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to require to be taken by me, and especially property that was designed, adapted, and about to be used against the United States.
As this is but an individual instance in a course of policy which may be required to be pursued with regard to this species of property, I have detailed to the Lieutenant-General this case, and ask his direction. I am credibly informed that the negroes in this neighborhood are now being employed in the erection of batteries and other works by the rebels, which it would be nearly or quite impossible to construct without their labor. Shall they be allowed the use of this property against the United States, and we not be allowed its use in aid of the United States?
Major Cary, upon my interview with him, which took place between thos fort and Hampton, desired information upon several questions: First. Whether I would permit the removal through the blockade of the families of all persons who desired to pass southward or northward. In reply to this, I informed him that I could not permit such removal, for the reasons, first, that presence of the families of belligerent in a country was always the best hostage for the good behavior of the citizens; and, secondly, that one object of our blockade being to prevent the passage of supplies of provisions into Virginia so long as she remained in a hostile attitude, the reduction of the number of consumers would in so far tend to neutralize that effect.
He also desired to know if the transit of persons and families northward from Virginia would be permitted. I answered him that with the exception of an interruption at Baltimore there was no interruption of the travel of peaceable persons north of the Potomac, and that all the internal lines of travel through Virginia were at present in the hands of his friends, and that it depended upon them whether that line of travel was interrupted, and that the authorities at Washington could better judge of this question than myself, as necessary travel could go by way of Washington; that the passage through our blockading squadron would require an amount of labor and surveillance to prevent abuse which I did not conceive I ought to be called upon to perform.
Major Cary demanded to know with regard to the negroes what course I intended to pursue. I answered him substantially as I have written above, when he desired to know if I did not fell myself bound by my constitutional obligations to deliver up fugitives under the fugitive-slave act. To this I replied that the fugitive-slave act did not affect a foreign country, which Virginia claimed to be, and that she must reckon it one of the infelicitous of her position that in so far at least she was taken at her word; that in Maryland, a loyal State, fugitives from service had been returned, and that even now, although so much pressed by my necessities for the use of these men of Colonel Mallory's, yet if their master would come to the fort and take the oath of allegiance to the Constitution of the United States I would deliver the men up to him and endeavor to hire their services of him if he desired to part with them. To this Major Cary responded that Colonel Mallory was absent.
This morning the steamer Alabama arrived, having on board Colonel Duryea's regiment of New York, 850 strong, fully equipped. I have caused them to be landed and encamped with the First Vermont. The steamer Pembroke, from Massachusetts, has arrived, having two unattached companies-one of rifles and the other of infantry, 101 men each, and without equipage-so that now the actual number of men ready for service may be set down at 4,400, but not very efficient, some being quite new recruits and others not fully equipped, two regiments being wholly without tents.


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Robots In Healthcare Facilities – Brand-new Obstacle For Nurses and also Wellness Treatment Professionals
3 insect-like robot arms getting to into the breast dental caries of the individual resting on the surgical treatment table hum silently while … the doctor is sitting in a close-by remote-control cubicle, thoroughly guiding the fragile operation from a range with a 3-D accuracy that was not possible prior to.
Or, here is the 5-feet high concierge robotic with blinking lights, relocating slowly on its rubber wheels through the jampacked hallways of a health center … it is quietly awaiting the lift to get here so it can supply the blankets it's carrying to the nurse station on the leading floor …
Such scenes will certainly become progressively constant in the health centers of the future.
Guess what? Such an advancement was forecasted over a century back by the very early leaders of the 19th century political economic situation – that in a capitalist market, any kind of provided set of hands-on ability will at some point get replaced by makers for greater performance and also revenues. And that creates both new stress and opportunities for the healthcare labor force to restore itself with new training and career planning.
The unavoidable fad is currently visiting our medical facilities in a type that will absolutely affect the way our nurses as well as healthcare professionals will certainly be educated and also employed in the future: robotics are taking control of an increasing variety of functions, varying from important surgeries to the shipment of various things around a health center.
Robots, whether utilized in delicate surgical procedure or simply to lug goods around the medical facility, are here to stay. This fad will ultimately both existing brand-new difficulties for several of our nurses in addition to offer them with new as well as interesting venues to ratchet their qualifications to brand-new elevations of professional excellence.
That's why in our hi-tech future, the education as well as on-the-job training of our nurses will be more crucial than in any type of various other period in history.

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Non-Compete Agreement Protects Florida Studio from Unfair Competition by Former Employee
In late July 2018, Gainesville Health and Fitness (the "Club") sued one for its former yoga and Pilates instructors for breach of contract, tortious interference with business relationships, unjust enrichment and violations of Florida's Uniform Trade Secrets Act. According to the Club, this former employee resigned and then immediately began working for a rival club as a yoga and Pilates instructor in direct violation of the non-competition agreement she signed. She also allegedly started soliciting the Club's clients to join her at her new club and started sharing the Club's confidential client, pricing and marketing information in an effort to compete with the Club, also in violation of the agreement she signed. Because this employee had been working for the Club for over 10 years and because she was one of its best instructors, as well as one of its most senior and highest paid, she was in a position to do a lot of damage to the Club's yoga and Pilates programs by unfairly competing with it.
Hitting back on the July 2018 lawsuit, the former employee filed an Amended Complaint against the Club on January 28, 2019. She sued for back wages, claiming that she was paid by the hour but that she worked approximately 10 hours per week off-the-clock, performing such tasks as attending mandatory trainings, marketing, communicating with Club members by text, email and phone, researching Club members' payment or class histories, writing blogs and cleaning the studio. As of the date of today's email, the case remains pending with discovery motions and hearings ongoing.
This case is illustrative of the many challenges faced by yoga studios and how the proper legal documents and advice can help mitigate those challenges. Luckily, the Club was in a position to take its former employee to court to stop her attempts at unfair competition, because it drafted and had her sign the proper non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure documents while she was employed. Unfortunately for the Club, however, it may not have sought legal advice regarding the payment of wages for hourly employees.
The attorneys at Shulman Rogers have experience in drafting non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements for yoga studios, as well as experience advising fitness centers in wage and hour requirements. Please feel free to dial me directly if you have any legal concerns related to your yoga studio!
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I was listening to this song and felt like writing. I heard it while binge watching Arrow S3. Play it in the background and read. I'm definitely going to check out his album! Having almost perfect days, Those sweet ones where everything seems right. You feel right, sense understanding in the space. IT's not bad, … More Lost in bed in the evening in my mind
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Youth Meetings bring small groups of young people, of similar ages together from different countries within a region.
Individual Youth Meetings are for 25 participants (aged 16-18 or 19+), coordinated by adult staff.
Join a Youth Meeting and explore aspects of a theme that affects us all, such as democracy, and share your perspectives and learn from each other. You will also think about how you can use what you gain from your experience – new understanding and planning and communication skills – beyond the camp in your school, college or community. As with all of our program, you will find there is an emphasis on friendship and fun!
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CBUAE's total foreign currency assets up to AED379.3 bn in May
ABU DHABI, The total foreign currency assets held by the Central Bank of the UAE increased to circa AED379.3 billion by the end of May 2019, a growth of 16.1 percent from AED326.6 billion on the same month last year, as current account balances and deposits with foreign banks strengthened to AED322.5 billion from AED257.23 billion in May 2018, according to the CBUAE figures.
The foreign assets exclude CBUAE Reserve Tranche Position and Special Drawing Rights holdings with the International Monetary Fund.
In the meantime CBUAE's held-to-maturity securities rose to around AED41.65 billion in May, with other foreign assets up to AED15.1 billion during the monitored period.
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Classy Craigie is Classic King
Sunday saw the conclusion of this season's Snookerbacker Classic and we crowned our youngest ever champion in the shape of Sam Craigie from the North East who beat Yorkshire's Jamie Bodle in the final to nab the £3000 first prize.
It was a great day's snooker and I think most people watching, as well as the players, would agree that Sam was a very worthy winner, having produced the best snooker of the day as well as also grabbing a further £500 in the form of the highest break prize, which he took with a spectacular 142 total clearance to close out his match against Brian Robertson earlier in the day.
His final opponent Jamie is preparing for another big final next week as he attempts to capture the English Amateur title and he himself produced a biggie in the live streamed final when in frame 5 he knocked in a faultless 130.
The day itself was a lovely occasion and reminded me why I do it all in the first place. There was disappointment again for Jamie Clarke who was beaten in the semi-finals by Bodle and it was great to see a Scottish player, Gary Thomson do so well and reach the semi finals too.
One of the main additions this year was the live stream, which worked a treat and drew in a number of viewers from around the globe. My eternal gratitude for making this happen goes to Andy Guest, the genius behind My Snooker Stats as well as his team of Stevie, Dom and Adam who worked so hard all day to make this happen.
You can watch the final again on You Tube by clicking here.
I have so many people to thank for making this the biggest and best year since we began back in 2012, from those who have helped out financially, to the hard working referees in particular yesterday's crew of Nick Harry, Eirian Williams, Mark Seaman, Ian Wagstaff and Alan Collis; the clubs that continue to support the SB Classic, the spectators that come along to watch, the players who continue to support the tournament in their droves and just those who have encouraged Mrs SB and I to keep plugging away. The sense of occasion is now there for all to see and despite the happy aire yesterday, a few players left extremely disappointed, which is of course a sign that winning this means so much to them.
The day however belonged to Sam Craigie and he's a fantastic player and prospect for the future who still has two chances to make it onto the professional circuit before the season is out, I am convinced that if he does we will be seeing a lot more of him at the top level. I have already been contacted by a possible sponsor for him on the back of his performance yesterday and if the Classic helps him with that it would be a lovely way to mark the fifth anniversary.
As for me, it's time to take stock and think about where we go from here. This year will be very hard to top, we'll see.
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Dominique Rizzo's Zucchini cannelloni, basil kohlrabi and labneh, macadamia and lemon pangratto, bowen tomato, Davidson plum
1 zucchini peeled into ribbons
1 kg of natural yoghurt mixed with ½ tsp of salt and juice from ½ lemon hung in muslin for 2 days
1 bunch of basil – leaves picked
1 kohlrabi, peeled and chopped
1 clove of garlic
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
¼ cup macadamia nuts
Zest of 1 lemon
Rainforest Bounty Davidson Plum vinegar
Micro herbs
Bowen semi dried cherry tomatoes
¼ bunch dill
Edible flowers
Place 2 slices of the zucchini onto your kitchen bench or chopping board and roll them up to form a cylinder, repeat the process for two more rolls. Place these upright onto a plate.
Blend the labne with a little more seasoning. Make the pesto by blending the basil with the kohlrabi, garlic and oil until you achieve a firm pesto.
Toast the macadamia nuts and crush finely, zest the lemons and dry on a tray on a low temperature of 40c until dried. Mix the lemon zest with the crushed nuts.
Pipe the labneh into the zucchini cylinders, top with the pesto, garnish the plate with the Bowen tomatoes, herbs, edible flowers, and the Davidson plum vinegar combined with virgin oil and salt and pepper.
Serve immediately.
Wine Suggestion
Region: Granite Belt, QLD
Colour: Soft salmon rose pink
Nose: Honeysuckle and ripe pear with touches of sweet musk and ginger.
Palate: Rich, opulent palate displaying intense varietal character of musk, pear, peach, citrus and apple blossom along with warm spice and soft grapefruit acid.
A beautiful tribute to the pinot grape, this wine is a light pink in colour and has aromas of honeysuckle and ripe pear. On the palate it displays intense varietal character of pear, peach, citrus and soft grapefruit acid. A lovely fresh and floral wine.
This 2016 Vineyard Selection Pinot Gris came mostly fromfruit off St Jude's vineyard, with about 25% also from Night Sky. An unusually warm week in early February meant that harvest occurred a little earlier than usual. 50% of the fruit was fermented 100% wild for complexity, with the remainder fermented using a new yeast strain to accentuate floral and mineral tones. Following ferment, the wine was racked and briefly aged over light lees in stainless steel. Minimal fining only to retain maximum flavour and the pretty natural pink colour of the grape.


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The efficient use of energy and resources is a key competitive factor for industrial companies. The Italian automotive supplier Albertini Cesare relies on a holistic solution from Bosch Energy and Building Solutions Italy.
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The Italian company Albertini Cesare S.p.A. has contracted Bosch to carry out extensive renovation work. The manufacturer, which produces aluminium pressure die-casting components for the automotive industry, has signed an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) with Bosch Energy and Building Solution Italy for its plants in Villasanta and Quero. The improvements are projected to reduce annual energy consumption by around electrical 2,600 MWh, saving almost 1,000 tons of CO₂ emissions.
Bosch experts are using a comprehensive solution to boost energy efficiency. In the first phase, they will replace the existing lighting with LED systems, reducing energy consumption by nearly 60 percent. In addition, they will install vacuum evaporators operated using heat from the smelting furnaces. The plants will also receive a new combined heat and power unit. In the second phase, both sites could be equipped with photovoltaic installations and access control systems as well as building management systems to monitor and maintain the power systems. "Our experts help the customers procure the approvals necessary to install and operate the new systems," explains Alberto Bollea, Head of Sales at Bosch Energy and Building Solutions Italy.
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'Godfather of Grime' Wiley has ended his feud with Skepta, after apologising to his former collaborator on Twitter.
There's been bad blood between the two MCs since October last year, after Wiley got wind that Skepta was working on Money Right with Dizzee Rascal.
He laid into the pair of them on Twitter, calling them 'frauds' and 'paigons' for their collaboration, as they traded insults.
However, it looks like Wiley's sick of the beef (holding grudges takes effort after all), and apologised to Skepta on Twitter.
He posted: 'I don't hate you @Skepta you are my brother I was just upset.2 of my brothers working together and neither 1 wanted to work or speak to me.
'Hurts pal. I don't blame jammer either I blame myself Cos I'm a leader not a crew member.'
He added: 'Anyway @Skepta Big Up Ya Chest You made it a family business #Ratings for your family too but now I gotta take care of my own family.'
Wiley has since deleted the tweets, but not before fans spotted that he wanted to put the arguments behind them.
It's not the first olive branch Wiley has sent of late – he also cleared the air with Dizzee recently, hailing him the 'greatest person I've ever known'.
Their beef had been much longer-standing than his argument with Skepta, however – those two had been on bad terms since 2003, when Dizzee got stabbed in Aiya Napa.
He also added last month that he thought Dizzee had done enough to headline Glastonbury after Stormzy's historic set.
He told NME: 'He's done the most out of any black boy I've ever known in England. I've never seen anyone do more than what he's done. For me, Dizzee is the greatest person I've ever known.
'I know that he hasn't headlined Glastonbury but if someone asked me who it is I've personally witnessed doing the most, it would be Dizzee.'
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Rebecca Wilken, M.S.
Ms. Wilken is a Regulatory Scientist who works to support clients in registering and marketing pesticide products throughout the US and Canada. Prior to her work at Exponent, Ms. Wilken served as a National Study Coordinator at the VA Boston Healthcare System. There, she facilitated clinical research scientists in carrying out a large, multi-site research study, and supported the publication of a book chapter and scientific reports. With more than six years of research experience in both clinical and basic scientific research, Ms. Wilken has extensive experience conducting comprehensive literature searches and analyzing scientific data. She is engaged in supporting interdisciplinary research efforts and bridging information gaps between the research community and public entities.
Ms. Wilken's personal research focused on urban aquatic health and ecotoxicology – utilizing an animal (Danio rerio) model. She has published materials on topics ranging from clinical diagnostic challenges in the modern age to the intersection of human activity and ocean health.
Her educational background includes an MS in Biology from American University and B.A.'s in Neurobiology and Psychology from Boston University.
- M.S., Biology, American University, 2017
- B.A., Biology, Boston University, 2013
- B.A., Psychology, Boston University, 2013
Wilken RL. Anatomical and behavioral outcomes of toxicant exposure in the Anacostia River: Building a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model of biological river health. (Presented at: 27th Annual Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference; April 2017; American University, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2017.
Pless Kaiser A, Wilken RL, Proctor SP, Vasterling JJ. Consistency of reporting for stressful life events among non-deployed soldiers. Presented at: VA Research Day 2014; May 2014; Boston VA Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA, May 21, 2014.
Wilken RL, Lawrence AE, MacDonald HZ, Proctor SP, Vasterling JJ, Taft CT. The Family Foundations Study: Impact of deployment on families. Presented at: 2014 Boston University Joining Forces Conference; December 2013; Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA, December 11, 2013.
Prior Experience
Social Media Intern, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 2016-2017
National Study Coordinator, VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University, 2013-2015
Project Experience
Prepared a new use pesticide petition for submission to the EPA. Researched and summarized physical chemistry, health and environmental data in support of new use and new EPA product registration.
Submitted label amendments, notifications, and product registration applications to the EPA. Provided pesticide product maintenance support including, updating CSFs, product label reviews, amendments and review of web content.
Tracked and summarized sample data and evaluated lab methodology in support of food quality and processing research in the state of California.
Conducted NPIRS searches and review of regulatory documentation. Utilized federal and non-federal databases to inform product registration efforts.


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What Age Should Kids Stop Believing in Santa?
Can We All Agree That 10-Year-Olds Shouldn't Believe in Santa?
The question about when children should stop believing in Santa can be tricky. Not only is every child and family different, but, as parents, we want to make sure that we're walking the line between encouraging their imaginations and helping them grow up. While it's understandable for 8- and even 9-year-olds to still believe in Santa Claus, still doing so at 10 is just downright silly.
Being able to question the world around them is necessary in school and in life.
At 10, children become tweens. Ten-year-olds should be getting ready for things like junior high, school dances, having braces, and listening to embarrassingly bad music at an unhealthy volume. They shouldn't believe in a large man and his magical elves that bring gifts from a place called the North Pole once a year.
Children, for the most part, believe what they're told. At 10, they should be developing keen inquiry skills. Being able to question the world around them is necessary in school and in life. It's what creates divergent thinkers and problem solvers and helps them develop a keen sense of self. Believing in Santa at an older age demonstrates less about retaining childhood purity and more that they're refusing to think about the world in an inquisitive and thoughtful way.
As a parent, I get the desire to slow down time. Not believing in Santa is partly an acceptance that your child is growing up, and obviously that's hard. Yet continuing the Santa ruse at a certain point becomes less about the child and more about the parent's needs. There are other ways to retain their sense of childhood wonder without resorting to folklore best reserved for preschool-aged children. Try collecting toys for other children or taking them to see the lights in the city. Things like that will still encourage childlike awe.
And if your kid is 10 or older and still believes in Santa, you can always break the news to them in a gentle way. Try encouraging their reasoning skills by asking them questions about the logic of Santa. Hopefully, once they realize all the inconsistencies, they'll recognize that the magic of the holidays doesn't actually come from the North Pole, but instead from themselves and their families.


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How to Easily Write Your First Serverless Application
How to Easily Write Your First Serverless Application
If you've never used a serverless application before, use this tutorial to build, deploy, and test a simple project using AWS.
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The serverless paradigm is currently one of the trending topics in tech news. I strongly believe it will be the future of application development, including modern systems and applications such as cloud, mobile, and IoT, as well as the disruption of traditional business and enterprise applications.
However, the learning curve around the environments of cloud platform providers and configuration complexity have become main bottlenecks for the movement towards the serverless paradigm.
Sigma to the Rescue
With the recent release of Sigma IDE from SLAppForge, now serverless application development becomes much easier because it streamlines the design, development, and deployment of serverless applications, concealing the underlying platform-level complexities from developers, which has slowed down the widespread adoption of serverless computing.
Didn't try out it yet? I strongly recommend you to give it a try if you are a serverless fan, it's completely free. I'm pretty sure you will love it due to the intuitiveness and simplicity of the IDE.
If you are a person who loves the serverless concept, but couldn't try out anything practical yet due to the complexity around that, this blog will be a good starting point for you. I'm going to implement a simple calculator application using AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
Your First Serverless Application
First, you need to register to Sigma IDE (all you need is a valid email address) and create a project for the calculator application. Once you create your application, you should get an IDE environment like below.
This is the IDE view for your AWS Lambda function. The left side panel of the IDE contains currently supported AWS resources in Sigma and it contains a frequently used set of resources. For this application, we are going to use API Gateway only.
In our case, we need to get an HTTP request and do the calculating operations based on the received parameters of the input message and the responnse with the resulting value after the calculation operations. Let's assume that sample input message would be like this,
"Operation": "Add",
"LeftParameter": 123,
"RightParameter": 394
The sample output message would look like this:
"Operation": "Add",
"LeftParameter": 123,
"RightParameter": 394,
"Result": 517
Configure API Gateway as the Input Trigger
As the starting point of our Lambda implementation, we need to configure API Gateway as the input trigger for our Lambda function. For that, you just have to drag the API Gateway resource from the left side panel and drop it on the "event" variable of the handler method declaration (event variable is highlighted in red, once it's configured, it should become green). Once you drop your API Gateway resource, you should get a popup view to configure your API to access the calculator application. Fill out that as shown below:
Now we have to implement our calculator logic to facilitate required operations. The complete logic for facilitating basic operations would be like this:
let AWS = require('aws-sdk');
exports.handler = function(event, context, callback) {
console.log("Received request with payload", event);
let operation = event.Operation;
let result = null;
switch(operation) {
case "Add":
result = event.LeftParameter + event.RightParameter;
case "Subtract":
result = event.LeftParameter - event.RightParameter;
case "Multiply":
result = event.LeftParameter + event.RightParameter;
case "Devide":
result = event.LeftParameter / event.RightParameter;
case "Mod":
result = event.LeftParameter % event.RightParameter;
result = "Operation Not Permitted";
event.Result = result;
callback(null, event);
Save, Build and Deploy
Now you can click on the deploy button on the top toolbar to deploy your project on AWS. Once you click on the deploy button, it will commit the project to your GitHub account and then build the project for you. Once building is completed, it will automatically deploy your application on AWS services.
Once the deployment is completed, you should get a confirmation popup with the details (publically accessible URL) of your deployed API. You have to copy that URL from that popup to access your deployed calculator API.
To test your serverless application, you just have to send a request to the above URL from a tool like Postman.
Voila! We have successfully implemented, built, deployed, and tested our first serverless application within a single IDE UI without a hassle. That's the magic of Sigma IDE, which seamlessly integrates your serverless application development environment.
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There is something for everybody in New York City, the city which not only never sleeps, but fully rejects any notion of getting an hour or two of shut-eye.
The vast, cavernous world of LED lights and advertising and more LED lights that is Times Square. The smorgasboard of cultures and nationalities in Little Italy, Chinatown, Woodlawn. Parks and pizza pies. The neverending hummingbird song of a traffic horn beeped in Manhattan.
NYC is brash, but also modish. It is old and new, big and small. Beautiful and, well, more beautiful. A remarkable melting pot which can be whatever you want it to be.
And so, to Liverpool FC. A club which can be anything you want it to be. A club which can produce players so revered, so beloved, that a bar carrying their name can be built and it can be sold out to capacity whenever the team plays. Any time, any day. A club which can somehow feel like the biggest deal in town, even when that town is the size of New York City. A club in which its fans, thousands of miles
It can be a club you support because of familial ties, because you never had any other choice, because of You'll Never Walk Alone. Everybody, all around the world, has their own story. Speaking to the patrons of New York, their stories all different. An accountant who fell in love with the city of Liverpool first; a firefighter who was hooked after the FA Cup final of 2006, Steven Gerrard in stoppage time welcoming thousands of new eyeballs; a bartender who chose the Reds because it just felt right.
It can be anything you want it to be. Last season, for the vast majority of the campaign, it was. A source of joy and pride. Something which made anything and everything feel possible, launching thousands of tears.
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The same applies to the players, and the style shown on the pitch. Counter-attacking with pace? Got it. Non-stop midfield runners? Fabinho, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum. Defensive stability? Thou shall not pass, and thou certainly shall not pass Virgil van Dijk or Alisson Becker. Genuine, likeable people who make it easy to strike a connection with? That's pretty much each and every one of them.
During this pre-season schedule in the United States, there hasn't really been any of that (bar the genuine, likeable part; that remains as it always did). A lot of the things which made Liverpool so good have been so absent so far. Missing Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane means it isn't easy, likewise the late returns of a number of players who were part of the UEFA Nations League finals in June.
It meant this game at Yankee Stadium took on a greater meaning. Jurgen Klopp admitted after defeat to Sevilla at Fenway Park that he didn't like it when his players not showing the US fans the best of what they could do. Two straight defeats for a loyal, passionate fan base, while not having any meaning when the league season kicks off August 9 at home to Norwich City, was still something they wanted to put right for the fans in New York. They deserved to see something good on the field. The strongest possible starting 11, and a more standard attitude to substitutions, suggested there was agreement from the coach.
This club can be anything you want it to be. It is the club which sees Jordan Henderson pick the ball out of the net once Divock Origi equalises, holds it under his arm, and places it back on the centre circle. It is one which sees Simon Mignolet redeem himself for an awful mistake in the opening minutes of the game, making a double save. It goes from 0-1 to 2-1 to 2-2.
There is still disruption in the play. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain plays wide right, and it simply doesn't work, later revealed because he picked up a small niggle. The press still feels a few yards off-script, with gaps opening up too often on the counter attack. Sporting CP score two goals Liverpool simply didn't concede last season, from goalkeeping errors and unmarked runners from deep converting with no real resistence. The pitch doesn't really help, but that only excuses some of the missteps. The second half is poor, with no real flow to it. The inevitable changes do not help that.
There was good too, though. Especially in the first half. Maybe the best the US has seen of Liverpool this year. Henderson in particular is excellent, looking at his sharpest in one of the advanced midfield roles. Fabinho is not far behind him, literally and metaphorically. Trent Alexander-Arnold is delivering like the world's greatest mailman, and Origi is showing he still has that skill of being in the right place inside the penalty area.
That foundation isn't enough to take the Western Union Cup outright with scores ending tied at 2-2. It means Liverpool might have to win seven-and-a-half trophies, rather than eight, this season. It means Liverpool depart the US without registering a win, even though in general this can be considered a decent next step in their preparations.
Still, Yankee Stadium rises. This club can be anything you want it to be. It is a club which has fans who cheer a 17-year-old debutant's every touch when he comes on with two minutes remaining as if he were a world-record signing. It is a club which has supporters who sing Allez, Allez, Allez loudly as full time is blown. It is a club which greets the players at the end of the game with scarves twirling and fists pumped.
No US win, but it should be no problem. The front three and Alisson Becker will return soon. Players will find their rhythm. Those gaps will start closing, those mistakes reduced. There is enough proof over the past 12 months to know this should all just be part of the pre-season planning.
Liverpool have enough people, both inside the club and watching around the world, who will ensure it truly will be anything it wants it to be. Right now, that's simply one of the biggest clubs in the world. The potential is that it can become even bigger.


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The Journal of cell biology 20040126 3
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades can operate as bistable switches residing in either of two different stable states. MAPK cascades are often embedded in positive feedback loops, which are considered to be a prerequisite for bistable behavior. Here we demonstrate that in the absence of any imposed feedback regulation, bistability and hysteresis can arise solely from a distributive kinetic mechanism of the two-site MAPK phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. Importantly, the report ...[more]


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Jakarta – The corruption trial of suspended Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf began to unfold like a soap opera after his close companion, Steffy Burase, was grilled on the stand about allegedly receiving a portion of the money the former had allegedly embezzled.
A former leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) who had successfully transitioned into a provincial leader, Irwandi fell from grace when the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named him a graft suspect for allegedly accepting Rp 500 million (US$35,848) in bribes related to an infrastructure project.
Steffy, a former model, denied in a hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday that she had used some of the money to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for umrah (minor haj) with Irwandi prior to their planned wedding. She had just converted to Islam at the time.
She added that she had gone on umrah at the encouragement of Irwandi's aide, Teuku Saiful Bahri. She further conceded that she and the suspended governor were close but doubted she would marry him as he was still married to Darwati A. Agani.
"I went on umrah with money I borrowed from Saiful, which had been transferred to Fadhil. I don't know where he got the money from," Steffy told KPK prosecutor Ali Fikri.
She was referring to Teuku Fadhilatul Amri, Saiful's nephew and who had given his testimony prior to her. Irwandi and Saiful were present in the hearing. Another witness in the court included non-active governor's aide Yusrizal.
Steffy also claimed that she and Irwandi had called off their wedding because of Irwandi's arrest. According to the KPK's indictment, Steffy and Irwandi are already married.
Last year, Aceh, the country's only province that implements sharia, received Rp 8 trillion in special autonomy funds to be used for its development. About Rp 108 million was allocated to Bener Meriah regency.
Saiful and another Irwandi aide, Hendri Yuzal, allegedly directed Aceh's procurement unit to fund a number of projects in the regency with the special autonomy fund.
Irwandi stands accused of accepting Rp 500 million from Bener Meriah Regent Ahmadi – who has also been named as a suspect – as part of a Rp 1.5 billion "commitment fee" related to an infrastructure project in the regency.
According to KPK's indictment, some of the money transferred to Irwandi was allegedly used to buy uniforms and medals for the 2018 Aceh Marathon, a program initiated by Steffy. She told the court she had only designed the program but had not handled purchases.
"I was not supposed to handle the event's procurements. However, the sports agency asked me to buy the clothes and medals as its officials were not familiar with the items necessary for the event," she said. Steffy added that she had ended up asking for financial assistance from the governor.
Elaborating on her relationship with Irwandi, she explained that she had met him in Moscow in August 2017 during a Festival Indonesia event, where she was promoting the country's traditional woven fabric.
"At the meeting, I told Irwandi that I was interested in promoting something from Aceh abroad. He later asked me if I could help promote Sail Sabang 2017," she said.
Irwandi further asked her if she could create an event that would promote Aceh's tourism, she said. "At that time, my mind was on the marathon," she said, adding that Irwandi had told her to propose the Rp 13 billion sport tourism event to the youth and sports agency.
The KPK has also accused Irwandi of accepting unlawful gifts in two separate cases, including around Rp 8.7 billion between May 2017 and July 2018. The other case is related to a botched pier construction in Sabang's free-trade area.
Irwandi and businessman Izil Azhar, who is also the governor's right-hand man, are suspected of accepting illegal gratuities totaling Rp 32 billion between 2006 and 2011 in relation to the project. (das)
Source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/02/05/at-aceh-governor-trial-spotlight-shifts-to-extramarital-affair-.html


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'Prisoners' in America
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
Scribner $26.00, 291 pages
Review by Anthony J. Tarquinto
The world is not ending. It's just changing. Nobody knows this better than Tim Marshall, a British journalist who has covered more than thirty countries in his twenty-five years of reporting. Books such as this take not months, not years, but decades to write. His personal accounts start in the Balkans in the early 1990's. While the internet, global telecommunications, high-speed rail and air travel seem to make our world smaller, the cold hard fact is that the earth is still big, and physical geography is still the major factor in geopolitics. We often take for granted how mountains, oceans, lakes and deserts affect foreign policy. Originally published in the U.K., 'Prisoners' was released in the United States in October.
Every American should read Prisoners of Geography. It's a serious, academic analysis, considering how advantages, disadvantages, impediments, and even the weather affect each nation's political designs and strategy. The jacket of the book is rugged, something you might put on the shelf with your almanacs and encyclopedia. At the start of each chapter is a map of the nation or region covered, with not only international boundaries, but where appropriate, a dotted line depicting a disputed border. Additional maps are scattered throughout to exhibit areas of special interest or regional hotspots. One cannot help but hold an index finger to the pages that contain a map in order to quickly reference the text. On the North China Plain, for instance: "A large, low-lying tract of nearly 160,000 square miles, is situated below Inner Mongolia, south of Manchuria, in and around the Yellow River and down past the Yangtze River, which both run east to west." Most Chinese would need a map for that!
The first three chapters are all about size. Chapter one is Russia, which is largest by landmass (eleven time-zones). Chapter two is China, which has the largest population (1.4 billion people). Chapter three is the United States, which has the largest economy (and largest prison population). Then comes Western Europe, followed by Africa, the Middle East, India and Pakistan, Korea and Japan, Latin America, and finally, the Arctic.
Marshall makes a point in Chapter 3, "America," with which some Americans may disagree. He asserts that America's "neighbors are great. No trouble at all." Here he is partially correct. To the north is Canada, a clean, majestic, phenomenal modern-day Westphalian nation-state that is one of the finest on earth. Mexico on the other hand is regarded by many as a "narco-state" and considered by most to be part of the Third World. A quarter of California's prison inmates are Mexican nationals, costing the state over $1 billion per year. Eighty to ninety percent of drugs smuggled into the United States come from one country: Mexico. To be sure, a few pages later he dutifully acknowledges that Mexico's "proximity causes America problems, as it feeds its northern neighbor's appetite for illegal labor and drugs." Fair enough.
Marshall exhibits his wisdom on page 152 in writing about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict vis-à-vis ISIS. "The fixation with Israel/Palestine does sometimes return, but the magnitude of what is going on elsewhere has finally enabled at least some observers to understand that the problems of the region do not come down to the existence of Israel. That was a lie peddled by the Arab dictators as they sought to deflect attention from their own brutality, and it was bought by many people across the area and the dictators' useful idiots in the West." For that, Marshall deserves a Nobel Prize. The cartographers at Scribner did a masterful job with Israel, right down to the tiny triangular de-militarized zone where Gadot kibbutz sits on the banks of the Jordan River as it empties into the Sea of Galilee. A closer look at the Golan from Lebanon shows without a doubt that nine miles is all that separates Israel from extinction.
Prisoners of Geography gives a whole new appreciation for water. Moving things is hard, and water is the cheapest, most efficient way. Marshall notes that while waterfalls may be good for tourism, they are bad for transport. In the end, navigable rivers are what pay the bills, not spots in National Geographic. The seventeen-hundred mile Zambezi River in Africa "flows through six countries, dropping from 4,900 feet to sea level when it reaches the Indian Ocean at Mozambique." Water is the main reason Russia annexed Crimea.
Many in the West take for granted their geographical blessings. Americans escape to the mountains to find peace. In the real world, mountains keep the peace. The only reason that China and India, two nations with over a billion people, have not obliterated each other is because "between them is the highest mountain range in the world, and it is practically impossible to advance large military columns through or over the Himalayas," or "nature's version of a Great Wall of China," as Marshall sees it.
Certain people in the world actually are prisoners of their own geography, especially on islands and peninsulas. It is virtually impossible to escape Cuba or North Korea, and for all intents and purposes, Gaza is an island. Entire books have been written on the tyranny of geography. Speaking of North Korea, a highly unstable rogue nation run by an insane demagogue (with nukes), Marshall chronicles the conflict with South Korea upon the arrival of Chinese troops in 1950: "thirty-six months of fierce fighting ensued with mass casualties on all sides before they ground to a halt along the current border and agreed to a truce, but not a treaty." So who won the Korean War? We won't know until it's over.
Prisoners of Geography is available on Amazon Kindle as well as Google Play.


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Kevin Feige, Joss Whedon, The Russo Bros, Chris Evans, Hugh Jackman and more pay tribute
Best known as the co-creator of most of the major characters in the Marvel Universe
"Stan is doing well and feeling good."
This month's box features items from The Avengers, Captain America: Civil War, Inhumans and more!
Lee previously visited the set of the film earlier this year
Our thoughts are with you, Generalissimo
Plus Oprah Winfrey, Garry Marshall, and Julie Taymor!
Another 50 photos from the Downtown Los Angeles event
"And my third probably isn't what you think it is…"
"He was on fire," Kevin Feige says of the cameos
The film is described as like "Roger Moore Bond"
Check out 50 costumes from the event, running now through Sunday in downtown Los Angeles
Teenage siblings are left homeless after the worst superhuman terror attack in history
Kevin Smith, Michael Rooker, Tara Reid and more learn from Stan Lee, the master of cameo acting
The 2016 series will star James Nesbitt and Eve Best


text: To Use Or Lose The Term 'Illegal Immigrant' September 28, 2012 Guest host Celeste Headlee and the Barbershop guys talk about a plea to the media to stop using the term "illegal immigrant." One undocumented activist says it unfairly criminalizes people. The guys also weigh in on the end of the NFL referee lockout. To Use Or Lose The Term 'Illegal Immigrant' Listen · 17:49 17:49 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/161953191/161953184" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript


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This guide provides a framework for designing, implementing and evaluating patient- and family-centred care (PFCC) in a long-term care facility. It highlights the importance of engaging clients, residents and families at different stages of the initiative to ensure it reflects their needs and preferences. By constantly communicating with residents and families, an organization is able to reinforce their commitment to improving their experience. In addition, the guide provides sample worksheets and questionnaires to further facilitate implementing PFCC using four key elements:
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Chapter 19
Wendell walked quickly up the slope by the stream, stepping carefully over the stones on the bank. The soldiers clinked wearily after him, as did Garim and Hangs. Eventually he reached a small embankment of rock, which had a cave-like opening where water poured out. He could hear the water burbling far into the blackness.
"We must go in there," Wendell said assuredly.
Hangs looked into the darkness, his face emotionless.
"We should probably set up camp for the night for now, the wolves won't wait for us when it gets dark first," he said, a bit of his old humor creeping into his voice.
The task of "setting up camp" was something Wendell had never had to do before, certainly not with a group of soldiers. He always simply went to sleep under the miller's wagon, where there was old straw to lie on, and somehow it was strange to be in the forest at dusk, so far away from there.
When he started gathering branches, Hangs stopped him and said he had orders that Wendell should "save his strength for the journey".
So he was left to listen to the soldiers foraging, and the distant cry of a wolf or two, and to stare into the mouth of the opening, trying to see if there was any hint of another side, or mostly just trying not to be impatient and bored while staring aimlessly at a black void. At last the soldiers had made a decent camping fire and some piles of leaves and brush on the ground.
The sky soon darkened tremendously, and they were lying around the fire, the soldiers wrapped in their cloaks and sleeping. Wendell was vastly sore and tired from riding, but he found it difficult to sleep. Garim lay on his side, asleep in his traveling mantle, and one weary soldier held watch, looking patiently into the forest.
Wendell faintly heard voices. He must have fallen asleep. The voices were serious and busy discussing something. Slowly he opened his eyes to the frozen forest air and saw Hangs and some other soldiers standing in a cluster, in the firelight. One of them saw Wendell awakening, glancing at him with a wary look. He sat up now, and blinked, trying to wake up and figure out what was going on.
"... came all by itself, without any pack members, and didn't make a single noise. It wasn't the least bit wary, and never even whimpered when I stabbed it."
Now he recognized Hangs' voice, low and deadly.
"... care what it was. From now on, two soldiers will stand watch. I can't go back to the king and tell him that his pet was eaten by rabid wolves."
He looked around for the first time now. The mouth of the cave was still there, with the stream gurgling out of it, just like before. Hangs walked over to him, as did Garim and the soldiers.
"You were almost wolf chow last night, boy," Hangs said with a sardonic somberness.
He had no reply, but was thankful now to have Hangs and his best men around, even if they were so coldblooded and harsh. In all his meager plans he hadn't thought about defending himself while sleeping, and he tried to push away endless images of a wolf sneaking through the darkness after him, that seemed more real in the freshness of morning twilight than they would as a fireside story.
At dawn they cleaned up the campsite, after a breakfast of dried meats and cheeses, as well as strips of an unknown meat that were roasted over the embers with a few sticks, giving off a potent smell. One of the soldiers handed him a piece, and as he chewed warily, he was informed that "wolf isn't all that bad, eh?" He decided not to eat the rest.
"Which way now?" Hangs asked plainly, looking about.
"We should go in there," Wendell said assuredly, pointing into the black mouth of the cave, which poured water down into the stream.
Hangs seemed to be thinking it over.
"An opening like that no doubt leads to an underground spring," one of the men said. "There is no point in exploring. Before we reach much further, the cave will be neck-deep in water."
"He's right. Let's move on."
Wendell stood, and stared at the blank opening. It wasn't large or small, but rather round. Water poured in a discordant rush from it to the streambed a few feet below.
"I... I think we should go in there," he asserted.
Hangs gestured towards the cave.
"Very well, you first."
Wendell walked into the streambed, being very careful on all the slippery stones. Eventually, he reached a hidden dip forming a small pool under the opening, and waist-deep iciness rushed steadily around, dragging him backwards. He felt with one hand in the waterfall and reached a protruding rock, but the unceasing torrent pushed on his hand and made it difficult to get a steady grip.
Painstakingly, he felt a ledge with his other hand, and dug his fingers into it tightly. Now he pulled himself up, and put one foot tentatively on something, perhaps a twisting root... his handholds were squeamish and slipping, but gently, gently, he climbed...
He fell backwards with a wail and splashed into the shallow water.
Soon he was trembling with chill and fatigue, as he carefully chose each stone to climb on, his fingers numb and shaking as they grasped the quivery stones. It was maddening! The opening was right there, just a few feet in front of him, and all he had to do was climb a few silly rocks.
He always imagined that perhaps he would have to fight some horrible creatures, and he bristled with eager fury at the thought, but he never expected such an inane, senseless chore... what was the point of it?
As he climbed, thoughts went randomly through his mind... "why am I so sure the entrance is here? Because of some flowers? A stream? Why would that be a clue? But if it is a clue, who left it there? Maybe Karen dropped some seeds!! But how would they sprout so quickly? And what about the sunshine? It doesn't make any sense!! Oh, watch that left hand... easy... easy..." Splash!! He got up and tried again.
He had made it almost to the top again... he reached up and clung desperately to the watery surface of the opening, his fingers wavering violently, but he concentrated on tightly, gently holding on... he closed his eyes, and took a deep, shuddery breathe. If someone, something had left clues for him, then he must be able to make it up. A tremor went through his soaked frame. Who could be able to leave such clues? He had no way to know if he could even trust them, whoever they were.
Horribly, slowly, he pulled himself up, his teeth clamped painfully, and reached inside... he felt a sharp rock jutting up, and eagerly grasped its raspy surface. He clambered in, and deep breaths of exhaustion came out, and he rested there for a while. But he couldn't stop for long, he needed to reach the other side and dry off quickly...
Wendell crawled ahead, stopping every few seconds to reach ahead into the shapeless void and watch out for pieces of rock hanging from the ceiling. Soon the tunnel turned a corner, and he saw bright sunshine at the other end, which sloped upwards a bit. But he was too cold to yell anything back to anyone.
Crawling out now, he was too tired to even look around, and lay on the ground facedown, feeling the warm sunshine on all his soaked clothes. The grass was very soft, and smelled of rich, warm earth.
Finally, he got up and looked around. There was a clearing, and the stream continued to the right, onwards into some more trees, which were taller and different than the ones he had left behind.
He stooped and yelled into the tunnel.
"I've found the other side!! There's some more trees here!! Hey!!"
He waited a little. There wasn't a reply. He tried shouting a few more times, but soon ran out of voice and had to stop. Wendell sat down on the grass and looked around, more closely... the woods were rather peaceful here, and there was nothing unusual about them that he could see. The trees had leaves that were a slight bluish-green color, and spread their branches majestically into each other.
At another time, it would have been quite a comforting place, if someone else was with him and he wasn't trying to find anything. But all the peacefulness made him want to do something, and he got up and walked around, trying to form a kind of plan. But the plans didn't seem to get that far.
Something else was crawling out of the opening... it was Garim! He wheezed and threw himself down on the ground by the stream, his hair dripping softly into the dirt.
"Are you alright??" he asked concernedly. Garim gave a grunt of agreement, and then clutched at the grass wearily.
Someone else began coming through as well, a soldier, who also flopped down onto the ground. Wendell waited, but no one else appeared.


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Imagine the kind of frustration you can put your friends, family and colleagues through whenever you foul smell in a close encounter with them. Without realising it, you end up killing the joy of meeting them owing to that disgusting smell emerging from you. Your friends or distant family relatives may not be able to muster up the courage to tell you about the problem at first but this may lead them into avoiding every opportunity of coming in close quarters with you. One-on-one meetings could also turn disastrous, while creating a difficult situation that you may very well have prevented by taking a warm water bath.
I don't think it's a top secret to anyone, anymore that bathing daily reduces the amount of bacteria causing foul smell in perspiration; however some people seldom follow this rule and keep testing the endurance limits of other people meeting them. More so, it can give you several Dermatological (skin) and Gastrological (stomach) related problems. Each one of us must have come across some of those incorrigible bathing-evaders who would never bath regularly, not even after they were being constantly pestered to do so by those with no other choice but to spend time in their vicinity.
Some of these people however are poor time planners who would either wake up late in the morning or would blame the responsibility of their inability to take bath on one or the other kind of deadline that they were chasing as a student or professionals. What these people fail to understand is that no excuse is big enough to ditch a warm water bath out of your daily routine. The warm water bath is a sure-shot remedy to prevent the resulting humiliation of being told to do something about the unpleasant smell coming from you.
In the professional space too, you may end up as someone who becomes the star of a smelly joke cracked by your colleagues behind your back. It would thus be better for such people to not take the criticism to their heart and instead take a resolution to take a warm water bath everyday and reclaim your life back.
People who take due care of themselves in terms of personal hygiene and grooming always end up leaving a positive impression on whosoever they meet. For those of us who are in active social life and meet a lot of new people every day on the job, a warm water bath is a must. It revitalizes body, mind and soul and leaves you feeling confident to take on any challenge in every realm of life. So the next time, the thought of skipping a warm water bath crosses your mind any day, just remember the resolution (to take warm water bath, everyday) that you took today.
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Conference "Automation"
On 26.10.2016 SPCleantech participated in the conference "We are accelerating your work: Automation" organized by our partner the Małopolska Regional Development Agency (MARR) in Kijów Center Cinema in Kraków, ul. Krasinskiego 34. This conference was a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the latest offer of automation in companies and institutions and relateed to the possibilities of automation in a company, office or public institution.
Today with the automation of work meets virtually everyone, therefore the conference is addressed to the owners of small and medium enterprises, representatives of self-governments and public institutions and entities involved in the implementation of widely understood automation.
Benefits of the conference:
• Ability to get acquainted with the new distribution system of educational vouchers in Małopolska
• Condensed knowledge provided by the best speakers
• News from the automation industry and its practical applications
• Networking and new friendships
• The best opportunity to live with the latest automation trends, meet professionals, potential customers or investors.
• Presentation of specific solutions that minimize costs and increase labor savings
• Access to comprehensive information on innovation, innovation and the needs of employers and their employees
During the conference the invited experts presented a number of practical information that allow for effective improvement of activities in the enterprise, office or public institution.


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Angel Forbes Simmons is a FarmHer with a talent and heart that rise above. From the minute I stepped foot on her farm, Villa De Alpacas in Aquasco, Maryland I felt at home. Angel welcomed me to the farm and into her world. The farm has been handed down through the women in Angel's family for five generations. This fact is not lost on her, and one she speaks proudly of. Angel herself did not grow up on the farm, but rather as an only child in Miami Beach, Florida. Her mother took her there frequently though and ensured that Angel had an understanding and love for the farm and what it has brought her family. While Angel moved through life in the medical industry, the farm started to suffer and when it called, she came home. Once there she set to work restoring the glory of the farmhouse and buildings and started studying about what she could use the land for that would provide her the income she needed to keep it thriving. Angel landed on Alpacas. She started out in the business by buying and selling the animals but then as the industry changed, Angle had to change with it. She then transitioned into working with the fiber from her animals, focusing on how the fiber is dyed and woven. Despite the changes and challenges she has met, today Angel creates some of the most beautiful masterpieces out of fur that I have ever seen.
On my day at Villa De Alpacas Angel and I started in the barn. She had to give a cria (young alpaca) a shot for an infection, showing off the care and concern that I so often see between a FarmHer and her livestock. We spent a few more minutes in the presence of the gentle creatures before she opened the doors and they poured out of the barn and out into the pasture where they would spend the day.
Our next stop was inside of Angel's studio where she brings to life the beautiful creations made from the animal's fur. I couldn't believe my eyes while looking at the gorgeous fabrics, all from the alpacas. The colors were absolutely stunning. From a turquoise that almost seemed electric to a pink that I couldn't look away from, the fabrics were simply amazing. Angel explained that color is everything to her and that she spends a lot of time and effort working to dye the fur before weaving it on her felting loom.
We then headed over to the wood shop, a newer building on the farm, to meet Angel's husband, Tom and see his own creations of wood. His shop specializes in restoration pieces for the historical buildings of the east coast, starting right there in the grand Victorian home at Villa De Alpacas farm.
We ended up our day in the historic home, eating a lovely lunch and then spending some time admiring Angel's works of art, all made from the fur of her alpacas. Angel has found a way to not only keep the farm in the family but to bring the farm to life through the delicate animals and vibrant hues of her works. Angel brings beauty to everything she touches; from the animals she raises to the finished product, she brings color to the word FarmHer.
October 19, 2018
The web site for Villa de Alpacas Farm is https://www.marylandalpacafarm.com. We have select Alpaca Blankets and a WAPF branded Alpaca Vest that can be purchased from our web site. We are in the process of building our online store, so more items will be added soon. Meanwhile, to purchase any other items that you see on our site, please call me at (301) 888-2742. Thank you!
October 15, 2018
Would like to know if she has a online business site.
Thank you
October 14, 2018
Would like to know if she sells her products on line. If so, can you send me the link. Thank you
October 12, 2018
Beautiful products from the wool. Can you give me her web site to purchase her products if she has an online store
I love this farm, Angel, Mittie and the alpaca. Not only is the history and devotion absolutely amazing, but the sheer selflessness of it all is just something you don't see very often. To know such beautiful people on the inside and out and to know how much Angel loves and cares for them is unfathomable. Angel is full of talent and love. There are no blankets, scarves or kimonos like the ones Angel makes. The color, feel and quality are the absolute best! If your in the area you must see the house, farm, products, animals and beautiful women. I promise your heart Will Be full.
This article is wonderful and gave great insight to the time, thoughtfulness and love she puts him to her animals, her home and her work. It Did not speak, however, to the spirit of generosity and warmth that presides over Angel. It is a blessing to be her friend. I am always so amazed and impressed with her I'm glad others have that chance also!
Angel, my dear friend who is so very special in her love for her family,friends,farm,and the alpaca.
Producing spectacular alpaca products from the fleece of her alpaca.
My blessing to call her my friend.
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Everyone else is talking about it, so I'll join the bandwagon.
I generally resent holidays that are invented by corporations, but my dear, sweet husband comes from a family that owned a florist shop. He LOVES commercial holidays and feels hurt when I don't give them (him) the attention and enthusiasm they (he) deserve(s).
I am celebrating without giving Hallmark or their competitors any of my money, and here's how.
1. I am making him a card and giving with it a few bars of organic, fair trade chocolate.
2. I am making a huge five-course Italian dinner. Course one: cheese and fruit plate, course two: shrimp scampi pasta, course three: lamb with rosemary and garlic, course four: baby green salad with goat cheese and caramelized almonds, course five: napoleans and whipped cream.
Hopefully this will suffice. My homemade answers to commercial holidays have had mixed results.
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Well, it seems as if the rumor mill has proven itself correct about Jay-Z releasing his official Blueprint 3 single, Run This Town, featuring Kanye West and Rihanna. And the verdict? I am fully impressed. Honestly, I would not expect less from Hov, but this was over the top for me. Having Jay spit two sick verses, Rihanna on the hook and Kanye spitting one of the illest hip hop verses, has left me speechless. Don't believe, check it out below.
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And just as a side, I personally believe this is a better single than anything Jay could have done with Drake. I am quite glad that Ye and RiRi hopped on the song. Pay close attention to what Jay says in this song. After listening to this, I pose the question: How can you deny Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Rihanna being the best at what they do respectively?


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Remember our Framers and Founders in Judy v. Obama SCOTUS 12-5276
In a newly released video The Cody Robert Judy for President 2012 U.S.C. Eligibility Campaign reflects the principles and standards of our framers and founders that have been ingrained in us. This certainly presents a genuine reflecting pool for Americans to all ponder.
From one who earned a reputation as a great communicator , Ronald Reagan said, "Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again."
It is very easy to see that in no point in our modern history has our Constitution come under such a heavy domestic threat from the very people who have enjoyed the freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Getting close to politicians, the press in many cases now days, must often acquiesce their stories for Government approval for the politically correct establishment of the State. While
'being in' is certainly "no sin", the price is often compromising professional journalism.
No where in our American history have we seen this placed upon the sacrificial table more then Obama's fraudulent identification transparency by the press. Indeed it may well be said in our future that "The Press" lost itself in the dis-ease of the "State" and they along with the United States Supreme Court Justices become relics to the principle they once served that was surrendered by their own hands.
Remember Framers and Founders in Judy v. Obama United States Supreme Court 12-5276
Cody Robert Judy reflects on his childhood and compares the demolition of his fathers house to the demolition of the United States Constitution. "Yet", he reflects, " The founding fathers built on straight and sound principles and those have been ingrained in me". The Judy v. Obama U.S. Supreme Court Case challenges the crooked and twisted path of Obama's fraudulent identification transparency.
Cody Robert Judy continues to raise the voice of warning and fight with courage the onslaught of negativity that comes from the very people he is fighting to protect: Those who actually depend upon the Constitution but "think" they don't or that it will never change.
Asked upon where he draws the strength to continue Cody has no problem acknowledging the Creator whose blessings of love flow from Heaven like the sweetest nectar one could imagine.
"I've endeared things that I thought I couldn't endure", Cody said, " I remember twenty years ago the onslaught of abuse I received from those in power and control who kept me locked down 23 hours a day in a space as big as your everyday bathroom for nearly 4 years of my 8 years of incarceration because of the length of my hair. It didn't make the least bit of common sense but they did it every day just waiting for me to crack."
"The guards would come and mock me and tell me it was NEVER going to change; that the Supreme Court would never rule in my favor. That things were set and that's just the way it was. There were men who didn't cut their hair because of religious reasons who also had suffered this miserable cruel and unusual treatment, but I didn't sue them because of that. I sued them because it wasn't a sanitary or health care problem as they insisted, because the women inmates had a code that was one sentence long, "Women inmates can grow their hair as long as they want", it was a discrimination of gender. Something the Supreme Court agreed on and it made sense."
"Most people could understand that, but somehow someway the ones who got into powerful positions had lost their common sense. They had gone crazy and were the loons. That's a scary situation to be in and we are very close to that when it comes to the respect of our Constitution, and the understanding of exactly what freedom and liberty creates verses the lock down of an enslaved population."
"What Ronald Reagan said is very true, 'Those who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again." Much of the press ignores the actions of Obama releasing compromised identification papers, and a host of other willful malfeasance and called it legit, and instead want to focus on my incarceration which is over on an offense of words made in a religious meeting some 20 years ago. That doesn't make any sense."
"I've told people I paid society what they wanted completely and our United States Constitution declares that we will NOT discriminate in the political arena denying people the right to vote, and in such the right to run for office, based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude. In truth this is a great lesson on forgiveness we are pressed to understand. You don't keep asking for freight money on something that has been paid for, while some one who hasn't paid any freight, like Obama, is loading the ship up heavy and walking away with it."
"This case in the United States Supreme Court is not about me and my wrong doing, its about Obama's not telling the truth on his "Declaration of Candidacy" and the fall out from that one lie that continues to rack up points on being the biggest fraud and forgery in our history! For all intensive purposes the Utah Media is Republican.. the majority of Politicians in Utah are Republican, and this "was the place" that had no problem doing to me what they did which is consistent with the national Republican Party sweeping their own complacency under the rug of the biggest fraud and forgery case in American history. How can they deny that?"
"Now asking me how they should feel about it, is not something I care to comment about. Maybe it is something you should ask them about, because it doesn't make any sense to me? That to me is bizarre, loony, crazy, and just plain weird as it relates to the sound conservative principles of the Founders and Framers of the United States of America?"
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Midler appeared in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway, but it was her singing that made her a star. She was tapped for the pseudobiographical role of the drug-addled rock music star in The Rose, modeled after Janis Joplin. In her first film role, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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