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Oil prices fall as US crude output hits 12m bpd
Analysts say US output will rise further and that oil firms will export more oil to sell off surplus stocks.
The number of rigs operating in US oil fields fell four to 853 this week, and is up 54 from a year ago, according to the weekly data released Friday by the Baker Hughes, a Houston-based oilfield services company.
"We see total USA crude production hitting 13 million bpd by year-end, with 2019 averaging 12.5 million bpd", U.S.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures fell 17 cents to $56.99 a barrel by 10:26 a.m. EST (1526 GMT) after touching a 2019 high of $57.55 the previous day.
The main factor keeping oil prices from rising even further is soaring United States oil production, which rose by more than 2 million bpd a year ago, to a record 11.9 million bpd. Global stocks ticked up Friday and US stocks were also pointed higher, with most major benchmarks remained on course to close out the week higher on the back of investor optimism that the USA and China could soon reach a deal to resolve their continuing trade dispute.
Prices, however, remained just below 2019 peaks reached earlier this week as USA crude oil production hit a record 12 million barrels per day (bpd) and its exports also surged.
For now, at least, the price dips have halted a rally that pushed crude to 2019 highs this week amid supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Analysts say US oil firms will export more oil to sell off surplus stocks.
Chris Hemsworth Cast As Hulk Hogan
Chris Hemsworth is set to portray wrestling legend Hulk Hogan in a biopic for Netflix that could drive Hulkamaniacs wild. It will also reunite Phillips with Scott Silver , who wrote the upcoming DC comic movie starring Joaquin Phoenix .
The U.S. notched the new export record despite China halting imports of American crude in recent months amid a trade dispute with Washington. Yesterday, the market was rather dead, volume was low and USA data on crude and products was mixed, so the market didn't really react, "Olivier Jakob of Petromatrix consultancy said".
Crude inventories rose by 3.7 million barrels in the week to February 15, compared with analysts' expectations for an increase of 3.1 million barrels.
Oil prices hovered around 2019 highs on Thursday, bolstered by OPEC-led supply cuts and USA sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, but were capped by slowing growth in the global economy.
"After the recent Fed Minutes, the US dollar has sold off, lifting crude oil on news the Fed plans to hold off on rate hikes, and balance sheet reduction", he said. OPEC and 10 allied producers outside the cartel, led by Russian Federation, agreed in late December to collectively hold back output by 1.2 million barrels day for the first half of 2019.
Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch
The prize expired a year ago without a victor , but SpaceIL (and several other former teams) kept working on their missions. Data will be relayed via the US space agency NASA's Deep Space Network to SpaceIL's Israel-based ground station Yehud.
Goldman Sachs said in a note that it expects Opec output to average 31.1-million bpd in 2019, down from 31.9-million bpd.
Shamima Begum: Isis runaway asking for sympathy
In an interview with Sky News' John Sparks, Begum revealed that she is struggling to get her supplies in right now. Mr Javid also suggested Ms Begum's child could still be British, despite the removal of Ms Begum's citizenship.
R Kelly CHARGED with aggravated criminal sexual abuse
The news comes just one day after two more women came forward with allegations that Kelly singled them out at a party in 1996. He said the girl in the tape is believed to be fourteen years old, but it's still unclear how long ago the video was shot.
Three MPs quit Tory party to join Independent Group
Earlier this week seven MPs left Labour in protest over the party's issues with anti-Semitism and Brexit to form the new grouping. The new group is not yet a party, but the group of rebels sat on the independent benches of the House of Commons on Wednesday.
EU Pessimistic on Brexit Outcome
The pair also noted discussing "the role alternative arrangements could play in replacing the backstop in future". Instead, May is set to ask for legally binding assurances that the backstop will not be extended indefinitely.
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People Express (PE) had been widely cited as the model of a highly innovative and successful business venture. Six Precepts of PE defined the base of the leadership structure of the company. These Precepts were the “check and balance” against which people could test their ideas and work. The Precepts allowed PE to mix strong leadership with freedom. Teams were created to be their own internal systems capable of making their own decisions but ruled by common objectives and the environment created by them. The leadership structure was innovative at that time. PE was to “become the leading institution for constructive change in the world.”
In addition, the “Six Key Concepts of Leadership” were created to help teams to become “individual power centers.”
Compensation was designed to complement the structure frame, thus providing incentives to achieve the best financial results for the company. Self-management and governance allowed employees to contribute to policy-level decision making; “to monitor and assess one’s own performance; to invent and execute activities to remedy performance problems, exploiting opportunities for improved performance; and to actively seek the information, resources and/or assistance needed to achieve the performance objectives.” Hierarchical structure was almost flat and consisted of three layers with the employees being highly cross-functional.
Human resource frame
PE’s approach was to cover people’s basic needs, like a “social safety net,” with salary and benefits. The flexible structure and cross-utilization provided a continuous learning environment. This provided staff with a variety of challenges, development and the use of their decision making skills.
The economic situation allowed PE to select the best people in the industry that would fit their organizational purpose and culture. Once hired, the company was committed to serve them. Internal opportunities were first open to all employees. More experienced employees were encouraged to teach the less experienced. Everything was done to ensure that people in PE could grow and develop.
PE created a “work hard, play hard” atmosphere. People would “live” at work, having fun doing the best job they could and seeing their team mates as friends.
Political frame
Donald Burr perceives himself as a “hard-nosed businessman”. He is certainly a man of power, chairing management teams and being the ultimate decision maker. Outside of the company Burr’s political talents were expressed in his ability to get financing to support the growth of PE. However, there are clear signs of past conflicts. For example, President Gerald Gitner resigned in March 1982, and Burr took over the presidency. Later, President Hap Pareti resigned PE disagreeing with the Frontier Airlines deal. Burr also had been described as “fearless” in the way he did business.
Symbolic frame
The first and the brightest symbol of the company is the name “People Express,” the company where people work together in a better way. PE’s practice of naming all its people “managers” shows the importance of taking initiatives and making decisions, thus distinguishing work at PE from just being a “job.” The Precepts of the company are also symbolic, in that they symbolize the structure and dynamics of the company.
“Burr spent a great deal of time in front of his people explaining the PE philosophy.”
“Attitude is as important as altitude” is the phrase that would show what kind of behavior is expected.
PE’s work space carried a lot of symbols. The Old New Jersey terminal had no ticket counters thus bringing staff and customers closer. The Corporate headquarters was stark. “People shared offices, and most of the decorations were PE advertisements, customer letters, and ‘hero charts’ ”. Burr himself did not have a private secretary and his office was used as a conference room when he was away. Burr used lots of symbols in Burr’s his presentations. For example, during one of his presentations, he was shown “shutting the door” and “sitting in a pair of shorts” and was “barefooted”.
Who doesn’t want to get smitten with a brilliant-cut cubic zirconia? This fascinating synthesized material bears an impressive flawless and vivid colorful appearance, with the visual beauty akin to the precious diamond. To tell you the truth, Cubic zirconia jewelry has given a tough competition to the diamond market, considering its striking resemblance and color […]
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Severed head found near Hollywood sign
A severed human head wrapped in a plastic bag was found within spitting distance of the legendary Hollywood sign on Wednesday (Jan. 18),
reports the Los Angeles Times.
The grisly package was discovered by two dog walkers and regulars to the Bronson Canyon in L.A's Griffith Park say the head must have been deposited in the park sometime on Tuesday, figuring a dog would have discovered it already had it been there earlier.
"Two dogs were playing with it, and that's when the dog walkers looked closer and realized it was a human head," an LAPD spokesperson
tells Reuters.
The LAPD hasn't yet been able to identify the man, but are continuing to sweep the area for the rest of the body and more clues.
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Apple drops, Wipro tops Greenpeace rankings
First-time surprise entrant Wipro tops the list of rankings in the 18th edition of the Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics," with Apple dropping two spots to sixth compared to last year's study.
The guide, released Monday, analyzes technology companies on operational efficiency and commitment to the environment based on factors including green products and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Casey Harrell, IT analyst at Greenpeace.
The environmental commitment of hardware companies is stronger and many have progressed in phasing out toxic chemicals from products, Harrell said. However, chemical emissions and energy use is increasing in the extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, assembly and shipping of consumer electronics and PCs, and that needs to be more efficient, Harrell said.
Wipro, which is based in India and known best as an IT services company, has a small hardware business. The company has increased its commitment to using renewable energy resources and has taken strides to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Greenpeace said. Wipro jumped over Hewlett-Packard, which topped the previous guide released in November last year. Wipro also scored high for recycling, supply chain and product take-back programs, according to the study.
Wipro was followed by Hewlett-Packard, which was a leader in discouraging use of materials like tungsten, tin and gold coming from conflict areas. Nokia remained in third place on the strength of its energy-efficient products. Nokia was followed by Acer, Dell and Apple. Notable companies missing from the guide included Asus and MSI.
Apple scored points on usage of renewable energy and products like Macs, which are energy efficient and free of harmful chemicals like brominated fire retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Harrell said. But Greenpeace had a tough time coaxing specific information from the tight-lipped Apple, which was a factor that pushed the iPhone and iPad maker into sixth place, Harrell said. Apple did not disclose information on topics such as life cycles of products, the company's clean-energy advocacy policy or greenhouse gas emissions based on specific measurements.
Apple was consistent in its commitment to energy and received the same score as last year, but other companies jumped ahead because of their increased environmental commitment, Harrell said.
Apple has done a great job of measuring and reporting its environmental footprint, but the growing use of iPads and iPhones is weighing on the company, Harrell said. There is a higher energy footprint in the supply chain with each new generation of Apple products, but the company is doing its best in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Harrell said.
Apple has a solid electronics and PC take-back program worldwide, but lost points due to lack of a solid program in India, according to the Greenpeace study.
But Apple is heavily committed to the environment and has taken a leadership role in many areas, especially in the supply chain and use of renewable energy, Harrell said.
Apple has consistently highlighted its commitment to renewable energy. The company has said it wants to make its data center in Maiden, North Carolina, completely reliant on renewable energy by the end of this year, and is also making a new spaceship-like campus in Cupertino, California, powered by cleaner forms of energy such as natural gas.
The Greenpeace study focused heavily on India, with two companies -- Wipro and HCL Infosystems -- rated among the top 14 green companies in the guide. Recycling efforts of companies like Nokia, Dell and Acer in India were also noted in the study.
There is a lot of e-waste from Western countries dumped into developing countries like India and China, and Greenpeace is trying to recognize efforts to collect that waste. The guide also took into account products shipped to and sold in India, Harrell said.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.
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(Photo: Screenshot via YouTube/Comedy Central)16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education advocate who was shot by the Taliban in the head in October 2012, speaks with host Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on October 8, 2013.
Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani education advocate and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, wowed a television audience earlier this week when she was asked how she would respond to the Taliban members who, last October, shot her in the head and neck as she was traveling from school.
Yousafzai was a guest on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" when she was asked how she would respond if she was attacked by the Taliban again. She was previously shot in the head in October 2012 after advocating the importance of female education in a BBC blog.
The brave young advocate told Stewart that although her initial reaction would be to fight back with force, such as hit the Taliban member with a shoe, she would ultimately choose to react peacefully so as to not repeat the cruel behavior inflicted upon her.
"If you hit a Talib, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib," she told Stewart on the Tuesday airing of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." "You must not treat others with cruelty […] you must fight others through peace and through dialogue and through education."
"I would tell him how important education is and that I would even want education for your children as well," the Pakistani girl added. "That's what I want to tell you, now do what you want."
Yousafzai's comments left Stewart speechless, and after several seconds of silence, Stewart jokingly asked the girl if he could adopt her.
"I know your father is backstage and he is very proud of you, but would he be mad if I adopted you?" Stewart questioned to a response of laughter and applause from the audience.
The video of Yousafzai's "The Daily Show" interview has since gone viral on the internet, gaining close to 1 million views in three days. The brave young advocate was one of the lead nominees expected to win the Nobel Peace Prize, although it was announced Friday that the prize committee had given the award to the "Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons," a weapons watchdog group.
After being shot in October 2012, Yousafzai endured multiple surgeries, first to have the bullets removed and later to reconstruct her skull. Her final surgery was in January 2013 in Great Britain when she had her hearing restored and her skull reconstructed.
Instead of discontinuing her active role as a proponent for female education following the Taliban attack, Yousafzai became even more vocal, including speaking at the United Nations on July 12 to call for worldwide access to education. The day was subsequently dubbed "Malala Day."
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~ The "Wild About Animals Radio Show" is the REAL stock and bond market. Texas veterinarian Dr Bruce provides and promotes horse sense not nonsense when it comes to events, policies, products, procedures and opportunities affecting animals and the people who care for them. Co-host Emmi provides questions and commentary from the heart of a passionate and compassionate animal owner.
A few weeks ago I did a program with a very good friend and fantastic humorist and colleague Dr Bo Brock in which we discussed the suicide of Robin Williams and the alarming rate of suicide of veterinary professionals relative to that in the general population. This past month, my colleague Dr Patty Khuly authored an article in a publication I received discussing the same topic, and while the holiday season brings fun and joy to many, it also brings heightened stress, depression, and anxiety to others. In one of her final paragraphs, Dr Khuly opines, ” …we should worry more about ensuring that all our colleagues have a nurturing, supportive, and judgment-free profession to work in.”
Profound words of wisdom, especially the final half-dozen words. In a profession where each and every day we as veterinarians are immersed in the beauty of nature, the scent of puppy breath, the elegance of the equine and the wisdom and perseverance of the senior pet, is it this external judgment that creates the vision of hopelessness rather than the appreciation of the environment and opportunities we are blessed to experience? Judgement from colleagues, teachers, employers, owners, family members, spouses and possibly most significantly from ourselves? Without rules, guidelines and standards, any profession would risk becoming a free for all centered on self-interest, losing, eventually, the purpose of service through one’s extensive education and experience which should be the motivation and the character of the profession. That said, I would suggest that the peace of mind so vital to staving off the vulture of depression can be achieved by being true to oneself, over and beyond the pleasing of others, yet with an attitude of service to others and reverence for the standards and rules within which one is expected to perform. This can present a true challenge for those in the service professions in that there can be conflicting thoughts and applications of theories, and the building of one’s clientele, the business to provide for oneself and family, is dependent on “the satisfied client or customer”. But what is the gain to gain the wealth of the world yet lose one’s own self and values? (Someone much wiser and more famous than I has previously pontificated this). While it is established human nature, and I would contend healthy, and debatably even Biblical, to strive for more, to continue to work to get better, to enhance our value and grow our wealth, WHEN WE FAIL TO BE STILL FOR JUST A MOMENT AND BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE, our focus and perspective are blurred to the point of self compromise either physically, spiritually, emotionally, socially or some combination of these. Our perception of an outcome or influence of events, actions, or situations based upon external expectations can limit us in accepting the actuality of the situation and seeking resolution acceptable to our self, alone, without thought for the judgement of others.
Life is a competitive situation. You are not going to win every game, every argument, every job, every bid, every case, and eventually every ailment, disease or malady. BE GRATEFUL you have the opportunity to compete. BE GRATEFUL you have the ability to grow and learn from the situation, not only about the situation, more importantly about your SELF!
I’ve read several commentaries from frustrated veterinarians, have experienced the feeling myself, frustrated with owners who elect euthanasia over treatment, abandonment over responsibility. I’ve learned to step back and be grateful for the owners who make the choice to be responsible and who allow me to pursue treatment. Rather than fret and stress over the person and animal NOT in the exam room, focus on those that are. Rather than stress over the equipment I don’t have, be grateful for that which I DO have. I look at my business management and ask MYSELF if I am doing everything I can to make treatment options as available and affordable as possible. Frankly, I became involved in a networking business because it provided an extremely simple way to allow people to earn more money if they wanted to be able to afford to care for their animals (drbruce.vemma.com- drink your product, get two other people to do the same, repeat, get paid on everything that everyone else drinks, How simple is that?). Am I the only one that walks into a hospital that looks like a 5 star luxury resort and question THAT as why healthcare costs are where they are? ( I digress) But that was someone’s choice, not mine. I can only control my thoughts, my feelings, and my choices. As can you. And when I accept that reality, I CAN do my part in creating a nurturing, supportive, and judgement-free world in which to live and work.
There is not a day I awake that I am not thankful for my health, the ability and opportunity to work in the service of my fellow-man and animal, and for living in what is still the greatest country in the world. What do you have that you are most thankful for this season and what advice do you have for listeners who may be seeing the cloud rather than the silver lining this time of year? Happy holidays, and THANKS for stopping by!
I’m three weeks behind on writing this post because it is hard to get started sharing my thoughts on depression and suicide, especially when my guest for the show , Dr Bo Brock, is such an upbeat, hilarious sharer of stories and wisdom. But then again, that’s why I had him on this show to discuss the apparent suicide of the comedic and entertainment legend, Robin Williams. Who would have thought a person who brought joy to so many in so many ways would choose to end his existence here on planet Earth? Why the heck does a show about animals and health care take on the topics of depression and suicide? Would you believe because the suicide rate in veterinary professionals is over four times greater than that of the general population and over twice that of other medical professionals? So … while many take a look at why apparently brilliant and successful people suffer through depression and may reach a point of self-termination, I wanted to talk to Dr Brock, and expound here, about what keeps people facing similar situations, turmoil, joys, problems and triumphs alive and out of the grips of depression.
This past week, I received a call physically threatening me from a person who our office had sent to a collection agency to attempt to collect a past due account. Now granted, it’s only about 2 years past due, I have seen this person out partying and going to enjoy their hobbies and had asked them to set up a payment plan, I think in general been pretty patient in pursuing compensation for services I had performed at their request. A night or two later, I get a call at about 9:30 pm, Friday night as a matter of fact, from someone needing a test result in order to take a horse to a sale, at 5:30 AM Saturday morning. I had done the labwork 3 weeks prior, but only at the last minute they are able to discover they don’t have it! Add on to that the pharmacy I use to compound some no longer available medicines was unable to get made some medicine for a horse with a nasty, nasty abscessed salivary gland, and perhaps you begin to think you see why veterinarians turn to drugs, alcohol and perhaps even suicide to remove themselves from their situations. Each of the above scenarios is representative of reasons given for veterinary depression and suicide – unappreciative owners and inadequate compensation (especially now coupled with a graduate debt load well into the six figure range), long hours, late nights and interrupted plans, “compassion fatigue”, and then add in readily accessible narcotics and products used to end the lives of our patients on a regular basis and the picture is painted as to how the veterinarian can justify his misery. But why don’t other professions who work long hours, lose cases or clients or patients, or those who work in shelters or butcher shops match the rate of veterinary suicide? And an even bigger question, how do so many AVOID these exit doors and actually ENJOY their work? Here’s what’s worked for me and what I see in others who choose to lead a Great Life!
One of the first things my first employer told me was, “Don’t let practicing veterinary medicine get in the way of helping people and their animals”. WOW! The wisdom in those words have followed me forever! Veterinary colleges, aka “Ivory Towers”, have resources beyond what probably 90 % of private practices ever accumulate and they want to set a standard of care and level of expertise that I would guestimate 80-90% of the public we serve will never need, and an even greater percentage can never afford. After spending four years in the Ivory Tower and seeing some of the miraculous testing, learning, and saving lives that does go on in the hallowed halls, it is challenging to deal with not being able to provide every patient the tee-top diagnostic evaluation and treatment protocol you have been trained to provide. Frustration can set in over not being able to fulfill your own expectations due to someone else’s limitations, not your own. The solution… BE GRATEFUL. Be grateful for every owner and patient that walks through the door each and every day and do your damndest to help them within whatever constraints are placed. REALIZE – the letters behind the name are DVM, not GOD. Realize none of us are perfect, including owners and clients, and in reality, there are human patients and animal patients that lose battles every minute of every day under the care of remarkable people in remarkable places. Realize that you can do good in any situation if you so choose. There are certainly situations where the good is excruciatingly difficult to see, or may not be readily apparent. Yet time is an illusion which once we realize is bounded by only our mental limits becomes insignificant and the good can be seen whenever it is revealed. Ignore the EXPECTATIONS of everyone other than yourself and the owner and patient you are trying to help. What Dr Professorman or Dr Colleague thinks doesn’t matter to the owner and patient asking for YOUR help. Now some of their experience and teachings may be invaluable in helping you solve the problem in front of you, just like a parent’s advice may help you deal with a situation in life, but don’t let them be your judge and jury. Set your own expectations and standards and live YOUR life and run YOUR business in accordance with YOUR values and priorities. You will be compensated accordingly. But what about the guy who threatened me after I did the work and he doesn’t want to pay? I have the satisfaction of knowing I did what I was employed to do, to a level I was satisfied with. I learned never to do business with the sorry SOB again, and he has to live with the collection agency on his phone, or the judicial system, if it comes to that. If he was raised to be a person of any character at all, he lives with the guilt of not paying his debt. If enough people were to choose this path of not paying, yes, I would need to reconsider how to make my living. But I don’t attach myself or my identity or deprecate myself in any way because he chooses to not meet his obligation. I ACCEPT what is. That doesn’t mean I have to be complacent with what is, but we must ACCEPT what is before taking action to bring about change, if necessary. Who would be served by me throwing a fit or beating myself up about medicine I wanted not being available when I want it? Once I accept that it is not ready on MY schedule, I can choose to wait, call another pharmacy, or try another treatment. Other options exist, almost invariably and without exception. We can become upset with ourselves or with others, but only after we accept the current situation can we institute change to address the problem.
Finally, BE TRUTHFUL. Have you ever heard, “The TRUTH shall set you free.”? It’s remarkable the TRUTH in that! Be truthful with your clients, your staff, and most importantly YOURSELF! It would be simple here to say be honest with yourself about your limitations, but the real truth you have to have with yourself is in regard to your potential and capabilities. You can likely solve a whole lot more problems for people by simply THINKING, getting back to fundamentals, and focusing on what you CAN do rather than what you can’t do. Belief in yourself will come with trust in yourself, and trust only can develop through consistent revelation of truth with self. Peace of mind can then exist and allow for free flow of ideas and energy to the benefit of all.
So, there you have it! Being Grateful, Realizing none of us are perfect (and U are one of US!), set your own Expectations, Accept what is (but don’t be complacent!), and be Truthful, with self and others. THAT can make for a GREAT life! Dr Brock shares stories in his book, Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere, which will make you smile, laugh, maybe even shed a tear. He has figured out how to take what he does seriously, but not take himself so seriously. It has led him to a GREAT and admirable life and career and I invite you to visit the Wildaboutanimalsradioshow. Com website and use the link “Bo’s Book” to order a copy. They will also make great gifts. Another book which has helped me deal with adversity is Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now. I listen to the audiobook repeatedly and learn more each time. NaNu NaNu! Thanks for stopping by. Peace. BE GREAT!!
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the last year i was on the Code Red 11.0. For 2007 I??m thinking about trying a lighter Sail, Code Red R2 in 10.0 or is the R2 realy easier to handle than the R1? Another choice could be the new overdrive?
If you would like the best performance on your F 161, go for the new Code Red 11m, this one cover the wind range of the 11 and 12 from last year. The new Code Red feels lighter than last year with a lot more performance and really easy.
By the way the new Overdrive 11m is better than the Code Red 11 from last year in really light wind.
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Winstars Is Ready to Change the Face of Gambling
A team of professionals launches a project to create blockchain gambling platform – Winstars. Pre-sale will begin on May 10, 2018. During this period, 22.5 million tokens will be sold at a price of $ 0.16 per coin.
transparency and honesty of the operator – each participant will be able to check all transaction histories, all withdrawal of funds, as well as correctness of next card generation;
there is no minimum threshold for starting games – due to low fees, there is no minimum deposit replenishment threshold;
rapid withdrawal of any amounts without risk of account blocking;
fully automated payments – each game session begins with the creation of a smart-contract that conducts all payments at the end of it;
two types of referral programs – three levels for investors and five levels for partners;
granting exclusive rights to ICO investors to sell WINS tokens on crypto exchanges – the platform guarantees that it will not trade its own tokens;
The principle of interaction of participants in the Winstars ecosystem is shown on the infographics.
The honesty of the platform operator is guaranteed by smart-contracts, which are responsible for the fair distribution of random numbers and playing cards, casino and poker room rates.
As a random number generator, the project uses multifactor encryption using the RSA method. Thus, it becomes impossible for the operator to intervene or predict the outcome of the game.
These methods significantly increase the chances of winning for customers.
Using the project’s own protocol makes the next turn almost instantaneous.
The functioning of internal tokens eliminates problems with delay in funds withdrawal to the account.
Subsequently, the platform will become a full-fledged marketplace, where third-party developers can market their games and gain profit from them. This guarantees the appearance of new types and formats of games.
The main round of the ICO starts on June 3, 2018. It is enough for the team to raise 5 million US dollars to launch the project.
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"Just a day before the Chinese New Year celebrations, several quarters attempted to create unrest among the people, especially the Chinese community, by sensationalising two honest mistakes which they claimed showed disrespect to the community," he said in a statement today.
"One was the white ang-pau packet incident for which Petronas has already apologised, and the other, a technical error by the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) in using the wrong zodiac animal," he said.
Petronas had clarified in a statement that the initial packet showcased a Chinese ink painting from the Petronas art collection, which depicts the welcoming of a new dawn and hopes for the new year.
The light coloured background, however, has been mistaken for white, which in Chinese culture is considered inauspicious.
The company had apologised for the mistake.
The other incident was triggered after the wrong zodiac animal was used in an advertisement by KPDNKK in a Chinese daily, where a rooster instead of the dog was shown. The ministry has since apologised and said it occurred due to a technical error.
"Both quarters have since apologised, but not before the issue was exploited to the extent that it was even highlighted in foreign newspapers," said Tee.
"We celebrate a host of festivities here, from Hari Raya to Deepavali, Chinese New Year, Christmas and many others. We try hard to understand and respect each other's cultures and our strong harmony and unity has seen us weather numerous challenges and obstacles," he added.
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Obama a tricky subject for Mass. GOP Senate hopeful
BOSTON (AP) -- Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez' past criticism of President Barack Obama could be a tricky political topic in Massachusetts, where the president remains popular.
The former Navy SEAL in interviews and a newspaper editorial last year strongly criticized Obama for using the SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden as a political talking point. He has credited the Democratic president for giving the green light on the raid but suggested the safety of SEALs and their families have been put at risk by his administration.
Democrats have faulted Gomez's criticism.
Gomez aides say he's not backing away from his comments but isn't out to tear down Obama.
Republican state Rep. Daniel Winslow and former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan also are running.
Congressmen Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch are competing on the Democratic side.
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Singapore Tour
As you arrive in Signapore, meet our tour representative who helps you with an assisted transfer to your pre-booked hotel. You can start your tour by indulging in shopping. The night is scheduled for Night Safari, in the well-known night zoo. Spread in 40-hectare of land, this jungle offers you a chance to spot as many as 1200 nocturnal animals. Get onto a tram that takes you from the Eastern side of the jungle to the western side where natural environment has been created for animals, from Indian Subcontinent to Himalayas to the Southeast Asian Rainforest. Once the tram ride is over, the accompanying guide takes you on a walking trail to view animals closely. Back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Day 2: Singapore
Begin the day with a refreshing breakfast in the hotel. Gear up for a fun-filled half-day tour of the city. Your first stop is the Merlion photo stop. Next stop at the Suntec City, an exciting shopping delights. Take rest at the Fountain of Wealth. Proceed to the exciting shopping destinations of Orchard Road, Little India and Chinatown. These locales are famous for bargains. Rest of the day is at leisure. Return to your hotel for overnight stay.
Day 3: Singapore
Begin your day leisurely. Have breakfast in hotel and enjoy your own activities. In the afternoon, proceed on a Sentosa Twilight Tour. The tour includes a one-way cable car ride, admission ticket and visits to the SEA Aquarium, Merlion Tower, and Wings of Time show. Sentosa is a tropical island, themed park with natural beauty, heritage and adventures all rolled into one. Have a great time on the rides. After the day of entertainment return to the hotel for overnight stay.
Day 4: Singapore
Today after a breakfast, the day is free for your own activities. Overnight in Singapore.
Day 5: Departure
After breakfast, spend the day at leisure. Later, get an assisted transfer to the airport to board flight back home.
Inclusions
Hotel
Payments Terms
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.
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More mortgage crippling leather jackets
Recent posts:
While Purple jackets may immediately make
you think of booking tickets to a Prince show, they can be incredibly subtle. ThisRobert
Geller purple leather jacket is a great example of this.
Being the shade of purple that doesn’t yell
about its purple status, it’s perfect for those wishing to take baby steps onto
the new male trend – which is suspiciously just like an old female trend. Are
designers getting lazy? Next they’ll be trying to sell sheer to men. The $1275 price tag is a little steep, but it is Robert Geller. If you’ve got the cash, it’s available from Blackbird.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
OBAMA IN MYANMAR: THE REALITY & THE MIRAGE
B.RAMAN
US President Barack Obama has just completed an
eight-hour flying visit to Yangon (Rangoon), the former capital of Myanmar,
from Thailand and flown to Phnom-Penh, the Cambodian capital, to attend the
East Asia summit before flying back home. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hillary
Clinton, his Secretary of State, who had visited Myanmar last year. This is the
second visit by a US President to Myanmar since it became independent. The
first was by President Richard Nixon in 1973.
2. In a carefully programmed visit, Mr. Obama
visited only Yangon, the former capital from the British colonial days, where
Aung San Suu Kyi generally lives. President Thein Sein, who lives and works in
the new capital Nay Pyi Taw, flew to Yangon from Phnom-Penh, where he had gone
to attend the ASEAN summit, to meet Mr.Obama.
3.Mr.Obama met Mr.Thein Sein and Daw Suu Kyi
separately----Mr.Thein Sein in his official Yangon residence and Suu Kyi in her
private residence. He did not meet the two together.
4. One may recall that when our Prime Minister, Dr.
Manmohan Singh, visited Myanmar earlier this year, he did not call on Suu Kyi
at her residence. Suu Kyi called on Dr. Manmohan Singh at the place where he
was staying in Yangon.
5. The only other public engagement of Mr.Obama in
Yangon was an address to the students of the Rangoon University , whose
predecessors were in the forefront of the pro-democracy struggle since 1988.
Many of them were mowed down by the Army and their movement was crushed.
6. Before the visit of Mr.Obama, there were two
important indications from Myanmar Government circles. The first was that the
Myanmar Government had assured the UN Secretary-General that it would address
the human rights concerns of the Rohingya Muslims living in the Rakhine State,
including their demand for citizenship rights. Till now, the Government was
reluctant to accept their demand for citizenship rights on the ground that they
were illegal migrants from Bangladesh and not sons and daughters of the Myanmar
soil. This is the first time the Government has indicated it will have an open
mind on this issue.
7. The second was that Myanmar will accept full scope
safeguards and inspection of all its
nuclear establishments by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.
This would remove US suspicions and fears regarding nuclear co-operation
between North Korea and Myanmar in the past.
8.These two were important issues of concern to the
US and the Government of Thein Sein apparently wanted to act to address those
concerns without giving an impression it was doing so under US pressure. An
impression was sought to be created as if these were independent steps taken by
the Government on its own and not under US pressure.
9. While the official circles in the White House
and the State Department viewed the significant visit in very positive terms,
their enthusiasm for the visit was not shared by many non-governmental human
rights organisations, which felt that the visit was premature and should have
followed the release of all political prisoners and an improvement in the human
rights situation in the Rakhine State.
10. There was a certain hype in the circle of
Mr.Obama’s advisers over the steps taken by President Thein Sein for over a
year now to start the process of democratisation of the political set-up in
Myanmar and to open up the country for foreign investments. At the same time,
there was an anxiety over the unhappiness in the Islamic world on the tardy
action taken by the Government to address the human rights concerns of the
Rohingya Muslims.
11.How to address both these issues in public
during the visit without ringing alarms bells in the minds of ultra-nationalist
elements in the Buddhist clergy and the Armed Forces which are even now not
prepared to consider the demand of the Rohingya Muslims for citizenship rights?
12.Mr.Obama sought to do this by acknowledging but
not endorsing the record of the Thein Sein Government towards democratisation
and external opening-up and by highlighting the sensitive issue of the human
rights of the ethnic minorities, without giving the impression of pressuring the Government to act on these issues too. He
said: “ The purpose of my visit is to sustain the momentum for democratisation.
That includes building credible government institutions, establishing rule of
law, ending ethnic conflicts and ensuring that the people of this country have
access to greater education, health care and economic opportunity.” In the advanced
extracts from his address to the students released by US officials, he said in
an indirect reference to the situation in the Rakhine State: “ I will urge
Myanmar to draw on diversity as a strength, not a weakness".
13. The statements made by Mr.Obama and Suu Kyi
during the visit highlighted the differing perceptions of the two over the
sustainability and durability of the actions taken by the Thein Sein Government.
The statements of Mr.Obama underline his conviction in the sincerity of Mr.Thein Sein and his
ability to overcome any opposition from the Armed Forces to his policies.
14. Suu Kyi’s attitude has been a little more
cautious. While she is convinced of the sincerity and good faith of Mr.Thein
Sein, she still has some misgivings in her mind about other officers. During
her visit to the US in September last, she had hinted that while she knew Mr.Thein
Sein well, she did not know other officers that well. When she came to India
last week,she cautioned in publicabout over-optimism.
15. The need for caution in assessment was again
emphasised by her during the visit of Mr.Obama. She reportedly said: “The most
difficult time in any transition is when we think that success is in sight. We
have to be very careful that we're not lured by the mirage of success." (
19-11-12)
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//Good morning to you and good afternoon to us. :-) We slept a bit more last night but not much, haha! Not sure about what happened with jet lag this time, luckily we can just chill by the pool so it’s ok. ;-) We’ve started our days here with this breakfast. Dreamy. This morning we went to the beach before breakfast for a jog/walk, it was so nice. To run barefoot in the sand and then come back to this breakfast, you can’t really complain about jet lag after that. We’re just enjoying and I just had a shower after two hours by the pool, I read a book and just enjoyed. Now we’re heading down to the beach to check out the waves, the guys will go for a surf and I’m gonna see how it looks. We’ll see if I’ll head out too or if I’ll just stay on the beach to continue reading instead. Have a great day babes, HUGS <3
Hiya! Quick question that’s totally off topic. Do you know
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from my iphone. I’m trying to find a template or plugin that might be able to
fix this issue. If you have any suggestions, please share.
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The medical-industrial complex in an age of reform
Summary:The difference between the roughly 16% of GDP we pay for care and the 10% Canadians pay doesn't all go toward insurance company profits. Most of it runs through this medical-industrial complex.
Every great American city today is defined by its medical-industrial complex.
Take my own home in Atlanta.
During this decade my home doubled in value, and held that value, thanks to its proximity to Emory and the CDC (right). There are a lot of jobs there. It's a primary economic driver for the region.
Other great cities are similarly defined. Boston has the complex around Harvard and its medical school. Stanford is rapidly building its medical-industrial complex. UCLA drives Los Angeles. And so on.
The question for today is, will this continue to be the case in an era of health reform?
The innovation process works like this. A University (often private) does the basic research, helped by government, business and foundation grants. The hospital and medical education complex engineers this science into practical knowledge. Then the entrepreneurs swoop in, licensing the intellectual property and creating drugs or devices for the world market.
It's expensive, it's complex, and it's also unique. No other country combines a variety of public and private interests in quite this way.
It works in part because the entrepreneurs can quickly sell their wares throughout the U.S. market. We don't have centralized purchasing. Doctors, hospitals and the market are the gatekeepers. Practitioners are always looking for an edge against disease, and can justify even expensive treatments to insurance or government paymasters.
Other countries don't work that way. New treatments must prove themselves both medically and financially before they go into general use. This helps keep health care costs modest in those countries, as a percentage of their GDP.
The difference between the roughly 16% of GDP we pay for care and the 10% Canadians pay doesn't all go toward insurance company profits. Most of it runs through this medical-industrial complex.
So if the U.S. system becomes like those in other countries, under either government or insurance industry leadership, will this medical-industrial complex continue to thrive?
Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist since 1978, and has covered technology since 1982. He launched the Interactive Age Daily, the first daily coverage of the Internet to launch with a magazine, in September 1994.
Disclosure
Dana Blankenhorn has been a journalist, writer and part-time futurist for over 30 years.
At the present moment I run only a personal blog in addition to my ZDNet open source blog.
DanaBlankenhorn.Com has the subtitle The War Against Oil. In the past I have used it to write about political history, e-commerce, personal matters, some ideas related to open source, and The World of Always On, which is the idea of using sensors, motes and RFID to turn WiFi links into platforms for applications which live in the air.
My IRA account at Schwab holds a few tech shares, most notably some Intel and Applied Materials, but there are no open source companies in it. I don’t even own any CBS stock.
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Middle School Math – We are looking for someone who can teach middle school math while modeling a life transformed by Christ. We invite you to join us in making a difference in the lives of our missionary and international students.
Middle School Language Arts – We are looking for someone who can teach middle school language arts while imparting Christian values. We invite you to join us in making a difference in the lives of our missionary and international students in Thailand were 16 degrees Celsius is considered cold.
Middle School Religious Studies – Can you teach middle school bible classes while living what you teach? Come and join us teaching international and missionary students in one of the top cities in Asia.
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http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/pastor/#respondWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1617Christ Family Worship Assembly, Inc. (CFWA),of West Palm Beach, Florida, is seeking a full-time spirit-filled Pastor. Primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, conducting and/or presiding over weekly Bible Study; Spiritual Advisor to all church Ministries, Boards, and Committees; conducting meetings; day to day leadership in the operation of the church; Baptisms; Weddings; Funerals; and other such duties and responsibilities as outlined, requested, and agreed upon by the Church.
Church Background
CFWA is a young African-American, non-denominational church that was established December 2015. Our origin is Church of Christ but our practices are not as traditional.
·Pastoral/Preaching Experience – Five (5) or more years preaching and/or Pastoring preferred
·Ordination – Ordained by a licensed Pastor
PREREQUISITES
·Integrity – Good character, including honesty and convictions are a must. There must be confident knowledge of a call from God to preach and pastor as well as discerning God’s will and doing it. Must lead by example.
·Communication – Must have the ability to know and understand people and a willingness to listen. Must understand the importance of clear, concise communication with all.
·Approachability – Must be comfortable with speaking with any/all members and encouraging members.
Christ Centered School is searching for an Administrator/Teacher and also a 4 Year Old Teacher for our Preschool. The Administrator position requires a BA preferably in Early Childhood Development. However, we will consider other candidates. The Teacher position requires only a high school graduate. If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact Carol Wagner at Christ Centered School, either by telephone—513-658-3284 or by email at [email protected].
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http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/pastor-11/#respondThu, 08 Mar 2018 18:58:14 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1610We are a small, independent, evangelical congregation located in Pawling NY. Our Pastor of 20 years has left on good terms because he believed the Lord was leading him in a new direction and that his time as Pastor needed to come to a conclusion. At this point, we can offer the Pastor position immediately on a part-time basis (+-$20/hr) and we are hopeful that it will lead into a full time position. A parsonage is available if needed with salary being adjusted accordingly. We do not know exactly where God is leading and believe that He has great things in store for this body of believers, now and in the future. We are eager to meet the shepherd who God is leading to us.
We are looking for a Pastor who will prepare and conduct Worship Services; lead in the observance of the ordinances; and lead the church in proclaiming the gospel to the church and community; reach out to the community, build and grow the church. Please contact us at [email protected]
]]>http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/pastor-11/feed/0Director of Middle School Ministryhttp://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/director-of-middle-school-ministry-2/
http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/director-of-middle-school-ministry-2/#respondWed, 07 Mar 2018 18:15:49 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1609Chapelgate Church (PCA) is an established congregation in a Baltimore suburb located in Howard County, MD. Our Mission is to live out the Gospel in Word and Deed with the hope that God will bring Healing, Renewal and Peace to Greater Baltimore and the Nations for His Glory.
As the Director of Middle School Ministry, you will be responsible for leading and inspiring a dedicated team of volunteers which seeks to bring creative ministry programs and environments where middle school students can grow in Christ and embrace the gospel for all of life. Your ability to recruit and train effective leaders while creating and implementing both existing and new programs will be crucial for your success.
Responsibilities: (Request Job Description for full list)
1. Develop a comprehensive discipling ministry for Middle School Students
2. Provide fun activities that engage energetic Middle School Students in such a way that they want to invite their friends.
3. Produce a ministry to train middle school students for service and ministry in the church, community and world.
4. Direct all activities related to the middle school weeknight ministry.
5. Oversee and develop program and curriculum for Sunday morning discipleship that grounds students in an understanding of the Bible, essential doctrine and gospel-centered living.
6. Recruit, inspire and develop volunteer leaders for all areas of the middle school ministry
7. Develop and promotes a schedule of activities and events for the middle school ministry
8. Plan and executes special retreats and conferences for both middle school students and volunteers.
Requirements:
1. Must have a deep and fervent commitment to Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord.
2. Must have a Bachelors Degree.
3. Must love middle school students
4. Be culturally aware and relevant.
5. Be familiar with current trends in adolescent/middle school culture and how best to respond in relevant and impactful ways.
6. Must have the ability to recruit, manage, train and organize a large group of volunteers to achieve ministry goals.
7. Must be able to articulate and apply the gospel that is understandable and meaningful to middle school students.
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http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/sonographer-rdms-or-rn-training-provided/#respondMon, 05 Mar 2018 16:28:35 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1608CareNet DuPage has an opportunity for a part-time Registered Nurse or Registered Sonographer to serve on our staff. The main role of this position is providing ultrasounds to our pregnant clients. Although the scope of ultrasound which CareNet DuPage provides is limited, this position requires excellent critical decision-making skills under the supervision of a Nurse Manager and Medical Director. OB experience is preferred. Sonography training can be provided to qualified RN candidates. Technological aptitude and travel to all of our DuPage County locations are required. If you are interested in using your skills to positively impact lives, please send your cover letter and resume to Pat Lacy at [email protected].
]]>http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/sonographer-rdms-or-rn-training-provided/feed/0Registered Nurse Sonographer – Team Leadhttp://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/registered-nurse-sonographer-team-lead/
http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/registered-nurse-sonographer-team-lead/#respondMon, 05 Mar 2018 16:24:13 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1607CareNet DuPage has an exciting opportunity for a part-time RN to serve in our western suburban locations. Under the supervision of the Medical Director and Nurse Manager, this person will provide ultrasounds to women who are experiencing crisis pregnancies. Prior scanning experience is a plus, although we are able to provide sonography training. Technological aptitude and travel to all of our locations are required. Once proficient in sonography, this RN position includes opportunities for advancement. Management training is available to prepare the right candidate for oversight of the daily tasks of our dedicated medical team. This includes supervision of sonographers, communicating with the Medical Director regarding scans, ensuring equipment maintenance, and preparing periodic renewals, reviews, and reports. If you are interested in using your nursing skills to impact lives, please send your cover letter and resume to Pat Lacy at [email protected].
]]>http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/registered-nurse-sonographer-team-lead/feed/0Senior Pastorhttp://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/senior-pastor-14/
http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/senior-pastor-14/#respondSun, 04 Mar 2018 18:37:36 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1603Senior Pastor for St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
We are seeking a pastor, preferably with experience working internationally, to provide spiritual leadership and a strong pulpit and worship presence. Commitment to biblical teaching and pastoral counselling is essential. The pastor is an energetic team worker and able to demonstrate initiative and resilience. The pastor is a Teaching Elder and a non-voting member of The Session.
The church is the home for a culturally rich and a vibrant congregation including local members and worshipers from the expatriate community. The church celebrated 100 years of Gods faithfulness in 2017 and has approximately 300 worshipers attending the two Sunday worship services. Other ministries include the Sunday School, Home Fellowship. Women’s Fellowship, Adult Christian Education, Mission & Church Outreach.
Spiritual and pastoral leadership qualities. The pastor has a close personal relationship with God and prioritizes guiding the congregation towards the same goal.
Gift for preaching and teaching. The pastor is a minister of The Word and a spiritual guide who will provide challenging opportunities for the congregation to grow in faith. We are seeking a leader with strength in delivering biblically based sermons, and actively involved in helping us to live out our faith in our everyday lives.
Conduct of Worship. The pastor is responsible for the conduct of worship, teaching, and preaching The Word, administering the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion, weddings, funerals, infant and adult baptisms, as provided for in The Book of Order of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
Skills to lead a multi-cultural congregation. The pastor is responsible for leading the congregation to fulfill the goals laid out in the Vision and Mission statement. (see below)
The pastor must have strong verbal and written communication skills and be a team player with the ability to build bridges between groups with diverging views with an emphasis on inclusiveness.
Pastoral Care. The pastor should have an understanding of the different needs of the groups within the Church and be able to shepherd them.
To connect and grow our congregation of young adults
Minimum 10 Years’ experience as a full time Pastor.
Excellent references
Preferably married.
Sensitive to local laws and cultures.
Those interested should visit www.standrewschurch.org.my/psc to download the “Opportunity Profile” & complete the “Questionnaire for Applicants” which can also be downloaded from the same link. The completed “Questionnaire for Applicants” document together with your “Statement of Faith” & “Curriculum Vitae” should be mailed to [email protected]. The closing date for applications is 30/4/2018.
Mission: Make, nurture and equip disciples of Jesus Christ from the International, English speaking people in Kuala Lumpur.
Vision: To become a biblically grounded, Christian centered community, united in love and using our gifts for the building up of the Church in Kuala Lumpur and throughout the world.
West End Collegiate Church is a neighborhood church for all people. Located on New York City’s Upper West Side, West End Collegiate is an open and welcoming Christian congregation that embraces all people. It is a place to discover a flourishing faith, participate in a caring community, and commit to service that changes lives. Congregants from the neighborhood and all over New York come to West End Collegiate Church to seek, to doubt, to learn, to believe, to celebrate. And above all to experience and express God’s love.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Minister for West End Collegiate Church will lead a diverse congregation in a close and supportive neighborhood environment. Reflective of the surrounding community, the congregation consists of young families, single adults, and seniors. Many in the congregation have been members for decades; however, new members are joining frequently, bringing new life and energy. The current staff of 12 includes an Associate Minister, a Director of Music Ministry, a part-time Assistant Minster, a part-time Children’s Program Director, as well as an administrative and operations group. The lay leadership, known as the local Consistory, is made up of 10 deacons and elders from the West End Collegiate congregation.
The Senior Minister will engage with and inspire the staff, consistory, and congregation to advance the mission, vision, and programs of the Church with a particular focus on the following priorities:
Candidates for this Senior Minister position must have previous experience serving as a Head Pastor or Senior Minister, hold a Master of Divinity degree from an accredited seminary, and be currently ordained and in good standing in a recognized denomination. The Collegiate Churches are dually affiliated with the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and the United Church of Christ (UCC).
Other desired gifts and experience include:
Evidence of leadership skills and presence and a desire to lead and grow the Church;
Keen theological training, innovative analysis of Biblical text, and a passion to teach;
Thoughtful, engaging and inspirational preaching style;
Appreciation for important role that music plays in worship and in other outreach, education, and spiritual programs;
Business acumen and proven ability to manage a team, church, and congregation within a budget;
Diverse cultural awareness and sensitivity from a historic and current sociopolitical economic context;
Relocation and housing accommodation will be available to the successful candidate.
MORE ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CHURCHES:
West End Collegiate Church is a congregation of the Collegiate Church of New York, the oldest Protestant church with a continuing organization in America. The Collegiate Church is comprised of five separately operating but unified ministries. In addition to West End, the Collegiate Churches include Marble Collegiate, Middle Collegiate, Ft. Washington Collegiate, and Intersections International a 10-year-old, inter-faith social justice ministry.
Contact: Jeff Kruger, Lead Pastor [email protected] 573-897-3011. Please email a one page philosophy of ministry, a one page cover letter of interest, and a current resume.
Job Description:
The Student Pastor is responsible to the Lead Pastor and promoting church youth ministry as well as developing a comprehensive educational program for youth.
The Student Pastor will also be responsible for Grades K-5 after school program on Wednesday nights. Currently we have 120 plus students involved with this program with a great volunteer base.
The Student Pastor is responsible to the local church body through the Senior Pastor and the Church Board. The Youth Pastor reports directly to the Lead Pastor.
The Student Pastor would also be the lead for the Children’s Church Sunday morning program here at the church.
Responsibilities:
Provide direction and leadership for the youth education program of the church by coordinating and promoting Bible study, youth activities, service projects, Junior High Believe (Currently Taking 50 People To This Event. 42 Of Them Students), High School NYR (Currently Take around 40 Students and 20 Adults) and family activities.
Have a working knowledge and some capacities of IT, including website maintenance.
Develop a systematic program of outreach.
Prepare and administer the youth budget.
Be available nights and weekends (on occasion) for youth ministry events, as well as be available to make emergency Pastoral care visits as needed.
Visit prospects and members related to ministry to youth and as assigned by the Pastor.
Serve as youth representative for church committees as assigned by the Pastor.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Require a Bible college graduate. Would consider other 4 year College Graduates as well.
Requires a testimony of Godly character that is clearly evident (I Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 qualifications of a Pastor).
Requires the passing of a criminal background check and drug testing.
Would prefer someone with past experience in Student Ministry.
Would prefer someone that can help lead worship in the church on occasion.
This individual must be “apt to teach” and gifted in publicly communicating God’s Word to youth as well as in a large church setting. Will be preaching a possibility of 4 to 5 times a year when the Lead Pastor is gone.
Trinity United Methodist Church, Conway, SC, is accepting resumes and letters of application for a full-time Director of Programming. This person works as a part of the administrative team of the church and with adult volunteers to help plan, coordinate and provide leadership for, but not limited to, Sunday school, VBS, Nursery Programming, Children’s Programming, Bible studies, new member services, Stephen Ministry, Women’s Ministries, Youth Programming, Christian Education events, Safe Sanctuary, and mission activities. This also includes heavy responsibilities for planning, coordination and supervision of programs for youth study, service, fellowship and Christian growth.
A background in Christian Education is preferred. Persons who have strong written and oral communication skills and the experience, professional education and skills necessary to provide leadership to these programs should send appropriate information to: SEARCH, 198 Long Avenue, Conway, SC 29526 or email [email protected].
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http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/associate-pastor-for-worship/#respondSun, 11 Feb 2018 15:14:37 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1589Concord Baptist Church, a vibrant and growing church in Anderson, SC is seeking an Associate Pastor for Worship and Music. This person must have the calling, gifting, training and heart to lead a large and diverse ministry of worship. We are excited about our future!
]]>http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/associate-pastor-for-worship/feed/0Carly Burriesci Resumehttp://jobboard.ministrysource.org/resume/carly-burriesci-resume/
http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/resume/carly-burriesci-resume/#respondSun, 11 Feb 2018 04:48:18 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/resume/carly-burriesci-resume/http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/resume/carly-burriesci-resume/feed/0Planned Giving Directorhttp://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/planned-giving-director/
http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/job/planned-giving-director/#respondTue, 06 Feb 2018 18:13:22 +0000http://jobboard.ministrysource.org/?post_type=job&p=1584KEES has been exclusively retained by The Salvation Army Northern Division in its search for a new Planned Giving Director (aka Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning Director) in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area. The Salvation Army Northern Division is part of the Central Territory and has been serving Minnesota and North Dakota Communities for over 130 years. More than 100 Salvation Army centers of operation in the division provide service in housing, youth enrichment, hunger abatement, counseling, rehabilitation, disaster relief, and programs that move families from poverty to stability. The Director will play an integral role to support these efforts, providing oversight in all planned giving functions and leadership over a team of planned giving professionals. Additionally, the Director will carry a small caseload of select donors. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in managing a comprehensive fund development program in a complex organization and faith-based environment, and knowledge of the philanthropic community in Minnesota and North Dakota.
This position offers a competitive salary comparable with the local market, along with strong benefits.
The Salvation Army is committed to offering equal employment opportunity to all applicants and to all employees without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, genetic predisposition and/or any other lawfully protected classification or occupationally irrelevant criteria. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Specific requirements include:
A minimum of seven years of progressive experience in planned giving. Knowledge of basic business terminology, financial matters, and ethical, legal and tax-related issues regarding the solicitation, transfer and management of charitable gifts.
Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree in a related field such as law, finance, or organizational management preferred.
Certification as a CFP or CAP preferred; those without such a certification are expected to obtain a certification within two years of start of employment.
Proven ability to build strong external relationships with a variety of volunteers, public leadership, partner organizations and other stakeholders.
Career track record that shows experience in successful closing of gifts and capacity to develop and nurture relationships culminating in overall success.
Proven success in building strong and productive work teams, with a focus on mentoring and nurturing staff development.
Strong analytic and strategic-thinking skills, with demonstrated ability to create, implement, and monitor complex plans and translate those plans into goals and concrete strategies.
Demonstrated ability to forge mutually respectful, trusting and effective relationships with a diverse group of people including board members, Salvation Army officers and decision makers.
Ability to travel throughout Minnesota and North Dakota to meet with donors, as well as Planned Giving team members. Valid driver’s license required. Overnight travel is estimated at 20% annually.
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Médecins Du Monde Jobs and Vacancies in Nigeria
Medecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, an[...]Date Posted: 05 Sep 2019
Medecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, an[...]Date Posted: 05 Sep 2019
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Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care provid[...]Date Posted: 23 Jul 2019
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To define, coordinate and monitor the medical activities, according to MdM protocols, standards and proce-dures whilst ensuring the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities, contributing to the overall improvement of the target[...]Date Posted: 12 Jul 2019
Location: Damboa, Borno Main Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Supervisor, the Data Officer will be responsible for the following main activities in accordance to national and MdM procedures:
Data Management
Data Report Design[...]Date Posted: 09 Jul 2019
Location: Damboa, Borno Slot: 2 Openings Job Descriptions Under the supervision of the Sexual Reproductive Health Supervisor, the Midwife will be responsible for the following main activities in order to ensure the quality of care in the mobile clinics:
Provision of[...]Date Posted: 09 Jul 2019
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Under the supervision of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Supervisor the MHPSS counsellor provides psychosocial and/or psychological interventions in an individual or group format.
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The Goldbergs (2013)
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the ’80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.
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You’ve Got the Right Stuff – An 80s Theme Party
LOOK THE PART: It’s easy to find iconic pieces without breaking your Halloween budget. Click to get this costume.
Over thirty years later, you may no longer have to fight for our right to par-taaay, but that doesn’t mean you should stop! Throwing an 80s theme party is a fun way to be nostalgic, whether it was for your teen years or your childhood.
While you may still be reserving judgment on the collective wisdom of mullets and shoulder pads, these iconic fashion statements make for easy to find the perfect 80s costume.
Read on for totally tubular ways to hang with your dudes and dudettes at your very own 80s theme party.
80’s Party Decorations
When it comes to the 80s, you have a few popular directions for your decorations.
80s style is a combination of neon colors and those classic geometrical shapes. Get some neon bulletin board paper and cut it into bold geometrical shapes (triangles, circles, lines) and hang these from the ceiling and around the room.
Drape some lace. Do up your living room like a Madonna video with lace and red roses. Totally rad!
A third is one we like to call ‘Solid Gold.’ Premiering in the early eighties, Solid Gold was a popular television program that featured dancers breaking out to hit songs. Like a hangover from the 70s, the original set was all about beige carpets and gold and black accents. You can channel that Solid Gold look into your party room with black and gold decorations.
Add a touch of authenticity by decorating the walls with posters from bands like Duran Duran and Wham! You can easily make these by printing poster images large-scale at a local print shop.
Like, Totally Don’t Forget the Atmosphere, Dude!
To add to that 80’s flavor, play DVDs of 80s music videos and movies quietly in the background.
Simply throw on a Devo video, start up the dry ice, rent a few inexpensive laser lights and you’ll turn your living room into a certified time machine!
Party Activities
80s Karaoke: Rent a karaoke machine and encourage guests to sing their favorite song from the era of new-wave and glam metal. In minutes, you’ll have guests belting out Depeche Mode, The Clash, and Def Leppard.
Guess The Hair: Print off a few pictures of classic 80’s hairdos (Mike
HAIR’S TO YOU: We totally feel a metal ballad coming on.
Score from A Flock of Seagulls, David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider, Robert Smith of The Cure, Joan Collins as Alexis Carrington, Dee Snider from Twisted Sister, or Sid Vicious’s mohawk) and blank out the faces. Award a prize to the party-goer who can guess the most mystery hairstyles.
Wall of Shame: If your guests are older, ask them to bring a picture of themselves in the 80s or send one in advance by email. Pin each picture to the wall and offer a prize to whoever can match the most party-goers to their 80s counterparts.
Rubicks Face-Off: Set up a few easy-to-solve Rubick’s Cubes (take a new cube and only shift it a few times). Stage a Rubick’s Cube competition with prizes for the fastest solver.
Drinks and Refreshments
While it’s hard to make a theme menu based on the 80’s, you could set out a few classic drinks that were hugely popular at the time, including wine coolers, Jolt Cola, Fresca and Tab.
While you’re at it, throw some Nerds, Pop Rocks, Big Chew bubble gum and other novelty candies that hit it big in the 80s in bowls around the room.
1980s Costumes
Stop! It’s partytime. Click for this costume.
You can dress up in full 80s garb with items from your own closet! An oversized sweatshirt with the neck cut out, stretch pants, white pumps and leggings will turn you into
Flashdance while a pastel blazer, t-shirt, and pleated khakis will transform you into Miami Vice. A leather jacket, tight jeans, and chains will make you a punk rocker.
Another costume option is to dress as a specific 80’s icon like Dee Snider from Twisted Sister, Pat Benetar, Madonna (circa Like a Virgin), Tammy Faye Baker, or even Magnum P.I.
Whether you base your costume on a famous person or a general 80s style, you can get creative in your own closet or buy costumes from online retailers, including wigs of classic 80s hairstyles and mullets.
Get your Halloween on. All year long.
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I'd say he is much much more powerful than Illidan, and would prove a worthy challenge for the Lich King.
Perfect. I see him as way stronger than Illidan (post-Ra-den empowerment), but due to his size and strenght, would be slightly close to LK. Arthas would still defeat him easily, but still.
But seriously, saying he is weaker than Illidan and comparing him to random bosses is sacrilege imho haha. Lei Shen is really strong, maybe stronger than any other mortal warrior (as in Varian, Garrosh, etc).
"Ah... you have learned much... and learned well... an honorable battle.
In the end, I stood by the warchief, because it was my duty, and I am glad that it was you who struck me down.
May your strength... lead the horde... into a new era of prosperity..."
But when we look at the fights, well… we didn't killed the LK. He wiped us at once. Tirion didn't defeated the LK either. He, with the help of the Ashbringer, broke Frostmourne by surprise and the freed spirits attacked the LK in numbers (hundreds? thousands?). And then still, the LK wasn't defeated yet. There always must be a LK, and there is still one to keep the Scourge in check. Arthas was defeated, with quite a fair amount of luck.
Looking at the TK, not only we defeated him, without help, without legendary weapon, the TK was also using many weapons and that titan machine. And he still felt.
The LK is stronger by the look of the fights.
By all means Chuck Norris is stronger anyway.
Not just hundreds/thousands of souls. The sould of literally everyone in Lordaeron was stored in the sword, which means it probably contained several hundred thousand souls. That is a shitload of power.
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Andrew Brown set offensive records for Ripon Christian this season.
HIME ROMERO/Bulletin file photo
Andrew Brown scored eight touchdowns as a freshman on Ripon Christian’s sophomore team in 2010.
Eight.
On Monday night, he honestly didn’t know how many times he visited end zones in this his senior year.
Well, it’s a few more than eight.
Brown is among the handful of area athletes who amassed video game-like numbers at a record-setting pace this past season. His name will be stamped alongside the Sac-Joaquin Section and state’s all-time greatest touchdown scorers.
Sierra senior Jake Pruitt is likely the city of Manteca’s all-time passing leader and three of his receivers are joining him in the school record books.
Meanwhile, Manteca High running back Alex Laurel has a chance to add to his single-season touchdown total — believed to be a school record — this Friday when the Buffaloes meet Sacramento at Lincoln’s Spanos Stadium in Stockton in the SJS Division III championship game.
As for Brown, his 335 points (55touchdowns, three PATs) are good for most in the SJS and second in the state behind Mendota’s Edgar Segura, who trails California’s career TD king Lorenzo Booker of St. Bonaventure (Ventura, 1999-2001) by three — 134 against Booker’s 137 — heading into this week’s Central Section Division V title game.
Brown is also the SJS rushing leader with 2,781 yards, although Central Catholic’s Matt Ringer (2,017) could surpass him with as much as three games remaining for the reigning small-school state champion. Central plays Hilmar on Saturday with the Division IV banner on the line. A win vaults the Raiders to a second straight appearance in a NorCal Bowl Game, and they would be heavily favored to return to Carson to defend their state title.
Brown’s season ended Saturday at the Grape Bowl in Lodi, where the Knights mounted a wild second-half comeback that fell short against Bradshaw Christian, 35-28, in the SJS Division VI final.
“It makes me feel incredibly blessed to have had the opportunity play with the coaches and players I had,” Brown said. “I accomplished way more than I ever expected out of myself. I have learned a lot about setting goals and the hard work it takes to accomplish them.”
Some question his accomplishments because of Ripon Christian’s schedule.
To be fair, Brown did produce against quality opponents, and he was sidelined for the second halves of blowouts.
Brown scored twice and rushed for 156 yards in a loss to Ripon, a section Division IV semifinalist. It was the only time in the regular season that Ripon’s stout defense gave up triple-digit yardage to a single rusher.
In the Week 10 Southern League championship game against Le Grand, he scampered for 121 yards and a touchdown and had a long run to pay dirt called back by a disputed blocking penalty. Le Grand won that game 47-14 and on Saturday captured its fourth straight SJS Division V crown.
Also Saturday, Brown piled up 155 yards and three touchdowns and added six receptions, 47 yards and another score through the air in the loss to Bradshaw Christian. And he did so with a sprained MCL in a knee.
All told, his 5,909 career rushing yards may be a new high in the San Joaquin County, and his 126 career touchdowns rank him fourth on the state’s all-time list and No. 1 in the SJS.
He passed up some big-name athletes from the section this season: Louis Bland of Central Catholic (107 career TDs, 2004-07), Onterrio Smith of Grant (99, 1995-98) and Frank Strong of Franklin and St. Mary’s (84, 1995-97). All three are NCAA Division I scholarship players. Smith and Strong went on to play in the NFL.
“Really?” Brown said. He really didn’t know.
“That’s extremely humbling. I don’t even know what to say to that. I’m real honored right now to be in that category.”
Pruitt also had a chance to reflect on his achievements on Monday, as Sierra held its year-end banquet. The Timberwolves’ Offensive MVP obliterated the program’s single-season and career passing records. He finishes as the fourth most prolific quarterback in the section this season with the top two — Folsom’s Jake Browning and Sacramento’s Caden Voges — vying for SJS titles this week.
“It shocks me,” Pruitt said of his 2013 stats. “I knew we were going to be around 2,000 yards (passing), but I didn’t see us breaking 3,000.”
It was the perfect storm for Sierra’s spread offense to explode through the air. With record-setting running back Anthony Cota graduated, the Timberwolves’ returning playmakers were in the passing game. Included are Lucas Widmer (60 receptions, 1,012 yards, 12 TDs), Hunter Johnson (46-878-12) and Bryson Sanders (71-717-6).
Widmer is Sierra’s new record holder in single-season receiving yards and is the first Timberwolf to break the 1,000-yard barrier. He and Johnson share the single-season touchdown record, and Sanders has the most catches.
“Everything just worked out well for us,” Pruitt said. “We had a young offensive line but they stepped up big all season. Coach (Jeff) Abrew was a great play caller. And our receivers, what can I say? Even when I threw a bad pass they’d come back and get those YAC (yards after the catch). The stats would show a 50-yard touchdown pass, but it was really a 3-yard pass that they turned into 50. It was nice having that much talent to work with.”
Manteca’s Laurel is having what his coaches believe to be a record season. Much of the program’s historical data has been lost over time, but head coach Eric Reis, who takes great pride in his alma mater’s traditions, is certain that Laurel’s 45 touchdowns tops the list.
Reis has coached some of the program’s best teams and players since 2002, and no has touched 30.
Laurel is chasing Andre Patterson’s 2006 rushing total of 1,727 yards, a modern-day school record. Laurel has 1,630 through 13 games but also has 355 receiving yards. Of his 45 touchdowns, 32 were scored on the ground, eight on pass plays and five on special teams.
What’s impressive is that Laurel has accumulated much of these totals over the second half of the season. Just twice did he have 20 or more touches and 100-plus rushing yards in Manteca’s first eight contests, and that is a nod to the Buffaloes’ depth of talent.
But in the Buffaloes’ last five games there is no question who the featured back is in this power-run attack. In four of those five games Laurel has no less than 25 carries, and each time out he rushed for more than 130 yards.
“I take pride in (being the featured back) but it all goes to my line and my teammates,” Laurel said following Manteca’s 45-36 semifinal win over Inderkum.
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Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that its newest Surface models - Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 - as well as an expanded portfolio of new Surface accessories are now available for purchase at Microsoft retail stores, select third-party retailers, and authorized commercial resellers in 21 initial markets, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The new Surface products will be available in China in early November.
Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 are the most productive tablets on the planet, and they each benefit from significant updates, including improvements to processing power and battery life, display and camera resolution, and the kickstand - now featuring a second, wider angle so it's more comfortable to use Surface on your lap or at your desk. Enhancements in Windows 8.1 RT and Windows 8.1 Pro make Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 even more powerful and customizable. Knowledgeable staff are on hand at all Microsoft retail store locations to answer questions and help with Surface setup, so customers have a great out-of-box experience and walk out the door with a product that is personalized for them.
Each new Surface comes with built-in value
To help people get the most out of Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, customers who purchase either device will receive free Skype calling to landlines in more than 60 countries for one year, unlimited Skype Wi-Fi on their Surface 2 or Surface Pro 2 at more than 2 million hotspots worldwide for one year, and 200 GB of free SkyDrive storage for two years.
Surface 2
Surface 2 is the most productive tablet for personal use. It offers all the entertainment and gaming capabilities you expect from a tablet, along with the ability to get work done. Surface 2 is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor, making apps run faster and smoother and increasing battery life to up to 10 hours for video playback. The 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD display now renders 1080p video for enjoying shows and movies, and its full-size USB port has been upgraded to USB 3.0 for up to four times faster file transfers. Camera resolution has also increased, with a 3.5-megapixel front camera and 5-megapixel rear camera, both capable of capturing 1080p video and featuring improved low-light performance, making face-to-face conversations with your favorite people crisp and clear. Even with these and other upgrades, Surface 2 is slightly thinner and lighter than its predecessor.
Surface 2 ships with Windows 8.1 RT, bringing improvements in key areas, such as personalization, search, multitasking, built-in apps, the Windows Store experience and cloud connectivity. The new Xbox Music allows you to stream millions of songs for free, and an updated Video app and great games from the Windows Store such as "Halo: Spartan Assault" will help ensure you never run out of ways to play. When it's time to get serious, Surface 2 is preloaded with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT and Outlook 2013 RT; simply click in a Touch or Type Cover and get to work.
Surface 2 is available in 32GB and 64GB configurations2 and starts at $449.
Surface Pro 2
Surface Pro 2 is the successor to Surface Pro and, like its predecessor, is a true laptop replacement, capable of running virtually all your Windows software, including the full Microsoft Office suite3 and apps from the Windows Store. Surface Pro 2 offers the portability and simplicity of a tablet when you want it and the power and flexibility of a laptop when you need it. It is powered by a fourth-generation Intel Core i5 processor that, combined with other improvements, delivers increased performance and up to 75 percent longer battery life than Surface Pro.
Starting at $899, Surface Pro 2 is offered in 64GB and 128GB configurations with 4 GB of RAM and in 256GB and 512GB configurations with 8 GB of RAM.2 Full specs are available here.
New accessories
Microsoft also released seven new accessories that will make Surface even more flexible, more portable and more productive:
Touch Cover 2. Thinner and lighter than the original Touch Cover and measuring just 2.75 millimeters thin, Touch Cover 2 features backlit keys for even better readability. Touch Cover 2 is more rigid, registers keystrokes with greater accuracy and features updated sensors that support a variety of gestures across the keyboard. Touch Cover 2 is available Tuesday for an estimated retail price of $119.99.
Type Cover 2. Type Cover 2 features the same superthin, lightweight design of the original Type Cover, but it's now backlit and available in Cyan, Magenta, Purple and Black. It's also more rigid, providing a better lap-typing experience, and it was designed to be noticeably quieter when striking the keys. Type Cover 2 is available Tuesday for an estimated retail price of $129.99.
Power Cover. Power Cover delivers the same great typing experience you get with Type Cover but adds up to 50 percent additional battery life to your Surface 2, Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 to help you make it through that late-night meeting or an international day of travel. Power Cover will have an estimated retail price of $199.99 and has a projected release date of early 2014.
Docking Station for Surface Pro. The Docking Station for Surface Pro lets you quickly connect Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 to desktop PC peripherals in a single step, taking you from laptop to desktop in an instant. While Surface Pro or Surface Pro 2 is docked, it can connect with up to two 4K external monitors, Ethernet, speakers and power supply. PC peripherals connect via its one USB 3.0 port and three USB 2.0 ports. The Docking Station for Surface Pro will have an estimated retail price of $199.99 and has a projected release date of early 2014.
Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers. The Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers connects magnetically to any Touch or Type Cover, letting you type from anywhere in the room using Bluetooth technology, so it is even easier to connect Surface to a TV or monitor4 and type from another location, such as the couch. Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers is available Tuesday for an estimated retail price of $59.99.
Car Charger with USB. Car Charger plugs into most cars' power or lighter ports and charges Surface without the need for an additional adapter. It also features a USB port to allow simultaneous charging of a phone or other device. Car Charger will have an estimated retail price of $49.99 and has a projected release date of early 2014.
Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition. This special-edition Arc Touch Mouse has been updated to match the look of Surface. Like other Arc Touch mice, it is designed for comfort and flattens for portability. It connects via Bluetooth 3.0, freeing Surface's USB port for use by other devices. Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition is available in the U.S. and Canada Tuesday for an estimated retail price of $69.99. Distribution in additional markets is projected to begin in the coming months.
Have fun not selling any Surface Pro 2's MS. You clearly didn't learn last time, people arent willing to drop that kind of cash on a tablet regardless of specs.
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Anand called the last generation the best ultrabook on the market. Which is an interesting point. I don't see these as tablets. It's a laptop, without the top (or bottom). Tablets are big smartphones, this is a small PC.
Anand called the last generation the best ultrabook on the market. Which is an interesting point. I don't see these as tablets. It's a laptop, without the top (or bottom). Tablets are big smartphones, this is a small PC.
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When Surface Pro first launched, it wasn’t just a good device, it was arguably the best Ultrabook on the market. Surface Pro 2 launches into a much more competitive marketplace. I don’t know if I can make the same statement about it vs. Ultrabooks today. That’s not a bad thing as it is still a very different type of device, but it does make for a more difficult buying decision.
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Hmmm... I would rather have an ultra book vs. a Surface Pro 2. An ultra book actually has a certain job, a job which can't really be done as well on a Surface Pro 2. A tablet also has a job, which can't really be done as well on a Surface Pro 2. It's a compromise between the two... It isn't fulfilling one role the best as other devices do that are designed to fill that role. You are left with a $900 compromise.
Hmmm... I would rather have an ultra book vs. a Surface Pro 2. An ultra book actually has a certain job, a job which can't really be done as well on a Surface Pro 2. A tablet also has a job, which can't really be done as well on a Surface Pro 2. It's a compromise between the two... It isn't fulfilling one role the best as other devices do that are designed to fill that role. You are left with a $900 compromise.
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I'd rather have a new netbook (if we're being realistic). If we aren't, I'd have this.
Hmmm... I would rather have an ultra book vs. a Surface Pro 2. An ultra book actually has a certain job, a job which can't really be done as well on a Surface Pro 2. A tablet also has a job, which can't really be done as well on a Surface Pro 2. It's a compromise between the two... It isn't fulfilling one role the best as other devices do that are designed to fill that role. You are left with a $900 compromise.
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What exactly doesn't the Surface Pro 2 do well? It's portable, has a physical keyboard which acts as a cover, 1080p touch screen, and active pen support. Obviously people prefer different form factors (hence having competition) but I keep seeing comments like yours and I'm wondering what exactly it fails at besides being "different".
What exactly doesn't the Surface Pro 2 do well? It's portable, has a physical keyboard which acts as a cover, 1080p touch screen, and active pen support. Obviously people prefer different form factors (hence having competition) but I keep seeing comments like yours and I'm wondering what exactly it fails at besides being "different".
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It's either a really crappy laptop or a really expensive tablet with a wide selection of programs that either nobody wants to use or can be gotten on a cheaper tablet or better laptop - not to mention that the keyboard is essentially a $120 one of these with no actual USB cable.
It's either a really crappy laptop or a really expensive tablet with a wide selection of programs that either nobody wants to use or can be gotten on a cheaper tablet or better laptop - not to mention that the keyboard is essentially a $120 one of these with no actual USB cable.
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We Just Go to the Penthouse Club for the Intellectual Conversation
Photo: Melissa Hom
You’re not particularly surprised that Sara, a waitress at the Penthouse Executive Club — presumably Frank Bruni’s new favorite cocktail lounge — looks like, well, that. You’re also probably not entirely surprised that Sara once received as a tip a pair of two-carat, platinum-set diamonds, from a regular customer who, she explains, “always liked to sit with me.” But you likely didn’t expect that Sara is also working on a doctorate in philosophy, that she calls working at the club her “mind-body dualism” (“I maintain an accurate balance in the social-physical world and the thought-filled world,” she says), or that she’s never walked in on anything more explicit that PG-13. Learn lots more about Sara at GrubStreet.
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Stress Less: Keep to-dos at the top of your list
MAUD PURCELL
Published 3:24 pm, Tuesday, March 4, 2014
In the words of American author Mark Twain, "Never put off 'til tomorrow what may be done after tomorrow just as well."
Unwittingly, many of us live by this maxim.
Have you noticed how those undesirable "to dos" always seem to fall to the bottom of your list?
And how frequently you don't attend to them until your back is up against the wall?
There are many reasons we tend to procrastinate. Here are a few:
• We have difficulty delaying gratification in order to face undesirable tasks, before attacking more enjoyable ones. In other words, we want "dessert before dinner."
• The task at hand may be anxiety-provoking. If we do nothing, we erroneously convince ourselves that we can't fail.
• Depression, situational or clinical, can cause a temporary or chronic lack of motivation.
• Anxiety in response to a circumstance or due to a clinical condition can make focus, concentration and follow-through challenging.
If we wrestle with ADD/ADHD or executive function issues, prioritizing and organizing can become so challenging that we never actually get to the task at hand.
Be honest with yourself — do you often sabotage yourself by giving in to procrastination? If so, here are some ways to help break this nasty cycle:
• Take that hated "to do" list item and break it down into steps or bite-sized pieces. If fear is the cause of your procrastination, this will make facing the distasteful task much less intimidating. Block out time in your schedule for each of these steps, just as you would a business meeting.
• If focus or concentration is the problem, schedule these steps into your calendar at your most productive time of day. For many folks, that's first thing in the morning, after that cup of java and before life and work get in the way.
• If staying put is an issue, use a timer and force yourself to attend to the task at hand for short bursts of time. When the timer goes off, allow yourself a few minutes to move around and clear your head.
• Make your environment as appealing and peaceful as you can before attacking the undesirable "to do." Play music that soothes or motivates, depending upon the task at hand; light a candle or drink a favorite beverage.
• Getting your space organized can help you feel more in control and at ease, but don't let doing so become yet another form of procrastination.
• Work with a "buddy" who has his or her own issues with procrastination. Commit to times when you'll respectively do the hated "have tos," then cheerlead, coach, or if necessary harass each other through them.
There seems to be an app for everything these days, and procrastination is no exception. The applications iProcrastinate and Strict Workflow are two of the most popular.
If you just can't seem to get organized, schedule a session or two with an executive function coach. It could be some of the best money you ever spend.
Finally, if chronic or acute anxiety or depression seem to be at the root of the problem, find a qualified behavioral health professional — one with whom you have the right chemistry. Doing this may help you overcome a lot more than just your "manana" mentality.
Imagine how much lighter you'll feel once the dreaded task is behind you. Then visualize yourself experiencing a reward for a job well done.
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Eaton's Trent Sieg, right, pulls down Platte Valley's Logan Sitzman for the sack while playing in Eaton last season. Sieg signed to play football with the Colorado State Rams.
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Platte Valley's Caleb Creech, bottom, takes Eaton's Trent Sieg off his feet after Sieg made a catch while playing in Eaton last season. Sieg signed to play football with the Colorado State Rams.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Music and Words
MUSIC AND WORDS
I absolutely had a great time at my first ever book signing
last weekend. Promoting HOW I GREW UP has been a gigantic learning experience.
I know I’m repeating myself but people my age are allowed to do that; it’s
expected. I wrote the book because I wanted to write a book, and it was a good
story. No, it was a great story, actually. I think I did a good job telling it.
And since I wrote it, I wanted to see it in print, and then wanted to find ways
for more people to know about it and read it.
That plunged me into the wonderful world of book marketing.
Yikes. I had no clue about any of this. So every step has been a new one. I did
want to have a book signing, and people kept asking me when that was going to
happen. I had basically “self-published,” though I did use a Print On Demand
company that screens manuscripts. So any marketing I did was left up to me. I’ve
since learned that “mid level authors” who sign with a major publishing house
virtually have to do the same thing. Big difference, the publisher signs them
to a contract, sometimes for a nice amount of money. Another big difference,
that publisher owns their book. I definitely like that I own my book, and Virtual Bookworm’s fees were quite reasonable. I’ve
made some return for my investment from royalties, and it’s very nice to
receive those checks!
Oh, yes, back to the book signing. Since I’ve discovered my “brand”
as an author is “the powerful effect of music in people’s lives,” my books have
music in them. HOW I GREW UP has music from the musical drama CAROUSEL in it. A
local theater, the Pocono Community Theater, was willing to accept books on
consignment so people had a place to buy them. One problem with publishing as I
did, “brick and mortar” bookstores don’t like to put copies of your book on
their shelves because of the return policy of the P.O.D. companies (at least,
some of them). In exchange for a donation to the theater if/when books were
sold, they also designed and ran an onscreen promotion for the book, and had
handouts about HOW I GREW UP in the lobby. It’s a great theater and very
supportive of local artists.
Sorry, I keep digressing! The theater agreed to my use of
the space for a book signing, and my first thought was to have a showing of the
film version of CAROUSEL in conjunction with the signing. The film wasn’t
available, and that turned out to be a good thing. Why not live music from the
show, along with some brief readings by the author, as a special event? Much better!
So some new friends, performers from Theatrical Gems -- a
new local theater group -- were kind enough to sing the songs I wanted to hear
(which is some cases meant they learned the songs for me). The great young men
and women from East Stroudsburg High School South who didn’t graduate last year
were willing to resurrect a couple of the ensemble numbers from the show. A
good friend and fine pianist, Todd Deen, was available to play for the evening.
The theater thrilled me no end when they put the name of the
book on their marquee two weeks prior to the book signing, and the local
newspaper contacted me for an interview. Also very cool.
The audience seemed to enjoy the night as much as I did. Started
at seven, over before eight-thirty. It was great fun to sign books for people!
It was fun to read some selections from the book to introduce some of the
musical numbers. It was most fun for me to hear that wonderful music again,
music I had been introduced to over a half-century earlier, and feel I was
sharing the music with yet more people. Thanks to one of my sons and his best
friend, all my expenses were covered and I was able to make it a “no charge”
event.
It was interesting to go back to HOW I GREW UP and select my
readings, because my head and heart have been so much in ELI’S HEART for the
past eight months that I had not re-read my first book since it was released
last October. I liked what I read. I also found mistakes that I had missed,
even though I read and re-read that book more times than I can count. I
actually spotted one as I was reading
on Sunday night, but fortunately, was careful not to broadcast it to the people
who were there. Well, I guess in 84,000 words, two or three mistakes isn’t too
bad. There may be more I’m not aware of. Good lesson learned, go over ELI’S
HEART with even more care before releasing it.
The book signing and “music and words” event was great! I’d
like to do it again. I have a friend who is working on a book signing for me for
fall. I should have two books by then!
If anyone had told me last year on April 30 that I would write two novels in
less than a year, I’m sure I would have laughed. Melanie, my heroine in HOW I
GREW UP said it best: Life can certainly
be strange.
About Me
After growing up in the unique town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, I went to the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati as a vocal performance major. I met and married a tenor and we had three children, and moved to the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania in 1971 where I established a private voice studio and began directing community and high school musical productions. While in Cincinnati I had the good fortune to be on the administrative staff of the Edgecliff Academy of Fine Arts and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival.
Here in the Poconos, I directed over eighty musicals from 1984-2015, and had the privilege of seeing many of my private voice students become teachers, professional performers, and most of all, find the joy in using their singing voices.
In 2013 I fulfilled a lifelong dream and wrote my first ever book, a novel entitled HOW I GREW UP, My second novel, ELI'S HEART, was published in June, 2014. My third novel, YOU ARE MY SONG, was released in January, 2015. Novel number four, JAMIE'S CHILDREN, was released in July, 2016, and MEMORIES OF JAKE in March, 2017. MAN WITH NO YESTERDAYS is scheduled to be released on Nov. 11, 2017. My first non-fiction book, "MORE FOG, PLEASE" about my 31 years as a director for community and high school musicals, was released on November 11, 2015.
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You do have too ask yourself what kind of Chancellor of the Exchequer makes anti-green speeches on behalf of his more lunatic backbenchers, claiming that "green" policies and economic growth are incompatible. After all, the "green" economy is one of the few sectors that actually is growing, bringing money into the economy, boosting GDP, while everything else this government is doing is slowing the economy down and costing us squillions.
Business leaders are calling on the government to get its act together where renewables and sustainability are concerned. Too many prejudices among the Telegraph readers in the Tory Party (and their Daily Mail reading wives) are seeking to wreck this one growth area. The rest of the world is pressing ahead with renewables; we're sit around squabbling about them. Blame Delingpole, and his fellow delusionists. But the fault really lies with Cameron and Osborne and their insane pandering to the insane right-wing fringe.
It's just like the moronic claims that renewables are the cause of rocketing domestic energy bills. Check out this graphic. The thin green line at the bottom represents the Renewables Obligation Certificates - the levy charged to electricity providers to help create a level playing field for renewables. Not subsidies (only idiots call them government subsidies - an idiot like George Osborne). And wind power accounts for only a fraction of the full ROC payments, and so only about a third of that thin green line is actually windfarms. The rise in household bills is entirely - as you can see below - the cause of wholesale gas prices:
Now, do you still think that windfarms are the cause of increases in your annual household energy bill? If so, you're probably a supporter of the Conservative Party and you're foursquare behind the Chancellor's attack on the only part of the UK's economy that is really growing while giving us an abundance of clean, green, remarkably inexpensive electricity.
And you're a traitor to your country, a betrayer of your own grandchildren, and the enemy of everything that's good and just and true.
Yes, it's the ConservativeHome blog - the voice of the Tory Party talking to itself, or what happens when you let the lunatics take over the asylum newsletter. But in this instance, the post is written by a chap who happens to be both a former Conservative parliamentary candidate AND a man with a great deal of knowledge and experience in the wind power industry.
Adam Bruce, for it is he, explains pretty carefully in his post how wind power actually lowers the wholesale costs of electricity, citing evidence from Europe, the USA and Ireland. As he points out, we would be able to see how well wind is doing in this regard if it weren't for the fact that our energy market in the UK is fantastically opaque. Even so, being remarkably cheap - what with wind being a free and abundant resource, and all that - wind energy helps to counteract the escalating costs of gas and coal-powered generation.
The problem, of course, is "subsidies". The anti-wind brigade shriek their heads off about subsidies all the time. Not the REAL subsidies, you understand, because they go to nuclear and fossil fuels. But the so-called "subsidies" which electricity companies pay to all renewables. For onshore wind, that currently works out at somewhere between 1 and 2 p per household energy bill per day.
The world outside the Tory Party has woken up to the alarming fact that the fossil fuel industry receives enormous subsidies from governments all around the world. Hence yesterday's groundbreaking "Twitterstorm", aimed at persuading governments to stop subsidising the very industry which has caused the terrifying problems we face as a result of climate change.
The world inside the Tory Party thinks that "subsidies" only go to renewables, and that climate change regulation is the only thing holding back the UK economy. But then, they're morons.
Adam Bruce's post is sensible, factually accurate, and a fair and balanced riposte to those barking Tories who (thanks to disreputable propaganda merchants like REF and GWPF) actually do believe that wind power doesn't work and is simply some sort of giant conspiracy to fleece us of our hard-earned cash. What he writes is true. While lobbyists for nuclear and fossil fuels continually lie about the costs and "intermittency" of wind power, the reality is that wind is cheaper than practically all the alternatives and makes a real, positive difference to gross domestic product.
But then, you only have to skim through the comments after Bruce's piece to realise that many right-wingers respond with spittle-flecked fury to the facts.
The goons who chose to comment on Adam Bruce's honest and decent piece are liars to a man (and woman). They quote the very propagandists who spread the anti-wind lies in the first place. They pretend that they "haven't got the time" to debunk Bruce's flagrantly partisan post ("Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?" - amazing how many Tories have heard of Mandy Rice-Davies!) which, in truth, means that they're simply not capable of debunking it because it's true. But they still hurl insults at Bruce, rather like a bunch of caged gorillas flinging their own excrement, because they can't handle the truth.
There is a battle for the soul of our nation going on at the moment, concurrent with the battle to protect the planet for future generations. Read the comments after Adam Bruce's post and you'll see how the enemy behaves - like yer typical Nazi, in fact, with nothing but angry lies and abuse. To call them twits is too kind, for they are misguided, evil cretins who react with violence to anything that challenges their warped, deluded, fanatically stupid beliefs.
Yesterday, the conscientious world created a Twitterstorm, calling on governments to end fossil fuels subsidies. But on the ConservativeHome blog, the party faithless simply whipped up a Twitstorm when somebody told the truth about wind energy.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Last week, County Councillors in Donegal voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposed 1km exclusion zone around windfarms. This just a few days after an English County Council had taken the banal and brainless decision to try and stop all future windfarm developments in the County of Lincolnshire.
The hysterical claims from the nasty nimbies that windfarms "destroy" the supposedly "unspoilt" landscape apparently holds true for Lincolnshire, but not for County Donegal. On the whole, we're inclined to suggest that the Donegal landscape is considerably more "unspoilt" than the Lincolnshire equivalent, but then, Lincolnshire County Council is Tory dominated and therefore, it would appear, inclined to believe all manner of nonsense.
The Donegal councillors voted by 13 votes to three to reject the proposed 1km buffer zone between turbines and dwellings - and so yet another foolish and misguided attempt to impose an arbitrary minimum setback distance has been defeated by democracy. If only the Tory dupes of Lincolnshire CC knew what democracy was.
For that matter, if only Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, was capable of sorting fact from fiction.
Having presented one of the most shambolic and controversial budgets ever back in March, Bullingdon George is trying to win over his loonier backbenchers by demanding a 25% cut in the "subsidies" to wind power. It is difficult for a non-Daily Mail-reader to understand quite what he hopes to achieve by doing this. It wouldn't save the government or the consumer any money at all. Rather, it would mean everyone paying more for their electricity while the government spectacularly fails to meet its legally-binding commitments to cut CO2 emissions. Osborne's proposed cut would do untold harm to the growing renewables sector, but he has made it clear that he has no intention of cutting any of the massive subsidies to nuclear and fossil fuels. Even though a report just published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research indicates that the income generated by a healthy wind industry could wipe out most of the UK's current trade deficit by 2030, as well as creating an annual 1% uplift in GDP and nearly a quarter of a million jobs. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
The only conceivable motive for the Chancellor's dimwitted proposal is that it will play jolly well with the swivel-eyed racists of UKIP and the barking Tories out in the Shires. We might think of it as a sort of Lawson manoeuvre - utterly misguided and counterproductive, but good news for right-wing maniacs.
If you'd like to send George Osborne a message explaining why his anti-wind proposals are so stupid, please feel free:
Just to show how bizarre and out-of-touch with reality Osborne's cretinous proposal is, he made it on the same weekend that the Independent newspaper published the results of the latest ComRes survey, which showed that the vast majority of Britons want MORE wind energy. The most interesting result in this survey is that no less than 80% of people aged 18 to 44 are in favour of windfarms.
That's right: EIGHTY PER CENT! Four out of every five young adults want more wind power in this country. By way of contrast, only 59% of Britons aged 45 and over want more windfarms. That's still a pretty decisive majority, of course, but the difference is telling.
Basically, those who are more concerned about the future are in favour of wind energy. Those who are more concerned about the view from the window of their retirement home also want wind energy, but perhaps not quite as much as the younger generation does.
All the same, George Osborne's proposed catastrophic emasculation of the wind energy industry is clearly the exact opposite of what the vast majority of young Britons want.
The kind of person who does want Osborne's insane cut to windfarm "subsidies" has recently been demonstrating their satanic credentials. The Diocese of Exeter had submitted planning applications for six small agricultural wind turbines, two in each of the parishes of East Anstey, Chittlehampton and Black Torrington. But after a campaign of abuse and aggression from a small number of people - many of them from outside the area - the Bishop of Exeter has regretfully withdrawn the applications.
In a letter read out to congregations in his diocese, the Bishop complained that he and his clergy had been subjected to "hostility and in some cases, outright verbal abuse" by a few protesters who "resorted to abusive and bullying tactics". The churchmen received "very unpleasant letters" and, when they appeared at public meetings to discuss the proposals, were "shouted down and called liars".
The Bishop of Exeter has therefore had the unedifying experience of finding out what the tiny anti-windfarm fringe is like: vicious, aggressive, thuggish, dishonest, abusive, and wildly unrepresentative of the country as a whole. Nimbies like that are selfish and deluded and out of control. They have no care for the countryside and clearly no respect for anybody - not even the Anglican clergy. They are, in effect, George Osborne's stormtroopers, the ugly, zealous fascists of Little England.
The Bishop of Exeter joins the fragrant Kate Humble as being yet another conscientious figure targetted for abuse by the anti-wind Nazis. They can take some comfort from a quality report published yesterday, which dispels several of the nimbies' favourite myths. It's worth a look:
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Just days after Griff Rhys Jones spewed out his fatuous and uninformed "thoughts" about wind power (and nuclear energy) in the BBC's Radio Times magazine and on Question Time, another TV presenter has put the case for wind.
Kate Humble, formerly a presenter on the BBC's Springwatch, was appearing at the Hay Literature Festival this past week. During the course of the discussion, Kate Humble remarked that "People don't like wind farms, but the fact is that we need to have alternative sources of energy and wind farms are one of them."
Okay, so the first part of her statement was untrue. There's no real evidence that "People don't like wind farms", apart, that is, from the tiny minority of deluded anti-green, anti-renewables, anti-wind fanatics. But she's right about the need for "alternative sources of energy" and onshore wind being the cheapest, quickest and one of the most effective and efficient of these (it also receives a pittance in "subsidies", compared with conventional sources like fossil fuels and nuclear).
Brilliantly, Kate Humble made it clear that the countryside doesn't exist solely for the rich and the flaccid middle class oafs who think that our rural landscape is "unspoilt". She hit out at the conversion of barns into "executive homes" for the kind of selfish cretin who doesn't like windfarms where they might be able to see them and the creation of "mega farms". She acknowledged that there "needs to be development and it needs to be sustainable."
In stark contrast to Griff Rhys Jones, Ms Humble insisted that "we cannot just live in a chocolate box countryside. It has to support itself, it has to work and it has to have relevance in today's world. It cannot be pickled."
Griff Rhys Jones earned plaudits from the miserable minority of anti-wind fascists with his belief that the countryside should be pickled. The difference between him and Kate Humble being that he, Griff, occasionally walks, drives or rides through the countryside, and so his idea is only of a place to be looked at. Kate Humble, meanwhile, lives and works in the country - she left Springwatch to concentrate on her farm in Monmouthshire and making science documentaries (yes: science - the thing that the right-wing climate change denying loons of Nimbydom hate). She studies the countryside and presents programmes about the countryside - not as a thing to be looked at now and then but as a place where things have to work.
Naturally, by showing that she knows what she's on about, Ms Humble has been attacked by the sort of Telegraph-reading maniac who thinks that they're still living in the 19th Century. The sort who refers to the "Green Climate Police", as if more or less every scientist in the world isn't worrying themselves sick at the consequences of our ignorance and insanity. The sort who insists, in the face of all the evidence, that windfarms "don't work". Morons, basically.
Remember the statistics. Put 100 people together in a room. Just three of them will be out-and-out raving anti-wind loonies. Seven will be mildly disapproving of windfarms. Four will admit that they just don't know. The rest - 88 out of the 100 - will be okay with windfarms, either totally in favour or not really bothered.
(It is the latter bunch at whom the nasty nimby direct their filthy lies about windfarms, hoping to turn equanimity into enmity by misleading these people with absolute gibberish and sickeningly silly scare-stories. But still, it's only the 3% of Britons who are fanatically opposed to cheap, clean, green electricity generation who are behind these outbreaks of insanity, plus maybe one or two of those who just don't want anything happening nearby.)
The simple fact is, Kate Humble is right. Like her onetime co-presenter Bill Oddie, who supports windfarms (nimbies lie, as always, about the threat to birds; a real bird expert like Oddie knows that there is no such threat, except from the ravages of climate change), she can see things as they are and understands what is both necessary and desirable for us all.
Griff Rhys Jones can only see things as he would want them to be. Which is not how they are. And not how the vast majority of Britons want them to be.
Well done, Kate, for speaking up properly for the countryside, and its needs, and the people who live and work in it (not those plastic souls who build "executive homes" and attack anything that's real in the country, but those who genuinely care for our land and the environment). We need more knowledgeable people like you to speak out against the ignorance and the prejudices of the Griff Rhys Jones lobby.
And we're sorry for the ineffably stupid comments made on the Telegraph website by those who don't like what you have to say. But then, they're only a tiny minority of Griffalos. The real people of Britain are right behind you.
As the post points out, the utterly nonexistent "Wind Turbine Syndrome" is just the latest in a long line of foolish health scares promoted by idiots and frauds. Check out the quote from the British Medical Journal in 1889, which examined the horrific consequences of using a telephone. Or the belief that the "education of women" caused something called neurasthenia, which also didn't exist.
If you actually look at the so-called physicians who are working furiously to scare people with their lies about "Wind Turbine Syndrome", you'll soon see that they're a pretty shoddy bunch. One is a disgraced academic who was caught out publishing lies for the tobacco industry. The main peddler of the "Wind Turbine Syndrome" myth in Australia is an unregistered doctor - "unregistered" presumably meaning that she's not very good. The term "Wind Turbine Syndrome" was invented by an American paediatrician with no experience in acoustics, but whose husband happened to be an active campaigner against wind energy. Said paediatrician could not find anyone willing to publish her useless "research".
Here in the UK, the British Medical Journal (see above) made the mistake of publishing a very poorly referenced piece by one of the latest "Wind Turbine Syndrome" fanatics, the retired director of a sleep laboratory who - guess what? - has himself fought proposals for a windfarm close to his home. He wrote his first silly "report" on the mythical adverse health affects of windfarms at the behest of another anti-windfarm group ... and so the nimby echo chamber booms on, making no sense whatsoever except to itself.
As the blogpost cited above shows, the deranged proponents of "Wind Turbine Syndrome" - and yes, they are deranged - like to claim that windfarms cause up to 125 different diseases and behavioral problems, and counting. Yes, folks: those harmless devices are somehow achieving more than a bad case of nuclear fallout. And yet - funny this - the so-called symptoms of the We-Just-Made-It-Up thing called "Wind Turbine Syndrome" always seem to vanish when money is on offer.
Nimby idiots like to claim that the effects of "Wind Turbine Syndrome" (copyright: the fossil fuel industry) are instantaneous. Indeed, they often start before a windfarm is even operational (how can that be?). And yet ... the first "case" was recorded in Britain in 2003. That was twelve years after the first windfarm started operating in Britain. So it took the fascist fringe a full twelve years to dream up a "syndrome" connected with windfarms. Not all that instantaneous after all!
And how interesting to note that when the alleged sufferers of "Wind Turbine Syndrome" are required to release their medical records, their case collapses. Pre-existing disorders, anyone? Certainly, all those interviewed (over the phone) by the inventor of "Wind Turbine Syndrome" had pre-existing medical conditions. The fabricated "Wind Turbine Syndrome" was created as a completely bogus health scare in order to attack green industry, exploiting the pre-existing conditions of twenty-or-so people in a thoroughly despicable attempt to frighten and mislead.
The real problem is not the invention of a wholly imaginary "syndrome" but the virulence with which thoroughly dishonest nimby groups demand that their neighbours all believe in it. Because, as Francis Bacon said of infections nearly 400 years ago, "if you fear them, you call them upon you."
So when one of your nasty nimby neighbours tells you that windfarms cause any one of the 125 symptoms currently classed as "Wind Turbine Syndrome" - including symptoms you may already have - they're not warning you. They're telling you to get sick. They're trying to trick you into believing that you feel unwell, even before the turbine blades start turning, because - in their mentally ill world - they'll consider that some kind of victory.
The simple fact is, there is no such thing as "Wind Turbine Syndrome", outside of the heads of the evil nutters who keep going on about it. No reputable scientific or public health institution in the world has accepted its existence. Out of 21 million research papers in the US National Library of Medicine, not one recognises "Wind Turbine Syndrome".
It is a totally made-up "disease". Made-up by fools and frauds. To scare you.
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
More than 1,000 people were surveyed. The question they were asked was simple:
"To what extent are you in favour of or opposed to the use of wind power in the UK?"
See? Nice and simple.
The nimbies hate this sort of survey, because it just asks a simple question. If they had their own way, the anti-wind fascists would seek to skew the questions (e.g., "Given that windfarms eat babies, cause global warming and provide homes for immigrants, how much would you like to see one built in your living room?") or to manipulate the results - which was how VVASP managed to turn a minority of local residents opposed to the proposed Lenchwick Windfarm into an "overwhelming" majority. Basically, as usual, they lied. And then Karen Lumley MP repeated their lies at the Wychavon District Council planning meeting. But then, Karen Lumley doesn't really get it, does she?
Back to the April poll. As we've seen, the question was pretty straightforward. And here are the results:
TO WHAT EXTENT ARE YOU IN FAVOUR OF OR OPPOSED TO THE USE OF WIND POWER IN THE UK?
The total of the 1,000+ Britons polled who were broadly or strongly in favour of wind power was 66% - or roughly two-thirds of the population.
The total who were broadly or strongly opposed was 8% - or less than one-tenth of the population.
More people didn't know what they thought than were strongly opposed.
The number of Britons who neither favour nor oppose wind power was nearly three times the number who are opposed to it.
The number of Britons who do favour wind power was more than eight times the number opposed.
Now, our local group of nimby liars and nutters played about with the results of parish council surveys in order to get the result they wanted (a completely fictional "75%" against), and one of the ways they did that was to discount everyone who didn't express an opinion.
But let's be realistic. If you're not opposed to wind power, then you're not opposed. You may not be especially keen on windfarms, but you don't really have a problem with them.
So, if we add the "don't care very much either way" respondents to the number who were fairly or strongly in favour of wind power in the UK, we get the grand total of 88%.
We'll leave the "Don't know's" out of it, for now.
What this means is that, while just EIGHT PER CENT of the population are either mildly or massively opposed to wind power in the UK, EIGHTY-EIGHT PER CENT are strongly in favour, broadly in favour or just not particularly bothered.
This means that TEN TIMES AS MANY BRITONS ARE IN FAVOUR, OR CERTAINLY NOT OPPOSED TO, WIND POWER AS ARE AGAINST IT.
When we look at the real, out-and-out fanatics - the brainwashed nimby brigade who see it as their duty to spread clueless lies about windfarms in order to "protect" an already spoiled landscape - they amount to a grand total of ...
Wait for it ...
THREE PER CENT OF THE UK POPULATION!!!
Now, let's take the 2010 figures for the British population, which stood at just over 62 million. Less than two million of those are "Strongly opposed to wind power in the UK". About 3 million "Tend to oppose" wind power. So, almost five million Britons aren't very happy about the idea of wind power. While 57 million Britons like it or don't have a problem with it.
So, why oh why oh why do we only ever hear from the hugely unrepresentative, dishonest, noisy, thuggish loudmouths of the Three Per Cent?
And why has our idiot Chancellor suddenly made it his mission to destroy the wind industry in the UK by slashing what are laughably called "subsidies" - actually, ROC payments made by energy companies - to wind by a crippling 25%? The industry is ready and prepared for a proposed 10% cut in the ROC payments, because improved technology and increasing deployment mean that the costs of generating wind energy are coming down. But in a sop to the swivel-eyed lunatics on the government's backbenches - the dishonest cretins who have got it into their thick, echoing skulls that wind power is some sort of "scam" - George "Desperate" Osborne is thinking of destroying one of the only growth industries in the country.
When nearly 90% of the British population are strongly in favour of, broadly in favour of or totally unfazed by windfarms!
Of course, Osborne is playing to the extreme right-wing - the same sort of unpatriotic maniac who is happy to see the UK's economy blitzed on ideological grounds, and who never takes the slightest bit of interest in what's happening in the rest of the world. Everywhere, from Mexico to Morocco, huge windfarms are springing up as the world recognises the need to wean itself off dirty fossil fuels and expensive, dangerous and unreliable nuclear. Everywhere, that is, except in Britain - where a bunch of fanatics are playing King Cnut with our futures, like the brainless drones they are!
Want some fun facts? In the first three months of 2012, the amount of electricity generated by wind in the UK was up by a massive 46.8% on the same period last year.
Only a third of the UK's 340 windfarms are based in England - where almost all the anti-wind lunacy originates.
Remember, only THREE PER CENT of the British population is "Strongly opposed to wind power in the UK".
So let's hear a bit of truth about wind, from time to time, from the Mail and the Telegraph, please - or are they exclusively the mouthpieces of the demented and selfish 3%?
Why? Well, presumably for much the same reason that the discredited Heartland Institute, a fanatically right-wing "lobby" group, seeks to malign and demonise anyone who believes in climate change. Because some businesses - mentioning no names - are making so much money out of heavily-subsidised fossil fuels that they have a commercial interest in attacking climate science.
Here in the UK, we have cretins like Derek Clark, UKIP MEP for Leicestershire, spouting idiotic anti-windfarm lies. Of course, the besuited racists of UKIP don't believe in either climate change or renewable energy - but then, they don't believe in sexual equality, either. They're the sort of people who would not only have been unable to domesticate fire, but would have campaigned angrily against doing so as a dangerous shift to the left. They are the Jeremy Clarksons of British politics: empty-headed bar-room bores sounding off about things they don't understand.
Clark refuses to get his facts right about wind power, even when those facts have been clearly pointed out to him. He claims that the Swinford Wind Farm in Leicestershire was "opposed by thousands of people" (oh, really?) and that windfarms are a "massive confidence trick" because they "only turn out any electric power for 30 per cent of the time and not on full power for more than a fraction of that." This is typical nimby gibberish, as far removed from reality as the rest of Derek Clark's grotesque party is.
And then there's the soi-disant Renewable Energy Foundation (REF), which exists solely to publish lies about windfarms. They published a pamphlet claiming that government policies designed to encourage the development of renewable energy would destroy thousands of jobs. What was so odd about this pamphlet is that it flew in the face of all the available research. A report published by various UN agencies and trades unions indicates that shifting to a greener economy could generate up to 60 million additional jobs worldwide over the next two decades.
Indeed, renewables are about the only growth area in the European economy right now. In 2010, the wind industry directly and indirectly contributed 32.43 billion euros to the EU's GDP and accounted for 3.59 billion euros in tax payments, while saving the EU 5.71 billion in additional fuel costs. It also accounted for 135,863 jobs across Europe in 2010. In the UK alone, the wind industry contributed over half a billion pounds to the economy last year and supported thousands of jobs. No wonder the financial sector is going cool on nuclear - way too expensive and unreliable - and getting very excited about renewables.
So, either John Constable of REF knows something that nobody else in the world knows when he claims that renewables cost jobs ... or he's a liar.
The godfather of British anti-windfarm nutcases, though, is the inimitable Delingpole, a frothy-mouthed merchant of right-wing insanity on demand. Like his fellow climate "sceptic", the deranged Lord Monckton, Delingpole has no scientific qualifications whatsoever. This means that he is ideally suited to keep hurling his own excrement at the global scientific consensus, which has been studying masses of evidence for years, and insisting that he alone is right and 98% of the world's scientists are wrong. He has even claimed that "the more scientifically illiterate you are, the more you believe in 'climate change'." This, let's remember, is a man with NO SCIENTIFIC CREDENTIALS AT ALL calling almost every scientist in the world "scientifically illiterate"! Or, if you prefer, misquoting the findings of a Yale University report, because - like every nimby on planet Earth - misrepresenting the evidence is all that Delingpole is good for.
In one of his latest assaults on sanity, Delingpole went so far as to say "I would rather a child of mine went into business manufacturing land mines (which at least have a valid defensive pupose) than got involved in the wind farm industry."
The thought of Delingpole having children is enough to make one queasy. And, if windfarms really were the subsidy-sucking money pots that Delingpole likes to pretend they are, he would surely be impressed to find that his spawn had found such a lucrative occupation. But Delingpole is certifiably insane, as any competent psychiatrist would be able to prove in five minutes flat. If he started barking at the moon, it would be seen as a sign that he was on the road to recovery. And so he vomits his thoughtless, knee-jerk anti-windfarm buffoonery all over the Telegraph whenever the editor pays him to.
Still, when you look at the other "celebrities" on Delingpole's side of the "argument" - Griff Rhys Jones, Louise Mensch, David Bellamy, Donald Trump - you have to accept that they, too, are probably much more in favour of a thriving and heavily subsidised land mine industry than inexpensive, clean green energy. Because they're all a few plates short of a full service.
Look back at this list of the infamous, the insanitary and the terminally insane. Notice anything about them? Anything they might have in common?
No? Okay, we'll try again.
What links Fox News, the Heartland Institute, UKIP, REF, Monckton, Lawson and Delingpole, as well as the ugly company they all keep?
They are all fanatical right-wing maniacs. Their pronouncements about wind energy are blissfully unencumbered by facts and are inspired purely by prejudice and extremist ideology. They all have their reasons for telling blatant lies about windfarms, over and over and over again, but they're not exactly good reasons. They are based solely on hate, greed, and a warped view of the world.
As recent polls have shown, less than 10% of the UK's population is absolutely opposed to wind power. Presumably, they are the very far-right fantasists who lap up Delingpole's weird drivel and believe everything that the crazies of UKIP and the propagandists of REF tell them. A tiny lunatic fringe of swivel-eyed conspiracy theorists and neo-fascists.
Hardly the sort of people we want dictating our energy policy over the next few decades, wouldn't you agree?
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When the Braves acquired Justin Upton for Martin Prado and a handful of prospects, they completed one of the bigger deals in franchise history.
While no one in Atlanta will mistake Upton as anything but the centerpiece of the deal, Frank Wren did bring back an interesting player in third baseman Chris Johnson.
Johnson, 28, has 348 games under his belt at the Major League level. He debuted with the Astros in 2009 and spent three years with the organization before being dealt to the D-backs last summer.
Johnson is a career .276/.315/.430 hitter with 33 home runs and 10 stolen bases.
Defensively, Johnson is a mess regardless of which metric you use. Since 2010, he's the worst defensive player at the hot corner. Think of Troy Glaus in 2010. Johnson probably should move to first base, but he doesn't hit enough to be a semi-regular at the position.
On the outside, it appears a platoon at third base between Johnson and Juan Francisco makes perfect sense. They hit on opposite sides of the plate, and while they probably aren't good enough to warrant 140+ starts, they're definitely capable of putting a good at-bat together.
Oddly, Johnson, a right-handed hitter, is awful against lefties.
He is a career .255 hitter with a .667 OPS when a southpaw is on the mound. Against right-handed pitchers, Johnson hits .283 with a .775 OPS. Francisco has similar career numbers.
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Biography:Making his debut in the 2003-04 season as host of the Emmy Award-winning series, This Old House, and the Emmy-nominated series, Ask This Old House, Kevin O'Connor is the newest member of America's favorite home improvement team.
With a long to-do list, Kevin, a lifelong fan of This Old House, turned to the experts to help with their renovation projects. He and Kathleen sent an e-mail to Ask this Old House for help. To their surprise and delight, Tom Silva and painting contractor Jim Clark came calling, resulting in a segment of Ask This Old House. No one, at that point, realized that this was Kevin's first screen test.
What started as a House call turned into a casting call. Many disguised calls and veiled visits later, Kevin met with the executive producer of This Old House, Russell Morash. The rest is history.
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What? “One of the most striking new voices on climate change that’s emerged since the UN summit in Copenhagen two years ago is the Climate Vulnerable Forum.” BBC NewsThe Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011, 13-14 November, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a Ministerial Meeting of countries heavily affected by climate change adamant to amplify political pressure for a resolution to the climate crisis, just ahead of Durban COP17Who? Government of Bangladesh is host (Prime Minister of Bangladesh) – Foreign and Environment Ministers from around the world, international organizations, topic specialists and civil societyWhy? Because working together and speaking out with one voice, vulnerable countries can be better heard, exert greater pressure, and achieve enhanced resultsHow? The CVF was established just prior to the Copenhagen UN climate summit (COP15), when 11 governments convened in the Maldives adopted an important declaration that spelled out concerns, demands and commitments to action shared by vulnerable countries. Read more
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Monday, December 22, 2014
2014: The year for streaming media
Personally, 2014 was a good year for me. I switched jobs mid-year and have been working on enjoyable projects with really really smart people. My wife and I traveled to Budapest and Prague, which was absolutely amazing as well as San Francisco, Portland, Iowa, and Richmond (VA). We got to see one of my lovely cousins get married and meet the new 2nd cousins. We spent Thanksgiving with my sister-in-law and got to met our new and very beautiful niece Eleanor. I've kept up with blogging once a week which, honestly, I wasn't sure I would actually be able to do. But the best thing that happened in 2014 for me was that my wife and I are found out we are expecting our first child. I'm both terrified and excited at the thought of being a dad, but I can probably predict the future and tell you that having a child is going to be the highlight of 2015.
2014 was an interesting year for technology and there were a lot of new products announced and released. But from the perspective of what affects my everyday life most I've been interested in what's been happening in the streaming media segment.
While Apple has had a media streaming solution for several years their competitors (other than Roku) have struggled to come up with any interesting alternatives. There have been may solutions over the years for home media centers like Windows Media Center, XMBC on a Raspberry Pi (Raspmbc) or XBox to say the least. But in my opinion, none of these solutions other than Apple TV or Roku have had the teeth to take off in the mass market. And, unfortunately, without mass adoption the quality of content is not very good.
2014 saw two entries into the streaming market which I believe will help drive competition and innovation in a category of software and hardware which has been pretty stagnant. Amazon announced it's Fire TV, which was received very well and Google announced the Nexus Player which seems to be a legitimate reboot of their efforts to get into the streaming TV market. Amazon also announced the Fire TV Stick.
We've got a Roku, Chromecast and Fire TV Stick in our household. We don't have an Apple TV because we don't own any Apple mobile products and Apple is a pretty closed ecosystem and I really really really don't want to encourage that. That's not to say they don't make beautiful products because they do.
The Roku is a simple and easy to use device with a pretty decent interface. But to me something just doesn't feel right. When I use the Roku I put down my everyday tech (phone/tablet) and pick up their remote and use their software. I'm aware that I'm using something that isn't customized to me. Their interface doesn't feel like "home" to me like my own tech does. The Roku feels slightly foreign. Also, streaming media from my phone or tablet directly to the Roku has been clunky at best.
Up until December the Chromecast has been my favorite device of 2014. I really like how easy it is to use. I can just open the YouTube app on my phone and start queuing up clips. Or I can open Netflix, WatchESPN, Comedy Central or HBO Go, find what I want to watch and then just fling it to my T.V. Really my biggest complaint with the Chromecast is that the app developers have to integrate it directly into their mobile app and apps have been slow to adopt this additional API.
I say that the Chromecast has been my favorite device up until December. That's because I got my Fire TV Stick this month and so far it's been pretty incredible. The interface is great and very intuitive if you're already familiar with Amazon Instant Video. I downloaded the free remote app and the voice search is very very accurate and fast. One of the things I really liked about the Roku is that the apps are right on the device and the Fire TV Stick followed a similar path. It has all of the apps I use today with my Chromecast except HBO Go. But I can even stream HBO Go directly from my phone to the Fire TV Stick using display mirroring.
While display mirroring is a battery drain on your phone/tablet it's pretty useful for me. Traditionally I've used it to stream to the Chromecast when an app hasn't implemented the Chromecast API. It's been nice being able to use it with the Fire TV Stick out of the box. I think my biggest complaint with it is that I have to enable it on the Fire TV each time I want to mirror.
I have big hopes that 2015 will bring more innovation to streaming media.
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I’ve been in the technology industry for 14+ years mostly as a Software Developer. I've worked on projects ranging from a Ruby on Rails Portal, a high performance/low latency .NET search stack, R&D for building infrastructure in the cloud including automated server builds using Chef, to architecting and building iOS and Android Mobile platforms and frameworks.I've also spent some time building Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Bada mobile applications that focused on the presentation of long form audio/video.The middle of my career was spent at MSNBC working on their content management publishing platform, their video syndication system, as well as being a co-creator of their iOS iPad framework from which the Rachel Maddow, Today Show, and Nightly News iPad apps were built.Finally, the beginning of my career was spent writing software on government contracts with a few years spent writing criminal investigation software.
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6 Creative Ways To Afford A Home
If your income and savings are making homebuying a challenge, consider these options.
Investigate local, state, and national downpayment assistance programs. These programs give loans or grants to cover all or part of your required downpayment. National programs include the Nehemiah program (http://www.getdownpayment.com) and the American Dream Downpayment Fund from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (http://www.hud.gov).
Get the seller to provide financing. In some cases, sellers may be willing to finance all or part of the purchase price of the home and let you repay them gradually, just as you do a mortgage.
Consider a shared-appreciation, or shared equity, arrangement. Under this arrangement, your family, friends, or even a third-party may buy a portion of the home and thus share in any appreciation when the home is sold. The owner/occupant usually pays the mortgage, property taxes, and all maintenance costs, but all investors' names are usually on the mortgage. There are companies that can help you find such an investor if your family can't participate.
Get help from your family. Perhaps a family member will loan you money for the downpayment and/or act as a cosigner for the mortgage. Lenders often like to have a cosigner if you have little credit history
Lease with the option to buy. Renting the home for a year or more will give you the chance to save more toward your downpayment. And in many cases, owners will apply some of the rental amount toward the purchase price. You usually have to pay a small, nonrefundable option fee to the owner.
See if you can qualify for a short-term second mortgage to give you the money to make a higher downpayment. This may be possible if you have a good income and little other debt.
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Changes to payment rates under the SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS)
Based on proposed changes contained within this rule, CMS estimates that aggregate payments to SNFs will increase by $500 million, or 1.4 percent, from payments in FY 2013. This estimated increase is attributable to the 2.3 percent market basket increase, reduced by the 0.5 percentage point forecast error correction (explained below) and further reduced by the 0.4 percentage point multifactor productivity adjustment required by law.
Forecast error correction
A forecast error correction is applied when the difference between the actual and projected market basket percentage change for a given year (the most recent available FY for which there is final data) exceeds the 0.5 percentage point threshold. While CMS normally reports the forecast error to one significant digit, such reporting makes it difficult to determine if the threshold has been exceeded in those instances where the difference between the projected and actual market basket percentage change rounds to 0.5 percentage point. Therefore, CMS proposes, only in those instances where the difference for the forecast error rounds to 0.5 at one significant digit, to report the difference to the second significant digit to determine if the threshold has been exceeded. The forecast error for the current year in review, FY 2012, is 0.51 percentage point. As the projected market basket exceeded the actual market basket by an amount greater than the threshold, the proposed FY 2014 market basket update will include a downward adjustment of 0.5 percentage point.
Revise and rebase the market basket
The Medicare statute requires CMS to establish a SNF market basket index that reflects changes over time in the prices of an appropriate mix of goods and services for covered SNF services. CMS has developed a SNF market basket index that encompasses the most commonly used cost categories for SNF routine services, ancillary services, and capital-related expenses. The SNF market basket index is used to update the SNF PPS payments on an annual basis. CMS is proposing to rebase and revise the SNF market basket for FY 2014 and subsequent years to reflect more recent data. The current SNF market basket reflects data from FY 2004 and CMS is proposing to revise and update the SNF market basket using data from FY 2010. In addition, CMS is proposing to make changes to the components of the SNF market basket index by adding five cost categories for a total of 29 cost categories and revising several price proxies.
Reporting of distinct therapy days
To ensure accuracy in case-mix assignment and payment, CMS is proposing to add an item to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) to record the number of distinct calendar days of therapy provided by all the rehabilitation disciplines to a beneficiary over the seven-day look-back period. Furthermore, CMS is clarifying that the qualifying condition for the Medium Rehab (RM) Category requires 5 distinct calendar days of therapy. Similarly, CMS is clarifying that the qualifying condition for the Low Rehab (RL) Category would be clarified to require 3 distinct calendar days. Currently, the number of days for each therapy disciplines reported on the MDS is summed without regard to the number of separate and unique days per week on which the patient receives therapy services across all rehabilitation disciplines. This results in some patients receiving higher SNF payments for an RM or RL Resource Utilization Group (RUG) when the patient actually does not meet the qualifying conditions for that RUG. The proposed addition to the MDS ensures SNFs are paid accurately for their patients.
Presumption of Coverage
Notes that this administrative presumption policy does not supersede the SNF's responsibility to ensure that it’s decisions relating to level of care are appropriate and timely, including a review to confirm that the services prompting the beneficiary's assignment to one of the upper 52 RUG-IV groups (which, in turn, serves to trigger the administrative presumption) are themselves medically necessary.
SNF Consolidated Billing
Specifically invites public comments identifying HCPCS codes in any of these four service categories (chemotherapy items, chemotherapy administration services, radioisotope services, and customized prosthetic devices) representing recent medical advances that might meet the criteria for exclusion from SNF consolidated billing.
SNF Therapy Research Project
CMS provided an update on the SNF Therapy Research Project and noted that it has contracted with Acumen, LLC and the Brookings Institution to identify potential alternatives to the existing methodology used to pay for therapy services received under the SNF PPS. The project will review past research studies and policy issues related to SNF PPS therapy payment and options for improving or replacing the current system of paying for SNF therapy services received. CMS is inviting comments and ideas on the existing methodology used to pay for therapy services under the SNF PPS.
The proposed rule went on display at the Federal Register’s Public Inspection Desk and will be available under “Special Filings,” at http://www.federalregister.gov/inspection.aspx. Public comments on the proposals will be accepted until July 1.
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Square Cash Now Enables Direct Deposit Payroll
Square has just launched the ability for ACH direct deposits, allowing users to put their paychecks and other deposits directly into their Cash app balance.
The company made the announcement on Twitter, writing “PAYDAY! Cash App now supports direct deposits for your paychecks. Give your employer the account and routing number in your Cash settings, and we’ll notify you the second that direct deposit hits.”
According to news from TechCrunch, users can set up the service by accepting a disclosure. Afterwards, they’re given an account and routing number so employers can start making the direct deposits. A notification is sent when a deposit is transferred into the account, with the funds added to the Cash app balance.
At this time, Square doesn’t have a bank charter. But this feature — coupled with the app’s debit card that is issued by Sutton Bank — enables the company to provide traditional banking features to its customers.
The direct deposit feature is being offered through Lincoln Savings Bank, which is providing a routing number and a new account number to Cash app users.
Last month, Square revealed that 7 million people used its cash app during the month of December. In addition, Cash customers spent more than $90 million during the month.
Cash is also currently the top free finance app in Apple’s U.S. iPhone App Store — one spot ahead of PayPal and three spots ahead of Venmo. The app generates revenue by charging customers a 1 percent fee to access same-day withdrawal of the money they’ve received (if they don’t want to pay the fee, they will get the money the next business day), as well as by allowing businesses to accept customer payments through the app.
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[Lil' O talking]
Street life, see I've been trying to tell these kids
If you ain't live in these streets, stay the fuck away from these streets
You know I'm saying cause these streets is nothing to play with, you feel me
It's some real bullshit mentality out there you know what I'm saying
Everybody trying to get everybody, don't care how they get it
Don't care what they do to get it, as long as they get it, know what I'm saying
It's gone be the death of us
[Lil' O]
Hey, niggas in these streets ain't the same no more
They rob, steal and cheat it ain't a game no more
Your own friend'd hit you with the flames from the four
Get you for your stash, leave your brains on the floor
And really I don't want to slang caine no more
Cause snitching like it really ain't a thang no more
The minute they get caught man they sing like a hoe
Bring the feds to your house have them bang on your door
That's why I be alone I don't hang no more
See me one deep in a ten range ro'
Thinking through the years everthing changed loc
Cause now a little piece done fucked her for some change or some clothes
Street life mentality by any means get it
Even if a couple heads got it again split it
They don't even be ashamed they be like, yeah I did it
But did you feel bad, I was with it
[Chorus x2: Papa Reu]
Cause if I got to beg, steal and borrow to make it to tomorrow
I got to do what I got to, cause who is gonna feed me
[Lil' O]
It's every man for himself, everyone for the scrilla
Hunger turns monkeys to geurillas
Fear turn a coward to a killer
Paper turns ladies into whores
Coward just to dream to the poor
That's why they rob jinks in the stores
And make them lay down on the floor
That's why them boys kicked down your door
Looking for the safe and the raw
They shot you like it ain't against the law
What happened to the rules of the lord
Thou shall not kill, thou shall not rob
Thou shall not steal, but now they be like thou shall not chill
When thou gets his hands on about a couple mill
Man, it's real in these streets
You got to be a soldier to deal with these streets
Act like a chump you be a meal in these streets
They be like, yeah I'm wrong, but I still go to eat, for real cause
[Chorus x2]
[Lil' O]
We need to pray to christ, the devil got our soul
And we all pay the price
How many boys you know got slayed over dice
Cause praying in the streets for a chain full of ice
It's the end of the world
And I ain't got a quarter to lend to a girl
But they ain't even tripping, they selling they tail
By these other hoes boost suppose to get them some mail
But room out of freaks nigga tell them theyself
Cause I know everybody trying to get them some wealth
But the route that they going gone get them to hell
Niggas always got the plan, but the plan always fails
And we always end up dead or in jail
Imagine years for the rest of your life you got to live in a cell
That'll make you stop living for real
It's now niggas doing time on the throw when they get in the chair
I tried to warn them but they say they don'y care, cause
[Chorus x2]
[Lil' O talking]
Let me tell you something, all that about your my partners
They love me and give me a dollar
if they love me let me tell you something kids
You niggas don't give a fuck about me, you know what I'm saying
You don't go the streets to find love
cause all you gonna find in the streets is hate
Know what I'm saying, your g's is loving you, your parents loving you
You feel what I'm saying, your family loving you
That's the people that love you man
These niggas in the streets will slit your throat boy
get on your note I'm telling you something real, you hear what I'm saying
It's some beg, steal or borrow mentality it's every man for himself
If they feel they can come up on you and get away with it
Don't think that they won't do it boy, you know what I'm saying
People care for real, game, that's game
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Bob’s life long love affair with creating art began as a youngster sitting on his grandmother’s front porch sketching hot rod cars. His drawing skills were later honed in high school with mechanical and architectural drawing classes and in college, where he earned a degree in Architectural Design. His adult journey into the realm of artistic photography began in the early 70’s at Sandbridge Beach with a borrowed camera. Soon after, while serving a tour of duty in the Air Force, he purchased his first 35mm camera. In recent years, Bob began to create digital images and upon retirement from professional engineering, he began to paint.
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Most people who thoroughly researched their options for offshore incorporation or even migration to a very favourable jurisdiction tend to arrive at the same conclusion: Singapore is a great choice. This is partly due to their favourable taxation but also things such as ease of doing business, a highly efficient legal system based on common law – not to mention the weather and infrastructure. It therefore goes without saying that these days, Singapore has become much more than just a hub for regional offices: it attracts a special kind of financially savvy expat who know what they’re doing.
Setting up a business in Singapore – How it is done
If you’ve dealt with countries where there is a lot of red tape, setting up business in Singapore will come with a sense of relief. That is because systems are incredibly streamlined and even the legal system has largely gone digital these days. E-Sandhurst business consultants in Singapore is a leading example of how service providers are geared to help expats in a fast and efficient way. Essentially, whatever you can think of from company registration, statutory compliance needs and ongoing accounting – and even migration assistance, is managed by the same consulting unit. This helps in many cases, for example if you are a high-net-worth-individual and you do not want too many helpers handling your business – then dealing with a single point of contact is the best way.
Choosing the right structure
Tax planning is essential and is indeed a major reason Singapore is favoured. For this reason, a sensible starting point is to decide on the right corporate structure. Just as international business companies (IBC’s) are renowned in some parts of the world, so does Singapore have a unique entity: it is known as an “exempt private company” (EPC). Your consultant will guide you through the process to meet the requirements for such an entity which will in turn make you subject to some major tax breaks. Where appropriate, consultants may propose other structures too which depend entirely on individual needs.
Statutory compliance and corporate secretarial services
Once an appropriate structure has been selected and incorporated, there will be ongoing statutory compliance. In Singapore, relevant legislation is known as “The companies act Cap 50”, which requires that a qualified secretary be appointed within 6 months from the date of incorporation. There is in fact a range of activities that is covered under corporate secretarial services: Opening bank accounts, annual returns, annual general meetings, maintaining statutory registers where appropriate and so forth. The key is to work with a provider that can take care of all these things by means of a one-stop solution.
Taking care of tax and accounting
Once a legal entity is up and running, it can be used to trade, or purely for investment purposes. Whichever way, tax and accounting in Singapore is something to take care of. It can be that your new entity requires assistance on an annual basis – or more frequently depending on it’s activities. Just as EU countries have “VAT”, so does Singapore have “GST” – known as general sales tax. In some cases, you’d be required to register for GST. It is good to know these requirements and any possible exceptions – so it is a key question to ask during consultation.
Conclusion
Many people realise that countries like Switzerland, Malta and Belize have their own limitations and they started to look east. Today, even things like online betting and casinos are administered from within Singapore. To date, there is yet to be a serious contender that can provide parity on so many different points with Singapore. Regardless of weather you require a great location to migrate to as an expatriate or simply a regional hub in the heart of the APAC region, incorporating and doing business in Singapore could just be the next thing on your list. You may want to look into schemes offered by the government and discuss these in depth with your business consultant.
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It has been said that I totally look like someone from the movie "Tangled," as well. Someone called "Maximus' Buttocks?" Strange name, I'll grant you, but it does imply a certain strength of character.
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Last year alone, parents from Surrey, Delta, White Rock and Langley logged more than 24,000 visits to Vancouver because their children needed to see pediatric specialists.
That’s more than a million kilometres on the road, as well as time away from jobs, school and family commitments. By locating more specialist clinics at Surrey Memorial Hospital, thousands of families could receive the same care much closer to home.
The solution? We need help from the community to transform our 17-year-old Children’s Health Centre. With your donations, we can create a much bigger, child-friendly outpatient area with dedicated day surgery space and easy access to a new outside play area.
Dr. Hemendra Ramdhani, Head of Pediatrics for Surrey, explains that Surrey already provides specialized clinics for children, including services for diabetes, cardiology and neurology. But due to space constraints, it’s impossible to add more clinic time or give local families access to more specialties, such as gastroenterology, that are not available in Surrey.
“There are a large numbers of patients who could be getting treatment here rather than traveling to Vancouver,” he says. “If families can avoid spending half a day driving, it’s a win-win situation for parents. They don’t need to miss work and they can get quality care close to home.”
Dr. Ramdhani sees the need continuing to grow. Surrey continues to attract new families, and the hospital’s dedicated Pediatric Emergency now sees 38,000 visits a year, up from 20,000 three years ago – a 90 per cent increase.
While families appreciate having the Pediatric Emergency in the community, the increase in use means that more children need specialized follow up care as outpatients or admission to hospital.
The new outpatient area will support family-centred care and allow the team to increase the number of clinics. At the same time, it will also free up space in the inpatient unit to add additional beds when needed.
Your donation can help the pediatric team care for more kids closer to home.
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Less than 24 hours after Jonas Gustavsson’s shaky performance in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils, Leafs goaltending coach Francois Allaire met with reporters this morning to address arguably the biggest weakness on a Toronto team that’s dropping perilously close to out of the playoff picture.
Allaire’s message? Toronto’s goaltending duo is inexperienced, so…yeah, that’s the way it is.
“We’ve got two young kids in the net,” Allaire said, referring to Gustavsson, 27, and James Reimer, 23. “Not a lot of experience. Nobody has more than 90 games in the NHL. So that’s normal and we’re right in the middle of [the playoff race].
“We’ll see if we’re strong enough to get through.”
There, feel better, Leafs fans? The goalies are inexperienced. What are you gonna do? /shrugs shoulders.
If Toronto misses the playoffs again, expect general manager Brian Burke to face sharp criticism for rolling the dice with two unproven netminders.
True, Reimer — the uncontested starter out of training camp — suffered a concussion early in the season and that likely affected his performance after getting back into the lineup. However, the fact remains that Burke gambled on a kid with just 35 starts under his belt on a team that faces enormous pressure to make the playoffs.
As the Feb. 27 trade deadline approaches, it’ll be interesting to see if Burke pursues a veteran goalie like former Leaf Jean-Sebastien Giguere or Islanders starter Evgeni Nabokov, because if the Leafs don’t at least make the playoffs, the knives will be out in Toronto.
The knives will be out but thankfully Burke won’t care. He certainly won’t make any knee-jerk reactions based on what morons like Damien Cox say.
This is the second youngest team, they have tons of potential but people need to be patient with them. It’s been 7 years since their last postseason so what’s the big deal if they miss again this year?
Reimer’s had a tough time since his injury but I can still see him being a real good regular starter for this team. He’s definitely got the skills and the mental toughness. However, Gustavsson needs to return to the form he showed last month for them to make the playoffs this year. Last night was just brutal.
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Features:A LCD screen on a lid helps count your coins as they slip through the slot.It accurately counts your money and display the total for every deposit.Just slip in your coins and the digital coin counter does the work for you.It is design to accept all kinds of coins.Easy to twist, take off lid for your most convenience.Descriptions:Made of ABS material, harder to break than those glass/ceramic money boxes.One of best gift for your loved one, children.Specifications:Material: plasticColor: transparent & black & blueSize: 12*12*21.8CMPackage size: 15.5*13.5*25CMPower: by 2 x AAA battery(not included)Package Include:1 x Electronic Digital Counting Coin BankNotes:Due to the difference between different monitors, the picture may not reflect the actu.
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Always one step ahead of his enemies the Blue Lion fights hard to defend against Zarkon's Robeasts. The Blue Lion makes the leg of Voltron. This legendary Blue Lion isfull of realistic features from the show, is fully articulated, and can also transform into the leg of Voltron when combined with the Legendary Black Lion.
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This detailed replica of Coraline's doll comes from the stop-motion movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fun and spooky book.It lovingly reproduces the doll as seen in the film, from the yarn hair and button eyes to the removable yellow raincoat.
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Winston-Salem Lacrosse competes in the PCLA League. During the 2017 Spring Season there are guidelines followed to insure the healthy growth of all organizations making up the league. The governing league PCLA has detailed communication regarding these organizational jurisdiction. Click here to be directed to the PCLA guidelines. http://leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=107990&org=wwwpiedmontnclax
Outside of the Spring League these restriction and guidelines do not apply and players are welcome to take advantage of the many clinics and camps run by all organizations.
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Hehir “had her whole life ahead of her,” Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor Tricia Dare said, and she had no way of knowing that Dhondt “was going to bring that to a screeching halt.”
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Authorities said Dhondt, 29, admitted to hitting Hehir with a cup, causing her to hit her head on a dresser and fall to the ground, where Dhondt got on top of her and hit her multiple times in the head.
Dhondt strangled Hehir, Dare said, “watching the life seep out of her.”
Police said Dhondt dragged Hehir’s body to the basement and used tools to dismember her before storing pieces of her body in different areas of the home and garage. He stayed awake until 8 or 9 a.m., cleaning the crime scene, before sleeping for about four hours, Dare said. When Dhondt woke up, he walked to the store to buy cigarettes and energy drinks. He called Hehir’s friend and her brother around 4 p.m. and called police around 10 p.m.
Judith Gracey, who represents Dhondt, said her client simply snapped during an alcohol-fueled argument. Hehir had been at a going away party for a co-worker and was upset that she had to leave early to pick Dhondt up from his job at Olive Garden.
Hehir was intoxicated and vomited upon returning to the home, Gracey said. When Dhondt tried to hand her a glass of water and some aspirin, Hehir “knocked the glass out of his hand and kicked my client very hard in his genitals, and at that point, my client just snapped.”
Gracey said the case does not meet all the elements of first-degree murder, which requires premeditation and carries a penalty of life in prison.
“It was a fight, alcohol was involved and she lost her life,” Gracey said.
“Usually the people who are closest to you are able to push that magic button.”
Testimony will resume at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in front of Oakland County Circuit Judge Phyllis McMillen.
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PROVIDENCE - The office of Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and the R.I. Economic Development Corporation are teaming up for the sixth annual “We Mean Business Expo,” an event designed to help business owners talk face-to-face with federal, state and local government agencies and learn how to cut through the red tape.
Described as a “speed-dating” event, the expo, which will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, will allow entrepreneurs to gather advice and ask questions to the federal, state and local government officials who regulate them.
“Government is opening its doors to you for one day in one place,” Mollis said in prepared remarks. “It’s like speed dating for small businesses. Instead of leaving the usual voice mail or email or visiting an agency’s website, the Expo enables you to sit down with a real person and talk through the issues that are important to your business."
The R.I. Department of Taxation, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, the state’s Department of Purchases, the Narragansett Bay Commission and representatives of various municipalities including Cranston, East Providence and Warwick will be in attendance.
“One of my key priorities is helping Rhode Island businesses cut through the red tape. The Expo is another example of how we are working to make state government a resource for businesses rather than a hindrance,” Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee said in a statement.
In addition to offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet with government officials about registering a business, financing, taxes, licensing and permitting, the Expo will offer workshops from National Grid and the R.I. Small Business Journal.
Expo presenting sponsor National Grid will host the workshop: ‘Energy Efficiency: Business Programs & Strategies” and Gil Lantini of the R.I. Small Business Journal will present “State Fire Code from A to Z” and “From Employee to Entrepreneur.”
At the “Smart Start: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Business” workshop, representatives from the Secretary of State’s business services division, the R.I. Department of Taxation and Internal Revenue Service along with volunteer attorneys and public accountants provide free advice about formation filings, patents, trademarks, tax documentation and Federal Identification Numbers.
This year’s We Mean Business Expo is offered in association with the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Exhibitors also include nonprofit organizations that offer services to local businesses, including the Center for Women and Enterprise and the Cranston Chamber of Commerce.
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Dubbak is a part of the Medak district. The sitting TRS MLA, Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy, who had also won the elections in 2014, triumphed with a margin of 62,500 votes.
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Hyderabad: The constituency of Dubbak is in Telangana's Upper region. TRS' candidate Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy, who was the sitting MLA, won by 62,500 votes.
The constituency of Dubbak is a part of Telangana's Medak district. The elections were held on December 7, 2018. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi's (TRS) Solipteta Rama Linga Reddy defeated Congress' Cheruku Muthyam Reddy in the 2014 Assembly elections by a margin of 37,000 votes.
The candidate for the 2018 elections from Congress is Maddula Nageshwar Reddy, from BJP is Madavaneni Raghunandan Rao, and from TRS is Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy. The current TRS MLA, Reddy, had assets worth Rs. 47 lakhs during the 2014 elections.
According to the 2011 census, the population of Dubbak Mandal is 71,847 with an average literacy rate of 60.86%, compared to the state average of 66.46%.
The voters of Telangana will cast their ballots to elect a 119-member House in the 2018 Assembly elections. Results will be declared on December 11, 2018. In the 2014 elections, TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) emerged victorious with 63 Assembly seats and 11 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao took the oath as the first Chief Minister of Telangana on June 2, 2014.
Dubbak Assembly Election Result 2018: TRS' Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy wins by 62,500 votesDescription:Dubbak is a part of the Medak district. The sitting TRS MLA, Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy, who had also won the elections in 2014, triumphed with a margin of 62,500 votes.Times Now
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Report: Legal fees in pay-raise lawsuits top $1 million
The Associated Press has some expensive news for PA citizens. Not only did the pay raise cost a ton, as did its pensions. But now the total is in as to the amount it cost to defend that madness of the legislature that was signed by Gov Rendell -- as the legal bills are more than $1-million.
PHILADELPHIA - Defending state lawmakers, judges and Gov. Ed Rendell in lawsuits spawned by last year's short-lived, unpopular legislative pay raise has cost taxpayers more than $1 million so far, a newspaper reported.
The amount represents the total cost for outside lawyers working on five lawsuits stemming from the pay raise, one of which was thrown out by a federal judge last week, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday.
State officials said they were obligated to defend themselves, even though they consider the lawsuits frivolous since the law raising the salaries of lawmakers, judges and executive-branch officials was repealed in November.
"Do I like hiring lawyers to defend these kinds of suits? No, I hate to do this," said House Majority Leader Sam Smith, R-Jefferson. "I understand why people think it is a waste of money, but if we think we are right about the process, we have to defend it."
Six staff lawyers on the state payroll have been involved in the cases, plus at least 16 private lawyers from five law firms, including one who charges $625 an hour, the newspaper reported.
"They have robbed the bank," said Gene Stilp, a Harrisburg activist who filed three of the lawsuits, "and then used the people's money to defend themselves."
Stilp estimated that he spent $10,000 of his money on the lawsuits, mostly for copying fees and court costs.
The pay-raise law was passed without public notice or debate in the early-morning hours of July 7 before lawmakers recesses for the summer. The ensuing furor over the raises led to the repeal and has been widely cited as the reason for the ouster of a Supreme Court justice in the November election and of 17 sitting lawmakers - mostly Republicans - in last month's primary.
Three of the five lawsuits directly challenged the pay raise. The other legal challenges sought a state audit of legislative spending and asked the court to declare unconstitutional certain legislative benefits such as leased cars and per diems.
U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane on June 12 threw out a federal lawsuit that challenged the manner in which the pay-raise law was passed, saying the ispute belongs to the "political and electoral process." The other suits were filed in state courts.
Barry Kauffman, executive director of Common Cause of Pennsylvania, a plaintiff in the federal lawsuit, questioned why the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government did not rely solely on their own staff lawyers to defend them.
Stephen MacNett, chief counsel to Senate Republicans, said the staff attorneys "are not litigators" and added that outside lawyers are constitutional-law experts. He said most of the legal costs were incurred after the pay-raise repeal as the lawsuits continued.
The repeal "should have been the end of it," MacNett said, but the plaintiffs "are attempting to make a point - an expensive point."
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Katherine Manfredi, CMM calls upon 20+ years event management experience to bring creativity with a dose of practicality to her features. Her dedication to advancing sustainable events, green meetings and CSR is expressed through her writing, presentations and training, as well as in her current event management role with a third party meetings and incentive company. She is a founding board member of the local Green Meeting Industry Council chapter, co-chair of the GMIC sustainable meetings conference 2012 & 2013, and actively supports MPI and sustainable event standards development. Katherine is presently earning an MBA in Sustainability.
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A monster appears during the industrial revolution and infects humans with its bite, turning them into Kabane. Kabane are aggressive and undead creatures that cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced. On the island Hinomoto, people have built stations to shelter themselves from these creatures. People access the station and transport wares between them with the help of Hayajiro, a locomotive running on steam. One day, as Ikoma waits for an opportunity to use his weapon, the Tsuranukizutsu, he meets Mumei as he sees the Hayajiro going out of control. The staff on the locomotive has turned into Kabane and attacks the station. Ikoma now has the opportunity he's been looking for to test out his new weapon.
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Friday, January 6, 2017
I am pleased to announce the publication of “75 years since Monod: It is time to increase the complexity of our predictive ecosystem models”. This opinion paper contributes to the debate about the level of complexity in ecological modeling. I have been developing relatively complex models for some time now and often the complexity is the subject of criticism (as part of the Q&A part of talks and seminars and the journal and proposal peer review process). Over time I have come to develop counterarguments and I am now at a point where I feel it would be useful to share these with a larger audience. This paper is my attempt to deliver a broadside salvo at the critics of complex ecological models.A bit of a personal perspective: With this paper I am questioning some of the long-standing principles of ecological modeling, i.e. that models should be as simple as possible. Writing this paper made me think of the movie “Jerry McGuire”, where he writes an assay “The Things we Think but Do Not Say” criticising how things are done in his business. He ends up getting fired…
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"Former Hillary Clinton aides want the American public to know that they’re still mad about Bernie Sanders."
My thoughts and comments made in Diaspora conversations about this article
I think Clinton could have been a good candidate. But some things would have needed to have happen:
Her staff and party big shots would have had to allow the primaries to be run fairly. If she won fair and square without the perception of a fix - it would have been a great place to start.
Had her campaign surrogates not been cynical assholes that trusted paid consultants (that get paid no matter who wins or loses) more than activists working the ground game state to state - they would have known they were in trouble in Wisconsin and the other states in their so called firewall - and they could have made necessary changes re: get out the vote.
Had her campaign not decided that they didn’t need grassroots progressive Democrats in their camp and had they not openly mocked progressives as children that didn’t know how politics worked - she might have actually won.
Obama won with a big tent. But let’s recap the past decades since Bill Clinton’s time in office.
Gore ignored the progressive Democrats and let the presidency be stolen from him by the GOP hustle and con.
Kerry ran a similar campaign to Gore’s - seeming to have learned nothing.
Obama flipped the script and followed his community organizer’s instincts and won with numbers that GOP suppression and grift couldn’t stop.
Then, HRC goes back to the tired old losing strategy that corporate Democrats seem to love.
It really seems to me that these corporate Democrats would rather lose the election than work with progressives.Most of the progressive Democrats I know are grown adults with a very clear understanding of how our political system works and stil, we are asking our party do better. And we actually expect them to have a big tent and to include us in the decision making process.
They ignore us at their peril. 2018 should be the play book. We won so many seats stepping left towards the progressive end.My comments made at a re-post by @Valkyrie
I don't believe your numbers - I've read a lot of analysis and your numbers do not jive with the takeaways I've had being knee deep in 538 et cetera.
Re: Bernie supporters as republicans just to stab at Clinton - I'd like to see a source supporting this speculation - I'm guessing the number straddles zero when the margin of error is accounted for. No numbers, then I'm going to categorize it as biased assumption.
Which is fine, I just don't put any value in your line of thinking without evidence.That spoiler troupe tarring progressives is so tired and it has been wrung to death since Gore's loss. Establishment Democrats shit on progressives and then lose elections and then blame the people they shit on for their losses.
Pro-tip - fascism is orders of magnitude more dangerous than corporate democrats AND young &/or zealous progressive neophytes.
Obama’s team understood this. They reach out to progressives - put up the biggest Democratic Party tent in decades and win epically. Go figure. Maybe establishment Dems should wake the fuck up and realize that coalitions and big tents have always been what wins elections in a 2 party system.
Maybe follow the example of Obama’s team. It’d be nice to win a presidential election at least one more time before the demise of our republic.
Instead we have cult of HRC assholes crying and sniping about "Bernie's not a real democrat" (he ran in the democratic primaries, he carcasses with the Democrats - in function, he's a fucking Democrat, even if he doesn’t run for office in Vermont as a Dem [for local/state reasons] - he’s definitely more of a Democrat than that asshole congressman in West Virginia.)
Not that some of the Bernie supporters (male, female and trans) are helping matters - having purity tests of their own with the ridiculous "Bernie or bust" mentality. Or the shit-brained idea that there is no difference in terms of political reality between the GOP and corporate Democrats.Winning elections is about sharing power, cooperation and organizing the fuck out of our people. Categorically and arrogantly insulting whole tribes of people with-in your political party and party adjacent sympathizer groups is fucking stupid and the mindset of people that love losing.
I don't know about you, but I believe we can win, I want us to fucking win and winners don't bitterly hold grudges against team mates. We have to smarten the fuck up. Goddammit. I'm so sick of the motherfucking liberal/left sniping.
Winners fucking own their mistakes. Winners dispassionately watch the game tapes and accept honest criticism instead of looking to pin the blame on the people riding the bench.
The truth is, Clinton lost because her people made tragic mistakes - some born out of arrogance and hubris, some out of a lack of imagination. But the blame isn't 100% on her team. Russian subversion of our electoral process and systemic cheating and fraud on the part of the GOP is also largely to blame.>
It is my belief that had HRC's team embraced leftist in the party (rather than antagonized and infantilized them) allies not exactly card carrying Democrats but otherwise more politically aligned with the Dems than with the fascist party of the GOP - I believe Clinton could have turned out the vote in great enough numbers to overcome the GOP gerrymandering, nationwide large scale voter suppression efforts and the Russian subversion of the election - nearing an election night landslide. Hell, had she listened to her people on the ground in Michigan and other "firewall states" lost, she might have won in a nail biter.
Mature and intelligent people understand that neophytes are always impatient with the status quo and rather than see them as a threat, we need to harness that energy and give them, if not a seat, at least into the room. Ambition and engagement may be more of a hassle to deal with but it is so much more effective than apathy and disenfranchisement.
The right has a motivated impassioned (dare I say inflamed) base - it is fueled by fear, hate and ignorant bigotry. Without progressives, Democrats do not have that dynamo of enthusiasm necessary to get out the vote in every district of every state.
6-figure salaried political consultants that get paid no matter who wins are not going to win elections alone. Elections are won by heart and soul, but heroic efforts of everyday people on the ground being a living part of our democracy.
There is nothing more fucking stupid than to blame voters and potential voters for our loses. To feel entitled to anyone’s vote is a loser's attitude. We have to earn every fucking single vote.
To belittle voters and potential voters is a rich kid boss mentality. Being assholes to people we need at the polls is beyond moronic. The people are the true boss - not party leadership. Don't get it fucking twisted.If we want to win - might I suggest we stop feeding the "Bernie was a spoiler" myth. You'll just alienate progressives - people that might do more than just go vote Democratic on election day. People that'll go vote, that'll canvas neighborhoods, that'll get excited and talk up our candidate at church, at the grocery store, on the job, during sex, during school - stoked people are infectious, man.
I volunteered for Obama's 1st campaign even though he wasn't my favorite policy-wise. I drove around TN with Obama bumper stickers and had my car vandalized. I was stoked.
I would have volunteered for HRC's campaign but her staff were being fucking cocks to progressives from the start of the primaries. The whole "grow up" attitude demoralized me and my attention was diverted to the mundane chores of being a contributor to family life and a full time worker.
Obama's people had me stoked and I was excited. They made up campaign stickers and handouts for all kinds of people, Truck drivers for Obama, Reformed crypto-anarchist time travelers for Obama, Federalist for Obama - they were reaching out to anyone that wanted to get aboard the Obama train. I did stuff during my lunch break and ate in my car omw back to work. When we’re excited, we make sacrifices.
As someone with ADHD - shit like enthusiasm isn't a choice - it's a biological reality that can determine whether I do something or not (please don’t ask me how late my taxes are.) I'm sure the same dynamic works similarly for neurotypicals, though maybe a little less intensely. People do what they are motivated to do. Lecturing them about how terrible they will be if they don't vote the way some party boss tells them to vote is a fucking idiotic way to motivate people. Shame is literally one of the dumbest motivators. But, if we want to lose elections, I can’t think of a better strategy.
Excited people with enthusiasm win elections. Period.
For the record nearly every single Bernie supporter I know voted for HRC. In the primary, I voted for Bernie. In the election, I voted for Hillary Clinton even though I live in TN and it is RED as fuck and my presidential vote is statistically a wasted vote no matter who I vote for.
@Valkyrie - exactly. Another fun fact, some progressives are never going to vote for Democrats, and no progressive is ever going to vote for right wing fascists. Further poking holes in the Bernie progressives were spoilers myth.
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Slickdeals app comes to Android – aims to lighten your wallet
Today we have some good news and bad news for those on a budget. The good news is the number one place for great deals on the internet has finally released an official app for Android. The bad news being if you install this you'll probably go broke because the deals are so awesome. We're talking about Slickdeals, the biggest community-driven deals site around.
It looks like they released the official Slickdeals for Android app back on Wednesday, and it's already getting tons of attention and massive amounts of downloads. For those wanting to find amazing deals and spend all their cash, this would be a good place to start. Personally I installed it for screenshots and made myself delete the app, otherwise I'll be buying stuff all day.
Out of the gate the Slickdeals app looks and works great, but you'll notice it does have a few bugs. It has a nice and simple layout with the slide-out left panel like YouTube, Facebook and others, and is extremely smooth. Sadly it doesn't work too great on tablets, landscape view isn't available, and you're required to sign in to even see the deals. You can use Facebook sign-in if you'd like.
The slideout shows options to navigate to frontpage, popular, or local deals with Google Maps. Then it also lets you head into settings to control all the push notifications, as well as head to the forums for deals discussions. Yes the push notifications will blast your notification bar and make you spend more money. And that is why I had to uninstall this amazing app.
Overall it isn't bad for their initial release, and hopefully they fixed a few bugs and offer a better tablet experience in the coming weeks. For those who love a good deal or are already fans of Slickdeals get it from the link below.
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Sunday, 19 January 2014
The Spanish Vision 1990
The Spanish Vision: Contemporary art Photography.
The Spanish Institute. New York 1990
"María José Gómez Redondo uses appropiations, double exposures and montages to create a dream-like work in wich no monster are allowed. In the series of her photographs in The Spanish Vision, she depicts the five senses, leaving the "six" sense to be deduced from these depictions _ and the one wich forms a part of her technique along with the other, more apparent ones.
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After hours, there is a permit dispenser at the parking structure entrance which accepts MasterCard, Visa or cash ($1, $5 bills and coins, exact change only).
Purchase your permit and display it on your dashboard. Parking enforcement is 24x7, and while the campus could use the money you'll pay for a parking ticket, it's a lot cheaper to pay for the daily permit. If you didn't see a parking kiosk when you entered the parking structure, find the kiosk and buy a parking permit. Park in any unmarked space, and walk out the way you came in, cross Pereira Dr., and enter the Conference Center.
There is also a small park-and-ride lot near the CA-73 and University Dr., about a 25 minute walk to the conference center. Cross University Dr. at the crosswalk and head right on the Peters Canyon Trail to Campus Dr., go right on Campus Dr, then right on W. Peltason to reach the conference center.
Driving Directions
For more detailed information about the UC Irvine area and transportation considerations there are more details on the UC Irvine Parking Website and of course campus maps for once you have arrived.
Metrolink/Bus service
Weekend Metrolink service and OCTA bus service are limited. The Tustin Metrolink station on the Orange County Line is the nearest train station to UC Irvine. OCTA bus fare is $2/ride with no transfers and exact change is required ($1 bills or coins $0.05 and up). A one-day pass is $5, which may save you money if you need to ride multiple buses or are planning a round-trip. You can walk from the Tustin Metrolink station to Culver and Irvine Center Dr (about 20 minutes). From there you can catch Bus 79 which goes to UCI.
From the Irvine Spectrum shopping center, you’ll take Bus 90 to Bus 79 to UCI. From the Irvine Metrolink station (in the Irvine Spectrum area) you’ll have to walk about 25 minutes to first catch Bus 90.
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Millions face hunger in arid belt of Africa
In this Tuesday, May 11, 2010 photo, taken following a sandstorm, nomadic tribal chief Ibrahim Mangari walks past the carcass of a cow that he says died of hunger, in Gadabeji, Niger. At this time of year, the Gadabeji Reserve should be a refuge for the nomadic tribes who travel across the moonscape deserts of Niger to graze their cattle. But the grass is meager, not enough even for the small goats, after a drought killed off the last year's crops. International aid groups once again warn this nation of 15 million on the verge of the Sahara Desert faces a growing food crisis.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
In this Tuesday, May 11, 2010 photo, taken following a sandstorm, nomadic tribal chief Ibrahim Mangari walks past the carcass of a cow that he says died of hunger, in Gadabeji, Niger. At this time of year, the Gadabeji Reserve should be a refuge for the nomadic tribes who travel across the moonscape deserts of Niger to graze their cattle. But the grass is meager, not enough even for the small goats, after a drought killed off the last year's crops. International aid groups once again warn this nation of 15 million on the verge of the Sahara Desert faces a growing food crisis.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
(AP) -- At this time of year, the Gadabeji Reserve should be refuge for the nomadic tribes who travel across a moonscape on the edge of the Sahara to graze their cattle. But the grass is meager after a drought killed off the last year's crops. Now the cattle are too weak to stand and too skinny to sell, leaving the poor without any way to buy grain to feed their families.
The threat of famine is again stalking the Sahel, a band of semiarid land stretching across Africa south of the Sahara. The U.N. World Food Program warned on Friday that some 10 million people face hunger over the next three months before the next harvest in September - if it comes.
"People have lost crops, livestock, and the ability to cope on their own, and the levels of malnutrition among women and children have already risen to very high levels," said Thomas Yanga, WFP Regional Director for West Africa.
The U.N.'s humanitarian chief, John Holmes, said at the end of a four-day visit to neighboring Chad that many Chadians have gone as far as Libya to search for food.
"The level of malnutrition is already beyond the danger point," Holmes said Thursday. "If we do not act now or as quickly as possible, there is a chance the food crisis will become a disaster."
In Niger, some say the growing food crisis could be worse than the one that struck the country in 2005, when aid organizations treated tens of thousands of children for malnutrition.
"We have lost so much we cannot count," said one 45-year-old tribesman with a family of 20 to feed. He and others on Gadabeji Reserve drive starving donkeys through the burnt orange haze of a sandstorm to gather what little water they can on the desiccated plain and struggle to draw water from private wells.
Famine is nothing new to Niger, a former French colony nearly twice the size of Texas. The Sahel cuts through the middle of the country, serving as the dividing line between the sands of the Sahara and the lush farmlands of neighboring Nigeria to the south. Severe droughts have punctuated the region's history for centuries.
Yet outside of uranium mining, agriculture serves as the sole economic engine for a country where just more than a quarter of the population knows how to read. Generation after generation follows worn seasonal tracks, their belongings often fitted onto a single donkey-driven pallet.
Typically, the herders move south at the onset of December, searching for grazing lands. But this year they found only dried lakes and diminishing wells, said Hasane Baka, a regional administrator for AREN, a Nigerien development group for cattlemen.
"People were moving in all directions," Baka said.
Some have crossed into Nigeria, begging for food on the streets of the northern city of Katsina. Others remain behind with their cattle, knowing the livestock would die on a long trip south that could end with Nigerian police simply turning them back. Instead, they wait for rains that might not come.
Those who remain drive their cows into Dakoro, the largest and closest city for nomadic cattlemen. At the open-air market, the ribs of some cattle are starkly visible against their hides. Others die along the road or in trucks on the way.
"You can see the skin and bones of much of them," said trader Ibrahim Tarbanassa, 68.
A single cow once sold for the equivalent of $200. Now, some go for as little as $120 - if they sell at all. Food prices remain high after speculators cornered the already poor harvest last year.
Even in better times, roughly half of Niger's children suffered stunted growth. Now, mothers walk their children as far as 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) to reach one of two aid stations operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, said Barbara Maccagno, the agency's medical coordinator in Niger. The two stations now see about 1,000 children a week, some two or three times underweight, Maccagno said. The number of admissions has doubled in recent weeks.
"It's very hot and without any food available to the family, we're afraid we'll see more," she said.
Maccagno said her agency could offer children meals of vitamin-enriched powdered milks and other foods to help bring a child's weight up, but many children need up to five weeks to gain a stable weight. During that time, the mother must stay with the child, impossible for those who left other children behind, she said.
Other agencies like Oxfam hand out cereals and grains directly to nomadic families living in the bush, but money for such aid is short because of the global economic downturn. The WFP said it has a $96 million shortfall for a program it planned for 1.5 million people in the worst-hit areas of Niger.
Niger's government, now being run by a military council after a February coup ousted President Mamadou Tandja, has said it will provide more than 21,000 tons of food. In 2005, Tandja played down a similar food crisis, dismissing it as "false propaganda" used by the U.N., aid agencies and opposition parties for political and economic gain.
Each drought and crisis ends up gaining its own name. In 2005, traders and nomads began to refer to the crisis as the Tandja famine.
There's no name yet for the drought now facing the country. Many can only wait in a nation that faces cyclical hunger without an end in sight.
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9 Things That Shopping Can Never Deliver
Written byjoshua becker ·
We are a society that loves to go shopping.
Black Friday weekend stands as proof.
In America, a holiday previously dedicated to giving thanks has become, instead, a day for families to plan their next shopping trip. According to predictions, over 140 million Americans will go shopping on the Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend. In total, during the holiday season, Americans will spend $616 billion dollars (source).
We are a culture that loves to acquire more and more. We like to shop for ourselves and we like to shop for others.
But no matter how great the sales, shopping will never deliver the things we desire most. Marketers promise the world, but never deliver.
Consider this list of pursuits, all common to the human spirit, that can never be found in the accumulation of material possessions.
1. Happiness. Shopping may, at times, deliver quick thrills and moments of superficial happiness. But the happiness that comes from buying new things is temporary and fleeting at best. It often fades faster than the purchase we just made. Always remember, there is nothing you can buy that will make you any happier than you have already chosen to be.
2. Fulfillment. Fulfillment is a byproduct of aligning our pursuits with our greatest passions. Too often, society hijacks our passion and causes us to direct it toward temporal things. But nobody gets to the end of their life and wishes they had bought more crap. They wish they had loved more, contributed more, and lived more true to themselves. Our greatest passions are for pursuits greater than material possessions.
3. Significance. Our world is quick to measure success by the amount of money in our bank account, the size of our home, or the model of our car. But, when we begin to shift our life focus to achieving significance instead of success, we wonder why we wasted most of it chasing something different—or what made us think excess was ever a good measurement of success anyway.
4. Influence. More often than we care to admit, the desire to impress others motivates our lives. This desire to impress others impacts the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, the technology we embrace, and the houses we live in. But cars rust, fashions change, and technology advances. The purchases that impressed your neighbor yesterday make no impression today. True, lasting influence is found in the lives that we live, not the things that we buy.
5. Contentment. Marketers pull at our hearts and minds to keep us desiring more. And we are far more susceptible to their messaging than we know. Over time, we begin to believe the lie that our life will be more complete with their product. But contentment can never be found in physical possessions. If it could, our drawers, closets, and garages would not be overflowing. Our discontent is evidenced in our excess. If you are not content today, there is nothing you can buy this weekend to change that. (tweet that)
6. Confidence. Because our society so heavily values physical possessions and worldly success, we often see them as a shortcut to confidence. We fall into a trap thinking our possessions increase our self-assurance. But it is a foolish decision to find our confidence in exterior belongings. Our self-confidence is more adequately found in the appreciation of our uniqueness and our drive to make the most of it.
7. Security. Security lays the foundation upon which many of our life’s choices can be built. It is essential for all other pursuits. I’m all for it. And while I would never argue against developing our talents, working hard, and trading our paychecks for food, shelter, and clothing, I would argue that most of us have exceeded the point of enough a long time ago. Instead, we are confusing security and comfort. And when we spend beyond our means to pursue comfort, our personal debt makes us less secure than if we had just stopped at security in the first place.
8. Gratitude. It is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. Gratefulness is a life discipline that results from choosing to recognize the many blessings we already possess. It is never a byproduct of shopping. In fact, if we do not feel grateful for what we already have, what makes us think we’d be happy with more?
9. Freedom. Not only does shopping not deliver freedom, it brings the exact opposite. Each purchase we make adds extra worry to our lives. Every physical item we own represents one more thing that can be broken, scratched, or stolen. The sense of freedom that comes from owning less is truly refreshing. Indeed, it is more than a feeling; it is a reality that can define your life.
Shopping never delivers the things we desire most. We will need to look elsewhere.
About Joshua Becker
Writer. Inspiring others to live more by owning less.WSJ Bestselling author of The More of Less.
Comments
Agree with you on happiness. Shopping does gives us a big thrill, and feel excited to test the new thing, to try out the new thing, to show it everyone else. However, it only lasts for short period of time. We will become regret getting that thing in just a certain amount of time.
I absolutely love this perspective! I had never gone shopping on Black Friday because we always have family in town and that was the focus of our day but this past year I decided to partially partake. We decided to take a trip out around noon, so of course we missed all the door busters but we were okay with that! We left after purchasing a few items but were much happier to be going home to spend the evening with those that mattered most! Have you ever shopped Black Friday?
Hi ! [email protected] Black Friday is nice but for me shopping is too far from me because I am the shopping window I just only walk and visit ,
normally for release I like fishing , because I need silent and quiet , so about you ?
I agree with your idea for the word “it is more than a feeling; it is a reality that can define your life”. Life is always freedom but ask our life we don’t know what will tomorrow come ,
By the way thanks for sharing !
regard ,
daniel ,
I love your list. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Contentment is something learned and earned. It’s not an easy thing to be content with whatever we have or whatever we are experiencing. Like for example shopping, we tend to buy things when we feel like doing it because it looks lovely or we just want it on a whim. We will opt to get some more if we don’t practice discipline. Have you tried shopping on your worse self? and you feel good for a moment then feel worst than before?
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I separated from ex husband in June of the year 2010 because he had beaten me. So filed a restraining order against him and in return he did the same. So he intimidated me into dropping mine, so he dropped his. Then he had our children for the night. And I found out he had abused my youngest and also taken them to his girlfriend’s apartment, with whom abused drugs and alcohol. So I filed another restraining order and went through with it. I had pictures of my bruises and my oldest child as a witness. However I had an a court appointed attorney but he had paid for an attorney and so I was denied my request and he got off. And there is where I was referred to the Center for Women and Families. So I went there and got therapy. And I requested shelter because my ex husband was threatening me and that I couldn’t live here because my mother was very mentally abusive. But they DENIED my request. Couple of weeks later my oldest had gotten a second degree sunburn. Which either of us could have been at fault or even the sunblock not working. So my ex husband calls CPS accusing me. Then him and his girlfriend started telling a bunch of lies about lies about me. So we went to court for the judges decision on the custody. And him and his girl friend lied under oath. And The Center of Women and Families had sent an advocate with me. And this “advocate” knowing full well that this man was extremely violent, told me to plead guilty. And my ex husband got temporary custody. So I got kids on the weekends. And at times he wouldn’t bring them. And there were time he came way before appointed time. And I wouldn’t let him have kids yet and would go into a violent rage, like breaking my parents storm door and such. And after a year he dropped off the children and said I can have them but for me not to tell anyone and then he took off to Iowa. This is when my oldest opened up of what happened during his year with his father. He being 10at the time had to basically raise his two year brother. Whilst his father and his girlfriend were either gone or in the bedroom. Again I was back in court to hear the judges decision on the custody of my children. So the judge decides I can maintain soul custody of my children if I stay living with my parents. I pleaded with the lawyer that’s not a good idea for she very mentally abusive towards myself and my children. And now here it is 2015, I’ve lost over 100lbs and myself and my children suffer emotionally.
LETS GIVE A BIG THANKS TO CPS AND THE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES. FOR DESTROYING LIVES.
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Martin Litton - In Memoriam
A Giant in Protecting the Earth
February 13, 1917 - November 30, 2014
Founding President - Sequoia ForestKeeper®
Martin Litton spent his 97 years walking on this earth with a single mission: to lessen man’s impact upon the natural world. Whether protecting Giant Sequoias or giant rivers, he was at the forefront, educating the public and legislators about why reducing forests to rubble and damming rivers until they are a trickle were bad ideas. Martin’s legacy will live on with the ancient sequoias and will be told in the geologic timetable that is found on the walls of the Grand Canyon.
Martin was quoted in the movie: The Good Fight; “People always tell me not to be extreme. ‘Be reasonable!’ they say. But I never felt it did any good to be reasonable about anything in conservation, because what you give away will never come back—ever.”
This far too brief article will attempt to encapsulate the magic that was Martin.
Born as the United States was entering the First World War; Martin seemed to learn that a just fight was worth waging. He was born in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 1917 and lived in the Japanese-American community of Gardena until he was seven. His father, Clyde, a veterinarian, was native to Tennessee and Martin’s mom, Elsie Martin was native to San Francisco. Martin was the oldest of four children raised during the Great Depression. The family moved to Inglewood when he was in second grade. One of his favorite childhood memories was sitting in his backyard watching spectacular sunsets with his family. At 12, the family moved again into the new animal hospital with living quarters that Martin designed for his father.
Martin graduated from Inglewood High School in 1934 and entered UCLA where he graduated in 1938 with a degree in English. When Martin was in college he enrolled in the mandatory two-year ROTC program and then continued onto the optional officer training program for his final two years at UCLA. He became a reserve officer after graduation.
At 18, Martin wrote his first letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times decrying the destruction of Mono Lake at the hands of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Quoting from that letter; "The people of the entire state should rise up against the destruction of Mono Lake. Mono Lake is a gem-among California's greatest scenic attractions."
Martin was drawn
to the granite peaks of the southern Sierra as a young teenager,
when he and a friend climbed Mt. Whitney with the help of a pack burro
they rented for 75 cents a day. When he was in college, he and some friends started the club called “California Trails” to protest the proposed roads over Kearsarge and Olancha Passes. World War II directed Martin’s attention elsewhere but his group’s mission was successful as the roads were not built (although the Hwy 190 extension remains on CalTrans books).
Martin’s first job after college was as the Public Relations person for a local “dude ranch”, The Wigwam. For Martin documenting daily activities and nature comes naturally. He bought a Kodak Senior Six-20 camera in the late 30s and went about life, photographing everyday things in the midst of chaos.
During WWII, in July 1941, Martin was called to active duty to serve as the campaign in Europe was heating up. His fascination with flying had him choose to serve with the Army Air Corps. Due to his colorblindness, Martin was disqualified as a P-40 fighter pilot but with his stubborn tenacity he found a way to beat the tests and convince the doctors that he had no such problem when he applied to become a glider pilot. He trained on every aircraft available before they allowed him to train as a glider pilot. It takes a special kind of pilot to fly gliders because every mistake can prove fatal, so Martin was thrilled to be among the elite group of glider pilots to serve.
In 1942, he married the love of his life, Esther, but their honeymoon was cut short by his immediate deployment to the 82nd Airborne’s 325th Glider Infantry Wing to fly sorties over Europe.
His unit was involved with Operation Market Garden which successfully kept the German Army from destroying the bridges in the Nijmegen sector of Grave, Netherlands. Martin piloted the 15-troop glider the Waco CG4A. They flew behind enemy lines on September 18, 1944. The glider came under fire as Martin flew his payload of troops and equipment toward Nijmegen. One wing was shot through and one of the soldiers on the plane was hit with shrapnel in the buttocks. After they landed, another soldier used his bayonet to dig out the metal and filled the wound with sulfa before bandaging it.
As Martin and three of his men walked through the battlefield toward the newly liberated towns of Belgium; they surreptitiously advanced along the road but at times had to avoid being detected by enemy troops by breaking off reeds from nearby marshes and then using them as snorkels to swim completely submerged in roadside canals. A few times they were forced into firefights with the enemy and even captured a few prisoners in the process. After many days they finally made it into Brussels and noticed other soldiers in town who were all in clean uniforms. They on the other hand, were quite a sight, covered in mud and manure from head to toe. Their smell matched their look and Martin felt quite embarrassed slinking into town and trying to stay unnoticed but they were discovered. Instead of recoil, the newly liberated townspeople grabbed them up and treated them as heroes. They were given food and drink as they related the success of the 325th Glider Infantry Wing during the second day of Operation Market Garden.
Soon they found their way to an inn where they were able to clean up and rest. Most of the gliders were recovered from the battlefield, rebuilt, and then reused with Martin flying several more missions.
While he was resting in Brussels before heading back to England where the 82ndAirborne was stationed, he had time to explore a bit with his Kodak Senior six-20 camera. As the war continued and R&R was mandated, Martin wouldn’t rest but spent his time exploring the natural marvels of Europe. After Market Garden he rested at Ullapool, Scotland on the eastern shores of Loch Broom. When the 325th base was transferred to France, he would take R&R on the Mediterranean around Monaco. He took photos of people shopping, doing laundry, going to church, children playing, all while the war raged around them. Occasional gunfire from random combat was juxtaposed by everyday living. The reality of war is that life continues until it is stopped.
Nature is that way too, so after the war Martin continued being an astute observer of things that too many busy themselves ignoring. He wrote and illustrated articles for newspapers and magazines. After he returned from the war, Martin went to work at the Los Angeles Times where he would write freelance articles about the environment.
While Martin was overseas Esther bought them a lot in Bel Air and had a house built. They raised their four children there until 1961 when they moved to northern California. That was a fortuitous move for them as the Bel Air-Brentwood fire of 1961 destroyed the house later that year.
In 1952, Martin took his first raft ride through rapids and was hooked. He realized how integral wild undammed rivers were to nature and the human experience. He enjoyed his first memorable rafting trip on the Yampa, Ladore, and Green Rivers through Dinosaur National Monument. Martin was compelled to visit the area by the clarion call from the Dinosaur park manager, who was very upset that these beautiful rivers through Echo Park and Split Mountain were proposed to be dammed. Shortly after his float, the president of the Sierra Club, David Brower, talked him into joining the fight to protect Dinosaur. The two became lifelong friends and worked together for many years. They collaborated on many more battles with the Bureau of Reclamation’s other proposed dam projects on western desert rivers with many successes, but a crushing defeat at Glen Canyon.
Martin served as the Travel Editor for Sunset Magazine from
1954-1968. During his tenure he exposed many readers to the grandeur of
western landscapes.
Martin's first float through the Grand Canyon was in 1955. He was the 185th person known to have made the trip down the river first pioneered by John Wesley Powell. Martin also pioneered the huge victory against the dam on the Colorado, which would have backed up the Colorado River, flooding the Grand Canyon and making it a lake. America should be very thankful for that task was not easy and came with personal sacrifice. He didn’t run the Colorado again until 1962 but was hooked and continued to run the river many times before founding Grand Canyon Dories in 1971. He owned that commercial rafting company until 1990. Martin used wooden dories which he still prefers over the more widely used rubber rafts in use today.
The battle continues to protect waterways from destructive projects. And several dams are now being dismantled after realizing the environmentalists were right all along. You can't dam all the rivers and expect that Mother Nature can be tamed. Eventually she will break free. Martin continued to lobby for the removal of Glen Canyon Dam.
Two ecosystems that Martin knew couldn’t be fixed by undamming a river were the old-growth conifer forests of coast redwoods and the giant sequoias. Ancient forests with trees older than modern civilization itself cannot be restored once cut down, especially for the ridiculous purpose of making pencils or paper. In 1960, Sunset Magazine ran Martin’s cover story entitled "The Redwood Country," which is credited with launching a campaign which eventually led to the establishment of Redwood National Park along the northern California coast. Martin’s love for flying brought him over the Sierra Nevada and head-to-head with the Forest Service’s destructive practice of clear-cutting the forest. He became an activist working with many groups to protect forests along the spine of California.
After many years of battling Sequoia National Forest’s non-stop logging program, a slight victory was achieved with the U.S. Forest Service signing the 1990 Sequoia Mediated Settlement Agreement to restore the logged sequoia groves to their natural condition and by the Presidential Proclamation in 1992. But even though the sequoia groves were supposed to be protected, logging continued. In early 2000, President Clinton created the 327,000-acre Giant Sequoia National Monument protecting the sequoia groves in perpetuity. “These giant sequoia groves and the surrounding forest provide an excellent opportunity to understand the consequences of different approaches to forest restoration,” Clinton said. “Removal of trees ... from within the monument area may take place only if clearly needed for ecological restoration and maintenance or public safety.” Four years after the proclamation of the monument, the Forest Service returned to business as usual with even more logging proposed.
In response, Martin and many more alarmed activists helped create the non-profit organization Sequoia ForestKeeper in 2001 to become the “eyes, ears, and voice of the forest” of the southern Sierra Nevada.
For Martin's entire life he was a staunch protector of the environment; he ran his last river trip in 2009 at the age of 92, during a fundraiser for Sequoia ForestKeeper. That day, he broke his own record as the oldest person to run the Grand Canyon in a wooden dory.
Even as he closed in on a century, Martin remained restless, he was quoted in a 2012 interview in High Country News: "I worry about the fate of the Earth. I still have time -- and a million things to do."
Sequoia ForestKeeper is one of Martin's many legacies and we intend to keep the forests safe from harm in his memory.
AWARDS
2010– Lifetime Achievement Award - Canoe & Kayak Magazine
2008 – Tissiak Award – Sierra Nevada Alliance
2006 - International Whitewater Hall of Fame
*2006 – John Wesley Powell Award – Grand Canyon Trust
*1993 – John Muir Award – Sierra Club
Martin served on the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club from 1964 to 1973. He served on the executive committee of the American Land Conservancy from 1990-2000. He was also on the
Board of Directors of Save America’s Forests, the Advisory Committee of
the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and was an Honorary Member of the
Board of Directors of the Glen Canyon Institute. Martin served as the Founding President of Sequoia ForestKeeper at the time of his death.
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Impact Wrestling starts and we see a video package about last week’s promo from Kurt Angle. He was in the ring as he talks about the whole Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett situation. He said Dixie was right in the middle of it. Kurt now has an alliance with Hogan as he will take out each young person out in TNA. As long as Kurt is champion, Dixie will NEVER get her company back.
The video ends and the camera shows the Impact Zone. Sting’s music hits and here comes The Icon! He gets on stage and the whole crowd is going crazy. He stands on stage and raises his bat in the air to get a bigger reaction. Just then, out of nowhere, he gets knocked down. He flips and flops on the ramp. He gets up and he grabs his face and starts punching himself. He attacks himself all the way to the ring. He gets in and grabs a mic.
The first thing he states was that shows he truly lost his mind. That was what happened to him last week. How does he know? He watched it over and over. He said the attack was so hard hitting, he still can’t talk right. He then says it was great getting attacked by the greatest of all-time, Hulk Hogan. Make no mistake about it, Hogan still has the eye of the tiger. Hogan and his arms kicked in. Sting then asks the fans if they want to see Hogan back in the ring. Sting says he is dying to see it. He almost died last week, in fact! He says that we should start a Hogan chant because he wants him in the ring tonight. The crowd starts to get wild. Just then, music hits and it’s not Hogan’s! It’s Ric Flair! Sting is pretty stunned. Ric walks slowly down the ramp. He walks up the steps and gets in the ring. Ric then bounces off the ropes as he has a mic in his hand.
He asks Sting if he said if he said Hogan was the best of all-time?!. He says he will get to that later. He calls Sting The Icon. He says he gets asked when he will be facing Sting again. He said why do I…..I faced him dozens of times. Ric starts to flip out because he knows Sting will say “let’s do it”. Ric wants to finish. Ric calls Sting healthy, strong as a bull, and an icon in this company and business. Ric says to get where he wants to be, he has to wrestle Sting again. He didn’t say beat him, he just wants to face him. Honestly, he is tired of hearing the name Sting everywhere he goes. He then states that if Sting looses to Ric, Sting will have to retire! He doesn’t want any phony retirements either. If Ric looses, then he will give Hogan right to Sting. He will give Sting what he wants. Sting gets real close to Ric’s face and says he wants to ask the people. He asks them what they think and the crowd pops. Sting says Ric smells like garlic, but he accepts the offer. Ric does his “Wooooo” and Sting does it too. They start exchanges air punches as the crowd goes crazy. Ric leaves the ring.
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Ric Flair is backstage and he opens the door of Hulk Hogan’s office. All of a sudden, we hear a big bang and see Hogan in a rage. He asks Ric what the hell is wrong with him. Hogan comes out from behind his desk and goes to the door. Ric walks back and closes the door. He then knocks and opens it slowly. Hogan asks if Ric is on anything. Ric then gets in the room and hugs him. He says he hasn’t seen Hogan for two months. He says he owns Sting. What are the chances of Sting beating him? Ric says they can go out (Hogan and Ric) and have some wine. Hogan says he done everything last week and he shouldn’t even be here. He says he is done with Sting. Ric says he is ready to go as he pounds on his abs. Hogan says to gather everyone so Sting won’t be able to breathe after tonight. Hogan says that you do not want to mess with him as he does not want to wrestle that man. Ric hugs Hogan again, tells him to calm down, and does his “Woooo’s”!
A video package plays from TNA house shows during the week for the Bound for Glory Series. Crimson is number one, Bully Ray second and Robby Roode is third. Scott Steiner vs. Devon is coming up next! The video continues with Devon talking backstage about not getting in his way if you know what is good for you.
The camera goes to the ring and Scott’s music is already playing and he is in the ring taunting. Matt Morgan is at the commentator’s desk as he is the special guest. Devon’s music hits and he gets on the stage. He walks down the ramp and into the ring.
Scott Steiner vs. Devon in a Bound For Glory Series Match
As soon as Devon gets in the ring, Steiner goes right after him. Devon comes back though as he knocks Steiner off his feet with a shoulder tackle. He covers Scott but he kicks out at two. Scott gets up and hits Devon with a knife edge chop. He goes to whip Devon, but Devon reverses, lifts Steiner up and hits the side walk slam. He covers but Scott kicks out. Scott gets in the corner as Devon gets to his feet. Devon runs to him, but Scott hits him in the face with the elbow. He then gets behind Devon and rolls him up. He puts his foots on the ropes and gets the win. Winner: Scott Steiner
As Scott leaves the ring, Devon looks at him. Just then, Samoa Joe comes from behind. Devon turns around and Joe lifts him up and drops him down right on his gut. Joe continues to attack Devon as he works on the leg. Just then, Devon’s sons come in the ring to try to stop Joe. Joe is about to go after them, but The Pope runs in and gets between Joe and Devon’s sons. Joe smirks and walks away. He gets out of the ring. Pope and Devon’s sons check on Devon as he is still lying on the mat.
-Commercial
Samoa Joe is backstage as he is furious. He says he is going to take everyone down. If he can’t win this series, no one will. He will take anything and everything. He says not to play with him. He is in no mood. He will continue to do it as no one will fire him. No one is capable of doing it. He is just starting his rampage.
Music hits and each X-Division wrestler comes out on stage. One walks behind each other.
Alex Shelley starts out against Mark Haskins. The bell rings and Mark goes right after Alex. He plants him in the corner and stomps on him. Mark moves away and Alex gets up. He does several knife edge chops and then kicks right into the gut. Alex goes for slice bread #2, but Mark pushes him in the corner. They exchange moves as Mark gets lift over the ropes, but lands on the apron. He jumps up and hits Alex. He goes for a cover, but Alex kicks out. He gets Alex up and puts him on the top rope. Mark goes up too. Alex grabs him and drops him down for an atomic drop. Alex then does a knee to the face. It’s a back and forth battle from here. They twists around and Mark hits Alex right in the head with a jumping knee. He qets the pin.
Robbie E. comes in after talking to Cookie. He gets in the ring but still talks to Cookie. Just then, Mark does a school boy and pins Robbie.
Zema Ion gets on the apron now and Mark goes right after him. Ion goes to the corner though and hits Mark with a huge kick. They go back and forth, but Ion hits a tornado DDT. He then goes up to the top rope and hits the 450 degree splash.
Jesse Sorensen comes in and knocks Ion right off his feet from a springboard move. Jesse gets Ion up, but Ion attacks Jesse and knocks him down. Ion goes up to the top rope and tries for the 450 degree splash, but Jesse puts his knees up. Jesse hits Ion with some sort of twisting move and gets the pin.
Tony Nese gets in the ring while Jesse is talking to some other X-Division wrestler as they get on the apron. Nese attacks Jesse as he turns around. They go back and forth,. Jesse goes for a closeline, but Tony ducks, grabs Jesse from behind and does a great german suplex. Both get up and Jesse hits Nese with the twisting move again and he pins Nese.
Kid Kash now gets in the ring and goes after Jesse. Before we see anymore, the show has to take a break.
-Commercial
Kid Kash is shown as he lifts up Jesse and hits him with a huge back breaker. He then gets Jesse up and does a body slam. Kash goes to the top rope and hits a great moonsault. He covers but Jesse kicks out. Kash thought he had three as he asks the referee multiple times. Kash gets Jesse up. Jesse, out of nowhere, rolls Kash up and gets the pin.
Austin Aries, before he comes in, has to hand his coat to someone at ringside. Before he gets in, Kash comes back, gets Jesse up and drops him down right on his head. Austin now comes in and waits for Jesse to get up, but he doesn’t. Austin turns him over and pins him with one foot on his leg. Jesse kicks out. Austin gets Jesse up and has total control through the rest of the match as he hits Jesse with a running dropkick in the corner and then lifts him up and drops him down on his head. Winner: Austin Aries
They show a replay of Kash coming in and dropping Jesse on his head and then show Austin dropping the same man on his head as that was the Direct Car Insurance Impact Of The Night.
Christy hemme is at ringside as Austin slides out of the ring. Austin says he just beat 7 others so he needs to catch his breath. He says the wizard of odd, the name Eric Bischoff gave Brian Kendrick, will loose to him as he will take his title. Just then, Brian Kendrick comes out and walks right up to Austin. Kendrick extends his hand for a handshake. Austin looks at him like he is out of his mind. He goes to shake it through, but then blows it off as he side steps and walks past Kendrick. As Austin is walking up the ramp, Brian runs to him and jumps him front behind. They fall on the ramp and are fighting. Guards come out as they try to break them up.
Ric Flair is backstage as he is getting ready for his match with Sting. He has wrist tape as he is about to put on. He says his first night back on Impact Wrestling and he is in action. He then questions where Sting is. He is wondering where he is, so he goes to look for him.
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The show returns and it shows some footage from when Ric was face to face with Sting as they make the match between them too.
The footage ends and a camera shows Sting backstage as he walking back and forth as he has not gone anywhere.
Mike Tenay and Tazz are shown on the camera as they talk about Mr. Anderson being attacked by Immortal last week. Mike says both of Anderson’s ear drums are broken. They hope he will come back soon.
A video package plays hyping up the biggest PPV in TNA of the year….Bound for Glory! It shows stars of Kurt Angle, Sting, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Gunner, Bully Ray, Pope, Abyss, Crimson and others as they want to put on the biggest and best show of their lives. It’s their time to make it big as Bound For Glory will happen at Philadelphia on October 16th!
ODB is backstage with Jackie. ODB says this is the first time that she will meet with Mickie in the ring. ODB says she is good, but Jackie says she is okay. Jackie then states she is not as good as them. ODB agrees. ODB then states that it has to be clean tonight as they could get their multi-year deal. Jackie loved the sound of that. She continues to walk with ODB.
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Traci Brooks is backstage as she is standing right beside Eric Bischoff. She asks him how he is doing and he looks at her and he really fine right now. Traci tells him about how she use to be Knockout Law as she ran the whole division and even wrestled at times. Eric says he couldn’t hear her. She moves closer, so does Eric as he looks at the cleavage of Traci. He hears her good now. He then thinks about it as it could be pretty interesting….and fun.
The camera switches to the ring as Christy Hemme announces the next contest. She announces ODB. ODB comes from backstage with Jackie as they still don’t have any music since they do not have a contract. Mickie James’ music hits and the crowd pops. She comes to the ring. Mike Tenay states that Mickie will face Winter for the Knockout Title in two weeks right here on Impact Wrestling.
ODB vs. Mickie James
Jackie exits the ring and the match starts. They go back and forth but Mickie gains advantage as she knocks ODB to the mat. She then does a low dropkick to the head of ODB. Both get up and ODB comes back as she grabs Mickie and does a fallaway slam. ODB gets Mickie up after she pounds on her chest. She puts Mickie in the corner and kicks her right in the gut. ODB throws Mickie out of the corner and then hits Mickie with a huge shoulder tackle. ODB covers, but Mickie kicks out at two. ODB gets Mickie up and plows her in the corner with shoulder blocks. ODB backs away as Mickie is on her hands and knees on the mat. ODB gets Mickie up and has a huge bear hug. The crowd starts to have Mickie come back as she goes over ODB for a sunset flip. Mickie gets away from ODB. They turn to face each other and Mickie slides around and hits ODB with a swinging neckbreaker. Both are on the mat. Just then, both get up and look at each other. They now exchange right hands back and forth. Suddenly, Mickie backs up and knocks down ODB with a closeline. She then does it again and again. ODB gets up in the corner. Mickie tries to whip ODB, but ODB holds on the ropes. Mickie knees her and tries again, but ODB doesn’t let it happen. ODB changes the situation with Mickie in the corner. ODB had Mickie up and then knocks her down as she lands right on the apron and then to the ring floor. As she is lying there, Jackie goes over. She wants to attack her, but she decides not too. Mickie gets in. Mickie comes back as she hits ODB. She goes for her jumping/snapping DDT, but ODB lets Mickie go. Mickie slowly gets up in the corner. ODB runs to her with a huge splash. ODB backs away. Mickie slowly gets up. ODB goes to her, but Mickie grabs ODB and hits the jumping/snapping DDT for the victory. Winner: Mickie James
Jackie gets in the ring and checks on ODB. Jackie then looks at Mickie. She goes to Mickie and…..extends her hand. Mickie hits it and Jackie doesn’t like it, but it has happened. Mickie exits the ring as Jackie continues to check on ODB.
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Winter is backstage with her title beside her, The Knockout Title, and Angelina beside her too. Winter describes her amazing feeling that she is feeling as she is champion. Love says she has felt that 5 times before. Winter talks about her match with Mickie James in a few weeks and says how Love will help her. She then says it’s Winter’s World! Her and Love cling their wine glasses. Winter takes a sip. Red wine….or blood comes out of her mouth. She whips it off slowly as she states…..”orgasmic”!
Christy Hemme is in the ring as she announces the next contest. Rob Van Dam’s music hits and here comes “The Whole F’n Show”. the crowd sings with the music. As Rob is in the ring, AJ Styles’ music plays and here comes the phenomenal one. The crowd does a huge pop. He walks down the ramp and into the ring.
AJ Styles vs. Rob Van Dam in a Bound For Glory Series Match
Both are across the ring as the bell sounds. As they walk around the ring, Jerry Lynn is shown in the crowd. Rob and AJ lock-up, but they slide behind each other. They then let go and AJ knocks Rob down. AJ runs into the ropes, but Rob puts his legs up to lift him up, but AJ grabs the legs and spins Rob to get on his feet. They go back at it as Rob knocks AJ down and Rob goes for a cover, but AJ kicks out. They get up and look at each other. They lock-up once again as the crowd is split between both stars. AJ whips Rob into the ropes and hits a great dropkick. AJ then gets RVD up and hits a lovely backbreaker. He goes for a cover, but Rob kicks out. AJ gets RVD up and drops him down with a body slam. He then drops his knee right on RVD’s face. He covers again, but Rob kicks out. AJ backs RVD in the corner as he does several knife edge chops. RVD then grabs AJ and whips him in the opposing corner. RVD runs to him and does an amazing monkey flip. AJ is thrown half way across the ring. Both get up and RVD hits AJ right in the head with a kick. He does rolling thunder and then a cover. AJ kicks out. Just then, Jerry Lynn jumps out from the crowd and yells at the referee about that count. Lynn then backs off. Rob and AJ get up and Rob kicks AJ right in the head with another kick. RVD goes to the top for a five star frog splash. AJ gets up though and goes to the top rope. RVD knocks AJ off the top though. Rob jumps for the finishing move, but AJ put his knees up. AJ covers, but Rob kicks out. Both slowly get up and exchange strikes. AJ then kicks Rob and goes for the Styles Clash, but Rob hits a back body drop. Both get up and slide past each other with ducks. AJ then hits Rob with the pay lay. Out of nowhere, Jerry Lynn comes beside the ring and starts yelling at the referee. The referee comes out and says that was twice, so he calls for the bell. AJ and RVD have no idea what is going on. Winner: AJ Styles
AJ gets out of the ring and exchanges some words to AJ. AJ then leaves. Rob comes out of the ring. Jerry says it was a three count after he did the rolling thunder move. Lynn says he is just trying to help.
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Rob Van Dam is walking backstage. Jerry Lynn is right behind him. Jerry says it was three in that match. Rob says that Jerry says he is just trying to help, but he looses. Rob says he lost even more points. He doesn’t need any help. He walks away. Jerry is upset as he hits something with anger.
Ric Flair is backstage. He is walking as here are noises coming from the area. Ric says he is not the joker. He says he is not scared. More noises of slamming and pipes dropping. Ric looks up and says he was always afraid of those rafters. He then says he has better things to do in Orlando. He is starting to get mad. He hears another noise and he stops dead in his tracks. He says he is about to leave. Just then, something is thrown across the camera. Ric yells “where are you”? Ric turns and sees Sting. Sting says Ric should come to him, but Ric says I don’t want to fight him. Just then, Gunner nails Sting from behind. That doesn’t last long as Sting hits Gunner back and slams him across the room. He smashes Gunner into things as Gunner is helpless. He is down and out for the count. Sting calls out Ric Flair. While Sting was attacking Gunner, Flair says Gunner is fired. Sting asks Gunner if he is okay at the end. He continues to be by Gunner.
A video plays showing Eric Young as he is driving. He says that no one should mess with him, unless they marry him. He then is on the streets and asks random people if they have been on TV. He then asks where Scott Bao is. The video ends as someone gives Eric a clue on where he is.
Crimson is shown backstage as he just came through the door. He holds his knee from the incident last week. Crimson then continues to walk as is in pain without any happiness.
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Crimson’s music hits as the show comes back. Crimson comes on stage as he is limping. He has a huge knee brace on as he continues his way to the ring. As he walks down the ramp, footage from last week shows Kurt Angle assaulting Crimson at the end of the show. Crimson is in the ring now and has a mic. The crowd is chanting “Crimson, Crimson, Crimson”.
Crimson starts off by saying it has been a long week for multiple reasons. Crimson then says there is someone in the back that he has a personal issue with. He calls out Mr. Angle. Kurt Angle’s music plays as he comes on stage. He has the TNA World Title over his shoulder. He comes into the ring as some fans cheer but most boo. Kurt grabs a mic. Both stare at each other.
Crimson begins and says that he is going right to the point. While Kurt was going after young stars, he choice Crimson first. He says Kurt failed because he is standing right in front of him. Crimson is not one bit happy. Kurt gets on the mic and says that he respects the whole “Mr. Angle” thing, but he can’t give respect back as he says Crimson is not going anywhere. Kurt Angle says young stars are built around Kurt himself. Without Kurt, Crimson is NOTHING! It takes a star like Angle to make people. He has made people throughout his entire career. He brings up being disrespected. Crimson says not one young person disrespected him. All of them, in fact, respect him, as it’s an honor to compete against him. Kurt disagrees as he says people like him can’t even shine Kurt’s gold medal. Angle says Crimson isn’t going anywhere in this business. Kurt walks away, but Crimson puts his hand out to stop him. Crimson says he will show Kurt. He will show Kurt why he is Crimson, undefeated, and the future of Impact Wrestling…..he will fight Kurt next week. Crimson is about to leave, but then says, “By the way Mr. Angle, I’m real…..I’m Damn real!” Crimson’s music plays and he exits the ring. Kurt stares on.
Mexican America are backstage as Anarkia is warming up for the match. He says it might be their last match against Beer Money. Hernandez is confident though. Sarita says something in spanish and all of them laugh as they walk away.
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Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett are beside Tazz and Mike Tenay as they are going to be the special guests commentators during this match. They talk about Hector Guerrero. The Spanish announcer team is shown as Hector can’t believe Jeff.
Mexican America’s music plays and here comes the faction. Anarkia, Hernandez, Sarita, and Rosita walk down the ramp as the crowd boos. Everyone gets in the ring. As they do, footage from Hardcore Justice plays as Mexican America got beat by Beer Money. Beery Money’s music hits and here comes the TNA Tag Team Champs! Fireworks explode in the air as they come down the ramp. Sarita and Rosita leave the ring as Beer Money comes in. Both teams are in. While they get situated, Jeff Jarrett shows his title he won from Mexico. He is sure proud of it. Karen then talks about how much you can get over there because of the currency change.
Mexican America vs. Beer Money, Champs, for the TNA Tag Team Titles
Jeremy Borash is in the ring as he announces the main event match. As he announces Mexican America, the crowd boos loudly. As he announces Beer Money, the crowd does a huge pop.
The bell rings and Bobby goes against Anarkia. Bobby gets Anarkia in a head-lock. Anarkia twists out of it and applies one to Robby. Roode then whips Anarkia in the ropes. Anarkia comes back and knocks Roode down. Roode gets up and goes after Anarkia as he drops him down in the corner and stomps on him multiple times. Roode then brings Anarkia over so he can tag James Storm. Both are in as they double team Anarkia. Roode then goes over and talks trash to other Mexican America members. Roode then leaves. James has total control over Anarkia as he kicks and punches him. He brings him in the corner. He goes to whip him in the opposing corner, gut Anarkia reverses it. As James is in the corner, Hernandez goes over. He goes after Storm. Anarkia comes over and continues the assault. Anarkia tags Hernandez in and he has total control. He covers James, but he kicks out. Hernandez pounds on the back of James and then knocks him down. Hernandez tags Anarkia. Both members are in as they double closeline James. Anarkia covers, but Storm kicks out. Anarkia now slides his arm under the neck of Storm as he applies the submission hold. James gets to his feet and elbows his way out of it. He then does a huge right hand and that knocks Anarkia down. He reaches over and tags Hernandez. He comes in, but Storm hits Hernandez with a double knee drop. Storm tags Roode and he just takes it to them. He knocks down Hernandez. Anarkia comes in and Roode attacks him. Roode does a snapping neckbreaker from the corner. He goes to cover, but Anarkia comes in and stops it. Now Storm gets in and double team Anarkia as the slam his head down in the mat for a deadly DDT. They both get Hernandez and double team him too. The crowd is going crazy. Beer Money makes them say their name….. “BEEEER MOONEEEEYYY”. Just then, Rosita gets in the ring and goes right to James and Roode. Karen gets upset and leaves the announcer’s table. She gets on the apron. Jeff goes after her and gets her down. Just then, Rosita gets on the apron to distract the referee. Anarkia gets in while Karen was on the apron. He gets attacked though. Hernandez gets in as he has Jeff’s title. He hits Roode right in the head with it. He pins Roode for the win! Winner and NEW TNA Tag Team Champs: Mexican America
Hernandez and Anarkia get the titles in the ring. Just then, a fiesta follows as Jeff, Karen, Sarita, and Rosita come in the ring. The huge Mexican flag falls from the rafters as they celebrate the title victory! The show fades.
Top 5 Rankings:
1. Kurt Angle- Same as last week
2. Mexican America- New from last week
3. Ric Flair- New from last week
4. Austin Aries- New from last week
5. Mickie James- New from last week
My Thoughts:
This week’s Impact Wrestling certainly had some interesting stuff. Well, that’s what I thought. The first interesting piece was actually seeing Ric Flair back. I do not read the spoilers for Impact Wrestling as I like to go into the show fresh, so seeing Ric was surprising. When I saw Ric walking down the ramp, all I thought was the final match of WCW as it was Sting vs. Ric Flair. I never seen the match as it aired on TV, but watched in online. While it was not the best one, it was certainly good. Ric got in the ring and when he said he wanted another match with Sting, I then thought of the final WCW match yet again. I didn’t think it would be an actual match between them tonight as I would have heard at least something. It was nice seeing them face to face in the ring though. To quote Michael Cole, the segment was “vintage”! After that, Ric went into Hogan’s office. That was a pleasant surprise. Even though Hogan was furious, Ric just hugged him and hugged him again. The X-Division match was pretty good. It wasn’t surprising to see Austin Aries win as he really does deserve a title match. The knockout match was good. (Way above good if you compare to WWE’s diva matches.) AJ Styles vs. RVD was a good back and forth contest. You knew Jerry would be part of the match in some way. Great seeing them two go at it in a match though. Kurt Angle is going to face Crimson next week. While I doubt there will be an actual winner, it would be pretty interesting to see them to fight as I am growing as a Crimson fan. Finally, we saw new TNA Tag Team Champs. I thought Mexican America would win it at Hardcore Justice, but they didn’t. I was just a couple weeks off. Anyway, it was an interesting and pretty good show. It flowed nicely. Not only did TNA have veteran stars, you can see them clearly building young ones like Crimson, Mexican America, and Austin Aries. How will Hulk react to the situation with Sting and Ric? What will go down between Kurt and Crimson? We will find that out next week. If you want to hear more from me, follow me on Twitter and read all of my latest projects. Follow me at: www.Twitter.com/McMahon101
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Lily Collins busted up over Julia Roberts' mean queen
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Having a hard time picturing Julia Roberts as a mean queen? So did Lily Collins, who admits she struggled to stay in character while filming Mirror, Mirror!
Lily Collins worked hard to secure her role in the upcoming Snow White-based film, Mirror, Mirror. Though she's the daughter of world-famous drummer Phil Collins, the young actress insists she's paving her own path to success.
Speaking of second chances, Lily Collins told Nylon magazine, "[At my Mirror, Mirror audition], I just had this gut feeling that I needed to try one more thing because I wanted it so badly... so I went back in and I knocked on the door, and they let me [audition] again."
The 22-year-old continued, "I'm persistent but not in an annoying way. I'm really determined, and I want to try my best, and once I've known I've done all I can do, it's totally fine."
Working opposite of her idol, Julia Roberts, proved to be a particular challenge for Lily Collins. "I would be in a scene with Julia, and she would be saying something mean -- and I would find myself almost smiling because I was enjoying it so much," said the actress. "Then I'd be like, 'Oh f***, I have to be really upset right now.'"
On having Phil Collins as a father, Lily shared, "Obviously, I grew up seeing the pros and cons of the business with my dad, but he was really passionate about what he does, and you can't stop doing what you're passionate about because someone is photographing you."
"A lot of people's perception is that I don't have to work my way to get in a room because someone's always interested in the last name, but I always say that personality opens doors, but character keeps them open. Everyone can have something special to get them in, but once you're in, it's sort of like, 'OK, so?'"
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crispy fish tacos, mango salsa + chipotle cream
It’s fridge/freezer/store cupboard raid week here at the Harris house, and I’m trying to be inventive plus healthy with what I can find!
According to my boys this is rather like a posh fish finger sandwich but with just a little heat and gorgeous freshness from the chipotle, mango and lime juice. You can use whatever white fish fillets you like but I find thick fillets hold their chunky shape and moisture.
Panko breadcrumbs make these super crispy and I had half a packet left over, but again any breadcrumb would be fine.
Needless to say, these went down a storm with the troops and I’ll be making them again very soon! Enjoy, Mrs H x
Serves 4-5, 1 chunky taco 7 smartpoints
Ingredients :
Goujons
500g chunky white fish fillets, cut into chunky fingers
50g flour
1 tsp sweet smoky paprika
Salt & pepper
2 eggs, beaten with a splash of milk
100g Panko breadcrumbs
Salsa
Half a mango, chopped finely
Half an avocado, chopped finely
Half a red onion, chopped finely
Handful of chopped coriander
Half a red chilli, chopped finely, optional
1 lime, half squeezed for the salsa, and the remaining half to squeeze over the cooked goujons
Salt & pepper
Chipotle cream
100ml Reduced fat natural yogurt, sour cream or creme fraiche
1-2 tsp chipotle paste
To serve
10 Mini tortillas, Shredded lettuce, sweetcorn and a little grated rf cheddar if you like
Method:
Heat the oven to 220oC/200oC fan and spray an oven tray with oil.
Mix the flour, paprika and seasoning in a bowl. Put the eggs and splash of milk in another bowl and beat. Add the Panko to another bowl.
Make the goujons by dipping the fish in seasoned flour, then into egg, then into the Panko, coating throughly. Place on the oiled oven tray.
Place in the oven for 15 mins until golden and crispy.
Whilst the goujons are cooking, make the mango salsa by mixing together the salsa ingredients and season.
Make the chipotle cream by mixing together the yogurt/sour cream/creme fraiche and chipotle paste.
Serve the crispy fish on a bed of lettuce and corn, a squeeze of lime juice and top with the salsa and chipotle cream.
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FAULTS IN CLAYS : THEIR DETECTION AND PROPERTIES.
Détails concernant le projet
Coût total:
Contribution de l'UE:
Coordonné à/au(x)/en:
Italy
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Régime de financement:
CSC - Cost-sharing contracts
Objectif
THE CONTRACT HAS TO BE COORDINATED WITH A COMPANION CONTRACT TO BGS TO PERFORM SIMILAR WORK IN UK CLAYS.
FAULTS AND FRACTURES ARE KNOWN TO INTERSECT ARGILLACEOUS FORMATIONS THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED SUITABLE AS HOST ROCKS FOR A RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY. IN SOME CASES THESE STRUCTURAL DISCONTINUITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED TO ENHANCE THE HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF MUDROCKS. CONSEQUENTLY ANY ARGILLACEOUS FORMATION CONSIDERED FOR THE LOCATION OF A WASTE REPOSITORY SHOULS BE CHARACTERIZED THOROUGHLY FROM THE POINTS OF VIEW OF OCCURENCE OF FRACTURES AND THEIR HYDRAULIC SIGNIFICANCE.
AVAILABLE GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES WITH THE CAPABILITY OF REVEALING THE EXISTENCE OF STRUCTURAL DISCONTINUITIES IN MUDROCKS, PARTICULARLY WATER-BEARING ONES, COULD BE DEVELOPED, THEN SITE INVESTIGATION STUDIES WOULD RELY MORE ON GEOPHYSICS AND LESS ON DRILLING WITH SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONTRACT ARE: - TO DEVELOP SUITABLE GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES TO DETECT WATER-BEARING FAULTS IN MUDROCKS. THE MAIN INTENDED APPLICATION IS FOR SURFACE INVESTIGATIONS, BUT POSSIBLE APPLICATION IN TUNNELS AND BOREHOLES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED; - TO CARRY OUT HYDRAULIC TESTING ACROSS DEEP FAULTS TO DETERMINE THEIR HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND THE HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS OF ANY MEASURABLE WATER FLOW; - TO DEFINE SUITABLE TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN SITE INVESTIGATION CAMPAIGNS.
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
1. A SURVEY WITHIN THE COUNTRY TO IDENTIFY SITES WHERE FAULTS INTERSECT MUDROCKS; 2. CHOSING THE MOST SUITABLE SITES FOR CARRYING OUT FIELD WORK; 3. DRILLING AT LEAST TWO BOREHOLES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE FAULT PLANE WILL BE INTERSECTED AT A SUITABLE DEPTH; 4. PERFORMING GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE FAULT ZONE BOTH FROM THE SURFACE AND DOWN HOLE; 5. HYDRAULIC TESTING OF THE FAULT ZONE (RESPONSABILITY OF BGS); 6. GEOPHYSICAL LOGGING OF THE BOREHOLES; 7. GEOTECHNICAL MEASUREMENTS OF SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE CORES; 8. HYDRAULIC MODELLING OF GROUNDWATER FLOW IN THE FAULT ZONE.
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Investigations of complex nanostructured materials used in modern technologies require special experimental techniques able to provide information on the structure and electronic properties of materials with a spatial resolution down to the nanometer scale. We tried to address these needs through the combination of x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) using synchrotron radiation microbeams with scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) detection of the x-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL) signal. This new instrumentation offers the possibility to carry out a selective structural analysis of the sample surface with the subwavelength spatial resolution determined by the SNOM probe aperture. In addition, the apex of the optical fiber plays the role of a topographic probe, and chemical and topographic mappings can be simultaneously recorded. Our working XAS-SNOM prototype is based on a quartz tuning-fork head mounted on a high stability nanopositioning system; a coated optical fiber tip, operating as a probe in shear-force mode; a detection system coupled with the microscope head control system; and a dedicated software/hardware setup for synchronization of the XEOL signal detection with the synchrotron beamline acquisition system. We illustrate the possibility to obtain an element-specific contrast and to perform nano-XAS experiments by detecting the Zn K and W L-3 absorption edges in luminescent ZnO and mixed ZnWO4-ZnO nanostructured thin films. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.
Investigations of complex nanostructured materials used in modern technologies require special experimental techniques able to provide information on the structure and electronic properties of materials with a spatial resolution down to the nanometer scale. We tried to address these needs through the combination of x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) using synchrotron radiation microbeams with scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) detection of the x-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL) signal. This new instrumentation offers the possibility to carry out a selective structural analysis of the sample surface with the subwavelength spatial resolution determined by the SNOM probe aperture. In addition, the apex of the optical fiber plays the role of a topographic probe, and chemical and topographic mappings can be simultaneously recorded. Our working XAS-SNOM prototype is based on a quartz tuning-fork head mounted on a high stability nanopositioning system; a coated optical fiber tip, operating as a probe in shear-force mode; a detection system coupled with the microscope head control system; and a dedicated software/hardware setup for synchronization of the XEOL signal detection with the synchrotron beamline acquisition system. We illustrate the possibility to obtain an element-specific contrast and to perform nano-XAS experiments by detecting the Zn K and W L-3 absorption edges in luminescent ZnO and mixed ZnWO4-ZnO nanostructured thin films. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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Staff Member Owner
Factions removal
After this revamp, not even 50 players came just to look at SOTW so we decided it's not worth having it / updating it anymore. We will remove it from our network, OPFactions will have one last shot (Which we make sure runs lag-free at sotw by rendering world, we didn't do this at factions sorry).
Donators have 1 month to make a ticket saying the amount they donated on factions (So not the rank, but the actual amount you donated on factions) and some proof they did that, like your paypal email + ingame rank obviously
HCFactions + OPSkyBlock delay!
Now I have some bad news, first of all kinda out of nowhere, I can't be home today at HCF SOTW release time, so that means I have to post-pone it to tomorrow, and OPSkyBlock release will be postponed a bit later this week, no date has been set yet. I'm sorry!
Practice ELO Race
We're currently hosting an elo race which means the first 3 places on the global elo leaderboards will receive rewards when it ends. We will do way more of these, probably different gamemodes, like a soup elo race. But this one will just be global elo and it will end at the 7th of january 2018.
Banned
HCFactions + OPSkyBlock delay!
Now I have some bad news, first of all kinda out of nowhere, I can't be home today at HCF SOTW release time, so that means I have to post-pone it to tomorrow, and OPSkyBlock release will be postponed a bit later this week, no date has been set yet. I'm sorry!
Factions removal
After this revamp, not even 50 players came just to look at SOTW so we decided it's not worth having it / updating it anymore. We will remove it from our network, OPFactions will have one last shot (Which we make sure runs lag-free at sotw by rendering world, we didn't do this at factions sorry).
Practice ELO Race
We're currently hosting an elo race which means the first 3 places on the global elo leaderboards will receive rewards when it ends. We will do way more of these, probably different gamemodes, like a soup elo race. But this one will just be global elo and it will end at the 7th of january 2018.
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ELO SERIES ON OUR COUNTRY IS NOT EVEN WORTH IT!
Some of the asian countries especially Phillippines can't join this elo race, Ofc we always got 300-500ms Average.
So remove the High Ping On Ranked so more people can join it.
-Justin
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ELO SERIES ON OUR COUNTRY IS NOT EVEN WORTH IT!
Some of the asian countries especially Phillippines can't join this elo race, Ofc we always got 300-500ms Average.
So remove the High Ping On Ranked so more people can join it.
-Justin
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We Could join this but it would be a glitch so. Here how it goes
1st you first join the server
2nd OFC You get low ping by joining the server before it goes high, Go and click ranked and boom it queues you up.
But its like so bull shit restarting and rejoining the server for that.
Banned
@Nick - I've got several questions that are being frequently asked by players:#1: When is the exact time for HCFactions' SOTW?#2: Is there a timer for HCFactions' SOTW?#3: What will happen to the Factions/OPFactions' donators? (If Factions/OPFactions disappear from the network)
Thanks and magnificent job Nick, ~Merge.
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@Nick - I've got several questions that are being frequently asked by players:#1: When is the exact time for HCFactions' SOTW?#2: Is there a timer for HCFactions' SOTW?#3: What will happen to the Factions/OPFactions' donators? (If Factions/OPFactions disappear from the network)
Thanks and magnificent job Nick, ~Merge.
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They will most likely get a gift card from what hey donated ranging from what they bought on the server
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The Bushfire Quilt Project
Tia (aka CampFollowerBagLady) set up a new group on Flickr today called the Bushfire Quilt Project. The idea is to do our little part to help the people that are suffering from the devastation caused by bushfires in Victoria, Australia.
Tia's request is simple: donated quilt blocks (stars are preferred) that she will, in turn, make into quilts for those suffering "so they can wrap themselves in our love and prayers as they return to rebuild."
Sounds easy enough to me. If you'd like to help out, please visit the Flickr group to learn more.
Thankyou John. I'm (luckily) a long way from the fires, but the stories that we have been hearing on the news for the past few days have been beyond tragic.This site has ideas for helping out too -http://handmadehelpsout.blogspot.com/ Georgia (NSW, Australia)
It's wonderful to see such support coming from afar. I am also a long way from the fires (Adelaide), but it has shocked the nation. I was involved in the Quilts for Comfort project after the Canberra firestorms 7 years ago and we managed to make at least one quilt for each of the 530 families who lost their homes. Thanks!
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Vanessa-155cm DDcup TPE Sex Doll Discreet World Wide Shipping
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Preview: Dragons v Northampton
The Dragons have named three of Wales' U20 stars in their side that will take on Northampton in their LV= Cup clash at Rodney Parade.
The Dragons have named three of Wales' U20 stars in their starting line-up that will take on Northampton in the LV= Cup fixture at Rodney Parade.
Elliot Dee, James Benjamin and Luc Jones all start for the region in a new-look team of youth and experience for the men of Gwent.
Dee, who makes his ninth appearance for the region, commented: "I feel pretty confident in the team. I feel a lot more relaxed now compared to how I felt before. I am very confident in my ability and just want to show the coaches what I can do."
"Northampton are going to come at us with a big driving game. They have a fast attacking line and big centres so they are going to turn on the power game against us. As a team everyone will be attacking the game against the Saints. Personally I want to do my best to impress Byron (Hayward) so that I am included in the U20s team."
Including the three U20s stars director of rugby, Lyn Jones, has made ten changes to the starting line-up. Dan Evans keeps the full-back position from last week and is joined in the back three by wingers Matthew Pewtner and Will Harries. The centre pairing takes on the shape of Pat Leach and Ashley Smith, whilst the half-back positions are taken up by Jason Tovey who returns from an injury he sustained against Bath Rugby and youngster Jones.
The front row takes on a different form with Phil Price, Dee and Nathan Buck. The second row takes the shape of youngster Cory Hill and long-standing Dragon Adam Jones. The back see the return of Lewis Evans to skipper, U20s star Benjamin and Fiji's Netani Talei.
The Saints take on the Dragons sitting top of Pool 4, but with results being compared against teams in their own pool, not against the teams that they are playing, it is important for the travellers to maintain their 100 percent record in their hunt for the semi-finals.
With nearly 20 players unavailable due to either injury or international call-up the Saints coaches have made a number of changes to the match squad which beat Castres.
James Wilson returns for the first time since early December, with Ben Nutley another returnee from medium-term injury. Dom Waldouck and Tom Stephenson renew their partnership in the centres, while GJ Van Velze, Teimana Harrison, Ross McMillan, Rob Verbakel, Matt Williams and Alex Day all come back into the match squad.
There are two potential debutants on the bench; England U20 loosehead prop Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi and tighthead prop Adam Parkins, who has been a regular at Moseley.
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Texting while driving ban among new Florida laws
The ban is one of more than two dozen laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature scheduled to kick in on Tuesday.
By Gary Fineout
The Associated Press
9/30/2013
TALLAHASSSEE, Fla. — Florida is joining 40 other states in the U.S. where it is illegal to text and drive.
The ban is one of more than two dozen laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature scheduled to kick in on Tuesday. Other new laws include one that gives citizens the right to speak at government meetings.
The prohibition on texting while driving comes after several years of trying by legislators. Previous attempts stalled in the face of House Republican opposition, with conservative members worried about government intrusion into people's lives.
Some have called the law "watered down" since it is only a secondary offense to read or send a text, email or instant message on a smartphone while driving. That means police have to first stop drivers for another offense like an illegal turn.
Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice and the sponsor of the legislation, says it will still act a deterrent — especially among teenagers just starting to drive.
"My whole purpose in the law is just to be able to tell teenagers that texting while driving is against the law," said Detert, who plans to visit a Sarasota County high school on Tuesday to point out the new ban. "I'm not sure how many of them are going to pull down a copy of the Florida statutes."
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles also plans to target teenage drivers to remind them about the ban. The agency is running a public service announcement in 69 high schools across the state on Tuesday and again on Oct. 15.
The Department of Transportation plans to remind drivers about the ban through its digital billboards along state highways.
Drivers who text take their eyes off the road for almost five seconds, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which regulates the trucking industry. At 55 mph, a driver can cross the equivalent of a football field while not looking.
There were 256,443 reported crashes in Florida in 2012. In 4,841 of those crashes, a driver had been texting or otherwise using an "electronic communication device" while driving, according to a preliminary report from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
The ban covers tablet computers as well as mobile phones, but excludes using a talk-to-text feature. It also allows texting while stopped at a red light. A first violation is a $30 fine plus court costs. A second or subsequent violation within five years adds three points to the driver's license and carries a $60 fine.
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Worksop Clinton’s to remain open - but future closure is not ruled out
Clinton Cards, Bridge Street, Worksop (w120509-8)
Published:14:50Thursday 24 May 2012
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WORKSOP’s Clinton Cards is not among 19 stores which will close this month after the company went into administration.
However, administrators Zolfo Cooper said further closures could not be ruled out.
“Further store closures across the remainining Birthdays estate and certain Clinton Cards traded stores are expected in the forthcoming weeks, although this remains subject to a number of ongoing discussions with landlords and interested parties,” said the spokesman.
Zolfo Cooper said that it would close 350 of the chain’s 784 UK stores.
The entire Birthdays chain will close, in a move that will see the brand leave the high street, as well as about 200 Clinton Cards stores, which together employ about 2,800 full and part-time staff. A spokesman said the business is burdened with an ‘untenable retail estate’..
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GeForce 6 and 7 series in SLI mode unable to output interlaced signal.
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Updated 04/16/2010 08:45 AM
GeForce 6 and 7 series in SLI mode unable to output interlaced signal.
NVIDIA has uncovered rendering problems and instability when outputting interlaced modes on the GeForce 6 and 7 series GPU when in SLI mode. Specifically, we uncovered issues with 480i, 576i and 1080i output over the Y Pr Pb component and DVI outputs. (The 480p, 576p, 720p, and 1080p progressive scan modes do not have problems in SLI mode.) This is a hardware limitation in SLI mode only and cannot be fixed via a driver update.
Due to this issue, starting in driver version 162.18 in Windows XP and 162.22 in Windows Vista, the driver will automatically disable SLI mode when using the 480i, 576i and 1080i modes over all connectors on the GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs. The 480p, 576p, 720p, and 1080p modes are not affected by this change. To re-enable SLI mode, you must choose a non-interlaced output mode and reboot your computer.
This issue affects GeForce 6 and 7 series based graphics cards in SLI mode only (this includes the GeForce 7950 GX2 operating in multi-GPU mode). GeForce 8 series GPUs do not have this hardware limitation and users can output all HDTV interlaced and progressive scan outputs in SLI mode.
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The power of the orange cone Inspired by the Urban Repair Squad, the Bike Lane Bouncers create a virtual bike lane for cyclists who have to ride around cars parked in the bike lane by Jun Nogami Cars and other … Continue reading →
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Shiny 0.10
Interactive documents
In this release, the biggest changes were under the hood to support the creation of interactive documents. If you haven’t had a chance to check out interactive documents, we really encourage you to do so—it may be the easiest way to learn Shiny.
New layout functions
flowPanel() lays out its children in a left-to-right, top-to-bottom arrangement.
splitLayout() evenly divides its horizontal space among its children (or unevenly divides if cellWidths argument is provided).
inputPanel() is like flowPanel(), but with a light grey background, and is intended for encapsulating small input controls wherever vertical space is at a premium.
A new logical argument inline was also added to checkboxGroupInput() and radioButtons() to arrange check boxes and radio buttons horizontally.
Custom validation error messages
Sometimes you don’t want your reactive expressions or output renderers in server.R to proceed unless certain input conditions are satisfied, e.g. a select input value has been chosen, or a sensible combination of inputs has been provided. In these cases, you might want to stop the render function quietly, or you might want to give the user a custom message. In shiny 0.10.0, we introduced the functions validate() and need() which you can use to enforce validation conditions. This won’t be the last word on input validation in Shiny, but it should be a lot safer and more convenient than how most of us have been doing it.
Sever-side processing for Selectize input
In the previous release of Shiny, we added support for Selectize, a powerful select box widget. At that time, our implementation passed all of the data to the web page and used JavaScript to do any paging, filtering, and sorting. It worked great for small numbers of items but didn’t scale well beyond a few thousand items.
For Shiny 0.10, we greatly improved the performance of our existing client-side Selectize binding, but also added a new mode that allows the paging, filtering, and sorting to all happen on the server. Only the results that are actually displayed are downloaded to the client. This approach works well for hundreds of thousands or millions of rows.
htmltools
We also split off Shiny’s HTML generating library (tags and friends) into a separate htmltools package. If you’re writing a package that needs to generate HTML programmatically, it’s far easier and safer to use htmltools than to paste HTML strings together yourself. We’ll have more to share about htmltools in the months to come.
Other changes
New actionLink() input control: behaves like actionButton() but looks like a link
renderPlot() now calls print() on its result if it’s visible–no more explicit print() required for ggplot2
Sliders and select boxes now use a fixed horizontal size instead of filling up all available horizontal space; pass width="100%" if you need the old behavior
The session object that can be passed into a server function is now documented: see ?session
New reactive domains feature makes it easy to get callbacks when the current session ends, without having to pass session everywhere
Thanks to reactive domains, by default, observers now automatically stop executing when the Shiny session that created them ends
shinyUI and shinyServer
For the full list, you can take a look at the NEWS file. Please let us know if you have any comments or questions.
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Social Vulnerabilities and HIV/AIDS Risk Among African American and Latino Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Detroit
a PSC Research Project [ARCHIVE DISPLAY]
Investigators: Jose Arturo Bauermeister, Rachel C. Snow
This proposal from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, responds to a special invitation by the Ford Foundation. Using a research-to-practice approach, our goal is to examine how structural (e.g., economic disadvantage, racial segregation, and sexual prejudice) and cultural (e.g., HIV stigma, medical mistrust, and masculinity) factors create community barriers that aggravate the sexual rights of Latino & Black young men who have sex with men (YMSM; ages 18 to 29) living in the Detroit Metro Area (DMA). Project findings will be translated into policy deliverables and disseminated to local, state, and national stakeholders invested in improving the rights of racial/ethnic minorities and YMSM living in DMA.
This project is embedded into a larger network of academic-community partnerships seeking to address structural and community barriers in Detroit. Our project is a collaboration between faculty from the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and AIDS service organizations (ASO) serving DMA youth and MSM. Pooling resources from various research centers and on-going studies focused on HIV/AIDS risk reduction among youth, the project is well-poised to identify critical policy opportunities. Alongside our community partners, we will provide concrete policy recommendations that promote the rights and social well-being of ethnic minority YMSM, including how policy may optimize on-going psychosocial efforts for ethnic minority YMSM living in DMA.
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Labour’s Real Anti-Semetism Issue
You could say that Jeremy Corbyn’s Old Labour are a victim of their own leftist logic. This week life long member and activist, Ken Livingstone was suspended after having the temerity to say that Hitler was a Zionist who supported a Jewish state in Palestine. Now you would have thought that anyone wanting to clear this up, could spend 15 minutes researching as to whether this statement is correct or not, before embarking upon a campaign to have the member removed from his post.
It turns out that Livingstone is correct to at least some degree, Adolf Hitler’s government did establish the Haavara Agreement in 1933 with Zionist German Jews to help resettle German Jews in Palestine. Read More
But none of this seems to matter, as the guardians of the progressive narrative have demonstrated time and time again in recent years – the truth does not matter; perception is everything. In short, it’s the sort of logic defying stunt that the liberal left pull on a daily basis. Only this time, the victim is one of their own.
Does this mean that the British Labour Party is not anti- Semetic? Don’t be silly, the left in Britain is riven with an anti-Semitism that borders upon systemic, but the source of that anti-Semetism has its roots firmly elsewhere – in it’s cosy alliance with Hamas over the Palestinian issue; as illustrated earlier last week with the expulsion of another Labour Party MP, Naz Shah, who suggested on social media that the state of Israel should be dismantled & relocated to the U.S. Midwest. Read More and More
In sober moments, those on the the left in Britain will tell you that their issue is not with the Jewish people, but with the state of Israel and Zionism. However that is clearly not how their allies in this cause – the growing and increasingly militant British Muslim population see it. And together with their brothers and sisters in France, Belgium and Germany, they are almost singlehandedly once again making Europe a dangerous place to be Jewish.
A new study published by the Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) confirms what many have long suspected: that the worst crimes against Jews in Europe are perpetrated by (European) Muslims, and that Muslims have been responsible for a “disproportionate” number of anti-Semitic attacks over the past 15 years.
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Languages Are Going Extinct Even Faster Than Species Are
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The world's roughly 7000 known languages are disappearing faster than species, with a different tongue dying approximately every 2 weeks. Now, by borrowing methods used in ecology to track endangered species, researchers have identified the primary threat to linguistic diversity: economic development. Though such growth has been shown to wipe out language in the past on a case-by-case basis, this is the first study to demonstrate that it is a global phenomenon, researchers say.
Many people know about the threatened polar bear and extinct passenger pigeon, but few have heard of endangered and extinct languages such as Eyak in Alaska, whose last speaker died in 2008, or Ubykh in Turkey, whose last fluent speaker died in 1992, says Tatsuya Amano, a zoologist at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and lead author of the new study. It’s well known that economic growth or the desire to achieve it can drive language loss, he notes—dominant languages such as Mandarin Chinese and English are often required for upward mobility in education and business, and economic assistance often encourages recipients to speak dominant languages. Whereas specific case studies demonstrate such forces at work, such as the transition from Cornish to English in the United Kingdom and from Horom to English in Nigeria, this is the first study to examine losses worldwide and rank economic growth alongside other possible influences, he says.
Data on the number and location of surviving fluent speakers of endangered languages are scant, but Amano and colleagues used the most complete source available—an online repository called Ethnologue—for their analysis, he says. From the database, the group was able to calculate the geographical range, number of speakers, and rate of speaker decline for languages worldwide and map that data within square grid cells roughly 190 km across, spanning the entire globe. Although they were able to obtain information about the range and number of speakers for more than 90% of the world’s estimated 6909 languages, they could only glean details about the rate of decline or growth for 9%, or 649, of those languages, Amano notes.
Next, they looked for correlations between language loss and factors such as a country's gross domestic product and levels of globalization as calculated by an internationally recognized index. In addition, they examined environmental factors such as altitude, which might contribute to language loss by affecting how easily communities can communicate and travel.
Of all the variables tested, economic growth was most strongly linked to language loss, Amano says. Two types of language loss hotspots emerged from the study, published online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. One was in economically well developed regions such as northwestern North America and northern Australia; a second was in economically developing regions such as the tropics and the Himalayas. Certain aspects of geography seemed to act as a buffer or threat, Amano says. For example, recent declines appear to occur faster in temperate climates than in the tropics or mountainous regions—perhaps because it is easier to travel in and out of temperate regions, Amano says. More research is necessary to determine precisely what it is about economic development that kills languages, he adds. Figuring out how growth interacts with other factors such as landscape is the next step, he says.
"This is the first really solid statistical study I've seen which shows principles about language decline that we've know about, but hadn't been able to put together in a sound way," says Leanne Hinton, a linguist at the University of California, Berkeley. Economics is far from the whole story, however, she says. In the United States, for example, current attitudes toward endangered tongues stem in large part from historical policies that forced young American Indians to eschew their native tongues in order to learn English, she says. Generations of disease, murder, and genocide—both historic and present, in some regions—have also played an important role and were not included in the new study's analysis, she says.
Although the study is silent on the subject of interventions to help preserve endangered languages, there is a range of revitalization efforts that can serve as examples, such as the incorporation of the Hawaiian language into school curricula and daily government operations, she says.
This story has been provided by AAAS, the non-profit science society, and its international journal, Science.
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A Catholic priest blesses a grave during a burial ceremony for the remains of 110 Napoleonic soldiers who died in a major battle against the Russian army, near the of Studenka, about 100 kilometers (63 miles) east of Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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A bill spawned by police corruption in a polygamist town received unanimous approval Tuesday in the House Government Committee.
And while the bill passed easily and has support of police unions, sparks flew when a Utah civil rights attorney who spoke against the measure suggested the U.S. Department of Justice and Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board could address corrupt police departments.
The pledge that for years has been a holy grail of anti-tax conservatism is dwindling in popularity at the Copper Dome.
Only 11 lawmakers, including just one of 17 Republicans in the Senate, have signed the Americans for Tax Reform’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Only two of the 14 new Republican lawmakers this session have signed.
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre, the call to address problems with the mental-health system and keep guns from mentally ill people has been as persistent as the talk about restricting firearms.
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Interactive content is one of the hottest trends in web design. Check out these 7 tips to learn how you can incorporate it on your recruitment agency website.
As of last fall, researchers have shown that 51% of content marketers are now leaning on interactive content to engage visitors. While you might think of this as the realm of media or commercial sites, this approach can be useful for a recruitment agency website as well.
While your site is primarily to attract employers and talent, you should always aim to have your site at the cutting edge of every digital design trend. You need to show that you’ve got an ear to the ground so that you’ll be able to match talent to positions that they’ll be able to thrive at for years to come.
Whether you’re relaunching your brand or looking to add some fresh elements to your site, interactivity increases engagement time and increases profits. Here are 7 ways you can keep visitors on your site longer and get them engaged in what your recruitment agency website has to offer.
1. Interactive Tours
Creating a walkthrough of your offices or of how your services work will give visitors a peek into what they’re getting before they sign a contract with you. Here you can show off your state of the art facilities, the hard work of your recruiters, and show how you take applicants through the hiring process.
2. Interactive Product Picker
Here you can offer potential clients the opportunity to see what you have to offer while catering to their needs. Let them take control of the boring question and answer session they’d have over the phone with your receptionist.
At the end, they can submit a form with what they need with contact information so you can get right to the point when you call them.
3. 360-degree Videos
New 360-degree video technology allows visitors to explore space around your office or your company. Some content marketers are leaving little Easter eggs around the scene so that viewers are encouraged to engage with the videos.
4. Salary Calculator
Give a tool to your potential recruits to get an idea of what they could be getting for their skills. Every recruit has a different set of skills and every combination could offer different kinds of opportunities.
Help them find their path and figure out how much they could be making with a skills-and-salary calculator.
5. Add A Quiz
Quizzes have built up sites like BuzzFeed over the years and continue to draw people in with engaging questions about their field. Start with a hook and get people to click through to learn more about their own approach to recruiting.
6. Interactive Infographics
Perhaps you’ve got some great data that you want to share with your audience but are struggling with how to present it. The best way could be through an interactive slideshow that allows visitors to dive deep into your data.
Include lots of interactivity in your recruitment website’s design and watch your traffic metrics spike. Make it approachable and fun but allow for visitors to learn some useful recruitment stats.
7. Contests
Customer loyalty is important to any business. Find a way to offer some small reward for recruits that you’ve placed at companies. In exchange for a review of their recruiter or their company, you could give them a gift card.
Companies will applaud your approach and thank you for the feedback with continued business.
A Recruitment Agency Website Doesn’t Need To Be Boring
In fact, the field is so ripe for new approaches that you could stand head and shoulders above your competition with an engaging interactive site.
If you’re ready to take your recruitment agency website to the next level, contact us for more tips.
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Each one fits better with their new team. 49ers need a big physical guy, Chiefs need a speedy guy.
Boldin isn't big and physical enough? All it means is Harbaugh and Baalke realized there is no improvement in Jenkins. He looks horrendous and gets swallowed up at the line consistently. If SF wasn't so strapped for WRs Jenkins could've been just cut.
Boldin isn't big and physical enough? All it means is Harbaugh and Baalke realized there is no improvement in Jenkins. He looks horrendous and gets swallowed up at the line consistently. If SF wasn't so strapped for WRs Jenkins could've been just cut.
The Niners play a physical almost B1G style. I think Crabtree and Boldin are the types of WR's they need to thrive in their system.
Not that a Jenkins sized guy can't, but he just isn't confident and his play has been horrendous.
I just think they can find production from Baldwin whereas they couldn't from Jenkins.
Much like I think Reid can get production out of Jenkins whereas the Niners can't because he fits Reid's system better.
I'm not trying to claim both will be studs with the change of scenery.
I just think both will be better off and more productive with their new teams, schemes and fits.
The Niners play a physical almost B1G style. I think Crabtree and Boldin are the types of WR's they need to thrive in their system.
Not that a Jenkins sized guy can't, but he just isn't confident and his play has been horrendous.
I just think they can find production from Baldwin whereas they couldn't from Jenkins.Much like I think Reid can get production out of Jenkins whereas the Niners can't because he fits Reid's system better.
I'm not trying to claim both will be studs with the change of scenery.
I just think both will be better off and more productive with their new teams, schemes and fits.
Likely because Jenkins is slower and can play closer to LOS with Captain Check Down.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported on NFL Insiders that the Patriots are "putting out feelers" about available tight ends.Jacob Tamme, Clay Harbor, and Tony Moeaki are just a few names that could be available. Whether the Patriots' interest in tight ends has anything to do with their expectations on Rob Gronkowski's (back surgery) recovery is impossible to say. It's also possible they're not pleased with Daniel Fells and Jake Ballard behind Zach Sudfeld. The Boston Herald reported Monday that Gronk remains "right on schedule" for a return in mid-September.
The Contra Costa Times considers Andre Gurode the favorite to open the season as the Raiders' starting right guard.
Gurode, 34, was signed off the street last month, and this is shaping up to be one of the worst offensive lines in the history of the sport. From left to right, the Raiders' line looks like this: LT Alex Barron, LG Lucas Nix, C Stefen Wisniewski, RG Gurode, RT Khalif Barnes. Look for the Raiders to be on the look-out for linemen when other teams start making their final cuts.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported on NFL Insiders that the Patriots are "putting out feelers" about available tight ends.Jacob Tamme, Clay Harbor, and Tony Moeaki are just a few names that could be available. Whether the Patriots' interest in tight ends has anything to do with their expectations on Rob Gronkowski's (back surgery) recovery is impossible to say. It's also possible they're not pleased with Daniel Fells and Jake Ballard behind Zach Sudfeld. The Boston Herald reported Monday that Gronk remains "right on schedule" for a return in mid-September.
The Contra Costa Times considers Andre Gurode the favorite to open the season as the Raiders' starting right guard.
Gurode, 34, was signed off the street last month, and this is shaping up to be one of the worst offensive lines in the history of the sport. From left to right, the Raiders' line looks like this: LT Alex Barron, LG Lucas Nix, C Stefen Wisniewski, RG Gurode, RT Khalif Barnes. Look for the Raiders to be on the look-out for linemen when other teams start making their final cuts.
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The match of the day is between Stokesley SC, who were deposed as leaders last weekend, and unbeaten North Shields. The pair are equal on points but Stokesley are ahead of their rivals with a better goals difference.
Ben Escritt is free from suspension and also returning to a full-strength Stokesley side are Grant Hine and Richard Hore.
North Shields have doubts surrounding the fitness of Paul Ross and Michael Kelly but defenders Mark Cass and James Anderson are expected to resume.
Leaders New Marske host Harton and Westoe with Richard Booth and Stephen Hodgson both available while Cleadon SC, second from top, play their first home game of the season at Jack Clark Park with Darlington RA the opponents.
Jarrow entertain Annfield Plain at Perth Green missing Philip Dolphin and Andrew Barclay. Liam Richardson will take over in goal. Ryhope CW host Washington Nissan UK with injury doubts concerning Ian Tindle and Kevin Bennison while Ferryhill Athletic, at home to Wolviston, are pleased that no fewer than six players come back into the reckoning - Lee Jewitt, Dean Harkus, Ryan Stonehouse, Dave Heslop, Howard Anderson and Daniel Robinson.
Wolviston, who suffered their heaviest defeat in years last week, will make changes.
Returning to the squad are John Patterson, Gareth Murphy, Simon Colligan, Craig Watson, Carl Brunskill and Paul Jewitt but goalkeeper Simon Clark is still ruled out and Chris Norton will continue to deputise.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Daily Devotional- Parenting
26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. 27 I
discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.
Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be
disqualified.
PERSONAL DISCIPLINE
Everyone knows we ought to practice spiritual disciplines such as
quiet time, prayer and Bible study, but how many of us consider physical
discipline as an important example for our children. What type of model
do we present when it comes to eating and exercise?
Sometimes we
have to give up the good for the better. Passing up an extra helping and
spending some time in the gym may be the types of activities that can
make you a better parent and a better witness for Christ. With the
popularity of video games and the proliferation of TV channels, your
kids could use a little time outside, how much better if you train
yourself to go with them.
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? When I first saw you I was afraid to talk to you*When I first talked to you I was afraid to like you*When I first liked you I was afraid to love you*Now that I love you I m afraid to lose you
? Last night I looked up at the starsand matched each one with a reason why I love youI was doing great, but then I ran out of stars
? Loving *U* is like breathing...how can I stop
? If you really Love Something set it free, if it comes back, it’s yours, if it doesn’t it was Never Meant to Be
? Love Is When You Don't Want To Go To Sleep Because Reality Is Better Than a Dream
? If you love me like you told me please be careful with my heart you can take it; just don't break it or my world will fall apart
? Everyday That Goes By It Seems Like I Discover Something New about You To Love It’s Incredible To Me How One Person Can Make Such A *BIG* Difference In My Life You Touch Me In A Way No One Else Ever Has And Give Me So Many Reasons To Love You
? Do not settle for the one you can live with...wait 4 the one you Can't Live Without
? Nothing is more painful then realizing He Meant, everything to u, & u meant nothing to him
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Siri
Siri is Apple's virtual personal assistant, available on iOS devices, the Apple Watch, and the Apple TV. When activated, Siri can respond to natural language requests to help Apple product owners find information, complete simple tasks, and get recommendations.
Siri was introduced in 2011, and since that time, Apple has expanded Siri's capabilities quite a bit. On the iPhone and Apple Watch, Siri can be used for a long list of tasks, such as making phone calls, sending messages, identifying songs, downloading apps, changing device settings, searching the web, finding movie and restaurant reviews, making dinner reservations, creating reminders and calendar events, calculating tips, and more.
On the Apple TV, Siri is used as a main method of input for finding specific TV and movie-related content, and Siri is also an integral aspect of HomeKit, Apple's home automation platform.
Siri is activated on the iPhone by holding down the Home button, the Apple Watch by holding down the Digital Crown, and the Apple TV (where available) by holding the Siri button on the included Siri Remote. Hands-free Siri is available by saying "Hey Siri" to an iOS device that is plugged in or an iOS device with an integrated motion coprocessor.
Siri was added to the Mac in 2016 and the HomePod in 2018.
'Siri' How Tos
iOS 11 brings new functionality to Siri, including a translation feature that allows Siri to translate words and phrases spoken in English to a handful of other languages. Translation is super simple to use, and while the translations aren't always perfect, they get the gist of what you're attempting to say across to someone who speaks another language.
Using Siri Translate
Activate Siri, either by holding down the Home button or using a "Hey Siri" command.
Tell Siri the phrase you want to translate and the language you want it in. For example: "Siri, how do I say where's the bathroom in Spanish?"
Siri will respond with the appropriate translation, both in text form and vocally. The vocal component can be replayed by pressing the play button located at the bottom of the translation.
There are multiple ways to phrase your translation requests. Siri will respond to "Translate X to X language" or "How do I say X in X language?"
Available Languages
Siri can translate English to Mandarin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. There's no two-way translation available yet - it's only English to the above listed languages. Apple has said it plans to add additional languages to the Siri translation feature following the release of iOS 11.
Apple appears to be using an in-house translation engine for Siri, as the translations do not match up with translations provided by popular services like Google Translate or Bing Translate. Also of note, while Siri can translate from English to several other languages, the translation features do not work with British,
With macOS Sierra, Apple has finally brought its well-known personal assistant, Siri, to the Mac. Siri for Mac differs from iOS' version of Siri in several ways, taking advantage of the larger real estate of a Mac's display and the Finder file system. Users can also easily transfer or pin Siri's search results to the Notification Center or documents they're working on. To help you get started with Siri for Mac, we've put together a guide outlining what it's capable of.
Activating Siri
There are three ways to activate Siri in Sierra. Two of the methods are visually obvious while the third is not.
The Dock icon sitting in between the Finder and Launchpad logos.
The Menu Bar toggle in between the Spotlight search and Notification Center icons.
The keyboard command. Hold the Command and Space buttons for approximately two seconds.
Siri can be enabled two ways. While you're installing macOS Sierra, there'll be a prompt asking you whether you'd like to enable Siri. Additionally, Siri can be enabled and disabled in the Siri section of System Preferences. There are several other options for Siri in System Preferences, including language, voice, voice feedback, mic input and customized keyboard shortcuts.
If you are signed up for the free, three-month trial of Apple Music, you probably know by now many of the cool features the streaming music service has to offer. But, did you know that Siri can make the experience even better? We've got a few tips for getting Siri to act as your digital deejay.
To get the full use of Siri's compatibility with Apple Music, make sure you are subscribed and your iCloud Music Library is on.
Play a Radio Station or Beats 1
Not only can Siri play a radio station like Electronic or Oldies, but now the personal assistant can also start playing live Beats 1 programming. Just ask her to "Play Beats 1."
Play an Apple Music Playlist
One of the things I love about Apple Music is the playlist feature in the For You section. If I've recently "liked" a particular song, A new playlist based on that will show up. If you know the name of an Apple Music created playlist, ask for it specifically. For example, "Play Souxie & The Banshees: Deep Cuts."
What Song is Playing
If Apple Music is playing a song you don't recognize, you can ask for more information. Just say, "What song is this?" to discover the artist and song title.
Add an Album to Your Playlist
If you like the song that is playing and want to hear the whole album, ask Siri to add the album to your playlist and it will begin playing after the current track is finished.
Apple Watch is the perfect device for quickly glancing at the things you need to do today or to fill you in on your plans for the weekend. It is also a useful device for quickly setting up a reminder without needing to pull out an iPhone.
While much of the setup for Calendars is done on iPhone, you can use Apple Watch to respond to invites, add a quick event, and get alerts to remind you when to leave for your next appointment.
Using the Calendar App
The Calendar App on Apple Watch is tied to Apple's native Calendar app on iOS, which is also compatible with OS X. I sync my Calendar app with Google Calendar, but it is compatible with a number of services, like Exchange, Facebook, Yahoo, and remote servers via CalDAV. In order to use the Calendar app on Apple Watch, you must be using it in some form on iPhone.
Siri is a workhorse of a virtual assistant for iOS, but I rarely see anyone actually using the feature on the iPhone. Maybe it is because most people don't know all of the amazing things she (or he) can do. Siri's improved a lot over the past several years and there's now a long list of tasks she can accomplish, so if you haven't been using Siri it might be time to give it another look.
Siri can schedule appointments, call your friends, read your text messages to you, play back your music, and much more. Apple recently updated Siri's webpage with more details on the different commands. Today, we've got a quick set up guide for using Siri, plus a list of features that Apple's virtual assistant can perform if you already know how to use it.
Set up Siri
Open the Settings app.
Select General from the menu.
Select Siri from the list of available options.
Turn the toggle switch on.
Optionally, turn on the toggle switch for "Hey Siri" to use the feature hands-free when it is connected to a power source.
Select "My Info" to add your contact details to Siri's database.
Once activated, to use Siri, simply hold the Home button on the iPhone (or iPad) until the microphone icon appears, or simply say, "Hey Siri" when your iPhone is connected to power. On the Apple Watch, you can hold the Digital Crown to bring up Siri, or just say "Hey Siri" immediately after raising your wrist or tapping the screen to wake up the watch.
Siri can perform a variety of tasks to make your life easier. Below is a list of phrases that you can use to make the most of your virtual
Anyone with an iPhone 4S or newer knows how to use Siri. Even if you've never used the "Hey Siri" feature on iOS 8, you can probably figure it out fairly easily. However, on a completely different device, like Apple Watch, accessing Siri may need a little bit of extra training.
If you are having trouble getting Siri to activate, we've got a tutorial that may help shed some light on how to get her attention. Plus with one simple question, you can find out everything that your personal assistant can help you with on Apple Watch
Using "Hey Siri"
You can get Siri's attention by raising your wrist and speaking the words "Hey Siri" within range of Apple Watch. You can also ask follow up questions the same way.
If you have experienced problems getting the Hey Siri feature to work, there are a couple of factors that may be keeping her from responding.
First of all, if you navigated to the watch face by pressing the Digital Crown from another view, like the Home screen, Hey Siri won't work. It also doesn't work if you are in the Glances screen.
Instead, you will have to lower your wrist until the Apple Watch screen goes to sleep. Then, wake Apple Watch by lifting your wrist again. Then, say "Hey Siri" to activate your personal assistant.
You can use Hey Siri while you are viewing an app, in the Notifications screen, or on the Home screen. But if you are having trouble getting her attention, try the steps above.
One other reason that you may be having trouble using Hey Siri is if the microphone is blocked. Apple Watch's microphone is on the side of the
'Siri' Guides
HomeKit is Apple's home automation platform for controlling smart home products with iOS apps and Siri voice commands. The platform was announced at WWDC 2014, and the first HomeKit-enabled products were released one year later.
The software framework communicates directly with connected accessories within the home, securely encrypts all data and even works remotely over iCloud remote access with a third-generation Apple TV or later when you are away from
'Siri' Articles
Apple's new HomePod is late to the smart speaker market, which is already crowded with speakers from companies like Amazon, Google, and Sonos. The latter two companies, Google and Sonos, have released speakers with high-quality sound and robust voice assistants, giving the HomePod some serious competition.
We decided to pit Apple's $349 HomePod against both the $399 Google Home Max, which comes with Google Assistant, and the $199 Alexa-powered Sonos One to see how the HomePod measures up.
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To compare the three speakers, we focused on design, sound quality, and the overall performance of Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant.
When it comes to design -- and this is certainly subjective -- we preferred the look of the HomePod with its fabric-wrapped body and small but solid form factor. The Sonos One looks a little more dated with its squarer body and standard speaker mesh, while the Google Home Max has a much larger footprint that's going to take up more space.
Apple's HomePod
All three offer touch-based controls at the top of the device, but the Google Home Max has one design edge - a USB-C port and a 3.5mm audio jack for connecting external music sources. The Sonos One has a single Ethernet port, while the HomePod has no ports.
Though we liked the HomePod's design, Siri, as you might expect, did not perform as well as Alexa on Sonos One or Google Assistant on Google Home Max.
Google Home Max
On questions like "Is Pluto a planet?" or "What's the fastest car?" both Alexa and Google Assistant were
Apple's alleged plans to double down on the quality of its iPhone, iPad, and Mac software platforms, rather than rush to introduce new features, have been revealed in more detail by Mark Gurman at Bloomberg News.
The report claims that Apple's software engineers will have more discretion to delay features that aren't as polished, with the company essentially shifting to more of a two-year roadmap for iOS and macOS, rather than trying to release major feature-packed upgrades every single year without question.Instead of keeping engineers on a relentless annual schedule and cramming features into a single update, Apple will start focusing on the next two years of updates for its iPhone and iPad operating system, according to people familiar with the change. The company will continue to update its software annually, but internally engineers will have more discretion to push back features that aren't as polished to the following year.The report describes Apple's new strategy as a "major cultural shift," and an admission that its recent software updates have suffered from an uncharacteristic number of bugs, ranging from a critical root superuser vulnerability on Mac to iMessages appearing in the wrong order across Apple devices.
Apple's commitment to a fast-paced iOS release schedule already led some features to be delayed regardless, including Apple Pay Cash and Messages on iCloud, so the new strategy would likely involve not announcing or testing those features in beta until they are much closer to being ready for public release.
Despite the increased focus on
Uber yesterday updated its iPhone app, and while the release notes do not mention any specific changes, the latest version appears to re-enable the ability to request a vehicle for pickup using Siri or Apple Maps.
After updating the Uber app, we were successfully able to ask Siri to hail us a ride, while tapping on the Ride tab in Apple Maps once again listed Uber as one of the ride-hailing services available alongside Lyft.
While the Siri and Apple Maps integrations are working again in the United States, we encountered errors when trying to hail an Uber with Siri and Apple Maps in Toronto, Canada, where the features were previously supported.
As noted by Christian Zibreg at iDB, some users may need to manually re-enable the Siri and Apple Maps integrations in Settings → Uber → Siri & Search and Settings → Maps under "Ride Booking Extensions."
The ability to hail an Uber ride with Siri or Apple Maps had disappeared in late January following an earlier update to the Uber app. Both features were originally added in iOS 10, and it's unclear what prompted their temporary removal.
Uber's app is available for free on the App Store
Uber's latest app update appears to have removed several important iOS integrations, with the service now unavailable to both Siri and Apple Maps.
If you ask Siri to get you an Uber, a feature that has been available since the launch of iOS 10, Siri will say that Uber hasn't activated that feature. In the "Siri & Search" section of the Uber options in the Settings app, there's also no longer a "Use with Siri" toggle.
Similarly, in Apple Maps, you can no longer select Uber as an option when choosing "Ride" when getting directions. This is also a feature that debuted in iOS 10.
Both Siri and Apple Maps integrations are still available for other ride sharing apps like Lyft, so the problem seems to be with the Uber app rather than with Apple's services.
The removal of both features was noticed by MacRumors readers and reddit users starting last week. It is not clear if Uber has deliberately removed these features or if it's a bug, and the company did not respond to a request for comment when contacted by MacRumors earlier this afternoon. We have also contacted Apple and will update this post when we hear back.
Uber integration with Siri, enabled through the SiriKit API, was a much touted feature when iOS 10 first launched, as was Apple Maps integration. Both Apple and Uber heavily promoted the two options when iOS 10 rolled
Siri has been updated with additional sports information, allowing the personal assistant to provide details about a range of tennis and golf events. Siri's new knowledge has been introduced just ahead of the Australian Open, which is set to kick off this weekend, and it joins other sports data Siri offers for baseball, basketball, hockey, and football.
As noted by 9to5Mac, Siri can provide information on both upcoming tournaments and past events from recent years, along with details on player backgrounds and statistics.
For tennis, the personal assistant can answer queries about the ATP world tour and the Women's Tennis Association, offering up data from 2016-2018. For golf, Siri can provide details about men and women's PGA and LGPA tours.
The new golf and tennis data available from Siri is accessible on iOS devices running the latest version of iOS, and it is also available on Macs, the Apple TV, and the Apple
iOS 11.2 beta, released this morning, introduces SiriKit support for the HomePod, according to Apple. With SiriKit for HomePod now available, Apple is asking developers to make sure SiriKit-compatible apps are optimized for HomePod ahead of the device's release.
SiriKit is designed to allow iOS and watchOS apps to work with Siri, so users can complete tasks with Siri voice commands. SiriKit is available for a wide range of apps on those two platforms, but its availability is slightly more limited when it comes to HomePod.
Third-party apps that use SiriKit Messaging, Lists, and Notes are compatible with the HomePod. Siri will recognize voice requests given to the HomePod, with those requests carried out on a linked iOS device. So, for example, users can ask HomePod to send a message to a friend, add an item to a list, or create a new note. Sample HomePod requests:
- Send a text to Eric using WhatsApp
- In WeChat, tell Eric I'll be late
- Add chocolate and bananas to my list in Things
- Create a note that says "hello" in Evernote
Developers can test the voice-only experience of their apps using Siri through headphones connected to an iOS device with the iOS 11.2 beta.
Apple plans to release the HomePod this December, but a specific launch date for the speaker has not yet been provided. When it becomes available, the HomePod will cost
A new entry in Apple's Machine Learning Journal provides a closer look at how hardware, software, and internet services work together to power the hands-free "Hey Siri" feature on the latest iPhone and iPad Pro models.
Specifically, a very small speech recognizer built into the embedded motion coprocessor runs all the time and listens for "Hey Siri." When just those two words are detected, Siri parses any subsequent speech as a command or query.
The detector uses a Deep Neural Network to convert the acoustic pattern of a user's voice into a probability distribution. It then uses a temporal integration process to compute a confidence score that the phrase uttered was "Hey Siri."
If the score is high enough, Siri wakes up and proceeds to complete the command or answer the query automatically.
If the score exceeds Apple's lower threshold but not the upper threshold, however, the device enters a more sensitive state for a few seconds, so that Siri is much more likely to be invoked if the user repeats the phrase—even without more effort.
"This second-chance mechanism improves the usability of the system significantly, without increasing the false alarm rate too much because it is only in this extra-sensitive state for a short time," said Apple.
To reduce false triggers from strangers, Apple invites users to complete a short enrollment session in which they say five phrases that each begin with "Hey Siri." The examples are saved on the device.We compare the distances to the reference patterns created during enrollment with another threshold to decide whether
Apple this week "acqui-hired" the team from Init.ai, a startup that designed a smart assistant to allow customer service representatives to easily parse through and automate some interactions with users, reports TechCrunch.
The startup focused on creating an AI with natural language processing and machine learning to analyze chat-based conversations between humans.
Init.ai announced that it was shutting down its service earlier this week to join a new project.Today is an exciting day for our team. Init.ai is joining a project that touches the lives of countless people across the world. We are thrilled and excited at the new opportunities this brings us.
However, this means Init.ai will discontinue its service effective December 16th 2017. While we wish to make this transition as smooth as possible, we cannot continue to operate Init.ai going forward.Apple did not purchase Init.ai and will not obtain any intellectual property nor is there an indication that Apple plans to use any existing Init.ai services. Instead, Apple has taken on the Init.ai team, who will now work on Apple's Siri personal assistant.
The addition of the Init.ai team may hint at Apple's future Siri plans, with the company perhaps planning to build out more business integrations to supplement Business Chat, the iOS 11 iMessage feature that allows businesses to communicate with customers.
TechCrunch says it's not entirely clear how many people from Init.ai will be transitioning to Apple, but the startup only employed six
On October 4, 2011, Apple held a media event in which it introduced Find My Friends, refreshed the iPod Nano and iPod touch, and revealed the iPhone 4s with its all-new Siri voice assistant. This means that today marks the sixth year anniversary of when Apple's Siri was first introduced to the world, although the AI helper wouldn't be available to the public until the iPhone 4s launch on October 14, 2011.
In the original press releases for Siri, Apple touted using your voice to send text messages, schedule meetings, set timers, ask about the weather, and more. Apple explained Siri's understanding of context and non-direct questions, like presenting you with a weather forecast if you ask "Will I need an umbrella this weekend?"
The original Siri interface on iOS 5 Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much, you’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.
Siri understands context allowing you to speak naturally when you ask it questions, for example, if you ask “Will I need an umbrella this weekend?” it understands you are looking for a weather forecast. Siri is also smart about using the personal information you allow it to access, for example, if you tell Siri “Remind me to call Mom when I get home” it can find “Mom” in your address book, or ask Siri “What’s the traffic like around here?” and it can figure out
Starting today, Apple search results from Siri and Spotlight on Mac and iOS will be provided by Google rather than Microsoft's Bing. Apple announced the news in a statement that was given to TechCrunch this morning, claiming consistency across iOS and Mac devices is the reason behind the switch.
"Switching to Google as the web search provider for Siri, Search within iOS and Spotlight on Mac will allow these services to have a consistent web search experience with the default in Safari," reads an Apple statement sent this morning. "We have strong relationships with Google and Microsoft and remain committed to delivering the best user experience possible."Prior to this morning, all results from a search conducted on Spotlight using Finder on Mac or the swipe down search bar on iOS were Bing search results, as was all search information provided by Siri. Now, when you search using Spotlight or when you ask Siri a question that ends up involving a web search, info will come from Google.
According to TechCrunch, the swap will include both web links and video results from YouTube, but web image results in Siri and Spotlight searches will continue to be provided by Bing for the time being. Google searches will use the standard search API and will provide the same search results you'd get from a Google.com search.
While Apple has used Bing for search results for things like Siri and Spotlight, Google has remained the default search engine on iOS and Mac devices. Earlier this year, reports suggested Google paid Apple nearly $3 billion to maintain its position as the
Ahead of the launch of iOS 11, Apple VP of marketing Greg Joswiak sat down with several publications to talk about Siri, the personal assistant built into all major Apple devices. His interview with Wired was published last week, and today, Fast Company published its interview, in which Joswiak talks Siri and privacy, among other topics.
It's been long believed that Apple's Siri development has been hindered by the company's deep commitment to privacy, but according to Joswiak, privacy, respect for user data, and an intelligent AI can co-exist.
"I think it's a false narrative," he told Fast Company. "We're able to deliver a very personalized experience... without treating you as a product that keeps your information and sells it to the highest bidder. That's just not the way we operate."
Much of Apple's Siri functionality is done on-device, rather than in the cloud like other services. In Apple's 2017 software updates, that's shifting slightly with the company planning to allow Siri to communicate across devices to learn more about users. Still, many things, like Siri's ability to find photos with a specific photo or date are powered on-device."Your device is incredibly powerful, and it's even more powerful with each generation," Joswiak said. "And with our focus on privacy, we're able to really take advantage of exploiting that power with things like machine learning on your device to create an incredible experience without having to compromise your data."Apple does use the cloud to answer requests and to train Siri, but it strips all user identifiable data.
In iOS 11, Apple's AI-based personal assistant Siri has a much more natural voice that goes a long way towards making Siri sound human like. Siri speaks with a faster, smoother cadence with elongated syllables and pitch variation, a noticeable departure from the more machine like sound in iOS 10.
The team behind Siri, including Siri senior director Alex Acero, has worked for years to improve the way Siri speaks, according to a new interview Acero did alongside Apple VP of marketing Greg Joswiak with Wired. While Siri's voice recognition capabilities were powered by a third-party company early on in Siri's life, Acero's team took over Siri development a few years back, leading to several improvements to the personal assistant since then.
Siri is powered by deep learning and AI, technology that has much improved her speech recognition capabilities. According to Wired, Siri's raw voice recognition capabilities are now able to correctly identify 95 percent of users' speech, on par with rivals like Alexa and Cortana.
Apple is still working to overcome negative perceptions about Siri, and blames many of the early issues on the aforementioned third-party partnership."It was like running a race and, you know, somebody else was holding us back," says Greg Joswiak, Apple's VP of product marketing. Joswiak says Apple always had big plans for Siri, "this idea of an assistant you could talk to on your phone, and have it do these things for you in a more easy way," but the tech just wasn't good enough. "You know, garbage in, garbage out," he says.Joswiak says Apple's aim from
Apple has updated its executive leadership page to acknowledge that software engineering chief Craig Federighi now officially oversees development of Siri. The responsibility previously belonged to Apple's services chief Eddy Cue.
Craig Federighi is Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Craig oversees the development of iOS, macOS, and Siri. His teams are responsible for delivering the software at the heart of Apple’s innovative products, including the user interface, applications and frameworks.Apple's leadership page is only now reflecting Federighi's role as head of Siri, but the transition has been apparent for several months, based on recent interviews and stage appearances at Apple's keynotes.
At WWDC 2016, for example, Federighi and Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller joined Daring Fireball's John Gruber to discuss how Apple was opening Siri up to third-party developers with SiriKit later that year.
At WWDC 2017, Federighi was on stage to discuss improvements to Siri in iOS 11, including more natural voice, built-in translation capabilities, and advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Cue continues to oversee the iTunes Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, Apple Maps, iCloud, and the iWork and iLife suites of apps, and handing off Siri should allow him to focus more on Apple's push into original content.
Apple's updated leadership page also now lists profiles for recently promoted employees Deirdre O'Brien, Vice President of People, and Isabel Ge Mahe, Vice President and Managing Director of
Back in July, Apple introduced the "Apple Machine Learning Journal," a blog detailing Apple's work on machine learning, AI, and other related topics. The blog is written entirely by Apple's engineers, and gives them a way to share their progress and interact with other researchers and engineers.
Apple today published three new articles to the Machine Learning Journal, covering topics that are based on papers Apple will share this week at Interspeech 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The first article may be the most interesting to casual readers, as it explores the deep learning technology behind the Siri voice improvements introduced in iOS 11. The other two articles cover the technology behind the way dates, times, and other numbers are displayed, and the work that goes into introducing Siri in additional languages.
Links to all three articles are below:
Deep Learning for Siri's Voice: On-device Deep Mixture Density Networks for Hybrid Unit Selection Synthesis
Inverse Text Normalization as a Labeling Problem
Improving Neural Network Acoustic Models by Cross-bandwidth and Cross-lingual Initialization
Apple is notoriously secret and has kept its work under wraps for many years, but over the course of the last few months, the company has been open to sharing some of its machine learning advancements. The blog, along with research papers, allows Apple engineers to participate in the wider AI community and may help the company retain employees who do not want to keep their progress a
Back in April, Apple product designer and Siri co-founder Tom Gruber gave a TED Talk, where he spoke about his vision of the future of computers and artificial intelligence.
The full 10-minute TED Talk was today published on YouTube, giving us a chance to hear his complete thoughts on the future of AI and Siri.
In his talk, Gruber says computers should be used to lessen human failings, like memory, and augment human capabilities. He believes computers should log all aspects of our lives, allowing us to remember the people we've met and details about them, like favorite sports, family members, and name pronunciation.
Gruber's talk also covers the importance of privacy and a range of useful applications for AI, like cancer detection and advanced personal assistants like
Apple today uploaded two additional videos in its series that stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Apple's personal assistant Siri, both of which are meant to show off Siri's range of functionality.
In the first video, The Rock uses Siri to activate the HomeKit-connected lights in his gym, and in the second, he speaks in Mandarin, demonstrating Siri's ability to work with multiple languages.
Support for multiple languages is one of the main differentiating factors between Siri and other voice-based AI assistants like Alexa and Cortana.
Both of today's videos are new, but look similar to scenes that were in the original "The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day" spot, which is three and a half minutes in length. In the first ad, The Rock is seen using Siri throughout an entire day as he commandeers a plane, cooks a meal in a high-end restaurant, and ends up in space.
Apple yesterday shared three other short ads depicting The Rock asking the personal assistant to set a reminder, set a timer, and take a selfie.
Apple's partnership with The Rock to highlight Siri features comes as Apple gears up to release its first Siri-based speaker at the end of this year, the HomePod. Siri is also an important part of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with Apple undoubtedly hoping to increase awareness about all of the things Siri can do through the ad
Apple today uploaded three short 15 second ads in its "The Rock x Siri" series, with content that's primarily been pulled from the main three minute "The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day" video, which was originally released on July 23.
Each video features The Rock interacting with Siri to set a reminder, take a selfie, and set a timer. The reminder video is new, while the selfie and timer videos feature scenes from the original spot.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson originally teased his partnership with Apple and Siri as a movie, complete with a movie poster, but it turned out that instead of a short film, his feature with Apple was simply an ad spot.
"I partnered with #Apple to make the BIGGEST, COOLEST, CRAZIEST, DOPEST, MOST OVER THE TOP, FUNNEST (is that even a word?) movie ever," The Rock wrote on Facebook ahead of the ad's launch.
Apple is using The Rock to show off the range of tasks that can be completed using the Siri personal assistant built in to the iPhone and the iPad. "You should never, ever, under any circumstances underestimate how much Dwayne Johnson can get done in a day with Siri," reads the description for the first video.
Last week, a source in the Taiwanese supply chain reported that Facebook has entered into small production on a smart home speaker with a touchscreen, preparing to compete with companies like Apple and Amazon in the smart speaker market. A report by Bloomberg this week has continued that rumor, and added onto it by claiming the company is in fact working on two separate speaker devices to release to the public, and that it's hiring from Apple to get a "Siri-style" AI voice assistant up and running for the devices' launch.
Coming out of Facebook's Building 8 lab, today's report confirmed many of the features already discussed regarding the touchscreen-enabled speaker. Facebook plans to launch it with a screen size between 13 and 15 inches, a wide-angle lens, and microphones and speakers all powered by artificial intelligence. The screen rests on a thin, vertical stand and Facebook is now deciding whether the UI will run on a version of Android or if it will build its own OS, according to people familiar with the plans.
A few possible Siri commands on HomePod
Although the touchscreen speaker is only in the prototype stage, Facebook has begun testing it in employee homes.
Featuring a laptop-sized touchscreen, the device represents a new product category and could be announced as soon as next spring’s F8 developer conference, according to people familiar with the matter. They say the large screen and smart camera technology could help farflung people feel like they’re in the same room, which aligns with Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s mission of
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson today announced that he's teamed up with Apple for a movie that co-stars Apple's AI-based personal assistant, Siri.
According to the poster tweeted by Johnson, the movie is called "The ROCKxSIRI Dominate the Day." There are no details on how long the film is or what it's about, but it apparently debuts tomorrow on Apple's YouTube channel.
Based on the image, it appears to feature car chases, space travel, an alien fight, and a concert performance. In a Facebook post, Johnson calls it the "biggest, coolest, craziest, dopest, most over the top, funnest" movie ever.I partnered with #Apple to make the BIGGEST, COOLEST, CRAZIEST, DOPEST, MOST OVER THE TOP, FUNNEST (is that even a word?) movie ever.
And I have the greatest co-star of all time - #SIRI.
I make movies for the world to enjoy and we also made this one to motivate you to get out there and get the job done.
I want you to watch it, have fun with it and then go LIVE IT.The film will premiere on Apple's YouTube channel on Monday, July 24, but it's not yet clear what time it will debut.
This is the second time Apple has teamed up with a partner to release a short film. Last month, Apple highlighted "Détour," a film French director Michel Gondry shot on the iPhone in partnership with Apple and in a decidedly more Apple style.
The project with Dwayne Johnson is unusual, but it comes at a time when Apple is preparing to release the Siri-based HomePod, so that may be why the company has decided to promote its personal assistant in a fun and unique way.
Update: The short
In iOS 11, Siri has a new feature that lets you ask the personal assistant to translate English into one of several different languages. We already did a Siri overview video showing off Siri's new capabilities, but we thought we'd take a closer look at translate, which can come in handy when you're traveling.
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Translate works as expected -- ask Siri how to say something in another language, and Siri does it. For example, you might say "Translate 'Where's the bathroom' to Spanish," or "How do I say 'I am a vegetarian' in Chinese?"
When translating, Siri speaks the translation aloud, so whomever you're speaking to can hear what you have to say directly in their language. There's also a button for quickly repeating the spoken translation.
Siri can translate English to Mandarin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, but not the other way around. Apple says there are plans to expand the feature to include additional languages in the coming months.
As you might have noticed, Siri's new translating abilities are accompanied by a more natural, human sounding voice with better pronunciation and inflection. Siri's also much smarter in iOS 11, thanks to new on-device learning functionality and cross-device syncing. Siri can also make suggestions based on your browsing habits, and it knows more about music.
For details on Siri's new capabilities and all of the other features in iOS 11, make sure to check out our iOS 11 roundup.
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Come With Me To Paradise! (For Real)
I’m happy to announce a new campaign with one of my favorite companies, Marriott Hotels and Resorts. This time the project is a little different though from previous ones. Starting next week I’ll be exploring some of the beautiful Marriott Resorts in the Caribbean in order to see what makes them tick and why they’re great places to spend a vacation. I’ve never been to any of these countries though and I need your help!
I’m not doing this alone though, in order to cover all of the beautiful destinations in the Marriott Resorts Caribbean and Mexico collection, fellow travel blogger and all-around great person Rachelle Lucas (The Travel Bite) will be visiting four different hotels. You can vote for her activities at the same time you vote for mine. Whichever adventure wins the daily vote is what we’ll do during our stay.
Why do this? As a long time patron of Marriott hotels around the world, I am a strong believer in the brand and how they deliver excellent service to their guests. Instead of just visiting a hotel and writing how nice it is though, I really want to bring to life the experience of visiting these remarkable islands; share with you all what I do whenever I visit a new destination. I want you to taste along with me the fresh fruit in St. Thomas and jump in next to me as I go for a swim with stingrays in Grand Cayman. And you know what, you may have your chance to do just that because in November Marriott is hosting a sweepstakes to give one of you your own chance to explore paradise. More on that soon.
But if you can’t wait and want to head down to one of the amazing Marriott resorts in the Caribbean or Mexico, it just got easier with a special promotion just for you all. To help kick off this fun, interactive exploration of the destinations and resorts, Marriott is offering up to 20-30% off your stay in paradise with the Flip Flops and Price Drops promotion. So go take a look and let me know which one you’d love to visit.
4. Stay tuned on how you can win a free stay of your own in paradise, courtesy of the Marriott Resorts of the Caribbean and Mexico.
Is there anything you want me to see and do while I visit any of these beautiful islands?
This trip is part of a sponsored campaign with the Marriott Resorts of the Caribbean and Mexico, but as always my thoughts are entirely my own and my passion for these destinations (assuming they’re great) will be my true and honest opinions.
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Ashley
July 3, 2014
Hi Matt
How do you fund your travel,pay your mortgage and other expenses. Do you do any other job. I noted you did a promo for Marriott I assume that you get paid for it.btw great travel insights I find them useful
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Ashley
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Andrew Lynn, 32
Repairing joints by stimulating regrowth in bone and cartilage
Orthomimetics
Andrew Lynn wants to phase out metal joint replacements by coaxing the human body to rebuild damaged bone and cartilage. Lynn, CEO and cofounder of Orthomimetics, in Cambridge, England, developed a biodegradable scaffold that a surgeon can implant into any joint weakened by injury or age.
Microscopic pores draw blood cells and stem cells into the plug-shaped scaffold, which is made of collagen and glycosaminoglycans, the materials in human cartilage. The part of the plug that extends into the bone also contains calcium phosphate, which is found in bone. The stem cells take cues from those materials to grow into bone or cartilage where appropriate, repairing the damage as the plug slowly dissolves. The scaffold is already approved for use in Europe, and Orthomimetics is performing more trials to gain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which it anticipates in about two years. Scaffolding designed to regrow tendons and ligaments is also a couple of years away. --Neil Savage
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Inquest finds Peaches Geldof died of heroin overdose
Peaches Geldof died of a heroin overdose after losing her battle against addiction to the Class A drug, an inquest heard today.
The 25-year-old daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates was found dead at her home in Wrotham, Kent, England on 7 April.
The journalist, model and television presenter had been taking the substitute drug methadone in the two-and-a-half years before she died.
But by February this year the mother-of-two had started using again, her musician husband Tom Cohen told an inquest in Gravesend, Kent.
Mr Cohen found her slumped on a bed in a spare room at their family home in April.
Police later found 6.9g of "importation quality" heroin stashed in a black cloth bag inside a cupboard over a bedroom door with a purity of 61%, worth between £350 and £550.
They also discovered a syringe containing residue of heroin inside a sweet box next to the bed, and other drug paraphernalia including burnt spoons, syringes and knotted tights throughout the property.
North West Kent Coroner Roger Hatch said Ms Geldof's death had been "drugs-related" and heroin had played a part.
He told the hearing that, although she had struggled to come off methadone, by November 2013 Ms Geldof was found to be free of heroin and reducing her methadone.
Mr Hatch said: "It's said that the death of Peaches Geldof-Cohen is history repeating itself but this is not entirely so.
"By November last year she had ceased to take heroin as a result of the considerable treatment and counselling that she had received.
"This was a significant achievement for her but, for reasons we will never know, prior to her death she returned to taking heroin, with the fatal consequences that we have heard here today.
"I therefore find that the death of Peaches Geldof was drug-related and I express my sympathy to her family."
Mr Cohen told the inquest that he had gone to stay with his parents in southeast London with the couple's two sons, Astala, two, and one-year-old Phaedra, in the days leading up to his wife's death.
She had seemed fine when he spoke to her on several occasions over the weekend, he told the hearing.
His father, Keith, had seen Ms Geldof when he dropped the younger child home to her and did not notice anything amiss.
Mr Cohen said he had last spoken to his wife at 5.40pm on Sunday 6 April but, after failing to get hold of her the next day, he and his mother returned to the property with Astala and found Ms Geldof's body.
Her last known movements included posting a picture of herself with her mother Paula Yates on social networking site Instagram with the comment "me and my mum" and watching The Dog Whisperer TV show on YouTube.
The model had been having weekly drugs tests which she told her husband were negative, but he became concerned that she might be taking heroin again, the inquest heard.
Mr Cohen told the inquest that he had found a message on Ms Geldof's phone in February suggesting that she had returned to heroin use.
Later he witnessed how she retrieved drugs she had hidden in the loft of their home and flushed them down the toilet.
The heroin found at the property "far exceeded" the 26% purity usually found at street level, Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham told the hearing.
Mr Fotheringham told the inquest that forensic scientist Emma Harris found a high level of morphine in Ms Geldof's blood, suggesting she died "shortly after taking heroin".
In her report, Dr Harris said it is common for users who stop taking heroin and then start again to die because their tolerance levels go down.
She said: "Persons taking heroin on a regular basis develop a tolerance to the drug, and such individuals can use doses that would be toxic, or fatal, to people with no tolerance.
"However, tolerance to heroin and other opiate drugs appears to be lost fairly rapidly when users cease to use the drug, and deaths commonly occur in people who have previously been tolerant and have returned to using heroin."
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RTÉ is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Images courtesy of Inpho.ie and Getty Images
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I shall smite thee
A clean break on .75683 we should beable to get to .75914 and a break above .7614 we can get .7636
A clean break below on .7524 and i think we should see .7490-.7509
Keep in mind the daily 200ma is sitting at .7508 and also the H4 1200ema (both at .7508) and the last time AU managed to hit the H4 1200ema there was a violent bounce.
I am currently long from .7526, been scalping non stop this 20 or so pip range for the past 24 hours, if somehow i get stopped out below the 50% mark I am still in deep in profit from scalping this nice range
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Doughty, 21, has missed the last five games after suffering an upper body injury in the Kings-Flyers game in Philadelphia on Oct. 15. In four games this season he has one point (an assist) and two penalty minutes. The 6-0, 212-pound native of London, Ontario was signed to an eight-year contract (longest in club history) on Sept. 30.
Voynov, has played in five games with the Kings (first five career NHL games) recording three points (2-1=3), zero penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating. Voynov collected all three of those points, including the game-winning goal, Thursday in the Kings’ 5-3 victory at Dallas. The 5-11, 199-pound native of Chelyabinsk, Russia, has also played in two games this season with the Monarchs, recording two points (1-1=2), two penalty minutes and a plus-five rating. Voynov was selected by the Kings in the second-round (32nd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
The Kings (6-2-1) return to action tonight at Jobing.com Arena against the Phoenix Coyotes. Game-time is slated for 6 p.m. The Kings will conclude their three-game road trip tomorrow in Denver against the Avalanche, with game-time slated for 5 p.m. (PT). Both games will be broadcast on FS West, KTLK 1150 AM and along the Kings Radio Network.
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Trump Intends to "Decertify" Iranian Deal
President Trump is expected to announce next week that he will “decertify” the international nuclear deal with Iran, Washington Post reports citing to the White House sources.
As the source reports according to Trump the deal it is not in the national interest of the United States.
The move would mark the first step in a process that could eventually result in the resumption of US sanctions against Iran, potentially derailing a deal limiting Iran’s nuclear activities reached in 2015 with the United States and five other nations.
Is Iran Nuclear Deal Endangered?The European Union is also against the US intentions to abolish the nuclear deal. The EU notes that even if the US withdraws from the agreement, they will still remain faithful to the spirit of the agreement.
New Act against Iran in US Congress"Congress has four months to fix the flaws of the JCPOA to permanently block Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons capability," said Representative Roskam.
US Starts The Changes In The Deal With IranTrump administration is working on a legislative fix that could enable the United States to remain in the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview with The Associated Press...
Trump "Handed a Mess" with North KoreaPresident Donald Trump said Saturday that he was "handed a mess" with North Korea and that he wanted to try a new Mideast peace plan before moving the U.S. Embassy, while slamming the "fake news" media...
Will Britain and Russia be able to overcome the crisis in their relations in the near future?
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Creative Cocktails in Chicago by Neighborhood
Time-honored sips like a refreshing daiquiri or perfectly balanced Negroni have long dominated the libations landscape, anchoring drink menus with myriad other mainstays. Many Chicago bars continue to pay homage to these types of traditions, but some mixologists are taking classic cocktails and turning them on their heads.
Take the Old-Fashioned at The Aviary in the West Loop, for example: The drink is offered in the rocks instead of on them, served in iced spheres that patrons must break open to enjoy. Meanwhile, bartenders at The Berkshire Room in River North take creative control with “Dealer’s Choice” libations, in which guests choose a spirit (like blended scotch), a profile (such as strong and stirred) and glassware for off-menu creations. And of course, there are the barmen behind Wicker Park’s The Violet Hour, winner of the James Beard Foundation’s 2015 award for Outstanding Bar Program. The lounge’s signature Juliet and Romeo blends Beefeater gin with muddled cucumber, mint and rose water.
This fall, there’s even more reason to celebrate Chicago’s cocktail creativity: Happy hour had been banned in Illinois since 1989 until Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill in July allowing drink specials throughout the state. Join in the revelry and shake up your dining experience with a handcrafted libation; there’s a reason, after all, that renowned mixologist Jim Meehan has declared this era to be the “Platinum Age of the Cocktail.”
Loop Libations
“REMINGTON’S is new to the Chicago scene, but comes on strong with a fabulous location across from Millennium Park and its crowd-pleasing menu. A must-try is the Venetian Spritz.” (20 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-782-6000; remingtonschicago.com)
“The Old-Fashioned at THE GAGE … has been a Chicago favorite since it opened in 2007.” The recipe for this popular cocktail blends sherry syrup with Buffalo Trace bourbon and Angostura bitters. (24 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-372-4243; thegagechicago.com)
“Try the Maestro’s Manhattan (straight up) at MILLER’S PUB. Miller’s Pub is the complete opposite of The Gage. It is a Chicago institution that has been around since 1935.” (134 S. Wabash Ave.; 312-263-4988; millerspub.com)
River North Selections
Recommended by Bobby Gonzalez, concierge at Hotel Palomar Chicago
Sable Kitchen & Bar | Courtesy of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
“Craft cocktails—where do I begin? How about right here adjacent to Hotel Palomar at SABLE KITCHEN & BAR, the mecca for craft cocktails in Chicago? I’m a tiny bit biased, but I strongly believe they’ve earned their keep in the city. For instance, take the War of the Roses cocktail, a perfect balance of Pimm’s, St-Germain, Tanqueray, mint and … grapefruit bitters—so good it’s been featured in the likes of GQ magazine [and] Esquire.” (505 N. State St.; 312-755-9704; sablechicago.com)
“If you’re looking for a more intimate atmosphere, I’d head over to THE BERKSHIRE ROOM, just two blocks away inside the Acme Hotel. … Order the Weston, made of wheated bourbon, Dark Matter Coffee essence and pipe tobacco. It’s become … an iconic Chicago-style libation.” (15 E. Ohio St.; 312-894-0945; theberkshireroom.com)
“ANALOGUE is an unassuming, Cajun-tinged restaurant. … It exudes the best parts of Logan Square—perfectly adventurous menus eclipsed by some of the most thoughtful cocktails in the city. … Their Sport of Kings cocktail really tells it like it is.” (2523 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-904-8567; analoguechicago.com)
“BILLY SUNDAY lives uninhibited on the food and beverage front. The Czar’s Mango Lassi [is] served in a Russian nesting doll and reads like a grocery list.” (3143 W. Logan Blvd.; 773-661-2485; billy-sunday.com)
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Report: Trump going ahead with plans for new China tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is going ahead with plans to impose new tariffs on about $200 billion of Chinese imports, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Both sides were preparing to hold new talks on their tariff dispute. Last week Trump told reporters such a move could come “very soon.”
(AP)
The Journal cited unnamed people familiar with the matter who said the tariff level will likely be set at about 10 percent, below the 25 percent announced earlier this year.
The two governments have already imposed 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of each other’s goods. Beijing has issued a list of another $60 billion of American products for retaliation if Trump’s next tariff hike goes ahead.
White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters declined comment on the timing of a possible announcement, but said: “The President has been clear that he and his administration will continue to take action to address China’s unfair trade practices. We encourage China to address the long standing concerns raised by the United States.”
The Chinese foreign ministry said Thursday that it was invited to hold new talks. Envoys from the two countries last met Aug. 22 in Washington but reported no progress.
Beijing has rejected pressure from the United States to roll back plans for state-led development of Chinese global champions in robotics, artificial intelligence and other fields.
Washington, Europe and other trading partners say those plans violate China’s market-opening commitments. American officials also worry they might erode US industrial leadership.
Forecasters have warned that the worsening conflict between the world’s two biggest traders could cut up to 0.5 percentage point off global economic growth through 2020 if all threatened tariff hikes go ahead.
China has tried without success to recruit Germany, France, South Korea and other governments as allies against Washington. Some of them have criticized Trump’s tactics but many echo US complaints about Chinese market barriers and industrial strategy. (AP)
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Los Angeles, CA (December 8, 2017) – AXS TV, the premier destination for classic rock programming, has announced the premiere dates for its 2018 mid-season schedule, which includes the return of the network’s most popular original series “Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar Presented by Mercury Insurance” and “The Big Interview With Dan Rather,” as well as the premieres of the new reality series “Real Money,” starring rock superstar Eddie Money and his family, and the music-themed countdown show “The Top Ten Revealed,” hosted by Katie Daryl.
As the exclusive U.S. television home for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), AXS TV will premiere the promotion’s biggest show of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 12, in a three-hour special Saturday, Jan. 6 at 8pE/5pP.
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Tourism, Travel, Hospitality, Conservation: News,Stories And Experiences From Allover The World
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
RWANDA: Marasa To Take Over Umubano Hotel
Previously owned by the Rwandan government and the Libyan Africa Investment Company LAICO, before losing the hotel after Libya failed to refurbish the hotel under the terms of the initial MoU is the Umubano Hotel now lined up for fresh privatisation. The hotel company is under liquidation and former shareholders are due to get some form of recompense after the property has been sold on it was learned.
Madhvani Group is said to be set to take over the three star hotel and then embark on a major modernization and upgrade of the structures.
With safari lodge properties in Uganda and Kenya, and more recently a chain of three star hotels along the Indian Hindu pilgrimage circuit, is Marasa Africa no doubt qualified to take on such a venture and live up to the terms agreed with the Rwandan government.
The liquidator is quoted in Rwandan media earlier this week to the effect that while no deal has been finalized is the end of the negotiations near following a high powered visit of Madhvani executives to Kigali last week.
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One Response to “Day 357 – March 21, 2011 – March Winds”
How WONDERFUL!!!!!!!! We especially love the SpongeBob kite (OK, ADAM loves the SpongeBob kite, Mom is a little OVER SpongeBob!). We saw a couple of kites in the air on Sunday… I guess those March winds are good for something!
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everybodylovessuits: “Dark suit, light grey vest is almost always good combination. If you buy a vest get a light grey one. It will work perfectly with black, dark blue, dark grey and light grey suits….so pretty much it will work with every suit you.
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@loafeg Hey i rarely write on this forums but I will give it a try if my car is done by next week. Cant promise anything. My car is the burgandy 300zx making around 600whp. I will let u know by next week.
albertc
Number of posts : 10Location : MiamiRegistration date : 2013-03-21
Subject: Re: looking to find some runs April 24th 2013, 8:39 pm
Trust me, I know when I had raced Honda making 270 whp side by side till 130 mph, although those Honda weight around 2000 lb while mine 3550 lb, have a pair of rb turbo waiting to be installed to make a 500 whp
RAM1320Amateur Racer
Number of posts : 148Registration date : 2009-11-08
Subject: Re: looking to find some runs April 24th 2013, 10:23 pm
I am interested in seeing how it runs with the RB turbos. I am thinking of getting a set for my car.
CRUSHAdmin
Number of posts : 3512Location : ON A STREET NEAR YOURegistration date : 2009-01-30
Subject: Re: looking to find some runs April 25th 2013, 1:59 pm
RAM1320 wrote:
I am interested in seeing how it runs with the RB turbos. I am thinking of getting a set for my car.
@loafeg Hey i rarely write on this forums but I will give it a try if my car is done by next week. Cant promise anything. My car is the burgandy 300zx making around 600whp. I will let u know by next week.
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I think it would be interesting to see a minification filter that averaged all of the texels that fall inside of a pixel on the screen. The end result would be somewhat like anistropic mip-mapping, except more accurate, and the user wouldn’t have to construct all the mip-map levels.
I know it would be a lot slower than normal mip-mapping, and it would really cause problems if an entire texture mapped onto one pixel on the screen, but the quality would be extremely good, and maybe in the future graphics cards will be fast enough to do this.
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