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BEL Recruitment 2019 Engineering Asst. Trainee, Jr. Assistant Notification Various Post : Bharat Electronics Limited Job Vacancies 2019 Details: Candidates, Bharat Electronics Limited BEL has release a notification for recruitment of Various Engineering Asst. Trainee, Jr. Assistant Posts. you can apply before last date 19 Oct 2019. Other Valuable Information of Bharat Electronics Limited regarding this recruitment like Age Limit, Education Qualification, Experience, Application Fees, Pay Scale, Important Dates, Selection Process, are given below
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|Engineering Asst. Trainee
|Upper age as on 01.10.2019 should be 28 years for General, 31 years for OBC (Non-creamy layer) and 33 years for SC/ST candidates.
|The candidates should possess 3 years full time Diploma in Engineering in any of the following disciplines only: i. Electronics Engineering ii. Electronics & Communication Engineering iii. Mechanical Engineering iv. Electrical Engineering v. Electrical & Electronics Engineering vi. Chemical Engineering Correspondence course in Diploma shall not be considered as recognized qualification as per AICTE norms. Minimum percentage of marks is 60% marks (aggregate of all years) for General / OBC candidates and 50 % marks (aggregate of all years) for SC/ ST / PWD candidates.
|Jr. Assistant
|Upper age as on 01.10.2019 should be 28 years for General, 31 years for OBC (Non-creamy layer) and 33 years for SC/ST candidates.
|The candidate should possess 3 years full time Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (B.Com) or Business Management (B.B.M) from a recognized University. Minimum percentage of marks is 60% marks (aggregate of all years) for General / OBC candidates and 50 % marks (aggregate of all years) for SC/ ST / PWD candidates.
Salary (Pay Scale) : Rs.10050-25450, Rs. 8740-22150
Application Fees : Candidates are required to remit an amount of Rs. 300/- towards application fee. SC/ST/PWD candidates are exempted from payment of application fee. Candidates are required to make the Application Fee payment through SBI Collect. Candidates are requested to read the details and screenshots before making the payment. Candidates can also make the payment by approaching SBI branch. You have to select SBI branch in the payment option and download the Pre-printed challan, deposit the application fee of Rs. 300/- + applicable bank charges. The candidate should ensure to obtain the seal and signature of the bank official. The candidates should retain a copy of the payment receipt/Challan for future reference.
How to Apply : The last date for filling the online applications is 19.10.2019.
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Nothing overly complicated to see here, folks. It's just that I love reading for the sake of reading and many times, we talk about the things we enjoy most. Oh, I know, it's a walking cliche for a wannabe rockstar school librarian to love reading, right? But here's the thing — it shouldn't be. You know why? Because we're models for the students we encounter, the children we see on a regular basis, the infant who simply loves the sound of voice.
Logan, Medford, & Hughes have recently researched the effect of intrinsic motivation on readers of all levels. They found (unsurprisingly) that "academic success for children is usually founded on their ability to read proficiently, as most subjects across the school curriculum rely, to varying extents, on reading skill." (2011, p.124) The American Association of School Librarians' Standards for the 21st Century Learner (2007) further stresses, "The degree to which students can read and understand text in all formats (e.g., picture, video, print) and all contexts is a key indicator of success in school and in life."*
And that's the thing — reading isn't just for school. I read constantly for my job – task lists from my supervisor, documentation on how to order services at a conference (the comprehension level required for such documents feel astronomical at times), reading between the lines of an email to find what someone's really asking. And that's a life skill. A necessary one. Some jobs may seem to require less reading, and that's fine: I know quite a few people who, I'm certain, were meant to work with their hands. (Farmers, among others, you rock). But I dare you to make it through a day – no, that's ridiculous – I dare you to make it through five minutes without reading something. (Staring at the ceiling does not count, but that's currently the only thing I can come up with that might work).
None of this is mind blowing, is it? I didn't think so. But it was last night, when I wrapped up several hours of working on various graduate school assignments, and eagerly picked up the book I just started** as a form of mental relaxation and entertainment, that I realized for the gazillionth*** time just how fortunate I am. I grew up in a family that found value in reading for both work and for pleasure; my mother willingly took me the public library about once a week so I always had fresh reading material; I had teachers that encouraged using free time to read; I undertook an undergraduate degree that allowed me to research fascinating topics****. And now, I want my actions to further encourage young people to develop that intrinsic love of learning, of the written word, of the joys hidden within – and that's why I do this. That is why I do all this. And it's a good reminder.
* – taken from a recent collaborative assignment, focused on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
** – "The Wild Queen: The days and nights of Mary, Queen of Scots" – Carolyn Meyer. (Fictionalized history).
*** -Not a real number.
**** – My senior history thesis was on the presidency of Warren G. Harding, last president to come from the Great State of Ohio. By the time it was done, I referred to him as Warren G.
***** – Note this was written at an incredibly early time of the morning, before I'd consumed my usual coffee intake. Excuse the rambling.

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The Marine Detachment in 1963 was Commanded by Capt. P. J. Kieselbach, headed up by XO, 2nd Lt. Wayne "Mick" Lingenfelter.
Hannah has always been proud of it's Marine Detachment, and this part of our Naval Tradition. Wherever Hannah went, her Marines went proudly along.
Those who spent time in the Brig remember them well !
Your Yeoman had no such experience, but he had a close relationship with a few of the Captain's Orderlies. Several were CPL D. W. Kelly, LCPL J. J. Kovach and CPL H. G. Keith.
Where would ceremony be if we had no Marine Detachment? Rendering Honors is one of the many duties that the Marine Detachment performed.
During Burials at Sea, they were the Honor Guard, and we need to remember these of our Brothers-in-Arms, whom we proudly served with.
The Fleet Marine Corps has been a Proud Navy Tradition nearly since the Navy was first organized, and though there were and continue to be, very visible competition between us, down deep, I am quite sure, most of us would admit the relationship between us is built upon a strong co-dependency founded in brotherhood.
I enjoyed some friendship made with the Orderlies.
They stood vigils outside the Captain's quarters, such as the one that CPL Kovach is standing here. Though many years have come and gone since those days, I remember him still, as a staunch, proud Marine. One I enjoyed many friendly conversations with.
Although I didn't have a chance to get to know all of the members of Hannah's Marine Detachment - known as the "MarDet" - I know them all the same, proud, standing tall, and as the rest of Hannah's crew, willing to serve.. willing to die for one's country.
Over the Hatchway from the X-Division's Compartment, leading to the Marine Detachment Quarters, a sign was placed, that I still see in my mind's eye, though 38 years have come and gone, a sign which read..
MarDet XO, 2nd Lt. Wayne "Mick" Lingenfelter eventually left ship and was reassigned to Kilo Company, 7th Marines in Vietnam. This is a picture of him in country... he's the smiling Marine in the foreground...
Not knowing the fate of those who served in the Marine Detachment on our Ship, it is quite likely that more than a few eventually were sent to Vietnam. It is with great pride that I say, Semper Fi to all of them, and hope and pray that all made it back to the "world" alive and well.
For those who did not, our gratitude goes out to them, forever, and our Nation should be forever grateful to these of our fallen comrades, who struggled there and gave their lives in that unpopular war. To those of the Marine Detachment, Navy Corpsmen and others of our Crew who did make it back, thanks guys, and "Welcome Home!"
I wish to thank all of those Marines who served our country, as I do those of our Crew, and those of other Naval ships and commands, and for those who served in all Services. America is Free today because her sons and daughters were willing to put self aside, and serve proudly in our Armed Forces.
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Losing weight is difficult. Choosing which diet to follow amongst the hundreds of different diet programs is only the first step; sticking to the diet will deliver results. This second step, however, is much more difficult to complete. Luckily, social media platforms, fitness websites and smartphone apps designed to help us lose weight are becoming increasingly popular, making it easier than ever before to slim down. This article will explain how social media websites like Facebook and Twitter can help you lose weight while detailing two websites and smartphone apps that can help assist you in your weight loss efforts.
Facebook & Twitter
Two of the most important helping factors when it comes to successful weight loss are accountability and support.
Accountability is created when your goals are stated to others who will hold you responsible for your results (or lack thereof). Instead of keeping your dieting goals to yourself, tell your friends and family: tell them how much weight you're aiming to lose and when you're hoping to lose it by.
By making your weight loss goals public, you will start to build accountability because you won't want to fail in front of those you care about most; accountability drives you to do better in front of your peers.
Support is gained whenever your friends and family are supportive of your weight loss endeavours. Simply by having the support of others, your self-confidence will increase and your weight loss results will improve.
Websites like Facebook and Twitter that make it easy to keep in contact with friends and family can be used to quickly build accountability and support.
Post your weight loss goal on your Facebook page and your Twitter feed and ask your friends and family to help you achieve it. Ask them to support you in your endeavours and to pass on encouragement whenever possible. Even consider posting progress pictures; this will drastically increase your accountability while also allowing you to garner a great deal of support from people who will cheer on your successes.
Fitness websites and smartphone apps
A number of websites and smartphone apps that aim to make it easier to lose weight have been launched in recent years. Two of the best and most popular include.
Fitocracy, found at fitocracy.com and on most major smartphone app stores, turns fitness and exercise into a game by creating custom made exercise plans and encouraging you to complete them by using a 'video game-esque' levelling system that makes it easy to track progress.
As you exercise, you gain 'exercise experience points' which help to increase your 'fitness level' in the Fitocracy app. As a result, exercise becomes more fun; it becomes a game. Instead of being a chore, it becomes a joyous activity with purpose.
Fitocracy also has a number of social features that can help to aid with exercising, too. Teams can be formed amongst friends and challenges can be made to see who can perform the best when exercising. Exercise results can also be shared easily to social sites like Facebook and Twitter.
My Fitness Pal
One of the main reasons why people fail with their weight loss efforts is that they tend to underestimate the amount of calories eaten throughout the day. Calorie counter apps and calorie counter websites can help to solve this problem.
My Fitness Pal, found at myfitnesspal.com and on most major smartphone app stores, is one of the most popular and user friendly calorie trackers around. Using My Fitness Pal, you can input what food you have eaten and it will automatically calculate how many calories you have eaten throughout the day. By analyzing this data, you can find out if you are eating either too much, too little or just the right amount of food for weight loss.
My Fitness Pal also has a number of social features such as friend lists and teams that allow for collaborative weight loss. Team members and friends can check in on each other's progress while providing advice, encouragement and support to help with weight loss.
Technology and social media has made it easier than ever before to receive support and build accountability while trying to lose weight. By taking advantage of social websites such as Facebook and Twitter and the myriad of smartphone apps and fitness websites available, your weight loss efforts will be strengthened and you will greatly increase your chances of accomplishing your weight loss goal.
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Posted: 3/4/2008
Location: Rachel, WV
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|Moving light gets swallowed up by the moon.
As I walked my dog at about 7:30pm on Valentin's Day, I looked up at the night sky as usual. I notices a bright light in the sky. I continued to walk my dog and noticed the light seemed to be moving. I stopped walking to look at the light. It continued to move east across the sky. I heard no noise at this time. As the light moved across the sky it came closer to the half moon as if it was heading straight for it. As it came closer to the moon the light of the moon swallowed it. I watched to see the light continue on through to the other side of the moon.
I watched for about 20 seconds but the light did not come out at the other side of the moon. I then started to hear noise in the sky only to notice about five blinking lights which I would say were planes but the light I watched go into the moon still had not revealed itself. The planes on the other hand were comming from different directions.


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I was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare liver disease, at the young age of two months old. During the next four months of my life I was in and out of hospitals fighting liver failure and everything that comes with it – severe jaundice, malnutrition, ascites, low platelets, and infections. I was put on nutrition through an IV to help me gain weight for a potential transplant, and finally on July 1, 2009, at six months of age, I received my special gift of life, a liver transplant. My medical team proclaimed that I would not have made it my first birthday without this dear gift. Because of my donor angel, today I am a typical, curious and active boy.My favorite things to do are eating, "cooking," "fixing" broken toys, and playing outside with my brother Raz. I am able to enjoy life with my family and friends because someone else's family chose to donate life. My family and I will never forget nor take for granted the precious gift my donor's family has given me.
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We often end up with a glut of vegetables in our fruit boxes (which is one of the reasons we aren't getting it any more) and a few weeks ago we had one too many beetroot, along with a growing collection of empty jars I was inspired to make some chutney. I find that beetroot can be a bit muddy tasting sometimes, even when fresh, and don't even get me started on the picked variety, yuck! So I was pleasantly surprised to find that this recipe transformed the beetroot into delicious fruity chutney that goes perfectly with cheese on toast.
You can find the full recipe here,
1 1/2kg beetroot trimmed and peeled and chopped,
3 onions chopped,
3 eating apples peeled and cored and chopped,
Zest and juice of 3 oranges,
2 tbsp white or yellow mustard seeds,
1 tbsp coriander seeds,
1 tbsp ground cloves,
1 tbsp ground cinnamon,
700ml red wine vinegar,
700g granulated sugar.
Mix ingredients together in a pan and cook until the beetroot is tender and the mixture parts when you run and spoon along the base of the pan,
Sterilise jars then put the chutney into the jars.
Eat! (It gets better with age.)


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Laura Saatzer, Principal
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At the center of the East Side of Saint Paul is a school where students begin preparing for college on day one. With colorful college flags and staff members proudly proclaiming where they attended college, Bruce F. Vento Elementary makes a strong statement that college is our goal for every student. Our mission is to provide every student with a strong foundation in reading, writing, math and science in preparation for college. Read more ...
Vento Elementary School educates every student without exception and without excuse, to standard or above in reading, writing, math and science in preparation for college.
Here at Bruce Vento Elementary we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to be educated in a way that prepares them for college.
Principal Saatzer has a wide range of experience across the district, serving as a kindergarten teacher, a fifth-grade teacher, and elementary lead math coach before making her way into administration.
Bruce F. Vento Elementary
409 Case Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55130
Phone: 651-293-8685
Grades: PreK-5
School Hours:
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Office Hours:
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I am pleased to share with you that I've selected a new leader for Bruce Vento Elementary. Please join me in welcoming your new principal, Laura Saatzer.
I'm writing to share news that may come as a surprise. With mixed emotions, I have decided to pursue a new leadership opportunity as an elementary principal in San Marcos, Texas.
Reminder: Call the attendance Line before 8:30 am when your child(ren) will not be in school.
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The attendance line is available 24/7!
School Doors Open at 8:00 a.m.
Class begins at 8:30 a.m.
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|The walking machine adapts automatically to the forest floor.
Moving on six articulated legs, the harvester advances forward
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place and step over obstacles. Depending on the irregularity of
the terrain, the operator can adjust both the ground clearance of
the machine and heigh of each step.
|The machine's nerve center is an intelligent computer system
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ground clearance. The harvester head is controlled by the
Timberjack measuring and control system. To further optimize
machine operation, Timberjack's Total Machine Control system
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The operator-friendly controls are incorporated in a single
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Thousands of local students enjoy Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
"We're extremely proud of the new heights we've reached with our children's concert series," said Palm Beach Symphony Executive Director David McClymont. "This year, we presented six free sold-out performances of this stunning performance of Peter and the Wolf to some 4,000 students in the School District of Palm Beach County.
For the first time this year, we included a seventh performance that brought us to Belle Glade where we opened the show for public attendance at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center, allowing kids 12 and under to attend for free and share the experience with their families."The November 8 performance of Peter and the Wolf at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center was made possible for students and families at New Hope Charities through the generous support of Mr. James R. Borynack and Mr. Adolfo Zaralegui of Findlay Galleries.
The Palm Beach Symphony Children's Concert Series production of Peter and the Wolf was made possible by grants from PNC Arts Alive and Publix Super Markets Charities; and through support from The Paul and Sandra Goldner Conservatory of Music; and from Mrs. Lois Pope, sponsor of the Children's Concert Series performances at The Society of the Four Arts.


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Band Baaja Baarat: This match works!
Anyone who has lived in New Delhi or been to a wedding in the city will immediately identify with the characters and milieu in Maneesh Sharma's "Band Baaja Baarat".
The chaos, the confusion and excitement that forms a part of every wedding in India is all part of this film, and if you revel in that atmosphere, then the film will suck you in from the beginning.
First-time director Maneesh Sharma shows a sure hand and confidence in his craft, as his camera winds through the lanes of West Delhi and into the lives of Shruti and Bittu, two college students who set up a fledgling wedding planning business in the marriage capital of the country.
Shruti (Anuskha Sharma), the more practical of the two, makes it clear to Bittu (debutante Ranveer Singh) that she just wants a business partnership and isn't interested in love.
Bittu, who at first tries to flirt with her, soon gives up and they both negotiate the rather high-pressure world of Delhi's weddings, graduating from Janakpuri (a middle-class suburb) to Sainik Farms (one of Delhi's most sought-after wedding venues).
All this is taken care of in the first half, but in the second half, good old love pops up in the story.
Shruti, for all her practicality, falls hard for Bittu, and when he doesn't seem interested in her, decides she can't work with him any more, breaking up their "biness" as Bittu calls it.
Fortunately, even though you can see the climax a mile away, Sharma keeps it interesting, the dialogue is sparkling with typical Delhi wit and slang and both the leading lady and man share a crackling chemistry, which helps the film considerably.
There is no melodrama, and even the most emotional scenes (like the passionate one between the two and the one where they part ways) are in keeping with their characters. Sharma and co-writer Habib Faisal (who also directed another good "Delhi film", "Do Dooni Chaar') keep it simple and short.
With this film, Yash Raj Films returns to its core competency, romance and the great Indian wedding, and truly, no one does them better. If you are a fan of either of the two, then this film is worth your while.
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Tom Murphy is a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of Louisiana Tech University, he is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and voter for the Heisman Trophy and AP Top 25 football poll. Murphy was the 2017 Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year.
Freshman's play, talk make a mark
Arkansas defensive back Joseph Foucha (left) works through a drill with Dameron Vail Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, during practice at the university practice field on campus in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Joe Foucha's swagger has not been lost on difference-makers for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
"This young man, a freshman, he looks the part," Coach Chad Morris said Saturday. "The moment isn't too big for him right now. Obviously, we're in just helmets and shorts, but being out here he's not physically intimidated."
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CLASS Freshman
POSITION Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6 feet, 202 pounds
HOMETOWN New Orleans
HIGH SCHOOL McDonogh 35
NOTEWORTHY Rated the No. 18 player in Louisiana by Rivals and the No. 21 player in the state by 247Sports. … First-team Class 4A all-state after senior year with 68 tackles, 5 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and 15 pass breakups. … Scored five touchdowns as a junior, including some in the kicking game. … Chose Arkansas over Ole Miss and reported offers from Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma and others.
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Foucha's advanced football awareness reminded one of the Razorbacks' most self-assured players of himself.
"Joe is very physical," junior cornberback Ryan Pulley said. "I love Joe. He's got that swagger about him, and I love that. He reminds me of me when I first came in. He just knows he's good."
The freshman safety and nickel back, who describes himself as a pudgy kid, wasn't always loaded with moxie. And he's no stranger to hardship.
Adversity followed Foucha (pronounced Foo-shay), who grew up on the tough streets of a disadvantaged neighborhood. His house flooded when he was a pre-schooler during Hurricane Katrina, forcing the family's evacuation to his grandmother's house on higher ground nearby the Superdome, and finally, to a shelter in Texas.
"I wasn't as scared," Foucha said of Katrina, which displaced his family for months. "Things were already like rough for me, so I wasn't as scared. It was like another obstacle I had to get over and kind of made me who I am today, the strong person I am today."
An example of Foucha's strength: During a University of Arkansas team meeting on the day prior to Morris' appearance at SEC football media days July 17, Foucha felt inspired to voluntarily stand up and speak in front of the team.
"For a freshman to walk in and be able to speak up says a lot, especially about what he's learning through the process," Morris said at media days in Atlanta.
Senior safety Santos Ramirez was impressed.
"Joe Foucha is a guy who really stood out to me as a guy who was confident talking in front of the whole team," Ramirez said. "A lot of guys really get nervous, but he spoke his mind. That stood out to me. It showed me he has the potential to be a leader.
"I like him. I feel like he just has to calm down a little bit mentally, but he's got all the physical tools. He can play that nickel position, play safety. He's got a great physique on him. It's just all about now mastering the mental side of the game."
Foucha's days as a quarterback were numbered in eighth grade when he threw an interception while filling in for the team's injured starter. But there was an upside to the incident, as his defensive coordinator at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans pointed out.
"I said, 'You know what? I've got room for you on defense,' " coordinator Frank Deggs said. "Because he ran down the field and tackled the guy, no problem."
Deggs said Foucha is one of the top five prep players to come out of New Orleans in the past 20 years.
"He's a hard worker, determined, can't be told 'no.' He will grab everybody's attention, because once he hits you or picks the ball off, you're going to know that. He's going to make sure everybody knows that."
Foucha stands 6 feet tall, weighs 198 pounds and is in the process of adding weight.
"I'm trying to gain as much weight as possible," he said in mid-July. "I want to get to 210, so after fall camp I'll be at 200 or 195."
He's also made a goal of becoming a freshman All-American.
"I hold myself to a very high standard," he said. "I want to make an impact as much as I can on kick return or any special team I can get on. Any way I can get on the field."
Morris listed Foucha as one of the team's top rookies on national signing day and said he has the tools to contribute early.
"He's a very highly recruited young man and a guy that we need to play," Morris said. "We need for him to be ready to provide us the depth that we need, so we'll see how it goes with him."
Foucha arrived in Fayetteville early this summer with a college-level physique, but it hasn't always been that way.
"When I first started playing park ball, I was playing O-lineman and D-lineman," Foucha said. "Yeah, I was kind of chubby. But the way I was built, I felt like this ain't me. It had me thinking in my head, I've got to start working harder ... because we had certain players on my team who were good."
Foucha went through the task of reshaping his body and played fullback the next year, then moved into the quarterback role that led to his final destination: safety.
"That was my first year ever playing defense," Foucha said. "I caught like seven picks."
Foucha was most closely tied to Ole Miss and had not planned to visit the Razorbacks until Chad Morris came on late.
"I wasn't going to come out here because of the things I'd heard, but when I came out here on my official I was like, 'Oh, man,' and I fell in love with Fayetteville itself and the the facilities and all that," Foucha said. "Then like the thing that topped it off was when they made the coaching change. That kind of sealed the deal."
Defensive backs coach Ron Cooper was Foucha's primary recruiter.
"Our relationship is good," Foucha said. "He's been recruiting me since my freshman year. Some of the players he's coached I looked up to. One in particular is like Tyrann Mathieu. We come from the same place, same area, played for the same park."
If Foucha can develop like a young Honey Badger, Mathieu's nickname, the Razorbacks will have a star on their hands.
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There are certain things and times in life where we can draw clear line between ending and beginning. When is your semester kicking in? When is it ended? When did you meet your partner? When were you born? When did your grandpa die? and so on.
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Have you ever been to an aquarium or amusement park that had dolphins that could do incredible tricks? If so, you've probably WONDERed how the trainers were able to train dolphins to perform these magnificent feats.
After all, it's not like humans can speak dolphin, right? Plus, we live on land and dolphins live in the water. We're very different creatures. So how do they do it?
Professional marine trainers can teach dolphins and other aquatic creatures, such as sea lions, seals, whales and walruses, to do many different specific types of behaviors. They do this through a system called positive reinforcement through operant conditioning.
What does that mean? It means they break down the behavior they want to see into many different steps and then teach the animals one step at a time.
For example, a dolphin might be taught to jump through a hoop by breaking down the desired behavior into simpler steps. Each step is then taught by having the dolphin follow an object called a target. For example, the dolphin may first be rewarded for swimming through a hoop. Then the hoop is raised so it's at the top of the water. Once the new goal is achieved, the dolphin is then only rewarded for the more advanced task.
Various tools are used throughout the process. One such tool is the hand signal. Trainers come up with unique hand signals for each behavior they want the dolphin to perform. When a certain hand signal is given, the dolphin will learn which behavior the trainer wants it to do.
The target — it can be any object, such as a float on the end of a pole — tells the dolphin how and where to do the behavior. By following the target, the dolphin learns to perform the desired behavior.
Trainers also use whistles. A whistle tells the dolphin that it performed the desired behavior correctly. Performing the desired behavior correctly also earns the dolphin a reward. The reward can be food, a toy or special attention from the trainer.
Rewarding an animal for performing a desired behavior is known as positive reinforcement. The reward is a positive (good) event and receiving the reward reinforces the behavior desired. In other words, the dolphin learns that performing the desired behavior correctly earns a reward. This makes the dolphin want to perform the behavior correctly on command.
You may WONDER what happens when a dolphin performs a desired behavior incorrectly. When that happens, the trainer gives no response and gives the dolphin time to think about what went wrong. Animals are not punished for incorrect behavior. Instead, they just don't receive positive reinforcement. In this way, the positive reinforcement becomes an even more powerful tool to shape desired behavior.


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At seven stations, you can do exercises for the development of physical and emotional equilibrium.
The Signalkopf path leads you near the glacier, across calcareous moraines and Edelweiss meadows to the Stilfser Joch. You can enjoy the varied Alpine flora.
The high mountain road offers fascinating views to the Ortler and its mighty neighbouring mountains and leads you from the Stilfser Joch to the Goldsee and to the furkel hut just above Trafoi.
On the Kleinboden theme path near the Furkel hut (Trafoi), hikers can find out interesting information about the war that once took place on the summits and in the ridges of the Ortler front during WWI. Gather information about the importance of the Gomagoi fortress, as well as the life and suffering of Alpine soldiers.
The farmhouse path leads you from the Stilfser to the Lichtenberg farmhouses and offers an insight into the life of mountain farmers.
The Alpine path runs along a high mountain road with excellent views into the upper tree region and blooming high Alpine meadows of Prad, Stilfser and Glurns.
This ancient mule path, which was called 'Wormision path' during the Middle Ages, connects the Etsch Valley with Veltlin. Here, you can find traces of pre-historic mining and human settlements.
Families who walk along the forest animal path 'Gumperle', can learn about our local forest animals in a child-like manner. Parents and children meet up with Ferdinand, the forest mouse, look for tracks, listen to birds, lift a deer antler and climb up the Specht hill. www.gumperle.it
The oblique platform runs from the valley station of the Marble oblique platform at 876 metres above sea level to the mountain station at the Bremsberg at an altitude of 1,355 metres. Along the way, hikers can use the display panels to learn many interesting details about this oblique platform, from the history of building it, to technical data.
Along the Strawberry path, which starts at the Martell Valley, everything is centred on the strawberry. Information panels and information stations offer insight for young and old alike.
The area below the Orgelspitze mountain in the Martell Valley is called 'Waldberg' (lit: forest mountain). For generations, mountain farmers have tried to get a return on their investment on the barren ground. The theme path, which runs past mountain farmhouses is marked by unique cultural landscape and reflects the hard life of mountain farming.
The glacier teaching trail Hintermartell offers information about glacier habitat and insight on glacier activity, moraines, the glacier stream and glacier striation within the high mountain landscape.


text: ok, i can actually chime in here because i've done filesystems work on windows (don't ask ;). now, it's been a while, but i should remember things reasonably accurately (i hope). see below for comments: ----- Original Message ----- From: Moof To: twisted-python at twistedmatrix.com Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 2:15 AM Subject: Re: [Twisted-Python] Twisted windows hackers - help the tests to pass! > It's not so much a misconfiguration, as an issue with the fact that trial > on Window s is failing to rename its _trial_temp folder, > because there are files inside it that are open. I've opened a bug on it > over on < http://twistedmatrix.com/bugs/issue1387>. it is incorrect to state that file deletion will always fail when the file is open. let me explain how nt/ntfs/win32 does this, because it's highly 'strange' to folks from a posix background. this may be way more info than you were looking for, but i'm going to type it out anyway so that someone can then make the call on how to deal with the issue. for functionality implemented in the kernel, such as ntfs, windows has 2 api layers: win32 (you see CreateFile() here) and the native nt api. win32 is implemented in usermode, while the native api is implemented as a kernel service, which is exposed to userspace code with the Zw prefix (ie ZwCreateFile()). sometimes the win32 api calls map directly, sometimes they are multiplexed (ie one win32 api call may use multiple native api calls to do the work). what happens here is undocumented (at least officially and without an nda). what is important is that some calls allow you to do things which win32 does not expose; most popular ones deal with io completion (this is how you cancel async i/o on windows nt). now, on to the meat: the win32 CreateFile() is actually a jack-of-all-trades call (horrible design), used for file creation, opening *and authorization*. we're not interested in ACLs in this case, but we are interested in locks - locks in nt are compulsory (as opposed to purely advisory in posix) and violating one will result in an auth failure. now, disregarding the ability to take out range locks (locks on a byterange within a file), CreateFile() takes out certain locks based on the sharemode (iirc, not sure) parameter. the rules here are funky, iirc, but the one we care about is FILE_SHARE_DELETE. *unless* this flag is set in sharemode passed to CreateFile(), all attempts to open this file for deletion (see, authorization) going forward will fail. it will fail when the file is opened exclusively. CreateFile takes a parameter called sharemode, iirc, which can be a combination of FILE_SHARE_READ, FILE_SHARE_WRITE, and FILE_SHARE_DELETE. *unless* FILE_SHARE_DELETE is set in the flag parameter, a lock preventing deletion gets taken out and you get to enjoy all the wonders of compulsory locking you are hitting. here's why i think this happens: win32 DeleteFile() does *not* actually use ZwDeleteFile() native call to delete a file. instead, it does a CreateFile() (or ZwCreateFile(), could be either) to open the file (and get a handle to it), telling it the desired access is DELETE. then it does a ZwSetFileInformation(), which it tells it wants to set 'disposition' and passes in the appropriate disposition info struct with the DELETE disposition set. you can't cheat this, because ZwSetInformation() will fail if the handle doesn't have DELETE rights, and you won't get them if the file isn't opened with FILE_SHARE_DELETE. bummer. the reason this is all so roundabout is that the file whose disposition is set to DELETE doesn't actually get deleted until the last handle is ZwClose()'d - this is where the deletion takes place. now, this is from memory, so don't hold me to it exactly, but the jist of it should be correct. the interesting, albeit non-obvious, question is: what does ZwDeleteFile() do? it takes either a handle *or a path* and deletes it *right away*, without waiting for handles to be closed. now, i don't know whether it bypasses the ZwCreateFile() and hence the DELETE check, but there's a chance that it is the call ZwClose() makes internally when it does a delete based on the disposition (this guess would be supported by the fact that ZwCreateFile() and a few other fs calls are documented in msdn/ddk, but ZwDeleteFile() is not) and hence doesn't hit this check. what is even more interesting is that, in win32, the only way to remove a directory is using RemoveDirectory(), which requires the directory to be empty. you have to recursively delete all contents, either by hand or using SHFileOperation, iirc. this is the op that hits your open files problem. i remember seeing code (this part i didn't work on, but did read brielfy) which deleted directories with ZwDeleteFile() and there was no resurive content deletion code, so i suspect that you could delete a non-empty directory this way. neither of this is valid ntfs usage, so doing it may not be kosher. whatever the case may be, those two options are available if you can stomach them. > It's > going to need a rethink on how _trial_temp works, because my instant > thought on how to solve was "symlinks" and python > doesn't support them on windows, mostly because windows' own support of > them is a tad on the "dont' ask, don't tell" side of > things, and NTFS-only anyway. NTFS and DFS, but yeah, no FAT (if anyone cares). symlinks in ntfs can be implemented using what's called 'reparse points'. these are actually quite powerful - you can attach either a static transformation or code (you need a driver for this, iirc) to a certain dentry these symlinks are called 'junctions', but they work only for directories. currently, all of this is extremely hairy to use. there are also hardlinks, which you can actually create with the win32 api, but they are only for files moreover, none of this behaves like symlinks and hardlinks in terms of finer semantics (ie unlinking). junctions are most closely related to mount --bind, rather than symlinks, for example. with all of the above said, you've basically got these choices (in no particular order) to deal with the issue at hand: 1. change the offending code not to do this rename 2. instead of a rename, create a new directory, do a recursive copy into it from the original and retry removing the original directory asynchronously until it succeeds. obviously, the file handles which are open at that point will be referencing a different copy of the files from the ones which will be opened subsequently. 3. test whether the zwDeleteFile() behaves in the way i conjrectured it to (wrt files or directories). if so, cause it to be implemented in the pywin32 extension and use it to perform the delete. 4. test whether you can either use ZwSetFileInformation() to rename directories by changing the FILE_NAME attr in the appropriate info structure or use it to move by renaming files which are open, again using the appropriate (but different) structure. if so, implement this or cause this to be implemented in pywin32. it is unclear (to me) whether this would result in the pre-move file handles being dead, stale or correct. 5. instead of opening the files as normal, open them with pywin32's implementation of CreateFile(), specifying the appropriate sharemode. this will allow the rename (move really) to go through, but it is unclear what happens to the preexisting filehandles. 6. implement, or cause to be implemented, CreateHardlink() in pywin32. create a new directory and recursively hardlink contents of the original into the new directory. asynchronously retry recursive deletion of the original one. that's all i can think of anyway. >MFen tracked down an error involving "r+b" mode. Seems windows handling of >it is insane. See ><http://twistedmatrix.com/bugs/issue1386>. This could >well be a python bug, or a feature of windows. i'm not sure how python does file opens and i/o on windows. with that said, assuming that it uses fopen() from the visual studio c runtime library, there is a quirk in the implementation that might be causing this. if you use any of the + modes, ie a+, r+ or w+. when you switch between reading and writing you need to do an fflush() or fsetpos() (possibly some others like fseek() could work too, don't remember). try doing a file.flush() on your file object somewhere in there and see if that fixes things for you. if it does, this should probably be reported as a python stdlib bug. it's really late, so pardon the wordiness and possible inaccuracies due to memory lapses. hth, -p


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108 N. Brand Blvd. (1905)108 N. Brand is a building I walk by every day. It is now occupied by Sansai Japanese Grill and a law firm.
Although unprepossessing in its current appearance, this two story building is the most historic on Brand Boulevard. It is the oldest structure on the street, and the first brick building in the city. Commissioned by Leslie C. Brand, it housed the First National Bank (until 1918) on the lower story and a large meeting room, used by the Masons, on the upper story.
Here it is today.
Here it is in 1906. Things were a bit different then! Interurban rail started operating on Brand Boulevard in 1904. The First National Bank building (now Sansai) was built in 1905. A Pacific Electric rail depot was built at the NE corner of Brand & Broadway in 1906.
Here is a similar perspective today.
Inside the bank in 1909.
First National Bank (with the Pacific Electric train depot in foreground) in 1909. Note how much more developed Brand is in this shot compared to the 1906 photo above.
The Security Trust and Savings Bank (1923) was built on the former site of the rail depot and now looms over the humble First National/Sansai building. From the guide:
100 N. Brand Blvd (1923)
The first six story building in Glendale, the Security Trust and Savings Bank was erected on the site of the Pacific Electric depot in 1923. Its Renaissance Revival design by Alfred Priest has been altered; however some original features, including the frieze and the office entrance on Brand, can still be seen.
108 N. Brand. Next time you walk past, take a moment to reflect on the changes this building has seen since 1905.
Vintage photographs were scanned from Glendale: A Pictorial History (PDF) and were originally courtesy of the Special Collections Room of the Glendale Public Library.


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|Vintage Embroidered Hankies
|Isn't this beautiful!
|Look at how tiny these stitches are!
|Isn't the red embroidered one unique?
|So pretty!
|I love, love these beautiful hankies!
|The flowered pattern one on the right with the blue edging is different...isn't it?
Donna at Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special


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Before you begin work on an honors project you must find an honors advisor, choose a topic, and file the paperwork at the proper time. Honors work itself consists of a two-course sequence, usually completed in the fall and spring semesters of the senior year. The first semester of the sequence will be devoted to independent research and the second to the writing and revising of a thesis. After you have turned your thesis in, the final step in the process will be an oral examination on the topic of your thesis before a committee consisting of your honors advisor and other professors, at least one of which will be from a department other than Classical Studies.
Keep in mind that the deadlines required by the Classical Studies department are often more stringent than college-wide requirements. Your advisor may also set requirements for you that are even more stringent than departmental requirements. Exceptions to the departmental deadlines will be permitted only in unusual circumstances, and neither your advisor nor the department has the authority to waive deadlines and requirements set by the college and the Charles Center. (These deadlines are marked with an asterisk in the time-line below.)
The timeline presented here is for students finishing the honors thesis and/or graduating in May. For December graduates, the schedule of deadlines will be different, but the deadlines will fall in the same relative place in the course of the student's final semesters. Consult your advisor and/or the department head for exact deadlines. Failure to observe any of these deadlines, or any other deadlines that may be set by your advisor, the department, the Charles Center or the college may result your not earning honors.
If you are going abroad for all or part of your Junior year, please note that some deadlines will fall in the period when you will be away from campus. Since the deparment encourages students both to go abroad and to pursue honors, we are quite willing to make the extra effort to help you do both, but ultimately it is your responsibility to keep in contact with the department to make the necessary arrangements.
Spring Semester, Junior Year:
First Friday after Start of Classes: By this date you must inform the department chair of your interest in doing honors. Prior to this you should already have a good idea of who your honors advisor will be and what topic you will pursue (see below for advice on this topic).
First Day of Pre-registration for Fall Semester:
By this date you must submit your application for admission to the honors program to the Charles Center. For this you will need to have chosen your honors advisor and topic and to obtain the signatures of your honors advisor and the department chair. Once your application is accepted, the Charles Center will automatically enroll you in GREK, LATN or CLCV 495 in the upcoming fall semester and 496 in the spring semester. In planning your schedule for these semesters, keep in mind that these are three-credit courses which will require at least as much of your time as any other three-credit course.
From this point on, your work will be under the direction of your honors advisor. The deadlines and requirements listed below represent departmental and college-wide minimums. Your advisor may require earlier deadlines and more in the way of drafts and other preliminary work.
Summer before Senior Year:
Begin research into your topic after consultation with your honors advisor. You may be able to obtain support for your summer research from the Charles Center. Visit the Center Summer Research Scholarship page for more information.
Fall Semester, Senior Year:
First Friday after Start of Classes: By this date you should have met with your honors advisor to work out a plan of research for the fall semester and a schedule of meetings between the two of you to report on your progress.
Spring Semester, Senior Year:
Late February (exact date will be set by the Charles Center each year): The department must submit examining committee membership recommendations to the Charles Center.
First Friday in April: By this date you must present your advisor with a complete draft of your thesis (most advisors will also require preliminary drafts of the complete thesis or parts of the thesis before this date).
Two Weeks Before the Last Day of Classes (mid-April): By this date you must present your advisor and all committee members with a final draft of your thesis conforming to specifications given below. No substantial revisions to your thesis will be permitted after this date, so it is essential that your thesis be in as final a form as possible.
One Week Before the Last Day of Classes: Your advisor will schedule your oral examination for the earliest possible time after this date, provided that your advisor and the committee members agree that the thesis you submitted meets minimum requirements of acceptability.
Late April/Early May (exact date will be set by the Charles Center each year): The results of your oral examination must be submitted to the Charles Center along with a copy of the title page of your thesis with the original signatures of the examination committee. Whether you achieve honors, and what level of honors you achieve may, at the discretion of the committee, be made contingent on minor revisions and corrections in your thesis.
Last Day of Regularly Scheduled Final Examinations: You must present two unbound copies of your thesis with the original signatures of the examining committee on the title page and all final corrections and revisions (if any). These copies must be printed on acid-free paper and conform to other specifications given below. They will be bound and deposited for safekeeping, one in the University Archives in Swem Library, the other in the department. You must also submit the online Honors Thesis Submission Form.


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What are you willing to endure so you can look in the mirror and see clearer skin and fewer wrinkles? It's impossible to say whether some of these treatments really work or whether people are deluding themselves. Who wants to admit they spent lots of money to have excrement and placenta rubbed on their face and they don't look any different? Hardcore beauty seekers might want to try these and judge for themselves.
Customers at London salon Hari's can get a protein-rich hair treatment made from the semen of Aberdeen Angus bulls. Is soft hair worth spending 45 minutes with a head full of bull sperm? And, spending the equivalent of about $100 for the privilege? Hari's customers seem to think so. Supposedly, the treatment doesn't smell like bull semen. If you want to start out smaller, the Norwegian company Maritex will sell you cosmetics made with cod sperm.
4 Pig's Feet
If you don't fancy your beauty treatment feeding on you, maybe you'd prefer to eat your beauty treatment. The theory that eating collagen will replace your collagen stores—which age depletes—has led to the trend of devouring collagen-rich pigs' feet. From Japan to New York, restaurants are popping up with a preponderance of pig's feet on the menu. The science is a little dubious. The British Nutrition Foundation's Lisa Miles told the "Telegraph UK" that she'd never heard of eating collagen. Proponents claim eating collagen-rich foods will make your skin moister, your hair shiny and slow the aging process.
3 Leech Therapy
Leeches have long figured in medical treatments, but actress Demi Moore has popularized the bloodsuckers as part of her beauty regimen. She recommends removing all your bodily hair before taking the requisite pre-leech turpentine bath. Then, bring on the leeches. You feel them bite down and can watch them fill with your blood. This supposedly "detoxifies" your blood while beneficial leech enzymes are released into your system.
2 Bird Poop Facial
A "geisha facial" might sound nice, if you think of a geisha as a sex expert and not a sex slave forced into the role since girlhood. This treatment is also called a "bird poop" facial, which sounds even worse. Yep, upscale spas in London and New York are smearing faces with dried, powdered Japanese nightingale droppings mixed with water and rice bran. Supposedly, it smells like oatmeal and leaves your skin shiny and extra-clean.
1 Fish Pedicures
Some spas have discovered they can use tiny Garra Rufa fish, a type of carp, to replace razors used to shave off dead skin during pedicures. The toothless fish can't get enough of your calluses. Expect about 100 Garra Rufa in the warm water of your pedicure tank. This may tickle, warn veterans of fish pedicures.


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suzi potter 10 May 2014 15:28
I often have green tea and within minutes my head is clearer - you know the muzzy feeling we get when we reach for two sols? Well it clears that…. magically. The tea I use is Green Earl Grey tea - it has flavour of earl grey with green tea… I put in milk and sugar like a normal cup of tea
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Sia! Best Of is a celebration of a career spanning fifteen years featuring current hit "Titanium", a collaboration with dance artist David Guetta, songs from 2010's acclaimed We Are Born, early material from her stint in Zero 7 and 2004's Colour The Small One and a CSS remix of "Buttons" to to it off.
From humble beginnings in the city of churches in Adelaide, the career of Sia has sky rocketed. It would be quite easy to assume that Sia is an overnight sensation but it has taken three albums before gaining attention with Some People Have Real Problems in 2008 before striking pay dirt in We Are Born in 2010.
Best Of is a collection of hits spanning fifteen years would have been a challenge to compile having so many great songs to choose from considering all the top ten hits released in the UK and at home. For fans it is a tough one because if you have all the albums chances there isn't a lot of value picking up this compilation unless you're a completist or can't be bothered making a playlist or can't be bothered taking the Sia back catalogue with you in the car.
"Clap Your Hands" starts Best Of brilliantly and is one of many songs that has that fun good time vibe running rampant through it. "The Girl You Lost To Cocaine" is an interesting one with its popularity gained through live shows in recent times and was an obvious highlight at her last show at Thebarton Theatre.
There are some collaborations of note on Best Of firstly "Destiny" featuring British duo Zero 7 and "Titanium" featuring David Guetta. Personally not a fan of either track but is good to see how Sia is diversifying and taking on new challenges. Given her reluctance to tour this maybe a glimpse of what the future may look like with further collaborations.
Buttons is a great song but the stand out for me is "Breathe Me" proving popular on radio through exposure on the HBO drama Six Feet Under. "Sweet Potato" isn't in the same league as other tracks on the compilation and it is pleasing that her past hasn't been neglected either on the track listing.
There's so many other great tracks from "The Fight" to "Numb" to "You've Changed" making for one bankable back catalogue. The only limitation is that there's nothing new here for fans and that the bonus DVD TV Is My Parent is only available from few retailers.
Nevertheless, Sia can look back at fifteen years quite proudly with what she has accomplished and like many others I look forward to new music in the future whether that be a collaboration or under her own guise and perhaps even another tour.
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As someone who has had little to no success in her dating life in college, what I find most frustrating, and most obvious, is that men are setting all the rules.
I began my college career in a long-term relationship that started in high school. When that fizzled, I found myself in a bit of a culture shock when re-entering the dating pool. It became clear quickly that I didn't have a clue what I was doing.
The hookup and dating culture on college campuses has shifted in recent years in some ways, but in others it's largely stayed the same throughout generations.
What I hadn't realized is that it's no longer the norm to have romantic feelings for a sexual partner. In fact, people actually go out of their way to disprove any emotional attachments to their partners. According to Lisa Wade, a sociologist at Occidental College, people will often compete to prove that they care even less then the person they are having sex with.
Not only is it no longer a part of sexual normalcy to maintain romantic feelings for a partner, but it is often the case that it can be one of the biggest violations of social standards. The University of Minnesota isn't immune to these cultural shifts; in fact, we have in some ways epitomized them. The constant athletic scandals, from the football players who allegedly had sex with just one woman to the numerous charges that have piled up against Reggie Lynch, prove a general lack of respect for sexual partners. This has been broadly accepted by many students. It's expected.
Read the whole story at the Minnesota Daily.