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With the approaching release date we would like to present a new position for Solr, which will soon (planned release date June 2011) be released on the market – "Solr 3.1 Cookbook". Of course we are proud to say, that the book is written by one of us 😉
The book is focused on the latest available version of Solr server – the 3.1. The content is divided into ten thematic chapters, each of which consists of a few to several subsections. The book is maintained in the convention cookbook which means that it is not a guide from A to Z about Solr – it is a ready-made solutions to some of the problems that can be encountered while working with Solr.
The book will include topics such as:
- Indexing the data in different formats and forms
- Using and understanding the administration panel
- Different techniques of data grouping
- Solr performance lifting techniques
- Creation of your own Solr modules
- Indexing the data using the Data Import Handler
- The use of phrases, sorting and spatial searching
If you are interested, please refer to the Packt Publishing page: http://www.packtpub.com/solr-3-1-enterprise-search-server-cookbook/book.

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A Star Teachers – Teach in London – UK Teacher Recruitment Agency
Teach in London – UK Teacher Recruitment Agency
|Job Title:
|Year 6 Teacher - Waltham Forest
|Contract Type:
|London, Waltham Forest
|£140 - £180 per day
|Start Date:
|Contact Name:
|Emily McGill
|Contact Email:
|Job Published:
|Oct 17, 2018
-Year 6 Teacher
-Long term role
-Immediate start
-February half term finish
-£140-£180 daily rate
-Waltham Forest
-two minute walk from station
If you are an experienced Year 6 teacher seeking a long term role starting ASAP then please read on....
A 'GOOD' Ofsted rated based primary school based in Waltham Forest are seeking a year 6 teacher to join Immediately.
This is a long term role covering until mid February and is available as full time maternity cover.
The successful candidate will need have a proven track record of raising attainment and academic achievement. The candidate will also need to have previous SATS experience.
Some of the benefits of the school include:
-2 form entry school
-Strong curriculum
-inclusive and supportive staff members
-Highly motivated atmosphere
-Willingness of staff and students to do well
-The school is located close to cafes, parks and transport links
-strong relationships with parents.
"we are an outstanding school where pupils and adults have a thirst for learning and leave with the skills and knowledge needed to continue to the next stage of life successfully and happily. Behind that is the belief that we are all different, we are all equal and we will all achieve and that we all need to invest in lifelong learning if we are to be successful and fulfilled." (Head Teacher)
If this sounds like the next step for you please send across an up to date CV to Emily ASAP - firstname.lastname@example.com
* You must have the legal right to work in the UK
* You must hold QTS or a UK recognised equivalent teaching qualification
* This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional reference checks
It is A* Star Teachers' policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, due to the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to each applicant individually. If we have not contacted you within three working days, your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may feel suitable for in the future. A* Star Teachers is a Quality Marked Agency (continuously since 2002) and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.


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Ron Foster
I decided to try to learn a little about preparing for disasters. It seems like they are becoming a very real threat these days and I wanted to know something about it. I tried several books and found them hard to read because they were technical, sometimes confusing and well...boring. I couldn't seem to remember the things I should do or not do or got them jumbled in my mind.
Now before you think I'm an idiot, remember that I was completely new to this topic and so some of the terms and explanations were foreign to me. I got frustrated and gave up. A friend of mine is into prepping and I hadn't seen him for awhile. We ran into each other and I was telling him about my experience with this and he told me to start reading books by Ron Foster. I did and it was amazing what I learned.
Ron Foster has writen many, many books on the topic and all of them are fictional stories. This is what makes them so unique. They aren't your dry manuals about the subject, but fascinating stories that keep you wondering what is going to happen next.
The characters in his books are very colorful and will make you laugh and cry. His books have a definite Southern slant to them, which made them even more fun. You are swept up in the adventures they are on in trying to survive different kinds of disaster situations. He has also come out recently with audio versions of some of them and they are even better. But don't let the fact that they are fiction fool you.
They may be fictional, but they are very real in terms of what could happen. They are also full of practical information on survival tips and tricks. That is one of the things I found fascinating. I could actually remember what those tips were because of the story connected to each of them. Somehow it made it more vivid in my mind and I could see the character doing it. This sure beat the other kinds of books I was trying to read.
Ron Foster has an impressive background in this field and is considered an expert by many. He has had many interviews and podcasts with various prepping sites and magazines.
If you are interested in learning about preparing for disasters, try his books. They are fun, educational and entertaining...making it a better experience all around. They are great for newbie preppers, like me!
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Back-zipper wool jumper | Refashion from button-down cardigan
You might have seen this already on the Love Your Clothes blog, as they have asked me to be a guest blogger this month, but in case you haven't, here is the story. We all have items in our wardrobe that we have literally loved to death and are now ready for the charity shop or for recycling. But somehow, you just can't part with them, because of sentimental reasons or maybe you just feel there is still something that can be done with them.


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Working with Groups in a Team Based Classroom: An Interview with Jenna Bednar, Political Science
The new team based classroom in the Chemistry building is designed to facilitate group interaction, with students organized strategically to apply what they are learning and construct their own experiences. The room includes movable tables and chairs, large flat screens for each group, and a central computing station for the instructor. However, many students would say the coolest feature is the writable wall surface throughout the entire room. But how, exactly, does such as space improve learning and allow for students to think more deeply about content and theory?
Jenna Bednar teaches a Political Science research course to 49 students in the team based classroom. The course teaches students to evaluate scholarly articles in the field and develop a research design for their senior thesis. In this interview Jenna shares how she designs learning experiences to maximize the space and promote her students' critical thinking skills.
Q: Your students will spend much time working with the same team throughout the semester. How did you select the teams?
The structural difference in this classroom is that students must sit at group tables, rather than groups being an option. The first few weeks students sat wherever they liked until we had enough information to strategically break them into teams. One of the first things we did with initial groups is to assign each group an article and have them work together to identify causal mechanisms at work. Groups had fun writing the causal mechanisms on the writable walls. Then groups who read the same article compared notes and discussed differences.
I had to think about how to continue the team based approach to learning even though in this course students work on independent research projects. So in the third week of the course I asked each student to make a one-minute pitch explaining their research topic. To keep things moving, I ran a 60 second timer on the screen. My graduate assistant and I took good notes, and then we clustered the students into new tables based upon the similarity of their research topics.
To develop cohesion within the newly formed teams, team members worked together over two class periods to construct a literature review related to the political science concept that binds them together as a team. Teams identified schools of thought common to the team, explored different arguments, determined what is interesting about their topics and in a third session, each team spent 5-6 minutes teaching the class about their topic: "Here is what is known; here is what we don't know." In addition to helping them learn together in a hands-on way how scholarly literature reviews are structured and their purpose, the exercise helped students identify foundational literature for their individual research projects.
Q: One of the biggest complaints students have about working in groups is that group members do not participate equally. How do you encourage participation in group work?
One cool thing about team tables is that it naturally leads to peer accountability. Students are facing one another, not the instructor. For example, when I asked each student to bring in two foundational articles and two extensions, I'm not walking around and checking. However, students are going around the table sharing what they brought in. It is hard to look at friend and say, "Yeah, I didn't do it." For some assignments I offer a small number of points. For example, when we did a peer exchange on their individual literature review drafts, students earned 2 points (out of 118) for participation if they brought in two hard copies of their draft to share with their team.
Q: Describe how students use technology in the team based classroom.
My students are more adept than I am at using the technology the room provides. For example, I offered an optional assignment for the students to analyze an argument from the first presidential debate. I asked them to deconstruct the argument's components and highlight what made the argument effective in terms of the the quality of its structure and evidence. Although I told them that they could read from a transcript, nearly all students brought in a video clip on their laptop, plugged into the HDMI cable for the monitor at their table, and showed the clip to class.
When teams were asked to present their literature review to the class, some of the groups prepared slides. They created a shared document in Google Docs, and one of them would hook it up to the table's monitor so they could all collaborate on it simultaneously. When they presented their slide show to the full class, I could then select to have the slideshow appear on every team's monitor. Students have no problem connecting their devices to the screen or creating shared document or slides.
Now there has been a time or two when the technology has not worked as planned on my end, but we made a call to the support number and a tech support staff person came immediately.
Q: You have 49 students in your class. How do you keep things running smoothly and help students understand what is expected of them for the day?
I set us up for the day by reminding students what we have been doing over the past few class periods, where we are headed, and then our goals for the day. On days when our primary activity is group-based table work, I have found it helpful to use the monitors for consistent communication across each team. For example, when students engaged in peer exchange, I posted a set of questions on the screens that they could all refer to when thinking about how to give advice about their peer's writing. When the information is on the monitors, rather than in their own notes, it creates a common knowledge of the evaluation criteria; each student knows what to expect from their peer's evaluation.
Q: Have you always taught this way?
No, I didn't always teach this way. Over the last two years I have been hearing about flipped classrooms, and I began to look at other people's ideas about teaching to think about how I might make my own classroom more interactive between the students. For example, I regularly teach an upper-level undergraduate course on American State Government. Initially I taught the course conventionally, standing at the lectern and talking. I would engage students by asking a lot of questions during my lecture, but I did not send sets of students off to work on their own. I realized that for some topics, it made sense to let students work collaboratively. But the conventional classroom structure can make interaction between students really awkward: "Students, just lean over your fixed rows to work together."
As an example of an opportunity for team-based learning in a conventional course, I changed the way that I taught an important concept in American State Government, direct democracy. Every year on the Monday before election day, we cover the proposals on the Michigan ballot as well as interesting proposals from other states. The goal was to apply course content to an analysis of current events. In the past few years, I changed the structure of that day. Rather than us discussing each proposal together, I broke students up into groups and assigned a different proposal to each group. The groups applied what they'd learned throughout the semester about state-level policy-making, the demographics and financial structure of each state, and how interest group advertising shapes voter perception. The students could use what they learned about how voters make decisions to make a prediction about whether the proposal would pass, teaching the rest of us as they shared their analyses. In making a prediction, students become invested in the outcome. So there are a real opportunities in content-filled courses to complement conventional teaching methods with engaged learning. Faculty don't have to do this all the time, however.
Q: Obviously, you embrace an active learning pedagogy. For instructors who are considering integrating active learning strategies into their courses, what would you say are the greatest benefits to learning?
I believe the greatest benefit of teaching this way is that students own what they learn because they have constructed it. Let me give you an example. During peer exchange, students may reference the key points I have made, but they are also analyzing and evaluating their colleague's work, such as pointing out what is going right and this is what is missing. They are teaching each other, creating their own learning experiences and, therefore, they own it.
Of course, you do not have to be teaching in a team based classroom to incorporate meaningful team learning experiences into your course. Whether you have a class of 18 or 100 plus, there are many ways to design meaningful learning experiences. And remember, Canvas Groups and Collaborations, can provide you with efficient ways to organize, assess, and manage groups. If you have been thinking about creating group experiences for your students, contact our office and one of our consultants will help you think through all the possibilities.
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By Sean Reifschneider Date 2007-10-06 16:58 Tags hardware, heartbeat, sean reifschneider, stonith, technical
I know I shouldn't be surprised, because it seems like every time I try to use one of the Heartbeat STONITH plug-ins I find it just doesn't work. Of course, with the exception of the "external" plug-in which I designed, and Scott Kleihege largely implemented. The problem is that STONITH plug-ins are fairly complicated to implement because of the way they're designed. So, getting in and fixing one tends to be pretty hard work. Implementing a new one even harder.
Anyway, the short answer is that the AP7900 just doesn't work with either the apcmastersnmp or the apcmaster STONITH modules. Read on for some more information.
I could have sworn that we got one of these units working in the past, but we must have been using a different firmware version or something. APC has fairly dramatic changes between different versions of their management modules. The OIDs that the SNMP module supports just don't seem to exist in the 7900 units (and similar I'm assuming).
So, as is usually the case, we went with the STONITH external module. In the past we had written one that uses the web interface, but the URLs that it was expecting had changed.
The apcmaster interface should have worked similarly, but it just didn't and the debugging information wasn't at all helpful. The apcmaster module uses the expect library to telnet in, so it has quite a few moving parts and is fairly hard to debug. After my attempts with the IPMI module, I decided to just avoid the 4 hour debugging session and implement an external script like I ended up doing with IPMI.
So, if you are trying to use the APC AP7900 or AP7901, you definitely should be looking at implementing an external script rather than using one of the supplied plug-ins. I didn't try the "apcsmart" plugin because we needed multiple machines to have access to devices on each APC switch. If your needs are different, you may want to try that plug-in.comments powered by Disqus


text: Egypt's military and the nation's interim leaders say the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi was not a coup, but rather a response to public demand. Morsi's supporters believe otherwise. If it was judged to be a coup, the U.S. might have to cut off aid to Egypt's military. Ed Giles/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ed Giles/Getty Images The Two-Way Egypt's Interim Leader May Tap Emergency Law Used By Mubarak July 9, 2013 Adly Mansour has issued a decree that also sets a timetable for new elections. Some analysts believe his decisions will only embolden Islamists. Others say the short timetable to elections should encourage Egyptians and others that the country is moving to restore civilian rule.


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[K-Ci & JoJo]
How do you want it?
How do you feel?
Comin' up as a nigga in the cash game
Livin' in the fast lane, I'm for real
How do you want it yeah?
How do you feel?
Comin' up as a nigga in the cash game
Livin' in the fast lane, I'm for real
I love the way you activate your hips and push your ass out
Got a nigga wantin' it so bad, I'm about to pass out
Wanna dig you, and I can't even lie about it
Baby, just alleviate your clothes, time to fly up out it
Catch you at a club, oh shit, you got me fiendin'
Body talkin' shit to me, but I can't comprehend the meanin'
Now, if you wanna roll with me, then here's your chance
Doin' eighty on the freeway, police, catch me if you can
Forgive me, I'm a rider, still I'm just a simple man
All I want is money, fuck the fame, I'm a simple man
Mr. International, player with the passport
Just like Aladdin, bitch, get you anything you ask for
It's either him or me; Champagne, Hennessy
A favorite of my homies when we floss on our enemies
Witness as we creep to a low speed, peep what a ho need
Puff some mo' weed, funk, ya don't need
Approachin' hoochies with a passion, been a long day
But I've been driven by attraction in a strong way
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Effective meetings are only as long as they need to be, according to former Toyota creative advisor Matthew E. May.
Writing for fastcompany.com, May believes "bloated, wasteful" meetings can be transformed into "lean, productive" ones depending on the amount of decision-making work that needs to be made.
For example if a lot of decision making needs to be made, involving a lot of attendees, it may be worth searching for conference centres to hire for an afternoon.
On the other hand, if a single decision needs to be made, only a two minute meeting is required.
In addition, proper preparation will allow meetings to grow more focused, according to May, who illustrates this with the use of traditional arboreal art 'bonsai'.
"At Toyota, the principal of nemawashi is used to gain consensus on ideas and plans," he explained, cited by businessperspectives.co.uk. "The term comes from the art of bonsai, and means 'preparing the roots for planting.' In other words, socialise your content before the meeting using quick huddles, office fly-bys [and] one-on-one conversations."
By engaging in these meetings, May believes leaders can gather a team's input and build a 'soft consensus'. Then, once attendees arrive at the meeting, the 'interaction can fit its purpose': to come to a decision made together.


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Note: Video of Kedai Goreng Pisang Simpang Tiga, click on FOJB Videos @YouTube in 'Useful Links'
Located in Simpang Tiga, Janda Baik…it's called 'Kedai Goreng Pisang Simpang Tiga" famous amongst locals and visitors – where their specialty local evening delicacies Goreng Pisang (fried banana) served here together with keropok lekor (fried fish crisp dipped with hot sour sauce), fried fish balls and keledek goreng with fresh sugar cane drinks and cool Cendol. It serves a Take Away concept but there're a simple wooden table and plank chairs for those who wish to just have it there. Open normally from 3pm to 6pm. If you're late, then it would all probably gone. We had to tell you here mate, it goes like hotcakes!


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7 rocky planets around a close-by red Sun – and 3 in the Habitable Zone
NASA just announced 7 rocky planets around the cool red star Trappist-1 – and 3 of those orbit within the Habitable Zone (where surface liquid water would be possible). Exciting discovery. Planets abound – now we'll have to observe them to see if they are habitats – wouldn't that be amazing? 3 potentially habitable worlds orbiting the same star.
An interesting open question is whether the UV flux on the surface might be harsh to sterilizing. However if life would evolve, it could always hide underground or in an ocean… (and maybe even generate biofluorescent signatures?)
Exciting times for discoveries!


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A Good Death, with Caitlin Doughty
Listen/Subscribe via ItunesDownloadIt's our Halloween show, and who better to talk to than the most fun mortician on the planet, Caitlin Doughty. We talk to Caitlin about death planning, "secondary flaccidity," the nest death movie ever, and her new book, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory. Check our other recent podcasts, on breast cancer prevention with author of Breasts, Florence Williams; with Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook; and our episode with Mary Roach, on her latest book Gulp!; and many among others. Caitlin Doughty is a Los Angeles based mortician and death theorist. Her first book, the New York Times bestselling Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, describes her job working at an Oakland crematory, and includes many funny, moving, and enlightening stories about death and the funeral industry. Caitlin's webseries "Ask a Mortician" and the Order of the Good Death website have led to features on National Public Radio, BBC, the Huffington Post, Vice, the LA Times, and Salon, among others. She has done presentations on the history of death culture, rituals, and the funeral industry for diverse audiences including the Center for Inquiry, SXSW Interactive, Dan Savage's Live Lovecast, Upright Citizen's Brigade, and the Ontario Coroner's Association. Currently, she works as a licensed funeral director/mortician and is in the process of opening her own alternative funeral service, Undertaking LA. Music from the show includes the Rolling Stones, Dancing with Mr. D; Tom Lehrer, I Hold Your Hand in Mine; and music from the movie Departures.


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"Fraud," "deceit," and "exploitation." Those words were used this week at a hearing about the Head Start program–the federal government's long-standing preschool program for low-income children. An investigation carried out by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), revealed several cases of underreporting of income and the falsification of addresses by Head Start employees in order to "qualify" children for the program. Head Start grantees receive money based on the number of children they serve.
As reported in an Education and Labor committee hearing on May 18, reports of two fraudulent cases lead the GAO to conduct an undercover investigation in which they attempted to enroll 15 fraudulent children. In over half of these cases Head Start employees encouraged families to misrepresent their income, falsify family income on enrollment forms, or make claims that a working parent was instead unemployed.
Representative Kline issued a statement about the GAO report:
GAO's finding of fraudulent practices at half the centers investigated raises serious questions about the pervasiveness of these practices. I applaud the GAO's efforts to bring this information to light, and I welcome the broader inquiry by the Inspector General to determine the larger program vulnerabilities.
And indeed there are larger vulnerabilities in the federal government's largest preschool program. A recently-released federally-mandated evaluation of Head Start revealed that the program produced zero lasting academic impacts for children. Yet taxpayers have poured $167 billion into it for the last 45 years. Despite the most recent Head Start Impact Study clearly indicating that students who participate in the program do not fare any better than their non-attending peers and in some cases even do worse, Congress has allocated $1 billion more to this program for FY 2011.
One would think the government's largest preschool program – at $9 billion per year – being deemed ineffective would garner some attention. But in a recent Heritage Foundation panel, Drs. Russ Whitehurst, the director of education policy research at the Brookings Institution, and Nicholas Zill, who worked as a lead analyst on the study–pointed out that it took the government six years from the time the data was collected to get around to reporting the results. Said Dr. Whitehurst:
Delayed data are useless data. One reason we've gotten so little attention to the data is that the actions that should have been predicated on the results of the study have already been taken…I think the main reason why [the study is] being ignored is the results were negative. In fact, I think if the results were positive, even if they had been delayed years and years they would have been on the front page of the New York Times, The Washington Post, and many other media outlets.
Yet at Tuesday's hearing, all that was heard about Head Start was the virtues of this program and how to make sure that the neediest children are not harmed as a result of enrollment fraud. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), head of the Education and Labor Committee, firmly stated:
Head Start works for our children and we are here today to make sure it will continue to do so.
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) clearly stated that Head Start is supposed to close the achievement gap between needy children and their more affluent peers. And Carmen Nazario, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, pointed out that Head Start provides almost 1 million children with "a much needed chance at success."
Unfortunately, in a hearing meant to uncover the truth, these statements perpetuated the false notion that Head Start is succeeding at its mission. Mr. Gregory Kutz of the Government Accountability Office spoke more accurately, when he stated: "I fear that enrollment fraud is not the only fraud in the Head Start program." He's right: it's hard to conclude otherwise after 45 years, $167 billion, and little benefit for millions of children. Shouldn't we hope for better for America's young learners?


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Amber Papyrus Medium Tote
$ 24.00
This medium, hand woven papyrus tote was beautifully made by artisans in northern Thailand. The artisans are known for their crafting skills and merging culture and artistry in their products. Typically these village workers rely on eco-tourism or middlemen that will sell their products to local markets.
The medium tote has a color coordinating fabric band, a fabric liner, a woven handle, and a zipper closure. Because of the unique fabrics used in this product, no two items are identical. The items are grouped by primary colors but we cannot guarantee an exact match to any photo.
The woven tote is approximately 16 inches wide, 5 inches deep, and 10 inches tall.


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Really, you want to be comfortable with the person you're doing business with. It comes down to that. For SmartBox, what really was interesting tome was to see that you can set it up until the person feels like you're an expert. They look at it from a holistic approach. It's not just search and optimization, it's not just pay per click, it's not just the website revisions, not just SEO, it's not just social media. It's the whole combination.
I think some of the chirp marketing type of stuff where you keep in constant contact with the person gives you that feeling that, "OK. This person isn't just going away. It wasn't the one and done type of thing." You know and we hear all the statistics. It's like, you need eight points of contact at least before somebody feels comfortable like, "OK. Maybe this person actually does know what they're talking about."
Then the return on the investment. That's the big part. Its' the old adage, "Whatever you want to improve, you need to measure." That was kind of what Collin had been saying. Part of it is the tracking number so you get an idea of how many people are actually finding you from an online presence.
We've started that before the website went live so we can kind of see what the differential is. It's kind of surprising to me already to see how many people just find you on Google. It's like, "If you're not on Google, then you're not listed, you're not anywhere." We had done no marketing. We've done pretty well with new patients because it's a good location, but it's like, "Are you attracting the right patients?" That's where it comes down to for me.
I think every body that we've had contact with has been very responsive and yeah, I feel like we're in good hands.


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Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)
R499 R699 ex. Vat: R499
- Brand: inXile entertainment
- Product Code: 10227344
- Availability: Pre-Order
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the highly-anticipated thematic successor to one of the best RPGs of all time - Planescape: Torment. The game has already amassed a dedicated following as shown by it being one of the three most-funded Kickstarter games to date. Bringing back the golden era of RPGs, the game features a deep, thematically satisfying story set in a world unlike any other - Earth a billion years in the future. On top of a thought-provoking narrative and a novel take on turn-based combat, Torment: Tides of Numenera offers hundreds of meaningful, game-changing choices that ensure no playthrough is ever the same.
- A World Unlike Any Other - Journey across the Ninth World, a fantastic, original setting, with awe-inspiring visuals, offbeat and unpredictable items to use in and out of battle, and stunning feats of magic.
- A Rich, Personal Narrative - Thoughtful and character-driven, the story is epic in feel but deeply personal in substance. The philosophical underpinnings of Torment drive the game both mechanically and narratively.
- Reactivity, Replayability and the Tides - Your choices matter, and morality in the Ninth World is not a simple matter of "right" and "wrong". Torment is a deeply replayable experience that arises naturally from your actions throughout the game.
- A New Take on Combat - Plan your way through hand-crafted set-pieces which combine battles with environmental puzzles, social interaction, stealth, and more.


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Arthur Bogoraz, a seasoned business professional and longtime private pilot, views traveling as one of the most fulfilling and eye-opening experiences that a person can have in life.
Arthur has sought out new geographic places in which he can explore ever since he was a teenager. He has always had a passion for places unknown — and over the years, as he's been fortunate enough to travel through parts of the United States, the Caribbean, Eastern and Western Europe, and more — this passion has continued to grow. As a private pilot, Arthur has had the unique opportunity to see the world from a new perspective in more ways than one.
One of the main motivations that drives Arthur Bogoraz to travel is the opportunity to learn about other cultures. While studying cultures from afar certainly has its merits, oftentimes it is simply not as effective or downright fascinating as immersing oneself in the culture. From visiting museums and iconic landmarks to simply chatting with locals, Arthur enjoys learning firsthand about the similarities and differences in what defines cultures around the world. Each location Arthur has visited has its own "story"– and Arthur aims to learn as much about it as he can.
In addition to the learning opportunities, Arthur enjoys the ability to relax and take in the beautiful sights and sounds of new places. One of his fondest travel memories is visiting the tropical nation of the Maldives. The island of St. Martin also remains one of Arthur's all-time favorite destinations, thanks to its gorgeous resort beaches. St. Martin was also an ideal spot for another aspect of travel that Arthur loves: cuisine. With its unique blend of French and Indian Caribbean cooking, St. Martin offered great gourmet options that embodied the atmospheres of both sides of the island.
When he can, Arthur also enjoys getting involved in athletic pursuits in his travels. He has gone skiing at alpine resorts in Switzerland and enjoys that these activities allow him to network with other tourists from around the world.
Arthur presently resides in Edison, New Jersey and is already planning a future trip to Bora Bora. His travels have allowed him to cultivate a more global viewpoint and have inspired him to make the world a more connected place. He hopes that by sharing some of his stories and insights on this blog, he can inspire others to pursue their travel dreams.


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The sun has shone brightly today although a chill in the air. Following a dose of flu and only the four walls of my bedroom for the last few days, it was such a pleasure to feel the warmth of the sun on my cheeks as I ventured out into the sunshine. Lots of pretty bulbs springing up out of the ground and the smell of Spring finally arriving! Even the rhubarb in my garden is growing – almost enough stalks for a pie!
Feeling energised, I thought I'd turn my hand to making a floral brooch (in anticipation of the workshop I am running next week!) with some bright coloured silks to keep me in this happier mood!….just the thing to add a little something new to this old basket I have! Or as an extra splash of colour to my winter scarf. I've put some in my shop too. My NEW floral corsage workshop will be running next Thursday evening from 6-8 pm for anyone interested!


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As Christians prepare to celebrate the Christmas holiday, it seems an appropriate time to take a look back at a church building that has stood here for more than a century-and-a-half: the landmark Asbury M. E. Church in New Springville.
Built in 1849, the current church building is the final product of the founding of the church group on Staten Island in the first years of the 19th century.
The first recorded entry in the church records is as follows: "The Methodist Episcopal Church, in the township of Northfield and county of Richmond and state of New York, was built in the year of our Lord 1802."
In 1803, an election was held in the house of Nicholas Crocheron, Esq., to choose trustees. Other old Staten Island names that were represented in the church records as of this early date were Decker, Simonson and Wood.
The first services were most probably held in private houses shortly after Francis Asbury, who was sent to America by the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, made his first visit to the Island. Consecrated in 1784 as the first bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church, Asbury preached at Staten Island churches for some 45 years.
Pastors from New Jersey made frequent visits here; during their absences, meetings were held by local Staten Island preachers such as William Cole, Joseph Totten and Elias Price.
Farmers would load their wagons with their less fortunate neighbors and transport them to attend these services. Others would walk from Mariners Harbor and Port Richmond to worship. When the first church building was erected, the congregation numbered 64.
In 1810, Thomas Drummond was assigned to Staten Island as pastor of the Woodrow and Asbury Churches — at the time, the only two Methodist Episcopal churches here. From 1815 onward, the Asbury Church flourished, having paid all its debts and still able to sustain a considerable balance in the treasury. The church treasurer reported that "all bills have been paid, with a few pounds [sterling] remaining."
The "new" church building was built in 1849 by a mason named Riker of Newark, and J. L. Richards, a carpenter. The building measured 45-by-60 feet and had seating for 400 people.
The beautiful building of red brick originally lacked the tower we see today. Instead, it had a front facing gable and large columns along the front. The enormous side windows are multi-paned and add an incredible grace to the structure, which sits among some of the oldest burial plots on the Island. Here again, the gravestones are a Who's Who of old Staten Island names.
There exists a written reminiscence made late in the 19th century by the then-oldest congregant of the Asbury Church, 91-year-old Catherine Decker, who was born in 1806 near Mariners Harbor.
Mrs. Decker remembered walking three miles through the woods and back, with her mother "to the old Neck (Asbury) Church, often at night, to hear the minister from New Jersey." Mrs. Decker attended the Asbury Church until the Mariners Harbor Methodist Church was built. Her mother gave the first $5 toward the erection of the church; when it was completed, she joined, since it was closer to her home than the Asbury Church.
Around 1878, the original front of the church building collapsed and was rebuilt as we see it today, with its central mass that ends in a square spire. Large, arch-top windows adorn the front façade and a fan light window rests atop the centrally located double doors. The original spire was much more ornate than the one we see on the church today, however. Its four sides had paired arch-top openings with a large single arch mounted above each pair. There were four Gothic-inspired finials at each corner of the tower.
The Asbury Church building has been home to Son Rise Faith Church since the 1970s. Though the congregation that meets in this ancient building today is far different from the one that met there in 1849, the building remains a house of worship. Quite a feat when one considers the great number of church buildings that either have been de-consecrated or torn down.
This stately brick church, perhaps a bit plain when compared to other massive and ornate church buildings that were built in the late 19th century, retains a very special grace and beauty that other buildings simply don't have.
From the days when worshipers traveled via horse and cart, through the centuries to today, when thousands of automobiles speed by on Richmond Avenue daily, the Asbury M. E. Church has witnessed 160 Christmas holidays ... and still counting.
Present, Past, Future appears on the last Friday of the month in Home. Marjorie Decker Johnson assists in researching the history of properties featured in the column.


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Toggleable Moving Averages
This indicator can be a handy tool if you mostly trades from naked charts but sometimes need a quick look at the moving averages. You can add up to three separate moving averages that can be easily shown or hidden by a single click of a button.
The button can be placed in any corner of the chart with a text of your choice. You can also specify the x and y distance from that corner.
- Show or hide the moving averages by a single click of a button
- Add up to three moving averages
- Minimalistic and discreet
- Remembers the state even when you exit the terminal
- Data Window shows smoothing method and period for each moving average
- Button can be placed exactly where you want it to be
Input Parameters
The following input parameters can be set.
- Button text - the text of the button
- Button X offset - horizontal distance from the corner
- Button Y offset - vertical distance from the corner
- Place the button in - what corner to place the button in
- Period (n) - averaging period for calculation
- Shift (n) - shift value in bars
- Method (n) - smoothing method
- Apply to (n) - desired price base for calculation
Set the period to 0 if you want to disable a moving average.
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If you don't already follow Michael Buble on Instagram, do it now. The uber-smooth crooner's social media action is endlessly entertaining, with videos in which he and his band cover other people's hit songs at the request of fans. (His baby son Noah, 11 months, makes some adorable cameos, too.)
Recent jam sessions have featured Jay Z's "Empire State of Mind," The Everly Brothers' "Let It Be Me," and 'N Sync's "Tearin' Up My Heart"—the latter of which was requested by an actual member of the mega-successful boy band, Joey Fatone.
"This is awesome. @realjoeyfatone requested a song from *NSYNC," Buble, 38, captioned the July 10 clip, which shows him rocking out to the 1998 hit song with his band and his cute-as-a-button little boy. (The Grammy winner and his wife, Luisana Lopilato, welcomed Noah in late August 2013.)
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"Here ya go bud! 'Tearin' Up My Heart,'" he added. "Let's pass it along to the other fellas of #NSYNC while we are at it. @justintimberlake @lancebass #jcchasez #chriskirkpatrick"
Buble is currently on his North American To Be Loved tour. In September, he'll head down to South America, and then on to Europe—which means plenty more backstage videos to come!
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EPA Survey shows $271 billion needed for Nation's Wastewater InfrastructureSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Wed, 01/13/2016 - 17:36.
EPA Survey Shows $271 Billion Needed for Nation's Wastewater Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a survey showing that $271 billion is needed to maintain and improve the nation's wastewater infrastructure, including the pipes that carry wastewater to treatment plants, the technology that treats the water, and methods for managing stormwater runoff.
The survey is a collaboration between EPA, states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories. To be included in the survey, projects must include a description and location of a water quality-related public health problem, a site-specific solution, and detailed information on project cost.
"The only way to have clean and reliable water is to have infrastructure that is up to the task," said Joel Beauvais, EPA's Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water. "Our nation has made tremendous progress in modernizing our treatment plants and pipes in recent decades, but this survey tells us that a great deal of work remains."
Governor Brown's budget includes $3.5 million for Delta TunnelsSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 01/07/2016 - 20:11.
State officials deny any money targeted for controversial tunnels READ MORE »
U.S. EPA Requires J.R. Simplot Company to Reduce Emissions at Sulfuric Acid Plant in San Joaquin ValleySubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Wed, 12/16/2015 - 20:59.
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice has announced a settlement with the J.R. Simplot Company that will resolve a Clean Air Act enforcement case involving its sulfuric acid plant near Lathrop, Calif.
Under the settlement, Simplot will spend over $40 million on pollution controls that will significantly cut sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at a total of five acid plants in three states: the Lathrop facility and two plants each in Pocatello, Idaho, and Rock Springs, Wyo. Once implemented, the settlement will reduce SO2 emissions from Simplot's five plants by more than 50 percent, approximately 2,540 tons per year of reductions. Simplot will carry out a plan to monitor SO2 emissions continuously at all five facilities.
The company will pay a civil penalty of $899,000 and has agreed to fund an environmental mitigation project valued at $200,000 to reduce particulate matter pollution in the San Joaquin Valley. This special project with the San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District will provide incentives to residents living in the San Joaquin Valley to replace or retrofit inefficient, higher-polluting wood-burning stoves and fireplaces with cleaner-burning, more energy-efficient appliances. READ MORE »
Department of Interior announces a new website which monitors drought on the Colorado RiverSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Wed, 12/16/2015 - 11:49.
WASHINGTON – On the heels of a White House Roundtable on Water Innovation, the U.S. Department of the Interior today (Dec. 16, 2015) launched a new, interactive website to show the dramatic effects of the 16-year drought in the Colorado River Basin. The specialized web tool, otherwise known as Drought in the Colorado River Basin – Insights Using Open Data, shows the interconnected results of a reduced water supply as reservoir levels have declined from nearly full to about 50 percent of capacity. READ MORE »
Clean Water, Clean Power - the Case for Solar FloatovoltaicsSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Tue, 09/15/2015 - 15:31.
By Emma Bailey
Human-caused climate change is a very real and urgent threat to all life on this planet. The rapidly worsening issue of global warming requires an immediate switch to energy sources which generate far fewer emissions during production. According to the stabilization wedge theory, we already have the means to get climate change "under control." The theory surmises that we can and should use a variety of conservation and energy production methods, rather than rely on a single "silver bullet." Implementing the recommendations of this theory, however, will call for new and ingenious approaches to all aspects of the power production cycle.
Alarming amounts of mercury and selenium found in Grand Canyon watershedSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 09:43.
A new study, published in the scientific journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, has found mercury and selenium in the Grand Canyon segment of Colorado River at concentrations "sufficient to pose exposure risks for fish, wildlife, and humans." READ MORE HERE: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/the-grand-canyon-has-an-alarming-amount-of-mercury-and-selenium-7610875.
Read the full report at: http://images.phoenixnewtimes.com/media/pdf/walters_et_al-2015-environmental_toxicology_and_chemistry.pdf
Retiring Toxic CA Farmland Better Deal Than TunnelsSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Wed, 07/22/2015 - 00:07.
Retiring Toxic Farmland in Western San Joaquin Valley Would Save Water, Environment and Taxpayer Money
Land retirement 25x cheaper than Tunnel plan and could save 450,000 acre-feet of water
Sacramento, CA – A new report by EcoNorthwest, an independent economic analysis firm, estimates that 300,000 acres of toxic land in the Westlands Water District and three adjacent water districts could be retired at a cost of $580 million to $1 billion. READ MORE »
Photosynthesis Power: Algae as a Green, Clean, Energy SourceSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 07/16/2015 - 18:08.
By Emma Bailey
Water continues to be the source of all life-giving power. The microorganisms which formed petroleum were, of course, first found beneath the sea bed; however the harmful, expensive and dirty process of their extraction negates most if not all benefits of their continued use. Algae, also typically found in aquatic environments, may seem to be an unlikely candidate for energy generation. However, these waterborne organisms, capable of cleaning wastewater while also providing a viable source of biofuel, might be the clean, "renewable" energy source we've all been looking for.
LA Times editorial says GOP proposed water bill in Congress is a bad ideaSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Fri, 07/10/2015 - 09:53.
If you are wondering about the wisdom and costs of a California water bill being proposed in Congress by Hanford Congressman David Valadao, then you should definitely read the Los Angeles Times editorial on the subject. Here is the link:
Fitch Ratings says a California appellate court ruling is likely to have limited impact on tiered-water pricingSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 16:14.
28 April 2015
A court ruling reinforcing the requirement that California water utilities link their tiered fees to the cost of providing water may reduce revenue and increase compliance costs slightly for a few but will likely have limited credit impact, Fitch Ratings says. Nearly all Fitch-rated water utilities in the state use tiered water rate pricing. Those that have sufficiently justified their tiered water pricing based on direct cost recovery of capital, conservation programs, higher treatment, and purchased water costs will see limited impacts. However, some may be required to re-examine their rate structures, undergo more rigorous analysis of cost of service, and provide greater rate transparency going forward. READ MORE »


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Crab louse
|Crab louse
|Scientific classification
|P. pubis
|Binomial name
| Pthirus pubis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Pediculus pubis Linnaeus, 1758
The crab louse (Pthirus pubis, also pubic louse) is an insect that is an obligate ectoparasite of humans, feeding exclusively on blood.[1] The crab louse usually is found in the person's pubic hair. Although the louse cannot jump, it can also live in other areas of the body that are covered with coarse hair, such as the eyelashes. Humans are the only known hosts of the crab louse, although a closely related species, Pthirus gorillae, infects gorilla populations. The human parasite diverged from Pthirus gorillae approximately 3.3 million years ago,[2] and is more distantly related to the genus Pediculus, which contains the human head and body lice.
An adult crab louse is about 1.3–2 mm long (slightly smaller than the body louse and head louse), and can be distinguished from those other species by its almost round body. Another distinguishing feature is that the rearmost two pairs of legs of a crab louse are much thicker than the front legs and have large claws.[3]
Life cycle
The eggs of the crab louse are laid usually on the coarse hairs of the genital and perianal regions of the human body. Crab lice may also be found on other areas of the body that have coarse and relatively sparse coverings of hair, such as the beard, moustache, eyelashes, underneath the arms. They do not generally occur on the finer hair of the scalp.[3][4]
The female lays about three eggs a day. The eggs take 6–8 days to hatch, and there are three nymphal stages which together take 10–17 days before the adult develops, making a total life cycle from egg to adult of 16–25 days. Adults live for up to 30 days.[3] Crab lice feed exclusively on blood, and take a blood meal 4–5 times daily.
Infestation of humans
Infestations of crab lice are known as pediculosis pubis or phthiriasis pubis (which, unlike the generic name of the louse, is spelled with a phth). Infestation of the eyelashes is referred to as pediculosis ciliaris or phthiriasis palpebrarum.[5]
The main symptom of infestation with crab lice is itching, usually in the pubic-hair area, resulting from hypersensitivity to louse saliva, which can become stronger over two or more weeks following initial infestation. In some infestations, a characteristic grey-blue or slate coloration appears (maculae caeruleae) at the feeding site, which may last for days.
Current worldwide prevalence has been estimated at 2% of the human population, but accurate numbers are difficult to gauge because crab lice infestations are not considered a reportable condition by many governments, and many cases are self-treated or treated discreetly by primary physicians.[6]
Crab lice usually infect a new host only by close contact between individuals, usually through sexual intercourse. Adults are more frequently infested than children. Non-sexual transmissions may occur among family and roommates through the use of shared towels, clothing, beds or closets. They can only survive a short time away from the warmth and humidity of the human body.
It has been suggested that an increasing percentage of humans removing their pubic hair has led to reduced crab louse populations in some parts of the world.[7][8] Because the World Health Organization and other authorities do not record statistics for pubic louse infestation, there is virtually no hard data to support this supposition.
- ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ↑ Weiss RA (10 February 2009). "Apes, lice and prehistory". J Biol. 8 (2): 20. doi:10.1186/jbiol114. PMC 2687769. PMID 19232074.
- 1 2 3 Service, Mike (2012). Medical Entomology for Students (5th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-66818-8.
- ↑ Nuttall, GHF (1918). "The biology of Phthirus pubis". Parasitology. 10: 383–405. doi:10.1017/s0031182000003954.
- ↑ Manjunatha NP, Jayamanne GR, Desai SP, Moss TR, Lalik J, Woodland A. Pediculosis pubis: presentation to ophthalmologist as phthriasis palpebrarum associated with corneal epithelial keratitis. Int. J. STD AIDS 2006; 17: 424–426
- ↑ Anderson AL, Chaney E (February 2009). "Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis): history, biology and treatment vs. knowledge and beliefs of US college students". Int J Environ Res Public Health. 6 (2): 592–600. doi:10.3390/ijerph6020592. PMC 2672365. PMID 19440402.
- ↑ Armstrong, N. R.; Wilson, J. D. (2006). "Did the "Brazilian" kill the pubic louse?". Sexually Transmitted Infections. 82 (3): 265–266. doi:10.1136/sti.2005.018671. PMC 2564756. PMID 16731684.
- ↑ Bloomberg: Brazilian bikini waxes make crab lice endangered species, published 13 January 2013, retrieved 14 January 2013
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pubic lice.


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These practices demonstrate the ability to meet the program's key elements embodying characteristics of the medical home. The standards are aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association.
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A project based in an almost millennium-old village in Eastern China, the story of the Skywells hotel in Wuyuan is one characterized by preservation, restoration, and a harmonious confluence of the old and the new. Striking a fine balance between tradition and modernity, the team is striving to enhance the culturally significant Huizhou architecture and design with the addition of non-intrusive and inoffensive modern means and comforts.
Wherever possible, effort has been made to preserve original antique elements of the building such as the ornate wooden frames. Talented local craftsmen have been hired for this purpose.
They are reproducing fittings destroyed by years of neglect.
The Tian Jing, or skywells as they are referred to in English, are a prominent design feature of the building, and provide lighting and air to all rooms which open into these courtyards. The restoration work is paying a great deal of attention to the quality and intricacy of wooden carvings in these communal areas. In terms of external design and appearance, the original style of the building with whitewashed walls is being maintained.
Modern enhancements are being made based on the parameters of functionality, comfort, and necessity, with an emphasis on unobtrusiveness with the original design. The renovation of a 300 years old building to create a modern, state-of-the-art boutique hotel undoubtedly requires structural enhancements, which in this case means the addition of a staircase, garden space with a new restaurant, multipurpose area, bar, balcony, tea room and terrace. The interior design will employ warm and cool neutral hues complemented by the occasional bright accent color, and paneled monochromatic works of traditional Chinese landscape art. Work is also underway on the addition of basic functional systems including plumbing and electricity.


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It's a fact—I always talk about Eckhart Tolle.
If you're in my school, have attending one of my lectures or workshops, or have been on one of my calls or webinars, you'll know it's true.
Eckhart's book The Power of Now changed my life.
Here's why I always talk about him . . .
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"Cactus Shadows Falcon Pride Marching Band"Drum majors flanking Gary Wykoff.
Photo by Pete Mohr
And the above title, readers, as I recently learned from CSHS Music Director Gary Wykoff is the correct name for his Falcons, who'll make their 2010 debut at halftime, Friday evening, Sept. 3, hopefully with the Football Falcons on their way to defeating the visiting (Vail) Cienega Bobcats. Director Wykoff has good reason to smile, with his musicians growing from 72 to 81. I well remember when they numbered less than 30.
Congratulations, Gary. The Band will be led by talented drum majors senior Elyse Gifford (r) and junior Maya Neville (l). This season's halftime theme will be "Reflections," with musical selections depicting sound, light and form. "Reflections" will be their presentation at U of A's "Band Day," NAU's marching band competition and the State Marching Band Festivals (at several venues statewide). From those Festivals, the "Falcon Priders" hope to advance to the Marching Band State Championships. Good luck, Band – and thanks for being such an entertaining part of "Friday Night Lights," Cactus Shadows style. -Pete Mohr


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