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Ward 3 Councilmember Mary M. Cheh today introduced legislation prompted by the recommendations in the report filed by the Special Committee on Investigation of Executive Personnel Practices. The bill will revise the District's merit personnel system in order to prevent nepotism, cronyism, excessive salaries, and other personnel problems. It would reduce the number of positions in the Excepted Service from 160 to 100 for the Mayor and similarly for other personnel authorities, prevent the Mayor from moving political appointees to the Career Service before and after an election, and make nepotism illegal throughout the District government.
"The fact that so many personnel errors were able to occur highlights the need for the Council to take a fresh look at our personnel system," said Cheh. "I hope that this bill will launch that crucial process."
Other changes the bill would make include raising standards for the Excepted Service, requiring full background and credit checks of appointees, limits on severance pay, travel and relocation expenses, and closing loopholes in salary cap requirements.


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Raiders CB Trayvon Mullen sees big jump in new Madden NFL 21 ratings
There hasn't been much to sing about with regard to the Raiders defense this season. A pretty clear bright spot, however, is second-year cornerback Trayvon Mullen.
The 40th overall pick in the 2019 draft, didn't get his first start until midway through his rookie season. He took a few games to acclimate and over the final few games he play well enough to go into this season as team's top cornerback.
This season he's played like it. And his Madden NFL 21 rating is reflecting that.
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New Madden NFL 21 rating finally puts some respect on Darren Waller's name
The newest Madden 21 ratings are out and the most noticeable change among Raiders players is probably the rating of tight end Darren Waller. What's notable is he's finally rated around where he should be.
Waller gets a 91 overall rating in the new Madden 21 ratings, putting him as the third highest rated tight end in the league behind only Travis Kelce (98) and George Kittle (97).
Back in July when the rating first came out, Waller got a disrespectful 85 rating, which was tied for 10th in the league.
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Raiders Thursday Injury Report: DE Arden Key misses second-straight practice
The Raiders held their second practice of the week on Thursday as they are set to play the Cleveland Browns in Week 8.
The only player that did not practice today was defensive end Arden Key, who has now missed two straight practices with a foot injury. He is in danger of missing Week 8 if he can't get back on the practice field on Friday. We will continue to monitor his status as we inch closer to Sunday.
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text: School's out! So bust out of the classroom and stretch your wings. At least, that's what I'll be doing – and I hope you'll come along. This summer, the State Historical Museum of Iowa invites you and all the other Goldie's Kids Club members on special guided tours of a handful of fun museums across the state. We'll get to see trains in Council Bluffs and masks in Iowa City and even some of the artifacts that inspired the Disney movie "Frozen" in Decorah. The first field trip is this Saturday at the Bennett School House in West Des Moines. (But trust me: It's different than most schools you've seen. It's like the one your great-grandparents might have gone to when they were your age.) Advance registration is suggested so sign up today, OK? Plus, Goldie's Kids Club members are always welcome to tour my favorite Historic Sites and a fantastic Mobile Museum (in a big blue Winnebago!) and the State Historical Museum of Iowa in Des Moines. Remind your grown-ups that it's free and open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, so stop by any time and see the exhibits, including the Hands-On History gallery just for kids. Hope to see you soon! This summer, join Goldie the Goldfinch's adventure to the State Historical Museum of Iowa and several other museums across the state – all for free. Goldie's Kids Club members will explore historic buildings, examine artifacts, and learn about Iowa's fascinating history. Programs are for children 8-12 years old. Please register in advance. Bennett School June 8, 10:00-11:00 a.m. West Des Moines The Bennett School was one of the last one-room schools to be built in West Des Moines and served students until 1941. You will tour the school and learn what classes were like for kids your age "way back when." So register today – and be there before the bell rings! UI Stanley Museum of Art July 13, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Iowa City See artwork up close and personal at the Stanley Museum of Art at the University of Iowa. You will enjoy a guided tour and learn more about the museum's art collection, which includes Hindu icons, African ceremonial masks and contemporary American graphic novels. State Capitol July 13, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Des Moines Ready to explore Iowa's most famous building? You will enjoy a guided tour to see the legislative chambers, peek into the old Iowa Supreme Court, and climb (and climb and climb!) the stairs for a breathtaking view from the dome. Union Pacific Railroad Museum July 20 10:00.-11:00 a.m. Council Bluffs All aboard! Help us celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first transcontinental railroad with a guided tour of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum. You will learn about the famous golden spike and the unsung heroes who built the tracks from coast to coast. Explore the hidden history through photos, artifacts, and documents from the past. Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum July 13, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Decorah The Vesterheim is one of the best places to learn about Norwegian-American culture, with a dozen historic buildings and more than 33,000 artifacts. (Fun fact: The museum staff helped Disney animators design the kingdom in "Frozen.") You will enjoy a guided tour, examine artifacts, unpack a reproduction of an immigrant's trunk and even climb into a re-created ship's bunk to imagine a trip across the stormy North Atlantic. Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin Search Recent Posts Three Organizations Partner for Public Art Installation A Brucemore Halloween Adventure Holiday Online Cooking Series ICCA Survey 2020 Power of the Purse – Virtual Event Categories Call for Artists General Jobs Partner News Uncategorized Contact Us Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance 900 First Avenue Coralville, IA 52241 email@example.com (319) 849-8ART(8278) Subscribe to ICCA's Weekly Newsletter Quick Links About ICCA Blog Donate Donation Confirmation Donation Failed Donation History Events Join ICCA Partner Login Recurring Donations DownloadsICCA Brochure Mission, Vision, and Values Partnership Benefits Partnership Application Business Partnership Application Friends of ICCA © 2020 Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. All Rights Reserved.


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The 18-hole "Stony Creek" course at the Stony Creek Golf Course facility in Oak Lawn, Illinois features 5,004 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 65. The course rating is 62.5 and it has a slope rating of 103 on Bent grass. Designed by Carl Goetz, the Stony Creek golf course opened in 1994. Andy Dudczyk manages the course as the General Manager.
the golf course is not kept up well at all. way to compact also the people who work there are ridiculous when when drive around the course if your getting up ready to tee off they keep on going with the carts motors going. Only thing nice about this gold course is the driving range. Golf course is also way to expensive for how the course is kept up. Greens are wrecked bumps and not to nice. not impressed at all.
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This second airshow is on the 24th and the 25th september 2016 on Toulouse Francazal airport in Cugnaux (31). Many aircraft on flight demonstrations and also on static show are in sight for every one. AirPlane Painter is sponsoring with Angels One Five and Réplic'air for a Nord 3202 and a Ryan PT22.


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Pammie so glad that you are feeling better. Hmmm gin and chocolate. I have to try that some day.Hugs,Emma
Looks like Monday to me
Today was my first day in the office for 4 months! A very different place to be honest! But all well organised and completely safe. Got the train to work and that was so quiet and somewhat spooky! Made a nice change from home alone!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
@Pammie Dear Pammie:I love your "look" in your summer clothes... and your big and happy smile.Yes indeed it is nice to finally get out and about, out of your home, and you can now go to work in your place of business in your very "neat and well organized" office.Thank you for your postings, keeping me and the rest of your followers updated regarding your life and your transition journeys.I really enjoy viewing your frequent pictures that you post.HUGS and best wishes as always,Danielle
Danielle, u r so supportive and encouraging - my absolute role model on Susan's - we are lucky to have you! I love to read your posts too in a very different world to mine xx
I wonder if Danielle is in our "not in the club yet" club... or if she has left that club? I'm sure this will be confusing for everyone but you and me, Pammie!
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@Pammie @Ellie_Arroway Dear Pammie and Ellie:Certainly CONFUSING FOR ME !!!Please help me out but if it is an" inside secret" and not to be disclosed I fully understand.HUGS to both of you, Danielle
Hee hee,,sorry Danielle! It's not an inside secret. Ellie and I are both pre-op so not yet in the "club" of those who have had GCS so we have formed a "not yet in the club" club We weren't sure if you had already had GCS or, indeed, if you were planning it otherwise Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I'm just 2 days away from the first anniversary of the absolute worst day of my life - when my beautiful daughter Siobhan died.It's so hard to smile when all I really want to do is cry.That's the best I can do today xxxSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Pammie, she knows how much you loved her. How much she meant to you. Wherever she is, I am sure of it. And I am sure she is proud of you, sweetie. Of who you are, and who you've grown to be. I am sure she is smiling at you, wanting the best for you.People in our lives are never truly gone, sweetie. Not while they still live in our hearts. Siobhan is a part of you, as you are a part of her. And nothing can ever take that away from both of you, okay?Hang in there, hon. I know a lot of how you are feeling. You are still with each other. Holding onto each other. From what I've seen you one of the best kind of mums a daughter could ever have had. And from what you've said of her, she is also someone special. That bond is eternal, Pammie. It will never leave either of you.*extra big hugs*Hang on to what you had, not what you've lost, okay? Let that give you strength.
@Pammie Dear Pammie:I have no words but I do give you lots of loving HUGS for you...... HUGS,Danielle
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The collaboration with ENE and PIK, utilized the TNT methodology as a framework for evaluating the plausibility and likelihood of stringent climate policy scenarios in terms of their implied up-scaling dynamics for climate friendly technologies.
Keywan Riahi, Director of the Energy (ENE) Program coordinated this research which involved Arnulf Grubler and Charlie Wilson (TNT) and Volker Krey (ENE). The results were published in the journal Climatic Change [1].
Collaboration with ENE and researchers from RITE, Japan, also continued on improving Integrated Assessment Models in terms of their representation of technology diffusion, and mechanisms of technology improvement including scaling and learning-by-doing. Further model development also aimed at including knowledge and technology spillover effects in a simplified Integrated Assessment model. This research was performed by ENE YSSP Benjamin Leibowicz, who was co-supervised by Volker Krey and Arnulf Grubler.
[1] Wilson C, Grubler A, Bauer, N, Krey V, Riahi, K. (2013). Future capacity growth of energy technologies: Are scenarios consistent with historical evidence? Climate Change 118(2), 381-95.
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Howard Stern confirms leaving Sirius for "Idol" talks
MSNBC reports that Howard Stern has notified all his satellite radio listeners that in fact he is considering leaving Sirius radio to be the judge replacing Simon Cowell on "American Idol." Stern said, "There's not a better job on the planet than judging that f—ing karaoke contest. It might be possible, we'll see. They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough."
Stern is currently ending a five-year $500 million contract with Sirius, but stated, "A $100 million to judge a karaoke contest? Yeah, I would do that show for $100 million."
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As the end of the year approaches, we look back, rejoice and thank God for the wonderful response that Sierra Leone people have received. We are truly grateful for the generosity that we have experienced from you all, right from the beginning of the Ebola crisis to the end and beyond. … Read more...
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Our Correspondent Mercy Mwaura writes:
Schools are now back on and all is going well. The usual busy sounds can be heard filling the school grounds. There's a feeling of things are back to normal and we're almost forgetting the endless days of uncertainty that had gripped the country during the worst days of Ebola. But yesterday we were reminded that we still need to be vigilant when
Britain has reaffirmed its commitment to support the long term recovery of Sierra Leone
Speaking at the UN Secretary General's International Conference on Ebola Recovery in New York, Justine Greening announced the UK government's new two year package to support the government of Sierra Leone in its plan to recover from the outbreak.
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Over 120 people supported a charity concert given by the Sheffield Folk Chorale conducted by Graham Pratt on 6th June. They enjoyed listening to a varied programme of traditional and modern folk songs in the beautiful surroundings of Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield. The trustees are very grateful that Graham and the
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Permit violations being issued in illegal sludge dumping in Waianae
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At least two agencies that issued permits connected to a dredging project at the Hawaii Kai Marina say misrepresentations and violations occurred when silt from the marina was illegally dumped in Waianae.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources had issued a conditional use permit to allow the dredging in a conservation area. DLNR chair William Aila said he sent a letter to the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association Wednesday.
"The action that they took, which was to dispose of the spoils in an area that was not in the permit, is a violation," Aila told a special meeting of the Waianae Coast Neighborhood Board Wednesday night. The sludge was supposed to be disposed of at five sites in the Hawaii Kai area.
He added that if the violations were to continue, the DLNR would pull the permit.
Board chair Johnnie Mae Perry called the meeting, continuing the board's tactic of asking residents to pressure government agencies and companies involved in the dumping.
"We have a city landfill. We have private landfills. So maybe the attitude of the general public is, it's okay, because we're already sharing the burden for the entire island," said Perry. "And I think that's not okay."
Area state Rep. Jo Jordan and Sen. Maile Shimabukuro also attended the meeting. Shimabukuro said the Army Corps of Engineers has also found that the Marina Association was not in compliance with the conditions of their permit.
The Corps had been conducting an investigation of the association and the contractors involved in the dredging. However, the investigation was suspended during the Federal government shutdown.
Shimabukuro and other residents also blasted a study conducted by a private company, EKNA Services, to American Marine Corporation, which was hired to do the dredging. The study hinted at a way to dump in Waianae.
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In order to use the dredged material as beneficial reuse fill material at a 20-acre farm in Wainae (sic), it will be necessary to characterize the dredged material by sampling and to provide a characterization verifying that there are no environmental concerns with respect to using the material on the farm.
"I don't see five sites. I only see Waianae," said resident Alice Greenwood.
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San Francisco's Alfred's Steakhouse has temporarily closed again
Last year, San Francisco's Alfred's Steakhouse closed, had a shift in ownership and then reopened. Now it has closed again.
The latest shutdown is temporary, according to Al Petri, whose family ran the Merchant Street restaurant from 1973 to 2015. Petri became the majority investor in Alfred's in 2018 and recently assumed full operational control from Daniel Patterson's Alta Restaurant Group. Patterson's group remains an investor in the restaurant.
"There are building upgrades that have to be taken care of and renovations to the restaurant that need to be done," said Petri, who estimates the work could last until October.
Of the forthcoming changes to the Merchant Street space, the most notable may be to the aesthetics, Petri said. Alfred's has been known for its crimson-colored walls, white tablecloths and leather booth seats.
"I think the dining room needs some pizazz. I want people to walk in and say 'Wow,'" Petri said. "It's an old restaurant but you can be old and still have a great look."
Petri originally retired from the restaurant business roughly eight years ago; upon his return in 2018, he said he planned "to return some normalcy" to the restaurant. He said he's had time to think about Alfred's place in San Francisco's dining landscape.
"I still think that primal meat-eating person is still around, though they may get chastised in San Francisco," Petri said. "Sure, 10 or 15 years ago things may have been different. In my opinion, people will always just want a good steak."
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Hector Carcamo was in a southern Alberta canola field in 2018 sweep-netting for cabbage seedpod weevils when what did he find? Little black wasps. Lots of them. Same thing in the next sample site. And then the next. Field to field.
"We were consistently finding them. With every set of sweeps we found three, five, 10 of these wasps in the net," says the research entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Lethbridge.
It was a bit of a mystery. Carcamo, a specialist in lygus bugs and cabbage seedpod weevils, could not immediately identify this wasp. So he showed samples to his AAFC Lethbridge colleague Vincent Hervet. He said they were a Microgastrinae wasp and he had an inkling they were Diolcogaster claritibia, a species he had collected in southern Alberta beneficial insect surveys in 2011.
Hervet and Carcamo emailed insect taxonomist José Fernández-Triana to make sure. Fernández-Triana is with AAFC's Canadian National Collection of Insects (CNC) in Ottawa and, as a taxonomist, his speciality is identifying and naming insects.
"Hi Hector and Vince, I am very happy to see your messages and I will do my best to help," he replied. "What I would need to be 100 per cent sure is a better view of the hind legs (including the coxa). And, ideally, a picture of the first two abdominal segments."
He added, "Microgastrinae is my bread and butter, so I am in a position to help as much as possible (and also willing to do that!)."
Which wasp is it?
Carcamo sent photos and mailed actual specimens so Fernández-Triana could check the coxa (the joint where the leg meets the body), abdominal segments, and all other parts necessary to make a species identification. This is harder than it sounds. These wasps are only two millimetres from tip to tip and the website 'Microgastrinae Wasps of the World' says the Micrograstrinae group alone has over 2,700 known species. The wasp world, like so many insect families, is massive.
With the required attention to minute details, Fernández-Triana confirmed Hervet's initial thought. The wasps were Diolcogaster claritibia.
Does an accurate identification of some tiny wasp really matter? "It does," says Carcamo, "because if we know the species, then we know what they eat."
Parasitoid wasps are often specialists. One species will rely on one specific host for egg-laying and parasitization. D. claritibia adults lay their eggs inside the larvae of diamondback moth. Whether D. claritibia will opt to lay eggs in other caterpillars when diamondback moths are not available is not known at this time. The wee wasp larvae, after hatching, eat their way out, like Medusa's hair of snakes, and kill the host in the process. Parasitoid wasps do not sting. They are allies through and through, doing no harm to humans while knocking back our plant-eating foes.
Carcamo suspects that higher-than-normal diamondback moth numbers in 2017 caused the high number of D. claritibia in southern Alberta in 2018. And because these wasps were so plentiful in 2018, it probably means they hunkered down and survived the 2017 winter. In lab tests, Hervet found D. claritibia to be very cold hardy and says they probably do overwinter in Western Canada. Carcamo is working with Sharavari Kulkarni, a post-doctoral fellow with professor Maya Evenden at the University of Alberta, on a lab colony to do more studies on this species.
Spraying counterproductive?
Meantime, beneficial parasitoid wasps at these populations will continue to significantly reduce pest pressure. On the Prairies, heavy parasitism of diamondback moth in particular already keeps that pest insect in check most years.
Researchers are also seeing evidence of a whole-farm effect, where spraying one field can have a direct influence on parasitism of a completely different pest in another field the same year or the same field the following year. Carcamo references work by Finnish researcher Heikki Hokkanen, who found that spraying for aphids in cereals also wiped out a parasitoid of pollen beetle, which is one of the most important pests of oilseed rape (canola) in Europe. Hokkanen found that pollen beetles in canola are worse than they would have been because the farmer sprayed for aphids in wheat the previous year.
"It seems we may have a similar but opposite situation in Western Canada," Carcamo says.
Bracon cephi, a common parasitoid of wheat stem sawfly, is emerging from wheat stubble in canola fields about the same time as farmers are spraying for cabbage seedpod weevil in canola. This spray can kill Bracon cephi, stopping them from flying to neighbouring fields to parasitize wheat stem sawfly larvae, he says.
This whole-farm ecosystem effect makes it "really important" to follow thresholds for all insects, all the time, Carcamo says.
Know the threshold numbers. And sample properly. "Sampling only at field edges tends to provide an inflated insect count," Carcamo says. He recommends, at a minimum, sampling at the field edge, then again 50 to 100 steps into the field and one more time on the opposite side of the field.
"Farmers can save a lot of money by not spraying because they're following thresholds," Carcamo says. "And by spraying only when numbers are over thresholds, this also saves the life of beneficials like D. claritibia and many others, which can save farmers even more money in the long run."
Thresholds for common canola pests
- Bertha armyworm: 20 per square metre is typical. The actual number depends on canola prices and spray costs.
- Cabbage seedpod weevil: 25-40 per 10 sweeps.
- Cutworm: 25-30 per cent stand reduction, in general, but thresholds can be species specific.
- Diamondback moth larva: 100-150 larvae per square metre in immature to flowering plants or 200-300 in flowering/podding plants (in dense stands).
- Flea beetle: >25 per cent cotyledon defoliation if flea beetles are still feeding on newly developing plants. Canola can recover from 50 per cent loss of cotyledon with no yield loss.
- Grasshopper: Eight to 12 per square metre.
- Lygus bug: Three to five lygus per 10 sweeps is a typical threshold in dry conditions (the actual number depends on canola price and spray costs) but will be quite a bit higher (50 per 10 sweeps) in moist and high-yield conditions.
To find more on thresholds, scouting tips and timing for each specific insect pest, check the "Insects" section at canolaencyclopedia.ca.


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Statistically, Mexican Americans make up 10.9% of the United States' population with over 34 million documented Americans, making the US home to the second largest Mexican community in the world, second only to Mexico itself. With all this in mind, Mex and the City and photographer Carlos Alvarez Montero came together to curate a portrait series titled Racial Profiling. The series highlights prominent, influential Mexicans alongside Q&As to highlight their professional successes in New York, Mexico City, and Los Angeles.
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Acknowledge you've lost the plot
Hi, I'm Bridget and a couple of weeks ago I was stuck in a big fat stressful and passion suffocating rut. This is the first and most important step to sorting your shit out. Acknowledging that you're just not nailing it, acknowledging that you're stressed, acknowledging that you are not bringing your A game to your day to day life and understanding that it won't be this way forever. But it is the current situation … and that's okay.
Become friends with your rut
Take a day or two, or hey take three if you really want to, to feel like shit, to feel like a failure, to mope, to Netflix, to wear no pants, to do what you gotta do. Take this time to nut out your rut by talking it through with a couple of close friends. Have a vent. Have a wine. Have a meltdown. Have a block of chocolate. More whine (see what I did there!).
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Alright, alright, you've had your time to be a temporary loser – shits getting real now, I know you're better than this, you know you're better than this! YOU ARE A GOAL DIGGER! Next step, reflect. reflect. reflect. How did you end up in this defeated state? What or who is stressing you the F out?
- Your job you don't care about?
- Your partner who is constantly grinding your gears and refuses to see anything from your point of view?
- The bills you have to work work work everyday to pay?
- That certain family member who cannot see the positive in anything and you just want to shake them?
- Failing friendships?
- The fact that you 100% believe that you are a true super hero and have overcommitted your time and energy to others before putting yourself first?
- That empty feeling that you're life is not cutting the mustard, you're not fulfilled, like, ever!
What is it that you need to change? Is there something you can stop doing? Or is there something new you can start doing?
Plan the day away
It's time to step it up and start sorting out your shit. Make a plan Stan. Start with planning how you want your day to look. A few simple and mindful routines will make a massive difference and leave you with a sense of success. Babe you got out of bed this morning the first time the alarm went off, SMASHING IT! You came home after work, took the time to put yourself first and zenned out in downward dog, KAPAI! You wrote in your gratitude journal for 5 nights in a row, absolutely nailing it you superstar! A routine will keep you sane, motivated and feeling in control!!
You also need to make sure you include your well-thought out and neatly written detective notes in your plan of attack. Make a plan to avoid the same thing happening again. Get organised. Open up. Find some structure. Be proactive.
What are 3 small routines or rituals you can include in your day to help you feel successful, grounded and motivated? How can you manage or cut-out the factors that you acknowledged were the cause of your meltdown? Cos we ain't got time for that!!
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I'll second you on Tyler Childers. He's terrific. Here are my other suggestions for the last decade:
Jason Isbell (rock? Americana?)
Mary Battiata and Little Pink (country/Americana)
Ana Egge (folk)
Lucinda Williams (rock) (yes, she's getting up there in years, but she's still making good music)
Brennen Leigh (country)
John Moreland (Americana, I guess)
Joan Shelley (folk)
Renee Wahl (Americana)
Drive-By Truckers (rock)
Richard Thompson (folk, rock) (over 70, but still bringing it. check out his acoustic classics CDs)
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Several people took up my offer to help me test the 'Power Flower' process to deepen into using the Rediscovery Cards. Here are three pieces of feedback I received:
"I had a session with Mary Lunnen today. Very helpful since I am on the cusp of a major life change, with many decisions to make. Where to start and how to proceed? Whew. Overwhelming.
There were five cards in a Dare To Blossom lay out. I was absolutely amazed with the cards that showed. I even checked with SRT what the accuracy was for me. 100%. The really cool part is that you can continue to work with these cards. I laid down to rest and they showed themselves to me with more information. This system is very neutral and can work with any belief system, as well as business. Mary gave plenty of time for me to interact. Not surprising to find she is also a life coach.
It was very magical to work with a lovely lady in England, so yes she can help anyone of us. Oh the magic of the Spirit using modern tools like the internet." Jay
"I was lucky enough to participate in a free offer from Mary, which was intended to be a one-to-one video conference.Sadly my end of the link wasn't able to connect properly, so after much trial and error, we ended up having a telephone one-to-one instead.
It was lovely to hear Mary's voice, she has a very calming aura, and I was very taken with the whole process. We started with Mary's "flower" image, with the 5 P words, and I was invited to select them in my own preferred order. Each time I selected one of the P words Mary, as if by some sort of telecommunication (in the spiritual sense), selected a word from her pack that was very appropriate to my take on each subject, she then allowed me the space to investigate and express my feelings for each word, so in reality I was allowing myself to put my inner feelings into thoughts and then words.
It was a very liberating experience, which I enjoyed immensely. Mary then took a photo of my "flower" with the words in place and sent it to me by email, so that I now have a permanent record of a lovely experience and I feel able to move forward towards my ultimate goal. Thank you Mary." Joy
"I thoroughly enjoyed the process of working with Mary through the Power Flower session, which involved pulling a discovery card for each part/petal of the power flower. It was fascinating to see the way the cards worked within the context of the flower. Mary offered supportive insights and relevant examples to guide me to deeper understandings. The flower feels like a powerful container for the cards' energy and guidance. Thank you for the opportunity!" Jenny


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In this space on Friday, we flagged an oddity in a City Hall press release: Mayor de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, jointly "appointed" a new deputy mayor.
The First Lady, a key adviser to Hizzoner, is welcome to be deeply involved in city politics and policy, but her job does not extend to tapping top city officials.
Later Friday, an eagle eye noticed that the version of that very same press release posted on the mayor's office website substituted the word "announce" for "appoint."
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The consolidation loan is granted equally by banks and loan companies. But where is a quick consolidation loan possible ? Which institution can help us quickly? Check!
Fast consolidation loan – what is it about?
A quick consolidation loan is a type of financial liability that allows you to combine several liabilities into one with a more convenient repayment schedule and adequate to our financial capabilities. You can consolidate many different liabilities, including, but not limited to, cash loans, car loans, mortgage loans, installment loans, payday loans, bank account debits as well as card debt.
Fast consolidation loan – who will give it to us?
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What's going on snipers named Ella Beatty, I hope all of you guys are having a wonderful day today Let's go ahead and dive right into our daily cryptocurrency analytics for today Ripple Just broke out of its ascending triangle What a textbook play here as you can see on ascending triangle clear and open here And then if you go to our discord you can go up to trading 101
I was actually on the ripple page here Just chatting with a lot of you guys And if you had a trading 101 you actually can pull up this ascending triangle as you can see you see this initial breakout you see this channel form and then another breakout right here where the resistance is at and it's exactly what we saw with Ripple by the Way, this is an open and free resource open for all of you guys the link is in the description below We have a desktop and a mobile version, but let's go ahead and also look at the technicals here of ripple We're at fifty four billion dollars in total market cap guys we're still right under six hundred billion in total market cap and What's interesting about ripple is the fact that it's able to maintain its prices? I don't know if you guys remember this But well we were around 15 to 30 cents ripple was just kind of maintaining itself for a long time it never really correlated against Bitcoin but what's interesting about what we're seeing now is ripples actually acting a completely opposite of what bitcoin is doing which is interesting if you are looking for a Significant hedge against Bitcoin we're gonna Talk a little bit about that in just a second here now if you look at this channel here We pretty much formed a little bit of support around seventy six cents We broke out of that Saw a lot of volatility here this was from the correction that we saw with Bitcoin so it did have a minor influence But we gained that right back and around this time of December 22nd is when Ripple just started acting completely different against Bitcoin and what's interesting is if you go in our discord you guys can see there is a Ripple section here a lot of people are talking about you know different reasons as to why Ripple may be having these crazy volatility price movements over the past couple of days and Pretty much what we're seeing here people are thinking It's going to be added to coinbase um obviously the CEO of ripple has been going on to the news Stations and having a discussion about his technology that all creates publicity which can also lead to price movements going upwards What's interesting about ripple is it typically holds its prices? Which is why I like this I did put a position in ripple if you guys are a Patreon the link for that is in the description below as well Then you guys know I notified you guys on discord as we're for the more formal notifications for each tier now What's interesting about what I'm seeing here right now is we're seeing this consolidation a little bit of a sell-off But I don't think many people are gonna be hesitant to hold their Ripple I think we're really gonna see this Increasing over time That's why I'm excited to actually have a position right now in Ripple once we saw this breakout We did see a little bit of resistance around one dollar 19 cents Which we finally broke out of so as long as this can at least become some support levels right here That would be something that would indicate that ripple is a stronghold right now and can continue to rise in value over time So it's interesting it's cool, but let's go ahead and look at Bitcoin see what is happening here with Bitcoin I did pull up a couple other indicators here I wasn't using any indicators here, so I'm going to kind of explain each one of these indicators I only have three indicators open right now I have the RSI, which is the relative strength index open? I have the volume indicator open I also have the EMA which is the exponential moving average? I'm gonna teach you guys really quick on how to use each and every one of these so for the RSI this can indicate whether A coin is overbought oversold if it's over 70 if that's an indication that that coin is most likely Oversold so to give you example you can see right over here when we hit this huge run-up You can actually see how the RSI was way over 70 over this purple And this could have been an indication to you know trader watching the our side that okay this may start dropping soon Why don't I put my sell order here if you are a day trader? You could have done that and then you saw this Consolidation or the RSI went back down a healthy levels if it goes under 30 That's pretty much the bottom typically that would be a support level or at least a level at which it is being oversold so At that point you can typically see price movements going upwards for the volume what you want to watch for is just the different fluctuations in volume I mean volume can be used in a lot of different ways so as as long as you understand red is cell volume Green is my volume then that should be good for now and as you guys progress watching our videos Engaging in discord you guys are gonna understand how to use volume to your advantage in the future now the EMA is interesting I'm actually gonna have a custom EMA open for all of you guys pretty soon I actually spoke to the creator of this EMA his name is grant He created the crypto adjusted exponential moving average, which is interesting because he uses the large cap coins to actually indicate What an exponential moving average is? But for now we're using that the regular EMA here and one thing
I like to look at with the EMA There's three ways at least in a simple way to say there's three ways to actually watch what patterns are forming here What indicators you're looking at it's either gonna be under the EMA overlapping the EMA or bouncing off of the EMA and when the price Is bouncing off the EMA that is typically an indicator that we're gonna be seeing upward price movements So it's exciting because with Bitcoin you can see obviously it's bouncing off of this EMA right over here It continues to bounce overlap just a little bit bounced again wet under but now it's right on top of the EMA So it's a good way to actually locate where the price is headed if you are a day trader so once again There's value investors day traders swing traders There's a lot of different types of traders, and you can be a mixture of all But just make sure you keep your focus on each one because for me personally the hardest thing about trading especially when I was in The traditional market is just starting off It was keeping a separation between is this a value investment is this a day trading investment Is this a swing trade so it's it's really just Partitioning your different mindsets to ensure that you have full focus on what you're really trying to accomplish So let's look at bitcoins overall market as well 264 billion dollar market cap pretty much almost half of this whole market cap here at 442% dominance and Let's kind of talk about something that I think is a little bit more Interesting about what we're seeing with ripple in Bitcoin so you're seeing this inverse chart here X RP is acting inverse to Bitcoin This is actually a pretty accurate This is both from the 20 xx all the way to the 27th between the 27th and then 28th which today is the 27th you can see these are the exact timeframes But very different charts, which is interesting because you typically see Bitcoins chart influencing most of the altcoins, so I want to talk about this a little bit you can see ripple started to actually have a run up while Bitcoin was having a Descending price pattern, and then you saw that we saw this little run up which ripple kind of copied here And then once we saw this drop We saw a little bit of drop here, and this is really where things are changing so we saw this initial run up Popped up here around one dollar and 10 cents And this is where things literally just got inverted as you can see bitcoin is actually down It's actually going up Just a little bit now, but look at that It's going up, and this is going down so what does this mean for a ripple? It's very very Good in my opinion for ripple because now People can start getting accustomed to the fact that ripple is a hedge against Bitcoin if you guys know what a hedge is we can Actually pull up the definition right over here, and I think that would help a lot of you guys But when you're hedging against something you're hoping that it's gonna act in the inverse way of what you're hedging again So a hedge is an investment to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset normally a hedge Consists of taking an offsetting position in a related securities such as a futures contract so it's intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment so for example if you're Expecting the US dollar to go down You might want to hedge with gold or? Something in that nature You can hedge with a lot of different assets and commodities whether that's gold or cattle or silver so pretty much as Time goes by I'm gonna continue to watch ripple to see is this gonna act as a hedge against Bitcoin because if it is that would be exciting news because as a trader understanding how to actually place your trades and where to keep your money as price movements are fluctuating as trends are being followed and as you see channels form it's cool because If you know something is gonna go down, but this is gonna go up If this goes down, then you're able to move your money and then continue to create gains Beside the fact that the market is down So it's interesting to use that in a strategy so as we progress through this channel I may speak a little bit more about how I like to hedge against different coins So far I've used a lot of fiat currency Just because it's been such a volatile market but now that we're seeing a little bit of a change in a transition and in my opinion a Maturity in the market things are gonna change in 2018, so I'm really excited about that and with that said guys I hope you guys all enjoyed this video
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• "A good helmet will keep you safe on a bike." Helmets will help, but will in no way guarantee your safety. In 2015, 40 percent of motorcyclists killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes were not wearing a helmet. That means 60% were.
• "Roads and streets are safer than the interstate." A recent insurance survey found that 52 percent of reported crashes occurred five miles or less from home and a whopping 77 percent occurred fifteen miles or less from home. Why? People have a natural tendency to drop their guard when they are in familiar territory. In other words, they get careless. On a motorcycle you can be seriously injured or killed in a collision going 20 miles per hour or less.
• "Loud pipes save lives." This is one that you hear all the time, but the physics just don't add up. Pipes are called tailpipes because they point to the rear and the sound goes away from the bike. The majority of collisions that are car vs. motorcycle are caused by the driver of the car because they did not look for and did not see the bike. It's better to drive defensively and not rely on sound. Training teaches riders to avoid collisions.
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Big changes in Apple, and some issue for the NASA…
It's the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?
Apple says, "What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone." Our privacy experiment showed 5,400 hidden app trackers guzzled our data — in a single week.https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/28/its-middle-night-do-you-know-who-your-iphone-is-talking/?utm_term=.59204eceb89d
Google's new reCAPTCHA has a dark side
For many years, this has been one of the predominant ways that reCaptcha—the Google-run internet bot detector—has determined whether a user is a bot or not. But last fall, Google launched a new version of the tool, with the goal of eliminating that annoying user experience entirely. Now, when you enter a form on a website that's using reCaptcha V3, you won't see the "I'm not a robot" checkbox, nor will you have to prove you know what a cat looks like. Instead, you won't see anything at all.https://www.fastcompany.com/90369697/googles-new-recaptcha-has-a-dark-side
Facebook Must Explain What it's Doing With Your Phone Number
Like many others, PI were alarmed at recent reports that Facebook have been making mobile phone numbers (which users believed to be) provided for the express purpose of "two-factor authentication" (2FA) both searchable, and a target for advertising by default.https://privacyinternational.org/report/3025/facebook-must-explain-what-its-doing-your-phone-number-update
One of the myriad ways Facebook displays targeted adverts to users is through so-called "Custom Audiences". These "custom audiences" are lists of contact details, including phone numbers and email addresses, uploaded by advertisers. Facebook then matches this "custom audience" with the details they hold, to target adverts at accounts associated with this contact information.
Jony Ive Is Leaving Apple
The man who designed the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone—and even the Apple Store—is leaving Apple. Jony Ive announced in an interview with the Financial Times on Thursday that he was departing the company after more than two decades to start LoveFrom, a creative agency that will count Apple as its first client. The transition will start later this year, and LoveFrom will formally launch in 2020.https://www.wired.com/story/jony-ive-leaves-apple/
The Rise and Fall of Visual Basic
For programming in 1988, QuickBASIC was magical. You could write code without clunky line numbers, catch syntax errors as you type, and launch your program straight from the development environment, no command-line nonsense required.https://medium.com/young-coder/the-rise-and-fall-of-visual-basic-f422252349a6
New Excel vulnerability puts 120 million users at risk
The vulnerability will allow hackers to use Power Query to launch a remote Dynamic Data Exchange attack into an Excel spreadsheet. Not only that, but the vulnerability will also allow hackers to launch more sophisticated attacks involving malwares that can compromise the user's machine as soon as the spreadsheet is opened.https://www.mimecast.com/blog/2019/06/exploit-using-microsoft-excel-power-query-for-remote-dde-execution-discovered/
Hackers Squatted on Primary NASA Networks for 10 Months, Exfiltrated Data from 23 Files
Unknown hackers used a Raspberry Pi attached without authorisation to a NASA network at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to infiltrate — then move laterally across —NASA networks; exfiltrating 500MB of data, unnoticed, from 23 NASA files over a 10 month period.https://www.cbronline.com/news/nasa-network-hackers-raspberry-pi
The news is among the bleaker revelations for NASA's security team in an damning security audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) published this week, which reveals that the unknown attacker went on to successfully access two of the three primary JPL networks.
ENISA Transforms to European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
The EU Cybersecurity Act came into force on June 27, 2019. The temporary European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has been replaced by the permanently mandated European Union Agency for Cybersecurity — same people, same place, but with a new name, a budget increased from €11 million to €23 million over a period of five years, and staffing levels allowed to rise by 50%.https://www.securityweek.com/enisa-transforms-european-union-agency-cybersecurity
With additional resources comes additional requirements. Key among these is involvement in a new EU Cybersecurity Certification Framework. "ENISA will have market related tasks," commented the agency's executive director, Udo Helmbrecht, "notably by preparing 'European cybersecurity certification schemes' that will serve as the basis for certification of ICT products, processes and services."
Tesla 3 navigation system fooled with GPS spoofing
Cybersecurity researchers have fooled the Tesla Model 3's automatic navigation system into rapidly braking and taking a wrong turn on the highway.https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/06/27/researchers-fool-tesla-3-navigation-system-with-gps-spoofing/
Israeli firm Regulus Cyber spoofed signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), fooling the Tesla vehicle into thinking it was at the wrong location. The spoofing attack caused the car to decelerate rapidly, and created rapid lane-changing suggestions. It also made the car signal unnecessarily and try to exit the highway at the wrong place, according to the company's report.


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Blockchain technology is always associated with token generation events (TGEs), during which millions of dollars are being raised daily. But despite all the great promises, only a few firms can boast real financial backing while raising funds via TGEs. It is becoming increasingly difficult for investors to establish trust and invest in any cryptocurrency project.
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Of the 34 players on Greenwich's boys soccer team's roster last season, 29 were seniors, so experience, was indeed, an asset for the Cardinals.
That's not the case with the 2019 version of the Cardinals.
Since 29 seniors departed from the 2018 squad, only five players return to the soccer pitch, according to coach Kurt Putnam.
"I'm going into the season cautiously optimistic," Putnam said. "I don't want to put pressure on the new players. We just had a team talk and like Bill Belichick (New England Patriots coach) tells his team, we told them to do your job. The reality is if you do your job, the team will take care of itself. If you do your job, the team will start to form itself."
A fixture in the postseason for well over a decade, Greenwich was edged by host Staples, 1-0, in the FCIAC Tournament quarterfinals in 2018, then advanced to the quarterfinal round of the CIAC Class LL playoffs, where it suffered a tough, 1-0 loss to eventual state champion Glastonbury, on a fluky goal.
"I feel really good about this team, we have some good leaders returning from our team last year and we have good talent coming in," Cardinals senior goalie/tri-captain Padraig Colligan said. "We have a lot of players that received JV time last year, which really prepared them for making the varsity team."
Midfielder/tri-captain Davi Pedreiro, who produced a strong junior season, will be looked upon for leadership on both ends of the field.
"We lost a lot of seniors in starting spots, but the talent and depth of our program is pretty good," Pedreiro said. "We know we have players who can come off the bench and make an impact. Everyone has to know how hard they have to work during the season — if everyone puts in 100 percent and supports each other, we'll be all right."
Max Pisacreta, a senior midfielder/tri-captain, sees a Cardinals team that's primed to prove itself.
"Everyone on this team works hard and is motivated," Pisacreta said. "Last year, a lot of the kids on this team were on JV. This year, almost everyone is a new player, so they will be motivated, which I think is going to be one of our strong points. Everyone is talented in their own way and they will contribute to the team in some way, or another."
Greenwich opens its season at home against FCIAC rival Ridgefield on Sept. 13.
AT THE HELM: Putnam has walked the sideline at Greenwich since 2001. During his tenure, he has guided GHS to five FCIAC titles (2005, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017). The Cards have also traveled deep in the Class LL Tournament a number of times under Putnam's watch.
Assisting Putnam is Ray Marschall, who returns for his 11th season. Marschall also serves as Greenwich's varsity boys tennis coach. Greenwich, which advanced to the state quarterfinals last fall by defeating top-seeded Xavier, 1-0, in overtime, was 11-5-4 in 2018.
WHO'S GONE?: Graduation claimed almost everyone from last season's roster. Jimmy Johnson, an All-FCIAC First Team goalie graduated, as did Woojin Kwak (First Team All-FCIAC) and Thomas Streiff (All-FCIAC First Team selection). Ben Rifkin (All-FCIAC West selection in 2018) was also among the 29 graduates. Rifkin, Johnson, and Francisco Liguori, who will miss the season with an injury sustained during Greenwich's rugby season, were the squad's 2018 captains.
Kai Jennings, Shoki Araki and Sasha Burnett were also among some of the numerous graduates from the 2018 team.
"A vast number of those seniors were starters and the rest of those guys were in the program for three years," Putnam said of the graduates. "They were a special group of players. I'd like to think we gave Glastonbury their best game of the season in the state quarterfinals."
WHO'S BACK?: Pedreiro earned All-FCIAC West team accolades in 2018. Pisacreta will see action on defense or left/right wing, while Colligan is seeking a productive season in goal.
"I made the varsity team my sophomore year and Jimmy Johnson was a great mentor, a great player, who prepared me for this role," Colligan said.
Senior striker Farid Ghaliya, sophomore midfielder Joao Pedro Lima (who had a standout freshman campaign) and junior forward Ryan Smith also return.
Putnam is encouraged with what he has seen during the preseason from his returning players and the first-year varsity competitors.
"If we can get the right group together, the supporting group together and the right system in place, we will make it tough on teams," Putnam said. "With so many new players, it looks like we'll have the opportunity to build upon what we do this year, next year."
CAPTAIN'S COMMENTS: "We want to win some titles," Pedreiro said. "We are looking to win both the FCIAC and state championship, which hasn't been done in a while. If we have 11 players on the field giving 100 percent each game, there's nothing else we can ask for."
SHOWDOWNS: Ridgefield, home, Sept. 13; New Canaan, home, Sept. 16; Darien, away, Sept. 18; Brien McMahon, home, Sept. 26; Staples, away, Oct. 1; Norwalk, home, Oct. 3; Danbury, away, Oct. 10; Westhill, away, Oct. 12; Trumbull, home, Oct. 22.
"A lot of people are expecting us to do well and we think we'll meet those expectations," Colligan said.