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Thank you, Mackenzie, for publishing home decor topics as well. It’s a pity for me you’ve left Dallas because I loved having a local blogger, but best wishes for your new adventure. Looking forward to your future posts, too: would you consider sharing favorite books, movies, events, and what currently inspires/excites your imagination? I enjoy blue & white in fashion and in decor but am also curious about “What would you make if you had to create without them?” Thanks for the opportunity to comment and good luck with actual winters again!
I’ll try to do a similar post in a few months once I’ve gotten back on a good reading routine! Feel free to be in touch by comment or over email with any other topics you’d like to see here — I’m all ears. Thanks again!
Shop Black Tees, Black Heel Sandals, Black Pumps Shoes, Tan Blouses and more. Get this widget. | 2019-04-26T12:04:34 | https://www.mackenziehoran.com/2017/01/15/design-finds-of-the-day-63/ |
Hello, my name is Oliver and im from Canada.
I really love Battlefield on Ps3 and Guild wars 2.
So now i am more often on virtual games.
Welcome! Hope you have a nice stay here.
Hey Oliver! Welcome to Bot-Supply! | 2019-04-24T20:55:57 | https://bot-supply.com/forum/introductions/4619-hi-im-new-bs.html |
Largest image on right is 3-1/4" x 5-1/2". Five stamps in the set.
Largest image on upper right is 3-1/2" x 4-1/2". Five stamps in the set.
Largest image on upper left is 3-1/8" x 4-1/2". Five stamps in the set. | 2019-04-21T06:38:18 | http://stampdiva.com/allnewstamps.html |
Who can forget the black-masked vigilante? With great Zorro costumes to choose from, you can show up at a Halloween party and no one will ever forget you. You can dress as the outlaw and look just as authentic as Antonio Banderas did (or Catherine Zeta Jones for the female version). Zorro Halloween costumes help to give you the look, however the sword skills are going to be left up to you. Shop our collection of Zorro costumes for sale.
The first masked avenger that entered our world as young children. Zorro saved the poor, disciplined the rich that abused their powers and in the meantime created a sacred place in our hearts. In our Zorro Costumes section, you will be able to find a Zorro costume for any member of your family. And even if you want your costume to look similar to Zorro we have the perfect mask to complete the outfit.
And do not worry if you don't have the physique to pull off a skin tight masked Zorro. Our costumes add not only the characteristics of Zorro's outfits but also the muscles associated with them. You too will be able to dash into the fray to defend the commoners against the corrupt world and any other villains that might appear. Don't miss out on your chance to transform in the dashing hero of California, saving those that were not born with it all one life at a time. | 2019-04-25T21:44:53 | https://www.costumesupercenter.com/categories/zorro-costumes |
VIVID bright patina shines forth on this beauty. Pristine surfaces and rich Magenta and Bright Red have created a visual treat.
Brilliance and sparkling luster are the hallmark of this magnificent Cincinnati commem. When a white coin literally glows you know you have something special. Undergraded in our opinion. | 2019-04-19T04:15:28 | http://www.coinace.com/08-30-18.aspx |
After a poor start and better finish yesterday, Wednesday is shaping up well thanks to positive signs from east and west. After the first day of the Fed’s monetary policy meeting the hope is that interest rates will be held in accordance with previous announcements; late next year rather than sooner. There is good news from China too with the central bank making US$81 billion in loans available to the country’s biggest banks. That fresh stimulus has seen most Asian markets end higher although Tokyo closed with losses. Europe’s markets are all trading higher with confidence in the US and Asian economies growing and an underlying feeling that Scotland may in the end vote to stay in the UK. US futures on the S&P and Dow are trending up while the Nasdaq is edging lower. The dollar remains strong. Oil is still trending lower.
The Fed will release economic forecasts and interest rate policy at 2pm ET with chair Janet Yellen holding a press conference at 2.30pm ET.
Consumer price data is released at 8.30am ET.
Earnings reports before the bell include General Mills and FedEx with Pier 1 Imports posting after markets close.
Sony was first listed on the stock exchange in 1958 and has paid a dividend every year since. This year becomes a historic one for the company but not for good news; it will not be paying a dividend this year. The announcement came as Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai revealed a deeper than expected loss estimate due to its struggling smartphone business. Hirai told the press gathering that he is now revising the firm’s mobile strategy but that the division will remain as one of its core businesses.
The forthcoming IPO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba may see great returns for investors; but ‘may’ is the keyword. Many analysts are advising caution and not to allow the tag of ‘China’s Amazon’ to cloud judgement. Currently Chinese investors are scrambling for the shares with other investments suffering; the Hong Kong markets are seeing withdrawals as investors free up cash for the Alibaba offer. Shares in Yahoo and Softbank Corp are also flourishing as both were early backers of the company. | 2019-04-23T14:51:29 | https://www.wealthprofessional.ca/market-talk/daily-market-update-182061.aspx |
We meet every Sunday morning at Overland Trail Middle School, in Leawood, KS. Our service times are 9:30 and 11:15am.
When you walk into Radiant Church, you can expect a warm, welcoming environment. You can help yourself to pour-over coffee (It's free!) and find out more about Radiant Church events in the lobby. Our worship experience is high in energy, because we are passionate in our love for God. We believe that a church should feel small and have close community, no matter how large it grows.
Radiant Kids offers all different age groups programs and teaching to learn about a Christ-centered life. We take Kids ministry seriously! Because of this, we have a clean, safe, and fun place for kids to learn and grow in their relationship with Jesus. Every kids worker has had a federal and local background check, and we utilize a secure check in system to ensure every child is safe. View our Radiant Kids page and Next Steps page for more on our commitment to Kids ministry.
We believe in passionate prayer, and we believe that prayer is the primary means of advancing God’s Kingdom on the earth! Every single Wednesday night we gather for one hour to pray and worship. We meet from 6:30 to 7:30 at Tomahawk Ridge Community Center. You can expect passionate worship, bold prayers, and delicious pour-over coffee in an intimate, family-friendly setting. Radiant Kids is available for children 0-5 years at every prayer meeting. | 2019-04-18T11:18:18 | https://radiantchurchkc.com/locations-1 |
I expected sympathy. I expected her to decry the injustice of my babies being taken from me. I never expected her to offer praise to their maker.
In my moment of despair, I was angry at God. Why had He given me the joy of their little lives only to rip them from my womb? I was doubting the goodness and wisdom of the One I claimed to trust. My heart wasn’t in it, but I needed to praise.
Because without that God, my hope would shatter into despair.
If I didn’t know that my God was watching my despair, bottling my tears, and weaving together a beautiful, perfect plan, I don’t think I could have gone on. But I can move on because the Lord, He is a good God. Jesus may have called my little ones home, but I know He is holding them in perfect love. They will never know the sting of the scratched knee or hurtful words, they will only know His goodness.
Because of His goodness, I will bless His name.
My friend was right to draw my mind to God’s goodness. She comforted me without allowing me to fall into despair.
When life is hard, when plans go array, I need to remember where my hope is found. It is not in the future I have planned for myself nor in the children I desired, it is grounded solely and firmly in the Lord. Praising Him in the midst of hardship puts this into perspective. It reminds me of His sovereignty and comforts my aching heart.
Job knew my grief even more poignantly. He had just lost his 10 children all at once. But he praised the name of the Lord nonetheless. Because even in our darkest moment, God still is good and still deserves our praise.
My pain is not lost on God. He knows what it is to lose a child.
He willingly sent His son to be mocked, scorned, tortured, and executed upon a cross for me and for you.
How dare I doubt the goodness of one who would go to such an extreme to demonstrate His love for me?
But yet, I do doubt and must force myself to call to mind His goodness and faithfulness to me.
So I praise. I remember what God has done for me. I preach the truth of His gospel to myself when I doubt what is real and find myself chasing the promises of this world.
God has promised to redeem every moment of my life.
Nothing that has happened, nothing that will happen, will be untouched by His grace.
While everything Job has was returned to him doubled, he only had 10 more children. Because the lost children, they were never really lost. They were being held and loved by their Maker. They were cradled closely to His bosom just as my little ones are.
My hope is found in the goodness of my God. He loved my little ones more than I did. He acted wisely. I don’t know why and I probably never will this side of heaven. But I do know that if it is what God has ordained, if I knew what He knew, I wouldn’t choose it another way.
I am not religious at all but this post is beautifully done, and something I’d love to share with my mom friends who are religious and struggling with pregnancy loss. Thank you.
Wonderful! This brings such love and beauty to something so hard. While I have never suffered a pregnancy loss I have suffered from infertility for quite some time. I am forever grateful for those friends who helped me look to God first when I felt so lost.
I’m not religious, but I love this post I’ve suffered pregnancy loss and it is not easy. But I love the way you’re approaching this in order to heal!
Bailey, as always, you put words to feelings I couldn’t express. Walking the “trying to conceive” road again after 2 losses and fearing another…but this freedom to worship, to trust and to rest that you modeled encouraged me SO much.
What a faithful word to share. I too was angry at first but then realized that He is God and I am not. Thanks for sharing!
This article sums up exactly how my husband and I are feeling at the moment. We have just gone through the loss of our first child. There were many tears over the desire for our baby and now many tears over the loss of our baby. We haven’t felt angry at any point during this situation, we have felt complete peace knowing God is still good! Thank you for this article. I will be sharing it with all my friends to help them understand how we are feeling! | 2019-04-19T12:21:43 | https://shethefierce.com/2018/07/17/comfort-pregnancy-loss/ |
Companies often need a fresh perspective on current processes in order to shift forward the current state.
Drawing from a broad range of industries and with the ability to connect qualitative and quantitative tools, we help to reshape and improve processes at various levels.
We have performed several projects, which started with an overall diagnosis of the current processes and ended up in a long partnership in which several key processes were upgraded.
This type of projects often leads to an annual meeting to spot new opportunities and continuously keep process improvement on the agenda. | 2019-04-24T23:54:37 | https://www.ltplabs.com/services/customer-analytics |
In our last lesson we began the InformedTrades.com free video forex course with a look at the major characteristics that make the foreign exchange market unique in comparison to other markets. In today’s lesson we are going to continue this discussion with a look at Exchange Traded vs. Over the Counter Markets and how the fact that currencies trade over the counter affects us as traders.
When trading stocks or futures you normally do so via a centralized exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In addition to providing a centralized place where all trades are conducted, exchanges such as these also play the key role of acting as the counterparty to all trades. What this means is that while you may be buying for example 100 shares of Google stock at the same time someone else is selling those shares, you do not buy those shares directly from the seller but instead from the exchange.
The fact that the exchange stands on the other side of all trades in exchange traded markets is one of their key advantages as this removes counterparty risk, or the chance that the person who you are trading with will default on their obligations relating to the trade.
A second key advantage of exchange traded markets is that as all trades flow through one central place, the price that is quoted for a particular instrument is always the same regardless of the size or sophistication of the person or entity making the trade. This in theory should create a more level playing field which can be an advantage to the smaller and less sophisticated trader.
Lastly, because all firms that offer exchange traded products must be members and register with the exchange, there is greater regulatory oversight which can make exchange traded markets a much safer place for individuals to trade.
The downside that is often cited about exchange traded markets is cost. As the firms who offer exchange traded products must meet high regulatory requirements to do so, this makes it more costly for them to offer these products, a cost that is inevitably passed along to the end user. Secondly, as all trades in exchange traded products must flow through the exchange this gives these for profit entities immense power when setting things such as exchange fees which can also increase transaction costs for the end user.
Unlike the stock market and the futures market which trade on centralized exchanges, the spot forex market and many debt markets trade in what’s known as the over the counter market. What this means is that there is no centralized place where trades are made, instead the market is made up of all the participants in the market trading among themselves.
The biggest advantage to over the counter markets is that because there is no centralized exchange and little regulation, you have heavy competition between different providers to attract the most traders and trading volume to their firm. This being the case transaction costs are normally lower in over the counter markets when compared to similar products that trade on an exchange.
As there is no centralized exchange the firms that make prices in the instrument that is trading over the counter can make whatever price they want, and the quality of execution varies from firm to firm for the same instrument. While this is less of a problem in liquid markets such as FX where there are multiple price reference sources, it can be a problem in less highly traded instruments.
While the lack of regulation can be seen as an advantage in the above sense it can also be seen as a disadvantage, as the low barriers to entry and lack of heavy oversight also make it easier for firms offering trading to operate in a dishonest or fraudulent way.
Lastly, as there is no centralized exchange the firm that you trade with when you trade in an over the counter market like forex is the counterparty to your trade, so if something happens to that firm you are in danger of loosing not only the trades you have with that firm but also your account balance.
It is for these reasons that there is so much focus among forex traders as to which firm to trade with, with special attention being paid to the financial stability of the firm and the execution that they provide.
As we proceed through this forex trading course we will continue to gain a better understanding of the structure of the market and traders should be well prepared after going through those lessons to make an informed decision for themselves on this issue.
That’s our lesson for today, in our next lesson we are going to look at the structure of the forex market so we can gain a better understanding of who actually controls the market, so we hope to see you then. | 2019-04-19T02:46:11 | https://www.global-view.com/forex-education/forex-trading-handbook/cmd/viewDefination/cid/33/defid/601 |
The fare for the Gero-Nakatsugawa Plan is 2700 yen for adults and 1400 yen for children.
Please tell your reference number at Tour Information Desk and receive your ticket .
For passengers departing from Gero, please inform the bus driver of your reservation number to receive your ticket.
This is a 9 km, three hour hiking course that connects Magome Shuku and Tsumago Shuku. Participants can enjoy the simple scenery and nature of the cobblestone streets and tea shops along the path that many samurai traveled long ago.
This is a tea shop that served as a rest area for the tired samurai that walked the path from Magome Shuku to Tsumago Shuku. Why not catch your breath and take a leisurely break in this relaxing atmosphere?
Tsumago Shuku was chosen as the country’s first significant, historical, preserved architectural area.
Please take a route bus at Tsumago bus stop bound for Takayama Bus Terminal.
Please get off at the Magome stop and take the Kita Ena Kotsu bus leaving for Nakatsugawa Station. | 2019-04-21T15:06:03 | https://www.nouhibus.co.jp/hida/bustrip/magome_nakatsugawa_en/ |
Pop Hostels is a new breath of fresh air for like-minded travelers. It’s a growing collective of independent hostels with soul, charm and a passion for giving travelers a legendary local experience. Pop Hostels introduce you to all the great places, new tastes and adventures only known to locals. Connect with travelers alike, share stories, be inspired, and discover local gems. Besides upgrading your trip from touristy to a truly local experience, POP Hostel members enjoy a 15% discount on direct bookings, 15% bar discount, special promotions, and access to exclusive city guide content. | 2019-04-23T13:05:31 | https://berlintravelfestival-2018.com/exhibitor/pop-hostels/ |
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To celebrate the re-opening of the Upper Park, Tamsin Bacchus organised an informal picnic. These pictures taken somewhat late in the day hopefully still capture some of its al fresco nature with singing, guitars, and Peruvian percussion.
I wasn’t able to take more, so if anybody else has other photographs that they are willing to share, do e-mail them to the Telegraph Hill Society at [email protected]. | 2019-04-25T06:11:24 | http://www.bacchus.org.uk/html/body_2004-07-16_park_picnic.html |
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30. Colorado State University expects 13 more named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes, a slight reduction from its initial forecast. This is near the 30-year average for the number of hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin. Below-average sea-surface temperatures... Read More.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams talked Thursday of saving lives. Adams wants naloxone available to all families and first responders in the U.S. so that the drug can be used to help reverse opioid overdoses. "Any one of you can save a life," he said. "Just like everyone knows about... Read More.
Actors Robert DeNiro and Alec Baldwin are giving some fundraising help to a Democrat hoping to unseat Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi.Howard Sherman is one of six Democrats in the June 5 primary. He is married to actress Sela Ward, and they have a home near Meridian, Mississippi, where she was raised.... Read More.
Saturday Mar 31st a group of teenagers wearing aqua-colored T-shirts and hydration backpacks launched a 50-mile walk from northern Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee as tribute to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.Escorted by police cars, support vans, and a portable restroom, six middle school,... Read More.
After white nationalists marched with the Confederate battle flag last weekend amid violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, critics said the identical emblem should be removed from Mississippi’s flag. This is the second time in two years that the issue has been presented.So far, Mississippi has resisted.Mississippi is the last state with a flag... Read More.
A Mississippi mother is taking legal action against her daughter’s school district after her child was forced to share her high school’s valedictorian title with a White student who earned a lower GPA, reports the New York Daily News.According to the outlet, 18-year-old Jasmine Shepherd, who is the first Black student in Cleveland High School’s... Read More.
The Mississippi State Lady Bulldaogs defeated the Baylor Bears 94-85 Sunday to earn their place in the final four for the first time in the history of the program. Morgan William scored a career-high 41 points.William, a 5-foot-5 guard, was chosen Most Outstanding Player of the regional. She set a school record for... Read More.
Due to a 32.7 million dollar budget cut initiated by Governor Phil Bryant, UMMC was forced to let go 195 employees and eliminate 85 unfilled positions.The job cuts were spread throughout UMMC, and a number of faculty members took pay reductions as well.“The people who lost their jobs are good,hardworking people who will... Read More. | 2019-04-23T12:28:44 | https://www.smoothsoul1005.com/category/local/page/2 |
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If you are gaming at your 80's theme party you'll need these 8 Bit Action Sign Cutouts for decoration!
These 8 Bit Action Sign Cutouts highlight work of 8 bit games. Each pack contains four assorted design cutouts ranging in size form 9 3/4 inches to 14 inches. Printed on two sides. | 2019-04-25T22:25:05 | https://www.shindigz.com/8-bit-action-sign-cutouts/p/COT8BA |
Homicide Cold Case detectives are responsible for any homicide case that remains unsolved for one year or more after being reported AND has no viable and unexplored investigatory leads. For more information, visit the About Homicide Cold Case Detectives page.
These Web pages are designed to provide information on cold cases in Phoenix. In addition, this site provides the victims’ families with the opportunity to register for the Phoenix Police Departments Homicide Cold Case Registry.
If you are a family member seeking information on the Cold Case Registry click the Registry button. | 2019-04-20T01:13:06 | https://www.phoenix.gov/police/investigations/cold-case/homicide |
Let us help you with your dental strategy for 2017! We can work together to make sure you accomplish your dental goals this year. At Montclair Smile Design we know there are a lot of things involved with envisioning, creating and then accomplishing dental goals. Finding “the right dentist,” finding the time and planning the finances may just be a few.
Finding a dentist that you connect with and that you trust can be challenging. Thankfully Dr. Becker and Dr. Catalano are passionate about what they do, have been doing it for a 30+ years, are personable and trustworthy. Both dentists are constantly making sure they are up to date on the latest innovations in dentistry so that they can continue to bring you the best! They customize treatment plans big and small for each of their patients needs, ensuring that you get whats best for individuals.
Ah time, how elusive you can be! One of the keys to finding the time is making the time: schedule an appointment and stick with it! Sometimes when we set goals, in this scenario it’s a dental appointment, we set them in our head and think, “Yeah that’s a good idea! I’m going to do that!” But we neglect to follow through. One of the best ways to see a goal through to the end is to write it down and put it somewhere that you can see daily. That makes it a real and tangible thing that becomes more than a fleeting thought. At Montclair Smile Design we help you with appointments and reminding you of them via email, texts and phone calls. We won’t let you forget!
Did you know that with the new year your dental benefits (for the majority of dental plans) have reset? Isn’t that great news? Now you can start creating your dental strategy for the year and be able to incorporate those benefits into your financial plan in regards to getting the dental treatment you are in need of. We can help you understand your benefits, help you use them efficiently and maximize them to get what you need. As we all are aware, dental benefits are sometimes lacking… Luckily we offer additional help! We offer CareCredit, a financing company that can offer qualified applicants six months of interest free financing for dental treatment.
Call us today at 510-339-0277 and let’s work together to get your dental strategy planned for 2017! | 2019-04-20T19:05:49 | https://www.montclairsmiledesign.com/blog/your-dental-strategy-2017/ |
Try squares can be a problem in the workshop if they lose accuracy. The reason for this is either that the blade has been knocked or the timber in the handle has moved over time. This pocket size square overcomes the problem by allowing the blade to be adjusted, relative to the handle. This is done by two small screws found in the bottom of the handle. The square features a 3mm solid brass stock on the handle to protect it and a 2mm thick solid brass blade. 100mm long blade.
A carpenter's square is frequently needed just because of its size. The key disadvantage of such a square (its lack of a supporting fence ledge) can now be eliminated using a Veritas® Square Fence.
Combination square sets are one of the handiest measuring tools as the basic two-piece square set (ruler and try square head) can be used as a small spirit level, plumb level, internal and external try and mitre square, simple marking gauge and height gauge.
The square head has a miniature scratch awl located in the base to mark work pieces with a face that can be used on 90 degree and 45 degree angles. The protractor head can move in a 180-degree range and also has a bright bubble level to check horizontal levels, while the centre marker head is handy for locating the centres of round work pieces.
The iGaging set is machinist-shop quality to the US standard with accuracy over the blade of +/- 0.1 degree. All heads are heavy stabilized cast-iron and machined to standard. We doubt you will find another set with this kind of quality at this price. The 2.18mm satin ground blades are graduated in imperial on both sides. Both sets come with sturdy storage cases and will get a lot of use in your workshop.
Produced to the US standard (0.02mm tolerance), these handy squares have cast-iron machined bases with satin ground blades. The handle can be positioned anywhere along the blade to use as a layout tool as well as a precision square.
The blade is graduated in imperial on both sides, the 152mm (6in) square has a spirit level in the handle. Like all iGaging products, very well made and a pleasure to use.
Produced to German DIN 875-1 Standard, these squares have a square tolerance of 0.005mm and straightness tolerance of 0.0127mm. The 4in square has a 2.18mm blade with 11.18mm base, while the 6in square has a heavy 2.4mm blade and 15.4mm base. Perfect weight in the hand – great to use and accuracy you can rely on.
Produced to the US Standard (0.02mm tolerance), this square is perfect for general-purpose work. Stainless acid-etched graduated blade – metric one side, imperial the other – with a massive hardened chrome finish 17.5mm thick steel base. While we like using the engineer’s square for setting up machines etc. we’ve found this is THE go-to square for general layout work. | 2019-04-23T16:34:38 | https://www.timbecon.com.au/measuring-marking/squares-accessories |
Learn about endangered species, wildlife conservation, and how you can get involved.
In 2013, the United Nations created World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of wildlife and plants throughout the world. The theme for 2016 is “the future of wildlife is in our hands” with a focus on African and Asian elephants.
During our world trip the same year, Michael and I had some incredible wildlife experiences including a Serengeti safari, gorilla trek in Uganda, and behind the scenes visit to Uganda Wildlife Education Centre. One of the most memorable was a lesson on elephant behavior and health in Thailand which gave us a great respect for these incredible creatures.
Many species are endangered or threatened due to poaching, habitat loss, and other challenges. It is encouraging to see the commitment, bravery, and innovation that have alleviated some of the risks. But there is still a long way to go. World Wildlife Day is an opportunity for people to learn about wildlife issues and get involved.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) created the Red List of Threatened Species which includes population size and habitat requirements of over 76,000 animal, fungi and plant species. According to IUCN, there are currently over 22,000 species at risk of extinction.
The factors that currently pose a high risk to wildlife are habitat loss, human-animal conflict, and poaching.
Poaching – According to the United Nations, some of the most critically poached and trafficked animal species are elephants, pangolins, rhinoceros, sharks, and tigers.
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an agreement between governments worldwide to collaborate to ensure that the international trade of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. As of today, there are 181 member countries.
The United States Endangered Species Act focuses on programs to protect threatened and endangered species and habitats in the United States.
The Elephants and Bees Project is one of my favorite innovations to minimize human-wildlife conflict. Elephants don’t like bees. So the project helps communities build beehive fences that keep the elephants away, while creating a new source of income – honey.
Samuel Wasser uses DNA to track animal poachers in Africa. He analyzes seized ivory to identify and map the poaching hot spots and provides the data to authorities.
The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado is a refuge for former captive animals from around the world. It has helped 1,000 animals over the past 35 years and is home to 350 animals.
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya rescues, cares for, and releases orphaned elephants back into the wild.
If you are interested in taking action to help save endangered species or support wildlife conservation, here are some ideas.
Learn – Read a lot more about the current issues and efforts to solve them.
Share – Share what I’ve learned through future blog posts. Upcoming topics include poaching, elephant conservation, gorilla conservation, responsible tourism, and profiles of non-profits that are making a difference.
Volunteer – Search for an opportunity to use my skills to have a meaningful impact. | 2019-04-24T18:49:09 | http://loribarber.com/2016/03/world-wildlife-day-2016/ |
Norway is a wildly beautiful country of snow-capped mountains and deep glacier-carved fjords. The astounding scenery of the southwestern Fjordlands and the mysterious Northern Lights of the Arctic are the main draw cards for tourists, but there are many incentives to visit this sparsely inhabited country. It offers remote wildernesses and outdoor activities, fairylike forests, historic towns and charming fishing villages, friendly people, and the lure of the Arctic Circle. It also boasts some of the most scenic bus trips, boat cruises and train rides in the world.
‘The Land of the Midnight Sun’, with its long summer days, is not only for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts, but offers a rich cultural heritage from the Vikings, the traditional nomadic Sami people of the remote northern regions, and world-renowned artists such as Edvard Munch. Principle cities of interest are Oslo, the pretty capital; the historic trading port of Bergen, gateway to the Fjordlands; and hilly Tromsø, within the Arctic Circle, the centre of the Northern Lights activity. They are pleasant, low-key cities that offer a good range of museums, historical sights and unique architecture.
Norway’s greatest impact on history was during the Viking Age, when the sleek Viking ships crossed the Atlantic, and Europe was subjected to numerous raids. Traditionally Norwegians are explorers, and their influence is evident in the world-shaping history of the Vikings, and seen in more recent personalities like polar explorer Roald Amundsen, and the legendary Pacific crossing of Thor Heyerdahl on his wooden raft, the Kon-Tiki. Today, Norwegians hold onto many of their cultural traditions, most notably the art of storytelling that takes place around the fireside to while away the long winter hours. Trolls figure prominently in their folklore, some friendly and helpful, some decidedly naughty, conveniently serving as a source of blame for all of life’s troubles.
Norway is one of the best adventure-tourism destinations in the world, with an intriguing folk culture to match its dramatic landscapes. It is an expensive country to visit but provides once-in-a-lifetime experiences that truly reward the investment.
Norwegian is the official language, but English is widely understood.
There are no real health risks associated with travel to Norway and the standard of healthcare is high throughout the country. A reciprocal agreement exists between the UK and Norway under which British nationals are covered for emergency treatment while visiting Norway as long as they hold a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Travellers should ensure that they have adequate travel and medical insurance.
A 10 to 15 percent service charge is added to most hotel and restaurant bills and a further tip is only necessary if exceptional service has been received; waiters often receive an extra five to 10 percent tip. Taxi fares can simply be rounded up to the krone.
Norway is a safe country in which to travel; however, travellers should still take sensible precautions to avoid petty theft, as they would anywhere in the world. Petty theft is most common at airports and bus and train stations in Oslo.
Smoking is prohibited in all public places and on public transport in Norway, unless otherwise indicated. Norwegians tend to see everyone as being equal; they do not flaunt their wealth or financial achievements and frown on those who do. Travellers should note that whale meat is available legally in Norway, but that it is illegal to bring it into most other countries.
Business in Norway is conducted formally, with an emphasis on punctuality and direct communication. Business attire is usually smart and fashionable, though not ostentatious. Titles and surnames are predominantly used on introduction, but may be dropped later, and greetings are usually made with a handshake. Business cards are commonly exchanged. Expect business to be conducted in a direct and forthright manner, with little small talk or socialising. It is worth bearing in mind that Norway is an expensive country and that any services from lawyers, consultants etc are subject to hefty VAT charges. Business hours are usually 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Norwegians highly value family and believe in a healthy balance between work and leisure – they are hard-working but overtime is frowned upon and workers in Norway are entitled to more leave than foreigners may be used to.
The international access code for Norway is +47. Hotels, cafes and restaurants offering free wifi are widely available. As international roaming costs can be high, purchasing a local prepaid SIM card can be a cheaper option.
Norwegian residents over 18 years who have been abroad for 24 hours or more, and residents of other European countries, do not have to pay duty on goods worth up to NOK 6,000. This total can include up to three litres of alcoholic spirits and two litres of beer/wine (five litres if not carrying any other alcohol). It can also include up to 200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco products. Travellers arriving from outside of the EU should confirm their duty free allowance prior to arrival in Norway.
Despite its northerly location, the coastal climate in Norway is temperate, thanks to the warming effects of the Gulf Stream flowing along its coast. Summer, between late June and early August, brings long, hot days with temperatures reaching 86°F (30°C), and sea temperatures averaging a comfortable 64°F (18°C). Even in the north of Norway, summer temperatures rise to 77°F (25°C) or more. However, summer weather can be changeable in Norway and the summer months can be wet. In winter much of Norway is snow-clad with very low temperatures in the north and the low-lying inland regions of the south. Temperatures can drop below -40°F (-40°C). In contrast, the coast enjoys mild winters, although gales and rain are common. In spring, between May and mid-June, Norway is at its prettiest, with everything coming to life and blossoming and snow melt swelling the waterfalls.
June and July is often considered the best time to visit Norway because of the warm weather and the long days, which see sunlight until nearly 10pm. These peak summer months are also the most crowded in Norway. March is the best time to go skiing in Norway, and May and September offer nice weather and slightly smaller crowds. The Northern Lights are famously elusive and unpredictable, but there is a possibility of seeing them any time between late September and March.
The official currency is the Norwegian Krone (NOK), divided into 100 ore. Larger establishments accept major credit cards. Use of credit cards is widespread, with Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Diners Club being the most common. Foreign currency can be exchanged at banks and major post offices, as well as many hotels and travel agents, although for poorer rates. ATMs are available in all towns and cities. | 2019-04-23T12:08:31 | https://www.maritimetravel.co.za/destination-guides/discover-norway/ |
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Many gardeners view winter as a time of waiting. Few plants thrive in the winter and it can be difficult to place new landscaping if the ground is frozen. Yet the enthusiastic gardener can bring warmth and beauty to the yard year-round with hardy plants and warming accessories.
While flowers are a beautiful addition to any garden, they usually do not withstand extreme cold. Instead, gardeners can select plants that offer other kinds of beauty from interesting textures and colors. Winter plants may have unusual bark or brightly colored berries.
Evergreen trees, shrubs, and groundcover grow year round. They also provide wind cover for more delicate plants.
Choose a sunny spot for ornamental plants. Pansies do well, so long as they get lots of light and warmth.
Bulbs are an excellent option because they can be planted any time and bloom every year during late winter.
Grasses maintain structure and grow well in the cold. Blue oat grass and blue fescue bring a dash of color to the garden.
Vines bring a sculptural element to the garden. Trailing wisteria or ivy over an arbor or up a balcony add visual interest and depth to the garden.
Raised beds and containers make it easier to protect plants from sudden cold snaps and to fend off insects or fungus.
In any established garden, the plants make up only half the equation. Accessories and other features bring life and energy to the garden, while winter-busting accessories make outdoor spaces welcoming to birds and humans alike.
An outdoor fire pit brings warmth to a patio or lanai area. Keep everyone toasty during winter picnics or roast marshmallows in the backyard any time.
Ponds can freeze over in the winter, killing fish and water plants. Furthermore, freezing water can burst the pipes of fountains and aerators. A floating pond de-icer remedies both problems.
Keep feathered friends happy with a weather-proof bird feeder that will stand up to the elements and a heated birdbath. Birds count on steady food and water sources in the winter, so it is important to continue providing both.
Be sure that the pool filter is set to start automatically when the water temperature drops too low. The movement will keep water from freezing in the pipes if the temperature plummets.
To ensure that plants don’t get shocked with a blast of cold water (and to save your hose from ice), use a heated garden hose.
Despite the inclement conditions of wintertime, avid gardeners can continue to nurture their landscaping. Choosing the right plants and adding weather-specific accessories keeps gardens healthy and welcoming year round. | 2019-04-25T14:26:01 | http://www.gooddeals.com/news/114/Top-Tips-to-Bring-Spring-to-Your-Garden.aspx |
Thanksgiving Mass solemn occasion. Also quite simple & straight forward. Special moment for affirming that “Catholic” includes “Everyone”! | 2019-04-24T05:54:47 | https://cardinalwilfridsblog.org/cardinalnapier-11/ |
Marketing is about genuinely understanding your customer and the pain they have. It’s about reaching out through many channels, multiple times and building relationships with people such that they immediately recognize that you get them. It’s about speaking the right language and using the right messages.
You may watch it because you’re a football fan. Or for the ads. Or simply because it’s tradition. Regardless of the reason, when the Super Bowl begins on Sunday, you’re going to want to be watching — even if you don’t have cable, or maybe not even a TV.
That’s because just like last year, the event is going to be live streamed online. Super Bowl XLIX is being broadcast by NBC, and the network decided to do away with its usual requirement to sign in with your cable subscription and instead it plans to let everyone watch; cord cutters included.
The basics: Super Bowl XLIX features the New England Patriots facing off against the defending champion Seattle Seahawks. The game will be played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and kickoff will be at 6:30pm ET (3:30pm PT).
As we’ve described here a number of times, one of the biggest disruptions in the media industry has been on the distribution end — the actual creation of journalism and other content has also changed, but even more important is the shift from media outlets controlling the channel (newspaper, magazine, TV network) to relying on outside platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google for distribution and attention.
That has brought with it a host of challenges, including ethical ones around how free speech and freedom of the press are handled by social networks that have no journalistic motivations or constraints whatsoever. | 2019-04-18T15:07:13 | https://maxillya.wordpress.com/2015/01/ |
This versatile, entry-level runabout is great for couples and small families. It comes with trailer, bimini top, stereo and zippy 60hp Mercury 4 stroke motor.
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About the company » Codeton Software - web applications, web services, websites, mobile applications.
Codeton Software was founded in October 2005. Our interests are focused on all computer applications related to the Internet. We specialize in development of web applications and web services. Among the thousands of companies and people making software we distinguish ourselves by punctuality, professionalism and precision.
We have completed a lot of projects, including such clients as Polkomtel SA, GlaxoSmithKline, Nutricia, Thea, Zentiva, Janssen Poland, Swarco, EPA and the West Pomeranian University of Technology. Together with Wecreo we have created MedPad CLM and Kogidu e-learning.
We are a group of enthusiasts who like to create good, stable, useful and intuitive software. Our goal is to create perfect applications. It can be confirmed by our clients, who unfortunately do not want to use our post warranty technical help, because the software simply works.
The core of the company are designers and developers who for many years were involved in development of key products at Orad company (acquired by AVID in 2016). Orad was a world leader in virtual set technologies, virtual advertising and sports broadcasting tools. Orad was specializing in development and manufacture of video and real-time image processing technologies for the TV broadcast and post-production markets.
Such applications are run in a web browser. They do not require installation on your computer - they just work.
We create applications for mobile devices (mobile phones and tablets) - Android and iOS operating systems.
We create desktop applications for a family of Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Real-time applications for Linux and Windows.
Do you have an interesting software development challenge? Contact with us! | 2019-04-25T04:11:41 | https://www.codeton.pl/about?controller=Main&action=About&aLanguage=en_US |
James Harris and David Parnes have a major blowout over how to approach a listing.
James and David: Friends or Husbands?
Preview David: "Altman is so Condescending" | 2019-04-20T23:08:30 | https://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-los-angeles/season-7/episode-2/videos/the-british-are-fighting |
Over the years, Racio. has been providing the high-quality services in the field of occupational safety and health at the enterprises, production facilities, construction sites, and many other objects of labor activity in Kiev.
We offer ready-made solutions for our clients and professional provision of OSH services during governmental inspections, accidents, and in cases when different work permits and certificates are required.
If you faced with non-standard or critical situation in operating processes, and you do not know how to solve it, please contact us without any doubts!
What to do if you need to create occupational safety and health service, develop OSH documents or urgently prepare for occupational safety and health audit? Some day or other, these questions arise before the heads of enterprises and firms in Ukraine and Kiev. There are three answers to them — two are correct, and one is wrong.
1. You may do nothing at all.
Such a decision will allow you to quietly exist at Ukrainian and Kiev market without any occupational safety and health, fire safety, instructions, logs and other codes and standards.
Until such time as the inspection authorities will arrive, an accident occur, business partners require documents on that company has occupational safety and health service in place, documentation is developed, training and learnings are conducted, all necessary permits are obtained. Such documentation is most commonly requested by governmental agencies (especially when participating in tenders) and foreign-owned companies.
2. You can hire an occupational safety and health engineer.
What are the main disadvantages of such a decision?
In the first instance, it is introduction of a new staffing position with all that it entails in the form of taxes, deductions, etc.
In the second instance, there is a large deficit of good specialists at occupational safety and health services market — mainly, they are retirees who, due to their age and experience, are not always able to get a sense of business processes of the modern enterprise, or young specialists, having neither experience enough for occupational safety and health engineer, nor adequate motivation level.
3. Occupational safety and health specialists on outsourcing or development of OSH documentation on a turn-key basis.
Clothes sewn from a professional tailor always fits better than that bought in store. That is unquestionable fact.
And OSH documentation developed in compliance with all of statutory provisions on occupational safety and health, but adapted for the specific enterprise and its structure, will not interfere with company’s daily life. Many rudiments dating back to USSR occupational safety remained in Ukrainian legislation.
Occupational safety regulatory framework is full of different readings, ambiguities and understatements. In our “engineering studio”, on the basis of existing legislative instruments, we build a system that will completely protect the management and personnel of the enterprise from any contingencies, but at the same time will not lie on the owner with unaffordable financial and resource-related burden.
why do people choose RACIO.?
Full cycle of labor protection and fire safety services. From A to Z.
All work is performed under the contract and non-cash payment. Full set of required documents.
We are responsible for our decisions by our own reputation and the terms of the contract.
During our activity, we have gained tremendous experience in solving practical problems of labor protection. So far we have not worked only with astronauts. Until.
We will advise you on the best way to solve your labor protection problem. We do not impose unnecessary services and always try to save money for our customers.
We sincerely believe that labor protection should help conduct business, and not vice versa. The task of business is to make a profit. Our task is to secure this process.
If you did not find information of interest on our website, or your problem falls into several categories at the same time — you can order callback or consultation with our specialist. We will contact you within one hour and answer all your questions. | 2019-04-26T05:54:05 | https://ohrana-truda.kiev.ua/en/%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8/ |
Questioning Romans 8:28: What Good Comes out of Pain?
For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
7-8 The Government of Death, its constitution chiseled on stone tablets, had a dazzling inaugural. Moses’ face as he delivered the tablets was so bright that day (even though it would fade soon enough) that the people of Israel could no more look right at him than stare into the sun. How much more dazzling, then, the Government of Living Spirit?
9-11 If the Government of Condemnation was impressive, how about this Government of Affirmation? Bright as that old government was, it would look downright dull alongside this new one. If that makeshift arrangement impressed us, how much more this brightly shining government installed for eternity?
12-15 With that kind of hope to excite us, nothing holds us back. Unlike Moses, we have nothing to hide. Everything is out in the open with us. He wore a veil so the children of Israel wouldn’t notice that the glory was fading away—and they didn’t notice. They didn’t notice it then and they don’t notice it now, don’t notice that there’s nothing left behind that veil. Even today when the proclamations of that old, bankrupt government are read out, they can’t see through it. Only Christ can get rid of the veil so they can see for themselves that there’s nothing there.
16-18 Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We’re free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways (James 1:2-8).
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:3-5).
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 3 For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.
With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; 5 but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
Judgement Day is coming. They will be judged. But our walk with Jesus in the Spirit can speak volumes to the lost. We can tell them the wonderful news of Jesus Christ and they can be saved! But if we act the way we acted before we knew Jesus, if we sin the way we used to, they won’t see Jesus as real and they won’t see His power and saving grace.
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
We will make mistakes but if we strive to act out of God’s love, we will not make those mistakes as often. Even when we do, love will cover the mistake with grace. People need God’s grace and we have it! We can show them His marvelous grace through exercising the gifts we’ve been given. We use those gifts for our benefit, the church’s benefit, and the world’s benefit. If we don’t use them, we are not serving Jesus Christ as we could, we are serving ourselves and hiding the Gospel from those who desperately need it.
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
Jesus suffered for our sake and the sake of every person on this planet. He was lifted up and hung on a cross as the world tried to humiliate Him. But the curse they tried to inflict on Jesus became a blessing and honor for us. So when people slander you, try and hurt you, or try to shame you undeservedly, remember Jesus will be glorified. Rejoice, you are being honored and your suffering can be a blessing to those living under the curse of death. Rejoice because the trials you are suffering are making you more like Jesus. If your life is changing to look like Jesus, then maybe you ought to question if you are walking in Christ. If your suffering isn’t reshaping your character into Jesus’ character, then perhaps you ought to question if The Holy Spirit is in you. Judgement Day is coming for all of us.
James 1:1-18 Choose Joy through Trials Because God’s Will for You is Good.
God doesn't send suffering to you, but He does allow you to suffer, to go through trials, and experience tribulations. There is not a person among us who has not suffered. There is probably not a person, who is not right now going through some difficult situation, has not just emerged from one, or is not about to enter one. Believer, you are not alone. Even when your suffering seems worse than anything around you, even when you think no one can or will understand, even when you give in to the lie to isolate yourself in it, you are not alone. The church, your brothers and sisters imbued with the Spirit of Jesus Christ are there, waiting to walk beside you and bear the burden with you and needing you to bear the burden with them. God is with you too. He has chosen to indwell you, to abide in you and He wants you to abide (stay and live) in Him.
One of the reasons that the Gospel of Christ spread so far, even in ancient times was because Christians were persecuted very badly. In order to save their lives, livelihoods, and lifestyles of faith, they had to leave Jerusalem and other cities. They had to leave behind family, friends, and the only faith they had ever known. This terrible maltreatment, discrimination, and oppression led to the scattering of the church, especially the Jewish Christians who could be arrested and killed for not keeping the Pharisaical law. Verses 1-4 begin James letter to the dispersed church.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
God spoke and created the Universe. What He speaks, is. His word is His will (desire) manifested (come to be). So we can have faith that God’s will for us will happen. God wants good things for us! He wants our sanctification. He wants us to glorify Him. He wants us to know Him, to be in a close relationship with Him. Hosea 6:6 is one of my favorite verses.
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
and test them as gold is tested.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
God is steadfast. God never changes. He is good and He is bringing us into His image, making us the best of His creation.
Believer, I know you suffer. God knows you suffer. But you can choose to be joyful through it because you know that it is making you like Him, complete, perfect, and the best He has (and what He has is wonderful and endlessly good). I know you suffer but take joy and if you can’t ask God to show you the situation through His eyes. God wants good for you. | 2019-04-22T00:30:15 | https://www.donnalcampbell.com/salt--light-daily/category/suffering-produces-character |
Not content with offering a brand new version of the 2DS, Nintendo is already planning a special Metallic Slime design for Japan.
Nintendo surprised everyone today by announcing a sixth version of its 2DS/3DS handheld. Following the 3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS, New 3DS, and New 3DS XL, we have the brand new 2DS XL set to arrive on July 28 in the US for $149.99. However, Nintendo is already planning a special edition of the handheld for its home territory of Japan.
In fact, Japan is being spoiled for choice. Where as in the US the color choices will be limited to just one: black/turquoise, Japan also gets a white/orange option. But that's not the end of the choices. Kotaku made us aware that Nintendo announced it would be offering a special edition of the 2DS XL to help celebrate the launch of Dragon Quest XI, which arrives on July 29.
It will cost roughly $200, so about the same as a New 3DS XL, but in return you'll get a Metallic Slime 2DS XL. There will be a limited supply of these special editions featuring a custom case including a raised shiny mirror metal slime on the exterior alongside Dragon Quest symbols printed across the black plastic casing. There's also custom detail below the D-Pad, and a Takenagi Metal Theme that will only be made available for this version of the 2DS XL.
Dragon Quest is extremely popular in Japan. Dragon Quest XI is being released on 2DS/3DS, Switch, and PS4, and Sony is also planning to offer some special editions including a PS4 Slim and an unusual PS4 controller. It would be surprising if this Metallic Slime 2DS XL did not sell out on launch day.
Although nothing has been confirmed yet, it seems unlikely we'll get the same special edition handheld in the US or Europe. However, Nintendo is clearly still happy to produce limited edition versions of its hardware to support the more important game launches, so we'll likely see some special 2DS XL handhelds appearing. You also have to wonder how long it will be before we get a special edition Switch. | 2019-04-25T08:03:28 | https://www.pcmag.com/news/353370/2ds-xl-special-edition-planned-for-dragon-quest-xi-launch |
You can learn more about the field here and mental skills training we offer here.
Who can benefit from this type of training?
We typically work with athletes and teams who are struggling with a particular performance issue, for example, lack of confidence, nerves before competition, poor attention and focus, or ineffective team communication. While we help address these issues, we also work with athletes and teams who are good and are simply looking to get better in order to advance to the next level of their sport, such as getting a college scholarship.
Each athlete and team is different, so the amount of time it takes to achieve desired results will vary. However, our goal is to provide you with the ability to apply new knowledge and skills on your own as quickly as possible. Individual clients typically work with one of our consultants for an average of six sessions.
How much does a session cost? What are accepted forms of payment?
The cost of individual and team training varies. Due to this, we provide pricing within a Performance Plan for individual clients following a free consultation. Our pricing for individual mental skills training begins at $650. For teams, we provide pricing within a proposal following a free coach meeting or practice observation.
We accept cash, check, and all major credit cards for payment. Payment plans are available upon request.
We do not accept insurance. Our consultants are not "sport psychologists", licensed psychologists, therapists, or counselors. Therefore, we do not provide any mental health or medical treatment that would be covered by insurance. If you are looking for a helping professional of this nature, we recommend using the search tools through your insurance provider, Psychology Today, or the Georgia Psychological Association.
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Author Michael Arceneaux discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's history-making political victory, conservative media's obsessive and out-of-touch attacks on the new congresswoman, and her skillful, unprecedented ability to shut them down.
Author Michael Arceneaux discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s history-making political victory, conservative media’s obsessive and out-of-touch attacks on the new congresswoman, and her skillful, unprecedented ability to shut them down.
Shortly after winning New York’s 14th congressional district and cementing herself as the youngest woman to serve in Congress in the history of the United States come January, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew headlines for revealing that while she may be a history maker, she was having trouble finding a D.C. apartment.
For many people, but in particular those of us categorized as millennials, it made sense. The D.C. housing market is expensive for those who are gainfully employed, much less someone in between jobs. If one doesn’t come from money and access, of course it may be hard to find a spot in a city like Washington D.C. But Fox News is not about sensibility, and because they have now formed a new boogeyman in the self-described Democratic Socialist, they did what they do best: attack.
1. @FoxNews, why can’t any of your anchors say my name correctly? It’s been 5 months.
2. It is bizarre to see 1%-salaried anchors laugh at the US housing crisis.
First, there is the irony of a billionaire-owned news station (which functions as de facto TV for billionaire President Trump) featuring a segment in which news anchors—all of whom are likely millionaires themselves—mock someone who lacks affordable housing options. Beyond that, it is a telling omission that conservatives think their politicians ought to be Scrooge McDuck-like rich. Ocasio-Cortez seized upon this moment and redirected the shame where it actually belonged in the above tweet.
In response, another Fox News anchor, Ed Henry, said, “Look, I get it. I live in Washington. It’s very expensive…Members of Congress make $174,000 a year. That’s a lot more than people around the country.” Yes, but Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t make that money yet, hence, her plight. The dimness aside, Henry did extend an invitation to the congresswoman to appear on the network and discuss the issue. If I were her, I wouldn’t bother, but the point remains: She did not let them get the best of her.
Yet, this is Fox News we’re talking about, so naturally the attacks didn’t stop. Enter the morally corrupt Laura Ingraham who ran a segment on four new congresswomen (they were all non-white women, shocker), intended to elicit fear among its presumably bigoted as hell audience. Let Ingraham tell it, and everyone should be afraid of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar because they want to give people healthcare and abolish an agency that increasingly faces backlash for its inhumane treatment of immigrants.
Once again, Ocasio-Cortez got the last laugh. Still, others like Sean Hannity, his fellow conservative propagandists, and general curmudgeons continue pouncing. However, as many have noted, their lines of attack only really bolster Ocasio-Cortez and her message.
It’s as if thrifting isn’t a thing and stores like TJ Maxx, Burlington Coat Factory, Marshalls, Off Fifth, and Nordstrom Rack are a figment of our imagination. Scarry was dragged up and down Al Gore’s internet for being tacky and unappreciative of the art of discount shopping. Once again, Ocasio-Cortez was triumphant.
The right is good at many things like voter suppression, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, corporate welfare, irony, hypocrisy, and cruelty, but they’re typically really good at smear campaigns, too.
However, they seem to have met their match in the youthful, media savvy Ocasio-Cortez. What she gets—and they fail to understand—is that she is a person turned politician who lives in ways more typical of the average American.
She knows what it’s like to live in a country where there is gross wage stagnation, oppressive forms of debt, and inadequate access to affordable health care, to the point that an increasing amount of folks turn to crowdsourcing to cover medical costs. She is aware, and they are not, which is why they come across as aloof and out of touch, making her, and her Democratic Socialist ideals, all the more appealing.
If you are laughing, you should be. Now, chuckle even more that this was articulated in July, yet Fox News is still attacking her with outdated lines about big scary socialists wanting to make sure you don’t die early at a way below preferred reading level. And then just bust out laughing over the fact that they’re probably not going to change, boosting Ocasio-Cortez and her message all the more.
In my on-boarding to Congress, I get to pick my insurance plan.
As a waitress, I had to pay more than TWICE what I’d pay as a member of Congress.
It’s frustrating that Congressmembers would deny other people affordability that they themselves enjoy. Time for #MedicareForAll.
Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t condescend to us the way many politicians do, and she speaks to issues many of us can relate to—regardless of our ages or backgrounds.
Mind you, this is a young woman who defeated Joseph Crowley, a man once touted as a possible successor to Nancy Pelosi. Whatever you make of her politics, one thing should be clear: If she managed to do that at 28, it suggests she has a level of savviness and appeal that should never be underestimated.
But because of her age and her ethnicity, one imagines that’s why the right thinks they can do to her what they’ve long done to others. About that, though: For all that chatter about Nancy Pelosi being a stain on the Democratic ticket due to the right’s vilification of her, the next Speaker of the House will be headed there with a 40 seat win—a feat not matched in several decades. Others have noticed the right trying to make a villain of Ocasio-Cortez, but I’d like to offer a prediction; at the rate she’s going now, Ocasio-Cortez will probably be the next Nancy Pelosi.
In this instance, I mean that as a compliment.
Michael Arceneaux is the New York Times bestselling author of the recently released book I Can’t Date Jesus from Atria Books/Simon & Schuster. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Essence, The Guardian, Mic, and more. Follow him on Twitter. | 2019-04-22T05:39:12 | https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-media-153028765.html |
This morning Barry and i left the kids in bed and went to the museum of Hagia Sophia on our own. This former Christian church turned mosque turned museum is supposedly the best preserved building of the Byzantium period. It was built in 537 and has survived fires, earthquakes and pillaging. It's the 8th oldest surviving church in the world. But beyond all that, it's huge and beautiful, in an old and partially restored kind of way. The dome is so high that the Statue of Liberty would fit inside. The Christian mosaic that has been uncovered from plaster as well as the Islamic caligraphy are beautiful. It's strange to see the pieces side by side in one building.
After our rather slow-paced visit, we returned to the hotel and found the kids fed, dressed and ready to go to the aquarium. Barry was a good sport and took the kids so that I could visit some places I hadn't had time to see (or cooperative companions to go with). My first stop was a mosaic tile museum that would have bored the three of them immensely. I liked it. When I returned outside to the cold, but sunny weather, I decided I'd skip the other museum and just stroll and people watch the way my Dad taught me. It was a good choice.
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Can Parents Reduce Risk of Their Children Developing Autism?
In every 150 newborn children, one is born with autism. Living with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD can bring challenges to education, communication, and simple everyday functions. While little is known of the cause of autism, progress in methods of prevention is happening, and there are known ways to reduce the risk of autism before, during, and after pregnancy.
Autism rates are on the rise, and the biggest risk is in children with autistic siblings. One in 20 children with older siblings with the disorder will develop autism as well. The methods being uncovered to help prevent these trends begin even before pregnancy, and even before parents even plan on having children. It is important for mothers to lead a healthy lifestyle, including being active and eating quality foods. Mothers wanting pregnancy should adopt a healthy lifestyle at least six months to a year before becoming pregnant. Vaccinations, a sensitive subject in the world of ASD, should be updated. It is especially important for mothers to be vaccinated against German measles before pregnancy. Having a plan for preventing autism before pregnancy is a great way to be on the ball for preventing, reducing, and treating the disorder.
A well-established cause of autism in children is from chemical exposure during pregnancy. Sources of such toxic chemicals include drugs and alcohol, and even medications such as antidepressants. In addition to avoiding such toxins, continuing a healthy lifestyle is vital for a healthy development process for babies. Rather than sugars and processed foods, pregnant mothers should follow a diet that largely consists of organic vegetables. Good nutrition habits paired with a routine of daily exercise is a great way to fight against autism risk. A prevention method aimed more directly at the problem is taking folic acid during early pregnancy. Folic acid, found in leafy green vegetables, fruits, and nuts, prevents neural tube defects, and can, therefore, reduce the risk of autism, as well as other neural and spinal defects. It has been shown that women who take folic acid early on in the pregnancy reduce the risk of autism by 40%, but parents who take it only in the middle of pregnancy have no significant risk reduction. Folic acid can be a powerful ASD opposition, but most women haven’t heard of it. Women can follow these steps to prevent autism during and even before pregnancy, giving them needed control over the health of their children.
Unfortunately, in most cases, the cause of autism is hereditary and is therefore uncontrollable. Still, actions taken after birth can treat, minimize, and even erase the effects of the disorder, and failure to do so will lead to the inevitable outcome. For example, if the hereditary disease Phenylketonuria is left undiagnosed and untreated, it can lead to brain damage from a buildup of an amino acid in the blood. This happens soon after birth, so it is key that such diseases are found immediately. Another possible autism reduction and prevention method are diagnosing and treating Celiac disease as soon as possible. Immediate actions against the development of autism is key, as it can be treated and accounted for early when the child is developing. A baby’s brain is able to change much more than a child just a few years older, and in theory, it is possible to prevent autism if it is caught and treated early enough. Progress is being made on identifying signs of potential autism and methods for changing that path are being developed.
Still, autism cannot be prevented if it isn’t detected. Known symptoms of autism in newborns are easily missed, but they can include not being able to visually track a caregiver around a room, or not beginning to babble until later than most babies. These are only hints at autism, and many early symptoms can be false positives. Some children with ASD won’t even display symptoms until they are older, making the necessity of prevention vague. Falsely treating a typical child for autism can actually cause negative effects in development. Even if a baby is identified to be autistic, little is known on how to treat a baby with therapy. The same therapy used for toddlers cannot be used for infants and young children. The best treatment done so early can be done at home by the parents, and such programs are being developed. Parents have the most important job in minimizing the long-term effects of autism. Parents should do what is best for their children, not just make them happy. For example, children with ASD who play best alone shouldn’t always be encouraged to do so, even if it is what the child wants and if it is easy for the parents. Mothers should bond with their children as much as possible, being present as often as they can and talking to their babies frequently. Furthermore, mothers should continue to maintain a healthy diet for providing important nutrients to the baby through breastfeeding. Despite the mystery and confusion around early treatment, methods for autistic infant therapy are being developed, and infancy remains to be the best time for treatment and prevention.
As a child with ASD grows older, his or her chances to minimize the disorder get slimmer. Still, methods for helping children cope are available in young children. In fact, ASD can only be reliably diagnosed by age three, and it is impossible to diagnose autism before 18 months when only the risk can be assessed. This limiting factor indicates that methods for treatment after infancy are necessary for those who didn’t show many signs soon after birth. Therapy programs are available, but parents also can and should assist their children. Parenting practices cannot cause autism; however, proper treatment of autistic children can limit their symptoms later in life. For example, language ability for those with ASD is thought to be affected by how much their parents communicated with them at age four. Parents can and should continue to provide and assist their children with autism throughout childhood.
Despite the seeming lack of control parents may sometimes seem to face, there are many practices available to minimize risk or symptoms of ASD, from before pregnancy until long after birth. Autism can be a crippling disorder, and taking known steps to avoid serious disability can be a life changer for a child facing communication and education challenges. While ASD prevention remains veiled under a cloud of uncertainties, there remains hope in the knowledge of past success and in the future of research for autism.
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Park, Alice. “Parents May Be Able to Lower Kids’ Autism Risk.” Time Health, Time, 21 Jan. 2015, time.com/3676902/parents-may-be-able-to-lower-their-childrens-risk-of-autism/. Accessed 30 Mar. 2017.
Pearson, Carol. “Folic Acid Supplements Shown to Reduce Risk of Autism.” Voice of America, 17 Apr. 2013, www.voanews.com/a/follic-acid-supplements-shown-to-reduce-risk-of-autuism/1643776.html. Accessed 30 Mar. 2017. | 2019-04-20T10:52:32 | http://lifeonspectrum.com/can-parents-reduce-risk-of-their-children-developing-autism/ |
The music that has come to be known as 'Bulgarian wedding music' has always been a strange mix of odd bedfellows. Jazz, folk songs, popular and ancient dances all seem to be brought together in this music. The set features unique recordings (not release don other CDs) by big names and small: Ivo Papazov and singer Yildiz Ibrahimova, the Christo Yotsov Trio, led by drummer and percussionist Yotsov with Nedyalko Nedyalkov on kaval and Stoyan Yankulov on tupan, clarinetist Philip Simonov with the ensemble Tristenik, clarinetist Mladen Malakov and Bisery, with Aliyosha Shibelev (accordion) and Matiyo Dobrev (kaval), and a searing gaida solo by Alexander Raitchev. Highly recommended. Originally released in 1999.
The music that has come to be known as "Bulgarian wedding music" has always been a strange mix of odd bedfellows. Jazz, folk songs, popular and ancient dances all seem to be brought together in this music, and proponents like Yuri Yunakov have seemingly stretched the idea to the limits. At least until you hear this collection of music.
The set starts off with two of the big names in Bulgarian music, clarinetist Ivo Papazov and singer Yildiz Ibrahimova. But expect the unexpected here. The two present duets for reed and voice alone, in an eerie, post-modern style that is as much Meredith Monk as Balkan celebration. The pair squeak, squawk and shout a freeform music that is sometimes sweet and beautiful, and sometimes way on the outside.
C. YotsovTwo tracks feature the Christo Yotsov Trio, led by drummer and percussionist Yotsov with Nedyalko Nedyalkov on kaval (an end-blown flute) and Stoyan Yankulov on tipan, a large frame drum. This is Gypsy jazz a la Max Roach, and Nedyalkov's flute playing is raw, wild and played with virtuosity and abandon.
Another track focuses on clarinetist Philip Simonov with the ensemble Tristenik. This is the full-throttle "wedding band" we've come to know. Accordion, electric guitar, saxophone and percussion lend the music a pop overdrive on an epic 22 minutes of jazz, roots, and wild, dancing grooves that gives you a bit of the genuine feel of a real night of post wedding partying. Clarinetist, Mladen Malakov, with the band Bisery, offer another lengthy work, a 17 minute suite that starts as a slow, mournful Bulgarian country song and then bursts into a high energy dance piece in more of those impossible to count Balkan time signatures. Soloists Aliyosha Shibelev (accordion) and Matiyo Dobrev (kaval) show the limitless possibilities of both the music and their instruments. | 2019-04-23T06:52:06 | https://cdroots.com/labor-7019.html |
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Downtown Milledgeville exudes history, from the historic downtown buildings and the big oak trees, to the antebellum homes and the museums. This “Celebrate our Roots” themed First Friday will be a time to explore Milledgeville’s rich history downtown from 6-8pm.
The First Friday Committee’s partnership with the Convention and Visitors Bureau and the museums will continue to offer FREE trolley rides to the museums for patrons to learn about Milledgeville history.
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I'm pretty sure that my love of Lizette Greco's work came before I even started blogging. The way she is inspired by and collaborates with her children is amazing and inspiring to me, and has influenced the things that I do as well. And how fabulous that once I got to 'know' Lizette a bit, I found her to be just as kindhearted, creative, and fun as I imagined her to be. And her kids, I've discovered, are just as creative, fun, and kind as their Mama. Being that our children are all homeschooled and similarly aged, we've been talking for some time of doing a family, kid-focused swap. Our exchange began last month with the arrival of this package.
We were thrilled to see these little bits of nature, a peek at what it's like on the other side of the country. I love this - how bits of the earth are similar and so different geographically all at the same time. That amazing nest they found fallen? Oh my. It sat perched delicately on our holiday tree for most of the month, where the babes pondered it's past many times.
Definitely the highlight of the package for us, were these handmade bits by the Greco kids. A game created for us by Sophia (complete with instruction book - perfect!), and a Robot Book (an inventory of his robots, actually) by Enzo. We love these, and the kids have devoured the work that comes from fellow creative little ones.
Also included were the handwork of the Greco's in the form of these wrist cuffs! I have one of my own from Lizette, so it was a treat for the boys to get some just like mine, but from the kids!
This silver suit (really a robot suit) was found in the box and instantly became a HUGE hit (yes, as the TinMan, Lizette! Just as you guessed!). And will you look at what she sent along for Miss Adelaide? Mo! Mo the elephant! Who is very much adored already. Very much.
And she didn't forget the Mama, with these yummy treats. Craft, which I hadn't read yet, but promptly gobbled up. And those buttons and yarn from a trip of hers. (The yarn is already on needles!).
Thank you Lizette, Sophia and Enzo! Here's to many more cross country homeschooling exchanges! | 2019-04-24T07:51:43 | https://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2007/01/across_the_coun.html |
Deirdre O’CallaghanPredictability typically carries negative connotations in the context of art, but in the case of The National, it’s more about promises kept. For the third May in six years, following Boxer in 2007 and High Violet in 2010 – and though Alligator came out in April 2005 but I bought it in June, averaging out to May – they’ve released a sterling new album in Trouble Will Find Me.
It’s not a record that breaks any new ground for the band – Matt Berninger’s sonorous baritone and oblique lyrics, the Dessners’ twin-terwining guitar parts, the Devendorf brothers’ complex yet effortless rhythm section combining for another collection of gleaming melancholic rock – but achieves maybe the more difficult feat of arguably keeping the band at the top of their game for a third or fourth straight record, depending on your personal grading curve. My own personal bias for the band is documented throughout the last eight years or so of this blog, but I’ll tell you this – there’s a real comfort in being confident that a band has released one of your very favourite records of the year before even hearing a note of it.
Trouble Will Find Me is out next Tuesday, May 21, and was made available to stream in advance yesterday afternoon via iTunes. There’s feature interviews with the band at The Guardian and The Line Of Best Fit, and last week they took part in a Reddit AMA (which Consequence Of Sound has helpfully summarized) in which they released a new video, the inspiration for which was tracked down by Twenty-Four Bit. The National headline a free show at Yonge-Dundas Square on June 14 as part of NXNE.
Happy to see Superchunk aren’t taking another ten years between records; they’ll release I Hate Music on August 20; details and non-Toronto-including tour dates can be had at Merge, album trailer below.
And more happiness for folks who dug indie rock when it was still called college rock – Exclaim reports that Sebadoh will put out a new record later this year entitled Defend Yourself. Specifics are still forthcoming, but Lou Barlow announced it via Instagram so it must be true.
The Daily Swarm and The Independent talk to Wayne Coyne and Jambands to Steven Drozd, both of The Flaming Lips. And for whatever reason, the band have released a live video of themselves covering David Bowie’s “Heroes”, and even with all the echo on his vocals, Coyne arguably sounds better than he has in some time.
The Village Voice talks to Benjamin Michael Lerner of Telekinesis, who premiered a new video from Domarion at NPR last week.
NPR has a World Cafe session and Dallas News an interview with Jim James. | 2019-04-23T18:23:24 | http://www.chromewaves.net/2013/05/the-national-make-trouble-easy-to-find/ |
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Lenelle Moïse creates jazz-infused, rhythmic performance texts about Haitian-American identity and the intersection of race, class, gender, sexuality, memory and magic. Her two-act comedy, Merit, won the 2012 Ruby Prize for women of color playwrights. She also wrote, composed and co-starred in the critically-acclaimed drama, Expatriate, which launched Off-Broadway at the Culture Project. Moïse was the fifth Poet Laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts, the 2012 Visiting Performing Artist in African & African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin, the 2011 Artist in Residence in Performance Studies at Northwestern University and a 2010 Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festival Fellow. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from Smith College (2004). Her work has been published in several anthologies including Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution.
Check out Lenelle’s website, which is packed with awesome content., and watch some of her work, HERE.
Peter Staley is an actor and dramaturg entering his senior year with the Theater Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he is working towards a BA in Performance and Dramaturgy. His passions include, but are not limited to: equality, making lists, pretending to understand wine, and attempting to learn every language (at least a little bit). Peter is a lifelong resident of the Boston area, and thus has the city to thank for his exciting artistic upbringing (while most boys his age might have been seen cheering along at a Red Sox game, he was busy attending such classics as Cats and Jesus Christ Superstar). As his passion for theater and expression blossomed, he dove into the artistic community as a staff member at Saint Joseph’s Summer Theater, a local youth theater in his native town of Needham. Upon seeing just how beautiful a product can come from a group of inspired and passionate young artists, he understood at once the power and importance of the arts. As an artist, Peter endeavors use theater to discover and explore truths new and old in the fascinating world around him, and to continue asking questions through art. His education has only affirmed his understanding of the power that theater has to promote change and understanding, and has him more excited than ever to graduate into the ranks of professional Boston artists. Peter’s most recent theatrical roles include A Little Night Music (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Cabaret (Clifford Bradshaw), For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls (Lawrence), and dramaturg for the UMass Theatre Guild. After graduation, Peter looks forward to throwing himself into the beautiful and diverse world of Boston theater (perhaps literally, depending on the traffic).
April Ranger is a poet and a playwright. While pursuing a B.A. in Theatre from Emerson College she discovered the weekly open mic and poetry slam at the Cantab Lounge and began writing poems for performance. April was selected three times to perform as a member of Boston Cantab’s National Poetry Slam Team and twice as their Individual Representative. She has completed multiple short-leg national tours with fellow poet Carrie Rudzinski, and has performed her poems at venues ranging from The Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan to a warehouse in Detroit to an art gallery in Roslyn, Washington. Her poems have appeared in Off The Coast and Muzzle.
Her ten-minute play Frabjous Day premiered at the Boston Theatre Marathon in 2008 and was later produced by Caffeine Theatre in Chicago. Those Still Living, produced at the 2011 Boston Theatre Marathon, was originally conceived while studying at the Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive. In 2010, Whistler in the Dark theatre company adapted a selection of her poems into a theatrical piece entitled The Last Flame Left. April recently returned to Boston from a four-month sojourn to her roots in Maine to complete a full-length play, The Mouth of Jordan. She loves to ride her bicycle through all the various neighborhoods and nature spots in Boston.
Check out her mad skillz, right HERE. | 2019-04-22T10:48:29 | https://pwritescom.wordpress.com/tag/2012/ |
As a windows user, I'm switching to Fedora this week and trying to understand the procedures... I know that everything is clear and lots of YouTubers are helping in setting up and installing Fedora but, I have bought a new SSD drive that haven't been used before so I'm not sure how can I install Fedora as a first OS with it! can you please help me?
Are you keeping the Windows hard drive in there as well? If so, you may want to write a note to yourself before starting to make sure you don't format that drive by accident. Perhaps one is a different size? The Fedora installer is smart enough to warn you; though, and will try to use unformatted disk space first.
(FYI: when you read Anaconda somewhere, that's the name of Fedora's installer).
You should have no problems. Most complications happens when someone tries to install Fedora on a disk and want to keep a pre-installed other OS. The install procedure will take care of setting up the disk partitions and creating the required file systems. | 2019-04-21T18:38:18 | https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/120481/installing-fedora-in-a-totally-new-hard-disk/?answer=120507 |
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Ruby the Hatchet has been steadily picking up attention these past couple of months. Followers of the site might be aware of my love of their music. Something about the enticing female vocals mixed with that classic psychedelic sound just does it for me.
Check out their latest single 'Paralyzed' while you read the interview. The more Ruby the Hatchet the better!
1. Lets start this off with the basics, how about a quick introduction of the band?
2. What made you decide to start a band, where did the name come from?
We had the pleasure of being trapped in a house during a snow storm a few years back, everyone but Mike that is. We were talking about old blues artists and rock albums most of the night and that sparked a jam session. One thing led to another and the band kind of just happened. It was the three of us for a little while. We wrote most of the EP and Mike joined us a bit after.
3. How would you classify your sound? What are a couple of influences in your music?
We're not big fans of describing ourselves. As far as influences go there are the obvious ones like Sabbath and Zeppelin at work. We're all into a lot of the newer heavy psych bands like Dead Meadow, Graveyard, Uncle Acid. Aside from that stuff we've been feeding off a lot of the other local Philly bands. There are a ton of great artists out there right now which is really exciting--The Bailey Hounds, Purling Hiss, Creepoid...all these bands have been killing it. It's inspiring to be around.
4. Lately you guys have been getting a lot of attention, 'Wicked Ones' was featured on the February Metal Hammer compilation. How does something like that happen? I would assume it's good news, yes?
That Metal Hammer thing kind of just happened. We got an email asking if we wanted to be part of it. It was a great issue with lots of bands we dig. It's been awesome for us and we have had nothing but positive feedback from it.
5. You released a self titled ep back in 2010, was that well received?
We had just started playing shows at that point and the drive to record an EP was to help us book. We wanted to play out more and those few recordings really helped us do that. It definitely didn't get as much attention as Ouroboros but it did exactly what we intended.
6. Were their any changes between then and now that help fine tune 'Ouroboros'?
Absolutely. Everyone has traveled miles since then. During the EP everything was so new to us. We just took what we had and recorded it. Ouroboros had much more thought, time and energy put in. What really made a big difference was our friend Joe Boldizar who owns Retro City Studios in Germantown where we record. When we came back to do Ouroboros, Joe wanted to make a solid album without having to worry about time and money. We experimented and re-tracked things and mixed them over and over. It really made a difference with this album.
7. Getting rave reviews from pretty much everyone that hears it, has 'Ouroboros' surpassed what you expected? Or are you guys just getting started?
All the feedback has been surreal. It's done much more than we could have hoped for, but we are definitely just getting started.
8. For those who don't know, an Ouroboros is an ancient symbol, normally of a serpent eating itself which represents the constant re-creation or eternal return. How does this apply to the music and the band?
I'm sure the answer to this varies between band members. It's comforting to think of it in the sense that the music we like and listen to is still here, even after all the pop garbage and droughts of shredding people are still drawn to rock music the same way they were in the 60s and 70s. It's the eternal return of rock and roll.
9. Looking on your tumblr page, they're many occult images and symbols. Something which is very common in the style of music you play, how do the two relate? What is it that draws you towards them?
They relate mainly because our music reflects our interests. We have a natural curiosity when it comes to the macabre, like most people. Instead of shying away we shine a light on it. The band seems to be the appropriate place to channel it. Plus we're all in a secret cult of devil worshipers.
10. 2013 is still early, what does the band hope to achieve by the end of the year? Are their any big plans in motion?
There's a lot in the works...writing, traveling, more recording.
Well, I don't want to take up too much of your time. I hope you enjoy the questions as much as I enjoy your music! Any final words to your fans and potential new ones?
Pulvis et umbra sumus - A quick google search for you, "We are all but dust and shadows" | 2019-04-20T08:41:03 | http://www.metalhorizons.com/2013/05/interview-time-with-ruby-hatchet.html |
Below, list of the examinations going to be conducted by Kerala PSC in the month of November 2018 – KPSC Calendar November 2018.
The calendar details of the examination which starts on the 5th November can find here.
Kerala PSC Examination Calendar November 2018.
Here is a summary of the examination conducted by Kerala PSC in November 2018. Click on the link below get more details. From the link can download the PSC Calendar November 2018 details in PDF format. | 2019-04-25T00:59:36 | https://www.pschunt.com/2018/10/kpsc-calendar-november-2018.html |
The A-22 'Foxbat' is available as a Ready-To-Fly factory built aircraft or as an advanced kit. Building time for the kit is 300 to 500hrs.
Designed by former Antonov design engineer, Yuri Yakovlev , the A-22 is one of a line of many aircraft produced by Aeroprakt in the Ukraine. Construction is aluminium with some parts of the wing and control surfaces covered with Ceconite.
The A-22 is powered by the reliable Rotax 912 or 912S engine, and the 3-blade composite ground adjustable propellor from KievProp is very quiet.
A cabin width of 120cm (128cm at the elbows) ensures ample room for pilot and passenger. As a comparison, the cabin with of a Cessna 172 is 100cm and a Jabiru SP is 97cm (107cm at the elbows). Transparent doors with convex sides allow for excellent downward visibility.
The instrument panel has room for a generous instrument layout. Dual controls are standard with options of either conventional control yokes or a centre stick. A centre stick with a "Y" grip is also available. Basic VFR flight and engine instruments are included with the ready-to-fly aircraft.
A stall speed of 50kph (30mph) using the full span flapperons puts the A-22 safely into the microlight category.
The all round visibility from the A-22 is spectacular.
The aircraft has a baggage compartment that allows up to 20kg to be carried. | 2019-04-21T00:37:24 | https://www.webo.directory/business_description.php?catid=10619 |
Wonder Movie Comes to Blu-ray & Contest!
Wonder Comes to Blu-Ray February 13th, 2018!
Fitting in at school is hard enough with cliques and bullies. Now imagine trying to fit in with a facial difference. This is the premise of the movie Wonder, based on the New York Times best-selling novel by R.J. Palacio. Starring Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay and Owen Wilson, the movie has received excellent reviews. Wonder comes to blu-ray on February 13th, and is perfect for family movie night!
"Wonder is the inspirational and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a (fictitious) boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time."
This is a movie that my 11-year old daughter is dying to see on blu-ray. She owns the Wonder book, and has reread it about five times over the last year. All of her friends have also loved the book, and say that the movie version of Wonder is really good.
WIN 1 of 9 copies of Wonder on blu-ray from snymed.com! Contest is open to Canada and the US, and closes on Thursday February 22nd, 2018.
LEAVE A COMMENT below stating if you ever remember a child being bullied at your school (could be you, or another child). Then, use the entry form below to enter the contest. GOOD LUCK!
Yes, I have been bullied at school.
I was bullied at school. It is so sad. Bullying should not be happening anymore - it takes young people's lives :( Thank you for this contest. I am so excited to see the movie! I read the book and loved it.
I was always the smallest kid at school,and picked on.
I remember this one girl who was bullied so much she would cry everyday. I often think about her, wonder how shes doing now. I too was also bullied and often think I should of done something about the girl who would cry everyday.
Oh I remember the girls to this day that called me some awful names. But I let it go and try to lead by example for my kids, teaching them to always be kind to others.
I do remember being bullied a few times at school but thankfully I had an older sister and brother who stepped in quickly to help me and it all seemed to go away. But that was way back in the 60s and times were so much gentler then.
I remember school not feeling like an inclusive place. Being excluded is sad to experience and witness. I hope my efforts made a difference for some kids.
Unfortunately yes. There are several instances I recall, usually emanating from several disproportionately influential boys, none of whom ever achieved greatness.
I have been bulied I hated school because of that.
I had a bully when I was in grade 3 or 4. I stood up to him, and luckily he didn't stick around too long.
Yes I remember being picked on a few times.
I was a child that was bullied at school because I was very quiet and didn't know how to stand up for myself.
I definitely remember being bullied as a kid! This is a great movie I'd like to show my kids.
When I was little I was bullied a lot. I moved away from my home town where I had tons of friends and started at a new school where everyone made fun of me and called me fat. I was horribly depressed and am glad I’m no longer in that situation. I feel for any child who is bullied and I hope we can live in a world where it won’t happen in the future.
Our youngest son was bullied by one fellow who backed down when confronted by the parents.
Yes I remember a lot of instances from school when kids were bullied. And it happens so much at my daughter's school nowadays even with all the education & media attention surrounding this topic.
I was and at times am bullied. My child has also dealt with bullying and it is not ok. I know we all have issues to deal with however taking them out on someone else is not acceptable.
I grew up in a small town and went to a small public school where everyone knew everyone, plus we all had either a sister or brother going to the same school and I never experienced any bullying to myself or others. When I got to high school though I did see others getting bullied.
I was teased a bit in school because of my last name. Unfortunately it hasn't changed much over the years and my daughter that has an anxiety disorder is left out, teased and in some cases kids are downright mean. We took our girls to see Wonder and it really is a great movie and I hope that all the children that see it, learn something from it and how to CHOOSE KIND.
I was bullied in Elementary school until I accidentally kicked the bully in the face while he was trying to steal my lunch. He knocked me down and it just happened.
Yes, was bullied a bit. My spouse on the other hand was bullied a lot.
Unfortunately I do remember kids being bullied in school.
I remember watching my friend being bullied and one day she had enough and fought back. That was the end of that from that day on the message was clear to the bully and the rest of our classmates!
Yes I can remember being bullied and other kids being bullied. It's so sad!
I was bullied back in middle school. It was a tough experience, but a much needed one. I was a sheltered child therefore making me an easy target for bullying. That’s not excuse for the bullies to act that way, but certainly I could’ve done something different as well. Back then, in the moment, all I wanted to do was to cry and escape the situation whenever possible. I let them control my emotions. Now as an 18 year old, as I reflect on myself... I realize that particular experience taught me to be more confident, more comfortable with myself. To face the problem head on is my current motto. And to never let those people who don’t value you be the ones to control your emotions — your happiness. I hope for anyone who’s suffering from bullying to find love in themselves, and to find help from trusted people when necessary. Peace.
I was bullied as a kid and so were my friends. If I see bullying happening now, I stop it! | 2019-04-18T15:03:26 | http://www.snymed.com/2018/02/wonder-movie-comes-to-blu-ray-contest.html |
This will be my first show in Mexico City. What is the line up procedure? Any other helpful information is appreciated. Can't wait!!!!! | 2019-04-25T08:00:08 | http://zootopia.u2.com/forums/topic/37175-floor-line-up-process/ |
I have always considered autumn to be the season of new beginnings, no matter what the calendar says. Adults come back rejuvenated by their summer vacations to tackle the workplace anew, while kids of all ages anticipate the new school year (either eagerly or with dread). This fall also starts a new chapter in my life as the incoming president of the Altrusa International Club of New York. I suppose you could say that I am eagerly anticipating my new duties…with dread (just kidding!!). I am truly looking forward to the upcoming year and would like to extend a warm welcome to our returning and new members. To our new members, in particular, welcome into the fold and thank you for joining us.
Each member’s reasons for joining Altrusa are as unique as the individual who espouses them, but I am sure that we all believe in the adage that the reward is in the giving and in the sharing. In the recent past, New York Altrusans have undertaken such projects as serving lunch to the homeless and hungry at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen; donating books and clothing (especially pajamas) to children in need in shelters and in the Hour Children program; and donating funds for the purchase of bed nets and solar cookers for distribution in developing countries. The smiles of thanks we have received are our reward. Over the next year, we will continue with similar projects, along with developing some brand-new ones that, hopefully, will spark the interest of current members, while attracting new recruits to our ranks. These new projects, if they are to succeed, will require active and thoughtful collaboration of our membership with prestigious outside organizations.
I do not think I would be remiss in saying that we all recognize the value of teamwork and of increasing our chopsticks (um… our membership), so as to better undertake our good works in both the local and global communities. And, collaboration with outside organizations could only be to the benefit of all parties. So, the plan is, simply, to increase our active projects and embark on outside collaboration to complement our regular dinner meeting roster of speakers, who will continue to give talks on current events and other interesting topics.
In closing, I hope to see everyone at the September meeting at the National Arts Club and start the year off with a bang, and not a whimper. My personal thanks to outgoing president, Catherine Kleszczewski, and last year’s board, as well as to the incoming board for all your support and good wishes.
See you on September 23rd!
Newly-elected Officers were installed at the June Dinner Meeting, along with a new Board of Directors. This list will be in the Club’s Yearbook which will be distributed at the September Dinner Meeting (another reason to attend).
If, however, you want to have this information immediately, see the following list.
The first Dinner Meeting of 2014-15 Altrusa Year will be held at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, at 5:30 pm, on Tuesday, September 23. President Anne Marie Basic wants this dinner to be a “get to know you” meeting with an exchange of ideas and suggestions for the coming year. Yearbooks will be distributed and you can sign up for a Committee. Hopefully, you will all be able to attend.
Back in June, I found myself at a stone wall while I was doing some research on the computer, and thought it would be interesting to see what could be found out about the Altrusa International New York Club’s charter members.
Starting with our most famous member, Eleanor Roosevelt. I’m sure you all know her history. Her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was Governor of New York, and 32nd President of the US. She was a tireless worker to improve human condition and the United Nation’s first Chairperson for the Committee on Human Rights. Mrs. Roosevelt joined in the first year and was not considered a charter member.
Of the original charter members, nineteen in all, information was found for only twelve. The first secretary, Vera Bull Hull, was married to an inventor, William C. Hull. As administratrix of his estate in September, 1947, Mrs. Hull filed for a patent on her husband’s invention of an appliance in the form of a footrest (situated at foot of hospital bed) that enabled a patient to exercise his leg muscles while lying in bed. It also had the advantage of lifting the covers off the legs and feet for added comfort.
Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth, is well-known to most of us due to her daughters’ novels, “Cheaper By The Dozen” and “Belles on Their Toes,” and the film portrayal by Myrna Loy. She was a well-respected mechanical engineer by profession.
Florence Brobeck wrote best-selling cookbooks and had a weekly column in The New York Times in 1936-37. She was also associate editor of The New York Herald Tribune Women’s Page in the 1940’s.
Elsie Eaves was the first female associate member of The American Society of Civil Engineers and a founding member of the American Association of Cost Engineers, now known as the ACCE.
Gloria Browning was a dressmaker. May Alexander was a dress salesperson. Margaret B. Benson, born in England, was a merchandising clerk. While Grace M. Clarke, also born in England, was a nurse manager. Catherine Fisher was a supervisor for the telephone company, and Elizabeth Phillips was a secretary for the telephone company. Susie W. Smith was a railroad company clerk. Elizabeth R. Wylie, born in Scotland, she was a manager and was married late in life to Dr. Frederick Demarest. Regrettably, I was unable to get the official names of the companies that employed these women nor the names of the educational institutions they attended.
It’s a long shot, but if anyone knows anything more about these women, or the other charter members – Evelyn Hopper, charter President; Eva B. Gage; Frances Massey; Bertha Miller; Cora S. Riefer; Helen Waldo; Jeanette Ware -- please let us know as it would be nice to have this history.
This year’s fundraiser at Belmont Race Track was a lot of fun for all who attended. There was a true air of excitement. While the profits were down about $200 from last year’s fundraiser, it was a successful effort. In fact, the lesser profit had more to do with the fact that Belmont raised their prices but we chose not to pass that on to our loyal attendees.
Shirley Day has sent these hints which you may find very helpful.
The simplest way to slice cherry tomatoes is to place them between to lids and run a knife through all of them at once.
Do you find yourself throwing out hard blocks of brown sugar every time you go to the package? Try storing a few marshmallows in the bag with the brown sugar. Make sure that the bag is airtight.
Don’t have a watering can? Create one by puncturing holes in the top of a used milk bottle.
Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when hard-boiling eggs to make the shells incredibly easy to peel off. To tell if eggs are fresh, immerse them in a bowl of water. Fresh eggs will lie on the bottom, while stale eggs will float to the surface.
Grandchildren are a blessing but the wee ones can’t always keep within the lines or even on the paper. In that case, WD40 can be used to remove crayon marks from any surface!
Store bed sheets inside their pillowcases for easy storage and access. I’ve tried this, not only does it give easy access and storage, it makes an attractive and neat shelf in the linen closet.
Psst! Don’t tell the Container Store, but you can use egg boxes to store delicate Christmas tree decorations.
The Altrusa Club of New York has a website: http://altrusanewyorkcity.tripod.com.
Don’t forget to visit it.
REMEMBER: This is your newsletter. It is only as good as the articles you submit. Thanks to Penny Gardner, Shirley Day, Julie Kleszczewski, Anne Marie Basic, and Jessica Leeds for their help in producing this edition. Audrey Braver, Editor.
Finally, spring is here. It feels like summer! It is time to put away the winter clothes and bring out the summer wardrobe!
First of all, I want to thank everyone on the board and all the members as well! Special thanks to Penny for being on top of our finances, for organizing our reservations at the National Arts Club, and for countless hours of putting together the Treasurer’s report and our biggest fundraiser of the year at Belmont Racetrack; to Audrey, for putting together the directory, newsletter, and for giving me guidance; to Jessica, for hosting wine and cheese events and for her guidance; to Carole Kennedy for hosting and organizing our jewelry workshop, to Julie, my mother, for throwing me into the “lion’s den.” I thank everyone who has not been mentioned here by name. You are and have been an inspiration to me! I want to wish our new board members, especially President-Elect Anne Marie Basic, a successful and uplifting future for our club and for those charities we assist and a thank you especially to our Foundation board members (Thank you, Carole Lancaster, for keeping it together). A big thank you goes to Maureen McGough for taking the time to install our new slate of officers! Maureen, you are a powerhouse!
I repeat. Educate someone about personal finance: a student, a wife (who will someday become a widow or divorced – always a possibility), an unemployed person, a cousin, etc. Some might not want to be taught (Please ask why, because ignorance is NOT bliss in this case!). Send gentle reminders such as sending them stories of financial misfortune or have them check out these websites: www.investopedia.com or www.smckids.com (for kids).This is not a popular topic. No one likes to talk about money. BUT no one likes to eat cat food either!
Another article that I read was in today’s Wall Street Journal (May 12, 2014), “Should Companies Monitor Their Employees’ Social Media?” This seems like common sense, but if any of you have a social media count, you should ask yourself, “Why do you have one?” There have been many articles that list mostly the cons of having such an account. For example, if you announce to your Facebook friends that you will be on vacation for a week, guess what? You might be inviting someone to break into your home, or to live in your house. Ugh! Also, I see people posting pics of themselves at crazy parties, children’s activities. Okay, be aware that you are opening up yourself to potential employers rejecting your job application. Also, there was a story of a mother who actually posted her child’s weekly schedule! Guess what? Her child was kidnapped. I don’t know if the child was ever found.
My point is this: even though some of us feel safe and secure in the land of cyberspace, it should be treated as if we are swimming in the ocean of shark-infested waters. Sometimes there is a false sense of security (i.e. Hackers are able to steal millions of debit and credit card numbers). There are many people out there who are wolves in sheep’s clothing (or they are simply nuts). Be cautious in who you confide in. Caveat emptor.
I feel the urgency to inform and to bring attention to issues that are not so obvious, to things that we don’t want to talk about.
On a lighter note, I have learned a great deal in these last two years. Everyone who has served as club president and our members, both longtime and new, have taught me how to become a better leader. A true leader listens, and is accessible to their board and club members. Throughout history, the most successful leaders were people who see the world in a realistic, sober fashion, and not being a “Pollyanna,” (who has always had their way in life). True leaders have the ability to empathize and to remain calm in a crisis, but find a solution rather than complain and not act. Thank you for this opportunity to serve you!
Be aware, be safe, and have a “MAH-vel – ous” summer everyone!
See you all at our fundraiser at Belmont on Sunday, June 22nd!
The Dinner Meeting that would normally have been held on Tuesday, April 22nd and was to be incorporated into the Friday, April 25th UN Woman’s Project Orange dinner at Audrey Braver’s apartment at 21-55 34th Avenue, Apt 6B, Long Island City.
That dinner was to have celebrated the six month anniversary of UN Project Orange and a small fundraiser for the New York Club.
This year’s racing event will be on Sunday, June 22, 2014. The price of a single ticket is $125.00 each, buy two and the price is reduced to $100.00 each. Buy two, bring a friend. It’s a bargain! In fact invite all your friends. It is a great day, we are in the Turf and Jockey Room with a private betting window, lots of delicious food, a cash bar for drinks and a dessert table. See attached flyer.
Also, there will be a van pickup on Roosevelt Island at 12 noon and return after the races. Contact Audrey Braver, if interested (718-721-4229).
For tickets, contact Penny Gardner at 212-348-1433.
At the March Board Meeting, the Board voted to increase the Membership Dues from $135.00 to $140.00 per person. The Members voted on this increase at the March meeting.
Dues renewal notice is on the last page of this newsletter. Please complete in full. Dues must be paid no later than May 31st to avoid the $30.00 late payment fee.
Please note: Change of Date.
The May Dinner Meeting will be on May 20th, not May 28th, as originally scheduled due to a change in the National Arts Calendar.
District Two Governor, Maureen McGough, will join us and perform the Installation of Officers. This is our last regular meeting of the Altrusa International Club of New York and all members should try their best to attend—especially and most importantly, the newly-elected officers.
Memorial Day is coming up as well as D-Day. So many other events such as the worst tragedy of the US Navy in history: the USS Indianapolis, which delivered the atom bomb. The ship sank on July 30, 1945. Out of 1,197 sailors, 300 went down with the ship. The rest survived only to find themselves in shark-infested waters for about a week. Only 317 men survived. Google it if interested in further details.
Monopoly - I Did Not Know This!
Now obviously, one of the most helpful aids to that end is a useful and accurate map, one showing not only where stuff was, but also showing the locations of 'safe houses' where a POW on-the-lam could go for food and shelter.
Paper maps had some real drawbacks -- they make a lot of noise when you open and fold them, they wear out rapidly, and if they get wet, they turn into mush.
Someone in MI-5 (similar to America's OSS) got the idea of printing escape maps on silk. It's durable, can be scrunched-up into tiny wads, and unfolded as many times as needed, and makes no noise whatsoever.
By pure coincidence, Waddington was also the U.K. Licensee for the popular American board game, Monopoly. As it happened, 'games and pastimes' was a category of item qualified for insertion into 'CARE packages', dispatched by the International Red Cross to prisoners of war. Under the strictest of secrecy, in a securely guarded and inaccessible old workshop on the grounds of Waddington's, a group of sworn-to-secrecy employees began mass-producing escape maps, keyed to each region of Germany, Italy, France, or where ever Allied POW camps were located. When processed, these maps could be folded into such tiny dots that they would actually fit inside a Monopoly playing piece.
3. Useful amounts of genuine high-denomination German, Italian, and French currency, hidden within the piles of Monopoly money!
British and American air crews were advised, before taking off on their first mission, how to identify a 'rigged' Monopoly set -- by means of a tiny red dot, one cleverly rigged to look like an ordinary printing glitch, located in the corner of the Free Parking square.
Of the estimated 35,000 Allied POWS who successfully escaped, an estimated one-third were aided in their flight by the rigged Monopoly sets. Everyone who did so was sworn to secrecy indefinitely, since the British Government might want to use this highly successful ruse in still another, future war.
The story wasn't declassified until 2007, when the surviving craftsmen from Waddington's, as well as the firm itself, were finally honored in a public ceremony.
It's always nice when you can play that 'Get Out of Jail Free' card!
I realize that many of you are (probably) too young to have any personal connection to WWII (Dec. '41 to Aug. '45), but this is still an interesting bit of history.
Attendees: Catherine Kleszczewski, Audrey Braver, Julie Kleszczewski, Jessica Leeds, Henie Parish.
Excused: Carole Kennedy, Margaret Stadler, Anne Marie Basic, Gwen Ascadi and Penny Gardner.
President Catherine called meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.
The minutes of the March 25 Board Meeting were approved as corrected.
Governor of District Two, Maureen McGough, will be our special guest and install the new officers on May 20, 2014 (third Tuesday not fourth).
June 22, Sunday, is the date of Belmont Raceway fundraiser. Trains leave from Penn Station, Long Island Railroad, twice after 11 a.m. and once at 4 p.m. and at the conclusion of the races.
Carole Kennedy has organized a Jewelry Workshop on May 10, 2014, at 11 a.m. A percent of proceeds will be donated to the Altrusa International New York Foundation.
A suggested alternate location for 2014 November and 2015 February meetings to be investigated further is Solera Restaurant that has a private room, on 53rd, between Second and Third Avenues, (www.solerany.com), 212 644 1166, 216 East 53rd Street at Third Avenue.
Meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
REMEMBER: This is your newsletter. It is only as good as the articles you submit. Thanks to Catherine Kleszczewski, Penny Gardner, Shirley Day, Julie Kleszczewski for their help in producing this edition. Audrey Braver, Editor.
Belmont is easily accessible via LIRR, bus, or car.
Jewish World Watch—Distributes solar cookers to refugee camps in Iridemi.
It’s springtime, everyone! April Fool! Happy Birthday, Altrusa – April 25th. I hope everyone has filed their taxes already. Nothing like listening to Schnittke’s Concerto Grosso No. 1 while writing this to you. (Wow, I wish I had written this piece). Obviously, the spring air has put me into a giddy mood.
Lately, I have been volunteering my time to my son’s music class. I edited parts for my son’s first band piece. Yes, it’s not a common way to volunteer, I admit. But, it is certainly much more constructive than selling cupcakes at a table in the cafeteria (unless baking is one’s livelihood). If you are an expert in a particular craft (painting, jewelry-making, investing, computers, etc.) even if it’s not main stream, then you should share it with the world.
Years ago (last century), I was accepted but decided not to attend the University of Southern California’s Film Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television. It was an incredible opportunity to learn from the best film composers in the business. Instead, my first priority was to become a mother. Like many women, we tend to sacrifice our personal goals to attain other goals which rely on timing (i.e. biological clocks). We women do not have control of the calendar in this respect.
Well, good came from that decision. Not only do I have two beautiful children, but also they compose music! So, you can say the amount of composers in our family has tripled! This is a repeated theme in many of my messages as your president: teach what you know. Because you never know who will benefit. If your passion is writing, teaching or giving guidance in a particular field, then it’s a possibility that that person might wish to become a writer or teach someone in their family or community what you just taught them. That type of volunteering is what helps make the world a better place, thus giving back to one’s community.
Happy Earth Day! April 22nd.
This month the Dinner Meeting which would normally be held on April 22nd has been postponed and incorporated into the April 25th Un Woman’s Project Orange dinner at Audrey Braver’s apartment at 21-55 34th Avenue, Apt 6B, Long Island City.
UN-Women’s Project Orange encourages everyone to wear orange on the 25th day of each month to draw attention to the universal problem of violence against women. April 25th is the six-month anniversary of Project Orange. The New York Altrusa International Club has chosen to have an Orange Dinner as their way to celebrate the six month anniversary. All the food will be orange in color or accented with orange, e.g., macaroni and cheese, and salad with orange slices, etc.
The dinner will be potluck; everyone is encouraged to bring some kind of “orange” food. This will be a fund raiser so the cost will be a $25.00 donation for each of us; $30.00 if you don’t bring food.
We have already had offers of table cloth, napkins, paper plates. The macaroni and cheese is covered, as is the salad. Please call Audrey at: 718-721-4229 to make reservations and for directions to her apartment and what you will bring.
This year’s racing even will be on Sunday, June 22, 2014. The price of a single ticket is $125.00 each, buy two and the price is reduced to $100.00 each. Buy two, bring a friend. It’s a bargain! In fact invite all your friends. It is a great day, we are in the Turf and Jockey Room with a private betting window, lots of delicious food, a cash bar for drinks and a dessert table.
For tickets, contact Penny Gardner at 212-3348-1433.
Minutes from the previous board meeting had been distribute, corrected and approved via email. Several of the board members express unhappiness over this process and hope the board will go back to the former procedure.
Treasurer’s report: Penny Gardner recommended the dues for 2014-15 membership be raised by $5.00 from the current dues of $135.00. Also raise the late fee $5.00. Jessica Leeds made the motion to increase the dues and late fee, Carole Kennedy seconded the motion. Motion carried. The dues for 2014-15 will be $140.00 and $30.00 for late fee. Dues are due May 31, 2014. Penny Gardner discussed the contract with the National Arts Club for the dinner meetings. It is expected that the cost of the dinner will increase but Penny has not been informed by the National Arts Club at this date. The Club may need to raise the price of the dinners for the members. Dates for the dinner meetings at the National Arts Club for the coming season are as follows: September 23rd, October 28th, January 27th, March 24th, and May 19th. Another venue will be found for the dinner meetings November 18th, February 24th. The April dinner meeting will be cancelled so members can attend the District Meeting in April. The New York Club is responsible for activity at the District Meeting.
Audrey Braver discussed the Orange Dinner schedule for April 25th. The event will be held at Audrey Braver’s home, beginning at 6 pm, members will contribute food in the orange theme. This is to support the UN awareness campaign on violence against women. It is possible the Altrusa International President Ilona Kerby will be in NYC and will attend.
At the May 20th meeting, the District Governor Maureen McGough will attend and install the new officers and directors.
Belmont “Day at the Races” tickets are available for sale.
published only once a year and that issue will be devoted to the International Convention.
was given to the club’s representative to share with the club.
residents of Safe Harbor, a shelter for battered women.
After dinner on Friday night, the Capital City ASTRA club ran a Bingo game which is always fun. The Awards Banquet on Saturday night was exciting. The New York club received three club awards—second place for both the Eleanor Pettersen Awards for Membership Growth in number of members and by percentage; and second place for the Nina Fay Calhoun International Relations Award for our Project Orange; and Julie Kleszczewski and Jessica Leeds shared top place for the Sponsorship Award with six new members. Catherine Kleszczewski received recognition for Presidential Excellence. At the end of the evening, the catering and wait staff were invited to take a bow and receive their tips for the Conference service. Then the staff returned their tips to Altrusa as a donation. This was a first since I’ve been going to Conferences.
While the Richmond Club was host and the membership certainly worked hard to make this a great conference, kudos go to Tammy Boyd who supervised everything and raised troubleshooting to an art form. Whatever glitsch was thrown at her, she rose to the challenge. Thank you, Tammy.
REMEMBER: This is your newsletter. It is only as good as the articles you submit. Thanks to Catherine Klescszewski, Jessica Leeds, Penny Gardner for their help in producing this edition. Audrey Braver, Editor.
Happy February weather! As one newspaper put it,” S’no more!” That groundhog wasn’t kidding!
So many events have occurred: Super Bowl Sunday – it wasn’t a game, it was a massacre! Groundhog Day on the same day as the Super Bowl (that cute, furry little critter! Leave Phil alone!); death of an actor from my generation, Philip Seymour Hoffmann. He was only 46, and a father of three children ages 5, 7 and 10; death of Shirley Temple Black, actress and UN Ambassador, age 85. She lit up the lives of millions during the Great Depression with her cheerful talent, innocence and grace.
February 9, 2014 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles performing on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York (aka “The British Invasion!”), in front of a U.S. audience. I can’t help think that all of those screaming teenage fans are now in their 60s!
On another light note, there’s the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. All of the Olympians from every nation are amazing – so many stories, so many words of inspiration. Russia’s Police Choir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P08B_lBUL0E really caught my attention.(Oo La La!) Besides, rooting for the USA, I am rooting for the Jamaican bobsled team!
Should I discuss the influence of Washington and Lincoln since President’s Day is coming up? Beside the fact that February is Black History Month, Rosa Parks birthday was on February 4th.
Even though the holidays are over, I feel as though life has been nonstop. I mean look at all the events that have already occurred before Valentine’s Day! The bottom line is: life goes on. In our minds and hearts, we know that life isn’t always fair or beautiful. There are troglodytes (please remember this word for our meeting in February. Spelling counts, ladies.) in this world, but still…hopefully we can all experience the beauty of life and give that to others in need. Making small gestures such as giving food or saying a “hello” can brighten someone’s spirit. When our spirit is lighter, we can succeed and love so much more.
At the January dinner meeting, we selected our representatives to the District II Conference. Audrey Braver and Abaynesh Asrat are the delegates, and Henie Parish and Julie Kleszczewski are the alternates. Remember this Conference is not just for delegates. It is for all members. Richmond, VA, is an historically rich city, well worth the visit.
We should all think about attending, if not this year, certainly next year when our Area (I) is the host. Location will be Washington, DC--lots to do in DC. We will also need volunteers to help with the various phases of the conference. So, please, start your planning now—2015 is less than a year away.
The South Central Pennsylvania Altrusa Club is taking orders for their divine Peanut Butter, Coconut, Butter Cream and PB Krispie Easter eggs. Cost is $12/dozen, or $15/dozen for special orders, e.g., white chocolate, bittersweet or milk chocolate. Order forms will be available at the Dinner Meeting. Please note the NY Club will not be selling them this year.
The following comments have been attributed to Andy Rooney, our apologies if this is not the correct attribution.
That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.
That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile..
That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
Attendees: Catherine Kleszczewski; Audrey Braver, Penny Gardner; Carole Kennedy, Julie Kleszczewski and Jessica Leeds, Henie Parish.
Excused: Anne Marie Basic, Margaret Stadler.
President Catherine called meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Jessica Leeds moved and Carole Kennedy seconded a motion to approve the minutes that were approved.
Treasurer’s report: $5,347.22 in our regular bank account.
A successful Wine and Cheese Event was held Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Jessica’s. Those attending were new members: Connie DiBenedetto, Jacqueline Feldman, and their guest, Mary Kreiger, plus guests, Mary Beth Cornell (She will arrive late.), and Liz Voss.
Carole Kennedy will hold another jewelry workshop (two weeks prior to Mother’s Day) May 9, at 11 a.m. , $35 an hour, $70 for two hours at 1160 Broadway (27th Street). Catherine K. will send an EVITE at least two weeks in advance.
The January 28 Program will feature Carol Smolenski, Executive Director of ECPAT.
An Orange luncheon was suggested as a fundraiser at Audrey's house on April 25, Friday, 6 p.m. Directions to follow. (Menu will consist of all orange food). Cost is $25. Two dollars to paint two fingernails orange. Carole Kennedy will announce.
Speaker for dinner meeting, woman real estate in Manhattan. (Jessica suggested her as a speaker.) Speaker for March: possibly Anne Marie Carlson, Chair of DPI/NGO Executive Committee. Speaker for April ... working on it and maybe at the Hungarian Literary Club. Anne-Marie Basic working on May.
Need two delegates to District Conference April 11-13. Audrey offered to be a delegate. We also need two alternates.
Maureen McGough, Governor, will be our speaker, Tuesday, February 25, at our dinner meeting at the Hungarian Literary Society (79th Street between First and Second Avenue). We are considering the Hungarian Literary Society for our April 22 meeting. Henie suggested that her brother, a city planner, as a speaker for April 22, 2014.
Nominating Committee: Three volunteers are to be appointed at our January, 2014, meeting and nominees to be elected at our April meeting.
Our District Conference will be held on April 11-13 (Friday - Sunday, Palm Sunday) in Richmond, Virginia.
Our Day at the Races will be held at the Belmont Raceway on June 22, 2014. They offer new menu selections, a pasta station in addition to passing appetizers. Penny presented the flyer for the Belmont for suggestions from the board.
Two Conference that will be held in Georgetown, Washington D.C . No date has been set as yet.
Meeting adjourned at 5:56 p.m.
At the dinner meeting on January 28, Audrey Braver and Abaynesh Asrat were selected as delegates to the District Two Conference in Richmond, VA, beginning April 10, 2014. Julie Kleszczewski and Henie Parish were selected as alternate delegates.
REMEMBER: This is your newsletter. It is only as good as the articles you submit. Thanks to Catherine Kleszczewski, Shirley Day, Jessica Leeds, Julie Kleszczewski, Penny Gardner for their help in producing this edition. Audrey Braver, Editor.
I hope everyone has had a happy new year so far. A new year gives us an opportunity to regroup; and to think how we can make a positive difference.
Lately, I have been reading and watching biographies and interviews of famous and successful people. One of the things that they all have in common was their drive for having quality content, and not so much focus on procedure. I think, at times, we all want to do the right thing and follow protocol of what other clubs and/or companies are doing. However, sometimes, the larger the company, the more confusion there is. For example, why did all of these companies such as Enron, JP Morgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs (to name a few), get themselves into financial trouble? The short answer is their accounting practices, but, of course, it is more complicated than that. Google to find the answer.
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday approaches, let us remember his legacy. From time to time, I often think about MLK, Jr. as well as Nelson Mandela, and all the positive energy that they had. (When you have a chance, please watch the movie, “Invicus.” It’s a must-see!) Without them, this world would be a much different place. On that note, please invite a friend or colleague to one of our dinner meetings.
Let us celebrate our cultural diversity!
Our speaker speaker is Carol Smolenski, the Executive Director and one of the founders of ECPAT-USA, has been working in the field of children’s rights for eighteen years. She is a long-time nationally recognized leader working to stop the commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children.
This is a most important topic and I’m sure you will find it both interesting and stimulating. Don’t forget to make your reservations with Penny Gardner, 212-348-1433.
We received a thoughtful thank you note from Yvette, Director of Volunteer Services for the two quilts we donated. We visited the VA Hospital the Saturday before Christmas … There was a snowstorm which delayed my friend. But we finally made it about 4:30 p.m.! One quilt is a bold design using recycled maroon curtains, gingham sheets and other fabrics of the tied quilt we made. This was given to a gentleman whose home is in Pennsylvania so he had very few visits. He was so happy! Our maroon and gingham surprise was the icing on the cake for he was returning home in the morning! The other as you know was composed of beautiful tiny triangles framed in pale green. This quilt was given to a totally thrilled female veteran who worked in the battle zone as a medic.
In case you didn’t receive the District Service Bulletin, below is information about the District Two Conference, April 11-13, 2014, in Richmond, VA.
The Fifty-eighth Annual District Two Conference will be hosted by the Richmond club at the Holiday Inn Airport, Sandston, VA April 10 - 13, 2014. Conference Chair Tammy Boyd and Co-Chair Cindi Jennings have been working hard to plan an exciting, growth-producing experience for us. Our International Representative will be International President Ilona Kerby who is a member of the Longview-Kelso, WA Club in District Twelve. We are honored to have Ilona attending our Conference as it will be her first Conference in her position as International President. Let’s welcome her and show her how District Two presents the most rewarding and informative Conference! Ilona is stressing the importance of growing Altrusa – every Club increasing their membership by one new member. How proud District Two would be to know that we are doing so by having our new members attend Conference! I would like to see the First Timers Session packed! Stress to Club members the camaraderie we experience with our sisters and brothers in Altrusa Service, the networking and leadership training provided through workshops, and the heartfelt joy experienced by participating in our service projects.
There will be two general sessions – one on Friday and one on Saturday -- and it is imperative that each Club sends its allotted delegates and alternates as this is where the business of the District takes place. So many times members ask “what does District do for us?” Come to Conference and find out! There will be training for Club Presidents and Club Treasurers; an opportunity to meet International President Ilona Kerby and participate in her all-session workshop; an Astra Workshop; town hall session for sharing club service projects; an Area meeting session to discuss Fall Workshops; opportunities to be updated on International and District objectives; and all-session workshops from a guest speaker on Friday who works in A Domestic Violence Safe House and on Saturday whose specialty is in Leadership and Career Transitions. The District Board and members of Altrusa International of Richmond, VA look forward to seeing many Altrusans at Conference.
Names of Delegate(s) and Alternates(s) from each club must be reported on the enclosed form to the District Secretary. There are NO credential cards to give to your delegates(s) or alternates(s). Delegates and alternates are determined sixty (60) days prior to District Conference pursuant to Club Bylaws. Each club in good standing that has an Active and Active Retired membership of 20 members shall be entitled to one delegate and one alternate. For each additional 20 members or portion thereof, a club shall be entitled to 1 additional delegate and alternate. The District Treasurer will review with the District Secretary and notify you of any discrepancies. Send attached form by 3/1/14 to: District Two Secretary Tammy Boyd, 117 McCauley Pkwy, Aylett, VA 23009.
Please let me know if you need a Registration form.
Clelia was generous enough to write about her recent vacation and submit it to the Altrusagram. It is, as always, entertaining.
For years I had been dreaming of doing a cruise on the scenic Danube. None of my friends was interested and time was passing. Then one day I talked about this plan to a friend in Brazil and the moment I mentioned Danube, her eyes sparkled. I had found a companion and Edilah and I went on a cruise in October of 2013.
The Danube has always been the main route to connect west Europe to the Black Sea. But this river had large rock formations and swift waters that represented sizeable obstacles. Charlemagne had dreamed of a canal creating a continuous waterway linking hundreds of inland ports and such a canal was finally built and finished in 1992, making our cruise possible. We went through 67 locks !
We sailed mostly at night, but also some mornings and every day we were in a different town. Sometimes it was a large city like Vienna, in Austria, or Nuremberg and Cologne, in Germany. But we also stopped in medieval towns and charming villages such as Bratislava, in Slovakia, Melk (famous for its magnificent baroque abbey), in Austria, and Passau (city of three rivers), Regensburg (a very well preserved medieval city), Bamberg (with its smoked beer), Wurzburg (a baroque town that is a center of production of wines, mostly white) and Wertheim (famous for its blown glass artifacts), in Germany.
It was wonderful to enjoy a cup of tea watching baroque and grandiose castles, fabulous churches and monasteries pass by on both sides of the river. The famous Melk Abbey and the magnificent St. Stephan cathedral of Passau can be seen and photographed from the ship. Sometimes one village was very close to another, but other times all we saw was beautiful green or yellow plantations on terraced land.
Before arriving at Amsterdam we spent one day in Kinderduck, on the Rhine. This town has Holland’s largest assemblage of wind mills, 19 of them, built at the beginning of the 18th century.
We did not stay in Amsterdam. We went from the port straight to the airport, thus ending a fabulous river cruise, a dream that finally became a wonderful reality.
The Board Meeting was held on Monday, January 6, 2014, at Jessica Leeds’ apartment.
Attendees: Catherine Kleszczewski; Audrey Braver, Penny Gardner; Carole Kennedy, Julie Kleszczewski and Jessica Leeds Henie Parish.
President Catherine called meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved as corrected. Carole Kennedy moved and Audrey Braver seconded a motion to accept the minutes that were approved by consensus.
Old Business: A Wine and Cheese Event will be held Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Jessica’s. Those attending: new members: Connie, Jacqueline and their guest, Mary Kreiger plus guests, MaryBeth Cornell (late), and Liz Voss.
Carole Kennedy will hold another jewelry workshop (two weeks prior to Mother’s Day) May 9, 11 a.m. , $35 an hour, $70, two hours. 1160 Broadway @ 27th Street. Catherine will send an EVITE at least two weeks in advance.
New Business: Maureen McGough, District Two Governor, will be our speaker, Tuesday, February 25, Tuesday, at our closed dinner meeting (no guests) at a different location.
Nominating Committee: Three members will be appointed at our January 2014 meeting for the Nominating Committee to select nominees for Club Officers. Elections will be held at our April meeting.
The District Two Conference will be held on April 11-13 (Friday - Sunday, Palm Sunday) in Richmond, Virginia.
Our Day at the Races will be held at the Belmont Raceway on June 22, 2014. They offer a new menu selections, new pasta selections in addition to passing appetizers.
Meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
At a recent luncheon, we were discussing the aging process. This discussion was prompted by the fact that two members of our group were in Rehab and not able to join us that day. So, I thought I would share some thoughts about getting old. Our younger members will benefit from this article--just wait a decade or two.
And that, my friend, is the definition of 'OLD'!
Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: “And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?” the reporter asked.
I’ve sure gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation. I can hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends.
But, thank God, I still have my driver's license.
but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school.
REMEMBER: This is your newsletter. It is only as good as the articles you submit. Thanks to Catherine Kleszczewski, Julie Klescszewski, Penny Gardner for their help in producing this edition. Audrey Braver, Editor.
This is a time to remember and renew our promise to ourselves: to be productive and thoughtful members of society. It’s important to think about why we do what we do. I am in the middle of reading the book, “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. He states that 40% of all the things that we do is by habit, not necessarily because we want to do it or by free will. He also explains how we can change our habits.
Look into yourself and ask, “Is this what I want to do with my life?” Maybe you are thinking, “Why does that matter? I have lived most of my life already.” Well, I have news for you: It’s never too late to do what you want to do. For example, as a college student, I remember listening to Pearl Bailey at a benefit in Washington, DC. At the age of 71, she graduated from college with a Bachelor’s in Religion. She said she was a French Major, but she switched to Religion because she thought it was easier to understand God than it was to understand French. People laughed at that statement. What stayed with me from that day was that Pearl had the courage to go back to school to earn her undergraduate degree. She didn’t let age stop her. Another example, after a 14-year hiatus, I am composing music again. It’s a little bit of a learning curve because technology and methods in this area have changed, but it’s for the better.
Why is Catherine writing about all of this? What I am trying to tell you is to WAKE UP. Expand yourselves: think of new ideas for possible projects and programs. Think about what you can do to help others, and help our Altrusa club grow. When you share Altrusa with a friend or someone who you think is nice, you are actually helping the community. Many hands make light work. And why do we like helping others? One reason is because it makes us feel good about ourselves. Wouldn’t we want our friends to feel good about themselves as well? When you give to the community, you are, in fact, giving to yourself.
Whether it is created and hidden from the world, or never created at all, but hidden in our brains, it is depriving the world. The same goes for education. For every person in the world who cannot read or write, they are crippling our society. For example, there are many diseases out there that no known cure has been found. One of those uneducated individuals could possibly find the answer, or be the next Marie Curie, the next Da Vinci if they pursue an education.
I am thankful for many people in my life and for the things that I have in place, but there are so many things that we can do to improve our lives, directly and indirectly. If you can’t find the time or have the strength to help, then assisting monetarily or mentoring someone who you think would benefit would be a great help.
One type of charity which is often overlooked is the arts. One such arts organization is HERE. They have a website: www.HERE.org. It is worth a visit to see the various arts projects they support. I made my donation to help support the creation and production of a new opera, called Scarlet Ibis, composed by Stefan Weisman and libretto by David Cote. Their work will be premiered in January 2015.
If you think that it’s frivolous to give to arts, then I would like you to do an experiment: Try to live without music and art for one day, and see what happens. Can’t do it, right? To do this, there would be no TV, no books, no newspapers, no looking at the walls in your home, no internet, etc. Music is everywhere. You get my point.
Looking forward to seeing you all at our next dinner meeting on November 19.
The person responsible for making Thanksgiving a national holiday was a woman by the name of Sarah Hale. She was a mother of five. Over a 37-year period, she wrote letters to the U.S. President. Finally, in 1860, President Abraham Lincoln said “yes” and Thanksgiving became a national holiday.
Sarah Hale also wrote the song, “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Some “food” for thought.
a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to get the anesthesia, he asked to speak to his son.
“Don't be nervous, son; do your best, and just remember, if it doesn't go well, if something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife...."
A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known heart surgeon in his shop.
The surgeon was there, waiting for the service manager to come and take a look at his bike.
The mechanic shouted across the garage, "Hey, Doc, can I ask you a question?"
The surgeon a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, "So Doc, look at this engine. I open its heart, take the valves out, fix 'em, put 'em back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks, when you and I are doing basically the same work?"
The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic... "Try doing it with the engine running."
Please Note: The November Dinner Meeting is scheduled for November 19, and not November 26 as originally planned. Our speaker will be Dr. Glen Chalmers from Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. He will give us an update on their outstanding program and their trials and tribulations in view of today’s economic situation. I’m sure all club members will find his presentation most enlightening.
The Reverend Glenn B. Chalmers—has been the Rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles and Executive Director of the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen since May of 2009. He was Executive Director of Cathedral Shelter of Chicago from 1997-2009, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church of Lawrence, Mass from 1990-97, Director of Program Development of Episcopal City Mission in Boston, MA, from 1998-90, and Vicar of Grace Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, NJ, from 1982-1988. He received his D. Min. in 2008 from the Graduate Theological Foundation, his M.S.W. in 1982 from Rutgers University and a M. Div. in Applied Ministries from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1980.
Rev. Chalmers and Shirley, a volunteer at the Soup Kitchen.
Don’t forget you must make a reservation with Penny Gardner, 212-348-1433, by November 11th for the dinner meeting on the 19th.
Below are a selection of interesting facts that you probably didn’t know but will find a handy solution in certain situations.
Most aluminum foil boxes have press-in tabs that secure the roll in place, so you don’t have worry about it flying out every time you rip off a sheet.
Chinese takeout containers are actually made to fold out into plates. The containers actually are meant to unfold into a makeshift plate, which you can easily reassemble into a box for storing leftovers.
Greek yogurt containers are meant to be folded in half. Chances are you’ve been scooping the toppings with your spoon onto the yogurt. But, have you realized, the topping holder folds over, so you can pour the toppings DIRECTLY ON TOP?
Soda can tabs double as straw holders. Turn the tab around so that it acts as holder that can stop the straw from raising out of the can as the soda fizzes.
Attendees: Catherine Kleszczewski; Audrey Braver, Penny Gardner; Gwen Acsadi, Carole Kennedy; Julie Kleszczewski.
Excused: Anne Marie Basic; Jessica Leeds, Henie Parish, Margaret Stadler.
President Catherine called meeting to order at 6:17 p.m.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Old Business: Jewelry Workshop: Nov. 16, 2013, 11 a.m. Deadline RSVP: November 7, 2013. $35, first hour. It can be extended for another hour for $35 at 1160 Broadway @ 27th Street. Catherine will send an EVITE.
New Business: All clubs who have Altrusa International, Inc., in their charter must change their name to remove “inc” after International. Example our name should be Altrusa International of New York, Inc., because each club must now be incorporated. Deadline is December 31, 2013.
Carol will look into a site for February Meeting.
Great Decisions Program is being offered beginning Thursday, January 30, 2014, 5:30 p.m. at the Harvard Club (44th Street) and costs $50 for six to eight sessions. The rest of the meetings will be held bimonthly thereafter. If interested, please contact [email protected].
The Dinner Meeting which would normally have been held on April 22nd and was postponed to be incorporated into the April 25th Un Woman’s Project Orange dinner at Audrey Braver’s apartment at 21-55 34th Avenue, Apt 6B, Long Island City, was cancelled for lack of participation.
Not only was that dinner to have celebrated the six month anniversary of UN Project Orange, it was also a much-needed fundraiser for the New York Club.
at Jewelry Workshop fundraiser! Thanks Carole Kennedy! | 2019-04-20T20:39:31 | http://altrusanewyorkcity.tripod.com/id1.html |
Try this moroccan meat cigars recipe by recipes expert.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a baking tray.
Heat olive oil in pan over medium-high flame. Cook ground beef until the pink color goes fades and starts to brown. Drain fat from pan. Put in tomatoes, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, and all spices. Reduce flame to medium and boil until batter somewhat reduces for almost 13 minutes.
Take away one phyllo sheet from package and keep the remaining covered with a spotless cloth until set to use. On a smooth work surface, cut the phyllo sheet into 2 14×9-inch quadrangles. Spray the first half-sheet with cooking oil spray, put the 2nd half on top of it and spray once more with oil. Put an enough teaspoon of the meat batter almost narrowed end of the dough. Fold dough on the top of the beef fold in the sides of the dough, and turn over into a fine tube (cigar) form. Do it again until all the beef has been rolled up. Put cigars on arranged and set baking tray.
Bake in preheated oven until slightly browned, for almost half hour. | 2019-04-25T04:54:37 | http://www.recipesexpert.com/detail/moroccan-meat-cigars.html |
A celebration of all things local!
We invite you to join us for our Sunday afternoon roast -‘ Pocket Family catch up’. Gather among old friends and new at our beachfront home.
Indulge in a feast of exceptional locally farmed produce as we listen to a circle of music and watch the sun set over the garden. Celebrate all the things we love about our Sunshine Coast Pocket of paradise; family, fresh food, sun and surf. | 2019-04-26T15:12:11 | https://www.visitsunshinecoast.com/The-Curated-Plate-Destination-Series/The-Pocket-Espresso-Bar-Pocket-Family-Catch-Up |
1. Letter, Dr. Robert R. Spillane, June 24, 1983.
2. Report of the Educational Planning Group.
4. Meeting of the desegregation monitoring committee of the CPC, June 20, 1983.
5. Annual report of Charlestown High School, 1983.
6. Letter, Dr. Robert S. Peterkin, March 8, 1983.
7. Letter, the proposed strategy - (hopefully to clarify our last meeting).
8. Enrollment and facilities report, 1983.
9. Letter, educational planning process.
11. Letter, agenda for Boston project.
12. Letter, response to draft of recommendations prepared by the Educational Planning Group.
13. Letter, draft of recommendations of Educational Planning Group.
14. Memo, educational planning process draft recommendations.
15. Recommendations to Educational Planning Group on Dr. Minor's draft.
16. Memo, educational planning process.
17. Memo, reactions to the draft recommendations of 12/9/82.
18. Memo, draft recommendations - Educational Planning Group.
19. Memo, analysis of the EPG report.
20. Memo, Educational Planning Group - recommendations. | 2019-04-25T14:59:30 | https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search?f%5Bcollection_name_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Carmen+A.+Pola+Papers&f%5Bsubject_facet_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Education&f%5Bsubject_facet_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Boston&sort=date_start_dtsi+desc%2C+title_info_primary_ssort+asc |
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Rain, mainly after 10am. Patchy frost before 7am. High near 47. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Low around 35. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. | 2019-04-26T10:32:12 | https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Burlington+Beach&state=IN&site=LOT&textField1=41.5058&textField2=-87.0453 |
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A laminate floor offers more choice than other floor coverings. It is at most times considered to be the best choice for the flooring, with little attention given to the cost, mainly because of the prevailing choice and the un-complexity of laminate flooring installation. You can guarantee that laminate flooring will give you the look you need for your house, and possibly lower it at an impressive cost than what it imitates. With alternatives such as walnut, cherry, and oak laminate flooring is guaranteed something.
Solidity, low cost, and simplicity of decor are one of the objectives that laminate flooring is so famous. Mortgage owners across the nation have acquired larger areas of laminate, and much more has been sold around the world. Wood laminate flooring is in most times used in new houses in many new subdivisions, but it can also be used as a substitute floor in more mature houses to modernize their interiors.
The look of laminates gives your house a tempting progress and a characteristic and warm feeling. One of the major benefits of laminate flooring is that it is available in a variety of shades and colors. If you need to make your house a medium-warm tone, go for Brazilian cherry and for a provincial look, mocha oak is the best alternative. Choose Santos Mahogany for reddish tones and for some exquisite pale beauty nobody will fight Maple. There is a range of assortment is accessible, experience it and choose the one that you think characterizes your style in an ideal way.
As laminate flooring is insensitive to most items that are risky for hardwood floors, it is therefore particularly sturdy. The wear layer of laminate floors makes it strong. Wear layer is a sap-based cover that allows the laminates to withstand various types of abrasion. The durability of the laminate floor is significantly higher than that of the hardwood floor due to the different melamine layers. If you have a dog or cat at the house, your paws will be scratches on your floor. However, if you have laminates at the house, do not get stressed over the scratches. With the advancing innovation, you now get laminates that are also moisture-proof. Then, not at all like hardwood, can you introduce laminate flooring in your kitchen and additionally toilet.
Unlike hardness, easy to hold and minimal effort, laminate flooring has some medical benefits as well. If you use the cover for the floors in your house, you may discover some side effects of sensitivities in you or your relatives. However, laminates do not receive any kind of leftover food, creature buildup, and tidy bugs. Thus you have a more advantageous and additionally clean environment.
As marble flooring is a natural product has an extensive variety of stain-resistant properties, although it pressed orange, nail polish remover, cleaner and even water could really make real stains certain types of marble. In this way, it is imperative that every marble floor you introduce has been professionally cleaned and sealed every 9 to one and a half years so that it remains in its most ideal condition and thus remains in operation for a long time. When a marble floor is laid, it is typically treated with a stain resistant sealant that is backed up regularly for about 10 years.
After that, it should be sealed again. In any case, it is imperative that all spills that occur on the marble floor be cleaned up immediately and the more acidic the liquid is, the more likely it is to cause a stain. However, if the marble floor is repainted, it can be easily distributed by an expert. Apart from the guarantee that you keep your marble floors clean, they almost require no maintenance.
What makes marble floors an alternative choice?
Marbles are one of the most beautiful types of flooring you can rely on, and it screams versatility. It can be used for a variety of reasons, including the floors, walls and foyer sections. Effectively cleanable and cared for, there is no reason why you should not use this type of flooring. Various finishes, colors, and sizes are accessible in terms of marble floors, which help you to choose better.
A significant nature of marble blocks and tiles is the relatively endless choice of colors. It does not matter if you are looking for simple, plain colored tiles or colorful tiles with a choice of different shades, you will appreciate the great variety of choices that are possible with marble floors. As this floor is completely natural, you will notice that each of the individual tiles will differ slightly, which means you will make flooring that is safe for you look much more unique.
Another feature of marble floor tiles is that it is possible to make an amazing polish that is unlikely to be seen anywhere with certain other stone floor materials. Marble can provide a surface that is very shiny and smooth. A quality part of polishing marble tiles is that it can make the colors more emotional and more detectable.
Marble is a completely natural material that can be easily extracted from the mountains, making it more biodegradable and environmentally friendly. Likewise, it will probably not because contamination if it is discarded after its useful administration has been terminated.
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The eight recipients of the 2018 Mayoral Academic Scholarships were announced in front of a large crowd last night at an official presentation held at the Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
This year marked the 17th year of the scholarships and each of the eight young people who walked away with a $2,500 cheque to help with their studies was beaming with pride.
Competition was tough this year as Cessnock City Council received many applications from local TAFE and University students who were hoping for extra support for their studies.
Cessnock City Mayor, Councillor Bob Pynsent said it was a fantastic evening and he was proud to see this wonderful initiative grow each and every year. | 2019-04-24T08:12:50 | http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/council/news/2018MayoralAcademicScholarships |
The most important milestone to date is the 16 December 2016 publication in Science of “A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status” (read the press release and watch video clip).
Roads are a key component of modern human development. At the same time, however, they represent a major - and dramatically growing - threat to biodiversity. Conservation policy addressing roads is traditionally based on “road ecology,” meaning that conservation accepts to deal with the impacts of existing or planned roads. In contrast, a science focused on the ecosystem benefits of roadless areas is needed to counter the growing effects of roads globally. The Roadless Initiative of the Society for Conservation Biology (see also www.roadless.online) follows a complementary and more proactive approach – the conservation of the remaining roadless areas, that has the potential to prevent the “contagious development effects” of road building, i.e., the construction of side roads into previously undisturbed areas, and uncontrolled colonisation and degradation of ecosystems. We base this advocacy on a new ecological subdiscipline: roadless ecology – the ecology of roadless areas, as a complement to the well-established road ecology.
Our research follows three main strands – (1) the inventory and monitoring of roadless areas, (2) roadless ecology and ecological evaluation of roadless areas, and (3) policy work for roadless areas conservation.
Inventory of roadless areas: Using available road data such as in the crowd-source OpenStreetMap, we provide first-hand pictures where the remaining roadless areas occur – and where they have vanished. We have provided a unique global map of roadless areas that was published in Science (see bottom of page). Systematic updating allows us to track changes from the current snapshot and thus close the circle from basic data through prioritisation to advocacy.
Roadless ecology and evaluation of roadless areas according to their conservation value: We look at the ecological properties of roadless areas and the resulting ecosystem functions and services to mankind. For this, we combine comprehensive literature reviews with original (field) research. Spatial analyses and the Ecological Value Index of Roadless Areas (EVIRA) allow us to evaluate the existing roadless areas concerning their ecosystem functionality. We use this to give guidance on which roadless areas to save first and foremost, i.e. how to prioritise.
Making roadless areas conservation policy work: Our greater aim is to put roadless areas on the political agenda, both internationally and nationally. We address governments, NGOs and other civil society groups. Among others, we base ourselves on policy analyses and extract recommendations from them as regards the alignment with other environmental policy goals. We also strive for providing guidance for putting these recommendations into practice.
The Roadless Initiative of the Society for Conservation Biology brings together expertise from a growing number of sections of the Society for Conservation Biology.
Ample expertise on roadless areas exists within the North America Section. The US Roadless Areas Conservation Rule of 2001, a recent sister of the Wilderness Act of 1964, has been changing the protected area landscape all over that country. There is a fruitful synergy with SCB’s Global Forest Initiative, that has also received significant momentum from SCBNA, because many large roadless areas comprise extensive forests of good conservation status, and vice versa.
The Roadless Initiative proper started in the Policy Committee of SCB’s Europe Section in 2007 (find a full historical account here). The disappearance of some of the last large areas that had remained unfragmented by roads on this densely populated continent was appearing to go largely unnoticed. This clear advocacy gap prodded members of the European Policy Committee to publish a well-received journal article that calls for putting on the political agenda “Roadless and Low-Traffic Areas as Conservation Targets in Europe”. A book chapter in the prizewinning “Handbook of Road Ecology” broadened the picture to the global scale.
With symposia at two International Congresses for Conservation Biology, 2013 in Baltimore and 2015 in Montpellier, the SCB Roadless Initiative went global. The Initiative now brings together scientists from three sections: Latin America and Caribbean, North America, and Europe. Ultimately, we strive for expanding the SCB Initiative to cross all sections.
Along with this exchange with our peers, we reach out to governmental and non-governmental decision-makers. Prominent examples are meetings with the Commission and Parlamentarians of the European Union, or the co-hosting of a side event on roadless areas at the Rio+20 conference in Rio de Janeiro in 2012.
The most important milestone to date is our publication in Science on “A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status” on December 16, 2016 (read the press release). | 2019-04-20T16:21:53 | https://conbio.org/policy/global-policy-initiatives/roadless-areas-and-biodiversity |
THERE'S nothing more festive than treating your little ones to new pyjamas on Christmas Eve.
And now you can buy a matching pair for yourself, as Primark is selling Harry Potter jammies for the whole family.
The sets include long-sleeved tops, which (naturally) come in a Gryffindor-inspired shade of burgundy.
They feature the Hogwarts crest, alongside the words "Trained Wizard" or "Wizard in Training".
The bottoms are just as sweet, with prints of wizard hats, Hogwarts letters and Harry's glasses dotted around the legs.
Perfect for every member of the family, sizes range from children's to men's.
The most magical thing about the pyjamas is how much they cost - prices start at just £8.
But judging by the comments on Primark's Instagram page, you might have a bit of competition at the checkout.
One shopper wrote: "I'm going to Primark tomorrow in search of these!"
Another said: "Oh I love these! I already have one pair of HP pyjamas from Primark but may have to go and get these too!"
If only we could Accio them into our wardrobes.
Aldi is launching similar matching Christmas pyjamas... and prices start at just £4.99. | 2019-04-19T08:58:05 | https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7766353/primark-matching-harry-potter-pyjamas-family/ |
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With the return of the Ford Ranger and Jeep Gladiator to U.S. dealerships this year, the midsize pickup segment will be a battlefield in 2019.
Thankfully for Toyota — which didn't flee the segment when the going got tough a decade ago, unlike its domestic rivals — the Tacoma commands this battlefield's high ground.
A refreshed 2020 Toyota Tacoma makes its debut at Feb. 7, 11 a.m. Eastern time, at the Chicago auto show. (You can watch the livestream here.) A new exterior look and interior updates are expected to augment the redesign done four years ago for the 2016 model year.
But the big news for the "Taco" this coming year isn't just how it looks, but just how many of them there might be.
With production constrained most of the year, Toyota still sold 245,659 Tacomas in 2018, up 24 percent over 2017. In doing so, the midsize Tacoma grabbed 8.3 percent of the overall pickup market in the U.S., placing it fourth among all pickups behind the full-size Ford F series, Chevrolet Silverado and Ram.
But the raw sales numbers really only give the Tacoma's accomplishments in the segment a rough justice. Yes, it outsold the full-size GMC Sierra, but it also outsold — by a stretch — the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon combined.
And if that all weren't evidence enough of Tacoma's dominant position in the battle to come, a survey done late last year by Autolist.com found that the Tacoma had a staggering 86 percent name recognition among 1,460 current vehicle shoppers — the best among any midsize pickup.
To a person, Toyota Motor North America's top executives say they welcome the return of Ford and FCA to the midsize pickup segment, where their added advertising dollars are sure to stoke interest in the segment as a whole.
"Whenever new competitors come in, you always want to be the best," Toyota Division General Manager Jack Hollis told Automotive News last month. Any new competitor "makes us want to be better and keep looking for ways to improve. That's part of the Toyota DNA."
Hollis is right. From his perch in the segment, he can afford to invite in as many Tacoma competitors as want to come.
Because he now sits with almost limitless reserves — and a very commanding view. | 2019-04-18T19:24:40 | https://www.autonews.com/blogs/refreshed-tacomas-message-bring-it |
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These are a few of the highlights I captured while driving around Los Angeles, California. Also, check out my larger photo sets linked below from around Hollywood and Griffith Park.
I found my old Jaguar in the Hollywood Hills. | 2019-04-24T00:42:17 | http://www.editingluke.net/2015/04/exploring-los-angeles-california.html |
There's now horror movie, The Haunt. I am not sure of the movie rating. I saw the movie rated PG13 on GSC Cinema but 18 above for TGV Cinema. Mmm.. which is the correct rating for this movie?
In this movie something to do with the box in the house. Talking about the box, I recalled of the music box in The Conjuring movie.
Do you have a music box? I still have a music box that I kept since teenager. It's still working, the bottom has a handle to twist, once open the box the little angel can put on the magnetic square box to dance.
Anyway my son has no interest in horror movie, he's into animation movie or super heroes movie.
I like horro movie but not hubby. Ended up, we never watch horror movie in the cinema.
P/s : Whenever I click 'comment', there is a box appeared to inform of virus on your page. Just to let you know.
same, he dislike but he accompany me to watch.
thanks for the info, still trying fix it.
do you watch the movie sherry?
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Odisha Circle invites applications from eligible candidates for the posts of Postman & Mail Guard in Postal Divisions, RMS Divisions in Odisha Postal Circle.
Education Qualification: 10th standard from approved state boards by the respective State Govt. / Central Govt.
Application Fee : OC/OBC Male candidates will have to pay Rs. 100/- at any Head Post Office. Candidate who requires to make the payment has to visit any Head Post Office to make the payment. No fee for all Female and SC/ST candidates.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Fifty student-athletes from across the country have been selected to the "Watch List" for the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award, including two from within the South Atlantic Conference. Carson-Newman's junior pitcher Lacie Rinus and Coker's senior first baseman Maria Williamson made the cut as returning NFCA All-Americans.
In all, the group consists of 19 seniors, 21 juniors, and 10 sophomores, representing 44 programs from 21 differencet conferences. Freshmen are not eligible for the "Watch List", but can be considered for the Player of the Year award once they have competed at the collegiate level. It is selected and voted on by members of the NFCA's Division All-America Committee, consisting of one member coach from each of the NCAA's eight regions.
Rinus, the SAC Player of the Year, helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back conference tournament championships behind two SAC Championship MVP honors. In 2018, she was formidable both at the plate and in the circle. She finished the year second in the league in batting average at .435. She had 70 hits, 19 doubles, three triples and a pair of home runs. Rinus got on base 52 percent of the time and slugged .656. She led the conference in hits and doubles, was fourth in triples and fourth in the league with 99 total bases. Her 19 doubles were top-five in the country and were one away from the single-season school record in Carson-Newman history. Rinus had 19 multi-hit efforts and seven multi-RBI days. She collected her first career four-hit day against Lenoir-Rhyne in the Eagles' home finale.
In the circle, Rinus led the league in starts (36), complete games (25), shutouts (11), innings pitched (232.2), and strikeouts (223). She had the fifth-best batting average against in the league at .221 and the fifth-best ERA in the conference at 2.12.
Williamson led the Cobras in batting average (.454), slugging percentage (.687), hits (74), home runs (10), RBI (52), and walks (28). Her batting average, on-base percentage, and hits were the top marks in the SAC. The first baseman racked up accolades throughout the year, earning first-team All-SAC honors, being named to the SAC All-Tournament Team, and NFCA Division II All-Southeast Region First-Team honors, along with All-America status. In addition, Williamson collected a SAC Player of the Week honor.
Through her junior season, she ranks highly in many categories in the Coker records. Williamson is tied for fourth in home runs, fifth in runners batted in, and sixth in hits. For the 2018 season alone, she sits third in walks, eighth in hits, and ninth in RBI in Coker single-season records.
The Top-25 finalists for the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award will be announced on April 25. A student-athlete does not have to be on the watch list to be considered for the Top-25. The top-10 finalists will be announced on May 14 and the winner will be recognized on May 30 following the conclusion of the 2019 season. | 2019-04-26T14:30:43 | https://www.thesac.com/sports/sball/2018-19/releases/20190207ltenzr |
The 2014 Under-15 Leeward Islands cricket championship was just completed in St. Kitts-Nevis. The Montserrat players returned home today by Ferry at mi-day.
The Montserrat Under-15 cricket team lost to Nevis and won Antigua, St. Kitts and Anguilla in good fashion.
They returned to a big welcome by parents and fans. The team travelled with Ben Greenaway, coach and Vickie Locker Asst. they both managed the players and reported they were most disciplined. | 2019-04-18T10:49:05 | https://www.themontserratreporter.com/l-i-champions-under-15-cricket-team-return-to-montserrat/ |
B1A4 member Jinyoung expresses his love for the project group, I.O.I.
In his recent interview, the B1A4 member revealed what motivated him to compose and produce the song, “Hold Up,” for I.O.I. despite his busy schedule.
“It was not only during their last album. But, I have followed I.O.I since ‘Produce 101.’ Since it is something which I have experienced myself, I really empathized with their heart,” he further explained.
Moreover, Jinyoung shared that “Hold Up” was not a song which he had already made. But something that he composed specifically for the girl group after he received their request.
Meanwhile, Jinyoung has previously written the song, “At the Same Place (Girls on Top)” for the “Produce 101” contestants.
Stay tuned for more updates on Jinyoung and I.O.I!
What are your thoughts on Jinyoung’s love for I.O.I? | 2019-04-20T00:52:34 | http://www.kpopmusic.com/artists/jinyoung-expresses-his-love-for-i-o-i.html |
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CANOGA PARK, Calif. — The Free Speech Coalition reported Wednesday evening that officials from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health have on at least one occasion appeared at the home of an adult industry performer and demanded that the model immediately provide a blood sample.
The Health Department officials offered no court order or other lawful justification for the "shocking intrusion into fundamental civil rights," said the FSC, which did not disclose the performer's identity.
"Although the FSC cannot provide legal advice, we urge any person to seek legal counsel before consenting to such lawless violations of medical privacy and 4th Amendment rights," the adult industry trade group said. "This is not the first time that the L.A. County Department of Public Health reportedly has acted as if it had legal authority for an action, when in reality it had none."
The FSC also said that the Health Department officials "reportedly claimed to have authority from the U.S. Justice Department to seize 2257 records; authority that has not been documented and is almost certainly false."
FSC Board Chair Jeffrey Douglas said that performers should be aware of their rights.
“You are not a serf living under the whims and dictates of a feudal Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,” Douglas said. “You can and should ask for a written list of any demand and the authority for those demands." | 2019-04-22T07:25:23 | https://www.xbiz.com/news/130709/fsc-health-dept-demands-blood-test-from-performer |
My family are news junkies, and we usually have the radio news on when we are home in the afternoon. This past spring when an article on Residential Schools came on, my curious children (9 and 6 years old) asked what that meant. We explained that from the 1870s until the later part of the 20th Century, many First Nations children were required by law to leave their families and attend boarding school. There they were not allowed to speak the language that they grew up with. My children had trouble understanding this, so I asked them to imagine our family in this situation, to imagine a situation where our country had been invaded, to imagine that they had to attend school far away from us, and were not allowed to speak English to each other at all. That they could be punished for speaking the language they knew best.
At this point my children became very upset, and asked me to stop talking about it. The idea of being taken from their family, and being unable to communicate, or to be themselves, was highly distressing. They could feel how awful this would be, and as parents, we could feel how awful it would be to have our children taken from us, to have no choice in the matter, and to have no control or influence over what they learned and how they were treated at school.
My children are young, and so we didn’t even talk about some of the more terrible things that happened to children at the residential schools, the poor conditions, illness and abuse. But at the same age many Aboriginal children experienced these issues personally.
There are many aspects of being Canadian that I am proud of: our strong international reputation as peacekeepers, our fantastic hockey players (male and female); the amazing Vancouver Olympics. Even though I take pride in these accomplishments, I didn’t have anything to do with making them happen. In the same way, I feel ashamed that Canadians made the decisions that led to the residential schools. As Canadians, and as educators, we have the responsibility to recognize, and to help our students understand, this ugly part of our past. To ignore it is to make it harder for those in our community who were affected by it. As we tell the truth about what happened, we can help ourselves and our Aboriginal citizens to make peace with this awful piece of Canadian history. | 2019-04-23T02:45:33 | https://killawee.com/2013/11/19/aboriginal-education-truth-and-reconciliation/ |
Morefest is almost here, and we are excited to be part of this great event happening Saturday, August 27th starting at 2pm at the Moretown Rec Field. During the afternoon hours, the library will be offering a photo scavenger hunt covering all there is to see and do. Then, come back to our booth and share your favorites to display. We will also be holding an online photo contest after the event, with the winning photos shown at the library and prizes awarded. Stop by our booth and shop our book sale as well; prices are by donation unless otherwise marked.
Many of the books in our upcoming book sale have come from a recent “weeding” of the collection. So, why do we weed? Removing books from circulation is an essential part of managing a library’s collection, and as those of you who have visited Moretown Memorial Library know, this is especially important here given our limited space. Our role is not that of archiving or collecting physical objects, but rather one of the main goals of the library is to provide and share access to information in the form of books, online resources like the Vermont Online Library, and through our programming. So, if it has never been checked out and is more than ten years old, chances are you will see it for sale in our booth at Morefest.
“The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko: A Novel” is coming to the library soon for borrowing. Billed as “The Fault in our Stars” meets “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, the story follows 17 year-old Ivan and his life in a hospital for gravely ill children. When Polina arrives, Ivan’s world is turned upside down as they forge a romance in unlikely circumstances.
Another recent book to the library is “Underground Airlines”. In a dystopian future, an alternate America exists where the Civil War never happened and slavery still exists in “The Hard Four”. Victor, a young black man who is now a bounty hunter with the US Marshall Service, still has plenty of memories of his own childhood on a plantation. When he is assigned to track down a runaway slave, he infiltrates the abolitionist movement called the “underground airlines” and discovers secrets the government is willing to protect at any cost.
On a programming note, you can save the date and join veggie fermenting extraordinaire Beki Auclair on Sunday, September 18th at 4pm. If you are looking for an easy and useful way to preserve the harvest, come get recipes to make your own fermented foods and beverages at home or gather ideas about how to save a fermentation flop. This workshop is free, however you must register to attend. Call 802-496-9728 or email [email protected] to sign up or for more information. We hope to see you there and at the library soon! | 2019-04-22T14:45:13 | https://moretownlibrary.com/2015/07/21/hello-world/ |
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We’re a nation obsessed with weight: gaining it, losing it, keeping it off our kids and our significant other. We zigzag from eating fewer carbs to more protein, from no sugar to all soup, and still, the battle of the bulge rages on. Many of us hold steady at overweight, while an alarming number tips the scales to obese.
Edwards encourages her patients – and the rest of us – to think in terms of what Grandma (or Great-Grandma) used to eat back then. “It’s just a different way to think about how reliant we’ve become on processed food. If we can think about Grandma, or great-Grandma, who made most food from scratch, it can help us get back to a healthier way of eating,” she says.
One hundred years ago, only one person out of 150 was obese. Today, it’s one in four.
How have things shifted so drastically?
From 1970 to 2003, individual intake has increased an average of 523 calories a day. In the 1950s, the average American consumed roughly 110 pounds of sugar each year. Today, that number has increased by roughly 40 pounds per person, per year. And this is in spite of our hyperconsciousness as a culture around the much-maligned high fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners. As Julie Andrews sang in the classic “Mary Poppins,” “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” But these days, it’s helping a lot more seem palatable, and creating an artificial expectation of sweetness in foods such as pasta sauce and bread, where there once was none.
And what of artificial sweeteners? Sugar consumption continues to rise, even as we see a proliferation of artificially sweetened products, including yogurt, ice cream and soda.
Own your choices. We are responsible for our own health, and the health of those for whom we shop and cook. Edwards feels very strongly that purchasing packaged foods laden with preservatives and added fat, salt and sugar is disempowering to our well-being. While she refuses to name brands, think boxed rice mixes, meat mixes and noodles in cups, for starters. “When we buy foods like that, we’re giving up our control about making better food choices,” she says. So how can you make better choices? Keep reading. If you do incorporate these foods into your meals – which we all do from time to time – balance them out with a fresh vegetable or salad.
Grocery shop at least once a week. “You can’t eat fresh, healthy foods if you’re going to the store only once or twice a month,” Edwards says. You can continue to shop for longer-lasting staples – rice, pasta, frozen vegetables – less frequently, but venture out weekly to replenish your pantry and refrigerator with fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and lean meats and dairy. If you aim to shop just once or twice a month, Edwards says, you’re more likely to buy processed foods, which have a longer shelf life – and longer-term consequences for your health.
Shop smart. Bring a list. Know that the periphery of the store is where you’ll find most of the healthiest, freshest foods. Only visit the interior aisles for items on your list. And as soon as you get home, slice and store your vegetables (see No. 5) for use in meals and snacks throughout the week.
Consider the long-term cost of food. Borrowing a statistic cited by food writer Michael Pollan, Edwards says that Americans spend a smaller percentage of their income (roughly 10 percent) on food than any other population in the developed world. We pride ourselves on frugal food shopping, which sometimes can come at a price: “Cheap and easy will wreak havoc on your health later on,” she says, noting that it’s still possible to bring home healthful foods on a lean budget.
Just add vegetables (and fruits, too). “Include at least one serving at each meal,” Edwards says of vegetables, and fruits, too. “Whole fruit is fine,” she says, noting that the sugar in whole fruit is not prohibitive for one’s diet. “I almost never see someone overeating whole fruit.” Avoid canned vegetables and fruits, which contain added sugar and salt, and processed “fruit snacks” – the kind of thing that definitely wasn’t around in Grandma’s day. Frozen vegetables are a great option – especially with pasta and stir-fry dishes – and frozen fruit can help satisfy your sweet tooth.
Commit to cooking a few times each week. You don’t have to cook every night (or day) to bring good health to your table. Edwards says that given our busy schedules today, cooking just a few times a week – and dining on leftovers or simpler meals the rest of the week – is perfectly acceptable. Hate to cook? She recommends a crock pot. Throw a bunch of ingredients in the pot before heading off for the day, and come home to dinner. One favorite in Edwards’ family is crock pot chili: start with lean ground turkey instead of beef, and throw in your favorite beans, vegetables and seasonings.
Get up from your desk (or sofa). More studies are predicting that the longer you sit, the shorter you’ll live. It’s harsh, but if that doesn’t move you, what will? We’re not plowing the farm anymore; instead, we’re sitting in front of a computer all day, and perhaps a TV screen all evening. Edwards advises getting up – and often. “Right now I’m talking to you standing up,” she says as we chat. “Stand up when you can.” She advises a midday walk, even if it’s just to the bathroom – but around the block is preferable. Frequent breaks from your desk at work are just as important as frequent breaks from the TV at home. If you love your tube time, commit to doing something active during commercial breaks, whether it’s washing dishes, stretching or doing sit-ups. Wherever, whenever possible, be less sedentary.
Undoing our unnatural appetites for certain foods will take some time – and effort. And as with anything else, there are no absolutes: you don’t have to forsake all processed food – just set limits. “It’s important for people to find approaches that work for them,” says Edwards. For her, there is no “right” starting point – there is only the place where you are now, and where you want to be, and the plan that will get you there at a pace that’s comfortable for you. Whatever you do, just don’t stand still. | 2019-04-25T16:02:25 | https://healthplans.providence.org/fittogether/find-your-fit/healthy-eating/making-good-choices/getting-back-to-grandmas-way-of-eating/ |
First of all, it is a multi-cultural land, and it saves the culture of thousands of years old people who lived here. Plus with every new island, you are going to explore provides you with a different story of the early people.
There are so many islands near Croatia which has got ancient importance, and that is why those islands are prohibited for any kind of development because Croatian Government is trying to save their history. While there are still some islands which are being used by several five-star resorts, and here you are going to get all the services that you have ever dreamt in your life.
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Myanmar may be opening up to foreign investment, but it has yet to topple rebel forces in resource-rich Karen State.
Fighters in the world’s longest-running civil war face off against a new threat.
With the former junta state open to economic reform, companies around the globe have been eyeing for a piece of the pie.
In resource-rich Myanmar, militias guard the goods.
As sanctions subside, a broken nation revels in the limelight and seeks foreign businesses to help it cash in.
An electricity famine may strangle Myanmar's economic revolution. | 2019-04-24T02:09:24 | https://www.pri.org/categories/gold-rush-myanmar |
Choosing a doctor for your child isn’t always an easy decision. Do you choose a pediatrician, or a family doctor? This post is all about my little journey to find a doctor before my first child was born 7 years ago. I don’t endorse one type of doctor, but want to share my experiences.
Before Meg was born, I did what was expected of me. I started looking for a pediatrician. I asked my friends with children who their pediatrician was (ok, just 1 friend had kids so I was limited) and decided to interview the doctor. It was a fine visit and he seemed lovely. But I didn’t connect with him. I wanted my child to see someone with whom I felt comfortable. After all, this is the care of my child and I wanted her to be in the best possible hands. So, I made a call to my family doctor to see if he would take on a new, little patient. Let me explain why.
I have had the same doctor, a family doctor, for most of my life. With the exception of when I was in college and saw the health office there, or when I lived in Massachusetts and found a doctor there, he has been my doctor. He is also my parents’s doctor, my husband’s doctor, formerly my in-laws’ doctor, and he is currently my grandmother’s doctor. For me, there is something to be said for someone who knows our family history so well. He is easy to talk to and work with. Because he knows me so well, there are times when I can call, tell the office my symptoms, and he can call something in for us so we don’t have to make the trip to see him (he’s about 20 minutes away and with 4 kids, that can take HOURS). He is often kind enough to write off some of our co-pays, especially when I bring in all 4 sick kids and have to spend an hour getting everyone examined and having a bunch of prescriptions written. He is wonderful and kind to my children. His office staff knows us all very well. He has, at times, rearranged his schedule to squeeze us in, because he knows that when I call, there must be something wrong with my kids or I wouldn’t have made the call. Having him as the provider for our children was the right choice for us.
That being said, there are some drawbacks I’d like to point out. He is a sole practitioner. He does not have an answering service, but his voicemail always contains the number of the covering physician. Sometimes those physicians do not see children under 5, and as I have 3 of them, that can be a drag. As a sole practitioner, we sometimes have to WAIT to see him. When I only had 1 or 2 children, that wasn’t so awful unless they were really sick. But, with usually 3 with me at all times, it can get hairy. I now make my appointments first thing in the morning or right after lunch to alleviate those issues as best I can. And I call in the troops if need be (my dad and my mother-in-law have both been there to help at times). When he goes away for a conference, his office closes. However, those issues are minor given that he knows everything about our family history and it helps with diagnoses~my mother had ovarian cancer (and survived!), my grandmother has Alzheimers, Megan is lactose intolerant, etc.
Choosing a doctor for your child is a personal decision. You need to find one that you trust, that you can talk to, that is willing to listen TO YOU and one that believes in the same things you believe in when it comes to the care of your children. For us, having a family doctor was the best choice for our family. I’m not saying that is the best choice for every family, but for this family of 6, it works.
What a wonderful experience. Thank you for sharing! Our children go to a clinic with many doctors. My girls have one primary doctor, who we love, but when they’re sick we see whoever has time in their schedule, which isn’t always a good thing. I know what you mean about not connecting with some doctors!
I was lucky to marry in to a family dentist. He has been my husband’s family’s dentist for 30+ years, and our experience with him has been very similar to what you describe with your doctor. Recently, when my 6 year-old’s grown up tooth started coming in behind her baby tooth and I overreacted, he saw us right away and didn’t charge us or make fun of me or anything!
Thank you again for your story!
Dr. Looooove is a family doctor, although I didn’t know it when I picked her to be my personal doctor three years ago. I love the fact that she knew me as ME and not as Maddie’s mom, so she knows that I wasn’t always this crazy! | 2019-04-20T13:03:12 | https://mommy411.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/the-all-important-doctor/ |
Extended pain relief via high frequency spinal cord modulation, and associated systems and methods. A method for treating a patient in accordance with a particular embodiment includes selecting a neural modulation site to include at least one of a dorsal root entry zone and dorsal horn of the patient's spinal cord, and selecting parameters of a neural modulation signal to reduce patient pain for a period of time after ceasing delivery of the signals, the period of time being at least one tenth of one second.
1. A method for establishing patient treatment parameters, comprising: selecting a neural modulation site to include at least one of a dorsal root entry zone and dorsal horn of a spinal cord of the patient; and selecting parameters of a neural modulation signal to address a patient indication for a period of time after at least reducing an intensity of the signals, the period of time being at least one tenth of one second.
The is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/163,149, filed Jan. 24, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/308,436, filed on Nov. 30, 2011, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/418,379, filed on Nov. 30, 2010, each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIG. 1A is a partially schematic illustration of an implantable spinal cord modulation system positioned at the spine to deliver therapeutic signals in accordance with several embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 1B is a partially schematic, cross-sectional illustration of a patient's spine, illustrating representative locations for implanted lead bodies in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure.
FIG. 2A is a graph illustrating representative patient VAS scores as a function of time for multiple patients receiving therapy in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure.
FIG. 2B is a graph illustrating normalized pain scores for the patients identified in FIG. 2A, during an initial post-trial period.
FIG. 3 is a partially schematic, isometric illustration of an animal spinal cord segment and associated nerve structures, used to demonstrate techniques in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating stimulus and response characteristics as a function of time for an animal receiving noxious electrical stimulation in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIGS. 5A-5E illustrate response data for an animal receiving noxious electrical stimulation and therapy in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIGS. 6A-6F illustrate animal response data for animals receiving noxious pinch stimuli in accordance with another embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 7 is a graphical illustration comparing modulation amplitude effects for standard SCS with those for the presently disclosed technology.
The present technology is directed generally to spinal cord modulation and associated systems and methods for inhibiting or otherwise reducing pain via waveforms with high frequency elements or components (e.g., portions having high fundamental frequencies), generally with reduced or eliminated side effects. Such side effects can include unwanted motor stimulation or blocking, and/or interference with sensory functions other than the targeted pain, and/or patient proprioception. Several embodiments continue to provide pain relief for at least some period of time after the spinal cord modulation signals have ceased. Specific details of certain embodiments of the disclosure are described below with reference to methods for modulating one or more target neural populations (e.g., nerves) or sites of a patient, and associated implantable structures for providing the modulation. The following sections also describe physiological mechanisms by which it is expected that methods in accordance with certain embodiments achieve the observed results. Some embodiments can have configurations, components or procedures different than those described in this section, and other embodiments may eliminate particular components or procedures. A person of ordinary skill in the relevant art, therefore, will understand that the disclosure may include other embodiments with additional elements, and/or may include other embodiments without several of the features shown and described below with reference to FIGS. 1A-7.
In general terms, aspects of many of the following embodiments are directed to producing a therapeutic effect that includes pain reduction in the patient. The therapeutic effect can be produced by inhibiting, suppressing, downregulating, blocking, preventing, or otherwise modulating the activity of the affected neural population. In many embodiments of the presently disclosed techniques, therapy-induced paresthesia is not a prerequisite to achieving pain reduction, unlike standard SCS techniques. It is also expected that the techniques described below with reference to FIGS. 1A-7 can produce longer lasting results than can existing spinal cord stimulation therapies. In particular, these techniques can produce results that persist after the modulation signal ceases. Accordingly, these techniques can use less power than existing techniques because they need not require delivering modulation signals continuously to obtain a beneficial effect.
Several aspects of the technology are embodied in computing devices, e.g., programmed/programmable pulse generators, controllers and/or other devices. The computing devices on which the described technology can be implemented may include one or more central processing units, memory, input devices (e.g., input ports), output devices (e.g., display devices), storage devices, and network devices (e.g., network interfaces). The memory and storage devices are computer-readable media that may store instructions that implement the technology. In many embodiments, the computer readable media are tangible media. In other embodiments, the data structures and message structures may be stored or transmitted via an intangible data transmission medium, such as a signal on a communications link. Various suitable communications links may be used, including but not limited to a local area network and/or a wide-area network.
FIG. 1A schematically illustrates a representative patient system 100 for providing relief from chronic pain and/or other conditions, arranged relative to the general anatomy of a patient's spinal cord 191. The overall patient system 100 can include a signal delivery system 110, which may be implanted within a patient 190, typically at or near the patient's midline 189, and coupled to a pulse generator 121. The signal delivery system 110 can provide therapeutic electrical signals to the patient during operation. In a representative example, the signal delivery system 110 includes a signal delivery device 111 that carries features for delivering therapy to the patient 190 after implantation. The pulse generator 121 can be connected directly to the signal delivery device 111, or it can be coupled to the signal delivery device 111 via a signal link 113 (e.g., an extension). In a further representative embodiment, the signal delivery device 111 can include an elongated lead or lead body 112. As used herein, the terms "lead" and "lead body" include any of a number of suitable substrates and/or support members that carry devices for providing therapy signals to the patient 190. For example, the lead 112 can include one or more electrodes or electrical contacts that direct electrical signals into the patient's tissue, such as to provide for patient relief. In other embodiments, the signal delivery device 111 can include structures other than a lead body (e.g., a paddle) that also direct electrical signals and/or other types of signals to the patient 190.
The pulse generator 121 can transmit signals (e.g., electrical signals) to the signal delivery device 111 that up-regulate (e.g., stimulate or excite) and/or down-regulate (e.g., block or suppress) target nerves. As used herein, and unless otherwise noted, the terms "modulate" and "modulation" refer generally to signals that have either type of the foregoing effects on the target nerves. The pulse generator 121 can include a machine-readable (e.g., computer-readable) medium containing instructions for generating and transmitting suitable therapy signals. The pulse generator 121 and/or other elements of the system 100 can include one or more processors 122, memories 123 and/or input/output devices. Accordingly, the process of providing modulation signals, providing guidance information for locating the signal delivery device 111, and/or executing other associated functions can be performed by computer-executable instructions contained by computer-readable media located at the pulse generator 121 and/or other system components. The pulse generator 121 can include multiple portions, elements, and/or subsystems (e.g., for directing signals in accordance with multiple signal delivery parameters), carried in a single housing, as shown in FIG. 1A, or in multiple housings.
FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional illustration of the spinal cord 191 and an adjacent vertebra 195 (based generally on information from Crossman and Neary, "Neuroanatomy," 1995 (published by Churchill Livingstone)), along with multiple signal delivery devices 111 (shown as signal delivery devices 111a-111d) implanted at representative locations. For purposes of illustration, multiple signal delivery devices 111 are shown in FIG. 1B implanted in a single patient. In actual use, any given patient will likely receive fewer than all the signal delivery devices 111 shown in FIG. 1B.
The spinal cord 191 is situated within a vertebral foramen 188, between a ventrally located ventral body 196 and a dorsally located transverse process 198 and spinous process 197. Arrows V and D identify the ventral and dorsal directions, respectively. The spinal cord 191 itself is located within the dura mater 199, which also surrounds portions of the nerves exiting the spinal cord 191, including the ventral roots 192, dorsal roots 193 and dorsal root ganglia 194. The dorsal roots 193 enter the spinal cord 191 at the dorsal root entry zone 187, and communicate with dorsal horn neurons located at the dorsal horn 186. In one embodiment, a single first signal delivery device 111a is positioned within the vertebral foramen 188, at or approximately at the spinal cord midline 189. In another embodiment, two second signal delivery devices 111b are positioned just off the spinal cord midline 189 (e.g., about 1 mm. offset) in opposing lateral directions so that the two signal delivery devices 111b are spaced apart from each other by about 2 mm. In still further embodiments, a single signal delivery device or pairs of signal delivery devices can be positioned at other locations, e.g., toward the outer edge of the dorsal root entry zone 187 as shown by a third signal delivery device 111c, or at the dorsal root ganglia 194, as shown by a fourth signal delivery device 111d. As will be described in further detail later, it is believed that high frequency modulation at or near the dorsal root entry zone 187, and/or at or near the dorsal horn 186 can produce effective patient pain relief, without paresthesia, without adverse sensory or motor effects, and in a manner that persists after the modulation ceases.
Nevro Corporation, the assignee of the present application, has conducted several in-human clinical studies during which multiple patients were treated with the techniques, systems and devices that are disclosed herein. Nevro also commissioned animal studies focusing on mechanisms of action for the newly developed techniques. The human clinical studies are described immediately below and the animal studies are discussed thereafter.
FIG. 2A is a graph illustrating results from patients who received therapy in accordance with the presently disclosed technology to treat chronic low back pain. In general, the therapy included high-frequency modulation at the patient's spinal cord, typically between vertebral levels T9 and T12 (inclusive), at an average location of mid T-10. The modulation signals were applied at a frequency of about 10 kHz, and at current amplitudes of from about 2.5 mA to about 3 mA. Pulse widths were about 35 psec., at 100% duty cycle. Further details of representative modulation parameters are included in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/765,747, filed on Apr. 22, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference. To the extent the foregoing and/or any other materials incorporated herein by reference conflict with the present disclosure, the present disclosure controls.
The graph shown in FIG. 2A illustrates visual analog scale ("VAS") scores for seven representative patients as a function of time during a clinical study. Individual lines for each patient are indicated with circled numbers in FIG. 2A, and the average is indicated by the circled letter "A". The VAS pain scale ranges from zero (corresponding to no sensed pain) to 10 (corresponding to unbearable pain). At the far left of FIG. 2A are VAS scores taken at a baseline point in time 145, corresponding to the patients' pain levels before receiving any high frequency modulation therapy. During a trial period 140, the patients received a high frequency modulation therapy in accordance with the foregoing parameters and the patients' VAS scores dropped significantly up to an end of trial point 146. In addition, many patients readily reduced or eliminated their intake of pain medications, despite the narcotic characteristics of these medications. During an initial post-trial period 141 (lasting, in this case, four days), the patients' VAS scores increased on average after the high frequency modulation therapy has been halted. The rate at which pain returned after the end of the trial period varied among patients, however, as will be discussed in further detail later. Following the four-day initial post-trial period 141 was an interim period 142 that lasted from about 45 days to about 80 days (depending on the patient), with the average being about 62 days. After the interim period 142, a four-day pre-IPG period 143 commenced ending at an IPG point 144. At the IPG point 144, the patients were implanted with an implantable pulse generator 121, generally similar to that described above with reference to FIG. 1A.
SCS techniques, which typically produce effects lasting only milliseconds after the electrical signal ceases. In still further embodiments, it is expected that at least some of the lasting effect described above can be obtained by reducing the intensity (e.g., the current amplitude) of the therapy signal, without ceasing the signal altogether. In at least some embodiments (whether the signal intensity is reduced to zero or to a non-zero value), it is expected that a long enough modulation period can produce a neuroplastic or other change that can last indefinitely, to permanently reduce or eliminate patient pain.
An expected benefit of the persistence or long term effect described above is that it can reduce the need to deliver the therapy signals continuously. Instead, the signals can be delivered intermittently without significantly affecting pain relief. This arrangement can reduce power consumption, thus extending the life of an implanted battery or other power system. It is expected that the power can be cycled according to schedules other than the one explicitly shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B (e.g., other than two weeks on and up to one day off before a significant pain recurrence). The following discussion describes expected potential mechanisms of action by which the presently disclosed therapy operates, including expected mechanisms by which the presently disclosed therapy produces effects persisting after electrical modulation signals have ceased.
FIG. 3 is a partially schematic, isometric view of a portion of an animal spinal cord 391 illustrative of a study that was performed on a rat model to illustrate the principles described herein. Accordingly, in this particular embodiment, the illustrated spinal cord 391 is that of a rat. During this study, a noxious electrical stimulation 370 was applied to the rat's hind paw 384. Afferent pain signals triggered by the noxious stimulation 370 traveled along a peripheral nerve 385 to the dorsal root ganglion 394 and then to the dorsal root 393 at the L5 vertebral level. The dorsal root 393 joins the spinal cord 391 at the dorsal root entry zone 387, and transmits afferent signals to a dorsal horn neuron 383 located at the dorsal horn 386. The dorsal horn neuron 383 includes a wide dynamic range ("WDR") cell. An extracellular microelectrode 371 recorded signals transmitted by the dorsal horn neuron 383 to the rat's brain, in response to the noxious stimulation 370 received at the hind paw 384. A therapeutic modulation signal 326 was applied at the dorsal root entry zone 387, proximate to the dorsal horn 386.
FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating neural signal amplitude as a function of time, measured by the recording electrode 371 described above with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 4 identifies the noxious stimulation 370 itself, the dorsal horn neuron's response to A-fiber inputs 372, and the dorsal horn neuron's response to C-fiber inputs 373. The larger A-fibers trigger an earlier response at the dorsal horn neuron than do the smaller C-fibers. Both responses are triggered by the same noxious stimulus 370. The rat's pain response is indicated by downward amplitude spikes. The foregoing response is a typical response to a noxious stimulus, absent pain modulation therapy.
FIGS. 5A-5E illustrate the dorsal horn neuron response to ongoing noxious stimuli as the applied therapy signal was altered. The signal applied to each rat was applied at a constant frequency, which varied from rat to rat over a range of from about 3 kHz to about 100 kHz. The response data (which were obtained from nine rats) were relatively insensitive to frequency over this range. During the course of this study, the noxious stimuli were provided repeatedly at a constant rate of one stimulus per second over an approximately five-minute period. At the outset of the five-minute period, the therapy signal was turned off, resulting in a baseline response 574a shown in FIG. 5A, and then gradually increased as shown in FIG. 5B, to a maximum intensity shown in FIG. 5C. During the period shown in FIG. 5D, the intensity of the therapy signal was reduced, and in FIG. 5E, the therapy signal was turned off. Consistent with the data shown in FIG. 4, the rat's pain response is indicated by downward spikes. The baseline response 574a has a relatively large number of spikes, and the number of spikes begins to reduce as the intensity of the modulation signal is increased (see response 574b in FIG. 5B). At the maximum therapy signal intensity, the number of spikes has been reduced to nearly zero as indicated by response 574c in FIG. 5C. As the therapy signal intensity is then reduced, the spikes begin to return (see response 574d, FIG. 5D), and when the modulation signal is turned off, the spikes continue to return (see response 574e, FIG. 5E). Significantly, the number of spikes shown in FIG. 5E (10-20 seconds after the therapy has been turned off) is not as great as the number of spikes generated in the baseline response 574a shown in FIG. 5A. These data are accordingly consistent with the human trial data described above with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B, which indicated a beneficial effect lasting beyond the cessation of the therapy signal. These data also differ significantly from results obtained from similar studies conducted with standard SCS. Notably, dorsal horn recordings during standard SCS treatments do not indicate a reduction in amplitude spikes.
FIGS. 6A-6F illustrate animal response data in a rat model to a different noxious stimulus; in particular, a pinch stimulus 670. The pinch stimulus is a mechanical pinch (rather than an electrical stimulus) at the rat's hindpaw. In each succeeding figure in the series of FIGS. 6A-6F, the amplitude of the therapy signal was increased. The levels to which the signal amplitude was increased were significantly higher than for the human study simply due to a cruder (e.g., less efficient) coupling between the signal delivery electrode and the target neural population. The vertical axis of each Figure indicates the number of spikes (e.g., the spike-shaped inputs 372, 373 shown in FIG. 3) per bin; that is, the number of spikes occurring during a given time period. In the particular embodiment shown in FIGS. 6A-6F, each bin has a duration of 0.2 second, so that there are a total of five bins per second, or 10 bins during each two-second period. The pinch stimulus 670 lasts for three to five seconds in each of FIGS. 6A-6F. In FIG. 6A, the baseline response 674a indicates a large number of spikes per bin extending over the duration of the pinch stimulus 670. As shown in FIGS. 6B-6F, the number of spikes per bin decreases, as indicated by responses 674b-674f, respectively. In the final Figure in this series (FIG. 6F), the response 674f is insignificant or nearly insignificant when compared with the baseline response 674a shown in FIG. 6A.
Returning now to FIG. 3, it is expected (without being bound by theory) that the therapy signals act to reduce pain via one or both of two mechanisms: (1) by reducing neural transmissions entering the spinal cord at the dorsal root 393 and/or the dorsal root entry zone 387, and/or (2) by reducing neural activity at the dorsal horn 386 itself. It is further expected that the therapy signals described in the context of the rat model shown in FIG. 3 operate in a similar manner on the corresponding structures of the human anatomy, e.g., those shown in FIG. 1B. In particular, it is generally known that chronic pain patients may be in a state of prolonged sensory sensitization at both the nociceptive afferent neurons (e.g., the peripheral nerve 385 and the associated dorsal root 393) and at higher order neural systems (e.g., the dorsal horn neuron 383). It is also known that the dorsal horn neurons 383 (e.g., the WDR cells) are sensitized in chronic pain states. The noxious stimuli applied during the animal studies can result in an acute "windup" of the WDR cells (e.g., to a hyperactive state). In accordance with mechanism (1) above, it is believed that the therapy signals applied using the current technology operate to reduce pain by reducing, suppressing, and/or attenuating the afferent nociceptive inputs delivered to the WDR cells 383, as it is expected that these inputs, unless attenuated, can be responsible for the sensitized state of the WDR cells 383. In accordance with mechanism (2) above, it is expected that the presently disclosed therapy can act directly on the WDR cells 383 to desensitize these cells. In particular, the patients selected to receive the therapy described above with reference to FIGS. 2A-2B included patients whose pain was not correlated with peripheral stimuli. In other words, these patients had hypersensitive WDR cells 383 independent of whether signals were transmitted to the WDR cells 383 via peripheral nerve inputs or not. These patients, along with the other treated patients, experienced the significant pain reductions described above. Accordingly, it is believed that the disclosed therapy can operate directly on the WDR cells 383 to reduce the activity level of hyperactive WDR cells 383, and/or can reduce incoming afferent signals from the peripheral nerve 385 and dorsal root 393. It is further believed that the effect of the presently disclosed therapy on peripheral inputs may produce short term pain relief, and the effect on the WDR cells may produce longer term pain relief. Whether the reduced output of the WDR cells results from mechanism (1), mechanism (2), or both, it is further expected that the high frequency characteristics of the therapeutic signals produce the observed results. In addition, embodiments of the presently disclosed therapy produce pain reduction without the side effects generally associated with standard SCS, as discussed further in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/765,747, filed on Apr. 22, 2010, previously incorporated herein by reference. These and other advantages associated with embodiments of the presently disclosed technology are described further below.
Certain of the foregoing embodiments can produce one or more of a variety of advantages, for the patient and/or the practitioner, when compared with standard SCS therapies. Some of these benefits were described above. For example, the patient can receive beneficial effects from the modulation therapy after the modulation signal has ceased. In addition, the patient can receive effective pain relief without simultaneous paresthesia, without simultaneous patient-detectable disruptions to normal sensory signals along the spinal cord, and/or without simultaneous patient-detectable disruptions to normal motor signals along the spinal cord. In particular embodiments, while the therapy may create some effect on normal motor and/or sensory signals, the effect is below a level that the patient can reliably detect intrinsically, e.g., without the aid of external assistance via instruments or other devices. Accordingly, the patient's levels of motor signaling and other sensory signaling (other than signaling associated with the target pain) can be maintained at pre-treatment levels. For example, the patient can experience a significant pain reduction that is largely independent of the patient's movement and position. In particular, the patient can assume a variety of positions and/or undertake a variety of movements associated with activities of daily living and/or other activities, without the need to adjust the parameters in accordance with which the therapy is applied to the patient (e.g., the signal amplitude). This result can greatly simplify the patient's life and reduce the effort required by the patient to experience pain relief while engaging in a variety of activities. This result can also provide an improved lifestyle for patients who experience pain during sleep.
Even for patients who receive a therapeutic benefit from changes in signal amplitude, the foregoing therapy can provide advantages. For example, such patients can choose from a limited number of programs (e.g., two or three) each with a different amplitude and/or other signal delivery parameter, to address some or all of the patient's pain. In one such example, the patient activates one program before sleeping and another after waking. In another such example, the patient activates one program before sleeping, a second program after waking, and a third program before engaging in particular activities that would otherwise cause pain. This reduced set of patient options can greatly simplify the patient's ability to easily manage pain, without reducing (and in fact, increasing) the circumstances under which the therapy effectively addresses pain. In any embodiments that include multiple programs, the patient's workload can be further reduced by automatically detecting a change in patient circumstance, and automatically identifying and delivering the appropriate therapy regimen. Additional details of such techniques and associated systems are disclosed in co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 12/703,683, incorporated herein by reference.
Another observation from the clinical studies described above is that the amplitude "window" between the onset of effective therapy and the onset of pain or discomfort is relatively broad, and in particular, broader than it is for standard SCS treatment. For example, during standard SCS treatment, the patient typically experiences a pain reduction at a particular amplitude, and begins experiencing pain from the therapeutic signal (which may have a sudden onset, as described above) at from about 1.2 to about 1.6 times that amplitude. This corresponds to an average dynamic range of about 1.4. In addition, patients receiving standard SCS stimulation typically wish to receive the stimulation at close to the pain onset level because the therapy is often most effective at that level. Accordingly, patient preferences may further reduce the effective dynamic range. By contrast, therapy in accordance with the presently disclosed technology resulted in patients obtaining pain relief at 1 mA or less, and not encountering pain or muscle capture until the applied signal had an amplitude of 4 mA, and in some cases up to about 5 mA, 6 mA, or 8 mA, corresponding to a much larger dynamic range (e.g., larger than 1.6 or 60% in some embodiments, or larger than 100% in other embodiments). Even at the forgoing amplitude levels, the pain experienced by the patients was significantly less than that associated with standard SCS pain onset. An expected advantage of this result is that the patient and practitioner can have significantly wider latitude in selecting an appropriate therapy amplitude with the presently disclosed methodology than with standard SCS methodologies. For example, the practitioner can increase the signal amplitude in an effort to affect more (e.g., deeper) fibers at the spinal cord, without triggering unwanted side effects. The existence of a wider amplitude window may also contribute to the relative insensitivity of the presently disclosed therapy to changes in patient posture and/or activity. For example, if the relative position between the implanted lead and the target neural population changes as the patient moves, the effective strength of the signal when it reaches the target neural population may also change. When the target neural population is insensitive to a wider range of signal strengths, this effect can in turn allow greater patient range of motion without triggering undesirable side effects.
FIG. 7 illustrates a graph 700 identifying amplitude as a function of frequency for conventional SCS and for therapy in accordance with embodiments of the presently disclosed technology. Threshold amplitude level 701 indicates generally the minimum amplitude necessary to achieve a therapeutic effect, e.g., pain reduction. A first region 702 corresponds to amplitudes, as a function of frequency, for which the patient senses paresthesia induced by the therapy, pain induced by the therapy, and/or uncomfortable or undesired muscle stimulation induced by the therapy. As shown in FIG. 7, at conventional SCS frequencies, the first region 702 extends below the threshold amplitude level 701. Accordingly, a second region 703 indicates that the patient undergoing conventional SCS therapy typically detects paresthesia, other sensory effects, and/or undesirable motor effects below the amplitude necessary to achieve a therapeutic effect. One or more of these side effects are also present at amplitudes above the threshold amplitude level 701 required to achieve the therapeutic effect. By contrast, at frequencies associated with the presently disclosed technology, a "window" 704 exists between the threshold amplitude level 701 and the first region 702. Accordingly, the patient can receive therapeutic benefits at amplitudes above the threshold amplitude level 701, and below the amplitude at which the patient may experience undesirable side effects (e.g., paresthesia, sensory effects and/or motor effects).
Yet another expected benefit of providing therapy in accordance with the presently disclosed parameters is that the practitioner need not implant the lead with the same level of precision as is typically required for standard SCS lead placement. For example, while at least some of the foregoing results were obtained for patients having two leads (one positioned on either side of the spinal cord midline), it is expected that patients will receive the same or generally similar pain relief with only a single lead placed at the midline. Accordingly, the practitioner may need to implant only one lead, rather than two. It is still further expected that the patient may receive pain relief on one side of the body when the lead is positioned offset from the spinal cord midline in the opposite direction. Thus, even if the patient has bilateral pain, e.g., with pain worse on one side than the other, the patient's pain can be addressed with a single implanted lead. Still further, it is expected that the lead position can vary laterally from the anatomical and/or physiological spinal cord midline to a position 3-5 mm. away from the spinal cord midline (e.g., out to the dorsal root entry zone or DREZ). The foregoing identifiers of the midline may differ, but the expectation is that the foregoing range is effective for both anatomical and physiological identifications of the midline, e.g., as a result of the robust nature of the present therapy. Yet further, it is expected that the lead (or more particularly, the active contact or contacts on the lead) can be positioned at any of a variety of axial locations in a range of about T8-T12 in one embodiment, and a range of one to two vertebral bodies within T8-T12 in another embodiment, while still providing effective treatment for low back pain. Accordingly, the practitioner's selected implant site need not be identified or located as precisely as it is for standard SCS procedures (axially and/or laterally), while still producing significant patient benefits. In particular, the practitioner can locate the active contacts within the foregoing ranges without adjusting the contact positions in an effort to increase treatment efficacy and/or patient comfort. In addition, in particular embodiments, contacts at the foregoing locations can be the only active contacts delivering therapy to the patient. The foregoing features, alone or in combination, can reduce the amount of time required to implant the lead, and can give the practitioner greater flexibility when implanting the lead. For example, if the patient has scar tissue or another impediment at a preferred implant site, the practitioner can locate the lead elsewhere and still obtain beneficial results.
The foregoing effect(s) can extend not only to the mapping procedure conducted at the practitioner's facility, but also to the subsequent trial period. In particular, patients receiving standard SCS treatment typically spend a week after receiving a lead implant during which they adjust the amplitude applied to the lead in an attempt to establish suitable amplitudes for any of a variety of patient positions and patient activities. Because embodiments of the presently disclosed therapy are relatively insensitive to patient position and activity level, the need for this trial and error period can be reduced or eliminated.
Still another expected benefit associated with embodiments of the presently disclosed treatment is that the treatment may be less susceptible to patient habituation. In particular, it is expected that in at least some cases, the high frequency signal applied to the patient can produce an asynchronous neural response, as is disclosed in co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 12/362,244, incorporated herein by reference. The asynchronous response may be less likely to produce habituation than a synchronous response, which can result from lower frequency modulation.
Yet another feature of embodiments of the foregoing therapy is that the therapy can be applied without distinguishing between anodic contacts and cathodic contacts. As described in greater detail in U.S. application Ser. No. 12/765,790, incorporated herein by reference, this feature can simplify the process of establishing a therapy regimen for the patient. In addition, due to the high frequency of the waveform, the adjacent tissue may perceive the waveform as a pseudo steady state signal. As a result of either or both of the foregoing effects, tissue adjacent both electrodes may be beneficially affected. This is unlike standard SCS waveforms for which one electrode is consistently cathodic and another is consistently anodic.
In any of the foregoing embodiments, aspects of the therapy provided to the patient may be varied, while still obtaining beneficial results. For example, the location of the lead body (and in particular, the lead body electrodes or contacts) can be varied over the significant lateral and/or axial ranges described above. Other characteristics of the applied signal can also be varied. For example, the signal can be delivered at a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 100 kHz, and in particular embodiments, from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. In more particular embodiments, the signal can be provided at frequencies of from about 3 kHz to about 20 kHz, or from about 3 kHz to about 15 kHz, or from about 5 kHz to about 15 kHz, or from about 3 kHz to about 10 kHz. The amplitude of the signal can range from about 0.1 mA to about 20 mA in a particular embodiment, and in further particular embodiments, can range from about 0.5 mA to about 10 mA, or about 0.5 mA to about 4 mA, or about 0.5 mA to about 2.5 mA. The amplitude of the applied signal can be ramped up and/or down. In particular embodiments, the amplitude can be increased or set at an initial level to establish a therapeutic effect, and then reduced to a lower level to save power without forsaking efficacy, as is disclosed in pending U.S. application Ser. No. 12/264,836, filed Nov. 4, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference. In particular embodiments, the signal amplitude refers to the electrical current level, e.g., for current-controlled systems. In other embodiments, the signal amplitude can refer to the electrical voltage level, e.g., for voltage-controlled systems. The pulse width (e.g., for just the cathodic phase of the pulses) can vary from about 10 microseconds to about 333 microseconds. In further particular embodiments, the pulse width can range from about 25 microseconds to about 166 microseconds, or from about 33 microseconds to about 100 microseconds, or from about 50 microseconds to about 166 microseconds. The specific values selected for the foregoing parameters may vary from patient to patient and/or from indication to indication and/or on the basis of the selected vertebral location. In addition, the methodology may make use of other parameters, in addition to or in lieu of those described above, to monitor and/or control patient therapy. For example, in cases for which the pulse generator includes a constant voltage arrangement rather than a constant current arrangement, the current values described above may be replaced with corresponding voltage values.
In at least some embodiments, it is expected that the foregoing amplitudes will be suprathreshold. It is also expected that, in at least some embodiments, the neural response to the foregoing signals will be asynchronous, as described above. Accordingly, the frequency of the signal can be selected to be higher (e.g., between two and ten times higher) than the refractory period of the target neurons at the patient's spinal cord, which in at least some embodiments is expected to produce an asynchronous response.
Patients can receive multiple signals in accordance with still further embodiments of the disclosure. For example, patients can receive two or more signals, each with different signal delivery parameters. In one particular example, the signals are interleaved with each other. For instance, the patient can receive 5 kHz pulses interleaved with 10 kHz pulses. In other embodiments, patients can receive sequential "packets" of pulses at different frequencies, with each packet having a duration of less than one second, several seconds, several minutes, or longer depending upon the particular patient and indication. | 2019-04-23T14:26:20 | http://patents.com/us-20160121119.html |
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The Central Trust Bank has been in business in the USA for some time now. it’s a great bank to manage your checking account and financials.
The Central Trust Bank will be closed on the national holidays listed below, however not all banks are closed on all of the holidays throughout the year, this information is specific for The Central Trust Bank and this bank only.
The Central Trust Bank just like any other bank, has different opening hours to each and every branch.
The majority of The Central Trust Bank locations are quite similar and in most cases it’s 9 am – 5 pm (09:00-17:00) Monday to Friday. | 2019-04-26T09:36:48 | https://bankopenhours.com/the-central-trust-bank/ |
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Once these components are created, the organization – including both management and key users – needs to review and approve the documentation.
When it comes to enterprise software selection, business process documentation is essential to getting a clear view of current operations and assessing how modern ERP can help improve processes.
Flowcharts: This type of image can easily describe business processes, and visually detail essential tasks and workflow.
Checklists: These can also document the required steps of a task or process in the correct order.
Our structured process brings together owners and managers, as well as shop floor employees who keenly understand each step, time-saving shortcuts, and performance standards that apply to separate parts of the business process improvement project.
We will help you produce documents that clearly depict how a process fits into the organization’s activity with specific details, technical specifications, and procedures. | 2019-04-19T18:51:18 | https://ultraconsultants.com/services/business-process-improvement/business-process-documentation/ |
I tried to reach The Perch Inn by crossing Port Meadow, a meadow of grazing land bordering the Thames, East of Oxford but the meadow was sectioned off by police. I later learned that this was because a body had been found on the meadow.
I still managed to access The Perch Inn after taking a southerly detour.
The Perch Inn is a quaint thatch roof pub and restaurant warmed by a traditional fireplace.
Charlotte poured me mulled cider and agreed to participate after I explained about the project. She gave the montage a wooden snowflake christmas decoration and sent me to see anyone at Turl Street Kitchen. | 2019-04-25T20:49:15 | https://artrospektive.com/25-pockets-of-oxford/pocket-number-11-the-perch-inn-binsey-lane-oxford/ |
Setting the "fixed-height-mode" property to true speeds up gtk-tree-view by assuming that all rows have the same height. Only enable this option if all rows are the same height. Please see the function gtk-tree-view-set-fixed-height-mode for more information on this option.
Enables or disables the hover expansion mode of tree-view. Hover expansion makes rows expand or collapse if the pointer moves over them. This mode is primarily intended for treeviews in popups, e. g. in gtk-combo-box or gtk-entry-completion.
Enables or disables the hover selection mode of tree-view. Hover selection makes the selected row follow the pointer. Currently, this works only for the selection modes :single and :browse. This mode is primarily intended for treeviews in popups, e. g. in gtk-combo-box or gtk-entry-completion.
Warning: rules-hint has been deprecated since version 3.14 and should not be used in newly-written code. The theme is responsible for drawing rows using zebra striping.
Widget that displays any object that implements the gtk-tree-model interface.
Coordinates relative to the widget (usually widget->window).
Coordinates relative to the window that gtk-tree-view renders to.
Coordinates relative to the entire scrollable area of gtk-tree-view. These coordinates start at (0, 0) for row 0 of the tree.
Several functions are available for converting between the different coordinate systems. The most common translations are between widget and bin window coordinates and between bin window and tree coordinates. For the former you can use the gtk-tree-view-convert-widget-to-bin-window-coords function (and vice versa), for the latter the gtk-tree-view-convert-bin-window-to-tree-coords function (and vice versa).
The gtk-tree-view implementation of the gtk-buildable interface accepts gtk-tree-view-column objects as <child> elements and exposes the internal gtk-tree-selection in UI definitions.
The "row-activated" signal is emitted when the method gtk-tree-view-row-activated is called or the user double clicks a treeview row. It is also emitted when a non-editable row is selected and one of the keys: Space, Shift+Space, Return or Enter is pressed. For selection handling refer to the tree widget conceptual overview as well as gtk-tree-selection.
The gtk-tree-path for the activated row.
The tree iter of the collapsed row.
A tree path that points to the row.
The tree iter of the expanded row.
The tree iter of the row to collapsed.
Nil to allow collapsing, true to reject.
The tree iter of the row to expand.
Nil to allow expansion, true to reject. | 2019-04-24T22:34:28 | http://www.crategus.com/books/cl-cffi-gtk/pages/gtk_class_gtk-tree-view.html |
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