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Per seat during the 2019 season (5 home games) and are located in the covered grandstands.
Available for renewal April 1-15 and for new purchase after April 18.
*Single game. General Admission tickets are located in the uncovered bleachers.
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All spectators (except students of participating schools) must pay admission for all Northwest Conference tournament contests.
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And these will go to the chastening of that Age, but the just to the life of that Age.
In the New Testament, then, ἀΐδιος, which is used far less often than αἰώνιος, would appear to denote absolute eternity in reference to God; in connection with the chains of the fallen angels, on the other hand, it seems to indicate the continuity of their chastisement throughout the entire duration of this world—and perhaps too from before the creation of the world and time itself, that is, eternally a parte ante. As for αἰώνιος, it has a much wider range of meanings, often closely related. It perhaps signifies “eternity” in the strict sense—without beginning or end—in reference to God or his three Persons or to what pertains to God, such as his glory or his kingdom; or it may mean “perpetual”—in the sense of “without end,” “permanent,” “uninterrupted”—in reference, for example, to the new covenant mentioned by Christ. Far the most common expression is ζωή αἰώνιος, which, we have argued, indicates life in the future αἰών, in contrast to the present καιρός (or χρόνος, “time,” or κόσμος, “this world,” often used in a negative sense), and which is expressly connected with Christ, faith, hope (for the future), the resurrection in the world to come, and above all to grace in numerous passages, especially Pauline, where grace is said to justify, and Johannine, where it is connected with love or ἀγάπη: for John, God himself is ἀγάπη, and the αἰώνιος life is directly identified with Jesus. This life, which is the goal or finality of the Gospel, is the true life, and is often designated simply by ζωή tout court; and it coincides with salvation. The adjective αἰώνιος is associated too with other nouns (e.g., glory, salvation), always with reference to life in the next world. Although one may infer that life in the world to come is eternal in the sense of unending, it appears that this is not the primary connotation of αἰώνιος in these contexts, but is rather the idea of a new life or αἰών.
Ancient Greek had two words that are commonly translated as “eternal”: aḯdios and aiónios. The latter of these terms is an adjective clearly deriving from the noun aión, from which we get the English “eon”: it is an old word, appearing already in Homer, where it refers normally to a lifetime, or else some definite period of time. It never suggests an infinite stretch of time, and in later writers it continues to mean, almost always, either a lifetime or some particular period of time.
What, then, about the adjective aiónios? Here is where problems arise, since the adjective seems first to occur in Plato, and Plato adapts it to a very special sense. Plato had the idea that time was a moving image of eternity, with the implication that eternity itself does not move or change: it is not an infinite length of time, but a state of timelessness (think of what time must have been like before God created the universe). This is quite different from the common meaning of aḯdios, which the presocratic philosophers had already used to express precisely an infinite stretch of time, with no beginning and no end; and this is what aḯdios continued to mean.
So, we have two adjectives in use: one of them clearly means “infinite,” when applied to time; but the other does not, and what is more, it is connected with a common noun—aión—that means simply a lifetime, with no suggestion of eternity. Aiónios remains relatively rare in classical Greek, and then we come to the Septuagint, or the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, where it occurs very frequently (aḯdios, by contrast, only appears twice, and those in parts originally written in Greek). Now, aiónios here can refer to things that are very old (as we say in English, “old as the hills”), but by no means eternal—what in this world is eternal? This is a very common usage, based on the Hebrew term. But it can also be used in reference to the world to come, and here we face the fundamental issue.
If one speaks of the next life, or something that happens in the next life, as aiónios, does it mean simply the next era or eon, or does it carry the further implication of “eternal”? Many of the passages in the Septuagint seem to indicate that the meaning is “of that eon”—and after all, it is a very long, but still finite period of time, that elapses between our death and judgment day and the resurrection, and this could be called an era. What is more, there is some reason to think that, after the resurrection, time itself will come to an end. So, saying that punishment in the afterlife is aiónios may just mean “for that eon” or epoch, and not forever.
We argued that this sense was understood by many (or most) of the Church Fathers, and that when they used aiónios of punishment in the afterlife, they were not necessarily implying that punishment would be eternal. Of course, one can only show this by careful examination of specific passages in context, and this is what we tried to do in our book. Very often, the evidence is ambiguous; for example, when God is described as aiónios, it is very difficult to be sure whether the word means “of the other world” or simply “eternal,” since God is both. We hope readers will decide for themselves, on the basis of the evidence we collected and the interpretations we offered.
Given its semantic range, the meaning of aiónios in any specific text must be determined by context and usage (also see the ruminations of Orville Jenkins). Except when it modifies the noun “God,” aiónios need not signify eternal. For an interesting example, take a look at Rom 16:25-26: in v. 25, the Apostle speaks of “the mystery which was kept secret for long ages [aioníois] but is now disclosed,” which clearly refers to a span of time that has ended; and then in the very next verse he speaks of the aioníou theou, the everlasting God.
Origen, the greatest exegete of the early Church, was well aware of the polysemy of aión and its adjectival forms. In Hom. in Ex. 6.13 he writes: “Whenever Scripture says, ‘from aeon to aeon,’ the reference is to an interval of time, and it is clear that it will have an end. And if Scripture says, ‘in another aeon,’ what is indicated is clearly a longer time, and yet an end is still fixed. And when the ‘aeons of the aeons’ are mentioned, a certain limit is again posited, perhaps unknown to us, but surely established by God” (quoted in Ramelli, The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis, p. 161). And Comm. in Rom. 6.5: “In Scriptures, aión is sometimes found in the sense of something that knows no end; at times it designates something that has no end in the present world, but will have in the future one; sometimes it means a certain stretch of time; or again the duration of the life of a single person is called aión” (quoted in Ramelli, p. 163).
Origen clearly understood the semantic spectrum of aiónios and recognized that it does not compel a reading of eternal.
In Matt 25:46 Jesus speaks of “aiónion punishment” (punishment pertaining to the eon to come—the only place in the New Testament where the phrase occurs) and “aiónion life” (life pertaining to the eon to come). Given that the life given to us in Jesus Christ is eternal in the strong sense, does this not mean that the punishment of gehenna is also eternal in the strong sense? St Basil of Caesarea appears to have made this inference in his brief rules for monastics: “for if there will be at a certain moment an end of aiónios punishment, there will also surely be an end of aiónios life” (quoted by Konstan and Ramelli, p. 195). The argument seems initially plausible, even compelling, given the parallelism; but the inference does not necessarily obtain. Aiónios is an adjective: it modifies the noun to which it is connected. Adjectives often vary in meaning when the nouns they qualify signify different categories of things, states, or events. (When we read the sentence “Jack is a tall man standing in front of a tall building,” we do not jump to the conclusion that Jack is as tall as the building. We recognize the relativity of height with respect to both.) When Jesus states that the wicked are sent to aiónios punishment, we should not assume that it refers to a state of perpetual punishing or that the loss is irretrievable. Jesus is not necessarily threatening interminable suffering. He may only be referring to the punishing (whether remedial, retributive, or annihilating) that properly belongs to the eschatological aeon. And this is the crucial lexical point: aiónios by itself does not tell us whether the fire of gehenna is of limited or unlimited duration. By contrast, the life of the age to come, ζωή αἰώνιος, is truly eternal, for the life of Christ in which believers share is indestructible and perduring.
The general primacy of the qualitative sense of aiónion in N.T. usage, is universally acknowledged. Seen as such it expresses the quality of the promised Age (aión), the age of the kingdom of God. This rather than the duration of the kingdom is the primary stress within the word aiónios. Matthew 25:31-46 is packed with imagery concerning the fulfilment of the kingdom: it tells of the coming of the Son of man (v.31), the coming of the King (v.34) and the gathering of the nations before the throne (vv.31,32).
Kim Papioannou offers a similar exegetical judgment: “It is therefore likely that in the New Testament the adjective αἰώνία goes beyond the quantitative sense of ‘a period of time’ to imply a quality to be associated with the age to come—the age that God will set up” (The Geography of Hell, p. 47). In these cases “pertaining to the age to come” would be a more accurate translation, Papioannou suggests. It should be noted that neither Marshall, Powys, nor Papioannou are proponents of apokatastasis.
Whether God is eternal (that is, timeless, outside of time) in a Platonic sense or everlasting in the sense that he endures throughout all of the ages, nothing other than God is eternal in the primary sense (see the reference to ‘the eternal God’ in Rom. 16:26). The judgements, gifts, and actions of God are eternal in the secondary sense that their causal source lies in the eternal character and purpose of God. One common function of an adjective, after all, is to refer back to the causal source of some action or condition. When Jude thus cited the fire that consumed Sodom and Gomorrah as an example of eternal fire, he was not making a statement about temporal duration at all; in no way was he implying that the fire continues burning today, or even that it continued burning for an age. He was instead giving a theological interpretation in which the fire represented God’s judgement upon the two cities. So the fire was eternal not in the sense that it would burn forever without consuming the cities, but in the sense that, precisely because it was God’s judgement upon these cities and did consume them, it expressed God’s eternal character and eternal purpose in a special way.
Talbott’s proposal demonstrates the variety of interpretive possibilities open to the exegete.
Now consider how Matt 25:46 reads when the word kólasis, traditionally rendered “punishment” in English translations, is given an alternative, but very possible, rendering—chastisement: God chastises not to exact vengeance (timoria) but to correct, convert, discipline, and purify. Although kólasis can certainly be used in a retributive sense (e.g., 2 Macc 4:38), it may also signify remedial punishment. In the late 2nd/early 3rd century, Clement of Alexandria clearly distinguished between kólasis and timoria: “For there are partial corrections [padeiai] which are called chastisements [kólasis], which many of us who have been in transgression incur by falling away from the Lord’s people. But as children are chastised by their teacher, or their father, so are we by Providence. But God does not punish, for punishment [timoria] is retaliation for evil. He chastises, however, for good to those who are chastised collectively and individually” (Strom. 7.16). Just as aiónios does not compel “eternity,” so kólasis does not compel “retribution.” Yet even if biblical exegetes should determine that kólasis in Matt 25:36 most likely denotes punitory ruination, this is perfectly compatible with the doctrine of universal salvation, as long as the punishment is finite and temporary. For this reason, it is also compatible with a doctrine of conditional immortality or annihilationism.
I propose the following as a plausible translation of Matt 25:46: “Then they will go away to eonion punishment, but the righteous to eonion life.” The advantage of this translation is that it leaves open legitimate interpretive possibilities and does not read into the text later dogmatic developments.
The lexical evidence is neither decisive nor probative; but it does indicate that the aionios of the New Testament need not be interpreted to support the traditional understanding of an eternal hell. “True,” writes Robin Parry, “the age to come is everlasting, but that does not necessitate that the punishment of the age to come lasts for the duration of that age, simply that it occurs during that age and is appropriate for that age.” At this point proponents of the universalist hope commonly invoke the character of God to guide their interpretation: “Any interpretation of Gehenna must be compatible with the claim that God is love and would never act in a way towards a person that was not ultimately compatible with what is best for that person. Any interpretation of Gehenna as a punishment must be compatible with the claim that divine punishment is more than retributive but has a corrective intention as well (for divine punishment of the sinner must be compatible with, and an expression of, God’s love for that sinner). Any interpretation of Gehenna must be compatible with God’s ultimate triumph over sin and the fulfilment of his loving purpose of redeeming all his creatures” (The Evangelical Universalist, p. 148).
I am not a Bible scholar. I do not read ancient Greek. I am relying completely on the scholarship of others. I offer the above only to suggest that the gehenna passages in the New Testament can be plausibly read in ways that do not deny apokatastasis.
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Thanks for pulling together so many excellent quotes! I’m sure I’ll be referencing this often!
Even without your many translational notes above, I have always felt there was something not quite right about us humans talking about “eternal” anything. We simply have no ability to comprehend life outside of a time-based existence. It is a mystery to us.
What seems most essential to me is that Jesus wanted us to know that evil is not OK and that it has some very serious consequences for those who engage in it. The nature of those serious consequences is not really for me to understand. And it shouldn’t really matter to me once I have chosen to follow Him.
Is there any sin that I would knowingly commit if I knew that the fires of hell were only going to last a month and not an eternity? I certainly hope not.
Although I typically don’t have a lot of patience for such an in depth analysis, I am grateful for this one and will bookmark it for future reference.
I would venture to suggest that Jesus’s very use of the word “Gehenna” implies at least in principle temporary punishment. In Jewish thought Gehenna is primarily a temporary punishment for wrongdoing (later Rabbinic exegesis suggests lasting no more than a year, with Saturdays off!) with permanent punishment or ultimate destruction (this seems unclear) reserved for the very worst and incorrigible of offenders.
If what was meant was something akin to the permanent punishment of pagan tartaros, then one has to wonder why this term was not used, rather than a borrow word from Hebrew.
Thank you for putting this together!.
The reservation I have with the proposed translation (i.e. Matt 25:46: “Then they will go away to eonion punishment, but the righteous to eonion life.”) is that is not a translation at all, in the strict sense. “Eonion” is a meaningless placeholder, and in order for it to acquire any sense of meaning an examination (such as you outline) of the term would have to be undertaken.
That said, what I do like about leaving it untranslated is that it underlines the need for further study, that this word is complex and difficult to translate into English.
1. Your distinction between aidios and ainios reminded me of the distinction Hegel was at pains to make between the “good” and “bad” infinite, with the latter meaning simply an unending period or sequence, and the former meaning something more like a completed absolute. I wonder if this Hegelian terminology might provide a helpful post/modern link across the 2,000-year linguistic and cultural gap here?
2. To your knowledge, do the Gospels ever reference zoe aidios as well as zoe ainios? If so, one might be able to understand both ainios punishment as well as ainios life as a purgative period before the timeless, absolute life with God beyond the horizon of the eschaton–ainios would stand as a term of transformation in both cases. But this is obviously rather speculative.
Again, thanks for your work here and I look forward to reading your blog further!
Is the focus on αἰώνιον (aiónion) misplaced in this verse?
If I reject God in this life, refusing to provide assistance to others, what good does it do to punish me in the next? If I was unrepentant in this life, is “burning in hell” for a period of time really going to induce me to true repentance in the next? And even if I could be purified and corrected, what good works could I do in the next life that would bear fruit and allow God to transform me?
It seems ζωὴ (zóé) expresses the transformative life with God here and now, and ζωὴν αἰώνιον (zóé aiónion) is the life with God in the next. But what words could be used to describe life in the next without God? κόλασιν αἰώνιον (kolasin aiónion), an eternal punishment of being forever seperated from God?
I’m asking out of ignorance. I am not a scholar, and my theology has been shaped by my protestant upbringing. Any light, guidance, correction is greatly appreciated.
Speaking as a Protestant, are not faith in God and self-examination of themselves “good works”, and which one would have thought to be the principle activity of someone suffering through their being enmired in sin and rejecting God? If Jesus descended unto hell, those he encounters there it would seem to me to be in the same position as the thief on the cross: their only remaining “good work” is to respond to him and accept him in faith (and those who hold to the greater hope would maintain that he will sit and talk and call to them and not abandon them until they do).
Yes, I think this underlines the question as to what ‘acceptance’ (and repentance) entails – we risk oversimplification by making it the same for each person. This goes contrary to experience, each person is different and not every sin is equal; furthermore, it seems to me we must consider one’s entire life experience and choices leading up to this change of disposition. For some this will mean a prolonged period of ‘burning’ in the agony of letting go and letting God. The ‘burning’ then is not as much punitive as it is teleogically restorative. What can possibly be the purpose and motivation of an undetermined process of burning-up without change? It would write hell and wrath into the eternal purposes and moral character of God.
My favorite kind of Eclectic Orthodoxy post! Great job on your analysis.
Does anyone read the Concordant New Testament regularly? Thoughts?
I’ll check it occasionally if I’m interesting in different translations of a challenging text, but on the whole I do not use it.
Thanks. I saw that the translator didn’t think much of the divinity of Christ. What do you think of Young’s Literal Translation? Same thing?
I’ve been really thinking about the phrase eternal life and what it meant in Jesus’s day compared to our current understanding or interpretation. I I am beginning to believe that most of the mentions of eternal life that we here in the New Testament are dealing with not the Heavenly by-and-by eternity that we have been led to believe but more a day-to-day worthwhile and meaningful life a life that gives one’s self into or unto the world around that person at that time.
Mark Eugenikos indeed used the words ἀΐδιος / ἀϊδίως of hell when discussing Purgatory with the Latins at the Council of Florence. Just FYI.
Thanks for the info. I would imagine that the use of ἀΐδιος when speaking of hell had become fairly common in the Byzantine East by the time of the 15th century. I know that the usage goes back at least as far as the Emperor Justinian.
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I found out about this short video at Pilgrim’s Progress revisited.
Originally posted at The Antipas Chronicles.
Sobering words regarding Roman Catholicism. Really makes one think!
This entry was posted in Assemblies of God, Baptist, Calvary Chapel, Christian, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Pastors, Pentecostal, Religion and tagged Roman Catholicism, Video. Bookmark the permalink.
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This interdisciplinary, cross-period conference explores the representation, effects and meanings of liminal time and space in medieval and early modern performance culture. Emphasising the inherently liminal and ephemeral nature of performance, it will consider space and time in conjunction across a range of performance events between the tenth and seventeenth centuries. Bringing together scholars working on medieval and early modern performance in its broadest sense, the conference will initiate cross-disciplinary, cross-period dialogues that explore the continuities and ruptures between cultural thinking in the two periods, and draw out the ambiguous, transitional and transitory aspects of both concepts.
On the evening of Friday 5th September the Early English Performance Cultures and Contemporary Creative Practice session will explore the ways in which cultural and creative practices might both elide and emphasise spatio-temporal divisions. During this session, theatre practitioners and writers will present, discuss, and answer questions about their most recent work, all of which has engaged with early English performance culture and narrative. This event will be followed by a drinks reception and is open to the public.
For more information about this event and how to book, please click here.
BURSARIES: Thanks to the generosity of the Society for Renaissance Studies, we are able to offer two fee-waiving bursaries to postgraduate delegates working in the early modern period. If you fall into this category please email the organisers, giving your name, institution, a brief summary of your dissertation (c.100 words) and your supervisor’s name. The bursaries will be distributed to the first two postgraduates who apply.
I’m really looking forward to speaking at this event in September. Registration now open!
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A majority of Germans favor setting maximum speed limits for Germany’s famously fast Autobahns to help battle climate change, according to a poll published on Saturday.
Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, a conservative from Bavaria, the home state of carmakers BMW and Audi, a unit of Volkswagen, said he opposed setting speed limits on Germany’s decades-old motorway network.
He said 7,640 km (4,747 miles) of German highways - about 30 percent of the total - already had speed limits, and that he plans to meet with the committee to discuss its proposals, which are to be finalised by the end of March.
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I’ve been trying to catch up on some UFOs I’ve had waiting to be finished for some time.
I finished this wall hanging today. The heart blocks are made from members of the quilt guild I belong to. We use to have a block challenge each month, then in the next meeting we would all put our blocks in a bag and the person who’s block was picked won them all. These blocks are part of a bag full of blocks I won several years ago.
Then I went through my hat box full of vintage, some antique and other blocks I’ve acquired over the years.
I found several “Farmer’s Daughter” quilt blocks. This pattern was an original pattern in the Kansas Star paper on March 20, 1935.
The blocks I have are all hand pieced and scrappy, with a finished size of 10″. You can see by the fabrics they have been around for a while. I pieced them together to make a small quilt top. I trying to decide if I want to put borders on it or not. If I decide to, then I have to figure out what color to use… I’m leaning toward no border, just binding after I quilt it. If I just bind it, with no additional border, it will finish at 30″ X 40″.
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The rules are easy, just post 10 things that recently made you happy! Then tag 10 people and force them to post this meme on their LJs. Because it is good. Everyone needs a little happiness once in a while.
- The free Teletoon Retro preview means i can watch The Raccoons everyday. I loved that show.
I tag anyone who wishes to do this.
ZL ep12 is a check.
Wait... la corda PLUSHIE? o_o Must find.
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as sung by judy collins.
i've missed this bad boy.
i am having a reunion party with my serger this weekend.
how could i have ever forgotten how fantastic--how easy--how quick--how thorough--how industrious--how mechanically brilliant this thing is??!
it has sat in the corner, forlorn and neglected, for about three years now.
yesterday, i fitted her with new thread, fired that baby up, and she's up and flying as if she'd never left me.
another thing i've been resurrecting is my steel string acoustic guitar. i've been printing off chords and tabs like a mad woman and the tips of the fingers on my left hand are pleasantly calloused and numb. learning how to use my capo more, and finally tackling the illustrious barre chords (heaven help me). i am completely self-taught, but that comes as no surprise since that's pretty much how i have learned everything, the serging above included. quilting, scrapping, drawing, photoshopping, sewing, crocheting, embroidering, photographing, hair coloring, dog-training, cooking, baking, gardening, all that hobby-like '-ing' stuff. you name it, i've bought a bevy of books on it, or googled it till i crashed my browser. i love to learn about stuff and then try it. its just something exciting....my way of exploring, i guess. the jack-of-all-trades spirit in me!
today, i'm thankful for sergers and guitars.
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 027 Page 1096 OPERATIONS IN N.VA.,W.VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter XXXI.
Burbank's (Elisha) Infantry. See Massachusetts Troops, 12th Regiment.
Burke's (John) Infantry. See New York Troops, 63rd Regiment.
Burk's (Richard H.) Cavalry. See Virginia Troops, Confederate, 2nd Regiment.
Burnham's (Hiram) Infantry. See Maine Troops, 6th Regiment.
Butler's (Benjamin) Infantry. See New York Troops, 93rd Regiment.
Butler's (John H.) Artillery. See Union Troops, Regulars, 2nd Regiment, Battery G.
Butler's (M. C.) Cavalry. See South Carolina Troops, 2nd Regiment.
Byrnes' (James N.) Infantry. See Pennsylvania Troops, 2nd Regiment, Reserves.
Cabell's (George C.) Infantry. See Virginia Troops, Confederate, 18th Regiment.
Cake's (Henry L.) Infantry. See Pennsylvania Troops, 96th Regiment.
Callis' (John B.) Infantry. See Wisconsin Troops, 7th Regiment.
Campbell's (Jacob M.) Infantry. See Pennsylvania Troops, 54th Regiment.
Campbell's (J. C.) Infantry. See Mississippi Troops, 18th Regiment.
Campbell's (Joseph B.) Artillery. See Union Troops, Regulars, 4th Regiment, Battery B.
Candler's (John H.) Infantry. See Virginia Troops, Confederate, 48th Regiment.
Cantey's (E. B.) Infantry. See South Carolina Troops, 6th Regiment.
Caraher's (Andrew P.) Infantry. See Massachusetts Troops, 28th Regiment.
Carlisle's (J. Howard) Artillery. See Union Troops, Regulars, 2nd Regiment, Battery E.
Carlton's (H. H.) Artillery. See Troops Artillery.
Carman's (Ezra A.) Artillery. See New Jersey Troops, 13th Regiment.
Carpenter's (Joseph) Artillery. See Allegheny Artillery.
Carrington's (James McD.) Artillery. See Charlottesville Artillery.
Carrol's (Howard) Infantry. See New York Troops, 105th Regiment.
Carruth's (Sumner) Infantry. See Massachusetts Troops, 35th Regiment.
Carter's (B. F.) Infantry. See Texas Troops, 4th Regiment.
Carter's (Thomas H.) Artillery. See King William Artillery.
Caskie's (William H.) Artillery. See Hampden Artillery.
Cavanagh's (James) Infantry. See New York Troops, 69th Regiment.
Chapin's (Robert H.) Artillery. See Union Troops, Regulars, 2nd Regiment, Battery M.
Chapman's (Alford B.) Infantry. See New York Troops, 57th Regiment.
Chapman's (G. B.) Artillery. See Monroe Artillery.
Chapman's (George H.) Cavalry. See Indiana Troops, 3rd Regiment.
Chapman's (William H.) Artillery. See Dixie Artillery.
Charlottesville Artillery. See Virginia Troops, Confederate.
Chesapeake Artillery. See Maryland Troops, Confederate.
Chew's (R. P.) Artillery. See Virginia Troops, Confederate.
Chicago Dragoons. See Frederick Schambeck's Cavalry.
Childs' (James H.) Cavalry. See Pennsylvania Troops, 4th Regiment.
Childs' (Jonathan W.) Infantry. See Michigan Troops, 4th Regiment.
Christie's (Daniel H.) Infantry. See North Carolina Troops, 23rd Regiment.
Clarke's (J. Lyle) Infantry. See Virginia Troops, Confederate, 30th Battalion.
Clarke's (Melvin) Infantry. See Ohio Troops, 36th Regiment.
Clark's (John) Infantry. See Pennsylvania Troops, 3rd Reserves.
Clark's (John B.) Infantry. See Pennsylvania Troops, 123rd Regiment.
Clark's (Joseph C., jr.) Artillery. See Union Troops, Regulars, 4th Regiment, Battery E.
Clark's (William S.) Infantry. See Massachusetts Troops, 21st Regiment.
Cobb's Legion. See Georgia Troops.
Cobb's (Amasa) Infantry. See Wisconsin Troops, 5th Regiment.
Cochran's (John L.) Infantry. See Virginia Troops, Confederate, 19th Regiment.
Coffin's (John N.) Artillery. See Asa M. Cook's Artillery.
Coke's (John A.) Artillery. See Williamsburg Artillery.
Cole's (Christopher C.) Infantry. See North Carolina Troops, 22nd Regiment.
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So that’s Christmas over for another year then!
This day last week had us returning from a fab pre festive jaunt up to North Wales to visit my mum. I’ve always had a soft spot for this part of the world as I’ve been visiting it ever since I was a toddler, and even lived there for a few years in the late eighties.
We stayed at the Imperial Hotel, set along the seafront promenade of Llandudno. Walking through its Victorian doors was an oasis of calm away from the pavement packed people trawling through the shops for those important last minute presents. It was like walking through the doors of a Victorian Christmas full of opulent charm and delightful understated attention.
Our room overlooked the pier and, of course we took the kids for a jaunt down memory lane to spy in the brave fishermen dangling their fishing rods off the end in the blustery gale that descended.
It was a good job we’d attacked the amazing breakfast with gusto or we might have been blown off the end! It’s a long time since I’ve had kippers for breakfast!
We wandered down town after in and out of the wonderful arrange of quirky shops, some I remember for ever like Billy Lal’s! We ended up at Starbucks, a new addicting since my last visit, or at least the family did! I got lost and couldn’t find it for a while as I’d stupidly left my glasses at home, but the free gingerbread latte sample made up for it.
I’m back home in Guernsey now and weighing up whether to finish working on the sequel to Boy Brainy or the third in my Ideal Girl trilogy. This one will be part set in Betws y coed, another part of Wales to pull at the heart strings.
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This collection contains correspondence, minutes, and research regarding three special committees set up by the General Executive Board of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE): the National Defense Committee, National Fair Practices Committee, and National Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Welfare Committee.
The General Executive Board of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) is responsible for advising and monitoring the actions of the general officers, determining the wage paid to national officers, issuing and revoking charters, and handling the union’s financial arrangements. Beginning in the mid-1940s, the General Executive Board began to establish special committees to research specific problems posing an immediate threat to the union or its potential members. The National Servicemen’s and Veteran’s Welfare Committee investigated the readjustment of returning war veterans to civilian life and the workforce. The National Fair Practices Committee discussed racial discrimination in company policy and the work place. Lastly, the National Defense Committee advocated the plight of union officers who were held in contempt for citing the Fifth Amendment when refusing to answer questions by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
This collection contains correspondence, minutes, and research regarding three special committees set up by the General Executive Board of the UE: the National Defense Committee, National Fair Practices Committee, and National Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Welfare Committee. Research includes newspaper clippings and congressional legislation.
Gift of the United Electrical, Radio, and Marchine Workers of America in 1975, 1976, and 1986.
This collection was processed by Archives Service Center staff and reprocessed by Zachary Brodt in August 2008.
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. National Defense Committee.
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. National Fair Practices Committee.
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. National Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Welfare Committee.
United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice.
The series in this subgroup were merged from three collections which have been previously cited as: Records of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) National Defense Committee, 1950-1951, UE:NO-NDC, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh. Records of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) National Fair Practices Committee, 1945-1966, UE:NO-NFPC, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh. Records of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) National Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Welfare Committee, 1944-1946, UE:NSVWC, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh.
The UE established the National Defense Committee in 1950 to publicize the plight of its union officers held in contempt of Congress for citing the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions posed by the House Un-American Activities Committee. UE President Albert Fitzgerald chaired the Committee and UE International Representative Clifford McAvoy served as secretary. An additional five to seven representatives from various UE locals completed the Defense Committee. In an attempt to reverse the charges of contempt of Congress, the Defense Committee sent telegrams, postcards and letters to members of Congress and U.S. Attorney General Howard McGrath. The Committee also distributed informational leaflets and the UE publications “Why All the Frame Ups,” “Frame Ups,” and “Stop the Frame Ups Against Our Union.” Although seven members of the UE faced contempt of Congress charges, five members, including UE Director of Organization James Matles, were acquitted by the spring of 1951. Special attention was then placed on the cases of UE Secretary/Treasurer Julius Emspak and UE District Six officer Thomas Quinn, who were incarcerated and denied bail while awaiting the outcome of their cases. The Defense Committee files cease in June 1951 when Clifford McAvoy was removed as Committee secretary to pursue organizational campaigns.
The bulk of the files consist of correspondence between the National Defense Committee and district offices, which center on fundraising events and other district activities. Several files contain donations and positive responses from individuals outside the UE and concern the UE publications “Why All the Frame Ups,” “Frame Ups,” and “Stop the Frame Ups Against Our Union.” Also included are Defense Committee meeting minutes (national) and member lists (national and district level). The file entitled “Information” contains the Committee’s program and record of action. Finally, these files contain the reports of a union organizer who was one of the seven union members charged with contempt of Congress.
In 1947, the UE National Convention passed a resolution “Against Discrimination,” which included a section calling for the establishment of Fair Practices Committees at every level of the union. These committees were intended to further the General Executive Board’s stated goal of eliminating discrimination in employment and within the union’s own ranks. The 1947 resolution also called into existence a National Fair Practices Committee (FPC) to provide guidance and direction to the various district and local committees. As part of its mission, the FPC published educational material and guides to action against discrimination, which were distributed to UE districts and locals, as well as outside organizations. Issues receiving particular emphasis in this literature were inequalities in access to better paying positions within the workforce and limited access to leadership positions within the union. The earnings gaps between black and white workers and between men and women were especially highlighted, as were discriminatory insurance policies.
The 1950 UE National Convention expanded the capabilities of the Fair Practices Committee by providing it with a full-time secretary. Ernest Thompson, an African-American UE staffer who had previously worked as a field organizer and as business agent for several New Jersey UE locals, served as Chair from 1951 to 1956. Around 1956, the FPC program expanded to include issues like improving minority education, desegregating union organizing in the South, electing candidates who endorsed desegregation, supporting the passage of federal and state fair employment legislation, and training minorities for leadership positions within the UE. Although the FPC decreased in prominence after 1956, fair practices resolutions continued to appear at UE National Conventions through 1958 and minority rights remained a matter of perennial concern to the union.
These records include correspondence, publications, newspaper articles, resolutions, congressional bills, reports, press releases, and conference proceedings and resolutions. The files address the need to end discrimination against minorities by increasing employment, eliminating wage differentials, and improving the general working conditions of all minorities. In an attempt to encourage activity at the local level, the FPC presented the Tiffin Award to locals that distinguished themselves in combating discrimination. The series also documents the union’s active interest in nationally publicized cases of discrimination against minorities, such as the Willie McGee and Harold Ward cases. Additional files on the Federal Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) indicate actions taken by the union to encourage enforcement of federal anti-discrimination regulations at national and state levels. Extensive files exist for the UE National Conferences on the Problems of Working Women, which the Fair Practices Committee coordinated. Held annually between 1953 and 1956, the Women’s Conferences enabled delegates from UE locals across the country to exchange information and develop strategies to address problems facing women workers. Topics of interest included the problems of speed-up, rate differentials, maternity leave, the need for legislative action, and civil rights. These files include delegate correspondence, typescripts of speeches, resolutions, and conference summaries.
The UE predicted near the very beginning of the United States’ entry into World War II that veterans and servicemen would constitute approximately 20-30 percent of the workforce during the post-war period. The union believed that integrating returning servicemen into the UE was essential for its survival, since these returning servicemen and veterans would increase union membership and help maintain a cohesive union force in organized shops.
The origins of the UE National Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Welfare Committee (SVWC) can be traced to January 14, 1944, when UE President Albert Fitzgerald gave an introductory address at a CIO Political Action Committee Conference devoted to a national program for veterans. On August 1, 1944, the National Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Welfare Committee met and elected James McLeish chairman. At the same meeting, the committee decided the number of veterans committees at the local level needed to be increased. The SVWC worked in cooperation with veteran organizations such as the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars to help servicemen confront problems created by demobilization. In late 1944, the UE published the pamphlet “When You Come Back” to facilitate veteran’s readjustment to civilian life. On January 10, 1945, Thomas Neill was appointed executive secretary of the Committee. By June 9, 1945 every UE district had at least one local that was sending UE News to members in the armed services and selling the “UE Guide for Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Welfare Committees.” The Committee’s activities are not documented beyond 1946 and it was likely dissolved around that time.
This series includes: committee correspondence, reports, and publications; executive secretary’s correspondence with districts; CIO and veterans’ organizations correspondence and publications; and information on federal legislation and programs.
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Please download all PDF forms before printing. The student's Eagle number should be included on the top of each document submitted.
You will need your FSA ID to access this site.
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2019-04-23T02:39:36Z
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https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/student-services/financial-aid/financial-aid-forms.html
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Our five days in Guatemala are over, and we have arrived, exhausted and a little dazed in Nicaragua. As I write, I am sitting in a converted cinema, now a church, waiting for leaders to assemble for the gathering of La Red del Camino, the brilliant network who have hosted us for the whole trip. Literally, their name means the network of ‘the way’ or ‘the path’ because the first Christians were known as followers of ‘the way’. They gather leaders across Latin America as friends, journeying with them in understanding faith and mission as a holistic, whole-life adventure (rather than a purely spiritual project) that leads them to engage with the poverty and injustice surrounding them. They are good, crazy, grounded people.
Our final day in Guatemala was spent in the indigenous, mountainous region around Patzun. It was breathtakingly beautiful and surprisingly cold. I was wearing flip-flops, but thankfully had packed a sensible cardigan, purchased for me by my mother.
We left at 5.30am to drive in some kind of hardy landcruiser to have breakfast with a group of indigenous pastors. I was picturing a rustic shelter in the hills (not dissimilar to the communities where we had been in the mestizo region the day before) and a breakfast of beans and rice. But we pulled it at a lodge with pancakes and waffles in the menu. There are times when I bless the USA.
This group of tiny (shorter than me), wizened (for the most part) indigenous leaders told their stories quietly and gently. Their people have been violated, abused, disempowered repeatedly over many years. And these men lead churches and encourage their people to participate in political and civic life, a milieu from which they have been effectively banished by the authorities. Countless laws and policies are passed that continue to diminish their rights, desecrate their land and way of life, and drive them to violence. Poverty and despair characterise these communities, and they are armed to the teeth. The pastors have been threatened and targeted many times, both by militants in their own communities, and the powers of government.
I can’t remember all the details of the stories but what I remember very clearly is walking away from breakfast feeling like I had been given a long cool drink of water, and fed something nourishing (and I’m not talking about the pancakes). And it was because of what they had witnessed and shared with us. In the church there is always talk about being witnesses in the world to who Jesus is, amongst people who don’t believe in him. But hearing the stories of these pastors, I felt witnessed to, and I realised how much I needed it. What they have experienced of God’s presence and faithfulness and justice in the midst of such oppression and violence and lack, told me again that this isn’t just my imagination or wishful thinking, but something real and beautiful. It is the backbone of what these pastors live, to their peril, each day.
We drove across the most extravagantly beautiful terrain, we ate bowls of rice and local vegetables with pastors who used to be competitors but now lived like family, we sat and prayed with a resettled community who could now live without fear of their homes being washed away (again) in landslides, we visited an enormous greenhouse full of tomato plants, 2500m above sea level.
We were wrecked by the end, but also made new.
(excuse the tiny, dodgy photo, I’m limited by technology in a far flung place).
Today I woke up in the most violent country in Latin America, and not long after breakfast there was a blast of gunfire nearby (or maybe it was just an early morning fireworks display, mum).
But I spent the day in a place known as ‘the refuge’ where flocks of bright green parrots whizzed (and shrieked) overhead, and children of all ages played together in a beautiful garden. Where another kind of life felt possible.
We spent the day with Pamela Leon, a relaxed Guatemalan lawyer in a turquoise polo shirt, who set up the refuge after encountering the horrific injustices and abuses suffered by the victims of domestic violence in her country. Very few of these cases even make it into the country’s legal processes, but the few she saw were enough.
Domestic violence has somehow, heartbreakingly, become an accepted part of Guatemalan culture, as much within the church as outside of it. (And Guatemala boasts the highest numbers of Christians in Central America, outside of the traditional Catholic church. It’s a sidenote to where I’m going, but this just hits me in the guts, how can we offer so hope little to the world?).
I met women today who arrived at the refuge barely recognisable, bruised and swolen from all the blows they had so recently received. There are plenty theories as to why this violence persists, some tracing its normalisation back to the long civil war from 1960 to 1996, and others (including Pamela) believing instead that it began with the violent colonisation of the country in the 16th century. The question that matters, however, is how ‘normal’ gets rewritten in a country’s psyche (or even just a family’s).
It’s not that it’s legal. Guatemala actually has an impressive legal system and a series of laws which protect women. On paper they’re great. If only it led to action. Corruption and machismo combine to mean that women and children are left undefended and unheard, and that men are shown preferential treatment. Pamela shared how when the police are called out by women who have been beaten by their husbands, it isn’t unusual for the police to suggest that they just need to learn to cook better, or make more effort with their appearance.
Pamela’s project is, for a privileged few, making possible the life that the law is supposed to enshrine. She and her tiny staff team are helping these women create a different future. The women come and live at the refuge for a year or so, with their children. In contrast to where they have come from, it is safe and peaceful. The children are able to go to school. The women are given psychological support, a calm environment, friendship, prayer and love. There are small businesses through which they can earn money. They are encouraged to study and to find work. (Today one of them was taking her entrance tests to train as a nurse). If they are prosecuting their aggressors then Pamela takes up their defence and advises them legally. Sadly there are few other lawyers who will defend these women because of how hard it is, and the lack of financial reward.
El Refugio is the only project of its kind in the country. If, miraculously, your situation is taken seriously, then if you’re lucky you’ll end up in a government-run service which offers respite for 48 hours up to a maximum of 3 months. They don’t offer any lasting way out, so your situation probably won’t change in the long-run. Pamela’s project can take 7 women and their children at a time.
It’s a drop in the ocean.
And I know the ocean is made up of many (squillion) drops but it must feel like blowing against the wind.
Pamela is less defeatist, and it’s because she has genuine faith that there is a bigger story than these depressing statistics suggest. She feels called (you’d need to, to undertake such a courageous and dangerous task, especially as a single woman), and says that her part is obedience to that calling. She is not single-handedly responsible for turning the tide, but she will play her part.
And maybe that’s the only way to fight violence: to refuse its tactics, to resolutely live out an alternative, to be patient and compassionate and do what you can, to defend others and create space for their healing and rebirth. It’s not fast (unlike the alternative), but perhaps it grows something that will endure?
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Aron Varga received MPhil in Mathematics from CEU in 2013. (And a medal for his chess skills at CEU Picnic 2017, see left.) Since graduation he's been working as a ‘quant’ at Morgan Stanley in Budapest, currently the team lead of market and operational risk model validation.
You’re a relatively recent graduate of CEU now working at Morgan Stanley. What’s the most interesting and/or impactful aspect of your job?
We try to ensure the firm is sufficiently capitalized based on measuring the risks appropriately. Note that before the 2008 crisis most firms were undercapitalized due to inappropriate risk measurement. So in a way we’re trying to prevent or at least soften the blow of the next financial crisis.
How did your CEU education help prepare you for or affect the work you do today?
Morgan Stanley is a large multinational company, being exposed to a similar environment at CEU helped fitting in smoothly.
Not long ago you were a student here. What was your #1 takeaway from studying at CEU? How did it change you?
My #1 takeaway was, that I realized I should have worked harder when I was at university. So now I do.
What do you miss most about your student days?
What do you feel is the value of CEU’s alumni community? Has it had much effect for you?
I met some of my best friends at CEU.
What would you advise someone just beginning their studies here? Something you wish you had known when you were a student?
Do realize, that one day you’ll have to work! Build your network, and build marketable and quality knowledge.
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https://alumni.ceu.edu/article/2017-10-18/his-own-words-aron-varga
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Goat and goat farming historically originated in the Middle East (Ganji Dareh, Iran, Mesopotamia) more than 10,000 years ago (about 8000 B.C.) and then spread throughout the world, east to China and India, west to Europe, south to Africa, and later to America. Although the goat was the first domesticated ruminant livestock compared to cattle or sheep, it lags behind those species in research. The goat population in the world has experienced a strong increase (from 497 million in 1986 to over 850 million in 2007) during the past few decades, while most other species (except poultry) either decreased (sheep) or did not change significantly. However, scientific investment in goat science education and research remains very low.
Tuskegee University has over one hundred–year history of providing assistance to underserved rural communities in the State of Alabama, starting from the time of the visionary Dr. George Washington Carver. Caprine Connection is designed to enhance this core mission of Tuskegee University –“to perform the role and function of a Land –Grant University in areas of Teaching, Research and Outreach”, that meets the need of the community at large. Tuskegee University historically has a significant contribution in the area of goat research and this website will build capacity to extend the research activities that encompass all areas of goat production and improve client skill levels.
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1: Lamb wrap-up: Richard Scorer; 2: Another model failure .. deserts blooming; 3: On Steinman et al. (2015) – Michael Mann and Company Redefine Multidecadal Variability And Wind Up Illustrating Climate Model Failings; 4: Free Think; 5: The Met Office & The Pause; 6: Biomass Emits Double The CO2 Of Gas; 7: New result shows CO2 has almost no effect on temperature; 8: Conflicts of interest in climate science; 9: Weather Change on Planets – In Sync With Earth?; 10: Charting the costs and effectiveness of Renewable Energy in Europe; Please remember to read the comments, as the information (and the links) contained in them often put the main article into context..
Australia’s deserts have never looked so good as the last couple of decades. Rainfall has increased, Lake Eyre has even filled several times in recent years, where it used to be once in a hundred.
Temperatures, on the other hand are mostly unchanged or with slight warming, except where BoM have made ‘adjustments’.
For the past few years, we’ve been showing in numerous blog posts that the observed multidecadal variations in sea surface temperatures of the North Atlantic (known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation) are not represented by the forced components of the climate models stored in the CMIP5 archive (which were used by the IPCC for their 5th Assessment Report). We’ve done this by using the Trenberth and Shea (2006) method of determining the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, in which global sea surface temperature anomalies (60S-60N) are subtracted from the sea surface temperature anomalies of the North Atlantic (0-60N, 80W-0).
Wei-Hock Soon is accused of failing to disclose funding from corporations in his research. We don’t seem to know if the funding was for any of the research but to the left-wing climate radicals, that doesn’t really matter.
This isn’t about climate folks. This never was. It is about politics and enacting a totalitarian style socialist government with the same faux democracy you see in China and North Korea. It is an openly visible government plot to gain ever more power. Driven by bureaucrats personally incentivized by the massive money and power government offers. It IS LED by liberal “progressive” Democrats and it is leading to a very bad place. Unfortunately, no political party is immune from power and the two primary parties we get to pick from are just different rates of change in the same very bad direction. Don’t believe me, then you need to learn your history better. You have been duped.
The Met Office have had another attempt at explaining the global temperature hiatus.
As we all know, burning coal and gas to produce electricity is BAD, but burning wood is GOOD.
But what do the actual figures tell us?
I started working on this post last week, in response to the Willie Soon imbroglio. This whole issue has now become personal.
In case you haven’t been following this, Justin Gillis broke the story on Willie Soon with this article Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate Researcher. The Smithsonian issued the following statement on the issue of Soon’s funding and apparent failure to disclose this funding in journal publications. Science Magazine has a summary [here] and Nature has a summary [here].
First off, the weakest change. A Dust Storm on Mars. Yeah, big deal. Mars and dust storms. The Usual comes to mind. But there are two things about this that caught my eye.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Lasell College baseball team erupted for 27 runs on 31 hits Monday afternoon and swept a doubleheader from Finlandia University (Michigan) in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic, 13-0 and 14-2.
In addition to the big bats, senior David Marsell (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) tossed a three-hit complete-game shutout with nine strikeouts in the opener, and four pitchers combined to surrender just two runs on eight hits in the nightcap. Sophomore Sean Doris (Lincoln, R.I.) started and earned the win (1-0) with four shutout innings, striking out three.
The Lasers improve to 3-1 on the Florida trip and 5-1 overall, while Finlandia drops to 1-5. Lasell is idle on Tuesday and plays a pair of single games on Wednesday, March 13, against Coast Guard (9 a.m.) and Alfred State (noon).
Marsell pitched all seven innings, allowing just three hits and a walk for his second win of the season (2-0) and his first career shutout. The game was scoreless until Lasell scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, and the Lasers blew open the game with seven runs in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth.
The Laser offense pounded out 15 hits, including six for extra bases. Freshman Matt Bischof (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) led the way, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Doris had three hits, including a double and a triple, and knocked in three. Senior Andre Marchesseault (Cheshire, Conn.) and junior Joe Sullivan (East Sandwich, Mass.) also drove in three runs apiece, with Marchesseault hitting a double and Sullivan legging out a triple.
Sophomore Harrison Silva (Lowell, Mass.) also had two hits in the win, including a double, and senior Zach Herring (Fresno, Calif.) added a double and an RBI off the Laser bench.
The Lasers scored at least one run in each of the first five innings, including three in the first, two in the second and third, and five in the fifth inning. Lasell finished with 16 hits, three for extra bases.
Marchesseault and Silva led the offense with three hits and a walk each, with Marchesseault cracking a double and driving in two and Silva knocking in one and scoring three times. Marsell went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and three RBIs at the plate, and seniors Evan Michalek (Berlin, Conn.) and Brett Sherron (Howard Beach, N.Y.) collected two hits apiece for the Lasers. Sullivan also hit a double and scored twice in three at bats.
After Doris' four shutout innings, sophomore Zak Phillips (West Boylston, Mass.) and seniors Brian Cohen (Rockland, Mass.) and Justin Webb (San Diego, Calif.) pitched one inning each. Phillips and Webb allowed one run each sandwiched around Cohen's scoreless sixth inning.
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본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법은, (a)사용자가 원하는 프로그레스 바의 종류를 선택하는 단계, (b)상기 선택된 프로그레스 바의 종류에 따라 사용자에게 소정의 영상 장면 검색의 근거를 제공하기 위한 체크 표시를 포함하는 프로그레스 바를 디스플레이하는 단계, (c)상기 선택된 프로그레스 바 상에서 포커스를 이동시켜 상기 체크 표시에 위치시키는 단계, 및 (d)상기 포커스가 상기 체크 표시에 위치한 상태에서 재생 버튼을 누르면 해당 장면부터 디스플레이하는 단계를 포함한다. A control method of a video display device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, (a) step of the user and select the desired progress bar, (b) the user according to the type of the selected progress bar predetermined video scenes displaying a progress bar including a check mark for providing a basis for the search, (c) the step of moving the focus on the selected progress bar is located in the check, and (d) the focus on the checkmark pressing the play button while in a step of the display from the scene. 본 발명에 의하면, 영상물을 시청하고 있는 사용자가 원하는 영상 장면을 쉽고 편리하게 검색할 수 있다. According to the present invention, a user who is watching the footage can be easily and conveniently search for a desired video scene.
본 발명은 영상 표시 장치에 관한 것으로, 보다 상세하게는 영상물을 시청하고 있는 사용자가 원하는 영상 장면을 쉽고 편리하게 검색할 수 있는 영상 표시 장치 및 그 제어 방법에 관한 것이다. The present invention relates to a video display device, to a user in viewing a video object and more particularly relates to an image display apparatus and a control method that can easily and conveniently search for a desired video scene.
일반적으로 영상 표시 장치는 최근 들어 TV 기술이 발전하여 방송신호를 전송하는 방식도 발전하고 그에 따라 디지털 전송방식을 적용하는 디지털 TV에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. Generally, the video display device is also developed in recent years how TV technology develops by transmitting a broadcast signal, and therefore is increasing interest in digital TV to apply a digital transmission system.
이러한 디지털 TV에는 사용자가 방송을 시청하는 도중에 개인 영상 리코더(Personal Video Recorder; PVR)를 이용하여 실시간으로 영상을 저장하여 원하는 시간에 재생할 수 있는 영상 녹화 및 재생 기능이 있다. The digital TV, the user personal video recorder while viewing a broadcast; there is a video recording and playback can be played at any time by using the (Personal Video Recorder PVR) saving the images in real time.
도 1은 종래의 화면 표시 장치에서 영상 재생 화면을 나타낸 도면이다. 1 is a diagram showing an image playback display in the conventional display device.
도 1에 도시된 바와 같이, 종래의 화면 표시 장치는 해당 영상을 재생함과 동시에 화면의 하부에 해당 영상에 대한 프로그레스 바(1)를 표시한다. 1, the conventional display device displays the progress bar (1) for the image and at the same time play the image at the bottom of the screen.
그러나, 종래의 영상 표시 장치에서 보여주는 프로그레스 바(1)는 단순히 현 재 보고 있는 영상 장면에 대한 진행 시간 및 위치 정보만을 제공한다. However, the progress bar (1) showing the conventional image display device is simply provided on the progress time, and location information on the scene image in the current I measured. 따라서, 영상물을 시청하고 있는 사용자가 해당 영상에 대하여 원하는 영상 장면, 예를 들어, 하이라이트 장면, 급격한 전환 장면, 사용자가 북마크한 장면 등을 검색하고자 하는 경우에는 원하는 장면이 나올 때까지 프로그레스 바(1) 상의 포커스(3)를 이리 저리 이동시켜야 하므로, 사용자가 원하는 영상 장면을 쉽고 편리하게 찾을 수 없는 문제가 있다. Thus, a user who is watching the footage you want for the corresponding video image scene, for example, highlights, progress bar, until there come the desired scene If you want to search for a rapid transition scenes, you have bookmarked scenes ( 1) must therefore come to move the focus away 3 on, the user has a problem it can not be found easily and conveniently the desired video scenes.
본 발명은 상기와 같은 점을 해결하기 위하여 안출된 것으로서, 영상물을 시청하고 있는 사용자가 원하는 영상 장면을 쉽고 편리하게 검색할 수 있는 영상 표시 장치 및 그 제어 방법을 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다. The present invention is conceived to solve the point mentioned above, there is provided a video display apparatus and a control method in a user in viewing a video object can be easily and conveniently search for a desired video scene.
본 발명의 목적들은 이상에서 언급한 목적들로 제한되지 않으며, 언급되지 않은 또 다른 목적들은 아래의 기재로부터 당업자에게 명확하게 이해되어질 수 있을 것이다. An object of the present invention are not limited to the above object mentioned above, it is not mentioned yet another object will be able to be clearly understood to those skilled in the art from the following description.
상기 목적을 달성하기 위하여, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 영상 표시 장치는, 프로그레스 바의 종류를 선택하기 위한 명령을 입력받는 선택부, 사용자에게 소정의 영상 장면 검색의 근거를 제공하기 위한 체크 표시를 포함하는 상기 프로그레스 바에 대한 정보를 저장하는 저장부, 및 상기 선택된 프로그레스 바의 종류에 따라 상기 체크 표시에 해당하는 영상 장면을 상기 저장부로부터 인출하여 디스플레이되도록 제어하는 제어부를 포함한다. In order to achieve the above object, an image display apparatus includes a selection unit for inputting a command for selecting a kind of a progress bar, a check for presentation to the user based on predetermined image scene search according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising a display storage section that stores information for what the progress, and a control unit for controlling so that the display to withdraw the video scene corresponding to the check from the storage depending on the type of the selected progress bar.
상기 다른 목적을 달성하기 위하여, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법은, (a)사용자가 원하는 프로그레스 바의 종류를 선택하는 단계, (b)상기 선택된 프로그레스 바의 종류에 따라 사용자에게 소정의 영상 장면 검색의 근거를 제공하기 위한 체크 표시를 포함하는 프로그레스 바를 디스플레이하는 단계, (c)상기 선택된 프로그레스 바 상에서 포커스를 이동시켜 상기 체크 표시에 위 치시키는 단계, 및 (d)상기 포커스가 상기 체크 표시에 위치한 상태에서 재생 버튼을 누르면 해당 장면부터 디스플레이하는 단계를 포함한다. In order to achieve the above another object, a control method of a video display device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, (a) step of the user and select the desired progress bar, (b) kind of a progress bar the selected in accordance with step of displaying to the user a given video scene program including a check mark for providing a basis for the search-less bar, (c) by moving the focus on the selected progress bar comprising values above the check, and (d) a step of pressing the play button on the focus state in the check from the display scene.
상기한 바와 같은 본 발명의 화면 표시 장치 및 그 방법에 따르면 다음과 같은 효과가 하나 혹은 그 이상 있다. According to the display apparatus and method of the present invention as described above has the following effects: one or more.
첫째, 사용자에게 소정의 영상 장면 검색의 근거를 제공하기 위한 체크 표시를 포함하는 다양한 프로그레스 바를 제공함으로써, 사용자는 원하는 영상 장면을 쉽고 편리하게 검색할 수 있다. First, by giving users a variety of progress bars that contain a check mark to provide the basis of a given video scene search, the user can easily and conveniently search for a desired video scene.
둘째, 프로그레스 바 상에서 체크 표시를 따라 포커스를 이동시킴으로써, 영상의 대략적인 내용을 쉽게 파악할 수 있다. Second, by moving the focus along the check on the progress bar, it can be helpful to point out the approximate content of the image.
셋째, 기술의 발전에 따라 영상 장면 검색에 용이한 프로그레스 바를 추가하거나, 이미 설정된 프로그레스 바를 삭제할 수 있다. Third, the development of technology to add a progress bar to facilitate the video scene search, or you can delete what progress has already been set.
본 발명의 효과들은 이상에서 언급한 효과들로 제한되지 않으며, 언급되지 않은 또 다른 효과들은 청구범위의 기재로부터 당업자에게 명확하게 이해될 수 있을 것이다. Not limited to those mentioned above are the effects of the present invention effects, is not mentioned other effects will be understood clearly to those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.
본 발명의 이점 및 특징, 그리고 그것들을 달성하는 방법은 첨부되는 도면과 함께 상세하게 후술되어 있는 실시예들을 참조하면 명확해질 것이다. Methods of accomplishing the advantages and features of the present invention and reference to the embodiments that are described later in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings will be apparent. 그러나 본 발 명은 이하에서 개시되는 실시예들에 한정되는 것이 아니라 서로 다른 다양한 형태로 구현될 수 있으며, 단지 본 실시예들은 본 발명의 개시가 완전하도록 하고, 본 발명이 속하는 기술분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자에게 발명의 범주를 완전하게 알려주기 위해 제공되는 것이며, 본 발명은 청구항의 범주에 의해 정의될 뿐이다. But it is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein present to whom, be embodied in many different forms, but the present embodiments, and the disclosure of the present invention to complete, and ordinary skill in the art is furnished the chair in order to fully convey the concept of the invention to have, the present invention will only be defined by the appended claims. 명세서 전체에 걸쳐 동일 참조 부호는 동일 구성요소를 지칭한다. Like reference numerals throughout the specification refer to like elements.
이하, 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 본 발명의 바람직한 실시예에 따른 영상 표시 장치 및 그 제어 방법을 상세히 설명하기로 한다. And to an image display apparatus and describes in detail the control method thereof according to the following, preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. 참고로 본 발명을 설명함에 있어서 관련된 공지 기능 혹은 구성에 대한 구체적인 설명이 본 발명의 요지를 불필요하게 흐릴 수 있다고 판단되는 경우 그 상세한 설명을 생략한다. As a reference in describing the present invention, if a detailed description of known functions and configurations related determines may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
도 2 및 3에 도시된 바와 같이, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 화면 표시 장치는 선택부(10), 설정부(20), 저장부(30), 디스플레이부(40) 및 제어부(50) 등을 포함한다. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the selection unit 10, a setting unit 20, a storage unit 30, display unit 40 and the controller 50 and the like.
상기 선택부(10)는 사용자가 원하는 다양한 프로그레스 바(progress bar)(1, 41, 42, 43, ...)를 선택하기 위한 것이다. The selection section 10 for selecting the various users progress bar (progress bar) (1, 41, 42, 43, ...) desired. 선택부(10)는 화면 표시 장치의 본체(미도시)에 일체로 구비되거나, 상기 본체와 별도로 리모컨(미도시) 등과 같은 원격제어장치에 구비될 수 있다. Selection unit 10 may be provided with a remote control device or the like provided integrally with a main body (not shown) of the display device, separate from the main remote controller (not shown). 예를 들어, 선택부(10)는 화면 표시 장치가 TV, PVR 등인 경우에 리모컨의 상, 하, 좌, 우 방향키이며, PMP, PC 등일 경우에 네비게이 션 키 또는 키보드의 방향키이다. For example, the selection unit 10 is a display device TV, PVR, down, left and right cursor keys on the remote control or the like in the case, PMP, the Navigator illustration key or arrow keys on the keyboard if the PC or the like.
상기 설정부(20)는 사용자의 요구에 따라 사용할 다양한 프로그레스 바를 추가하거나 이미 설정된 프로그레스 바를 제거하기 위한 것이다. The setting unit 20 is designed to remove a variety of additional program used according to the user's request or response is what has already been set progress bar.
상기 저장부(30)는 해당 영상물 및 프로그레스 바(1, 41, 42, 43, ...) 등에 대한 정보 등을 저장하기 위한 것으로, 예컨대 하드디스크, 플래쉬 메모리 등의 저장매체를 포함한다. The storage unit 30 comprises a storage medium, such as to store such information on the video object, and a progress bar (1, 41, 42, 43, ...), such as a hard disk, a flash memory.
상기 프로그레스 바(1, 41, 42, 43, ...)는 사용자에게 해당 영상에 대한 진행 위치 상태를 보여주며, 소정의 영상 장면 검색의 근거를 제공하기 위한 체크 표시를 포함한다. The progress bar (1, 41, 42, 43, ...) shows the user the progress state position for that image, and a check mark for providing the basis of predetermined image scene search.
상기 프로그레스 바(1, 41, 42, 43, ...)는 사용자의 요구에 따라 다수 개 구비될 수 있다. The progress bar (1, 41, 42, 43, ...) may be provided in plurality according to the user's requirements. 예를 들어, 프로그레스 바는 현재 보고 있는 영상에 대한 진행 시간 및 위치 정보를 표시하는 일반 프로그레스 바(Default progress bar)(1)와 함께, 해당 영상의 하이라이트(Highlight) 장면에 대한 체크 표시(41a)들을 포함하는 제 1 프로그레스 바(41)와, 급격한 장면 전환(Scene change)에 대한 체크 표시(42a)들을 포함하는 제 2 프로그레스 바(42)와, 사용자가 북마크(Bookmark)한 장면에 대한 체크 표시(43a)들을 포함하는 제 3 프로그레스 바(43) 등을 구비한다. For example, the progress bar, check for highlights (Highlight) scenes of the video with the normal progress bar (Default progress bar) (1) that displays elapsed time and position information on the video you're currently viewing display ( a first progress bar 41, a sharp transition (second progress bar 42, a user bookmarks (Bookmark) a scene containing a check mark (42a) for a scene change) including 41a) third progress bar (43) including a check mark (43a) on and the like. 여기서, 제 1 및 제 2 프로그레스 바(41, 42)에 하이라이트 장면 및 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 체크 표시(41a, 42a)들을 나타내는 방법은 통상의 디바이스 컨트롤 모듈(Device control module; DCM) 기술을 활용하며, 제 3 프로그레스 바(43)에 북마크된 장면에 대한 체크 표시(43a)들을 나타내는 방법은 사용자가 직접 북마크를 설 정함으로써 가능하다. Here, the first and second progress bar 41, the highlight scene, and a check mark (41a, 42a) method is a conventional device, the control module indicative of for rapid conversion scene on; leverage (Device control module DCM) technique and, a third way to represent the check (43a) of the bookmarked scene in the progress bar 43 is possible by specifying the user and directly set a bookmark. 상기 DCM 및 북마크 기술은 공지된 기술로 이해 가능하므로 구체적인 설명은 생략한다. Since the DCM and bookmark technology understandable by a technique known in the specific description thereof will be omitted.
상기 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)는 사용자에게 해당 영상의 소정 장면, 예컨대 하이라이트 장면, 급격한 전환 장면, 사용자가 북마크한 장면 등에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하기 위한 것으로, 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류에 따라 위치가 상이하다. The check mark (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) is designed to provide the user with the basis for the search for a predetermined scene or the like, for example, the highlight scene, sudden scene transition, the user has a bookmark scene of the image, a progress bar the position is different, depending on the type of (41, 42, 43, ...). 또한, 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)는 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 상에 소정의 간격을 두고 다수 배치된다. In addition, a check mark (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) are arranged at a plurality of predetermined intervals on the progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...).
상기 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류와 모양, 조작 방법 등은 영상을 시청하는 기기의 특성에 따라 바뀔 수 있다. The progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), the type and shape, the operation method, such as can be changed according to the characteristics of the device who watch the image.
본 실시예에서는 상기와 같은 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)들을 구비하는 구성을 예시하였으나, 이에 한정되지 않고 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)는 사용자의 요구에 따라 다양하게 구비될 수 있다. In this embodiment, such as the program-less bar (41, 42, 43, ...), but without exemplifying a configuration, it not limited to that having a progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...) of a user It may be variously provided depending on the requirements.
상기 디스플레이부(40)는 사용자가 볼 수 있도록 해당 영상물과, 사용자에 의해 선택부(10)에서 선택되는 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 등을 화면에 디스플레이한다. The display unit 40 displays the corresponding video object and a progress bar is selected from the selection unit 10 by the user (41, 42, 43, ...) and so on so that the user can view on the screen. 디스플레이부(40)는 해당 영상이 재생되는 화면의 하부에 선택된 프로그레스 바를 보여주는 것이 바람직하다. Display unit 40 is preferably a bar showing progress selected in the lower portion of the screen that the video reproduction.
상기 제어부(50)는 선택부(10)에서 선택되는 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)를 인지하고, 선택된 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류에 따라 선택된 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)에 해당하는 영상 장면을 저장부(30)로부터 인출하여 디스플레이부(40)에 디스플레이되도록 제어 한다. The controller 50 is a progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), and whether the selected progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...) is selected from the selection unit 10, the type of depending on the selected progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), a check mark (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) take-off display unit 40 by the image scene from the storage unit 30 corresponding to the and it controls to be displayed.
보다 상세하게는, 제어부(50)는 사용자에 의해 제 1 프로그레스 바(41)가 선택되면, 제 1 프로그레스 바(41) 상에 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 사용자에게 제공하는 체크 표시(41a)를 보여주며, 체크 표시(41a)에 해당하는 하이라이트 장면을 저장부(30)로부터 인출하여 디스플레이하도록 제어한다. More specifically, the controller 50 when the first progress bar 41 is selected by the user, the first to provide a basis for the search for a highlight scene of a program corresponding to the phase-less bar 41 image to the user show a check mark (41a), and controls so as to display to withdraw the highlight scene corresponding to the check (41a) from the storage unit 30. 또한, 제어부(50)는 제 2 프로그레스 바(42)가 선택되면, 제 2 프로그레스 바(42) 상에 해당 영상의 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 사용자에게 제공하는 체크 표시(42a)를 보여주며, 체크 표시(42a)에 해당하는 전환 장면을 저장부(50)로부터 인출하여 디스플레이하도록 제어한다. In addition, the controller 50 is a second progress bar 42, a second check to provide a basis for the search to the user on the progress bar 42, a sudden scene transition of the corresponding image on a display (42a) is selected the show, and controls so as to display to withdraw the scene transition that corresponds to the check (42a) from the storage unit 50. 또한, 제어부(50)는 제 3 프로그레스 바(43)가 선택되면, 제 3 프로그레스 바(43) 상에 해당 영상의 북마크한 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 사용자에게 제공하는 체크 표시(43a)를 보여주며, 체크 표시(43a)에 해당하는 북마크 장면을 저장부(30)로부터 인출하여 디스플레이하도록 제어한다. In addition, the controller 50 is a third when the progress bar 43 is selected, the third progress bar check (43a) to provide a basis for the search for a bookmark scene of the image on (43) to the user the show, and controls so as to display to withdraw bookmark scene that corresponds to the check (43a) from the storage unit 30.
상기 제어부(50)는 제 1 프로그레스 바(41)의 동작을 제어하는 제 1 제어부(51), 제 2 프로그레스 바(42)의 동작을 제어하는 제 2 제어부(52), 제 3 프로그레스 바(43)의 동작을 제어하는 제 3 제어부(53) 등을 각각 구비한다. The controller 50 has a first control unit 51 for controlling the operation of a progress bar 41, a second control unit 52 for controlling the operation of the progress bar 42, a third Progress and a third control unit 53 and so on for controlling the operation of the bar 43, respectively.
상기 제어부(50)는 선택된 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 상에서 이동하는 포커스(3)가 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)에 위치할 때, 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)에 해당하는 영상 장면이 섬네일로 디스플레이되도록 제어한다. When located in the controller 50 is selected progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), the focus (3), a check mark moving on (41a, 42a, 43a, ...), a check mark ( 41a, 42a, the video scene corresponding to 43a, ...) are controlled to be displayed as thumbnails.
이하, 도 4 내지 10을 참조하여, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 화면 표시 장치의 제어 방법을 구체적으로 설명한다. With reference to Figures 4 to 10, will be specifically described a control method of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
먼저, 도 4에 도시된 바와 같이, 사용자가 시청하고자 하는 해당 영상을 플레이하면, 해당 영상이 재생되면서 현재 시청하고 있는 영상에 대한 진행 시간 및 위치 정보 등을 사용자에게 제공하는 프로그레스 바(1)가 화면의 하부에 보여진다. First, the progress bar (1) When the user views the image to be watched, service such as processing time and location information for the image that is currently viewed as the video is played to the user as shown in Figure 4 It is shown in the lower portion of the screen.
다음으로, 도 5에 도시된 바와 같이, 사용자가 해당 영상을 시청하면서 해당 영상에서 원하는 특정 영상 장면을 검색하고자 하는 경우, 선택부(10)의 상, 하 방향키를 이용하여 원하는 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류를 선택한다(S100). Next, as shown in FIG. 5, if the user wants to search for a particular image scene desired in the image while viewing the image, image of the selected unit 10, by using the down arrow keys desired progress bar (41 , 42, selects the type of 43, ...) (S100). 예를 들어, TV 화면에 재생되고 있는 해당 영상에서 하이라이트 장면을 검색하고자 하는 경우, 사용자는 TV 리모컨의 상, 하 방향키를 이용하여 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 체크 표시(41a)를 포함하는 제 1 프로그레스 바(41)를 선택한다. For example, to search for the highlight scenes in the images being reproduced on the TV screen, the user first containing the check (41a) of the highlight scene of the image by using upper and lower direction keys on the TV remote control It selects a progress bar (41). 또한, 해당 영상에서 급격한 전환 장면을 검색하고자 하는 경우, 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 체크 표시(42a)를 포함하는 제 2 프로그레스 바(42)를 선택한다. Also, when you want to browse the abrupt transition in the scene image, and selects the second progress bar 42 that includes a check mark (42a) for rapid switching scenes. 또한, 해당 영상에서 사용자가 북마크한 장면을 검색하고자 하는 경우, 북마크한 장면에 대한 체크 표시(43a)를 포함하는 제 3 프로그레스 바(43)를 선택한다. Also, when you want to search for a user bookmark scene in the image, and selects the third progress bar 43 including the check (43a) of the bookmarked scene.
본 실시예에서는, TV 등과 같은 화면 표시 장치에서 리모컨의 상, 하 방향키를 이용하여 다양한 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)를 선택하는 방법을 예시하였으나, 이에 한정되지 않고 PMP, PC 등과 같은 화면 표시 장치에서는 네비게이션 키 또는 키보드의 방향키를 이용하여 다양한 프로그레스 바를 선택할 수 있다. In this embodiment, the TV remote control of the screen display device such as, by using the down arrow keys, but illustrating a method of selecting a range of the progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), not limited to this PMP, in the on-screen display device such as a PC by using the navigation key or the keyboard cursor keys may select various progress bar.
다음으로, 선택된 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류에 따라 사용자에게 소정의 영상 장면 검색의 근거를 제공하기 위한 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)를 포함하는 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)가 화면에 디스플레이된다. Next, the selected progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), a check mark for providing to a user based on predetermined image scene search according to the type of the (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) comprises a progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...) is displayed on the screen. 예를 들어, 사용자에 의해 제 1 프로그레스 바(41)가 선택되면(S101), 사용자에게 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하도록 상기 제 1 프로그레스 바(41) 상에 상기 하이라이트 장면에 대한 체크 표시(41a)를 보여준다(S102). For example, if the first progress bar 41 is selected by the user (S101), the highlight on the first progress bar 41 the user to provide a basis for the search for the highlight scene of the image shows the check (41a) of the scene (S102). 또한, 제 2 프로그레스 바(42)가 선택되면(S103), 사용자에게 해당 영상의 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하도록 상기 제 2 프로그레스 바(42) 상에 상기 전환 장면에 대한 체크 표시(42a)를 보여준다(S104). In addition, the second progress bar 42 is selected (S103), checking for the second progress bar 42, the switching scene to the user to provide a basis for the search for a rapid transition scene of the image It shows a display (42a) (S104). 또한, 제 3 프로그레스 바(43)가 선택되면(S105), 이전에 사용자에 의해 해당 영상의 북마크가 설정되어 있는가를 판단한다(S106). Further, when the third progress bar 43 is selected (S105), it is determined whether the previous bookmark of the image is set by the user (S106). 북마크가 설정되어 있으면, 사용자에게 해당 영상의 북마크한 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하도록 제 3 프로그레스 바(43) 상에 상기 북마크한 장면에 대한 체크 표시(43a)를 보여주고(S107), 북마크가 설정되어 있지 않으면, 제 3 프로그레스 바(43) 상에 체크 표시를 보여 주지 않는다(S108). If the bookmark has been set, to show the user the check (43a) for the said bookmark scene in the third progress bar 43 so as to provide a basis for the search for a bookmark scene of the image (S107), If the bookmark has been set, first it does not show a check mark in the third progress bar (43) (S108). 여기서, 상기 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)는 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 상에 소정의 간격을 두고 다수 배치되며, 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류에 따라 위치가 상이하다. Wherein the check, (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) has a progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...) at a predetermined interval on the number and arrangement, progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), the position is different depending on the type of.
다음으로, 리모컨의 좌, 우 방향키를 누르면 선택된 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 상에서 포커스(3)가 이동하여 상기 체크 표시들(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)이 위치한 지점에 위치하게 된다(S109). Next, pressing left or right cursor keys on the remote control to the selected progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), the focus (3) is moved by the check mark on the (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) is It is located at the point located (S109). 여기서, 도 6에 도시된 바와 같이, 포커스(3) 가 상기 체크 표시들(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)에 위치할 때, 상기 체크 표시들(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)에 해당하는 각각의 영상 장면을 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 상에 섬네일(5)로 보여준다(S110). Here, as shown in Figure 6, the focus 3 is displayed in the check (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) when the location on the check in (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) each image scene the progress bar corresponding to the (41, 42, 43, ...) shown in the thumbnail image (5) (S110).
다음으로, 도 7에 도시된 바와 같이, 사용자가 시청하고자 하는 영상 장면에 해당하는 상기 체크 표시(41a, 42a, 43a, ...)에 포커스(5)를 위치한 상태에서 재생(play) 버튼을 누르면(S111), 해당 장면부터 영상이 디스플레이되고(S112), 재생 버튼을 누르지 않으면, 영상 화면은 변화가 없다(S113). Next, the cost, the check mark (41a, 42a, 43a, ...) reproduction (play) in a state located in the focus (5) to a user relevant to the video scene to view button as shown in Figure 7 press (S111), if the scene from the video is being displayed (S112), press the play button, the video screen is not changed (S113).
다음으로, 도 8에 도시된 바와 같이, 리모컨의 상,하 방향키를 이용하여 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류를 변경하면, 선택된 프로그레스 바에는 해당 체크 표시들이 보여진다. Next, as shown in Figure 8, when the phase of the remote control, by using the down arrow keys to change the type of the progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...), the selected progress bar to show the checkmark It is. 예를 들어, 제 2 또는 제 3 프로그레스 바(42, 43)에서 제 1 프로그레스 바(41)로 변경하여 선택하면, 사용자에게 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하도록 제 1 프로그레스 바(41) 상에 상기 하이라이트 장면에 대한 체크 표시(41a)를 보여준다. For example, the second or the third first program progress bar (42, 43) when the first selection, or change to a progress bar (41), the user to provide a basis for the search for the highlight scene of the image on the-less bar 41 shows the check (41a) on the highlight scene. 제 1 프로그레스 바(41) 상에서 포커스(3)를 체크 표시(41a) 위치로 이동하면서 해당 영상 장면을 검색하여 플레이하는 방법은 도 5 내지 7에서 설명한 방법과 동일하므로 생략한다. The first is omitted the same as the progress bar 41. The method described how to move the focus (3) with a check mark (41a) to search for the position to play the video scene in Figures 5 to 7 on.
한편, 사용자의 요구에 따라 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)의 종류를 추가하거나 제거할 수 있다. On the other hand, it is possible to add or remove the type of the progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...) depending on the user's requirements. 보다 상세하게는, 도 9에 도시된 바와 같이, 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 선택 화면에서, 사용자의 요구에 따라 이미 설정된 하이라이트, 장면 전환, 북마크 등과 같은 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...)를 선택하여 제거하거나, Actor1, Actor2, Actor3, Actor4,...(44, 45, 46, 47, ...) 등과 같은 새로운 프로그레스 바를 추가할 수 있다. More specifically, as shown in Figure 9, the progress, such as a progress bar (41, 42, 43, ...) in the selection screen, that has already been set highlight according to user requirements, the scene change, the bookmark bar ( 41, 42 and 43 can be added, ...) selected to remove or, Actor1, Actor2, Actor3, Actor4, ... a (44, 45, 46, 47, ...) a new progress bar, such as . 예를 들어, 하이라이트, 장면 전환, 북마크 부분을 표시하는 프로그레스 바(41, 42, 43, ...) 이외에도 등장인물에 따라 각 인물 별로 프로그레스 바를 만들 수 있고, 기술의 발전에 따라 장면 검색에 용이한 프로그레스 바의 추가도 가능하다. For example, the highlight scene change, depending on the addition bookmark part progress bar that displays (41, 42, 43, ...) characters can be made a progress bar for each figure, scene search according to the development of technology it is also possible to add to the ease of the progress bar. 이러한 프로그레스 바의 종류를 추가하거나 제거하는 기술은 통상의 DCM 기술을 활용하여 가능하다. Technique it is possible to take advantage of the conventional technology DCM to add or remove types of such a progress bar.
본 발명은 영상 녹화 및 재생이 가능한 PVR을 이용하는 모든 화면 표시 장치의 프로그레스 바에 적용이 가능하다. The present invention is applicable to all of the progress bar display device using the PVR video recording and playback possible.
이상 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 본 발명의 실시예를 설명하였지만, 본 발명이 속하는 기술분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자는 본 발명이 그 기술적 사상이나 필수적인 특징을 변경하지 않고서 다른 구체적인 형태로 실시될 수 있다는 것을 이해할 수 있을 것이다. Although above described embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, that the present invention one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features it will be appreciated that. 그러므로 이상에서 기술한 실시예들은 모든 면에서 예시적인 것이며 한정적이 아닌 것으로 이해해야만 한다. Thus the embodiments described above are only to be understood as illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. 본 발명의 범위는 상기 상세한 설명보다는 후술하는 특허청구범위에 의하여 나타내어지며, 특허청구범위의 의미 및 범위 그리고 그 균등 개념으로부터 도출되는 모든 변경 또는 변형된 형태가 본 발명의 범위에 포함되는 것으로 해석되어야 한다. The scope of the invention is intended to be included within the scope of the above description becomes than indicated by the claims, which will be described later, and all such modifications as derived from the meaning and range and equivalents concept as recited in the claims the invention do.
도 1은 종래의 화면 표시 장치에서 영상 재생 화면을 나타낸 도면. 1 is a diagram showing an image playback display in the conventional display device.
도 2는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 화면 표시 장치의 구성을 도시한 블록도. Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
도 4 내지 9는 본 발명의 화면 표시 장치의 제어 방법에 따른 동영상 화면 표시를 순차적으로 나타낸 도면. 4 to 9 is a view of the video screen display in accordance with the control method of the display device of the present invention in order.
상기 프로그레스 바는 사용자의 요구에 따라 다수 개 구비되는, 영상 표시 장치. The video display device, the progress bar is provided along which a plurality of the user's request.
상기 프로그레스 바는, 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 1 프로그레스 바, 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 2 프로그레스 바, 사용자가 북마크한 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 3 프로그레스 바 중 적어도 하나를 포함하는 영상 표시 장치. The progress bar, the second progress bar, including a first progress bar, the check for the rapid conversion scene display comprising a checkmark for the highlights of the image to check for a user bookmark scene the third image display device comprising at least one of a progress bar including.
상기 체크 표시는 상기 프로그레스 바의 종류에 따라 위치가 상이한 영상 표시 장치. The check mark is an image display device is different depending on location of the progress bar.
상기 체크 표시는 상기 프로그레스 바 상에 소정의 간격을 두고 다수 배치되는 영상 표시 장치. The check is the visual display unit is arranged at a plurality of predetermined intervals on the progress bar.
상기 제어부는, 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 1 프로그레스 바의 동작을 제어하는 제 1 제어부, 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 2 프로그레스 바의 동작을 제어하는 제 2 제어부, 사용자가 북마크한 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 3 프로그레스 바의 동작을 제어하는 제 3 제어부 중 적어도 하나를 포함하는 영상 표시 장치. The control unit, which controls the first controller, the operation of the second progress bar including a check for the abrupt transition scene which controls a first operation of a progress bar including a check of the highlights of the image a second control unit, the video display device comprises at least one of a third control unit for controlling a third operation of the progress bar, including the check of user bookmarks scene.
상기 제어부는 상기 선택된 프로그레스 바 상에서 이동하는 포커스가 상기 체크 표시에 위치할 때, 상기 체크 표시에 해당하는 영상 장면이 섬네일로 디스플레이되도록 제어하는 영상 표시 장치. The control unit may control the image display apparatus so that the image scene is displayed as a thumbnail corresponding to the check, when the focus moves on the selected progress bar to be positioned in the check.
상기 선택부는 리모컨 또는 키보드의 방향키를 포함하는 영상 표시 장치. The video display device of the selection unit comprises a direction key on the remote control or keyboard.
사용자의 요구에 따라 상기 프로그레스 바를 추가하거나 제거하기 위한 설정부를 더 포함하는 영상 표시 장치. According to user requirements the video display device further includes a setting unit for adding or removing the progress bar.
상기 프로그레스 바는 사용자의 요구에 따라 다수 개 구비되는, 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. A control method of a video display device, the progress bar is provided along which a plurality of the user's request.
상기 (a)단계는, 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 1 프로그레스 바, 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 2 프로그레스 바, 사용자가 북마크한 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 포함하는 제 3 프로그레스 바 중 적어도 하나를 선택하는 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. Wherein the step (a), display a first progress bar, the second progress bar, the check for a user bookmark scene including a check for sudden scene transition, including the check of the highlights of the image the control method of the third image display apparatus for selecting at least one of a progress bar including a.
상기 (a)단계는 리모컨 또는 키보드의 방향키를 이용하여 상기 프로그레스 바의 종류를 선택하는 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. A control method of an image display apparatus for the step (a) by using the arrow keys on the remote control or keyboard to select the type of the progress bar.
상기 (b)단계는 사용자에게 해당 영상의 하이라이트 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하는 제 1 프로그레스 바가 선택되면, 상기 제 1 프로그레스 바 상에 상기 하이라이트 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 보여주는 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. When the first progress bar is selected for the step (b) provides a user-based search for a highlight scene of the image, the image display apparatus, showing a check mark with respect to the highlight scene on the first progress bar A control method.
상기 (b)단계는 사용자에게 해당 영상의 급격한 전환 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하는 제 2 프로그레스 바가 선택되면, 상기 제 2 프로그레스 바 상에 상기 전환 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 보여주는 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. The video display device when the step (b) second progress bar is selected to provide the user with the basis for the search for a rapid transition scene of the image, on the second progress bar showing a check for the switching scenes method of control.
상기 (b)단계는 사용자에게 해당 영상의 북마크한 장면에 대한 검색의 근거를 제공하는 제 3 프로그레스 바가 선택되면, 상기 제 3 프로그레스 바 상에 상기 북마크한 장면에 대한 체크 표시를 보여주는 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. The step (b) is a video display showing the third when the progress bar is selected, the check on the bookmark scene onto the third progress bar display that provides a basis for the search for a bookmark scene of the image to the user the control method of the apparatus.
(e) 상기 (c)단계에서 상기 선택된 프로그레스 바를 따라 이동하는 포커스가 상기 체크 표시에 위치할 때, 상기 체크 표시에 해당하는 영상 장면을 섬네일로 디스플레이하는 단계를 더 포함하는 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. (E) controlling the image display apparatus further comprising: displaying an image scene that has the focus to move along the bar the selected progress corresponding to the check, when positioned in the check mark to the thumbnail in the step (c) Way.
(f) 사용자의 요구에 따라 상기 프로그레스 바를 추가하거나 제거하는 단계를 더 포함하는 영상 표시 장치의 제어 방법. (F) method of controlling a video display device further comprising the step of adding or removing the progress bar according to a user's request.
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I am all a-squee for Monday!
Oh? Who're you gonna see Monday? Did I miss a post? Shame on me!
Kirk Brandon in a pub? How the mighty fall.
Sad, really. He was wearing a bow tie, too.
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2019-04-26T04:28:04Z
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Accepting only Mainland Chinese citizens. Hanting Hotel Beijing Qingyuan Road offers accommodation in Daxing. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. Each room at this hotel is air conditioned and features a flat-screen TV. You will find a kettle in the room. The rooms have a private bathroom fitted with a shower. Extras include slippers and free toiletries. You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property. China Watermelon Museum is 12 km from Hanting Hotel Beijing Qingyuan Road, while Nanhaizi Park is 13 km away. Beijing Nanyuan Airport is 8 km from the property.
Please note that due to local licensing guidelines, Hanting Hotel Beijing Qingyuan Road is only able to accept Mainland Chinese citizens. Guests must present a valid PRC Identification Card upon check-in. The hotel apologizes for any inconvenience caused.
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2019-04-19T01:23:18Z
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https://www.lonelyplanet.com/hotels/hanting-hotel-beijing-qingyuan-road/a/lod/1b7f2272-24ba-4f0a-8b92-65cb56dede4c/1333529
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On Monday the US Supreme Court will hear Janus v. AFSCME. At issue are the constitutionality of laws in 22 states — including New York — that force public employees who do not want to belong to unions to pay unions “agency fees” for bargaining collectively on their behalf. The plaintiff — Illinois state worker Mark Janus — argues that agency fees violate his First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and association by compelling him to underwrite union political activity with which he disagrees.
If the court sides with Mr. Janus, it would spark the biggest change in government labor relations and state politics in New York since the passage of the Taylor Law in 1967, which first established ground rules for public employee unions.
Now, government unions in the state could lose 20 to 30 percent of their members and money.
Union strength would then reflect the workers who actually want its representation. The balance of power in state politics would shift.
The ability to collect agency fees has inflated the power of New York’s government unions. The unions argue that because all workers benefit from union representation, all workers should bear the costs. Following their logic the law allows public unions to set nonmember agency fees at nearly the same amount as union dues, which creates a strong incentive for most workers to join the union. Today, 67.4 percent of public employees in New York belong to unions, the highest rate in the country.
Membership translates into money. New York’s unions collect over $860 million a year from some 1 million government employees.
Those dollars have made government unions a political powerhouse. An informative Empire Center report shows that from 2013 to 2016, New York government unions spent $43.2 million to lobby state and local governments, which is more than the four largest private-sector interests (hospitals, real estate, tobacco, and trial lawyers) combined.
But public unions don’t just seek to influence already elected officials, they also seek to determine who gets elected. From 2013 to 2016, New York’s government unions spent more than $52 million on state and local elections, according to the Empire Center. Amazingly that sum approached the $63.9 million collectively spent by Gov. Cuomo, the New York State Democratic Committee and state Senate Republicans on their 2014 election campaigns.
Furthermore, the vast majority of public union political activity seeks to aid the left side of the political spectrum, as the unions are closely aligned with the Democratic and Working Families parties.
That’s where the First Amendment problem arises. Workers like Janus feel that they are being compelled to subsidize or affiliate with a political party, or at least a political perspective, as a condition of keeping their job. It is a requirement that is nearly unique in the American labor market. It’s hard to imagine being required to contribute to the Sierra Club or the National Rifle Association in order to hold a job — even though those organizations provide people benefits that they do not pay for.
The unions argue that a remedy for such impingement on First Amendment rights already exists. Workers who dislike union politics just need to withdraw from the union and opt-out of the political spending (usually by writing an annual letter). The union will then reimburse them for the percentage of their agency fees it says it spent on politics.
New York’s government unions could lose up to $110 million a year in agency fee revenue.
But this arrangement stacks the deck in favor of the union. If workers are unsure of their rights or forget to write the opt-out letter, they can subsidize political activity. In addition, the union controls the budget and decides how much it spends on political versus collective bargaining. And in the government context it is it hard to separate political activity from collective bargaining because both are directed at the government.
Even if a line could be drawn between the two, Janus contends that he is still underwriting political activity because collective bargaining in government is inherently political. The subjects up for negotiation — employee pay, benefits, and work rules — are ultimately political decisions about how to allocate tax dollars and how public services should be carried out.
If the Supreme Court accepts these arguments, New York’s government unions could lose up to $110 million a year in agency fee revenue from non-members right off the bat. Further declines in membership and money might ensue. But workers would finally have the choice of where to send their money and with whom to affiliate.
Even without agency fees public unions are likely to remain potent political forces. But the Supreme Court could take them down a peg or two. Such an outcome would have the benefit of restoring some balance to New York’s political landscape.
Dan DiSalvo is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and an associate professor at the City College of New York-CUNY. He is the author of “Government Against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences” (Oxford).
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2019-04-22T09:10:56Z
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https://nypost.com/2018/02/24/supreme-court-case-could-deal-major-blow-to-unions-in-new-york/
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©1927/1975 D. Robbins & Co.
60 Stanley Palm's Ghost Card: 10 Cards under handkerchief, 2 are removed but are not selection, rest of cards have vanished!
65 Haxton's One Chance in Eight: Selected card one of 8 in magi's pocket. Spec and Magi remove one at a time, the last one is the spectator's selection.
75 Berland's 6 Card Repeat Mystery: gimmicked cards, uses patter that has become the "standard"
249 Lesson 77 X-Ray Eyes and Blindfold Secrets.
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2019-04-19T15:27:58Z
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Hey Babe, when was the last time you did it in a sleigh?
Wanna see my 12-inch elf?
I've got something special in the sack for you!
Ever make it with a fat guy with a whip?
I know when you've been bad or good - so let's skip the small talk, sister!
I see you when you're sleeping - and you don't wear any underwear, do you?
Screw the "nice" list - I've got you on my "naughty" list!
Wanna join the "Mile High" club?
1. Two words: pin cushion.
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2019-04-25T06:51:11Z
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Abdu's packs out nightly with local men smoking shisha, downing tea and slapping backgammon pieces with triumphant vigour.
Right in town, Zeytouna is a favourite evening haunt for local men drinking tea and coffee. Its tables often spill out onto the town square.
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2019-04-21T12:17:29Z
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Many students leave college saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debts. It's a burden Congressman Rodney Davis has been tasked with easing.
Thursday, he introduced the "Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act". He spent Friday visiting the colleges and universities in his district promoting it.
If passed, the legislation would allow employers to help graduates repay their student loans. Employers then would get a tax break. Congressman Davis called this piece of legislation a "win-win" for everyone involved.
Nationwide student loan debt totals more than $1 trillion. It's something these Illinois State University students are all too familiar with. They say this new legislation could be a game changer.
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2019-04-23T22:48:49Z
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After the Apple press event Wednesday, I sat back and watched Twitter and Facebook. I saw what we always see after one of these big gadget announcements: Two-thirds of the people who followed the event complained because the item that Apple announced, the iPad, did not live up to the hype.
The iPad was never going to live up to the hype for them.
Unless it was 100 different things to 100 different people, the item would always have some level of fail.
So, do I think the iPad perfect? Not even close. Is it what I thought it would be - and what I had hoped for?
It is the perfect device for the person who uses his or her iPhone as their mobile computing device. But the iPad is better because it has a larger screen, more storage space, a faster processor and better graphics.
It doesn’t play Flash-format video. OMG! The iPhone has no Flash capabilities and we have dealt just fine with that. Besides, with the advent of HTML5 it will become less and less of an issue.
I do see the lack of a forward facing camera as a downside. I would think that the iPad would be perfect for video chatting.
I also don’t like that I cannot run multiple applications at the same time, but that’s also an issue we have dealt with on the iPhone. I am sure Apple will address it when they think it will not have an adverse effect on the user experience.
Will I buy one? Not sure yet. The price is not bad for the Wi-Fi only versions, but I’m not sure about it for the 3G/Wi-Fi ones. This really is one Apple device I’ll wait until I can play with before I try to convince my wife that we have to have it - or the world will come to an end.
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2019-04-23T01:08:10Z
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We drove home from Ohio, we had Tuesday to recover and then it was our Inspection.
There were 4 foals, 4 brood mares and a young stallion being presented for judging. It wasn’t a very long day thankfully.
CCS Tinuvel (Sugar) trots out for the judges in the broodmare class.
All the horses get looked at initially walking and trotting on the hard surface. Then they are looked at in the indoor on the soft surface at walk, trot and canter. Plus they have a conformation judgment.
The young stallion, Leofric the Dane is also looked at free jumping in a chute.
CCS Lobelia trots in the indoor.
I am glad to say that Leo got another years breeding license.
Of the 4 foals that were shown, CCS Legolas got the highest score and went forward to the finals.
There were 4 broodmares forward for inspection, 3 of these were warmblood mares for crossbreeding, so the winner of the broodmare class was the only Knabstrupper in the class (the warmbloods were not in contention since they were not Knabbies), and that was CCS Tinuvel.
But Sugar went to the finals where she was judged to be the Best in Show and won the coveted neck ribbon.
All the pics in this blog were taken by Pam.
You can go to www.pamtalleystoneburner.com and click on the link to view photos. Once there, go to the KNN 10-20-10 gallery and choose your horse!
Halifax Middelsom, during the speed and endurance phase of his ridden performance test.
Finally I have a chance to stop and think and write about the 2010 inspections. We had a grueling 2 weeks, Firstly we drove 8 hrs to Ohio with Cita and Halifax for a Ridden Performance test then drove 8 hrs home. One day to recuperate and then it was the Inspection of mares, foals and young stallion at Cedar Creek Stables (no ridden test this time).
Then the next day we were due at the Virginia Horse Center for the Col Bengt Lundquist Memorial Finals with 4 horses qualified. So there was no time to write or do anything but rush and rush some more.
Oh and Linda left for California in the middle of all that. But now I have had a few days to recover and I can sit down and write about it all.
Why, you might ask did we drive 8 hrs to Ohio with 2 horses to do a ridden performance test. Undoubtedly it would have been easier to have done it at home, but there were a couple of reasons.
Firstly I had promised Donna that I would take Halifax to Ohio for his ridden test, even though I ended up buying him half way through the summer she had made that request when he was hers and asked again at the time of purchase, I had said “yes” and thus felt obliged to take him anyway. If I was taking him, how much harder could it be to take Cita as well! Plus organizing these things is a lot of hard work and if they were going to go to all the effort to organize one for Donna’s horses in Ohio, why duplicate the effort just to another one in Virginia. So Cita duly got on the trailer with Halifax and off we went.
The road to Ohio from Virginia is never easy, we had all those mountains of West Virginia to get through. Fortunately April is a mountain girl herself and she is undaunted by all those ups and downs and curves. She drove us through the hills and valleys of Rte 250 WV, we had to go pretty slowly at several points, but eventually we got to the flatter land of Pennsylvannia and Ohio and made better time. I counted no less than 6 mountain crossings on that journey!
We arrived at Hinckley in the early evening and unloaded the horses. We had come a day early to allow them time to rest and recover from the drive, which was just as well. They had all day Saturday to relax and April rode them both.
Saturday afternoon the judging team from Denmark arrived, as well Ron Steur and Brad Driver who had also driven up from Virginia to help. We had a fun evening with an informal pizza party and then all retired to bed.
The Danish version of a ridden performance test is pretty long and arduous, it takes the best part of a day, especially with 4 horses.
It starts with a veterinary inspection, including flexions and trotting out on hard ground. Then there is a ridden flat phase, where the rider gets to show the horses paces and training, then a guest rider (who does not know the horses) gets on and rides them and assess the horse for temperament and attitude and potential.
Halifax during the dressage phase of the ridden test.
After that they jump a course of 4 showjumps, 2 verticals and two oxers at about 3 ft. They do get to have a practice round at a slightly lower height initially, but then the jumps are put up and they have to go around twice and are judged on approach, technique and style as well as willingness and behavior. The ridden jumping is then followed by free jumping in a chute up to 3′ 6″. after that the horses have to do a speed and endurance test where they a=have to complete 500m in walk 2,500m in trot and 1,000m in canter/gallop within a certain time period. they have their heart rates measured and the time to recovery is also measured. They are graded on both performance and also willingness and behavior during the ride and the vet check.
This adds up to a lot of work for all concerned but is a pretty comprehensive and complete test of a horses training, willingness and ability.
Finally at the end all the scores are added up for each section and as long as the horse has achieved a certain score or more they are declared to have passed.
The horse who gets the highest score overall goes forward at the end of the day for the best in show.
After all the ridden stuff is over, they assessed the young horses, the two mares and foals, a yearling and a 3 yr old potential broodmare were judged and scored.
We are glad to say that at the end the Best in Show was the lovely Cita Normark, who was as always, gorgeous elegant and serene and who was beautifully ridden by April.
Hopefully there are some images there you will love!
They will only be up for a short time so please do go and take a look.
All the images in this blog were taken by Michelle.
Halifax during the free movement phase of his performance test.
Then on the Monday it was time to drive home 8 hrs over those same mountain roads and to our Inspection in Virginia. More on that one in the next blog.
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2019-04-26T04:42:37Z
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Ahhh! Our addition to Two Holt is complete--well, almost complete. We still have a bit of painting and framing of the master bath mirror. But we're on to the next phase--remodeling the original cottage.
Our living room--four people in here was the maximum!
The living room pictured above will become the dining room, but, as you can see below, it will be open concept through the kitchen, dining room, and living room.
This picture is taken from the far end of the new living room area looking back at the dining room and kitchen areas. You can also see the newly framed powder room.
We removed the tub,vanity, toilet, and cabinet from the bathroom. It has been reframed to be a powder room with a toilet and pedestal sink. We gained additional space for the living room and removed more of the wall between the kitchen and new living room.
The contractor added a shelf ledge at the top of the powder room framing.
The original bedroom walls were removed to become part of the new living room along with a 7 x 20 foot section of the new addition. The dropped ceiling was removed and we'll have a vaulted ceiling with collar beams.
Our new fireplace with flanking bookshelves will be built along the living room wall. The window will be removed and that is approximately the spot for the fireplace.
Across from the living room fireplace and bookshelves will be the powder room. We will add double windows on this wall.
We have about four to six weeks more work to go. We're waiting on the plumber, insulator, and electrician to work on the cottage renovation followed by the sheetrock crew and then on to the finish trim. What a job this has been! Will it ever end?
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2019-04-21T03:19:18Z
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This season marks the 40th anniversary of the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers, and to commemorate that team, which was the first in NFL history to win three Super Bowls, and in conjunction with Alumni Weekend, Steelers.com will present a four-part series looking back at the events shaping that historic season. The four parts are titled, The Prelude, The Preseason, The Regular Season, and The Playoffs.
In the first two installments, The Prelude, and The Preseason, the Steelers were tickled their litigious 1977 was over, because the only field where they had any consistent success that season was the courtroom. In addition to all of the lawsuits and countersuits, there was inner turmoil in the form of holdouts, walkouts, and plenty of moaning about money.
In the offseason following 1977, Chuck Noll got out the big broom and got right to work. Not all of those jettisoned were problems, but Noll either cut or traded Jim Clack, Frank Lewis, Reggie Harrison, Ernie Holmes, Jimmy Allen, and Glen Edwards. Twelve Super Bowl rings among them, but Noll was in full-blown “whatever it takes” mode.
Just as significant as those roster moves were to what the Steelers soon would accomplish in the upcoming season was the outcome of the 1978 NFL Owners Meetings, which were held in late March. Offensive linemen were going to be allowed to use their hands to pass block, defensive backs were going to have to break contact with a receiver beyond 5 yards of the line of scrimmage, and a side judge was going to be added to each game day crew of officials, in effect to call more pass interference penalties.
While everyone else was looking at how this was going to hinder the Steelers defense, Noll was plotting to see how it was going to help his offense.
It had been one of the routines that eventually became a tradition under Noll. On the Saturday before the opening of the regular season, the Steelers put on their uniforms and got together to pose for that year’s team picture. Before the photographer packed away his equipment for the day, someone came up with an idea for a photo that would prove to be prophetic.
There were only four players in this photo. Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, and Bennie Cunningham. The quarterback, his wide receivers, and the tight end.
Once the games began, there was no adjustment period. No easing into things. Noll unleashed his new offense right away, and the results were impressive if not immediately recognized as trendsetting.
The next week, the Steelers defeated Seattle, 21-10, a game in which Franco Harris rushed for 64 yards and Bradshaw passed for 213 and two touchdowns. What followed was a road win in Cincinnati, where Harris rushed for 73 yards and Bradshaw completed 14-of-19 for 242 yards and two more touchdowns.
The focal point of the offense had shifted from Harris’ legs to Bradshaw’s right arm, and Noll not only recognized that and embraced it, but he also was actively trying to nurture it.
While Bradshaw’s passing numbers through the first five games of 1978 might seem pedestrian by today’s standards, they were cutting edge at that time, especially for the Steelers. Still, the most dramatic change of all, the person who deserved the most credit, was Noll.
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the day after the win over the Jets: “The Steelers pounded home the lesson once again yesterday at Shea Stadium. Stopping the run is no longer enough to stop the Steelers.” And as Bradshaw said later that same week, “I’ll keep throwing it until they stop it,” but the Steelers passing attack was hardly perfect. It was a dangerous weapon, indeed, but it wasn’t always the opponent that was getting hurt by it.
The Steelers completed their 1978 regular season schedule with 39 turnovers, an astonishing number for a team that would finish 14-2, but Noll never pulled back on the reins, he never inhibited his quarterback from trying to make plays down the field to the wide receivers, he never went back to the style of offense the team had used to win its first two Super Bowl championships. Bradshaw’s 1978 season is remembered as one continuous highlights film, but while he threw 28 touchdown passes, he also threw 20 interceptions. And this incongruity was being noticed even as the Steelers kept piling up the wins.
Swann was leading the AFC in receiving, Bradshaw was among the NFL’s statistical leaders at quarterback, and the Steelers just kept winning. They were 6-0 after beating Atlanta, a game in which Bradshaw completed 13-of-18 for 231 yards and Stallworth caught six for 114 and a touchdown.
For the Steelers, winning in Cleveland had been as rare as a pink diamond, but they climbed to 7-0 after their fourth win in five years on the banks of Lake Erie, and the game was a microcosm of the team they had become. Harris rushed for only 41 yards, and the Steelers defense gave up 360 yards of offense. But four takeaways and touchdown passes of 28 and 32 yards by Bradshaw combined to make it appear to be an easy 34-14 victory.
The winning streak would end the following Monday night at Three Rivers Stadium, courtesy of the Houston Oilers and a rookie running back named Earl Campbell, who scored twice in a game that ended 24-17.
Noll was uncharacteristically upbeat after a loss. “Hopefully we can use this as a springboard,” but after sloppy wins over Kansas City and New Orleans, it was Jack Ham who spoke his mind.
The defense would get better, but Bradshaw fell into a slump. In Los Angeles, former Steelers defensive coordinator Bud Carson was holding the same job with the Rams, and his unit had a big day against the Steelers. The Rams intercepted Bradshaw three times and held the Steelers to 59 yards rushing in a 10-7 win. The next week, the play of the defense was what allowed the team to survive the 1-10 Bengals, 7-6. Three sacks and five takeaways, two of which were interceptions by Mel Blount, nullified another horrible game from Bradshaw, who threw four more interceptions.
Bradshaw may have been in the latter stages of a regular season in which he would be the Associated Press Player of the Year, a first-team All-Pro, and the Steelers MVP for the second straight season, but he just didn’t seem to be comfortable in his own skin.
“I doubt I’ll ever be able to look in the mirror and say I’m the best quarterback in football,” said Bradshaw. “Maybe it’s because of my personality. I think I have charisma, but I don’t think I’ll get the recognition. First mistake I make, I’ll be battered for it. They (the media) make excuses for the other guys; they don’t for me. (Bert) Jones is always great. (Roger) Staubach may have a bad game, but he’s still great … the same thing with (Bob) Griese. I lose my greatness when I have a bad game. I go back to being a dummy.
“It’s just the image people have of me. It’s tough to shake that ‘dumb’ image. I’m a country boy. I talk country, act country, do a lot of crazy things. I think that’s a drawback to getting recognition as the best. And I’m not the stereotypical quarterback. I don’t wear glasses, and I’m not super intelligent, and I don’t make brash statements. I don’t stir up trouble.
With the playoffs at hand, and with homefield advantage secured, Bradshaw and the Steelers were primed to show the rest of the NFL that they indeed were the best.
Appearing on Sunday, Dec. 2 -- Part IV, The Playoffs. The Steelers make history.
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2019-04-18T15:31:10Z
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https://www.steelers.com/news/the-1978-season-part-iii-the-regular-season
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COMPERE: With the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games just eight weeks away, the negative side of Sydney's preparations for the Olympics is becoming more and more apparent as the pace picks up.
Local area councils like Manly on the northern beaches and Parramatta in the west are reporting an influx of displaced people looking for accommodation at reasonable cost after being pushed out of the city and places closer to the Olympic venues.
The NSW Government is adamant of course that it will do all it can to ensure the homeless are not pushed out of their regular areas in the city and that extra emergency accommodation will be made available for those who require it.
But as our Olympics reports, Rafael Epstein, found out on the streets of Sydney last night, the homeless and those who work with them, say a campaign of official intimidation has already begun.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Late at night opposite State Parliament, large groups of homeless gather for a feed from a one-man charity in Martin Place. Before the food arrives, two young boys say just half an hour ago the police have told them the homeless and the Olympics don't mix.
HOMELESS BOY: We were just walking up here then and two coppers just pulled us over. I know people hassle streeties.
HOMELESS: Pull people over for no reason at all. Their excuse was is that we were asking people for money. We weren't asking people for money at all.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Do you think it's something that's increasing as the Games get closer?
HOMELESS: Yes, sure is. I've just been speaking to them about the Games actually and they said, yes, they're going to do their best to clean up the whole street. And that means including the people that are going to be, you know, sleeping in like shopfronts and that, all around the city.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Was it the police who told you they were going to do their best to clean up the streets.
HOMELESS: That's what they just told us because we were just asking about what they're going to do about the Games, and they just told us.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: And the story is the same from others.
HOMELESS MAN: They keep moving people on. They don't like people milling around. I mean the homeless have got nowhere to go. So we just mill around and well, does it make any difference what the government says. I mean the Olympics are on. There's a lot of people coming. Hundreds of thousands of people targeting this city and the tourists won't like to see homeless people in an Olympic city. So they'll get moved on from A to B. It is a problem that will not go away.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: The NSW Government and Games organisers are developing a homeless protocol for the Games. It's a code of practice for security and police officers to ensure the homeless are left alone.
Social welfare groups in NSW want the protocol made into law to ensure it's enforced. That's unlikely to happen. But the Government has made repeated claims in Parliament that the homeless won't be swept out of the city.
Geoff Gambin who has been working with the homeless for seven years is cynical about those claims.
GEOFF GAMBIN: We have had visits here by security guards, by transit officers, who have told us on the contrary yes, there is a move to remove these people.
It's very sad really because I'd like to not have to come here. That would be the greatest thing ever, not to have anyone to feed. But also the reality is I don't believe there is a country in this world that doesn't have homeless people. It's just part of society, worldwide.
And everyone that comes here are going to, are used to it. They know it. It's just part of our society. So why should we pretend that we don't have it? I mean the poor have been around since day one. You know, they flinch when you pinch and if you tickled them, they'd laugh. And if you cut them, they'd bleed too. They are real people.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: What do you think is actually going to happen during the Games?
GEOFF GAMBIN: Well I think life is going to be made extremely difficult for these people.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Seven years ago Geoff Gambin was contemplating his future in Martin Place when a homeless man came up to him and offered him a blanket.
GEOFF GAMBIN: That did strike a chord. It did strike a chord. It made me realise that here I was contemplating, considering, making decisions on things that all of a sudden did not seem so important because here's a person whose only most valuable possession he just parted with for the comfort of another human being. All of a sudden, all those decisions I had to make became very easy for me to make.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Since that day, Geoff says, he's spent more than one million dollars feeding around 300 people each night in Sydney. It's a self-funded project and he says each year he places over 100 people in permanent accommodation and a job.
GEOFF GAMBIN: People ask me what do I get out of this. I hope people just listening to this can see what I get out of it because there's something there that money can't buy.
COMPERE: Geoff Gambin who feeds the homeless each night on the streets of Sydney from his own means.
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2019-04-26T06:42:19Z
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The Republican establishment keeps taking shots at Ted Cruz's one-man crusade, and Cruz keeps dodging them, and brushing them off, and absorbing them with a grinning shrug. The damage is all done elsewhere.
Ted Cruz is pulling some Matrix-worthy moves, dodging the attacks of his colleagues as he obstinately refuses to allow logic or immediate political realities to dissuade him from his crusade (a word we made up: Cruzsade) against Obamacare. The Republican establishment keeps taking shots, and Cruz keeps dodging them, and brushing them off, and absorbing them with a grinning shrug. The damage is all done elsewhere.
Opposition from Democrats was always expected, of course, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's evisceration of Cruz's plan on Monday didn't require any critiques from other Democrats. Instead, it relied primarily on comments from other Republicans, who called Cruz's push a variety of disparaging things: a "box canyon," the "dumbest idea ever," a "suicide note." To which Cruz responded with the Senate floor speech equivalent of "No, you're the dumbest idea ever." It was the first "u mad bro?" in the history of the upper chamber.
But like so many Agent Smiths furiously punching away at a much-faster foe, the Republican establishment keeps missing with its attempts to take Cruz down, making their situation consistently worse. According to The Washington Post, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will oppose Cruz's plan. That plan, in short, involves blocking the House continuing resolution that would fund the government until December except for costs associated with Obamcare. (Cruz wants to stall the measure so that Reid can't remove the Obamacare exception. There doesn't appear to be any next step.) Breitbart.com reports that a source suggests McConnell and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas will be trying to persuade their colleagues to join their fight. (In the GQ profile of Cruz we noted on Monday, Cornyn is depicted as being cowed by Cruz's popularity in the state they represent.) More specifically, the anonymous source says that McConnell and Cornyn are trying to get enough votes "to shut down debate on the House continuing resolution so that Harry Reid can gut it with just 51 votes." Breitbart.com has been staunchly supportive of the Cruzsade.
Shot fired by Mitch McConnell. Target hit: Mitch McConnell, just in time for his primary fight.
These are only the most recent examples, of course. Speaker John Boehner, in allowing the House vote that Cruz and the conservative base demanded, was hoping to vent conservative steam. But that, too, was a misfire, empowering Cruz's fight. The 228 Republicans that voted to approve the Boehner-Cruz plan are just as culpable. The establishment decided to organize the circular firing squad and arm everyone participating, assuring them that it was the best way to muffle Cruz. And here we are.
Part of the reason that Cruz is still bulletproof is that he still has support from the deeply, vocally conservative base. Just as Obama's Syria reconsideration was almost certainly driven by the volume of grass-roots opposition, that same sort of enthusiasm is fueling Cruz. The Daily Beast's David Frum notes, as others have before, that this plays to Cruz's long game. "In the Senate, Cruz may look right now the very opposite of shrewd," Frum writes. "But the view Cruz cares about is the view from Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina—and from there he looks like a hero to many of the Republicans who'll choose the party's nominee in 2016." His likely 2016 opponents have taken notice; Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, for example, seems to be scrambling to figure out how to reinvigorate his conservative credentials, now opposing a once pro forma approval of a judge to the federal bench.
If Cruz continues to be rewarded by voters for obstructing even the governance attempts of his own party, there is little disincentive for others seeking higher (or renewed) office to do the same. It's probably the natural end point for a political party that's prided itself on its opposition to government. At some point, supporters will ask why they keep trying to govern.
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2019-04-25T00:16:51Z
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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/circular-republican-firing-squad-keeps-missing-ted-cruz/310709/
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The page (link above) includes some (oldish!) songs that are not in the "traditional songs" category.
The use of Popular Songs is more suitable for older children (upper primary and secondary) and adults. As a general rule, a selected song is treated very similarly to a reading or listening text, with students listening for particular words and phrases and responding on a worksheet. Because music is being used, the students will generally remember the lesson and the words much better than they would if it was just a reading or listening (without music) text.
A great deal of care needs to be taken in choosing suitable modern songs, especially in countries with religious sensitivities. Nevertheless, there are quite a lot of nice songs out there, and websites such as "Busy Teacher" offer ready-made worksheets (not all of them necessarily suitable) for the ESL teacher in a hurry.
There are a number of bands that play very pop-sounding songs for children - the Wiggles, Hi-5 for example - which can be fairly safely used with younger children and are full of good learning themes. Generally you need to purchase CDs or music by these bands.
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Currently enrolled undergraduate students or undergraduate students who are quarter-off eligible, should register according to the Priority Registration Schedule. Priority registration dates are based on your completed credits, your currently registered courses (as of two days prior to the first day of registration), and the last digit of your student number. The student number priority is changed each quarter so that all students have the earliest possible priority every other quarter.
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This entry was posted on November 12, 2006 at 3:15 pm and is filed under Business Podcast, Educational Podcast, Podcast, Unique Podcast. 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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2019-04-23T00:47:19Z
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That was the intention of some members of the Food and Drug Administration advisory committee that called for the packaging alert, known as a black-box warning.
But the recommendation and concerns about growth in the use of these drugs may force us to think about the disorder, known as A.D.H.D., in new and different ways, from an evolutionary and contextual standpoint.
The term attention-deficit disorder turns out to be a misnomer. Most people who have it actually have remarkably good attention spans as long as they are doing activities that they enjoy or find stimulating. As Martha B. Denckla of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore has noted, we should probably be calling the condition something like "intention-inhibition disorder," because it is a condition in which one's best intentions — say, reading 50 pages in a dense textbook or writing a 10-page paper in a timely fashion — go awry.
But a more fundamental societal accommodation would be highly beneficial — to recognize that each child and adult learns and performs better in certain contexts than others.
As Arthur Levine, president of the Teachers College at Columbia University, has noted, future teachers will be able to individualize and customize the education of students.
Some children and young adults with attention disorder may need more hands-on learning. Some may perform more effectively using computers and games rather than books. Some may do better with field work and wilderness programs.
If it is indeed a context-driven disorder, let's change the contexts in schools to accommodate the needs of children who have it, not just support and accommodate the needs of children with attention-surplus disorder.
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2019-04-23T10:11:19Z
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Mama Yasmini's Magickal Garden - "V"
Vanilla can be substituted for either Deer's Tongue or for Tonka beans. It is much safer to use than Tonka beans, and easier to obtain (although they are rather expensive) than Deer's Tongue. Many recipes will call for Vanilla extract and this should either be one with no additives (check the labels at the store) or an extract that you have made yourself. Vanilla can be used in love, lust and rituals to increase mental powers.
Vetivert is an excellent herb for hex-breaking, love, luck, money and anti-theft blends.
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2019-04-22T14:25:29Z
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Couple of days back, Me & my band of brothers (T-Five) have the opportunity to be interviewed by the most influential person in Nusa Tenggara Timur Hip Hop/Black Music movements. He is none the less known by the name Louz Don a.k.a. LD, the lead man in Timor Rootz. We travel here and there, he accompanied us almost from the sun rise until the sun set.
Hope you enjoyed Hanging out with T-Five, much love!
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2019-04-23T03:04:05Z
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Once known as the "Redneck Riviera," Panama City Beach has become more cosmopolitan in the 21st century. In May 2010, a new airport -- Northwest Florida Beaches International -- opened, making the area easily accessible to tourists outside the southeastern United States. Accommodations on Thomas Drive have long been a choice for those seeking a less crowded patch of Gulf Coast sand in Panama City Beach.
Thomas Drive is a road at the eastern end of Panama City Beach that offshoots from US Alt. 98, the main thoroughfare through the beach area. Where US Alt. 98 turns inland to rejoin US 98, Thomas Drive continues for a few miles parallel to the beach. Many of the lodging accommodations along this stretch are located on short driveway-like access streets jutting to the beach off Thomas Drive. Businesses located on these side streets may market their location as being on Thomas Drive to indicate to potential customers that they are not on the more heavily trafficked highway.
The attraction-filled and heavily developed section of US Alt. 98 is known as the Miracle Strip, or "the Strip," as well as Front Beach Road. During summertime and spring break, young people like to cruise up and down the Strip, making traffic creep along at a snail's pace. Less crowded Thomas Drive is a destination for many families and the over-30 crowd, who may prefer to not get caught up in the slow-moving madness of the Strip on Front Beach Road. Traffic can also be heavy on Thomas Drive at times, but not nearly as dense as it is on the Strip.
Motels, condominiums and rental houses line Thomas Drive. Options range from high-rise condo buildings, mom-and-pop motels and beach cottages. Many businesses along Thomas Drive gear themselves toward families wanting to steer clear of the the Strip. A couple of large beach-side nightclubs popular with college students are located at the western end of Thomas Drive. To get as far away from the noisy crowds and spring break debauchery as possible -- and still be on the beach -- book accommodations closer to the eastern end of Thomas Drive.
For beach-side vacation rentals located on Thomas Drive, you have many options. Some notable properties are The Boardwalk Beach Resort, Dunes of Panama, Sunbird Condominiums and En Soleil. If you're on a budget and not concerned about being directly on the beach, inquire about accommodations across the street or those that don't have a beach or ocean view.
A bonus of lodging on Thomas Drive is St. Andrews State Park. The park sits at the eastern end of Thomas Drive. From within the park visitors have quick and easy access to Shell Island across the sound. Hop aboard the water shuttle in the park to reach the uninhabited island in a matter of minutes. In 1995 the beach at St. Andrews State Park was selected as "America's Best Beach" by Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach) in his annual survey.
Guthrie, Blake. "Lodging on Thomas Drive in Panama City Beach." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/lodging-thomas-drive-panama-city-beach-18234.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 3 finally begins. After the launch of Avengers: Age Of Ultron teaser trailer last week (another one, containing new scenes, will be released again later today), Marvel Studios announce their full Phase 3 plan, including release dates for said films. Age Of Ultron is confirmed for next year and will close Phase 2, meanwhile Ant-Man has already been announced at San Diego Comic-Con this year, so these two movies don’t play a large part in the announcements.
Perhaps the most exciting part is the announcement of The Black Panther movie. Chadwick Boseman is playing T’Challa and he will have a cameo in the next Captain America movie, which was initially announced as ‘Serpent Society’ (later on, this was proven to be a red herring and Marvel officially announced that it would be a Civil War movie.) Boseman appeared on stage at the Marvel event where the announcement was made, together with Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans.
Without further ado, here they are in all of their glory.
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Democratic Presidential Contenders Release Tax Returns A number of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are putting out several years of their tax returns — that's much earlier than presidential hopefuls have in past campaigns.
A number of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are putting out several years of their tax returns — that's much earlier than presidential hopefuls have in past campaigns.
During past presidential elections, it's been pretty standard for major party nominees to release tax returns. In 2016, President Trump became the first general election candidate in more than four decades to keep his private. Now, since then Democrats have been pushing for the release of his documents. As that's been happening, a number of 2020 contenders are putting out several years of their returns earlier than hopefuls have in the past. And this includes Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and, as of last night, Bernie Sanders and Beto O'Rourke.
NPR lead political editor Domenico Montanaro is here. Hi, Domenico.
GREENE: So what numbers should we be paying attention to?
MONTANARO: Well, when we look at these tax returns, we're really looking at three things as top-line numbers to pay attention to. One, income. Second, tax rates. In other words, how much do people pay in taxes? And three, how much do they give to charity? That charitable giving number. What we found out of these things is Kamala Harris' household has the highest income. She and her husband were taxed at the highest rate, as well. Beto O'Rourke, the former congressman, with his wife, they have pretty significant assets and investments. And according to his 2017 tax return, which is the latest that we have, he didn't give very much to charity of - past financial disclosures have found that he's worth almost $10 million. Elizabeth Warren was the most charitable candidate, gave about $50,000 to charity, or about 6 percent of her total household income.
A notable finding, though, from these returns was what it showed about Bernie Sanders. You know, for years, we've talked about how the Vermont independent senator has been one of the least-wealthy members of Congress. He's railed against millionaires and billionaires. But he seems to have cashed in on his 2016 campaign. He wrote a book that made him lots of money. In fact, he made over a million dollars in the years subsequent to the 2016 campaign, a little less in 2018. And that was something he was asked about during a town hall on Fox News last night. Let's take a listen.
GREENE: Bernie Sanders is not saying he's sorry.
MONTANARO: Exactly. He's defending his book that was - that he wrote that helped make all that money for him. And I have to say, for a democratic socialist, that was a pretty capitalistic response.
GREENE: (Laughter). Are we going to start hearing from more of the Democrats?
MONTANARO: We probably are. We haven't heard from some notable candidates, like Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend, Ind., mayor, or Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, but they've pledged to release them soon. And Booker, in the past, has released some 15 years of tax returns.
GREENE: And no tax returns, as I mentioned, from President Trump yet. But we are getting some fundraising numbers for the president.
MONTANARO: That's right. And he's raised $30 million for his campaign, most from political committees - all that joint fundraising - think about - that he does at these rallies for the RNC. He's got about $41 million cash on hand. Just $4 million, though, we have to say, comes from small donors, which stands in pretty stark contrast with Democrats, who are drawing a pretty significant share from the grassroots, and they've made that a real focus.
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2019-04-25T02:59:40Z
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The 49ers limited Crabtree following his last major injury, a left foot stress fracture suffered during the 2011 offseason. He played in the season opener against Seattle that year but could not finish the game. He was inactive for Week 2.
Crabtree, as he did Wednesday, declined to speak to reporters.
Et cetera – Guard Mike Iupati was on an elliptical machine when practice began. He’s made progress with a sprained MCL in his knee but is at least a week away from returning to the lineup. Roman said Adam Snyder would make his second start in a row at left guard Sunday.
• Cornerback Tarell Brown missed practice with sore ribs. Tramaine Brock will start in his place at right cornerback, and coach Jim Harbaugh has said Brock has the license to take over that job even when Brown is healthy.
• Defensive end Ray McDonald appears close to returning from a high-ankle sprain but did not practice Thursday. If he can’t play Sunday, Tony Jerod-Eddie would make his third consecutive start.
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Searching. Traveling. Wandering. Dreaming. Escaping. Imagining. People meeting.
All of these words describe me. I’m a girl (OK woman) who lives in little Ottawa, Canada, who has big dreams. I ‘wander’ a lot in my head. I dream big. There is nothing that I don’t think I can do, nor places I can’t go. Doesn’t mean I do them, but I kinda think as along as I know I can if I want to, I’m cool with that.
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Published: Sept. 19, 2014 at 04:17 p.m.
Josh Gordon's year-long suspension has been officially reduced to 10 games, which means the Cleveland Browns will get their most talented player back on the field for the home stretch.
Gordon is eligible to return for the Nov. 23 game versus the Atlanta Falcons.
One key factor for the receiver during the suspension is that he is allowed to be around the team. That means for the next eight weeks, Gordon can continue to learn Kyle Shanahan's new offense in the classroom so he isn't tossed into the deep end after spending 10 weeks completely away from the water.
Getting Gordon back on the field this season is a huge boon for the Browns from a football perspective.
Cleveland sits at 1-1 after two close games to start the season and faces AFC North rival Baltimore on Sunday at home. If the Browns can stay afloat in the Wild Card hunt in a weaker AFC, Gordon's infusion into the offense could be a game-changer down the stretch.
If the Browns bottom out, getting Gordon back will be beneficial for working toward next season. He will be able dip his toe in the Shanahan waters from an on-field standpoint for the final six games. At that point, we'd expect Johnny Manziel to take over for veteran Brian Hoyer, which will give the two a chance to jell heading into the offseason.
Ten games is still a lengthy punishment, but for the Browns' organization, getting the star receiver out of the car dealership and onto the playing field before the calendar flips to 2015 is a big benefit for the team's future.
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Apple On FBI iPhone Request: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled' : The Two-Way Apple and the FBI head into a court hearing on March 22 in the dispute over access to a locked iPhone. In its last filing before then, Apple says the government is stretching laws to fit the case.
Apple says the government "attempts to rewrite history" with its request for help unlocking an iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters by stretching the law far wider than the Constitution and the lawmakers have intended.
"The Founders would be appalled," Apple wrote in its last court filing before it squares off against the government in federal court in California at a hearing on March 22.
"The government ... contends that because this Court issued a valid search warrant, it can order innocent third parties to provide any service the government deems 'necessary' or 'appropriate' to accomplish the search."
The FBI is asking Apple to write software that would lift security features preventing the FBI from cracking the passcode on the phone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2.
As its legal basis, the FBI's court order relies on the All Writs Act, a broad 1789 law that gives courts power to, among other things, compel companies' cooperation in investigations and has been used by the government for that purpose.
Apple argues that the U.S. attorneys are misinterpreting prior cases and their application of the law is overreaching: "The government attempts to rewrite history by portraying the Act as an all-powerful magic wand rather than the limited procedural tool it is," Apple's lawyers write, comparing the request to "conscription" of the company and its employees that would "pose a severe threat" to Apple's autonomy.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that writing software to comply with the FBI's request would be creating the equivalent of cancer, as the company says it would amount to a master key that could undermine security of other iPhones. Apple's position has garnered support from dozens of civil liberties groups and tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Intel.
"Under the government's view, the state could force an artist to paint a poster, a singer to perform a song, or an author to write a book, so long as its purpose was to achieve some permissible end, whether increasing military enrollment or promoting public health. ... The First Amendment does not permit such a wholesale derogation of Americans' right not to speak."
U.S. Attorneys, in their latest court filing, argued that Apple has "overblown" security fears linked to the unlocking of the specific iPhone, using them as a "diversion" from what they describe as a very modest and targeted request. The Justice Department has the support of a number of law enforcement groups and relatives of San Bernardino shooting victims.
Both sides have acknowledged that the matter is ultimately a dispute over precedent: what should be the scope of government's power to compel the cooperation of an unwilling tech company to gain access to encrypted information.
FBI Director James Comey has warned that encryption is creating, for the first time in U.S. history, "warrantproof" spaces where investigators can't reach even with a probable cause warrant. Apple argues this the issue should be settled by lawmakers and not courts. President Obama has urged parties and their supporters to avoid absolutist views.
In a statement on Tuesday, Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Pierce said the Constitution and the three branches of government should be entrusted to strike the balance between people's rights to privacy and to safety and justice. "The Constitution and the laws of the United States do not vest that power in a single corporation," she said.
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Top free apps to download: From playing games, ordering taxis and keeping in the know!
Did you receive a new smartphone for Christmas? Or maybe a shiny new tablet was in your stocking?
If you did, you're probably hunting around for apps to download.
For whatever you need, there’s an app or so the saying goes - some of which are perfect for Teessiders.
So here is a round-up of what you can download.
Of course. Our free app is available on Apple or Android you can keep updated throughout the day - and you can tailor it to the content you want.
It also has all the latest Boro news.
You can download it from iTunes here and for Android from Google Play here.
Going somewhere? Boro Taxis is one of the biggest firms in the North-east.
And its app enables customers to order a taxi quickly without even needing to type in a phone number. You can also see where your taxi is, and get your driver's name and vehicle details.
If you are looking for the hottest new game, then look no further - Mario is back!
In this game, your aim is to gather coins, and reach the goal. You can also go head-to-head against your friends and challenge people from all over the world.
This game is a sequel to the addictive and entertaining physics based driving game.
Face new unique challenges in unique environments with many different cars. Defeat your opponents and collect big bonuses to tune your car and reach ever higher positions.
Another obvious one, but Facebook is the best way to keep up to date with friends - and even the news.
The Gazette has three accounts - news, Boro and what's on!
Go on give us a like!
This hugely popular application will be on the majority of phones, but if you don't have it it is definitely one to get.
Post photos and videos, bring them to life with text and drawing tools, and go live to connect with your friends.
And remember to follow our own account!
Turn you, your family and your friends into elves - it is Christmas after all!
Simply upload up to five photos and select a dance theme, and the app will generate a custom ElfYourself video that you can share via email or post on Facebook.
You will have seen the videos, but now try this craze on your phone.
Let the bottle flip from one table to the next! Do it as many times in a row as you can. Just touch and hold the screen to charge and release to let the bottle flip.
Just try not to fall down!
This app is a great way to see what the world is watching as well as sharing and editing your own videos.
And if you ever spot anything quirky Teesside related on there just let us know - we are always on the look out!
Another game - this time a word puzzle game.
The aim of the game is to find all hidden words. With this game you can easily improve your vocabulary, concentration and spelling skills.
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With much gratitude for the input from hundreds of Lakewood residents and the Lakewood Heritage Center visitors, the 2017-2027 Master Plan builds on the original 1996 plan that established the Heritage Center as a 20th century museum and provides the framework for the center’s success over the next decade.
Situated on 15 acres in the southeast corner of Belmar Park, the Lakewood Heritage Center (LHC) is a 20th century museum whose mission is to connect the community and its generations to the 20th century history and heritage of Lakewood by collecting, preserving, and exhibiting artifacts and through engaging and innovative programs, experiences and community events. The Lakewood Heritage Center belongs to the citizens and serves as a living embodiment of the city – past, present and future.
The Lakewood Heritage Center was opened in 1976 by the Lakewood Historical Society and turned over to the City in 1977. It is unique in its emphasis on preserving and promoting 20th Century Lakewood history and was designed to accommodate both historical and cultural programming.
The Lakewood Heritage Center is comprised of 13 historic buildings, exhibition galleries, a festival area, an outdoor amphitheater and walking paths on 15 acres. The Heritage Center houses and cares for more than 35,000 preserved artifacts that showcase the city’s history dating back to the early 20th century. Tours, educational programs, outdoor concerts, festivals and rental facilities are available.
Citizen input and engagement is at the heart of the Heritage Center’s new Master Plan for 2017-2027. Extensive input was gathered via open house events, online surveys (conducted in both English and Spanish), as well as planning discussions during Cider Days. The engagement, solicited from the fall of 2016 through the winter of 2017, also included roundtables with historians, business owners, civic leaders, volunteers, museum visitors and partners as well as elected officials.
The 2017 Master Plan builds on the original 1996 plan that established the Lakewood Heritage Center as a 20th century museum to honor the city’s past. The 2017 Master Plan continues the work that remains to be completed from the 1996 plan and incorporates fresh community input and recommendations to modernize and enhance the plan for the next decade.
The Vision is for the City of Lakewood, its residents and visitors, to benefit from a comprehensive and dynamic Heritage Center that engages all in multifaceted experiential learning, experiences and events telling the 20th century history of Lakewood. This provides the opportunity to weave the threads of our heritage into the tapestry of today’s celebrations, for which the Heritage Center serves as a unique gathering space.
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NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Throughout most of Thursday's 80-minute Liberty League girls' soccer match between Glendale Adventist Academy and Providence High, Providence enjoyed a major territorial advantage. It also had a significant edge in scoring opportunities.
However, the Pioneers couldn't reap the benefit and saw the Cougars take advantage of one of their few chances.
Daniece Poblete scored on a rebound off a corner kick in the first half and goalkeeper Victoria Osby made 12 saves to propel Glendale Adventist to a 1-0 victory against Providence at the Glendale Sports Complex.
"We had plenty of opportunities with our 23 shots and we couldn't do anything with it," Providence Coach Kordo Doski said. "We worked hard for the most part and we did everything we could to win."
The Cougars (2-7, 2-3 in league) scored the lone goal in the 25th minute. A corner kick by Melissa Yeghizarian eluded a group of players camped out in front of Providence goalkeeper Taline Gevorkian. The ball hit off Gevorkian to Poblete, who tapped in the rebound.
"It's about being able to flood the box," Glendale Adventist Coach Lemar Sandiford said. "You get the ball in there and it's putting the trash in.
"It was a perfect corner kick by Melissa that went right into the box. Daniece was able to put it in."
The Pioneers spent the remainder of the contest looking for the equalizer, but Osby made several nice stops to preserve the victory.
Providence appeared to have a good chance at knotting the match in the 51st minute. However, Osby stopped a point-blank shot by Karni Boghokian.
"We have a very young team and some of the players don't know all of the terminology," said Sandiford, who began the program last season. "They are getting there.
"I thought both teams were excellent defensively and evenly matched."
Providence's best two scoring opportunities in the first half came about five minutes apart. In the 15th minute, Brittany Uyeno sliced a line-drive shot just wide of the left post. Boghokian also missed on a 15-yard shot that sailed over the crossbar.
The teams will next meet at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Glendale Sports Complex.
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Welcome to the blog run by the team behind inkpop.com, HarperCollins' social network for aspiring writers and book-lovers!
At 3 p.m. EST inkpop will officially be going down. We will be moving to the new site on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Check back on Thursday. By 3 p.m. EST on Thursday June 16th, the new inkpop should be live and functional. We hope all are ready for the change.
Good morning, inkpoppers! A lazy Sunday is never complete without a good book in hand; thus, today we bring you a review of Evernight – the concluding book in the Evernight series by Claudia Gray – from Precious of Fragments of Life.
Stop by Fragments of Life to read more reviews from Precious; at this very moment, savor the romance and suspense of Afterlife!
“In the fourth book, the starcrossed lovers Bianca and Lucas encounter another reason that set them apart from each other. After his transformation, Lucas awoke as a bloodthirsty vampire – craving more blood than the usual newborns. He hated himself for feeling what his enemies feel. Without her body, Bianca could only help him minimally. She faced her own struggles with being as wraith. When she was in Evernight Academy, wraiths have attacked her but now that she was one of them, she struggles to understand their intentions. With the help of Maxie, Bianca goes to Christopher in the world of lost things to search for answers and explanations.
“As always, I loved the pace and the unpredictability of Gray’s last installment. I have grown to like Bianca’s narrative. It was familiar and soothing despite the obstacles and problems that she and Lucas encountered. They seek the protection and guidance for Lucas in Evernight Academy, the territory of Mrs. Bethany – the headmistress who wants nothing more than revenge against the wraiths for the havoc they wrecked.
“I love that the characters have grown. They have learned to conquer their fears and to deal with the challenges of life or afterlife in some cases. The twists and turns made everything better. I was constantly surprised with the turn of events. I got to know the other side of some of the characters that I normally would not pay attention to.
Thanks to Precious of Fragments of Life for stopping by to discuss Afterlife with us.
Over to you…have you read Afterlife? If so, what did you think of it? If not, will you be picking this book up during your next trip to the bookstore and/or library?
Rise and shine, inkpoppers! Today we bring you a review of author Tara Hudson’s hauntingly beautiful debut Hereafter from Tina of Fantastic Book Review.
Stop by Fantastic Book Review to read more of Tina’s reviews. For now, prepare to be swept up in Hereafter!
“Breathtaking and eerie in its telling, ‘Hereafter’ sheds beauty on the entangled existence of life and death. The story is unique and enthralling; I was immersed into its pages completely. A world beyond the living, the Hereafter dug its claws into me and never let up.
“From the first thoughts of Amelia’s nightmarish retellings, I was immediately captivated. Her voice is eerie but mesmerizing at the same time, I felt compelled to follow along as she told her story. ‘Hereafter’ ended up being a ghostly page turner. There was not one thing in this book that I did not like. It felt effortless as I read the pages while lively images sprouted into my head. Hudson’s writing flowed beautifully and captured the light and dark elements of the Hereafter.
Thank you to Tina of Fantastic Book Review for chatting with us about Hereafter.
Over to you…have you read Hereafter? If so, what did you think of it? If not, will you be picking this book up during your next trip to the bookstore and/or library?
She maybe a debut author, but Veronica Roth’s hit book Divergent has taken the book scene by storm. Racing up the charts, it was a bestseller its first week on sale. So what advice does she have about writing? Write, write and write some more!
My tips involve a series of stages.
STAGE ONE: Word Vomit. (Sorry for the graphic image, there.) Just write. Do not reread what you’ve just written, even if you don’t remember it and you want to check it for the sake of consistency. Don’t do it! You will be tempted to edit, and pre-draft-finish editing is the enemy of writing progress.
STAGE TWO: Let it sit for awhile. This is a good time for you to reconnect with friends and family you may have neglected while writing, and to recharge your writer batteries, so to speak. Not writing is as important as writing—go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
STAGE FOUR: Rip Draft to Shreds. The phrase “murder your darlings,” (meaning: the stuff in your manuscript that you love best is probably the stuff that needs to go—and you have to be willing to get rid of it) has been important to me in developing as a writer. I try to make it a big, dramatic event wherein I save my old draft, copy-paste the text into a new document, and start deleting huge sections of text. It hurts, but it’s oddly liberating. The story can become something new now. Something better than it was before, something it couldn’t become if you clung to everything.
STAGE FIVE: Start writing again.
Veronica Roth is a twenty-two-year-old debut author and a recent graduate of Northwestern University’s creative writing program. While a student, she often chose to work on the story that would become Divergent instead of doing her homework. Now a full-time writer, she lives near Chicago.
★ e-book prequel to Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s ‘Beautiful Chaos’ available August 2011! Beautiful Chaos, the third installment in Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Caster Chronicles series isn’t slated to hit bookstores until October 18, 2011; but diehard fans won’t have to wait that long for their next Caster Chronicles fix. On August 2, 2011, Garcia and Stohl will release Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story, an e-book exclusive download said to be a prequel to Beautiful Chaos, which focuses on Link, Ethan’s best friend, as he begins his own transformation into the supernatural. “In addition to the brand-new short story, the e-book download will also include an exclusive sneak peek at the first five chapters of ‘Beautiful Chaos.’” MTV.
★ James Patterson’s ‘Maximum Ride’ series coming to an end Since its debut on April 11, 2005, James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series has struck a chord with teenage readers and adults alike with his cast of quirky, part human/part avian characters thought of as modern-day superheroes, but nothing lasts forever – and neither will this series. Patterson recently announced that the release of the eighth book – Nevermore – set to hit bookstores in February 2012, will be the final installment in the series. “Patterson was confident that the movie will be adapted. In fact, the team behind the ‘Iron Man’ movie series just finished writing a ‘Maximum Ride’ screenplay and Catherine Hardwicke told GalleyCat that she may direct the movie.” GalleyCat.
★ ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ Part 1 film trailer released! Though November 18, 2011 is still a good five months away, on Sunday, June 5, 2011, MTV debuted the official trailer for one of the most-anticipated movies of the year – Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. The two-minute trailer, which you can view here, includes footage of the wedding invitation scene, as well as “spoilers about the strange plot of Stephenie Meyer‘s novel.” MediaBistro.
Over to you…are you excited for the release of Beautiful Chaos? Will you be downloading a copy of Dream Dark on August 2, 2011? Will you be sad to see the Maximum Ride series come to an end? What are your thoughts on a Maximum Ride film franchise? What do you think of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 trailer? Will you be seeing the film when it his theaters on November 18, 2011 – why or why not?
So many of you have asked, what goes into the editorial process? Well as inkpop author Leigh Fallon will tell you, Carrier of the Mark went through A LOT of editing. Want to hear more or ask a real live HarperCollins Editor about publishing? Join us for a live chat today at 5 p.m. EST in the inkpop forum events.
The second line edits were done through Track_Change.
Want to see more or want to find out more about the editing process? Psst a comment or a question in our inkpop forum events.
★ ‘Mortal Instruments’ author Cassandra Clare gives two thumbs up for the casting of Jamie Campbell Bower as Shadowhunter Jace Wayland! Though many have been up in arms since the official casting announcement of actor Jamie Campbell Bower as Shadowhunter Jace Wayland in the big screen adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series – some cheering and others expressing concern that the actor doesn’t embody Jace the way that Alex Pettyfer (the original name linked with the role in question) does – one individual who is thrilled about the casting is the author herself. Cassandra recently sat down with MTV to discuss the intricacies of casting, why Bower is such a perfect fit for Jace, fan reactions (to which she has stated “When they see him on the cover of a magazine, dressed up as Jace, with the runes, with the hair, with the build, they’re going to be pleasantly shocked and surprised and happy.”), and much more. Check out the full-length interview here. MTV.
★ ‘Sweet Valley High’ spin-off on its way to the ‘net Since the return of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield – the towheaded twins from Sweet Valley, CA – in Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later, which found itself on multiple bestseller’s lists in April of 2011, many have been unable to quell their desire to read more about the twins that they know and love from childhood – and now they won’t have to. Last week, St. Martin’s Press revealed that they will be releasing a follow-up to the bestseller – though it won’t be available in stores. “The new follow-up, tentatively titled The Sweet Life, will be published as a digital-only serial beginning next spring. It will be released in monthly installments published online, mimicking the original cliff-hanger form of the original series. St. Martin’s expects that the installments, which will run approximately 20,000 words each, will especially be read on mobile phones.” New York Times.
★ ‘The Hunger Games’…four films instead of three? The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay. There are three titles in Suzanne Collins’ bestselling The Hunger Games trilogy; but now that the series is being adapted into a feature film franchise, those three books may be adapted into four films a la the adaptations of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Though nothing is set in stone yet, as Lionsgate has only signed up to produce one film thus far, chances are that the entire series will be picked up upon release of the first installment, and the additional three will hit theaters soon thereafter. “As for how the trilogy will be turned into four films, it’ll go much the way that ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Twilight Saga’ did. The first two books will be the first two films. The last book will be split in half. The final installment, ‘Mockingjay’, is logistically ambitious and can be scaled up comfortably to cover two films.” Deadline.
Over to you…now that you’ve read author Cassandra Clare’s thoughts on Jamie Campbell Bower playing the role of Shadowhunter Jace Wayland, has your opinion changed? Are you excited to see him take on the role? Are you excited to see a sequel to Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later? What are your thoughts on digital-only serials – yay or nay? Would you read an entire book on your mobile phone – why or why not? Do you like the idea of adapting Mockingjay into two films instead of one, or would you rather see it as a single movie?
“Hmm… about me… well, I have a thing for grammar. It’s the only reason I’m passing English because, quite frankly, I don’t like freshman English; perhaps it’s the only thing I’m capable of despising besides laws that aren’t constitutional and breaches of freedom of speech (I heart the First Amendment).
“I’m a bit of a headbanger. Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour fame and Otep Shamaya of… well, of Otep, are my musical idols. Concerts are my weekend activities when I have the cash to buy tickets and there’s a good band playing locally. But don’t let that fool you. I’m on the youth leader council for my youth group and have been going to church for somewhere around a decade. I have a love/hate relationship with my DSLR.
It’s a good thing that Jenni (aka Jennii) likes writing, because the people of inkpop? Well, to put it bluntly, they love her work – as evident by the Gold Star her project Stake My Heart earned in February 2011, and the rapid pace at which her new project, Things Unseen, is climbing the charts.
★ Your project Stake My Heart is incredibly popular on inkpop, and received a gold star in the February 2011 Top Picks. How did it feel to see it garner so much success; and receive such a fantastic review? Is Stake My Heart a project that you are still working on, or have you shelved it for the time being to devote time to something new?
Jennii: It felt a little bit… odd? I’d written a few novels already, but I never let anyone see those. Then, I sign up to this site, write this novel that I only wrote because I wanted to write about a metal band, and suddenly I have people telling me they love Michael and that the band reminds them of this one band I used to be into, Black Veil Brides (that was certainly an ironic comment, as I’d just interviewed the guitarist). The review was nice.
In relation to the next question, it kind of made me annoyed with the fact that Stake My Heart has been discontinued. Especially since starting Things Unseen and having people respond to it even better, I just don’t have any interest in SMH. Not to mention, I read over the last ten or so chapters that I crammed in just to finish. It’s weird to see my own improvement that’s happened in just the past year—and I thank God that I improved.
★ Your most recent project, Things Unseen, has only been on the site since March 31, 2011, yet it is already ranked as # 138 on the charts, and climbs higher with each passing day. How does it feel to know that you are quickly on your way to making it into the Top 5? What is currently going through your mind? Since you have already made it into the Top 5 in the past, do you feel differently about it this time?
Jennii: Well, this is the first time I’ve seen the rank in a few weeks, so I’m not sure how to feel. I’ve actually paid no attention to where it’s been. I don’t scroll down my page to see it, and I cover the part of the screen when I’m updating. It’s nice to know that it’s still climbing, though (thanks, Zoey and whoever else has been promoting).
As for what’s going through my mind… I need to work on chapter twenty-one, I need to edit sixteen, seventeen, and maybe another one before Zoey spams me, and I need to go back and fix up some little things that I keep forgetting to fix up. If it gets into the top five, it will come as a surprise to me the day I log in, seeing as I’m not looking at the rank. I’d be honored, but it starts to feel anti-climactic, in all honesty. I forgot about SMH’s review for a couple weeks after February ended, then one of the other February top fivers messaged me, asking if I was anxious. It felt odd. All I want is the input; numbers really aren’t my thing.
★ Both of your projects fall into the Horror / Paranormal / Romance genre. Would you say that this is your favorite genre to write? Would you ever consider writing something completely different from these genres? If so, which one and why?
Jennii: I’d say that it’s what I’m most familiar with. I’ve been reading it for years now. Romance is generally a mainstay in whatever I read; I’m a terrible romantic, despite not liking to date. Paranormal and horror are nice, but that’s just where most of my ideas fall in most instances. I’ve got two ideas that I’ve been playing with that are both different. One is a general fiction idea that I’ll probably never write simply because it’s straight-up romance (think mass-market paperbacks by one of those middle-age women who can pump out nine books every five years). The other is in the outlining stages until I finish Things Unseen and will be a dystopian romance, although it may tip-toe the line of horror as some of my other projects have done.
★ Obviously, what with Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight and other vampires in pop culture, people are incredibly opinionated when it comes to them. Seeing as how vampires are a focal point in Stake My Heart, what are your thoughts on them, and how they are represented in the entertainment industry (books/movies/TV)? How do you feel your vampires compare?
Jennii: I feel that they’re fictional beings with roots in ancient superstition. Every culture has its vampires. I’ve done research into it for my last three books, and it’s really made me aware of the fact that they differ so much. It’s ridiculous how people bicker over them. There really is no “real” vampire. The one we know best is the one that’s due to uneducated, superstitious people digging up bodies and seeing the natural states of composition (bloating, skin pulling back from fingers and toes to make nails appear to be still growing, etc.) and assuming their dead Great Uncle Bernard has been chomping on the villagers. Other cultures believe in demons that feed on the psyches of their victims. There’s a whole culture today where people call themselves “psy-vamps” and “feed” on the emotions of others.
I think that it’s great that writers are creating their own idea of the vampire, but some variety is nice. That’s what I like about my vampires; they stick to tradition. I love writing the hero that’s just plain Michael/Aidan/Keir/etc. or just plain Aria/Haven/Belle/etc. They have their weaknesses, and there’s just about nothing they can do to be more than human. When the monster’s got the best cards in the deck, the hero and heroine have more room to grow stronger; they have to work hard to win, and that lets them develop more.
★ What do you feel influences your writing and why?
Jennii: Random little things. Like I said, Stake My Heart came about because I wanted to write about a metal band. I fronted a metal band, so I guess that’s where the idea first stemmed from. The watch on the cover of Things Unseen actually belongs to me. It’s a 108-year-old Ingersol Junior from my great-grandfather. I was holding it one day and just thinking about all the history that’s in it. The thing is so damaged inside, it’s got to have seen a lot. It felt almost magical because I adore history, and that watch has been through almost the entire twentieth century. Things Unseen spawned from that and a bunch of little notes about the idea.
I also tend to get ideas from little things I see, but that’s usually for little bits and pieces of scenes. It’s fun to imagine the stories behind certain people, and that sometimes creates a new story or scene in my head.
★ Who was your favorite childhood author and why?
Jennii: I have no idea who wrote the Magic Treehouse series, but those were my first chapter books. I stayed up reading them until one, much to my parents’ chagrin. I also loved my books on Greek mythology, bugs, and dinosaurs, but I’ve got the same plight there. R.L. Stine held my attention fairly well. I only read some of the Goosebumps books, but they were enough to feed my little mind.
★ What’s on your iPod? Fearless Vampire Killers, Slipknot, Casting Crowns, Otep, HorrorPops, Rise Against.
★ Hidden talent? I can lick my elbow, but people are more surprised that I can sing.
★ Twilight or Harry Potter? Harry Potter.
★ Book you could read over and over again? None. My mind retains things for two years, at the least. If it’s gone sooner, it’s not worth rereading.
Over to you…who do you think should be the next inkpopper of the Week?
Happy, Happy Sunday, inkpoppers! Today we bring you a fascinating peek at Obsessive Compulsive Disorder via a review of Heidi Ayarbe’s Compulsion straight from Sherry of Flipping Pages for All Ages.
To read more reviews from Sherry, stop by Flipping Pages for All aGes; for now, settle in with Compulsion.
“I’ll start off this review by telling you all that this has got to be one of the most unique books I have ever read. Reading about a topic that you have no familiarity with is quite a different experience but possibly more enjoyable than books that repeat the same ideas over and over again. I don’t suffer with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and I don’t know anyone that does. I have also never read anything about it, so I have nothing really to compare this to. I imagine that what the author has written is pretty close to how this disorder actually is for some people.
“Jake Martin is a star soccer player that also suffers with OCD. In his mind, he is constantly using math on different sets of numbers(i.e the time) in hopes of getting a prime number. Times when primes aren’t found, find Jake getting anxious and sick. Everything in his life is related to these numbers (at least that is how he feels). His continous winning on the soccer field, and especially, his family’s safety.
“While the book was good, parts of it were definitely confusing and at times, seemed irrational, but to people with OCD, it’s not irrational at all. That’s how everyday life is for them. It’s actually quite amazing to get a glimpse into a persons life who suffers from it. That said, it was kind of distracting to constantly read about the numbers. I know that’s what the book is about, but I felt like everytime I had to stop and read about adding this and subtracting this and so on that when it got back to the story I had to think back to where I was before everything went all mathematical.
“I did enjoy how the story went into the family dynamics. We get to see the relationships with his parents (his mom is also Obsessive Compulsive) and his younger sister. There is also a really strong relationship throughout the book with Jake’s best friend Luc.
Thank you to Sherry of Flipping Pages for All Ages for sharing her views on Compulsion with us.
Over to you…have you read Compulsion? If so, what did you think of it? If not, will you be picking this book up during your next trip to the bookstore and/or library?
Welcome to the weekend, inkpoppers! On this first Saturday of June we bring you a review of a fun piece of fiction to kick off your summer the right way – Michele Jaffe’s Kitty Kitty from Sara of the blog The Hiding Spot.
Of herself Sara says, “I’m a college student and ex-aspiring novelist. Maybe someday I’ll write something, but for now I stick to reading and spreading the word about great books!” Visit The Hiding Spot to read more reviews from Sara; for now brace yourself for Kitty Kitty!
“Michele Jaffe’s books totally rock my socks off! I don’t know how she comes up with such great plot lines and hilarious dialogue, I just hope she never stops!
“‘Kitty Kitty’ is the the continuation of Jas’ story that began in Jaffe’s first YA novel, ‘Bad Kitty’. While readers will most likely be able to follow Jas’ story if they begin with ‘Kitty Kitty’, I recommend reading ‘Bad Kitty’ first. Not only will you have a better idea of who the characters are and how they came to be in Venice, you’ll also laugh your head off.
“One of my favorite things about reading Jaffe’s YA novels is the fact that when I’m reading, I constantly feel the need to find someone to read passages aloud to! These books are so funny that I ‘must’ share them!
“There isn’t a lot of YA mystery out there – which is another reason to pick up Jaffe’s books. She is a seasoned mystery author, as she writes adult romantic mysteries as well. I’ve read her adult novels and was pleasantly surprised to see that she wrote YA as well. The YA novels are completely different than the adult novels, but just as good: Jaffe’s diverse writing talent astounds me!
Thank you to Sara of The Hiding Spot for sharing her thoughts regarding Kitty Kitty with us.
Over to you…have you read Kitty Kitty? If so, what did you think of it? If not, will you be picking this book up during your next trip to the bookstore and/or library?
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This gallery contains photographs from the 2nd Annual John Gyselbrecht Memorial Coastal Clean Up ("Guts & Butts"). On September 17, 2016, about 115 family and friends of John and Stacy collected almost 100 pounds of trash and recyclables from Pismo Beach. As the pictures show, both the clean up and the pizza party afterward, were filled with love and laughter and fond memories of John.
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GS-06: (1) One year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level.
Specialized Experience is defined as: Analyzing natural resources information, and preparing reports of findings with appropriate recommendations; Utilizing topographic maps, photographs, and data that identify a variety of natural resource areas and conditions; Collecting samples and recording data such as numbers, measurements, weights, samples, and special notes, and making determinations, such as species identification, habitat condition, injury, disease.
GS-06 there is no substitution for education for this position.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs 9e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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Over the past few years I’ve seen an increase in articles and posts about whether or not to do estimation (of cost, schedule and effort) for software development projects. This is especially true when agile/iterative methods are used to develop software for which requirements are not readily known in advance. There are actual “movements” set up to prove that estimating in and of itself is bad for software development. At the same time, I’ve worked done more and more work for clients related to software benchmarking (to find best-in-class methods, tools, and combinations to develop software) and estimation (including price-to-win estimating.) I’m now convinced that “To estimate or not to estimate?” is simply the wrong question – or at least a premature question for many companies.
This does not include those organizations where the mere notion of projects (being a temporary endeavor intended to deliver an identified product, outcome, or service such as a piece of software) is like a foreign language. When I teach courses according to the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R)), it’s not uncommon to find IT pros who profess that project management is not needed because their work is bounded solely by calendar months and the number of full-time-staffers. The idea that work should be managed towards a specified outcome (with goals, objectives, timelines, milestones, deliverables and a formal end) just doesn’t fit into their paradigm, even for those involved in developing advanced technology solutions. I’m excluding these companies because projects (and estimating cost and schedule) are actually beyond their comprehension, as is productivity, project comparisons or process improvement.
If we do an estimate, do we know what are the correct input variables (and values) we should use? (i.e., Some idea of scope, non-functional requirements, constraints, goals, project environment, etc.) Garbage in equals garbage out.
When estimating, do we have access to correct and appropriate historical data on which to rely? (i.e., does the historical completed project information accurately depict what actually happened on the project? Often up to 40% of true project work effort is not recorded – or it is recorded inconsistently.) Incomplete or incorrect historical data make for poor comparisons, and even worse estimates.
Are the estimating models we propose, appropriate for the industry and application? (i.e., in construction, it would be folly to use a home building model for a hospital construction or bridge construction project, so too with software.) Every model, no matter how advanced, needs to be calibrated for the organization using it.
These are just a few of the important questions that need to be addressed – before we attempt to estimate and rely on the results of the practice. When estimating is done without proper planning, discipline and consistency, the results will be unreliable and even worse, downright wrong.
What other questions are critical to ask? What do YOU think?
What’s the Point of Estimating?
“What’s the Point of (Early) Estimating?” … click on the image or the title here to read the full blog post.
Enjoy! Comments are always appreciated and welcome. What do you think of this post?
On June 7, 2012, I conducted an hour-long webinar on “Estimating Before Requirements with Function Points and Other Metrics” before a worldwide audience spanning a myriad of software development specialties/industries and across many countries.
At the end of the webinar, I offered to send attendees several papers (also downloadable from this link) as well as a Scope Management primer. If you are interested, please send an email to me at: dekkers (at) qualityplustech (dot) com.
Let me know what you think of the concepts and the webinar!
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2019-04-23T10:39:59Z
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I've beenhad the pleasure lately of being on several radio shows and podcasts. Being Melissa George's researcher and publicist, I've been tagging along to give her a hand with these. Its been fun and I've met some interesting people.
Melissa and I were on Darkness radio last week to talk about our paranormal experiences, Carolina HOPE, and Carolina Cryptid Crew. We also discussed two of her books- Black Eyed Kids: Three Months of Hell and Dogman: A True Encounter. Dave was out for health reasons, but we had a blast with Tim. I even got a chance to share my theory on Black Eyed Kids and The Greys. Listen to learn more about what we do and about these amazing books.
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After my first accidental litter from Sage, pregnant at the pet store, I learned that most pet stores sell rats both as pets and as reptile food. I did not want the latter to happen to my babies so I decided then and there that any babies that were born in my home would stay with me for life, and I started by keeping all of Sage's nine pups. I had the opportunity to return the pups to the store for resale, but I declined the invitation from the store owner.
So I do breed rats. It started with a few accidental litters because I didn't have a good enough set-up to keep boys and girls totally separate from each other. I now breed rats obtained from other breeders, and special rats from my own litters, but I breed for myself. In some circles this is known as a "Closed Rattery". I'm still interested in genetics, health, temperament, and color, just like any breeder who would be selling their babies to the public. Note, a "Closed Rattery" also means that no one is allowed to come and go from your Rattery, and this is done to prevent the spread of disease. Something I also practice.
As with the accidental litters I found Myco and Tumors common in the lines of the pet store rats and that would be a burden I would not want to place on the shoulders of any rat-keeper. So I felt that the only responsible thing to do would be to keep these babies myself and deal with their lifetime health issues on my own.
However, the biggest issue that I have with giving my rats to others is that I fall madly in love with all of them, and my emotional attachment to them will not allow me to give them up.
Every rat that I take in, whether or not it is born here, has my home, as their forever home. I buy rats from ethical pet stores, and breeders; I rescue rats from the Humane Society, and from Small Animal Auctions; and I accept rats directly from people who no longer want to keep their pets. These rats are known collectively as the "Alfabit Rats".
With that said, come into the Rat Room and enjoy your visit with the Spaz Rats....past, and present.
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2019-04-24T12:59:56Z
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Do is seen throughout Japanese art and culture as well as the martial arts.
Classical Budo evolved from technical roots based in the samurai fighting arts to a new class of disciplines that set the stage for modern judo, aikido, kendo and karate-do.
Budo does not translated well into martial ways because within its characters is also the secondary meaning of to stop conflict.
The classical arts of the Japanese fighting man set the stage for modern arts such as karate-do, kendo, judo and aikido.
Budo includes karate-do, kendo, judo and aikido which have inherited technical roots from the samurai combat arts.
The early 20th century development of karate in Japan.
Are the belt we wear only imported figments of oriental culture, or are they meaningful symbols charged with the energy of years of dedication and hard work?
Budo is a term which is made up of two characters, ?Bu,? and ?Do,? each having a unique meaning.
Many traditional Japanese martial arts organizations welcome the new year with a traditional celebration of renewal and spiritual rededication known as Kagami Biraki that dates back to an old Samurai family practice that started in the 15th century.
Kagami Biraki, which literally means 'Mirror Opening' (also known as the 'Rice Cutting Ceremony'), is a traditional Japanese celebration that is held in many traditional martial arts schools (dojos) usually on the second Saturday or Sunday of January.
The way you study karate is not just your kata, your fighting form, or fighting spirit but how you study karate applied to daily life.
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2019-04-22T01:02:15Z
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Each year, TPC golf courses play host to hundreds of corporate golf outings, business meetings, fundraising tournaments, and other social and golf-related special events.
Our breadth of experience hosting high-profile events for Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams, trade associations, celebrities and national charitable organizations, enables us to customize all-inclusive event packages that meet your objectives, fit within your budget and exceed the expectations of your most discriminating guests. At the same time, our professional team of catering and event specialists excel in handling special requests and pride themselves on delivering a level of personalized service that makes every guest feel like a PGA TOUR player.
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2019-04-22T09:33:34Z
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Who's Hugh?, subtitled "An SF reader's guide to pseudonyms", was compiled by Roger Robinson and published by BECCON Publications in 1987. It is 8.3x11.7, 173 pages, perfect-bound. It includes an amazing number of sf pseudonyms indexed both ways so you can look up who used a pseudonym or what pseudonyms a writer used.
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2019-04-25T17:43:36Z
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The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have named Nick Nurse as the teamʼs new head coach. Per team policy terms of the deal were not released. Nurse becomes the ninth head coach in franchise history after spending the past five seasons as an assistant coach with the Raptors along with successful coaching tenures in the NBA G League and overseas.
Nurse, 50, joined the Raptors in 2013 and helped construct an offensive system that ranked among in the NBAʼs top 10 in three of five seasons. During the 2017-18 campaign the Raptors set franchise records for points per game (111.7) and three-pointers made (968).
Prior to joining the Raptors, Nurse spent six seasons in the NBA G League as head coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2011-13) and the Iowa Energy (2007-11). He compiled a regular-season record of 183-117 (.610), which ranks second all-time in NBA G League history for most victories. Nurse also has the most playoff victories in the leagueʼs history with a 15-6 (.714) record. He is the only coach to lead two different teams to an NBA G League Championship.
During his final season with Rio Grande Valley, Nurse led the Vipers to a 35-15 record and the 2012-13 NBA G League title. Before joining the Vipers, Nurse led Iowa to the 2010-11 G League Championship and was the recipient of the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award.
Nurse, a native of Carroll, Iowa, played collegiately at Northern Iowa and stayed on as an assistant coach during the 1989-90 season. He travelled overseas to become player-coach of the Derby Storm in the British Basketball League (BLL) for one season before being named head coach at Grand View College in Iowa.
Following two seasons as an assistant coach at South Dakota, Nurse returned to Great Britain where he coached the Birmingham Bullets (1995-96), Manchester Giants (1998-2000), London Towers (2000-01) and Brighton Bears (2000-06). He won two BLL championships in 1996 and 2000, and was named Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003. Nurse also earned six all-star head coach selections. Nurse also gained coaching experience in Italy, Belgium, the USBL and served as an assistant coach for the British National Team during the 2012 Olympics in London.
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2019-04-20T22:32:49Z
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https://www.nba.com/raptors/press-releases/raptors-name-nick-nurse-as-head-coach
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A pickup truck sits wedged between two barriers on the new Sellwood Bridge on March 1, 2016, the first day the new span opened.
Portland police won't cite or fine a woman who left her car on a sidewalk on the new Sellwood Bridge before the first day the span opened to drivers, a spokesman said.
Multnomah County crews Tuesday morning learned a westbound motorist had driven up onto the sidewalk, traveled more than 300 feet in the shared pedestrian/bicycle lane, and wedged her truck between barriers, said county spokesman Mike Pullen. Crews used a forklift to remove the pickup truck.
Investigating police located and spoke to the driver, who said she left the pickup truck parked overnight, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, police spokesman.
"Her car is likely totaled, so the officer felt as though that was probably enough punishment than to write a citation for parking on the sidewalk," said Simpson. "Since no driving was observed, there aren't a lot of other options."
Pullen, however, said a bicyclist first noticed the parked truck between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. and notified construction crews. The bicyclist and crews then watched the woman exit the vehicle and walk away, he said.
"We have heard that there were drugs visible in the car," Pullen said. "It appears this was not somebody just getting lost. You had to drive over curbs to get where she was."
Simpson said he was unaware of any drug use and the officer did not report finding any signs. There were no injuries reported.
The damage, if any, appears minimal because the truck was wedged on temporary barriers on the bridge, Pullen said.
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2019-04-25T06:05:42Z
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Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) have been volatile lately, which has given investors an opportunity. Disney stock had been rallying over the past few trading sessions as it bounced off the 200-day moving average, but Disney stock was under pressure the day after the Oscars, falling about 1.5%.
Source: Richard Stephenson via Flickr (Modified) It’s left some investors scratching their heads, even though it’s clear that other studios — like Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) — did nab a lot of awards and attention at the show. But we don’t buy stocks based on how they’ll do during a few award ceremonies. We buy them based on their future earnings potential. When it comes to Disney, there’s plenty of potential. Let’s look at a few reasons to buy Disney stock.
What a year it’s going to be for Disney when it comes to film releases. And while the analysts may short-change some of these films, remember that these are the guys that didn’t see Black Panther being that impactful when it ultimately went on to become one of the most successful movies of all time.
Here’s what we’re looking at 2019: Captain Marvel and live-action Dumbo in March, Penguins and Avengers: Endgame in April, and live-action Aladdin in May. Toy Story 4 hits in June, The Lion King in July and Frozen 2 in November. And what better way to finish out the year than with Star Wars: Episode 9, right?
Simply put, the studio is going to crush it this year and Disney’s top and bottom line are going to feel a boost as a result.
The economy continues to chug along and the labor market is as tight as it’s been in quite some time. What does that mean? Well, for one it means big business for Disney.
Family vacations to Disney parks, splurging to lodge in the magical hotels and paying up for extra perks should help drive higher margins and revenue for Disney. The fact that attendance remains strong despite higher park prices will only drive up profits for the entertainment king.
But a strong economy translates to more than just park sales. It means more little kids dressing up as Avengers and Elsa from Frozen for Halloween. It means more toy sales — which also benefits Disney’s partner Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) — around the holidays and more outings to the theatre. No matter how you slice it, a strong economy is good for Disney.
This last reason is somewhat of a wild card. We could have easily said that shares are holding over long-term downtrend resistance and as a result that warrants a buy of Disney stock. For the record, I don’t disagree with that premise, but instead wanted to focus on a different potential catalyst.
The streaming wars are evident and cord-cutting is most definitely a secular trend. Only someone who lives under a rock would argue against that reality at this point. It’s dealt a tough blow to cable companies and AT&T (NYSE:T), while allowing companies like Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) to post massive moves to the upside.
In any regard, Disney has already launched ESPN+, a streaming platform for its ESPN content. However, the larger opportunity rests with Disney+, which will have the company’s movies (like Star Wars, Marvel, etc.) and it family-friendly content on it. For those that think people won’t pay for it, just realize how many times a kid wants to rewatch the same movie over and over again and Disney+ just became a parent’s best friend.
With its acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, Disney will also control a majority of Hulu, yet another streaming option. Many of Netflix’s top-streamed movies have been Disney and soon it will start losing the latter’s content. Disney has a real opportunity with streaming and investors will want to see if that enthusiasm gets priced into the stock at some point this year, with Disney+ expected to launch later this year.
Remember, as Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTubeTV, Roku and other streaming platforms and skinny bundles gain momentum, Disney is a winner thanks to its best-in-class content.
Bret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell. As of this writing, Bret Kenwell is long T, GOOGL and ROKU.
The post 3 Reasons Disney Stock Is a Must-Own in 2019 appeared first on InvestorPlace.
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2019-04-20T11:31:19Z
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/3-reasons-disney-stock-must-145644314.html
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Ever seen a no-hitter in person? The closest I’ve come was at a Triple A game between the devastatingly defunct Maine Guides and Toledo Mud Hens 31 years ago.
The pitcher for the Mud Hens, a former Red Sox fringe prospect named Dennis Burtt, retired the first two batters of the eighth inning, keeping a zero in the Maine hit column, before a tall outfielder named Mike Brewer lined a single to end the suspense.
According to this recap, there were 2,012 other people in attendance that day in Old Orchard Beach, not including the various Mud Hens and Guides. I wonder how many of them also remember it besides me. Dennis Burtt, probably.
Came pretty close to seeing a no-hitter Sunday, too, and it involved players you’ve actually heard of. Blue Jays righthander Marco Estrada, one of the more unheralded quality pitchers in the American League, took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Red Sox before Chris Young busted it up with a one-out homer.
I was in house at Fenway with my dad and daughter, in full baseball junkie mode and seated down the left-field line, just above where the chalk outline of Blake Swihart should be. When it was over, I brought home with me a souvenir batting helmet that once contained a brush pile of replacement-level french fries and three fundamental conclusions about that game – and, if we’re going to do the microcosm-of-the-season routine, about what it might suggest about these Red Sox in the long term.
1. Estrada could have completed the no-hitter against the most potent offense in baseball, and it still would have been the second-most-bewildering development of the day. Xander Bogaerts’s two-on, no-out bunt in the first inning was mind-bendingly inexplicable. That’s right: mind-bendingly. You’ve got to invent adjectives for blunders of that magnitude.
Bogaerts leads the league in hits and is second the Tigers’ Victor Martinez in batting. The argument can be made that there is no other player in the American League at the moment that you’d rather have swinging in that situation, other than maybe the big pinata-wrecker who was on deck.
Dennis Eckersley’s visceral reaction on the NESN broadcast, which I heard Monday morning on the radio, was perfect: “What the heck was that?” Bogaerts’s explanation of the inexplicable wasn’t bad either: “It seemed like a good idea at the moment.” We’ve all been there, kid. Don’t do it again.
2. The Red Sox need to improve their pitching staff, and I have absolutely no idea how it’s going to happen.
Eduardo Rodriguez will be fine – yeah, he gave up four majestic blasts Sunday, including one to noted slugger Darwin Barney. That’s just rust, and he should seize the No. 2 spot behind David Price once he gets his feel for his repertoire back.
He’d better, actually. Rick Porcello has found his level – his current 4.00 ERA should heretofore be known as the Porcello Line. Steven Wright is a knuckleballer, and we don’t need to rattle off Tim Wakefield’s career highs and lows as evidence that it is an unpredictable and sometimes maddening occupation. Price has offered only flickers of an indication that he could put the rest of the staff on his back and go off on a 6-0, 1.75 ERA type of hot stretch over the next month.
Oh, and the bullpen dearly misses what Carson Smith was supposed to be, especially with Koji Uehara’s splitter no longer splitting and Junichi Tazawa now in a position to be drastically overused by John Farrell, an annual rite of summer around here.
I suppose Dave Dombrowski will make a trade, perhaps plural. He is a willing and accomplished wheeler-dealer. But even that will not be easy, and it could be painful. Attrition has dwindled their supply of near-MLB-ready prospects – Swihart’s injury looked brutal, and Sam Travis is done for the year with a knee injury at Pawtucket – and I don’t see a pitcher out there who might be available and is worth the cost of one of the truly prized prospects like Yoan Moncada or Andrew Benintendi.
I figure Dennis Burtt could be had, though.
3. I’m about ready to abandon my prediction that the Houston Astros will win the American League pennant. But I’m sticking with this: the Blue Jays will win the AL East. They have a deeper pitching staff – among J.A. Happ, Aaron Sanchez and Estrada, the highest ERA is Happ’s 3.06 – and their offense hasn’t really begun to percolate yet.
Jose Bautista is hitting .229. Edwin Encarnacion is at .248. Troy Tulowitzki was at .205 before the DL beckoned again. Josh Donaldson has 13 homers but just 30 RBIs. They’ll be better, and they’re just 3.5 games back of the first-place Orioles and 3 back of the Sox as it is.
I do believe the Red Sox will make the playoffs, provided the Bogaerts/Betts/Ortiz/Price core stays healthy. But they have some repairs that must be made. Despite what the current standings indicate, the best baseball team at Fenway over the weekend wasn’t the one that calls it home.
Who are the Red Sox’ all time statistical leaders?
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2019-04-19T19:21:34Z
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https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2016/06/07/red-sox-repair-pitching-not-favorite-al-east
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Stoke City defender Danny Higginbotham admits he is not keen on a move to Ipswich Towen.
New Ipswich boss Roy Keane is keen on signing the 30-year-old.
“This is where I have been happiest. I really enjoyed last season,” Higginbotham told The Sentinel.
“These reports are pie in the sky and, besides, I don’t see any reason why I would want to move.
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2019-04-20T22:34:26Z
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http://www.ontheminute.com/higginbotham-not-keen-on-ipswich-move/15317?news=15317
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I am having some power issues at the house lately. We’ve lost power a few times this week, and the last time we did, bringing back the Mac was harder than it should have been. DH is going to do another full back-up, despite the fact that as a Sunday, and Father’s day on top of that, Tech Support (he tells me) is closed. LOL!
Looking to tidy up my disc, I found this set of printables that I had originally planned to add before Father’s day, cause I thought they might be cute as card toppers. They are sized for Project Life at 3 x 4/4 x 3, but if you print 2 images per page then you can get the size down to 2 1/4 x just under 3 inches. That size may be useful on a layout, for example. Actually, originally they had just the fatter fish images (this one and this one) from The Graphics Fairy, but I saw these new ones this week and had to incorporate them. I just couldn’t manage it without power.
Just a one page PDF, 5 cards.
Categories: printables, Project Life | Tags: Father's Day, Fish, printables, Project Life, vintage | Permalink.
Thank you for sharing. I look forward to your new posts.
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2019-04-25T12:38:59Z
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https://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/fishy-printables/
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BOOKS BY CRAIG LOCK – Page 463 – "The Writing Journey": The various books that Craig "felt inspired to write"
When a winner makes a mistake he/she says “I was wrong”.
When a loser makes a mistake she/he says “It wasn’t my fault”.
Winners make it happen, losers let it happen.
Article Title: What is Creative Writing?
We hope that the following article (which is a lesson from our original online writing course) may be informative and helpful to your e-zine readers, or on your web site. If it helps others “out there” in any way, then we’re very happy. .
Format QuotePosted on February 11, 2014 Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on What is Creative Writing?
All my articles may be freely published. If this article is published, please acknowledge the source, thanks.
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Program Labs are for departmental programmatic research, and instructional needs. Examples include, but are not limited to, lab-classrooms, student research labs, facilities with shared specialized equipment common to the department or research area, and labs dedicated to collaborative strategic research or method.
Respective department chairs control access to assigned Program Labs. A request for a Program Lab must originate from a department chair.
Program Labs are required to submit annual surveys about lab activities. These results will be reviewed by the LabSpace Faculty Advisory Committee at set intervals defined in the award letter.
To apply for a Program Lab, the chair or director should complete the online form on behalf of the program in need. For technical assistance with the online proposal form, contact Program Officer Adrienne Witzel. The web form is for Program Lab proposals only. Externally funded projects should use the Project Lab web application.
The submission process is ongoing, but proposals submitted by mid-April have the best chance of being reviewed and, if approved, implemented by the following academic year.
Submitted proposals are reviewed by the LabSpace Faculty Advisory Committee which will respond to the proposal in one of three ways. First, the committee may simply approve or deny the request. Second, the committee may request additional information in writing before making a decision. Third, the committee may ask to meet with the applicant(s) to discuss the proposal before making a decision. The chair of the LabSpace Faculty Advisory Committee will notify the department of the committee’s decision.
Details of the benefits and costs of the proposed lab, why the space is required for the program to succeed, and why the department(s) involved cannot house the lab in existing unit space.
Describe the envisioned space, and any sources of funding for renovation, furniture, and equipment. LAITS will provide cost estimates for renovations based on your description.
Describe who and how the lab will be used. A list of all anticipated researchers and students should be included, as well as a list of any classes or other program functions.
Explain how the department or unit will benefit from the lab. Examples may include effects on faculty recruitment, research, grants, and publications? How it may help recruit, train, and place graduate students? Will it impact undergraduate teaching or research?
Detail sources of program funding such as external grants. How likely is the grant to succeed? How will the program be funded otherwise? Can the plan be scaled back if funding is not available? How will it impact plans if space is awarded contingent on the success of the grant proposal?
Detail any costs other than renovation, such as salary, equipment, or other recurring costs. How would these costs be covered?
Include an outline of the program schedule, with an anticipated start and other important milestones. When might grants become available?
Feel free at any point to contact LabSpace to discuss this opportunity further.
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https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/laits/building-facilities/labspace/program-labs.php
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For nearly two thousand years, the church has struggled with the hierarchy of leadership. Bishops, priests, deacons, elders, pastors, preachers, cardinals (birds?), etc. We have worship leaders and prayer leaders and ministry leaders and youth leaders. Now there are arguments as to whether women can be leaders in these and other roles. I think we argue about leadership roles because we have forgotten what true leadership looks like.
Husbands, you are the head of your household, physically and spiritually. The scriptures say so. So you get to have your way, right?
If your marriage is struggling, may I suggest it is because you have held a more worldly view of your headship in the home than a biblical view.
The world says the head is in charge. That’s where the brains are. That’s where the mouthpiece is, and the rest of the body sustains the head. In families, men act like kings and unintentionally trample those they claim to love by their exercise of authority.
Jesus is the head of the church. How does he lead? He sacrificed himself and daily intercedes for us.
Where’s the authoritarian attitude in this passage? It is non-existent. A godly husband is a voluntary servant for his family – loving them by sacrificing himself for them daily.
Does this look like your experience as husband? What woman wouldn’t want a husband like this?
In the church we encourage the men to take leadership roles, but those don’t look much different. A leader is a servant. He is not someone who is exercising his authority to get his way. He is sacrificing time and effort and even finances for the good of the church, the bride of Christ.
Oh, and he’s not doing it for the praise of others. If that were the case, he would receive no reward from the Father.
If the church functioned with the servant-mind of Christ, there wouldn’t be so many arguments about who can do what. We wouldn’t consider someone of higher prestige because of their particular title. We would encourage all to serve and be grateful for their service.
If husbands functioned with the servant-mind of Christ, there wouldn’t be divorce. If you were serving, cherishing, loving, praying for, and nourishing your wife, she would be with you forever. If wives functioned with the servant-mind of Christ, there wouldn’t be so much resentment against husbands.
Face it. No one deserves to be served by you. No one deserves your love and gifts of time and effort. But you don’t deserve that from Christ either, and he gladly, willingly, gave everything for you. So do likewise.
Lead by serving like Jesus, and watch the people around you blossom.
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Captain Ultimate #3 On Sale Now!
At (not so) long last, the secret origin of Captain Ultimate! How did he get his powers? What did he do before he was the world’s greatest hero? All of it revealed in issue #3, now available on Comixology! You can also check out the preview for the issue here.
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not hurry himself at all.
He Couldn't Find Linkville on the Map.
arrival and asked certain directions.
malnder of the summer and the fall.
of the full name would do no harm.
ber of Commerce had replied.
Falling make a bet once.
long slope. It was Just a aplke-buck.
But he can't pay board."
cities and of men, and he only smiled.
"He won't come, then," he explnlned.
have doubts of his own knowledge.
a sick man. He said so In his wire.
count on the line keeping up forever.
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team recuptured the International trophy. It shows a sharp tussle In front of the American goal.
and picturesque of the pirate figures.
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beak, administering the death blow.
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dwellings are at a premium.
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The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) at Ohio State welcomed Dr. Irina Grudzinska Gross of Princeton University to campus on October 16, 2014. Grudzinska Gross discussed the complicated figure of Czeslaw Milosz, a Polish poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980.
Living in Warsaw during World War II, Milosz saw firsthand the devastation of Poland and struggled to reconcile partisan efforts against Nazi and then Soviet forces. Most controversially, Milosz questioned the efficacy of the Warsaw Uprising. Much of Milosz’s poetry published during these years, as analyzed by Grudzinska Gross, highlights the competing forces of Polish patriotism and horror at Polish society willfully ignoring the plight of Polish Jews and the futility of the Warsaw Uprising.
Milosz later immigrated to the United States where he distanced himself from some of his poems from the World War II period, rejecting direct analyses of these works. But as the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising was marked this year, Grudzinska Gross’ lecture was a timely opportunity to revisit Milosz’s work.
In spring 2014, PSI organized a Polish-Jewish studies workshop to assess this emerging field and highlight opportunities for further research and devise a model curriculum. Grudzinska Gross was one of the co-organizers of the workshop, and will be hosting a follow-up meeting in spring 2015 at Princeton University. Her lecture was an opportunity for the Ohio State and the Columbus community to engage more broadly with these complicated questions.
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https://slaviccenter.osu.edu/polish-studies-initiative-presented-lecture-polish-poet-czeslaw-milosz
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A few years back I wrote about spectator injuries at the ballpark. It focused on the dangers fans face from missile-like wayward foul balls and splintering bats. Some of the injuries sustained by these fans are quite serious.
However, history show the courts historically follow the “baseball rule,” which insulates baseball teams and stadiums from liability if protective netting is installed behind home plate. Protection from liability is also couched in the assumption of risk spectators agree to that’s printed on the back of their tickets.
It’s long been a point of contention that the netting should be extended well past the home plate area. Statistics show that the most serious of these types of injuries occur along the foul lines.
All sorts of distractions from cell phones to the jumbotron leave spectators vulnerable to these unintended missiles shooting into the stands. It takes less than a second for a foul ball to fly into the stands. Bats that were once made of ash are now thinner-handled maple wood, which is more prone to splintering.
In the past year or so, one by one, Major League Baseball teams began installing netting farther down the base lines. Some go as far as the dugout and others all the way down to the pole. Last week, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays were the last two teams to agree to extend netting past the plate in their stadiums.
It goes without saying that extended netting in stadiums should drastically lower the rate of fan injuries.
That’s all well and good. But the courts still rely on the baseball rule when injured fans sue for damages.
The seriously injured fan who led the charge for extended netting has been embroiled in appeals for years. His medical costs (and likely his court costs) were extensive. His next stop is the Supreme Court of New York, where it’s doubtful he’ll win. The remedial measures to extend netting is strong evidence of teams knowing that fans can’t be expected to dodge 90-mph foul balls. When will the baseball rule be thrown out?
Source: “Major League Baseball Finally Does the Right Thing: Viewpoint.” insurancejournal.com. 02 Feb 2018.
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https://www.sadlersports.com/blog/foul-ball-netting-baseball
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Published: Nov. 4, 2013 at 09:22 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2013 at 01:28 a.m.
On a day when Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson rumbled for 140 yards on the ground, the Dallas Cowboys all but scrapped the run.
will re-air the Dallas Cowboys' 27-23 win over the Minnesota Vikings from Week 9 on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. ET.
Big D set a franchise-record low with just nine rushing attempts in the 27-23 win over the Vikes.
Coming off a knee injury, Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray carried the ball just four times for 31 yards as Dallas passed 87 percent of the time, the highest single-game rate in the league in 2013.
"You'd certainly like to have more balance than that, obviously," coach Jason Garrett said Sunday, per Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com. "We'll keep striving for that. We did run the ball a little bit fairly well early on. DeMarco looked like he was going to have a good day, but as it wore on there were some minus runs that happened that got us behind the sticks a little bit. Hard for us to get into a rhythm."
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported last month that Dallas isn't sold on Murray as a franchise back. That was painfully evident against Minnesota.
The Cowboys, in the third quarter, scored 14 points in seven seconds, building a 10-point lead in the process. Instead of employing Murray in any attempt at a sustaining ground game, Tony Romo rattled off 20 straight passes down the stretch.
They won Sunday, but the lack of balance will cost the Cowboys games before this season folds to a close.
We recapped every one of Sunday's games in our Week 9 Around The League podcast.
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000276479/article/dallas-cowboys-lack-balance-without-rushing-attack
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This paper introduces us to an interesting discussion on the impacts of globalization on European historic spaces. The author points out some of the problems in trying to impose trendy design solutions such as new urbanism. Ivor Samuels is a visiting professor of urban design at the CRP department (Spring 2007).
Samuels, Ivor (2007) "The Uses of Historic Space in Europe: Local Context Versus Globalization," Focus: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 21.
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https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/focus/vol4/iss1/21/
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Home Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection Chico State Normal School main building.
Chico State Normal School main building.
Title Chico State Normal School main building.
Description Photograph shows the Chico State Normal School.
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http://archives.csuchico.edu/cdm/ref/collection/coll11/id/753/
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Perdew, John P., Sun, Jianwei, Garza, Alejandro J., et al.. "Intensive Atomization Energy: Re-Thinking a Metric for Electronic Structure Theory Methods." Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 230, no. 5-7 (2016) 737-742. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2015-0713.
The errors in atomization energies (AE) of molecules have long been used to measure the errors of wavefunction or density functional methods for electronic structure calculations. In particular, the G3 set of Pople and collaborators (for sp-bonded molecules from the first rows of the periodic table) has become a standard benchmark for such methods. But the mean absolute error of AE tends to increase with increasing number Nat of atoms in a molecule. In fact, AE is an extensive variable, which diverges as Nat →∞. Here, as did Savin and Johnson 2015, we define an intensive atomization energy, IAE = AE/Nat or atomization energy per atom, which tends to the finite cohesive energy (per atom) of a large cluster or solid (Nat →∞). We find that the mean absolute error of the G3 molecular IAE from accurate density functionals remains close to 1 kcal/mol as the average molecular size increases. This makes it possible to estimate in advance the magnitude of the error in AE for a molecule similar to most of those in the G3 set. It also allows us identify the G3 “outlying molecules”, and to more directly compare the accuracy of a given functional for different kinds of molecules (such as those containing transition-metal atoms) to that for G3-type molecules, by removing the otherwise-uncontrolled size factor. Finally, we point out that the familiar concept of “chemical accuracy” needs to be qualified.
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https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/90584
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W3C Recs for XML - Eight of ‘Em!
W3C Recs for XML - Eight of ‘Em!
Although most folks will already know about this it still seems significant enough to blog the arrival of XQuery 1.0, XSLT 2.0, and XPath 2.0. See the W3C Press Release.
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Climate Change is one of the biggest challenges humanity has ever faced and Africa now finds itself at the critical juncture. There is an increased concern about the impacts of global climate change that mostly affects the developing countries of Africa. Africa does not bear the responsibility for the causes of climate change and yet agreement must now be reached among the international community to combat its devastating effects.
There is a global concern that since climate change has a wide range of impacts on all sectors and regions, the solutions need to be worked out in a collective manner. The 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provided regional assessment which showed Africa to be the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change with the least adaptive capacity. Furthermore, it is the poorest people within those African communities who are the most vulnerable and who most urgently need assistance.
These challenges include aggravated land degradation, water scarcity, augmented disasters such as floods and droughts, and climate change forced migration, low accessibility to energy resources and poor energy use efficiency, and changing disease prevalence. There is also the alarming rise of armed conflicts related to diminishing access to natural and vital resources. These challenges are exacerbated by multiple-stresses and limitations including low adaptive capacity, limited access to knowledge and technology support, extreme poverty, weak policy support, lack of integrated approaches for strategic planning, and lack of regional cooperation. The Most Vulnerable Groups (MVGs), which include women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, etc., suffer the most because of climate change impacts.
These challenges have already jeopardized the prospects of achieving and sustaining the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It may also have an impact on the transition to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and thus requires collective action as envisaged in the Addis Ababa Declaration (2007) on Climate Change in Africa. This declaration embodies the commitments of the African Heads of State and Government to integrate climate change into national, sub-regional, and regional development policies, plans, and programs. In this regard, African women will have a critical role to play in implementing the declaration signed by their Presidents/Head of Governments at Addis Ababa in 2007.
The General Assembly special session devoted to climate change (September 2007) was convened to reflect the high priority that governments and the world community should accord to climate change. The session sent a strong signal regarding bold steps to be taken at the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference that was held in Copenhagen Denmark in December 2009. It was rather unfortunate that the conference only came out with the Copenhagen Accord, which was too soft of an agreement to bind any nation into full commitment to combat climate change. Through the Women Environment and Climate Action Network (WECAN) Initiative, we are undertaking a special role in mobilizing and facilitating African women towards addressing the critical concerns of climate change’s impact on Africa. The declaration on integrating climate change into development cooperation, adopted by the development and environment ministers of the OECD countries (April 2006), provides an additional compelling reason for African women in partnership with their counterparts across the world to mobilize necessary actions.
In addition, an enabling environment will be needed for capacity building, multilateral and other forms of cooperation, as well as additional resources to African women to enable them to perform their duties as caretakers of the community and natural resource managers.
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America's sixth president and son of America's second president, John Quincy Adams lived an extraordinary life. Beginning as a young boy as secretary for his father during the peace talks that ended the Revolutionary War, Adams served his country as a diplomat, state senator, secretary of state, the president, and as a representative in congress. Through his many speeches, essays, books, and written reports, Adams helped shape America. Today, he is remembered as a great statesman, a scholar, and a poet, just as he hoped he would be.
At home in the House.
An introduction to the life of John Quincy Adams, son of the second president who himself became the sixth president.
ils:CARL0000572215|Book|Books||English|Millbrook Press,|c2006.|64 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Since 2003, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has employed WAAS for precision approaches to airports and navigational use for aircraft -0ver the continental United States, adjacent ocean regions, and parts of Alaska. This was due in part to GPS/DGPS not meeting the FAA's strict guidelines for accuracy, integrity, and availability. Currently, the FAA rates WAAS for 250ft and above the surface of the earth; this 250-foot barrier ensures 100% coverage over the United States from two existing INMARSAT satellites. Because of this height restriction, the Coast Guard has not accepted WAAS as an individual stand-alone source of navigation for military and civilian use.
In 2005, the FAA plans on launching additional geostationary satellites to increase system redundancy and provide overlapping coverage . By placing one to three more satellites due south of the United States, it might be possible to provide the coverage needed for the maritime community to use WAAS as a primary form of navigation at ground level. The current system of two satellites does not provide double or even single coverage in parts of the United States at ground level due to line of sight issues. By adding more satellites, the 250-foot barrier might be able to be brought down and double coverage for the United States might be possible in all navigable areas.
This paper reports on a project to develop software tools to predict coverage of WAAS satellites (both existing and future) at user selectable locations in the continental United States. To account for topographical features, the Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) Level 1 database with a spacing of 3 arc seconds (or 100 meter resolution) is incorporated into the tool. The results of the predictions are compared to actual field measurements made during 2004 as part of a DGPS/WAAS Accuracy and Availability Study conducted by John J. McMullen Associates in support of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Armstrong, Christopher M., "Investigating the Use of Wide Area Agmented System (WAAS) as a Navigational Tool for Coast Guard and Civilian Maritime Use" (2005). Open Access Master's Theses. Paper 1394.
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The Department of Defense announced Thursday that it will be commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride later this month. The event will be the first of its kind for the Pentagon.
"The Defense Department is planning an LGBT Pride Month event for later this month," Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen Laniez said in a statement issued Thursday.
Press Secretary George Little said senior Defense Department officials will take part in the event, but had no other details.
Just a year ago, a member of the military faced punishment or discharge if he or she admitted being homosexual, but last September the administration scrapped the policy known as "don't ask don't tell."
I have never ever said anything like this, but I am so glad my time in the service is over. Almost embarrasing to admit I was part of it.
This country is damned, and going straight to the burning pits of Hell. The Bible says be ye not fooled, for God is not mocked: That which a man soweth, so shall he also reap. A day is coming, yea, burning like an oven... Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of The Holy Ghost!
This is a great, great thing.
I think this is great! America is supposed to be an open, tolerant, and ground-breaking country. If gays want to serve in the military, one of the most harsh "jobs" imaginable, they deserve their day in the sun. Bully for them!
this is pathetic. nonesense. do they not have more imporatnt things to do...money used on this could be well spent on defense or reduce defense budget/ imrpove US debt conditions, etc.
do we even know what are we doing to US.
I agree with the first statement, however not the second.
"Straight day" has been celebrated every day since DADT came into effect.
OMG. Pentagon is supposed to be planning for our national defense. Other than possible recruitment purposes, celebrating a social issue is nonsense and a possible moral buster for the entire military. When was "Straight" day celebrated?
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http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/14/pentagon-to-hold-its-first-ever-gay-pride-event/
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A list of movies playing in El Paso movie theaters. New releases include "Christopher Robin," "The Spy Who Dumped Me," and "The Darkest Minds."
Showing at: Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo, Cinemark Cielo Visat Mall 14 and HD, AMC El Paso 16, Cinemakr 20 and XD.
With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew--and the ocean itself--from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. No review yet.
Showing at: Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo, The Grand 10 Fort Bliss, Cinemark Movie Bistro, Bassett Place Premiere Cinema 17 +IMAX, Cinemark West and XD, Cinemark Cielo Visat Mall 14 and HD, AMC El Paso 16, Cinemakr 20 and XD.
Terror strikes when four teenage girls in a small town perform a ritual to debunk the lore of a tall, thin, horrifying figure known as the Slender Man. They soon fear that the legend is true when one of them suddenly goes missing. No review yet.
Showing at: Cinemark Movie Bistro, Cinemark Cinemark West and XD, Cielo Visat Mall 14 and HD, AMC El Paso 16, Cinemakr 20 and XD.
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Sermon for members of Couples for Christ at the shrine of Nazaré in Portugal. Votive Mass of Our Lady Queen & Mother with readings of the day.
Try to imitate God. As children of his that he loves.
On this day, in 1971, a child was born in Italy. Chiara Badano was given the gift of deep faith, and as a teenager she already knew that Christ wanted to be Lord of her life. She did her best to follow him, living exactly the kind of life that St Paul was talking about.
She chose purity, not impurity. We too must choose to keep our bodies for marriage, and not even choose to look at impure images.
She chose to avoid coarse talk and to make sacrifices in order to serve others cheerfully.
So successfully did she become a ‘child of the light’ that the people around her nicknamed her ‘Chiara Luce’, Clear Light!
That light shone brightly, but not for long. Today in 1990 should have been her 19th birthday… but three weeks earlier, she died from the consequences of bone cancer. Nevertheless, in the ten years during which she had been seeking to live as a follower of Christ, the light shone so strongly in her that the Church has declared her Blessed. But until she is made a saint, we cannot celebrate her Mass outside her own country.
Today’s Mass is a votive Mass of Our Lady. The light of Christ shines so brightly in the Blessed Mother that we may find her hard to imitate. Which of us can be at the same time a virgin and a mother? Who among us was conceived without sin?
Yet this raises another question. If Our Lady is perfect, why did she appear at Fatima and ask for prayers to heal her wounded heart? Eight years after the 1917 apparitions, Our Lady of Fatima appeared again to Lucia, and said: “See, my daughter, my heart surrounded by thorns which men constantly drive into it with their blasphemies and ingratitude. You, at least, try to comfort me…” – and she went on to ask all of us to offer special prayers for this intention on the first Saturday of each month.
So is Our Lady sitting at a desk in heaven, monitoring all these prayers on earth with a special app, a kind of ‘Gracebook’? “You have 100 million followers. A billion Hail Marys have been said today…” and the Blessed Mother anxiously checking every half hour to make sure that she’s still getting millions of likes?
No. In our brokenness, we might keep looking at our apps to be reassured that our friends still care, but the Blessed Mother does not suffer from insecurity. Our Lady asks us to call upon her prayers and make acts of reparation not for her sake, but for ours. She wants us not only to enter heaven, but to receive the very best experience when we get there. We store up treasure in heaven by making repeated acts of love for Jesus and Mary here on earth. Imagine the warm embrace when we meet face to face with those two people for whom we have said “I love you!” through our prayers every day of our lives!
Our Blessed Mother is also our perfect prayer partner, but although she is full of grace, she cannot share all those graces with us unless we ask. She appered to St Catherine Labouré in Paris to teach her that we must ask in order to receive in full, and she taught us the prayer, “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee” – which every night at the shrine they pray between the Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer!
We come gladly to place our prayers in Mary’s hands. The story of this shrine is rooted in such an answered prayer. One foggy day in 1182, a hunter realised his horse was about to charge over the edge of a cliff. He cried out to Our Lady, whose statue already rested near here – and his horse miraculously stopped right on the edge. This sanctuary was build as an act of thanksgiving.
We are called to purity – the purity of heart which turns away from pleasures of the flesh; and the purity of soul which cries out to Jesus and Mary wih daily acts of love.
If we cannot imitate the Blessed Virgin, we can at least imitate Blessed Chiara. But let’s aim high! After all, the psalms today has challenged us to try to imitate God! As children of his that he loves.
Homily at St Philip Evans for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B – Home Mission Sunday.
Today is Home Mission Sunday, and we’ve received a letter sent from all the Bishops of England and Wales together. You can read the full text in the parish newsletter, but I’m going to pass on our bishops’ message in my own words.
Each one of us who is Catholic shares in the duty of making Our Lord Jesus known to the people around us, inviting them to hear His Good News and join our church. We call this ‘evangelisation’, and when done in our local community, that makes it our ‘home mission’. We’re called to deepen our own faith, so that we can share it with others, sensitively and confidently.
Pope Francis shows us that the true heart of faith is hugely attractive. He shows us how to let our faith be seen. He does this by making clear the great mercy of God, the mercy that he has received and that he shows to all. The mercy of God is God’s love in action, reaching out to every person, to each one of us in our weakness. Mercy is God’s tender embrace in lifting us up and inviting us to start again.
In the Psalm of our Mass today, we proclaimed God’s mercy with the words: “The Lord upholds my life.” Mercy appears all the more clearly when, recognising our own sinfulness, we rely totally and joyfully on the goodness of God. When Pope Francis was asked to describe himself he said, simply, “I am a sinner.” As we understand the depth of God’s never-failing mercy towards us, then we are freed to offer the same mercy to those around us. In doing so we show forth the best of our faith.
How can we proclaim God’s mercy to the people around us? We have a wonderful opportunity in the coming Jubilee Year of Mercy, established by Pope Francis, beginning this December. He asks us to “go out to every man and woman, bringing the goodness and tenderness of God!” Together let us Proclaim God’s Mercy. The readings we have heard today speak of the tests and trials of everyday life, the weariness we can feel, the conflicts we face, whether within our own hearts or from those around us. St James invites us to respond to every situation as peacemakers. That’s easier said than done! But then he tells us that our way forward is through prayer, asking the Lord for all that we need to get through the day, and to let his love be seen.
The Gospel Reading from St Mark puts it very simply. When we live our lives with trust in God as a child trusts his parents, then we will be free of so many burdens. And then our faith will be transparent, evident to others, and attractive. Then we will be proclaiming the Gospel for others to see and hear. The key, then, to showing our faith in the way we live, is to be ready to live constantly in the presence of God, knowing that God never takes his eyes off us. God gazes upon us not to catch us out, but because he loves us so much. Are we aware of that loving gaze which is upon us, and of the mercy and encouragement that flows our way? If so, we will be well able to look on others in the same way.
This trust in God and love for others is our starting point for evangelisation. From this beginning, there are many things we need to do. We must speak openly about our faith. We must show our love in concrete actions towards those most in need. We must have a loving care for those who have been hurt by life – and a special care for anyone who has been hurt within the Church, for these wounds make it particularly difficult for a person to return to the sacraments.
In many different ways – through friendship, through prayer, through conversation – we seek to reach other human beings, so that they sense in us God’s presence and loving invitation to them. Our efforts need not be complicated or heroic. As Our Blessed Lady reminds us, through our humble efforts the Lord can do great things!
Finally, our bishops want to thank each and every one of us for the witness that we already give. Our presence at Mass today is a good example. By coming to Mass we not only give due worship to God but also publicly proclaim our faith to everyone who knows of our commitment and routine. Our bishops thank us for our daily efforts in family living, the patterns of family life that we work hard to sustain. And family life is important, because for each child, the family is the first and best school of faith, of prayer and of virtuous living.
What does this mean for us here in St Philip Evans? This weekend we are asked to make a financial contribution to the Bishops’ Home Mission Fund, so there will be a retiring collection. But more practically, what can we do? It seems to me, as your parish priest, that not many of us feel confident enough to pass on the Good News of Jesus to other people. So our focus for the next three years in this parish will be on deepening and strengthening our own faith. This coming Monday, our monthly Call to Question group begins a new course, The Gift, looking at how the Holy Spirit helps us to do this. There are still places available at next month’s diocesan Proclaim’15 conference, and I will be happy to pay the costs for any parishioner who wishes to attend. In the coming months, we will begin to put in place other activities where adults and whole families can go to learn more about the message of Jesus received by our Church. This time next year we will have a Parish Mission. And most pressing at the moment, we have not yet got Children’s Liturgy up and running.
It’s vital that we provide the best possible experience of church for our children at every Sunday Mass. Our first group of volunteers are currently being DBS-checked, but nothing can be launched until they are fully checked and trained. Already, some volunteers have dropped out. We need some of you to replace them, so we can build up a healthy team where no one person is left having to share too much of the load. If we don’t pass on our faith to our children, our church will die. And only we who come to weekend Mass here are in a position to work with our children. So this responsibility is on us – and my share of the responsibility is making sure that the training we need is available. If you don’t feel ready, today, to share your faith with our children – what are you going to do about it?
Resources from the National Proclaim’15 Event in Birmingham are available online.
You have probably heard about the Vatican’s global consultation on Catholic sexual teaching and family life. If you want to take part but find the official questions hard to understand, I have made an unofficial rendering of the document into plain English.
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Driving into the township of Cambridge we were immediately struck by the imposing and history laden architecture all around. Initially we couldn't find anywhere to park the car, but it turned out to be a blessing because it enabled us to drive around a bit longer. Once we were on foot it was clear that there was far to much to see in one day. Even though there were maps to follow with 31 campuses, and many libraries, museums and art gallery's it was extremely easy to get lost. So we contented ourselves with wandering through the narrow streets taking in whatever came in front of us.
The highlight of the day was punting on the river Cam which gave us a back view of some of the major colleges dating back to the 1600's. It was interesting to hear some of the stories and see some of the traditions that still take place. It was also interesting to see the students parading as part of their capping ceremony. Moana enjoyed watching one Asian family embrace their newly graduated son and it was plain to see their happiness and the great significance that it had for them.
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Triangle, a family run business since 1955, approached MMA at a time of re-branding and reinvention, and were interested in creating original video content to compliment their newly constructed, state of the art trade show booth, and the launch of their website, to help deepen their potential client’s interest.
A leader in the contract manufacturing industry, Triangle Manufacturing Company is a third-generartion, family-run business specializing in the engineering and manufacturing of medical implants, instruments, and powered surgical hand tools.
Milburn Media Arts started from the ground-up, working with Triangle’s CEO, President, sales and marketing teams, and web developers to produce content for the re-branding. Based on information gathered from multiple task meetings and factory tours, MMA sketched out storyboards and scripts for both documentary and trade-show videos. We produced and managed the video installation of iPad video kiosks in their newly built 20’x20’ trade show booth. These videos helped to illustrate medical implants and tools from ideation to creation using advanced 3D modeling, while the documentary videos on the website exposed Triangle’s deep family history and inherent affection for it’s workforce and personalized community culture in the world of manufacturing.
MMA continues to work with Triangle, maintaining their changing video landscape in order to keep current with medical products, expanding building projects, and relationship building with clients and partners.
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With so much for our children to learn in today’s high-tech world, it’s all too easy for them to miss out on practical life skills, whether it’s running a load of wash, reading a map, or handwriting a letter. Your child is more capable than you realize. Even your preschooler can begin to learn these essential life lessons. Take a look at these skills you might want to teach and/or cultivate in your kids.
Doing the laundry. Too many teens head to college with no clue how to clean their clothes. Don’t let your kid become one of them. You can begin teaching your child when she is around 6. If you have a top-loading washer, keep a step stool nearby. Walk her through the process—how to measure and add the detergent, choose the settings, and start the machine.
Wrapping a gift. Your child already loves giving presents, and wrapping them makes it even more satisfying. Preschoolers can help cut the paper and stick on the tape, while kindergartners can complete additional steps with your help, like removing the price tag, finding the right size box, and wrapping paper all the way around the gift to make sure it fits before cutting it.
Writing a letter. Toddlers can dictate a letter to a family member (enhanced with drawings), attach the stamp, and drop it into a mailbox. Teach an older child how to address an envelope and the five parts of a letter: date, greeting (“Dear…”), body, closing (“Sincerely”), and signature. You can also have them help with holiday cards and find a pen pal.
Preparing a simple meal. Yogurt with fruit is a good first DIY breakfast. Preschoolers can spoon yogurt into a bowl and add prewashed cut-up fruit. Work with kids 5 and older on making sandwiches and smoothies (monitor the blender closely). Around age 7 or 8, your kid can try toaster-oven faves like English-muffin pizza, or make a simple salad by ripping lettuce, dumping in croutons, and cutting up tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots. By age 10, kids can use the stovetop with supervision for a grilled-cheese sandwich.
Cleaning the bathroom. Keep rags or a sponge handy for wiping toothpaste blobs off the sink. Toilet duties require greater skill. School-age kids can clean the lid, seat, and base with a disinfecting wipe. Make sure they wash their hands thoroughly afterward. Big kids can scrub the bowl with a nontoxic cleaner: Sprinkle the sides with baking soda, let it sit for a few minutes, pour in some vinegar, then scrub with a toilet brush.
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Another every effective island design combined with mini boxes in a hybrid layout. The walled TH looks deceptively like a farm base but this is a trophy base make no mistake. Giants will not march to the center since they only attack defenses and any attackers travelling towards the TH will have to fend off attacks from 4 walled an boxed island defenses.
I tried to revenge this base after getting raided by TBear. Using level 3 giants going straight across from left to right it took too long and finished just short of the last tower as time ran out.
Really nice farming base design. Mortars and AD's are neatly tucked inside multiple layers of walls and behind storages. DE (dark elixir) and CC are centered. TH (town hall) is exposed but not naked. Perimeter is extended to the edges of the battlefiled. Nice symmetry and order. A welcomed variation on the box design.
One of the first effective farming bases I've come across since I started collecting screenshots. Wizard towers and ADs (air defenses) are entrenched, CC (clan castle) is centered, and mortars and cannons effectively circle the perimeter guarding against archer raids. Not sure where he was planning to put those big bombs though.
Credit is given to the owners and creators of the bases in the title. If you are the owner of an image and would like credit please PM me and I will be happy to post credit and provide a link to the original source.
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One of the most effective ways to help children is friendship. This activity is based on the personal involvement of an adult in the life of a certain kid. An adult friend becomes a “big brother/sister” of a child and supports them whenever they need it. Friendship support for the child as a relatively new direction for orphaned children in Balys Charity. So far, we patronate the orphanage in the Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, and Poltava regions.
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GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Senior Erin Trimpe (New Palestine, Ind.) was named the most valuable field athlete to highlight a record-setting day for the Hanover women's track & field team at the Indiana Division III Championships.
Trimpe was a part of a 1-2-3 finish for the Panthers in the pole vault at DePauw University Saturday afternoon. The senior cleared 3.50m to break her own previous meet record mark of 3.42m. Classmate Emily Clancy (Columbus, Ind.) finished second at 3.35m, while sophomore Emily Jones (Pendleton, Ind.) cleared 2.90m for third place.
After setting the school record in the 3000m steeplechase last weekend at DePauw, with no warmups, junior Ariel Barlow (Francesville, Ind.) bested that time by nearly seven seconds Saturday, 11:32.15. Barlow placed second at the meet. She was also eighth in the 5000m run at 19:43.67.
Freshman Arig Tong (Columbus, Ind.) won the 5K race with a personal-best mark of 18:05.10, moving into third in school history. Tong also set a PR in the 1500m run with a time of 4:50.88, which is the second fastest in Panther lore.
Additional distance highlights came from seniors Morgan Hamilton (Connersville, Ind.) and Amanda Stump (Garrett, Ind.). The duo placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase.
Sophomore Erin Browning (Greensburg, Ind.) and junior Kenna Hunter (Mooresville, Ind.) added field victories as well. Browning won the hammer throw with mark of 49.82m. She was joined in the event by freshman Mariah Grider (North Vernon, Ind.) and senior Hannah Gregory (Columbus, Ind.), who finished fifth and sixth, respectively, with tosses of 42.46m and 39.15m, which was a new PR for Gregory. Browning was also third in the shot put at 11.73m, just off her personal-record of 11.75m.
Hunter set two personal records Saturday, including the triple jump, which she won with a distance of 10.28m. The junior was also first in the 400m hurdles (1:05.91), second in the 100 hurdles (16.06) and fourth in the high jump (1.53m). Her sprint hurdle mark also set a new personal best.
Adding a pair of sixth-place performances in the hurdles was sophomore Olivia Hall (Lexington, Ky.). Hall clocked in at 17.30 seconds in the 100m distance and 1:11.08 in the full lap race.
Hunter was one of four Panthers to score in the high jump, which also included freshman Riley Austin (Richmond, Ind.), junior Morgan West (Carmel, Ind.) and sophomore Heaven Bigelow (Lexington, Ind.). All three jumpers cleared 1.43m.
The duo of Hunter and Austin were joined by freshman Makenzie Carroll (Richmond, Ky.) and sophomore Sydney Claypoole (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) on the 1600m relay team that placed third with a time of 4:10.80, which now ranks third in school history. Carroll added a second-place showing in the 400m, 1:01.20, while Austin was eighth in the 200m, 27.26 seconds. Both marks were personal bests, with Carroll's time placing her seventh all-time at Hanover.
Junior Michelle Witt (Carmel, Ind.) scored in the long jump, leading the Panthers with a mark of 4.49m. Witt's distance was good enough for sixth at the state meet.
Overall, Hanover finished with 142.50 points, which was second-highest, only behind Trine's 190.50. The Thunder entered the meet ranked No. 38 in the most recent USTFCCCA national rankings. The Blue and Red held off Earlham (99) and Rose-Hulman (93) for the top HCAC total Saturday.
The Panthers will now travel to Rose-Hulman for their Twilight Meet, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 19. The meet will be Hanover's final appearance before the HCAC Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27.
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It’s the end of an era in the Manchester Museum Herbarium as we have a room cleared in preparation for a new storage system. The Quad Room (overlooking the Old Quadrangle and the John Owens building) was home to the lichen, algae and Leo Grindon cultivated plant collections along with part of the herbarium library. In the last two weeks we have moved them all out so that the old wooden cupboards can be removed. These were built when the collection was stored in a different style and so now that the herbarium sheets are in green solander boxes, the cupboards and shelves don’t make the most efficient use of space.
In its place, we will be having a compactor system installed and it’s moveable racking should make much better use of this room. These mobile racks are secondhand and have been dismantled from the Whitworth Art Gallery as part of the major refurbishment works. It’ll be the last time we get to see some of these views!
While we’re making changes, not all of our collections will be as accessible as usual. In particular, we don’t currently have access to the lichens, the fungi, the algae or the Leo Grindon Cultivated Plants. However, there is still plenty to see, such as the majority of the flowering plant collections, the ferns, the fruits and seeds and the mosses. While access to the herbarium for visitors will be limited while the work takes place, these collections can still be viewed in our Collections Study Centre.
This entry was posted in Herbarium History, News, University of Manchester and tagged museum storage, shelving, solander box, sunset, Whitworth Art Gallery.
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Excellent! *wicked glee* That Irish music is hopelessly complusive for me! I can't NOT dance!
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In September, world-renowned drummer and USC Thornton faculty member Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, who passed away last Spring, was honored at the 37th annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival at the Watts Towers Arts Center. The day-long event featured a taiko drumming ensemble, percussion artists of all styles, members of the Locke High School band, with whom Chancler performed as a teenager, and a video tribute to the artist. Chancler, who is best known for his performances on Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and “Bad,” had served as an emcee for the festival in past years.
Immediately following the Drum Festival, the Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival also paid tribute to Chancler’s memory with performances by Karen Briggs, Maiya Sykes, Nedra Wheeler, Reggie Hamilton, and USC Thornton Popular Music chair Patrice Rushen.
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Benjamin Floyd, The User Experience. Time for a New Convention?
A convention is simply a standard. Not the convention hall or a group of people meeting but rather a conventional standard accepted by the mainstream of the population. Only an extreme innovation can break a traditional convention and thus become a new convention in itself.
Looking for the shopping cart symbol online to buy something or to check out.
The keyboard (which hasn’t drastically changed in close to 80 years).
As some people may know, the majority of websites no longer need the “www” typed at the front of a web address. Most hosting servers ignore the WWW and simply take the unique address, such “theUserExperience.wordpress.com“…there is a quantifiablie metric to give your boss!!! Instead of typing the 3 letters and the “dot”, you have just increased your productivity! Think of how much more company time you can spend surfing the WWW by NOT typing in the WWW. But I digress.
So I am looking at my keyboard the other day and it dawned on me that it is time for an update to the keyboard! There should be a “.com” button. Statistically the “.com” address is still by far the most used Internet address extension in use. iPhone has integrated their browser with a “.com” button….why not break the convention of a traditional keyboard and ADD a new button….the “Dot.Com” button. Simply have one button that you click and it puts in a complete “.com” for the address.
So on the front end we are saving the time, steps, and keystrokes by not typing in the “WWW.”, IF you know this information.
But we can carry this over to the back end of the Internet and simply create a new button on each/every keyboard with a “.com” button.
Yes, I am aware that there are keyboards & mice that can be programmed to run an application, put in this extension, a host of things. But this takes time and special skill. What I am proposing is a new convention to the old keyboard by adding one button, strategically placed, that will increase the User Experience by simply clicking one button.
Here is a very rough drawing of where I put the button and how it would take dominance on a keyboard as the Internet has become so integral in most aspects of life.
Your thoughts? Comments? I would appreciate the feedback on not just this idea but breaking a convention and starting a new one.
Perhaps the time has come for the initials ‘BF’ to be updated, from a famous thinker-tinkerer-inventor, who often eschewed convention himself, and in so doing brought about a number of significant changes and improvements, to a more modern thinker-blogger, working with comfort and effectiveness in observation, ideation and suggestion.
Is it simply coincidence that there be two such inventive Benjamins with last names beginning with the letter ‘F’?
BF, your posts are not just amusing, but informative and thought-provoking as well.
I like your idea. Get a patent on it like Dolby did.
I loved this blog – it is very easy to get carried away with your business and look at it from the inside-out instead of the outside-in. It is something every proprietor should remember every so often and could, in effect, bring constant revitalisation to an otherwise staid business.
There is no need for .com, simply type the name and press ctrl-enter at the same time. it’s like magic. Or maybe just a shortcut….
I couldn’t use the button in its current location. When you touch type, that’s where your thumbs rest when you are not using the space bar.
Well the board would have to be molded a bit larger to fit the key in to begin with. And if you haven’t used a “natural keyboard”, you really should. I am firm believer that once a person uses the natural keyboard for a month, you never go back to a standard keyboard. As you can tell I feel the same way about having an adaptable .com/net/uk whatever button right where there is the perfect location for the thumbs!
.com was never meant to be the most common website ending–it was where we were going to put all of the commercial stuff so it didn’t get in the way of the actual, information sharing stuff that the internet was constructed for.
With ICANN on the verge of releasing thousands of new TLDs (Top Level Domain names), .com is likely to be even less relevant over time. Also, with the .com namespance thoroughly saturated with squatters and speculators, not to mention legitimate websites, more and more services are getting pushed to new domains endings.
Your keyboard is destined to be a gimmicky niche product which fades away with this brief anomaly in time (~10 years) during which .com was the important ending. Phones, which are disposable on 2 year contracts and all have new interfaces that have to be learned anyway, do have a compelling reason to need this feature.
Keyboards, which people use over the course of an entire career and have hundreds of hours invested in learning to use quickly and accurately, can’t be so easily changed. Many new special purpose keys have been introduced on keyboards, and failed to catch on. The fact is that it takes most people longer to figure out where that new .com key is and how to hit it than it takes to actually type .com, as usability studies have shown time and again on other special purpose keys.
None of this really matters, though, because the same usability studies have shown how few people actually enter .com into their browsers. Most of them search their bookmarks, open to google, or simply type the service or company name into their location bar for it to be automatically located for them. Links these days are meant to be clicked, dragged, or cut and pasted. Site URLs from the non-computer world are usually not remembered, even when repeated, so that the URL in an advertisement often has more impact as a simple mechanism for increasing customers likelihood of looking up a website.
At the end of the day, ideas are good, and we need more of them, but usability studies and practical considerations together bring about solid design.
Good idea, yet after living out of the USA, I’ve found that many sites use “.es,” “.uk,” etc. instead of “.com”.
Any suggestions on how you would incorporate other website endings?
How about unique keyboards to that country? A .uk or a .br or such may be the case?
Or better yet, why not have the key where you can snap it into place yourself, almost like a plastic model airplane. The different buttons could have a contour or bump that when pressed would hit the circuitry in the keyboard, thus producing the .uk or the .ca, .net, etc?
Empower the end user…not the way the company thinks it should be.
Most web browsers now do not even require a .com added to the end of typed URLs; if nothing is added to the address, the browser will automatically guess the “http://www” and “.com” portions. Also, what about all the .net, .org, and etc. domains?
Nice thought, though. Maybe search for a different use for the Caps Lock key, since that is all but obsolete.
I think a more useful convention change would be to put a ‘tab’ button on the right in addition to the one on the left. You could put it and another one with the arrows. There is a space to either side of the up arrow on most keyboards.
As a number of people have commented, an extra key is not required. It’s better experience and simpler to make the default state the one that is most common, so just entering the name part of a URL defaults to the .com TLD. What would be even better though, is if users could set their own default ending. which would help with users who visit their national sites more often.
The Apple and the Amiga keyboards had “extra” keys back in the 80s. Microsoft finally picked up the idea. Do you use the Windows key? Try [Windows]-[e], [Windows]-[f], [Windows]-[r], [Windows]-[d], [Windows]-[l](L on i), or [Windows]-[Pause]. I use these all the time. Others include [Windows]-[Tab], just the [Windows] key, [Windows]-[F1], [Windows]-[M] (that is Windows-Shift-m) and [Windows]-[m].
The “context” key (aka the right click key) is another “new” key that few people use.
Absolutely daft idea. Anyone who uses the internet for extended times must use additions such as .net, .org, etc. PLUS country extensions such as .au, .uk, etc.
As for dumping the whole .com concept and having ‘free from’ domains (not quite sure what that means), the horse has now bolted. It would locked out legitimate businesses, organizations and individuals who cam in late or structure their domains differently depending on what country they operate from or have operations in.
Yes, it’s frustrating but having a .com keyboard certainly will not work.
New generation browsers are getting smarter at guessing what the domain will be, based on usage habits, etc and therefore autocomplete before you get to the domain extension in many cases.
For me on keyboards, GET RID OF THE CAPS LOCK KEY!!!! (oops – could’ve used it there LOL). Finally,for those of us using different operating systems, who needs a key with a stupid Windows logo on it?
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2019-04-25T04:35:08Z
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https://theuserexperience.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/time-for-a-new-convention/
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Sports
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Computers
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msubillings
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Open to everyone in the community, this non-credit class is a critical examination of the culture and traditions surrounding and “rules of the road” governing the operations of the Montana Legislature. The course seeks to combine traditional classroom instruction with presentations by seasoned practitioners, who have served as elected members, who routinely attempt to affect its deliberations and decisions as advocates, lobbyists and members of trade associations, or who staff agencies engaged in the legislative processes. Classes are informal, conversational and interactive. This class will be offered concurrently with PSCI 494 for academic credit.
For a more complete overview of the course see the syllabus here.
Those with a passion about American government seeking to build on a general understanding of public policy-making processes by specifically focusing on the Montana Legislature.
Citizens interested in becoming more knowledgeable about the recent series of cuts in programs that may leave many vulnerable Montanans at risk.
Program administrators for not-for-profit organizations that contract with the State of Montana to serve clients and patients within their communities.
Taxpayers interested in learning more about how decisions in Helena result in the use of public tax dollars.
Citizen advocates interested in more effectively influencing the deliberations of the Montana Legislature.
David E. Wanzenried resume reads like a who’s who of government service. He has served in numerous roles in Montana State government including in the Montana Senate, the Montana House of Representatives, as the State of Montana Commissioner of Labor, as the Director of the Montana Department of Community Affairs and the Chief of Staff for a former Montana Governor. In addition, he serves on several boards in Billings. Dave holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in political science from the University of Montana. He has taught as an instructor for MSUB, UM, MSU and Carrol College.
A digital badge is an electronic confirmation awarded by MSUB Extended Campus signifying an accomplishment or the acquisition of a skill. Digital badges help you track and display skills to employers that you have acquired on websites like LinkedIn or Facebook. You control which badges are public and the credentials help you more easily position yourself with current or potential employers. In order to earn a Badge, students selecting this option must demonstrate the successful achievement of the learning outcomes established for the course at the equivalent of a C grade.
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2019-04-23T21:59:24Z
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http://www.msubillings.edu/extendedcampus/Lawmaking.htm
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Sports
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Reference
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wordpress
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2008 August « Jono's Demented Dream Journal.
A naptime dream scene, now over a week past: I was sitting at a desk with a computer in front of a west-facing window late in the day. There occurred a bright sunset above the mountain beyond (its north slope in view ahead); the sun and sky became very red. The sun disappeared, but shortly, as the mountain slope was sufficiently steep, reappeared further downslope. The window screen lit up red when the sun was present. I took pictures of the sunset with my camera; my reflection was visible in the computer monitor (which was maybe off?). I was wearing a gray hat. I took lots of quick snaps just as the sun was disappearing (before it reappeared, that is). A dove was audible, but hidden from view, outside the window, on the ground in the yard, browsing and gurgling.
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2019-04-26T02:34:53Z
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https://jbdowse.wordpress.com/2008/08/
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Sports
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Computers
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rlfans
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RLFANS.COM - Finally a Win!
WWW.RLFANS.COM • View topic - Finally a Win!
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Is this the turning point to better form or is it a false start?
It seems hard to argue that a win at in form Salford could not be down to anything but a good performance by Wigan.
Just back in the car and happy with that. It was a weird game because fir the first 20 mins we didn’t even look second best but then we blitzed three try’s to go 18–6 up but then fell apart either side of half time to go behind. I thought we’d collapse but that left edge was sensational in getting control back and whilst we looked a bit nervy closing it out, we did it comfortably enough.
Williams scored a hatrick and was as Williams like as Williams can be. Moments of brilliance mixed with errors a 12 year old would squirm at. I thought Gildart grew a leg having Burgess alongside him and it was pleasing to see Burgess has lost no pace (looked to have gained some of anything). We’re still desperate for a couple of props with Clubb and Navarette struggling from the off but the bench lads of Flower, Bullock and Hamlin really turned it.
Sounded a couple of great tries finished off by George, they managed to see the game out well which is a good sign when you haven’t won for a while. Onwards and upwards.
no one can argue with that. Salford are a very good team this year so fair play to the lads.
The attendance looks to be worrying , when wigan where at the bottom and having a bad time years ago , i wonder what the attendance would have been back then? I seem to remember then being a lot higher , infact when Wigan where having a bad time previously the fans became like an extra man, which was good to see from a neutrals point of view after seeing lots of bandwagon jumpers watching them win the challenge cup every year.
There’s more going on at Wigan currently which is turning the fans off then back in those days and I don’t think anybody thinks we’re quite at the level of being in serious danger just yet. I don’t think the price at £27 would’ve got too many 50/50 fans out the armchair today either.
In 2006 the crowds starting to flock in once we hit rock bottom and were looking dead and buried and we’re far from that point at the moment.
The game was at Salford.
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2019-04-22T00:28:17Z
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http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=622274
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Sports
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Sports
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livejournal
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Seizures are taking their toll. I've been adding them up and I think since 1998, and not counting the "vasovagal syncope" in the 80's I have had 279 seizures. If each has snipped a word, a moment, a sliver of memory, even just a minnow from the fish tank that is my brain, I am losing more than I can bear.
This new medication - the combination of viibryd and levetiracetam - distresses me tremendously. Both medicines describe weakness and dizziness as side effects. I have tried taking them separately, but both seem to have left enough of their residue in my system that even separating intake doesn't lessen the effects. I need to find a way to stop taking one. Do I surrender the sense of well-being granted by viibryd and accept the gradual chipping away of my mind by seizures? Should I protect my self from seizures at the cost of depression that dulls my thinking and stifles by writing, my cooking, my movement, my life?
I have no idea which is the greater cost. My depression is so deep that I am unable to think through this.
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2019-04-23T18:01:08Z
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https://louderback.livejournal.com/413579.html
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Sports
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Health
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duke
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Quantitative thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography after oral dipyridamole for assessing the presence, anatomic location and severity of coronary artery disease.
The objective of this investigation was to determine whether analysis of thallium-201 images as detected by quantitative single photon emission computed tomography after a single high oral dose of dipyridamole (300 mg) would accurately detect the presence of coronary artery disease and the anatomic location of the individual stenosis. Analyses were performed on 100 patients who concomitantly underwent diagnostic coronary arteriography and myocardial imaging. Tomographic myocardial perfusion defects were quantified using computer-generated polar maps. Eighty-four patients had significant coronary artery disease defined as greater than 50% luminal diameter stenosis. The sensitivity for detecting patients with coronary disease was 92% overall, 89% in patients without previous myocardial infarction and 97% in those with prior infarction. The technique had a sensitivity of 80, 87 and 51% for localizing coronary artery stenosis of the left anterior descending, the right coronary and the left circumflex artery, respectively. The corresponding specificity was 84, 92 and 92%. Furthermore, the presence of severe (greater than or equal to 70%) multivessel disease was identified with a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 87%. In conclusion, quantitative thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography after oral dipyridamole has high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing the presence of coronary disease, ascertaining the location of stenosed vessels and identifying the presence of multivessel disease.
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2019-04-26T05:55:54Z
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https://scholars.duke.edu/display/pub761610
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Sports
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Science
| 0.684655 |
wordpress
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Waxman is clearly just following suit: Welcome to synced scapegoat spin! As Twitchy reported, Juan Williams upped the ludicrous by attempting to pin the Obamacare website failures on … Republicans. Sigh.
MSNBC flat-out showed its bias-induced insanity by having a chryon that read “GOP flubs Obamacare launch.” White House Obamacare flack @HealthCareTara tried to spin failures as just GOP whining when she retweeted a pitiful Oliver Willis tweet.
And deranged liberals on Twitter blamed the nefarious Kochspiracy, natch. The Democrat mayor of Elizabeth, N.J., joined in the Obamacare website trutherism as well.
That’s right. Bless your heart-y Ezra Klein gets in on the absurd action as well, natch.
Klein gets schooled, as always.
Yes, please. That was painful.
Heh. That should be enough said.
These Twitter users bring it all home.
Brilliant! Keep it coming and stop the disaster known as Obamacare.
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2019-04-23T18:43:56Z
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https://drmanukahoney.wordpress.com/2016/08/16/ezra-klein-others-gop-sabotaging-obamacare-well-then-proceed/
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Sports
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Health
| 0.794637 |
theglobeandmail
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Calian Group Ltd is a Canada-based company. Its capabilities are diverse with services delivered through two divisions. The Business and Technology Services Division which includes the provision of business and technology services and solutions to industry, public and government in the health, training, engineering and IT services domains. The Systems Engineering Division (SED) located in Saskatoon provides the space technology companies with solutions for testing, operating and managing their satellite networks. The SED provides communications products for terrestrial and satellite networks, as well as commercial and defense customers with superior electronics engineering, manufacturing and test services for both private sector and military customers in North America.
Effective April 1, 2019 Calian Group Ltd. (TSX:CGY) has acquired SatService, Gesellschaft fur Kommunikationssysteme mbH. ("SatService"), a solid player in the European satellite ground systems market.
The following matter was voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CALIAN GROUP LTD. (TSX.CGY) held on February 7, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. This and other matters voted upon are described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders dated December 28, 2018 and Management Proxy Circular dated December 10, 2018.
Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share. The dividend is payable March 5, 2019 to shareholders of record as of February 19, 2019. Dividends paid by the Corporation are considered "eligible dividend" for tax purposes.
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2019-04-18T23:13:06Z
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/CGY-T/
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Sports
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Business
| 0.804815 |
star-telegram
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Mitch Moreland, 31, the Rangers first baseman for much of the past six seasons, is also a free agent but remains an option for the club. He is the superior defender over Carter. Moreland won his first Gold Glove in 2016. Moreland hit .233 with 22 homers and 60 RBIs in 2016.
The Rangers have kept a dialogue open with Moreland and would be open to his return. General manager Jon Daniels has said Ryan Rua or Jurickson Profar could be full-time options at first base in 2017. Another option, prospect Joey Gallo, barring a strong surge during spring training, is likely to start the season with Triple A Round Rock.
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2019-04-23T12:09:49Z
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https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article117759788.html
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Sports
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Sports
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wordpress
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2019-04-25T20:29:02Z
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https://nltrainingsite.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/are-you-ready-for-year-end-certification/
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Sports
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