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Whenever my cell phone rings I don’t want to answer it. The reason? Because my ring tune is “You Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer. Old school, I know, but whenever I hear it I can’t help but dance a little (sometimes a lot). That’s why I urge you to listen to music when you’re working out.
Whenever I’m out for a run or on the treadmill, or on the eliptical, stationery bike, lifting weights, etc., I find that I’m more motivated to keep going when I’m listening to upbeat songs. I say to myself “the song’s not over yet, you can keep going.” And it works.
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5 Reasons Why The Lip Bar—Is Better?
How Many Ways To Prepare Mr. Potato?
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Posted on June 14, 2016 by akae | This entry was posted in News & Updates.
Two Colorado State University students have been awarded with the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, allowing them to fulfill their dreams of studying abroad in Costa Rica and Italy. Kayla Cormack and Faith Nielsen will be studying Tropical Ecology and Conservation and Inter-Cultural Communications, respectively.
The Gilman Scholarship provides a grant for U.S. undergraduate students to study academics or participate in credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. The scholarship is funded by the U.S. Congress and is sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Gilman scholarships aim to expose students to different views and enrich social and cultural understanding through funding their study abroad experience.
Kayla Cormack will be spending her summer in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica. Her focus is tropical ecology and conservation, and she will take courses covering tropical biology and ecology, humans in the tropics, and Spanish, as well as conduct independent research. After living at a biological field research station for the beginning of her stay, Kayla will camp in tents while she tours various ecosystems throughout the country. When she begins to conduct her research, she will live with a homestay family. Kayla aspires to be a conservation field biologist in order to protect and restore endangered habitats overseas. “Getting hands-on experience living and researching abroad is a great start to the career of my dreams: making a difference in the world,” she said.
While in Rome, Italy, Faith Nielsen will study intercultural communications. Her Italian ancestry, and rekindling her knowledge of the culture, are the main reasons she chose to study in Italy. She will be living in Rome with her husband and two young daughters. Faith’s courseload focuses on Italian language and culture, cultural competence skills, and historical site visits. She is excited to learn more about her heritage and to live in and experience the vibrant and historical city for five weeks.
“Being awarded the Gilman Scholarship has enabled me to participate in this amazing course that will be so wonderful for my family, my education and my profession,” she said.
During the academic year, Student Financial Services partners with Education Abroad to offer financial aid advising and workshops for students who are considering going abroad on a study, research, internship or service-learning program. Hosted twice a semester, Gilman Scholarship Information Sessions provide students with specific application tips and helpful advice from experts in the application process. Advisers are also available to assist with essay development and feedback.
In addition to federal financial aid like the Gilman Award, the Office of International Programs awards more than $200,000 annually in need- and merit-based scholarships for education abroad, with the average scholarship recipient receiving $750. The Education Abroad office oversees programs in nearly every country around the world and provides support services to students, including advising, orientations, outreach, program coordination and risk management oversight.
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https://educationabroad.colostate.edu/2016/06/14/two-csu-students-awarded-gilman-scholarship-for-summer-2016/
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An Attitude Of Bitterness Is No Excuse. | The Seed, The Melanin, The Saviour!
So here I am again, with a quick thought taken from my general reading through the book of Ezekiel. Have I ever mentioned that I love the books of Jeremiah & Ezekiel?
Do I understand everything from them? No…..but the more you read, the more God opens your heart to his Word.
Now bare in mind, Ezekiel had lived through some of the rebellious years of Judah, & grew up during the reign of King Josiah to Jehoiachin, so he had legitimate reason to be upset with his people for how they had disobeyed God.
So Ezekiel was aggrieved & bitter in his spirit towards the people, but the Spirit of God was still strong on him as he took him to the captives. Showing that Ezekiel had a heart of obedience, even though he himself did not particularly like the task at hand, nevertheless he obeyed God.
Ezekiel, once he had been amongst the remnant, no doubt seeing the state in which the people were in, his heart softened to the cause. This reminds me of Christ’s surmisings & compassion he had for the people in Matthew 9:36 that they were scattered like sheep with no shepherd.
Ezekiel would go on for 48 huge chapters obeying God, sometimes undertaking some of the most difficult tasks God had ever given to man, solidifying himself as a great prophet of God & a giant of the faith, but that was not how he started.
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2019-04-23T06:35:27Z
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After our visit to the museums, Taryn and I went back to the hotel and got freshened up for our afternoon tea. We had been on the hunt for an afternoon tea to try while we were in London, and had asked around. A few places that had been advertised were considered by the people we asked to be quite touristy, and some of the others were quite expensive. We decided to go have a simple afternoon tea at the K&K Hotel George, which was reasonably priced and only a few minutes walk from our hotel.
We got a little dressed up and walked over for our tea. We sat out on the back patio, and enjoyed our tea. Finger sandwiches, scones, cookies and sweets, and tea. For a small additional cost, you could add sparkling wine, so of course I did!
The day was a little hot for sitting outside, but we had fun chatting and catching up, and enjoying sampling the goodies that came with our tea. It was good to have some girl time!
After our tea we took a walk and enjoyed seeing a bit more of the neighborhood. We went to a few of the neighborhood shops to use the last of our British pounds before we had to depart for the airport in the morning. I got some postcards and Taryn got some chocolates and candies for her kids. It was a nice ending for our London vacation.
Tube Stations: None. We walked to the tea and back, as it was only a few blocks from the hotel.
FitBit Steps: I forgot to write it down!
After Kensington, we ended up back at the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret (remember it was closed on Monday?). This ended up being one of my absolute favorite visits in London. The museum is located in the garret of St. Thomas’ Church, which was originally St. Thomas’ Hospital. The herb garret was there first, and had a long history of use drying and storing herbs for use in the hospital. When they rediscovered the space, there were opium poppies still hanging to dry in the rafters.
About 1822, the surgical theatre was opened in part of the garret and operations on women in the adjoining women’s ward were conducted (previously the surgeries had been done on the ward). Imagine surgery during that period. No anesthesia, no antibiotics, surgeons didn’t wash their hands prior to operating, and germs lived in the lining of the instrument box. There were up to 150 men watching the surgery (it was a teaching hospital). Almost all the patients were in poverty, because if you could afford it, you were treated and had your surgery at home. Most people died after surgery. Makes you want to sign up right?
When St. Thomas’ Hospital moved to a new location in 1862, the operating theatre and herb garret were sealed off, with items still inside. It was rediscovered in 1957, and opened to the public in 1962 – a space that had been untouched for 100 years!
When we visited, there was a school group there for a presentation, so we got to sit in, as long as he promised to not try to answer the questions the presenter asked the students. It was fascinating – I really enjoyed listening and seeing the demonstration of the instruments. It was hilarious to see the student’s faces when she passed around the tool used for removing bladder stones! The one drawback was the heat in that space. Imagine being in an attic with no open windows and no air conditioning on a day in the 80s. It was roasting hot! Several people left during the presentation because it was so hot, but I wanted to stick it out because it was so interesting. The presenter had a couple of fans, which she kept pointed at herself!
After the presentation, we had a chance to poke around the herb garret and see what medicinal herbs they used back in the 1800s. We also looked around the operating theatre after all the students left and saw the original operating table, surgical instruments from the time, and looked out into the gallery when men watched and learned surgical techniques. It was really cool to see!
After our visit, we went over to the Thameside Inn for disappointing nachos, but the cider hit the spot and cooled me off!
For dinner we went to the Rock & Sole Plaice in Covent Garden for fish and chips, on the recommendation of our Stonehenge tour guide. I really wanted the rock fish, but they were out, so I ordered the calamari appetizer. Taryn loved her meal, but Brandon thought it was just ok. I am sure I would have loved the rock fish more!
Then we headed back to the room for an early evening. We had done a lot that day!
Friday morning we slept in a bit, then headed over to tour the Ben Franklin House. After waiting for about 30 minutes for the house to open at noon, we discovered that you had to pre-book tickets and the noon tour was already full. UGH… Oh well, we got to see a pretty park on the way over and check out a pub called the Sherlock Holmes. We decided to book the last tour of the day at 4:15, and do some other sightseeing in between.
Next up – Trafalgar Square. Yep. It’s a square – what more is there to say? It has statues, and a fountain, and is ringed by historic buildings – in a word, beautiful. Several of the statues were blocked from view by a concert stage that had been erected for an upcoming event. We didn’t stay too long, but we did end up there again later in the day, so I will save my photos for that post.
From there we wandered down to Buckingham Palace, via The Mall, and passed through an impressive arch called the Admiralty Arch. It was completed in 1912, commissioned by King Edward VII as a memorial to his mother Queen Victoria. Along the way, we saw a model posing for a photographer in the middle of the street, but the middle lane is reserved for royalty, so they could get away with standing in the middle lane of the street. Big city sights.
Once we got to Buckingham Palace we took a look at it, and scoped out the best spot to watch the changing of the guard on another day. We saw the gardens, which were pretty, but a bit wilted in the heat. We went back to Buckingham Palace later the next week to see the changing of the guard, so I’ll save the photos for then.
Next we walked to The Royal Mews, on the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The mews was at one time a place where falcons were housed, but in more recent years they started using it for the carriage horses. A mews got its name because falcons go through a cyclic loss of feathers, called molting, or mewing. When they started using the mews for stables, the name stuck.
The Royal Mews was fascinating for me. The royals only use Windsor Greys and Cleveland Bays for their carriages; interestingly using the Cleveland Bays helped to save the breed from dying out. The greys are used to transport the queen and the royal family, while the bays are used to transport high level officials such as ambassadors. They have several horses there in stalls, so you can see them close up.
The carriages were incredible; one of them is gilded! The Gold State Coach was commissioned by George III in 1762, and has been used for every royal coronation since George IV in 1821. It weighs four tonnes and needs eight horses to pull it. It is so heavy that it can only be pulled at a walk and it requires 27 meters to stop! Ah, the things you learn when you read the plaques. It is quite the showpiece.
They also had a few of the cars on display, in case a carriage wasn’t suitable for that day or that event. It must be tough to be a royal.
After the Mews, we were ready to eat. Taryn and I were interested in a farm-to-table style pub with fancier ingredients than the usual pub fare, but the guys weren’t interested. After a bit of an argument, we got lunch at a wood-fired Italian pizza restaurant. Sometimes it is tough to find something everybody agrees on! We then took a wander through St. James’ Park, before continuing the day’s touristing. There was still so much to do!
The Maritime Museum has several interesting exhibits, including a whole wall of figureheads from ships. It also displays Prince Frederick’s barge, which was designed and built between 1731 and 1732, and is covered with gilded decorations. That’s right, the barge is covered in 22 carat gold! A lot of it! The barge has a walkway so you can see it up close and personal, and I was surprised that there is no wall keeping visitors from touching it. There is only a sign asking people not to. England is so different from the United States.
The museum was pretty interesting overall, but I was a bit disappointed by all of the wasted space in the center of the museum – there was just a big open area with nothing in it. I suppose they may use that area for events, but it seems a shame that they didn’t fill it with more exhibits. Perhaps I was just getting a bit tired and museumed out for the day. I took hardly any photos there, and I’m not sure why, because they did have some interesting exhibits. I do have the guidebook to look back on though.
Who wouldn’t want to ride a seagull?
It was nice; just sitting down for a while and relaxing. Sometimes you just need that. Only for a little while though, because then we were off to see the Prime Meridian!
Costs: National Maritime Museum – free, your London Pass will get you a free guidebook.
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Every so often some ministry or another does some bone headed thing and tanks their markets. In the case of Brazil, it was the President.
What did he do? By executive order, he imposed a 2% tax on foreign trades in stocks and bonds. Basically a "Tobin Tax" on foreigners. So today, the EWZ Brazil ETF was down about 4% (a bit more mid day) and I have sold ALL Brazilian positions. BAK, PBR, CZZ, EWZ whatever. I was “money good” in them by a lot (100% gain in some of them) so it’s time to “cut and run for the border”.
When The Ministry of Stupidity Speaks, grab your money and run. Period.
I’ll come back when the dust has settled and the rules are clear.
You don’t need to be in the middle of that kind of game with that kind of risk.
So BAIL OUT first. Then decide at your leisure if you want to return.
Several markets were looking ‘Toppy’ so I sold a fair number of positions today. I’ll update the list under the weekly posting later. The trades settle in 3 market days, so Friday. I’ll mostly just sit in cash through Friday unless some really great idea demands to be addressed.
Yes, when something like Brazil spooks markets, it can roll over into other markets too.
FWIW, when I’m ready to go “back in” it will likely be into India, unless the Brazilian President of Stupidity reverses his executive order in a hurry.
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Is this just another version of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?
EM, what happened in the Indian market when they did this? I missed it.
The Indian market wobbled for a day or two, then dropped for about 2 weeks, then the decision was reversed and it started to go up again. IIRC it was at the start of 2008, so a visit to BigCharts and plotting EWZ and EWO vs IIF for 2005-now would show it as a drop in early 2008 when the others keep rising.
You could also just hit the “races” tab up top, scroll down a couple of pages to the “international markets” race and hit the 10 year chart. A bit more cluttered, but its still visible.
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2019-04-20T13:20:44Z
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https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/brazil-the-ministry-of-stupidity-speaks/
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Uncle Andy is in this August 21, 1968 picture from Bratislava, Time Magazine. Detail below.
The Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia took place 45 years ago today, on August 21, 1968. I remember it not so much because of its historical significance, but because of family stories told and embellished over the years. I decided to interviewed my Uncle Milan about it to get the real story, who was a young Canadian studying in Bratislava that summer.
Uncle Milan on left, 1960’s, in Dolny Kubin with his cousin, George.
M. “I was attending a Slovak language course at the University of Bratislava which is located in the center of the city, staying at the university dormitory.
T. Did the invasion take you and your friends by surprise?
T. What do you remember of Czechoslovakia’s First Secretary, Alexander Dubček?
M. “Dubček’s approach was very, very popular with the masses. His dream was for “socialism with a human face” and we called it the “Dubček Spring”; today it’s called the Prague Spring, and from the Soviet point of view it constituted a serious threat to their rule and control and so it had to be stopped.
I recall attending a football match the day or two before the invasion in the main stadium in Bratislava. Dubček attended and when he entered the stadium the spectators literally went nuts with applause and joy; he was the “peoples” hope for a better future.
T. What happened to Dubček?
T. What happened when the Russians invaded Bratislava?
T. Did you go outside?
Uncle Andy is the man in the middle of the picture in glasses with grey hair. Picture from Time Magazine, August 1968.
T. What do you remember of this picture of the invasion in Bratislava? Isn’t that Uncle Andy there, in the background? Did you take this picture and sell it to Time magazine?
T. The family story I heard is that Uncle Andy helped you escape in the dark of night, by sneaking across the bridge unseen by the Russians.
T. How did you get out? Weren’t the borders shut down?
M. ”Somehow I meet up with Uncle Andy, I do not recall how that happened, I guess he came to the University to look after me. Anyway, we agreed that I should leave right away, so we packed up my red Austin 40 car and somehow managed to drive down to the main bridge in the center of the city which crosses the Danube. When we got there, there was a major check point and the bridge was occupied by a row of tanks so crossing was not possible without permission from the checkpoint commander. Uncle Andy talked to the checkpoint commander, explained that I was a Canadian student and that all I wanted was to cross the bridge and drive to the border (which was on the other side of the Danube only a few miles away). The commander agreed and we crossed the bridge (Uncle Andy, my cousin Michele and myself).
We assume that in the very first hours of the invasion, there were no clear instructions on who to let out of the country and who not to. I subsequently learned that the border was sealed to everybody later that day. When we got to the border, we had more good luck . It was still manned by Slovak agents who were very sympathetic to my situation and with the minimum of formalities let me cross the border into Austria; Uncle Andy and Michele got out of the car and stayed in Bratislava. I had a major sigh of relief when I passed through the “no man’s land” (a stretch of land about 1/2 mile wide) and crossed into Austria. That is the end of the story.
My brother Torin, the chef, taking over Enrique’s outdoor kitchen. The tomatoes are roasted in the wood fire oven with garlic and herb oil, coarse salt and pepper, then blended into a thick, creamy soup. Enrique roasts black pepper corns in the oven for 20 minutes before grinding them – they really add a smoky flavor to the soup.
As a birthday present to myself, I dragged my less than enthusiastic family to Huerta Los Tamarindos yesterday for a day of cooking. Los Tamarindos is an organic farm, restaurant and cooking school in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico. We spent the day on the farm touring the fields, learning about organic farming and cooking a Mexican meal with produce picked fresh that morning. I thought it was pretty special.
17 lovely acres of organic produce at Huerta Los Tamarindos – herbs, vegetables, chiles. The farm is a mile from the Sea of Cortez, and down a long dirt road with old looking long horned cattle grazing lazily nearby.
Los Tamarindos is run by couple Enrique and Lulu, who’ve lived and worked on the farm for over a dozen years. Last year they were featured on the Rick Bayless cooking show on PBS, Mexico- One Plate at a Time.
A “tamarindo” is a seed with a sweet, sticky pulp used in desserts and other recipes; the trees were laden with them at the farm. They remind me of dates.
Enrique spent the day with our group of 18, starting off the morning lecturing about the farm and how the crops are grown, fertilized and sprayed frequently with all natural pesticides such as pepper oil. For the number of people who spend the day tending the garden, there was a surprising amount of weeds.
The beginning of Dulce De Calabaza – chunks of squash cooked in water with fennel seed and raw sugar.
We spent the next few hours chopping garlic and herbs, slicing vegetables, and watching Enrique cook the meal in the outdoor kitchen. I could tell by their expressions that the kids were thrilled to be put to work. I discovered that my husband has a hidden talent for chopping; it will be put to good use from now on.
The boys, excited to be cooking instead of lying by the pool.
I’ll post the recipes for the chicken and dessert next week. The chicken is actually very similar to Chicken Paprikash.
Fresh mole poblano, ready to be made into sauce for the chicken. I know, it looks like a large organ from a cow, but it’s really vegetarian.
Sacher Torte, served in Hotel Sacher, Vienna Austria. If you've seen the recent movie, A Dangerous Method, you saw Carl Jung dig into this cake in the Demel cafe on his first visit to Freud in Vienna.
Buried in Pauline’s book of cake recipes lies the famous Zacherova Torta, more popularly known as the Sacher Torte, named after its inventor. As with each of Pauline’s cakes, I approached this recipe by first carefully researching its origins.
As best I can tell, the cake originated in 1832 in the Austrian Empire. Prince Klemens Metternich was hosting a dinner for some very important guests. He was a stuffy, sullen old man, worried that his empire was about to collapse, and so in preparation for this elaborate affair the Prince demanded of his pastry chef, “Let there be no shame on me tonight!” As soon as he stated this, his pastry chef, quaking in his boots, fell ill, and promptly placed his 16 year old apprentice, Franz Sacher, in charge. Franz apparently rose to the occasion and whipped up a cake that was a smashing success.
Prince Klemens Metternich, circa 1830. A guest at the dinner party may have been Lord Palmerston, one of his archenemies. Klemens privately called him "Lord Pumice Stone" for his abrasive personality.
Franz went on to bake for several more decades, constantly revising the cake, baking first in Bratislava, and then in Budapest. His son Eduard joined him and he too continued to work on improving the cake, first at Demel bakery and eventually at his own hotel in Vienna, the Hotel Sacher. His cigar smoking wife, Anna, said to be quite the hotelier, worked hard to promote the cake, making it famous throughout Europe. But by 1930, Anna was dead (lung cancer?) and a few years later the hotel fell into bankruptcy and changed hands. Eduard went back to Demel and began to sell the Sacher Torte from there.
The exact ingredients and cake assembly instructions have never been published. We do know that Demel’s version of the chocolate cake contains two layers of cake, each spread with apricot jam and iced with a chocolate ganache; the hotel’s version has only one layer. In 1938 a lawsuit ensued between the two places that went on for decades over the rights to the cake and its name.
It was around the time of Anna’s demise, however, that the super secret Sacher Torte recipe fell into Pauline’s hands. I was so excited, believing that I alone held the recipe that had been under lock and key in a guarded Viennese vault (I imagine) for more than a century.
Further research turned up another variation of the cake, the Sacher Masoch Torte, made with red current jelly and a marzipan coating. This cake was named after Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, the 19th century writer of the Austro Hungarian Empire who penned Venus in Furs, a novel based on his real life affair with Baroness Fanny Pistor. They travelled to Venice by train in 1869, she in first class, he in 3rd , Leopold as her willing slave who asked only that she wear furs while treating him very badly. The term “masochist” was later coined after him. (A little more digging turned up the fact that his great, great niece is Marianne Faithful, of Rolling Stones fame. Cake research turns up the most interesting stories).
I then went to YouTube and proceeded to watch the BBC’s master chef, the imitable Mary Berry, expertly whip up her version of the Sacher Torte. Mary explained that the base was a Genovese cake, filled with melted chocolate, whipped egg whites, beaten yolks and ground almonds. Her cake looked chocolatey, rich and mouth wateringly delicious. Mary warned us that this cake was difficult to make, however.
Armed with this information, I finally turned to Pauline’s recipe, ready to whip up the ultra secret Sacher Torte, intrigued to learn the mysterious ingredients and, I confess, to one up Miss Mary Berry.
Hmmm. I scanned the recipe and saw that most of the ingredients were the same as Mary’s. Except, there was no chocolate. And Pauline’s recipe had the egg whites whipped with flour and sugar and baked, like an angel food cake. The egg yolks were not folded into the batter but instead were to be cooked with sugar into a custard on the stove, and then spread inside and on top of the cake. She instructed slivered almonds to be sprinkled on top.
This must have been a very early version of the Sacher Torte, I thought, or perhaps it’s yet another variation, perhaps named after a lily white, virginal Slovak cousin of Franz Sacher’s.
Puzzled, I soldiered on with Pauline’s version of the Sacher Torte. I was kind of bummed; all this research on the deliciously dense chocolate cake had me excited. An egg white cake, not so much.
I separated the eggs and proceeded to whip the egg whites into a frenzy (Pauline’s words). As I carefully slid in the sugar and flour however, the egg whites quickly deflated and became a wet mess. Undaunted, I poured it down the drain and pulled out a carton of egg whites from the fridge and started over. This time, the egg whites wouldn’t whip at all. Down the drain these six egg whites went, and again I tried with 6 more, this time being super careful to make sure the bowl and attachment were clean and dry. Whipped again; same result. By now, I was a bit flustered. My egg whites always whipped up easily; what was wrong with me? The entire carton of egg whites was empty, so I turned to my remaining whole eggs. I was determined the egg whites wouldn’t beat me, and I was going to make this cake come hell or high water. Finally, my FOURTH batch of egg whites whipped up nicely, and I folded in the remaining ingredients and baked the damn cake.
I turned next to the egg yolks. Pauline said simply to beat them with fine sugar on the stove until thick, and then to spread it between the cake layers and on top. I figured that egg yolks would curdle easily, so I stirred and stirred the egg yolks on a double boiler. Minutes ticked by, and the eggs just remained there, bright yellow and now frothy, but not thick. One custard recipe said to make sure the temperature didn’t rise about 80 degrees Celsius, and so when it reach that temperature I took it off the stove. Still not thick. I cooled it in the fridge. Still watery. I put it back on the stove and stirred for 10 more minutes. Marginally thicker. Back in the fridge for ½ hr. No change. This time I boldly put the bloody egg yolks directly on the burner and cranked it up high. Finally, after surging past 100 degrees Celsius, the yolks began to thicken and I had custard.
By now, I had been baking for 5 laborious hours, been through 2 dozen eggs and I really didn’t care how the cake turned out. Besides, it wasn’t chocolate, and it certainly wasn’t worth keeping a secret over. Mary won.
Mix together well 6 egg-whites with 15 dg (3/4 cup) of sugar, 2 spoonfuls of cream, 15 dg (1 ¼ cups) of flour into a frenzy and bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes. Cook 6 egg-yolks with 15 dg ( ¾ cup) of fine sugar, until it thickens; split it in the middle, fill it and also smear it on top, and then sprinkle it with almonds that were cut it into long strips.
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2019-04-24T18:48:05Z
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McCoy, Francis ; Darbandi, Rashid ; Lee, Hoi Chang ; Bharatham, Kavitha ; Moldoveanu, Tudor ; Royappa, Grace ; Dodd, Keela ; Lin, Wenwei ; Chen, Si-Ing ; Tangallapally, Rajendra P. ; Kurokawa, Manabu ; Lee, Richard E. ; Shelat, Anang ; Chen, Taosheng ; Green, Douglas R. ; Harris, Robert A. ; Lin, Sue-Hwa ; Fissore, Rafael A. ; Colbran, Roger J. ; Nutt, Leta K.
Active metabolism regulates oocyte cell death via calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII)-mediated phosphorylation of caspase-2, but the link between metabolic activity and CaMKII is poorly understood. Here we identify coenzyme A (CoA) as the key metabolic signal that inhibits Xenopus laevis oocyte apoptosis by directly activating CaMKII. We found that CoA directly binds to the CaMKII regulatory domain in the absence of Ca(2+) to activate CaMKII in a calmodulin-dependent manner. Furthermore, we show that CoA inhibits apoptosis not only in X. laevis oocytes but also in Murine oocytes. These findings uncover a direct mechanism of CaMKII regulation by metabolism and further highlight the importance of metabolism in preserving oocyte viability.
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The Post reported on Saturday that the Sofitel housekeeper "was doing double duty as a prostitute, collecting cash on the side from male guests." An article the following day reported that the housekeeper "continued to work as a prostitute in a Brooklyn hotel where she was stashed by prosecutors."
"All of these statements are false, have subjected the plaintiff to humiliation, scorn and ridicule throughout the world by falsely portraying her as a prostitute or as a woman who trades her body for money and they constitute defamation and libel per se," the suit said.
The two stories are still up on the Post's Web site, and the paper hasn't offered any response to the libel charge so far.
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2019-04-23T20:52:33Z
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https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/07/dsk-accuser-suing-ny-post-prostitute-stories/352476/
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Pronounced “venur-dter’-ta”, this Icelandic torte has been a holiday classic in the Peturson family for generations. It took me years to figure out how to record my Amma’s (Grandma’s) recipe in a measurable way; her version said things like, “add enough flour to make a soft cookie dough”.
This is a great recipe for sharing, as it makes 2 tortes. You can replace the traditional prune filling with other fruits if you wish, too. I tried a strawberry-rhubarb version at the Spruce Meadows Christmas Market in Calgary this year that was lovely. (You can buy it from the baker at http://www.kylescake.com. He claims to be the world’s largest baker of this stuff!) And not that we care much at Christmas, but this dessert is reasonably healthy.
First, prepare the filling. In a medium pot, combine prunes with water. Place on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. Once mixture is thick and all water is absorbed, add lemon juice. Continue to cook until mixture is like a paste. Remove from heat and add cardamom. Mash with a potato masher, wand blender or in a food processor.
To prepare the torte layers, start by creaming the butter and sugar well. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add milk and vanilla and mix with a whisk, electric mixer or food processor.
Sift together 3 cups of flour, salt, baking powder and cardamom. Add gradually to liquid mixture, stirring lightly.Then preheat the oven to 375F/190C.
Measure out remaining 1 cup of flour. Use this flour to knead into dough. Drop dough onto well-floured surface (it will be sticky). Knead dough until it no longer “slides” when you handle it (this usually takes about 3/4 cup). Divide dough into 6 equal parts.
Roll out each part onto a floured surface (keep using your measured flour, and then use more if you need to for the remaining dough.) Dough should be about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into rounds using a cake pan turned upside down (approx. 9 inch size). Place onto an ungreased cookie sheet by rolling it onto the rolling pin and then gently rolling it off onto the cookie sheet (I use a silicone mat on the cookie sheet, and I can get 2 rounds on my sheets). Bake at 375F (190C) for 8-10 minutes or until edges turn golden. Let cool on a wire rack. Repeat this procedure with each part, saving the cut-out bits to make 3-4 more layers.
Once layers have completely cooled, you can fill them. Start by stacking your layers into 2 piles, doing your best to match the sizes in each pile. You will have 2 stacks of 5 or 1 of 4 and 1 of 5. Place the layers on the counter and put a spoonful of filling on each layer EXCEPT 2 (these are the top layers). Spread the filling to the edge of each layer, and then stack them up. Place them on cake plates or cardboard bases, and wrap in aluminum foil or plastic wrap for cake to soften for serving. Let sit at least 24 hours.
To serve, slice cake in 1/2 inch (1 cm) slices and cut each slice on the diagonal to create 3-4 pieces for the middle section (2 for the ends).
HINT: When you try this on your guests, don’t tell them the filling is made from prunes. Many people are not keen on prunes, but seasoned with cardamom they take on a whole new twist).
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2019-04-21T00:37:41Z
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We asked the curatorial team if there were anything supernatural, magical or spiritual in Dameisha village. That’s how we came to know about the wishing tree in Dameisha.
Many inhabitants of Dameisha village come from outside of YanTian to work for the tourist service industry there.
We started unpacking the idea of a wish tree and wanted to relate this to the space of hope.
Our project begins with Dameisha’s wishing tree and the questions of how do trees learn about their powers to grant wishes? How do trees learn from each other?
Lessons Amongst Trees present an anthology of lessons to a class of tree saplings. Beginning with Dameisha’s wishing tree – the young trees enter the world of trees. They learn about emancipation, greed and sharing. They also learn how to be companions, to talk and mark time.
The lessons bring us into a conversation on revolution, freedom and our cultural sense of belonging.
Wish trees get their calling because they are motivated to increase our capacity to care and worry for others – they serve as a mechanism to distribute hope.
As our vision of the future becomes increasingly bleak and dark, it may be helpful to understand the real power of hope. Hope rests on the momentum of caring, of worrying, of desires. It gives us the ability to open something that the currents of knowledge cannot do. It gives the ‘hopefuls’ the strength to summon something forgotten, something repressed and the something that has never been conscious.
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2019-04-18T17:22:16Z
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https://postmuseum.wordpress.com/portfolio/lessons-amongst-trees/
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Research conducted and written by Takehiro Iwatsuki, assistant professor of kinesiology, is referenced within the article "To Run More Efficiently, Follow Your Bliss" on runnersworld.com.
Why does the Super Bowl make such an impact here in the United States but not across the globe? Peter Hopsicker, professor of kinesiology at Penn State Altoona, and Mark Dyreson, professor of kinesiology and history at University Park, examined that question in a recent podcast.
Peter Hopsicker was awarded the 2018 Heather Reid Distinguished Service Award by the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS).
With the formal dedication of the newly expanded and renovated Adler Athletic Complex on Oct. 27, Penn State Altoona took another step in its mission to engage, inspire and prepare its students for success.
Penn State Altoona will open the doors of its newly renovated and expanded Steven A. Adler Athletic Complex to the public on Oct. 29 with community tours.
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https://altoona.psu.edu/tags/kinesiology
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According to Akhil Mittal, Senior Fund Manager at Tata Mutual Fund, there are concerns on growth slowing down and inflation is likely to remain anchored. Hence the central banks would turn dovish on monetary policy. US Federal reserve has already indicated an end to rate hikes and balance sheet reduction. All these developments have resulted in sharp fall in yields globally, explained Akhil Mittal in a note to Financial Express Online.
While yield curve inversion is generally seen as a precursor to recession it can also be a false signal driven by too much of positioning on one side of the market, explained Sandip Sabharwal. However the probability that the US Economy will slowdown along with Eurozone is greater and a more realistic possibility, investment advisor Sandip Sabharwal told Financial Express Online.
Noting instances from the past, technical analyst Milan Vaishnav of Gemstone Equity Research said that when the yield curve inverted in 2007, it lasted for several months. It was in the middle of 2007 that the 10-year yields rose higher than the 3-month again. During this period, both S&P500 and NIFTY gained in terms of value. However, after that, both these indexes saw a sharp 30-35% paring of values in the following months, he said in an interview to Financial Express Online.
Explaining further, Vaishnav said that while it may be a negative in the long-term, it may take several weeks for the result to show up. Hence, instead of reacting to this in panic, investors should use all future up moves to take out profits and protect all gains at higher levels. In a way, we can certainly say that all up moves that might occur going ahead from here might at as distribution on the charts, he added.
Sharing his insights on the likely trajectory of interest rates going forward, Akhil Mittal points out that with inflation remaining much below RBI target and growing concerns on growth, the market expects RBI to take a growth supportive stance. This would bode well for markets. With global conditions favouring flows into EM s, and RBI domestically expected to cut rates, the conditions should augur well for equity markets too as cost of funding would come down and liquidity would improve, he noted.
From the Indian context given the low global linkages the yield curve inversion should not impact economic growth much, and infact could be a positive as India needs rates to remain low to sustain a strong economy, noted Sandip Sabharwal. It could keep RBI on a easy money cycle for a longer time which we need at this stage as we have very high real rates of interest which are the primary factor behind below par economic growth in India, he said.
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Informed planning and management of natural resources and systems supersedes individual disciplines, requiring an interdisciplinary approach for the successful resolution of environmental issues. The intent of this program’s curriculum is to integrate the biophysical disciplines more closely while also addressing the social and political sciences. This degree program is offered jointly by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and by the Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources.
This two-year MS program is comprised of an interdisciplinary core of courses and faculty for addressing complex issues in the areas of bioregional planning and management. Emphasis is placed on four problematic content areas: biophysical, social/demographic, economic, and public policy. The spatial focus is on the planning for large landscape areas with dispersed populations with a primary economic base in agriculture, energy development, tourism/recreation, retirement communities, and natural resources.
Credits earned for WILD 4600 or equivalent do not apply to the graduate program.
LAEP 6100 - Regional Landscape Analysis and Planning 5 is required for all LAEP students.
Nine credits should be available to the candidate for an area of concentration.
A Plan A thesis or Plan B paper/project option is required and is to be negotiated with the candidate, major professor, and supervisory committee.
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https://catalog.usu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=6&poid=2640&returnto=1195
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Students often struggle to persist and motivate themselves in classes requiring high-level critical thinking and application skills. Join faculty guest presenters Elizabeth Ruckert and Rhea Cohn to discuss ways to use the “growth mindset” framework as a tool to help students understand the value of effort in learning, collaborate with peers, and process instructor and peer feedback.
This workshop is part of the Teaching for Engagement series for GW faculty members seeking to enhance their skills in the classroom to increase student engagement. Workshops in this series are sponsored by the University Teaching and Learning Center. Other workshops in this Spring 2019 are Improve your Course through Mid-Semester Feedback, What Works for Small Group Work, Getting Students to Do Homework, When – And How – To Lecture. If you need feedback on assignment or syllabus design, advice on teaching methods, or ideas for new activities, consider booking a consultation with the University Teaching and Learning Center. More information is available on library.gwu.edu/utlc.
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My name is Aimee Lyn Eaton. I grew up in central Oregon’s Cascades and high desert. My interests have taken me many places, but I continue to come home to the West where I can often be found splitting firewood, stalking trout, and skinning up long approaches for five minutes of skiing. I have a BS in journalism, and a MS in geography with an emphasis in hydrology. My writing has appeared in a range of national and international media, including: The New York Times, National Parks Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and the Dirtbag Diaries. I recently completed my first book, Collared: Politics and Personalities in Oregon’s Wolf Country, to be published fall 2013 by Oregon State University Press.
I currently freelance full time, and I am always interested in hearing from you about new stories, projects, and opportunities.
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There are moments when my husband dazzles me, moments when the sun just dog-gone shines brighter because he walked in the room. When I feel slimed by the world, it all washes away with one word, one smile from him. It’s as though someone sprinkled me with. . . pixie dust.
An enchanted marriage? Where there is more to our marriage then two people? More than the strength in our 2 pairs of hands, 2 pairs of feet. Where my guy doesn’t ride a horse – and I don’t have hair as long or as sturdy as a rope ladder – but we survive the challenges that threaten us, yet still retain that dazzle, that enchantment, that love. Retain it despite life’s roughness, imperfection, graceless moments, conflict and self.
I’ve always heard about marriage turning two into one – at every single wedding: “Did he not make them one” (Malachi 2:15).
The Father gives an amazing wedding gift: A portion of the Holy Spirit. The same powerful gift He gave on the day of Pentecost, the gift that enabled Peter the courage to never deny Christ again, the power to overcome adversity, for love to grow big enough that to lay down one’s life for another, faithfulness that never turned away, wisdom to say the right word at the right time, insight to love completely and unconditionally, grace for forgiveness.
“The smallest details of marriage” – How small can you think? As small as a tear drop? As small as the penny in the bottom of your purse when that’s all you have? As small as the alone-time with your husband when everybody’s need is so big? As small as the letting out of the cat at 4 a.m.? As small as the lining of your kitchen drawers? Or the sliver of soap in the shower? As small as the energy left at the end of the day? As small as your confidence in the face of a mighty challenge? As small as your affection in a moment of big anger?
Sadly, this is often the wedding gift most often left unopened. When it is opened, it is a gift no one ever quite knows how to use, so it is shoved to the back of a closet.
It is a gift most successfull when used by both husband and the wife – in equal measure. Like cooking, familiarity, skill increases with use. Like spices, the more you use them, the more you understand just how powerful each is. The Holy Spirit is to marriage what yeast is to flour. It enables your relationship to be more than it was. It is the ingredient that dissolves two into one with the strength to maintain that mixture of oneness.
It is a gift that requires interaction. It won’t act until activated – until you mix it into your relationship through prayer, through asking. The Holy Spirit is like a spice in your cupboard. You might have it, but it cannot do anything until you pull it out and mix it in.
It is a gift that requires belief. When both believe “the Holy Spirit inhabits even the smallest details of marriage.” The power of 2 married believers (Matt. 18:20) + the Holy Spirit = a blessed marriage.
I tell my sons to pray, ask God to show you the girl He made for you, to pray about it – and to both have God in your marriage. If the Trinity is in it, you can face and overcome anything, your oneness intact.
That special something in your marriage? Not a sprinkle of Pixie Dust. Not that old black magic. Just a powerful portion of the Holy Spirit. Pull it out of the pantry of your soul and use today! Embrace the Power of One.
– but enough to recognize the French lady sitting across the table from me calling her son a “couchon” when he wolfed down the truffles I’d made for our afternoon play date. I’d had French in high school, college and graduate school – enough to find a good restaurant one weekend in France with my husband – but not qualified for everyday talking.
– You would have taken 2 semesters of German, too, if you’d taken the German culture class I did in college. Dr Ursel Boyd – inspired us with her stories of her grandmother marching out of the church when Hitler’s people tried to commandeer God – you would have taken German, too. Sadly, German 2 did me in. If a girl like me reads the ends of books first, then how could I ever survive speaking a language where, in many instances, you have to wait until the end of the sentence for the verb.
God wasn’t surprised with the challenges that would unfold as my son grew. He gave me a heads up on His plan. I have held on to that message for 21 years – stood on it during some pretty challenging times. God knew I needed to prepare myself ( click here and here for the story).
Spoken, signed, read with fingertips on Braille.
But Shaddai – He is not confined to a book though His book’s message is imprinted everywhere – for free – His writes love letters to you, to me, to my sons, to my daughter-in-line, my mother, my aunt, my granddaughter – He has love letters written to us in the stars and fish, the sea and sand, the roots and blooms, in a spider’s web and a rain drop.
Thank you, Ann Voskamp of A Holy Experience and 1,000 Gifts – for showing me how to read– these gifts, these blessings – these messages of His love.
An Arab student one time told me his mother didn’t read. I cannot comprehend not reading – a recipe, The Secret Garden, the prodigal story, a manual on how to use a snake to clear a sink pipe, The Christmas Story, the Wall Street Journal over a cup of coffee, The Brave Cowboy, the U.S. Constitution, or an escape-hatch story like Miss Buncle Married or Pride and Prejudice – or the contrast of Grace over Law, of Salvation, Redemption and forgiveness in the Les Miserable by Hugo.
I cannot comprehend being illiterate.
Her fullness seemed limited to me – like having wings but not knowing you can soar.
Yet, 100 years ago – how many of our parents read? Yet still had full lives? How many since B.C. became A.D. – how many have been illiterate of reading and understanding the Word of God with their own eyes? How many souls relied on others to read His messages – the message of adoption from Abraham, Jacob’s hope in a God-made Ladder, that even prostitutes like Rahab who take risks for God can find true love in a man like Joshua, that bullies like Saul can become Paul’s of the world, that Jesus came so no one could ever come between the individual and God again – not a priest, not a king – no one.
Yet, I have lived most of my life, illiterate of the His messages to me in the daily.
Thank you for teaching me to read the message of the cardinal darting out before me on the way home.
The message in the dove call from the roof top – answering back to the call my husband and son send from curved hands, lips and air.
Or the message I found when I freed myself from my work desk to stand under the portico during a torrential down pour, as thunder grumbled to my left – and to my right miniature water rivulets riffled and bubbled through mulch and grass– and the green and the bark deepened richly and the streets glistened like ice.
Or on the way home, so tired, so tangled by how many times Murphy’s Law can jump into my day. It rained – buckets – and the sun shined through the downpour, shined so brightly the rain looked like crystals – and it blew toward my windshield like bits of snow – a rain blizzard.
Or the gift in a cupcake container, once filled with chocolate ganache cupcakes topped with sugared chocolate mint – carried through my back door, returned with a smile and kitchen counter conversations.
Or in the orange poppies grown too tall pulled out revealing perennials wanting more space.
And zinnias that bloom regardless of the weathery moods.
All of these are messages to be read – messages He gives us during the daily. . .
Messages that tell us He loves us, champions us, knows our struggles, knows our hearts desires – and knows how hard it is to live in the wait of a prayer sent out.
And messages that teach us – like the barren creek that rarely flows with water, the path to the blueberry patch, beach birds enacting a madrigal – and the blueberries deep within the bush.
They’re all like letters in an envelope – just waiting to be read.
Have you read much lately? These daily messages from the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit?
Each message can be translated into all soul languages.
Guess what the message was I found in the blueberries?
My Freshman trying not to smile as I conjugated each verb he used one on the way to soccer practice.
When my 7th grader explained singular and plural, first second and third person.
My boys pulling out classical literature in the first 2 weeks of school, Hamlet, Pride and Prejudice, Narnia and Gilgamesh.
the older I get the longer I need to celebrate my birthday (just a few days before my anniversary) – taking the time to savor the relationships the Father has given me – who have become family to my family.
I love watching my boys jump – when they play video games, when they head soccer balls, when they jump in puddles. Their carefree innocence and exuberance, bottomless energy bursting into jumps and runs – and they don’t think of things like shoe stains – until the stink from shoe shedding makes everyone turn and glare – and they don’t think of things like running out of jumps – like I do now after 3. I think my soul – it jumps and runs – and it wants to not just splash through a Holy Spirit puddle – it wants to swim in it – and when life gets really, really uncomfortable – from my soul feet to my soul heart – to my mind – I have these Holy Spirit Golashes that’s supposed to keep out the bad stuff from seeping inside and soaking into places it doesn’t need to be. I can’t jump as high as I used to – but my soul can – with a Holy Spirit like golashes. Ijust need to remind myself – that I can – jump – high – with Him.
When Jesus was born, he brought with him the gift of Salvation. When he died, he left us the power of the Holy Spirit to help us 1) overcome and 2) help others overcome through prayers that intercede, giving others that Holy Spirit strength to stand when they cannot. It is a season of intercession, of teaming together with the Holy Spirit.
I’m reposting this today because I haven’t the words nor the actions to bind the wounds of grieving parents – but I do have prayer – and prayer can reach further than words or actions. These kindergartent parents, the children of these teachers – they need right now – need for us to support through prayer.
What do you do with second-hand grief?
When crisis and tragedy comes to people you love who aren’t your own, but are – and your heart bursts with grief, empathy, love for those wounded – what do you do to staunch the flow of their pain.
Cook meals, help clean-up the unthinkable, feel powerless to make things right in our own ability – until remembering Him, I intercede.
Second-hand grief intercedes. Stands in the gap. Maybe in that intercession, in the prayer, in that grief – we carry some of the overwhelming burden of that first-hand grief until they are strong enough to carry it all themselves.
Yesterday, hearts broke in our little neighborhood when a jungle gym/tree house tipped over, falling on one of these precious children, taking her to heaven.
Our little community, our little ones who were all for one and one for all, their spirits are bruised up.
The neighborhood has hushed. A lot of quiet. No children’s laughter right now. No joy sounds. No little feet running and playing. No one knocking on doors seeking their friends.
Praying that only things of God take root in the hearts of this beautiful, safety-diligent, God-loving, gentle family who lost so much, who just want prayer.
We went blueberry picking, my boys and I. It was late July, just when the summer heat decided the show itself. We went after the first day of school, a 2 hour day, looking for Hidden Springs Farm beside Hidden Springs Creek.
We drove 6 miles outside of town, winding through curvy roads, past a burned-out store, turning onto a road that spent itself into a one-lane gravel trail that made me wonder how they got to town in the winter.
We turned right onto a road that skirted a huge, dried-out creek-bed called Hidden Springs, moving closer and closer to the blueberry farm, an isolated place where someone could lose the outside world.
“Is there ever any water in the creek?” I asked the blueberry lady, as I handed out buckets to 3 boys and one, very sweet girl friend of The Teen.
In some seasons, it rushes with water, she said.
Hidden Springs Creek was empty. Silent.
No roar. No rushing waters. Just emptiness.
I’d had a dream once, where my family picnicked beside a dried-out creek bed. In my dream, I asked whether it ever flooded– and the guide (for some reason there was a guide) said, “Oh, sometimes it rushes in, over-spilling the creek bank, flooding the family home, washing everything clean.” In my dream, we were talking about the Holy Spirit –that the Holy Spirit had once flowed through my family.
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring” (Isaiah 44:3).
That creek bed, that rushed with water in seasons, it made me thirsty. I felt the dry, dusty, cracked river-bed in my boys – and I wanted that rain, that Holy Spirit Rain for them, too. I wanted that season to be now.
“When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them” (Isaiah 41: :17).
I thought how cool it would be it would be if Hidden Springs Creek produced a flash flood of Spirit-filled water – kind of like the water that rushed, morphing into horse-shaped rapids in The Lord of the Rings. Something visual. Something Tangible. Something with a Wow-Factor that washes away any doubts.
But the Holy Spirit, it isn’t contained to river beds, creek beds and oceans.
There is a spring in each of us, a Holy Spirit spring – flowing, gushing with Living Water. For so many of us, though, it is a Hidden Spring. Because we don’t understand, we dam up that living stream available to us. We don’t let it wash through our life.
I’m like that with a lot of things. I didn’t use my kitchen Aid Mixer for years because I really didn’t understand what it could do for me. There are programs on my computer I don’t use because I don’t understand. I avoid what I do not understand.
That resonated. That loosened the foundation of the dam I’d built.
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come” (Ephesians 1: 17-21).
I asked God – is this real? This Holy Spirit Power? The same power you used to raise Jesus from the dead? That’s available for me? In the tool box you gave me when I became your child?
Is it for me? Little me in the big world? The same Holy Spirit Power that fell on the day of Pentecost? That rose Jesus from the dead?
And, if it is for me, can I not only have it. . . but show me how to turn it on in my life, so that the dry, cracked banks of my own Hidden Springs can rush to over-flowering with the Holy Spirit, cleansing me, filling me with energy, conviction, refreshing, helping me pray. . . and yes, praying in the spirit, if that is indeed real, too, for me, too.
I want some of that Living Water Jesus offered; I want that comforter He sent. But I don’t just want it. I want to use it. I want it to flow – not be dammed up behind my lack of understanding, traditions, a watered-down faith. I want my faith watered-up, flash-flooding, over-flowing, covering me, my family, my home.
The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail” (Isaiah 58:11).
I want those Hidden Springs loosed in me. What about you?
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CRETE, Neb. – Making their second official appearances of the 2017 season, the Concordia University cross country teams turned in place finishes of third on the women’s side and fifth on the men’s side at Saturday morning’s Deane White Invitational hosted by Doane. The Bulldogs were paced by senior Emily Deschaine and Thomas Taylor at a meet made up of mostly GPAC squads that galloped through sultry conditions.
Second-year head coach Matt Beisel guides teams that were ranked third (men) and sixth (women), respectively, in the latest official GPAC rankings. Though pleased with Saturday’s efforts, Beisel still believes the best is yet to come.
“I felt like the women exceeded expectations,” Beisel said. “I was hoping for a top five finish and they got third. Considering the only two teams to finish ahead of us are nationally ranked, it’s a huge boost for us. We’re very happy about it. The course at Doane is the slowest course we’ll run on all season. I told my kids not to worry about times. It’s about how you compete.
Concordia will count on Deschaine to play a starring role all season. She finished sixth out of 131 runners by clocking in at 19:56.22 on the 5k course. There’s plenty of potential in the group that followed Deschaine. Two freshmen came in next: Alyssa Fye (20:51:03) and Everett Elder (21:10.26), both top 25 overall finishers. Sophomore Rebekah Hinrichs (21:11.00) was close behind while improving her time by more than a minute, as compared to what she ran on the same course as a freshman. Lydia Cook (21:36.39) and Miranda Rathjen (21:36.69) ran neck-and-neck for the fifth and sixth positions on the team.
Taylor, a junior from Papillion, Neb., turned in a 10th place finish, reaching the end of his 8k race in a time of 28:16.40. Experience won out at the top for the Bulldogs. Junior Evan Asche placed 15th and clocked in at 28:38.06 and senior Pat Wortmann claimed 20th by finishing in 28:46.31. The team’s top five was rounded out by senior Kohlton Gabehart (29:28.82) and freshman Jordan Lorenz (29:31.52). Lorenz was one of nine freshmen to represent Concordia on the men’s side.
The Bulldogs will have another layoff before hitting the course at Adams Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, Iowa, on Oct. 7 for the Briar Cliff Invite. The meet will be one of two more before the GPAC championships take place on Nov. 4. Beisel is positioning his runners to be at their best when it matters the most.
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HomeMarijuana legalisation in America: Here to Stay?
Marijuana legalisation in America: Here to Stay?
It was not long after a law was passed by the Uruguayan parliament to legalize cannabis in the country that its international legality was disputed by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the United Nations’ (UN) drug-enforcement agency. On 11 December 2013, the INCB stated that the bill contravenes the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 (the Convention), just over four months after the bill passed through Uruguay’s Congress. The fact that Uruguay is the first INCB member state to pass such legislation suggests certain implications for other countries that have signed the Convention and have political parties that are inclined to pass similar legalization. Whether legalization has been hampered worldwide by the INCB’s announcement is yet to be seen. Colorado, a state in the United States, entered the New Year as the first jurisdiction in the US where production, distribution, and possession of cannabis are now completely legal, according to state law. However, the federal government, a signatory to the Convention, has still not given its sanction to the state’s new law, and cannabis remains illegal under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act. On the other hand, the fact that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that they will not intervene in the state unless Colorado restricts possession and consumption of cannabis bought at Colorado’s enterprises to within the state’s borders suggests that the US government is essentially accepting the legality of its recreational use within US territory.
The Convention lists cannabis and cannabis resin as Schedule I drugs, for which the maximum level of control by the signatory state is required as well as reporting on estimates of the size of the black market for that drug to the INCB. However, Article (4)(c) of the Convention does make an exception for medical and scientific purposes of using the drug, while Articles 29 and 30 stipulate that any such legal usage may only take place by a licensed entity or state enterprise. No part of the Convention allows for a signatory state to permit for the distribution, possession, and consumption of Schedule I drugs for purely recreational purposes. As a result, the legalisation of the recreational use of cannabis, as has been done in Colorado and Uruguay, appears to exceed what is permissible according to the Convention. The question remains whether the distinction between the US government’s mere non-interference with the Colorado legalisation versus the Uruguayan government legalising cannabis itself signifies that the US government has not breached the Convention in the way that the INCB has criticised Uruguay.
The purpose of this article is to determine the extent to which the US government risks coming into contravention with the Convention as further US states enact the legalisation of cannabis similar to the Colorado model. It does so by: (1) examining the provisions of the Convention that relate to cannabis, (2) providing one example of a country that obtained an exemption for one listed narcotic in the Convention, (3) looking at the degree to which the US government’s non-interference can be found in breach of the Convention, and (4) examining how federal law still does not condone the Colorodo legislization. The US government remains non-committal about continued acceptance of the Colorado situation, and given its signatory status in the Convention, the US government will most likely eventually clamp down on the legalization movement rather than let it expand to others.
The Convention is explicit in its placing responsibility for the regulation of the legal drug trade on signatory states. The Convention mandates that signatory states are to limit legal possession of Schedule I narcotics such as cannabis to medical and scientific purposes under Article (4)(c), and Article 36 recommends “imprisonment or other penalties of deprivation of liberty” for all other forms of possession. Article 33 stipulates that states are not to permit the possession of cannabis except for medical and scientific purposes. Further, signatory states are to “control” all people, enterprises, establishments, and premises involved in the legal trade of cannabis under Article 30. As a result, it appears at first glance that the signatory state is given the most direct authority and mandate to regulate and control all legal commerce in cannabis and to ensure that illegal possession and commerce merit essentially criminal charges.
There have been cases, however, where signatory states received an exception by the INCB. Most notably, Bolivia obtained what is known as a “reservation” for the traditional, generally indigenous use of coca leaves in the country in February 2013. However, Bolivia had quite unique reasons as to why it deserved this exception: the Bolivian constitution was amended in 2009, and it now stipulates that the government must preserve the traditional ways of life of Bolivia’s indigenous people, with an ultimatum that within four years the government must renegotiate international treaties that compromise this commitment. Although Bolivia initially tried unsuccessfully to amend the Convention as a whole before withdrawing from the Convention, it eventually re-entered with the reservation, thereby respecting its domestic constitutional obligations. There are unlikely to be such cultural or other grounds for making a reservation for cannabis and cannabis resin in the US or Uruguay. For that reason, the Bolivian precedent does not necessarily indicate that a similar exemption could be made for these latter two countries’ cannabis legalisation. Rather, given the hostility of some member states towards granting Bolivia the reservation it most likely suggests that obtaining a reservation is a difficult process, and one that requires a sufficiently deserving justification, such as cultural reasons in the Bolivian case.
The question of whether the US Government is in breach of the Convention by virtue of its non-interference in the Colorado situation seems to be immediately answered with reference to Article (4)(c). As stated earlier, according to that provision, it is the signatory state that is to limit possession of cannabis within its jurisdiction to medical and scientific purposes. However, the INCB has yet to issue any statements whatsoever stating that the US government is in contravention of the Convention more than one full year after the people of Colorado voted for legalisation and the US government set out eight provisions for the state to keep legally purchased cannabis within its borders. The US state of Washington also voted in a referendum in November 2012 to enact similar legislation that is soon to take effect, thereby inching the US as a whole to becoming a signatory state in which Article 4(c) is not enforced throughout the country. Nonetheless, the absence of a public statement by the INCB does not, in itself, signify that the UN agency is not engaged in some form of behind-the-scenes dialogue with the US government and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on what mechanisms are available to end legalisation in Colorado and Washington. Further, the US government’s declaration that cannabis legally purchased in Colorado must remain in Colorado does not, in itself, constitute acceptance by either the government or the DEA of the full effect of the legislation. In short, we have not heard the final word from the US government on this issue.
Moreover, the US government has a sound argument as to why they are not in violation of international law because of the federal money-laundering laws that banks in Colorado have so far been unwilling to break. As cannabis remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, banks operating in Colorado may risk large fines from federal bank regulators in addition to other penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 1956. As a result, it has become well known in the the press that the legal cannabis industry does all of its business in cash and that store owners and others in the business must take substantial safety precautions and considerations into account when it comes to paying bills and taxes. In such ways, federal law continues to serve as a significant disincentive for the establishment of legal-cannabis businesses in Colorado. While it does not completely fulfill the provisions of the Convention, it demonstrates that federal law has not acknowledged the state’s legalization to the extent that it has been synchronized.
Overall, the US federal government has so far left significant legal obstacles for the cannabis industry in Colorado in the form of money-laundering laws and in the eight provisions that, on the surface, appear remarkably difficult to enforce. The position from the federal level has essentially been that the development will be watched without any explicit statement of the potential consequences if the state of Colorado is found to be insufficiently enforcing its part of this understanding. However, the nature of the federal government’s arrangement with the state appears too informal to know with any degree of confidence whether the DEA may not scupper this project and unilaterally begin to disenfranchise the cannabis industry in Colorado without much notice. What can be discerned from US government’s statements is the level of overall disapproval on the part of the DOJ and the DEA towards what is unfolding in the state. Therefore, the tenuous and uncertain soundings from federal officials will most likely begin to lean towards ending the legalization, if the position is to become more definite at all. Until then, the American public, particularly in Colorado and Washington, should start to watch out for any official statements from the INCB on their view of what sub-national legalization signifies.
Excellent article Vicar!! You wrote: “federal law continues to serve as a significant disincentive for the establishment of legal-cannabis businesses in Colorado. While it does not completely fulfill the provisions of the Convention, it demonstrates that federal law has not acknowledged the state’s legalization to the extent that it has been synchronized.:” Question: What would it take to change Federal Law? A consumer movement? A Petition to Congress? Letters to Representatives? Any suggestions?
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GREEN BAY – Welcome back, Frankie Wurtz.
With one of the biggest games of the season looming, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women dominated Northern Kentucky University 70-42 on Thursday night in front of 1,889 at the Kress Center.
In her second game back after missing eight contests with a lower body injury, Wurtz led all scorers with 13 points.
The former Kimberly star shot 5-for-9 overall and 3-for-5 from 3-point range in just 14 minutes off the bench as she continues to round into form.
“She is a player who is our guy,” said UWGB coach Kevin Borseth, whose team hosts first-place Wright State on Saturday in a Horizon League showdown. “Before she went down, she was a lot of reason for a lot of things we did.
The 5-foot-8 junior guard said she feels good and was excited to return to the court in a win against in-state rival UW-Milwaukee last weekend. She missed all four shot attempts against the Panthers, but she started hot against the Norse.
Wurtz hit a 3-pointer with 3 minutes left in the first quarter to put her team ahead by seven points, then hit back-to-back 3-pointers and followed with a jumper to give the Phoenix a comfortable 35-18 lead with 4:29 remaining in the second.
UWGB was up 13 at halftime, then scored the first six points of the third quarter and 13 of the first 16 to take a 23-point advantage and turn the game into a rout.
The Phoenix led by at least 20 for the final 7:59.
“I got a little excited with my shots,” Wurtz said about her return against UWM. “But today, I felt really calm and just very confident. It felt really good to be back.
Wurtz didn’t have to do it alone against NKU.
Laken James, Lyndsey Robson and Madison Wolf all scored 10 points each, while Carly Mohns had 9 points and Jen Wellnitz 6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. James also added a team-high 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
UWGB held NKU to a season-low in points and led in almost every statistical category. It shot better (42.9 percent to 33.3 percent), won the battle of the boards 37-27 and dominated inside 36-8. It also forced 23 turnovers and had 14 steals.
NKU entered riding a four-game winning streak for the first time since 2016.
“I thought we played extremely well,” Borseth said. “We had a lot of energy, you could see that. It was extremely evident. Soon as that game started, we caused a lot of turnovers, which really helped.
The Phoenix improved to 14-7 overall and 9-2 in the Horizon League, moving into a second-place tie with Youngstown State.
It now faces a Raiders team (19-5, 11-1) that has won six straight and beat UWGB 85-67 in the first meeting on Jan. 3.
The Phoenix allowed 21 offensive rebounds that led to 33 second-chance point in the loss, and it also didn’t have Wurtz available.
Borseth declined to ponder whether this is a must-win game, saying it’s the last thing he’s thinking about. Instead, he is concentrating on getting prepared for the Raiders, the first possessions and having the Phoenix playing its best.
But if UWGB wants to capture at least a share of a 21st straight regular-season title, it might need to beat Wright State and not fall two games behind in the loss column.
The Raiders have just five games remaining after Saturday. Four of the five teams – NKU, Cleveland State, Detroit and Oakland – are under .500 overall, and Detroit and Oakland have just one win each in league play.
“There are a whole lot of things you have to do,” Borseth said about matching up against Wright State. “They are very talented in every aspect. These guys are very, very talented. Very athletic, very talented, very gifted, very confident.
Taylor Clos 4-12 0-0 10; Ally Niece 3-8 1-3 7; Taryn Taugher 1-2 4-4 7; Molly Glick 2-5 1-2 6; Grayson Rose 2-3 0-0 5; Reece Mungar 1-1 0-0 3; Kailey Coffey 0-3 2-2 2; Emmy Souder 0-2 2-2 2; Jazmyne Geist 0-0 0-0 0; Samari Mowbray 0-0 0-0 0; Kennedy Archer 0-3 0-0 0; Grace White 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-39 10-13 42.
WURTZ, Frankie 5-9 0-0 13; ROBSON, Lyndsey 2-7 5-6 10; WOLF, Madison 4-8 2-4 10; JAMES, Laken 5-10 0-0 10; MOHNS, Carly 3-3 2-2 9; WELLNITZ, Jen 2-7 1-1 6; WOLF, Mackenzie 2-3 2-2 6; DIER, Anna 1-1 1-2 3; BRECHT, Anna 0-0 2-2 2; PINGEL, Meghan 0-4 1-2 1; OSKEY, Hailey 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 16-21 70.
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Bespectacled, smiling and with close-cropped hair, the late Archbishop Oscar Romero's visage gazes kindly from postage stamps, handmade busts on sale at the San Salvador cathedral, even from a huge black-dot mural on the side of the Foreign Ministry.
On Sunday in the Vatican, Pope Francis will officially make Romero a saint nearly four decades after he was martyred by an assassin's bullet to the heart. But for many Salvadoran Roman Catholic devotees who already know him as "Saint Romero of the Americas" that will only formalize something they have long known in their hearts.
"He was a great man. He already was a saint," said Jose David Santos, 73, in a recent interview before traveling to Rome along with 5,000 other Salvadorans to be present for the canonization.
"He was a great example of humility," added Santos, clad in a white shirt with Romero's face imprinted on it. "He professed love for the poor man. He denounced injustices. He defended victims. He criticized the violence of the military and of the guerrillas."
Romero was slain March 24, 1980, a day after he implored the military dictatorship to "cease the repression" against civilians as the country spiraled toward a 12-year civil war.
At the time — and still today — some in conservative sectors loathed him as a "guerrilla in a cassock" for sympathizing with leftist causes. But he was and remains broadly popular among the poor and working class, whom he passionately defended, and many began lionizing him almost immediately.
"A real man of the people. ... And so even prior to his canonization, even shortly after his martyrdom, we see this almost kind of folk-saint, popular-saint devotion springing up," said Andrew Chesnut, chair in Catholic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.
"I've found a number of people that have tattoos of his image on their arms ... a lot of popular murals and artwork on the streets of the capital," Chesnut continued. "So yeah, it's a real, genuine kind of grass-roots, working-class, popular devotion that you don't often see with a lot of other, European-born Catholic saints."
"I didn't know who he was, and he came to my bed at the hospital. He put his hand on my head and told me: 'It will no longer be necessary for you to be here. You will be healed," de Hilario said, weeping, in front of the tomb. "We come every Sunday to visit him."
"He would sit next to my father to watch soap operas and tell jokes, while they prepared his beans for him. He said that this was his family. He said this home was his Bethany, that he felt so happy that he had an urge to take off his shoes," said Leonor Chacon, 80.
Chacon maintains a collection of Romero memorabilia — his cassock, a shirt, a postcard he sent the family from Mexico City's Torre Latinoamericana, at that time the tallest skyscraper in Latin America — and hundreds have come to the home to hear her. On a recent day she showed a photo of him taken in March 1980, days before his death.
"He knew that they were going to kill him. He told us, just like that. But he didn't want to talk about it," said Chacon, who first met Romero in 1963 when he officiated her wedding.
Romero's assassin was contracted by right-wing death squads, but none of those who ordered the killing were ever punished, in part due to an amnesty for civil war-era crimes that was ruled unconstitutional two years ago.
Many years after Romero's death, Pope Francis declared him a martyr killed because of "hatred of the faith," paving the way for his beatification and then canonization.
"It is the greatest thing we can have, it is the greatest blessing from heaven, the whole world acknowledging his sainthood," current San Salvador Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas said. "Because not only his person but his teachings as well are being canonized."
Taking such a bold stance against the dictatorship, Chesnut said, was essentially "signing his death warrant."
El Salvador's civil war ended with peace accords in 1992. But the country is now plagued by hyper-violent street gangs, and Chesnut said many Salvadorans turn to Romero for solace from that.
"It's still one of the most murderous countries on Earth. ... Few people have suffered like Salvadorans have in the last few decades," he said.
"He has protected me from so much evil," Fuentes said. "I started working in the middle of the war, and I came out alive. I believe that Romero kept me alive and continues to watch over me in these times of great problems."
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British officials announce they have charged two Russian men with the nerve-agent poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury — though they hold out little hope of being able to bring them to justice.
British officials said Wednesday they have charged two Russian men with the nerve-agent poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury — though they held out little hope of being able to bring the suspects to justice.
The men, who entered the country under the names Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, were charged in absentia with conspiracy to murder, attempted murder and use of the nerve agent Novichok, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said the U.K.'s intelligence services have concluded that the men are agents of Russia's military intelligence agency, known as the GRU.
May told lawmakers that the attack "was not a rogue operation" and was almost certainly approved at a "senior level of the Russian state."
The U.K. is not asking Moscow to extradite the men because Russian law forbids extradition of the country's citizens, prosecutor Sue Hemming said Wednesday.
Britain has issued a European arrest warrant for the two, meaning they could be detained if they leave Russia for another European country. But assistant police commissioner Neil Basu conceded it was "very, very unlikely" police would be in a position to arrest them any time soon.
The men, both about 40, flew from Moscow to London on Russian passports two days before the Skripals were poisoned on March 4, police said. Basu said the passports were genuine but the men were probably using aliases, and appealed to the public "to come forward and tell us who they are."
Sergei Skripal — a former Russian agent who had been convicted in his homeland of spying for Britain — and his daughter were found collapsed on a bench in the cathedral city of Salisbury, 140 kilometres southwest of London. They spent weeks hospitalized in critical condition and are now recovering in a secret location for their own protection.
British officials have blamed the Russian government for the poisoning, a charge the Kremlin has denied. The poisoning ignited a diplomatic confrontation in which hundreds of envoys were expelled by both Russia and Western nations.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Moscow has no knowledge of the two suspects, saying their names and photos "say nothing to us."
Zakharova called on Britain to co-operate with Russian law enforcement agencies on the investigation. She has criticized London for turning down Moscow's request to see the case files.
On Wednesday, May accused the Russian government of spreading "obfuscation and lies" in relation to the attack.
Police on Wednesday gave new details about what Basu called "one of the most complex investigations" the force had ever seen.
Police released a series of images of the men as they travelled through London and Salisbury between March 2 and March 4. Police say the two men took a flight back to Moscow from Heathrow Airport on the evening of March 4, hours after the Skripals were found collapsed on a park bench in Salisbury.
U.K. names Novichok nerve agents in ex-spy poisoning: What are they?
The U.K. will brief the UN Security Council on Thursday about its investigation into the poisoning.
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At the pool of course, the main advantage was the foot massage. At times like that, I’m very grateful for the people around me. Dinner was very sow this time though the pizza tasted great. After dinner we hanged and mostly lay on bed for a while before going to sleep. As I couldn’t argue my way to a turned off airco, I dressed for the occasion and even got an extra blanket. And yes, I woke up fine. My brothers are out on an excursion and had to wake me early but not getting up too, felt great. Lazy shower and breakfast. A taxi driver took us to the most luxurious hotel yet here, so we could get some money. Now we’re back again. Mom and dad are out on the beach or near the pool; I guess I’ll enjoy my solitude and music till lunch. After that we’re going to find me some souvenirs!
Lazy days don’t call for much writing. We had a light lunch, watched the rain poor down, saw the sun and watched it rain again. We walked towards the little shops and found me a charm for my bracelet, and a nice bag. My dad found some kind of game to buy and there we went again. “kijken, kijken, misschien kopen”. I like this phrase better than the one you usually hear. It’s full of hope. Oh, did I mention dad got his souvenir in the shop of Henk? Anyway, bought some Fanta Pineapple at the minimarket and lay down again. Loek and Rens got back from the reptiles and the fish, photos looked like I wanted to be there too. All we do now is lie down, read, sleep and wait for dinner. Great.
We do so little here, it’s hard to remember. After writing yesterday, we probably lay in our room for a while, went back to the pool and went back again. Had some food including brownies that were tasty yet way too dense and dry to be called brownies. Went back to our room and went to bed. Tried WiFi but it didn’t work. This morning I woke up with a worse cold than yesterday. Had pancakes and an omelette. Tried orange juice instead of Wonjo juice to spice things up. How exiting..
Met Assan to pay for tomorrow’s and Thursday’s trip (for Rens, Loek and one time dad). Walked some 50 minutes to and from a supermarket to buy cereal as lunch. Including cups and spoons and milk since we don’t have anything here. Went to the pool again of course, read more of my book and hoped the red would have gotten brown and the white won’t get red. Had cereal for lunch, made an appointment for a massage on Thursday and that’s it. Life is easy, lazy and what not. Just hope my cold won’t hang on for too long. I’d like to be able to breathe and smell the things around me.
Every once in a while, I need to be alone. I get quiet, try to ignore others or give short answers. Every once in a while, I’m on a holiday surrounded by people. Surely I understand small talk is nice, and company is nice. From their point of view, sure. From mine, not so much. On days or afternoons like this, I like to wander off or lock myself in, I’d like to listen to music or read and write. If the only place I can do that, is a lonely hotel room, so be it. I welcome it. My friends know not to say too much or just leave me alone at times like this.
At times like this I wish Wi-Fi was working so I could aimlessly surf the web. I wish I had my laptop so I could type this, get my photos in order or watch a series or two. But it doesn’t and I don’t. so I guess I’ll go and try to read a book again, here or at the pool. As long as I’m left alone, I should be fine.
Apparently it’s a Monday. I don’t really have a Monday feeling but that’s just what I love about holidays. I know very well the date, since I write that one down every day but I’m completely confuzzeled when it comes to days. It doesn’t matter here, life goes on without knowing. It means we have five days left in this place. Five days at the last hotel. We’ll probably fill it with lots of swimming. Some days we might go somewhere, we’ll see in about an hour what Baba has to offer. Anyhow, last day was swimming in the pool, dining with delicious food once again and heading to bed early once again too. Having airco makes life easier over here, although right now my nose doesn’t really agree. A slight cold in The Gambia, I didn’t anticipate that.
Nothing really happens when you reside at the beach. Lazy walks on the beach with Baba and Assan to see what’s open this time a year. Ended up to be only two places, it’s very low season and Ramadan too. Two including the GFC, Gambian Fried Chicken. For the rest I decided to look for a nice bag and still a charm left to buy. Went to a minimarket and bought cookies for lunch. Had a swim in the sea, which has enormous waves by the way, and gave the local guard something to do as we needed beach beds to lay on and read books. Went back to the room and started writing. Today up and until now was lazy. I like it.
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For decades, the issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment has not been taken seriously by universities across Australia- survivors have been blamed for their assault, perpetrators have gone unpunished and those who speak out have been silenced. To date the response of ANU has been totally inadequate.
The results of the AHRC survey shows that sexual assault and sexual harassment is endemic, both at ANU and in universities throughout Australia. This is a national problem - no university can say sexual assault does not happen at their institution. At ANU some issues will be more pronounced - such as on-campus and supervisory relationships - reflecting the composition of our student body.
The ANU Postgraduate and Research Students’ Association (PARSA) and ANU Students’ Association (ANUSA) and the stand in solidarity to demand that ANU take immediate action to combat sexual assault and sexual harassment in our university communities, and apologise for past mishandlings of sexual assault and sexual harassment, following the release of the results of the Australian Human Right Commission’s Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment survey.
Action by ANU to address the reccommendations will ensure that the safety of students on campus, that survivors are provided with high-quality support services, and that perpetrators of sexual violence are punished.
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Yes, it’s that time of year again when I remind you (and me) to take this season of Advent (starting this Sunday!) to make it special for your family! The magic and charm of Christmas comes from our Catholic Heritage! Let’s monopolize on that!
This is a beautiful devotion that can be made simple! Especially now that I have some printables for you to make it easier!
OR The Catholic Mother’s Traditional Advent Journal which has the devotion on each day of Advent!
You can do the special activities indicated each day in this devotion in your own manger scene, using your imagination. When my older ones were young we made a 3D stable out of heavy cardboard and added the different themes each day…whether it was drawing in the cobwebs or making paper doll figurines for the nativity scene.
I usually do the drawing in pencil then the child whose day it is traces it with colored markers and colors it in.
OR, (and I wish to thank my friend, Mary Ann for for this!!), you can use these Stable printables, get your children to color them on the day they go into the stable, and voila! you can add them to your Nativity scene!
We also print out (or write out) the special prayer for the day and put the assigned one up so we can say it throughout the day.
Advent Calendars (we have used the pop-up ones in the past….sweet, if you have a place to set it) need to be purchased now. Advent starts this Sunday!!) The Advent candles can be bought online, too!
Tomorrow is the start of the St. Andrew Novena! Don’t forget! Say this prayer 15 times from Nov. 30th to (and including) Dec. 24th.
You can print out this page from my Advent Journal and write down your petitions!
Save when you buy all 5 Maglets here.
Thank you for the printable! I will use this for my 4th grade classroom! It is PERFECT!
Thank you for the reminder this is so much fun for the kids they love it! And it really helps bring advent alive, which is being lost in this day and age.
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Put simply . . . the triggers for cancer to develop is nutrient deficiencies, too much toxins, too much sugar, too much processed foods, the body being in an acid condition, being dehydrated not drinking enough good quality water, and a lack of oxygen.
Being dehydrated, acidic and adding sugar is what creates the most ideal conditions in the body for cancer to flourish and grow in.
Putting it more bluntly, cancer cannot grow in an alkaline, hydrated body full of vitamins and minerals and no deficiencies at all.
If your body is in an acid condition, it cannot absorb and use most of the nutrients you put into your body, it doesn’t matter how many vitamin pills you take, your body just can’t absorb, process and use them.
One of the simplest ways to alkaline your body flush toxins from the body, is to drink lots of good quality alkaline water with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice in it as that makes it more alkaline as well as being a good cleanser. Having half a lemon in the morning also alkalizes the body.
Because the body is made up of 78% water, we need to have the best quality alkaline water possible for optimal health.
Apple cider vinegar also turns alkaline inside the body while it helps to break down fats and nutrients so the body can absorb and use nutrients better, while dissolving the excess fat you don’t need, so it can be disposed as waste instead of being extra bulk to store.
So . . . if you get the body detoxified, alkaline it, and include the right foods with the most vital nutrients you need, and try to avoid as much processed food and sugars as you can, you can most certainly become far healthier and prevent cancer, illnesses and diseases.
The main nutrient deficiencies that cause cancer are iodine, A, B12, B17, C, E and K.
B17 comes from apricot kernel seeds, [now called bitter almond] sesame seeds and many other seeds and it helps to eliminate cancer.
Doing a detox is the best thing you can do for your body, but only if you do it right, and starving or having juice only for days is not the right way.
The simplest is a colon cleanse by eating lots of melon only in the mornings for 3 days.
To get rid of Candida, [a very common fungal growth in the gut] eat only fruit and vegetables for 3 or 4 days, [no meat or processed foods] as Candida causes you to have nutrient deficiencies and stops the liver from working properly, it thrives in an acid body with high sugar. If you have Candida it causes a vitamin B deficiency because the Candida basically eats the vitamin B, and taking vitamin B pills only feeds the Candida more, while preventing your liver from absorbing the vitamin B, and a vitamin B deficiency causes a calcium deficiency. This is why it is so important to cure the Candida if you have it, which most people in modern society do have it.
Almost everyone is deficient in iodine because of chemicals on all our imported food called methyl bromide, that forces iodine from the body. In our bread is bromine for making a good crust, and bromine in our water long with fluoride, that both also force iodine from the body.
Once you are deficient in iodine, your thyroid gland will not function properly, and they thyroid controls your hormones and metabolism along with many other vital bodily functions.
For anyone that already has cancer, you can make a tea from paw paw leaves, and drink some 3 times a day.
Include far more vitamin C, in natural food form.
Have as much just picked, fresh food as possible. Include broccoli sprouts, lots of dark green leafy foods, and try to always choose strong colored fruits and vegetables.
Include omega 3 from flaxseed oil, omega 6 from sesame oil [which also has calcium in it] and omega 9 from sunflower or safflower oil.
To help to oxygenate, add small splash of hydrogen peroxide to bath water, and add 4 or 5 drops to a large glass of water.
Do not eat any fresh produce from overseas, and try to avoid anything at all that is processed or imported.
Avoid all artificial sweeteners and high sugar drinks, coke is especially a no no.
Had to say how happy I am with the results. Have lost weight and kept it off, without any difficulty at all.
Also wanted to thank you once again for the chat we had on the phone, everything you told me was so easy to do, I appreciate the time you took to answer my questions.
All my friends are suprised how much better I am looking, I feel happier and healthier too.
See, I told you I would leave a comment to say how happy I am with the way I have lost weight without trying hard.
Here is something that will really surprise most people . . . plants and humans are more alike than most people realize, we both require all the same things . . . food [nutrients] water, air and the correct PH. Most people know that if the PH in the soil is too acid or too alkaline then the plants won’t grow properly, they get sick and die because even if you fertilize them, they can’t use it if the PH is wrong.
It’s exactly the same in humans and most people are acid, which means we can’t use the nutrients and it creates the ideal condition in the body for illnesses and cancer to develop grow and flourish. By keeping the body hydrated properly with good quality alkaline water, you can help to cure or prevent almost all illnesses.
Amazing how something so extremely simple can be so powerful.
The first step in fixing the problem you need to understand what caused it.
The main causes are; not eating breakfast, eating the wrong foods like too much sugar, too much processed fats and trans fats, too much nutritionally poor processed foods.
It can also be caused by too much toxins, the wrong PH in the body [too acidic], nutrient deficiency, iodine deficiency, underactive thyroid, slow metabolism, lack of exercise, not enough fresh raw food, or it can be caused by an illness or disease.
It can also be caused by emotional or psychological problems.
There is also the genetic factor too, if you are big boned and come from a big boned family with curves, be realistic and realize you will never be slim, but you can certainly be more comfortable, have more energy and ease of mobility as well as being healthier and prevent becoming obese.
If you are already in the range of being obese, you can certainly lose weight without lots of exercise to begin with, it will take a little longer to start with but once you have lost some weight and rebalanced the body you will have the energy to become more active and lose weight at a faster rate.
Start with eating breakfast and do the detox / colon cleanse, to get rid of the toxins and heavy fats in the intestines, drink lots more alkaline water [can add a few drops of fresh lemon juice to water to make it alkaline] , add iodine rich foods [leafy greens and oily cold water fish] or iodine drops to make sure your thyroid is functioning better so it speeds up metabolism and balances hormones, add apple cider vinegar to diet as it turns alkaline in the body and dissolves the fats, eat more fresh raw just picked foods, add more spices such as ginger, chili, paprika, turmeric and garlic, try to make sure you get minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity each day [no need to do extra if you have a physical job] and try to limit sugars, artificial sweeteners and processed foods.
Replace snacks with the foods that make you lose weight.
I also suggest going to a doctor for a full health check including a full blood picture to make sure there are no underlying health problems, a cholesterol check, a liver function test and have your blood sugar levels checked. This should always be done at least once a year anyway to pick up health problems early.
When I read book first time I thought it may help to lose weight, but since reading it and adding the things suggested, I have lost over 20kg, couldn't be happier, have a whole new outlook on food now, I am eating more and enjoying it more and still losing weight.
What a fantastic litle book, so simple and easy, really is working. Makes more sense than anything else I have ever seen, the way I see it now, this is foolproof ! The health tips are fantastic too, they are so easy and useful to know.
Amazed how easy this works !
Not only have I lost weight, but its staying off !
Thank you for a wonderfully enlightening book, it has changed my life.
Trying to lose weight was too stressful before I read this book, now I see its not hard to do at all, now I know I can keep it off without it being stressful or expensive.
Lose weight and keep it off the simple and easy way with no products, effort or dieting.
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So straight forward, blunt and to the point it will shock and suprise you.
Anyone that buys my book and joins my site for FREE will also have FREE personal advice, support and encouragement to make sure you do lose weight and get healthier.
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corpus-v1.2.zip paragraph collection covering both train and test articles.
release-v1.2.zip: Articles from 50% of Wikipedia that match the selection criterion. This half is dedicated for training. Provided as articles, outlines, and qrels, already provided in five folds for cross validation.
spritzer-v1.2.zip: Six example articles, provided as articles, outlines, paragraphs, and qrels.
Coming soon: training-release-v1.2.zip: Hand-selected articles from the subset of “halfwiki” that characterize the nature of the test queries.
Support tools for reading this data can be found here: https://github.com/TREMA-UNH/trec-car-tools.
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A partnership has commenced between Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxford, England, and the MDL to develop wafer-scale complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) arrays for low-energy X-ray detection. Although the intended use of this detector development is for a synchrotron, this low energy X-ray detector can be used for instruments in future missions.
In the first phase of work, MDL worked with smaller-scale arrays to establish proof of concept. This first set of detectors has been delivered to RAL for testing and feedback. The wafer-scale design is completed and will be processed in the second phase of the project, expected in 2014.
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RE: The tariff classification of porcelain liqueur cups from China.
The applicable subheading for these porcelain liqueur cups will be 6911.10.8010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other tableware, kitchenwareof porcelain or china: other, suitable for food or drink contact. The rate of duty will be 22.4 percent ad valorem.
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It was an evening that showcased the best of Cape Breton, the best of the world and the best of Cape Breton University (CBU). On March 21, joined by nearly 800 people, CBU celebrated its first Multiversity Gala. Emceed by CBC Information Morning Host, Steve Sutherland, the evening put Cape Breton’s growing multicultural community centre stage, providing an opportunity for cultural exchange and celebration between communities.
The evening was defined by student and community led entertainment that was culturally authentic and unforgettably beautiful. Guests were treated to an array of performances that included an Aboriginal Welcome Song, a Square Dance Set, a Saudi Arabian Dance, Chinese Dragon Dance and more dances from around the world.
Although this was the first year for the Multiversity Gala, the event was built on the successful International Students Banquet that was held at CBU for many years. Keeping with the spirit of the banquet, several awards were handed out during the evening.
This essay award is presented annually in memory of Tapiwa Gate of Zimbabwe, who was registered at Cape Breton University as a Bachelor of Business Administration student in 2005. Shortly after his arrival in Cape Breton, Tapiwa became ill and lost his battle at the very young age of 22. Tapiwa was here for just a short time, though he made a huge impact on the CBU community.
This award is presented in memory of Elaine Delaney, a cherished member of the CBU family. Elaine was the first International Student Advisor at Cape Breton University. The Award goes to an international student who has demonstrated interest in campus life by participating in activities put on by Student Services and other student-based groups on the CBU campus.
Patrick Johnson was instrumental in creating the Mi’Kmaw College Institute (now Unama’ki College). This award acknowledges all that Patrick has done for our institution by honouring an Aboriginal Student for his/her leadership at Cape Breton University.
This award goes to a student and a staff/faculty member who have gone above and beyond to embody and promote multiculturalism at Cape Breton University.
To see more of the celebration follow @CBUMultiversity or search #MultiversityGala2015.
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Happy New Year and Happy One Month Keane!!
Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years! We were so blessed this year with the family visiting! It was a great time of hanging out and lots of yummy eating. It was some well needed fellowship for all of us!
Our sweet family! We are so blessed!!
HAPPY ONE MONTH TO OUR SON!!
Can't believe it's been a month! Keane is growing and healthy! He's just blowing us away every day with his sweet coo's, and his overall awesomeness ;) Being that his one month birthday fell on New Years, we thought we'd do a quick visit with our neighors, the Toni/y's and crash their New Years Eve Party! Keane, of course, got lots of attention from his Aunties and Uncles!!
We are excited to see how he's doing at our next check up and will keep you all posted on the info!
Love you all and God Bless!!
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Seventy-five years ago today, 13 July 1939, the Access to Mountains Act 1939 received royal assent. My predecessor at the Open Spaces Society, Sir Lawrence Chubb, had a big hand in this but it is nothing to be proud of. We can only feel relieved that the act was repealed ten years later by clause 84 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 without ever being applied.
In summary, the act did not grant a right of access, it merely prohibited owners from keeping walkers off the land during daylight hours; the act only applied to mountain, moor, heath, down or cliff where there was an order for access, the process for achieving this was cumbersome, slow and expensive, and in certain circumstances trespass became a criminal offence, punishable by fine.
Tom Stephenson, former secretary of the Ramblers’ Association (RA), wrote in detail about the 1939 act in his book Forbidden Land (Manchester University Press, 1989). He reported that there was ‘great joy and jubilation and an inexplicable optimism in the RA in November 1938 when it was learned that Arthur Creech Jones, the Labour MP for Shipley, was to introduce an Access to Mountains Bill’.
The bill, as initially presented, was the same as that presented by James Bryce half a century earlier, giving the public the right of free access to uncultivated land, subject to provisions preventing abuse of the right. No owner or occupier of such uncultivated land was entitled to exclude or bar walkers.
However, at the second-reading debate in the House of Commons in December 1938, it emerged in the response from the Under-Secretary at the Home Office, Geoffrey Lloyd (Conservative), that there had been negotiations between landowners’ representatives and the Commons, Open Spaces and Footpaths Preservation Society (as the OSS was then known). It was the first the RA’s leaders had heard of this.
It turned out that Lawrence Chubb was working hard behind the scenes, in an unprincipled and toadying manner, to achieve an agreement with landowners. The House of Commons agreed to let the bill have second reading and to negotiate in committee.
With Chubb actively involved, and to the dismay and anger of many ramblers, a number of draft bills then followed. The one that was pursued could hardly have been worse. It did not give public access to all uncultivated land but instead proposed an elaborate procedure for limited access to specific areas. What is more, a landowner could appeal to the Ministry of Agriculture for an order to restrict access and impose special conditions governing the access (for instance, for lambing, nesting or shooting) and it would be an offence, punishable by fine, for anyone to disregard such restrictions. Thus trespass would become a criminal offence. Unless one could prove that the trespass was unintentional, one could be fined merely for being on land.
The RA agreed to oppose the bill. It went through committee in the House of Commons. At third reading Fred Marshall (Lab for Sheffield Brightside) tried to nullify the trespass clause by removing the word ‘unintentional’. Clement Atlee and 17 MPs who became ministers in his 1945 government supported the amendment but it was defeated by 86 votes to 70.
The RA and sympathetic MPs lobbied the lords, making it clear that they would greatly prefer no bill to the one proposed. But the lords proceeded. The trespass clause was amended so that it would not apply automatically, only if it was stipulated in an access order or a subsequent amendment to an order, a small concession.
The bill which became law on 1 Jan 1940 did not give a right of access, it merely prevented the owner and others from keeping walkers off the land to which the act applied. The access was given by order, made by the minister, on the application of the owner, local authority or ‘any organisation deemed by the minister sufficiently representative of the persons likely to be benefited by the application of this act to the land’. However, this access was only available during daylight hours; at night the ordinary law of trespass applied. There was a list of restrictions (similar to those in the 1949 act and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000), breach of which were criminal offences.
The statutory rules and orders which followed made it even worse. Anyone wanting access had to apply for an order on a prescribed form and pay £10. He also had to provide and pay for maps and advertisements. If there were objections, the applicant might have to pay for a public inquiry. If an order was made, the applicant had to erect notices and signs and maintain them. And if the ministry decided to close land, because of fire danger for instance, the applicant had to post notices. All this placed a wholly unreasonable burden on those seeking access, and the applicant might be an organisation such as the RA with very limited funds. The regime was unworkable and very nasty.
Yet Chubb persisted in arguing that it was a good thing. In the Commons Society’s annual report for 1939 he wrote: ‘The chief event of the year was unquestionably the passing into law of the Access to Mountains Bill.’ He said that the bill was given second reading in the commons ‘in order to enable the society to negotiate the terms of a mutually-acceptable bill with the Central Landowners’ Association (now the CLA) and the Land Union and other bodies. The negotiations were carried on in the friendliest spirit, and the society desires to record its deep appreciation of the manner in which the representatives of the landowners endeavoured to reconcile its views with their natural desire to avoid any undue interference with private rights of property’. Thus Chubb showed his true colours.
He went on to criticise ‘the small but active body of critics who persistently opposed the measure because it did not slavishly follow the impracticable scheme of the original bill’, and concluded ‘It is fortunate that the act completed its passage through parliament in time to escape the fate which befell many bills which were still in intermediate stages when the war broke out, and that when peace returns it will be possible to proceed immediately with its full application, as part of the social amelioration which must surely be one of the first objects of the peace.’ Fortunately, that ‘full application’ never occurred.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, with its imperfections and limited application, is undoubtedly far better than the Access to Mountains Act’s pernicious provisions.
This entry was posted in Access, Open Spaces Society, parliament, Ramblers, walking and tagged access land, Access to Mountains Act 1939, landowners, open country, Open Spaces Society, Ramblers, right to roam, walking. Bookmark the permalink.
“The bill which became law on 1 Jan 1940 did not give a right of access, it merely prevented the owner and others from keeping walkers off the land to which the act applied.” Nor did Part V of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949: s.60(1) provides, in just the same way, that a person who enters access land “shall not be treated as a trespasser on that land or incur any other liability by reason only of so entering or being on the land”.
True, but the 1949 act was not limited to daylight, and it was not a criminal offence to breach its restrictions (schedule 2).
Thanks for this – It’s good to be reminded of the tortuous legislative path we’ve taken to get to this relatively, compared to Ireland, say point.
The picture of Plynlimon reminds me of disgusting legislative shenanigans by Peter Walker esq preventing the formation of a central welsh NP – look at that area now I really could burst in to tears.
On a happier note I’ve just clocked your pic isn’t it off Dartmoor just below the Elephants Nest pub.
Hi Rupert, do you mean the picture at the top of the blog? It’s the footpath by the leat between Horndon Clam and Hillbridge, at Common Wood (below the Elephant’s Nest, as you say) which I write about on my blog.
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Ervin, Jeremy, "Be a Connected Educator Through Twitter" (2016). Education Faculty Presentations. 309.
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Have you ever been to “Kawaii Matsuri?” Well if you misjudge it as a city in Japan, you are wrong. Literally it is translated as “Cute Festival”, a carnival that celebrates all things Harajaku.
If you visit this festival anytime, you will come to know all the fashion trends that street-smart district of Harajaku has to offer you. You have plenty of choice to shop around and get a complete picture on latest trends in the Japanese fashion world.
The Tokyo Fashion Week just wrapped up last month. Several cliché and exceptionally designed clothes were put on showcase around the week. Similar to last edition, who-is-who of fashion world presented their designs.
On the very first day of fashion week, different cerebral and moody clothing graced the ramps. The Yohji Yamamoto collections proved that this fashion is still “in” and up for a tough contention with “Kawai” fashion trends.
Japan homes some of the pioneers in textile mills and the fashion fads in Japan gain maximum out of their presence. The quirky and bizarre collections presented by Japanese designers had everything to believe this theory.
On the day two, some of the highly innovative brands unveiled their wonderful collections. Presentations from Anrealage were designed with photo-chromic dye that turned to vivid pastel by getting exposure to passionate lighting. Expectedly, the entire collection was praised with thunderous applause from the presented audience.
And here arrives the day three. The fringe collections, straight from the Harajaku fashion, were unveiled on the platform. The designer couple Mikio Sakabe and Shueh Jen-Fang presented their nitty-gritty assortment in uber-geeks manner. The philosophy of anime and manga comic books dominated the entire collection designer duo. On a whole, day three was dedicated to street fashion trends.
The exciting fourth day of fashion week saw a cameo from doppelgangers of Late Yves Saint Laurent. The talented designer Hidenori Kumakiri honoured the cult designer with his male models in the young Yves look. Beautiful girls were dressed in Le Smokings, a creation of Yves.
Other ones to caught attention from everywhere were Dynamite Cabarets from Gut and Somarta’s ripe ladies collections.
On the day five, Jun Okamoto made a statement with images of coffee beans as cartoons, on his fall’13 collections. The entire tights and fluid dresses were carrying a hint from this innovative design. The star-printed columns and skirts were sophisticated.
Yoshio Kubo uncovered his menswear collection in slick and aerodynamic style. The big ticket designer GVGV was as usual the hottest stuff on the Tokyo fashion platform. The latex and leather finished collection was appetizing to all the eyes.
The Tokyo Fashion Week bid sayonara till next edition with presentations from Tokyo’s top designers. Although Comme des Garcons didn’t show up on the ramp but its Ganryu label successfully filled the vacant spot. The entire collection was patterned on urban huntsman.
By the end of sixth day, the entire Japanese fashion trends for fall’ 13 were showcased on world’s one of the most exciting fashion hubs.
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I Corinthians 1:27 - But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
Ah, what a glorious day for a barefoot snow run! Temps a little under freezing and humungous snow flakes! When I "hit the bricks" around 11 a.m. there was about a quarter of an inch of new snow on the sidewalks. By the time I finished 45 minutes later, there was about 3/4 of an inch.
You would think folks had never seen a barefoot guy in a Santa hat running barefoot in snow!! To be honest, it was much less about being controversial this year as in past years. My hope was (sneaky fellow that I am) that some folks would not simply dismiss me as a lunatic, but would go to my website that is printed on my hoodie and find out about how they might help the homeless and crippled of this world!
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The Curator, Neil Holland, confirmed the presence of artefacts from Tarkhan in the collection. Archives notes that the objects were acquired from Petrie via J.B. Williams with identifications made by Margaret Murray. That there are also objects from excavations at Abydos is indicated by correspondence in the archive dated 1903 from Margaret Murray promising to send objects acquired while she was in Egypt (at the EEF excavations at Abydos).
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http://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/destinations/aberystwyth
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Burr, Bradley, "Graduate Lecture Recital: Bradley Burr, alto and baritone saxophone" (2009). All Concert & Recital Programs. 4502.
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Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by skullmaskkid, Jun 5, 2014.
It was Dj and Baraao, now its DJ.
Mighty Mouse and Ronda are the only current title holders to defend their belts 3 times within a year.
DJ and Ronda. You can hate on Ronda all you want but you have to give her credit for always wanting to fight.
Worst is easily Pettis, guy never gets healthy enough to defend it.
Ronda Rousey is my guess, she has been very active.
You must be a Bendo fan.... yup.
"Real Talk", maybe you should put this in the OP or the thread title. To each their own - you may not like flyweights or WMMA, but don't waste your own time (and others time) if you don't want to talk about it.
Does that matter? Pettis never heals from anything. Possibly be a whole year since he won the belt and hasn't defended it. That's frustrating for me as a FAN of the sport.
Counting just the UFC champs who are involved in the actual sport of MMA and not some trumped up fad dropped into the middle of a ufc card? Then I'd say Mouse. If you're looking for guys over 125 pounds, Jones is the man.
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After such a postive experience at the Francesca Italian bakery last week; I was interested to try Nino D'Adversa Bakery which I happened by.
I'm not sure where to start but everything was a just a bit off that just made the overall experience a bit of a sour one. The actual cafe/bakery is spacious with clusters of tables in the general middle area. There are small displays/shelves of dried goods such as pasta, olive oil etc. for sale. There are a number of enticing food counters; one each for pastries, cakes, deli, gelato, coffee counter, sweets and cookies and a hot table with reasonable prices i.e. veal sandwich at around $7.00. This was probably where the problems started.
The hot table was the only place were visible prices were posted. The rice balls looked yummy but having tried it at Francesca, decided to go for something different. I sampled the small gnocchi in tomato sauce for $5.50. Not a particularly good price for a small dish on its own but I was willing to give it go even if it was dished up by a rather sullen looking server. It was warmed up slightly in the microwave but by the time I've finished ordering pastries and coffee and paid for everything, it was just lukewarm. I also started snapping some photos but one of the employees there called out saying no photos were allowed. Thinking that she's thinking I'm a competitor or something, I explained that I'm a social blogger and that the cafe was very lovely and I wanted to blog about it. She waved or hands and rudely said to go speak to the manager though she didn't indicate who the manager was and/or the manager was in the cafe at the time.
While coffee was being ordered, it only seemed right to order a pastry or two. No visible prices could be seen anywhere and the no one looked particularly friendly or interested in answering queries about the pastries. In the end, two Portuguese tarts where quickly ordered to get away from another less than cheerful person.
The total bill came up close to $17.00 which just seemed a bit much considering that for a couple dollars more, you could probably have had a nice dinner. Turns out the large coffee was $2.50 and the tarts were $3.50 each; much more than expected. They were kept in the same display case as some of the cakes so there were cold and the shell hardly flaky. (Visited a supermarket recently and saw a box of 6 for $4.99 and at various other bakeries, one can get them for less than $2.00 each).
And while I'm unhappily eating away my now barely warm microwaved gnoochi and my cold Portuguese tarts; a lady behind me asked to have her coffee changed to tea...Perhaps she found it too strong or something. One of the employess called out, "That's how our coffee is!," and "People like our coffee!".
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Counterfeit (or falsified) and substandard medicines pose a major public health risk. We describe the findings of Operation Storm I and II conducted in 2008-2009 to combat counterfeit medicines through partnership between national customs, Drug Regulatory Agencies (DRAs), and police in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Samples were obtained from seizures and market surveillance by national DRAs. Laboratory analysis using spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques and examination of packaging were performed. Ninety-three suspect antibiotics and 95 antimalarial samples were collected. Of the 93 antibiotics, 29 (31%) had % active pharmaceutical ingredient content (%API) < 85% or > 115% (including one counterfeit). Of the 95 antimalarials, 30 (32%) had %API < 85 > 115% API (including one counterfeit). A significant minority of samples, antimalarials (13%) and antibiotics (15%), were collected in plastic bags with minimal or no labeling. Of 20 ampicillin samples, 13 (65%) contained < 85% API (with one counterfeit containing additional amoxicillin). Of 34 oral artesunate samples, 7 (21%) contained %API out of the 85-115% range. Coordinated and synergistic partnership adopted by the participating countries, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), World Health Organization (WHO), and laboratories facilitated a platform for discussions and intelligence sharing, helping to improve each participating country's capacity to combat poor-quality medicines.
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2019-04-19T13:15:43Z
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31579
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Health
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Welcome to the Healthy Choices blog.
Here you will find the latest information from around the world on a whole range of health issues relevant to you and your family.
Keep checking back as this blog will be updated regularly.
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2019-04-21T07:09:01Z
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https://healthychoicesblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/welcome/
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Professor Tony Good is this year's recipient of the RAI's Lucy Mair Medal for Applied Anthropology.
First awarded in 1998, the Royal Anthropological Institute's Lucy Mair Medal is intended to honour the application of anthropology to the relief of poverty and distress, and to the active recognition of human dignity. In Tony Good's case the Medal recognizes his long and distinguished contribution in the field of social development, and increasingly in recent years, to research and practical engagement in asylum procedures.
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2019-04-20T10:13:31Z
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http://www.san.ed.ac.uk/news/2010/tony_good_wins_lucy_mair_medal
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The application of quantitative methods to decision making. Emphasis is placed on linear programming and related topics, decisions theory, Markov chains, network analysis, forecasting, inventory models and simulation. Prerequisites: STAT 185 or 225; demonstrated computer proficiency. Fall and Spring.
Bring two disks to each class, in preparation for working on the computer. Two disks are important because backups must be made of all your work -- it is your responsibility to backup all your work!
In the case of "borderline" points, a student will receive the higher of the two grades only if he/she: 1) had regular class participation and, 2) completed all assignments. Class participation and quality of assignments have a large influence on final grades!
Those who do not complete ALL assignments cannot be eligible for a final letter grade 'A'.
'I' or 'W' grades are not given lightly. The student must have had regular class attendance in order to be eligible to request an ‘I’.
All written, computer, and oral work must represent a quality and level of competency that would be acceptable in the work place. Therefore, points will be deducted for such things as poor writing and presentation style, misspellings, bad grammar, and a shoddy appearance of written documents or presentation slides. Expectations for your work in this course are nothing more than the quality your employers will expect.
You will be faced with many critical deadlines in the work place. In academic environments, a course can be successful only if both the instructor and the students are prepared for each class meeting. These are the reasons deadlines are taken so seriously in this course.
Deadlines appear on handouts. This date refers to the day the paper(s) must be received in the hands of the instructor. One point will be deducted each day any assignment is overdue, weekends and school holidays excluded. Items that are presented too late to earn points will receive one of the following: "check," "check plus," or "check minus." Deadline extensions will not be considered for any individual. If you are late, you should gracefully accept a lowered score.
Any students that feels he/she has been treated unfairly in this course may appeal any decision of the instructor by presenting his/her case in writing to all other students in the class.
Dates for the first two exams: September 14 and October 19. The dates of these exams can be changed only if the instructor and every student in the class agrees to the change. The university has scheduled the final exam for December 7.
Exams will include all material from lecture, readings and class discussions.
Exams must be taken during designated class period(s). There will be NO MAKE-UPS OR OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY EXAMS. If a student must miss the first or the second exam, half the score on the comprehensive final exam will be applied to this missed exam (with no effect on the final exam score). If only the final exam is missed, some type of oral exam will be administered. There are no provisions for two missed exams; therefore a zero score will be recorded.
Class attendance may be considered in the calculation of the final grade. (See the "Grading" section on this handout.) Each student is responsible for all information and assignments discussed in class, whether or not he/she is present. When class is missed, handouts must be acquired from the course web site before the next class.
If class is cancelled for any reason, students should not assume that dates for scheduled exams and assignments will be changed. When in doubt, check the course web site for any announcements.
Cheating on exams or on any assignment will not be tolerated! As stated in the UNCA catalogue, "A person who knowingly assists another in cheating is likewise guilty of cheating." There will be no second chances. Those found cheating will receive a zero score on the assignment or the exam in which the cheating occurred. In addition, a letter describing the event will be sent to the Office of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Your awareness of this policy and your confirmation that the work you submit meets an Honor System (as related in the above paragraph and in the UNCA catalog) will be indicated by your signature next to your printed name on all papers submitted for grading. Work submitted without your signature will not be graded.
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2019-04-22T18:39:34Z
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http://www.cs.unca.edu/~manns/mgmt380_h1.html
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Sports
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Computers
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loc
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The Library of Congress > Chronicling America > The Iron River reporter and Stambaugh-Caspian reporter.
-v. 78, no. 9 (Oct. 24, 1968).
Description based on: Vol. 41, no. 56 (Jan. 7, 1927).
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2019-04-23T16:21:13Z
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn2007060003/
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Looking for ideas for interesting programming projects? Check out my Challenges page on my site mind-storms.com.
You might also be interested in seeing some of the models I designed.
Still using this site? This site is devoted to version 1 of EV3dev Python, but a new version of EV3dev Python is now available which is far superior and which has its own site which can be reached at ev3python.com. I encourage you to migrate to version 2 and enjoy the great new features! This older v1 site can be reached at v1.ev3python.com but will rarely be updated now that the new site is running.
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2019-04-22T00:11:06Z
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https://sites.google.com/site/ev3python/learn_ev3_python/challenges
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bowdoin
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I recently made a new friend who is a bird artist. When he told me what he does for a living, I thought immediately of Howard Norman’s The Bird Artist, a book I loved when I read it twenty-five years ago (around the time I started teaching at Bowdoin). This spring break, my friend and I spent a couple of long days driving along the Maine coast, standing in icy winds and looking out to sea at Harlequin Ducks, Long-tailed Ducks, Surf Scoters and Snowy Owls. I also re-read The Bird Artist. Norman’s book is set in 1912 in Witless Bay, Newfoundland. It’s about Fabian Vas, a young man who tells us in the first paragraph that he has murdered somebody. It’s a love story, with at least one suicide, and features whiskey drinking, adultery and bank robbery. And yet it still manages to be a quiet book. I love it that the imaginary world of a novel is a place that you can revisit. When you do, it is in one sense just as you left it: the same words are there on the same pages. It is also different, because you are different. The last time I read The Bird Artist, I had only the haziest idea what Newfoundland looked like. I had no idea what a Thick-billed Murre looked like. This time around, I drew upon memories of long drives on bad Newfoundland roads, memories of thousands of Murres, Gannets and Razorbills nesting on the rocky cliffs there.
Definitely putting this on my reading list!
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2019-04-21T01:16:45Z
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https://bcl.bowdoin.edu/bowdoin-reads/2018/04/09/professor-stuart/
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Tips For Top Level Junk Car Buyers - Junk My Car-How Raise Its Appraisal Value?
Previous: How To Provide A Oceanfront Best Value For The Junk Car?
Cars have been a very important part of our time in the modern times. They are not only a mode of houston junk car buyer transport, but have evolved into a way of life where we even use them to make statements about our personalities and day-to-day lives. It is therefore understandable that we hit the roof with happiness when high end a new car. Unfortunately, like many other forms of investments, cars do not last long, and maintain sitting in our backyards in announce victory at all. If you're in such a situation and wondering 'how should I junk my car?' sit back and relax. There are several ways in which you could do this and earn some good money too.Companies that buy junk cars don't care which is where shape vehicles are. Even when they are completely wrecked and old, these companies will come for all. They do not discriminate on models too, so you may get rid of one's vehicle it doesn't matter its make and model. Most of them act fast when you contact them, usually coming for vehicle on within 24 hours or overnight. The fact that something have to consider car within saves cash and era.There is no set definition of the junk car, a car is junk when its owner didn't drive it anymore and leave it of their courtyard. Might carry diseases so -called junk cars are in fine condition and the growing system easily earn 30% with their original price on selling, where as few are rigorously used and they get a little cash on selling.The third important reason to sell junk car is refrain from environmental hazards and one more. An old vehicle parked inside a place may leak its fluids. Niche markets . different fluids like brake oil, engine oil, transmission fluids as well as other fluids that may drop from your old suv. These leaked oils have potential to cause water quality and other environmental pitfalls. There are also problems a consequence of rusting shiny steel. All these problems are taken proper when you sell a junk car to a junk-yard enterprise. These junk-yard companies will reap some benefits various parts and the metal part of the body. These junkyard companies will also safely dispose useless elements of. These three reasons should prompt in order to definitely sell your junk car right out of.The first option to Junk Car Buyer may be the traditional salvaging through a junkyard. We know of this before does not stop seems for instance the only option available to us. These junkyards don't pay you much money, having said that do generate income out of your car. They wait for folks to come and claim any parts from the car you have sold them, or apply the scrap metal. So your junk car is helpful to them even though they never pay you anything for this situation.Also may many companies out there who have started along with these junk cars. Locate one such suitable and reliable company through newspaper ads or websites and refer to them as up. They will just collect some details from such as the make, model, and year of making, mileage, whether the car is in working condition and whether you maintain the relevant titles with your corporation. Based on this, they'd prepare a difficult quote. Purchase accept the offer they would take a briefing and develop a visit to see your motor. After necessary inspection, when they find it satisfactory package is finalized. You will sell wrecked junk car and they'll pay top cash and simply drive or tow it away.While making the deal, you have to also make an effort find out whether the organization offers free towing service or not. Why? It a good additional benefit for both you and it differentiates a junk car removal company for a junk garden landscape. The company tows your car right within your place without charging anything from you. If you have any issues regarding exactly where and how to use houston junk car buyer, you can call us at our own website. You have to to pay nothing into the company through own grab. Instead, you can earn top dollars that you can use while purchasing brand new car. Specialists . enhance your chances of making more dollars by selecting the that provides the best facilties. Relax, it is not expensive. You just should really be a little patient while making business research.
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2019-04-22T04:17:52Z
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http://luciobrantley178.wikidot.com/blog:319
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The Admirals are proud to announce that Tom McCollum has been named the team’s winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Milwaukee community during the 2018-19 season.
While it was his first season playing in Milwaukee, Tom became one of the most engaged players in community involvement in Admirals history. He partnered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Milwaukee and the Cops and Kids, a program which helps to foster collaborative partnerships between law enforcement agencies and their communities with a particular focus on kids, to supply them with tickets to Admirals home games and then a tour of the locker room after the game was done. There might not be a higher stress job in all of sports than goalie, but win or lose Tom was always kind, thoughtful and appreciative of the guests after the games, sometimes spending more than 30 minutes answering questions, taking pictures, and engaging with them.
For this program Tom receive a special award from the Cops and Kids Foundation to recognize the impact he has had on their youth mentor program.
Tom also was integral in helping to promote the annual Battle of the Badges game which raises money for local police and fire charities. He donned special police riot gear after practice for a special photo shoot and those images were used on the Battle of the Badges t-shirts.
In addition, Tom’s family has been impacted the potentially devastating effects of a stroke and so he is donating $1 for every save this season to the American Heart Association, to be earmarked for Stroke research and prevention.
Tom was instrumental in the success of the Admirals reading program “Reading: The Ultimate Power Play,” as he visited Milwaukee Public Schools that participated in the program to read to the kids in their classrooms and encourage them to achieve their reading goals. He has also visited the local Children’s Hospital to visit sick kids and helped raise money through the players to purchase and then deliver presents to kids at the local Ronald McDonald House and Boys and Girls Clubs.
Plus, Tom and fellow goalie Troy Grosenick were integral to the success of the Admirals partnership with Warm-Up Winter, which helps to purchase new coats for underprivileged and at-risk kids in the Milwaukee area who can’t afford them. Both goalies wear specially designed masks for some games and warm-ups that are designed with a Warm-Up Winter theme and these helmets will be raffled off at the end of the season.
McCollum is now one of 31 finalists for the AHL’s 2018-19 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, honoring the overall IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year. The league award is named after the former Hershey Bears forward and AHL All-Star who died in 1997 following a 16-month battle with leukemia. The winner of the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award will be announced by the American Hockey League at a later date.
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2019-04-23T19:55:46Z
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http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/news/040319tom
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Staffer's Interview Results to be Posted Soon!
Tapping on our members' passion to serve is what we aim for last organizational fair. More than a hundred HRM students signed up and showed their intention to serve the department. Last June 19-22, 2012 at MFR2A, the Staffer's Interview was held. And from the pool of applicants, the Executive Board had a deliberation and evaluation last Friday of the staffer's who stood out and showed the burning passion to serve.
The Public Relations Officers of the Hotel and Restaurant Management will be sending SMS messages and e-mails to the new staffers and committee heads of the organization.
You may also refer to "member's area" tab and the committees and teams page under "about us" tab for the results.
Again, on behalf of the Executive Board, we send our deepfelt gratitude for keeping your passion to serve alive!
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2019-04-20T09:00:25Z
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http://cthmhrms.weebly.com/news--updates/staffers-interview-results-to-be-posted-soon
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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and in its aftermath, Americans were left asking why it had happened. This paper explores the discussions that occurred in newspaper articles, editorials, websites, and blogs in an attempt to distill the multiple interpretations people had of such a major natural disaster. Three major meanings emerge: that the hurricane was a type of divine retribution, that the hurricane was caused or its consequences exacerbated by human failings, and that the hurricane could serve as a catalyst for social change.
Anne Arlinghaus is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences from Oxford, Ohio. She has a double major in Economics and American and Southern Studies.
ARLINGHAUS, Anne Marie. Religion, Rhetoric, and Social Change after Hurricane Katrina. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal, [S.l.], v. 2, aug. 2006. ISSN 1555-788X. Available at: <http://vurj.vanderbilt.edu/index.php/vurj/article/view/2750>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.15695/vurj.v2i0.2750.
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2019-04-26T12:37:00Z
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http://vurj.vanderbilt.edu/index.php/vurj/article/view/2750
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Situated in Zhenning, 7 km from Huangguoshu Waterfall, Lotte Hotel features views of the mountain. Featuring a 24-hour front desk, this property also provides guests with a sun terrace. The restaurant serves Sichuan and Grill Bbq, as well as Cantonese dishes. The rooms in the hotel are fitted with a flat-screen TV. With a private bathroom equipped with a shower and free toiletries, rooms at Lotte Hotel also have free WiFi. All rooms at the accommodation include air conditioning and a desk. A selection of activities are offered in the area, such as skiing and cycling.
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2019-04-26T16:07:06Z
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https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/hotels/lotte-hotel/a/lod/6b1624a5-90e6-4eea-88e2-7a3c59cc3538/355919
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Ryan Tronovitch and his dog Tiki, a Siberian Husky, play in the snow on the west front of the Capitol in Washington.
Heavy snowfall blanketed the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington.
Dogs in Asheville, N.C., saw plenty of snow, too.
Philadelphia's snow-covered sidewalks were a challenge for tender paws.
Dra Morin, holding her puppy Lola, shoveled out a spot in her yard for her dogs in Waynesboro, Va.
Dogs play as snow piles up in Annandale, Va., Saturday.
A dog leads its human down a snowy street in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Snowplows made a path for dogs Sunday morning after 10 inches of snow had fallen on New York City.
President Obama's family dog, Bo, enjoys the view near the West Wing of the White House.
Bo's gets a taste of his first snow days at the White House.
Snow is fun if you can retreat to warm White House comfort after a chilly romp.
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2019-04-19T18:25:26Z
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https://www.chron.com/life/pets/slideshow/Snow-and-dogs-19909.php
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Recreation
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cornell
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Black-girdled Barbet is a striking, but poorly-known, barbet of south central Amazonia. Both sexes have the black "girdle" - the black band across the belly - but only the male has the striking red crown; the crown of the female is black. This species is poorly-known, but is fairly common within its range. The song of the Black-girdled Barbet is similar to that of Striated Antthrush (Chamaeza nobilis), but lacks the distinctive slow "woop" notes at the end of the song of the antthrush. Black-girdled Barbet forages in pairs or in small (family?) groups in the canopy of humid lowland forest and in adjacent second growth, usually as part of large mixed species flocks that also include tanagers, foliage-gleaners, and other species. Black-girdled Barbets eat fruit, and also frequently search for invertebrates concealed in curled, dead leaves.
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2019-04-22T04:34:19Z
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https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/blgbar1/overview
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sun-sentinel
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In Fred Fischer's 30-year career as a Broward County Transit bus driver, he's rarely had a quiet period. Fischer has charted a chaotic course of mayhem since he was hired at age 39.
The now 69-year-old driver is still on the job, despite being disciplined 32 times. His harshest punishment was a five-day suspension, though he has rear-ended 13 vehicles, hit parked cars, sideswiped other drivers, snapped off a side mirror, and repeatedly shown up late to work, county records say.
Risk management officials say he's had 21 crashes. His personnel files show he's also had scores of safety infractions.
He has been written up with 13 warnings and suspended 19 times, ordered to serve a total 40 unpaid days off. In addition, his safety record is among the worst, a 2013 Sun Sentinel investigation of bus drivers found. Fischer was one of the top 10 most accident-prone drivers, the newspaper found.
His ability to remain employed despite his track record highlights the lenient Broward County Transit disciplinary system, officials complain. County transit leaders are negotiating with the bus drivers' union to make it easier to fire crash-prone bus drivers. Union leaders vowed to cooperate with reforms when their raises were up for a vote in 2013, then put up resistance to reforms a few months later.
One of Fischer's latest accidents, a chain-reaction crash in which he was cited by police, led to a lawsuit from one of the seven people injured. County commissioners voted Tuesday to pay the injured man $65,000 to settle his claim. He hurt his neck and lower back and fractured his left knee when Fischer's bus rear-ended the truck he was riding in, county documents say.
Because drivers' accidents are forgiven every two years, problem drivers are allowed to keep their jobs even after racking up a dozen or more crashes and scores of customer complaints.
Currently, a driver must cause five accidents in a rolling 24-month period to be fired. A driver also could run four red lights in two years' time, with a bus full of passengers, and not be fired.
Broward County Transit Director Tim Garling said Fischer's discipline followed the terms of the union contract.
Fischer was scheduled to retire on Jan. 16, but Garling said he has not submitted retirement papers and remains on the job. He's been on light duty since Jan. 7, Garling said, due to a workers compensation issue.
Fischer could not be reached for comment.
His personnel file shows he has been sent for additional driver training at least twice.
In the crash that led to Tuesday's lawsuit settlement, Fischer was westbound on a clear day on Coconut Creek Parkway.
"Traffic came to a stop all of a sudden, but I couldn't get the bus stopped fast enough,'' he wrote to his bosses.
He rear-ended a vehicle, which hit another vehicle, which hit another.
He was cited for careless driving, and two people were taken to the hospital.
Fischer was suspended for three days.
Not all his crashes involved other vehicles.
Once he was caught on video at the bus yard driving through the exit side of the gate, breaking it.
He "stated that he went through the gate's arm because it didn't open and he had to get to work and was worried about being late,'' his personnel file says.
He was advised to use the callbox next time so the dispatcher could let him in.
Some of his mishaps involved other buses.
In one case, he hit a parked Miami-Dade Metro bus and was cited for careless driving.
They asked if he needed the employee-assistance program, a customary question for drivers with repeat accidents.
Two years ago, driver Fred Fischer, 68, caused a chain reaction crash with three other vehicles on Coconut Creek Parkway. All told, seven people were injured, and police cited Fischer. Another time, Fischer hit an older woman's car when he got a cramp in his leg, he said. A bus passenger fell and claimed injury. In his career with the county, he's been blamed for 17 accidents, but they were far enough apart that he only came close to meeting the county's criteria for firing once, when he had four accidents in a span of just a year and a half. In the past six years, the county's Accident Review Board found him responsible for five of his 13 accidents.
By the end of his six-month probation as a new employee, Tyler Jaeger had already had three accidents, and was rated "below average" for it. Broward County Transit hired him anyway. His accident spree never ended. He also clashed with passengers, including one 2008 incident when he followed a passenger off the bus to curse him out, then turned his profanities to another passenger who called him back to the driver's seat. He was fired for that, but the firing was rescinded. Jaeger, 50, was still employed as a county bus driver when he was killed in June in a motorcycle accident.
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2019-04-21T19:18:22Z
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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-bus-driver-crashes-20150202-story.html
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Sports
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howstat
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India defeated Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and have now won 5, and lost 3 of the 8 matches against Australia in Australia, see Australia v India, and won both matches against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. See Australia v India at home. The 3 match series was drawn 1-1, and India have now won 1, lost 1, and drawn 2 of the 4 series against Australia in Australia. See T20 Series for Australia Versus India at Home.
Krunal Pandya took 4/36 in the match, which was his best bowling performance, the first time that he has taken four wickets in a match, See Best Bowling Performances, and he has now taken 6 wickets at an average of 32.50. the second against England, see Performances by Opponent at All Grounds.
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2019-04-19T00:20:52Z
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http://howstat.com.au/cricket/Articles/W0732.asp
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wordpress
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For a long time, people have complemented my ability to take good pictures. Granted, these have been family, friends, and co-workers, not photography or media critics. They have always advised, “You should do something with your pictures. Enter them in contests or publish a book.” I’ve made a few books using iPhoto, a calendar or two, and some posts on my Facebook and Flickr pages. For some reason, posting to Facebook and Flickr makes me feel like I’m giving up my pictures to someone else and that they are no longer truly and solely mine. I suppose that’s the point of photo-sharing to a degree, but the feeling of ownership and control is something that made me think about pushing my pics through a blog of my own. Thus, this blog.
32squared is designed strictly as a platform for me to share my pictures from my various travels close to and far from home. Pictures are inherently a reflection of an infinitely small moment in time. What those moments mean and how they came to be can only be explained by the taker, though the feelings they invoke in the viewer can take many directions.
Why “32squared”? Well, they say that a picture is worth a thousand words. The square root of 1000 is just less than 32. Not only is each picture worth a thousand words, but it is also worth some degree of deconstruction, using words (fewer than 1000, though) to expose something about its parts, while the viewer takes in his or her own interpretation of the whole.
The most recent posts are pushed to the home page. Scroll through to peruse them.
Click on the headline to see the full post on its own page.
Most posts have links embedded in the pics, so click on them to go elsewhere on the web for added content related to the pic’s subject matter.
I’d love to see what you think, so leave a comment.
Click the “follow” button to leave your email and get pinged when a new post is up.
Click the “32squared” title in the header to get back to the home page.
I hope you enjoy the pictures, and find meaning in the inspiration they may give. Would love to hear what you think, so please do leave some comments as you peruse. Thanks!
Love! I am so glad you’re finally doing this. It’s a treat to have seen many of these pictures in context of your actual trips, now to see them displayed for what they truly are … art. Thank you for sharing your beauty with us, Mark.
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2019-04-26T14:45:32Z
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https://32squared.wordpress.com/about/
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sportingnews
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So many teams, so many failing offenses and so few truly game-changing coordinators to go around.
And, at least as of one week ago, one fewer truly accomplished one even on an NFL sideline anymore.
That would be Norv Turner, who walked away from the Vikings last week. He resigned after seven games, a mountain of injuries, a supposed clash of philosophies, two straight dispiriting losses … and 30 years of coaching offense in this league, most of the time very well; as well as anyone else doing it.
Lots of teams look as if they could use him, not just the rest of this season, but in the future. Turner has said he has not decided to retire, and has no plans to join a team this season. "At 64 years old, if you continue, it would need to be a right place and with the right people," Turner told NFL.com this week.
But in a season in which three other teams besides the Vikings have changed offensive coordinators, and in which several young quarterbacks have underachieved based on expectations and their previous progress, Turner deserves to get at least a chance to do what he does best one more time.
He's earned the right to be selective. But it wouldn't hurt for these teams to dial his number.
Jaguars: On one of the three teams to fire their coordinators in the first half, Nathaniel Hackett is entering his second game in place of Greg Olson. It all comes down to whether there's much more to get out of 2014 third overall pick Blake Bortles, or if this is all there is to him and they made a mistake. They've put impressive enough talent around him, although they've whiffed a lot on building a line for him. Gus Bradley is on the hot seat. One way or another, the Jaguars should consider this.
Rams: Maybe the problem isn't Jared Goff not being ready; maybe it's the Rams failing to get him ready. One way or another, there's a perception that he's behind on his development, even if he really isn't. The Rams can't take chances on a player they traded so many picks to get, with a team that has everything else in place to at least be better than they have been lately. They also need to decide if Jeff Fisher is part of that decision ahead, but that's a topic for another time.
Ravens: They switched out Marc Trestman for Marty Mornhinweg last month. Previously, their strategy of having former head coaches tutor the offense had worked, so Turner fits that criteria. The worry is that no matter who has run the offense, it suffers from the same problems every year, even though the talent seems capable of producing. While changing coaches on Joe Flacco keeps seeming counter-productive, this might be the move that brings it all together.
Texans: This offense, and quarterback choice, is Bill O'Brien's baby, and ownership and management are still behind him and Brock Osweiler. But, again, tons of offensive talent is being wasted. With J.J. Watt basically missing a season in his prime, no one knows how long this franchise's window is open. Turner is a solution worth exploring.
Jets: None of the fiasco on this team should fall into Chan Gailey's lap, and it's not all that clear how much falls on that of Todd Bowles. But the shenanigans at quarterback has to stop, and if it's all going to be torn up and put back together again - with a lot of money invested on the defensive side already - they could do a lot worse than a mind like Turner's on hand for the reconstruction.
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2019-04-20T22:33:36Z
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https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nfl/news/norv-turner-jets-ravens-rams-jaguars-texans-offensive-coordinator/1cmk00ipbueec1c1y26du7zqlw
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A method for managing vehicle data of a motor vehicle includes storing the vehicle data in an on-board memory. The stored vehicle data is associated with the vehicle using a vehicle identifier. The stored data is transmitted via a telecommunications connection to a data processing center of a telecommunications network. The transmitted data is made available at the data processing center for retrieval by third parties.
This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2007 018 139.8, filed Apr. 16, 2007.
The present invention relates to a method for managing data, in particular operational data of a motor vehicle, in which method the vehicle data is written to and stored in an on-board memory. The present invention also relates to a system for managing data, in particular operational data of a motor vehicle, which system is suitable for carrying out the method of the present invention.
It is generally known to store a number of items of motor vehicle data within the vehicle, such as, for example, data that is known from the manufacturing process, or data occurring during operation of the vehicle. For example, the chassis identification number, which is inseparably connected to a motor vehicle, could not only be embossed into the vehicle chassis, but also be stored electronically in a memory of the vehicle.
It is also known to store operational data, such as miles traveled, in a memory of the vehicle, and to make such data available for retrieval, for example, by service shops. It is known, for instance, to provide the key of a motor vehicle with a memory in which such mileage data is stored, so that when the key is handed over to a service shop, the service shop can directly access such relevant information by reading out the memory in the key.
In this prior procedure, it is considered to be disadvantageous that the data written into the electronic memory is usually accessible only to authorized repair shops and dealers. Furthermore, it is only when the vehicle is taken to a dealer or authorized repair shop that such dealer or repair shop has access. Thus, vehicle-related information arising during the life of a particular motor vehicle is neither available to the manufacturer, nor to a dealer or authorized repair shops.
However, such information is of particular interest especially to motor vehicle manufacturers, because they usually endeavor to continuously improve their vehicles, and because such improvements should take into account data obtained from vehicles. Until now, manufacturers had to subject their vehicles to extended field tests (i.e., merely internal tests), in order to obtain data from the vehicles for purposes of vehicle improvement and optimization. The prior art does not provide the ability to obtain data related to a motor vehicle from the day-to-day use, and thus, throughout the life of a vehicle, from first registration to scrapping.
In an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for managing vehicle data of a motor vehicle. The method includes: storing the vehicle data in an on-board memory; associating the stored vehicle data with the vehicle using a vehicle identifier; transmitting the stored data via a telecommunications connection to a data processing center of a telecommunications network; and making the transmitted data available at the data processing center for retrieval by third parties.
FIG. 1 is a schematic chart illustrating a basic principle of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is another chart illustrating the method of the present invention.
It is an aspect of the present invention to provide a method and a system for carrying out this method, by which substantially any third party, or predetermined third parties, can be given access to data of motor vehicles, including data which is inherently connected to the vehicle, such as manufacturing data, and data occurring during operation of the vehicle, in particular during day-to-day use by the end user.
For example, it should be possible to allow such arbitrary or predetermined third parties to offer services or, as the case may be, to generate vehicle data related services only internally. Such services are here understood to include any applications and/or analyses related to data from a particular motor vehicle. These may be services or applications that are available only to the third party concerned, or ones made available by the concerned third party to the outside world, such as, for example, to the user of a motor vehicle, to the motor vehicle owner, and/or to other authorized entities.
A method according to the present invention includes associating the stored data, in particular operational data, with the vehicle, and here particularly with the vehicle which itself has acquired the operational data, by means of a vehicle identifier. Such a vehicle identifier may, for example, be the chassis identification number, which does not change throughout the life of a vehicle, from first registration to scrapping.
However, it is also possible to use the license plate number as the vehicle identifier, In this case, however, it should be noted that the license plate number may change, especially when the ownership of the vehicle changes. It is also possible to use any other vehicle identifiers that enable a vehicle to be uniquely identified.
Thus, by this association alone, the operational data that is acquired in an on-board memory, particularly by the vehicle itself and, as the case may be, data that is externally written into the memory, for example, by third parties, such as the vehicle owner or repair shops, etc., is reliably and uniquely associated with the particular vehicle concerned.
Further in accordance with the present invention, the data present in the on-board memory is transmitted, either by direct or indirect communication, to at least one data processing center within a telecommunications network, where said data is kept available for retrieval by interested third parties. In particular, by transmitting the data to a data processing center external to the vehicle, it is made possible to keep the data available for access by third parties. The third parties that are intended to be granted access to this data may possibly be arbitrary third parties, or predetermined third parties.
Within this invention, interested third parties are understood to include, but are not limited to, manufacturers, dealers, vehicle users, in particular vehicle owners, authorities, insurance companies, roadside assistance service providers, or other third parties.
Any of these third parties may be interested in using this vehicle data. For example, the data obtained during everyday use enables manufacturers to gain information that allows them to improve their vehicles, in particular on the basis of common usage patterns of the respective vehicle users.
Dealers, especially those who maintain regular service shops, can thus obtain interesting and important vehicle-related data from the on-board memory at any time through communication and access via the data processing center, especially during maintenance. As mentioned before, such data may include the usage patterns of vehicle users, such as, for example, the frequency and type of control actions, including, for example, the driving style, which may be interesting especially to car rental agencies. Furthermore, authorities may use the vehicle data to obtain information to be used as a basis for their services and obligations, such as for charge calculation purposes.
Insurance companies may use the data to obtain information that allows them to determine an insurance premium individually, for example, based on mileages traveled, driving behavior, etc. Furthermore, roadside assistance service providers may use the data to obtain information that may enable faster troubleshooting in the event of a malfunction.
The above listing is not meant to be exhaustive, but exemplary, since, in addition to the possible applications mentioned above, many other applications may be envisioned, regardless of whether they are already known or still to be discovered.
In one embodiment according to the present invention, a vehicle may have an on-board communication device by which the data is transmitted directly from the vehicle to the at least one data processing center via a telecommunications network.
Such a communication device may already be provided by a cellular telephone device, which, today, is often available in vehicles anyway to enable vehicle users to use mobile communications services. Via such a communication device, the data stored in the memory on board the vehicle may be communicated via a telecommunications network to the at least one data processing center and stored therein, in particular during periods when the communication device is not used by the vehicle user himself/herself. For this purpose, the protocols that are usually used during a mobile communication session in accordance with current standards may be used, such as, for example, packet data transmission, SMS or e-mail services.
Alternatively, the vehicle may have an on-board communication device that is dedicated exclusively for this purpose and, therefore, functions autonomously and independently of any mobile telephone device that may be present in the vehicle. Consequently, the method of the present invention may also be carried out in vehicles which are not equipped with such personal communication means of vehicle owners.
The particular advantage of providing a communication device directly in the vehicle is that the transmission of acquired data to the at least one data processing center via a telecommunications network may possibly be accomplished even in real time.
Thus, for example, a dedicated telecommunications line may be provided between a vehicle and the data processing center, or a communication connection to the data processing center may be established at fixed points in time, or at times when the on-board memory has reached its maximum storage capacity.
Thus, since the on-board communication device enables the vehicle to operate completely autonomously, such data transmission can be performed at essentially any time, especially when the reception and transmission conditions are suitable.
In another embodiment, which may be used alternatively or in combination, the vehicle may include a communication device by which the data is first transmitted to one of a plurality of stationary receiving stations, the data subsequently being forwarded from the receiving station to the at least one data processing center via a telecommunication connection.
Such a communication between a communication device of the vehicle and a stationary receiving station, which provides at least receiving capabilities for unidirectional data communication and possibly also transmitting capabilities for bidirectional communication, may be accomplished, for example, by near field communication.
Near field communication is here understood to be a communication over a distance ranging substantially from 1-100 meters, preferably from 1-10 meters. Thus, a near field communication of this kind can be accomplished using established standard methods, such as communications via RFID transponders and receivers and via Bluetooth or WLAN. Of course, it is possible to develop a separate standard for this type of communication.
The plurality of stationary receiving stations mentioned herein may include, but are not limited to, receiving devices at gas stations, at bridges (because at bridges, such devices are often available at tollgates anyway), at vehicle safety inspection stations (where vehicles must be inspected on a regular bases, at least at intervals of one or more years), at parking lots, at traffic lights, etc.
Ultimately, any location is suitable that is very likely to be regularly frequented by vehicles, so that data can thus be exchanged and communicated to the at least one data processing center on a regular basis. The further communication between a receiving station and the at least one data processing center can be accomplished via conventional communication paths, for example, in the same way as in the direct communication between the vehicle and the data processing center, that is, for example, by mobile communication, landline communication, Internet, e-mail, etc.
In yet another embodiment, which may be used alternatively or in combination with the previous embodiment, a vehicle may include a portable data storage medium that can be removed from the vehicle and used to extract data from the vehicle and transfer it to a data processing system, the data being transmitted from the data processing system to the at least one data processing center via a telecommunications network. Thus, the data is transferred indirectly.
In the process, the data may be automatically transmitted to the data processing center at the moment it is transferred from the removable data storage medium to the data processing system, or at predetermined times thereafter. Alternatively, the forwarding of the data to the data processing center may be performed only upon request by either the data processing center or the user of the data processing system.
The data processing system may be, for example, a computer at the disposal of the vehicle user. Thus, the data obtained in the vehicle can also be made available to the vehicle user by direct access, without the vehicle user having to gain access via the data processing center. This also allows a vehicle user to add data which is then transferred to the removable data storage medium and/or is at least added to the data set and is then available for transmission to the data processing center.
In addition, this allows a vehicle user to perform analyses on the acquired data himself/herself, and, for example, to influence the fuel economy impact of his/her driving style based on the data obtained on the miles traveled and fuel consumption. Furthermore, it would be possible to keep a driving log or to perform other applications.
In any of the various alternatives and combinable embodiments mentioned above, the data may be transmitted in a manner limited by volume or category, especially if the data is communicated by means of a data storage medium, at least over portions of the total transmission path.
Thus, for example, if the on-board memory is cleared and made available to receive new data when the data has been transmitted from the on-board memory to the data processing center or transferred from the on-board memory to a data processing system by means of a removable data storage medium, it is possible to limit the memory space of the on-board memory.
Thus, the on-board data memory will hold only the current data that has accumulated since the last time that data was transmitted to the data processing center or removed by means of a removable data storage medium.
Moreover, the data may be classified into categories and transmitted in a manner limited by category. In principle, any type of categorization may be used for this purpose, for example, categorization for specific third parties, such as, for example, by manufacturer data, user data, dealer data, repair shop data, authority data, etc. However, it is also possible to use any other type of category not mentioned herein.
Moreover, the data may be categorized, for example in the aforementioned manner, so as to limit third party data access in a category-dependent manner. Thus, for example, specific third parties may be granted access only to the portions of the data that they are authorized to see. Thus, for example, authorities may not be granted access to data that is only relevant to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle. This makes it possible, for example, to preclude cross-category data access. However, specific types of data may exist in several categories at the same time.
In this connection, the categorization of the data may be performed directly in the vehicle, so that this aspect of data management is taken care of by the vehicle itself, and thus, the data transmitted is already fully categorized.
In another embodiment, the data may be transmitted in uncategorized form to the data processing center, and a categorization is then performed within the data processing center. The categorization rules may be maintained and changed, if necessary, within the data processing center.
In another embodiment, the user of a vehicle may allow use of the data of his/her vehicle, and such authorization may, in particular, be granted in a category-dependent manner. Thus, in particular, it is possible to take into account provisions of the data protection law in Germany and other countries. Accordingly, a motor vehicle, and a system for carrying out a method according to the present invention, may be provided with this capability as a standard feature, provision being for such a method to be carried out only when enabled by the user, especially because when data is transmitted to a data processing center, some information allowing conclusions about the user and the user's behavior may also be automatically transmitted, and thus disclosed, in the process.
Manufacturers, or any other of the aforementioned interested third parties, may incentivize a user to allow use of the data by promising to give the user a bonus, such as discounts on vehicle purchases, tax deductions, discounts on insurance premiums, etc.
In another preferred implementation of the method, vehicle-related charges, such as taxes and insurance premiums or other fees, which may occur in connection with the use of a motor vehicle, may be calculated individually based on the collected vehicle data.
Unlike conventional methods where such charges and contributions are usually calculated on a lump sum basis, the method and system of the present invention allow such charges and taxes to be calculated based on the vehicle data made available, such as fuel consumption and emissions output. Thus, the authorities or other institutions entitled to the charges may access the collected data and calculate the charges on the basis of this data so as to inform the vehicle owner or user of such charges. Furthermore, the system may automatically calculate the charges, for example, in the data processing center, based on the collected data, and inform the authorities and/or the vehicle owners of such charges, so that both parties, i.e., the payor and the payee, are informed of the amount.
In summary, therefore, the method and system of the present invention make it possible to monitor a motor vehicle throughout its life cycle from first registration to disposal (e.g., scrapping) with respect to the data that can be acquired and stored within a motor vehicle. In addition to the data mentioned in the above description, such data may include any data that is provided by a vehicle by means of sensors or other devices and/or added by the user of the vehicle and which is capable of being stored.
In particular, by allowing a manufacturer to access the data via the data processing center, which is incorporated in a telecommunications network, the manufacturer is enabled to monitor a motor vehicle manufactured by them throughout its life cycle, and both to provide corresponding information to the user and to gain information for themselves, for example, with regard to the servicing and improvement of motor vehicles. This also allows vehicle recall campaigns to be personalized for individual users of a motor vehicle, because such a campaign may possibly not affect all vehicles.
When using a portable data storage medium, which may either be used directly as an on-board memory of the motor vehicle or be in communication connection with a memory on board the vehicle, the intention may be for such a data storage medium to be sent to a manufacturer or to an authority at the end of the life of a vehicle. This may be taken as evidence that a motor vehicle was properly disposed of. In this connection, several aspects can be taken into account. First of all, the vehicle owner may receive a certificate of disposal for the deregistration of the vehicle after the portable data storage medium has been turned in or, optionally, the deregistration itself may only be initiated when the data storage medium has been turned in. Secondly, by returning the data storage medium to a manufacturer, especially when the data storage medium used is capable of storing all the data that has accumulated during the life of the vehicle, such data is made available to the manufacturer for analysis.
FIG. 1 is a schematic chart illustrating the basic principle of an embodiment of the present invention. It is shown that there may be provided various units on board the motor vehicle, and also external units E, said units providing data related to this particular vehicle. It is illustrated that this data may, for example, be data related to the manufacture of the vehicle, such as, for example, data that is generated by the manufacturer themselves. Other operational data may be provided, for example, by vehicle sensors, or by a navigation system, or by an on-board unit, i.e., by any unit capable of acquiring data during the life of a vehicle.
FIG. 1 also shows that all of this data, i.e., operational data, manufacturing data, or other data (not shown here) is fed to a memory CaLC, which may be provided on board a vehicle and which, in addition, may be in the form of a portable removable memory. The acronym CaLC stands for Car Lifecycle Card, which may imply that the memory is in the form of a removable memory, such as a memory card, that may be removed from the vehicle by a user and which is capable of storing the aforementioned data.
Thus, a wide variety of vehicle data can be collected in the vehicle and stored in this memory, regardless of whether the memory is a portable or stationary in the vehicle. Examples of portable memories include, in particular, standard ones available today, such as USB sticks or other memory devices having standard interfaces. FIG. 1 further shows that the data may be transmitted from this memory to a data processing center R via a communication connection K2.
It is possible for the data transmission to the at least one data processing center R not to take place by direct communication, but indirectly: first by a communication link K to a computer C, and then by a communication link K2 to data processing center R. Similarly, the data stored in the data processing center may be retrieved and/or used via computer C, for example, via a web interface of the data processing center.
It is also shown that the data stored at data processing center R can be accessed by a plurality of interested third parties D, which may possibly not be able to selectively access all the data, but only data to which access is granted, especially by the user. Such third parties D may include the vehicle owner, the manufacturer, roadside assistance and repair service providers, and any other third party.
FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the data is transmitted from on-board memory S of a vehicle F via a near field communication link KN to a receiver E, which is disposed at a strategically selected location, here at a gas station T. Subsequently, the data collected by receiver E of gas station T is transmitted to data processing center R via a communication link K.
At data processing center R, or at an earlier stage, the individual data items may be categorized, which is here symbolized by the different tables. Then, the various individual interested third parties D can access only the vehicle data that they are authorized to see, respectively. Thus, access may be controlled by assigning access rights internally. The assignment of access rights may be done by the user, in particular by the user consenting to access by the various interested third parties D. The user may give such consent at the time he/she purchases a vehicle, or later in any other suitable way, for example, by concluding a vehicle-related contract, such as an insurance contract.
FIG. 3 is another chart illustrating the method of the present invention. It is shown that a wide variety of data is made available as a data source by a vehicle F, said data being acquired, for example, by various sensors of the vehicle. As illustrated by this figure, there may be either a direct communication connection K1 or an indirect communication connection K2 via the PC, i.e., the computer of the vehicle owner.
In both cases, the data is transferred to a database DB of data processing center R, it being possible to provide a plurality of a data processing centers. In particular, each of the plurality of data processing centers may be assigned a different category of data.
As illustrated by way of example, the data may include, for example, the chassis identification number, manufacturer information, miles traveled, measured emissions, etc. The various interested parties can then access the particular fields that are intended for them, respectively.
With respect to all embodiments, it should be noted that the technical features mentioned in connection with one embodiment can be used not only in that particular embodiment, but also in any of the other embodiments. The technical features disclosed in this description of the invention can be used alone or in any combination.
The invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein; reference should be had to the appended claims.
making the transmitted data available at the data processing center for retrieval by third parties.
15: The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the vehicle includes a communication device configured to perform the transmitting.
subsequently forwarding the transmitted stored data from the first stationary receiving station to the data processing center via the telecommunications connection.
17: The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the transmitting by the communication device includes transmitting the stored data to the first stationary receiving station via a near field communication link.
18: The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the first stationary receiving station includes a receiving device disposed at least one of a gas station, a bridge, a vehicle safety inspection station, a parking lot, and a traffic light.
19: The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the first stationary receiving station includes a receiving device disposed at least one of a gas station, a bridge, a vehicle safety inspection station, a parking lot, and a traffic light.
the transmitting includes transmitting the stored data from the data processing system to the data processing center via the telecommunications network.
21: The method as recited in claim 20, wherein the data processing system is a data processing system of a user of the vehicle.
22: The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the transmitting is performed in a manner limited by volume or category of the stored data.
23: The method as recited in claim 20, wherein the transmitting the stored data is performed in a manner limited by volume or category of the stored data.
24: The method as recited in claim 22, wherein the transmitting is performed using the portable data storage medium.
25: The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the stored data is categorized.
26: The method as recited in claim 25, wherein access to the transmitted data by the third parties depends upon a category of the stored data.
27: The method as recited in claim 25, wherein the stored data is categorized by at least one of dealer data, user data, manufacturer data, or authority data.
28: The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising categorizing the stored data in the vehicle, and wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the categorized stored data.
29: The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising categorizing the transmitted data in the data processing center.
30: The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising calculating vehicle-related charges individually based on the transmitted data.
31: The method as recited in claim 30, wherein the vehicle-related charges include taxes.
32: The method as recited in claim 30, wherein the transmitted data include at least one of fuel consumption and emissions output.
33: The method as recited in claim 30, wherein the third parties include authorities entitled to the charges, and further comprising making the calculated charges available for retrieval by the authorities.
34: The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising authorizing, by a user of the vehicle, use of the transmitted data.
35: The method as recited in claim 34, wherein the authorizing includes authorizing based upon a category of the transmitted data.
36: The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the third parties include at least one of manufacturers, dealers, vehicle users, authorities, insurance companies, and roadside assistance service providers.
granting access to the transmitted data based upon the category.
38: The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the on-board memory includes a portable data storage medium, and further comprising sending, at the end of life of the vehicle, the portable data storage medium to at least one of a manufacturer of the vehicle and an authority.
39: The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the vehicle data includes operational data of the vehicle.
a transmitter configured to transmit the stored data via a telecommunications connection to a data processing center of a telecommunications network, the data processing center being configured to make the transmitted data available for retrieval by third parties.
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2019-04-23T23:26:15Z
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https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080263100A1/en
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SINGAPORE, March 29 (Reuters) - U.S. and European regulators knew at least two years before a Lion Air crash that the usual method for controlling the Boeing 737 MAX’s nose angle might not work in conditions similar to those in two recent disasters, a document shows.
It specifically noted that at speeds greater than 230 knots (265mph, 425kph) with flaps retracted, pilots might have to use the wheel in the cockpit’s centre console rather than an electric thumb switch on the control yoke.
On the 737 MAX, Boeing removed the “yoke jerk” function that enabled pilots to disable the automated trim system with a hard pull on the control column rather than hitting two cut-out switches on the centre console.
That was the proper procedure to deal with a runaway stabiliser, according to Boeing.
Reuters this month reported that an off-duty pilot in the cockpit on the night before the Lion Air crash spotted the runaway stabiliser problem, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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2019-04-20T21:17:06Z
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https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-airplane-regulator/insight-regulators-knew-before-crashes-that-737-max-trim-control-was-confusing-in-some-conditions-document-idUSL3N21G2D8
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Years ago, I let many of my domain names drop. They were obviously snapped up quickly. One of which was SEO is for Girls. It got used for some black hat scheme and used up. I promised myself I would buy it back one day. Finally did that. No more dragging it through the mud and making it do dirty things. No more black hat crap with my precious, only to be discarded later. I will keep her safe, having put her out to pasture now (or the domain equivalent).
For SEO London Ontario contact Danielle Gauthier for the best SEO services and competitive cost compared to other SEO in the business.
Work with the best London Ontario SEO and business marketing.
For best mortgage rates in Burlington Ontario Lilah Taylor mortgage broker is provides trusted and experienced mortgage broker services.
Trusted and experienced mortgage broker serving Burlington, Hamilton, Brantford, Oakville, Guelph, Mississauga, Grimsby, Milton, and the Greater Toronto Area, in Ontario Canada. Mortgage advice for first time buyers, mortgage refinancing, home equity loans, reverse loans.
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2019-04-22T06:18:50Z
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http://shopautodotcaseo.tripod.com/
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Wall fades as weather alters it into art.
This entry was posted in 2019, 2019 Poetry, Blair Gaulton, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Feb 2019 and tagged 2019, Blair Gaulton, From Wall to Art, Poetry, Poetry Feb 2019, Toutons Tubas and Other Tales. Bookmark the permalink.
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2019-04-23T19:57:02Z
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https://bjgaulton.wordpress.com/2019/02/02/from-wall-to-art-by-blair-gaulton/
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Sports
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Arts
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Holiday high notes: The Meadows Opera Theatre presents an Opera Free For All “On the Eve of Christmas,” featuring scenes set on Christmas Eve from Massenet’s Werther and Act II of Puccini’s La Bohème. The brown-bag concert begins at 1 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Bob Hope Theatre lobby, Owen Arts Center. Free and open to the public. For more information, call the Division of Music at 214-768-1951.
Musical rites: Meadows faculty members Emanuel Borok, violin, and Andrés Díaz, cello, will join the Meadows Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Brahms’ Double Concerto. The orchestra’s final program of 2009 will open with Dvorak’s Amid Nature overture and conclude with Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. The concert takes place at 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and 3 p.m. Dec. 6 in Caruth Auditorium, Owen Arts Center. Tickets are $7 each for SMU faculty, staff and students. For more information, contact the Meadows Ticket Office, 214-768-2787 (214-SMU-ARTS).
Sharp moves: Meadows School of the Arts presents The Sharp Show, an annual showcase of outstanding works choreographed and produced by seniors in the Division of Dance. The concert takes place at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 and 7 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Sharp Studio, Room B100, Owen Arts Center. Free and open to the public. For more information, call the Division of Dance at 214-768-2718.
Lunch with Friends: George W. Bush Presidential Library Director Alan C. Lowe will present the program at the Friends of the SMU Libraries/Colophon annual holiday luncheon, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Royal Oaks Country Club, 7915 Greenville Avenue. The cost is $35 for Friends members, $50 for non-members. Valet parking provided. RSVP by Dec. 3 to Cynthia Ruppi, 214-768-3225.
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2019-04-20T13:01:04Z
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https://blog.smu.edu/forum/tag/emanuel-borok/
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Sports
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Lets get fizzy, t-shirt design.
The apple never falls far from the tree, illustration.
Too big to be a handbag hound. Dog hoodie design.
Dr Woofson. Dog T-shirt design.
Sherlock Bones, doggie t-shirt design.
Puppy school dropout, doggie t-shirt design.
I make my art from moments experienced. Life is my inspiration, work, nature, movement and form. I translate what my senses experience into drawings and photography and try to capture the emotion in my final artwork.
I keep drawing my skills keen by attending regular life classes.
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2019-04-24T10:26:21Z
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https://alisonhaysman.webs.com/
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Sports
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Arts
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wordpress
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Thoughtful, Last Minute, Holiday Hostess Gifts..
As the More is More Mom®, I’m all about……more thoughtful, last minute hostess gifts! It’s always a gift to be invited into someone’s home, but it is a particularly special treat this time of year when we’re all so busy. The best way to say thank you is with a small token of appreciation. It’s not necessary to give a great big extravagant gift. No, a thoughtful and meaningful gesture is much more appropriate and touching.
Boys will be boys, with absolutely no sense of urgency or need to accurately communicate their plans. Saturday morning, my Nick announced that he had just gotten a text from one of his hockey teammates informing him that they decided to have an impromptu game film review at the home of one of the boys in the afternoon. Wow! There is nothing like having 17, incessantly hungry, teenage boys (and their darling girl goalie) descend upon you at the very last minute. One boy could eat you out of house and home, much less a Varsity Hockey Team! Had I only known, I would have whipped up a homemade tray of cookies or brownies. On such short notice, cookies from the grocery store bakery department would have to do. Besides, as quickly as boys inhale snacks, I’m not sure they fully appreciate treats made with tender loving care anyway.
I made a quick trip to the grocery store for star shaped sugar cookies with red and green sprinkles. Last minute can still be festive! Next on my list was a fast Target run so I could pick up a little holiday platter. There is no reason to burden your hostess with the task of digging out a serving piece as she has guests descending upon her. You know my mantra is more of everything is always better, which includes festive, decorative ribbon. I have boxes of spools of ribbon for every conceivable occasion (I stock up at the worlds greatest stock up store; CostCo. They sell spool after spool of seasonal wire ribbon, which is amazing. The perfect ribbon is one of those small details that transforms your gift presentation from nice to spectacular. It even makes an ordinary item, like store bought cookies, a showpiece.). All wrapped together, the cookies and the platter, made for a lovely presentation. One Nick was completely embarrassed to bring into the game review get together. I knew I had done my job.
Another one of my favorite, quick and inexpensive, personalized hostess gifts is a serving piece, showcasing hand-dipped chocolate covered pretzels embellished with festive sprinkles. This is sooooo easy. All you need is a bag of pretzel rods, 2 bags of chocolate chips (I prefer milk chocolate) and decorative sprinkles. I stock pile clear, flat plastic gift bags, which can be found at craft stores, party supply stores like Party City, or even Target. They are perfect for individual servings of chocolate covered pretzels and are great for showcasing gift cards as gifts. For the gift card, stuff the bottom of the bag with either crinkly shredded paper filling, or small candies (like M n M’s or Hershey’s Kisses). Tie a ribbon around the bag at the top and you have a charming gift presentation.
To make the pretzels, line a baking sheet or two with wax paper. In a deep microwave safe bowl, melt a bag of chocolate in the microwave for 1 ½-2 minutes. You’ll want to watch it so the chocolate is creamy and smooth, not over cooked and burnt. There is a very fine line. Stir until smooth. Dip a pretzel rod in the chocolate, using a spoon to drizzle the chocolate evenly over the rod. Over another bowl, shake sprinkles over the pretzel rod, turning until the rod is festive enough for your taste. Line the chocolate covered rods on the baking sheet, making sure they are not touching. Melt more chocolate as necessary. Put the baking sheet in the refrigerator until the chocolate sets.
I like to make up a gift bag of chocolate covered pretzels for each individual child in the home. College students totally count. Anywhere between 4-6 pretzel rods make for a nice treat. I tie each bag off with a gift card and a ribbon for each child. Using double-sided tape, I secure the bag to a serving piece that I have selected for my hostess. The tape prevents the bags from sliding around all over the place, and makes for a much more orderly and neat presentation. I then wrap the whole platter with ribbon from my treasure trove of decorative ribbon, making a gorgeous and sumptuous presentation.
Always a sucker for photographs of family and friends, I think that picture frames make a delightful gift. You’ll never go wrong with a classic and elegant silver frame. If you don’t have a picture to accompany the frame, insert a note of thanks behind the glass until you do. How easy is it to format the page size of a Word Document to the same size as the photo intended for the frame and type in a message expressing your appreciation for your host’s hospitality? Coordinate the ink to the ribbon you’ll be using to wrap it up and you’ll have a beautiful gift. To sweeten the deal, if you have an opportunity to snap a photo at the get together, print one to size and send it with a thank you note after the party is over. It will serve as a fond reminder of a great celebration.
For friends that can’t possibly pack one more thing into their home, a CD is a great gift. Classic Christmas tunes or recording from a favorite performer or movie soundtrack is a thoughtful and personal gift. Slide the CD into a small gift bag, tying an ornament to the handle with pretty ribbon and note. The ornament could relate to the music, the particular event, or the interests of your hosts.
More thoughtful gifts, more entertaining, more celebrations…..
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Water: It’s everywhere, yet we hardly think about it unless we’re inundated by it or running out. The Institute on the Environment’s Global Water Initiative, under the direction of lead scientist Kate Brauman, is working to ensure a safe and sufficient water supply worldwide.
Based on her work with GWI, Brauman was recently invited to contribute as a lead author to the Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, a program of the United Nations in the vein of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. At a weeklong meeting in Bonn, Germany, in August, 150 scientists convened to start outlining and designing a guide for policy-makers and planners around the world on the state of natural systems and communities and how to protect them going forward.
“This is one way governments are starting to talk and agree about environmental solutions,” said Brauman, who will author a section on status and trends in water regulation and other benefits that nature provides to people across 11 global biomes. Brauman’s contribution will draw on the work of College of Biological Sciences professor and IonE fellow Jeannine Cavender-Bares, who is also involved with the assessment.
How did Brauman find herself potentially influencing water management around the world? Through a steady stream of research, collaboration and delivery of products that can help communities and businesses use water effectively.
As far back as 2007, Brauman authored a paper that has guided academics and practitioners towards more effectively managing water quality and quantity by managing landscapes.
By 2014, Brauman’s research on global irrigation patterns led to a commitment by a consortium of sugarcane growers to more effectively use an estimated 500 billion gallons of water a year.
Last year, Brauman and international partners from the Global Water Policy Project, The Nature Conservancy and the Center for Environmental Systems Research developed a water scarcity map that zoomed in on water availability in watersheds around the world at unprecedented resolution. The finer scale gives water managers and policy-makers a more accurate picture of their local water situation.
This year, World Wildlife Fund incorporated the water scarcity map into its water risk filter, a tool that allows businesses to evaluate their water risk — the amount of water needed to operate and the cost of not having an adequate supply.
With business comes investors who are also looking to GWI for guidance. Brauman was recently asked to define a good investment by the nonprofit CERES, an organization working to promote investments in sustainable practices around the world. Brauman says there is no pat answer, but among the things to consider are how much water is available in that particular location and how effectively is it being used.
So when the U.N. came calling for an expert to explain global trends in water regulation and ecosystem services, Brauman was up to the task.
Listen to Brauman discussing her research on water scarcity on the Matt Townsend Show and WTIP North Shore Community Radio.
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When you're registering for an NYRR race, you'll be asked to enter your projected pace for the race. This information is used to correctly seed the starting corrals.
A runner's "Best Pace" will be determined using standardized factors that normalize a time run at any distance to an equivalent 10K time. This will allow each runner’s true best performance to be used for corral placement and eliminate any tendency toward rewarding runners who specialize in running shorter distances (which can be run at faster paces) over those who specialize in running longer distances (which are run at slower paces).
The factors in the chart below will be utilized to convert times run at various distances to equivalent 10K times to establish a calculated best pace. Each runner’s calculated best pace will come from NYRR events completed in the past 12 months. For runners who haven’t finished a race in the past 12 months, we’ll use the most recent pace in the past two years. Runners who haven’t finished a race in that time period will input their expected pace. You can check your converted time using this online calculator.
The calculations found on these non-NYRR web pages are provided by their site’s owner for information purposes only and may not reflect the actual calculations used by NYRR in determining your best pace. NYRR assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these non-NYRR web pages.
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Also, a study finds West Africa outbreaks caused by a different H5N1 clade than previously found there.
The farm in Iowa houses 5.3 million chickens, 2 more Minnesota turkey farms are affected, and Ontario has a new outbreak.
The affected farm housed 310,000 turkeys, and Ontario's outbreak is also confirmed to be from H5N2.
Another Minnesota farm has been hit by H5N2, and Ontario and Vietnam also report avian flu outbreaks.
Canadan officials confirm high-path H5N2, while the Netherlands and India combat more H5 in birds.
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In a world of bamboo skyscrapers and transforming apartments, it's easy to forget about the bridge, the humble structure that makes getting from point A to B all the more simple.
But today, world-class architects, artists, designers are collaborating with city councils to bring bridges to the center stage, creating new landmarks that are as ambitious and inventive as the buildings that surround them.
Check out the gallery above for a look at the most spectacular bridges erected in recent years -- and a few that could define the skylines of the future.
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An explosion at slag tanks at ArcelorMitall’s steel plant in Lazaro Cardenas in western Mexico on Tuesday caused no injuries, the world’s biggest steel-making said in a statement.
“There was a thermal reaction in our slag pools, which produced a roar that was perceived by the city, without causing harm to people,” the company’s Mexican unit said in a tweet.
Video footage published Mexican media showed an explosion and large flames reportedly at the site.
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For students at this level of artistic development, a formulaic solution for the completion of the AP Studio Art Portfolio is discouraged. Therefore, assignments vary from year to year and are based in addressing design issues: elements and principles of design, image development and compositional rules. These assignments are also designed to encourage individual and unique solutions from students as they are encouraged to explore the realm of possibilities within a given set of design parameters/limitations. With this in mind, students are very aware that in any assignment, no door is truly closed, and that diverse and unexpected solutions are prized. Through in class dialogue, mentoring sessions and class critiques, teachers demonstrate this approach, while nurturing and developing these skills.
Each assignment is structured to allow students to review and apply a specific aspect of design theory, demonstrate their mastery using specific elements and principles, and utilize a specific image development strategy. Many of these strategies are based on information found in Design Synectics: Stimulating Creativity in Design by Nicholas Rouke (Worchester, MA: Davis, 1988). A variety of other resources are used for assignment development. These are listed at the end of the syllabus.
Metamorphosis- show images in progressive stages of growth or transformation.
Viewpoint- depict an image from an unlikely or unusual point of view such as extreme foreshortening from below.
Blending—refers to the mixing of two or more colors to create form.
Expressionistic Blending—characterized by the visible “trail” of marks left on the paper. The viewer can see evidence of where the artist has been. True expressionism makes use of bold marks and bold variation of line and shape that are aggressive, yet not overdone.
Overdrawing—characterized by the use of impasto linear elements that overlay a blended area. The use of this type of line helps to give the impression of depth.
Color Scheme—limit yourself, create a palette that suits your composition. If you use every color, you run the risk of creating a work that does not feel pulled together. See color scheme handout.
Light Source—one light source, preferably high and slightly to the front and side gives the best illumination and is highly suggested. See handout.
Composition—optimal placement of elements within your format makes or breaks your work. Formal qualities are the foundation for inviting and compelling works.
Artist Inspiration: August Sander. We will go to the computer lab to view his work.
“Working in early- and mid-twentieth-century Germany, August Sander photographed anonymous people, then divided the images into archetypal groups such as The Farmer and The Woman to create a “total picture” of society in a typological way. A monumental work that set new conceptual and aesthetic standards, People of the Twentieth Century remains highly significant today for its unique place in the history of photography and its continuing influence on contemporary artists. Organized by the August Sander Archive, this exhibition presents some two hundred of Sander’s powerful portraits.
August Sander (1876–1964) is widely hailed as an avatar of modern photography. His influence can be seen in the work of subsequent generations of international photographers, including that of Walker Evans, Diane Arbus, and Bernd and Hilla Becher. Sander’s exhaustive People of the 20th Century project set conceptual and aesthetic standards that were unprecedented in the history of photography; the achievement is still considered unparalleled today.
You will use the effects of the terminology above to create your oil bar composition. Before you begin, create a series of thumbnail sketches (3 or 4 in a 3×3 format) using some of the compositional ideas you may have viewed in the examples in the computer lab. While you can get compositional ideas from these works, you cannot copy them. Use what you saw yesterday to give your work a small tweaking here, a new twist there. After you have chosen the best thumbnail, you will transfer it to a large sheet of paper with pencil—very lightly. It is suggested that your final plan allow for you to make stylistic changes, or what we can also call –room for errors—do not get too bogged down with anatomically correct human forms or other true representational subjects—stylize (this means they are identifiable, but you have made them your own!) Simplification of forms will be very helpful. Do not forget your background. Hopefully Sander’s photos gave you some ideas for placing figures in an environment.
For more information on the 2-D Design Portfolio requirements and to see examples visit the College Board 2-D Design Portfolio page here.
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Ivan Pramono : A Glance of Story | Starting a Productive Life.
Berbagi di Sami Kuring: Serve and Money!
This is My Introductory Blog. I’m Still New Here. Hope could get an advise and guidance from you. Enjoy!
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More pictures and videos !!!
Log Cabin Wilderness Camp is the most amazing Boy Scout Outing I ever went to! (Yes better than the summer camps). Not only did we gain more experience and have lots of fun, we learned how to be true scouts. For my patrol (aka the injury or ow patrol since everyone got injured), our trail safeties Dillon and Eric really improved our trip. Not only did they help us stay on trail and make sure we were safe, they became our friends and made sure we had a great experience. They entertained us and shared their experiences with us. Without them we would have been lost and not followed leave no trace as well.
For those who do not know what Log Cabin is, it is the highest boy scout base camp in America and from there we acclimated for a night and got to pick our treks through Yosemite at Log Cabin. Log Cabin provided two trail safeties to go on the treck with us. They also provided us with food and helped our backpacking experience a ton. Then after the tiring week of backpacking, we would get back to base camp and share experiences!
At first, I did not expect much out of log cabin. I thought we were just going to hike for a week with a heavy backpack on and all we would do was hike, eat, and sleep. It turned out that we hiked, saw beautiful and indescribable sights, swam in waterfalls, swam in lakes, fished, had campfires, and watched the sun set and rise.
I saw many sights that could not be described by words there and not even the camera could capture the full beauty. Climbing up to the peaks to see the sunsets were unforgettable experiences. Looking up to see a sky full of millions of shining stars is something a person could never experience in the city. Being able to breathe in the fresh mountain air and being in nature for a week was just incredible.
Scout's Own which was led by Eric was very influential to me because he brought us to a high point and just told us to reflect on our lives. Seeing how God can create such beautiful creations really helped my religious growth as well because nothing human can make can be as beautiful as the views we saw. Only the power of God would be able to make all these for humans to see.
Before log cabin, I have never backpacked for more than two nights before. I always thought that it would be difficult and I would struggle a lot. I went in as an inexperienced backpacker and came out as pretty experienced and I felt like log cabin gave me the feeling of how a true high adventure outing should feel like. I not only gained valuable outdoor experiences (like I brought five pairs of clothes and the staff told me to bring two and it turned out that two pairs of clothes were all i needed), and skills but I also learned how to communicate with other scouts better. Without my patrol and the adults, I could not have completed Log Cabin by myself.
It was extremely awarding to return back to base camp and be able to shower with soap and then get warmed up by the Jacuzzi. Then we ate steak and enjoyed watching slideshows of the pictures we took while on our trek.
I would like to thank the adults that attended for taking time off their work to come be with us. Thanks Mr and Mrs Jahic, Mr. Wong, Dr.D/Doctor Danger (aka Victor Dang/Mr.Dang), and my father Mr. Cheng for supporting us throughout the hike and driving us up there. It was amazing to see how the parents were able to enjoy the experience with us and pushed themselves to the limits to be with us. Thanks for waking up early and driving us there and camping with us even though you could have been home relaxing and watching TV. Your support meant a lot to us! Also thanks to Victor Phong for being the SPL and leading the patrol i was in and thanks to Adi for leading the other Patrol! And even though he became eagle and graduated already, thanks to Victor Dang for coming back and sharing his experience with us!
Finally I would like to thank the Gorospe family. Without them, log cabin would have not been possible at all without the hard work they put in to register us and making sure everything was okay before we went. Thanks Mrs. Gorospe for coordinating the event and the Gorospe family for training with us and sending us off even though they could not make it at the end. Their hard work made this trip possible!
Log Cabin is an outing that I encourage all scouts to go to, it is definitely worth it. It is an experience indescribable by words. The experience and scout knowledge you gain from it is just amazing! This was an amazing experience and although I missed some people while up there, it was still an amazing experience!
Congrats to the entire LCWC crew for a successful outing adventure. It sounds like all went well and everyone had a great time.
Sheri Usher, the camp director, said you were a "fantastic" group and the staff enjoyed spending time with you! I am so proud of you scouts for making a good impression!
THANK YOU to all scouts, especially Victor Phong and Nic Sumabat for showing leadership and all the ADULTS driving, guiding and supporting our crew. I also want to recognize Andrew Cheng (and MinChi) for managing all the troop gear!
I can't wait to hear more details about your adventures. Please feel free to share your experience by writing a recap. Do we have a designated historian for the trip? Anthony? sorry I can't remember. (Adults too). Please share pictures as well!
Eric found his green hydro flask!
Thank you to Mrs. Gorospe who organized this outing and for all the planning you have done. All the training hikes and emails you have sent us helped us a lot. I would also like to thank Mr and Mrs. Jahic, Mr. Wong, Mr. Cheng who spent time this week at Log Cabin. Driving, supervising, taking care of us was a lot of hard work and we couldn't have done it without you. Also, Thank you to Victor Dang for supervising all the scouts and being there for us.
This is one of the best back packing experiences for me and without you, none of this would be possible.
Fantastic write ups on Log Cabin!
Fantastic write ups on Log Cabin! Thanks for sharing scouts! Very enjoyable to read!! Sorry I failed to mention earlier—thanks also to Adi for stepping up as patrol leader & Victor Dang for going along & providing all his experience & scout spirit. I am sincerely proud of each & every one of you and glad you enjoyed & experienced so much!
The trip was one that I will definitely remember for life. Don’t know where to start, from Log Cabin Stuff, through James’ food, to magnificent nature around us.
Our first day Green Creek to Summit Lake was tough. The hike started late and we rushed it to get to Summit Lake before dark. That was ~8miles uphill with 40-50lb backpacks, and with rain through the day, perfect practice for the scout that will attempt the Philmont trip. Summit Lake is a glacier lake at 10200 feet elevation in the Hoover Wilderness and we set up our camp for the night there.
Second day started with sunny but cold morning. We were mostly going down the hill for around 6 miles. At the very beginning we met a group of backpackers with lamas. Later that morning the weather changed and the rain followed us for most of the day. At the end we rushed to get to McCabe creek campground before the storm. The boys were very good and did their best to set up the camp site before the rain. After couple hours of hard rain and hail we had a nice afternoon. The boys even set-up the fire with great help from Anastasia and Alex.
Third day was a long day for both patrols. But the plan was to meet somewhere in between. From the high forest, lakes and creeks our surroundings changed to flat terrain and meadows. We met the other patrol at THE ROCK and we had lunch together. That was definitely very nicely organized by the staff.
We continued to Glen Aulin by the Pacific Crest Trail. Glen Aulin campground was a more vacation type campground than hiking, but no complaints. Some kids were excited about Ramen noodles in the store.
Swimming under the waterfall was a challenge for some. Michel and Jefferson were the bravest ones and they had fun. Adi and Jeffrey got wet but did not enjoy the cold water at all. Campfire and mafia game ended our day.
Earlier that evening Chris, our medic guy from the Log Cabin showed up and brought us fresh baked brownies and cookies. Shari sent the biggest piece to Mrs. Jahic and she did not share it with anybody! Shame on you Mrs. Jahic.
Forth day was a day-hike day. We did not have big backpacks but the hike was tough. We went to the Waterwheel Falls, hiking down through surrounding and sceneries. Cliffs, mountains and huge fallen rocks were on one side of the trail and the cascading waterfalls, Tuolumne river and swimming pools on the other side. On the way back we stopped twice to swim. This time Jeffrey and Adi as well as Mr. Jahic were brave. Michael, Jefferson and Alex our guide were the pro’s already. Second swimming spot was the one where we saw the most smiling faces. Rock sliding down the river bad was awesome, even (little) Alex got wet there and NO ONE got hurt. We did not finish the day romantically with a Sunset as Mrs. Jahic recommended (hahahaha) but fire and Mafia was good enough.
That night we met with James, our cook and his group of scouts from Whittier. They had been on the same trail as we, but a day shorter in duration. Their complete trip was from Sunday night to Friday night.
Fifth day supposed to be easiest day, 5.8miles to Tuolumne Meadows, first two and half mile up and the rest pretty flat. It was easy day for the boys but that was a hard day for Mrs. Jahic. She could not catch up to the boys. Took us longer than we expected but we finished it. There are not a lot of pictures from that day since the adults had a hard day.
But that was the day that we got back to the Log Cabin, to James’ food, roasted beef and vegetables with brownies and another cake. James left that morning at 6:00 o’clock to get to the Log Cabin on time to cook dinner for us.
But the most important part of the day was a hot shower and Jacuzzi for the kids. That was day where Eric,our guide gave a small tour of the gold mine to Mrs. and Mr. Jahic. Since there is still concern of mercury contamination in the mine, the Log Cabin staff did not want the scouts to being the area. You can see some pictures from there.
Thank you Anastasia and Alex, for your lead and make get us back safe.
One more time the TROOP 693 had shown its strength. Our boys will appreciate these trips even more later in life when they grow up. Alex, our guide who is 23 years old and started hiking later said he wished that he had the opportunity when he was younger as our boys were.
Gorospe’s you were definitely missed. Thank you Mrs. Gorospe for all the time you put in to organize this trip.
On a side note. Shari, the Log Cabin director told me they don’t know what the future for the log cabin is. They don’t have enough visitors and the future is a big question. Log Cabin Crew feels that there is not so many people who know about this place and it is not enough advertised. We hope that our photos and scouts’ comment will help bring other scouts up there for years to come.
Wow, what a week. It just seemed like yesterday when we first met the LCWC staff. It was also the very day when the insecure part of me took place. I asked myself questions that only made me more nervous about fulfilling my role as the new SPL. What if the scouts don't listen? What if we get lost on the trail?(Only happened once) What if someone gets injured? (Ironic in light of the Injury Patrol) What if I'm not cut out to be SPL yet? However, by the second day, I realized how pointless my questions were. I began to trust myself, but more importantly, you guys. I knew that we could get out of any problematic situation we got stuck in. And I was right. Take our massive detour as an example. Somehow, through terrible navigation, we end up at the top of a peak with seemingly no way to get down. Yet, through excellent communication and teamwork, we all made it down without a single scratch.
In addition, thank you adults for coming out to the outdoors to experience such natural beauty. Your wisdom was needed during my time as SPL in order to keep things moving. But in all honesty, all I had to do was make sure what needed to be done was done, which always seemed to work out, because you all helped me get there. I hope everyone had an enjoyable time, because I know I had one. Thank you Log Cabin crew for giving me the chance to lead you for a week and to learn from my experiences. This will always be a memory to remember.
*Shout-out to me(Victor Dang), who always was there to listen to my whining and for also being a great person(and friend) to talk to in any situation. Thank you for your previous experiences on which I could rely on to guide my actions.
Thank you all the adults, Mr. and Mrs. Jahic, Mr. Wong, and Mr. Cheng who attended this outing and also Mrs. Gorospe, who planned the outing. I would also like to thank the staff who joined us on our hike along with us. We had a great week and I would like to thank LCWC . Finally, I would like to thank Dr. Dang for coming on this trip with us.
I'd like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Jahic, Mr. Wong, Mr. Cheng, and Mr. Dang for taking us up to Log Cabin and keeping us safe along the trip. I'd also like to thank the two patrol leaders, Victor and Adi, for keeping us together and making sure we were on time for all the hikes. I want to especially thank Mrs. Gorospe for allowing this trip to happen and hope that she can make it to the next Log Cabin outing.
also like to thank all the staff and the safeties that helped us along the way.
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Now on to today's cards!!
I have had MFT's Birdie Brown Frightfully Sweet stamp set sitting on my desk for WEEK's now - WEEKS. So I had to make a point of actually using it before Halloween!!
I stamped all the images from the set onto Neenah card stock with MFT's Extreme Black ink and coloured them in with Copic markers and highlighted them with my Gelly Roll white gel pen.
I used MFT's Inside and Out Stitched Ovals Die-namics on the inside of the card to create the window - and used the "left over" oval on the outside of the card for this little scene.
Then you open the card to this really fun shadow box scene!!! It's crazy to think that after around 15 years of card making this is the first time I've ever made a shadow box card LOL!
They're really fun to make - and really easy - I explain the steps in my video but if you want to check out a REALLY good and in-depth video and haven't watched it already check out Jennifer McGuire's video HERE.
I used MFT's Birch Trees for my scene as well as the Mini Cloud Edges stencil and some Shaded Lilac Distress Ink with a Picket Fence Studios blending brush to create my scene for the shadow box portion of the cards. I then adhered everything together and added all my Frightfully Sweet characters to finish it all off.
Hello everyone! I hope y'all had a great weekend!
These were probably the quickest, easiest and FLATTEST cards ever LOL! I wanted to experiment some more with the ink blending brushes I was petting in my last haul video - so I pulled out several SSS dye inks and a couple of card bases and started blending.
Both bases were blended with 3 colors of ink, and then stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and Picket Fence Studio's silhouette images from 2 of their Halloween sets (linked below).
Both cards were then LIBERALLY sprayed (I really have a heavy hand when it comes to adding the bling...) with Shimmer Spritz sprays. The top card (blue, green purple combo) was sprayed with Sparkle Shimmer Spritz and the bottom (pink, orange, purple) card was sprayed with Frost Shimmer Spritz.
On the inside of both cards I stamped another silhouette image from the sets and then stamped a sentiment over it with the VF black ink and that was it!
Yay!! Another Halloween card and video!!
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Heffy Doodle October 2018 Release Hop!
Simon Says Stamp Halloween SALE!!
I decided to create this fun trick or treating "mashup" scene using several Whimsy Stamps stamp set and one of their stencils. It just took on a life of it's own while I was creating it and it was so fun!
I stamped the haunted house in Simon Says Stamp Smoke ink for the background, then used Brutus Monroe Raven Glitter Glaze over the flying bat cluster in the Halloween Creatures Stencil.
The characters were stamped onto Neenah card stock and coloured in with Copics, and the sentiments were heat embossed with Wendi Vecchi Violet embossing powder.
I used one of the smaller brushes with Distress Ink in black soot, heat embossed another sentiment and added the stamped and coloured bats and that was it!
I hope y'all had a great weekend! I know we're getting close to Halloween but as usual I'm still going to keep posting most likely right up until the day of. Everything has been bonkers and totally derailed all my Halloween card posts and I still have a ton of supplies and ideas to use!
I pulled out Honey Bee Stamps Shine On stamp set and decided to make the bottles using colors for each "theme" - so Halloween colors for a Halloween card and a more muted Fall palette to make a Fall-themed card.
I used Distress Inks to color in all the bottles - and for the "polish" parts I used my Tonic Aqua Shimmer pen instead of a water brush to do the watercoloring. It's hard to really see the sparkle in photos - but in real life they are SUPER sparkly when the light hits them!
I sponged the same colors on the bows and added Copic markers to intensify them before adhering them to the bottles. The sentiments were a combination of die cuts and heat embossed sentiments (from the HB Hey, Pumpkin! stamp set) that went with each theme.
For the insides of both cards I added another themed polish bottle and then stamped a sentiment from the Shine On stamp set and that was it!
WaffleFlower October Release Blog Hop! + GIVEAWAY!!
Speaking of - yes there's a blog hop to celebrate this release!
If you didn't get here from the Waffle Flower blog you can check that out here - I'll have links to all the stops on the hop after my card info!
I couldn't resist the new Hello Pumpkin and Coffee Time stamp sets. These little mice are SO beyond cute and pairing them with coffee of course makes my day.
I stamped all the images onto Neenah Solar White 80lb card stock with GinaK Amalgam ink and coloured them in with Copic Markers, added highlights with my white gel pen then die cut them with their coordinating wafer dies.
The coffee cups I also stamped onto patterned papers and paper-pieced the wraps of the cups.
This last one is a gift card holder made with Waffle Flowers Love Notes wafer die!
I finished off the insides of the cards with the Coffee Time set, and that was it!
To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 10/08/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 10/10/2018.
Hello everyone! I'm slowly getting back into everything - I came down with a horrible cold over the weekend and it really threw me for a loop! I'm starting to feel better and need to get a ton of posts and videos up now!
New Doodlebug and STAMPtember® SALE!!
Now for today's Halloween card!
I created a fun sky background using Distress Oxide Inks along with the Distress Spray Bottle and Black Soot Distress Paint.
All the images are from Simon Says Stamp's new Bwahaha stamp set - I heat embossed the haunted house and fence from the set with Nuvo Glitter Noir embossing powder - the black + glitter EP was PERFECT for a card like this!!
I used Lawn Fawn's Glow in the Dark embossing powder over the stamped moon and sentiment - so fun!
I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment and images from the Bwahaha stamp set and that was it!
Last year I started giving away and mailing out the Halloween cards I made for my series. A lot of you really enjoyed that so I decided to continue it this year! If you're interested in winning this card just follow the steps in the RaffleCopter widget below (make sure you're using a current e-mail address that you check frequently (I don't keep/see any person info other than the winner's e-mail address) as that's what I use to contact the winner!).
Happy weekend everyone! We actually got a bunch of SNOW here today - it's been a rainy, snowy drizzly grey day. BUT - this new STAMPtember® exclusive set from Art Impressions made me think and feel fall - not snow!!
You can check out the Pumpkin Spice set HERE <-----click!
Here's the card I made using this Limited Edition set!
Doesn't Art Impressions make THE best people images? I just love them.
I die cut some Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with the largest Honey Bee Stamps Scallop A2 wafer dies (I am OBSESSED with that die set - I reach for it all the time lately). I then stamped these ladies with Simon's Intense Black ink.
I did a ton of Copic colouring on this - all the colors I listed as I used them in the video.
I used MFT's English Brick Wall stencil to create the background with Pumice Stone Distress ink (and realized while doing this that there isn't Pumice Stone Distress OXIDE ink yet - I can't wait for the last release of colors in the Oxides!!! Those will be coming out soon!!). I die cut some brown card stock with Lawn Fawn's Thanks Line Border wafer die, and I used Lawn Fawn's Knit Picky Fall patterned paper on the card base.
On the inside of the card I used the same paper plus one more of the Knit Picky fall papers, and die cut the same brown paper with Lawn Fawn's Gift Card Pop-Up wafer die. On the red paper I stamped the sentiment from the Pumpkin Spice set. So now when you open the card the gift card pops up - fun!
First off I did a Release & Review video sharing all the new products!
OK now on to the Studio Katia September 2018 Release Blog Hop!
If you didn't get here from Amanda's blog you can start at the beginning of the hop HERE at the Studio Katia blog! I'll have links to all the stops today (this is a 2 day hop!) near the end of the post as well as giveaway info!
This is a 4.25" square card.
I created this fun shaker card using the new Spider Web wafer die along with the coordinating Spider Web Stencil (seriously LOVE how well these work together!) and paired them with these cute monsters from the Monster Bash stamp set!
I stamped the monsters onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with Simon's Intense Black ink then coloured them in with Copic markers. I added highlights with a white gel pen before die cutting them with their coordinating wafer dies.
I die cut the spider web from black card stock, and used the Spider Web stencil to sponge white ink over it. I then die cut the web from some black glitter card stock that I adhered to the transparency.
I finished off the inside of the card with the little frame that's left over when die cutting the spider web, and added a sentiment and another monster from the Monster Bash stamp set and that was it!
Next stop on the hop is Natalia's blog <------click!
Studio Katia is giving away TWO $50 CAD gift certificates on each day of the Hop, winners will be chosen from the comments left on all blogs of the Hop! You can check out their post HERE for all the info. There's also a giveaway here on my blog for a Studio Katia $25 gift certificate! All you need to do to enter is follow the steps in the Rafflecopter widget below! (make sure you're using a current e-mail address that you check frequently (I don't keep/see any person info other than the winner's e-mail address) as that's what I use to contact the winner!).
Thanks so much for stopping by! Good luck!
Hooray!! The latest STAMPtember® collab was just revealed and it's with Studio Katia!!
You can check out the Fresh Bunch set HERE <-----click!
Here's the card I created using this set for the Simon Says Stamp blog today! You can check out their post HERE with it!
I heat embossed the image onto watercolor paper using Simon's Antique Gold embossing powder, and then watercolored it with AlteNew's watercolors.
I used Studio Katia's Dotted Patterns Set 1 wafer dies to cut out the main image, and stamped one of the sentiments from the Fresh Bunch set with VersaFine Onyx Black ink.
The background was created with Oxide inks and Studio Katia's Brush Stroke Waves stencil - I thought it created a woodgrain sort of pattern!
On the inside of the card I stamped the floral image again - this time with Tumbled Glass Distress ink, then stamped another sentiment from the set with black ink and that was it!
I combined an oldie-but-goodie Honey Bee Stamps set - Little Pickup, with the Hey, Pumpkin! stamp set and the newer Bee Bold Alphabet wafer dies to make my card.
I clear heat embossed the Little Pickup and the pumpkins onto Distress Watercolor card stock after stamping them with VersaFine Onyx Black ink. I quickly coloured them in with my Arteza Real Brush Pens and a water brush before letting them dry and die cutting them with the coordinating dies.
The background was created with one of the Honey Bee Ocean Scene stencils and Carved Pumpkin Distress ink. I used the same ink to sponge the bottom of the die cut letters that I stacked with 2 layers to give them a bit more dimension.
I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Hey, Pumpkin! stamp set and a couple of the pumpkins from the Little Pickup set and that was it!
You can check out the Sweet Tooth set HERE <-----click!
I created a fun little Halloween scene using all the images from the Sweet Tooth set combined with a couple more images from the Hocus Pocus stamp set (the cat and the broom - HAD to include those LOL).
I stamped all the images onto Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them in with Copics. Apologies for the crappy picture - I couldn't find my black pen (and yet I have a handful of them in my office) so I used a purple one to write down all the colors I used and my camera didn't like the neon pink sticky note with purple ink writing!
I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Backdrop: Landscape for my background, and MFT's Mini Cloud Edges Stencil for the sky.
I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Sweet Tooth stamp set along with several of the images from both the Sweet Tooth and Hocus Pocus sets and that was it!
Hello everyone! I hope y'all had a great weekend! I moved over the weekend and have a ton on my plate (actually living and working between 2 places right now and it's right chaos LOL!), but still getting videos filmed and work done! Anywho I'll update more on that later once I'm settled in and things aren't so crazy.
The next STAMPtember® set has been revealed! This one with Concord & 9th!
You can check out the Monster Hugs set HERE <-----click!
Of course as soon as I realized there was a Happy Halloween sentiment in this set I HAD to use it. I was originally going to make a birthday card (tho if someone's birthday falls on or near Halloween this card would be PERFECT IMO) but then saw the sentiment and decided to make this Halloween-themed.
I stamped the images in the set with Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear heat embossed them (I LOVE that this set gives you options for his hand and gaps on the string and sign handle to fit perfectly around his hand - no masking or fiddling required!). I then used the new AlteNew watercolors to paint the image (initial impression of the watercolors is I like them! This was literally the first time I've used them tho - I need to play with them more!), and Black Soot Distress paint for all the splatter.
I die cut a piece of white card stock with the largest Simon Says Stamp Wonky Rectangles wafer die that I used on the front of the card, and stamped the monster and the "waving" hand this time with Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink. I then stamped another couple sentiments from the Monster Hugs set and that was it!
Last year I started giving away and mailing out the Halloween cards I made for my series. A lot of you really enjoyed that so I decided to continue it this year! If you're interested in winning this card just follow the steps in the RaffleCopter widget below (make sure you're using a current e-mail address that you check frequently (I don't keep/see any personal info other than the winner's e-mail address) as that's what I use to contact the winner!).
Helllloooooo everyone!! So I'm posting AT LEAST a new video every single day this month so far. I wasn't kidding when I said September was going to be crazy (in a good way!!).
You can check out what the rest of the team created HERE <------click! and play along if you'd like!
This was another one of those times where the rough idea in my head actually turned out better than I was thinking!!
I used Picket Fence Studio's Let's Get Sheetfaced set for my little ghost (and their Wicked Together set for the sentiment on the front).
I created the background with Distress Oxide inks, and used Oxides to paint the ghost as well. I also couldn't resist coating the ghost with my Tonic Aqua Shimmer pen - so in real life he's all shimmery!
LOL perfect am I right?
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October has come. Tonight there was a crescent moon creating a glittering white sheen on the sea, and when the waves broke on the shore they sometimes glowed a mysterious blue color – a phenomena known as algal bloom, or more commonly as red tide.
That's the bluest red I've ever seen!
I find this fitting. October has long been a month I look forward too, as I count down the days ’til All Hallows Eve. I try to get myself in the spooky mood throughout the month, which is not difficult to do with the internet at my fingertips. I’m not much into the horror genre or modern scary movies (too much wanton violence and gore for my taste), but I do love a good eerie atmosphere. There’s a certain magical, nostalgic feeling I get as the 31st gets closer, and I’ll touch on that again as we get further into the month.
Meanwhile, I’ll be digging through the loads of Magic: The Gathering cards I’ve collected during the last couple days. It should come as no surprise that I am an avid casual player of the world’s oldest trading card game. The Innistrad set just came out, and after swearing myself off the game for a few years I’ve caved and went to the launch party. The main selling point for me was that the entire set is themed around Gothic horror – vampires, werewolves, geists, etc. – and not since the Ravnica block have been so pulled to a Magic set solely based on its fluff. Innistrad does this nicely, with Magic blending art and flavor with the rules to make cards that play and feel like the belong in a Gothic setting. I’m pleased to say I did well in the in-store tournament (for those of you that play the game, I drafted red/white) and got into the finals, and today was spent with friends drafting even more cards (this time ending up with blue/black). It was all good fun, but now I feel a touch exhausted and look forward to getting some shuteye.
On a final note, I’ll leave you with a video I took roughly around the same time last year. Much like tonight, it was a natural spectacle I felt signaled the start of October.
Posted on October 2, 2011, in Updates and tagged 2011, magic, october. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
It’s not usually my bag, but I think I might join you- in spirit, of course- for this spooky journey into the nocturnal mindset. I’ve certainly been listening to some of the right music recently.
Also, that about does it. I’ll have to restrain my purchasing due to, well, not having any money to speak of, but I’ve been contemplating getting into Innistrad for some time now. I may as well at least buy a fat pack and see what it holds in store. As a side note, white/red is an epic combination (It won me a Kamigawa draft, including a match against the veteran player who ran the gaming store!).
Beautiful video, sir. Your brief commentary somehow added to it without adding much to it, if that makes sense. Emma insists that I watch your recording of the Grand Australian Adventure, and now I think I shall.
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House Democrats hailed their first 100 days as a success, Republicans drubbed it as a disaster, and freshman Susie Lee of Nevada recounted the whirlwind session.
Lawyers for former Obama administration White House counsel Greg Craig say they expect their client to be charged in a foreign lobbying investigation that grew out of the special counsel’s Russia probe.
A bill to help patients with out-of-network emergency room bills didn’t have many fans, but might be the start of a reluctant consensus in fixing a longstanding problem.
Nearly 300,000 Nevadans could see higher pay if the Democrats’ push for a higher minimum wage goes through, Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson said Wednesday.
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Vintage springform for Easter bread.
But I do have consistent system for buttering the pans I load with dough: Every time I use a stick of butter, I lay open the wrapper and save it. There are at least five by the time I finish both dough batches, and I rub them liberally on the insides of the pans, in and out of every crevice.
Butter owns a dual role in baking bread: It adds incomparable flavor, and it allows the bread to be removed from the pan. The project can move from development to completion with butter on the team. Without it, the project would be at best compromised, and at worst, damaged. What good is a stuck bread?
I am a project person; I considered the other projects I do every day, for work and on my own, and thought about what facilitates the process through to completion—what gets them out of the pan. And there are many factors, but this is a good start.
-Making a point to stop for a treat to keep my spirits up. A Fluffer Nutter gelato today at Whole Foods was right bloody on. A nap sure doesn’t hurt, either.
-A full larder, a full gas tank, and a warm apartment. Deprivation is a brutal thing.
-And mostly…friends. There’s Grace, who writes to check in or just to say hi and leave a heart; Teresa, who’s so funny and expressive and always wants to talk about food; Casey, who also wants to talk about food when he’s not half asleep (okay, even then); Roger and Diana, who slam-dunk great conversation and huge laughs every time I see them. They and many more are my butter. They get me from point A to point B. They keep me from getting stuck in the pan.
I heard once that you should wear life like a loose garment. It’s a lovely expression, but it can’t be done without creature comforts and without people around you who care.
You begin digging the tunnel at one side of the castle, and a pal begins digging opposite you. It can take time, but it’s a singularly magic moment when you feel each other’s fingers. From that point it just needs smoothing. Then it’s done.
*Transfer into smaller bowl after mixing.
**You can, but it’s a pain.
***Although next year I can refer to this post to answer at least two questions. Silver lining.
I'm hungry! Sign me up!
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The College of Law is devoted to the inclusion and success of students with disabilities and those in need of special accommodations.
other accommodations as needed and authorized.
Accommodations are arranged through the Office of Disability Services (ODS) at Syracuse University and the Office of Student Affairs at the College of Law. The first step in seeking an accommodation is to visit the ODS website. Students will need to provide necessary medical documentation through the online portal to support their records. ODS will then recommend the appropriate accommodations.
Students who receive accommodations should bring his or her ODS accommodation authorization letter to the College of Law Office of Student Affairs. The Office of Student Affairs will then work with the student and, where necessary, the faculty to ensure that the proper accommodations are available. That said, accommodation provisions are kept confidential, wherever possible, from faculty and students.
The service is free and students are urged to begin the process as soon as possible.
If you would like to visit the College of Law and need accommodations, please contact the Office of Admissions.
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Hey...works for me - LOL. Problem is, if I get too sick, I don't even enjoy reading! Horrors!
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An arson attack over the summer holidays caused serious damage to a girls' independent school in Manchester, but despite the loss of classrooms, computers and books, staff and pupils are determined to carry on as best they can with school life.
In the early hours of Friday 22 August, intruders got into the grounds of Withington Girls' School in Fallowfield, Manchester.
They climbed up onto the roof and spilt petrol which quickly caught light.
The fire took hold and seven fire crews had to spend nearly four hours bringing it under control.
Three classrooms and a computer room were gutted and the school library and sixth form resource centre were seriously damaged.
In all 56 computers were lost, along with printers, scanners, software, digital cameras, a photocopier and about 150 library books.
Just a few hours before, staff and pupils had been celebrating the school's best GCSE results to date, with more than 94% of entries getting a grade A* or A.
But at 1.30am, the head mistress, Janet Pickering, was woken by a call from the school's premises manager, Clive Stevenson, telling her about the fire.
"There were times when we thought the whole school was going to go," said Mrs Pickering.
Mr Stevenson said: "I was very upset - I'd never seen a fire like that before. This is like home and to stand there and watch was awful - you feel so helpless."
It will cost about £1m to repair the damage and it will be a good six months before school life is back to normal.
Head girl Georgia Ellis says this spoils her final year at Withington.
"It was just awful, I was quite angry really. It's our last year and there won't be much of a chance to see school back to normal which is a shame."
Water damage to the school kitchen means hot meals are off the agenda and the cooks are working extra hours to prepare 3,500 packed lunches a week.
"It's okay, but it's going to get a bit monotonous eating sandwiches for lunch every day," said Georgia.
With the pupils' dining hall out-of-bounds due to water damage and an unsafe roof, the girls have to eat their lunches in their form rooms.
"Lunchtime is havoc now - we've had to get the hoover out to tidy up," said Georgia.
And the extra packed lunches means more rubbish.
"We've had to increase the number of rubbish bin collections from twice a week to three or four times," said domestic services manager Sheena Cartledge.
The work of the cleaners is further complicated by the addition of four mobile classrooms at the back of the school.
"Although we've lost classrooms, we've gained them too and they're more difficult to access and more difficult to clean," said Mrs Cartledge.
The mobile classrooms do not just get the cleaners down.
Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Antrobus, whose form room was one of the classrooms lost in the fire, feels isolated from the rest of the school in her temporary base.
"We're on our own all the time - not many people come to see us because we're so far away," said Elizabeth.
"And there's no space on the walls to put anything up. It could be cold in the winter and when it's raining it's really horrible going out there.
"And there are codes on the doors and if you forget them you get locked out."
With one of the main corridors connecting the two wings of the school closed off, 12-year-old Sangeeta Patel gets fed up with having to take the long way round to lessons.
"It's really annoying because we have to go all the way round - down stairs, along another corridor and upstairs again. I feel more tired at the end of the day."
The 630 girls at Withington are currently without access to the library's stock of 1,400 books and sixth formers have lost their study area for free periods.
While only 10% of the library's books were destroyed during the fire, all the rest have been sent away for specialist treatment because of water damage.
Librarian Alison Wells has contacted neighbouring schools asking them to lend the school core reference and text books.
"Even when we get the books back from being treated, we're going to have to store them somewhere for six months because we've got nowhere to put them while the library is being rebuilt."
Despite the everyday inconveniences, staff and pupils are upbeat about the challenges they face.
The start of the new term was only put back by two days and a war-like mentality pervades the school.
"We've had to turn this situation into a positive one," said Mrs Pickering.
"It's a case of how soon can we rebuild and how can we turn this devastation into an opportunity so that the facilities are better than before.
"Everyone is working together to minimise the impact."
Deputy head girl Kate Antrobus said any naive feelings of excitement about a fire at the school were soon replaced by a sense of pride and protectiveness.
"I just couldn't get my head around who would do this to the school," said Kate.
"Every girl and boy dreams that it would be great if their school got burnt down, but in the event, no-one felt like that."
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Because we need things to eat, and I feel like I am running behind in getting this project completed by the end of the year, I decided to make TWO Martha recipes today. Two! One for lunch and one for dinner. The entrees are rather similar–sautéed protein covered with a nut sauce, so let’s compare, shall we?
Let me just say that you can watch Martha cook the chicken dish on the Today show, here. It is worth watching because Meredith puts the smack down on Martha when she tries to make her eat a date. Ha!
The video also reveals Martha to be the biggest, fattest, lyingly liar around. (If this is my last post you know that she has sued me and I am locked in jail somewhere). She says that all of the meals in her Dinner at Home can be cooked in an hour or less! ALL OF THEM! Do you know how many have actually been cooked in that amount of time? Two, I think! Definitely fewer than five! Liar liar pants on fire!!!!
Right off the bat we are unable to provide scientifical analysis of the two salads because I only made one, the roasted sweet potato and arugula salad. My Whole Foods didn’t have Serrano ham, and I didn’t feel like going anywhere else, unless they sold shoes. Making a salad with just Boston lettuce, cherry tomatoes, croutons, oil and sherry vinegar sounds rather boring. I think we can all imagine what that tastes like, yes? Also, why put ham into a pescetarian meal?
The sweet potato salad was actually quite good, and the best part of that meal. Maybe both meals! I roasted slices of sweet potatoes and leeks in olive oil, with a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper, until tender, then added them to a mixture of romaine lettuce. The recipe called for arugula, and I bet that would have been even better, but there was a greens snafu so we used what we had. The dressing was a mixture of Dijon mustard, olive oil and sherry vinegar. Yes, I finally got some, and no, it hasn’t changed my life into an amazing super duper fantastic life. Yet.
The trout was salted and peppered and sautéed in olive oil, then removed from the pan when done. Then I toasted some chopped almonds, and mixed them with some orange zest and fresh-squeezed orange juice. I don’t know what was up with that orange, as it was extremely acidic. I had a sip of the juice and it burned my throat like battery acid. I had to scrape the topping off the fish and eat it plain. (If you are a reading this and are a doctor, and think this may mean I have a vitamin deficiency or scurvy, please let me know). Lucky for me, I enjoyed it better without the sauce, as it was simultaneously acidic and too sweet. The Husband enjoyed the fish with and without the sauce. He would like it known that he enjoyed the fish so much that he ate the skin.
The chicken was flattened, and also salted, peppered and sautéed in olive oil, then removed. This time, I added toasted walnuts, chicken stock and sherry vinegar to make the sauce. I have no idea how this tasted as I am allergic to walnuts so I ate my chicken plain. The Husband asked, “So, what’s this walnut sauce about? I don’t get it.” He thought the walnuts were superfluous, but did say the sauce had some flavor that he appreciated.
The fish dish called for a side of farro and porcini stuff. Farro is very hard to find here, and expensive, so I substituted pearl barley, per Martha’s suggestion. I forgot that it takes 45 minutes to cook. I also substituted dried shiitake mushrooms for porcini. After the barley and mushrooms cooked, they were tossed with flat leaf parsley and olive oil. We tried a bit Martha’s way, and oh, was it bland. It tasted like water. Then we tried mixing in some black truffle olive oil we happened to get yesterday, and the dish was much improved. I still didn’t think it was all that great, but The Husband thought it was tasty.
The appetizer for the chicken meal involved topping crostini with a cooked/mashed up mixture of chickpeas, red onion, red pepper flakes, cumin, and a paltry six oil-cured black olives plus parsley. (On the Today show segment, the bread was magically toasted, and the topping was pre-prepared. All she did was saute the chicken and stuff a date). You would think that this would be flavorful, but you would be wrong! So, so bland and dry. The bites with olives had a better flavor, and that is saying a lot from someone who doesn’t even like black olives!
And I do use that term loosely! I wasn’t too worried about making two desserts because I knew we could make one of each and neither one of us would like them much. This is good because my birthday and Thanksgiving occur within 48 hours this week, and I have a feeling I will be having plenty of treats soon enough, and maybe not all of them will be of a sparkling, liquid variety.
The fish meal dessert was to be phyllo dough swabbed with melted butter, sugar, and crushed toasted fennel seeds, topped with red grapes and baked. We all know how I feel about fennel at this point. Even The Husband, who likes fennel, thought it sounded odd. So, I wasn’t keen on making it, but since I already wasn’t making the salad I felt compelled to try something. Back when we made the phyllo and squash tart I didn’t like how half a package of phyllo dough went to waste, so this time I just bought a little package of the phyllo cups. I put a couple grapes in each, topped them with melted butter and sugar and baked them for about 8 minutes. The Husband thought they were a total waste, but I didn’t hate them. I would never make them again, but they weren’t terrible. There just wasn’t anything to recommend them.
The second “dessert” was Medjool dates stuffed with goat cheese mixed with cream and sprinkled with sea salt. We are not date fans; I have had this type of thing before and while I didn’t hate them, I didn’t really think that much of them. But these were surprisingly tasty. The filling tasted like cream cheese, but the sourness helped tone down the sweetness of the date, and the salt really helped, too. Still, we each only ate one and that was that. Does anyone want some dates?
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Illinois Tech Associate Professor of Psychology Arlen Moller was playing online fantasy sports with friends when the idea hit him: What if he could take the same features that made fantasy sports fun and social, and use them to motivate people to exercise more?
That’s how his research project centered on active fantasy sports began. Backed by funds Moller received as a new professor at Illinois Tech, the initial study incorporated commercially available fitness-tracking technology and game-based peer feedback to fuel sustainable fitness motivation. Now, five years later, the project has been approved for a United States Patent, with help from students and faculty in Chicago-Kent School of Law.
Specifically, the patent outlines the processes by which Moller and his team incorporated participants’ real-world physical activity into online fantasy sports games. The patent is an important step toward turning the game into an commericial application that can bemore widely accessible to people looking to lead more active lifestyles.
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, whose headquarters are located in downtown Chicago, fantasy sports is a growing industry, worth more than $7 billion a year. Last year, in the U.S. and Canada alone, more than 59 million people played, spending an average of $653 per person. Moller’s research builds upon the infrastructure of existing online fantasy sports games—with a few twists.
Instead of exclusively using the performance of professional athletes as a means of winning the game, Moller’s variety of fantasy sports also incorporates physical activity data generated by the participants themselves (e.g., the “fantasy team owners”). By giving participants fitness tracking devices such as Fitbits, the game records exercise data, such as the number of steps participants take per day. Participants use their own performance to unlock features, nab athletes for their teams, and increase their chances of winning the game.
Pilot research conducted by Moller’s team has found that participating in this game can help people to be more active. After studying each participant’s average activity at baseline, Moller gave participants individually calibrated weekly goals, increasing their activity-goals each week until all of them were targeting the recommended level of physical activity for their demographic. If participants met their goals, they were rewarded with privileges in the game. Each participant’s results were posted to an online message board, a feature designed to encourage discussion.
At the end of the 14-week study, conducted in 2013, Moller found participants increased their average steps per day by more than 30 percent—from 8,678 steps per day before the season to 11,364 steps per day during the fantasy sports season.
“If we can make it more fun for people to exercise, we can help improve their overall health and their quality of life,” Moller says.
Professors and students in Illinois Tech’s Stuart School of Business, Institute of Design, and School of Applied Technology have all contributed to helping Moller's team turn the game into an easily accessible web application, which is still under development. An important goal of this work is to increase scalability and maximize reach. Inspired by the success of popular exergames such as Pokemon GO, Moller’s team hopes to one day make the game available to anyone in world with interest and access to an Internet-connected device. After recruiting more users and analyzing their activity data within the app, Moller says, more insights can be drawn about how very specific game features can be used to optimally promote healthy behavior change, in general and also for specific audiences.
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Rady Children’s Hospital is a recognized pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center. To provide better care to our CF patients, a combined Cystic Fibrosis-Gastroenterology clinic was started in 2009 by Dr. Mary Abigail Garcia, MD (GI) and Dr. Mark Pian, MD (Pulmonary).
As most patients with CF experience pancreatic insufficiency and several have CF-related liver disease, constipation, failure to thrive, abdominal pain, and distal intestinal obstruction syndrome, this clinic is an important step to providing well-rounded care to CF patients. This multidisciplinary clinic involves gastroenterology, pulmonology, nutrition, respiratory therapy, social work and CF nursing care.
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The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has an extensive history of monitoring snow and ice coverage. Accurate monitoring of global snow and ice cover is a key component in the study of climate and global change as well as daily weather forecasting.
By inspecting environmental satellite imagery, analysts from the Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB) at the Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD), Satellite Services Division (SSD), created a Northern Hemisphere snow and ice map from November 1966 until the National Ice Center (NIC) took over production in 2008. Initially, the product was produced with a nominal spatial resolution of 190 km and a temporal resolution of seven days.
In 1997, the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) became operational, giving the satellite analysts improved access to imagery and drawing tools. Since the inception of IMS, the charts have been produced daily at a nominal resolution of 24 km (1024 x 1024 grid).
Beginning in February 2004, further improvements in computer speed and imagery resolution allowed for the production of a higher resolution daily product with a nominal resolution of 4 km (6144 x 6144 grid). NSIDC archives and distributes the 24-km and the 4-km IMS product in ASCII text format from February 1997 to present and February 2004 to present, respectively. NSIDC also distributes browse images in GIF format and latitude and longitude grids for these products. In June 2006, NSIDC started distributing 4-km GeoTIFF files for use with GIS applications.
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The result …, originally uploaded by ApplefanBE.
After ploughing through the almost 1000 pictures I took at Luc & Violetta’s wedding, categorizing, selecting and finally editing … this is the result. Not my whole selection but a nice ammount for the newlyweds to share with family and friends.
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Steve Davis says that the return of Ronnie Moore to Tranmere Rovers has got them firing again and he envisages a tough game against the current league leaders this weekend. Crewe go into the match on Saturday in great confidence after securing a superb 1-0 win over Coventry City and Davis is looking for more of the same from his team.
Ahead of this weekend’s clash with Rovers, Steve told us: “Tranmere are flying at the moment and Ronnie (Moore) has got them playing a different way. He has added some good players to his squad and he is a very experienced manager at this level.
“They have had a really great start so we envisage a tough game and a good local one too. I am sure they will bring a lot of fans over and it will be another good atmosphere at Gresty Road.
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Radiant Rain Pure Color Concentrate Daubers: large assortment of colors with extra mister tops.
Spray with clear fixative and let dry. Place frame in front of you and cut strips in a Quilt Pattern or puzzle. Design your layout.
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And it is looking more and more like the gold medal game of the World Championships will be the USA vs. Turkey.
Serbia 92, Spain 89: This was an upset — not a massive, Buster Douglas/Mike Tyson upset, but an upset. It was also the fair result, Serbia controlled most of this game, but a late Spain comeback tied it at 89-89 on a Marc Gasol dunk.
Milos Teodosic went Kobe Bryant — he dribbled out the time on the clock, not passing to a teammate or really even considering it, then when it came time for his move he pulled up for the ridiculously long three. And drained it. With just 3.1 seconds left. Then Spain did what Spain seemed to do a lot of this tournament, some sloppy execution led to a turnover.
Turkey 95, Slovenia 68: Turkey continues to look like the second best team in this tournament. Or maybe the best — a USA/Turkey finals would be a barnburner. With the USA players in the most hostile environment any of them has ever seen.
Turkey took control of this one midway through the first quarter, were up 27-14 at that point and that pretty much was it. Turkey hit 10 of 17 from three, and Ersan Ilyasova scored 19 to lead the team.
If you like to compare numbers, Turkey beat Slovenia by 27, the USA did by 22 (99-77 in pool play). What does that really say? Not much, other than the USA and Turkey have both had little trouble with a common opponent able to reach the final eight of this event.
And that they may be on a collision course.
The USA’s easy yet uninspired victory over Iran gave them the top seed in Group B at the FIBA World Championships. Lots of other teams were starting to lock up spots in the next round. Such as….
Slovenia 80, Brazil 75: Brazil gave the USA their toughest game so far, but they could not beat Slovenia on Wednesday. And that means Brazil likely will finish third in Group B, meaning they move to the side of the knock-out bracket with the USA and Spain (and may get Argentina or Serbia in the round of 16). Not good news for the Americans, either.
Angola 92, Germany 88 (OT): Germany was up four with :30 seconds to go and ended losing this one. Olimpio Cipriano had 30 for Angola, including 6 in the OT. Angola has never beaten Germany, they have never advanced to the knockout round of the World Championships. Congratulations on this huge accomplishment. You’re reward — the USA in the round of 16. Still, big win for the African nation.
New Zealand 71, Canada 61: This win sends New Zealand on to the next round and keeps Canada winless and going home early. No Samuel Dalembert, no Steve Nash, no wins for Canada.
Spain 91, Lebanon 57: The win means Spain, now 2-2 in group play will advance to the next round, but they will likely get Greece in the first round, then the Americans if they win that. Tough road, but Spain is paying the prince for some sloppy play in the group stage. By the way, Marc Gasol led all scorers with 22 in this one.
Serbia 94, Australia 79: Nenad Krstic was back from his chair-throwing suspension and that opened up the Serbian attack. Australia made this one interesting with a fourth quarter run that cut the lead to three, but Serbia got serious again and this was over.
If the calls of NBA officials are curious, than those of FIBA referees are completely baffling; calls aren’t even consistent on a play-to-play basis, much less from game to game.
Though the members of Team USA have a few intrasquad scrimmages, a handful of exhibitions, and two preliminary games under their belts, all with FIBA officiating, the Americans are still struggling to adapt to the ever-changing interpretations of common basketball rules. The most notable rule in contention thus far? The traveling violation.
Traveling is very debatable at just about every level of basketball, and the liberal read and implementation of the ruling in the NBA has groomed players to move with the ball in a certain way. That doesn’t mean that FIBA referees are somehow more correct in their enforcement of the rule. In some ways, the interpretation is actually irrelevant. The bigger problem is the lack of officiating consensus. Regardless of how a particular referee might make sense of the traveling rule, there’s no FIBA-wide agreement on what constitutes a travel and what does not.
travelling calls. The whistle was quick to blow when a U.S.
travelling calls were made against the U.S.
“Too many times, the refs don’t call that when Team USA’s on the floor,” Nachbar said.
as great in the medal rounds as it was on Sunday.
Consider Bostjan Nachbar’s statement to be the necessary counterpoint in all of this, and a nice reminder of how quotes to the media act as an extension of one’s agenda, even for ballplayers and coaches. Nachbar, along with every other player and coach in the World Championships, has a reputation to uphold and a team to support. So naturally, the Americans traveled a lot. And just as naturally, Andre Iguodala will tell you that they didn’t.
This is the game that we all have the fortune of playing along with. Yet in this particular situation, neither player is entirely wrong. Both have a right to complain about the officiating, in this game and likely in all of their remaining games. It’s that inconsistent, and though more refereeing complaints hardly makes for interesting theater, that doesn’t make the players’ claims any less legitimate.
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My preference for a certain color palate becomes quite obvious.
my camera are getting to know eachother. These are just the art options (and manual) settings. There’s a whole group of options that are scene options. Very interesting stuff!
Jack challenged me to a duel. Or needed to see that mommies can do anything daddies can do… Please note my leveled perfection: Jack’s new closet is finished and awesome and spacious. I am Mommy, hear me use power tools.
I celebrated International Handstand Day on Sunday, June 26th.
And I went to yoga class this weekend for 14 hours.
So this is kind of a big deal. It’s really common in the world of mommy blogs to run into many product reviews and giveaways and what-not. We’re moms. We’re thrifty. I get it.
I’ve been contacted a few times by companies to review products or to accept a free gift if I’m willing to run a giveaway on my blog. I’ve always been really torn by these offers. I’m thrifty so some free cleaning products would be awesome, but in the end, I felt like if I was going to be willing to do this I wanted it to be something I really believed in. Not just because it was free.
When I was contacted by Scott Meyer’s publicist I was truly interested in using my blog to tell you about something cool. Now I tell you about products or cool gadgets sometimes, but it’s because I found it, I think it’s cool and I want you to know. Normally I have no brand loyalty I’m not pushing an agenda and that’s the way I like to keep it. So why this book? When I realized that what we were already doing was trying to create a homestead in suburbia I figured I would check to see if anyone had written about homesteading in small spaces. At that time everything was “If you have 12 acres of land….” or “Here’s how to convert your car to bio-desel.” And while these things are wicked cool, they aren’t really practical for my life, young mom, small kids, trapped in suburbia.
I just got The City Homesteader in the mail and I’m really excited about reading it and telling you all about it!
I’m always looking for ways to adapt my favorite omnivore dishes to a vegetarian (pescetarian) diet. We decided to try a little experiment.
This Rachel sandwich DID NOT disappoint!
1 Loaf regular Whole Wheat bread (next time I’m going to try this on Rye).
1 package of Tofurkey divide evenly between each of 4 sandwiches.
1 Jar of Organic Sauerkraut pile as much as you like on each sandwich- go easy on the kids.
Homemade 1000 Island dressing: (mix 1T olive oil mayo, 1T organic ketchup, 1T organic relish, because the other stuff had HFCS.) Smear on one side of the sandwich.
1 package of Swiss Cheese 2 slices per sandwich.
Grill on both sides the same you would a grilled cheese.
For the record, Jack, Henry, the Husband and I all LOVED this!! I’m certain it will become a regular meal in our house.
This recipe was my brain-child and my husband’s culinary creation.
100% Organic blueberries ripe for the pickin’, a yoga studio with views of the blueberry fields, a massage and acupuncture… all in one place?! It kinda brings tears to my eyes.
All these blueberries for $25! The place is honor system based, so I don’t know how many pounds of blueberries I got but I do know I had 14 cups of blueberries. I washed them all in a huge strainer. I tossed 5 cups into a freezer bag to be used for snacks for the tiny humans or ‘ice cubes’ in champagne or ice cream toppings or a smoothie add-in.
But the bulk of the berries went to Jam. I cannot wait to spread this stuff on my morning croissant. Speaking of, if you know a great croissant-from-scratch recipe or a biscuit-from-scratch recipe- link it up!
Have you been to a Pick Your Own yet this year? What goods have you scored?
Don’t get mad, use power tools.
Today while running some soul-crushing errands my oldest son said something very disturbing. The conversation went like this.
Who replaced my mommy-loving son with a misogynist?!
“No, sweetie, girls can do anything boys can do, and that’s a good thing. That means daddies can do what mommies do and mommies can do what daddies do.”. Please don’t ask me about where babies come from, not now, because that totally undermines what I’m going for here.
So yesterday was the Summer Solstice. I did some extra sun salutations and they were delicious. But how cool would it have been to do yoga with a BUNCH of other yogis in Times Square on the Summer Solstice?! Check out this article from Huffington Post for photos and video. Yoga en mass like this is so cool to see!
During my weekend away my attempts at embracing aparigraha played second fiddle to my desire to shop for pretty things in an adult-like way.
If you have tiny humans of your own you know what it’s like to take them shopping. No stores with breakable things. Attention constantly divided between what you’re looking for and making sure they aren’t running amok. I discovered The Coconut Bay. A new store in Historic Berlin, MD. They have the coolest Buddhist, Hindu and early Christian collection of items I’ve ever seen. Beautiful Celtic Crosses.
Statues of Buddha in every shape and size. Carvings of Hindu gods & goddesses. Wicked cool pagan stuff (I couldn’t help myself).
At the antique stores I scored some more plates for my wall art in the dining room.
I’m starting a collection of tea cups and saucers, I even got a cast iron tea pot, for less than 50% the going rate!
And a stool for the kids. Because when I cook I usually have an audience, and with only one stool there are many disagreements over who gets to stand on it.
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2019-04-18T18:30:41Z
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Noon @ the 'Spoon Public Tour: "Extreme Measures"
This month we will be touring the exhibition Extreme Measures; on view through July 15, 2018.
Drawn from the Weatherspoon’s distinguished collection, Extreme Measures pairs objects of vastly different scale and media to explore their visual affinities in structure, theme, technique, or emphasis. While contrasts in scale are most readily apparent, the pairings share characteristics that encourage further scrutiny. Despite the fact that none of the artists were responding to each other’s work per se, it is fascinating to see how they tackled similar issues in their own personal ways. Visitors are encouraged to look closely at each grouping and consider to what extent the juxtapositions further the nature of each individual object as well as amplify that of its mate when set in dialogue. More.
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As today is quite possibly the single most important day in our lives, I felt it necessary to address the awesomeness that has been “Election Fever” this year, specifically at The University of Texas at Austin. Now, some may be sick of all of the political rhetoric that has dominated our lives the past few months, and truthfully, there have been days where I’ve just wanted to shut it all out and take two deep breaths before jumping back in again. However, it all culminates tonight, and the anticipation was electric today on campus.
The UT Shuttle buses included on their moving marquee both the name of the bus, as well as a “Vote Today” call to action that made me smile. One of my fellow bus-riders was wearing an Obama “Change We Can Believe In” shirt, and many more supporters of both sides could be spotted on my walk to class. And, perhaps my favorite: UT’s award-winning student newspaper, The Daily Texan, suggested snacks that students could make at their result-watching parties. Barack-olate Chip Cookies. I laughed OUT LOUD, people.
Thank you, UT community, for being excited about this, and making it really feel like the unprecedented event that it is.
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The final week of our Advent Book Doors is here and we’ve decided to choose four fabulously festive titles for you to take a look at. We really hope you’ve enjoyed reading our third annual festive countdown and (if you haven’t already!), would recommend that you take a look at week one, week two and week… Read More A very SLS Christmas!
Baffling but true fact of the day: there are only 13 days until Christmas..! As we creep ever closer to the end of term, we’re up to our eyes in project box assembling but that doesn’t mean we don’t have time for other frivolities- below you can see the second week of book selections as… Read More Festive Countdown: Week 2!
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Donald Trump has been in office nearly a year, Republicans control the US House and the Senate, and nary a word has been voiced by Republican legislators or that guy in the white house about passing legislation prohibiting abortion.
Senate Republicans passed tax cuts for the rich with only 51 votes using a procedure called “Reconciliation.” Now “reconciliation” has to deal with budget matters and has nothing to do with, say, making abortion illegal. However, the Republican Senate could easily advance a motion that requires a simple majority vote on legislation outlawing abortion, but they are not likely ever going to do this.
The Republicans in the US Senate passed a motion to make certain that all nominees to the US Supreme Court are able to take a seat on the highest court in the land with only a majority vote in the Senate, and filibusters are forbidden.
So what gives? Why won’t the Republicans eliminate legal abortions?
The Republicans, quite naturally, play the folks on the religious right as much as the Democratic leadership plays labor union members. The last thing Republican leaders want to do is pass legislation banning abortions. Doing this would allow fundamentalist Christians to focus on other issues.
What would Jesus Christ focus on in the absence of the abortion issue? Something about rich folks getting into heaven via an eye of a needle comes to mind. That has to be a giant needle, or maybe Jesus meant rich folks don’t have a shot at the kingdom of heaven. Maybe Christians might begin thinking about things like wealth and income inequality. That’s a big issue nowadays because income and wealth inequality has become so lopsided in favor of 1 percent of the population (See In the USA, the 1 Percent Now Own More Wealth Than the Bottom 90 Percent–JohnHively.Wordpress.com). The last thing the Republican leadership wants is defections of its base to the other side on the issue of wealth and income inequality.
My best guess is the Republican leadership doesn’t want to lose its grassroots base, and keeping abortion rights alive is the key to keeping the base aroused and under control by maintaining the base’s eternal hope that abortion one day will be legally ended. This hope, of course, can only be kept alive by keeping legalized abortion alive.
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) says that the decline of US private sector labor unions has resulted in lower pay for almost everybody. A summary of the report is below.
“Pay for private-sector workers has barely budged over the past three and a half decades. In fact, for men in the private sector who lack a college degree and do not belong to a labor union, real wages today are substantially lower than they were in the late 1970s.” The same holds true for women.
There are some things missing from report. One of them is that the war on US labor unions brought about massive increases in profits for corporations, and much of this was redistributed to politicians in the form of perks (like high paying jobs after leaving office) and campaign contributions.
Eviscerating US labor unions via globalization and government legislation also redistributed much of the political power of the unions to corporations. The Republican Party today, for example, is completely owned by US corporations such as Walmart, Apple, Microsoft, JP Morgan/Chase, Goldman Sachs, a variety of hedge funds and Exxon Mobile. Labor unions have taken a back seat in the Democratic Party, and by a wide margin, to such corporate giants as Costco, Apple, Microsoft, JP Morgan/Chase, Goldman Sachs, and a variety of hedge funds. Notice any similarities between the twin political parties?
Globalization has never been inevitable as corporate, news and political leaders claim. Instead, it is an intentional political and economic power play to break US labor unions, bust foreign labor unions, push wages and benefits down, which boosts corporate bottom lines, which increases corporate share prices, all of which redistributes income and wealth from the 99 to the 1 percent.
In other words, globalization is not something that has been God ordained. This policy has been ordained by the rich and powerful. It is not and never has been inevitable except as an instrument wielded by the rich to wage economic war against the 99 percent of the world.
The primary purpose of globalization is to increase income and wealth inequality.
Check out the link below for EPI’s report.
To a remarkable extent, the level of inequality—which fell during the New Deal but has risen dramatically since the late 1970s—corresponds to the rise and fall of labor unionization in the United States; and US labor union participation rates corresponds with the number of free trade agreements the US government enters into, as well as the development of historic levels of income and wealth inequality.
As you can see in the graph below, the share of US workers represented by labor unions began to drop in 1960 as electronic jobs, such as manufacturing televisions and radios, began to be exported more and more to places like Taiwan. That process began in the 1950s.
Union membership began to decline even more in 1964 when Mexico and the USA signed a treaty creating the free trade Maquiladora Zone inside Mexico. This zone runs along the US border, and is twelve miles wide and runs from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. Corporations are allowed to import parts into the zone, assemble things there, and export the finished products into the United States duty free. Tens of thousands of US labor union jobs were exported into Mexico because of this treaty.
Other maquiladora zones have been created throughout Central America since then. What happened to the US textile industry? Much of it is in Central America. Roughly 225,000 former US textile jobs now reside in El Salvador alone.
US labor union membership dropped from 28.5 to 25.4 percent from 1964 to 1980. Then, of course, Reaganomics and more trade treaties hit US workers. NAFTA struck, and the rest is history. The stock markets shot up as labor union members saw their jobs being exported. You can see the amazing coincidence in the graphs above and below. As the jobs were exported, the stock markets exploded upward. Roughly 35 million US jobs have been exported since 1990.
Nowadays, the top 1 percent are stealing 37 percent of all income produced in the United States, compared to 8 percent in 1980. That’s because when a job is exported the difference between the old higher US pay and the new lower third world country pay goes straight into the pockets of the rich via higher corporate profits, surging dividends, and soaring share prices.
This is the link between income/wealth inequality and trade agreements business leaders, politicians, academics, and the corporate press don’t want you to know about.
Corporate stocks and bonds, by the way, are wealth. Wealth is something of value that you own, while income is money coming in. So the rich get more income by shipping jobs overseas, and in the process, they inflate the value of their wealth, such as stocks and bonds. The rich get richer with every trade agreement.
As more of those labor union jobs are exported, much of the tax base is exported with it. Actually that tax base is redistributed to the rich. As that tax base diminishes, the tax funds for fire, police, Social Security, public schools, slowly evaporates. And unionized public sector employees find themselves under attack.
It’s a big scam folks.
Protect your jobs! Protect your future! Fight against the TPP! Vote for Bernie Sanders!
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is committed to being an inclusive community that embraces and supports the diverse needs of our faculty, staff, students and visitors. As part of our ongoing evaluation of restroom spaces – and with a core belief that everyone in our community should have ready access to them – we have been working on identifying and designating certain restrooms as single occupancy. These particular restroom spaces are open to all genders and well-suited for individuals needing additional privacy. People of all gender identities and expressions, abilities and medical needs are welcomed to use these spaces. These spaces are available for use immediately. Clear signage will be in place shortly. Thank you for helping the University to maintain these facilities as safe and inclusive spaces for our campus community.
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The new Magic Carpet stand-up lift for the tubing hill is considered to have played a key role.
KEWAUNEE – Winter Park may have ended its 2017-18 season on Feb. 24, but not before setting a new attendance record for the season.
After opening Dec. 23, the hill drew 11,073 visitors for snow tubing, skiing and snowboarding during the nine weeks that it was open to the public, according to the Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation Department. Of those, 10,004 people spent time snow tubing and 1,069 went skiing and snowboarding.
The previous best happened in 2013-14 with 10,953 guests: 9,981 for snow tubing, 977 for skiing and snowboarding.
County Promotion & Recreation Director Dave Myers said the installation and operation of the Magic Carpet, the new stand-up lift ride for the tubing hill, played a key role in the increased attendance.
The park hosted visitors from more than 20 states, including Wisconsin.
Myers said with the help of the Winter Park Association volunteer support group, the county hopes to repurpose the tow rope system on the beginners' ski hill, which is the old tubing hill rope.
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2019-04-19T10:32:03Z
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Brutality is an all important weapon in the arsenal of a dictator.
Well, brutality begets violence, violence begets fear and fear, in most cases, begets obedience. (In the few cases where fear begets rebellion, I have found that a further implementation of brutality usually achieves the desired results).
Now, I don’t advocate the use of brutality merely for the sake of brutality, as we are not the Romans (or the US), but rather brutality for the sake of keeping the peace, as it where. I would also advocate the use of brutality so as to get one’s own way, especially during what is called “election times”.
Having an excuse for brutality is of vital importance, as it gives one an excuse to say, when the west points their rich little capitalist fingers at one, that events compelled the use of the army or the police (as the case may be) to quell unrest ahead of some important event, even if that event happens to be the inauguration of the new palatial bathroom. Had one not requested the assistance of the police and/or the army, more people would have died.
Often the west or “developed” nations will criticise the use of brutality as unjustified and amoral. Ignore this. The developed world is hypocritical. Just look at the United States: involved in two major world conflicts, yet their elected ruler wins the nobel peace prize. I fail to understand how they can call Africa a “developing” world and uneducated, yet they do not see the irony of the above. Blows one’s dictatorial mind.
An aside – please note that it is important to have a few suitcases full of dollars and/or title deeds to farms readily available should you indeed require the services of the police or army. This greases the wheels of coercion. (Some times a flashy car will do the trick).
I trust that this has been an insightful revelation and has provided further understanding of the inner sanctum of a dictatorship.
This entry was posted on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at 07:36 and is filed under Lessons in Dictatorship. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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If you’re a director, actor or playwright, Director’s Cut Theatre Company are on the look out for new blood (see below for latest call).
They’re utterly professional, command healthy audiences and are a pleasure to work with, as I discovered when my 10 minute play, Pig in a Blanket, was performed at The Pleasance Theatre, Islington, earlier this year. It was part of a showcase of nine new plays – No U-Turn! – based around the theme of people trapped in traffic. Ironic, as it turns out, because on performance night, north London was plunged into havoc by engineering works and a defunct Picadilly Line. Despite this, more than a hundred people managed to get through to see the show.
Artistic Director (Heather Ward) and Dramaturg (Jessica Mayne) selected plays by Claire Booker, Mitch Day, Clare Knights, Callum McGowan, Michael Pearcy, Nikki Racklin, Julian Ross Davison, Julian Warren and James Withey from nearly 200 submitted to a very specific brief. We had to create up to four characters stuck in traffic, unable to leave their cars, with a specific place they were heading to. At the end of each play, the traffic had to move on, yet we weren’t allowed to reveal what had caused the jam.
A total of 16 actors and 9 directors set to work turning our words into theatre, including specially created choreography to link each of the nine plays. A big thank you to Rosie Ward and Lauren Orrock for their finely crafted performances as ‘Rat’ and Ellie (animal rights activists with a nasty secret in the boot) in Pig in a Blanket. I had great fun at the first rehearsal watching them go through improvisation exercises with co-directors Kieran Rogers and Peter Gould, including revisiting Rat and Ellie’s childhood haunts and a pretty hard-nosed police interrogation.
The next showcase Drafts is coming up on 29th May at Southwark Playhouse for which writers’ submissions have just opened. They’ll be casting next month.
Twelve actors, ten playwrights, one great concept!
Director’s Cut pulled off an adventurous evening of acting and writing talent on Tuesday, with its ‘Make The Cut’ slam at London’s prestigious St James Theatre.
It’s always a privilege to have a play performed by up and coming young actors. This time, not one, but two, got to interpret the role of Kips in my play ‘Sperm Vampire’ along with nine other monologues, also performed by more than one actor.
The monologues were selected from among hundreds submitted to the company. Each play was performed twice, by two different actors. Each actor got to learn three different monologues. The first round comprised all 12 actors going head to head in pairs, performing six of the shortlisted plays. The audience then got to vote who went forward. The six winning actors then went head to head in three groups of pairs, performing a new monologue. The final round saw three actors performing the final monologue.
Simon Desborough and Harry Boyd both gave sterling performances as Kips in ‘Sperm Vampire’ by Claire Booker. A big thank you and congratulations to them both for their excellent interpretations.
Congratulations also to all the short-listed writers, the other ten actors and mazeltoff to the ultimate winners, actor Sukh Kaur Ojla and writer Tom Ratcliffe.
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2019-04-20T16:28:48Z
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Wormeldange (Luxembourgish: Wuermeldeng, German: Wormeldingen) is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher.
As of 2005[update], the town of Wormeldange, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 742. Other towns within the commune include Ahn, Ehnen, Machtum, and Wormeldange-Haut.
^ "WORMELDANGE - Syvicol". www.syvicol.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
This page was last edited on 3 April 2019, at 06:13 (UTC).
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