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Officials: Plane went down in Indian Ocean Officials: Plane went down in Indian Ocean A relative of one of the Chinese passengers aboard the Malaysia Airlines jet, MH370, grieves after being told of the latest news in Beijing, China, Monday, March 24, 2014. It was the grim news that families of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight had dreaded for weeks, and on Monday they heard it from Malaysias prime minister: new analysis of satellite data indicates the missing plane crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — After 17 days of desperation and doubt over the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the country’s officials said an analysis of satellite data points to a “heartbreaking” conclusion: Flight 370 met its end in the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean, and none of those aboard survived. The somber announcement late Monday by Prime Minister Najib Razak left unresolved many more troubling questions about what went wrong aboard the Boeing 777 to take it so far off-course. It also unleashed a maelstrom of sorrow and anger among the families of the jet’s 239 passengers and crew. A solemn Najib, clad in a black suit, read a brief statement about what he called an unparalleled study of the jet’s last-known signals to a satellite. That analysis showed the missing plane, which took off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing early on March 8, veered “to a remote location, far from any possible landing sites.” More On This Topic “It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean,” he said. His carefully chosen words did not directly address the fate of those aboard. In a separate message, sent to some of their relatives just before he spoke, Malaysia Airlines officials said that, “We have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived.” Officials said they concluded the flight had been lost in the deep waters west of Perth, Australia, based on more thorough analysis of the brief signals the plane sent every hour to a satellite belonging to Inmarsat, a British company, even after other communication systems on the jetliner shut down. The pings did not include any location information. Inmarsat and British aviation officials used “a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort” to zero in on the plane’s last position, as it reached the end of its fuel, Najib said. In a statement, Inmarsat said the company used “detailed analysis and modelling” of transmissions from the Malaysia Airlines jet and other known flights to describe “the likely direction of flight of MH370.” Najib gave no indication of exactly where in the Indian Ocean the plane was last heard from, but searchers have sighted possible debris in an area about 1,240 miles southwest of Perth, and officials said more details would be released Tuesday. Some of the relatives who gathered to listen to Najib convulsed in grief at the news, with shrieks and uncontrolled sobs. Others collapsed into the arms of loved ones. “My son! My son!” cried a woman in a group of about 50 gathered at a hotel near Beijing’s airport, before falling to her knees. Minutes later, medical teams carried one elderly man out of the conference room on a stretcher, his face covered by a jacket. In Kuala Lumpur, screams came from inside the Hotel Bangi Putrajaya, where some of the families have been given rooms. Selamat Omar, father of a 29-year-old aviation engineer aboard the flight, said he and other families were waiting for word about whether they would be flown to Australia, closer to where it is believed the plane went down. “We accept the news of the tragedy. It is fate,” Selamat said. Sarah Bajc, the girlfriend of an American passenger, Philip Wood, of Texas, said the announcement based only on data, without any recovered wreckage put resolution beyond reach. “I need closure to be certain but cannot keep on with public efforts against all odds. I STILL feel his presence, so perhaps it was his soul all along,” she wrote in an email. “Now Philip’s family and I will need some time for private grief.” After Najib’s announcement, some of the relatives of the 154 Chinese passengers went before cameras to criticize the Malaysian officials who “have concealed, delayed and hid the truth” about what happened to the plane. “If the 154 of our loved ones lose their lives, then Malaysia Airlines, the government of Malaysia and the military are really the executors of our loved ones,” said a spokesman for the group who, like many Chinese, would only give his surname, Jiang. The new findings do nothing to answer why the plane disappeared shortly after takeoff. More specifically, they shed no light on investigators’ doubts about possible mechanical or electrical failure, hijacking, sabotage, terrorism or issues related to the mental health of the pilots or someone else on board. U.S. deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes stopped short Monday of saying the U.S. had independent confirmation of the status of the missing airliner. He noted the conclusion of Malaysian authorities and said the U.S., which has been aiding the search, was focused on that southern corridor of the ocean. Planes and ships from Australia and China also crisscrossed the area after multiple satellites detected objects that could have been possible remains of the lost airliner. The search is now considered a race against time because of the battery life of the “pinger” in the black boxes — the common name for the cockpit voice and data recorders normally attached to the fuselage — may run out in the next two weeks. The search for the wreckage and the plane’s recorders could take years because the ocean is up to 23,000 feet deep. It’s also possible that what is left of the plane may never be found. An Australian navy support vessel, the Ocean Shield, headed toward the search zone and was expected to arrive in three or four days, a defense official said. The ship is equipped with acoustic detection equipment that can search for the black boxes. Without them, it would be virtually impossible for investigators to say definitively what happened to the plane. “We’ve got to get lucky,” said John Goglia, a former member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. “It’s a race to get to the area in time to catch the black box pinger while it’s still working.” The U.S. Pacific Command said it is also sending a black box locator in case a debris field is located. The Towed Pinger Locator, which is pulled behind a vessel at slow speeds, has highly sensitive listening capability that can hear the black box pinger down to a depth of about 20,000 feet, Cmdr. Chris Budde, a U.S. 7th Fleet operations officer, said in a statement. He called it “a prudent effort to pre-position equipment and trained personnel closer to the search area.” The U.S. Navy also sent an unmanned underwater vehicle to Perth that could be used if debris is located, said Rear Adm. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman. The Bluefin-21, expected to arrive in Perth on Wednesday, has side-scanning sonar and what is called a “multi-beam echo sounder” that can be used to take a closer look at objects under water, he added. It can operate at a depth of 14,700 feet. Also Monday, Malaysia’s police chief, Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar, reiterated that all the passengers had been cleared of suspicion. But he said the pilots and crew were still being investigated. He would not comment on whether officials recovered the files that were deleted a month earlier from the home flight simulator of the chief pilot.	7,850
3 comments: Cristina said... Dear Carol,i am Cristina, from Verona, Italy. I have been visiting your blogs for months, and i am a great admirer of your wonderful art. I am a beginning watercolorist, and your painting are so inspirational for me! I wish I could be there to attend a workshop of yours!	302
Swan + Hard Rock Cafe Spotlight: Laura & Kevin Today on the Disney Wedding Podcast, Scottish Disney bride Laura Gerard shares the story of her ceremony at the Swan & Dolphin Resort’s Crescent Terrace and reception at the Woodstock Room at Universal CityWalk’s Hard Rock Cafe. Laura gives detailed tips for planning a wedding from the UK, including what it was like to work with the team at the Hard Rock and how she arranged to have Disney characters at the Swan. She also offers advice for those who worry that a wedding not planned through Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings won’t feel like a “Disney” wedding.	619
I have built a QlikView script generator (QVS), that can be used to generate large script files for data imports from SQL Server to QlikView. QlikView does not like 'fully' normalised database structures (loops between several tables): for example, three tables A, B, C in SQL Server could have three PK/FK links; in QlikView it requires just two. So, I now have to 'denormalize', or remove the loops between tables... Currently I am creating an 'exclusion table', which I traverse with an quad-imbedded for-loop, to isolate and remove constraints in the DB structure before generating the script file. This seems to work, but takes WAY too long as the number of tables can be large. Is there another way that I can achieve what I want more economically? No real working database can ever be "fully" normalised. We are talking about a 2nd normal form standard. A fully normailised database is an phantom that I personally have never come accross... – KillercamJan 16 '13 at 18:53 @Killercam: Did you try creating some intermediate tables holding the denormalized data? This is typically task which can be done by some sophisticated "SELECT INTO" statements or an optimized stored procedure. And if this is too slow, you should provide us with some more details about your data model (though this question may be better suited for SO then). – Doc BrownJan 16 '13 at 19:21	1,379
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Blood Pressure and Couple of other questions I have had really low blood pressure at times, like 77/46 I get real rummy and incoherent my wonderful husband told me. It comes out of now where and last 15 minutes to a hour. Has anyone else had symptoms? I have RA really bad, fybro and a few others to mention. But, my GP and Rhuemy put me on lots of different pain meds. Has anyone here gone to a pain clinic? And if so did it help any to see one. My temperature will drop real fast too. I have had it as low as 96.4. Has anyone had any symptoms and what have you done about it. I just got done being sick for last 5 weeks. If someone walked by me, it jumped on board with me and didn't want to go away. But, almost normal today. Well as normal as I can be.	1,544
vegan, skeptic, atheist, libertarian My First Time at DragonCon I chose to go to DragonCon 2014 less than a month and a half before DragonCon. My friend Barbara (Drescher) has always told me how good DragonCon it is, and once again suggested I go this year as well. Once the idea was put in my head this year, I couldn’t let it go, and I started envisioning a second con for myself this year. While changes to the JREF are only being announced now, I knew at TAM that things were going to change. I felt it was time that I look at new cons to call “home”. I won’t talk about the details of getting to DragonCon, or my hotel situation, but suffice to say, I was able to take care of all those details pretty easily and all I had to worry about DragonCon was what I was going to do there. I starred a bunch of things in the DragonCon app, but gave myself plenty of time to walk around. I also left enough time to see some old college friends of mine who I hadn’t seen in person in years. My plan was to just go with the flow, find things that interest me, and see what DragonCon was all about (as well as anyone can do in four days). Instead of even talking about specific panels, I want to describe the vibe I felt when I was there. This is the first event I’d ever been where the person in the plain red tee shirt (me) kind of sticks out as the “weirdo”. I really loved the fact that so many people were dressed up and not a single person would care. The only time I ever heard a comment was when a model cosplaying as a Victoria Secrets angel was showing a banner with her Instagram account, and people near me said she was “marketing poorly”. It wasn’t mean, it was just matter of factly about the whole thing. If I were inspired by any sort of costume, I would feel completely comfortable at DragonCon doing so. When I was doing the parade, as I wrote about previously, I actually was comfortable wearing a monkey mask in front of tens of thousands of people carrying a sign. After that, what else should phase me? I normally consider myself an extreme introvert, shy with people, and someone who mumbles their words to strangers. For DragonCon, though, everyone was so friendly. I never got the condescending “excuse me big guy” I often get in crowded places. People were polite in tight spaces. After I ran from my hotel to the Hilton during a quick rainstorm, I was standing in the foyer catching some wind to dry off. I said to the guy next to me, “Excuse me, I’m just trying to dry off a little.”. His response to me, in almost Dude like fashion was “Hey man, we’re all trying to dry off, just stand and enjoy the wind.” Seriously, if not for his steampunk outfit, I would have assumed he was cosplaying as the Dude. I stayed mostly with the Skeptrack panels this year, but if I go again, I will definitely branch out more. This year was new for me, and for panels, I mainly stuck close to home so to speak. The panels, which would run an hour, in a smaller-than-TAM room were really good though. The feel of the room was different than what I was used to. The stage was small, and the speakers sat down, so the talks had a really intimate feel. I was at the first TAM which had less people than some of the panels I saw, and it still felt bigger. There was no echo in the room. This totally new feel for me was awesome. I now prefer it to the large open air, echo filled talks I saw at TAM (This is not a slight against what I’ve seen at TAM previously, this is all relative). I can see why people really like the track system at DragonCon. So, by the end of DragonCon I started to take stock in the experience, and it was pretty awesome. I only touched the surface of DragonCon. Looking back, DragonCon actually covers overall my interests better than any conference I’ve ever thought of going to. I’m more than just a skeptic. I like science, I like science fiction, and technology. I like the feeling of being some place where there is little to no judgement on appearance. There may be clique’s within DragonCon but in an event that large and varied they doesn’t matter. In closing, I’d like to thank a few people. Thanks to Travis for suggesting the High Roller in Vegas, because while that seems like such a small thing, ever since then, I’ve felt like pushing beyond my comfort zone. Thanks to Derek and Swoopy for putting on a wonderful Skeptrack. Thanks to Margaret for putting together a wonderful Skeptrack parade unit. Thanks to Angie, Ani, and Reza for making me feel like I’d known them for years. Thanks to my old college friends Dave and Jeannie for hanging out for the first time in many fourteen or fifteen years. Thanks to Barbara for suggesting over the years that I go to DragonCon, for the room, and for nudging me to do the DragonCon parade. And lastly, thanks to my wife Kelly who was supportive of me going to another con so quickly after TAM. She has always supported me going to these various things, and I can’t thank her enough. In fact, I need to find a con for her. 🙂	5,074
Products Enhanced Drive Electronics for KM512 The HPB-KM-512 from GIS is a Head Personality Board designed to provide communications between the Konica Minolta KM512 printheads and the GIS Print Manager Boards (PMB-C8/PMB-C2) Printhead Variants KM512 (S,M,L) Number of printheads 1 Advanced Features The HPB-KM-512 provides access to all the standard KM512 printhead settings including voltage trim, temperature (where printheads have a heater), binary and greyscale mode, waveform settings. Additional control is also provided over printhead and heater power.	568
The 16th Annual BGJ Seminar Day took place on 18th November. The presenter was Jan Roubal, Assistant Professor of Psychotherapy at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Jan encouraged us to explore the subject of psychotherapy case formulation in a distinctively Gestalt way. Psychotherapy case formulation is an essential component of psychotherapy training and practice across all modalities. It is an important way of integrating theory and research into practice, and part of the dissertations and case studies Gestalt trainees write as part of their accreditation process. Jan opened up the idea of intrinsic diagnosis arising from the aesthetic qualities of the live dialogue between therapist and client, including pre-reflective and embodied elements. He asked us to consider how we might develop case formulation based on this, and introduced some exercises to help us experience and explore this. Jan postulated that aesthetic case formulation was a more inclusive, less anthropomorphic term to use than dialogical, co-created case formulation, which is now commonly used by many modalities. The phrase Jan used as the expression of aesthetic case formulation was “the intentionality of the situation”, and this evoked much discussion, with some people feeling this implied agency and questioning if the quality was more one of emergence. Others felt this was more to do with translation and semantics. With over 90 people attending, this was a lively and energetic day, in a beautiful venue, Colet Hall in West London, originally built in 1885 as artists’ studios. A delicious gluten-free, plant-based lunch sustained us, as did the home-made cakes kindly donated by some of the people attending. The day was organised by Adam Kincel; thanks to him and everyone who helped to make the event so enjoyable. Jan Roubal is the Executive Editor of Towards a Research Tradition in Gestalt Psychotherapy, which was published by Cambridge Scholars Press in 2016.	1,981
In Response to Terror James Turner Johnson In the aftermath of the United States military response to the car–bombing of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania last August, New York’s John Cardinal O’Connor drew a distinction between ad hoc, after–the–fact moral judgments about such particular responses to terrorism and a serious national effort to add a moral dimension to policy and military planning for future efforts against terrorist activities. "I would hope," wrote Cardinal O’Connor, "that if our government has not yet done so, it would appeal to scholars of the moral dimensions of warfare to offer their analyses of what we seem to be about as a nation" in responding to terrorism. There is significant precedent for doing this. From the mid–1980s to the early 1990s, in response to the terror bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut and the growth of terrorist threats to Americans at home and abroad, the U.S. military made a series of efforts to bring moral philosophers and theologians into dialogue with the military officers and civilians involved in policy planning or holding command responsibility. The Naval War College and the Army War College took the lead in this, each providing the venue for various events aiming at such dialogue. Over time the focus shifted to a broader context, culminating in a conference on legal and moral constraints on low–intensity conflict held at the Naval War College in 1992 and the publication of a book in an NWC–sponsored series three years later. The dialogue carried on in this way has, however, not been continued since. We need to renew these conversations. In dealing with terrorism and with international affairs in general, the seven years from 1992 to the present is a long time. Policies go out of date; personnel charged with interpreting and implementing them change; the shape of military readiness alters; the sources and nature of terrorist threats shift. Indeed, while Cardinal O’Connor is right to call special attention to the need for the government to initiate such a dialogue, the discussion should be broadened to include the American people as a whole. In a democracy such as ours, informed public support is a necessity for any effective policy. It is especially important to have such support for action against terrorists, because of the moral complexity and public nature of terrorism and counter terrorism. No doubt some Americans are inclined to say that in the war against terrorism, anything goes. Understandable as this is when Americans, Kenyans, and Tanzanians are blown apart by car bombs, it is not the attitude Americans should take toward the struggle against terrorism. Such an attitude is in fact the mirror image of Osama bin Laden’s declaration, contrary to the normative traditions of Islam, that all Americans are equally worthy to be targeted in his putative holy war against the U.S. A judgment that "anything goes" in dealing with him and other terrorists would equally violate our society’s own normative traditions. Like Cardinal O’Connor, I would argue that the reference point for thinking morally about responses to terrorism should be the just war tradition. This tradition is the collective record of Western culture’s attempt to think morally about the use of military force in the service of an orderly, just, and peaceful world, and its influence can be seen broadly in recent debate. The issue is how this tradition is relevant to the problem of responding to terrorist activities. For a war to be just, Thomas Aquinas argued, three things are necessary: sovereign authority, just cause, and right intention. Even today these concerns remain central. The requirement of sovereign authority in Thomas and throughout just war thought speaks to two issues. First, it means that the resort to force must be undertaken as a public act, on behalf of a political community that has been wronged in some serious way. Second, it means that there is no superior authority to which a wronged party can appeal to receive justice and settle a dispute. One can find these considerations behind the right under contemporary international law to use force in self–defense against armed attack. Put simply, any country targeted by terrorist acts is justified in a military response, both morally and by the terms of international law. But Thomas also brought into focus a specific concern of his own time, one raised today by the phenomenon of terrorism: the obligation of every sovereign authority to curb and punish lawless people who strike at the order, justice, and peace that are the core purpose of political community. Terrorism by its nature aims to undermine and erode these goods and thus attacks all people who benefit from them. While the tradition has allowed for the possibility of a war between two states both seeming, because of the complexity of the issues involved, to be just, the kind of violence we today call terrorism is evil in its very nature, because it attacks the foundations of political community itself. The authority to use force to curb and punish terrorism is thus the same authority that seeks to protect the goods of the political order as such. There is no justice in terrorism, only injustice. In just war terms, there is just cause when force is used to defend against attack, to retake something wrongly taken, or to punish evil. Much recent moral thought has focused on only one of these, the use of force in defense. Contemporary international law also has restricted the allowable use of force to self–defense, but in response to the realities of international order the customary behavior of states has effectively expanded the idea of defense to include the other traditional justifications. It is not necessary when thinking morally (or legally) about the use of force in counter terrorism to restrict such force to after–the–fact response to particular violent acts; nor is it necessary to deal with terrorist activities on a tit–for–tat basis, though the use of force would be justified in such cases. Let me be clear: a strategy that involves the use of military force to prevent terrorist acts is just and moral. Right intention, in historical just war theory, had both a negative and a positive meaning. Negatively it meant the avoidance of the desire to bully or dominate, to take something for one’s own benefit, to inflict harm out of hatred or what Augustine called "implacable animosity." While the moral requirement of right intention cautions U.S. policymakers not to fashion uses of force against terrorism that amount to riding roughshod over other states and peoples, it also draws attention to the fact that frequently terrorist self–justifications give evidence of a fundamental hatred for all that is American—an "implacable animosity." Positively, the just war requirement of right intention historically meant that use of military force should aim at restoring or creating a just peace. Contemporary theorists typically count peace separately, rather than folding it into right intention. However this concept is conceived theoretically, it is fundamental to the formation of moral policy in thinking about how to deal with terrorism, whether by military or other means. One problem with ad hoc, after–the–fact, tit–for–tat reactions to particular terrorist acts is that in themselves they look backwards to those acts, not forward to the establishment of a just and well–ordered peace in which terrorism no longer threatens. How to conceive and bring about such a peace is, indeed, the greatest challenge for a policy against terrorism. Thinking about terrorism in just war terms requires taking certain prudential concerns into account: Is the good accomplished proportional to the means used? Are there any other means of dealing with the problem that have a reasonable prospect of succeeding? Is there a reasonable hope of success? Both historically and logically, these concerns are secondary to those termed "necessary"; yet they are nonetheless important additional guidelines for moral policy and decisions regarding potential uses of force. In particular, these prudential criteria remind us that the use of military force is neither the preferred nor the only option for dealing with terrorism. As awesome a weapon as the cruise missile is, for example, its availability does not diminish the importance of other weapons in the struggle against terrorism: policies aimed at cutting off terrorist capabilities, removing their support, eliminating conditions in which they tend to flourish, gathering and sharing intelligence about individual terrorists and terrorist organizations, and bringing them to justice. A moral policy on dealing with terrorism should incorporate such approaches along with the possibility of resort to military force. Justified force, if used, should directly and intentionally target only the guilty, and the means used should be such as to avoid harm to others so far as possible. Michael Walzer has it right, I believe, in arguing that the moral principles governing the use of force imply a special care to protect innocent parties from "collateral damage" due to force aimed at the guilty. Since it is a preferred tactic of terrorists to shelter themselves among innocent people and to use the fabric of normal life as a cover for their own activities, this is a particular problem for any policy against terrorism, and it may be the hardest to resolve. For—as Walzer makes plain—the effort to avoid harm to the innocent may require taking more potential danger onto oneself. The most moral military approach against terrorists may require risking the lives of American military personnel and accepting the losses that may come of this. This is not to argue that counter terrorist policy should focus on commando raids and larger military expeditions in preference to cruise missile strikes; rather, it is to say that a morally adequate policy for dealing with terrorism cannot be limited only to the relatively easy options. The actual contours of moral debate over policy on dealing with the ongoing problem of terrorism remain to be determined. Like Cardinal O’Connor, I believe we should carry on that debate with the purpose of shaping policy that is adequate morally as well as politically and militarily. Moral reflection is not doing its job when it is employed only in retrospect, in response to particular terrorist acts.	10,520
Uncovering History Laura Varlas Culturally responsive approaches to teaching history give students multiple perspectives on the past, with room for connections to the personal and present day. "Meet the women you don't know, behind the mission you do," proclaims the poster for the hit film Hidden Figures. From tagline to title, it's clear that this story, about the black women who led NASA's team of mathematicians during the "Space Race," was previously cast in the shadows of American history. Shining a light on these hidden histories, and broadening the spectrum of inquiry into the past, is not just a winning formula at the box office. It's also an endeavor that's resonating in K–12 classrooms, with teachers seeking ways to provide more accurate, complex, and engaging history education. Mirror and Magnify Instructional specialist Aruna Arjunan has spent the last three years working with New York City public school teachers to develop a U.S. history curriculum using open educational resources, which supports teaching content and literacy skills simultaneously. Now, Arjunan and her colleagues at New Visions for Public Schools are launching a curriculum project called "Rewriting History: Expanding the Story of the United States." Their goal is to make U.S. history more relevant to their "extraordinarily diverse" student population by finding the overlapping core in a Venn diagram of high-interest untold histories, contemporary connections, and the content commonly tested on the New York Regents Exams. Arjunan thinks this new grounding will help students better understand their world and "be more interested in a curriculum they can see themselves in."	1,683
You've seen the advertisements on television; schools that market heavily with dubious promises of how wonderful the job market is, but then students who incur student loan debt to get those degrees - loans which are unlimited since the government in the early 1990s said higher education meant more money - find that in a market where everyone has some sort of degree or another, it doesn't mean much. Obviously President Obama can't go after squarely progressive universities so these rules are tailored instead to go after shorter-term schools instead of four-year institutions, but the standards should apply anywhere. Should any university take money from anyone for a Ph.D. in Fine Arts, knowing that student will likely be one of those 13,000 Ph.D.s who will be janitors or waitresses next year? The U.S. Department of Education, as usual, seems to be tackling the wrong problem. Yes, student loan defaults at those smaller private schools are higher but the families are also poorer and they are students who were not successful in high school so they aren't getting scholarships - the very people a Democratic Congress in the early 1990s said would benefit most from unlimited students loans. Capping student loans back at the old $2,500 maximum would drive university prices back down and let more students get a real education. Focusing on one type of school, rather than the core problem, would seem to be unfair restriction of trade. Institutions will now be required to disclose their total program costs, loan repayment rates, graduates' debt-to-earnings ratio and other critical consumer information to help students better choose the gainful employment program that's right for them. How many graduate science programs could pass that test? And Jennifer Wheary at Policy Shop argues that journalism graduate programs would likely not pass either. We produce 6X as many Ph.D.s annually as there are jobs for them in academia so the private sector should have always been the first consideration. The implication is that these career schools are less ethical for taking all the students they can get but does anyone not know of a university degree mill that does the same thing? A new Ph.D. in science likely has substantial debt and little chance of paying it off if they stay in academia. Given the number of Ph.D.s produced per year it is no surprise post-doc positions pay little. It would make sense to take a skeptical look at all academia and not just career college programs. Comments The requirements are actually quite modest - they get three years to show they have value - so only the really bad schools will fail to meet the standard, but my point was obviously that state-sponsored degree mills are churning out political science majors, basket-weaving, womens' studies majors and who knows what else that have practically no job market outside academia, so it seems unfair to penalize a school that is producing paralegals or whatever else. Practically everyone working in a Starbucks has a degree. There is something wrong with that. It's degree inflation. Things that don't require a college education to do (eg clerk work) still require a college degree for no real discernible reason. The value of a college degree has been diluted severely, part because there are too many students and not enough jobs and part because there are too many degree choices, which muddies the waters considerably. On the other hand, we have medical degrees, which are a tightly controlled commodity and this reflects in doctors' salaries and gainful employment (very few docs are out of work). There has to be a workable middle ground, but it's really difficult to say what that middle should be. However, is the solution removing those extraneous degrees? Should we only allow business and science degrees in schools? That simply creates a huge influx of science and business students with no real job placement afterwards. We will be back at square 1 with people with degrees in Biology, Fiance and Economics doing work at Starbucks. The problem isn't school, it's the economy. We've crushed our middle class systematically for the last 30 years and it's finally hitting us. There are only so many service, support and clerical jobs you can put out before the industry is saturated and those jobs are no substitute for jobs involved in production. Production jobs scale; you need more workers to put out more product. These replacement jobs don't scale as much. A single IT support tech can handle a dozen computers as easily as he can handle one computer. Right, because they made a degree a progressive issue - fairness demands everyone have one - it is solely a barrier to entry and provides no advantage at all, as a high school diploma once did. Lots of people will still easily get jobs but it will be based also on individual initiative or the friend of a friend or personality, as it always. The people now working at a McDonald's would have been working there anyway, except without $30K of debt. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the US east coast found itself with hundreds of thousands of Russian Ph.D. waiting tables and driving cabs. Degrees were just time there so they were meaningless and they had better lives working in a restaurant here than being an unemployed Ph.D. there. Interesting post (and an interesting discussion). As a community college instructor and someone carrying a great deal of student loan debt because of dual disciplines, this is relevant on both the professional and personal levels. — “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” --MLK, Jr.	5,669
Increased Republican power in Congress will mean continuing debate over healthcare reform, but hospitals shouldn’t abandon delivery system reforms, according to Kristin Welsh, Vice President of Federal Affairs for the American Hospital Association. She made her remarks during a webinar on “Post Election Analysis on Health Reform — from Inside the Beltway,” presented last Friday by the QHR Learning Institute. Welsh predicted that early in the year there’ll be many votes on repealing or replacing healthcare reform, but in the end, Congress doesn’t have the votes to override a Presidential veto. As a New York Times story on Nov. 6 by Robert Pear explained, Republican legislators are likely to withhold appropriations for some of the estimated 100 sections of the law that require funding as well as trying to repeal or scale back provisions that conservatives despise most, such as the individual mandate to buy insurance or the new IRS form 1099 requirements. “House Republicans could easily pass … provisos stating that no federal money could be used to carry out specific sections of the new health care law,” Pear wrote. “By attaching the restrictions to appropriations bills, House Republicans can force negotiations with the Senate. The Hyde amendment, restricting the use of federal money to pay for abortion, began as such a rider more than 30 years ago.” “The individual mandate is being addressed at the state level, through the courts, and it remains to be seen how that plays out,” Welsh said. “Obviously it’s very important for us (AHA) that it stays in. That was the crux of our involvement in the reform package at the very beginning.” Welsh also noted potential opportunities for hospitals as they work as with the newly empowered Republicans in the House. Labor won’t have the votes to pass card check “so we have a reprieve on that issue,” she said. “Liability reform is an issue that clearly resonates with Republicans. The House could probably pass a liability reform bill now but the Senate probably cannot.” Republicans generally support regulatory relief, and that poses an interesting situation for hospitals, Welsh said. “If regulations are seen as advancing healthcare reform, the Republicans are going to be very skeptical of providing help to those regulations. They don’t want to see reform advance; they want to rein it in. Unfortunately, clinical integration is seen as part of health care reform, so we’ll need to explain this issue in a way that puts it outside the scope of reform.” Republicans also face particular challenges as they plan their strategy, Welsh said. Since the reform has been counted as money-saving legislation, any attempts to repeal provisions of the bill will require off-setting savings. “It’s a complicated bill, all very intertwined,” Welsh said. “To pull one thread could unravel things you might not want to unravel. I think right now Republican staff must be struggling to figure out how to dismantle this in a thoughtful way.” Back at the start of the debate on health care, provisions on insurance reforms, delivery system reforms and transparency had widespread support on both sides of the aisle, Welsh said. “That’s important,” Welsh said. She urged hospitals to continue preparations for delivery system reforms, because “issues such as ACOs, bundling and gain sharing are not going away. These issues will stay with us, because they are the crux of moving the way care is delivered and paid for.”	3,548
Varkana is a place of tall forests where the Wolf runs free. The Lords here hold court across the land and protect the people from the dangers of the wilderness. Honour and Valour is valued above all other virtues and the pact between Lord and Serf is based on service and labour, personal relationships and oaths. Common Races: Humans, Naturae Uncommon Races: Fae Rare Races: Tainted, Risen, Yo’tan Geography : ThelandofVarkarnais split into four baronies. These baronies are protected by their lords and there is little travel between themselves. The land is harsh and dangerous and the wolves and bears than dwell in the snow-swept land keep the villagers in their homes at night. It is said that some of the wolves are possessed by Demons and they lead the other wolves to a thirst for human flesh. The four baronies each take their name from the noble family that rules them. Although the Barons are now chosen by the King rather than being hereditary titles. Wolfsholm Lord Wolf is the ruler of Wolfsholm. The people of this barony are strong in arm and in purpose. Renowned for their strength of will as well as their strength of arms they have the bravest rangers and the strongest warriors. The armies of the Lord Wolf are stronger than any others and they are trained to live off the land and fight under and conditions. ThelandofWolfsholmis not good for farming and the people of this land often take their sheep and goats long distances to find land for them to feed on. Ravenskeep Lord Raven is the name given to the ruler of Ravenskeep. The land itself is full of dark forests and the Maestir that dwell within this kingdom live within walled towns within forest clearings. Ravenskeep is the large city that is in the centre of the Barony and here the armies of Lord Raven go out to protect the people of the land. The people of Ravenskeep are simple and superstitious people and the major trade is the farming of wild pigs and boar and charcoal farming. Bearsglade Lord Bear is the name given to the ruler of Bearsglade. The thick forests that run across Bearsglade take up most of the land, but the large lakes and rivers in the middle of the Barony are where the majority of the towns are built. The people of Bearsglade make their living from fishing and from mining for gold in the local area. The warriors of Bearsglade are less organised than the armies of their neighbours but they are just as ferocious. Eagilsmount The Lord Eagle is the ruler of Eagilsmount. The majority of the land here is lush valleys surrounded by high mountains. The farmland in the valleys is the bread basket of Varkarna and the people here are slightly more civilised than the surrounding kingdoms although they are thought to be less hardy and belittled for it by their neighbours. However, the armies of Eagilsmount are the best equipped and the best trained if not the most battle-hardened. Stereotypes: Naturaeare a common sight in Varkarna and most villages have one or two Naturae in the area. The lords of the area will protect the Naturae and the land seeing is as part of their duty as a lord. Faein Varkarna keep themselves to themselves although they will tend to guide the Maestir where they see fit. They tend to have their own villages where they any uninvited meet a brutal death. It is in Varkarna that theCourt of Alderis based, although there are members of all courts here. TheRisenin Varkarna live a hidden life, their very presence seen as an affront to the gods and it is believed that their souls are stolen from the Realm of the Dead by the necromancers. Shadowkith inVarkarna are a rare sight and they are often seen as demon-tainted even more than the tainted are. They are known as the thief’s of spirits and it is thought that they do dark magicks using the spirits of the dead as bargaining tools. TheTaintedare more accepted in Varkarna than any other country. It is believed that they person who is born asTaintedlived a vile existence in their last life, but this is their chance to prove themselves in this life. Although seen as the lowest of the low, the tainted are treated as trying to prove themselves to do their best. Yo’Tanare not often seen in Varkarna but they are seen as the half-bred spawn of demons, worse that the Tainted for these are not human spirits trying to prove themselves but the foul barbaric rage of demons. Religion : The Varkarna are rare amongst the Maestir, for they believe in reincarnation. It is believed that the immortal spirit that dwells within the Maestir is returned from the realm of Shadows by Eorthe herself. Those Maestir that are loyal to their lord in life will be reborn into a noble family. The nobles that act wisely and justly will be able to take their place in their lord Grim’s halls for eternity. Those that do not act with honour and nobility are reborn as the lowest of the low. The Varkarna are highly religious and worship of the Pantheon is incorporated into their every day, with praise and offering given regularly.	5,041
Post navigation Try These Tasty Red Meat Substitutes While many may find red meat irresistible, there are a few long term studies that have recently been concluded, and these prove that eating too much red meat, especially if it is processed, is likely to shorten your life. However, if being a vegetarian does not appeal to you, there are still plenty of other tasty red meat substitutes that you can start to incorporate into your diet. FishWhile fish and meat are often grouped together, fish contains significantly less saturated fat than meat, and is full of omega-3 fatty acids, which benefit a number of different areas in terms of health. While some fish may not feel like a substantial substitute for red meat, there are others that can most definitely hold their own. Salmon, whether you grill, smoke or bake it, is a hearty and flavorful fish, while the mild flavor of rainbow trout is ideal for those who do not usually like seafood. Halibut is another versatile fish, as is Sablefish, also known as black cod, which is known for its incredibly buttery texture. TofuEven the most avid meat eaters should really be taking a break from eating meat at least once a week, but if you still want a protein that is substantial, tofu is a great option. Tofu can easily replace the meat in just about all of your favorite recipes, whether you cook up some crispy nuggets or some Chinese sweet and sour or an Italian dish of spaghetti and meatballs. Free Range ChickenWhile chicken is lower in fat and calories than most red meats, you need to be aware of where the chicken has come from. If it has been raised on a farm that freely uses antibiotics in order for their animals to grow faster and bigger, which is extremely common in the poultry industry, then this meat will definitely not be good for your health. While free range, organic chicken may cost more, the price is worth paying, as not only will the meat be better for you, but it will also be far tastier, and packed with more vitamins and minerals. Chicken is one of the most versatile meats out there, and can be cooked in so many different ways, whether it be in a curry or as a roast. Pork TenderloinWhile many may believe that pork is packed with cholesterol and fat, this depends on the cut of pork that you choose. Instead of opting for bacon, try cooking up a pork tenderloin, as this is a lean meat that is low in fat. It is also extremely easy to cook, and can simply be left slow cooking all day, along with some vegetables, so that you can enjoy a hearty meal in the evening. Red meat is a favorite of many, but, if you know that you are indulging in this slightly too often, now is the time to change your eating habits. Whether you substitute it for a hearty fish or a cut of organic chicken, these red meat alternatives will give a huge boost to your overall health.	2,853
"A [preacher] who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they are necessarily reflected in his [preaching]." — BXVI 12 November 2010 The bishops of the US conference (USCCB) will be electing their president next week. The custom of the conference is to elect the vice-president in the previous term as president. In this case, following custom, they would elect Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tuscon. The media (Catholic and secular) are reporting that Bishop Kicanas defended the ordination of a man later convicted of child molestation. Various Catholic blogs have drawn attention to these reports and have asked the USCCB to seriously consider whether or not Bishop Kicanas is fit for the post of president. Around the highways and streets of the US, you will occasionally see a bumper-sticker that reads: “CAUTION: In case of Rapture, this car will be empty!” Most cradle Catholics have never heard of the Rapture. Those of us who are converts from Protestantism know the term all too well. The Rapture is an end-times event where those who are “saved” will be jerked into heaven, leaving behind empty cars, offices, airplanes, and churches. This event is a sign that the God's judgment on the world has begun and those remaining must endure the Tribulation—the reign of the Beast, the anti-Christ, and the Battle of Armageddon. Exactly how all of these events play out—which comes first, who must suffer what—is the subject of intense debate among believers in the Rapture. Whole Protestant denominations have been founded on one or another interpretation of these prophesied events. Catholics have been more or less spared all this speculation b/c the Church has always taught that events described in the Book of Revelation are best understood as a form of Jewish literary apocalypticism used by John to narrate historical events that took place in the first century of the Church. John used the highly symbolic images of Daniel, Ezekiel, and others to encrypt the history of Rome's persecutions of the early Church in order to protect and encourage Christians. If all of this is true, how do we understand this morning's gospel? Jesus seems to be saying that when judgment day arrives, some will be taken and others will be left behind. Is he describing the Rapture? Yes and no. Yes, he is certainly describing events that correspond to what some believe to be the Rapture. But he is not describing a one-time event that occurs at the end of the world. What Jesus is describing is the one event that happens to us all—death. We will all die and face judgment. Being prepared for that inevitable event is the point of Jesus' teaching. Worrying about End Time disasters and fanciful apocalyptic mysteries is pointless. The purpose—the only reason—for living a Christian life is to become more and more like Christ. At the moment of death, the moment of judgment, God will recognize those who have embodied the spirit of Christ and welcome them to His kingdom. Or He will honor the free choice of some to reject His love and allow them an eternity set apart from His presence. This process of death and judgment happens quite literally thousands of times a day. Every time someone dies. Speculation about some future end-time snatching of believers from their daily lives misses the whole thrust of Jesus' teaching here. Even the disciples seem to miss the point. They want to know where these events will take place. What does Jesus say? “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.” And where is that exactly? Jerusalem? Rome? Peoria? In so far as people living in these cities die everyday, yes. But death comes to us all regardless of where we live. Wherever there is a body, death will come and judgment follows; therefore, Jesus urges us: be ready, always ready to account for your life in Christ, being sure that you have lived as close to him as your gifts allow. More politicization of the DoJ. . .not only is this sort of thing probably illegal, it is certainly politically stupid. Doesn't it occur to these folks that one day. . .probably real soon. . .they aren't going to be in charge anymore and then it's going to be the other side's turn to shine the light on their foibles? 09 November 2010 N.B. Since I will be in the U.S. from Dec 2010 to Oct 2011, I've changed the shipping address on the WISH LIST. Moon Bat Alert! Why are these dinosaurs allowed to spread their nonsense at a Catholic parish? Would Call to Action or the Women's Ordination Conference invite Archbishops Chaput or Burke to one of their conferences? Here's one reason CA is having to borrow $40 million a day just to keep up with the state payroll: a list of state agencies. Check out the comments too for a list of MA state agencies! Also, No Bailout for California! Working in a rehab facility taught me two important behavioral truths: 1). past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior; 2). bad behavior that never results in bad consequences will always be repeated. 08 November 2010 As is painfully obvious, I'm an American and not only an American but an American from the deep south of the U.S., specifically, Mississippi and Texas. This means that my already distinctly American tendency to live life in a big way is intensified by that distinctly southern tradition of exaggeration, making that which is already too much even bigger. Big cars, big houses, big swimming pools, and, of course, big meals! Even our lives in Christ way down in the American south tend to be exaggerated. Megachurches, Hollywood-style Sunday services, Christian theme parks, and the occasional pentecostal tent revival. We enjoy a large faith, an all-consuming preoccupation with all things biblical and apocalyptic. But like the super-sized meals we love, a super-sized faith can be dangerous, especially when that faith is measured in terms of quantity. You can hear preachers—Protestant and Catholic—telling the sick that they will be healed if only they have “enough faith.” Or that a new job or a real estate deal will come if you just “believe enough.” This idea that our faith is about quantity seems to be reinforced by this morning's gospel. Jesus tells the apostles that they must forgive an offending brother as many times as he might ask for forgiveness. They say to Jesus, “Lord, increase our faith.” Jesus' response to this plea tells us that when it comes to faith, to trusting in the Father's promises, size doesn't matter. Now, you might say here, “Well, if faith the size of a mustard seed can uproot a tree and replant it in the sea, then faith the size of a mountain could stop the planet from orbiting the sun!” You could say that. . .but you would be missing the point entirely. The apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith so that they can accomplish a seemingly impossible task, i.e. forgiving an offending brother every time he asks to be forgiven. Jesus' answer to this request tells us plainly that it is not the size or amount of our faith that matters, but the intensity, the integrity with which we exercise it. A big hammer is not a good tool if it is improperly used. A smaller hammer expertly used can be an excellent tool. So, the question is not “how big is your faith?” but rather “with what degree of strength and skill do you wield your faith?” In the same way that good tools must be sharpened, oiled, cleaned, and properly stored, so our faith must be expertly honed and maintained. We have on hand the expertise of the Church Fathers, the saints, the sacraments, the magisterium, and we have one another. All of these are specifically designed to assist us in keeping our trust in the Father's promises brightly polished, razor sharp, and squeaky clean. When we make full use of them, use them regularly, sincerely, and with an eye toward our ultimate end, our faith can only be strengthen. The tallest tower can collapse with time. The biggest monument can erode away. But our faith—even faith the size of a mustard seed—is invincible, indestructible if take care to use every godly gift we have been given.	8,205
ULTRAFOLIN 10MG TABLET Role of active ingredients:Folic acid is essential to numerous bodily functions ranging from nucleotide biosynthesis to the remethylation of homocysteine. It is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth. Both children and adults require folic acid to produce healthy red blood cells and prevent anemia.Vitamin B12 is required for proper red blood cell formation, neurological function, and DNA synthesis. Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient for normal hematopoiesis and treats diabetic neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy.Niacinamide (nicotinamide) is a form of vitamin B3 (niacin) and is used to prevent and treat niacin deficiency (pellagra). Niacin deficiency can cause diarrhea, confusion (dementia), tongue redness/swelling, and peeling red skin. Niacinamide is often used instead of niacin because it causes fewer side effects (e.g., flushing).	904
WHEN Date Friday October 20th, 2017 Time See Description WHAT The ARA (Association of Representational Artists- Windsor/Essex) is holding its 39th Annual Art show and sale. Oct.20th to Nov.15th. at Windsor Crossing Outlet, 1555 Talbot Rd. The show will features local original art in watercolour, acrylic, oil and pastel. The ARA will hold their reception Oct.20th at 7pm. The Gallery will be staffed by the artists and demonstrations will be presented during show hours. Please visit the website www.arawindsor.com or phone Mariano for more info. 519-977-0729	566
The Custody of the Pumpkin Q&A P. G. Wodehouse THE CUSTODY OF THE PUMPKIN Lord Emsworth P.G. Wodehouse is quite well-known for his portrayal of eccentric, snobbish and socially-parasitic aristocrats in his different chronicles.Lord Emsworth is the main character of the Blandings Castle... The Custody of the Pumpkin The Custody of the Pumpkin is a humorous piece written by P.G. Wodehouse that mocks the aristocrats of England in that time. In the story, the main character is Lord Emsworth, who represents the upper class and their eccentric nature. The humorous behavior of Lord Emsworth... Analysis of the Custody od the Pumpkin The Custody of the Pumpkin falls in the genre of comic fiction. PG Wodehouse is famous for his involved plots where layer upon layer of complications unfold. Here there are only three problems – Freddie’s engagement to Aggie, McAllister’s departure and Lord... The Custody of the pumpkin Character Sketch Lord Emsworth: done McAllister Angus McAllister is a true example of a hot tempered, honest, righteous Scotsman. Far from being aristocratic McAllister had values that he was not willing to compromise. At the very beginning of the story the reader... is lots of magic, transformation, and music. Walt Disney’s version is a simple fairytale. You have the Princes ball, the fairy godmother, the magic pumpkin and the entire animal crew come together to help Cinderella have a happy fairytale ending. Disney took a somewhat abusive tale of a girl that was stripped... standards have evolved which the courts use to resolve custody disputes. Write a three to four (3- 4) page paper in which you compare and contrast the best interest standard, the primary caretaker presumption, and the approximation standard in custody cases. Your assignment must: ? Be typed, double spaced... movement to the beat and melody. OTHER EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Reinforce recognition that there are many changes in the fall. VISUAL AIDE: Plastic pumpkin, fake leaves PROCEDURE: START WITH A NEW SONG: “Lots of Leaves” The teacher begins by having the children sit in the floor. She asks the children... Custody Of The Pumpkin 1. Who was Lord Emsworth? What was he doing that fateful morning? Lord Emsworth was the ninth earl of Emsworth and a member of Threepwood Family. He was the owner of the Blanding’s castle. He was forgetful and absent-minded. Lord Emsworth was not a man of action he just used... Connecting the Links 1 Connecting the Links: Chain of Custody and Documentation Procedures Michael Gill Florida Metropolitan University Connecting the Links 2 Abstract This essay firstly explains what the chain of custody, as it pertains to crime scene investigations, is and why... grew a pumpkin and entered it in the contest at the county fair. When he showed his mother she passed out and he showed his father. He said, 'Wow, that's more money than we will ever have in the bank. That would help out our farm so much.' Then the whole family helped grow the pumpkins. It was... divorce would she want joint custody and says “No, he is unfit to raise a child.” .Everyone knows what joint custody is. It’s when the custody of a child is awarded to both parents by the court. But would you want an abusive father or a drinking mother to have joint custody of your innocent child? Some... The Pumpkin Spice Latte: A Cultural Experience Seasons often invoke a series of sentimental images. White sandy beaches and ice cold glasses of lemonade are reminiscent of summer, while warm cozy fires and well-crafted snowmen remind us of winter. In the September 2013 edition of Rolling Stone, the... to Resolve Custody Disputes Three standards have evolved which the courts use to resolve custody disputes. Write a three to four (3- 4) page paper in which you compare and contrast the best interest standard, the primary caretaker presumption, and the approximation standard in custody cases. Your... savory onion, celery, and other herbs, is enough to make you tear up a little. The combination of heavenly scents of sweet yet spicy cinnamon, earthy pumpkin, and aromatic herbs, permeates the air as it drifts through the house, making tummies rumble and grumble in eagerness. The made from scratch yeast... love her as they would their own daughter. When the child is 9 years old, the natural parents, rehabilitated from drugs, begin court action to regain custody. The case is decided in their favor. The child is returned to them, against her will. Does ethics support the law in this case? Does Ethics Support... to Resolve Custody Disputes Three standards have evolved which the courts use to resolve custody disputes. Write a three to four (3- 4) page paper in which you compare and contrast the best interest standard, the primary caretaker presumption, and the approximation standard in custody cases. Your... The role of the custody officer was created by the Police and Criminal evidence act 1984 (PACE act). Throughout this essay I will be discussing the role of the custody officer and exploring the stages that must be undertaken when a person is detained and processed through custody post arrest. I will... A Tale of 3 Pumpkins … Pumpkin Three: Ribbon by Heather Well we have come to the end of our tale of the three pumpkins. First, we met the lovely and vintage Book Page Pumpkin. Then our journey brought us to the glamorous and classy Faux Nailhead Pumpkin and last we meet the sweet and cheery Ribbon... do their best to not eat it. To address this situation, this study aims to use pumpkin as raw material for a nutritious, naturally flavored, and commercially acceptable snack foods for all ages, snack chips. Pumpkins are highly nutritious. It is a good source of Vitamin C and A and also contains... More than 60% of all children today will be raised by only their mothers for some duration of their childhood. In custody battles with two equally fit parents, mothers are awarded custody four out of five times with fathers receiving a mere four days a month visitation with their children. Thomas Parish... Custody and Child Support Argument A major issue we currently face in not only in my community of North Carolina but as a nation as a whole is the courts unjustified rulings in custody, child support, and health insurance. Through personal experiences and research, I have found that the courts favor... Good morning, I would like to tell you a little about my case. I have a custody order in Maryland. My son and I live in Concord, North Carolina. His father suppose to live in Maryland. He has not followed the court's custody order established on October 31, 2013. He has missed the first visitation... the Independent labels keeps the artists happy. Smashing Pumpkins, a well known Chicago born band, has led the newest wave of bands to leave the major label scene. In a Rolling Stones Rolling Stones article earlier this year, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan says, “We’re free! We're out of purgatory... To Carve a Pumpkin Overview: Jack-o'-lanterns are a traditional welcome for trick-or-treaters, an invitation to stop by for a Halloween surprise. It's also something you can make with the leftovers you can't use for Halloween cooking. Materials: Candles, Knives, Felt-tip Pens, Pumpkins, Candleholders... Hatsumomo has to rely on Pumpkin’s success to ensure her own future. However, that dependency does not make her change her attitude, even towards Pumpkin, and she continues to treat her as poorly as anyone else. Most of the physical similarities between Sayuri and Hatsumomo begin at the okiya... Memorandum states as follows: I. FACTS Sally Bright (Petitioner), filed for divorce and custody of 14 year old daughter, Chastity. John Bright (Respondent) also requested custody. The court ordered temporary custody of the minor child to Petitioner and visitation with Respondent every weekend. Petitioner... Child Custody Evaluation Each year about 1.2 million marriages end in divorce, and many divorcing couples have children (Patel&Jones, 2008). In the year 2006 more than 1.1 million children were living with a parent who was divorced or separated. Though most parents face the challenges associated... fall atmosphere on the farm, Sam and his family started a pumpkin festival about four years after their first Christmas tree sales. To reflect the addition of new events, they shortened their farm’s name to Mother Nature’s Farm. Their pumpkin festival has grown from just a few thousand dollars to over... back. While it is easy to see the relevance of Grandparents’ rights when there is genuine abuse on an indefensible child perpetrated by the people in custody – parents, the entire affair doesn’t fall short of parody at most other times. I would argue along the lines of unconstitutionality and the sheer redundancy... standards have evolved which the courts use to resolve custody disputes. Write a three to four (3- 4) page paper in which you compare and contrast the best interest standard, the primary caretaker presumption, and the approximation standard in custody cases. Your assignment must: ? Be typed, double spaced... caramel apple making. Another reason why I like fall is because of pumpkins. You always try and find the biggest pumpkin you can find. Then we try and carve a face and make jack-o-lantern.; and roast the seeds. Then there is the famous pumpkin pie with whipped cream, what a treat that is. Halloween and thanksgiving... and Cocaine. The solution that I have in mind is to have him placed in my custody until the problem that Lance and his father are having is resolved. If the problem is unable to be resolved I would like to gain full custody of him. When these problems with him and his father started his father contacted... Angela has sole custody of her children, Connie and Benjamin. The term “sole custody” means one parent’s right to physical or legal custody of sa child. If one parent has sole physical custody, the court will award the non-custodial parent visitation rights when appropriate (Ehow, Sole Custody vs. Joint Legal... short. Another way to use a catapult is clay pigeon shooting. Yet another way to use a catapult is the competition of “pumpkin chunking” where people see how far they can launch a pumpkin. In medieval times catapults were used as siege weapons to capture castles and fortified walled cities. The most... to Resolve Custody Disputes Three standards have evolved which the courts use to resolve custody disputes. Write a three to four (3- 4) page paper in which you compare and contrast the best interest standard, the primary caretaker presumption, and the approximation standard in custody cases. Your... have decided to go further with the divorce. The wife calls me a week later and asks me to serve as a witness on her behalf in their upcoming child custody dispute. Let’s say I assume that I do think that the wife would be the better parent, to state both side of the clients in a distinctive manner... hand, the girl next door was a green M&M for Halloween. Hopefully they didn’t recognize her. Carving pumpkins on Halloween was a ritual my parents and I observe till this day. We didn’t know that pumpkins were cut with faces representing demons and was originally intended to frighten away evil spirits.... Chain of Custody & Preservation of Evidence Idris Rawls Westwood College It does not matter the reputation you have earned for your high integrity and honesty, you will always be open to allegations of civil or criminal liability. The first type of evidence and usually the most obvious is... good-for-you ingredients, the competition is fierce. Which gets your vote? Pumpkin Pie Pros: According to the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we should all be eating 2 cups of orange veggies each week. Pumpkin pie can help meet these recommendations plus that brilliant orange color provides... “Pumpkin Carving" General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the best way to carve a pumpkin Central Idea: The sequence of steps used in order to carve a great pumpkin INTRODUCTION A. \| The need for a great holiday decoration \| B. \| Very inexpensive... Kyle Schulz Mrs.Bundza English 101-4044 10/28/2013 Good Morning Pumpkin It’s a warm evening in late October, and all but one has prepared for the great celebration. Today is the day I’m taking my daughter to the biggest pumpkin patch in all of San Diego. It has all kinds of great things for kids... Jordan Meisles Waggoner W170 21773 28 October 2012 The Transformation of Pumpkin Although the movie Pumpkin is focused around Carolyn’s university struggles with her personal life, sorority life, and romantic life, Pumpkin demolishes the barricade between the stereotypes of a disabled person, and their... Introduction Welcome to your “how-to” guide for carving a great pumpkin for Halloween! In the next few pages you will find a step by step guide on how to turn your ordinary pumpkin into a spooky Halloween Jack-o-lantern. We will guide you from start to finish; starting with what you will need to get... stated that the Sixth Amendment "does not hinge on the issue of custody." Therefore, from my understanding, it seemed that the Sixth Amendment did not apply until Fellers was indicted by a grand jury. Thus, the difference does not depend on custody, but guilt. Could you please explain this to me further? ... Title – The Adventures of Sally Author – P.G. Wodehouse Copyright - first by Herbert Jenkins in 1922. Then again in 1989 Pages – 255 Mood- Humorous Theme – Be wise in what you invest your money in and who you invest your time in. Opinion? – Good, but have read better. It didn’t keep...	13,801
A “situationship” is the modern day relationship. It’s the “oh, they’re kind of my boyfriend/girlfriend but not really,” or the “it’s complicated” answer you give to your friends and family. A situationship is just that, a romantic situation that hasn’t fully evolved into a relationship—or may never evolve into one. It’s dating at a standstill with no promise of growing into something more. But how do you know if you’re in one? You Keep Each Other a Secret Or maybe he/she just keeps you a secret. Either way, your situationship is under wraps- it’s not something either one of you flaunt, and maybe only a select few of your friends know his/her name. You Haven’t Been on A Date…Ever Whether you two have agreed to not go on dates or whether one never asked the other, dates are non-existent. Publicizing your situationship would be weird for you two, and going on dates would resemble a true relationship too much. Dates would further complicate what you two already have going. You Don’t Have a Title That may be your bae or baby, but that’s as far as it goes. In a “situationship,” both parties are technically single. No one has made anything official, even if the other party has tried to move in the direction of a relationship. But You Don’t Date Anyone Else, Either If you’re really interested in the person you’re in a situationship with, you’re most likely not dating anyone else but them. They get all your time, energy and efforts. They’re like the boyfriend/girlfriend you’ve always wanted, but don’t really want. And if you do date around, it’s okay because you don’t have many set rules. And You Avoid Conversations about the Future Not only do you two avoid a title, but you also usually avoid any conversations that have to do with the future of your situationship. Sometimes that includes moving together after graduation and other times those conversations include actually taking each other seriously eventually. Either way, you two are (hopefully) content with where your situationship is at. So What Now? It’s okay to be in a situationship, if that’s what you want at the moment. Nothing is wrong with enjoying someone’s company and liking someone to the point where you want to give them more. But if you want more from your situationship, don’t settle for less. It’s easy for a lot of us to get stuck into the pattern of not being together, but basically being together. Sometimes it’s easier than navigating a true relationship because a lot of problems can be avoided or it lessens the amount of arguments that would be present in a relationship. But you have to ask yourself if a situationship is what you really want. You have to ask yourself if you’re okay with giving someone who’s not your boyfriend/girlfriend all of your time and effort. You have to ask yourself if you’re okay with possibly gaining more feelings for someone who may have no interest in moving forward. And if you are the one who doesn’t want to move forward with your situationship, you have to ask yourself why. A situationship is all about respecting the other person involved, but also remembering to respect yourself. If you’re not satisfied and feel like your time and effort can be better spent elsewhere, respect and love yourself enough to let the situationship go. Don’t let an unclear elationship cause you to forget what you deserve. the Lala is the ultimate lifestyle destination for bright and adventurous college women. Leading the way in empowering media, the Lala stands behind a positive media mission dedicated to informing and inspiring college women from campuses across the world.	3,705
On November 14, 2007 our healthy and athletic son was diagnosed with advanced stage IV Burkit’s Lymphoma and Leukemia. This blog is a journal of his courageous journey as he battled this aggressive cancer. With the grace of God and the help of an incredible community, Tyler went into remission in August, 2009. He is now a strong and healthy student at The Ohio State University. Saturday, August 8, 2009 Leave Nothing On The Table How about a very cool story. Rachael Tippie, about 4 months ago, was in a lot trouble. The doctors were discussing treatments that had words like "palliative", "compassionate", and "hospice". Innocent sounding words, but we all know the meaning. A kinder and gentler way of saying, "We give up". But Rachael and her parents decided to continue the fight. A new hospital, new doctors, new treatments. Leave no stone unturned. Leave nothing on the table. Within a month, Rachael was walking around the hospital and eating pizza. They she was able to leave and move into the Ronald McDonald House. Then, this week, Rachael went into remission. She is now starting her life saving bone marrow transplant. Never say impossible. And, just as a side note, the bone marrow is a perfect match from an unrelated donor in the bone marrow registry. A perfect stranger will now save her life. That could have been you. Sign up for the registry, and you could save a life. Zac Mason continues his fight. And his father fights for options. A lot of decisions are being made. No one knows the right answers, but the decisions fall squarely on the family. All you can do is question and dig, and then follow your heart. Mason McLeod is deep in a bitter fight. He has given everything to this fight for about 15 months. His family continues to search for options. Never lay down. Never give up. Matthew Barr continues his fight, holding the cancer at bay. But the meds are still not able to kill the cancer. The fight goes none. Joe Friend received great news for St. Judes a few weeks ago. The relapse was not as extensive as they had thought. The fight continues. Please keep all these young people in your thoughts and prayers. Many decisions must be made by families during this battle. Decisions on hospitals, doctors, protocols, and even sometimes a decision to end the medical struggles. None of it is easy. And no one can judge or questions a families decision. They search for options, and then search their souls. Team in Training: 14 miles. The most painful run of my life. Actually I only made it a little over 10 miles. It is the first time I did not finish my distance (I've felt like crawling a few times, but always made my distance). I'll go back out in the morning and try another 10 or so. My feet have never hurt so much (Some other place hurt as well, but it would be better not to mention them). The good news is that I gave everything I had to give. I just keep repeating to myself, "Running can't kill me...I'll pass out first". When I got home, I told Kathy that was my new slogan. I thought it was very inspiring. She said I was an idiot.	3,095
SELF-CATERING HOLIDAY COTTAGE, ALLONBY, CUMBRIA Amenities Spring Lea Car Boot Sale Venues in green are within 15 mins drive from house or walking distance.Venues in blue are within 30 mins drive and the others are within a 1hr drive. It takes approx 40 mins to get to the Keswick and Carlisle area.	301
Blog Post So you think you’re Glaswegian eh? Look we know everybody claims to have a little Glaswegian in them, their Granny’s Dug’s Brother’s Uncle twice removed on their fathers side, once walked past Billy Connolly, drinking a can of Irn Bru, however it takes more than that to claim your Glaswegian heritage. Only a true Glaswegian will have participated in any of these everyday Glaswegian rituals. Read on to discover if you have any of the ‘Ten Signs You Are A True Glaswegian‘… 1. Chewed on Justin Bieber’s Haggis. Image: Mirror Now before we dive head first into a defamatory minefield, we are of course talking about Blue Lagoon’s Justin Bieber Haggis Supper. So Glaswegian’s can now say proudly and confidently that they tuck into Justin Bieber’s big juicy haggis, courtesy of Blue Lagoon. 2. Dodging the rain drips under Heilanman’s Umbrella. Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/seapigeon/5540355923 If you know where to safely dodge the rain drips as you sprint your way through the Heilanman’s Umbrella, whilst simultaneously dodging the ‘Jesus Loves You, But You’re Still Going To Hell’ flyer crew, you are indeed considerably Glaswegian. 3. Gazed upon the lights above Royal Exchange Square…In June. Image: Free Stock Photos Yup if you’ve ever actually realised that the Royal Exchange Square lights are there all throughout the year, then it’s safe to say you’re probably quite Glaswegian. (Obviously avoid mentioning that you only discovered this after attempting to impress a group of females by heroically leaping across a bollard, and failing miserably.) 4. Danced with/to a busker at 4am on any particular Saturday night. Ah yes, if you’ve ever paid a man, a pound to halfheartedly play Wonderwall out of tune for the fourteenth time of his night, while fighting away emotional tears, trying to bearhug the singing stranger, and then give him another quid to do it all over again. You are almost certainly Glaswegian. 5. Have you ever been harassed and swooped by a squadron of Argyle Street pigeons. They wait in teams, using lookouts, diversionary tactics, waiting and seeking the perfect opportunity to swoop in and pick of the weak links. Nope we’re not talking about a group of young hooligans, but the Doo’s on Argyle Street, just waiting for you to unwrap your Sainbury’s lunchtime meal deal, before swooping down and claiming another victim. If you’ve ever suffered at the hands of the Argyle Street pigeon menace, you can consider yourself Glaswegian. 6. Raced up the escalators at the Buchanan Street subway station. 7. Bumped into a famous homegrown celebrity in the city centre. Image courtesy of STV Glasgow Paolo Nutini in the queue to cinema, Billy Connolly checking out his beard in the mirror or even Frankie Boyle waiting in the Morrisons queue to buy his Daily Mirror (Kidding on Frankie don’t sue us). If you can recite a story where one of our superstar celebrities were caught doing incredibly normal everyday activities, you are almost certainly a Glaswegian. 8. Hugged a takeaway outside the Cathouse, whilst waiting for a taxi on Union Street. If you’ve ever whispered sweet nothings to your deep fried pizza and chips, while being equally frightened as aroused by the crazy creations that stumble out of the Cathouse on any given day of the week, you my friend can safely call yourself Glaswegian. N.B If you are indeed one of the Cathouse crew. We might joke, but we love. Please Don’t Voodoo Us. 9. The ‘Four Corners’ classical cuisine. If you have discovered that the McDonald’s on the four corners, instead of being one of the worst places in human history to visit or dine in, thanks to the hordes of underagers who congregate, and ruin everybody elses day/life/existence (delete as applicable), is actually one of Glasgow’s main classical music cultural focal points, thanks to the regular supply of classical music piping out the speakers. Remember, when you’re trying to eat your Big Mac and thirteen 15 year old sun haters are harassing you for chips or to ‘jump in’, they’re doing so whilst being able to tell the difference between a Bach composition and Beethoven’s 9th symphony. If you know of the ‘Four Corners’ classical cuisine, you my friend, are a fully fledged and proud Glaswegian.So there you have it Glasgow, ( 9 Signs You Are a Real Glaswegian. How many have you experienced, what did we miss?	4,469
Adm. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) has defeated his archenemy but at great cost. His friend Spock has apparently been killed, the USS Enterprise is being scrapped, and starship physician Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley) has taken ill. McCoy's odd behavior is evidence he's harboring Spock's katra, or animating spirit, and Kirk seeks to take the Enterprise back to the Genesis Planet and find his friend. Rebuffed, Kirk takes dramatic action that results in war with deadly Klingons. GoWatchIt is your comprehensive guide to finding movies and TV shows on the platforms you care about – in theaters, online, on TV, or on Blu-ray/DVD. Use GoWatchIt to discover, consume, or bookmark everything you want to watch! GoWatchIt is your comprehensive guide to finding movies and TV shows on the platforms you care about – in theaters, online, on TV, or on Blu-ray/DVD. Use GoWatchIt to discover, consume, or bookmark everything you want to watch!	958
On the Road: A blowout in Staten Island Yankees throw back to '75 with Bevacqua, Bazooka bubblegum Kurt Bevacqua and Little Leaguer Chris Bedford took part in the bubble-blowing contest, overseen by team president Will Smith. (Robert Pimpsner) By Benjamin Hill / MiLB.com \| September 3, 2018 11:00 AM When Kurt Bevacqua gives bubblegum blowing advice, he's speaking from a position of authority. "When I used to blow bubbles I didn't blow into the bubble, and that's why mine were four, five, six inches bigger than everybody else's. You breathe into it, you don't blow air into it. Because then the wall becomes thinner and thinner and you'll blow the air right through it." Bevacqua, a utility infielder who played in the Major League from 1971 through 1985, is best known for his heroics in the 1984 World Series. His three-run fifth-inning dinger in Game 2 lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers; 34 years later, this remains the only World Series game the franchise has ever won. But nine years earlier, as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers, Bevacqua made World Series history of a far different sort. Prior to Game 3 of that year's fabled Fall Classic between the Cincinatti Reds and the Boston Red Sox, he won a Bazooka bubblegum blowing contest that was documented in a special episode of The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola. Bevacqua defeated Johnny Oates of the Philadelphia Phillies in the final round, blowing a 19 1/2 inch bubble that was later immortalized on a 1976 Topps card. All of this, improbably enough, leads us to Friday evening's Staten Island Yankees game. Or, more accurately, the Pizza Rats game. The Yankees assumed this alter-ego for the final time in 2018, playing in a food-fight game against the Vermont Lake Monsters-turned-Maple Kings. Bevacqua, still imposing at 71, was the guest of honor, on hand to compete in a postgame bubblegum blowing contest against three opponents: Staten Island Little Leaguer Chris Bedford, Staten Island Yankees backstop Jackson Thoreson and myself, MiLB.com writer Ben Hill. We all owed our participation in this unlikely event to Staten Island Yankees president Will Smith, a man with a self-described "geeky fascination" with baseball cards. "I discovered this 1976 Topps card, and there's Kurt Bevacqua blowing this bubble measured by a pair of calipers that's signed on it with the Bazooka brand and everything," said Smith. "And I was just kind of like, 'What is this, I've never seen this!' ... So it was really kind of like this big, neat thing. And I thought, 'What is more pure and fun than baseball and bubble gum?'" Smith got Bazooka on board with his idea, and then, utilizing his mechanical engineering background, constructed a pair of calipers modeled after the one used in the 1975 contest. (These calipers were decorated by Smith's wife, Jada.) Bazooka is owned by Topps, and on Aug. 10 the team staged a bubblegum blowing contest that also featured a baseball card (upon entrance) and gum (upon exit) giveaway. I emerged victorious in the bubblegum blowing contest, setting the stage for the Aug. 31 showdown against reigning champ Bevacqua. Bevacqua, speaking prior to Friday's game, said he always chewed gum during his playing days but that it wasn't something he gave much thought to one way or the other. But, unbeknownst to him, he was being scouted by those in a position to make him a bubble-blowing star. "Joe Garagiola came up to me one day, well before the contest was ever started, and he goes, 'Would you be interested in being in a bubble gum blowing championship?'" recalled Bevacqua. "He goes, 'We're gonna have a championship and have a representative from each team, and I'm picking you to win.' He watches me on the bench! You don't realize it. You're on the bench talking, messing around, you're doing this, you're doing that, you're on the field and you're blowing bubbles." After advancing through the requisite regular season qualifying round, Bevacqua traveled to the World Series for the televised showdown against Oates. Hank Aaron was his personal bubble blowing coach, though Bevacqua said the legendary Hall of Famer was "pretty quiet" and mostly just provided him with towels. "There was absolutely preparation," said Bevacqua. "Because the rules were, you were allowed to use only up to six pieces of gum. You couldn't use more. So we weren't used to putting six pieces of gum in our mouth. We'd chew a piece or two and then when it was dried out, chewed out, didn't have any more sugar in it we just spit it out put in some fresh. So we never had that much. "There's a technique, and the guy I thought was gonna win was Rick Rhoden, and he got disqualified," he continued. "You weren't allowed to touch the gum, and Rhoden used to blow his bubbles by grabbing it.... When he used to blow a bubble, right at the beginning, he would grab that part of it. Keep it stronger, and as he was blowing the bubble he'd just pull it out a little bit." Bevacqua, cognizant of Rhoden's fate, followed the rules to a tee and won it all. The resulting Topps card has become iconic in the collecting community; Bevacqua says he still gets asked about it "all the time." Friday's competition, conducted on the top of the home team dugout after the game, was anticlimactic. Bevacqua, unable to summon the magic of 1975, blew a bubble that barely exceeded the three-inch mark before it popped. I, meanwhile, was unable to absorb the lessons I'd learned in my interview with Bevacqua, and, well, blew it. The winner was Thoreson, recruited in the immediate wake of his team's 9-0 loss to Vermont. Despite the lackluster final showdown, Friday's contest set the template for an event that has plenty of room to expand to other markets. "I think it would be a lot of fun, and I think it would take hold if it was marketed right," said Bevacqua, "where you've got an adult division and a kids division. So what could be better than a father and his kid sitting home watching a baseball game on any given day and then practicing blowing bubbles to get in the contest?" "It's a story I'll have forever," added Smith. "I'd love to see it grow."	6,180
"I'm not going to make comments about any league affiliations or league discussions or any of that stuff," Schiano said during his weekly press conference today. "My main focus, my only focus, other than brief conversations with (athletic director) Tim (Pernetti), is Ohio. "I'm going to trust Tim and our administration to do what's best for Rutgers and that's what we're doing right now."	391
Read More He said: “The same figures show that real wages are lower today than they were 10 years ago. Most people in work are worse off. Does the Prime Minister really believe falling wages are a sign of a strong economy?” Mrs May hailed Corbyn's words on unemployment as a "first in the House of Commons." She said the lower unemployment rate was good news for the economy and said the increase in the income tax personal allowance had helped people struggling with a rising cost of living. But Corbyn hit back, challenging her to "do a first" of her own, "and answer a question", to roaring cheers from the Labour backbenches. He asked: "When millions of workers are having to rely on the benefits system just to make ends meet, isn't that a sign not of a strong economy but of a weak economy?" Read More Mrs May said she recognised some people in the country are finding life difficult, and "that is why it is so important that government take steps to help people with the cost of living, with the costs that they find themselves facing week in week out." "But you can only do that," she insisted, "if you have a strong economy, and you only get a strong economy with a Conservative government." The Prime Minister refused to pause the bungled rollout of Universal Credit, insisting it was getting more people into work. Read More She turned to the recent OECD report, which she quoted as saying the debt after Labour's time in office was "unsustainable." But Corbyn leaped to an unusually spirited defence of New Labour's record, quoting former Tory Chancellor George Osborne, who this week admitted: "Did Gordon Brown cause the sub-prime crisis in America? No. "Broadly speaking the government did what was necessary in a very difficult situation."	1,772
Family, History and Love Wanda and I have been discussing, of late, the need to set down in writing some portion of our family history so that in the future our children and grandchildren will have the stories and tales of our lives direct from the source. The technophile that I am, I choose to do this online so that the what we write will be accessible and available for comment to our wider family (though I reserve the right to moderate those comments). To that end, I have repurposed this blog. In coming posts, we will endeavor to provide an abridged story of our life (hey, everyone has their secrets). We're writing this for our children and their children and those that come later so elements of these tales will be familiar only to our family, Friday, April 30, 2010 Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can never be pregnant. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Gray hair makes you look distinguished. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks and engines. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. Your underwear is $9.99 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You never have strap problems in public. Your can't see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. One mood all the time. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes. Tuesday, April 27, 2010 I have only one grandson at this point in my life. I hope to have more in the future, but at the moment, Ryker is the one and only. One thing is for sure, he's all boy. He bundles ten times the energy and curiosity of his sister (and 20 times that of his cousin) in one small bundle. He's a little tornado and one of his t-shirts sums it up succinctly: "Here comes Trouble." But it's the best of trouble and I can't imagine life without this little bundle of energetic joy. He gives the huge, spontaneous hugs and seems to be always smiling. Nothing warms the heart like having a little boy throw his arms open wide and come running toward you yelling, "Papa, Papa, Papa." He loves climbing, running, dancing, slides, swings, hot dogs, yogurt, music, dogs, cats and baths. He hates milk, getting his nose wiped, and loud noises. He enjoys sitting on my scooter and making funny noises and loves to get his toy lawnmower out to help me cut the grass. He thinks that when I get in the floor it's time for a horsie-back ride, and when I sit down to watch TV, he thinks my lap is the place to be. He's my grill buddy, and always helps me when we cookout. Of course, he gets the first taste of anything coming off the grill. One handed grilling can be tough, though, since Ryker insist that he be able to see the food at all times. Fortunately, his attention span is short enough at this age that my arms get frequent breaks during grilling time. Ryker loves his grandma too, but I think I get the majority of his attention these days. She's not the least bit jealous, of course. :) It's great to have grandkids, and I look forward to having more in the future, though if there are any more like this little boy, I need to find a new energy drink to keep up with them. We'll get to have all three grandkids together this July, and it's going to be so fun to see them all interact. I'm sure they'll run us both ragged, but that's really part of the fun of being a Papa. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 I had a great visit with Jocelyn and her parents over the weekend. I had to be in Phoenix for a business meeting on Monday evening, so I flew down on Friday evening and was able to spend the entire weekend with the family. I hadn't seen Jocelyn of her daddy since before Christmas, so it was a great opportunity for me to get reacquainted with my youngest granddaughter, who has grown so much since I last visited her. Who would think that a mere 4 months would make so much difference? On Saturday we essentially spent the morning letting her get familiar with me again. She's a bit of a shy baby, so you can't just snatch her up and expect her to take right to you. So I simply sat in the floor and let her approach me. Pretty quickly were were playing with her Lego blocks, throwing her big, blue ball back and forth (she's getting pretty good at that), and putting her puzzles together. While she's definitely a daddy's girl, I think she enjoyed playing with her "Papa." Her parents have her on a good schedule and routine. Much like her grandmama, she needs time to fully awaken, so she gets an hour of Yo Gabba Gabba in the morning. He daddy seems to like the show, but I think her mommy just barely handles it. After breakfast, she gets playtime, and on Saturday and Sunday that meant we got down in the floor and scattered toys everywhere. She goes down for about a two hour nap after lunch, so on Saturday I took advantage of that time to go for a walk and to dry out from all the rain we've been getting in Oregon lately. The weather was beautiful in the Phoenix area over the weekend. The heat wasn't bad at all and the temperatures stayed mainly in the 80's, so I had a nice long walk and grabbed a burrito for lunch while I was out. One thing I noticed on my walk was the large number of Harley-Davidson motorcyle riders out and about. I kid you not, during my 90 minute walk I bet I saw a couple of dozen riders, all but a couple of them on Harleys. Arizona doesn't have a helmet law, so the vast majority of them were riding without protective head gear, and I saw a at least 3 riders in shorts and tank tops. Come on, it wan't that warm. Later Saturday afternoon we went to tour the house that Jeremy and Kristin have made an offer on. It's a short sale, so they're getting a great deal. At the moment, their loan is approved and they are just waiting for the banks on the seller's side of the transaction to approve the sale. With any luck they will be able to move into the house in a few weeks. I went along with them to see the house, watch Jocelyn and take some photos for them. The house has 3100 square feet of floor space, a pool, a hot tub, and an exterior kitchen area. It's very nice and I do hope they're able to conclude the sale soon. Jocelyn seem to like the house, especially the stairs. She and I went exploring on our own and she wandered from room to room checking out all the closets. On Sunday we went to the zoo. The Phoenix zoo is smaller, but well designed. The desert landscape certainly lends itself to the zoo's design and inhabitants. The zoo features giraffes, gazelles, tigers, cheetahs, and lions for the larger animals, and a smattering of smaller creatures such as otters, meerkats, and African wild dogs. And there were squirrels everywhere. I think they were freaking out Jeremy a little bit since they got so close to the people. The zoo features a lovely carousel, and I'm not sure who enjoyed it most, Jeremy or Jocelyn. His smile was certainly bigger than hers. They also have a small water park area with slides, sprayers and a tunnel. It was hot enough that day to certainly make it tempting for all the kids. There is a little pond adjacent to the water play area, and Jocelyn really wanted to jump into it. She got a little pissed when her daddy would let her jump in - though, I do think she managed to get at least one foot into the water. One neat thing about the Phoeniz zoo is that they have a monkey enclosure where the zoo patrons can actually enter a fenced area where a number of monkeys are free to roam within the enclosure. You were prohibted from touching the monkeys or getting too close, but the little creatures were right there in the trees or in platforms with nothing between them and you. Kristin, thrifty girl that she is, purchased an annual membership to the zoo. I think it cost her $80 for the family pass, but now she and Jeremy can bring Jocelyn to the zoo as often as they want and save the $32 entrance fee. Because she also got two free quest tickets when she signed up, getting me in for free, she saved $64 off that $80 pass on the very first visit. Seems like a great deal to me. We called it a day around 1 pm as it was Jocelyn's nap time and the day was getting a bit warm (high 80's). All in all it was a fun first time zoo trip with my granddaughter and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I've always had great memories of zoos. My parents used to take me to the Atlanta zoo when I was small, and Wanda nd I always enjoyed taking our children to the zoo as well. Now, I'm getting to enjoy taking my grandkids to the zoo. Jeremy had to work Monday and didn't get home until I had to leave for the airport on Tuesday, so I had to say my goodbyes to him that evening. After he went to bed, I went for another short walk and on my way back I stopped in by a place called Tom Ryan's. It was a small hole-in-the-wall country bar, but the staff was friendly and the beer was exceedingly cold. It was nice to be able to sit down, have a cold one, and listen to some music for a little bit. I had a couple of beers, a few pretzels, and then walked back to their place to turn in for the night. I, too, had ot work the next day, so I went to bed pretty early. On Monday, I had a lunch date with Kristin and Jocelyn at a local park. Kristin had made a friend from an on-line forum for mom's and she was meeting a lady named Kim, her two little boys, and Kim's mom at Espee park and invited me to join them. The park is quite lovely. Wanda mentioned how nice the Chandler, AZ parks were when she came home from Spring Break, and I have to agree with her. Jocelyn and I had a great time. We chased each other around the park, played on the huge covered play structure, and then Jocelyn had some fun on the water pad. She really enjoyed the water until the very end when she stepped directly into a large stream of water falling from a fake water tower above her. The unexpected shock of the cold water suprised her and really pissed her off - and when she gets pissed, she has a screech that will clear the wax right from your ears. After that she was done. She just crawled up in mommy's lap and fell asleep. Unfortunately, that was really the end of my time with her. By the time I got back from work that evening, she was already in the bed, and I had to head back into work the next morning before she awoke. I did get to see her briefly on the ride to the airport the next afternoon, and she sure was cute as she chattered and talked to herself in the backseat on the 20 minute ride, and it was sure nice to get a smile and a kiss from her before I had to fly back to Portland. After over 10 years of traveling back and forth between Portland and Phoenix, I used to dread traveling, but I sure don't mind now. Too bad there are fewer business reasons for me to travel so much these days, but I'm sure I'll get at least one more trip in before summer. Tuesday, April 06, 2010 Wanda got back from Spring Break the day after the POTN Portland Meetup. She had a very relaxing and fun visit with our granddaughter, Jocelyn, and with our son and daughter-in-law, Jeremy and Kristin. Fortunately she brought lots of fun photos back to share with the rest of the family, most of which I've posted on Facebook but here are a few of my special favorites from her trip. The Chandler area has some amazing parks, and it turns out that Jocelyn is quite the little climber. She seems to match her cousin Ryker in that regard in that the both have no fear of heights and will climb on anything with sufficient protrusions to grip. Jocelyn also enjoys her slides and bouncy play areas. On some of the larger slides she needs her daddy's help, but on many of them she'll willing to wind her way down all alone. You can't fault her for lack of bravery. She's not nearly as shy, I'm told, as she was when we first visited her in her new home. She warmed up to her grandmother quite quickly and spent a lot of time playing with her grandmother, both at home and in the local parks and playgrounds Fortunately, there was lots of warm weather and sunshine to recharge her grandmother's batteries and she loved helping with Jocelyn's meals. Jocelyn parents have her on a great schedule with a definite meal time, bath time and bed time. Something her Auntie Talitha really needs to work on with her two cousins. A steady and consistent routine gives small children needed structure to their day and triggers for specific behavior patterns of wake, eat, play, eat, sleep, wake, play, eat, bath, quiet time, bedtime. That was the process we used when our children were younger - or I should say the pattern that Wanda established and maintained during they're younger years. Children adapt to those routine and their behaviors are triggered by the pattern of the day. The structure is important to them and helps cue them to be hungry, sleepy or playful. A good schedule can accomodate some flexibility in unexpected circumstances, but strives to get back on track as soon as possible. Over time, children learn their schedules well via their biological clocks and can get quite upset if their schedule is disrupted. Her mommy and daddy have Jocelyn on a great schedule, so Papa and Grandma are going to work getting the other two on a schedule as well so when their mommy goes back to work we can keep it up and accomodate her work schedule. There's obviously some monkey in this girl's genes. She probably gets it from her mom, though her dad was quite a climber too. As long as she doesn't start hanging from her prehensile toes like her mommy, she'll probably be fine. I'm not sure what's going on with the tongue though. It might just be a new way to cope with the Arizona heat. This is one of the many fanciful playgrounds in the area. Wanda told me that she was quite in impressed with the variety and the size of the play areas and structures available in the area near my son's home. From the looks of it, Jocelyn is quiet impressed too. Little girls can't play outside all the time. When it's dark, they get to go play inside with their grandmother who gives them their batch, dresses them for bed, and reads them their books. And this grandma is a great reader of books, reading every single word with great enthusiasm and with the very best pronunciation. She also reads with great dramatic flair and wonderful voices, making the stories come alive for her wonderful babies, creating fond memories for the little ones to cherish for many years to come.	15,323
Actions Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5ft., or range 20/60ft., one target. Hit: 12 (1d6+4 plus 1d8) piercing damage, or 13 (2d8+4) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack. Battle Cry (1/day) Each creature of the war chief's choice that is within 30 feet of it, can hear it, and not already affected by Battle Cry gain an advantage on attack rolls until the start of the war chief's next turn. The war chief can then make one attack as a bonus action.	499
Perez at Home in Aztec Secondary By John Philip Wyllie With the Aztec offense exploding for a season high 45 points last weekend much of the post-game focus was naturally on quarterback Ryan Lindley (433 yards passing with 4 TDs), Vincent Brown (8 receptions for 183 yards and 3 TDs) and Atiyyah Henderson (21 carries for 119 yards and 2 TDs). The defense however, was equally impressive in limiting the University of Idaho to just 17 points (14 of which were scored late in the game against the second team defense). One of the standouts on defense for the Aztecs was former Oceanside High baseball and football star, Jose Perez. Head coach, Chuck Long had some positive things to say about his new starting cornerback. “He really played well. He held his own (in his first start) got an interception and had another pass break-up that they called pass interference on. He was aggressive on that play and that is the way you want him. I thought he really played well. He warrants more playing time.” It has been a long road to the Aztec gridiron for Perez. Drafted out of high school into the Yankee organization, Perez was out of football for several years while he pursued his dream of becoming a Major League baseball player. After several years in the minors and slower than anticipated progress, he reversed field enrolled at SDSU and joined the football team as a wide receiver. Buried deep in the depth chart, he was approached last year about the possibility of switching to the defensive side of the ball. “We needed to shore up that position last year and he was open to it. He saw it as an opportunity to get on the field faster,” Long said. Now he is starting and playing well. “My whole life I have been transitioning through different sports, so I am used to doing different things. I think this has worked out pretty well. I have found a home,” Perez said. Perez was an All-CIF receiver at Oceanside and the Valley League’s MVP, so he knows more than a little something about being a receiver. It gives him an edge. “I know how (receivers) break off their patterns. It is easy for me to see what they are doing. That has helped me to get better at knowing my position at defensive back.” While he started against Idaho and played well, Perez is not assuming that he now has a lock on that position. He injured his rotator cuff while making a tackle Saturday and was walking around with his arm in a sling Tuesday afternoon. He is optimistic however, that he will be back on the field on Saturday. If he can’t go, he knows the team has sufficient depth to fill in for him. “Everybody can start on this team and that is a good thing. There is a lot of competition on this team and that helps us a lot,” Perez said. Determined to help the team in every way possible, Perez volunteered to return kicks. It is not a job for the faint at heart. Fortunately, Perez has nerves of steel. “It can be pretty scary at first, but once you make the catch and start moving it doesn’t really get in your head. You just try and stay away from those guys (that are barreling downfield intent on laying you out). The Aztecs will face a tough test in Fort Worth this weekend when they take on (4-1) TCU. “They are very big and very fast. Things didn’t go too well for them last weekend against (#2 ranked) Oklahoma, but they are always a top-ranked team. We will have to execute well, stick to our game plan and go out there and try to stop them.”	3,492
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Welcome to ... The place where the world comes together in honesty and mirth. Windmills Tilted, Scared Cows Butchered, Lies Skewered on the Lance of Reality ... or something to that effect. Friday, December 2, 2016 Cat Fence Erected Around Volcano The National Park Service has built a five-mile-long fence around Mauna Loa on the Big Island in Hawaii. The purpose of the fence is to keep cats out, making it the longest cat-proof fence in the country. Isn't that nice, they're trying to save the poor kitties from death by volcano. Except, while it might keep cats away from flowing lava, that's not the purpose of the fence. It's to protect nesting birds from the cats. Mauna Loa’s lava-covered slopes make for some seriously forbidding landscape, but that hasn’t deterred cats, which have adapted to the Hawaiian islands just fine since arriving on explorers’ ships. So fine, in fact, that the little invasive predators are now a mortal threat to the endangered Hawaiian petrel, a seabird that breeds on Mauna Loa. Several thousand of the birds live in Hawaii, but only about 75 breeding pairs are on the Big Island. The fence, which took three years to erect, is six feet tall and has a special curved design at the top that is supposed to be cat-proof. I find it hard to believe that cats couldn't scale it if they had to, but I can well believe that it might be more difficult than a cat would consider worth the effort. Forum Twitterings In The Key Of Life Videos Naturally Friends Playlist FAIR USE NOTICE: Documents on Carolina Naturally MAY contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owners. This non-profit use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 107 of the US Copyright Law which states: "Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright." Some linked pages may contain offensive material, we take no responsibility or assume liability for their content or views contained therein and we do not monitor linked content.	2,401
This spectacular evening will collapse the virtual and the real into an immersive, real-time media party performance with bodybuilders, dancers, Spicee Cajun, Raul de Nieves as Lindsay Lohan, DJs Telfar, Physical Therapy and Fatima Al Qadiri, with Veronica Gelbaum giving experiential guided tours of the exhibit and DISembodied realtime MC Akeem_Ouch. Pop boyband #HDBOYZ will close the night, with visualFX presented by Thunder Horse Video. DIS_RT will also premiere the DIS-conceived Media Companion-a new form of living media backdrop, a personal Zentai "step-and-repeat" that provides the perfect brand-integrated photo opportunity. DIS is a multimedia art magazine that seeks to expand creative economies and dissolve conventions, distort realities and disturb ideologies, and disrupt the normative dissemination of information and culture. An innovator of ecstatic new frontiers in art and cinema, Ryan Trecartin is influential within the art world and among a broader, intergenerational set of thinkers and cultural consumers. His latest series, Any Ever, mines emergent evolutions of identity, narrative, language, and visual culture. Admission includes: an exclusive last-chance viewing of Ryan Trecartin: Any Ever before it closes September 3, 2011; a cocktail reception; and an evening of performances.	1,317
Menu Tax’n’spend Well, it’s no surprise that the government is a little low on money. Most media reports keep propagating the Rudd spin that this is all caused by the global economic crisis and “decreased revenues” – but they seem to ignore the $100b+ additional spending. And spending is yet to increase further, with heavy borrowing and taxing to pay for it all. The latest round: THE nation’s big earners, on $150,000 a year or more, will be hit to pay for pension reform. Yes, we’re back to class warfare… Sure, we’re increasing taxes – but only on rich people, and it’s to pay for pensioners – so that’s ok. Hopefully, we won’t go as far as the UK – who are increasing their top rate from 40% to 50% – but we have in common with the UK the absolute refusal of government to cut spending: “Either you completely slash and burn everything government does and throw tens of thousands of extra people on to the unemployment queues and cut funding for hospitals and schools, or you engage in temporary borrowing,” he [Rudd] said. Of course, he doesn’t necessarily need to cut funding to hospitals and schools (which are rightfully state responsibilities anyway), as there are many other areas with lots of fat. Indeed, throwing tens of thousands of public servants on to the unemployment queues would be a net gain – though since most of these vote Labor, I doubt that will ever happen. We’ll wait and see. I’d like to think that they’re just trying to soften us up for a budget that won’t be all that bad, but I’m sure that’s just wishful thinking. The economic crisis is just a freaking excuse for the extra spending as the socialists hope people will be confused and not be able to distinguish between what was spending for the crisis and what is going for typical labor porking. The end result is always higher taxes. No libertarian should ever again use the Hawke and Keating years as an example of a labor government as that was an aberration. I warned about this economic hoodlums. Pommy and Fleeced did too I might add. Labor has not even really delivered on any of what might be called the libertarian social agenda. Their inclination towards Internet censorship has been even worse than the Howard government. They have not reversed the Andrews act. They still discriminate for and against Aborigines. It is hard to find any redeeming feature other than ending the wheat board. Well, while I don’t agree with it, he has gotten rid of full fee paying domestic places at uni. At least it is as fair as it could be for domestic students now (don’t take this as my support for the measure, I’m against government funding for universities in pretty much all shapes and forms) Wait a second… we don’t know exactly what the ALP is going to do, but they are talking about decreasing middle-class welfare. Is that really so bad? The only talk I’ve found about decreasing middle-class welfare is that the FHOG will return to it’s previous level (ie, to what it was before they themselves increased it), and that the baby bonus might be replaced with maternity leave. Other than that, they’ve been talking about increasing taxes – specifically on the “rich”, to fund their massively increased spending… Any savings they do make will be dwarfed by new expenditure – hardly what I would call a good thing. It’ll be like Obama’s $100m budget cut after spending hundreds of billions. As Lord Humungus would say, “What a puny plan!” Then again, it is standard procedure to leak bad news before the budget, so we’ll see – but since they consider “good news” to be about how much they’re spending, I won’t hold my breath. Steve – how is it fair to ban domestic students from being allowed to purchase education, but allow foreign students to purchase education? Do we really hate Australians that much? True, but at least now every domestic student is theoretically paying the same. That’s what I meant by fair. I agree with you there though, we should be purchasing it ourselves, rather than letting other people soak it up for us. Now that I’m actually at uni, I’m kicking myself for not taking a gap year to work, I think I would have been much more mature when I got here Is $150,000 p.a. gross income of a PAYE taxpayer even realistically a “Big Earner” ? It is of course relatively more than the average income, but hardly by a vast quantum. Without getting too technical – a household where four people work ( two adults, two older offspring say ) on an average of $50,000 each probably has a lot more after tax disposable income than a single income household on $150 k. And the real ‘Big Earners’ have their money in corporate dividends, trusts, non-PAYE income etc, much like the PM’s very successful spouse probably does. So I am inclined to agree with Fleece’s proposition. If this is just an easy impost on the higher tiers of PAYE taxpayers, whose disposable income is probably relatively the same as some of the next tiers down, then it is indeed more about cheap class envy and populism than fiscal necessity. I hope cheap populism runs out of steam before we sink the economy completely. Comments are closed. 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recently my etwow scooter has been acting up. i've finally pin point it to a cable that has been cut due to stress. all photos are here and you can see the cut wirehttps://imgur.com/a/C2Giv should i just solder the cut wire in yellow? would the solder be strong enough? or should i just get the cable replacement from ebay? what is it called? one end of the cable is female with 9 pin, but only 8 wire is actually used. the yellow, green, and blue are really thick. because the yellow is cut, the scooter can sometimes slow down or jerk around. pls help, thanks! If you cut away the plastic around the broken wire and can get a good solder joint, it should work OK. Tape it up well so the joint doesn't move. It's also helpful to see if there was an issue with the wire routing that caused it to break in the first place. Looking at the bike bits in the background, it appears the connector is floating in a point of high motion. Ideally you want the cable on both sides of the connector tied to a frame component where they're not moving at all. The issue arose because of the absence of an adequate strain relief at the transition from the inflexible connector body to the flexible cable. This led to stress at the point of discontinuity - right where the cable meets the body. If you are stuck with a floating mount like this, sleeve the body and cable with two or three layers of increasingly long heat shrink. Start with a short piece (5/8-3/4") then layer on slightly longer pieces so the cable/sleeve becomes increasingly flexible as you move away from the connector. This will distribute the stress harmlessly over a longer length of cable (maybe 2"). This is the identical gimmick that you see on wall warts, power tool cords, etc where the cord leaves the device. If you do fechter's fix above and sleeve the result like this, it should last longer than you'll own the bike... connectorHighStressPoint.png (85.25 KiB) Viewed 809 times Sleeve with heatshrink so flexibility changes more slowly heatShrinkStrainRelief.png (1.57 KiB) Viewed 809 times If you don't have shrink on hand, a less tidy but fair second best is self-fusing silicone tape or self-fusing rubber tape available at your local Home Depot or Harbor Freight ('Stretch and Seal' or 'Self Bonding Super Tape') - just be sure to get a 'tapered thickness' application. teklektik is correct about the lack of strain relief. If you use marine heatshrink it has hot glue inside so you dont need as many layers... although the best way I have found is to put some hotglue in there for strain relief, let it cool enough, then put heatshrink on, and heat the whole thing with a heatgun so that the hotglue softens and heatshrink tightens it all together, making a clean, neat strain relief. Warning:This post is being read via light, a substance known to the state of California to cause cancer.	2,873
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that Speaker Paul Ryan should pull the bill from consideration, saying, "It's really the only decent thing to do." Monday's estimate by the CBO reported that under the GOP proposal now moving through the House, there would be 24 million more people uninsured by 2026 than under current law. The CBO said 14 million Americans would lose coverage next year under House Republican legislation remaking the nation's health care system. Congress' budget analysts said that figure would grow to 24 million by 2026. President Donald Trump backs the GOP plan. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the report from the Congressional Budget Office demonstrates that the bill means higher costs and less coverage for consumers. The Congressional Black Caucus called the Republican health care plan a "disaster" after the release of the Congressional Budget Office's report. Rep. Cedric Richmond is a Democratic congressman from Louisiana and chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. He said "Republicans need to come up with a plan that actually makes insurance affordable, or work with Democrats to improve the Affordable Care Act." Richmond said the GOP plan will make "health care unaffordable for tens of millions of Americans." The White House said it disagrees "strenuously" with a budget analysis of the Republican health care plan. Health Secretary Tom Price said it will cover more individuals and lower costs. He complained the CBO only looked at the House bill, and not the two other parts of their three-phase plan. As for the estimate that 14 million people would lose coverage, he said, "It's just not believable is what we would suggest." The Democrats said White House criticism of the CBO report fits a disturbing pattern. Schumer said, "When they hear something they don't like, they label it a lie." House Speaker Paul Ryan continued to defend the plan. In a statement he focused on lower premiums and improved "access to quality, affordable care." The Wisconsin Republican said the Congressional Budget Office analysis does not take into account additional steps the GOP-led Congress and Trump administration would take to lower costs and increase choices. Ryan rejected what he called the one-size-fits-all coverage of the Affordable Care Act, the existing law passed under Barack Obama in 2010. He said the GOP bill is about giving Americans more choices and better access to plans they want and can afford.	2,492
Specically, some miners have been placing CP images in the blockchain. Whether they did this as a way to hide CP material or "ironically" as a joke doesn't really matter. The end result is that some BTC are now illegal to have on your computer and it's impossibly to know if the BTC you are about to buy is one of those. I'm sure some Bitcoin-fanboy will be here soon to explain why this is a good thing. The end result is that people can end up in jail for owning Bitcoin. ...And of course the blockchains have also been discovered to contain viruses and it's only matter of time before someone hides malware there. Heck, it could even be that the use of Bitcoins will be banned completely in some countries. Truly Bitcoin is a glorious new currency that will rid us of problems like, being able to walk into a store and know the approximate value of money in your wallet when you get to the cashier, not getting jailed and listed as sex offender because you got some money in exchange for goods or services and it contained child pornography, and of course no longer do we live in a world where we don't accidentally find out that the 12'000€ bill you just got contains a malware program and your antivirus program just destroyed it in self defense. Specically, some miners have been placing CP images in the blockchain. Whether they did this as a way to hide CP material or "ironically" as a joke doesn't really matter. The end result is that some BTC are now illegal to have on your computer and it's impossibly to know if the BTC you are about to buy is one of those. I'm sure some Bitcoin-fanboy will be here soon to explain why this is a good thing. The end result is that people can end up in jail for owning Bitcoin. ...And of course the blockchains have also been discovered to contain viruses and it's only matter of time before someone hides malware there. Heck, it could even be that the use of Bitcoins will be banned completely in some countries. Truly Bitcoin is a glorious new currency that will rid us of problems like, being able to walk into a store and know the approximate value of money in your wallet when you get to the cashier, not getting jailed and listed as sex offender because you got some money in exchange for goods or services and it contained child pornography, and of course no longer do we live in a world where we don't accidentally find out that the 12'000€ bill you just got contains a malware program and your antivirus program just destroyed it in self defense. So, from how I understand it: It's not 'some bitcoins have CP and some don't'. It's 'If you download the blockchain to your computer, you have CP'. You can't mine bitcoins or verify transactions for yourself without the blockchain but you can hold bitcoin and spend them, depending on your client. (of course, if CP in the blockchain is illegal then bitcoin can't work, because it's necessary that someone do the mining, etc. it just won't necessarily send individual people who own bitcoin to jail) I don't think someone can actually put malware in your computer even if you do download the blockchain. Like, you can put the software in there but it's not going to execute itself. The risk is using the blockchain to send instructions to a malicious app that's already there, I think. Anywho, with the way blockchain tech works, it definitely is a case of if you have the blockchain, you have the CP that was put on it. And really, this is just a perfect demonstration of one of the MANY problems with cryptocurrencies. We have something that has potential use in preserving digital art and media since something uploaded to the blockchain is potentially immortal, but very easily ruined by a single person for shits and giggles. I was thinking of getting into some cryptocurrencies possibly because it seems like interesting computery stuff. Going to be avoiding bitcoin though because of the pedobear thing. I'm sure other cryptocurrencies will soon be as magnificent as Bitcoin. Logged Quote from: Jordan Duram It doesn't concern you, Sister, that kind of absolutist view of the universe? Right and wrong determined solely by a single all-knowing, all powerful being whose judgment cannot be questioned and in whose name the most horrendous acts can be sanctioned without appeal? Quote from: Supreme Court of Canada Being required by someone else’s religious beliefs to behave contrary to one’s sexual identity is degrading and disrespectful. Well, any cryptocurrency that is vulnerable to this sort of attack (and that's what this is) might as well already be worthless now that it's been proven to have been done with one of them. Logged Quote from: Jordan Duram It doesn't concern you, Sister, that kind of absolutist view of the universe? Right and wrong determined solely by a single all-knowing, all powerful being whose judgment cannot be questioned and in whose name the most horrendous acts can be sanctioned without appeal? Quote from: Supreme Court of Canada Being required by someone else’s religious beliefs to behave contrary to one’s sexual identity is degrading and disrespectful. If this was intentional sabotage then it was very successful and revealed a massive weakness in crypto currencies. Do note that Bitcoiners knew about this for years. They knew that BTC contained child pornography but they ignored it because they had invested far too much in this dream to care about what is ethically correct. ...Which is just one more reason not to touch BTC anymore. If this was intentional sabotage then it was very successful and revealed a massive weakness in crypto currencies. Do note that Bitcoiners knew about this for years. They knew that BTC contained child pornography but they ignored it because they had invested far too much in this dream to care about what is ethically correct. ...Which is just one more reason not to touch BTC anymore. I don't think it's ethically wrong to continue to use bitcoin knowing about this. It's legally dangerous (maybe, nobody has been arrested yet afaik) but it's not like using bitcoin creates child porn. If this was intentional sabotage then it was very successful and revealed a massive weakness in crypto currencies. Do note that Bitcoiners knew about this for years. They knew that BTC contained child pornography but they ignored it because they had invested far too much in this dream to care about what is ethically correct. ...Which is just one more reason not to touch BTC anymore. I don't think it's ethically wrong to continue to use bitcoin knowing about this. It's legally dangerous (maybe, nobody has been arrested yet afaik) but it's not like using bitcoin creates child porn. I confess my ignorance of cryptocurrencies, but is there a way of extracting the "relevant" parts of the blockchain and storing them after one has "spent" the contaminated bitcoin? Because if so, then using bitcoin disseminates and spreads kiddie porn. Logged Quote from: Jordan Duram It doesn't concern you, Sister, that kind of absolutist view of the universe? Right and wrong determined solely by a single all-knowing, all powerful being whose judgment cannot be questioned and in whose name the most horrendous acts can be sanctioned without appeal? Quote from: Supreme Court of Canada Being required by someone else’s religious beliefs to behave contrary to one’s sexual identity is degrading and disrespectful. If this was intentional sabotage then it was very successful and revealed a massive weakness in crypto currencies. Do note that Bitcoiners knew about this for years. They knew that BTC contained child pornography but they ignored it because they had invested far too much in this dream to care about what is ethically correct. ...Which is just one more reason not to touch BTC anymore. I don't think it's ethically wrong to continue to use bitcoin knowing about this. It's legally dangerous (maybe, nobody has been arrested yet afaik) but it's not like using bitcoin creates child porn. I confess my ignorance of cryptocurrencies, but is there a way of extracting the "relevant" parts of the blockchain and storing them after one has "spent" the contaminated bitcoin? Because if so, then using bitcoin disseminates and spreads kiddie porn. I'm not sure I understand your question. The blockchain is public; anyone with access to the internet can get it, and by extension the CP in it. Using bitcoin does not disseminate it more than it is already (barring a scenario where everyone stops using bitcoin, and so you can't access the blockchain anymore).	8,591
* Thanks to a Twitter-response, I was reminded about my item from July 2010, after Lin signed with the GSWs, and I asked Lin who he might model his game after. His answer: Goran Dragic, in the pick-and-roll. Man, I’d totally forgotten that. -My goodness, Jeremy Lin can run the pick-and-roll. Can really, really, REALLY run it. That’s something nobody discovered last season when Lin was on the Warriors, mostly because last season’s Warriors didn’t often try to run anything resembling the NBA”s most reliable play. Tonight, due to several interesting circumstances, and right before the Knicks had to decide whether to guarantee his contract for the rest of the season, Lin got the first start of his NBA career. I made sure to DVR it. Just went through it. Whew! Lin ran pick-and-roll all night, ran it incredibly well, barreled to the rim, played good defense, and slammed the pedal down in one of the more memorable performances of the season so far. He scored 28 points (on 10 for 17 shooting), had 8 assists (it seemed like a lot more, maybe because his “bigs” kept blowing lay-ups) and 2 steals in 45 amazing minutes during the Knicks’ 99-88 victory over Utah at MSG. In the second quarter, he just destroyed Utah veteran Earl Watson–attacking him so aggressively and successfully that you could’ve imagined that was the ghost of Kevin Johnson out there. But it was Lin. Out of Harvard. Chinese-American. What a story, no matter how else this develops. Baron Davis is supposedly the Knicks’ coming savior at point guard. For a couple nights, it has been Lin, instead. We’ll see how this plays out. No, I never expected this out of Lin. But I do believe that anybody who can run the pick-and-roll like that in a Mike D’Antoni offense (think: Steve Nash) with the floor spread out… is going to do fine, at the very least as a productive, energy back-up PG. And Lin can run the pick-and-roll. Yes, he was a plus-12 in the plus-minus, if you need to know. He made the Garden go nuts, of course. That was with Amare Stoudemire in Florida to be with his family after the death of his brother, and with Carmelo Anthony leaving the game for good halfway through the first quarter with a groin injury. The Knicks still won… going away. Utah looked awful, no doubt–the Jazz big men clearly have no idea how to rotate on the pick-and-roll. But Lin and Jared Jeffries, Tyson Chandler, Steve Novak, Iman Shumpert and the rest have to be given full credit for making the Jazz look so bad. The only negative: Lin committed 8 turnovers, all the second half, which mainly is attributable to his fatigue and the Jazz guards swiping at him furiously in the later stages. Lin is hugely right-hand dominant–that was obvious from last season. So watch that as the nights go on in his NBA career. Teams will play the pick-and-roll/dribble-right/drive/over-the-shoulder-pass, and Lin and the Knicks will have to adjust to it. But many great players have flourished for years dribbling mostly with only one hand, and Allen Iverson and Latrell Sprewell are names that come to mind. (Monta Ellis, too.) Tonight’s performance follows Lin’s outing off the bench two nights ago, when he lifted the Knicks over New Jersey (and Deron Williams), playing 36 minutes and scoring 25 points, with 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals (and only 1 turnover). Lin was +13 in that game. Great stuff. I don’t know how long it’ll continue, but just those two games, by themselves… were great. —OK, let’s get to the Warriors part of this. Lin was without doubt circled and signed at the insistence of Joe Lacob–not yet officially owner, but exerting influence–after Lin was undrafted out of Harvard in 2010. Lin had played some ball with Lacob’s son, Kirk, in Palo Alto, and, yes, Kirk is now a major player in the Warriors front office. So the GSWs out-bid Dallas–who had Lin on its summer-league team–to land the Palo Alto High/Harvard star. Not shockingly, Lin didn’t get much action as a rookie–in a back court already set with Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis, and with then-coach Keith Smart set to play Acie Law, among others, there was no room for Lin. I certainly didn’t think Lin was a guy who deserved much time, either. He can play D, but has an awkward jump shot, problems dribbling left, and doesn’t have a great offensive repertoire–at least, not if there’s no pick-and-roll being run. And for some reason, Smart didn’t run much pick-and-roll last season. David Lee is a pick-and-roll big man, that’s what he is–which Lee did all the time in New York (for D’Antoni!). Still, hardly any pick-and-roll for the Warriors last season. (Mark Jackson is running a lot of pick-and-roll now. It might be the GSW’s best set–put Ellis or Curry at the top, run Lee over to set a screen, see how the defense reacts.) When Smart was dismissed and Jackson was hired, I don’t think Jackson or the incoming front office thought much of Lin, and again, that didn’t seem like a wrong conclusion. The Warriors’ front office drafted Charles Jenkins in the second round–a more imposing all-around player–and suddenly, there was not much room on the roster for two project young back-up PGs. Only one of whom could shoot pull-up jumpers. (Not Lin.) –Nobody knew he could play pick-and-roll like this, I repeat. Lin was brought to camp, but was taken off the floor during the first practice and told he’d been waived. Why cut him then? Because the Warriors were trying to get as far under the cap as possible to make the biggest offer sheet they could to restricted free agent DeAndre Jordan. Even Lin’s extra couple hundred thousand (he had a partial-guarantee of about $50,000 this season, but the non-guaranteed part was still counting against the GSW cap) was eating into what they wanted to offer. The Warriors couldn’t stash him in the D-League because any existing NBA contract counts fully for salary-cap purposes. If they wanted more space, the Warriors had to cut Lin and eat the guaranteed money, too. The Warriors decided Jenkins was going to make the team; there was no need for a training camp roster battle with Lin, and they needed the Lin cap-space, however little it was. Of course, you know what happened: The Clippers matched the Jordan offer, the Warriors got nothing out of it, Lin was picked up by Houston, who released him a few weeks later, and then he was picked up by the Knicks. Now, for a little while at least, Lin is King of New York City. Just because the Knicks ran pick-and-roll, and nobody knew Lin could do that when he was with the Warriors, because the Warriors didn’t run pick-and-roll last season. That’s the way that works. –I guess I have to remind everybody that the Warriors used their one-time amnesty provision on Charlie Bell’s $4.1M contract this summer in order to get more space for Jordan’s offer… But Bell’s contract was expiring, anyway. So by not getting Jordan, the Warriors used their amnesty for nothing. The Warriors could’ve gotten substantially under the cap–immediately and into the future if they didn’t get Jordan–if they’d used their amnesty provision on Andris Biedrins or Lee… but they declined to do so. Result: They wasted the amnesty, still have too many bloated long-term deals, and don’t have Lin, anymore.	7,400
Alongside the art of the book, which was promoted by rulers at their courts and by religious scholars in mosques and Qur’an schools, Arabic calligraphy was also cultivated in the context of everyday religious practice. The popular calligraphy of Sufis and dervishes is an example of artistic expression which reflects piety and spirituality to a particular extent. Characterized by the harmony of their lines and the magic of their beauty, many of these works exhibit a special aura: decorating the walls of aesthetically designed rooms in dervish lodges (khanqah, tekke), they create not only an important visual dimension in veneration and... For centuries, marbling art was an art form found only inside the covers of books. Contemporary artists and designers have rediscovered this versatile design motif, and marbled papers are now seen everywhere, in picture frames and lamp shades, wine labels and fine art. This ancient craft, named "ebru" (cloud art) by its 15th-century Persian practitioners, is now undergoing a renaissance. By most accounts, European-style paper marbling originated in Persia in the 1400s. The name of the first marbler is a mystery. The invention was probably an accidental one, made by some observant artists who noticed that paints would float...	1,281
Hero Film Festival Spotlight: When All That’s Left is Love Hero Film Festival & Awards, which works to shine a spotlight on depictions of heroism in film, is currently in its first quarterly cycle. Selected films for this first edition of the festival will be announced in September. Meanwhile, we would like to spotlight one of the submitted films and filmmakers. Our own Nicholas Crawford (NC) interviewed director Eric Gordon (EG) of “When All That’s Left Is Love.” Introducing “When All That’s Left Is Love” When All That’s Left is Love is the emotionally gripping story of a wife’s determination to care for her Alzheimer’s-stricken husband in their home. With unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access, the film reveals the toll that the disease takes on families coping with Alzheimer’s disease, while also showcasing the power of love that sustains both patients and caregivers. Over the past six years, Eric has produced, shot and directed the feature-length documentary When All That’s Left Is Love. NC: Please discuss your approach to creating this documentary. EG: For a four-year period, I moved in with the main subjects of When All That’s Left Is Love, my aging mother and father, one a distraught caregiver nearing a complete breakdown and the other an Alzheimer’s patient. In the day-to-day existence of a household that often felt in crisis, I was both a caretaker and a documentary filmmaker who was a “fly on the wall” during their heartbreaks, setbacks, moments of shared tenderness and small victories. Rather than offering a softer, gentler view, I chose to reveal the hard truths of the situation. NC: If you feel comfortable doing so, please tell us about your parents and their relationship. EG: My mother and father were both born in upstate New York and they met on a blind date. They were extremely loving parents who were married for 57 years. NC: The bravery it takes to document your final days with a loved one is admirable. Can you describe the hardest moment during production? EG: While I was filming, I wasn’t aware of how heartbreaking the scenes were. It wasn’t until I started watching the footage and logging it that I began to struggle. It took me a year to comb through the footage because it was so difficult to face. The hardest moment was on the cruise where my father expressed his love to my sobbing mother. Of course, my dad’s funeral was also very difficult to watch. This film brings me to tears even to this day. NC: You had been your father’s secondary caregiver for quite a while before you decided to start documenting the experience. What made you decide to pick up the camera? EG: My mother once called me at work to tell me that my father was “lost.” It was on this day that I found out he had Alzheimer’s. After he finally made it home, everything was different. I understood immediately that my parents’ home life had changed and that my mother was not prepared what was to come, so I decided to leave my job and move into my parents’ house to help care for my father. I was my father’s secondary caregiver for years before my filmmaking senses kicked in. Suddenly I knew that something was happening that needed to be documented. The access I had been given allowed me to capture something that had never been captured on camera. And because I was, and had been a primary caregiver, the community surrounding my father trusted me. NC: The film does a great job of mixing in glimpses of the past with the present struggle. Why was it important for you to include that footage? EG: I once found a metal box filled with old reels of film. After disregarding it for years, I finally watched it. The footage was of my parents early in their relationship. I decided to have the footage restored using a service in British Columbia, Canada. Somehow, it ended up in Columbia, South America. Thankfully it was found and returned. I believe the footage provides the audience with a real glimpse into the past. You can feel the true love between my parents. I think it was crucial to the emotional intensity of the last scene because, through the footage, the audience is reminded of a happier, simpler time. NC:Both you and your mother are members of a widespread group of unsung heroes known as caregivers. Why doesn’t this group get the appreciation it deserves? EG: Everyone is sympathetic to the Alzheimer’s patient but they forget that caregivers are working tirelessly every day to take care of their loved ones. Professionals become heroes because they are knowingly placed into the situation, but caregivers, the invisible heroes, are thrust into it. NC: What do you think makes Hero Film Festival a good fit for “When All That’s Left is Love?” EG: This documentary’s tagline is “Caregivers are the Real Heroes.” For me, this was the most important film festival submission. I feel the documentary is the perfect fit and I thank your submission team for the hard work they are doing to shed light on a niche that is often overlooked. It is incredible that there is a film festival that focuses solely on the heroes of the world. NC: If nothing else, what is the one thing you hope audiences take away from this film? EG:I hope to educate people by showing what happens to caregivers behind closed doors. I am having clinical trial specialists speak at every community screening so that we can give the caregivers and their patients some much-needed hope. Perhaps this film will shed light on the difficulties that caregivers face and prepare people for the challenges they may someday encounter. About Author Nicholas is an all-around great guy and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. With his positive nature he inspires others forward to their goals. He is a graduate of Old Dominion University’s award winning film program where he served as editor for many of the department’s faculty/student co-productions. Independently, his work has been showcased in festivals all over the United States, Europe and Asia. Nicholas is passionate about fiction writing, editing and filmmaking. He recently edited, captured film and championed for Escaping Fed, a feature-length documentary film also by Roulez. He also currently serves as the Creative Director, Filmographer and Film Editor for Roulez Media. ABOUT Roulez Magazine is named for the Cajun French phrase, “Laissez les bon temps rouler,” which translates to “Let the good times roll." At our roots is the word "roulez," for "we roll forward together." In these virtual pages of Roulez Magazine, we celebrate the bounty of everyday life within widely diverse regions of the United States and other geographies. We talk to interesting people, get to know intriguing brands and find places for you to explore or just enjoy a bit of your day.	6,862
Mercy Malaluan \| Miss Philippines Earth 2011 Profile Miss Philippines Earth 2011 Beauty PageantCandidates / Contestants Miss Municipality of Capalonga, Camarines NorteMercy Malaluan Age: 21Height: 5'9"Weight: 120lbs.Vital Statistics: 36-27-36 BIO:DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS (8-13 Years old)I was an active student when I was a young girl. I remember joining extracurricular activities in school which developed my social skills. When I turned 12, I became more aware of life's complexity. But then one of the things I truly treasure was meeting new friends and keeping a stronger bond with them through time. WHAT LESSONS DID YOU LEARN FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS?Failure which often come from mistakes only make us stronger and better person. One should not be too anxious about failing especially in the quest of achieving dreams. WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT?I would say it was the intense review I had for the Nursing Licensure Examination. I will never forget how I've worked hard every day to be a licensed nurse. I consider it as one of the most challenging yet rewarding part of my professional life as of this moment. In the near future, I look forward to practice nursing to serve my fellowmen. WHAT IS YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY?Conservation of mangrove forest- this is a pressing matter nowadays, I want to raise awareness of how important mangroves are not only to the environment but also to us people.	1,447
Friday, October 9, 2015 My Experience in SIU Carbondale By Kristina Shrestha Hada I joined SIUC in Summer 2015. When I first arrived at SIUC, I was new to most of the things. Despite living in Louisiana for two years before joining SIUC, I was still new to the academic environment and culture at Carbondale. I would like to express my gratitude to those who helped me to adjust here. With ambivalent feelings for this place, I some how settled after a semester. There should be a "Home" wherever you go. So, I finally settled after getting an apartment like a "Home". Good thing about SIUC is the free bus route for students. I should have know about the Rider apps before hand, it makes your life easier. Forget about brochures for bus routes, just utilize your smartphones! Starting of summer was a roller coaster, ups and downs. I even felt as if I am one of the pop-corns in the frying pan, you never know where you will end up. First day of class, assignment, second day another assignment and so on. The roller coaster began from the very first day of my summer class. Even things that looks simple becomes tough when there is the pressure of deadline. Adam Savage might be true as he said - "Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take tool long. The closer the deadline, the more likely you will start thinking way outside the box." The thing I will remember about SIUC is Faner Hall. I am pretty much sure even a vagabond will remember this building if he passes near by this building. This is the place where I wandered here and there as if I got lost in a maze. If I had nothing to do with printing tabloid size paper, then I would never enter the maze and wander here and there to locate the printing facility. I am sure most of my classmates had gone through the same scenario. "What is this life if full of care, there is no time to stand and stare?" - W. H. Davies The summer was tough and there was no time to stand and stare the beauty of the SIUC as Davies mentioned in his poem entitled "Leisure". From Monday to Thursday, it feels like rolling down from roller coaster and Friday through Monday, feels like going up again. There was no time to stand and stare. I missed weekends in summer because of the lack of proper scheduling. Talking about course work, watching our design taking shape feels like a parent watching their kids growing old happily. I worked on Open Air Museum which housed unique buildings. These buildings have their forms derived from the mother nature. For the finals, we were supposed to design an exhibition piece which expresses the theme of our design. Despite ups and downs and painstaking effort, I finally realized the outcome of my research through the final exhibition piece. In short, summer was fast, tough and fruitful. Starting Fall semester, I could see students coming from nowhere. It feels good to see many students after a long period of time. Fall semester is unique in its own way. Everything is same except for the length of the semester compared to Summer. Despite scorching sun in Summer, I slowly adopted the place with the change in the season. After we started our Fall semester, there were so many people in school. You will literally see students everywhere. It feels good to see people as we do not have many people in summer and you rarely see people during the off times or in weekends. In fall semester, we have class every day except in weekends. We have to take four courses but still there is time. It felt very different from the summer semester. It was better. One day, I was walking to my apartment and I saw the falling yellow leaves. It made me realize that I had stop complaining about this place and I have started loving this place. I feel so glad to see the colors of the fall and I am looking forward to see snow. Some people would tell me that it would snow here, while others tell that it would be only ice. Well, I am looking forward for the winter as I have lived in Louisiana for past 2 years and it rarely snows. Also, I am looking forward to see the Halloween this year in Carbondale.	4,143
July 24, 2011 Wear Crop Tops Without Showing Your Stomach! This post was inspired by one of my Fashionista Facebook Friends... Crop Tops seems to be the IT Trend this Spring/Summer, like myself alot of other fashionistas are extremely conscious about showing their stomach. I've seen some girls wear a tank top or camisole under to cover their stomach but I think it looks soo tacky. So, what I do is I wear them with high waisted skirts (like I did in this look ☛ Here ) I prefer skirts but you can wear them with high waisted shorts or pants. In other words you can look fab. flirty and girly in a crop top without showing you stomach or look tacky. Well Dolls, as always thanks for reading and I hope you find this post helpful muahhhh.	743
AOPA FAA Funding Debate The Real Impact The freedom, flexibility, and comparative simplicity that make general aviation in the United States so robust could disappear if general aviation gas taxes are increased dramatically and additional user fees imposed. The experience of other countries has shown that attempts to wring more money from GA through taxes and/or user fees increase costs, add expensive new requirements, reduce flexibility, and fail to provide stability. The Real Impact The proposed aviation gasoline tax increase from 19.4 to 70.1 cents-per-gallon would have an immediate impact on your cost of flying, of course. Even for a simple training aircraft, direct operating costs would increase at least $5.00 an hour.	737
ITCSA stands for ‘Indian Telugu Civil Servants Association’. It is the informal group of Civil Servants hailing from Andhra Pradesh & Telangana working in different parts of India and abroad. The idea was conceived on 9th November, 2006 by Telugu Civil Servants of 80 Foundation Course (LABASNAA, Mussorie). The association uses web-based Google Group named ‘ITCSA’ as the major platform for interaction among members. Aspirants can interact with ITCSA members through [email protected] Friday, September 14, 2012 watch a movie “Inside Job” on global recession Inside Job is a 2010 documentary film about the late-2000s financial crisis directed by Charles H. Ferguson. The film is described by Ferguson as being about "the systemic corruption of the United States by the financial services industry and the consequences of that systemic corruption." In five parts, the film explores how changes in the policy environment and banking practices helped create the financial crisis.	996
Search This Blog Other Links Motley Owls Up for Grabs! These owls are handmade by my friend Erin Prais-Hintz of Simple Truths- a line of metal and polymer components that are hand-stamped, colored, and sealed. Each one is completely different and has it's own personality! She sent me one too! This guy looks pretty cool but his eyes show he's shady as ever. I love it! They were inspired by some artwork by the ever-talented Cori Dantini like this guy, Brutus.... Erin says: "I know that owls are supposed to be associated with stately wisdom, but I can't help but think that even in the owl kingdom there must be some fools in there somewhere. You know the sort... the ones with brightly dappled party-colored feathers, who call attention to themselves and steal the show looking for a laugh with their foolishness... they wink their eyes at their more somber cousins and pull all sorts of owlish pranks with a hint of a smile on their beaks, like leaving a fake dead mouse in the ditch or sneaking up behind and making loud noises to scare their more serious brethren out of the tree. These Motley Owls are a rowdy bunch with fantasy colored feathers in bright oranges, greens, reds, yellows, blues and purples, with feathers that stick out in all directions and their signature yellow eyes ever watchful for an opportunity to clown around. They are not what you would expect but will be a fun friend to have around!" Erin has donated these owl pendants for my next blog challenge... I am giving away 5 :: (FIVE) :: Cinco- see photo above! Please leave one comment on this post to enter yourself to win. I will pick 5 random entries TUESDAY APRIL 24th! Please do not leave anonymous comments, and make sure to include an email so that I can reach you. We will then each create something with our owls and show them off on our blogs in a little mini blog hop on May 16th.	1,881
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Food Processing Former FDA associate commissioner returns from a Shanghai conference with new respect for the changes going on. In June I had a unique opportunity to attend and speak at a Global Food Safety Summit in Shanghai, China. One of the speakers was the associate commissioner at the Shanghai equivalent of our FDA, and some of the comments he made struck a chord with me. The food safety laws in China have now been updated for the fourth time. The first laws in their current iterations were published in 1982, and then revised in 1996, 2009 and, most recently, just several weeks ago. The current version of the law will become a requirement on Oct. 1 this year. I won’t go into details other than to say China is getting really serious about food safety. They have increased the number of items, or sections, in this new food safety law from 104 in the last… As the trade landscape continues to evolve, food processing companies that import and export goods to and from Canada will encounter important changes. Developments in the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) and proposed revisions to Canada’s nutritional labeling regulations will likely change the way importers, exporters and customs brokers conduct business. Country of origin labeling While the dispute over COOL has been a long-running process, recent developments indicate that U.S. businesses could feel the effects of Canada’s retaliation against COOL as early as September, if the U.S. does not repeal it. On June 10, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal COOL requirements for beef, pork and chicken, urging the… A reader wonders which way is more hygienic for applying conveyor lubricant: brush or nozzle? Q: Which is a more hygienic method of applying conveyor lubricant: by brush or by nozzle? A. While I am unaware of any specific guidelines from FDA, USDA or the American Meat Institute regarding the application of conveyor lubricants, application via a controlled spray nozzle is much preferable over brush application. A spray nozzle with a properly sized, pre-orifice filter will ensure that only the lubricant will be deposited on the conveyor. Attention should be given to the proper alignment of the nozzle to ensure the spray hits the center on the conveyor and does not over-spray onto the floor, where it can create a safety hazard. A brush’s materials of construction are susceptible to picking up, harboring and distributing foreign… The first turkey farms ravaged by the recent bird flu is approaching time to restock, though most of the farms affected are weeks away from introducing new flocks. One of the first turkey farms in Iowa where bird flu was discovered is quickly approaching the time at which the birds can be restocked, though most of the 77 farms affected are still weeks away from introducing new flocks, says the Iowa Department of Agriculture. Iowa is the country's leading egg producer. The bird flu outbreak, which began in mid-April, killed 31.5 million chickens and turkeys in the state. An update by officials on the recovery progress indicates that all farms have been cleared of birds. Disposal of manure, compost and other waste continued at 18 farms. The last reported case of bird flu was four weeks ago. All birds that died or were euthanized have been incinerated, buried or taken to landfills. After barns are… The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on July 24 to ban state laws that force food companies to place labels on products featuring genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Passage of the hotly contested bill, called The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, is a victory for food and chemical manufacturers. The vote passed 275 to 150, with six of Minnesota's eight representatives voting against labeling requirements. Opponents of GMO labeling lost a court battle to stop state labeling laws before turning to congress. The act would create a federal standard for the voluntary labeling of foods with GMO ingredients. Vermont, Connecticut and Maine already passed mandatory labeling laws, but the bill's proponents have… Our sixth annual Green Plant of the Year is now accepting votes for the 'greenest' food manufacturing plant in the United States. You can cast your vote below. The plant with the most votes wins, so share the love online and in social media. The… Living up to the hype will be difficult, but infrastructure construction is well under way for the Internet of Things. As catch phrases go, the Internet of Things has a certain Buck Rogers ring to it. IoT already has trumped Big Data and network connectivity when it comes to capturing people’s imagination. What's catapulting IoT above the level of hype are the… A monthly round-up of food and beverage manufacturing equipment chosen by our editors. Safety Gate Offers Workers Protection from Falls The Mezzanine Clear Height Safety Gate is engineered to protect workers from falls on elevated mezzanine loading areas. In addition, it does not have load height restrictions so it can accommodate… Trends in breakfast foods are more of the same: hand-held, portable, healthful choices. Yet in the rush of in a morning routine, nutrition is as important as convenience. The best way to start the day is with a healthy breakfast. But these days, convenience is king in the early part of the day. We're rushing around in the morning more, so everything in a breakfast meal -- if you can call it that any more -- needs to… As consumer concern for healthy eating escalates, so does the interest in natural and artisanal foods. Artisans can keep traditions alive by going beyond the mass-produced norm with the best ingredients and old-world methods to create foods with flair. No question, artisan foods are popular. From the increase in small, niche names in specialty shops to big, iconic brands on supermarket shelves and the surge of food prep-at-home delivery businesses, artisan food companies seem to be thriving. All… The school lunch program needs government renewal; should it get tougher or more lax nutritional standards? One of the battles brewing in Washington these days is a debate over reauthorization of the National School Lunch Program. The current incarnation, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), which will expire on Sept. 30, attempted to force… Trends in breakfast foods are more of the same: hand-held, portable, healthful choices. Yet in the rush of in a morning routine, nutrition is as important as convenience. The best way to start the day is with a healthy breakfast. But these days, convenience is king in the early part of the day. We're rushing around in the morning more, so everything in a breakfast meal -- if you can call it that any more -- needs to… The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on July 24 to ban state laws that force food companies to place labels on products featuring genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Passage of the hotly contested bill, called The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, is a victory for food and chemical manufacturers. The vote passed 275 to 150, with six of Minnesota's eight representatives voting against labeling requirements. Opponents of GMO labeling lost a court battle to stop state labeling laws before turning to congress. The act would create a federal standard for the voluntary labeling of foods with GMO ingredients. Vermont, Connecticut and Maine already passed mandatory labeling laws, but the bill's proponents have… Mondelēz International, Inc., Deerfield, Ill., and D.E Master Blenders 1753 B.V. , Amsterdam, have completed their move to combine their respective coffee businesses, including Mondelēz International's coffee portfolio in France, to create Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), which will become the world's leading pure-play coffee company with annual revenues of more than $5.5 billion. Mondelez received a 44 percent interest in the new joint venture upon closing of the deal and approximately $4.2 billion. Acorn Holdings B.V., which owns D.E. Master Blenders 1753, will have a 56-ercent share in JDE. Mondelez reports that the new company will be headquartered in the Netherlands and have market-leading positions in 18 countries globally, along with a… The marketing textbook teaches us to follow the early buyers; but are they leaders or misleaders? Does anyone besides me think the new product curve might be someone's imagination, at least as it pertains to food? I have mentioned this to brand managers in the past, but they all seem to think that their MBA marketing textbook is equivalent to the Bible or the Koran. It must be true because it says so in my textbook. Everett Rogers introduced the concept in 1962 and everyone followed suit. Is it possible that this concept of innovators, early adopters, late adopters, etc., is really just nonsense? Is it possible that there is just a group of people who are first buyers and they bounce around from one category to another trying new things and giving the impression that the product will be a success. Could it be that no one really follows… The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on July 24 to ban state laws that force food companies to place labels on products featuring genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Passage of the hotly contested bill, called The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, is a victory for food and chemical manufacturers. The vote passed 275 to 150, with six of Minnesota's eight representatives voting against labeling requirements. Opponents of GMO labeling lost a court battle to stop state labeling laws before turning to congress. The act would create a federal standard for the voluntary labeling of foods with GMO ingredients. Vermont, Connecticut and Maine already passed mandatory labeling laws, but the bill's proponents have… The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on July 24 to ban state laws that force food companies to place labels on products featuring genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Passage of the hotly contested bill, called The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, is a victory for food and chemical manufacturers. The vote passed 275 to 150, with six of Minnesota's eight representatives voting against labeling requirements. Opponents of GMO labeling lost a court battle to stop state labeling laws before turning to congress. The act would create a federal standard for the voluntary labeling of foods with GMO ingredients. Vermont, Connecticut and Maine already passed mandatory labeling laws, but the bill's proponents have… Unmanned aerial vehicles will be used to monitor suppliers, other forest land that needs to be protected. Drones, very much in the news lately, are being employed in a new cold war – the war on deforestation and non-sustainable palm oil. Cargill Inc., in an April update to its palm oil sustainability report, notes it is prepared to launch drone aircraft in Malaysia, the world's second-biggest grower of oil palms. "Our project with unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is moving into the operational phase. A Cargill team is set to start flight training in Malaysia. They will soon graduate as certified UAV pilots. "With the UAVs, we are pushing the envelope in sustainability," the report continues. "They will help us map and monitor valuable pieces of forest land that need to be protected, and improve land and water use, so that we can grow more… As the trade landscape continues to evolve, food processing companies that import and export goods to and from Canada will encounter important changes. Developments in the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) and proposed revisions to Canada’s nutritional labeling regulations will likely change the way importers, exporters and customs brokers conduct business. Country of origin labeling While the dispute over COOL has been a long-running process, recent developments indicate that U.S. businesses could feel the effects of Canada’s retaliation against COOL as early as September, if the U.S. does not repeal it. On June 10, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal COOL requirements for beef, pork and chicken, urging the… More work needs to be done to attract millennials to your food and your plants. I think our cover nicely illustrates an issue all food and beverage companies already are dealing with that’s only going to get worse: the attraction of good, young talent in an age when pure technology is hotter. Maybe what it doesn’t show is the attendant problem that millennials – and that’s the age group we’re talking about – have probably the lowest perception of the food and beverage industry than any previous generation. These problems are interconnected. As much, if not more, effort should be expended at solving the second issue as the first – if only because these millennials also are the next great demographic of consumers, and with each tick of the clock they are growing larger than the baby boomer generation. The acquisition is expected to boost 2015 sales to more than $500 million. Memphis-based Monogram Foods has completed the acquisition of Golden County Foods, a Plover, Wis., manufacturer of frozen appetizers that entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in May. The bankruptcy court accepted Monogram’s bid of $37.2 million for Golden County’s assets, which include two facilities in Plover. Founded in 1991 and owned by GCF Holdings II, the maker of cheese-based appetizers and snacks continued operating after its May 18 bankruptcy filing. Golden County had annual sales of about $100 million. Monogram CEO Karl Schledwitz announced the hiring of 50 more workers in Plover, which would boost staffing to 600. Monogram employees 2,000 workers in five states. The acquisition is expected to boost 2015 sales to… Sales of organic food and non-food products in the U.S. grew 11.3 percent in 2014 over the previous year, totaling $39.1 billion, according to the latest survey from the Organic Trade Assn. (OTA). Despite the industry struggling with tight supplies of organic ingredients, organic food sales grew 11 percent in 2014, to $35.9 billion, while organic non-food sales, at $3.2 billion, jumped almost 14 percent for the biggest annual increase in six years. The majority of American households in all regions of the country now make organic a part of their supermarket and retail purchases – from 68 to almost 80 percent of households in southern states, to nearly 90 percent on the West Coast and in New England, according to OTA. OTA’s Organic… Mars Chocolate North America says it will invest an additional $100-million in its Topeka, Kan., facility, breaking ground on a 90,000-sq.-ft. facility there. Mars Chocolate North America disclosed on July 16 that it will invest an additional $100-million in its Topeka, Kan., facility, breaking ground on a state-of-the-art, 90,000-sq.-ft. facility there. As part of the expansion, Mars will create 70 new, full-time, permanent, high-wage manufacturing jobs. The move comes just more than a year after the New Jersey-based company opened its $270-million plant south of the city. "For over a century, Mars has been committed to making our products in the markets where we sell them," states Tracey Massey, president of Mars Chocolate North America. "We are grateful for the warm welcome and continued support we have received from Topeka and the state of Kansas, and we are pleased to further invest in the… Trends in breakfast foods are more of the same: hand-held, portable, healthful choices. Yet in the rush of in a morning routine, nutrition is as important as convenience. The best way to start the day is with a healthy breakfast. But these days, convenience is king in the early part of the day. We're rushing around in the morning more, so everything in a breakfast meal -- if you can call it that any more -- needs to… Our 44th annual R&D Survey indicates a year of regulatory challenges but less emphasis on cost control. Sometimes we worry that we write too much about genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs) and regulatory issues, especially for you folks in product development. But the two subjects seem to be coming up a lot lately, with the latter concern… General Mills plans to introduce a gluten-free version of Lucky Charms later this summer With sales of gluten-free foods doubling in the past four years to more than $23 billion from $11.5 billion (according to Nielsen), General Mills, Minneapolis, wants in on the action to boost slumping cereal sales. It plans to produce a gluten-free version of Lucky Charms later this summer. The news about the "Magically Delicious" but gluten-free marshmallow-spiked cereal is only a part of the company's extensive $712-million capital investment in its food-manufacturing business, which also includes adding gluten-free versions to five of its Cheerios varieties some time this summer. Last month, the company announced that it will remove artificial flavors and colors from the remaining 40 percent of its cereals that still contain… Instead of a renaissance of two venerable firms, this will be a race to the bottom (line). I was sad enough back in early 2013 when I heard about two investment firms taking Heinz Co. private. Now I’m distraught that Heinz is merging with Kraft. Or, as I recently said to a coworker: taking Kraft down with it. Let’s face it: This merger is not about creating exciting new products, funding the R&D needed to get into novel growth categories or even about rejuvenating old but solid brands and products. It’s not about investing in and nurturing up-and-coming companies that have the Next Big Thing. It’s about subtraction by addition: seeing how many plants can be shut down, how many people laid off and how many brands sold off to make the investors even richer than they are. And most of those investors are from Brazil, not… This year's list of the top food and beverage companies has been altered mostly by domestic buying. Whereas 2013 saw several U.S. firms undertake acquisitions across the globe – and one mega deal that made a U.S. firm owned by the Chinese – part of last year and the first half of 2014 seem to be playing out as a time of renewed interest in… With 322 total mergers and acquisitions recorded in 2010, the food and beverage industry is seeing the highest M&A figure since 2008, and about even with the 2005 figure. The year 2010 began and ended with blockbuster deals. Kraft Foods Inc. engineered the two biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2010: acquiring Cadbury Plc (in a drama that played out through most of 2009), then helping to pay for that $19.4 billion purchase by selling its pizza business to Nestle SA for $3.7 billion. Both those sales closed in January of 2010. February saw suddenly acquisitive Diamond Foods get chip maker Kettle Foods, and Sunsweet acquire Herbal Water, maker of Ayala’s Herbal Water. Last summer, Snyder’s of Hanover Inc. merged with Lance Inc. Seneca Foods Corp. bought Unilink LLC and Lebanon Valley Cold Storage LP, both makers of frozen fruits and vegetables. In the fall, Ralcorp Holdings bought American Italian Pasta… The Food Processing Top 100 list of food and beverage manufacturers is now available in an interactive format. Starting this year, the Food Processing Top 100 list of food and beverage manufacturers will be available as an interactive, fully-sortable grid on http://www.foodprocessing.com/top100. All 100 company names, rankings, food sales and company sales will be sortable in ascending or descending order. The sorting function is controlled by clicking the up or down arrow as shown in the image below. Another added benefit to the interactive list is the introduction of individual profiles for each of the top 100 companies. Each profile contains information such as address, websites, brands or products, executives and much more. You can access the individual company profiles by clicking on the company name in the grid. The 2008 top 100 food and beverage processing companies in the U.S. and Canada are profiled in this annual feature. Find company contact information, major brands, key executives and main product areas. The 2007 top 100 food and beverage processing companies in the U.S. and Canada are profiled in this annual feature. Find company contact information, major brands, key executives and main product areas. Pretzel M&M Rolls Out To Raves There's always innovation in the candy category, but Mars Chocolate North America, Hackettstown, N.J., has really gone outside the traditional M&M with the launch of M&M's Pretzel Chocolate Candies. With a salted pretzel in the middle and a covering of milk chocolate, this colorful M&M combines both sweet and salty tastes in every piece. And they also contain 30 percent less fat – on average – than other leading chocolate snacks, providing a sensible bite-sized treat. This exciting new flavor from the candy brand capitalizes on snacking occasions by combining M&M's brand equity of "fun to eat" and "good for nibbling" with the snack food qualities of salty and crunchy. A multi-faceted marketing campaign supports the introduction, including advertisements in TV, print, online and movie theaters, in-store POP, sponsorships, a digital campaign, consumer promotion activities and an extensive public relations plan. To celebrate the release of new M&M's Pretzel Chocolate Candies, this season's American Idol finalists performed their first public live concert from the inside of a giant M&M's stage in New York City. One of the biggest product launches for the brand in decades, Mars representative Ryan Bowling told Brandweek the idea came from years of consumer focus groups and the fact that sweet and salty is very popular among fans of Mars' products. Orange M&M "spokescandy" stars in the ads, and hilariously freaks out when he discovers he has a pretzel inside of him. Suggested retail price for a 1.14-oz bag is 79 cents. Other packages range from $3.49 for a 9.9-oz bag to $8.99 for a 30-oz. stand-up pouch.	22,210
Thank you to all our readers that have submitted authors’ names over the previous months. Future Series… Whom would you like to see in an upcoming series? Contact us and let us know! Please note: we can only offer collections of writers who died at least 70 years ago (in most circumstances), due to copyright restrictions.	329
Quill pig is another name for a porcupine. Porcupines are unattractive and unpopular, but, as animals go, and unlike eagles, elephants, and donkeys, they are reasonably harmless good neighbors that mind their own business. Here's where we can talk about being good neighbors and why it's eternally important. Saturday, August 29, 2015 Jesus the Anti Cultural Imperialist Look at these four maps. Do you see what I see? Where the world’s Buddhists live Where the world’s Hindus live Where the world’s Muslims live Where the world’s Christians live Twenty-five hundred years after the Buddha lived, Buddhism is pretty much a local religion. The locale is very large, and many people live there, but it is remarkable that Buddhism has remained pretty much where it began. It would appear that those Buddhists who have left Buddhism’s homeland have emigrated for economic reasons, not to proselytize. The situation with Islam is different. Most Muslims don’t live in the Middle East, where Islam began. However much of the geographical spread was done by the sword, much of it was done by trade. Muslims early on were prolific traders and scholars, giving the world such things as compasses, mattresses, cotton, and the grammatical analysis of biblical Hebrew – not to mention algebra and the number zero. They took their religion with them wherever they went, and while Islam in Tanzania is different from what it is in the Philippines, and both are different from Islam in Saudi Arabia, one thing is common to all: the idea that submission to Allah and love for the Prophet require forceful reaction to any perceived insult. Such insult can take the form, as we have seen with the Danish cartoons, of mockery, but as thousands of Christians around the world can testify, it can also take the form of refusing to accept Islam, of leaving Islam, and even of simply articulating Christian doctrine. And though the Quran says that there is to be no coercion in matters of religion, what actually happens frequently on the ground would fit most non-Muslims’ definition of coercion. Now look at the map for Christianity. No other religion is spread as evenly over the world as Christianity. When I first came to Christ, Protestant Christianity was pretty much a European religion, though its most visible proponents were Europeans whose ancestors had moved to the western hemisphere. Not anymore. As Christians suffer persecution from Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists, not to mention atheists, we can thank God that he has not called us to defend his name, his reputation, or his servants by violence. We should be grieved when the name of Jesus is dragged through the mud, of course, but he tells us to respond by inviting those who disparage him to “taste and see that the Lord is good.” He will not turn his anger on us if we don’t beat the crap out of those who insult him. I need no other proof that it is Jesus, not Allah, not the Buddha, not the Hindu pantheon, and not the most powerful of atheists, who is the truly great one.	3,060
Suppose your dream girl or dream guy gave you a book and said I would like a relationship with you, what I expect from you is in this book. Wouldn’t you read it. Wouldn’t you follow it? God did exactly that. He came to Earth and gave his life to be in a relationship with us. He wrote a book all about it. It’s called the Holy Bible. Can a relationship actually be a list of do’s and don’ts? It can be. What does Jesus expect from us? What defines a healthy relationship with God? Baptized into the blood. Mark 16:16 Read the Holy Bible. Psalm 1 Keep the law. John 14:15 Confession. 1 John 1:9 Prayer. Matthew 6:9-13 Fasting. Matthew 6:16-18 Attend Church services. Hebrews 10:25 Good deeds. Matthew 3:8 This isn’t intended to be an exhaustive list, but it certainly covers the basics. My relationship with Christ over the years hasn’t always looked the same. It is now the strongest it has been in 48 years. Do you know what the Bible has to say about that? The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Job 17:9 KJV Whenever you hear someone say a scripture or Bible passage is no longer valid because the Kingdom of God has come, understand they are in error. Ask yourself are we face to face with God? The answer is no. It is true Jesus has come. And it is true the Kingdom of God can live in us. It is also true, the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13 should still be prayed. “Thy Kingdom come.” Some erroneously say it came with Jesus. I tell you, we will know when God’s Kingdom has come, because we will either be face to face with him or in Hell. Let no one lead you astray. Why call him Lord, Lord and do not what he says? Matthew 6:9-13 KJV After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. [10] Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Like this: For public prayer in modern churches you really need to go back to the Old Testament. Isaiah 56:7 KJV Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Technically I cannot think of a publicly led prayer in the Temple. Solomon led a prayer outside of the Temple and Daniel prayed three times a day towards Jerusalem. In Matthew 6:5, Jesus talks of those praying in synagogues and streets, but overall his comment is not favorable. There are many verses in the New Testament referring to prayer. The first part of James 5:16 is often overlooked. James 5:16 KJV Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. I firmly believe the men who get up and pray should pray Matthew 6:9-13. I cannot think of a time in any church where I have heard this prayed, but it is how our Savior, Jesus Christ, instructed us to pray. When listening to another pray in their own words I have to pause and consider if I agree. There have been times when I just pray Matthew 6:9-13 silently during public prayer. Many claim Jesus’ Kingdom is already come. Has it? Are you face to face with Jesus or the Devil? You can claim Jesus’ Kingdom came when he died and was resurrected or you can claim Jesus’ Kingdom came on the Day of Pentecost, but the truth is that it will not come to fruition until immediately after Judgment Day, after the last foe which is death is defeated. The Lord’s Prayer refers to the Father’s Kingdom which technically isn’t different than Jesus’ Kingdom. Has Jesus received his bride, has the wheat been separated from the chaff? Thus I pray … thy kingdom come thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven…, and I encourage you to do the same. Matthew 6:9-13. May it be prayed more often as the public prayer in churches rather than men finding their own words!	4,229
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Blood Money Highlight Xbox Games with Gold for October From October 1 through the 31, Ghost Town Games’ Overcooked will be available for download. The month’s second Xbox One game will be that of Victor Vran and will be available for download beginning on October 16 and going until November 15. As for the month’s Xbox 360 titles, Stuntman: Ignition will be available between October 1 and October 15 with the classic Hitman: Blood Money arriving between October 16 and October 31. All in all, it’s a pretty good month even though it might not be the most alluring on paper. Hitman: Blood Money is still one of the best in the Hitman series and if you still haven’t played Overcooked somehow, now is the perfect time to get together with your friends and give it a go.	781
"Religious intolerance is either intolerance motivated by one's own religious beliefs or intolerance against another's religious beliefs or practices. It manifests both at a cultural level, but may also be a formal part of the dogma of particular religious groups."	265
Huge win for car owners! All TSBs to be made public. The Center for Auto Safety just made the NHTSA (US Government) make public the full text of all TSBs from now on. They are the same organization that has petitioned the NHTSA & filed lawsuits to protect car owners over exploding gas tanks & other major safety issues. Whenever you drive in your car, you are safer thanks in part to a lot of work over the years by this small but very effective consumer advocacy group. Search for Car Problems 2004 BMW 530 Owner Comments 530 6-cyl 79,000 miles A D V E R T I S E M E N T S The front passenger air bags is deactivated and the air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag "on-off" lamp is illuminated. This issue is the same as the 2004 BMW 5 series frontal airbag recall ( #08V384000), but for some reason when I contacted BMW at 1-800-525-7417 and provided them my VIN number they said it wasn't covered under the recall. Please review and reconsider as this is a serious defect that needs to be addressed. 530 8-cyl 530 6-cyl 100,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, an airbag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 08V384000 (air bags:frontal). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 01/03/12 updated 01/09/12 530 78,000 miles A D V E R T I S E M E N T S The contact owns a 2004 BMW 545. The contact stated that the air bag and passenger restraint lights were illuminating on the dash board. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and was told that the passenger seat occupant detection mat failed. The dealer stated there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 08V384000 (air bags: Frontal), but the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 80,200. 530 109,000 miles Within the past 6 months of driving, my airbag for the passenger side had tripped three times. The third time I brought it in, I researched on a recall for the passenger sensor. I printed out the page from safercar.gov, and they told me that my VIN# does not fall under the category. The recall specifically stated for my BMW 545I 2004. I am not happy due to the fact that you buy a car and for something that cannot wear out brakes... 530 70,000 miles I have my car routinely serviced with a certified BMW technician at a BMW service center. Recently my technician told me my car gave a code for passenger airbag failure. My car has been in no accidents. Currently I have a "fault detection" of the front passenger airbag sensor. If someone were to sit in the front passenger seat and if the vehicle sustained any front end damage, the front passenger airbag would not deploy. As of now the vehicle cannot determine if someone is sitting in the front passenger seat or not. This failure will not allow the front passenger airbag to deploy if the vehicle were in a collision. BMW is fully aware of this issue. Infact, they have stated that cracks are caused due to getting in and out of the vehicle on the passenger side, as a result, the airbag sensor fails in the front passenger seat. There has been a recall for this code however, BMW claims my car is not covered. The year, make, model and seat all qualify for this recall. Safety is a very serious concern and I cannot see how this cannot be covered. 530 6-cyl Automatic transmission 29,474 miles A D V E R T I S E M E N T S The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. While driving approximately 45 mph the air bag light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the front passenger side seat mat sensor on March 15, 2006 because it was defective. The failure recurred in July 2010. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and was advised that he had to pay for the repairs. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact also stated that the fuel gauge was no longer working properly. The fuel gauge displayed one quarter of a tank and a half of tank; however, the fuel tank was empty and caused the vehicle shut off. The failure was not repaired. The failure failure mileage was 29,474 and the current mileage was 82,000. Updated 03/02/11 updated 04/29/11 530 91,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 545I (na). The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the front passenger side air bag warning light illuminated. The malfunction continued until the engine was shut off. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they informed that the air bag senor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000. 530 90,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the failure was caused by cracks in the passenger seat, which could also cause the air bag light to come on and prevent air bag from deploying in a crash. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in recall campaign 08V384000, air bags, frontal which was related to the failure. The failure and current mileages were 90,000. 530 77,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. The contact stated that while sitting in the passenger seat the air bag light came on indicating that the passenger side air bag malfunctioned. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who informed the contact that the mat which holds the sensor cracked. This was a known failure with this year make and model vehicle. The manufacturer issued a recall regarding the air bags:frontal (08V384000) but the VIN was not a part of the recall. Previously the contact had the air bag sensor replaced in the passenger seat in 2006 at 33,000 miles but the seat had malfunctioned again. The contact stated that this was a major safety issue because the air bag may not deploy if the vehicle was involved in a serious crash. The failure mileage was 77,000. 530 36,000 miles A D V E R T I S E M E N T S The passenger air bag and seat belt lights were lit on my 2004 BMW 530I. This is the same symptom as described in the recall campaign number 08V384000 / NHTSA action number EA08001. I have never received a recall letter from BMW. I learned about the recall in Feb / 2010 and took the car to BMW dealer. I was told my car is not covered by the recall and I was charged for labor to replace the passenger seat occupancy detector mat (part # 52-10-9-142-348). I believe my car should be included in the BMW recall campaign. 530 36,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. The contact was driving at an unknown speed on normal road conditions when the "passenger air bag" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was repaired under the service warranty. The identical failure occurred after the prior repair. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 08V384000 (air bags:frontal). However, the VIN was excluded from the recall defect. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction at this time. The failure mileage was 36,000. The current mileage was 70,000. 530 60,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. The contact stated that his BMW passenger sensor mat activates on the instrument panel to alert him that the air bags will not deploy on the passenger side in the event of a crash. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 08V384000 (air bags:frontal), although the failures were identical. The failure mileage was 60,000. 530 46,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 525. The contact stated that two air bag lights illuminated on May 18, 2009. The lights indicated that the front passenger air bag failed as well as the restraint for the air bag. The dealer stated that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 08V384000 (air bags:frontal), although the failures were identical. The vehicle will be taken in for diagnostic testing. The failure and current mileages were 46,000. 530 26,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. While driving approximately 35 mph on normal road conditions, the passenger side frontal air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. There was an occupant seated in the front passenger seat at the time. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they stated that the failure was due to the front seat occupancy sensor. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 08V384000 (air bags, frontal), although the failures were identical. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was not accepted by the system. The failure mileage was 26,000 and current mileage was 41,000. 530 73,000 miles I own a 2004 BMW 545I sedan and the passenger airbag light came on for a while already, and I read about the recall on your website and called BMW na and they told me that my car was not under the recall. And told me to bring it to one of the BMW dealers to get it fix which I will have to pay for. I checked at one of the BMW dealerships and they told me it will cost me more than $1000 to fix the passenger\'s seat airbag sensor. I just don't understand why my car is not under their recall list when my car matches the exact description of the recall they are having?! please help. Thank you! 530 67,000 miles The contact owns a 2004 BMW 530I. The contact noticed that the air bag warning indicator would constantly illuminate on the instrument control panel, which indicated that the front passenger air bag was inoperative. He called the dealer in reference to NHTSA campaign id number 08V384000 (air bags:frontal) and was informed that they were waiting for a response from the manufacturer. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that they were in the process of creating a VIN range and will then send out recall notices. The vehicle could be repaired at the cost of $3,000, after which the contact could inquire about reimbursement. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000 and current mileage was 72,000. 530 6-cyl 27,000 miles I just bought a 2004 BMW 530I with only 27,000 miles but that passenger side sensor that detects whether the seat is occupied was not functioning so the airbag warning light was on. We had to pay close to a thousand dollars to install a new sensor. My complaint is to know why a manufacturer is not responsible to make sure the supplemental restraint system is working properly when the car is so new. BMW North America was very evasive when contacted but the car was out of warranty that had expired five months ago. 530 6-cyl Automatic transmission 50,500 miles The consumer's vehicle was involved in a crash with 2004 BMW 325I. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. The impact was the passenger side front door. The passenger side window shattered and fell into pieces. The car was taken to the dealership for repairs. The consumer has not yet reported the air bag failure to the manufacturer. There was one injury. A police report and pictures were taken. The consumer has the pictures. The insurance company has been notified. The speed was 25 mph. Ms. Packard: The summary report created by the vehicle safety hot line does not clearly identify your vehicle. Please review the information on the vehicle owner's questionnaire and verify that your vehicle is a 2004 BMW 530I. Also, please provide a copy of the police report and photographs. About CarComplaints.com CarComplaints.com is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. 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Saturday, 16 August 2014 Remove Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent (User Guide) How to delete Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent from windows pc effectively: Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent is identified as a perilous Trojan designed to cheat computer user and grab their money. basically it invaded into the PC via downloading of unethical stuffs from malicious website, using unsafe network, accessing infected USB drive etc. After infiltrating targeted PC successfully it record every keystrokes used on the computer. After that it collect all important and sensitive data and send it to remote server for elicit activities. Not only that it also allow cyber crooks to gain complete access of compromised PC and used its stored data for illegal use. Due to this nasty Trojan there is full possibility of identity theft. Therefore if you want to keep your PC safe and secure then without any further delay delete Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent from your computer. Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent will change registry entries and create key to get reinstalled after every system restart. Additionally it also delete several important .dll and .exe files from system root directory. Apart from that it also damage security firewall and all download virus, rootkits, spyware and other PC infection on your computer and make its performance completely worst. Due to that you can not access system resources and the system starts responding weirdly. Stored applications and program would also become inaccessible completely. Finally your computer stuck in the middle of the process and might get crashed sometimes. Hence if you want to avoid such awful consequences then instantly remove Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent from the PC. Digital world is full of unexpected things. Every day, new technology evolves but that evolution is not restricted only to the benefits, Malwares, Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent and other threats evolve too. Todays Malwares are such a danger one that it can turn a fully functionally system into a doom within a minute without even giving you any clue. Therefore there is a lots of need to develop such a Anti-malware software which can assure you your system's safety. Automatic Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent removal tool is one of the best solution to any kind of malware, threat to your system. It guarantees you a full security and assures you to remove all kind of malware and threats by using its advanced and latest algorithms. It removes all kind of Trojan horse, Rootkit, Backdoor, Adware, Browser hijacker, etc. very easily. It even removes advanced Trojan: ransom ware malware in just few clicks only. Some malware even blocks the booting mechanism, Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent removal tool deals fluently with such advanced malwares also. It has a compact OS which starts the system in safe mode and removes such malware. Automatic Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent removal tool is a great malware removal tool. If anybody is facing any strange behavior of their system, then he/she immediately go for it. It is very easily available and can be downloaded online. Fake Scanning and Rogue Activities : When Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent spyware enters into your computer hard drive then it starts performing its rogue activities. It shows you a fake scanning result and warns you that your computer is infected hence it does not work properly. This is installed in your windows PC by the two methods. First, with the help of Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent spyware which installs the program in your computer without your permission. And second, by the fake online scanners which tells you that your computer is infected and tells that click on this link to download and install the program. Lots of infected and malicious program also get installed with this. After the installation this creates automatically lots of harmful files in your windows PC. Sometimes it asks you purchase the full version of the application that scans your PC and make free from malicious program. But when you purchase the full version of this application and install it then lots of malicious application is also installed in your windows PC with this . Due to installation of these malicious program your system may get crashed in future. You have to understand that this is only a step by hackers to trap you. To get ride of this problem you have to uninstall the Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent spyware from your computer. When Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent spyware enters into your windows PC then it starts damaging PC by its vicious actions. Due to this lots of stranger error messages appears on computer screen when you start your system. It prevents you to execute any system application. Some error messages after Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent spyware infection : “There's suspicious software running on your PC. For more details, run a system file check.” “Computer slows down, perform scan.” “ Warning Running Trial version Click here to purchase the full version of the software and get full protection for your PC.” All these error messages will be encountered while you are working on your PC and after these messages you can not access your computer data. You may also face the various types of error messages while you are using the internet like “IE caused an invalid page fault in module<unknown>”, “The web pages you have requested is not available offline.” etc. to get rid of this problem, remove Trojan-Keylogger.Win32.Agent spyware from your windows PC.	5,496
ABOUT ABOUT US Aaron Faber Gallery New York celebrates the artistry of jewelry and watch design through its extensive collection of 20th and 21st century fine jewelry and collectible timepieces. We invite you to view and enjoy some of the extraordinary jewelry presented in our gallery every day. At Aaron Faber, we focus on three areas of expertise: contemporary studio and bridal jewelry, classic pieces from the present and past, and collectible vintage timepieces. The gallery provides professional services such as appraisals; fine jewelry repair and restoration; and estate buying and selling. We also consign private collections for sale. We invite you to visit us here online or at 666 Fifth Avenue, on West 53rd Street, in New York, across the street and slightly east of the Museum of Modern Art, in the heart of Manhattan. The gallery features the work of over 50 contemporary established and emerging jewelry designers and makers. Monthly events – trunk shows, roundtable discussions, and receptions – bring the jewelry community, collectors and aficionados together on a regular basis. Two large group exhibitions are mounted annually, in the spring and autumn, with the autumn exhibition traveling to SOFA Chicago at the Navy Pier in early November. Bridal jewelry collections from Niessing, SimonG, Steven Kretchmer Designs, Alex Sepkus, Nathan Levy and Christian Bauer present the best of modern design, expertly made. Aaron Faber is a destination for watch connoisseurs, with its extensive collections of vintage and collectible wristwatches, pocket watches, clocks, books, watchstraps, and accessories. The gallery offers not only a wide selection of vintage Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, sports and dress watches, but its specialists provide hard-to-find expertise and knowledge for collectors and gift givers. This expertise extends to a full-service watch repair department on premises.	1,916
The short list of desirable defensemen on the trading block was trimmed by one when the New Jersey Devils acquired Sean O'Donnell from the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Willie Mitchell. After Rob Blake and Eric Weinrich were dealt, O'Donnell, an unrestricted free agent next summer, seemed to be the defenseman most in demand in what is clearly not a buyer's market. The Devils' logic for the O'Donnell acquisition is undeniable. O'Donnell used to play for coach Larry Robinson in Los Angeles, and New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello made it clear that what he really liked was that he had played 60 games under coach Jacques Lemaire in Minnesota, meaning he will understand the Devils' system. O'Donnell adds more bullishness to a team that already has strong defensemen Scott Stevens, Ken Daneyko and Colin White to go along with puck movers Scott Niedermayer and Brian Rafalski. The Wild view the 6-3, 205-pound Mitchell, 23, as a player who could be in their lineup for many years. "Mitchell is a young prospect that we are going to work on developing for the long-term success of the organization," said general manager Doug Risebrough, who dealt left wing Scott Pellerin to the Carolina Hurricanes last week. "He's a defenseman that can play both ways and has a definite upside to his game." Ottawa at New Jersey (Tuesday): With this game and Sunday's at Washington, the Senators can make some room for themselves atop the Eastern Conference. Colorado at Dallas (Saturday): Rivalry is renewed during a home-and-home set. Around the leagues: The Stars could be without center Joe Nieuwendyk (groin muscle) for the rest of the regular season. He's out 3-6 weeks. They also lost right wing Jamie Langenbrunner (abdominal strain) in Sunday's game. ... Coyotes goaltender Sean Burke (groin muscle) is day-to-day. ... Hurricanes defenseman Glen Wesley left Sunday's game when he cut his face after tumbling into an open penalty box door.	1,950
4/15/2016 Headline April 15, 2016/ ''' ARCTIC by ASSETS ''' ''' ARCTIC by ASSETS ''' TO THE DISMAY OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS the Obama administration just so recently, gave Shell conditional approval to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean. Given the fragile environment of this part of the world and to growing appeal to world leaders- How should the international community balance environmental protection, economic development and social equity in the arctic? The Room For Debate on Global priorities in the Arctic thus begins: Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen, Assistant professor of political science at the University of Southern Denmark, enumerates: Cooperation, not a drilling ban, is the key to insuring safety. The Obama administration's decision to allow offshore drilling in the Chukchi Sea has led to calls for an Arctic-wide ban on the offshore oil and gas industry in the region. However, such a ban ignores the fact that different countries face different circumstances, and that is the challenge to finding a balanced approach to the region. Most of the new Arctic industries -mining, shipping, tourism and hydroelectric energy to name a few -have a limited environmental impact and offer the opportunity to develop a region where income is low and social problems abundant. When it comes to oil and gas, however, leaders face a trade-off between environmental protection and local development. The High North is not just one uniform mass, it is ''several Arctics'' that face distinct challenges. Alaska, for instance, is an integrated part of the United States with a population mix that resembles the rest of the country. In contrast, Greenland has a predominantly Inuit population that dreams of independence from Denmark. An independent Greenland can only sustain itself if exploitable oil and gas is found along its coast. An Arctic wide ban on oil and gas activities would end any hope of independence for Greenland. Similarly, whereas Alaskan oil and gas have a relatively small impact on the American economy, Arctic hydrocarbons are crucial sources of wealth for countries like Norway and Russia. For example: Russia will face the fiscal instability in the decades to come if it does not develop its High North oil and gas resources. These states will oppose an Arctic-wide ban vehemently. Arctic cooperation offers opportunities to diminish the environmental dangers that follow from oil and gas exploration. The 2013 Arctic Council Oil Spill Agreement provides tools for states to handle the repercussions of an oil spill. More can be done to prevent disasters from happening through shared practices and common rules. A comprehensive ban on oil and exploration may seem like a quick fix for the High North, but it is neither realistic nor desirable. Faiza Oulaahsen, an activist on issues climate and energy at the Greenpeace states: We need stop the nonsense and create a global sanctuary In 2012, the last Shell attempted to drill for oil in the Arctic, the company was haunted by one failure after another. An ice floe the size of Manhattan forced the oil company to move its rig within one day of operation. During a heavy storm at sea, the 28,000 ton Kulluk ran aground, nearly causing a disaster. Shell's contractors eventually pleaded guilty to eight felonies for environmental and maritime crimes. Shell says this time will be different. I say it won't. Experts say there is no field-tested, proven technology to effectively stop and clean up an oil spill in the Arctic. According to a recent study by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, there is a 75 percent chance of major oil spill happening in the Arctic if Shell gets what it wants. Even other major oil companies are having doubts about Shell's plans. And they should. The Honour and Serving of the latest debates and ''Operational Research'' on climatology and preservation of life continues. Thank Ya all for reading, and see ya all on the following one: With respectful dedication to the Leaders, Students, Professors and Teachers of the world. See Ya all on !WOW! -the World Students Society and the Ecosystem 2011:	4,142
Dr. Sanjay Nalachandran善杰 About our Doctor Dr. Sanjay Nalachandran 善杰 graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland in 1997. He went on to complete his basic surgical training in Ireland and in 2000, became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh & Ireland (MRCS, AFRCSI). In 2001, he joined Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) where he received his advanced training in the field of General and Vascular surgery. In 2002, Dr Sanjay was awarded an MMed (Master of Medicine, General Surgery) by the National University of Singapore. In 2005, Dr. Sanjay was conferred as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (FAMS). In the same year, he also received a Singapore Ministry of Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) scholarship to complete a one year advanced vascular surgery training program at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Upon returning, he worked in the General Surgical Department of Tan Tock Seng Hospital as a Consultant. Dr Sanjay is experienced in the management and treatment of common general surgical conditions as well as emergency procedures. He is also trained in advanced laparoscopic surgery. He has trained in both traditional vascular surgery and endovascular surgery. Dr Sanjay is well versed with the latest stenting and angioplasty procedures in Vascular surgery. He has particular expertise in laser techniques for varicose veins (EVLT) and spider veins, as well as other advanced vein-related procedures. Dr Sanjay has always been enthusiastic and heavily involved with both undergraduate and post graduate medical education, in recognition of this, he has been awarded the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor for Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Dr Sanjay has admitting privileges to Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Parkway East Hospital. He is also a visiting consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Thomson Medical Centre. Dr Sanjay is fluent in both spoken and written Mandarin and English.善杰医生能说写流利的中英文。	2,133
What does this mean? Feathers are weird... I am a new chicken owner this year. I have cried from losing chickens to hawks, owls and neighborhood dogs. I finally have a little flock of 4 (one I don't know what it is) and this just happened. Can someone tell me what is wrong? I am a new chicken owner this year. I have cried from losing chickens to hawks, owls and neighborhood dogs. I finally have a little flock of 4 (one I don't know what it is) and this just happened. Can someone tell me what is wrong? Click to expand... Do you have a rooster? Once my rooster grew his spurs my girls backs started to look exactly like that. Greetings from Kansas, marley 3285, and ! Pleased you joined our community! From the pic it doesn't look too serious and there could be a lot of explanations. One is perhaps a minor molt, however, that is usually - but not always an autumn event. A second possibility is that it got into a little skirmish with one if it's flock mates. Is there a rooster in the batch? When the rooster breeds the hen his toenails often tear out a few feathers in that region. Additionally, there is the possibility of poultry lice or mites - you might give her a close examination for that as well. Still, she looks pretty happy and healthy and mostly feathered so I'd monitor closely for now and I wouldn't be too surprised if those feathers quickly replaced themselves. Best wishes! When you have the chance, check her vent area and see if you can see anything crawling. If your flock doesn't just come and let you pick them up.... it is easiest to get them after they have gone to roost at night and just use a flash light. No chasing and the flock will remain calm as long as you don't light the whole place up. I will follow along to see if anyone else has ideas that are different. True molt is usually a fall thing.... but anything can happen. I have had hens wait until the coldest day of the year to suddenly molt. Wow. Thanks so much. This is wonderful to have so much info. Just went out to feed and water them and noticed my black and white one (does anyone know what this is?) seems to have the same issue starting and am updated picture of the br Wn one has her side having the same issue. And there seems to be a little blood on some of the coop material. I am a virgin here with chickens. Should I be worried about them? Should I treat them with something? Is so, what and should I eat these eggs. I just literally watched this black and white one lay an egg and looked like perfection. Help?[/IMG]	2,537
GC: 1, 2, 3 is an ode to Garapata, a character Dex Fernandez created based on the ticks that infested a dog they had when he was a kid. This experience left a big impression on Fernandez, which he carried with him when he entered the world of graffiti and street art in 2006. Since then, the infestation has spread far and wide across cities around the world and in forms outside the canvas. His participatory approach to art gives the audience the power to infest and become hosts as they engaged directly in the creative process of his several shows. GC: 1, 2, 3 is a video narrative split into three chapters showing his past collaborations. We map the growth of the artist in the replays, pauses, and repeats of the images. The looping of images, in a way, resembles the processes, internal and external, that transformed Fernandez and his art. The manual component of inclusion and selection is central to the development of both the artist and his practice. The entire process is a loop in itself.	1,003
This Service Manual is the “Revision Publishing” and replaces “Simple Manual” NSX-T77 (S/M Code No. 09-99C-425-2T1). If requiring information about the CD mechanisim, see Service Manual of 6ZG-1 (S/M Code No. 09-001-338-7N2).	233
"Teen Wolf" Tyler Posey Heads to the TACO SHOP Written by Tara the Mom Tuesday, 09 August 2011 04:55 Tyler Posey, the star of MTV's "Teen Wolf," will star in the indie comedy Taco Shop. Maya Entertainment is producing the film about a guy who starts his own taco shop but finds his business threatened when a gourmet taco truck starts parking across the street from his restaurant. Eric Roberts (Emma's dad) will costar. Voice over actor Carlos Alazraqui (he was also "Marcos del Posey" in "Big Time Rush"), Felipe Esparza ("Last Comic Standing"), Paula Jai Parker ("The Proud Family"), Laura Harring ("Gossip Girl") and Parvesh Cheena ("Outsourced") will also costar. Joaquin Perea will direct.	697
Latest News Employment Disclosure Workshops Know Your Rights: Disability & Employment Disability Network Southwest Michigan is hosting a series of FREE workshops throughout the region to help people with disabilities know their rights with regard to disclosing their disability to an employer. What the workshop will cover: Learn the only reason you have to tell an employer about your disability or medical condition.	423
Maria revels in emotional win Maria Sharapova kisses the trophy after winning the French Open in a thrilling three-set final (AP) Maria Sharapova hugged the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen as she reflected on the most emotional of her five grand slam titles. Sharapova had to battle for three hours and two minutes to finally end the challenge of first-time grand slam finalist Simona Halep. The Romanian has had an incredible 12 months and she very nearly capped it with the biggest victory of them all but Sharapova showed her remarkable competitive instinct to come through 6-4 6-7 (5/7) 6-4. From feeling like clay was an alien surface, Sharapova has turned it into her most successful stage. This was her third successive final at Roland Garros, having won the title for the first time in 2012 before losing to Serena Williams 12 months ago, and this is the first time she has won the same trophy more than once at any slam. Sharapova said: "If somebody had told me that at some stage in my career I'd have more Roland Garros titles than any other grand slam I'd probably go get drunk, or tell them to get drunk. "It's really amazing. I feel that I worked to get to this position. There is no substitute in these titles. You can't just go out there and do it without putting in the effort. "You're not just born being a natural clay?court player. Okay, maybe if you're (Rafael) Nadal. But certainly not me. I didn't grow up on it, didn't play on it. I just took it upon myself to make myself better on it." Sharapova had done it the hard way all tournament and the final was no different. She had fought back from a set down in each of her previous three matches to take her record in three-set matches on clay to an amazing 19 successive wins. This time she won the first set and she seemed to be in control of the second until playing four bad points from 5-3 up in the tie-break. Halep kept reeling Sharapova back in and it was the same in the third set as she fought back from 4-2 to 4-4 only for the Russian to win eight straight points to clinch victory. Sharapova sunk to her knees in the clay before climbing up through the president's box to celebrate with coach Sven Groeneveld and her team. The 27-year-old played only one match after Wimbledon last year because of a shoulder injury and struggled to rediscover her best form during the first three months of this season. She said: "It's the most emotional victory for me. The toughest one physically that I've come across in a final, especially a grand slam. There are not too many finals that you go past three hours. "T o look back seven or eight years and to think that I would be in that position, I would come through against an opponent that makes you play and hit-and-run and hits so many shots and recovers, in conditions that start from cold to being warm today. "So much adversity is thrown at you, and I'm just proud I came through and I adjusted in all different situations and I end up with this (trophy)." Halep was emotional at the end of the match and sat down on her chair with a towel over her head. She said: "I was crying at that moment for a few minutes, and then I was smiling because I said that it was my first grand slam final and I have to be happy, to smile, because I did everything on court. "I played very good tennis. So I'm really proud about these two weeks. It was an amazing feeling on court today." The 22-year-old, who will climb to number three in the rankings on Monday, had never made it past the quarter-finals at a grand slam before arriving in Paris. Halep felt the decisive moment came at 4-4 in the deciding set when a Sharapova shot was called out but over-ruled by umpire Kader Nouni. Halep wanted to replay the point but Nouni, who was very lenient with Sharapova's slow play, ruled the call had not affected Halep's shot, which flew out of court. She said: "I thought that we have to replay the point because I touched the ball. But the rule is, no, if I don't put the ball in the court, we cannot replay the point. So I think that ball was very important at that moment. "After that, I couldn't manage my nerves maybe and I couldn't stay very focused for the next points. That's it. That's life. So I have to look forward, to work harder, and to play many more finals." Ipsoregulated This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here	4,649
Four Social Media Platforms that Your Brand Needs It is undeniable that likes of YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram can all raise brand awareness, and each can do so in different ways, so at Influencer Champions we have identified the top four platforms to benefit influencer marketing, and how. Instagram Number of active users – 800 million Target Audience – 11-34-year olds Top 3 most followed brands – National Geographic, Nike, Victoria’s Secret. Top 3 most followed people – Selena Gomez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ariana Grande. Starting with one of the most popular platforms for both brands and influencers, Instagram is the way forward for influencer marketing as it sees the highest volume of active sharing in the UK. Instagram, which was once seen as a site that was aimed at young people, desperate to share a new daily selfie, is now being taken seriously by big businesses who are aware of the notable demographic shift. YouTube Number of active users – 1 billion per month Target Audience – 11-54-year olds Top 3 most subscribed to brands – LEGO, Angry Birds, Red Bull Top 3 most subscribed to creators – PewDiePie, German Garmendia, ElRubiusOMG YouTube is the home of video blogs, also known as vlogs, and is a trusted source of in-depth reviews and demonstrations of products. It offers a refreshing and innovative alternative to conventional written blog posts which focus more on analysing the product in more minute detail. The video sharing site is great if you want to break your brand into an international market, with 1 billion users worldwide uploading 300 hours of video onto YouTube every single minute! YouTube’s popularity amongst influencers is only set to grow more as we head into the immediate future. By 2025, half of viewers under the age of 32 will not subscribed to paid-for TV services. Created in 2004, Facebook has grown to be the most used social media platform for people of all ages. Facebook is now a media platform, not just a social platform, and users are finding new ways to consume content. People log-on to this environment to find out the latest news and information in both an article and video format. Twitter Number of active users – 330 million Target Audience – 16- 49-year olds Top 3 most followed brands – YouTube, The New York Times, Instagram Top 3 most followed people – Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Barack Obama Like all social media platforms, Twitter is a tool that connects you to millions of people around the world. Many people use Twitter to voice their concerns or praise for a brand, so being as active as possible is vital to keep up with the amount of mentions coming your way. The most exciting draw to Twitter is the opportunity for almost anything to go viral. It only takes one of your followers to retweet one of your posts to their followers, and you have a chain reaction that could lead to a lot of attention to your brand. Need help with the next step of your influencer marketing campaign? At Influencer Champions we work on behalf of both influencers and brands to secure successful partnerships and collaborations for both parties. Contact the influencer team on 0203 9580427or email [email protected]	3,251
The keystone to an era of de facto global regulation is the establishment of a new global regulator, the Financial Stability Board, reconstituted from the Financial Stability Forum, the body of central banks and financial regulators into a stronger multilateral entity. Federal Financial Analytics, a regulatory risk consultancy, said the new regulator does not have direct authority over home-country supervisors, but it will play a far stronger role than initially anticipated in the “supervisory colleges governing cross-border, systemic-risk firms.” The FSB will also be able to make specific recommendations and “name and shame” participating nations that fail to adopt, implement and comply with its standards or the best practices of the IMF and the World Bank. Karen Shaw Petrou, managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics, said: “It can’t tell the US what to do, but if we don’t do what it wants, sanctions will quickly follow that deny US firms access to critical markets. This augurs quick action on bank-like regulation for all US financial firms, especially any large enough to present systemic risk, even if Congress backs away from sweeping reform.” Jerry Comizio, partner in the bank regulatory practice at New York-based law firm Paul Hastings, said the formation of the FSB was expected as the credit crisis has led to the acknowledgment of a need for greater cross-border oversight of financial services. Comizio said: “The intriguing question is how that will be accomplished. Among the developed G20 countries, the US stands out like a sore thumb for not having a consolidated financial services home regulator and this is now on the front burner to be addressed.” Federal Financial Analytics also said the US has made significant concessions to France and Germany with regard to regulating hedge funds, private equity firms and other “shadow” banks. Related The FSF also aimed closer to home by targeting compensation practices at large financial firms, cited as a factor that contributed to the financial crisis as bonuses were based on high short-term risk without regard to long-term risk. The group has recommended a set of principles for large systemically important firms including adjusting pay for types of risk and time horizons; linking pay to the overall performance of the firm as well as the individual business and that the mix of cash, equity and other forms of compensation should be consistent with risk alignment. The compensation report said: “Greater balance within the compensation system itself will reduce the burden on risk management systems and increase the likelihood they are effective.” Ed Sautter, regulatory lawyer at Mayer Brown, said: “Everyone has to agree to the new strict rules on compensation. Everyone needs to follow this, otherwise the banks will imaginatively engage in regulatory arbitrage.” Sautter added that the UK and the US would be more affected than countries like Japan, which traditionally have had a culture of conservative compensation packages. He said: “Certain jurisdictions will undergo cultural changes which will be greater than others.” In addition, the communiqué included an agreement that the senior leadership of international financial institutions be appointed through an open, transparent, and merit-based selection process. Harvard University professor of international political economy Dani Rodrik wrote on his blog that the provision “may mean that the era of the World Bank and the IMF being run by Americans and Europeans, respectively, is over. And good riddance.” Rodrik added: “On the whole, the summit must be counted as a victory for the Europeans, who got what they wanted: a focus on new regulations and avoidance of any hint of real coordination (or targets) on fiscal stimulus.” Along those lines, the communiqué said that hedge funds, particularly those that are “systemically significant,” will see more regulation. In its response, the Alternative Investment Management Association said it was pleased with the G20’s move to support financial stability but reasserted that the root of the current crisis is the banking system and the hedge fund industry’s role in it was marginal. “Of course, it is right that systemically significant institutions should be subject to oversight,” the AIMA said in a statement. “We would, however, note the conclusions of Lord Turner in his recent Turner Review who pointed out that hedge fund leverage ‘is typically well below that of banks—about two to three on average,’ compared with levels of up to 50 times with some of the banks; and that ‘hedge funds in general are not today bank-like in their activities.’ "Although we agree that any entity that provides banking services should be regulated as a bank, the vast majority of hedge funds do not fall into this category.” The association added that it had already supported the provision for large hedge fund managers to provide systemically significant information to their national regulators as part of the AIMA’s policy platform released in late February. It added that it welcomed the new Financial Stability Board much as it had worked with predecessor. Randy Shain, who leads the due diligence team at risk management services provider FirstAdvantage, said he was pessimistic that hedge fund regulation would have an impact. Shain said: “I feel strongly that regulation in this industry has not done what people think it will do. In and of itself it’s a good idea but it’s not a panacea.” Richard Baker, chief executive of hedge fund industry trade body Managed Funds Association, said regulatory reform should strengthen the financial system without impeding the role of hedge funds to provide liquidity and disperse risk. Baker said: “Hedge funds whose investors have been negatively impacted by the turmoil in the financial markets have a shared interest with other market participants and policy makers in reestablishing orderly stable markets.” The G20 participants also addressed concerns about rating agencies, and affirmed a need to extend regulatory oversight and registration “to ensure they meet the international code of good practice, particularly to prevent unacceptable conflicts of interest.” A spokesman for Standard & Poor’s said in an emailed statement to Financial News that it was broadly supportive of the G20’s global approach to regulatory reform. He said: “We believe appropriate regulation of credit rating firms, and other market participants, will play an important role in rebuilding confidence and providing greater transparency into the capital markets.” That view was shared by Fitch, which also said in a statement the agency “has long acknowledged the benefits to the capital markets of an enhanced regulatory framework for credit rating agencies.” However, Sean Egan, president and co-founder of rating agency Egan-Jones whose clients are fiduciaries, hedge funds and the sell side rather than issuers, said the effort equates “trying to manage the unmanageable.” Egan said that an international effort won’t change a single thing and gives a false sense of security. “It is a waste of time and money,” Egan said. “I don’t care how many codes of conducts they have or Chinese walls, the end results will be the same. If the agencies are paid by the issuers, there is a natural tendency for inflated ratings. “ Vincent Truglia, managing director at asset management firm NewOak Capital and former head of sovereign risk unit at Moody’s, echoed Egan's sentiment, saying said that the problem will not be solved by a code of conduct. Truglia said: “It sounds good to people not familiar with rating agencies, but has no real effect on how they would function unless the code is significantly different than the ones already in place.” The G-20 summit also declared that the era of secrecy in banking is closed and that tax havens are in its sights. The communiqué avoided detailed proposals and has left the matter to the Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. The communiqué also alluded to a list of uncooperative tax havens to be published by the OECD, which is expected to be released within the next few weeks. Philip Marcovici, a partner at lawyers Baker & McKenzie, said: “The OECD has been making great strides in its global efforts to combat tax evasion, and those involved certainly have the necessary expertise and background to deal with issues around offshore financial centers.” The extent of sanctions to be imposed on tax havens on the new OECD list also has yet to be decided. Offshore centers like Singapore, Liechtenstein and Monaco have recently said they would sign up to OECD exchange of information arrangements in anticipation of tougher measures coming from the G20. Another key constituency also appears ready to sign up—accountants—the foot soldiers who will carry out the reforms to come. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales said it welcomes the G20 communiqué’s push for higher accounting standards, set by supervisors and regulators, for valuation and provisioning. Michael Izza, chief executive of the Institute, said: “International financial reporting standards epitomize the principles of the G20 summit. They are a real and practical example of a global approach to tackling global challenges.”	9,505
As coach-to-player challenges go, the one Davidson’s Bob McKillop threw down to guard Jon Axel Gudmundsson was particularly demanding. Before the season, McKillop took Gudmundsson, a 6-foot-4 sophomore from Iceland, aside. For the Wildcats to truly flourish, McKillop told Gudmundsson he would have to perform in the way former star guard Tyler Kalinoski did for Davidson three seasons ago – particularly on the boards. That was no small request from McKillop. Also 6-4, Kalinoski was a do-everything player for Davidson, who as a senior in 2015 was the Atlantic 10’s player of the year and led the Wildcats to a berth in the NCAA tournament. Kalinoski averaged 16.7 points and 4.1 assists that season, but equally as important, also grabbed 5.7 rebounds per game. Gudmundsson has hardly shied away from McKillop’s challenge. He has taken to it with aplomb, averaging 14.6 points (third on the team behind senior forward Peyton Aldridge and freshman guard Kellan Grady) and a team-high 4.6 assists. Then there’s this: He’s managed to exceed Kalinoski’s rebounding numbers at 6.4 per game. Digital Access for only $0.99 Said Gudmundsson: “I’ve been this way my whole life. I’ve always been a big guard who’s capable of rebounding. I like to stick my nose in there.” Davidson guard Jon Axel Gudmundsson is a sophomore from Iceland. He has played a big role in the Wildcats’ fast start in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Tim Cowie Gudmundsson’s stat-sheet filling contributions have played a big part in Davidson’s fast start in the A-10. Second-place Davidson (9-7, 4-1 A-10) gets its biggest conference test Friday against St. Bonaventure (12-5, 2-3) at Belk Arena. “He’s a connector,” McKillop said of Gudmundsson. “He gets everyone involved, in the frontcourt and backcourt. He finds cracks in the defense. And he’s got that (sense) for the ball that also made Tyler so valuable to us. He’s a little quicker than Tyler was, but he’s not quite as good a shooter.” “There are comparisons to be made with Tyler. They both can play three positions, with their ability to rebound, shoot and play the point. They’re both versatile and tough.” Gudmundsson has been close to triple-double territory on more than one occasion this season. He has three nine-rebound games and had 10 assists in a victory against Charlotte. I’ve always been a big guard who’s capable of rebounding. I like to stick my nose in there. Jon Axel Gudmundsson All this from a player who, as a junior in high school, didn’t like being away from his home in Grindavik, Iceland, very much. Gudmundsson, who has been a standout on Iceland’s youth international teams since he was 15, left his home country to play high school basketball at Philadelphia’s Church Farm School. Basketball is in his DNA: His father played professionally in Germany (where Jon Axel was born) and his mother also was an excellent player. But life in America didn’t agree with Gudmundsson, nor did he think he was developing well as a player. Homesick, he returned to Iceland midway through his junior year to finish his high school career. 6.4 Rebounds per game for Gudmundsson Using connections developed over decades at coaching clinics overseas, McKillop had already noticed Gudmundsson. “I was told about a kid who came to States then left,” McKillop said. “He kind of went off the map.” McKillop reconnected with Gudmundsson. After a recruiting visit to Davidson – which he found more to his liking than Philadelphia – Gudmundsson signed with the Wildcats. It’s been well documented that McKillop’s recruiting strategy knows no international bounds. Gudmundsson is one of five players from overseas on this season’s Wildcats roster. More than 40 former Davidson players have played professionally in Europe. Kalinoski, for example, is playing in Belgium. “It’s actually not like we’re from different countries,” Gudmundsson said. “We’ve got that chemistry that makes everybody feel welcome. That’s just the way it is around Davidson.” This Davidson team might be equally as talented as the one from Kalinoski’s senior season, when the Wildcats won the A-10’s regular-season title in their first year in the conference. Aldridge is playing up to his A-10 preseason player-of-the-year honor and the dynamic Grady will contend for the conference’s rookie of the year. Sophomore guard KiShawn Pritchett is coming into his own after his career was stalled by a serious knee injury. But the Wildcats might go only as far as Gudmundsson can take them. He’s not one to back down from a good challenge. David Scott: @davidscott14 International flavor Jon Axel Gudmundsson is one of five players from overseas on this year’s Davidson team:	4,806
The Wedding Event: Find Your Happily Ever After To celebrate The Wedding Event on Gilt, we’re sharing the happily-ever-after stories of three real-life couples–get inspired by their beautiful weddings, then shop everything you need for your own perfect day. “We’re not the type of girls who had like, a binder we pulled out with a complete vision for the day,” Meghan Sturges says of planning her wedding to Shannon Knapp. “In a same sex marriage, you often have two people who have never thought about what a wedding would look like. But because we didn’t have a vision of what it would be, the day exceeded our every expectation. We almost downplayed it too much. We were overwhelmed on the final day.” They exchanged vows at My Moon in Brooklyn, where the vibe was vintage New York–complete with a checkered cab–and they wore dresses they selected together. “We had to go together because we could have ended up in the same dress!” Meghan says. “Plus my validation was important to her, and vice versa.” But in the end, the day was about more than just each other’s encouragement–“We had huge support from our families, and that meant everything.” What does a bride wear when her nuptials are held on a family-owned plot of land in northern Wisconsin, “out in the middle of nowhere,” as Dani Schafer refers to her wedding venue? “I knew I couldn’t pull off too much sparkle or glitz in that setting, so I chose to keep things natural.” She went for a flowing BHLDN gown with one shoulder strap (and yes, it’s available in our sale!), Manolo Blahnik wedges she could wear in the grass, and a headpiece of vintage silk flowers she made herself, on the morning of her wedding. “I’m an artist, so I needed to keep my hands busy!” she says. Dani paints and sculpts, while her now-husband, Troy, is a musician, so their combined creative spirit was felt in every aspect of the wedding, including her most memorable moment: “We did a song together as part of our vows. We’re huge George Harrison fans, so we sang a Bob Dylan song that he covered–‘If Not For You.’ It really set the tone for the whole wedding.” While the mention of Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel may get some a little hot and bothered–it was, after all, the backdrop for some steamy scenes in 50 Shades of Grey–for Jeff and Lesley Grosvenor, it’s a place rich with family history. They said their vows there in June of 2010, 46 years after her grandparents did the very same thing. They also stood under a chuppah made of 200 gardenias, which was later disassembled so each guest could take one of the flowers home, floating in a glass jar. “We wanted to bring a very warm feeling to the wedding day,” Lesley said, “and incorporate as much emphasis on family as we could. The women in my family have always been given gardenias, so it was really special to share that with our guests.” Feeling inspired by these real couples? Find everything you need–whether you’re the bride, the groom, or just a guest–at The Wedding Event, today at noon.	3,098
Looking for a better Music player then what our Note 4 comes with I've Always had an android phone. I loved my Samsung galaxy 2 then the Note 2, Then the note 3 and now the beautiful note 4. But is it just me I hate the Music player interface. I wish Apple would lend Samsung what they use on IPHONES as a music player. I had an itouch about 6 years ago and the music interface is so much better then any Samsung phone I've ever owned. Might there be a way to get the Iphone music interface on android? Or a better music player then stock google music Outside from stock, I use DoubleTwist, free edition. I'm starting to use and love Google Play Music more and more. It is synced to my pc library and always available. I have a favorite playlist locally on my phone for when i'm not on wifi. I think 50 000 songs free storage is more than enough for me. I've enjoyed shuttle tbh, however I honestly use my ipod for the majority of my music these days. But on days that I forget my ipod, shuttle works well. Easy and quick to navigate, and operation via Bluetooth in both my vehicles works well.	1,098
St. Paul University Philippines Caritas.Veritas.Scientia INTERNATIONALIZATION Initiatives of SPUP 2016-09-01 Our (First Batch) of Indian Students during their courtesy call to our University President, Sr. Merceditas Ang, SPC. The group is joined by Sr. Ruby Abellana, SPC (VP for Finance), Sr. Magdalena Mawili, SPC (Head, St. Paul Home), and Ms. Jane Emma Umoso (St. Paul Home Assistant). SPUP will soon welcome a new batch of Indian Students this October 2016. For more information, please contact Dr. Jeremy Godofredo Morales, Director of International Relations Office at (078) 386-1987 local 714.	608
Obat vertigo can easily recur OBAT VERTIGO — Are you astonished when you out of the blue experience each of the parts of the area spinning? It will be possible that then you had been exposed to a health disorder called schwindel. Vertigo will make the room and also the environment about feel rugged and rotating, it is because someone’s balance is going to be disturbed. Schwindel cannot be undervalued, because OBAT VERTIGO often moves a danger whether it recurs in some conditions. For instance , when you are jogging in a steps, driving a motorized automobile and other actions that require complete concentration. Here are a few disadvantages due to vertigo: 1 ) Threatening the Soul Whenever vertigo recurs when you are viewing television, of course this will likely not trigger harm. Unique story whenever relapse while you are driving a car in high speed, furthermore to damaging yourself may also harm various people. Thus be careful should you have OBAT VERTIGO when you wish to drive a vehicle! 2 . Likelihood of Serious Disease In the impression of specialists vertigo is in fact not a particular disease. Nevertheless the disorder that appears may signal quick a serious ailment that is related to the mind and eardrums. One of them is much like a mind tumor whoever initial symptoms are persistent long-term head aches. Issue Activities Due to a vertigo, an individual becomes struggling to do total activity, mainly because OBAT VERTIGO can easily recur everywhere and whenever. So there are numerous activities that can’t be carried out! Hearing problems vertigo is incredibly disturbing health and wellness, as one of the signals that there is problems in the headsets and body organ of ability to hear. Infection from the ear parts can result in harm to the head organs. Unhealthy impact is the fact someone definitely will experience hearing problems or even need to lose reading in total. In order that vertigo may not be considered unimportant, the need for examination and exam immediately should you be indicated to exhibit symptoms of schwindel.	2,082
Notebook pages • L’invitation au voyage: I know you’ve probably seen Louis Vuitton’s new advertising campaign film, but it’s beautiful and I wanted it on my blog. Arizona Muse’s elegant outfit is to be admired too. • You’ll love this, I promise: Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks talks vintage clothing • Although too photoshopped for my taste, I like the idea of dapper elegance evoked by Karlie Kloss in this Vogue China editorial • Donna Karan on the business of fashion and what it’s taught her • Fawlty Towers is my all-time favourite comedy series. The best kind of British humour. I think it would make a great Christmas gift too. • Giorgio Armani in 24 hours • I like leather details on knitwear, like in this Tommy Hilfiger jumper • For those of you who like fashion history, Decades: A Century of Fashion, by Cameron Silver, a showcase of the past hundred years of fashion, decade by decade, is the latest title added to my wishlist. • Roasted pumpkin is one of my favourite desserts (plus you can’t get a healthier one than that), but I think I would enjoy to try some other recipes from The Compleat Squash • Lisa has reminded me that I would like to redecorate our hallway and I’m leaning towards something simple and elegant Have a great weekend! PS: Are you among the lucky ones who are now the proud owners of a (or more than one) Maison Martin Margiela for H&M item/items? By the time I could log in to their website yesterday (first being placed in a queue, then busy day), everything I wanted had been sold out. Would love to hear what you’ve purchased. Loved all those vintage items that Christina Hendricks was showing – and that jewellery was absolutely gorgeous…That Vuitton video is too beautiful not to include! I love Arizona’s hair, jumper and skirt and heels – just too cute. Donna Karan is amazing isnt’ she – age and size are just numbers! She always sounds like she’s full of energy. Love the sound the Decades book- will wait for your critique as usual! Great links Ada:) PS: we don’t have H&M here but if I could I’d love those flexi wedge boots or pumps and that glove clutch – the leather and colour look so beautiful. And the red hitched dress looks like an entrance maker and also that narrow shoulder jacket too! I’m sure some items will start to appear on ebay in a couple of days like when Stella McCartney did her collection for Target some years back. Have a great weekend Ada xx The LV video is of course gorgeous but I absolutely loved the interview with Christina Hendricks. I want to go hat and vintage shopping with her … it looks like so much fun! You know how much I love your links. That book by Silver looks very interesting. Please let me know what you think of it when you get it. Now it’s time for latte and I’ll read the Karan and Armani interviews while enjoying it. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for the link love! I get the feeling that soon we’ll be hallway-happy. Finally I managed to watch the video and check some of the links. Wonderful selection! As for h&m, I logged in several times yesterday and everything but the clutches was there. I looked at the shoes and suede jacket because they were the only things that I liked, but it was just a “like”, not “love” and quite overpriced, too, so I didn’t get anything. Thank you for sharing these stylish notes, always a pleasure to read them! PS: I got the two pieces that I really wanted: the blue oversized jumper and the black fitted jacket. This made me feel so happy despite the fact that I had to get up at 5h00 (I had a work meeting at 11h00, so I had to take one of the first tickets…)	3,700
In The Current Issue:– Model railway company Hornby takes classic hobby brands into digital age– Banker’s startup experience feathers the nest for Starling Bank– Should businesses upgrade to Windows 10? Download Current Issue Businesses that want to make more use of open source technology have been advised to work more closely with the open source community. With open source technology now viable within the enterprise, users need to appreciate how to engage with the open source community, a report from analyst firm Forrester Research has advised. Michael Goulde, senior analyst at Forrester and author of the "How firms should work with the open source ecosystem" report, said, "Firms are using open source software because they believe it will help them lower technology costs, escape supplier lock in, and increase flexibility. But working with open source is difficult for firms that are used to buying commercial software, in part because the open source movement has not focused on corporate needs that traditional software suppliers provide through a partner ecosystem." Goulde said an open source ecosystem is emerging, comprising many new types of organisations, such as communities and consortia, which deliver product development, distribution, services, and marketing - equivalent to what is available with commercial software. He urged companies that want to implement open source software more widely to assemble a "do-it-yourself ecosystem". This involves working more closely with open source communities such as GNU or PostgreSQL, consortia such as Open Source Development Labs, and open source foundations such as the Apache Software Foundation or the Eclipse Foundation. "The foundation supplies the servers, storage, source code management, e-mail lists, legal counsel, and other infrastructure that projects need as well as sufficient governance to ensure that projects progress smoothly and without legal hiccups," said Goulde. So, for example, if the organisation is building a Java application, it can go to Apache Software Foundation or java-source.net as a starting point for projects and repositories, said Goulde. For integration and development assistance, commonly used open source projects such as the Apache web server, PostgreSQL, and Tomcat are available in integrated packages from open source assemblers such as OpenLogic, SourceLabs, and SpikeSource. Commercial open source software suppliers can also provide useful assistance, said Goulde. For help with deployment and management, software suppliers and service providers such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Novell have extended their offerings to include deployment of open source applications. However, Goulde warned that the open source ecosystem is still immature. "Today, the open source ecosystem is a loose connection of parties with a common interest, but little organisation or order, unlike the world of proprietary software where a supplier in the centre of the ecosystem provides organisation and direction. "Forrester believes the open source ecosystem will use its strength of co-operation and collaboration to organise as a software innovation network - ecosystems of process consultants, independent software suppliers and lead user companies that develop and market products and services anchored by standards-based software infrastructure platforms," he said. Pros and cons of working with open source Advantages Low acquisition and support costs The code is free and there are no complicated licence fees or negotiation Availability of source code for testing and debugging software Use of open standards. This helps enterprises implement standards in a supplier-neutral way Supplier independence in choice of software and hardware. This can help avoid supplier lock in. Disadvantages Open source projects tend to be hard to integrate as they are developed for specific purposes and in relative isolation Firms often lack open source knowledge and skills Individual projects do not address how an IT organisation is going to configure and manage its complete software environment Relying on e-mail lists to get support questions answered is not economical in a large organisation Open source licences often conflict with corporate policy and processes Implementing open source products in a corporate environment can be challenging because of differences between the open source and commercial approaches to software creation and delivery. 0 comments E-Mail Username / Password Password By submitting you agree to receive email from TechTarget and its partners. If you reside outside of the United States, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. Privacy	4,754
Stallone: Rambo back for one last battle Sylvester Stallone says Rambo will be back for one last battle. Photo/AFP Hollywood veteran Sylvester Stallone has confirmed his legendary action hero Rambo may make a return to the big screen for one last battle. Stallone talked about making another movie to end Rambo's story during a recent appearance in Rome for the world premiere of his latest gun-toting buddy flick Bullet to the Head. "The Rambo thing, that's why I don't retire. I just see a guy unable to go home. He needs war and I see him dying there," Stallone said about the Vietnam veteran he played in a series of four films from 1982 to 2008. Stallone also said he hoped that, after Rambo and Rocky the boxer, he had created an icon for the new generation with his performance as a hired killer with a heart in Walter Hill's 1980s-style action film Bullet to the Head. Under the tag-line "Revenge never gets old", the movie tells the tale of mercenary Jimmy Bobo (Stallone) who unwillingly links up with a straight-laced, technologically-savvy cop (Sung Kang) when their partners are murdered. "To be able to have played both Rambo and Rocky, one a dark character, the other optimistic, was very unusual. They were iconic. Jimmy is a combination of the both, maybe he can be such a character for this generation," Stallone said. Bobo, whose philosophical insights include "sometimes you have to abandon your principles and do what's right," takes his new ally on a shooting spree before a final showdown in which he must defeat his enemy in an axe fight. The film, which at its best appears to be an ironic take on the wooden dialogues and predictable suspense scenes from old action B-movies, saw director Hill awarded Rome film festival's first Maverick Director prize. Stallone said he "wasn't sure the film was going to work... I borrowed from other films but also learnt from my past," he said, describing how he had once convinced a sceptical Woody Allen to take him for the part of a villain. "I was nobody. They needed a bad guy but he wouldn't even look at me. I was with another guy, we went off and smeared vaseline and dirt on our faces and came back and really scared him. It taught me to never give up," he said. The burly actor, who spends much of Bullet flexing his trademark biceps, took time out from the festival to visit underprivileged youths on Tuesday in the crime-ridden Rome suburb of Tor Bella Monaca. "Going there and seeing those young people in that neighbourhood was almost like I was reliving my past. I came from a very bad place to a good one. I told them: do not be afraid of failure. In the end you will make it," he said. Stallone said he had learnt how to be tough after making his first Rocky film, when the movie studio refused to pay him and treated him badly. "From that point on I tried to do films about overcoming obstacles. This is a business: somehow out of the chaos, wonderful creativity comes out. But you can only rely on yourself. This lesson saved me," he said. The actor, who is half Italian, made a plea to save Italy's famous Cinecitta' film studios which are in a perilous financial state. "In my business it's hard to find iconic institutes such as this one. I really hope the Italian government and all you who love film can make it survive because you can, and it will come back stronger," he said.	3,382
Personalization Best Practices Related Topics Share Personalization can mean many different things on websites. Predicting customer needs and purchasing habits in order to mimic the in-store experience is all the rage right now. Here are four best practices you must adopt for efficient and satisfying interactions from one-to-one marketing. Make it personal A personalization best practice is taking something that works really well for the masses and then customizing it for our own digital needs. The objective is to use the content to make something good happen. Ensure that what you decide to do isn't only because the industry in general says it is good. Recommended Systems Not everyone can be Amazon and nor should they be. It is better to focus on the value as it pertains to user needs and custom tailor the personalization strategy around that. This could mean simply bubbling up content that is relevant and useful on many pages and supporting many different paths. Fostering Trust in the UI Users are being asked more and more to set aside their reservations about being watched and tracked as they interact even when they don't have an account and are just being cookied. In order to develop trust, the user experience designer must be empathetic to this and begin the reflection of close personal relationships. Fostering a relationships that encourage customers to come back often is extremely important and can only be achieved when they trust you. Visual and verbal communication cues that reveal the customer's status: remembered, signed in, or not recognized as well as legal rights are very VERY important. More on that… An interesting case on communicating security and privacy has recently emerged with Pinterest pushing the boundaries of this. Users have been made aware only by recent media coverage that they may in fact be breaking the law (ouch)! A lesson learned that users don’t often read the terms and conditions even in ALL CAPS! Motivation is unbearably low (although thanks to Pinterest, motivation may be up a little bit more now) for reading lengthy terms and conditions. I began sketching some ideas around getting users to read this stuff just for fun. Conclusion Just like sketching, personalization is an iterative process. Take your solution and think of it as a work in progress as opposed to a one size fits all final solution and just keep it moving!	2,413
connect The Partnership charter Millions of people co-own closely held companies, family businesses, and business partnerships, but establishing them and keeping them together is never easy. Here, finally, is the guide they have been waiting for.... Read More Just as varied are the ways that beneficiaries strike back at trustees. Some actively retaliate with excessive phone calls, taking up too much of the trustees’ time. Others passively stew in their frustration, feeling powerless, until they explode and resort to litigation. Trustors seldom tell their beneficiaries what they have in mind when they establish trusts. In joint and separate meetings with all parties, the co-mediators became aware that the parents (Patricia and Robert) divorced while Alicia and Joshua were young, and that their mother maintained custody. Robert earned in the low to mid six figures and provided for his children well beyond what the court decree required. He remained close to both children. Their mother remarried when the children were teenagers and subsequently squandered her entire estate. The grandparents died as the result of an accident in which Robert, their son, was permanently disabled. The grandparents’ estate plan did not provide for Robert because they did not want to compound his estate tax problems. As they told him during the fatal trip, they believed—mistakenly, it turned out—that with his extensive earnings he already had a substantial estate. According to Robert, his parents were going to amend their trust upon their return, but because they never had the chance to do that, Robert received nothing from their estate except for specific bequests of little monetary value. His annual income after the accident dropped to less than $50,000, and he was no longer in a position to assist his children. Alicia wanted to complete her undergraduate studies, go on to medical school, and become a cardiologist. Joshua’s plans were a little hazy, but he spoke of wanting to expand his horizons by traveling before getting an MBA, to be followed by a JD. It was because they thought that Robert would continue to provide for his children’s education that the grandparents directed the trustee to accumulate income until their granddaughter reached age 35. Until then, no payments would be made to the grandchildren except in the event of an emergency, which was not defined. The grandparents thought their son was spoiling his children, and they did not want Alicia and Joshua to squander their inheritance. The trust would be divided into two equal shares on Alicia’s 35th birthday, with a distribution to each grandchild equal to one-third of the principal and accrued income. Thereafter Alicia and Joshua would receive the income monthly, with principal distributions of half when each beneficiary turned 40 and the balance when each one turned 45. The trustee was advised by counsel that any distributions to the beneficiaries for educational or travel needs would violate the terms of the trust. The trustee was sympathetic to the current needs of Alicia but could not assist her. The trustee was less sympathetic toward Joshua, who demanded that he receive the same amount as his sister even though he was not in school. The co-mediators worked with the attorneys, the trustee, the beneficiaries, and their father to help all of them understand one another’s needs as well as the constraints of trust law. It came out in the mediation that Joshua’s demands, which caused so much resentment in the trustee, stemmed from fear that his sister would get a greater share of the estate than he did. With the help of their father in separate sessions, the grandchildren agreed to reasonable limitations on what they would request and for what purposes, thereby reducing the trustee’s anxiety. Using what they had learned in the mediation process, the attorneys for the beneficiaries and the trustee petitioned the court to interpret the trust’s language to permit an invasion of accrued income for educational expenses. All such invasions for the benefit of each beneficiary would be offset at the time of the trust’s division. The offset would include interest on the advance equal to the rate of return earned by the trust during each year after the advance. The Guardian-ad-Litem for unborn contingent remainder persons represented to the court that additional education would allow Alicia and Joshua to better provide for any contingent beneficiaries. The court approved the petition and issued the instruction as requested. Mediators can help the professionals and parties in estate matters look at all possible options, including new proposals that no one has considered before. The confidentiality of the mediation process opens many doors that would otherwise remain closed. Importantly, co-mediators do not give advice and do not comment on the advice given by other professionals. An interdisciplinary team of mediators composed of a psychologist and a mediator knowledgeable in estate and trust law can help the professionals and the beneficiaries with substantive issues and difficult personalities. Where estates are concerned, intricacies of fact and law can combine with emotion, misperceptions, and complicated family dynamics to form a highly combustible mixture. Mediation can put out the fires before they consume both money and family harmony. John A. Gromala, the West Coast director of BMC Associates, is pioneering the use of mediation during the estate planning process as a means to prevent future conflict and litigation. He has extensive experience in estate planning and has served as a member of the California Bar’s section on Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and as a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. David Gage is the founder and director of BMC Associates.	5,873
Zoola Palooza A Book of Homographs Playing a variety of musical instruments, an all-animal touring concert group introduces words that are spelled the same but sound differently and have different meanings, such as tear (to cry) and tear (to rip).	249
You Are Browsing ' Eden of the East ' Tag This editorial is the second of a two-part series. The first half was published on October 17th, and can be found here. 6: Durarara and Baccano!- Because these two shows are essentially the same. Drrr/B! managed to do for me the same thing FMA did back in 2007- they taught me how to have fun again. Much like the earlier series broke me from a glut of heavy mecha series, Drrr showed me that large casts can in fact be a good thing. And B! managed to include a cast so colorful that it was impossible to ignore any of them. But most important of all, these two series were shows I devoured, and devoured quickly. It’s rare these days that I can marathon episodes of anything, but B! took me just 2 days and a long train ride to chain through, and left me wanting more long after it was done. Now these two series are far from flawless. Both have anticlimactic endings. Both lose track of what they want to say at times. And both jump around relentlessly during the narration, to the point where you can skip an episode and not even realize it until three down the line. But these are small prices to pay for shows with incredible entertainment potential, that will linger with you long after the last episode ends. And make you beg for a second season. 7: Death Note/Hell Girl/Bleach- Wow look, another multiple series entry. Three this time. Well, actually, these chosen three could have been joined by so many more. Because I’m not referencing these shows in particular, but what they all have in common. Aside from good storytelling and suspense. They all have shinigami. Ai Enma Shinigami are something of a passion of mine. One of my oldest, and most potent, interests lies in ghosts, monsters, death and the supernatural. So when I got the idea last year to do a panel on Death Gods, it was these series that I turned to first, alongside Gundam Wing, Princess Mononoke and others to look into the phenomenon of the shinigami in Japanese media. Eighteen months, and some 1000 attendees, later the panel , “Dead Like Us,” is one of my most recognized and requested at conventions, and the one that has allowed me to research and lecture on something wholly my own. More than any other recent series or game, the shinigami-based anime have given me the chance to give back to the medium in ways that I never had considered when I started my work back in 2009. And for that, I am eternally grateful. 8: The films of Hayao Miyazaki- I’m sure a bunch of my readers were wondering when I was going to get around to Miyazaki-sama. Much like the shinigami in the previous entry, I owe a lot to him, in terms of enjoyment, awareness and furthering my own reputation as a lecturer and academic. Unlike the shinigami, Miyazaki has also had a profound impact on my life through the films themselves. I discovered Miyazaki-sama through Princess Mononoke, way back in 2000, when I found a VHS copy of the dub at Coconuts (remember them?) for $6.99, and recalling the name from an anime club meeting. I watched the film maybe 4 or 5 times that weekend, I could not look away. It was little surprise then, that when Spirited Away came out the following year, I of course made time to venture to the only movie theatre in Queens showing it just to see it. Or that I changed my weekend plans when I found out Howl’s Moving Castle was showing near where I was going to be that night. Miyazaki-sama speaks to me through his films. Unlike any other anime I have seen (with the possible exception of Usagi Drop), his films have caused me to look at my life and examine who I really am inside. Unlike any other anime, his are the films I watch the most, and share the most. Miyazaki-sama has a gift with storytelling and crafting that is nearly unmatched in the industry. There is little wonder, then, that he is so respected and loved by so many. Watching just one of his films can uplift the spirit and add to the experience of life. Sound a bit pretentious, or idealized? Possibly, but only if you have never seen a Miyazaki film before. Watch just one, and you will understand. 9: Eden of the East and Summer Wars- Seeing a trend here: this list is a lot more than just ten anime. Which, I suppose, is fitting, seeing how hard it would be to distill over a decade of fandom into just ten series or movies. I watched Eden of the East and Summer Wars over the spring this year, and the thing they share in common, is they blew my mind. Not just enjoyable or entertaining, but literally mind-blowing. Summer Wars had the same effect on me as Mononoke did a decade earlier, making my jaw drop open and forcing repeated watchings over the weekend. Eden was the latter half of the long train rides to and from Anime Mid Atlantic back in June. Both made me think while they were busy rewriting my idea of what anime was. Both got me excited to be a fan and viewer again. Both left me wanting more. This is what a mind**** looks like. I suppose what separates these two from other, similar entires into this list (read: Drrr/B!, FMA) is the emotional connections they formed. The other series taught me how to have fun. These two made me think while I was having fun. They others were very open to marathoning. So were these, but I kept noticing more and more things, and making long lists of notes of other things to look into. The others made me laugh. These made me say “Wow!” And that, in the end, is worth mentioning. Because a lot of series are fun. Precious few make you say “wow.” 10: Gundam Seed- This was the Gundam that changed Gundam for me. Prior to Seed, I had a love for Wing and it’s military-rebellion storyline. I thought G was quirky with it’s take on tournament fighting. War in the Pocket made me cry. And 0083 had some beautiful suit designs, but was over too fast. Then came Seed, and a whole new world opened up to me. Seed rewrote what Gundam should be, at least from my point of view. Beautiful suit designs, interesting characters, and a story that was close enough to the UC to nostalgic, but different enough to still be compelling. Seed brought Gundam into the 21st century, and set the bar for what could be accomplished in a Gundam series. Dual narratives, counterplots, intrigue and self-discovery- these were what Seed set out to do, and did wonderfully. And while the series (and its sequel, Seed Destiny) left a sour taste in the mouths of some veteran fans, it brought new fans into the series with its flash and flare. I doubt I would be the Gundam fan I am now if not for Seed.	6,576
* See the scripts under Installation for better instructions, as an old caffe vversion is used that needs special considerations. * Gluon * Tensorflow * training - generated is Python code. * prediction - generated code is C++. ## Installation The two bash scripts found under [installation scripts](https://git.rwth-aachen.de/monticore/EmbeddedMontiArc/generators/EMADL2CPP/tree/tensorflow_group/src/main/resources/installation_scripts) should build and install all prerequisits for all backends as of 26.09.2019. Note that the installation may take some time (hours) and you will need some disk space (> 60GB) for all backends. Also enough RAM or a big enough swapspace is advisable (>10GB) for the installation of the cpp part of tensorflow. This scripts were tested with a completly clean Ubuntu 16.04, without system updates installed. Using another Ubuntu version or installing other stuff, system updates included might/ have caused problems. If you want to install the backends with CUDA GPU support(only MXNet/Gluon and Tensorflow, the used caffe2 version does not work with GPU support anymore), you have to install CUDA 10.0(!!), CUDNN and NCCL (Obtainable from the nvidai webpage. You can follow their instructions.) inbetween the two scripts. Furthermore you will have to change the pip commands for mxnet and tensorflow to the respective commented out parts. Also docker images for the cpu version of each backend are provided at [Docker images](https://git.rwth-aachen.de/monticore/EmbeddedMontiArc/generators/EMADL2CPP/tree/tensorflow_group/src/test/resources/docker), though some of these might be outdated. ### HowTo ### HowTo 1. Define a EMADL component containing architecture of a neural network and save it in a `.emadl` file. For more information on architecture language please refer to [CNNArchLang project](https://git.rwth-aachen.de/monticore/EmbeddedMontiArc/languages/CNNArchLang). An example of NN architecture: 1. Define a EMADL component containing architecture of a neural network and save it in a `.emadl` file. For more information on architecture language please refer to [CNNArchLang project](https://git.rwth-aachen.de/monticore/EmbeddedMontiArc/languages/CNNArchLang). An example of NN architecture:	2,257
For all of those times where you go to get a cup of coffee, and some jerk took the last cup without brewing another pot. Saturday, December 11, 2010 I brew in your general direction For all of the Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail fans out there, I bring to you an adaptation of the rude French guy guarding the castle. I'm pretty sure this is my favorite scene from the whole movie. This sign is one of the originals, and is a favorite by many. "Brew another pot if you take the last cup, or I shall taunt you a second time-eh" "I fart in your general direction"	580
Keepers balance educating the public with keeping a close eye on the animals to make sure everyone stays cool and has plenty of enrichment during hot and humid weather. Newshub headed along to see how animals were handling the heat. One of the Cheetahs tucks into a milky ice block. Photo credit: Newshub. Cheetahs Auckland Zoo has two new residents in the form of Qia and Quartz, two young cheetahs who moved over from South Africa in November 2016. Being from South Africa they're both quite used to the heat, but still appreciate the chance for an icy treat when the mercury rises. A 50-50 mix of water and Whiskas cat milk does the trick, although sometimes keepers will change things up a little and give them ice blocks made of blood. "Cat milk is a bit of a treat and we don't want it to be too rich, so we've just watered it down with a little bit of tap water just to make it a little bit more refreshing as well," said carnivores team leader Lauren Booth. Their enclosure also has misters too, which spray a cool breeze of water on the cheetahs - if they want it. A Red Panda in a tree. Photo credit: Newshub. Red pandas Three red pandas live at Auckland Zoo - Mohini, Bo and Ramesh. Over summer they can usually be found hanging out in the tops of the trees catching some nice breeze and shade, and Mohini and Bo can be seen taking advantage of the misters in their enclosure. Over cold winters red pandas use their tails as a blanket, wrapping it around themselves - but over summer most of the hair moults off and leaves the tail a little more diminished. Keepers tried giving them ice blocks, but Ms Booth says they weren't quite so taken with the idea. "The ice blocks for red pandas were a bit too weird sometimes - they do take a little while to get used to novel objects and so sometimes they look at things as if to say, 'What is this?' "In saying that though, we keep all the fruit in the fridge before we feed it out. A nice cold juicy grape is a bit of a favourite." A tortoise in the mud. Photo credit: Newshub Tortoises Charlie, Smiley, Willy and Chippy are New Zealand's only Galapagos tortoises, and have been at the zoo for around 30-35 years. Over summer, guests will often see them taking a dip in their specially made wallow, a muddy hole filled with sticky clay for them to roll in. The clay performs a dual purpose - when it's cooler it can keep the tortoises insulated against the cold, and when it's warmer the clay keeps them cool. Humans would have mixed results were they to try and follow in the tortoises' footsteps. "Well I've heard of face masks, but the tortoises take it very much to another level," said ectotherms team leader Dom Macfarlane. A Capybara tucks into a branch of lucerne. Photo credit: Newshub. Capybara Auckland Zoo currently has seven capybara, four adults and three babies, who share an enclosure with the mischievous squirrel monkeys. Originating from South America, the Capybara is built for hotter climates and spend a lot of time hiding in the water. Capybara have webbed feet and a face designed with eyes, ears and the nose right at the top so they can sit with only the very top of their head poking outside of the water. Senior keeper Christine Tintinger said the capybara is built to be in the water and on the lookout for predators such as large pythons. At Auckland Zoo they can sometimes be spotted in their specially built pool, or more likely hanging out in the shade with their squirrel monkey buddies munching on a Lucerne branch. One of the KuneKune pigs gets ready for her walk. Photo credit: Newshub. KuneKune pigs Sisters Alma and Neena are pretty easy to spot lumbering through the zoo over summer on their daily walk. Kunekune pigs don't have sweat glands, so before they leave and when they get back both girls get a shower from their keepers. Along their travels they often do tricks - both Neena and Alma know to sit, run around their keepers in circles and do a spin on command. Not ones to shake stereotypes though they also have a wallow, and sometimes can be spotted having a roll around in the mud on hot days. Captain shows off his feathers. Photo credit: Newshub. Sulphur-crested cockatoo Captain is the only cockatoo resident of Auckland Zoo, but he certainly has enough personality to make up for it. He was donated to the zoo in 1990 but the zoo has no idea how old he actually is, as his owner didn't mention it. Being a bird native to Australia over summer he tends to cope well, but he does still like a treat now and then which comes in the form of a pinecone covered in frozen bananas, oats and sunflower seeds. Being the character he is though, sometimes rather than eating the pinecone he would rather play with it.	4,760
A frustrated former President Obama chided President Trump Thursday for canceling U.S. involvement in the Paris climate agreement, and insisted the rest of the world is still headed toward lower greenhouse gas emissions even without American leadership. Even as Mr. Trump was still speaking in the White House Rose Garden, announcing his decision, Mr. Obama issued a statement accusing his successor of isolating the U.S. by joining “a small handful of nations that reject the future.” Mr. Trump announced he was withdrawing from the deal but said he would try to negotiate a better agreement that’s more fair to the U.S. His decision, in one swoop, eviscerated Mr. Obama’s top foreign policy accomplishment from his eight years in office. Mr. Obama, who has been more forthright than previous presidents in criticizing his successor, issued a statement saying the new president was botching America’s leadership role. But the former president said even without the U.S. government, businesses and other countries won’t back away. “Simply put, the private sector already chose a low-carbon future. And for the nations that committed themselves to that future, the Paris Agreement opened the floodgates for businesses, scientists, and engineers to unleash high-tech, low-carbon investment and innovation on an unprecedented scale,” Mr. Obama said. Mr. Obama negotiated the deal in 2015 and officially committed the U.S. last year. He promised that by 2025 the U.S. would achieve a reduction of greenhouse gases between 26 percent and 28 percent below the 2005 level. Though the agreement had many of the features of an international treaty, the former president declined to submit it to the Senate for ratification, where it would have almost certainly been defeated either by vote or by inaction. Obama backers tried to argue the deal wasn’t binding and that the U.S. could ignore its goals without penalty, though legal analysts warned that remaining part of the deal could create avenues for environmentalists to go to court to force compliance.	2,074
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No Reason to Tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve In response to OPEC’s inability to come to agreement on boosting oil production, the White House indicated that it would not shy away from tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which holds 700 million barrels of unrefined petroleum reserves in underground salt caverns, in order to smooth over oil supply disruptions originating from the Libyan conflict. A temporary oil price increase, however, is not a valid reason to tap into the U.S. emergency oil supply, which is, after all, a national security asset. The SPR, managed by the Department of Energy (DOE), exists for moments of national crisis when there is a dramatic disruption in oil supplies. The current high prices at the pump are a national concern—but playing politics with a national security asset is not the way to address the problem. A brief review of OPEC’s history further suggests that the lack of agreement among the cartel members is no surprise, nor should it be a major source of concern. Saudi Arabia and its allies are perfectly capable of increasing—and likely will increase—its own oil output in spite of the OPEC disarray, because it is in its interest to avert crushing oil price increases from the Libyan disruption. Reuters market analyst John Kemp even suggests that output will increase beyond what would otherwise have been the case had OPEC been able to reach agreement. The failed ministerial conference has pushed OPEC to the sidelines and will ensure oil supply decisions are made in Riyadh—unconstrained by the concerns of other cartel members. That probably means a more dovish approach that sees more barrels coming to market because Riyadh is far more concerned about the political and economic damage from soaring oil prices than Iran, Venezuela and some of the other cartel members. Price hawks like Iran and Venezuela have overplayed their hand. Paradoxically, failure to reach a consensus means output will rise more sharply and openly in the coming months than it would have done otherwise. Nevertheless, there are important actions that the U.S. should take to stabilize oil prices in the long term. The U.S. could increase access to oil reserves onshore and offshore by (1) speeding up lengthy permitting processes, (2) removing any moratoria that prevent drilling in places like Alaska and most of the outer continental shelf, and (3) increasing the sale of leases to domestic oil reserves. These measures could help offset rising global oil demand while also strengthening America’s strategic position among oil-exporting countries. The Daily Signal depends on the support of readers like you. Donate now Romina Boccia focuses on federal spending and the national debt as the deputy director of Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies and the Grover M. Hermann fellow in federal budgetary affairs at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research. Join The Discussion Americans have always risen to the challenge. If we collectively decided it is important to Drill Baby Drill, we can mobilize the full weight of American effort and have crude flowing into our refineries within years not decades. Once we get the federal government off our backs, we could be energy independent and the nation would be prosperous again in no time flat. The price of everything would decrease. Crude oil, natural gas, and coal are gifts from God. He created it all for us. He gave us dominion over the land, seas, and skies for a reason. He blessed this New World with a vision of freedom and more of everything for a reason. Our statist establishment politicians know they will be irrelevant when We The People are finally able to control the engine of our economy, and they will fight us every step of the way. But we will drag them kicking and screaming to our promised land. They keep yelling about how they have to protect the planet and our children from us. "Its not fair, it not fair," they say, "think of the children, the planet, the poor delta smelt and dessert lizards, and the polar bears we mustn't forget about the polar bears." The thing is that we have the "New Media" now and "they" will not get away with these overblown lies much longer. Americans are awake and paying attention and we have been acting collectively lately by identifying and calling out those who would oppress us with lies. Keep up the good work Patriots, remain vigilant and together we will bring our nation back to the founding principles that have been the envy of the world since our inception. http://www.freewethepeople.com Obama and crew are not interested in long term solutions to the price of oil and gasoline because high prices fit their agenda to force us into "green" technologies, which ironically are MORE costly than energy produced from coal and other sources. Look for Obama to try and give the impression that their energy policies are working by releasing oil from the strategic reserve to cause prices to go down a little so they can say that their policies are working, they just need more time, i.e, "don't throw us out of office in 2012". It's ironic also that the very people that say the US uses more of the oil reserves in the world than anyone else, stands in the way of us going after our own. This is the epitome of insanity, and lying hypocrisy. I hope this comment makes it past the censor this time. If this rhetoric is too harsh for you, you'd better not listen to what Ronald Reagan said about Jimmy Carters' destruction of this nation. Reagan's comments wouldn't pass muster on here, if mine don't. This is just another Government scam that there pulling on the American people to increase profits for oil companies car industries an Revenue for United States Government. It happened before it should be no suprise that there doing it again it worked great the last time . Rationing gas… Gas went from 25 cents to $ 1.69 an then we suddenly had plenty. Check it out it wasn't that many years ago. Don’t have time to read the Washington Post or New York Times? Then get The Morning Bell, an early morning edition of the day’s most important political news, conservative commentary and original reporting from a team committed to following the truth no matter where it leads. 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The discussion about graphic PSAs tends to get muddled with evaluations about whether or not the manner in which the idea is conveyed is appropriate or not, losing sight of the idea itself. So let's not do that! Advertisement The onus is obviously on drivers not to be on a phone or otherwise distracted while driving a car, but these PSAs, published by the Bangalore Traffic Police, make a point worth thinking about: Can you be against talking on the phone while driving while enabling the act? Are you in any way culpable for injury or death if the person you were talking to caused it as a result your conversation? An argument could be made that you're not, but I like to think these ads avoid posing that question directly. With imagery like this, they transport you directly into the pictured listener's shoes, from which you decide whether or not it was your fault. So, was it? Exactly. [Copyranter]	910
I'm having some problem with indirect addressing in WinCC Flexible RT (PC-based) I've a DB structured as below: an array of 300element of UDT. The udt consist in two variables: Code: INT Description: STRING[30] So it's something similar to a table. In this table, i've to do some operation like add elements, sorting by "code", delete and compact, modify. On the plc side, there's no problem, i've already written all the function that i needed. The difficult part is on HMI side. I've to create a page to view the table. But beacause of the amount of the elements, i would like to have a view in a single page of at least 10 (maybe 20 is better) elements, so 2 columns (one for the code, the other for the description) and lets say 10row. Then, with two button prev and next i can navigate into the DB Table's elements. As i'm not an expert with indirect addressing and script, the only way i've got the things working it's like below: I've create 10 fields "code". Field1 contain variable Code_1, that point to DBxxx.DBW[code_index_01] (with multiplex address mode), Field2 contain Code_2 that point to DBxxx.DBW[code_index_02] and so on.. A default start value of the internal variables code_index_yy is set, so the first time i run the RT i've the indexes pointin g to the first ten elements. Then when i press "next" button, it runs a script wich simple increments the variables code_index_yy to point to the next ten elements But in my opinion is not a very elegant solution. This HMI communicate with 3 different PLCs, each one have its own DB, so i've to repeat the variable for each one... Maybe anyone of you have other ideas on how to do that? With a different approch maybe? I've also attached some images, maybe with these it's easy to understand.. Maybe my explanation is not very clear, but i hope you'll understand the problem. For this sort of thing I always do it the other way round now - create a single display page for the HMI and resrve a space in the PLC memory for this. I then map the data as required in the PLC - much easier than trying to do it in the HMI and you save a load of tags as well (although I believe that's no longer such a problem with WinCC Flex as it was with ProTool).	2,223
The issue with poorly performing schools like Public School 106 in Rockaway is that too often one school in particularly bad shape gets all of the negative (even if deserved) attention. The attention should be on what we need to do for those students right now. There are two kinds of schools: those that aim to get better all the time and those that aim to get through the year. Too many of them aim to get through the year. In theory, the answer is to fix the short-term focused schools and make them true participants in their communities. In reality, however, that takes time. If there is one thing students cannot waste, it is their time in school. Schools like P.S. 106 can turn it around. We’ve seen schools with the right leadership rebound. Movies have been made about them, but they do not rebound in 90 minutes like they do on screen. Ideas to combat troubled schools are controversial. They get labeled too liberal or too conservative, and that is too bad because it keeps most reform off the table. Maybe a school voucher program is not the best idea in all scenarios, but in a case like this would it be worth exploring? The idea of using vouchers is usually criticized as a way to make bad public schools worse while propping up private schools. Well, what if some of these public schools are already in bad shape? Could we use a temporary voucher program for a limited number of students who attend the poorest performing schools? What would be the risk? People may raise constitutional issues, but a similar pilot program was used in Washington, D.C. There is nothing more depressing in education than seeing a student trying to learn and being surrounded by disruptive students who commandeer the classroom. In troubled schools, there are always some students that want to learn, and letting them down is our fault. A major part of developing good students is having them around other good students. This is why a bad school is so dangerous. We need a system that rescues the students are making the effort, because their time is too valuable. If they are in a school that has no long-term vision, that only looks to finish another year, we need to get them to a better place. A plan like this could be temporary. If we really think we can fix some of the troubled schools, we should be willing to allow a voucher plan into the system for the time being. In the meantime, communities and educators can revamp the failing schools. This is about students who try, and unfortunately that is not all of them. Getting into a charter or private school requires some effort to qualify, and that would still apply in any assistance program. We need to give good students in bad schools a chance. If students do not try, it’s on them. If they try and the school we’ve given them fails, the responsibility is with us.	2,841
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Translate Monday, May 28, 2012 Observers and observed at Lake Mburo National Park There was no chance of us merging quietly into the wooded landscape as we bumped along the rutted murram roads that crisscross Lake Mburo National Park. We were spotted as soon as we arrived. The zebra were totally unconcerned. They observed us casually and then went back to doing whatever it is that zebra do. We were no threat to them. Some of the park's inhabitants, like this topi, stood their ground. The fastest antelope in the park, they knew they could easily outrun us if need be. The warthogs were far too busy eating... ... and the waterbuck were just curious... The bushbuck, perched on termite mounds, could see us from miles away. They were well warned of our arrival. They count you in and they count you out. Only the impala saw us as a threat. Hitherto grazing peaceably, the harem quickly turned tail and ran, their lord and master grabbing a few last mouthfuls before following suit. The Bradt Guide calls Lake Mburo National Park 'an underrated gem'. And so it is. Why underrated? Probably because, on the whole, tourists coming for brief visits to Uganda want to see elephants, lions, chimps and gorillas, preferably all in one place and all at one time. Well, you won't find any of the big mammals in Lake Mburo, though there are supposed to be a couple of rather elusive lions around. On the other hand, you can spend hour after fascinating hour observing the family relationships, unpredictable interactions and nasty little squabbles among a variety of photogenic mid-sized mammals. Leopards, jackals and hyenas tend to come out at night and spotting the 350 varieties of birds takes a bit of effort. This time we were here to unwind, however, so what we can show you is what we managed to observe from the immediate surroundings of Mahingo Lodge. Mahingo consists of eight 'tents' on an outcrop of rock with superb viewing of a waterhole and saltlick below. Solar-powered, with all water supplied through a water collection system, Mahingo grows its own salads and vegetables with which to cook its delicious meals. This is the sort of camping at which Stuart and I are now expert. Below you can see Stuart partaking of his morning coffee on the 'balcony' of our tent. You can actually watch the animals from your tent, if you are particularly lazy. Other good places from which to observe them are the bar, restaurant and swimming pool. This is the sort of animal tracking at which we are particularly good. If you're feeling a little more energetic, you can get a wonderful view of social interactions within the animal kingdom from Mahingo's hide, down at the level of the waterhole itself, from which some of these photos have been taken. You can just make the waterhole out to the left of this photo, below the threatening rainstorm. Over two days, we watched the animals come and go, the groups constantly changing - here you can see impala, with two burrowing warthogs. My first big excitement was seeing a huge male eland. Last time we were here we saw just one or two and failed to photograph any. This time we were far luckier. Eland are the largest of all antelopes and Lake Mburo is the only place in Uganda where you can see them. This mature male was particularly impressive, in colouring almost charcoal. Eland are very handsome creatures, with three distinctive white bands round their chests, long straight antlers and long straight heads. There must have been a score or more of them in one combination or another gathering round the waterhole in the morning, before it became too hot. The herd wandered around the muddy water, bending to drink, or to lick at the minerals in the soil. Zebra and warthogs mixed happily with eland. However, other antelopes kept their distance. Perhaps eland are just too large for impala. We were delighted to see this new baby eland with its mother, apparently, so we were told, on its first outing. The buffalo had taken up residence early in the morning, though they soon moved off. Other animals arrived during the afternoon. The solitary bushbuck, like this antlered male, were recognisable from the spattering of white on their flanks. Female bushbuck are lighter in colour, but still with the paint splashes. Although the waterhole looked perfectly ordered and safe to us, the bushbuck wasn't taking any chances. Up on the termite mound he went and stood for ages, looking out for predators. The observer observed. The warthogs moved among the various animals quite unconcerned, these two taking time off to measure up to each other. There is something quite satisfying about getting up to one's belly in mud. The zebra stood around, what for we don't know. Another proud mother arrived, baby in tow. However, not all the animals were down by the waterhole. Vervet monkeys gambolled around the swimming pool, perched on the roofs and peered out of the vegetation. They were entranced by their reflections in the water. Male monkeys displayed their astonishing blue and red genitals with no embarrassment whatsoever. What we didn't expect to see was a snake, not a poisonous one, but still quite exciting, especially as it slithered around the seating area. The harmless speckled green snake looks unnervingly like a green mamba. One delight which Mahingo offers is a family of bush babies. As these only come out after dark, you need to watch them using an infra-red light. So, there is plenty to do at Mahingo Lodge, whether you are watching or being watched. And the action certainly doesn't stop at sunset.	5,611
Welcome Saturday, January 28, 2017 New York City is an international city. The wonderful variety is stimulating. This is me with my new red hair with my painting. Susan Grabel, curator, with Anne Drager at the opening reception. The "narrative" of the painting was composed before the last presidential election. I had anticipated a woman president of this nation. That was implied in the painting. Another painting I did on the subject of Anne Bynum and her treatment in the Arkansas justice system may have been better for the exhibit after our bizarre election. It helps to pay more than one visit to "Women Under Siege: It's Happening Right Here," a compact but wrenching group show at the feminist collective Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, if only to read, process, and mourn the stories of women trapped in the mesh of sexist laws, courts, and prisons to which each of the 25 works, by as many artists, responds. There's a lot to take in, including some cases that made national news. One is that of Purvi Patel, charged with feticide in Indiana after a stillbirth at home and sentenced to twenty years in prison; she spent a year behind bars before the main conviction was reversed in 2016. A mounted paper collage by Marilyn Kiss, a Staten Island artist, centers a three-headed Mike Pence — the former Indiana governor and newly sworn-in vice president — amid images of Patel, with the warning "Purvi Patel Could Be Just the Beginning." Another familiar name is Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman sentenced to twenty years in 2012 on aggravated assault charges for firing a warning shot in the direction of her threatening, abusive husband; she accepted a plea deal that led to her release in 2015, but she remains a convicted felon. The New York artist Lynne Mayocole honors her with a mask-like sculpture that revolves on its pedestal: The front shows Alexander's face in a Pietà-like expression, while the back is divided, dollhouse-style, into small scenes with printed captions that retell her story. But most of these cases are less known; curator Susan Grabel compiled them thanks to advocacy projects such as UltraViolet and survivedandpunished.org. "It's important to tell these stories and give a face to them," Grabel says. Each one presents its own shocking details: Samantha Burton, of Tallahassee, confined by court order to hospital after symptoms of pre-mature labor; Regina McKnight, of South Carolina, charged with homicide after a stillbirth on grounds of drug use; and other women from across the country, often prosecuted for "failure to protect" a fetus or, in some instances, to protect their children from the partner who abused them as well. Beside each work, in lieu of standard wall text, is the artist's summary of the case. "I didn't want art-speak up there," says Grabel. "This is about the women and their stories." A few of the subjects are left anonymous, either at their own or their lawyers' request or by artist discretion. Two, however, wrote replies that are posted beside the work that honors them. One is Barbara Sheehan, a Queens woman who was acquitted of the murder of her abusive husband, a police sergeant, but sentenced to five years for possession of his gun; in the show, painter Elizabeth Downer Riker depicts her before her suburban-style single-story house, holding her two children close. In her reply, Sheehan, who is due for release in March, describes her frustration with the criminal justice system and her plans, once freed, to advocate for victims of domestic violence. Everett’s Life’s Influences Courtesy of Ceres Gallery Fri., Jan. 27, 8:00pm Another, Tondalao Hall, is midway through a thirty-year sentence in Oklahoma for failure to protect her children from her then-boyfriend, who got ten years after pleading guilty to child abuse and served only two. Grabel's own contribution to the show is a sober print with text that points out this disparity (Hall took a "blind plea deal" without knowing what her sentence would be). In a handwritten note from prison to Grabel, Hall writes, "Thank you so much for not forgetting about me. I live by the truth will set you free....When I do get out I want to help other women or anyone who is treated unjustly." Grabel, a sculptor and printmaker in her seventies, is based on Staten Island. She works on social themes, including consumerism, homelessness, alienation, and, most recently, aging women's bodies, using such techniques as cast-paper sculptures, collagraphs, and 3-D printing. Grabel has also been involved for decades in the feminist art milieu that emerged in the 1970s, crystallizing in cooperative galleries, feminist education programs, and other alternative spaces. One of these was the New York Feminist Art Institute, founded in 1979 by a group including the sculptor Nancy Azara and painter Miriam Schapiro. Though the institute closed in 1990, the Ceres Gallery, which began under its auspices, carries on both the politics and the spirit of women's self-reliance of that time. Indeed, Grabel's inspiration for "Women Under Siege" came from a 2013 group show at Ceres with the self-explanatory title "Meet My Uterus," as well as from the discussions that ensued with activists for women's rights in the criminal justice system, which brought home to her the extent of the crisis. In 2015, Grabel sent out capsule stories of women to feature to some 100 artists, including the 53 members of Ceres (who, by the gallery's rules, can submit work to any group show it holds), inviting those interested to pick the story that most resonated with them, research it further, and make whatever piece of art it inspired. Loren Dann, a painter who lives near Philadelphia, produced one of the strongest and most jarring pieces. The image, in oil on vintage paper, shows a woman's midsection that has been sliced off at the upper torso and legs. Her belly, too, has been opened to reveal a grown fetus, in the manner of Damien Hirst's The Virgin Mother sculpture but with a much more clear and drastic message, with blood-like streaks of red paint and a short text in pencil. It addresses the case of Laura Pemberton, a Florida woman who underwent a court-ordered cesarean section in 1999. "What bothered me the most is how they treated her like a slab of meat," says Dann, who researched the case, including consulting doctors, to form her impressions. "I pictured these men like at a butcher shop, discussing how this baby was going to come out of her." Another strong entry comes from Montauk-based Anne Drager, whose litho-inked woodcut, in red and pink against a black background, depicts a woman giving birth alone in a prison cell — precisely what happened to Kari Parsons, a Maryland inmate, in 2005. Despite horrific prison neglect, the fact that mother and baby survived made this one of the less violent cases that Grabel offered, says Drager, and thus a bit easier to take on. "It was an artistic challenge to express difficult emotions," Drager says. "I chose one of the more benign cases, because you have to get into it a little when you're doing the work." The show also includes, in a separate area, an installation by New York sculptor Francine Perlman that sets texts and collages by women living in domestic violence shelters amid a field of angled doors. It deviates slightly from the central theme of sexism in criminal justice, but adds to the general urgency. At the time of this writing, most of the Ceres artists were heading to Washington, D.C., for the Women's March on January 21. "The erosion of women's rights has been going on for years," says Grabel; resistance is now only more imperative. "I don't know what form my activism is going to take," Grabel says. "But it's going to take something, because otherwise I'm going to burst at the seams."	7,831
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Driverless car gets its day This week marks the debut of Kumar Saha, Wheels’ newest columnist, who will explore the trends shaping the future of the automotive business. Your automotive past: Brought to you by Henry Ford — thank you very much. Your mobility future: (Perhaps) brought to you by Sebastian Thrun. Never heard of this guy? Thrun is the German-born engineering whiz behind Google’s driverless car project, which began in earnest in 2009. Fitted onto Toyota Prius and Lexus RX models, the Internet-chomping goliath’s autonomous driving gadgetry has already helped its fleet of modified cars clock more than 400,000 miles of accident-free road time. I am no stranger to snickers and rolling eyes when I drop the term “autonomous driving” — yes, even from industry insiders. But here’s the real doozy: California passed a law late last month legalizing driverless vehicles in the state, following similar legislation in Nevada and Florida. Not so incidentally, California Gov. Jerry Brown made the announcement at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. in the presence of company co-founder Sergey Brin. Automakers such as General Motors, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are already eyeing rollouts of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles between 2015 and 2020, but Google’s presence marks a sharp turn on the road. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the search-engine folks have apparently dropped the previously flouted idea of manufacturing driverless cars of its own but will work closely with established carmakers to bring the technology into the mainstream. Even without its own car assembly line and the more extreme case of autonomous driving technology, Google has firmly placed itself on the automotive map. Ford is already working with Google on predictive analytics which help cars learn driving patterns of vehicle owners and make, for instance, route recommendations that will help save both gas and time. Chinese car manufacturer SAIC Motor is now using an Android-powered infotainment platform in one of its flagship cars, the Economist reports. Google’s not the only IT giant gone car crazy. The rise of connectivity in vehicles has placed the likes of Microsoft, Intel and Canada’s own QNX well inside the orbit of the automotive industry. While Ontario and Michigan shed automotive jobs, California’s Bay Area algorithm geeks are taking a big byte (pardon the pun!) out of the car business. This change in the industry itself flows from other shifting global dynamics. In his upcoming book, , author Sarwant Singh, a senior partner at the global research firm Frost & Sullivan, outlines 10 gamechangers that are recalibrating the way we lead our lives and grow our businesses. Here are some of the mega trends that will turn the wheels of the automotive industry: Urbanization: Our big cities are getting bigger. For instance, the GTA is already a certified megacity or region with its growing suburbs while others such as Calgary and Vancouver are well on their way. So what does the urban bloat imply? Not just greater congestion and need for more infrastructure, but also a need for greater mobility integration. GTA’s transit system-merging Presto program is a case in point but going forward, we are likely to see new modes of travel such as carsharing being part of a city’s door-to-door mobility initiatives. Similarly, stop-and-go traffic in urban areas, coupled with rising gas prices, will see the introduction of smaller engines by automakers and quicken the pace of alternative fuel cars. E-Mobility: Yes, electric vehicle sales to date cut a sorry figure in North America, particularly in Canada, but that doesn’t mean automakers have given up. Singh’s book predicts that over 43 traditional and non-traditional automakers will introduce over 75 different models by 2015. In Canada, the last couple of months have seen renewed enthusiasm over building charging infrastructure around the country. This time, the automakers are not the ones making the noise. Rather, it’s the charging infrastructure manufacturers, installers and utilities. Virtual Connected World: The ghost of distracted driving never seems far from any talk of connected cars but there’s no scaring these machines. As I mentioned earlier, carmakers and Silicon Valley are on a quest for the “smart” car, or as I like to call it, tablet on wheels. Personal connectivity in vehicles is already here. But the stage is being set for cars that talk to fellow cars for, let’s say, greater driving safety but also for cars that communicate with infrastructure, paving the way for a possible future without drivers. ‘Value for Many’ Business Models: Carsharing, pay-as-you-drive insurance, remote vehicle diagnostics and electric vehicle charging infrastructure are some of the emerging examples of converging business structures, allowing multiple entities to dip their toes into the revenue stream. Even within the traditional automotive industry, the mantra has shifted to streamlining of car platforms, enabling automakers to replicate models on a global scale without reinventing the wheel every time. This final “mega trend” — the shifting gears of the carmarking business — is what gets my engine started and will be the underlying theme of this column. Where’s the industry headed? What’s changing? Who or what are these agents of change? What would Fred Flintstone say about driverless cars? 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Shark Tank audition video! So in one of the most exciting moments of my life to date, I got a call from one of the producers of Shark Tank - a show on ABC that features budding entrepreneurs pitching their ideas. I need to create a 10 minute video on my business and I would love it all if you would be in it. To get some footage of women doing some inspiring outdoors activities, I'm looking for volunteers on Wednesday night at 6pm at Provin Trails. Bring your frame backpacks, your walking sticks, your mountain bikes, whatever. Bring your favorite book! We'll be staging a couple of different shots, many of the group shots. Basically I want to tell the story of inspiring women to step out of their comfort zones and into a really amazing experience. Please RSVP so that I have an idea of how many people are going to show up. Bring your female friends! Bring your dogs (if you don't think they'll be unruly)! You can bring your friend, & I'd say that you two can explore the trails by yourselves while we set up shots & go through retakes (ie when you're not on camera). Provin Trails is pretty small, but packs a lot of nature into a fairly small place. The Outdoor Book Club is about helping women discover their inner heroines. Whether it’s Hemingway in the woods or yoga on the shores of Lake Michigan, we head into wild places (even if it's just local hiking trails) to rediscover ourselves and great literature away from the hassle of life.	1,459
Skiing in Control - Free thoughts and suggestions from one of Europe's top coaches. Tag Archives: Skiing practice Ski coaching to combat nerves is another service in short supply. How often have you been told to “ski in the fall line“? This is not what your ski instructor meant – but it’s what she SAID! Highly knowledgeable ski coaches refer to the “fall line”. They do this because they make fine distinctions between the ‘fall line’ and the ‘flow line’. By the ‘flow line’ they refer to the pathway taken by your centre of mass, or by your skis – “central and peripheral flows”. However, ski instructors don’t teach many knowledgeable ski coaches; they teach recreational skiers. “Fall lines” don’t sound good to recreational skiers, so we need to provide ski coaching to help combat nerves. Read on for more explanation Continue reading → Sports psychology plays a big part in top level sports nowadays. As anyone will know who has been on my skiing courses, visited the bobski.com blog, or read my book here It is not an arcane science that is only available to elite performers, we can all use it. The picture above is of Irish Rugby star Johnny Sexton making the drop-kick during overtime minutes in the Ireland-vs-France match yesterday. The significance for out skiing, you ask ? The pressure on him was enormous; the time available almost non-existent; his responsibility to the rest of his team who had worked incredibly hard to set-up this half-opportunity equally burdensome. Using imagery, from sports psychology, to improve your chances. Interviewed afterwards, Sexton said seconds before he took the kick – a 42 yarder ! – he remembered and evisioned a previous game, years before, with almost the same characterisitics, when he took a similar kick that had succeeded ! He implied that his imagery had helped him succeed with this one. I believe him. Whatever level of skiing ability you currently possess, you can use imagery and mental control techniques to help you. Like everything to do with skill, whether skiing or not, you need practice at mental techniques. But they are just as available to you as they are to elite performers. Learn about skiing mental techniques and you will improve your skiing more than you may think. Imagery works. I cover a lot of it in other blog posts, some of my “white papers” – if you want some just write to me at [email protected] and of course I explain much more fully the things that you can do, in my book: the link above should take you to it or just Google Ski In Control: How to ski ANY piste, anywhere, in full control. Skiing technique: mistake #2: Clumsy joint flexing. Perhaps correct for her exercise but terrible for skiing! Skiing technique can be practiced at home in your bedroom. I want to return here to my admonition in “Mistakes #1” on posture, find it here. If you have not already read it, I recommend reading that first. Do the simple practices and then come back to this. This Skiing technique issue of being able to both flex and extend your ankle, knee and hip joints – especially your ankle – is not a peripheral matter. This is absolutely fundamental to your development of skilful skiing. You need to develop skill in this area for your skiing to really give you satisfaction. Skiing technique : mistake #1: Standing too upright. Skiing is dynamical in nature. Constantly moving. It is not a series of individual, and separated events but a continual stream of them. More akin to a moving stream than a line of individually separated stones. The oft-promoted, and oft-accepted idea of being “in balance” is completely wrong. There is never time to be “in” balance; we would have to come to a stop in order to be able to do that. As John Shedden pointed out to me once, if you stand a brick on its end, on a flat level surface, it will be in balance. We cannot ski like that. Skiing technique requires instead, for our balanc-ing to be of a ‘fuzzy’ nature. So long as we are moving, we will not ever be “in” balance, we will instead be constantly moving towards that: constantly making (often unconscious) movements adjusting to changing circumstances. This is one of the reasons that skiing is difficult. There is much you can do to change this, even while you are at home. Continue reading → Ski Training and how you can use your bedroom full-length mirror to enhance your skiing. Do just three a week of my ten-minute sessions with your full length mirror and you’ll transform your skiing next season Practice does not make perfect. Not automatically anyway: it might do but more than likely won’t. What practice does is to make permanent, no matter what you practice or how you practice it. So it can do more harm than good if you are not careful. As John Shedden observed, “Humans get good at what they do”. So be careful what you do. Just like everything else in life skiing opens up endless opportunities for self-denigration, and disappointment with oneself. So we need to take positive action to counter that. And it is not that difficult when you know how. One of the best tools to use is effective goal-setting. Effective goal-setting is not as simple as you may think, but again, it is not especially difficult in principle. Getting it right will enhance your happiness, as well as furthering your progress. Continue reading → Sign Up To Bobski Blog Leave This Blank:Leave This Blank Too:Do Not Change This: Just add your email to get a useful ski tip every week, for FREE! I would love it if more folk put in their "Two-penn'orth". Join in. Leave a comment. All you need to do is Register. You add your name or pen-name, and make up a password. From then on you can add comments, ask questions, or anything else.	5,829
Please, Shut Up March 3, 2016 I used to say that the biggest difference between JRPGs and Western RPGs (besides geography) was that JRPGs wanted to tell players a story, whereas WRPGs wanted to give players the tools to tell their own stories. And there are no better examples of this than the Fallout series. In most any Fallout game, rolling a character with an extremely low Intelligence stat allows the player some… interesting dialogue choices. NPCs will treat your character like a complete idiot, wont give you the same rewards as they otherwise would and most quests wont even be available. There are other, less severe, ways that your character build dictates your dialogue options or how NPCs treat you, of course. In standard RPG fashion you can talk yourself into or out of battles and conflicts based on your stats and skills. In Fallout: New Vegas the amount of variation that dialogue has depending on your build almost makes it feel like you’re playing a different game each runthrough. The same goes for Dragon Age: Origins, where your character’s race and class leads to a unique first hour of of the game and then influences both your dialogue options and how other characters react to you. The amount of unique dialogue strings in all of the games I’ve mentioned so far was great, and, honestly, probably wouldn’t have been there if the protagonists of those games were voiced. Dragon Age 2 introduced a single choice of protagonist, a human named Hawke, who could be of either gender and any of the three classes. But other than that, that was it. Other characters pretty much treat you the same as they would any other player’s Hawke. The dialogue HUD that showed you the full text of every option is gone, replaced with a dialogue wheel much the same as the one in Bioware’s other cash cow, Mass Effect. One of the biggest issues that I personally had with DA2 was how completely it removed the creativity that the last game allowed players to have with their character. Fallout 4 also seems to have given up dialogue choice in favor of a fully voiced Sole Survivor. Disappointing. I’m in no way saying that fully voiced RPG protagonists are a bad thing, but voice actors cost money. Lots of money. Especially if they’re good. So, financially, having them record less lines seems like a pretty good decision. I mean, Fallout 4 and Dragon Age 2 were still enjoyable games. Except, full voice acting didn’t make them enjoyable games. It didn’t even make them much better than their predecessors. I mean, sure it was nice to hear my Sole Survivor talk, but it didn’t make Fallout 4 all that much greater than New Vegas. In fact, I think New Vegas has some of the best dialogue in video game history, and not hearing anything my character said didn’t take away from that.	2,823
Caption: Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) taking off from a branch, high-speed footage. This owl inhabits woodland and forests in Central and northern South America, feeding by night on birds, insects and mammals, sometimes attacking prey even larger than itself. Filmed at 500 frames per second (x20).	310
You Wear My Words, Mother That has but sought Your feet—Blood that for age upon age,Life upon life,Has fallen upon the earth,Like every fallen corpse…Each drop echoesEvery final cry: "Where are You?" I grew again and yet again,A thirst mightier than any seed,Thrusting me out of every clay prisonOnly to gaze upon a sky of yet clay. This battle is not for blood,This sword smilesNot for an ounce of dirt,Nor for any forsaken innocence.This is a smile born of severance,This is a joy known only by catchingYour reflection as I staredInto eyes of pure pain. These armies but walk into Your mouth,Their sounds die as they fall upon Your tongue,Their words consumed by Thee,Seeds taken by the tree, tasted fruit,Flowers cut and strung along Your thread,These jewels, silent and flecked with red.	799

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