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Jonny Cooper insists Diarmuid Connolly will have to fight for his place in Dublin team after ban
The ace forward is serving a 12-week suspension for pushing linesman
JONNY COOPER insists that Diarmuid Connolly has to earn his place in the Dublin team when his 12-week ban ends.
The St Vincent's man is sidelined until a possible All-Ireland SFC semi-final on August 27.
Connolly copped the suspension after TV footage showed him making contact with linesman Ciarán Branagan during Dublin's 0-19 to 0-7 Leinster SFC quarter-final win over Carlow at O'Moore Park last month.
Cooper, 27, feels that the 12-week spell of inactivity will blunt Connolly's edge and that training and keeping yourself ticking over in the gym is no replacement for actual game time.
While the defender also believes that Connolly's actions are unbecoming of a Dublin footballer, he claims the penny has finally dropped and that his team-mate is aware of his responsibilities.
While no one in the Sky Blue camp is questioning the sincerity of their star forward, Cooper is concerned the lengthy lay-off will have a negative impact on his game.
He will have a real fight on his hands to get back into Jim Gavin's side, however much Dublin fans would like to see him in the starting XV and firing on all cylinders.
Cooper said: "No more different to any of the rest of us, he is going to have to prove himself to get a jersey again. It's important from a team perspective, discipline as a whole. He's a grown man now after all.
"It doesn't fit what's expected of us as players — from a performance or management perspective.
"If he wasn't aware of that before, he is now that he's suspended."
But Cooper does not feel Connolly will just walk straight back into the team when his suspensions ends next month.
Regarding the Vincent's man's return, full-back Cooper added: "It's a hard question to answer, to be honest.
"It is down to Jim and the management team — it's their call, assuming of course, that we get that far."
Cooper is not convinced that Connolly can maintain the levels of match fitness required to be in contention for a place in an All-Ireland semi-final starting XV.
As it was, the Na Fianna defender missed most of this year's league campaign with an ankle injury.
And that left him at a disadvantage going into the Championship.
He was selected for the Carlow clash all the same.
Whatever transpires, Dublin have more options now — that is for sure. Con O'Callaghan looks more at home in Gavin's attack and Paul Mannion fired 0-8 in their 4-29 to 0-10 win over Westmeath.
Cooper said: "Diarmuid has a lot of experience and a lot of medals. He can bring a lot of different things to the table.
"It's difficult to get up to that level you need to be at purely from training.
"There's also lads who have something a little bit different to offer — some of the other guys or maybe some of the more established lads who haven't played as much as Diarmuid in the last few years."
But Cooper senses that Connolly is definitely keen to make amends.
He has been training with the squad and doing his own work in the gym to try to stay at his peak. Despite his team-mate's antics, Cooper has been impressed by Connolly's reaction at training.
He said: "There's a lot of intent there, a lot of focus. I'm sure he has had a lot of distractions in the last couple of weeks, so I'd imagine he's trying to stay in his bubble.
"He looks like he's very focused on trying to get back into the team.
"He's been very good, very open about the whole thing. He has put his hands up and said he shouldn't have done what he did."
Ciarán Kilkenny has picked up from where he left off last year, which means Dublin can cope without Connolly until August at least.
The nominee for 2016 Footballer of the Year scored his first competitive goal for his county in the runaway win over Westmeath.
Cooper gave him plenty of stick over it.
That goal was a long time coming after all.
Which is why Cooper could not resist have a little dig.
He added: "Yeah, I certainly made him aware of it! He gets on a lot of ball.
"He had one opportunity in the first half, but he backed himself in that game to execute the shot. I think that he'll find himself in that position more."
Joking aside, Kilkenny looks like he can be Dublin's engine again this summer.
The Castleknock man's versatility is what makes him such a huge asset.
And Cooper believes there is even more to come from him.
He said: "Yeah, I think he has evolved, inside forwards do a lot of damage.
"But he can play inside, outside — anywhere, to be honest.
"It is testament to his own skill set. And I've no doubt that there is another gear."


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My very first DSLR! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was a fantastic deal on the Nikon D3200, and after researching more in to it I felt I couldn't let it pass by. I have so much to learn and I am super excited to begin. Time to read through the manual and play around a lot. This book is also going on my wishlist. AHH!
Payday also brought me a new pair of shoes! I've been saying I'd buy a new pair since March when my boots broke. Since then I've been wearing my ballet style shoes to work each day, and they were in desperate need of replacement. Each time it would rain (that's a lot of times) I'd say that I'd buy a new pair of shoes at the weekend. 6 months later and I've finally done it with these tan leather shoes.
This blog inspired me to finally go shopping after I read about the capsule wardrobe idea. Two days later I was onboard and I sorted through everything, and that's when I realised that I could no longer put off buying shoes, so the next day I went to Princes St. My feet will be so thankful, especially with all these rainy days. Time to sell/donate/get rid of lots of clothes and fill out my Autumn capsule some more.
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Today was a cross train day which means back to the gym. Surprisingly I was not as sore as I thought I was going to be. I guess I do use most of those muscles in training and running so cross country skiing wasn't too overwhelming.
So here is the Janathon update for today:
11.61 miles – level 9 random hills on the bike – 30 mins
3 sets of 30 – crunches and side crunches
3 sets of 12 – bridges, clam shells, leg lifts, weighted reverse lunges holding 20 lbs, side lunges, tricep work and bicep curls
3 – one min planks
Then lots of stretching, followed by a nice long massage.
I would say it was a good day.
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For some reason I thought they'd be an intro thread, rather that having to start one yourself, but I couldn't see one - please tell me if I'm clogging up the forum by making an Entire New Thread For Me! It actually sums up a lot about my attitude to myself, and consequently, to food, in how I feel like I'm taking up unnecessary space on the virtual plane as well as the physical one lmao
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Pencils are great. Seriously, we have nothing against them. In fact, some of our best friends are pencils.
However, if you want to get the most out of the Sketching in Practice Symposium, we strongly recommend you bring an iPad.
Though its not required, it will allow you to try out some of the amazing tools our presenters will be sharing in real-time, including:
- Amy Burvall's workshop on how to use apps like Thinglink and Squigglish to breathe life into your drawings.
- Alon Chitayat's collaborative sketch session via Google's newly released Jamboard app.
- And Jessica Motherwell and Krista Lambert's session on using comic apps to combat sexism and homophobia.
And remember if you don't have one don't worry. Like showers, iPads are best enjoyed when shared with a friend.
Further note: please download the following apps to prepare for these sessions (* indicates that it is required).
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Big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are more than just buzzwords. They are changing our lives in often imperceptible ways, and increasingly contributing to the decisions we make both at home and at work. As helpful as it is to know which new show you should watch on Netflix or which emails should go straight to your spam folder, the potential for AI to assist us in making big decisions more effectively—by using more than just the information that resides within our own grey matter—is the potential that has everyone buzzing.
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As LocumsMart gathers more data over time, the system "learns" about which factors drive a User's decisions on whether to accept or decline a particular Provider Bid, and it is able to do a better and better job of scoring each Bid based on the individual HCO User's preferences. While Bid Scoring helps HCO Users work more efficiently by saving them time, it also helps Vendor Users work more efficiently by showing them which factors their HCO clients are using to evaluate their Provider Bids.
Bid Scoring provides Vendors with immediate real-time feedback they can use to improve the quality of the Bid and improve the chances that their Provider is accepted. Is the candidate board-certified? Are they licensed in the State where the Facility is located? Can the Provider fill all the dates and shifts requested in the Assignment Request? Put that information in the Bid! Adding new, more responsive information about a Provider will improve the Bid Score in real time and help the HCO better understand how well the Provider matches their need. Overall, Bid Scoring will help.
LocumsMart is excited to take this first small step with artificial intelligence. Bid Scoring will help everyone work more efficiently, while improving the quality and responsiveness of Bids. HCOs make better decisions more quickly, and the Vendors who pay the closest attention fill more jobs, creating a positive feedback loop that benefits all LocumsMart Members and ultimately results in more needs being filled.
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This International Women's Day (8 March), Corporal Kelly Squires will be serving her country in Iraq, far away from the Bega Valley where she grew up.
Corporal Squires grew up in Jellat Jellat on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales where she attended Tathra Primary School and Batemans Bay High School.
Now a Corporal in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 25-year old Kelly is currently deployed to Iraq with Task Group Taji 4 – a combined force of around 300 Australian and 100 New Zealand Defence Force personnel.
"I can remember the Australian Defence Force Recruiting team coming to Bega High and thinking I wanted to be part of an organisation that puts the needs of others first," she said.
"The Army was where I wanted to be."
On International Women's Day, Kelly will be out on the rifle range training Iraqi Security Forces in weapons handling and first aid.
The Task Group's mission is to train Iraqi soldiers and police, to help them defeat the Daesh terrorist group and maintain security in liberated areas.
"I'm teaching the Iraqi Security Forces a range of skills from first aid to weapons handling to operating vehicle check points," she said.
"We're teaching them the skills they need to operate in dangerous urban environments such as Mosul.
"The most rewarding part of the deployment so far is seeing the progression of the Iraqis," she said.
"It's great to see how their shooting improves with your coaching.
"There's a great sense of pride knowing you are making a difference to their soldier skills which will ultimately save their life in battle."
Although she is enjoying her deployment, Kelly is also looking forward to returning home in June to spend time with her fiancée Jeska and their three dogs.
"It's hard being away from Jeska, but she has always been so supportive of my career," she said.
"She sends me lots of pictures and videos of the dogs which always makes my day brighter."
"I'll be making the big trip home to spend some quality time with my family and friends from the South Coast."
With Anzac Day approaching next month, Kelly is also aware that she is continuing a family tradition.
"My great grandfather won a Military Medal for bravery in World War I," Kelly said.
"It was something I was always so proud of, especially on Anzac Day when I march with my little brother James.
"The support we receive from family and friends is absolutely wonderful.
"We really appreciate the care packages and letters sent from school children and generous strangers. It means a lot to know that people are thinking of us at home."
Kelly is deployed on Operation OKRA, as part of Task Group Taji 4 - a combined force of Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel training Iraqi Security Forces to defeat Daesh and maintain security in Iraq. There are about 300 Australian and 100 New Zealanders in the Task Group.
Australia's Defence contribution to Iraq is named Operation OKRA, and includes a Special Operations Task Group, an Air Task Group and Task Group Taji.
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Suspended in Language: Niels Bohr's Life, Discoveries, and the Century He Shaped
- Publisher: G.T. Labs
- Written By: Jim Ottaviani
- Art By: Jay Hosler Jeff Parker Leland Purvis Linda Medley Roger Langridge Steve Leialoha
- Language: English
- Categories: Education, History, Nonfiction, S.T.E.M., Slice of Life,
- Digital Release Date: March, 27th, 2019
- Age Rating: Teen
When you think about atoms, chances are you think of Niels Bohr's model. But beyond that model (which he soon left behind...since it's wrong!) his life and discoveries blazed the trail from a world without cars or radio, much less airplanes and television, to one of space travel and the World Wide Web.


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PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Citi 2019 Financial Technology Conference at the Lotte NY Palace in New York, NY on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. The presentation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Green Dot Corporation, [NYSE: GDOT], is a financial technology leader and bank holding company with a mission to power the banking industry's branchless future. Enabled by proprietary technology and Green Dot's wholly-owned commercial bank charter, Green Dot's "Banking as a Service" platform is used by a growing list of America's most prominent consumer and technology companies to design and deploy their own bespoke banking solutions to their customers and partners; while Green Dot uses that same integrated technology and banking platform to design and deploy its own leading collection of banking and financial services products directly to consumers through one of the largest retail banking distribution platforms in America. Green Dot products can be acquired through more than 100,000 retailers nationwide, thousands of corporate paycard partners, several "direct-2-consumer" branded websites, thousands of tax return preparation offices and accounting firms, thousands of neighborhood check cashing locations and both of the leading app stores. Green Dot Corporation is headquartered in Pasadena, California, with additional facilities throughout the United States and in Shanghai, China.


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Spiral binding will bring you to a satisfying revolution
A spiral-bound notebook may seem normal, but the spiral binding needed to make it, seen here, is bizarrely satisfying.
Footage filmed in Washington state last month (October 30) shows the stationary technique at work.
The wire coil moves seamlessly through the punched holes of the paper, with the continued revolutions creating a mesmeric image leaving the viewer transfixed and in awe.
The filmer said: "I work at the print shop at my university as a part-time job. I do everything from printing assignments/exams/worksheets to delivering said requests to the professors."
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Hair-raising video footage has been released of a man who fainted and tumbled onto live train tracks in Sydney, Australia.
The man was waiting for a train at 1:54 p.m. on a Monday afternoon when he lost consciousness and somersaulted head-first onto the train track.
A fellow commuter who was standing next to the man tried to catch hold of him as he seemingly lost balance, but couldn't grab him in time.
Everyone watched in shock as the man fell down from the safety of the platform. To make matters worse, the incident occurred just as a train was approaching the station.
Fortunately for him, the train that was approaching was able to stop in time.
"In this incident, the train pulled up very quickly," said Rob Austin from Sydney Trains.
According to a 7 News report, the customer service officer seen in the video footage saved the day by raising both his hands above his head in emergency stop position.
If it wasn't for the officer, "the six men that jumped to a stranger's aid would have found themselves in serious trouble," reported 7 news.
"We understand it's human nature to want to help someone who's been injured, but jumping on a live track is incredibly dangerous, and an injury to one person can quickly become an injury to more," Austin told 7 News.
According to 7 News, Sydney's trains were delayed by sick passengers more than 400 times last year.
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A lower class woman, Holly Parker (Turner), marries into the rich Anderson family with her husband Clayton (John Forsythe) having strong political aspirations. Her mother-in-law (Constance Bennett) looks down on her and keeps a watchful eye on her activities. Due to Clayton's frequent and long trips abroad, Holly forms a relationship with a well-known playboy (Ricardo Montalbán). When he accidentally dies, and only her mother-in-law knows she is innocent, the latter blackmails her into disappearing into the night during a planned boat trip, leaving her husband and son to grieve and Clayton to achieve his rise in the political world.
Holly slowly sinks into depravity all over the world, only to be brought back to America under false assumptions by a "friend" (Burgess Meredith) who plans on blackmailing her family. When she realizes that the man intends to reveal who she is to her son, she shoots him. The police arrest her and, refusing to reveal her identity, she signs a confession with the letter "X". As fate would have it, the court assigns a defense attorney who happens to be her long-lost son (Keir Dullea).


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The Internal Revenue Service estimates that 25.06 percent of Earned Income Tax Credit payments (translating to about $18.4 billion) were issued improperly in fiscal year 2018.
But refundable tax credits like the EITC still aren't being classified and reported properly by the Internal Revenue Service as a high risk for improper payments, according to a new government report.
The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, noted that the federal Office of Management and Budget has declared the EITC a high-risk program that's subject to specific reporting requirements by the Treasury Department.
The IRS provided all the required information regarding EITC improper payment information for inclusion in the Department of the Treasury's Agency Financial Report Fiscal Year 2018. While the agency hasn't reduced the overall EITC improper payment rate to less than 10 percent, it has been approved for an exception to the annual reduction target reporting requirement.
As an alternative, the Treasury and the OMB collaborated on the development of a series of EITC supplemental measures for use, instead of meeting reduction targets. The IRS actually holds up payment of the EITC and other refundable tax credits for an additional period of time during tax season in order to double-check the information. Tax preparers are also required to fill out a due diligence checklist before filing tax returns claiming the tax credits.
The IRS reportedly has a higher audit rate for low-income taxpayers claiming the EITC and other refundable tax credits than for much wealthier taxpayers, according to recent reports from the investigative news site ProPublica. "In 2017, EITC recipients were audited at twice the rate of taxpayers with income between $200,000 and $500,000," said ProPublica. "Only households with income above $1 million were examined at significantly higher rates."
Not only the EITC is a problem for the IRS, according to the TIGTA report. The agency continues to incorrectly rate the improper payment risk associated with other refundable credits like the Additional Child Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and the Premium Tax Credit. The incorrect rating allows the IRS to circumvent reporting required information for these programs to the Department of the Treasury for inclusion in the Agency Financial Report.
TIGTA identified over 2.2 million tax returns that showed an income discrepancy of $1,000 or more from what was reported on the tax returns that weren't selected for further review by the IRS. These taxpayers received over $10.1 billion in credits, including $6.0 billion in EITCs and over $1.9 billion in Additional Child Tax Credits.
TIGTA acknowledged the IRS has started taking corrective actions to address earlier deficiencies reported by the inspector general. Those efforts are leading to better identification and recovery of erroneous EITC payments.
In its latest report, TIGTA suggested the IRS implement a process to systematically identify and evaluate tax returns filed by individuals who have non-work Social Security numbers to prevent erroneous refunds of EITCs and ACTCs. IRS management agreed with this recommendation and plans to take appropriate corrective actions to identify and evaluate tax returns filed by individuals who use non-work Social Security numbers.
"We reach out to and educate taxpayers and tax practitioners to reduce fraud and errors and to protect revenue, and we pursue traditional compliance activities where incorrect payments are made," wrote IRS CFO Ursula Gillis in response to the report. "However, we could accomplish more with additional tools."
She pointed to some of the proposals in the Trump administration's budget plan for fiscal year 2020, which call for increasing oversight of paid tax preparers to help "reduce the need for post-refund enforcement activity," as well as providing more flexible authority for the IRS to address correctable errors when taxpayers claim credits for which they're ineligible or they exceed the lifetime limits, or when they fail to submit the required documentation.


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Date: 1742
"But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, / Soon close; where pass'd the shaft, no trace is found. / As from the wing no scar the sky retains, / The parted wave no furrow from the keel, / So dies in human hearts the thought of death."
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Date: 1772
"Thus, female Minds, with Knowlege fraught, / Are just and liberal Notions taught; / Through Wisdom's Glass their Foibles view'd, / Stand self-convicted, and subdued: / No more Caprice their Conduct rules; / No more the Prey of Rakes, and Fools; / Their Souls, with Truth and Honour charm'd, / Are...
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Date: 1773
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Tips Zoho Mail – Filtering
What is filtering?
Are you having trouble managing and organizing your emails?
If your answer is yes, filtering will save the day. Using filter will allow you to:
- Categorize your emails by tags
- Move any emails to another folder
- Mark your email as read
- Automatically delete, forward or archive received emails
How to apply filter?
1) Tags
Tagging your emails will help you categorize your emails. Then, you can view emails with a specific tag. There are 2 options to apply the tag. The first one is tag manually and the second one is tag automatically by using filter setting.
Option 1: Apply manually
Step 1: Add new tag
Log in to your account on Zoho Mail. Under tags, click the "+" icon to add new tag.
Step 2: Enter tag name, choose colour and save
Step 3: Apply tag to emails
Tick the required email > tag as > choose tag
Option 2: Apply automatically to current & incoming emails
To do this, we need to specify a condition so that every incoming email will be filtered.
Step 1: Create new tag name
Tags > Create new > enter name & choose colour > save
Step 2: Go to filter setting
Settings (gear icon) > Scroll down > Click Filters
Step 3: Create filter
Click New filter > Enter filter name > Select condition type > Select the condition(s) > Choose action > Save
2) Move to folder
You can also move your email to any folder of your choice automatically using filter.
Step 1: Create folder
Create the required folder if you haven't created it yet, skip to step 2 if you have.
Login > Click the "+" beside folder > Enter folder name > Choose where you want to put it under
Step 2: Create filter
Go to Settings > Filters > New filter > Enter filter name > Enter the condition > Choose the action > Save
You can do a lot of filtering besides the examples here. For instance, you can automatically mark as read/delete an email that contains the word "promotion". You can also specify more than one condition in one filter like tags + move to folder.
You can play around with filters to see the full extent of this feature.
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Age 81, of McKees Rocks, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2019, with family by her side. She was the beloved wife of 39 years to the late James Barthurst; loving mother to John (Chris) Barthurst, Jeanine (Jason) Black and the late Janice Barthurst; dear grandmother of Ashlee (Ryan) McIlnay, Christopher Stone, Amanda (Chris) Kennedy and Jaymee Stone; and great-grandmother (GiGi) of Cameron and Meela. Family and friends will be received SUNDAY 6-8 PM and MONDAY 2-4 & 6-8 PM at McDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1225 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks, where prayers will be offered TUESDAY, 9:00 AM, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 am at St. John of God Parish / St. Mary's Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Joanne's name to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
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One of your most important duties as a pre-Haas freshman is to figure out the best times to take the Haas pre-requisite courses. This is extremely important; for if you don't take all the pre-reqs by the end of sophomore year, you will automatically be rejected from Haas without a fighting chance. At the same time, you don't want to take them all at once. You want focus. Here are some suggestions for the times to take your pre-reqs.
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Freshman Fall: Math A, R&C A
Freshman Spring: UGBA 10, Math B, R&C B
Sophomore Fall: Econ 1
Sophomore Spring: Statistics
Of course, everyone is different, so don't feel the need to follow this plan exactly. I, for instance, followed this for the most part except I took Math 16B Freshman Fall and Statistics Freshman Spring with UGBA 10. Again, the decision is yours, I am giving you general guidelines. Here are examples of such exceptions.
Exceptions and Details
UGBA 10: UGBA 10 is a class that really challenges you on how to study and prepare for a class, not necessarily in the actual material itself. That is why I say that UGBA 10 is not a good class to take freshman year. While the material is easy enough to understand, you must take advantage of office hours, participation, lecture, etc; which takes experience from other courses. I suggest waiting until you get that experience and then consequently apply it to UGBA 10 in a later semester. Some also choose to take it in sophomore spring, however UGBA 10 is still an important pre-requisite and it's better that the Haas committee has some sort of standard (besides Econ 1) that they can use.
Econ 1: I am of the belief (and possibly minority) that if you already have experience in Econ, whether it's from AP or IB economics in high school, you will do fine in Econ 1 first semester, or any semester really. Of the 700 people in Econ 1, I would say 45% are freshmen, 45% are sophomores, and 10% juniors and seniors, possibly less, and people did well regardless of their class level. Because it's concept based, you don't have to worry so much on the little details and logistics of the course. Although, I still believe taking it in a fall semester is the best way to go because the best Econ 1 professor teaches it! Professor Olney is a fantastic professor who explains concepts very clearly. Her course is difficult, but worthwhile.
Math: you should get this out of the way as soon as possible, first and/or second semester. There's no point in waiting to take this class later, plus you most likely will have finished calculus in high school, so you'll be prepared once you jump in. I suggest taking 1A or 16A first semester, and 1B or 16B second semester. If you passed the first semester (by getting a 5 on AP Calc BC, 5, 6, 7 in IB Math, or an A, B or C in A-Level Math) and are planning on taking 16B, take it first semester. If you're planning on taking the 1 series and/or going into 53/54, start on the course after the one you just passed out of.
Stats: as for Econ 1, I am in the minority that taking Stats whenever you want should be fine. If you have previous statistics experience, you will find stats 20 or 21 to be no different (except maybe competition in 21) than in AP statistics. While the grade distribution is low for a business or economics related course, those with a background in statistics are already ahead of the game.
R&C: it is a campus wide requirement to have finished this requirement by the end of your sophomore year. I suggest you get this requirement completed as soon as possible, and if you can skip it, do it. This means, taking R&C A and B in the fall and spring first semester respectively, and taking R&C B in the fall if you've skipped A.
Foreign language: you must complete the equivalent of a second semester foreign language at Berkeley. This is also a campus requirement, and I suggest you complete this when you have time as well.
In general, you should spread out the pre-requisites, so that you have more time to focus on the courses. Do not worry about not having time to finish on time if you just take math first semester! You will definitely make it on time, just make sure you know which pre-reqs to fulfill within the four semesters.
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1 in 4 young Australians suffer from a mental health issue and these disorders are the key health issues for young people in their teenage years. Mental health issues can affect all aspects of a young person's life and if these disorders persist then the impact can be felt for decades.
This program provides early, effective intervention targeting young people to support their independence, confidence, resilience and improved mental and physical health. The program includes an introduction to mindfulness and relaxation, neuroanatomy of the brain and stress, yoga, balancing study skills, art and creative exploration, life skills (e.g. budgeting, finances, university prep, problem solving etc), alcohol and other drugs and harm minimisation.
Through this program, we can help to lessen discrimination and stigmatisation of mental health conditions by schools, health professionals and parents working together.
This program is for young adults aged between 12-18 and is run in a school. It runs over a full term with 60-minute sessions each fortnight. There are up to 6 children per session. We can also run this program as a 2-day workshop.
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To inquire about employment opportunities here at Emporia Christian School, please contact us. If you are a teacher and would like to apply, please fill out our pre-employment teacher application. For all other positions, please fill out our pre-employment staff application.
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May 4, 2018
A group of WNCC nursing students spoke to Sidney Elementary students recently on the importance of hygiene. In particular, students learned how proper hand washing can prevent the spread of germs. Nursing students prepared an interactive glitter germ experiment to give the students an idea of how quickly germs can spread....
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Reducing Demand for Illegal Wildlife Projects
Principal Investigators: Professor E.J. Milner-Gulland (Centre for Environmental Policy) and Professor Andreas Eisingerich
Researcher: Vian Sharif (PhD candidate, Imperial College London)
Funder: Defra
Duration: 1 year
The research team is using innovative methods to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products. The aim of this project is to determine the most effective interventions for reducing the trade in illegal wildlife products by developing tools and guidance for governments, non-government organisations (NGOs) and others in developing their demand reduction campaigns.
This project aims to advance our understanding of the attitudes and motivations driving consumer demand for, and relationships with, illegal wildlife products, as well as the prevalence of ivory and rhino horn use among consumer segments.
Consumer marketing research has developed new models and techniques for understanding human decision-making, so this project will consider how to introduce these into the field of conservation science to ask questions about sensitive behaviours. This has been highlighted as a crucial gap in conservationists' body of knowledge which may improve the efficacy of programmes to reduce demand for illegal wildlife. This project, using trans-disciplinary literature within conservation, will be one of the first to address this issue, helping to advance knowledge on decision-making by consumers of illegal wildlife.
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Part of this research is carried out as part of a consortium commissioned by Defra to complete a one year research project to support actions to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products. The consortium is led by WWF, TRAFFIC, and Imperial College London with the Imperial team being responsible for the primary research component.
Key Research Questions:
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- How can we use these new models to ask questions about sensitive behaviours and develop tools to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products?


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Sometimes I get strange looks when I hand students blocks at the beginning of class. Perhaps they haven't used props before, or perhaps they were in a class where the attitude was, "If you can't achieve the 'perfect' pose, here's a block for those of you who can't do it."
I admit that for a long time I only used blocks when I couldn't achieve "perfection." If I couldn't reach the floor with my hand during triangle pose and used a block, I felt that I had failed. This was a judgment entirely on my part; no one made me feel that way and no teacher had ever suggested that to me.
But this year, the more I learn about yoga in teacher training, the more I see the benefits of props. A few months ago we did a yin yoga session which is all about using props to support the body so you can achieve a more restful and comfortable pose.
Now, I like using props all the time. I CAN reach the floor in triangle or side angle, but I feel like I can get a deeper stretch and more benefits if I use the blocks.
And I'm a huge fan of the strap. I love the feel of that deep hamstring and hip stretch when the strap supports the leg.
How about you? Do you use props regularly in your practice? If you teach, do you guide students in using props?


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Mystical Power of Music
Monday Nov 1 2004 - 7:30 pm to - 9:30 pm
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman will sing and demonstrate the spiritual connection of music, song and prayer. He will play the dulcimer, a very unique and captivating instrument, and sing Reb Shlomo Carlebach's songs, as well as some of his own unique songs. Rabbi Trugman is an outstanding spiritual guide.
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Blackouts could hit New South Wales as early as 3.30pm today has electricity demand soars as temperatures rise across Australia's east coast
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has revised its forecasts for this afternoon, saying it may need to switch off the power in parts of the NSW and the ACT an hour earlier than previously predicted to cope with the increased demand.
The AEMO expects "tight electricity supply conditions" for the country's most populous state between 15:30 and 17:30 AEDT, "which may trigger the need for localised load shedding to rebalance the power system and protect the region's electricity network from long-term and/or prolonged damage".
"Load shedding" means blacking out regions to reduce demand.
Whether load shedding is required depends on a combination of factors during the forecast evening peak demand period, including electricity consumption levels, weather temperatures and supply availability," the AEMO said.
"If consumers can safely reduce their electricity consumption during periods of high demand, this can ease the supply/demand balance and can mitigate the need for load shedding.".
On Tuesday, the AEMO ordered load shedding blackouts in South Australia, sparking a political war of words over energy policy between the state Labor and federal Coalition governments.
The AEMO said it will monitor energy supply and demand across the national market and publish any updates when required.
Meanwhile, a total fire ban is in place for NSW for the weekend, as fire crews battle fires in several locations across the state.
STATEWIDE TOTAL FIRE BAN – Saturday and Sunday due to worsening weather conditions. No fires out in the open. Report fires to 000. #NSWRFS
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) February 10, 2017
UPDATE: It looks like there was unintentional load shedding: 11,000 customers in Sydney's inner west lost power this afternoon due to a fault.
Power out to about 11,000 customers in parts of #Strathfield, #Burwood, after a fault on local network, not load shedding. Crews are on way pic.twitter.com/55zXSjUdgB
— Ausgrid (@Ausgrid) February 10, 2017
Which may in part explain why demand wasn't as high as AEMO predicted. The spot price of power spiked to just under $8000/MWh – just over half the maximum price – at 5pm, but fell back down to around $2000/MWh by 5.30pm.
And it looks like NSW has escaped the worse:
Aust Energy Market Operator has downgraded forecast shortfall in NSW generation capacity, reducing potential need for any load shedding
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|Mission Acquisition
|Freeing Boomer at Rae-Rae's Pumpkin Farm
|600 RP, Boomer Specialist
A Daring Rescue
Head on over to Rae-Rae's Pumpkin Farm located just southwest of Dutch's Island to discover the place overun with cultists. Before you head in, you'll notice on your map and compass a green gun icon, this is a shop and its a great idea to prepare for the battle ahead.
Tip: We strongly advise to customize your Handgun with a Suppressor, this will make it a lot easier to take down outposts and the like with a lot more ease. Also of note is adding a Marksman Sight to the Compound Bow.
If you're approaching from the north, using the Binoculars will reveal four cultists for you to dispatch along with a dog in a cage. You may notice that one of the cultists you tag has a siren icon above his head, this tells you that he will call for reinforcements if alerted so make him your main priority.
Crouch and circle around towards the house to the south of the farm, where your main priority will be and take him out within the confines of the house. Return the way you came and creep behind the crates towards two more cultists, wait for one to walk toward the cage before taking out the one kneeling by the pickup truck with the speakers. If you keep to your right here you will avoid being detected and can safely dispatch the one near the cage before taking down the final cultist.
With the area free of hostiles, turn your attention to the poor dog locked up in the cage. Take out your sidearm and blast open the lock to free Boomer and officially begin the mission. At this point, pet Boomer by holding the [Square/X] button while looking at him to conclude the mission and add Boomer to your Roster.
Note: Boomer is an incredibly useful specialist and one of the main reasons why this guide suggests you to go to Holland Valley first. He's great for scouting missions as he will keep quiet and tag any enemies that are nearby. It's a great idea to immediately put him to work as your active companion.
Before you leave the pumpkin farm, another pickup truck will come with four more cultists, if you have a grenade on hand, throw it into the truck to defeat all of them before they can even get out.
You'll find some loot in the house that you dispatched the first cultist from in the form of a supply box on the bed along with a note, a Med Kit in the bathroom and some ammo on the shelves in the living room.
Finally, head outside the house and look on the ground to the east of the small silo here to discover another bunker. Head inside and you'll find the first Vietnam Lighter collectible (related to the [What They Carried] Side Mission), a Perk Magazine which will award you Perk point (it's a good idea to get the Grapple Perk with this), Cash and a various assortment of ammo.


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National Folk Festival
Over 50,000 people attend this annual music event. Dance your socks off in front of one of the 20 stages.
Floriade Festival
Floriade is a flower festival concentrated on celebrating the season of spring. There is entertainment, workshops, and regional food and wine.
3. For the brave ones
Places and public locations in Canberra good for a flirt
Lake Burley Griffin
This lake was named after the architect of Canberra. The lake makes for a very pleasant setting and has nice views of the city.
Questacon is a science museum with some brilliant exhibits and experiences. Lots of hands-on activities make the time fly by.
National Zoo and Aquarium
Home to a beautiful array of animals including cheetahs, bears, lions, giraffes, sharks, meerkats, monkeys, red pandas and more. Great place to take a date.
Mount Ainslie Lookout
A fantastic lookout that provides stunning views across the city. Try and go on a clear day for the best view.
National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery is home to lots of exhibits and artifacts from across Australia. Also has a sculpture garden and audio tour.


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The ICARS program was successfully implemented in Trillium Residencies, Cebu City, from 2 to 13 February 2018. The eighty hours of continuing education were delivered by two Global Master Trainers namely Ms. Malyn Cristobal of the Philippines, ICAP III(ICCE) and NCAC 1 ( NAADAC) and Mr. Tay Bian How, MAC (NAADAC) and ICAP III (ICCE), who is also the Director of the Emeritus Addiction Studies Sdn. Bhd. (EAS)
A total of 26 participants from Singapore and Philippines participated actively in the program and all achieved the required score to earn the Certificate of Professional Achievement (CPA) in Addiction Recovery from the Asian Metropolitan University (AMU). Honourable Dato' Hj. Abd. Rashid Bin Hj. Mohd. Sharif, SMRT Holdings Berhad Group Chief Executive Officer graciously awarded the CPAs to the successful participants. The participants came from a very diverse group, consisting of persons in recovery working in the rehabilitation field, priests from the faith-based organizations who are assisting in recovery of persons with substance use disorders and volunteers in addiction related civil societies.
The two trainers conducted the thirteen modules in an interactive manner and incorporated adult learning strategies as well as included brainstorming, assignments, group work, role plays and a mini test to ensure participants learned the facts and skills pertaining to addiction recovery. As a result of this successful first initiative of EAS in collaboration with AMU, several other initiatives are planned with participants who felt the initiatives could empower more practitioners in other parts of the country. Hence, EAS has planned to implement the following initiatives:
1. ICARA in Bandung, Indonesia
2. MI Skills in Makati City, Philippines
3. ICPS in Manila City
About fourteen participants are interested to pursue the Executive Master in Addiction Studies program and have requested EAS to delay the commencement of the program to early July 2018 to enable them to raise the required funding.
In addition, the ICARS program culminated with the participants anonymously agreed and officially formed and registered the Association of Certified Addiction Recovery Specialists (ACARS). In essence, ACARS aims to be a platform for all Recovery Specialists to network but more importantly to seek recognition from the other professionals as well as the government. ACARS could be seen linked to the AMU-EAS educational initiatives in transforming lives.
EAS takes this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation and gratitude to AMU for the collaboration and looks forward to implement the next initiative in Bandung, Indonesia.
Brief Report prepared by Tay Bian How, Director of Emeritus Addiction Studies Sdn. Bhd.
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We're delighted to have appointed Nicola Williams as an Assistant Solicitor in the Employment department in February this year. Based in our ever expanding Leeds office, Nicola joins us from a reputable York law firm.
Nicola attended Lancaster University and obtained a law degree in 2006. She began her legal career in 2010 as a Paralegal in civil litigation and personal injury before moving to employment law in late 2013.
Nicola obtained her LPC at Leeds Law School in 2016 before starting her training contract in 2017 at a leading trade union firm. Nicola qualified as a Solicitor in 2019 and is passionate about employment law, she has worked on a variety of employment tribunal matters and has obtained some fantastic results for her clients.
Paul Scholey, Senior Partner and Employment Law Solicitor said – "We're absolutely delighted that Nicola has joined us, at a time when we are building on our existing Trade Union client base. As we expand that work we need technically able lawyers who can give advice efficiently and effectively in a jargon-free and down to earth way. Nicola fits that bill perfectly and is already making a great impression. I'm sure she'll delight the people she represents, and she's an ideal fit for our existing team of lawyers."


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By David Sirota
Just as an add-on to my column this week, I wanted to add two more macro thoughts about Obama's appointments, and progressive unrest about those appointments.
First, I think there's a psychological aspect to what bothers progressives about Obama's refusal to appoint movement progressives to key positions. The public opinion data overwhelmingly confirms that Obama won with a clear progressive mandate - to argue otherwise against cut-and-dry numbers is to mimic an ostrich shoving its head in the sand, or to mimic the Braindead Megaphone's insistence that this is a "center-right nation." Additionally, nobody argues that his victory wasn't the product of huge progressive grassroots support. So in light
of that, there's a perception that he's delivering the spoils of that victory to those who embody what the election rejected.
In that sense, there's a Rodney Dangerfield harrumph - we progressives get no respect. That's understandable, but we're going to have to keep our eye on the policy, understanding that personnel impacts policy, but isn't policy itself. And the policy is ultimately what defines true respect (and disrespect).
Second, the meaningless "pragmatic Team of Rivals" nonsense - and it truly is media-created nonsense - is clearly being used as a rationale to pack the incoming administration with Establishment figures.
Indeed,the "rivalry" isn't between the "team" of appointees (most of them come from the same team - ie. the center-right team of permanent Washington). The "rivalry" is between the positions/ideology of the appointees and the positions/ideology Obama explicitly campaigned on.
It's certainly possible that Obama will not be affected at all by the voices he puts around him, and that - as I wrote earlier - he is banking on getting center-right Establishment figures to carry center-left Establishment-challenging policy. We should withhold final judgment until we see the policies come January 2009 and beyond. We don't know that this conservatives-carrying-progressive-legislation strategy is his goal, but we can certainly hope, and we can additionally hope that he didn't appoint center-right Establishment figures to carry a center-right Establishment agenda.
That said, I think those who say that the latter isn't possible and that the only rationale thing to do is simply trust Obama's "buck stops here" promise yesterday are being willfully stupid and dishonest - both to themselves and to those they are arguing with.
The truth is, we all want Obama to do well - but there's nothing disloyal, silly or uniformed about looking at his appointments and asking why many of them seem to individually represent positions and ideologies at odds with the positions and ideologies he campaigned on.
It's no accident that the conservative noise machine from Karl Rove on down is praising Obama's appointments, and effectively creating that
rightward pull. If there isn't similar progressive pressure now, don't be
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Movie Review: Cutie and The Boxer
Cutie and The Boxer is a testament to the creative spirit shown through the marriage of a fascinating and complex couple, but fails to justify the unappreciated talent that looms over their existence.
For years, Ushio Shinohara has been one of the leading, and most underappreciated, alternative artists in Japan and New York City with an wildly esoteric style. For many of those years, his wife, Noriko, has been a faithful companion to this idiosyncratic man, but grew want to be more. This film covers the relationship of these special couple as Ushio struggles for commercial success on his own terms. Meanwhile, we also follow Noriko pursuing her own artistic vision with her semi-autobiographical line art project that reveals much about her own soul as eloquently as her husband's work.
Art is the for privileged few who can afford expensive useless things as tokens of a high social status. Much of what a casual observer would see is the air of sophistication laced with pretentiousness. Of course, not everything is all fancy gallery exhibitions with expensive glasses of wine. Cutie and The Boxer highlights what goes behind the scenes, particularly artists who starve to sustain their dreams.
The documentary effectively shows this through Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, consequently drawing a parallel between art and marriage – a constant work in progress that requires stubborn optimism.
The camera stays up close, which provides an intimate look at their relationship. Their threadbare existence is shown as it is capturing a dynamic – typically found in decade long marriages – that veers between love and contempt. Noriko makes half-meant jokes at her husband's expense. Ushio treats his wife as a lesser artist under his shadow.
The documentary features Noriko's line art project that gives it a whimsical yet sad look at her marriage. It's simple execution lets the couple's story speak for itself, while well placed snippets from the past gives a bit more context.
However, Ushio's talent, which is the main focus of the film, is not really justified. He's able to sell his works once in a while (albeit not enough to completely lift them out of poverty) but why is his art considered so avant-garde yet unpalatable in the American market? Is his paint spattered and battered canvases and scrap heap motorcycle sculptures really that weird from shapeless abstract installations?
These questions are not answered. As a result, its not an effective tale of an unappreciated genius, whose critically acclaimed talent looms over his family's existence. The documentary would have been better structured around them instead. Noriko's suffering has enabled her to become an independent artist with a style of her own. Her son, despite inheriting his father's alcoholism, shows signs of artistic talent.
The documentary ends on this note which makes it look like a story that has ended even before it begun. Overall, the documentary is still able to effectively show the unseen sacrifices in the elitist world of high art and the real portrait of starving artists. Above all, it shows a marriage that has withstood against the odds, showing that there can be meaning behind an abstract piece of art, even if you're not quite sure how its crude elements fit together.
My Rating: 7.5/10


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Alright, I've been looking at my code, and it's a bit of a mess and isn't quite doing what I want it to as far as session data. So, now I'm deciding whether I want to re-write the login/session part of the accounts class. Currently it doesn't really have any kind of session handling and uses a standard login system. I think I may write a seperate login class and a seperate session handler class.
Should I do a massive re-write or should I just cleanup what I have and make it work. I've been looking at session handler classes, and have decided that a session handler using the db might provide more security. More security is generally worth a re-write in my opinion.
Other than that I've switched around the index and user pages, cause it makes more sense to have the index.php doing display things and the user.php do data related things. Also, I dumped the user, guild, and realm directories and the files in them. I decided that user.php and index.php could handle everything that would have been in those 3 directories.
Once I get a few more things cleaned up and get more of the plugin framework built I'll make an SVN update. In the mean time feel free to let me know what you think!
I've also noticed that the custom menu pane no longer shows up. Is that because of the recent changes made to roster? Also, I keep getting the a=g:2 anchor tag added to most links in the addon.


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Michael Brecker's second album as a leader is almost the equal of his first. Surprisingly, only one song ("Suspone") uses his working quintet of the period (which consists of guitarist Mike Stern, pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Jeff Andrews and drummer Adam Nussbaum) although those musicians also pop up on other selections with the likes of pianists Don Grolnick and Herbie Hancock, bassist Charlie Haden, drummer Jack DeJohnette and violinist Mark O'Connor. Brecker (on tenor and the EWI) is in superb form, really ripping into the eight pieces (mostly group originals). Recommended.
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Ken Kyle of Port Alberni is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Nanoose Bay last month.
Kyle was returning to Port Alberni from Cowichan the Monday following Toy Run after dropping a friend off at her home. He was travelling northbound in Nanoose Bay after 7 p.m. when the drive belt broke on his Harley Davidson Road King, according to his friend, Lance Glover.
"He said he was in the left lane, the belt broke, he signalled, made his way to the right side of the highway and called someone for help.
"He was sitting there waiting for his buddy to show up with a trailer," Glover said.
The details of what happened next are a bit fuzzy for Kyle. Glover said Kyle remembers being parked on the side of the road after calling a friend to come and pick him up. However, witnesses say Kyle was pushing his motorcycle across the highway toward a break in the median when he was hit in the fast lane.
One witness, who didn't want his name published, said he had just pulled over to help Kyle when he started pushing his bike onto the highway.
Kyle sustained a shattered pelvis, broken femur, internal injuries and two cracked vertebrae in his neck. He was sent to Vancouver General Hospital, and remains in hospital with his pelvis and femur put back together with metal pieces.
"He was still wearing his helmet [when he was hit], which is the only reason he's alive. He had 13 hours of surgery to put him back together again."
Kyle is facing a long recovery—his doctors have told him he "will be lucky to walk by Christmas," Glover said. "He's going to have a pretty hard time getting by, day by day."
Kyle has a landscaping business and does building and parking lot maintenance at the 10th Avenue Plaza as well as other businesses in Port Alberni. He won't be working for months. Glover has set up a crowdsourcing site and hopes to raise $15,000 to help Kyle once he returns home.
"A lot of his friends were asking how they could help or where they could donate money. They're from all over," Glover said. "That's why I did the gofundme, because there's a lot of people who want to help him out. He's always that kind of guy that helps others out; he's the guy that will come over with a truck and give you a hand."
Kyle wasn't available for an interview with the AV News, but "he wants to let people know he's OK," Glover said.
"He's still kept his personality, that's for sure. He's going to have quite a long recovery."
Glover's crowdsourcing page for Kyle can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/supporting-local-rider-and-friend.
"He's lucky to be alive," said Kyle's friend Vincent Gladstone. Kyle and Gladstone were part of a small group of motorcycle enthusiasts who travelled to the famed bikers' gathering in Sturgis, South Dakota in 2013, and they have participated together in the Port Alberni Toy Run over the years.
"We've all been to Vancouver to visit him and I text with him daily," Gladstone said. "It will be a long road to recovery but he's tough and will rise above."


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Aerial photography
Originally uploaded by Domen Savic.
I went to the castle tower and this is the (a part of the) view from it.
The mountains in the background are the Julian Alps which have one of the highest mountain tops in Slovenia, the highest being mt. Triglav (2864 m). Or I could be wrong and those mountains could be the Kamni??ko-Savinjske alps. I`ll wait until someone corrects me but for now, let`s call them the Julian Alps.
RECENT UPDATE – I stand corrected. They are in fact Kamni??ko-Savinjske alpe. The only difference being they are a little lower than the Julian Alps.
The "blog thing" is coming together nicely. The only thing that bothers me is that they gave me a standard three minutes for the whole piece. Which means I have to dumb it down hard enough to still tell the basics and on the other hand to not just talk crap for three minutes. It`s just that it`s such a good and wide subject that we could dedicate the whole show (which lasts 30 minutes and airs once a month) to blogs and bloggers. But on the bright side I got a blogger who is willing to talk (not like my blogging mistress who told me that "she is NOT the one that I`m looking for"…hehe) plus an "expert" who will explain the basics concerning the blogosphere and the "wide" stuff. So basically, I got the thing covered unless they both chicken out. Then…I be fucked. Onto post no. 3.


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As we've covered, the Energy Bill signed into law this morning by President Bush is not a comprehensive answer to the United States' energy problems. But hey, maybe that's too much to ask from one piece of legislation that has to be hammered out in the Senate. We applaud the efficiency regulations that will phase out lightbulbs and put smaller cars on the road, but the bill left out a key component of the energy future: phasing out tax breaks for fossil fuel companies while creating a government mandate to use renewable energy sources.
But all is not lost: many observers, including everyone I've spoken with, believe that it is only a matter of time before a bill comes to the floor mandating that 10% or more of power generation come via renewables energy sources, particularly wind and solar.
At that time, a new compromise will need to be struck in the Senate. This time around, southern Senators (with helpful hints from their utility companies)
blocked the renewables legislation because they said it would amount to a rate hike for their customers. They argue that they don't have access to the wind and hydro that make it possible for California to depend on coal for very little of its energy. And, politics aside, that is true. They would have to use other technologies -- biomass, mostly -- which are not in widespread use elsewhere.
To cut a deal on renewable energy, we will likely have to buy the south (and its utilities) off with money for so-called clean coal technologies (i.e. ways to strip carbon dioxide out of coal emissions). I know that many cleantech advocates, myself included, opine that carbon capture and sequestration is looking like vaporware. But if we could structure our hypothetical future energy bill such that the cleaner coal incentives were tied to construction and production milestones, we could use the short-term profit motivations of energy companies to work for us. They'd get some money quickly, but in the long-haul, cleantech advocates would get working carbon capture systems and a renewable energy standard.
And there are some benefits to learning how to do CCS that go beyond coal plants. For example, I'd like to point out something that the team at Biopact has been pushing: carbon negative energy from using carbon capture and sequestration in biomass powered plants. For the South, over the long haul, this could be the solution to their energy needs.
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I'm good thankyou. Yourself?
Are you willing to tell us your first name?
Sure. My name is Lei.
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
I'm 30 years old and currently serve in the British Army. I've been gaming since the early 90's, my first system being a Tandy TRS-80. I enjoy martial arts and have practiced various styles since I was 9 years old. I alos enjoy going to the cinema to watch movies, and listening to music.
What game/games are you most looking forward to in 2010?
Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Halo: Reach
Whats your thoughts on the PS3 vs Xbox 360 "war"?
I think people get way too passionate over the consoles they own. To the point where they degenerate into total idiots over another persons opinion and get blinded by theirl loyalties to real facts because they don't want to hear the truth.
Whats your fave film and why?
Whats your fave film and why?
James Camerons Avatar. An absolute masterpiece, that looks amazing, and actually tells a good story that makes you want to be there. There is so much potential to expand on this franchise and I think if anyone can do it successfuly James Cameron can.
Who do think are the best game developers and why?
Without a doubt Bungie. Why? Because they listen to their community and try to give them what the they want. Whether you enjoy their games or not you have to respect a developer that has managed to build such a massive community base like they have.
Is gaming finally gaining more respect in the worldwide community?
I don't know about respected but it's certainly more widely accepted. Nowadays it's such a large market of potential everyone wants to be a part of it.
What game do you believe has the best storyline?
What game do you believe has the best storyline?
Mass Effect. Full credit to Bioware it's an epic tale from start to finish. Here's hoping it gets well expanded on in the sequel.
Do you think girl gamers have been largely ignored bythe gaming community?
No, far from it. I think most people just try to treat girlsl like normal people instead of some sort of symbol. They're just human beings like everyone else at the end of the day.
Whats your take on the under-age gamers playing 18+ games, should parents take more responsability?
Definitely. A game is rated 18 for a reason folks and nowadays the content is getting more and more mature to cater to the adult market. WHat I find most amusing about it though is parents who will allow their kids to sit down and play violent games where you can literally chainsaw people in half but as soon as they see a bit of nudity they call for a game to be banned.
If my Xbox is supposed to be so technalogically advanced, why can it still not make me my morning cup of tea?
It must hate you. I get tea and crumpets every morning.
what do you think of the Xbox Ambassadors program?
It's a program that has steadily been on a decline since I joined it three years ago. I think it's great that Microsoft have tried to get people together for the purpose of helping new people on Xbox Live but it hasn't had anywhere near the support it should be getting. I personally think it's a waste of time and resources in its current state, a case of too little too late. I hope Microsoft learn from their mistakes with the program, and turn it around, it has great potential.
Any last words or thoughts?
None. My brain is too fried from an all nighter on FIFA10 to come up with anything witty to put here.
Thanks for your time!
No problem. You're welcome.
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