text:
Watch The Video
Ford KA+ in Rushden NorthamptonshireThe Ford KA+ is a small car with big ideas. Its compact shape gives way to a surprisingly spacious cabin, which comfortably accommodates five with generous rear legroom. This makes loading a child seat with an ISOFIX base a piece of cake. Elsewhere, the KA+ makes sure you're always connected with Bluetooth and makes journeys easier with cruise control on Zetec models. Take it for a spin and you'll discover a car oozing with character, from its buzzy 1.2 Ti-VCT engine to its nimble front end. A true urban maestro, the KA+ is a small car you'll love to drive.
Ford KA+ MODEL RANGE
Key Features
- Ford DAB Radio with Device Dock
- Electrically operated door mirrors with side indicators
- Speed Limiter
- Ford EasyFuel
- Perimeter alarm with remote central locking
- Hill start assist
- Trip computer
- Electronic Stability Programme (ESP)
- Engine Immobiliser
Key Features
Additional to Studio
- Ford DAB radio with 6.5" Touchscreen, SYNC 3 and Emergency Assistance
- Leather wrapped steering wheel with remote audio controls
- Cruise Control
- Front Floor Mats
- MyKey®
- 15" 5x2-spoke alloy wheels
SUV styling in a compact size
Raised ride height, roof rails, 15-inch alloy wheels in grey finish... New KA+ Active looks like it's always ready for adventure.
More comfortable and practical all round
With useful features like threshold plates and all weather floor mats, this is a car you can count on for practicality. That's a real plus point when it's big enough to seat five people – in comfort. A series of well crafted styling details include unique Sienna stitching on the seat trims. Whilst a wide range of cutting-edge technologies are designed to make every journey easier, safer and more enjoyable, too.View KA+ Offers
Ford KA+ Interior
With accommodation for five passengers and a 5-door layout, the KA+ is a capable people mover. There's ISOFIX child seat mounting points on both rear outermost seats, and the boot has space for all your shopping with a 270-litre capacity.
Hill Start Assist makes hill starts a doddle while Ford SYNC on Zetec models allows you to control your media using your voice. It's an easy car to live with the KA+, and Zetec models get Ford MyKey for safer car sharing.
Ford KA+ Exterior
It's small and bursting with character. What's not to love? The KA+ is built for the city with its compact shape and slender silhouette. It buzzes around with boundless energy and you can customise yours with a range of vibrant body colours.
Nippy and agile, the KA+ is built for urban adventuring. It's a capable long-distance cruiser too with cruise control on Zetec models. The 1.2 Ti-VCT petrol engine delivers excellent performance and you can add parking sensors for easy manoeuvres.
Parking distance sensors help you judge the distance between your vehicle and obstacles behind you. When the sensors detect an object, they activate an audible warning that intensifies the closer you get to it.
Auto Start-Stop
When you stop at traffic lights or your vehicle is idling in a queue, this technology can automatically switch off the engine (while still supplying power to essentials like the headlights, air-conditioning, radio and the Ford SYNC system). When you're ready to move, just depress the clutch and select first gear as usual, or press the accelerator on an automatic, and the system restarts. Auto Start-Stop is particularly effective in town and city streets, where it can cut fuel consumption by up to 10% (urban cycle).
Cruise control with Adjustable Speed Limiter helps keep your vehicle within a pre-set speed limit of your choice. It can save you fuel, minimise the chance of you speeding and, like all cruise control systems, allows you to maintain your chosen speed whilst saving you from having to keep your foot on the accelerator pedal.
Advanced Traction Control
An advanced Traction Control System eliminates excessive wheelspin and gives you the best possible grip, performance and stability, just when you need it most. The system constantly monitors and adjusts the power delivered to the vehicle's individual wheels ensuring maximum contact and grip when you're accelerating.
Contact Winslow Ford
Contact us today for more details on the Ford KA+ range or to book a test drive.


text:
My Cart
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Be the first to review this product
Availability: In stock
Our applique flags are hand-crafted from soft, high-quality nylon fabric. The University of South Carolina Gamecocks logo is faithfully represented in fade-resistant colors with tight detailed stitching. The 2-sided front and the back of this durable flag are identical, so both sides clearly reveal your pride. A certified collegiate-licensed product. Flag pole and other accessories are not included.
Clemson University Tigers Applique House Flag
University Of South Carolina Gamecocks Applique Garden Flag
South Carolina State Applique House Flag
South Carolina State Applique Garden Flag
Wooden Flag Pole With Anti-Wrap Tube

subset: commoncrawl


text:
[Part 1: "Sing About Me"]
When the lights shut off and it's my turn
To settle down, my main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn
To settle down, my main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
[Verse 1]
I woke up this morning and figured I'd call you
In case I'm not here tomorrow
I'm hopin' that I can borrow
A peace of mind, I'm behind on what's really important
My mind is really distorted
I find nothing but trouble in my life
I'm fortunate you believe in a dream
This orphanage we call a ghetto is quite a routine
And last night was just another distraction
Or a reaction of what we consider madness
I know exactly what happened
You ran outside when you heard my brother cry for help
Held him like a newborn baby and made him feel
Like everything was alright in a fight he tried to put up
But the type of bullet that stuck
Had went against his will, that's blood spilled on your hands
My plan's rather vindictive
Everybody's a victim in my eyes
When I ride it's a murderous rhythm
And outside became pitch black
A demon glued to my back, whispering "Get 'em!"
I got 'em and I ain't give a fuck
That same mentality I told my brother not to duck
In actuality it's a trip how we trip off of colors
I wonder if I'll ever discover a passion like you and recover
The life that I knew as a youngin
In pajamas and dun-ta-duns
When thunder comes it rains cats and dogs dumb
Niggas like me never prosper
Prognosis of a problem child, I'm proud and well-devoted
This Piru shit been in me forever
So forever I'ma push it, wherever, whenever
And I love you 'cause you love my brother like you did
Just promise me you'll tell this story when you make it big
And if I die before your album drop, I hope— [Gunshots]
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn
To settle down, my main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
[Verse 2]
You wrote a song about my sister on your tape
And called it Section.80
The message resembled "Brenda's Got a Baby"
What's crazy was I was hearin' about it
But doubted your ignorance
How could you ever just put her on blast and shit?
Judgin' her past and shit?
Well, it's completely my future
Her nigga behind me right now askin' for ass and shit
And I'ma need that forty dollars
Even if I got to fuck, suck and swallow
In the parking lot, Gonzales Park, I'm followed
By a married man, and father of three
My titties bounce on the cadence of his tinklin' keys
Matter of fact, he my favorite 'cause he tip me with E's
He got a cousin named David and I seen him last week
This is the life of another girl damaged by the system
These foster homes, I run away and never do miss 'em
See, my hormones just run away and if I can get 'em
Back to where they used to be, then I'll probably be in the denim
Of a family gene that show women how to be woman
Or better yet, a leader, you need her to learn somethin'
Then you probably need to beat her, that's how I was taught
Three niggas in one room, first time I was tossed
And I'm exhausted, but fuck that "Sorry for your loss" shit
My sister died in vain, but what point are you tryna gain
If you can't fit the pumps I walk in?
I'll wait… Your rebuttal a little too late
And if you have a album date, just make sure I'm not in the song
'Cause I don't need the attention, bring enough of that on my own
And matter fact, did I mention that I physically feel great?
A doctor's approval is a waste of time, I know I'm straight
I'll probably live longer than you and never fade away
I'll never fade away, I'll never fade away, I know my fate
And I'm on the grind for this cake, I'ma get it or die tryin'
I'm eyein' every male gender with intentions of buyin'
You lyin' to these motherfuckers
Talkin' about you can help 'em with my story
You can help me if you sell this pussy for me, nigga
Don't ignore me, nigga, fuck your glory, nigga, you ain't shit...
When the lights shut off and it's my turn
To settle down, my main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn
To settle down, my main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
[Verse 3]
Sometimes I look in the mirror
And ask myself: Am I really scared of passin' away?
If it's today, I hope I hear a
Cry out from Heaven so loud it can water down a demon
With the Holy Ghost 'til it drown in the blood of Jesus
I wrote some raps that made sure that my lifeline reekin'
The scent of a reaper, ensurin' that my allegiance
With the other side may come soon, and if I'm doomed
May the womb of my mother be blessed for many moons
I suffer a lot
And every day that glass mirror get tougher to watch
I tie my stomach in knots
And I'm not sure why I'm infatuated with death
My imagination is surely an aggravation of threats
That can come about, 'cause the tongue is mighty powerful
And I can name a list of your favorites that probably vouch
Maybe 'cause I'm a dreamer and sleep is the cousin of death
Really stuck in the schema of wonderin' when I'ma rest
And you're right, your brother was a brother to me
And your sister's situation was the one that pulled me
In a direction to speak on somethin'
That's realer than the TV screen
By any means, wasn't tryin' to offend or come between
Her personal life, I was like "It need to be told"
Cursin' the life of twenty generations after her soul
Exactly what'd happen if I ain't continue rappin'
Or steady bein' distracted by money, drugs and 4-5's
I count lives, all on these songs
Look at the weak and cry, pray one day you'll be strong
Fightin' for your rights, even when you're wrong
And hope that at least one of you sing about me when I'm gone
Am I worth it? Did I put enough work in?
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn
To settle down, my main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you'll sing about me forever
Promise that you'll sing about me for— ooooh
Promise that you'll sing about me forever
Promise that you'll sing about me for— ooooh
Promise that you'll sing about me forever
Promise that you'll sing about me for— ooooh
Promise that you'll sing about me forever
Promise that you'll sing about me for— ooooh
[Part 2: "I'm Dying of Thirst"]
[Produced by Skhye Hutch]
(On the phone)
"Ay, ay, ay, Where you 'bout to go?"
"Nigga, the homie's brother-- nigga, right here, he gone, my nigga, he gone!"
"Nigga-- they just killed the homie's brother, my nigga. We right here on the block, my nigga."
"Al- alright, nigga-- nigga just come-- alright, alright, just call me back, man, just call me back."
[Hangs up]
"Arghh... Fuck!
So what we gon' do, my niggas? What we gon' do?"
"Bro, we can go back right now, my nigga. Like... nigga, I don't give a fuck, my nigga. We can go back right now"
"Fuck! I'm tired of this shit! I'm tired of fuckin' runnin', I'm tired of this shit! My brother, homie!"
[Verse 1]
Tired of runnin', tired of huntin'
My own kind, but retirin' nothin'
Tires are steady screechin', the driver is rubbin'
Hands on the wheel, who said we wasn't
Dyin' of thirst, dyin' of thirst, dyin' of thirst?
[Verse 2]
Dope on the corner, look at the coroner
Daughter is dead, mother is mournin' her
Stray bullets, AK bullets
Resuscitation was waitin' patiently, but they couldn't
Bring her back, who got the footage?
Channel 9, cameras is lookin'
It's hard to channel your energy when you know he crooked
Banana clip, split his banana pudding
I'm like Tre, that's Cuba Gooding
I know I'm good at
Dyin' of thirst, dyin' of thirst, dyin' of thirst
[Verse 3]
How many sins? I'm runnin' out
How many sins? I lost count
Dreams of ballin' like Spalding
But only shotty bounce
The reaper callin', I'm cottonmouth
Money is power (Money is power)
Yours is ours (Yours is ours)
Lay with a snitch, die with a coward
Hope we get rich, hope we can tower
Over the city with vanity with the music louder
The same song, a black flower
I'll show you how to
Dye your thirst, dye your thirst, dye your thirst
[Verse 4]
What are we doin'? Who are we foolin'?
Hell is hot, fire is proven
To burn for eternity, return of the student
That never learned how to live righteous but how to shoot it
Tired of runnin', choirs is hummin'
Tell us to visit, we lie about comin'
Now back to business, loadin' the guns in
Back of the Buick, your hood is feudin'
The beef is bubblin', it's no discussion
Hereditary, all of my cousins
Dyin' of thirst, dyin' of thirst, dyin' of thirst
[Verse 5]
Too many sins, I'm runnin' out
Somebody send me a well for the drought
See all I know is takin' notes
On takin' this life for granted, granted, if he provoke
My best days, I stress days
(Lord, forgive me for all my sins, for I not know—)
My best days, I stress days
Say "fuck the world," my sex slave
Money, pussy, and greed—what's my next crave?
Whatever it is, know it's my next grave
Tired of runnin', tired of runnin', tired of tumblin'
Tired of runnin', tired of tumblin' – backwards
My momma say "See, a pastor give me a promise
What if today was the rapture and you completely tarnished?
The truth will set you free, so to me be completely honest
You dyin' of thirst, you dyin' of thirst
So hop in that water, and pray that it works."
Fuck! I'm tired of this shit!
I'm tired of fuckin' runnin', I'm tired of this shit!
That's my brother, homie!
Young man, come talk to me! Is that what I think that is?
I know that's not what I think that is
Why are you so angry?
See, you young men are dying of thirst
Do you know what that means?
That means you need water, holy water
You need to be baptized, with the spirit of the Lord
Do you want to receive God as your personal savior?
Okay, repeat after me:
"Lord God, I come to You a sinner."
(Lord God, I come to You a sinner)
"And I humbly repent for my sins."
(And I humbly repent for my sins)
"I believe that Jesus is Lord."
(I believe that Jesus is Lord)
"I believe you raised Him from the dead."
(I believe you raised Him from the dead)
"I would ask that Jesus come into my life."
(I would ask that Jesus come in my life)
"And be my Lord and Savior."
(And be my Lord and Savior)
"I receive Jesus to take control of my life."
(I receive Jesus to take control of my life)
"And that I may live for Him from this day forward."
(And that I may live for Him from this day forward)
"Thank you, Lord Jesus
For saving me with Your precious blood."
(Thank you, Lord Jesus
For saving me with Your precious blood)
"In Jesus' name, amen."
(In Jesus' name, amen)
Alright now, remember this day
The start of a new life – your REAL life
In "Sing About Me" Kendrick takes on the perspective of two people he knows – one positive and one negative. Then, he offers his own perspective: he tells stories not to offend or please anyone else, but to be realistic; and he hopes that his story will continue to be told, too. Storytelling can bring an eternity to stories that counteracts the ephemeral nature of life.
This whole song is about life in an urban ghetto, in this case, Compton. Kendrick takes on these perspectives to exemplify the different ways people choose to survive. The first person turns to vengeance through violence, while the second sells herself for money. Kendrick then speaks for himself, openly discussing the trials and tribulations he has gone through and still goes through.
The second half of the song is where Kendrick narrates the story of revenge as he joins the person from verse 1 on his journey to find the person (or people) that killed his brother.
The song ends with an old woman stopping Kendrick and the others and leading them in a prayer. Kendrick utilizes this religious aspect to indicate how religion can be the true savior of all people in these ghettos.
This song samples Grant Green's "Maybe Tomorrow"
Part 1 of the video
First verse is speaking from my partner talkin' to me, speakin' on a story of how I was there when his brother passed and I got to watch him take his last breath.
–Kendrick (regarding the song's concept)
The second verse is a continuation of "Keisha's Song (Her Pain)" from Section.80, Kendrick's first album, where he tells the tragic story of a prostitute who is raped and murdered.
In a November 2017 interview granted to Andrew Barker from Variety, Kendrick confessed it took him more than a year to write the record:
Sometimes that process can take more than a year, as it did for Lamar's 12-minute 2012 song, 'Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst.' ('I started the idea, and then it manifested all these other ideas as it went on.')


text:
Penelope Cruz in talks to play Gucci murderess
Spanish movie beauty PENELOPE CRUZ is in talks to play tragic Gucci heir MAURIZIO GUCCI's murderous ex-wife in a new film to be directed by master moviemaker RIDLEY SCOTT's daughter.
The Oscar winner, who is currently shooting The Counselor with Ridley, is slated to portray Patrizia Reggiani in Jordan Scott's Gucci.
Reggiani was jailed in 1998 for hiring a hitman to kill her husband four years after the couple officially divorced.
She became known as the Black Widow throughout her trial.
Her daughters urged lawmakers in Milan, Italy to overturn their mother's conviction on the grounds a brain tumour had altered her personality. The conviction was upheld but Reggiani's sentence was reduced to 26 years.
Last year (Oct11), she was offered a chance at parole, but refused stating, "I've never worked in my life and I'm certainly not going to start now."


text:
I'm thinking of building a PVR to record OTA TV broadcasts. I've been reading about Kodi and TVHeadEnd, and researching USB Tuners (and SiliconDust network tuner). Before I invest in considerable hardware (tuner, USB HDD, wireless keyboard, and probably a wireline ethernet extender), my question is this: Is the result usable and reliable?
In particular, I've read reviews of tuners and some people are unable receive TV channels that their TVs have no problem with (USB tuners not being sensitive enough), or the picture/sound quality is not good, or it is slow changing channels.
So, those of you that have done this, is it merely a fun technical challenge, or is it a usable end product? I'd appreciate hearing good and bad experiences. FWIW, I'll be using a Pi3 in the San Francisco bay area. I was a software developer for 30 years, mostly Windows, and a little Linux.
Thank you!


text:
Cavechat will be undergoing a routine update tonight and may be intermittently offline for a short period of time. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank You,
David Grimes
NSS Forum Administrator
The Official Caving Forum of the National Speleological Society
NSS Home Page |
Flickr NSS Photo Pool | Online Cavers Network
CaveChat Room | NSS Bookstore | Find Local Caving Club
Moderator: Moderators
Users browsing this forum: No registered users


text:
Meet the Cookies
Thin Mints®
Crispy chocolate wafers dipped in a mint chocolaty coating.
Caramel deLites®
Vanilla cookies topped with caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut, and laced with chocolaty stripes.
Peanut Butter Patties®
Crispy vanilla cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating.
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Crisp and crunchy oatmeal cookies with creamy peanut butter filling.
Traditional shortbread cookies.
Caramel Chocolate Chip
Gluten Free
Rich caramel, semisweet chocolate chips, and a hint of sea salt in a chewy cookie.
Savory slices of shortbread with a refreshingly tangy lemon flavored icing.
Girl Scout S'mores®
Crispy graham cookie double dipped in yummy crème icing and finished with a scrumptious chocolatey coating.
Shortbread cookies dipped in rich fudge and topped with an embossed thank-you message in one of five languages.


text:
Follow RFF News on your cell phone. Text follow rff to 40404 you will receive txt messages with RFF News
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
It's true. I saw his match and he's really very talented. Rumor has it that WWE is interested in him and he's hopefully going to be getting an official development contract soon from FCW. Personally, I think he's got a tremendous future in the ring. Someone even posted his videos on Youtube and I cut and pasted the links below:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBAv97PTQKUAnd, here he presses an opponent overhead.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpeLsxUo0Y&feature=relatedIf he makes it, he may be able to try to get other past BB houseguests into the WWE to fight against. That could be major.Imagine Jessie vs. Nick Starcevic or Jessie vs. Russell or Jessie vs. Howie!! That would be awesome!
He was also on this dating show called NEXT. The girls gets to know you until she decides she doesn't like you and says "next" so the next contestant comes out to date her. This video is STUPID FUNNY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYilAQrhsEw&feature=related
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction this could be one of those times...- Bodybuilder Jessie Godderz, who was voted off of CBS' Big Brother last night, says his dream is to be a WWE performer. According to Godderz' LinkedIn profile, he says he has been working at WWE's developmental territory FCW since March of 2009 and uses the nicknames The Super-Natural and Mr. Pec-tacular, Jessie "Young Gunz" Godderzzzzzz. He says he is in the process of trying to become a WWE Superstar. Source: http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13633From Jessie's Linkedin profile....Sports Entertainer FCW (a.k.a. Florida Championship Wrestling, An Important Division Of The WWE)(Entertainment industry)March 2009 Present (6 months) I am living the dream of a lifetime...I am in the process of hopefully becoming a Sports Entertainer in FCW (and then hopefully moving on to "ECW", "WWE Superstars", "Friday Night Smackdown" and "Monday Night Raw")! My primary nickname is:Mr. PEC-tacular (also spelled: Mister PEC-tacular)My secondary nickname is: The Man, The Myth, The LegendMy third and final nickname is:The SUPER-NaturalSource: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessiegodderLooking at Florida Championship Wrestling' website Jessie is mentioned nowhere on the website as an active performer. It should be noted however, that just because he is not listed currently on the website does not mean he is not a member of the roster. WWE the parent of FCW quite often takes wrestler's profiles of their websites, for "storyline" purposes. Such could be the case with Jessie, or such could be the case that Jessie's Linkedin page is fake, and the prowrestling.com could be picking up on a false story. I guess we will just have to wait and see. Will keep you all posted.
He better learn to give better interviews. He could take some lessons from Lydia.
Page created in 0.056 seconds with 34 queries.


text:
Greetings and welcome my radio listening audience and online article readers. On this 19th day of October 2012 we will of course be discussing future technology, future innovations, and futuristic concepts. Indeed, I surely hope the Mayan calendar was wrong, or perhaps those carving it merely ran out of stone simply, ran out of rock to chisel on, therefore the world will be saved from whatever it was that the Mayans thought might bring about a new age or renewal.
Okay so, I'd like to dive into our topics for today's radio talk show and I'm sure by now you understand the format, basically, "I will do the talking for about 30 minutes minus commercials and your job is to listen carefully, come up with comments and questions, and then I'll open up the phone lines to hear what you have to say." As you also probably know I do not respond to online comments which are not intellectually based. That doesn't mean you can't have an opinion, nor does it mean that it has to be the same as mine. In fact, if you do too much preaching to the choir, I will simply cut you off, perhaps agree with you, and go to the next caller.
Our job is to have an intellectual discussion, dialogue, debate and discourse. That's why you're here, and that's my mission, and we will complete it. Now then, obviously there is a tremendous amount of talk about innovation, the need for innovators and entrepreneurs in our nation to keep us strong, vibrant, and on the leading edge of technology. You won't get any disagreement here on that reality, nevertheless it seems as if the word "innovation" is perhaps one of the most overused words in the English language currently, perhaps other than "unsustainable" which by the way, some things which may appear to be unsustainable or dire problems we believe we face today, but may very well be solved with the technology of the future.
Einstein used to say that; "it takes a brilliant person to solve a problem, but it takes a creative genius to prevent the problem from ever happening first place," and therefore, I would say that the creative geniuses don't always get the credit for solving the problems, but the brilliant person will, even if their previous solutions turned into unintended consequences, and they are rehired to fix what they broke the first time after supposedly fixing something to save us all.
Okay so, here is where I'm going to start throwing out topics, with a little discussion attached to each one. They will run the gamut all across the board from science fiction topics to today's latest and greatest technologies and what they might mean for our future. I will also throw out some personal original innovative concepts, as I come up with at least two new original concepts per day, and we can discuss those as well if you wish, or perhaps you will have a different topic for our dialogue here. Now then let's begin with the first topic;
1.) Will Physical Money Survive the Next Three Decades – Hackers and Trade Questioned
In reality, money has little or no value – consider a dollar bill, it's just a flimsy piece of paper, so how much is it really worth? We all believe it is worth whatever it says on the face of it whether it be one dollar, five dollars, $10, $20, $50, or even a C-note. Money only works because people have faith in its value, and what it can buy. Most of the money which is created these days never actually exists in a physical form, it only exists in the digital world. For instance, you might get paid from a Corporation, that money could be digitally transferred into your bank account. You might then use your ATM to buy something, or pay bills online, but you never had that money in your hot little hands. Things have changed a lot in the last three decades haven't they?
So what will happen in another three decades I ask? Will we still have physical money, or will it all be digitized, and will you ever have any money in your wallet to buy something? There are some futurists that believe that money will go out the window, that is to say physical money, and everything will be digital in the future. But what if our society and civilization doesn't trust digital money? What if they are worried that our banks are being hacked? Recently in the fall of 2012 we've noted that our banks have come under cyber-attacks from Iran at least Leon Panetta believes that's where the attacks originated, but who is to say in the future if we have a war with another nation that cyber-attacks on our monetary system will not be included?
After all, economic warfare is becoming quite common, why just consider the sanctions, trade wars, and our attempts to stop the money flow from terrorists, drug dealers, money launderers, and human traffickers, along with the central banking computer systems of rogue nation-states and their money transfers for things like oil, natural resources, and military armament?
Then there is the issue currently where more and more people are making mobile payments on their mobile personal tech devices. Today they're buying a cup of coffee, a hamburger, or various items at retail stores. In the future it might be much more, or if that becomes unreliable or those personal tech devices are being hacked, perhaps through downloaded apps with malware, or from users surfing websites with malware, then people will not trust mobile payments. Some have suggested that some personal tech devices may actually come with pre-loaded back-doors or software that could be used by hackers to steal data or commit identity theft crimes.
There may come a time where people don't wish to buy anything online, or do online banking because they don't trust the system, they don't want their money to disappear one day into someone else's account in some foreign country. Having someone drain your bank account only needs to happen once, and only needs to happen to a close friend or a family member before everyone they know becomes sketchy. In that case you won't want to use digital money, and that case more people will opt to use physical money, therefore it is quite possible that physical money will exist simply as a safety factor for decades to come.
But how safe is your physical money going to be in case of a natural disaster, or a wildfire that burned down your home, or an earthquake? What about a hurricane with a huge tidal surge, a tsunami, or a major river which jumped its banks? Is your physical money safe, how much safer is it that your digital money in that case? Speaking of natural disasters and flooding events, maybe we can better predict them in the future? Let's talk about that for a moment with our next topic;
2.) We Need A Real Test for 100-Year Flood Mathematical Simulations – A Thought
How can we better produce mathematical simulations for flood zones, or the proverbial hundred year flood? What can we do to better fine-tune these mathematical models so that they are completely accurate? Lots of work has been done in the past based on elevation, and flood mapping. But there's more to it than that, there are all sorts of other things to consider along with erosion patterns. Let me give you a thought here?
We know the dates, temperatures, rain fall, and run-off right, we know history, plus we measured the terrain before and after right? Thus, any really good mathematical simulation for erosion should look the same as the actual if you input the way the terrain once was with the interim conditions to what it is now. See that point.
There is a very interesting YouTube Video I recommend viewing on this topic, well a side issue, that of agricultural top soil erosion; "Dave Montgomery – Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations," now then, let me express my thoughts on this as, all of these theories and speculation make a lot of sense with unlimited examples in the present period on smaller scales – common sense, observable, and thus it makes sense, so then, Occam's Razor survives.
So, my speculation of Dave Montgomery's lecture and theory would be the same. Indeed, this was a great lecture, solid evidence, and research. Okay so, now we can now put forth these findings to help calibrate mathematic soil erosion models and simulations. Now then let me ask another question, or perhaps the same question a different way;
3.) Can We Use Mathematic Fractal Simulation to Fool A Human When Viewing Erosion Patterns?
If so, would that be like the Turing Test? And if so, can I call that the Virtual Reality Winslow Test, named after me for considering it? If you are a pilot like I am, and you fly over the terrain, you see various patterns of how the mountains and erosion had taken place over the last thousand to 10,000 years. You can see floodplains, mountains, canyons, and it all makes sense – you can see exactly how the water flows, or had flowed in the past. What if we used a computer to design erosion patterns that never happened, and what if we asked a human, perhaps a pilot who has seen and flown over such terrain many times in the past if it were real or not?
Are our computer simulations good enough to fool the human eye? I'm talking about a trained observer who has seen these things in the past over and over again? Is that possible; I believe it is. And so, how do you know when looking at Google Earth if you are looking at a computer rendition, or a fake Birdseye view which perhaps is covering up a military base, or a secret area? The reality is you don't, or do you? How about those who work for the national satellite intelligence agencies, where all they do is study terrain maps? Could they pick out the difference?
Before you answer that question, why don't you use Google Earth on the satellite view and fly over the deserts in Nevada. Some of that stuff looks pretty bizarre with weird colors, but it's all real. If you doubt that it's real, go ahead and fly over southern Bolivia on Google Earth and look at some of that terrain in their salt flats region and up against the mountains, you get the same interesting colors, much of it does not appear to be real either, but it is. Some of the features that NASA has viewed on Mars don't look real, but they are.
No, they are not the same as Earth because the erosion patterns that we see now could have been created by wind, there is a different atmosphere, or lack of. Do you see my point? Not long ago, I was watching an online video lecture about erosion patterns, Stephen Wolfram's New Type of Science, and Mathematica – fractals and mathematical simulations and projections of erosion patterns. They are amazingly predictable, and that in itself is interesting. It's as if you can see the geological record through the ages.
You might want to look some of this up yourself. And speaking of free lectures, University level lectures on just about any topic you'd like, I wonder if that will change the future of our higher education, why go to school and pay $100,000 to get an advanced a great when you can learn almost as much online through self-study? Yes, interesting, does this mean it's the death of the University, or are we entering a new age of information flow in education? Let's go ahead and talk about lecture type learning.
4.) Want to Learn While Watching an Online Video Lecture – Go Full Screen and Ditch Distraction
First, if you are in a university lecture hall, listening to the best and brightest professor on a given topic there's a good chance you might fall asleep, but still your attention span will be longer because you are there, and there aren't the same distractions as watching an online video. If you are watching a University level video at home on your computer in a little box on the screen – there are lots of distractions.
For instance whatever else is in the room, perhaps the doorbell, TV, or your cell phone rings. You might feel the need to text someone back, go to the refrigerator get something to eat, or just zone out – listening while you're doing something else, assuming that you can multitask and learn something complicated at the same time. It's not that you can't, it's that you probably won't and your memory retention level will be next to nothing, and you've wasted everyone's time, and some bandwidth to boot. Still, let me ask another question;
5.) Is The Lecture Dead – Even If It's All Online and Free In The Future?
This is a decent question, even if you disagree with it. On October 20, 2012 there was an article in the technology news. Harvard had put up two free courses online in computer science. They were obviously following Stanford computer science department's lead, as they did the same thing last year. Harvard had the same results over 100,000 people signed up, people from all over the world. There's no shortage of people who wish to learn online, but in doing this; are they cutting their own throats as they distribute information to the rest of the world at no cost, or are they boosting their own credibility by doing so? It could lead to more people who wish to attend that school in the future, therefore greater enrollment.
Regardless, things are changing fast, even if the basic lecture at our universities hasn't changed much since the 1800s. Indeed, I recommend that you watch the YouTube Video; "Don't lecture me" (with Twitter track) – Donald Clark at ALT-C 2010," because this gentlemen makes a lot of sense. Perhaps also of interest is another YouTube Video titled; "Re-inventing the Lecture (Or, Why Online Lectures Don't Work, and What We Can Do About It)."
Indeed, I think after you watch those videos you'll be better able to comment on what I'm talking about here, and it is something that needs to be discussed. We need a national dialogue on this, that is if we want to propel technology and innovation, and couple that with entrepreneurship moving our great nation forward into the future. Next I'd like to discuss;
6.) Large Universities, High Tuition, and Big Buildings and Beautiful Architecture – Are We Learning Yet?
Why is it that we put so much faith into our larger universities? It's interesting isn't it? They spend huge amounts of money putting up great architecture and large buildings but is that really what makes them great? Even if someone has a great building, it doesn't mean they know what they're talking about, consider some of the largest churches in the world for instance, or the largest mosques. Is it the high prices the Universities charge; does that make them great? Having been in business all my life, I can recall various attorneys actually raising their price just so they could get more business because people thought it they charged more per hour they must be good, they weren't.
Indeed, if a large university spends all their money on landscaping, beautiful brick work, great statues outside the lecture halls, and is one with the epitome of divine architecture – then they have less money to teach you with. They have less money to hire the best professors, buy the best equipment, or provide the best future for their students. That's not to say that they can't, perhaps they charge you money far in excess of the amount of education and you just have to the pay for all that extra stuff. If you can get a lecture online for free on YouTube – in many regards the information is basically the same.
Perhaps in the future your living room gaming virtual reality technology will project a holographic professor in 3-D bringing the professor to you, and it can be done for a fraction of the cost, there's no building to pay for, perhaps the building, and the professor, and everything else can be projected around your living room and you will feel as if you are they are. Therefore, you get the same experience, and interaction, perhaps even breaking up into groups with virtual-reality avatars as fellow students. Who needs college anymore? Better yet, who needs to take out $100,000 in student loans for the same exact information, minus the big building?
Still, in your living room gaming center which doubles as your new education headquarters, and your latest virtual or augmented reality 3-D holographic computer game immersion device – you might actually be training the artificial intelligent supercomputer network to think like a human. That information might be used by future robotic systems for all sorts of things from self-driving trucks, cars, and airplanes through virtual-reality simulator trainers to future combat vehicles in the battle space. Speaking of which I have another question for you;
7.) Should We Crowd Source Satellite Data for Future Military Convoys?
Well, if we did that, we wouldn't have to tell anyone who was looking at the satellite data when or where we might be moving troops, equipment, or resources, we could just say that this is one of the potential routes for some time in the future, and if you find an anomaly mark it down. Those who find the most anomalies will receive a check in the mail, or a gift certificate to their favorite retail store at the end of two months. They won't know when, where, or which anomaly they found was the one which garnered them the free gift card.
Those that find more real anomalies than false positives would be given a higher level of point spread for dollars per anomalies they found. Further, they might get an extra hundred dollars in the mail each month because they had a higher credibility rating. If we did this eventually the algorithms watching the very best human minds find these anomalies could figure out how they are doing it, and what is catching their eye, and therefore we could better design artificially intelligent satellite analyzing algorithms which would incorporate how a human mind thinks, and how a computer thinks which will give us the best of all worlds by putting those two together.
Perhaps in a way, humans are already training supercomputers with artificial intelligent algorithms to run our entire society, and civilization for the future. After all, every time you put something on the Internet, the Internet could be learning more about how humans think, operate, and go about their business. In many regards we could be creating the matrix for our own future, and these artificial intelligence systems will become aware, and they will be our leadership in the future, it won't be human? It's possible, and let me ask you another question;
7.) What Happens When the Cloud Computing Centers Filled with All Human Information Become Aware?
Consider if you will as someone recently said in The Futurist Magazine in the October-September issue of 2012 along this line of thinking, something to the effect that; "We already have algorithms which can search all the information in any of these cloud computing centers, " and "We have all sorts of algorithms to help us find the data, and algorithms which talk to other algorithms." Sure, all that makes sense, and also consider that in the human brain:
A.) We have various brain waves and they interact with each other.
B.) There are various chemicals providing energy with a mix.
C.) We have sensors all through the body, and the five senses which gather information and experience, taking in all of our observations.
If the cloud computer centers, which will be talking to each other and talking to themselves contain all of the written and visual record of humanity, they will have already gathered all the experiences, writings, observations, using, and history, and so it is only one small step away from becoming aware. This is the future we are moving towards, my question is; do we dare?
In a way, the cloud computer would become aware, and it would be very similar to a human brain where every individual neuron was an individual human. That is to say every piece of the puzzle, from the top to the bottom would have intelligence. Is this a new form of intelligence? Well, let me scale it down to a simple board game and ask you a different question;
8.) Can We Design a 3-D Chess Board Game Where Each Piece Has AI and Seeks to Survive?
And if we could design something like that, wouldn't that be very similar to the whole Net Centric Warfare concept? Isn't that how a real military works? Each soldier is given a job, but each soldier is a thinking machine, it follows its orders, but also attempts to do what is in its best interest, that is to survive, to fight, and to win. In war it's pretty serious, you either win, or you die. Can we design a 3-D chessboard to do the same thing? How much better would it be if it was giving feedback back to the artificial intelligent chess master?
We've already found that artificial intelligence working with a human chess master can beat an artificial intelligent chess playing machine from IBM. When we merge human intelligence with artificial intelligence we seem to get a boost. What if each piece on the chessboard had artificial intelligence and it understood how humans think, adapt, survive, and operate under pressure? Aren't we already teaching all these things to the future of AI through our input onto the Internet? Sure we are, and if you've listened to this radio show, or read my articles for any period of time, you already know the answer to that.
What if we scale down even further? What if we scaled this all the way down to the molecular level? What if those molecules or nanoparticles could talk to each other? Are we talking about the next generation of microelectronics? Taking it all the way down and continuing the tradition of Moore's law? Have you recently noted in the scientific news October of 2012 that carbon nanotubes have incredible properties for producing light and miniature holograms? Will this be a new way to communicate at the micro level?
Bacteria seems to communicate and once it gets economies of scale and reaches a tipping point, it activates itself, trying to overwhelm by force and numbers. It operates much like an army, although strategically, mathematically, and predictably, well almost? Almost like a chessboard where each individual member is also serving its best interests? Perhaps as we design computer algorithms for the small-scale or the largest scale we will begin to see the same thing, and what we learn will propel us further and faster into the future.
There was an interesting article in Photonics on September 27, 2012 titled; "Nanotubes Project Holograms," which noted that;
"Holograms can be generated by harnessing the conductive and light-scattering qualities of carbon nanotubes, a development that could lead to crisper projections with a larger field of view. Many scientists believe that carbon nanotubes will be at the heart of future industry and human endeavor and will have an impact on solar cells, cancer treatments and optical imaging. Researchers used these nanotubes as the smallest-ever scattering elements to create a static holographic projection."
The applications for all this are incredible and it could revolutionize everything, change ALL of human technology; communication, computers, transportation, energy, healthcare, and you name it, just consider the realities here? Would it be so bold to suggest that someday;
9.) An AI Super Decision Making Computer Could Be Running Human Civilizations?
Interestingly enough, I have deeply considered the future eRepublic or eGovernment AI decision making system, enterprise software super computer concept. If it were not corrupted by humans it could work well, programmed benevolence – if that is possible and if the programmers are on the same page of liberty, freedom, and standardization of some aspects and basic infrastructure needs. The anarchists might not like it, the crony capitalists would try to corrupt it, the socialists would want to control it, the religious fanatics would want to destroy it, and so on – again humans, but living in such a system designed for liberty and freedom "I think it would be a good idea" paraphrasing Gandhi on Western Society.
What I'm saying or asking rater is; could we ever get human populations to agree to live with this even if we could prove to them mathematically that would be in their best interests? Are humans ready for that yet? I would suggest you that they should be getting ready for that because they are currently training AI supercomputer decision-making machines to do just that in the future, as humans are putting all of their knowledge onto the Internet. You see my point?
Of course, if we do this we must get it right the first time, but have you ever known any technology to have come into the world perfect the first time? Look how many airplane designs crashed and burned before the Wright Brothers actually got one to fly? And even with them it wasn't like they were not adding insult to injury, as they too crashed a few times themselves and had broken bones and broken wing spars to prove it. Speaking of which I like to discuss with you a little bit about how innovation comes to be, and the subject of;
10.) Innovation, Trial and Error, and Original Thinking
Not long ago, I was discussing this with an acquaintance of mine from across the pond and he suggested that; "Most innovations might be just applications of trial and error." Is he right? Yes, a good portion really is so, that's true enough. Indeed, isn't it so that; those who know that may have learned it through the adversity of failure, find themselves in a place where they refuse to quit for the next round, eventually that leads to success due to strength of character.
Thus, those who've achieved have proven they have the right stuff, and have worked to solve real problems, but you can't solve real problems by practicing "the definition of insanity" which is generally how humans "following the leader" usually get there, as they hire those experts who got them into the hot water in the first place (refer back to Einstein's quote), learning from their success, but not their failures as mentioned above
Because of this, if someone is unintelligent and just recites the experts, then are they really needed for a think tank or for future innovation? No, we ought to enlist the experts themselves, not their hook, line, and sinker followers – of course, as I've discussed in previous shows and articles we'd be better off following those who question authority, rather than leaving it all up to status quo intellectual elite.
Now then, along this line of discussion my acquaintance also noted that; "Most mind stunning discoveries are still linked to few masterminds." Well, this is fairly true, and why we study the names of dead white men, the victors of history who wrote themselves in, and speak of the "shoulders of giants" however, many of these incredible advances may have come from associates or combining information.
Consider a stable man for a member of the Royal Geological Society back in the day, he came up with the idea, but he couldn't read or write, so the individual who wrote it down got and took the credit for it, and today we have to "memorize" his name in school, yet in reality that's not how it actually happened.
Thus, in many regards it's hard to say what an original thought is, or how many actually come about. After all, many psychologists and philosophers have noted that the human mind comes up with ideas and thoughts based on its experience and input from its sensors through the sense of touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. It's rather difficult to conceive something that you haven't experienced or is not within your realm, it's not to say that you couldn't, it's that it doesn't happen very often. Getting to a big breakthrough is highly uncommon.
Indeed it is known that most innovation comes from problem solving, and perhaps using known knowledge, observations, and experiences in unique ways. Then there is the trial and error period, where you crash and burn, or you modify, adapt, and survive to fight another day – to tweak your invention, and to make it work. This is your job as an innovator, and it's something I hope you will consider.
Well, that's the end of 30 minutes of me talking (minus the commercials and distractions) and you listening. Now it's your turn to chime in and I will open up the phone lines. If you are reading this transcript online you may post a comment if you'd like, or shoot me an e-mail. Just remember the rules; you must bring your mind and intellect. You may dial now;
"Hello Caller, you are the fifth caller, and you are on the air, what do you think?"


text:
DHAKA, March 20, 2017 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina goes to Magura tomorrow to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of 28 development projects involving Taka 327 crore.
During the visit, Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League (AL) president, will address a public meeting to be orgainized by the district AL at Freedom Fighter Asaduzzaman Stadium in the town.
This would be Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's first visit to Magura in nine years, sources said, adding that she last visited the southern district in 2008 to join election campaign.
After arrival in the town in the afternoon, the premier would open 19 development schemes by unveiling their plaques from Asaduzzaman Stadium.
The projects that have been completed at a cost of Tk 150.31 crore are Magura Technical Training Centre, Muktijoddha Complex Building, Magura 250-bed Hospital, Sreepur Upazila Fire Service and Civil Defence Station, Mahammadpur Upazila Fire Service and Civil Defence Station, an 100.10-meter bridge over the Fatki river in Sadar upazila, 9.71 kilometer road from Katakhali GC to Ichhakhada R and H in Sadar upazila, 30-km Natun Bazar Road, an underground water treatment plant, Freedom Fighter Asaduzzaman Stadium, Government Husein Shaheed Suhrawardhy College Administrative Building, Regional Duck Breeding Farm (third phase) at Belnagar in Sadar upazila, a modern training centre and guest house of the Regional Spice Research Centre, Magura District Awami League Office, 50-bed Sreepur Upazila Health Complex Building, Upgradation of Shalikha Upazila Health Complex to 50-bed, reopening of Magura Textile Mills, Arpara Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Shalikha upazila and Magura Polytechnic Institute.
The prime minister will also lay the foundation stones of nine development schemes to be executed at a cost of Tk 177.11 crore from the stadium.
The schemes are Magura Regional Passport Office Building, a 96-meter bridge over the Fatki River in Shalikha upazila, a 66-meter bridge over the Fatki River in Shalikha upazila, a 96-meter bridge over Chitra river in Shalikha upazila, the upgradation of Magura Portion of the National Highway (N-7) to four lanes, the third Town and Infrastructure Development Project (second phase) Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre beside Magura-Jhenidah Highway, Sreepur Upazila Mini Stadium and Shalikha Upazila Mini Stadium.
PM's Assistant Private Secretary Advocate Saifuzzaman Shikhor told BSS that all preparations have been completed on the occasion of the visit of the prime minister to Magura.
"We are eagerly waiting to welcome our beloved leader who is coming here after nine years," he said.
Shikhor said the prime minister has fulfilled all commitments that she made in a public rally held at Magura Adarsha College in 2008.
Meanwhile, a festive mood is prevailing in the district centering the visit of Sheikh Hasina, the able daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
To welcome the premier, the town has been decorated with a huge number of archways, billboards and large size portraits of Bangabandhu and Sheikh Hasina. Colorful banners and festoons projecting the successes of the government have been hanged at different buildings and spots.
District AL President Tanjel Hossain Khan said a huge enthusiasm has been created among the party leaders and workers centering the visit of the prime minister.
He hoped that the public meeting at Asaduzzaman Stadium would be turned into a human sea as the leaders and workers of the AL and its associate bodies have been working round the clock to make the public rally a success.
Magura District Police Super Md Munibur Rahman said a three-tier security arrangement has been made ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the southern district.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)


text:
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Announces Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Release Date
STAMFORD, Conn. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Jan. 3, 2013 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that it will release the Company's fourth quarter financial results prior to market open on Thursday, February 7, followed by a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will include a brief discussion of the quarter and a question-and-answer session. It will be moderated by Stephen Pettibone, Vice President of Investor Relations.
Participants may listen to the simultaneous webcast by logging onto Starwood's corporate website at http://www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/investor_relations.html. A webcast replay will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event. Alternatively, participants may call into (866) 921-0636 with conference ID 65233963; please dial in fifteen minutes early to ensure a timely start. A call replay will be available from 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 7 through Thursday, February 14, 2013 and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 with conference ID 65233963.
About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,128 properties in nearly 100 countries and 154,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and ElementSM. The Company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., a premier provider of world-class vacation experiences through villa-style resorts and privileged access to Starwood brands. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
Source: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Stephen Pettibone
Comments:comments powered by Disqus
Franchise News
By Type
- Expansions & Growth
- Financial & Earnings Claims
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Personnel Changes
- General Announcements
- Conferences & Events
- Product Announcements
- Media Coverage
- Strategic Alliances


text:
All the boys from One Direction are taking a couple...
Truth or Dare100324028
- by Niallerxxx
- Rating:
- Published: 13 Mar 2014
- Updated: 15 Mar 2014
- Status: Complete
Truth or Dare - Harry decided that the boys would spend the summer together. They would get together and get to know each other outside the job. It would be a wonderful summer and all looked forward to being with each other. Everyone had thoughts about each other and they all looked at each other in different ways. It was a summer that they would forgot late.
Join MovellasFind out what all the buzz is about. Join now to start sharing your creativity and passion
Loading ...


text:
The research report, titled 'Global Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems Market 2017', presents essential information and analytical data about the Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems market with respect to the world. Statistics about the Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems market are presented and analyzed in the Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems research report. It includes a professional and in-depth complete study on the current state of the Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems worldwide.
Along with strategically analyzing the key micro markets, the report also focuses on industry-specific drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges in the Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems market.
This report covers Global Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems market studies, especially in North America, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and India, with production, revenue, consumption, import and export in these regions, from 2012 to 2016, and forecast to 2022.
The analysis of the market share, major market segments, market size (revenue), different geographic regions, key market players, premium industry trends, and forecast for the next five years have been included in this research report. It also focuses on the key drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges.
Report will give an overall worldwide overview of the market which initially includes the statistical data about the size of the market and this is both in terms of volume and value. In the beginning of the report, market description has given in brief which will give the user deep knowledge of the market.
Various development policies and plans as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures are discussed. This report also states import/export, supply and consumption figures as well as cost, price, revenue and gross margin with respect to regions.
Furthermore, the report presents concerning factor such as key trends, deployment models, strategies, value chain, standardization, future roadmap, drivers, and opportunities. If offers data and analysis such as Market Type, Applications, Technology, and Segments in order to define future scope of the market in various fields. Moreover, it also presents an outline regarding the Charging Nitrogen Gas Systems markets dynamics, by detailing numerous aspects such as value chain, constraints, drivers, and customer acceptance.
Access Full Report @ https://www.fiormarkets.com/report/global-charging-nitrogen-gas-systems-market-professional-survey-159789.html
The global key leading market players combining the details such as Product Specifications and Images, Market Share, Sales, Contact Details, and Company Profiles are highlighted in the report.
Highlights of the report:
Evaluating and reporting current developments in the industry
Company strategies, plans and policies that are involved in the market
Suggestions that will help to the growth of the company in the market
Past, present, and the future market scope and position
Top down approach was taken into consideration for deriving the market numbers for the product application and type segments.
In the market segmentation, the market size and the revenue that was generated by each sub-segment are included in the report.
The demand of the product from different application areas and its future consumption is also been discussed in the report.


text:
Lawdy, lawdy Bob Lipsyte is great: "This glorification of Smokin' Joe actually began several years ago with documentaries and books that used him as a vehicle—not always unjustified—for attacking Ali. Once again, Joe was the opponent, not the headliner. Those who reviled Ali as the symbolic hero of liberals, the literati, protestors, and independent blacks could use Joe to batter Ali yet again." [Slate]
More from Deadspin


text:
Handcrafted Soaps, Bath Bombs, Lotions, Beard Oil, Beard Balm and so much more!
A feminine, soothing blend of fragrant honeysuckle and relaxing patchouli. This scent makes for a sweet and sophisticated fragrance.
Each Liquid Soap contains approx. 8 oz.
Liquid soap contains coconut oil which serves as a fantastic moisturizer to all skin types.
Use as needed, to moisturize and wash skin.
The information on here is not meant to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease.It is not meant as a substitute for medical advice or care.
Discontinue use if skin irritation occurs.
Thank you so much for stopping by! We are located in China Grove, North Carolina and we make all of our bath and body products right here in our store. We use only natural ingredients in all our amazingly scented items. Come in and feel free to take a sniff of any one of our beautifully handcrafted soaps, bath bombs, body sprays, lotion, bath salts and so much more! We even have a huge selection of beard oils, beard balms, shave soaps, mustache wax and more for the gentlemen too! We also carry certified, pure therapeutic grade essential oils, diffusers and diffuser jewelry too. If your partial to wax melts, we've got a whole selection of those and warmers too!
Come on in and let your nose choose your favorite scent! You won't be disappointed!
It was easy to order online and the scents available smell amazing! I also like the unscented because it has moisturizer as well. The fact that this place has hand sanitizer is a blessing !
104 S. Main St , China Grove, NC, 28023
Sun & Mon - CLOSED
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday - 10am - 6pm
Thursday - 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm


text:
Quick links:
The CIMA Program at KU offers two certificates:
Students of the Finance and Accounting Program can sign up for the CIMA Program at KU during their studies. After passing the CIMA exams, which they take in CIMA exams centers, students can get a CIMA certificate.
The number of exams which students have to pass depends on their level of studies and the specialization that a student does.
More information about the certificate, which a student of the CIMA Program at KU can get and exams she/he has to pass can be found here.


text:
Good Year on Nessie Trail - Four Sightings!
Inverness CourierNESSIE may only have poked her head out of water a handful of times but it was enough to see 2005 hailed as a good year for sightings with the first unexplained pictures of an object in the loch since 2001.
It took until August for any credible sightings to be reported, but the four reports over three months led Loch Ness Monster Fan Club president Gary Campbell to comment: "Overall it was a good year for sightings.
"Although there were only four, all of them appear bona fide and at least one had pictures to back it up. These were the first unexplained pictures taken at the loch for about four years."
The sightings reported in 2005 were:
Thursday, 11th AugustNigel Bell and his family from Newcastle watched what they described as the head of a large animal move through the loch at 6pm. The family, who were on the veranda of a holiday lodge at Foyers at the time, said that the head was larger than that of a cow and was about a third of the way across the loch.
Regular visitors to the area, they were convinced what they had seen was not the result of a boat wake or wave movement.
Sunday, 28th August
- Kelly Yeats and Neil McKenzie, from Bridge of Dee, were staying at Foyers Bay House when they saw a "long-necked, curvedheaded" creature in the loch at 8.30am.
The sighting lasted 10 minutes.
Friday 9th September
- A retired Master Mariner was cruising just south of Urquhart Bay in a Caley Cruisers' boat at a speed of nine knots when it was overtaken by an unknown object which came between them and the south shore.
The sighting lasted several minutes and the object only disappeared as the boat moved towards it. A regular boat user on the loch, the captain said that there was no rational explanation for the object, which was unlike anything any of the boat's occupants had seen before.
Saturday, 15th October
- Robbie Girvan, owner of the Loch Ness Caravan Park at Invermoriston, took five pictures of what he described as a fourft high head and neck at 6pm when he was walking his dogs by the loch shore.
He said he saw a long neck come out of the water and had time to return to the house, get his camera, and return to take the pictures. Previously a nonbeliever, he said the "dark green and silvery" creature could only have been Nessie.
Meanwhile, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal how, in 1985, civil servants examined ways of protecting the loch's best-known inhabitant from monsterhunters.
The 1985 Conservative Government may not have admitted to being Nessie believers, but documents laws have revealed how the move was prompted by Swedish officials who were considering how they could protect their equivalent of Nessie, the Lake Storsjo monster.
In August 1985, the British Embassy in Stockholm wrote to the permanent under-secretary at the Scottish Office, apologetically stating: "I am sorry to bother you with an inquiry which will, no doubt, be greeted at first glance with gales of laughter."
The writer went on to point out the inquiry was a serious one, however, and explained the Swedes wanted assistance in drawing up legislation to protect the Storsjo monster. The inquiry led to an exchange of letters between Government departments.
One Scottish Office official wrote:
"The protection of this putative denizen of the deep deserves serious consideration."
However, a Department of Agriculture and Fisheries official commented:
"There is, of course, another part to the question and that is measures to protect man from Nessie, however, past history indicates that Nessie's tastes do not extend to homo sapiens."
Eventually, after taking advice from the Nature Conservancy Council, the Scottish Development Department concluded Nessie would be protected under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act and sent a letter to that effect to the UK's Stockholm Embassy.
They added: "We should certainly welcome teams of Swedish scientists, amateur and professional, bent on establishing Nessie's identity, and I can assure them that there is ample accommodation in the Highlands and plentiful supplies of the national beverage which will help them to see her in the dark."
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Please Support the Research of S8int.com!
Since 2002, Chris Parker has done the majority of the research and writing of articles for s8int.com. If this site has been an encouragement to you, please donate to support Chris's ongoing research. (S8int.com is not incorporated and your donations may not be tax deductable.)


text:
Search Constraints
You searched for: Access Public Remove constraint Access: Public Place Washington (D.C.) Remove constraint Place: Washington (D.C.) Data type Point Remove constraint Data type: Point Year 2001 Remove constraint Year: 2001
Search Results
1. Costly Landslide Events in the United States
2001. Godt, Jonathan W. This polygon shapefile shows point locations of costly individual landslide events in the 50 United States and Puerto Rico. Landslide locations wer... National Atlas of the United States.
2. Crushed Stone Operations in the United States, 2002
2001. Geological Survey (U.S.) Minerals Information Team. This point shapefile represents locations of crushed stone operations in the United States. These data were obtained from information reported volu... National Atlas of the United States.


text:
Ethier's single in 9th lifts Dodgers over Mets
Recommended Video:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andre Ethier hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers, boosted by a sharp outing from Hyun-Jin Ryu, defeated the New York Mets 3-2 Thursday.
After Ryu and Mets starter Jeremy Hefner each threw seven impressive innings and left with the score 1-all, the Dodgers won a game decided by the bullpens.
Nick Punto opened the ninth with a double off Scott Rice (1-1) and moved to third on a grounder to the right side by Adrian Gonzalez. After an intentional walk to Matt Kemp, Mets manager Terry Collins visited the left-handed Rice on the mound.
The left-handed Ethier put the Dodgers ahead with his hit, and Juan Uribe drove in another run with an infield single for a 3-1 lead.
Ike Davis led off the Mets' ninth with a home run against Brandon League. But League, who gave up a ninth-inning lead Wednesday in a game the Dodgers lost in the 10th, closed for his sixth save.
Kenley Jansen (1-0) escaped a two-on, no-out jam in the eighth.
Ryu turned in his best and longest outing yet, holding the Mets to three hits. The rookie from South Korea struck out eight and walked three.
Ryu didn't get a lot of backing from the Los Angeles bats while he was in the game -- he got plenty of support from the fans, however. A large Korean neighborhood is just one subway stop away from Citi Field, and Ryu had a lot of vocal rooters, starting from his very first pitch.
The 26-year-old lefty blanked the Mets on one single until the sixth. A leadoff walk to Ruben Tejada, a single by Daniel Murphy and a wild pitch on a breaking ball Ryu bounced set up David Wright's tying sacrifice fly.
Ryu gave up a two-out double to Marlon Byrd before striking out Davis to keep the score 1-all.
Hefner began the day with a 7.07 ERA and pitched his best game of the season, too. He limited the Dodgers to three hits, striking out four and walking three.
The Mets put runners at first and second with no outs in the eighth against Jansen before he struck out Wright, retired Lucas Duda on a fly and fanned Byrd.
The Dodgers scored in the first when leadoff man Carl Crawford was hit by a pitch and Kemp hit an RBI single.
NOTES: Uribe drew three walks before his single. ... Collins said LHP Jonathan Niese would have a bullpen session during the day and start as scheduled Sunday vs. the Phillies. Niese was hit near the right ankle by a comebacker Tuesday. ... Dodgers RHP Shawn Tolleson was set for surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disk in his lower back. He's expected to be out three to five months.


text:
"Shut up, Frank, and put on the diaper."
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Got Wild Kids?
"Shut up, Frank, and put on the diaper."
14 comments:
- The Good Cook said...
LOLOLOLOL... happy halloween
my word verification is approv
- October 31, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Kim said...
That is funny!!! Love it!
- October 31, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- The Mother said...
If only they had had this program when mine were young...
- October 31, 2009 at 12:41 PM
You know, in Iowa you can drop them off any time until age 18! We keep threatening our teenagers with a family trip to Idaho for our next vacation.
- October 31, 2009 at 1:26 PM
The funniest post I've seen on your blog yet!
- October 31, 2009 at 4:14 PM
- Marilyn *Pink Martinis and Pearls* said...
- October 31, 2009 at 4:15 PM
- ERRN4U said...
Wickedly funny!!
- October 31, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- ER's Mom said...
There are days when I could gladly give them up.
But then there are times like this morning when I wake up to cuddles from 2 cute kids...kinda makes up for those other times.
- October 31, 2009 at 6:48 PM
- LauraT said...
So funny! Don't give me any wicked ideas, though....
- October 31, 2009 at 7:38 PM
It would be funnier if it weren't so damned sad.
- November 1, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Classof65 said...
I used to say that I wouldn't take a million dollars for my kids, BUT I wouldn't give a plug nickel for two more just like them!
- November 1, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Candice said...
Ha!! That's awesome.
- November 2, 2009 at 2:45 AM
well, people think that's sad, and then wonder why they find infants in dumpsters or so badly abused and neglected 5-6 years down the road they're already done. They had an infant dropped off in the ER in my town, and the news stations did this huge witch hunt looking for the mother...like she's really going to come forward after these news reporters say what a horrible person she is for surrendering the baby in a safe place. Guess it's more news when it's a dead dumpster baby...
- November 3, 2009 at 11:24 PM
http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2007-02-12 felt you'd appreciate the humor here, Dr. G.
- March 31, 2010 at 8:43 PM


text:
Study authors Reed W. Larson of the University of Illinois and David M. Almeida at the University of Arizona at Tucson say that the repeated daily experience of secondhand emotions can travel from one person to another in a family. This may be a means by which parental distress, anger, or depression can lead to the same conditions in other family members, particularly children.
Professors Larsen and Almeida studied 450 families over 3 years. They peeked in on the activities, moods, and emotional lives of the study subjects through diaries and by calling to ask how they felt. Other families filled out questionnaires about the effect of secondhand emotions in their lives.
"The most consistent finding was that negative emotions can create a chain reaction of distress that moves through a family, affecting everybody's behavior and eventually, their well-being," says Dr. Almeida, a professor of family studies and human development. "These emotional spillovers also appear to follow the order of power in a family, from fathers to mothers to children."
The study also revealed that an emotion can be transformed from one person to another during its transmission. For instance, scorn in one person may induce shame in another. Anger in a powerful person can create anxiety in a less powerful family member.
"If couples or family members can just communicate the reason why they are in a bad mood, others at home are less likely to catch that negative emotion," says Dr. Larson, a psychologist and professor of human development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "But if dad just bottles up his feelings and snaps at the children when he comes home, they are far more likely to think his dour mood is due to something they have done, and then they become even more depressed."
If the head of the family is a woman, negative moods will also flow downhill and affect the other family members. Geraldine Downey, PhD, a Columbia University professor, studied single mothers in chronic pain and compared them to similar mothers in good health. She too found that negative emotions are easily transmitted to others in the family. But, when children fully understand that their mother's bad mood is in response to a painful condition, they do not blame her mood on themselves.
In cases where there is clear justification for ill temper, family members tend to relax more and the toxic emotions are less likely to be transmitted. In one family studied, the husband was experiencing the rigors of the New York Bar Exam and was generally uptight and on edge. However, his wife did not feel intimidated by or responsible for his dour mood because she knew what was causing it.
Families cannot allow issues to disintegrate to the point where a parent comes home every evening in a lousy mood, throws things, slams doors, and yells at others. "All our research has shown that highly distressed parents have highly distressed children," says Dr. Almeida.
"The healthy thing to do is to decompress before coming home," says Dr. Almeida. "If the commute is a major headache, maybe an uptight dad could do yoga or some other workout before driving home and facing more stress in traffic. The second technique is to just tell everybody at home why you had a bad day." This gives them a chance to empathize and help you.
With many of today's families headed by 2 working parents, both of whom may have stressful jobs, it might be helpful to just say, "There was a big problem at work. I am a bit grumpy now and I would really appreciate it if you could be patient with me." Some families have a routine where each parent is granted 20 minutes of quiet time before rejoining the family. This includes stay-at-home parents, whose stress is often no less than his or her working spouse.
Researchers say that talking openly about stressors also teaches children that not every day is a happy day, and that sometimes people are grouchy. This is also a good time to teach them that they will have to deal with people who are not always pleasant.
While females are more likely than males to communicate about their good or bad moods, says Dr. Almeida, there are ways you can help draw men out. Start by instituting a regular family dinner hour so it is easier for everybody to talk and catch up on the day's events.
The American Institute of Stress
American Psychological Association
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Psychiatric Association
Feldman SI, Downey G, Schaffer-Neitz R. Pain, negative mood, and perceived support in chronic pain patients: a daily diary study of people with reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1999 Oct;67(5):776-85.
Larson RW, Almeida DM. Second-hand emotions: emotional transmission in families. Journal of Marriage and the Family. Feb 1999.
Last reviewed March 2017 by Michael Woods, MD, FAAP Last Updated: 3/24/2015


text:
Comfort Doctor Heating and Cooling prides itself on being the most reliable and knowledgeable plumber in Santa Fe, NM. No job is too large or too small.
For all those little jobs from fixing faucets, stopping drips, replacing old piping, replacing valves, repairing toilets, repairing water heaters, fixing underground water leaks, fixing gas lines, call Comfort Doctor Heating and Cooling.