot. I grew up in a city on the faultline and moved to another one on the faultline and I am used to earthquakes. I used to love them in fact, until I watched what happened to one of our cities a couple of years ago. To see it decimated like that with so much loss of life and so close to home, makes one rethink their complacent nature about earthquakes I tell you! A 6.5 was higher than I was at all comfortable with, and it went on for so long I wondered if this was it (we are told often that we are overdue for the big one).
So, onto my card for the week. I made this on Sunday during the earthquakes, and was actually quite excited to find “natural disasters”. It seemed appropriate to mark this week!
Which seems like a good place to leave off, except I would like to mention that this series is inspired by Teresa Robinson’s 52 card project that she explains here. The cards are a good place to reflect and process whirling thoughts, as well as giving us messages for the future apparently!! The fact it is on a playing card also means that it is small enough to not feel like it is one more task you can’t cope with. It makes it much easier to get started!!
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Glad to know you are ok … I remembered that SOMEONE I knew from online could be affected by the earthquakes but I couldn’t remember who.
love the card. Teresa is such an inspiration.
Great card…love that they are useful to you at this time. So sorry to hear about the earthquake and aftershocks that have rocked your world. Stay safe!
Superb card, perfectly recalling your frightening experience. You have, indeed, had a tiger enter your life! I’m so happy you are safe.
Oh! Earthquakes! They are SO scary (we live in earthquake central) and I’m so glad you are all okay.
I wanted to come by and say thank you once again for all of the time and energy you gave to the SOC this year. It was a pleasure seeing what you came up with each week and I too look forward to doing it all again next year.
I can’t even imagine living in an earthquake prone area. We had an earthquake here in NYC a couple of years ago, which I felt 18 floors up & it was only a 4.0!!! SOOOO glad you are all OK!! | 2019-04-21T06:42:36 | https://defineyourjoy.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/a-rocky-time-of-it/ |
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Prince Albert, SK – Curtis Miske will be heading south for the rest of the hockey season.
The graduating Raiders captain signed an ECHL Standard Player Contract with the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears, an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Miske wrapped up his WHL career with regular season highs in games played (72), goals (27) and assists (37). In the post-season, he led the team with 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in seven games against the Warriors.
A second-round pick of the Spokane Chiefs in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft, Miske played in 273 WHL regular season and playoff games, totaling 68 goals and 97 assists. Since being acquired by the Raiders in January of 2017, he dressed in 107 regular season and playoff games, scoring 35 goals and recording 56 assists.
The Solar Bears have two regular season games remaining, both of which are on the road this weekend. On Friday, they’re in Atlanta to take on the Gladiators. On Saturday, they end the regular season in North Charleston, SC to take on the South Carolina Stingrays.
Orlando then moves on the post-season for the South Division semifinals against the Stingrays. | 2019-04-22T05:13:17 | http://raiderhockey.com/article/miske-signs-deal-with-solar-bears |
The article (see below) by Dalrymple is a wonderful exercise in pushing the beliefs of the “minorities” (in fact local daughters of a global movement, helped by the foreign headquarters with resources and strategy) to the utmost. There is no document supporting the fond belief of the Christians, ritually incanted by all politicians and journalists whenever they mention Christianity. And there still is none after Dalrymple’s article, a fact that all his innuendo about new insights is meant to obscure. Not even the apocryphal Acts of Thomas could prove this, either before or after Dalrymple’s intervention. These only mention Thomas going east to a desert country where people speak Iranian. This is clearly not lush tropical Malayali-speaking Kerala. With all his rhetoric slamming open doors, such as that there was a lot of trade between Malabar and the Roman empire (which we already knew), he has only one piece of hard evidence to claim, viz. the coins by king Gondophares confirming the Acts’ mention of such a king, and that already by 19th-century British archaeologists. Now, if there had been such a find, it would have been plastered all over the front pages, and every Christian dignitary would quote it on every suitable occasion. I may have missed something, but I haven’t heard that. Such a discovery would, among other things, have to transfer Gondophares from Afghanistan to Kerala and turn his name from standard Iranian to Malayalam. Note that Dalrymple, ever careful to specify North versus South India, here leaves that crucial specification in the dark. When the very erudite Pope Benedict XVI said in 2006 that Thomas came to “Western India”, and that it was not he but “Christianity” that then went on to Southern India, he was speaking in full consciousness of the relevant evidence, of all that Dalrymple here suggests as proof in favour of the Christian belief.
He commits all the errors that our first-year course of Historical Method warned us against. If someone spreads a story (say, the Christians arriving in Kerala from Persia in the 4th century, whose leader Thomas Cananeus was confused with Saint Thomas), and then hundred consumers of the story reproduce the story, these are not “a hundred sources in unison”, this is just one source. So all his talk about how many believers there are (including gullible Hindus) can over-awe a layman, but mean nothing to a historian.
Of course, ultimately it is not important whether Thomas came to Kerala or not. Even if it were found to be true, Christianity remains an erroneous belief system and a foreign religion whether imported in the 1st or the 4th century. But because Hindus have set great store in refuting the Thomas legend, the secularists invest a lot in supporting it, here be this article, more usually in pro-belief pronouncements, and the media will censor any serious scepticism about it. Except that they will greatly highlight any anti article on condition that it also covers itself in ridicule by espousing some P.N. Oak type of history rewriting.
The rains come to Kerala for months at a time. It is the greenest state in India: hot and humid, still and brooding. The soil is so fertile that as you drift up the lotus-choked waterways, the trees close in around you, as twisting tropical fan vaults of palm and bamboo arch together in the forest canopy. Mango trees hang heavy over the fishermen’s skiffs; pepper vines creep through the fronds of the waterside papaya orchards.
In this country live a people who believe that St Thomas – the apostle of Jesus who famously refused to believe in the resurrection “until I have placed my hands in the holes left by the nails and the wound left by the spear” – came to India from Palestine after the Resurrection, and that he baptised their ancestors. Moreover, this is not a modern tradition: it has been the firm conviction of the Christians here since at least the sixth century AD.
In 594 AD, the French monastic chronicler Gregory of Tours met a wandering Greek monk who reported that, in southern India, he had met Christians who had told him about St Thomas’s missionary journey to India and who had shown him the tomb of the apostle. Over the centuries to come, almost every western traveller to southern India, from Marco Polo to the first Portuguese conquistadors, reported the same story.
The legend of St Thomas led to the first-ever recorded journey to India by an Englishman: according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Alfred (he of the burned cakes) sent Bishop Sighelm of Sherborne “to St Thomas in India”; years later, the bishop returned, carrying with him “precious stones and the odiferous essences of that country”.
The stories that the travellers brought back with them varied little: all said how in India, St Thomas was universally believed to have arrived in AD 52 from Palestine by boat; that he had travelled down the Red Sea and across the Persian Gulf, and that he landed at the great Keralan port of Cranganore, the spice trading centre to which the Roman Red Sea merchant fleet would head each year, to buy pepper and Indian slave girls for the Mediterranean market.
In Kerala, St Thomas was said to have converted the local Brahmins with the aid of miracles and to have built seven churches. He then headed eastwards to the ancient temple town of Mylapore, now in the suburbs of Madras. There the saint was opposed by the orthodox Brahmins of the temple, and finally martyred. His followers built a tomb and monastery over his grave which, said the travellers, was now a pilgrimage centre for Muslims and Hindus, as well as Christians in southern India.
Although the historicity of the legend is unprovable, the modern St Thomas Christians – as they still call themselves – regard this tradition as more than a myth: it is an article of faith which underpins religious beliefs, identity and their place in Indian society. It is a tradition they go to extraordinary lengths to preserve and to propagate – not least by establishing what is almost certainly Christianity’s only troupe of dancing nuns.
Moreover they are agreed – as are many of their Hindu neighbours – that St Thomas is not dead: that he is still present in Kerala, guarding his followers and guiding his church. This was palpable at the small “miracle church” of Putenangadi, south of Cochin. At a time when the violent conflict between Hindus and Christians in north India was making headlines across the world, members of both faiths could be found side by side crammed into the same church, all convinced that St Thomas was present in the building to answer the prayers of his devotees.
The trail of St Thomas’s journey to India begins thousands of miles from Kerala in the deserts of the Middle East. In the sixth century, the Byzantine empire was beginning to crumble under a wave of attacks, and the great classical cities of the east Mediterranean were falling into ruin and decay. As their libraries and universities were burned down or deserted, many of the most important manuscripts were preserved in the library of a remote monastery in the deserts of the Sinai now known as St Catherine’s.
Its great walls and sheer isolation preserved it from attacks for centuries. Protected from their enemies, the monks accumulated one of the greatest treasuries of icons and illuminated manuscripts in the Christian world. Scholars who penetrated the region in the 19th century were astonished to find in the monastery a library of unmatched richness, containing lost works by great classical authors and the oldest extant copy of the New Testament.
But perhaps the strangest discovery of all was a previously unknown early Christian text dating from the fourth century AD entitled the Acts of St Thomas. The manuscript told a story that had been forgotten in the traditions of the western Church. According to the Acts, St Thomas was Jesus’s twin (the Syriac for Thomas – Te’oma – means twin, as does his Greek name, Didymos); like his brother, he was a carpenter from Galilee.
After Jesus’s death, according to the Acts, the apostle had been summoned to India – and his martyrdom – by a mysterious king, Gondophares. Biblical scholars of the 19th century were at first very sceptical of the Acts of St Thomas. They correctly pointed out that the story contained many clearly apocryphal Gnostic elements, and that the earliest surviving version of the text, written in fourth century Mesopotamia, dated from at least two centuries after the events described; up to the beginning of this century, the document was sometimes dismissed as a pious romance.
Nevertheless over the past 100 years, as research has progressed both into ancient Indian history and the links between India and the Roman Middle East, a series of remarkable discoveries have gone a long way to prove that the story contained in the Acts seems to be built on surprisingly solid historical foundations. First, British archaeologists working in late 19th-century India began to find hoards of coins belonging to a previously unknown Indian king: the Rajah Gondophares, who ruled from AD 19 to AD 45. If St Thomas had ever been summoned to India, it would have been Rajah Gondophares who would have done it, just as the Acts had always maintained.
The fact that the Acts had accurately preserved the name of an obscure Indian rajah, whose name and lineage had disappeared, implied that it must contain at least a nucleus of genuine historical information. Archaeological discoveries have since confirmed many other details of the story, revealing that maritime contacts between the Roman world and India were much more extensive than anyone had realised.
In the 1930s, Sir Mortimer Wheeler discovered and excavated a major Roman trading station on the south Indian coast, while other scholars unearthed references showing that in Thomas’s time, the trick of sailing with the monsoon had just been discovered, reducing the journey time from the Red Sea to India to just under 40 days. According to a previously overlooked remark by Strabo, first- century geographer and historian, 200 Roman trading vessels a year were making the annual journey to the bazaars of Malabar and back.
More intriguing still, analysis of Roman coin hoards in India has shown that the Roman spice trade peaked exactly in the middle of the first century AD. All this showed that if St Thomas had wanted to come to India, the passage from Palestine, far from being near-impossible, would in fact have been easier, more frequent and probably cheaper than at any time in the next 1,500 years – until Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to the Indies in 1498.
Scholars discovered further confirmation of the Acts in the practices of the St Thomas Christians. Since the second world war, theologians have become increasingly aware of the Jewishness of Jesus and his first disciples: it has become apparent, for example, that the first Christians of the early church – those who knew Jesus and his teaching personally – would have carried on going to the temple in Jerusalem, performing sacrifices and circumcisions, and obeying the Jewish food laws.
If St Thomas had carried Christianity to India, it is likely that he would have taken a distinctly more Jewish form than the Gentile-friendly version developed for the Greeks of Antioch by St Paul and later exported to Europe. Hence the importance of the fact that some of the St Thomas Christian churches to this day retain Judeo-Christian practices long dropped in the west – such as the celebration of the solemn Passover feast.
Hence also the significance of the St Thomas Christians still using the two earliest Christian liturgies in existence: the Mass of Addai and Mari, and the Liturgy of St James, once used by the early Church of Jerusalem. More remarkable still, these ancient services are still partly sung in Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus and St Thomas.
The more you investigate the evidence, the more irresistible is the conclusion that whether or not St Thomas himself came to India, he certainly could have. And if he didn’t make the journey, it seems certain that some other very early Christian missionary did, for there is certainly evidence for a substantial Christian population in India by at least the third century.
And if there is no documentary proof to clinch the case, there is at least a very good reason for its absence: for the entire historical documentation of the St Thomas Christians was reduced to ashes in the 16th century – not by Muslims or Hindus, but by a newly arrived European Christian power: the Portuguese. As far as the Portuguese colonial authorities were concerned, the St Thomas Christians were heretics, an idea confirmed by their belief in astrology and reincarnation, and the Hindu-style sculptures of elephants and dancing girls found carved on their crosses.
Notions that they might also have maintained early Christian traditions predating the arrival of the faith in Europe were dismissed out of hand. The Inquisition was brought in, and the historical records of the St Thomas Christians put to the flame. Yet the old stories did survive, locked in the minds and memories of Christians in inaccessible Keralan backwaters.
In songs and dances passed on from father to son and teacher to pupil, they preserved intact many of their most ancient traditions. Scholars now believe that if the answer to the riddle of the legends of St Thomas lies anywhere, it is in this rich and largely unstudied Keralan oral tradition.
The man who has done more than anything to preserve this heritage is a plump Catholic priest and village schoolteacher named Father Jacob Vellian. Working in isolation in his spare time, with little help and pitiful resources, Fr Jacob has since 1973 single-handedly travelled from village to village in Kerala systematically collecting Christian songs and dances about St Thomas’s travels and exploits in India.
On two occasions, hidden in remote villages, he stumbled across palm-leaf books from the 16th century, which preserved other fragments of the songs and ballads in tiny Malayalam lettering: the oldest surviving documentation of the St Thomas Christians. There were, he discovered, still current in the Keralan countryside, hundreds of songs recording the deeds of St Thomas, as well two ancient full-length ballads, the older of which, The Margam Kali Pattu or Song of the Way, was of epic proportions.
Both these ballads predated the coming of the Portuguese and both, from their very archaic language, showed every sign of dating from the earliest centuries AD.
Almost everywhere Fr Vellian found the oral tradition on the verge of extinction, with the young people unwilling to carry on the job of learning by heart the complex stanzas. In several places he was able to record lost fragments of the epics just weeks before the last of the asans (or village bards) died, taking their songs to their grave. “Over the years I have tried to meet with every Christian asan in Kerala,” Vellian told me. “Most of them were illiterate: isolated old men who were only barely aware of the importance of what they were clinging on to. Some had a few disciples and were very eager to teach what they knew; others had none. But no one was trying to write down what they had preserved. No one was promoting them or rewarding them for their work.
“As a result much must have been lost: not one asan knew the whole of the two longest ballads: some knew 20%; some 70%. But the 14 sections that we now have seems to be the whole of The Song of the Way, and the job now is to study this and to make sure it is passed on.” To that end, Vellian has been building on another, almost lost Keralan tradition: the dancing nuns of Malabar. Fr Vellian has spent the last few years training up some of the many hundreds of nuns of Kerala to dance the ancient dances of St Thomas, and groups of wimpled sisters can now be seen swaying uncertainly to the beat of the tabla as they attempt to master the dances which tell of the apostle’s travels. In this way, what may be the last surviving link with the tradition of the apostles is now being preserved by a group of south Indian Whoopi Goldbergs.
Vellian is right. For while Christianity has never been a major faith in India, it is a religion with deep roots, which has clung on with incredible tenacity, despite all the odds. Above all, the church here has remained faithful to the tradition of St Thomas’s journey from Palestine to India. It is a story long forgotten in a west which has come to regard itself as the true home of the faith, forgetting that in essence, Christianity is an eastern religion.
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Did Christianity arrive in India before Europe?
Thomas of Cana, also known as Knai Thoma, led the first group of 72 Syrian Christian families to India in AD 345. There is no record of Christian communities in India prior to this date. Thomas of Cana and his companion Bishop Joseph of Edessa also brought with them the tradition of St. Thomas the Apostle of the East. Later, Christian communities in Kerala would identify Knai Thoma with Mar Thoma—Thomas of Cana with Thomas the Apostle—and claim St. Thomas had arrived in Kerala in AD 52 and established the first Christian church at Musiris—ancient port near present day Kodungallur—the main trading port of the time.
The Rev. Dr. G. Milne Rae of the Madras Christian College, in The Syrian Church in India, did not allow that St. Thomas came further east than Afghanistan. He told the Syrian Christians that they reasoned fallaciously about their identity and wove a fictitious story of their origin. Their claim that they were called ‘St. Thomas’ Christians from the 1st century was also false.
Syrian Christians were called Nasranis (from Nazarean) or Nestorians (by Europeans) up to the 14th century. Bishop Giovanni dei Marignolli the Franciscan papal legate in Quilon invented the appellation ‘St. Thomas Christians’ in 1348 to distinguish his Syrian Christian converts from the low-caste Hindu converts in his congregation.
San Thome Cathedral, Mylapore, Madras, was built in 1893 in Gothic style by the British. The first St. Thomas church to appear on the Mylapore beach was built in 1523 by Portuguese pirates and Augustinian friars against the ancient Kapaleeswara Temple wall. The Christian tactic of encroaching on Hindu buildings and holy sites and then taking them over continues in Tamil Nadu till today.
The oriental ubiquity of St. Thomas’s apostolate is explained by the fact that the geographical term ‘India’ included, apart from the subcontinent of this name, the lands washed by the Indian Ocean as far as the China Sea in the east and the Arabian peninsula, Ethiopia, and the African coast in the west.
Ancient writers used the designation ‘India’ for all countries south and east of the Roman Empire’s frontiers. India included Ethiopia, Arabia Felix, Edessa in Syria (in the Latin version of the Syriac Diatessaron), Arachosia and Gandhara (Afghanistan and Pakistan), and many countries up to the China Sea.
In the Acts of Thomas, the original key text to identify St. Thomas with India (which all other India references follow), historians agree that the term India refers to Parthia (Persia) and Gandhara (Pakistan). The city of Andrapolis named in the Acts, where Judas Thomas and Abbanes landed in India, has been identified as Sandaruck (one of the ancient Alexandrias) in Baluchistan.
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I refused the epidural with all five of my children, and not just because the thought of a needle in my back frightened me. I also had concerns that it would stop or slow my labor. Turns out, I’m far from alone. Just one in three moms receive the epidural while in labor, and many express the same concerns as me – why wouldn’t they? The current belief is that an epidural can slow or even stop labor, and that’s been the consensus for decades. However, a new study suggests this may not be true.
More than 400 first-time mothers participated in the new study. All the mothers were given an active epidural and an analgesic pump that they could use to control the medicine while going through their first stage of labor. When they reached the second stage, some mothers received the epidural while others received a saline placebo. None knew what was being administered to them, but the researchers tracked their labor times to determine if there was any difference.
Overall, researchers recorded only a 3.3 percent difference in the duration of second stage labor for each group of mothers. Average times were also extremely close.
Researchers also noted that the odds of receiving an episiotomy, a small incision that allows for easier or faster removal of the infant in certain situations, did not increase when the epidural was received.
Still, there is enough data on the potential delay of labor after an epidural to warrant further study. There could also be limitations in this specific study. For example, the duration of labor may not have been compared to women who never received the epidural – not even during the first stage of labor. Furthermore, it does not appear that the researchers tracked the entire duration of labor; it is still possible that the third and final stage could be delayed slightly. Also, the researchers themselves have indicated that further studies should be done.
“We didn’t see any negative effects, but epidural analgesia in the second stage of labor remains controversial and merits follow up studies,” Hess said.
For now, though, women should speak with their doctor about their birth plan, including what may happen if labor does slow or stop to the point that it puts either mom or baby in danger. In all honesty, even natural birthing mothers should have a backup plan, just to be safe.
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Anthony Smith, who was wounded while serving in Iraq, will participate in the Ironman 70.3 Kansas with help from Operation Rebound.
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• Worked with 80 athletes in 2008 and has assisted 45 so far in 2009.
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The event is June 14.
For athletes who compete in extreme endurance events like the upcoming Ironman 70.3 Kansas, injuries are just another part of the challenge. Strained hamstrings, shin splints and sore backs are just a few of the common ailments these endurance athletes frequently encounter.
But Iraq War veteran Anthony Smith, a former high school All-America football and basketball player who will compete in the June 14 Ironman at Clinton State Park, has a more serious and lengthy injury list.
“I usually have to start from the top of my head and go down,” said Smith of the many extra challenges his body faces.
A direct hit from a rocket-propelled grenade while on duty with the National Guard in Iraq in April 2004 took part of Smith’s right arm, a kidney, some of his large intestine, a third of one of his femurs, one of his hips and some of the vision in his right eye.
Following the attack, Smith’s body was initially placed in a body bag until a nurse noticed air bubbles oozing through the blood and realized he was still alive. It took two months for Smith to wake up from the coma.
Smith is one of a few athletes from Operation Rebound, a national organization that assists wounded veterans in athletic competitions, who are coming to Lawrence to compete in the Ironman.
Operation Rebound has helped Smith with his athletic goals, but he also credits the organization with providing a spark during the tough recovery moments when he was ready to give up on sports — and even life. Following his recovery from the attack, Smith was confined to a wheelchair and his weight ballooned to more than 300 pounds.
“(I was just) sitting home retired and waiting for everything else to come to an end,” Smith said.
Nico Marcolongo, program coordinator for Operation Rebound, met Smith in 2008 during a swimming competition. The Smith he sees today is a very different person from the one he first met. Marcolongo said that when he met Smith, he was wheelchair-bound and a cigarette smoker.
“He’s been flourishing ever since. … It’s night and day,” Marcolongo said.
Smith’s fiancée, Tamiko Coleman, also has seen the dramatic transformation in a man who wasn’t supposed to be doing the things he does.
“They told him he wasn’t going to walk again,” said Coleman, adding that their two children gain inspiration from a father who spends hours every day in the gym preparing for events.
In his fifth triathlon, Smith will compete in the swimming and biking events, but will opt out of the running portion.
“I can walk pretty good and pretty fast. … I just can’t run because I don’t have a hip,” Smith said.
Not that the swimming and biking portions are an easy task, either. Due to his injuries, Smith bikes with only one leg and swims with one arm and one leg.
In addition to the contributions that training for triathlons has made to Smith’s own recovery, he said he hopes his competing will give inspiration to others.
“My purpose is to make other disabled people know that life isn’t over because you have injuries,” he said.
• Born in Columbus, Miss., and now lives in Blytheville, Ark.
• Father of four who plans to marry his fiancée, Tamiko Coleman, sometime next year.
• Began four years of active duty service in the U.S. Army in 1990, and later became the chief of police for the Joiner Police Department in Joiner, Ark.
• Transferred to the Arkansas National Guard after his time with the Army. His unit was deployed to Iraq in 2003.
• Injured by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq in April 2004, and spent 62 days in a coma.
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Most people grow a sense of fear toward subjects that they aren't so familiar with. This type of fear isn't the same kind as phobia toward heights or spiders. This type of fear is psychological; the fear of the unknown. For some reason, I had this weird kind of fear with learning Wwise, the middleware software for games.
The program looked intimidating at first, with its very 2000's grey and blue look. I had literally zero ideas what any of the windows meant. I thought maybe, I should turn back and just focus on composing or learning sound design first and letting someone else work with integration.
Then I stumbled upon this Audiokinetic blog of a Japanese student who learned Wwise and Unreal Engine in 40 days to make a game.
"If he can do it, maybe I can too." This was the motivation that I needed to actually get started. You can get started on Audiokinetic's website too. That's the link to go to Wwise 101 course.
I devoted each day so that I can learn about 1 Lesson a day. Each lesson comprises of text tutorials completed with pictures, and they walk you through step by step.
At the end of a section, there is also a helpful video guide that is very useful for reviewing the section that you've just learned. Make sure to watch ALL of these videos as well, because you might learn something new from them too. And don't forget to actually try these out on your own Wwise instead of just rushing through.
It helped to have two monitors so that I can have my browser open on one and Wwise on the other so that I can constantly look back and forth without having to tab out from a screen.
After taking about one and a half week to learn Wwise, I can say that Wwise has a steep learning curve. Since Lesson 1 and 2 are the foundations of learning about the UI and functionalities of Wwise, I think they are the most important lessons and should be revisited after finishing the full 101 course. You'll actually start to finally understand why you need to use Wwise once you've successfully implemented and integrated your first game. Even after you've finished the 101 course, if you don't get real-world practice, you won't be able to properly use it, right?
So, I had a build that I recently started working on yesterday - it's a prototype about a bird flying through the air. It was simple, and I needed a really basic project to implement simple sounds into. I wanted to challenge myself to make it so that there would be ambient wind sound effect constantly playing throughout the game, as well as make an SFX trigger when I pressed my Right Mouse click-ability.
I looked up this video on YouTube and used this code to call upon a game object.
Surprisingly, it worked! And it was very easy to use once I understood the basics.
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Richard Maskin has a long history of developing powerful engine technology. His Pro-Stock engines have captured three world championships and numerous national wins. Together with a team of experienced and talented technicians, he continues to push the forefront of performance engine component design. A commitment to total quality and performance, coupled with leading edge R&D facilities and first hand racing involvement are combined to position Dart as the undisputed leader in aftermarket cylinder head and block design.
Dart's own Pro-Stock campaign as well as daily interaction with winning racers and engine builders enable us to constantly gain new knowledge and experience concerning engine performance and reliability.
We integrate these lessons to continuously improve our products; a "finished" design is never finished, we never rest!
Dart blocks and cylinder heads provide an exceptional value at an affordable price. Precision machining and quality control measures mean you get optimum out of the box performance. A "bargain" component can wind up costing far more after the machining which will be required to make it usable.
Dart blocks are loaded with features you won't find in any factory casting. Extra thick decks, siamese bores, enlarged water jackets, priority main oiling, 4-bolt main caps, finished main bores and cam tunnels, honed lifter bores, coated cam bearings and more.
Our cylinder heads offer considerable added value as well. Superior casting technology, premium materials, optimized port and chamber design, premium valve guides, hardened valve seats, rolled valve angles and CNC porting are among the available features. Fully assembled or bare heads can be ordered with combustion chambers matched to your bore size. | 2019-04-22T04:52:48 | https://www.weinlemotorsports.com/Dart_Blocks |
Delivering a menu with a focus on simple dishes, prepared with skill and enhanced by outstanding beer and wine. The Rowdy Kitchen menu has a wide appeal for those wanting to dine in a social setting where conversation is encouraged.
The Rowdy Kitchen is a Family owned and community focused Restaurant and Bar located in the New World Development at the corner of Marshlands and Prestons Roads.
Rowdy Kitchen takes its name from our belief that the kitchen is the soul of family celebrations, that memories shared with family and friends inevitably start with good food and good times are rarely silent. | 2019-04-20T16:31:05 | http://rowdykitchen.co.nz/ |
Most structural abnormalities do not cause pain.
The unconscious mind can create real physical changes in our bodies.
TMS – Tension Myoneural Syndrome – an often painful, yet harmless condition, is the major cause of most back, neck, shoulder, and limb pain.
Repressed anger, due to life pressures and the pressure we put on ourselves, is the cause of TMS.
The pain of TMS is a physical reaction which can be stopped.
Dr. Sarno speaks about his work and the reason for creating this DVD.
Dr. Sarno begins his lecture to a group of patients, all suffering from various chronic pain syndromes.
The Physical Manifestations – How The Pain Actually Occurs In The Body.
The Psychological Factors Causing the Pain.
Strategies for Dealing with TMS.
"Since 1973, I have focused my research and clinical practice on mindbody disorders, most particularly a condition that appears to be responsible for the majority of common back, neck, arm and leg pain complaints. I have written three books on the subject, and treated thousands of people with chronic, severe, often disabling pain. The DVD is designed to educate people as to the existence and nature of TMS."
"Well, it’s clear that you’re all suffering from some very significant, important pain in some part of your body and I’m here to help you get rid of that pain. You’ve all been diagnosed with a variety of abnormalities and other conditions. Disc problems for example, arthritis of the spine, fibromialgia, and many others, and you’ve been told that these things are the cause of your pain. We’re going to talk about that. After spending decades studying these problems and treating large numbers of patients with these problems, I’ve come up with a different diagnosis. There’s something else that’s causing your pain. We call it Tension Myoneural Syndrome, TMS for short. I’m here to teach. You’re here to learn. We’ve adopted this learning or teaching method of treatment because we found over the years that people will get better if they learn what is the true cause of the pain." | 2019-04-24T21:57:37 | http://www.healingbackpain.com/dvd.html |
Highlights: Anchored the distance medley relay national title in 2014… runner-up in the 1500 meters at outdoor nationals.
College - As a sophomore, Baum was the top finisher for AU at the regional cross country championships, placing sixth in 31:26 (10K). He finished third in the mile at the indoor national meet and ledd of the distance medley relay that finished second. He recorded a personal best of 4:05.33 during the 2013 season. Outdoors, he posted an 800 personal best of 1:49.84 and a new PR in the 1500 of 3:47.66. He was sixth in the 1500 at the outdoor championships. As a freshman, Baum was the GLIAC indoor champion in the mile, posting a season best of 4:11.97. He anchored the distance medley relay that secured All-America laurels with a seventh place finish. Outdoors, Baum clocked in with a season best of 1:52.54 in the 800 and finished eighth at the conference meet. Outdoors, he ran a season best 3:52.52 in the 1500 and finished as the GLIAC runner-up.
High School - His senior season and first season of cross country, Baum finished 20th at the state meet with a 5K PR of 16:19. Outdoors, he set a personal best of 4:30 (1600) and finished fifth in the 800 at the state meet, clocking a personal best of 1:53.99. | 2019-04-21T14:29:04 | http://goashlandeagles.com/sports/xc/2014-15/bios/baum_brian_myy7 |
Hello, friends. I’m happy to report that I’m doing much better than when I last checked in, and as you might have noticed I was even able to finish a few posts last week. Hopefully this trend will continue. Also, this week I got Edinburgh Book Festival tickets, and I’m so thrilled that I’m going back. I won’t be there for long and I’ll only catch the tail end of the festival, but still — I had such a wonderful time in 2011 and 2012 that it will be great to just be there again. This year I’m seeing Naomi Shihab Nye and Caroline Lucas, and of course hanging around the festival bookshop and trying not to be too tempted.
The truly radical kernel in both of these books is the notion that as we drift through space in our tiny pocket of air and water and warmth, much too small and much too fragile, leaping together into an unknown and frightening future, maybe the best choice we can make is to try to take care of one another as best we can.
The essay above makes reference to Cory Doctorow’s “Cold Equations and Moral Hazard”, which I’ve probably linked to before but am leaving here again because it’s so great.
These photos of celebrations outside the US Supreme Court after the marriage equality ruling make me incredibly happy.
I am a bad feminist, I am a good woman, I am trying to become better in how I think, and what I say, and what I do, without abandoning everything that makes me human. I hope that we can all do the same. I hope that we can all be a little bit brave, when we most need such bravery.
#Charlestonsyllabus: a comprehensive reading list for developing a better understanding of systemic racism. Many thanks to everyone who helped put this together.
Some people never go out and Do Deeds of any active kind. Their heroism—if we may see it as heroism in a narrative sense—is surviving under strain, mental or emotional or physical or all three. Sometimes intolerable strain. Survival is a quiet ongoing necessity, and living under circumstances that one can neither abandon or substantially change has historically been the lot of many women. Because their struggles were domestic—because their choices were, and often still are, significantly more constrained than the men around them—they are overlooked as heroes.
On social justice and library cuts.
Lastly, I haven’t read Lies We Tell Ourselves, but as a reader who has long since been frustrated by obscure hints about “secrets” in plot summaries, I really like what Robin Talley says in this interview about making the jacket copy of the paperback edition plain and clear about the fact that the two main girl characters fall in love with each other.
Loved that Robin Talley interview! I think it's awesome that she and her publishers' team were in such strong accord about the treatment of the book, both the cover and the jacket copy. Yay for successful author/editor collaborations!
Yes it is, and I love the paperback cover so much! Makes me glad I didn't own a copy yet so I can get an edition with that one.
I need to read the Liz Bourke article because I really agree with that. Maybe it's because I have such a quiet life. Really all of your links look interesting. I hope you keep feeling well.
I just finished reading the Bourke article. You know what book came to mind? My Real Children by Jo Walton. Here's a character that showed so much strength and was a hero but in a totally domestic way. I took her strength for granted without thinking much about it.
That's a very good example (and it's Jo Walton again! Unsurprising that she's good at this, but still). One of my favourite things about that novel was that it explored the details of women's lives throughout the 20th century.
Jealous—I wish I was going to the Edinburgh Book Festival. But it's a pretty big financial commitment when you live in the States.
Aww yes, absolutely. I'm very lucky to only be a train ride away (a long train ride, but still).
I'm so happy to hear that you're feeling better. | 2019-04-19T00:30:23 | http://www.thingsmeanalot.com/2015/06/sunday-links.html |
Human Resource personnel, managers, supervisors, team members, and anyone who is interested in improving the individual and group behavior within their organization.
To improve the organizational dynamics in your workplace, you need to start with the individual, which means you need to be able to recognize and work with different individual behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions. In this course, you will learn about variables and characteristics that influence an individual’s behavior, attitudes, and perceptions in the workplace, and how these can affect performance. The course also demonstrates how you can improve the attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of employees at an individual level within your organization. | 2019-04-24T00:31:26 | https://www.knowledgenet.com/it-training/courses/individual-behavior-in-organizations/ |
This week we tried out Glueberry OG, a strain which combines genetics from Gorilla Glue, OG Kush and Blueberry.
Glueberry OG is Bred by Dutch Passion as part of their US Specials line, the genetics of this strain make it popular with growers looking for an indica-dominant strain with a potent gassy blueberry flavour.
The sample came in a plastic branded pop jar. The bud inside the jar looks great, with dense light green nugs and a good amount of trichomes.
The calyxes are stacked and it looks like a good shaped nug. It is also presented well, with a good trim job.
This strain has a potent blueberry and skunky smell. Right from the pop jar you can smell the distinguishable sweet blueberry notes.
When it is broken and ground the bud exhibits more pungency than all stains we’ve sampled recently except skunk no.1.
Smoking the Glueberry OG I found it to be really nice, both in taste and smoking experience – not harsh or acrid, the glueberry OG smoke is smooth, sweet and potent.
The aroma is present in the flavour, and damn, it tastes good! The taste is lovely through the bong, but even more apparent when vaping this strain. I could appreciate the different terpenes a lot better through my Mighty Vaporizer!
As a high-potency indica dominant hybrid strain, I was expecting this to hit hard and i was not disappointed.
The effects fully kick in from about 10 minutes, and the high is a gluey-kushy-fruity mash-up that leaves me wanting more.
Glueberry OG was a fun strain to smoke, and I marked it highly for a number of reasons. Firstly, it looked great – it also smelt and tasted delicious, and the effects were pretty potent.
Join me for part 2 featuring Glueberry OG Flower Rosin!
Want more? Click here to watch our Gelato 41 Strain Review! | 2019-04-19T08:19:21 | https://ismokemag.co.uk/glueberry-og-cannabis-strain-info/ |
Nothing warms up your day like the news of a baby on the way. Light up your event with these Elite Design Baby Shower Round Candle Tins. These candles are the perfect favors for your guests to be reminded of this special day with our personalized labels and designs. You can write a personal message or the names and date of mommy and baby to be. Our designs and color options make these truly custom favors that compliment your shower theme. From showering umbrellas to shaking rattles, Elite Designs has something just for you. Remind your guests of the light of your life with these adorable personalized candles. | 2019-04-23T04:17:25 | https://www.weddingfavorites.com/elite-design-baby-shower-personalized-round-candle-tins.html |
SoPE Los Angeles serves the greater LA metro area as an integral component of the region’s unique healthcare ecosystem. The LA area is home to both top tier academic medical centers, such as UCLA, USC, Cedars-Sinai, City of Hope and first-in-class engineering institutions such as Caltech and the Alfred Mann Institute. Anchoring this ecosystem are leading healthcare technology companies such as Amgen, Boston Scientific Neuromodulation and Medtronic Diabetes.
The health and wellness focused culture of Los Angeles makes it ideal for the commercialization of technologies in the nutrition, alternative medicine, exercise, and aesthetic spaces. In addition, access to talent from LA’s most famous industry, media and entertainment, has led to “Silicon Beach”, with over 200 digital health startups seeking to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare.
Our chapter’s mission is to enable healthcare entrepreneurs to access the knowledge and tools that they need to commercialize the medical breakthroughs of the future. We do this through holding events that provide pragmatic, real-world advice and learning, the opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, and access to industry veterans who can provide mentorship and guidance.
Membership is open to both medical professionals and all other healthcare stakeholders. Members include doctors, nurses, dentists, healthcare entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, IT professionals, and industry representatives. We strive to hold 6 -8 meetings per year at various locations in the LA area, please join us at our next event!
Dr. Alan Young is a physician leader with a strong clinical and business consulting background. After completing a dual MD/MBA degree program at USC's Keck School of Medicine and Marshall School of Business, he obtained his medical license during his Orthopaedic Surgery residency. Combining his passion for business and medicine, he served as a subject matter expert as a national healthcare Specialist Senior Consultant with Deloitte Consulting LLP while providing surgical physician services at Southern California Kaiser Permanente. At USC Care Medical Group Inc. he was the Director of Operations Strategy and Special Projects, leading ambulatory quality improvement initiatives and electronic health record optimization efforts to improve both patient and physician engagement. He served as the Regional Director of Client Relations with Sagacious Consultants and as a Senior Manager with Accenture to drive business development. Currently, he is the Client Services Leader for Slalom Consulting in Los Angeles while practicing concierge and telemedicine and volunteers as the So Cal HIMSS CMIO Committee Chair and chapter leader of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. | 2019-04-21T05:10:32 | https://sopenet.org/chapter/la |
This presentation template 26820 is complete compatible with Google Slides. Just download PPTX and open the theme in Google Slides. Nice PowerPoint template will be great choice for presentations on lungs x-ray, diseases of the lungs, human lungs, lung cancer, respiratory problems, etc. | 2019-04-19T15:13:31 | https://poweredtemplate.com/08451/0/index.html |
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