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I just purchased Lemur for my iPad and I have a Roland JV-1010. My end goal is to learn MIDI programming, etc... but my immediate need is to be able to set the JV-1010's clock source to EXTERNAL. I'm new to MIDI and want to get the JV to sync with my other devices, which are already sync'd.
Sending info to the JV is no problem. I have a camera connect kit for my iPad and have it connected, I just don't know what to do next. Help?
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I didn't mean to take so much time off of writing. I guess I took my instructions to heart, to 'relax' and not stress. In reality, I think I was most happy to have more time to read and not rush to get to work because of workouts. They were still scheduled, but they were much shorter! And I had extra 'off' days.
So although I'm back to my full training schedule (as of 3 days now), I still haven't written a single blog.
But here it is! I've been thinking about it since Friday. Why Friday, you ask?
I was to hike for 1 ½ hours: power hiking up hills, running on flats and down hills. I didn't need to keep an eye on my heart rate, but I was to still have my monitor on to see how I progressed as training went on.
I started my Garmin to 'run' as I left my driveway and headed to Calderwood Butte – the first time on that hill since starting training back in July! I LOVED the run along Jomax to 99th Ave and to the trailhead. I climbed the hill with ease – the cool weather was so great! I didn't fall as I carefully picked my way down the steep part of the backside and picked up the pace as I ran along the flat north side and powered past the bench to meet up with the path to head back down the hill to 99th Ave.
I was feeling fairly relaxed as I headed into the State Land where I would meet up with Lake Pleasant Parkway. Just smug enough that I'd done more running than walking and curious about my Heart Rate. I flipped through 2 screens to get to the one with my heart rate. Zeros?!?!
My Garmin wasn't working! I stopped my run and thought maybe it would work if I restarted it. It didn't. I touched my HR Monitor on my torso to make sure it was appropriately connected to my skin. Only to discover that I had forgotten to put it on. Seriously?
I stood there in shock for a moment. I wondered what to do. Silly of me, I know. I HAD to get home. I thought I could just walk home and not worry about my training because I had made a mistake. I couldn't even restart my 1st run because it had been saved. But you know what? NOTHING had changed from the first hour of my training. Except that I became aware of my lack of HR monitor. And though I was totally disappointed that I wouldn't be able to see my heart rate progress, it didn't change the fact that I was still training!
I started a new run and started to go again. I chose a pace where I could run comfortably and finished the rest of my time.
I learned something from my mistake. I wasn't so driven even though I was totally bummed for not having been 'perfect'. I tried to 'feel' a better pace regardless of what my watch said. I learned that I could run farther and more relaxed than I thought I could! And I learned that doing my best no matter who can (or can't) see the results is always the best.
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I've got Cox Digital Cable/Internet using a Motorola SBV52222 Modem and until recently, I only had my laptop hooked up via an ethernet cable and everything worked fine. Yesterday I added a PS3 to my setup and attempted to connect it to the modem. Being that the modem only has 1 ethernet port, I simply removed the ethernet cable which runs to my laptop and plugged in an ethernet cable that leads to my PS3. Long story short, the PS3 would not connect, as it was unable to even attain an IP address. After several conversations with both Sony and Cox tech support, I was able to get it connected by resetting the modem. However, when unplugging the PS3 ethernet and reconnecting the laptop, again, no internet connection until I once again reset the modem. The Cox tech support said if I purchase a switch then it would solve this problem. So I did just that, and I'm running into the same issue: the modem will only connect to one device at a time. It tends to prioritize the connection to the laptop instead of the PS3, but like I said it will not connect to both simultaneously. All the connectivity lights on the switch are illuminated indicating that all devices are receiving connection. I'm not sure if the PS3 and laptop use different "connection types" or what but I've never encountered this problem before. It's always been simple as plug and play. Do I require a router to get connection to both devices simultaneously?
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The Left-wing Oxfam group has issued a report saying that the world's wealthiest 1% will soon own 50% of the world's wealth…
With this in mind, read this summary of Oxfam's press release. Variations of it are all over the Web.
…Oxfam made headlines at [the meeting of the World Economic Forum in] Davos last year with the revelation that the 85 richest people on the planet have the same wealth as the poorest 50% (3.5 billion people).
It said that that comparison had now become even more stark, with the 80 richest people having the same wealth as the poorest 50%.
We are now a century into the welfare state. The winners at the top are still winning, and the losers are still losing. What is Oxfam's solution? More of the same. More government taxation of the rich. More welfare state action.
This is the rhetoric of envy. This is the politics of guilt and pity.
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North, G. (2015). Pareto Statistic: The Wealthiest 1% Will Soon Own 50% of the World's Wealth. Tea Party Economist. Available http://teapartyeconomist.com/2015/01/19/normal-pareto-statistic-wealthiest-1-will-soon-50-worlds-wealth/. Last accessed 19th Jun 2016.


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Long battery life. Sturdy build. Compatible with all US carriers. Recent Android software.
Occasionally slow performance. Low-light images could be better. Screen resolution isn't the sharpest.
Bottom Line
The Motorola Moto E4 Plus is an affordable, well-built phone with a big battery that will last for well over a day of use.
If you hate it when your phone runs out of battery, we have an inexpensive option for you. The unlocked Motorola Moto E4 Plus ($179.99 as tested) has a massive 5,000mAh battery that will carry you through two days of moderate use, or up to a week of standby. It's also nicely built, runs the latest version of Android, and works on every carrier in the US. It isn't the fastest phone out there, and the Moto E4 remains our Editors' Choice for being a slightly better value, but if you need a phone with the longest battery life possible, go for the Plus.
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The Moto E4 Plus is different enough from the Motorola Moto E4 that it's confusing Motorola isn't using a different name. The base E4 is a 5-inch phone, with an 8-megapixel main camera. The E4 Plus is a 5.5-inch phone with a 13-megapixel main camera. We tested the $179.99 unlocked model, but it's also available directly from Verizon for $129.99, or from Amazon Prime (with Prime ads) starting at $139.99.
The E4 Plus is a budget phone, to be sure, but a nicely built one. It's big, at 6.1 by 3.1 by 0.4 inches (HWD), with a smooth, warm plastic body that comes in gold or gray. On the front is a 5.5-inch, 720p LCD that's bright enough, but noticeably soft compared with higher-res screens like you find on the Moto G5 Plus. It'll best please older users who want larger visual elements.
There's a capacitive home button/fingerprint sensor below the screen, but no back or window buttons: those appear on the screen itself. If you want to reclaim screen real estate, you can turn the on-screen buttons off and swipe back and forth on the fingerprint sensor for the back and window actions.
The phone charges and syncs over micro USB, and there's a standard headphone jack on the top. You're here for the battery, though. The 5,000mAh cell isn't technically replaceable, but it's probably serviceable: remove the back, and the battery's in there with a sticker on it that says, "WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE." (We didn't.)
The phone lasted 11 hours, 44 minutes on our video rundown test, which is extraordinary compared with the regular Moto E4 (5 hours, 30 minutes). It even lasted longer than our former battery champion, the LG X Power, which showed 8 hours, 48 minutes in the same test. And given that Motorola phones have very little standby battery drain, you'll easily be able to go for two days without a charge.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 processor here is one of the latest for low-end phones, and it's sluggish, but it's the best you can expect at this price point. Motorola has one of the best approaches to Android: The E4 Plus runs Android 7.1.1, the latest version, with a few subtle extensions like a notification display that wakes up when you pick up the phone. Launching, and occasionally quitting, apps definitely takes a noticeable amount of time, and game frame rates tend to be quite low. If you use a lot of apps, you should step up to a Snapdragon 600-series device like the Moto G5 Plus.
The E4 Plus has 16GB of storage, of which 10GB is available, and 2GB of RAM. There's a microSD card slot for cards up to 256GB, and you can move some apps
Call quality is good. The earpiece is plenty loud, although voices sound just a bit muddier than they do on a high-end handset like the Samsung Galaxy S8 or LG G6. The phone supports T-Mobile's and Sprint's HD calling, as well as both VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling. The speakerphone has a bit of a crackle in it at maximum volume, but the phone's mics are excellent, with terrific background noise cancellation. Even on a busy street, my voice came through very loud and clear.
The E4 Plus joins Motorola's other G and E phones in being some of the rare unlocked phones that work on all four major US carriers. The LTE band layout and modem setup
The phone's Category 6 modem lacks the ability to combine spectrum bands for greater speeds, so you'll see
The same pattern follows with Wi-Fi—strong coverage, but not top speeds. The phone supports dual-band 802.11 a/b/c/n, though not ac, but Wi-Fi remained functional even 100 feet from a router, through a wall. There's no NFC, though, so tap-to-pay solutions are out.
The E4 Plus sports a 13-megapixel main camera and 5-megapixel front camera. You don't get the "twist to camera" action that Moto offers on its higher-end phones, so you must launch the camera by dragging up from the corner of the lock screen.
Both cameras have flashes, and the main camera has an f/2.0 aperture. In good light that makes for fine photos, although there's a noticeable delay with the shutter sometimes that reminds you that you're using a low-end phone. Low-light images with flash aren't bad, although the flash takes more than a second to stage. Unfortunately in low-light, flashless pictures are poor, because of a lack of good focus—they're soft at best, and downright blurry at worst. The front camera's shots aren't as blurry in low light, but they have overly dramatic shadows.
The primary video camera takes 1080p videos at 30 frames per second outdoors, dropping to 24fps in standard indoor lighting. The front-facing camera was able to balance at 30fps in testing both indoors and out. Neither camera is stabilized, which means they appear a bit wobbly, but that's par for the course on low-end devices.
The Moto E4 Plus is our low-end battery champ, beating beefy competitors like the LG X Power on endurance. But the added cost of the big battery puts the E4 Plus in a slightly awkward place. At $180 unlocked (or even at $130 on a carrier), it comes very close to the $185 Amazon Prime subsidized entry-level price for the Moto G5 Plus, which has a noticeably better screen and faster processor.
Motorola is really on a roll with its low-end phones. The E and G series continue to be great values, with their fresh versions of Android, solid reputation for reliability, and four-carrier compatibility. Your choice between the E4 Plus and the G5 Plus really depends on your charging style. If you're the kind of person who takes your phone to work every day and plugs it in, the G5's faster performance and sharper screen will be the right choice. If you don't have chargers frequently accessible, the E4 Plus will keep you connected longer. The plain-old Moto E4, meanwhile, remains our entry-level Editors' Choice because it's a great value for the price.


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Travel with Rick on one fisherman's dream adventure trip to two of Montana's superb trout rivers – The Bighorn and the Missouri. Rick will share his experience on these two fabulous rivers and highlights the beauty of Montana's high plains, canyons and mountain scenery. If you have been to Montana, this program will bring back…Continue reading →


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SOWETO, South Africa — The mood was more festive than funereal. Outside Nelson Mandela's former home in Soweto on Friday, crowds sang, chanted and danced. People carried posters emblazoned with his famous quotations. Children ran through the streets holding up pictures of the former president's face torn from the morning's newspapers.
"We love you, Papa Mandela," they cried.
Eunice Ngakane, 40, from North West Province, said she and her friends were going to spend the whole night on Vilakazi Street, remembering the national hero who had died the night before. Then they would "freshen up" in the morning and come right back again.
"When Africa cries, Africa sings," said Japie Molatedi, 55, who described himself as a "typical Sowetan."
Samantha Nkabinde, 28, a financial analyst in Johannesburg, said it was only fitting for the mourning to take place in such a public fashion. "He never sat behind closed doors or walls," she said. "He went out among the people, touched so many people."
The crowd sang, "Mandela, you're my president."
In the government's first announcement of a schedule for ceremonies that are likely to draw vast numbers of world dignitaries and less exalted mourners, President Jacob Zuma said Friday that Mr. Mandela's body would lie in state from Wednesday to Friday after a memorial at a huge World Cup soccer stadium in Soweto on Tuesday. He will be buried in his childhood village, Qunu, in the Eastern Cape region, on Dec. 15, Mr. Zuma said.
The White House said that President Obama and the first lady, Michelle Obama, would visit South Africa next week "to participate in memorial events."
As flags flew at half-staff across South Africa, words of loss, blended with memories of inspiration, were offered by Mr. Obama in Washington, members of the British royal family and many who saw Mr. Mandela as an exemplar of a broader struggle.
"A giant among men has passed away," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India said. "This is as much India's loss as South Africa's."
As public figures reached for superlatives to describe Mr. Mandela, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain declared in London, "A great light has gone out in the world." Pope Francis praised "the steadfast commitment shown by Nelson Mandela in promoting the human dignity of all the nation's citizens." President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said Mr. Mandela was "committed to the end of his days to the ideals of humanism and justice."
Speaking in Cape Town, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, himself a towering figure in the struggle against apartheid, asked rhetorically whether Mr. Mandela was "the exception to prove the rule."
"I say no, emphatically," he said, adding that Mr. Mandela "embodied our hopes and dreams, symbolized our enormous potential."
Helen Zille, the leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance, said that South Africans owed their sense of belonging to a single family to Mr. Mandela. "That is his legacy," she said. "It is why there is an unparalleled outpouring of national grief at his passing."
The tone of the tributes reflected broad sentiments crossing racial, national, religious and political lines. In the United States, Republicans and Democrats alike rushed to embrace his legacy. In China, the government hailed him as a liberator from imperialism, even as dissidents embraced him as a symbol of resistance against repression.
In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad, accused by the political opposition of heinous crimes in a nearly three-year-old civil war, said Mr. Mandela was "an inspiration in the values of love and human brotherhood."
In South Africa, people of all races gathered at Mr. Mandela's home, laying wreaths, singing freedom songs, whispering prayers and performing the shuffling toyi-toyi dance in his honor. People came together in a way that seems increasingly rare in a nation confronting the everyday worries of a struggling economy, incessant allegations of government corruption and a sinking sense that a nation born two decades ago into such promise is slipping into despair.
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"It is one of those days when everyone is united again," said Reginald Hoskins, who brought his two young children to Mr. Mandela's house on Friday morning. "That is what Nelson Mandela stood for, and we need to honor that in our lives every day."
For those who knew him best, the knowledge that he has gone slowly seeped in.
"I never thought, knowing him for close to 40 years, that I would ever speak of him in the past tense," said Tokyo Sexwale, a senior member of the African National Congress who served prison time on Robben Island alongside Mr. Mandela. "The passing of an icon like Nelson Mandela signifies the end of an era."
The tumult of tributes to Mr. Mandela reflected his ability to forge bonds around the world, and how many leaders and public figures sought him out.
"His passion for freedom and justice created new hope for generations of oppressed people worldwide," said former President Jimmy Carter.
Musicians, clerics and sports figures joined those offering accolades after Mr. Mandela's death was announced late Thursday, with a leading South African cricketer, A. B. de Villiers, echoing Archbishop Tutu's hope for a future free of renewed racial and social division.
In November 1962, the General Assembly called upon members of the United Nations to impose economic sanctions on South Africa because of its policy of racial segregation. Although the United States had condemned apartheid, it would take two decades for the American government to impose strict sanctions.Credit...Page of a calendar from the American Committee on Africa. Original poster by Birgit Walker. From the Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections.
"Let us now, more than ever, stick together as a nation," Mr. de Villiers said. "We owe him that much."
Mr. Mandela was closely linked with sports, both as a boxer in his youth and, after becoming South Africa's first black president, as a supporter of the national Springbok rugby team — once a symbol of white exclusivism — which triumphed in the 1995 World Cup.
"He taught us forgiveness on a grand scale," Muhammad Ali said in a statement. "His was a spirit born free, destined to soar above the rainbows. Today his spirit is soaring through the heavens. He is now forever free."
In the Middle East, Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike offered tributes to a man who had been a staunch supporter of the Palestine Liberation Organization, but who had also recognized what he called "the legitimacy of Zionism as a Jewish nationalism."
On Friday, Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader imprisoned since 2002, declared in a statement: "From within my prison cell, I tell you our freedom seems possible because you reached yours," according to a translation released by the P.L.O. At the same time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel called Mr. Mandela "a paragon of our time" and a "moral leader of the first order."
When Cliff Rosen, an urban farmer in Johannesburg, awoke Friday to the news that Mr. Mandela had died, he went out to the sunflowers growing in his garden and cut down the tallest one.
"A special flower for a special man," said Mr. Rosen, 40, as he wired the towering, six-foot stalk to the fence surrounding the spontaneous memorial that has sprung up just outside the home where Mr. Mandela died.
"I chose this flower because he towered over us all," Mr. Rosen said. "Today it feels like the world got a little bit smaller."


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Euro 2016 Qualification – Poland vs Ireland Betting Preview
Euro 2016 Qualification – Poland vs Ireland Betting Preview, Sports Free Bets, Tips, Predictions, Offers, Promotions, Bet In Play, Live Streaming Info.
Euro 2016 Qualification action on Sunday evening comes from the National Stadium with the whole game Live on Sky Sports 1 High Definition, with a scheduled 19:45pm (BST)Kick Off Time.
Euro 2016 Qualification – Poland vs Ireland Betting Preview
Republic of Ireland travel to Poland knowing that if they manage to win they will be on the plane to France where the Euro 2016 finals will be held next year. Poland it is a different situation as they know if they draw the match 0-0 or 1-1 they will progress in second however, if they draw 2-2 or more it will be the Republic of Ireland who will qualify in second place in the group.
This exciting game has all come about after the last round of fixtures a few days ago. Republic of Ireland welcomed group leaders Germany at the Aviva Stadium and it was the home side who came out on top as Shane Long netted the only goal with a fine effort.
The hosts for this game Poland's last game was a tricky night at Hampden Park where they played against Scotland. Poland took the lead only for Forest and Ritchie to put the hosts in front. Lewandowski scored with the last kick of the game for his second and secured Poland a point.
Poland vs Ireland Head to Head Statistics
|Roi vs Poland
|1 : 1
|Poland vs Roi
|0 : 0
|Roi vs Poland
|2 : 0
|Roi vs Poland
|2 : 3
|Poland vs Roi
|0 : 0
These two sides have met just 27 times throughout the years and it is Poland who edge it with 11 wins to Ireland's 6 wins.
When the two teams have met at the National Stadium it is Poland who dominate with 9 wins to Ireland's 1 win.
In the last five games it is dead even as both teams have won once and the other three games have ended all square.
Poland Recent Form
|Scotland vs Poland
|2 : 2
|Poland vs Gibraltar
|8 : 1
|Germany vs Poland
|3 : 1
|Poland vs Greece
|0 : 0
|Poland vs Georgia
|4 : 0
Poland's recent form has been pretty average as we can see above they have won twice, lost once and drew twice in their last five games.
Ireland Recent Form
|Roi vs Germany
|1 : 0
|Roi vs Georgia
|1 : 0
|Gibraltar vs Roi
|0 : 4
|Roi vs Scotland
|1 : 1
|Roi vs Wales
|0 : 0
Republic of Ireland are in some good form at the moment and are unbeaten in their last five. They have managed to win three times and draw twice.
Poland Team News:
Poland's playmaker Milik is touch and go as to whether he will make this game. Other than that the hosts are injury free heading into this game.
Ireland Team News:
Ireland have been dealt a major blow after Shay Given after he was forced off the last game with a knee injury however, Coleman has been declared fit and Wilson and McClean return from suspension.
Poland vs Ireland Average Goals Per Game Statistics
In the 27 that have taken place between these two sides, there has been an average goals per game statistic of exactly 2.66 as 72 goals have been scored.
That alone would suggest that we should see around two goals in this match and Poland's recent matches would tend to towards there being more than two goals.
Poland vs Ireland Current Betting Odds Market
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Poland vs Ireland Free Sports Bets, Tips & Predictions
I am expecting a very close game on Sunday as Ireland will want to continue their unbeaten streak and their defence has been very solid in recent games whilst they have lacked an attacking edge apart from when they played the terrible Gibraltar. Shane Long obviously scored the winner against Germany and I think he must retain his place in the team as it was a pearler of a strike to get it past Neur.
Poland will have other ideas as they will not want to be sent into this play offs. I think it will be a very cagey performance from the hosts as they will not want Ireland scoring the two goals they need to qualify. Lewandowski will be key as usual and I expect his to score at least one.
I am expecting Poland to score a couple of goals in this match and as such my banker for this game is going to be Poland race to 2 goals. My saver is going to be Lewandowski to score first.
Poland vs Ireland Banker & Saver Tips
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NASCAR's fab four: Kevin Harvick and the Sentimentals
Some athletes believe trash talk is about volume. Yell and gesture and attract attention by shouting some cliché such as "How you like me now?"
Trash talk has never been about volume. The less you have to say, the louder you have to say it. The trick is to get inside. Unnerve the competition, and by doing so get them to think about something other than what they're supposed to think about.
Kevin Harvick talked trash beautifully last season before the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He went after Joey Logano, who was young and competing for his first championship. Maybe Harvick would have won the Ford Ecoboost 400 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship if he hadn't talked, and maybe Logano still would have finished 16th.
Just as some races have pre-race air shows or concerts, Homestead-Miami has trash talk. In 2010, it was Harvick and Jimmie Johnson against Denny Hamlin. In 2011, it was Tony Stewart on Carl Edwards.
On Thursday, Harvick was on a stage at the Diplomat, a stately and elegant hotel on the water north of Miami. Harvick sat on the right. On his left were, in this order, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and finally Martin Truex.
Each came with a story. Harvick is the favorite and defending champion. Gordon is the retiring legend. Busch underwent two major developments this season. He broke his leg and turned nice. Truex is the underdog. He works for a one-car operation based in Denver, Colo.
Whose story is best?
"I'm not even close to the story," says Harvick. "It's between those three."
"He's the favorite," Gordon says of Harvick. "We're the sentimentals."
Harvick and the Sentimentals sounds like a Jersey Boys band.
"The way I see it, these three next to me are supposed to win the championship," says Truex. "And I'm probably not. So it's a pretty cool story in itself."
A fan asked a question that was delivered by a media member. If you can't win, who would you like to see win?
"I don't think that's an approved question," says Harvick. "They don't have an affiliation.
"See, you guys are missing the whole goal. The whole goal is to not (tick) anybody off to the point where ... you motivate them. I think they're all great stories."
"I'm going with Harvick," says Gordon. "I'm saying I agree with Harvick. I'm not saying I'm going with him. I want all three of you guys to come across the line in a photo finish if I can't be in front of you."
"I'll go with my childhood hero, Jeff Gordon," says Busch.
Somebody said, "Awwww."
"This is a total setup," says Truex. "That's all I've got."
The longer they talked, the nicer they became. Perhaps this was Harvick at his most devious. Perhaps he was going to be nice and nicer and then – unnerve. Perhaps that was the total setup.
But it finally became evident. There would be no setup. Why?
"I think it's his fault," Harvick says, pointing to Gordon. "We're going to blame it on him. It's a little bit different, I think, just for the fact that I know we all want to win. We all want to have a championship.
"But in the end, you don't want to be the guy that was disrespectful at Jeff Gordon's last press conference."
"God," says Gordon. "I hope he's thinking like that on Sunday, too."
"It's Thursday, Jeff, it's Thursday," says Harvick. "But I don't know, yeah, I just don't think it's – I think there's a lot of respect for where everybody is at, and I think when you look at Martin and everything that those guys have done with what they've gotten in Colorado, and here they are, and you look at Kyle breaking his leg and fighting back, and Jeff, who's going to retire and run the last race, there's really no reason to create a story."
Harvick, Gordon, Busch and Truex are a compelling final four. That's the story.
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The Future of Chinese medical and Chinese herb
The usage of Chinese herbs and medication is currently growing in popularity in Singapore. Therefore, it is foreseeable that the future of Chinese medicine and herbs is indeed promising.
However, in the Chinese medical society, some undesirable consequences arise as a result of unqualified practitioners of the trade.
In order to protect the interests of those who seek Chinese medical services, we are working together with the government to set up a council of highly qualified members of the Chinese medical trade. This council is responsible for scanning and selecting physicians who have to meet a set of standards set by the council. This will ensure that all practicing physicians are qualified to treat patients and at the same time, meet the most stringent standards.
Ultimately, this would build up confidence in Chinese medicine and bring about numerous benefits.
An evolving trend in the field of medical treatment is the concept of "East-meets-West". The east form of medication has a long history and the knowledge and experience that has been accumulated by our forefathers spanning many decades, while Western medication is advanced and is equipped with the latest developments through continual research and development.
Therefore, the fusion of East and West is certainly a powerful combination that is set to bring tremendous benefits to all who seek this form of medical treatment.


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A dog may be for life, not just for Christmas - but pooches still love the festive spirit and got a treat when they met Santa Paws in the Dog Grotto at Sherwood Forest!
The canine version of Father Christmas was on hand at Nottinghamshire County Council's Sherwood Forest Country Park.
The event was organised in partnership with the local Jerry Green Dog Rescue Centre which is providing treat bags for our four-legged friends.
Izi Banton, site manager for Sherwood Forest, at Nottinghamshire County Council said: "A large number of visitors to Sherwood Forest do come with their dogs and we felt sorry for them last year when they had to sit outside Santa's Grotto while their owners went inside, so we came up with the idea of a Dog Grotto.
"And of course dogs believe in Santa Claus – well at least Santa Paws. Why wouldn't they?"
For more on festive events at Sherwood and Rufford country parks CLICK HERE


text: A recent report from Digitimes claims that PCIe SSDs could finally overtake SATA SSD shipments in 2019. Unit prices for 512GB PCIe SSDs have supposedly fallen 11% sequentially, down to a price of $55 in Q1 2019, while SATA SSD prices only dropped 9%. The price gap between the different SSDs was around 30% in 2018, and according to the publication's market sources, that gap is only going to shrink as time goes on. Meanwhile, thanks to the rapidly falling prices of NAND flash memory chips, total SSD shipments are expected to rise dramatically. Digitimes expects shipments to increase "20-25%" in 2019, while a separate report claims that changes in enterprise market shipments could be even more dramatic. Relatively low prices for high performance drives with capacities of up to 16TB are apparently tempting many companies away from HDDs. Meanwhile, laptop makers are starting to ship lower-cost devices with SSDs by default, and according to PCPartPicker's latest charts, retail prices for standalone consumer drives have been dropping as well. Overall, it looks like 2019 will be a great year for anyone who's looking for more speedy storage, but the big flash manufacturer's efforts to slow production could stop the tumbling prices by 2020. Falling average selling prices for consumer Gen 3.0x2 PCIe SSDs fitted in notebooks will accelerate the adoption of such SSDs by OEMs. This, coupled with demand for ever-higher storage capacity and speed to support cloud computing, 5G and autonomous driving applications, will further stimulate market demand for PCIe SSDs and inspire brand vendors to gear up production of such lucrative storage devices and related chips, the sources indicated. For instance, Taiwan-based IC designers Silicon Motion Technology, Phison Electronics, and Silicon Integrated Systems are racing to roll out enhanced version of PCI SSD controller chips, while major brand vendors such as Kingston Technology, Adata Technology, Transcend Information, Seagate and Micron have also listed PCIe SSDs as their mainstream product lines.


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The state of Illinois is often only viewed of in terms of what is happening in Chicago. However, tech and startup success is no longer solely defined by a location on a map. Champaign-Urbana ranks in the top 10 for venture deals per capita, and has a tech ecosystem with direct connections to Silicon Valley. There is a lot of innovation happening outside of Chicago.
On December 7, ChicagoInno created a list of start-ups to keep an eye on that are based outside of Chicago. OceanComm, Agrible, and IntelliWheels made the list, each of which are Serra Capital portfolio and Champaign based companies.


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U.S. Society Area Goals
GenEd U.S. Society courses strengthen students' understanding of the history, society, culture and political systems of the United States.
They are intended to teach students how to:
- Access and analyze historical, analytical, and cultural materials;
- Develop observations and conclusions about selected themes in US society and culture;
- Construct interpretations using evidence and critical analysis;
- Communicate and defend interpretations; and
- Analyze the ways difference and heterogeneity have shaped the culture and society of the U.S.
The American Economy
Should the federal government more forcefully engage health care issues, or are its current obligations a hidden time bomb facing the federal budget? Should we be concerned about the outsourcing of U.S. jobs? Is the minimum wage too low, or will increases in the minimum simply lead to greater unemployment? Students will engage these and other pressing issues, write position papers advocating specific actions that governments or firms should take, and debating these recommendations. While economic theory is not the centerpiece of this course, students will learn enough economic theory to be able to discuss policy in an informed manner. They will also be introduced to important sources of "economic" information, from government web sites to major publications.
American Military Culture
You live in a country that possesses the world's strongest military forces. Up through the Vietnam War, Americans viewed military service in wartime as a basic obligation for all adult male citizens – the ultimate test of their patriotism and manhood – but a temporary sacrifice that ceased for most on the return of peace. Today, the American people have outsourced their awesome war-making power to a restricted number of men and women –many of whom consider military service their career. We will explore the distinctive culture that shapes the composition and behavior of America's armed forces and probe how it reflects the strengths and weaknesses of American society.
American Revolutions
From the first encounters with Native Americans to the present, a series of pivotal moments have had an enduring influence on American society, culture, and politics. In each class, three modules, will focus on three pivotal moments, such as King Philip's War, Nat Turner's Rebellion, the Scopes trial, the Civil Rights movement, the women's movement, the emergence of Elvis Presley, the sexual revolution, the rise of environmentalism, the Reagan Revolution, and 9-11. In each module, students will first place the main subject of the module in context, and then seek to understand how it changed American society. The last week of each module will be devoted to a consideration of how the subject of that module has become part of American collective memory.
Contemporary American Social Movements
Social movements range from identity-based movements (such as the civil rights movement and the gay and lesbian rights movement) to issue-based movements (such anti-globalization and animal rights) to ideological movements (such as the free software movement and the green movement). The course introduces students to contemporary American social movements and their counter-movements, dominant strategies and tactics movements use to communicate with a larger public, and individual campaigns within the larger framework of social movement from both theoretical and applied perspectives.
Dissent in America
Throughout American history individuals and groups of people, have marched to the beat of a different drummer, and raised their voices in strident protest. Study the story and development of dissent in America. How has dissent shaped American society? In addition to studying the historical antecedents of dissent students will have first-hand experience visiting and studying a present-day dissent organization in the Philadelphia area to investigate connections between the history of dissent and the process of making dissenting opinion heard today.
Doing Justice
Justice agencies – the juvenile justice system, police, judges and juries in courts, and prisons – are expected to create justice in response to lawbreakers. These agencies, however, often operate under enormous political, cultural, social, organizational and economic pressures. Further, what citizens or local leaders sometimes want from these agencies may create challenges and temptations. Thus, just outcomes are sometimes elusive. Focusing on the period 1925-2025 and largely on Philadelphia data, students will explore conceptual frameworks in the sociology of law, research articles, movies, maps, Census data, historical documents and newspaper archives to help understand these outcomes.
Education in the Global City
We are in the midst of vast global change. How does it impact cities like Philadelphia and the people who live here? In this course we focus mainly on education in the city, but this doesn't mean we look only at schools. Globalization is creating new possibilities for learning: we have instant access to vast networks of information, migration is bringing rich cultural diversity to our doorsteps, and we learn in many different types of schools and communities. But globalization is also creating new problems that education must address: new kinds of poverty, increasingly separate lives, mounting intolerance, a digital divide. This course explores what education in all its form can do to support the American dream for people in the city, nation, and the world. Our exploration goes beyond the classroom, linking academic and community-based learning. The course has a common core of knowledge and each small section also features a different theme related to this core. Section themes may include (1) school choice, (2) immigrants and diversity, (3) technology and the digital divide, (4) advocacy for excluded groups, and (5) violence and conflict resolution.
First Person America
Examine the private and public lives of a diverse cast of Americans over a long sweep of the nation's history. Along the way, look at how fundamental conflicts—between the local and the national, freedom and equality, inclusion and exclusion, community and the individual—have driven U.S. history from its very beginnings, how they have shaped these individual lives and how these individuals have molded the debates. Learn to use a range of sources–including autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, personal narratives, profiles, bio-pics, self-portraits, visual and performance pieces—as you investigate these American stories and American tensions.
Founding Philadelphia
Explore the rich colonial and early American history of Philadelphia through lectures and readings as well as trips and tours of cultural and historical sites. As we discover the social, cultural, and political events that shaped a city and a nation, and evaluate how these historical events and figures are viewed today, we will ask: Is there a great discrepancy between myth and reality? What does our view of the past say about the present? In what ways can Philadelphia be viewed as a microcosm of the United States and in what ways does the development of Philadelphia, through political turmoil, industrial growth, and the creation of ethnic neighborhoods by a constant flood of immigrants, tie in with global developments?
Gender in America
Being a man or a woman means feeling like a man or a woman. People display gender by learning the routines and expectations associated with being male or female. How do people learn gender? How does living in a gendered society lead to differences in power and opportunities between men and women? How do race, ethnicity and sexuality affect the way gender is experienced for these different groups? How does gender acquire such important meaning in terms of identity and behavior? Using a variety of written materials including novels that explore gender identity construction, this course looks at how gender has become such a prominent feature of life in America.
Higher Education and American Life: Mirror to a Nation
You have decided to go to college. But why? What role will college and in particular Temple University play in your life? Reflect on this important question by looking at the relationship between higher education and American society. What do colleges and universities contribute to our lives? They are, of course, places for teaching and learning. They are also research centers, sports and entertainment venues, sources of community pride and profit, major employers, settings for coming-of-age rituals (parties, wild times, courtship, etc.), and institutions that create lifetime identities and loyalties. Learn how higher education is shaped by the larger society and how, in turn, it has shaped that society. Become better prepared for the world in which you have chosen to live for the next few years.
Justice in America
Engage in an interdisciplinary examination of one of U.S. society's most enduring conflicts – the struggle to achieve an acceptable balance between state power to prevent and control crime, and the rights of individuals to be free from undue government coercion. Focusing primarily upon the structures and processes of the criminal justice system investigate a variety of criminal justice problems, and ponder questions about the legitimacy of the criminal law method of social control. Key questions include: How well is society doing in its efforts to prevent/control crime? How do those efforts rate in terms of securing a just balance between the rights of individuals and the coercive powers of the government? Are we doing things right? Are we doing the right things? What improvements should be made? How can we know/decide?
Landscape of American Thought
America once was envisioned by its colonizers as a new world, as a city upon a hill beckoning to humanity. After centuries of conquest, enslavement, immigration, and political struggle, conditions for sustaining this early vision continue to evolve. Explore the emergence of some of the most distinctive and influential American voices to inform our national debate about freedom, the individual, race, democracy, and oppression, as it has unfolded over the past two centuries. Through consideration of selected works of some of the most renowned figures to shape the landscape of American public discourse, we return to face the question of the promise of America, as it plays out today in the thought of some of the leading public intellectuals of our time.
Law and American Society
An intruder rushes into class, hits the professor in the face with a pie, and runs out. You are asked to provide a description of the assailant–and now you realize this was a demonstration of the faultiness of human memory in making eyewitness identification. Develop your understanding of the historical, socio-political and ethical context of the U.S. legal system as you follow the misadventures of a fictional family that gets caught up in various legal problems. Current events inform every assignment; you might analyze, for example, the case against McDonald's brought on behalf of obese children, and then research legislation known as the "Cheeseburger Bill," prohibiting such lawsuits. An exciting, multimedia environment makes learning vivid.
Living for Change
Autobiography is one of the lenses through which you will broaden your awareness of women's involvement in, and influences on, U.S. political culture. Historically, women's role has been mainly defined by their assigned gender roles as mothers and educators, tasked with imparting the values of their communities to the next generation of citizens. Broader social change, on the other hand, is generally thought of as taking place through political activism, and the most visible activists are traditionally thought of as being men. Only in the past forty years, research has revealed women's engagement with a diverse range of political issues, including economic concerns, sexual and reproductive rights, and anti-racism. Learn how women were radical agents of change–by reading their own life stories.
Making of American Society: Melting Pot or Culture Wars?
Terrorism, illegal immigration, gay marriage, religious conflict, political in-fighting, corporate corruption, racial animosities, civil liberties assaults, media conglomeration, Wal-Mart goes to China and the rich get richer. America in the 21st Century is a contentious society. How did we get to this place in time? Examine what makes American society distinctive from other advanced industrial democracies as we study the philosophical origins of America, the development of social and economic relationships over time, and the political disputes dominating contemporary American life. The course relies heavily on perspectives from History, Sociology and Political Science to explain the challenges facing contemporary American society.
People, Places and The Environment
Have you ever thought about the relationship people have to their place—home, neighborhood, town, or city? How about to the environment? Have you ever thought about how people have shaped the places of our everyday lives—suburban housing developments, shopping malls, and small towns? And, have you ever thought about what will happen in the future to the earth's natural resources–the air, water, and land–as we continue to build and expand? Explore these kinds of questions that through readings, lectures, video presentations, and group discussions. Challenge your mind—and imagination—and open up new avenues of discovery.
Religion in Philadelphia
The argument is sometimes made that religion in dense urban spaces is characteristically very different from religion as it appears elsewhere. A study of religion in Philadelphia provides numerous ways to explore that idea, especially since the city encompasses a variety of ethnic and immigrant groups, encouraging the generation of new and hybrid forms of religious life that are less possible in smaller populations. Learn how ideas of toleration and freedom, the urban environment, and immigration helped to define the role of religion in the life of this city. Study various religious traditions as they are manifested in the greater Philadelphia area and look at the influences religion has had on the fabric of Philadelphia's history and cultural life including politics, art, education, journalism and popular culture. You will be visit and write about various religious sites and institutions.
Sounds of a Revolution
Explore the history of the Uptown Theater and the North Philadelphia neighborhood just north of Temple University that surrounded the music hall. This is not a simple or nostalgic journey down memory lane. It will dig deep into the history of the Uptown Theater to help you better understand the complex processes and interactions of urban change and the shifting geographies and meanings of race and popular culture in postwar America. You will learn about the close connections between music and society, art and commerce. At the same time, you will explore the processes and politics of recovering of the past and reconstructing living histories out of the rumble and silences of yesterday. That is because, in addition, to being an interdisciplinary study of the city and popular culture, this course will serve as in introduction to public history –preserving the past to enhance understanding of the present.
Sport & Leisure in American Society
Explore the complexity and diversity of American society through the study of sport and leisure. To what extent does the way we play or spectate sports, the way we plan or experience leisure time, reflect American values? As we trace a brief history of the United States through the lens of sport and leisure, we will observe how concepts of freedom, democracy and equality are tested through time. Issues of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and socio-economic class will be prominent, as we observe American ideals both upheld and contradicted in the context of the way Americans recreate.
The US Constitution and Popular Culture
What does popular culture have to do with the U.S. Constitution? The relationship between them is a two-way street: constitutional law regulates and inspires popular culture, while popular culture parodies, dilutes, and reinforces constitutional law. We will discover how websites, internet mash-ups, comics, films, music, and comedy television intersect with constitutional principles. In class, students will watch and hear popular culture works, including full-length films, video parodies, cartoons, and music. We will identify parts of popular culture restricted by the Constitution as well as those parts the Constitution celebrates. Using the lens of popular culture, we will explore how the U.S. Supreme Court operates and how the Constitution protects rights such as free speech, criminal procedure protections, and other freedoms. The course will trace popular culture references to court decisions about medical marijuana, love triangles, violent video games, cross burning, abortion, homosexual conduct, interracial marriage, obscenity, gun rights, women's rights, and school desegregation.
Urban Dynamics: Global, Regional, and Local Connections
U.S. cities in the twenty-first century face enormous challenges as globalization shapes flows of people, capital, information, resources, and ideas/culture in an increasingly interconnected, yet geographically dispersed world. The course asks: What is globalization? How are different people's lives in cities shaped by these flows? How do gender, age, race/ethnicity, class, and citizenship status affect people's experiences in different urban contexts? How do urban interventions—from public policy to social movements—advance social justice across groups, places, and spaces? Topics include economic and political restructuring, the globalization of ethnic/racial relations, citizenship and public space, the spatial dynamics of uneven development, and urban inequalities.


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Title: White Lines
Authors: Jennifer Banash
Number of Pages: 304
Expected publication: April 4th 2013 by Putnam Juvenile
Source: Publisher - paperback
Genre: Realistic Fiction > Contemporary Romance
Reading Level: Young Adult - New Adult
A gritty, atmospheric coming of age tale set in 1980s New York City.
Seventeen-year-old Cat is living every teenager's dream: she has her own apartment on the Lower East Side and at night she's club kid royalty, guarding the velvet rope at some of the hottest clubs in the city. The night with its crazy, frenetic, high-inducing energy—the pulsing beat of the music, the radiant, joyful people and those seductive white lines that can ease all pain—is when Cat truly lives. But her daytime, when real life occurs, is more nightmare than dream. Having spent years suffering her mother's emotional and physical abuse, and abandoned by her father, Cat is terrified and alone—unable to connect to anyone or anything. But when someone comes along who makes her want to truly live, she'll need to summon the courage to confront her demons and take control of a life already spinning dangerously out of control.
Both poignant and raw, White Lines is a gripping tale and the reader won't want to look away.
I just talked with Jennifer and she being the awesome person she is has upped the ante on my giveaway. WHOO! She is offering (1) signed hard copy of White Lines. So that means there will be TWO winners. I will have a seperate giveaway form below because she has offered to ship to US and Canada.
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- No Cheating or doing multiple entries.
- There will be (1) mandatory entry. All others are optional but will increase your chances of winning.
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The Rector tells the story of the rich man and Lazarus that Jesus tells his followers. She reminds us to "see" the poor at our gates with new eyes and to realize we are all interconnected. She tells us that when people are not in relationship, and forget their connections to each other, they sometimes resort to violence. We are called to be brothers and sisters and work for justice together.
Download the pdf here – September 26 Sermon


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LLM / PhD Law
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Course outline
We offer three programmes of postgraduate study by research, all in either full-time or part-time mode. These are degrees by research which require an original contribution to the body of knowledge in a particular academic or professional discipline.
- LLM by research – 1 academic year of full-time study or 2 years of part-time study.
- PhD – 3 academic years of full-time study or 6 years of part-time study.
Students are registered initially for the degree of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), although their status is probationary until the first Annual Review has taken place, normally between 12 and 18 months from first registration.
Applicants are normally expected to have a first or second class honours law (or law-related) degree or significant experience in law.
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Age is no barrier to learning and we welcome all applications from suitably qualified students.
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We are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country.
The University is a UKVI Tier 4 Sponsor.
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If English is not your first language, please check our postgraduate English language requirements. If your English levels don't meet our minimum requirements, you may be interested in applying for our Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes.
Selection process
Wherever possible, you will be invited to the University to meet the Admissions Tutor for an informal interview and to have a tour of our campus. If you are an international applicant, it may not be possible for you to visit in person, so if the Admissions Tutor has any queries about your application you may be conducted by Skype, email or phone.
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We are only prepared to take on research students where we have the necessary expertise to supervise the research amongst our staff. Therefore, you may wish to look at the research interests of our current staff which can be found via Staff in the School of Law.
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We offer high quality, traditional Oxbridge-style teaching, which leads to our degrees being recognised around the world. The standards of degrees and awards are safeguarded by distinguished external examiners – senior academic staff from other universities in the UK – who approve and moderate assessed work.
High calibre staff
Most of our academic staff teach for three terms out of four, with the remaining term used for research. Because of this, we have no difficulty in attracting high calibre, highly respected lecturers, many of whom also have a background in business or industry and can offer networking opportunities for students.
Teaching methods
Candidates spend a considerable part of their studies undertaking supervised research, at the end of which they submit a thesis embodying the results of that research. This thesis must demonstrate familiarity with, and an understanding of the subject, its principal sources and authorities. It should display critical discrimination and a sense of proportion in evaluating evidence and the judgements of others. The subject should be dealt with in a competent and scholarly manner.
See the Research Degrees Handbook for further information.
Graduate employment
Our graduates have gone on to further study at most of the world's leading universities, including Harvard, London, Oxford and Cambridge and secured jobs in senior positions around the world. Among our alumni we have a graduate who became the head of his country's civil service and one who became a leading Formula One motor-racing driver. Another secured a position as the Minister of Sabah and one female law graduate became the first British lawyer to become a French Advocate.
Postgraduate loan scheme
A new system of postgraduate loans for Masters degrees in the UK was introduced in August 2016 with support from the UK Government. The loan will provide up to £10,609 for taught and research Masters courses in all subject areas. The loans can be used for tuition fees, living expenses or both. Find out more >>
Details of scholarships can be found on our main Bursaries and Scholarships page. You should make an application to study at the University and receive an offer letter confirming our acceptance of your application before applying for a scholarship.
You may also find it useful to visit our External Funding page.
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However, if you require short-term accommodation in Buckingham we would be happy to provide a list of local bed and breakfast or hotel accommodation. Alternatively, please contact our Accommodation Office for advice.


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Restored 1950's Heated Pool with food & beverage service
Mid century restored lobby with shop goods, breakfast, and wine country views.
Complimentary Breakfast with Wine Country Views
Linus Bikes for a Quick Jaunt into Town
Norman Restaurant & Bar
Norman serves California fare with nods to the country roots of Los Alamos.
Dog Friendly. Always.
Private Patios with Fire Pits in selected rooms.
Enjoy your meal at Norman with a gorgeous view of this historic town.
Gardenscapes Throughout the Property Offer a Relaxing Place to Sip Wine by the Fire or Read a Book
Skyview Vineyards - 2.5 acres of Pinot Noir Grown and Vinified as our House Wine by Mikey Guiliani of Scar of the Sea Wines
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The main point of the db challenge was to see if it woke people up and made them more interested, as for example, Im no games coder, so, while making flee and snakes and ladders, life and all the rest of it, is doable, its not something that Id probably put heart and soul in, or if I was a lurker entice me out of the shadows, but Ive tried various things to see if I can find something to wake them and well they are like stone statues.. They maybe there, but there is no life or movement. The sign at the bottom says "Whens the next vtm?"
With the db challenge there was a lot people could have done within the scope - such as auto update the last visit date on launch, maybe even investigated tying it into IE, so it tested the URLs gone to and updated it if it were in the db, or have an "add to watch list" or something on the toolbar..
Making it prettier was just an excuse so that there really wasnt a person alive who even with no delphi experience couldnt have tried..
The view counts on posts show people are lurking, but if they all remain silent an cant be counted, and maybe "dont have the time" what inspires us to continue stand there trying to give ideas and advice when all we see is nothing?


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Free Valentine Bingo Cards
Puppy love is in the air. What better way to celebrate than with a good game of bingo? Granted, exchanging cards and candy is the more traditional way to celebrate Valentine's Day, but a good game of bingo warms the heart.
Furthermore, bingo is a great classroom activity, guaranteed to win the hearts of students. They will be hanging on your every word. Who can resist the thrill of the chase?
To show my love for teachers, I'm giving you printable Valentine bingo cards for free. I have created 8 printable bingo cards, 4 to a sheet to save you paper. All you have to do is print them and cut them apart. If you need more cards, you can make them with our online software.
Download Free Printable Valentine Bingo Cards
You can download all 8 Valentine bingo cards right here, right now.
The bingo cards are in one PDF file, 4 to a sheet. Most likely, your computer can already read and print PDF files, but if not you will need to download Adobe Reader. Just print, cut, and let the game begin.
I even have a page where you can create a call list too. Print it or read from the screen.
Create Custom Bingo Cards For Any Subject
After your heart has swelled with love while watching your students play Valentine bingo, you will probably want to play using other subjects.
Try the the free online trial of Bingo Card Creator or download the Bingo Card Creator free trial software to your computer and you can make word bingo games about any subject you want.
Using Bingo Card Creator, you can create sets of unique bingo cards on any subject in just a few minutes. (The free trial will let you print out 15 cards, the registered version has no limit.)
If you want to create a customized Valentine word bingo with Bingo Card Creator, choose the Valentine word list from the Wizards -> Fun Activities -> Holidays menu.
How To Play Valentine Bingo
- Everyone marks off their free space in the middle of the card. You could use a pencil, coins, buttons, etc. for marking. But since it is Valentine's Day, Sweet Tarts or Hershey's Kisses would make excellent markers. Then everyone is a winner at the end of the game!
- You then call out one word from the card at a time. You can cut one card up and draw the pieces from a hat or box. Or, you can generate a word list in random order, then print it or read it from your screen.
- When a player fills a row, column, or diagonal, they should stand up and shout "Bingo!" Have them read their words out loud. If you have called all their marked words, they win.


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We're an entitled generation.
Everyone is supposed to have their own car at sixteen. Everyone is supposed to go to college. Everyone is supposed to find love and a sparkly ring. Everyone is supposed to have an expensive, Pinterest-worthy wedding and reception.
We focus on attaining impressive-sounding careers. Pretty new clothes each season. Big houses. Mani/pedis. New cars. Disney vacations.
This equates the modern American dream. This is the new standard. We say we deserve these things; they're normal and expected. Not having them, we say, is deprivation.
But that's not really true.
Consider how your grandparents or, quite likely even your own parents, lived only a few short decades ago. Both of my parents grew up in rural Alabama on very meager incomes. Both my mom and my dad had only one working parent; both of my grandmothers were in charge of running their households and caring for their children.
My mom's clothes were mostly handsewn by her mom. She's told me many times (and I do mean many, many times) that when my grandmother was a girl, she owned two dresses. A yellow dress and a blue dress. That was it. And that was pretty standard for her time.
My grandparents didn't go to college. In fact, it was a pretty huge deal when my dad, one of four boys, decided to attend Auburn University in the 1970's. He was the only one out of the four who had this dream, and he worked multiple jobs and saved up cash to put himself through school, because that's what you did if you were one of the rare people who would go on to obtain higher education. Likewise, in 1976, when my mom enrolled in Jacksonville State University to become a registered nurse, she was the first in her family to attend college. Her education was funded by Pell Grants and her own cash savings from work.
When my parents were married in 1980, they had a simple church wedding. My mom borrowed her dress and veil from one of her best friends. Her co-workers and church friends provided the food at her reception- cake, mixed nuts, and pastel butter mints. Neither sets of my grandparents had formal weddings; there aren't even photos from my dad's parents' nuptials.
|Maternal grandparents' wedding day, 1930's; Parents wedding day, 1980
My parents drove paid-for cars until they fell apart (my mom loves to tell stories about her pitiful old Ford Pinto). They paid cash for everything and didn't even have credit cards until the late 1990's.
Okay. Back to 2017.
Everyone goes to college. Next to no one can afford it. Hence, student loans.
Everyone has extravagant barn weddings in dresses that cost hundreds (maybe even thousands) of dollars, with lavish, fully catered, multi-course receptions. These events cost more than most brides and grooms make in a year, so obviously, they can't afford them. Hello, credit cards.
Everyone drives the newest, safest, most reliable cars they can convince the financiers they can afford. But again, a brand new car, even a smaller or more economical model, typically costs more than most young people's yearly take home pay. Enter car loans. And leases.
Everyone feels pressured to keep up with the constantly changing fashion trends. I mean, the fashion industry used to have two seasons; now it has 52. To keep up, you're supposed to update your wardrobe weekly. No millenial can afford this ridiculousness. Thank goodness Forever 21 offers their own credit card.
What. The. Heck. Happened. To. America??? None of my grandparents are around to witness our current consumerism, but I believe they would be upset by it. They would likely be sickened by the way we younguns proclaim our own entitlement when it comes to these things.
Because we're not actually entitled to any of this stuff. Shiny new cars, college degrees, fancy weddings, the latest fashions...these are luxuries. And for almost all of us, these luxuries are entirely unattainable without a little something called DEBT.
It makes me wonder. What if we completely removed credit as an option? How different would our lives be if we lived according to our actual income, if we truly lived within our means, just like our parents and grandparents did?
Forget that "everyone else" has a new car. Forget about leasing and loan options. Look at your check stubs. Look at your bank account. Now. If that's all you have to go on, what kind of car can you afford?
I bet the answer is pretty painful. It sure is for me. But that's what it means to live within your means.
It sounds so weird, doesn't it? So abnormal. But it's just common sense, the common sense our predecessors lived by: if you can't afford something, you go without it. Plain and simple.
If you want to buy something you can't afford, you work more and you save up until you can afford that thing. It's not that hard. Really, it's not.
It just seems that way to an entitled generation that isn't used to hearing "no."
For goodness' sake, let's have some self-control. Let's tell ourselves "no" when the credit card companies say "yes." And when everyone else is saying "yes", ignore them. Stop comparing your life to other people on social media. It's hard to say "no" when it seems that all your Facebook friends are livin' large, when they're blowing up your feed boasting about their new #blessings. Unfollow people that spark jealousy. Comparison will only create problems.
If you want to compare yourself to someone, try the rest of the world. 50% of the world's population lives on $2.50/day. 22% live on just $1.25/day. According to Forbes, "a typical person in the bottom 5% of the American income distribution is still richer than 68% of the world's inhabitants." With those statistics, I'd say we're all doing pretty darn fine in the United States.
Truly, this seems like more of a moral issue than a financial issue. Our rampant consumerism and reckless debt-piling, all the while complaining about our lot in life, is downright disturbing and wrong in the global context. Continually saying "yes" to things we don't even need that we can't actually pay for with cash? This is ludicrous. It's sickening. And it must end.
We must learn to say "no", we must learn to live within our means, just like our grandmothers once did.


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Trolley Accident
On a busy day, our San Diego trolley system is used by over 100,000 riders in a single day. People use the trolley to get to work, school, and other daily tasks regularly including transportation to and from our Chargers and Padres games. In order to support this transportation system, the Metropolitan Trolley Station (MTS) provides trolley stations all over the county. The trolley runs through our busy city at speeds of up to 50mph, and in doing so sometimes accidents may occur. Accidents involving other cars, and/or pedestrians are not uncommon. If you or a family member has been involved in an accident with a trolley, let our experienced lawyers represent you in obtaining your financial and legal rights.
Why You Need Legal Representation by a Trolley Accident Attorney
What makes an accident involving a trolley unique from a car, truck or motorcycle accident is that a claim against the trolley system is a claim against a government entity. As a result, there are statute of limitations that are unique to an accident involving a government entity that most people are reasonably not aware of. If you are not aware of this and other limitations, the window to file your claim may pass, and you will be barred from ever filing a claim even if the trolley was at fault. Furthermore, surely a government entity will have aggressive attorneys who are very familiar with the system, and insurance systems. Their attorneys will likely defend themselves to position themselves in their favor, providing enough recovery for the bare minimum, and the least amount of recovery for you. Without experienced legal representation, your chances of prevailing on a claim are slim to none.
Accidents Can Be Devastating
As you are aware, trolley operators have full control of the trolley that is going through our busy streets. Even though it is a trolley, the operator has to abide by the city limits. Just like a car, truck or motorcycle accident a trolley may run a red light, not slow down when required and cause a collision. However, unlike some accidents, the outcome of a trolley accident can be devastating…after all, the trolley is very big and has the force of a train.
Call for Help Today
If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident with a trolley, call an experienced attorney at the Car Accident Attorney firm today. We can help you get through the legal process to get you the best financial and medical outcome that is your legal right. Call us today at 619-955-5578.


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SARASOTA, Fla. — The 14th-ranked Washington College women's rowing team finished eighth overall at the NCAA Division III Championship, held yesterday and today at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla.
NCAA Division III Championship (Day One)
How It Happened
- The Shorewomen's first varsity eight was fourth in its heat in 7:24.059. Top-ranked Bates won the race in 6:45.594 and third-ranked WPI was second in 6:51.639 to advance directly to the grand final. Fourth-ranked Wesleyan was third in 7:00.864.
- The Shorewomen's first varsity eight was then fourth in the repechage in 6:53.185. Wesleyan won the repechage in 6:36.661 and sixth-ranked Pacific Lutheran was second in 6:38.364 as those two crews advanced to the grand final. Sixth-ranked Williams was third in 6:40.020.
- The Shorewomen's second varsity eight was also fourth in its heat in 7:36.945 to advance to the petite final. 10th-ranked Wellesley won the heat in 6:55.012 and Bates was second in 6:55.535 to advance directly to the grand final. WPI was third in 7:22.377.
- The Shorewomen's second varsity eight was then fourth in their repechage in 7:19.107 to advance to the petite final. Pacific Lutheran won the repechage in 6:56.864 and WPI was second in 6:57.872 as those two boats advanced to the grand final. Ithaca was third in 7:02.264.
NCAA Division III Championship (Day Two)
How It Happened
- The Shorewomen's first varsity eight was second in their two-boat petite final in 7:13.440. Williams won the race in 7:04.740. The Shorewomen held a slight lead of .043 seconds after 500 meters before Williams charged in front.
- The Shorewomen's second varsity eight finished second in their two-boat petite final in 7:35.158. Ithaca won the race in 7:26.678.
Shorewomen Boat Lineups
First Varsity Eight: Olivia Robb (coxswain), Jules Shipps (stroke), Erika Reynolds (seven), Gabrielle Francis (six), Kerri Walsh (five), Kelin McCloskey (four), Breanna Lanphear (three), Karis Marano (two), Leslie Collins (bow)
Second Varsity Eight: Emily Booth (coxswain), Brenna Kacar (stroke), Emma Dodsworth (seven), Emily Van Driel (six), Agnes Anderson (five), Emma Hogan (four), Kaitlyn O'Donnell (three), Lexi Hegeman (two), Annie Krysztofiak (bow)
Alternates: Olivia Oakley (coxswain), Destiny Smith, Annie Grosscup
- The overall team standings were determined by a combination of each of the eight teams' finishes in the first and second varsity eights. Bates won the 2018 NCAA Division III National Championship by winning the grand finals of both the first and second varsity eights to finish with a total of 56 points. Wellesley was second in the overall standings with 45 points, WPI was third with 42, and Ithaca fourth with 41. Wesleyan placed fifth with 38 points, Williams sixth with 34, and Pacific Lutheran seventh with 31. The Shorewomen finished with 21 points.
- This is the Shorewomen's sixth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division III Championship, making it the fourth-longest streak of full-team NCAA postseason appearances in the College's history, trailing men's lacrosse (11, 1980-1990), men's tennis (eight, 1999-2006), and men's tennis (seven, 1986-1992).
- Shipps is the second Shorewoman ever to row in the first varsity eight at four consecutive NCAA Division III Championships. She joins Maddie Morrissette '17.


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But new year, new motivation... and we're back on track in a big way! Because we have FINISHED THE UPSTAIRS FLOOR. Folks, this one has been years in the making. We knew right when we bought the house we'd need to re-do this floor. It was gross old wall-to-wall carpet full of cat hair, aka Audrey Kryptonite. Ripping that out was literally the first thing we did, the same day we bought the house. We purchased the heated floor mats and all the wood not long after. (The boxes for the flooring are stamped "made in 2013", which made my soul die a little bit yesterday.)
And then it sat.
Until last weekend.
We did lay out the heated floor mats about a month ago, but we had to wait for an electrician to do the final hookup. That took a whole lot of phone calls and waiting. Our original electrician doesn't work on small projects anymore, so he just refused to come back and finish the project he'd started. The new electrician didn't like some of what the first guy had done, so we had to rip out some drywall (again), replace conduit, etc. Sigh. Plus he did such a sloppy job of laying out the lead wires that we had to spend a weekend reorganizing everything. But he did what we absolutely needed him to do, and we were able to work around the rest and get it done.
|Heating mats and floor pad laid out, plus a giant stack of flooring and trim in the corner. We're going to have to figure out where that goes soon...
So once we got cooking, it started to go pretty quickly. That means that we also pretty quickly ran into the stuff we'd been keeping on the subfloor - the boxes of unused flooring, the saws, the built-ins that were temporarily pulled out of the closet. So as we worked, we kept having to pause and move our tools onto the finished floor behind us. If you like both jigsaw puzzles and manual labor, this project is for you!
|Floor in progress. Note that all the crap has moved to the other side of the room. Not pictured: giant bottle of Advil.
|Not standard.
We decided to start at the top of the stairs - the first thing you see when you enter the room, and also the most complicated area because of the transitions between multiple rooms and corners.
|Brett says: "This is my art! Someday I will show this photograph to my grandchildren."
We are going to have some really bored grandchildren.
|I think she likes it! It took her 9.2 seconds to locate the warmest, sunniest spot and plunk herself down.


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IRS Issued $11 Billion In Improper Refund Payments, Is Totally In Trouble With Mom
Someone's got some explaining to do: the Internal Revenue Service sent out about $11.6 billion in payments it shouldn't have, through the Earned Income Tax Credit program last year, according to a report by the inspector general. This isn't going over well with its parents at the White House because that is way more than its allowance.
Not only did it muck up last year, but the report from the Treasury Department deputy inspector general shows that the IRS failed to comply for two years in a row with President Barack Obama's Improper Payments Elimination Act, reports the Washington Post. That bit of legislation was put in place in 2010 and limits federal agencies to an improper payment rate of less than 10%.
The agency "has made little improvement in reducing EITC improper payments," the report said. We know that tone of voice.
So how did it happen? There are plenty of reasons, with the one big one being pretty simple: taxes are tricky. The law is complex, and the population of people who can get the EITC is always changing. You might be eligible for it one year but not the next, and sometimes that can slip by tax preparers.
The IRS promises it won't disappoint mom and dad in the future, however.
"The reduction of improper payments is a top priority for the IRS, and we are making progress in this area," the agency said in a statement. "We will continue to work hard to get the credit to those who are eligible while protecting against improper payments."
IRS issued billions in improper refunds, report says [Washington Post]
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Browsing Theses by Subject "Stress (Psychology)--Nurses"
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Fitness and Stress Levels in Registered Nurses (Drake University, 1991-05)The problem: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of exercise related fitness on the stress levels of female staff nurses. A convenience sample of 122 nurses participated. Procedure: Stress was measured ...


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Boosting child welfare
North Carolina faces a serious and growing problem in handling boys and girls, young men and women, who end up in the hands of the state. Repeated studies have shown inadequacies and shortcomings.
Now, a bipartisan group of state legislators is working toward a bill that would d improve the system. It's an important task.
Michelle Hughes, who is executive director of NC Child and an advocate for children for two decades, summed up the challenge in a posting on NC Child,s website:
"The child welfare system is a last resort for children who are at risk of serious injury, trauma, or even death. As a society, we have a moral obligation to provide these children with a safe environment where they can begin to recover from their trauma. Unfortunately, North Carolina's child welfare system is structurally and systemically inadequate to ensure the safety of children who come into its care and to promote their long-term health and recovery."
The Family Child Protection and Accountability Act would consolidate many county agencies involved in child welfare into regional bodies to increase standardization, provide for better enforcement of standards and for outside evaluation, and would seek to speed up successfully exiting children from the system into a more permanent relationship.
Sen. Tamara Barringer, a Cary Republican, is a lead sponsor of the act. She has been a foster parent and seen the system from that vantage point as well as from her legislative perspective.
"Our state has seen 25 percent increase in the number of children coming into foster care over the last five years," Barringer said at a press conference last week explaining the bill. "And both federal and state reviews and audits have identified systemic failures and weaknesses in our system."
Those include, according to Hughes, a 2015 audit by the federal government that measured seven child welfare outcomes and seven systemic factors. "North Carolina failed in all 14 areas," she wrote. A 2106 outside audit commissioned by the legislature "revealed pervasive systemic problems with workforce, practice, oversight and administration."
The bill's proponents say social worker caseloads are too high, turnover is rapid because of burnout and caseworkers often lack the training to deal with all the issues they confront.
"How many times do we have to be told we are failing before we will do something?" Barringer asked at her press conference, according to NC Health News. "How many more times will children disappear and us not know what's going on? How many times are we going to accept that children actually die in this state because they are not properly placed and supervised, and we are failing to give them the services they need."
Those are good questions we are pleased the legislature may seriously address.


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Shooting At Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf Course In 2016
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Had a blast once again shooting at Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf Course. This year I decided to shoot the Master's course with my 243 WSSM Model 1885 with 95 Gr Berger VLD bullets. The little 95ers were a little difficult with the wind at the really long ranges but all in all I shot ok with them.
I had a lot of fun testing bullets and rifles on the driving range in the heat of the afternoon after shooting the course. Here are some of my video highlights from the day.


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By far one of our adventures from this crazy year traveling around America was spending Easter weekend at Camp Wandawega in Walworth County, Wisconsin. A few years ago, I wrote a book chronicling the history of Camp Wandawega (you can read that here), but it wasn't until this Spring that I was actually able to visit in person. And maybe the only thing better than spending Easter at Camp Wandawega was having our friend and photographer extraordinaire Alec Vanderboom there with us to document the magic of it all.
*An immeasurable thanks to the wonderful and talented David and Tereasa (and Charlie) for hosting us!
**Learn how you can go visit Camp Wandawega this summer!
***Getting married? You need Alec Vanderboom to take your wedding photos, trust us!