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These crisp, fresh pickles are often offered along with fresh herbs at the table. Tuck them into a lettuce-leaf wrapper or use them to doctor brothy soup.
- Yield
- Makes about 1 cup
- 1 medium carrot, peeled, julienned
- 1 Fresno chile, with seeds, julienned
- 8 ounces mung bean sprouts (about 2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh basil or cilantro leaves, thinly sliced
- Toss carrot, chile, bean sprouts, lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper. Let sit 5 minutes. Top with basil just before serving.

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Category Archives: Vancouver Canucks
Several players on Canucks' radar
Everyone knows the Vancouver Canucks have as good a chance as any team to secure the most sought-after free agent since Cindy Crawford, that being one Justin Schultz, to whom they made their pitch in Toronto on Wednesday.
Whether or not they land the fellow whose parents apparently own season tickets to Canuck games will have an effect on which players they pursue when the July 1 green flag falls on unrestricted players.
If Schultz is not in the fold, they might go looking hard for somebody somewhat like him named Jason Garrison, a defenceman with the Florida Panthers with some considerable offensive abilities who hails from White Rock and might consider giving Vancouver a small hometown discount.
But will it be a sufficient discount to have it make sense for the Canucks, who hope to get Sami Salo back for at least one more year, and maybe more, and already have another young right-handed shot in Chris Tanev in the fold?
Report: Florida remains "frontrunner" for Roberto Luongo
While Vancouver Canucks starter-to-be Cory Schneider says he'll take his time to sign a new deal, the team probably wants to get that whole Roberto Luongo mess cleaned up sooner rather than later. Darren Dreger provides the latest update on that front: the Florida Panthers remain the "frontrunner." The Toronto Maple Leafs, meanwhile, appear to be lagging behind.
Bob McKenzie paraphrases Dreger as such:
Insider Trading hilites: @DarrenDreger says dialogue continues between FLA and VAN on Luongo. Not so much TOR and VAN. FLA frontrunner.
Plenty has been made of the Panthers' interest in bringing back Luongo; it's even clear that the team's ownership seems OK with his lengthy, risky contract. It appears that Luongo wants to go back to Florida, too, as a report surfaced that he wouldn't accept a swap to two other interested parties in Toronto and the Chicago Blackhawks.
Report: Rome, Canucks to part ways
The player responsible for one of the most infamous moments in Canucks history is leaving the organization.
Defenseman Aaron Rome won't be offered a contract extension with the club, agent Kevin Epp told Vancouver's News1130.
Epp said he wasn't surprised the Canucks showed no interest in bringing back his client, who fell out of the rotation last year despite putting up career highs in goals, assists and points. Rome appeared just once in Vancouver's brief five-game playoff run and only appeared in 43 regular-season contests.
While Rome's departure from Vancouver sounds imminent, it's unlikely the city will ever forget him.
The old interweb is alive with reports that Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo has refused to waive his no-trade clause to any place other than his old team, the Florida Panthers.
While it's certainly true Luongo would look kindly on a return to South Florida, and Canucks GM Mike Gillis most certainly knows that, it's far too early in the process to suggest he won't go here or there, with here or there obviously including the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Luongo is a pragmatic, intelligent man. He knows if he wants out of Vancouver, and that's certainly his preference, he can't close the door on too many places because, right now anyway, there aren't too many places that want or can afford him and his contract.
Florida and Toronto appear to have the greatest interest in Luongo, but not so great that either team is at this point willing to meet what they say is a steep asking price from Vancouver.
Florida won't give up a blue-chip prospect and their offer most certainly includes a contract they'd like to get rid of.
The Leafs just think the current asking price is exorbinant and do not consider themselves to be in the mix until it's lowered.
Problems with a Luongo trade
The problem with making the Roberto Luongo trade is that each side wants the other to beg.
The Vancouver Canucks see their deposed starter as a National Hockey League star who is a three-time Vezina Trophy finalist and remains one of only a handful of netminders who guarantees his employer 30-40 wins a season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers – and probably others – see Luongo as a 33-year-old, $53.3-million account payable.
So you can imagine there might be a fair amount of indignation when potential deals are discussed. How dare you demand our best prospect for Luongo? How dare you offer flotsam for Luongo?
Whatever Toronto Maple Leaf general manager Brian Burke pitched to Gillis at the NHL entry draft landed well short of acquiring Luongo, so the Canucks left Pittsburgh with both their No. 1 goalies in the organization and five newly-drafted prospects. The four chosen Saturday are all of a certain type: big, older, late-blooming, low-budget gambles.
Canucks Don't Yet Hold All The Cards
It depends how bad the feelings are between Brian Burke and Mike Gillis.
After the weekend, it's not hard to say they're sour, with gusts to out-and-out dislike.
That's okay. GMs who don't like each other can do hockey deals, and part of the weekend was spent by both men trying to see if they can work out a trade that would move Roberto Luongo and his enormous contract into the Leaf tent.
Nothing happened, and Burke's comments that he wasn't going to "strip-mine" his organization to get a goalie without mentioning Luongo specifically suggested Gillis is asking for a lot more than Burke – or anybody – is willing to give. Only Florida is also in the mix, it appears, which works for Luongo since it's his first choice.
Gillis says he's in no hurry. Well, he might want to re-think that.
There's one card Burke could play, one that would turn relations between the two clubs downright ugly.
The Leaf GM could lay down a huge, multi-year, multi-million offer sheet next Monday for the other Vancouver goalie, 26-year-old restricted free agent Cory Schneider, the Canucks goalie every team would rather get if they had a choice.
That wouldn't get them Schneider; Vancouver would have to match rather than accept multiple first rounders from Toronto.
But it would force Vancouver's hand in the same way San Jose forced Chicago to let Antti Niemi go a few years ago by signing Niklas Hjalmarsson. Let's say the Schneider offer was eight years for $40 million. The Canucks would be stuck with more than $10 million in annual goalie costs, with both at lengthy terms. The Leafs could also, if they wanted, load the deal with so-called "lockout" money, say $15 million in the first year that would be Schneider's even if there's a lockout next season.
Luongo, Nash survive trade winds at draft
Roberto Luongo remained Vancouver Canucks property as the NHL draft weekend wrapped up. Same went for Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Really, no surprise on either end.
Neither blockbuster trade was ever much dependent on the timeline related to the draft — the Canucks certainly are not that interested in a first-round pick as the chief asset in return for Luongo. They want players who can help them now while their window to win the Stanley Cup remains open.
Although you could argue the Blue Jackets, meanwhile, should have been trying to garner as many first-round picks as they could, the reality is that the first-round picks who would have been in play from the front-runners — the Rangers, Flyers or Sharks — weren't high enough in Friday's first round to compel the Jackets to make a move.
Instead, much to the chagrin of the Nash camp, the Jackets almost certainly will wait until July 1 unfolds and try to recoup interest from teams that strike out on UFA star winger Zach Parise.
But what might frustrate the Rangers to a degree is that Parise has said he won't sign with them. He wouldn't do that to the Devils. Thus, New York isn't terribly thrilled this Nash thing is dragging out, although not nearly as annoyed as the Nash camp itself. In a smart move, the Rangers opened a dialogue with Anaheim on winger Bobby Ryan.
A Plan B is a necessity.
Other clubs also interested in Nash include Ottawa and Carolina. The Senators want to stay in the mix even though their best hook is now gone. With the Jackets drafting two goalies Saturday, plus trading for Sergei Bobrovsky on Friday, I doubt the Jackets would have interest in either Robin Lehner or Ben Bishop at this point. Still, the Senators can stay in by changing their possible offer. It might surprise some that the Hurricanes are in the mix, especially after picking up Jordan Staal Friday. But a source confirmed that Carolina is intent on staying in the race for Nash.
NHL Draft Day – Early Afternoon Update
NHL draft: Luongo trade chatter heats up as Canucks insist they'll wait for the right deal
Tampa Open to trading their first round pick
Brophy on NHL: Luongo likely for Leafs
Strategy Room: Trade talk taking over
Nash deal unlikely, should Sharks turn to JVR?
Could the Bruins trade Thomas?
Could Yakupov fall to 3rd?
Canucks looking to move up at the draft
"There is [trade] interest that's in place right now," Canucks assistant general manager Laurence Gilman told reporters gathered for a sidewalk press conference late Thursday afternoon. "It is conceivable that we could make a deal this weekend. That being said, it's also possible we don't do anything before leaving Pittsburgh.
"The draft may be the most opportune time to make trades because you have 30 teams, 30 general managers and all their personnel in close proximity. It also happens on the eve of free agency. The situation lends itself to talking trades.
"We've tried to be methodical in our approach since we've been here — that's the way Mike has operated the team — and it won't change with respect to making a move this weekend."
The Canucks could make a blockbuster if talks with Toronto involving Luongo result in the kind of draft-day deal for which Leafs general manager Brian Burke is known.
Despite speculation that Vancouver may not get a valuable asset in return for another team absorbing the final 10 years of Luongo's $64-million-US contract, the Canucks believe they can make a genuine hockey trade for the 33-year-old that strengthens their lineup.
Toronto picks fifth in the first round, but the Leafs probably aren't going to give that up as the Canucks try to move nearer the front of the draft line.
Five potential teams for Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo
Toronto Maple Leafs
Incumbent: James Reimer, 24, signed through 2013-14
Goals against in 2011-12: 259 (29th in NHL)
Goals against, 5v5: 182 (29th in NHL)
Why here: In his season-ending news conference, general manager Brian Burke said the Leafs had tried and failed to acquire a veteran goaltender before the trade deadline. When asked about trying his luck this summer, he said: "We'll have to see what the options are, and what the price tags are." Reimer had a save-percentage of .900 last season — Luongo had a .919
Florida Panthers
Incumbent: José Theodore, signed through 2012-13
Goals against in 2011-12: 216 (12th in NHL)
Goals against, 5v5: 144 (8th in NHL)
Why here: If the Tampa Bay Lightning have removed themselves from the market with the acquisition of Anders Lindback from Nashville last week, the Panthers would become another intriguing trading partner for the Canucks. Luongo played five seasons with the Panthers
Chicago Blackhawks
Incumbent: Corey Crawford, 27, signed through 2013-14
Goals against in 2011-12: 231 (22nd in NHL)
Goals against, 5v5: 170 (27th in NHL)
Why here: According to capgeek.com, the Blackhawks have 23 players under contract, with about US$8.2-million left under the cap. That would leave more than enough space to fit Luongo.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Incumbent: Steve Mason, 24, signed through 2012-13
Goals against in 2011-12: 257 (28th in NHL)
Goals against, 5v5: (166 (26th in NHL)
Why here: Columbus finished 46 points behind Vancouver, holding the polar opposite position in the NHL standings.
Vancouver Canucks
Incumbent: Roberto Luongo, signed through 2022-23, Cory Schneider, restricted free agent on July 1
Goals against in 2011-12: 191 (4th in NHL)
Goals against, 5v5: 135 (6th in NHL)
Why here: Gillis has the laws of supply and demand working in his favour. The supply of proven or potential starters has dwindled, with Lindback (Tampa Bay, via trade with Nashville)
Cox: Toronto only logical destination for Roberto Luongo
Another day, another goalie locked up.
While Josh Harding may not be a well-known puckstopper, or one of particular note, he's likely to come close to splitting the workload in Minnesota this season with Nicklas Backstrom, and so the Wild have locked him up with a three-year deal.
Harding, along with Anders Lindback, Cory Schneider and Jonathan Bernier, was viewed as a young backup netminder who might be able to become a starter elsewhere. Now Harding is signed, Lindback has been traded to Tampa, Bernier may stay in L.A. for the time being until Jonathan Quick is locked up long term and Schneider, most believe, will be the unchallenged as the No. 1 goalie of the Vancouver Canucks when the next NHL season begins.
If there were a plethora of teams anxious to upgrade in goal, that would create a nice situation for Canucks GM Mike Gillis in his efforts to move veteran goaler Roberto Luongo and his ridiculous contract, which still has 10 years left to run.
Except there aren't many teams looking to upgrade. Indeed, unless Ondrej Pavelec flees to the KHL and leaves the Winnipeg Jets in the lurch, only two teams seem to be seriously prowling for a starter in the crease, the Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Even then, the money-losing Blue Jackets aren't likely to be interested in Luongo and his massive contract, while Luongo, with a no-movement clause he can still exercise, isn't likely to be too excited about Columbus.
Which leaves the Leafs as the only destination. Chicago? Most GMs don't think the Hawks are looking, and why would the Canucks move Luongo to a conference rival? Florida? They have Jose Theodore and hot prospect Jacob Markstrom, and dicey ownership in south Florida makes it unlikely the Panthers would want to absorb that contract with $46.8 million still to pay, including $40.3 million cash in the next six years.
Canucks alter climate around Roberto Luongo, Mason Raymond
The temperature changed a little last week for the Vancouver Canucks when they filed to arbitrate against winger Mason Raymond. The environment may be dramatically altered this week as general manager Mike Gillis tries to trade goalie Roberto Luongo.
Gillis confirmed before travelling for NHL meetings on Tuesday that he is talking to teams about his goalie.
"There are lots of teams interested," Gillis said. "There's a limited number of proven No. 1 goaltenders in the world. Roberto is, without a doubt, a proven No. 1 all-star goalie."
The Canuck manager insisted there is no urgency to make a deal this weekend at the draft in Pittsburgh and Gillis said he remains comfortable with the possibility that both Luongo and Cory Schneider, who became the Canucks' starter during April's first-round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Kings, will be in Vancouver next season.
Neither goalie, however, would be comfortable with that scenario and it is in no one's interest to have two No. 1s and nearly $10 million committed to Canuck goalies when one of them will be on the bench each night.
Will Leafs turn to Luongo trade now?
The world of goaltending options is closing in on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
With Tomas Vokoun signed in Pittsburgh and Anders Lindback acquired by Tampa Bay, the list of available quality goalies has shrunk by two. And while there are many teams interested in inquiring about Los Angeles backup Jonathan Bernier, at this time the Kings prefer to maintain the status quo with Jonathan Quick as starter and Bernier behind him.
The pro-active trade Steve Yzerman made for Nashville's Lindback hurts the Leafs in two different ways: 1) It removes a goalie they should have had interest in from the marketplace; 2) It provides one of their opponents in the Eastern Conference with potentially better goaltending than it has had in the past (and you know the Lightning, with Steven Stamkos, can score goals).
With Vokoun and Lindback scratched from the list of the available and the Kings' Dean Lombardi saying "having only one quarterback is dangerous," that leaves Roberto Luongo as their best goaltending option moving forward to this week's NHL draft and trade meet. The good news with Luongo is it won't cost much to get him. The bad news is it's a long-term solution for the Leafs and if they still believe in James Reimer and, to a lesser extent, Ben Scrivens, then it isn't an ideal situation for the development of a youngster.
While there are still run-of-the-mill free agents available such as Josh Harding, Scott Clemmensen and Chris Mason, there is nothing that would excite Maple Leafs fans here. Luongo remains the most viable option — and that's not without its pitfalls.
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FBI warns about scam
The FBI Jacksonville Division issued a news release Thursday saying it has received numerous reports of scammers targeting north Florida residents with calls where the caller claims to be a representative of the Internal Revenue Service or other government agency.
Federal agencies do not threaten individuals or demand immediate payment. The FBI asks that you spread the word about this scam and do not fall for it.
There are many versions of the impersonation scam that uses intimidation tactics.
The caller typically says that charges will soon be filed and threatens to confiscate the recipient's property, freeze their bank accounts, or have them arrested unless payment is made. If the resident questions the caller, they just become more aggressive.
The recipients are advised that it will cost thousands of dollars in fees or court costs to resolve the matter, and the caller typically instructs people to wire "settlement" money or provide payment via prepaid cards or gift cards to avoid arrest.
The FBI wants to remind all citizens that agencies do not call or e-mail individuals threatening them or demanding that they send money.
To make it seem real, the scammers "spoof" caller ID information so they appear to be coming from a federal agency's phone number. Hang up immediately and report the call to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
Filing a complaint allows analysts from the FBI to identify leads and patterns.
The IC3 then refers the complaints to the relevant law enforcement agency for follow-up.
If you think you have been the victim of an IRS impersonation scam, file a report online with the Treasury Inspector General at www.treasury.gov/tigta. You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at www.FTC.gov.


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Here's a fascinating article circulating around cyberspace.
New York Times
By Clive Thompson, June 14, 2010
"For the last three years, I.B.M. scientists have been developing what they expect will be the world's most advanced "question answering" machine, able to understand a question posed in everyday human elocution — "natural language," as computer scientists call it — and respond with a precise, factual answer. In other words, it must do more than what search engines like Google and Bing do, which is merely point to a document where you might find the answer. It has to pluck out the correct answer itself. Technologists have long regarded this sort of artificial intelligence as a holy grail, because it would allow machines to converse more naturally with people, letting us ask questions instead of typing keywords. Software firms and university scientists have produced question-answering systems for years, but these have mostly been limited to simply phrased questions. Nobody ever tackled "Jeopardy!" because experts assumed that even for the latest artificial intelligence, the game was simply too hard: the clues are too puzzling and allusive, and the breadth of trivia is too wide. With Watson, I.B.M. claims it has cracked the problem – …."
Read the full article and think about it.
What do you think about the future of librarians in general in the next 10 years?
Will this only impact reference librarians? Why?
Will this impact libraries in general? How?
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Now That's What I Call Enculturation 2011
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7 Comments
1. pace | March 8th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
2. wayneandwax | March 8th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
I love Gramsci/ski — but I'm not sure I understand what's contradictory about/in the videos above? The co-existence of youthful "innocence" and carnal "knowledge"?
3. pace | March 8th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Something like that. "Corporate" characters dressed up to dance "dirty" for the kids (who clearly all know the dances) seems complex (if not quite contradictory). Coming soon from Disney, "Dutty White and the Dirty Dwarves"?
4. wayneandwax | March 8th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
More like enterprising members of the community dressed up like popular cartoon characters to draw on their magic, especially when combined with taboo moves they aren't allowed to perform in their corporate lives. What would be something, as you maybe imply, would be a consequent "convergence culture"-like assimilation of dutty dance by Disney, et al.
5. pace | March 8th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Indeed! That too. Definitely a great birthday party (production company?). A second look also reveals that they are not even recognizable characters to me (!?) reinforcing your point. I apparently imposed a little narrative of my own here (Pink Bunny and Mr Gator were in which movie again?). LOL! But you can't step to Gramski anyway.
6. Daniel | March 8th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
I just discovered your blog and it is awesome.
Please keep doing what you do.
7. wayneandwax.com » B&hellip | March 9th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
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They needed the website to be updatable by themselves, as they make good use of their blog with frequent updates. They also required social media integration and secure forms. We also took over the hosting side of things, helping set-up their email system.


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Grant permissions to users based on rolesEstimated reading time: 1 minute
These are the docs for UCP version 2.2.22
To select a different version, use the selector below.
If you're a UCP administrator, you can create grants to control how users and organizations access swarm resources.
A grant is made up of a subject, a role, and a resource collection. A grant defines who (subject) has how much access (role) to a set of resources (collection). Each grant is a 1:1:1 mapping of subject, role, collection. For example, you can grant the "Prod Team" "Restricted Control" permissions for the "/Production" collection.
The usual workflow for creating grants has four steps.
- Set up your users and teams. For example, you might want three teams, Dev, QA, and Prod.
- Organize swarm resources into separate collections that each team uses.
- Optionally, create custom roles for specific permissions to the Docker API.
- Grant role-based access to collections for your teams.
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When you have your users, collections, and roles set up, you can create grants. Administrators create grants on the Manage Grants page.
- Click Create Grant. All of the collections in the system are listed.
- Click Select on the collection you want to grant access to.
- In the left pane, click Roles and select a role from the dropdown list.
- In the left pane, click Subjects. Click All Users to create a grant for a specific user, or click Organizations to create a grant for an organization or a team.
- Select a user, team, or organization and click Create.
By default, all new users are placed in the
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How is success measured in this role?
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Return of 'third shift' for automakers brings hope, economic ripple effect
Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:54 AM EST.
By Jessica Hopper for NBCs Rock Center
Anthony Pylant, an idled auto worker from Tennessee, was relieved and excited when he got a letter that a General Motors assembly plant in Flint, Mich., was adding a third shift.
"You don't know what you got until it's gone and man, we didn't realize what we had, you know, until we lost it," Pylant said.
In 2009, the Spring Hill, Tenn., GM plant where Pylant worked shut down. Pylant searched for work for two years, but nothing he found matched the money or benefits he had before he was laid off.
"It's sort of a pride thing," Pylant said. "It really hurt, so when this came up. It was like, I got to do what I know how to do, you know."
In November of last year, Pylant and two of his co-workers from the Tennessee plant moved into a sparse apartment in Flint, Mich.
"After a lot of crying and tears and packing up, here all three of us are in Michigan," Pylant said.
Pylant and his roommates, Dave Gray and Marcus Tyler, pack their lunches and travel to their 11 p.m. shift together five nights a week. They work on the assembly line until 7 a.m.
"You got to be a vampire, sleep during the day while everybody else is living their life," Pylant said.
The third shift in Flint is one of five places where General Motors has added a graveyard shift since it received a $50 billion bailout from the government in 2009.
Nationwide, other automakers have added third shifts as well. In Belvidere, Ill., Chrysler recently announced plans to add a third shift by the summer. Ford recently added a third shift to a plant in Chicago.
"We have studied third shifts and we're very careful about when we put them on. The last thing we want to do is put on a third shift, bring people in from around the country, disrupt their lives, bring them here and then something happens," said Larry Zahner, manufacturing manager for General Motors North America. "So we've been very careful assuring when we put the third shift on, it's going to stick."
Two years ago, GM shut down the third shift at the Flint assembly plant after the automaker was forced to file for bankruptcy and ask the government for help. GM pared down pension packages, got rid of thousands of jobs, hundreds of dealerships and watched their stock price tumble.
Now the automaker that some nicknamed 'Government Motors' in the wake of the economic collapse appears to be turning a corner. It is now the number one automaker in the world, a title it regained in part to Toyota's struggles after the devastating tsunami. The company is expected to announce its 2011 net income Thursday and some have predicted it will be a record high for the company.
"While what's good for General Motors is good for the U.S. may not be the slogan of the day, when we create a job, we still help the economy and we create more jobs outside," Zahner said.
The addition of the third shift in Flint has added 750 jobs at the plant. Most of the jobs have gone to long laid-off auto workers. The jobs pay around $29 an hour with benefits.
Union local head Barry Campbell and plant chief Amy Farmer said that since the bailout, there's been a shift in how labor and management relations interact with one another.
"We strategize together, we plan projects together, we execute together," Farmer said.
Both Farmer and Campbell were born and raised in Flint. They say that the third shift makes them hopeful about Flint's future.
"We're always looking for available floor space. I want to fill every inch. I want all the jobs. I want to continue to build trucks. I want our kids hopefully down the road to have jobs too, right here in Flint," Campbell said.
Flint, nicknamed 'Vehicle City,' has long been emblematic of the rise and fall of the auto industry. It has shrunk to almost half the city it once was. In its heyday, there were 80,000 auto related jobs, now there are only 7,000 auto related jobs. The iconic plant, founded in 1947, once rolled vehicles like the Corvette and Bel Air off its line. Now, it churns out 684 Chevrolet Silverado HD trucks each day. Experts say that the increasing demand for the heavy duty truck, named truck of the year by Motor Trend in 2011, is a positive economic sign.
"I think the Flint assembly plant and the heavy duty trucks here are a real economic indicator of where we're going. People are going back to work. Companies are starting to buy pickup trucks for their businesses. This is all great news," said Joanne Muller, the Detroit bureau chief for Forbes Media who has covered the auto industry for 20 years.
Muller said that the jobs gain at the assembly plant is rippling through the community.
"They say for every auto assembly job, there are 10 jobs that are added, whether it's through suppliers, hairdressers, bars," Muller said. "It rolls through a community and you can really see it with the ups and downs of Michigan, you know? When the auto industry is doing well, Michigan is doing well. When it's not, nobody is doing well."
Three miles from the GM plant, Oakley Industries has added 12 full time jobs at their sub assembly plant. Workers there assemble tires that are then used at the GM plant. A parts supplier, LSI, also added 60 new jobs.
On a visit by NBC News to Angelo's Coney Island, a 63-year-old restaurant in Flint, owner Neil Helmkay said that the increase in plant workers means that he'll likely add a few more waitresses.
"I've probably increased business anywhere from 5 percent to 8 percent and as GM gets more jobs in the area, of course we're going to grow along with everybody else," Helmkay said.
Forbes bureau chief Muller described the auto industry as 'woven into the fabric of Flint' and said that GM's decision to add a third shift in Flint was as much a political decision as a business one.
"GM made the decision to invest here because it was politically the right thing to do. They owed it to their workers. They owed it to their heritage. They owed it to the government," Muller said. "Even though it's smaller, their presence here is smaller than it used to be, I think there's a connection and there always will be."
For Pylant, the once idled GM worker who has returned to the assembly line, the job is precious.
"You know, I didn't go to college, but I'm making a good salary. It's the last stand of the middle class family," Pylant said. "There's a million people across this nation who would swap spots with us in a heartbeat, so I don't take it for granted at all."
Editor's Note: Correspondent Mike Taibbi will appear live on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams to discuss the impact of his report, 'The Graveyard Shift,' on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 9:00 pm EST


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It is a normal behavior for a robot to move itself around the places where people lives daily. Then around a robot, threre are many moving oblects such as walking persons, moving cars, moving dogs, cats etc. Moreover a moving robot is seeing a moving scene by its eyes.
In this situation, a robot looks at motions of people who are facing the robot. The robot must recognize the human motions and make respoces to the people by its creating motion and suitable utterances by synthsized voices.
If a robot is impossible to create suitable actions based on the perception of motions of facing people, the robot seems not be cooperative with human so that the robot not acceptable for human society.
We have already developed a new algorithm called "Time-space Continuous Dynamic Programming (TSCDP)" which enable a robot to realize fuctions mentioned the above required for a robot eye, which make a robot to be well cooperated with our society.
Namely, TSCDP is implemented for a robot. TSCDP works using a time-varying image
captured by an eye of moving robot, so that the robot can recognize the human motions in the moving background.
Occlusion also often occures in our daily life. Occlusion means that there are blocking objects between a robot and a forcussed person who is making motions.
TSCDP is also allowed the exisitance of partially occlusion for a robot.
The attached picture is showing the recognition of motion of "S"by a focussed person
captured by a moving camera of a robot in the moving background where persons are crossing the scene.
The realized functions by our proposed algorithm seem quite difficult by so-called Deep
Learning because Deep Learning is weak to recognize motions captured by a moving
camera under the environment of moving scene.
The patent of TSCDP is registered.
This research uses the algorithm proposed by the following paper:
[1] Yuki Niitsuma, Syunpei Torii, Yuichi Yaguchi & Ryuichi Oka:"Time-segmentation and position-free recognition of air-drawn gestures and characters in videos", Multimedia Tools and Applications, An International Journal, ISSN 1380-7501, Volume 75, Number 19, pp.11615--11639.


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Spironolactone is a diuretic that is licensed for the treatment of water retention, high blood pressure, heart failure, and low potassium levels. It can also be used to diagnose and treat primary hyperaldosteronism. Spironolactone tablets, which are available by prescription, are generally taken once or twice a day. Potential side effects include drowsiness, diarrhea, nausea, and menstrual changes.
Spironolactone (Aldactone®) is a prescription medicine that is used as a diuretic for various conditions. It is known as a "potassium-sparing" diuretic.
As with any medicine, side effects are possible with spironolactone. However, not everyone who takes the drug will experience side effects. In fact, most people tolerate it quite well. If side effects do occur, in most cases, they are minor and either require no treatment or can easily be treated by you or your healthcare provider. Serious side effects are less common.
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Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 7th ed. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2005.
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Hemel Town let a 1-0 half-time lead slip as they were downed 2-1 by Truro City at Vauxhall Road this afternoon (Saturday, Sept 2).
The Tudors took the lead five minutes before the break when centreback Tom Hamblin rose to meet the ball from a corner and powerfully headed it home, leaving the City keeper Tom McHale with no chance.
Hemel had passed up the easiest chance of the game minutes before when Ben Greenhalgh took too long on the ball when one-on-one with McHale.
Town had already put the ball in the net midway through the half but it was ruled out for offside -- Hamblin met the ball from a swerving free kick and it was helped over the line by Charlie Sheringham. Had the ball been left, it would likely have been allowed to stand.
Hamblin again had another chance with a header, meeting the ball from a dangerous cross but sent it over the goal just before the whistle for the end of the first period.
But the second-half was a different story and Truro levelled after 56 minutes through Cody Cooke. It was Truro's first spell of pressure of the second-half and it drew them level against the run of play. Cooke got the final touch on Billy Palfrey's goalwards half-volley.
This kind of goal was just what Tudors' boss Dean Brennan had warned against early in the week. He knew Truro were a side capable of absorbing long periods of pressure and could then be clinical when given any opportunity.
Moments before the equaliser, Hemel had a fair claim for a penalty waved away. Skipper-for-the-day Sheringham went down in the box under a tough challenge, but referee Lloyd Wood wasn't interested. The Tudors striker had nothing to gain from going down when he was in a good shooting position.
Truro went close again before the half-hour and Kyle Connolly did well to defend a close-range shot by sub Noah Keats who was allowed through far too easily.
Connolly then had a chance of his own. The fullback surged forward, beat his marker for pace but a dinked shot was just wide of the goal.
Another Truro replacement Niall Thomson then went close with a slightly ambitious shot skimming the top of the bar.
And with eight minutes to go, Keats put the visitors ahead. The game had developed into on to an end-to-end tussle in the latter stages and it was Truro's sub who was the most clinical.
The defeat drops Hemel to 11th place in the National League South table amid a four-game winless streak.
Next up is a trip to 16th-placed Poole Town this Tuesday night.
Hemel: Danny Boness, Kyle Connolly, Joe Howe, Matt Spring, Tom Hamblin, Phil Walsh (Callum Driver 76), James Koloczi, Taylor Miles (Jordan Parkes 62), Alex Osborn, Charlie Sheringham (captain), Ben Greenhalgh (Jerome Federico 72). Subs not used: Ogo Obi, Rowan Liburd.
Keeper Laurie Walker, who has been on fire this season, missed today's game because he was attending his brother's wedding.
Young Boness started between the sticks. The 19-year-old product of the West Ham United Youth set-up signed a Hemel contract earlier this month having arrived from Hayes & Yeading United.
Connolly, who made his first league start of the season on Monday, retained his place in the side while experienced defender Walsh came in at centreback to deputise for Ismail Yakubu, who is presumably still suffering the after-effects of the eye injury he sustained at Wealdstone.
Miles and Spring both kept their places in midfield, meaning club captain Jordan Parkes started on the bench for the second match running (Charlie Sheringham got the skipper's armband again).
Loanee Rowan Liburd, who had factored into the past three games, didn't see any action today.
Attendance: 466 - biggest home crowd of the season so far at Vauxhall Road.


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Jason Sherman is a serial entrepreneur, award winning filmmaker, journalist and tech startup expert. He has given guest lectures at Drexel University, Temple University, and University of Pennsylvania, as well as several hackathons and tech meetups. His new book "Strap on your Boots" is the culmination of his life's work to help other entrepreneurs succeed and was the focus of a class he created and taught at the illustrious Wharton School of Business. He created Instamour because of his frustration with meeting new people based on interests. By creating Instamour, Jason took a different approach to how people first get to know each other, and he truly believes this is the next evolution in online discovery. Check out his personal site here.
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Kutub is an experienced Information technology architect and has been based in the Greater New York City area for around two decades. His focus areas are data-warehousing, mobile/web backend integration, cloud and distributed systems. He worked in a number of technology roles covering domains such as finance, health-care, retail, life-sciences and product/services organizations. He holds a Bachelors in Computer Science & Engineering and a Masters in Technology Management. Kutub is the backbone to our code base and infrastructure whom has built a scalable, robust platform that welcomes millions of users.
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A graduate of Rowan University with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing Management, Kristin is a single mother who has been a promotional model and spokesperson for Fortune 500 companies such as Ogilvy & Mather in Manhattan, NY. She is a women's advocate blogger and has been on the Today show speaking on behalf of single moms. She has had an extensive career in sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry and was a leading matchmaker and relationship counselor for a popular matchmaking firm in Pennsylvania. For press inquiries or questions about the app feel free to email Kristin.
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23 Mar 2017 – 26 Mar 2017
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March 23, 2017, Thursday 11-8 pm
March 24, 2017, Friday 11-8 pm
March 25, 2017, Saturday 11-8 pm
March 26, 2017, Sunday 12-9 pm
International debut of up-and-coming Indian-American Artist Bhanu Palam
The award-winning Indian-American artist Bhanu Palam will exhibit a dedicated collection of works, entitled 'Infinite Sentiments', at the international art fair Art Bahrain Beyond Borders, which will be held at the International Exhibition and Convention Center in Bahrain from 22-26 March 2017. This is the first time that these works will ever have been exhibited outside of India.
The artist is very much influenced by Astronomy and Cosmology, and this central theme forms the basis of much of her work. One can see the astrological wheel of the zodiac and the vastness of the universe reflected in the delicate swirls of her paintbrush. With colour, she injects emotion and personality, revealing the deep connection between the universe and human nature that has existed for millennia.
It is widely recognised that Ancient Mesopotamia, in modern day Iraq, was one of the three key regions that led the way in the development of astronomy.
"The Middle East was the birthplace of astronomy," – says the artist – "and so I felt an instant kinship with the area and decided that it was the ideal place to launch my new collection."
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Teach South Africa Internship
Name of organisation/service provider: TEACH South Africa
Duration of Project: 2015 - 2017
Programme: Sector-Strengthening Programme
Where is the Project based: National
TEACH SA contributes to initial teacher education and addresses the shortage of Mathematics, Science and Language teachers. This initiative is looking to increase the teaching pool through alternative points of entry, and addressing scarce skills in order to improve learner performance.
The project is a joint venture between the Department of Basic Education (which contributes bursaries), the Provinces (salaries), the National Education Collaboration Trust (placement by integrating into the District Intervention), and the Zenex Foundation (other aspects of the programme such as recruitment, selection, training and placement).
The Foundation has funded TEACH SA through two grants previously. The grants provided funding for training and support of 100 Ambassadors (50 in 2009 - 2011 and 50 in 2012 - 2014). The Foundation also commissioned an evaluation that commenced in 2011 and whose findings have been taken into account in this project.
In the period 2009 to 2014 TEACH SA has placed 277 Ambassadors in 139 schools (some Ambassadors are paired at schools). The Programme in 2009 started in Gauteng and over the six years, a presence in several provinces was established. By 2014 just about half, 135 were placed in schools in Gauteng; 37 in the Free State and about 25 in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape. The other provinces have fewer or no Ambassadors. In terms of subjects, 104 were placed as Mathematics interns, 99 as Science interns and 74 as English interns.
Details of the project intervention
The Project is aimed at recruiting, training and supporting outstanding young graduates majoring in Mathematics, Science, English and Technology to commit two years to teaching in disadvantaged public schools.
The Project provides training to graduates to prepare them for the teaching assignment, and provides ongoing mentoring support to the graduates whilst in the schools. The graduates fill vacant posts in schools and are paid a salary (as an unqualified teacher) by the relevant Provincial Education Departments.
Given the teacher qualification framework in South Africa, the graduates also register for a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) whilst undertaking their school placements. At the end of the period they have a teaching qualification. The aim of TEACH SA is to retain these graduates in the teaching profession.
Objectives and premise of the intervention
The objectives of the programme are to:
- Increase the achievement of learners (taught by the Ambassadors).
- Increase the number of teachers employed in rural and urban disadvantaged schools, teaching Mathematics, Science and English.
- Contribute to the elevation in standards of the teaching of Mathematics, Science and English at the schools at which Ambassadors are placed.
- Increase participation in the teaching profession and the retention of teachers.
Project Activities
The implementation of the Project has four main components, namely: Recruitment and Selection; Selection of Schools and Placement of Ambassadors; Training; and Ongoing Support while undertaking the PGCE on a part-time basis.
- Recruitment and Selection: TEACH SA has a broad recruitment process that includes partnering with South African Graduate Recruiters Association (SAGRA). SAGRA conducts career fairs, produces flyers, and facilitates presentations at universities to recruit graduates at universities across the country. Rigorous recruitment and selection criteria are applied in the process. The online application process is followed by a selection process to ensure that minimum requirements for teaching are met. Once an applicant makes it through this process, a thorough interview and competency testing is undertaken. Ambassadors are required to sign a contract that binds them to attending training and commits them to upholding the TEACH SA brand once they have been accepted into the programme.
- Training: Prior to their deployment, TEACH SA Ambassadors receive training designed to be highly practical, clearly purposeful and meant for immediate on-the-job application. This is an intensive two-week residential training programme to allow for the lengthy hours of training and practice work. Training is offered to each set of subject Ambassadors, specific to their field (Mathematics, Science and English) by experts in the field and on leadership in a school context.
- Placement in Schools: TEACH SA commences with an "audit", a process which seeks to ascertain the levels of functionality present within the participating schools. This benchmarks their functionality, their needs and manages the expectations from the schools. TEACH SA Ambassadors are placed in schools that have been selected by the Provincial Education Departments. They base the selection of schools on the availability of vacant posts in disadvantaged areas.
An attempt is made to match TEACH SA Ambassadors with the specific requirements of the schools. Through the support of its stakeholders and partners, TEACH SA seeks to ensure that the schools which participate in the Project are able to offer Ambassadors a supportive and enabling environment. The design aims to work with its partners, the School Governing Bodies, district officials, funders and principals to prepare for the placement. These arrangements are important as Ambassadors are placed in remote locations where matters such as accommodation have to be arranged. Without stakeholder management and planning, the Project is at risk. A Memorandum of Understanding or service level agreement is signed with the school to make expectations explicit.
- Ongoing Support Programme: The design plans to offer Ambassadors continuous school-based support in the form of mentorship and classroom coaching. Ongoing support consists of leadership workshops, class visits for classroom practice, content support and pastoral support. This support is meant to be provided face to face and sometimes due to distances it is also conducted electronically and telephonically. In an effort to reach Ambassadors, TEACH SA contracts service providers that specialise in Mathematics, Science and English to support Ambassadors on the agreed dosage for the classroom practice and content support. Ongoing support includes training in the analysis of learner achievement data with strategies for remediation and Project planning.
Each Ambassador is intended to receive 30 hours (10 visits of 3 hours) of school-based support in the first year and 18 hours in the second year. Ongoing learning area/subject workshops are conducted by mentors and they invite district subject advisers. Three meetings per year are held regionally for leadership development, team building and formulation of an alumni movement. This ongoing support aims to provide the Ambassadors with skills to advance their careers, whether they want to remain as educators or leave after two years. It should be remembered that Ambassadors should also be acquiring skills and knowledge as they proceed with the PGCE.
Further, as agents of change, Ambassadors are expected to identify a need in their school community and develop a Project plan to address this need. The ongoing support team helps Ambassadors implement their plans to bring lasting change to the schools where they work.
- Qualifying as a Teacher – PGCE: In order for the Ambassadors to meet the requirements of a teacher, they are encouraged to undertake a PGCE on a part-time basis, to quality as teachers. The availability of funds to support Ambassadors both with fees and registration costs influences when they are able to start. However, it is compulsory for them to undertake the two-year long course.


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Kick-Ass Game Announced For PSN and iPhone
WHA Entertainment have announced a new downloadable game based on the film "Kick-Ass" for release on the Play
WHA Entertainment have announced a new downloadable game based on the film "Kick-Ass" for release on the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network and iPhone through the App Store on April 15, 2010.
The film, which stars Aaron Johnson as "Kick-Ass", Nicolas Cage as "Big Daddy", Chloe Moretz as "Hit-Girl", and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin' from Superbad) as "Red Mist", will hit theaters on April 16, 2010. The game boasts the following feautres:
- 3 playable characters (Kick-Ass, Big Daddy and Hit Girl)
- 8 missions with multiple environments, bosses and mini-bosses
- Facebook integration and Facebook missions
- Frantic superhero action!
- Environment Interaction and Finishers
- Multiplayer Local Co-op
- Sub-missions and mini-games!
I'm curious how the gameplay will translate from the PS3 release to the iPhone release, but I guess if we can have Street Fighter IV on the iPhone, anything is possible.
As for the movie itself, these two not-work-safe trailers provide a taste:


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Find Your Level Of Consciousness With This Doctor Designed Scale
Emotions are information. They tell you when you are on the right path, and when you are far away from it. They show you what serves you and what does not. They also can identify you level of consciousness, awareness, and spiritual evolution.
Dr. David R. Hawkins, a famous psychotherapist of 50 years with many books written about psychology and consciousness, created a 1 to 1000 level chart, where you can see where your or anyone else's consciousness level is based on core emotion expressed. For example, if a person is stuck in fear, they would be pretty low on the consciousness scale until they get out of that mindset. On the opposite end, highly conscious people are more joyful most of the time regardless of life's circumstances.
The Consciousness Scale: The Lowest Emotions
At the lowest levels, a person is stuck, often unaware, unconscious, and spiritually depleted. Any of us can fall to these levels, the key is to recognize it and not to not live there. Sadly, you may know many people who do; they are often the ones who focus on negativity and complaining.
The scale does not have 1,000 levels, but rather assigns a number to each emotion starting with the lowest.
Shame (20): The lowest of all possible emotions is shame. At this level, a person feels powerless, unloved, unsafe, and worthless. This is a step above being dead.
Guilt (30): Guilt is not much better then shame, perhaps this is why these two emotions are often used to disempower others.
Apathy (50): Apathy is a feeling of feeling hopelessness. The victim mentality that is so common in the media, that is apathy. Depression can be apathy or feeling numb.
Grief (75): Grief is one step above apathy. It makes a person feel a great sense of loss, which is usually triggered by a tragic event.
Fear (100): Fear comes when you see the world as dangerous, and you do not feel safe. A lot of it is paranoia and not realistic fear. Again, modern media is very good at influencing people to feel this way.
Desire (125): The type of desire in question is akin to lust. It is materialistic and ego-driven. Addictions, craving power and fame, and obsession with making more money all fall under this category.
Anger (150): Anger comes from dissatisfaction. You are not living the life you want. The good thing is, anger can give you a push to change your life if you use this energy in positive and productive direction.
Pride (175): This is a first emotion on this scale that starts to feel good but it is a false good feeling. Pride can lead to radical thinking and being stuck to a belief that is destructive. To defeat pride, you must be humble.
Content and Productive Levels
Starting with level 200, a person becomes conscious and on their way to spiritual evolution.
Courage (200): It is not a coincidence that courage is where the scale tips toward the positive side. Every positive change in life starts with being courageous. Courage allows you to see obstacles as challenges to overcome and grow from, and the feeling of being a victim slowly changes to a feeling of power in self.
Neutrality (250): Feeling neutral is feeling okay, which is actually a good emotion. It is contentment. It stems from feeling trust in yourself and the universe. You are not fully happy yet, but no matter what comes, you will take care of it.
Willingness (310): Think of this emotion as being a "yes person." No matter what your goals are, you are willing to give them a chance.
Acceptance (350): Acceptance is feeling great in your own skin. You do not mind what people think of you or how anyone tells you to live your life. You accept yourself, them, and reality for what it is. Accepting reality removes feeling of struggle.
Peak Performance Level
A person starts feeling truly at peace and not stressed out over small details at 400 level.
Reason (400): This is the level of understanding your life, reality, and the world at your best intellectual, spiritual, and emotional levels. You have the knowledge to apply towards your mission and your way of helping humanity. Many people start businesses or make life-changing decisions at this level.
Where Synchronicities Happen
The level that brings out first true spiritual evolution is 500. After that, it is a straight road to enlightenment.
Love (500): This is not just love but unconditional love. It is love for yourself, humanity, and the world, this unconditional love comes from understanding that you are a part of everyone and everything else. Everything is connected.
Gratitude (510): Just one tiny step above love is being able to be grateful for everything you have. Writing in gratitude journals can help get one to this level one step at a time.
Joy (540): At this level, you may feel a constant state of bliss spiritual leaders talk about. You feel fully present in the world and are excited to be alive!
Levels of Enlightenment
According to this chart, enlightenment starts at 600 and up.
Peace (600): Hawkins said this level is achieved by just 1 in 10,000,000 people. At this level, Earth feels like what some would describe as heaven. The person is in such complete harmony that as the outside world changes, their inner world remains at peace.
Enlightenment (700-1000): Enlightenment is said to be even more rare, and only people of legend such as Thoth, Jesus, Krishna, and Buddha have reached this level.
How To Climb Up The Consciousness Ladder
Figuring out where in the consciousness ladder you are is great for knowing where to go next. None of us humans are perfect, so wherever you are is perfectly fine. It is the growth that is most important.
To grow your consciousness, you can start by writing down the person you would like to be and the qualities you would like to bring to the world. Then from that list, make the intention to being a stronger version of yourself every day. If you want to be courageous, and you have two choices, ask yourself—what would a courageous person do? Then do that.
Secondly, acknowledge if you have any negative feelings about your life (repressing or hiding them does not help). Then write them down with intention of releasing these thoughts and emotions once and for all. You can even burn the list if that helps you visualize the letting go process.
Third, focus on the positive. A gratitude journal comes in handy here. If you focus on the negative, you will attract more negative situations into your life, so stop complaining, instead, look for things that are working out for you, and the universe will bring you more of that.


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WORD 2007 Template for preparation of ZPC folder
This is a Microsoft WORD template for people using WORD 2007 (and probably other versions) to enable then to produce a ZPC folder from a blank sheet of paper (A3 folded) as supplied by the Hon. Secretary. In the longer term you should place this template it in your templates folder but this is not strictly necessary.
For the first time its a good policy to print once on a sheet of junk paper as its not completely obvious which way to load the paper in the tray.


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Bersih 4.0 is the 4th rally to be organised by Bersih. Bersih is a coalition of several NGOs and civil society groups calling that seeks to reform the current electoral system in Malaysia to ensure free, clean and fair elections. What Bersih 4.0 wants Bersih 4.0 demands Free and fair elections A transparent government The right to demonstrate Strengthening the … [Read more...]
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ABOUT BOOK: When the Black Death is coming, what can you do—except wait to die? In the year 1348, as the deadliest of all plagues approaches the community of Rundschau in the Swiss Alps, villagers use their last remaining hours to stage the Passion of Christ. As their performance turns into prayer, the village becomes a temple. What happens when the whole community reaches out to God? The miracle of Mysteria—the sacramental and mysterious experience that takes place when people meet God. Heaven IS listening... This story is inspired by the real events that took place in the Bavarian village of Oberammergau. The Passion of Christ has been staged there every decade since 1634, when the village was miraculously spared from the bubonic plague. The next performance is scheduled in 2020.
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My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday
Your lamps are so beautiful! I love the shade on the black one!! So pretty!ReplyDelete
What utterly beautiful lamps and lamp shades....love all of them.ReplyDelete
Beautiful lamps.ReplyDelete
Love your lamps. I didn't know that it was popular to make lamps out of vases. It's wonderful that these were passed down to you.
Your lamps are gorgeous! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Beautiful!!! Everything!!! From the painting behind the first lamp in the first photo...right down to the shoes on the end table!! Love it all, I do.
Mine today is just a sketch I drew. [along with a little worksheet share for a simple craft project....AND links to my photos of the trip to the zoo!!! LOL ---a busy post.]
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Have a glorious Friday, and super weekend.!!
What beautiful lamps! So much prettier than something modern and mass produced!ReplyDelete
Beautiful lamps and pictures. I am amazed at the beautiful pictures so many of you post!!!
Good Morning All! Thanks for the lovely comments on my lamps, they do hold lots of memories and are a daily reminder of what a simple lamp shade can do for a lonely old lamp.ReplyDelete
Very pretty lamps what wonderful treasures I just love the colors of them certainly not a boring old lamp!~Blessings Heather ;DReplyDelete
You lamp are lovely! Great colors, they have held their age well. I love such treasures with such wonderful history!
What great lamps. I would never have thought to turn a vase into a lamp, but these are so terrific.
Thanks for sharing!
What a lovely collection of lamps! Stop by for a visit soon!
I love your lamps! They are so beautiful! And true family pieces. I think the first one, the Greek one, is much prettier than what I imagine the vase would have looked like. Thank you so much for sharing!-AprilReplyDelete
Thanks everyone! I love this time of year when it is getting darker earlier, gives me an excuse to turn on these lamps to brighten up the dark corners of rooms. :-)ReplyDelete


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Defense Cuts Causes KS National Guard Furloughs
KSCB News - May 16, 2013 8:27 am
Approximately 1,100 full-time employees of the Kansas National Guard will be hit by furloughs.
The furloughs were announced Wednesday by the Kansas Adjutant General's Office and represent around 54 percent of the guard's total full-time work force.
The furloughs are schedule to begin July 8 and will continue through at least September 30. The cuts will affect federal technicians and a small number are federal civilians. Active Duty Guard and Reserve positions will not be affected.
In a statement from the Kansas Adjutant General's Office, Major Lee Tafanelli said, "These cuts will affect the readiness of our overall force and will cause difficulty and hardship for our Kansas National Guardsmen and federal civilians."
The cuts were ordered by the Department of Defense due to budget issues in Washington.


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Toronto, Ontario (February 13, 2008) First Capital Realty Inc. ( First Capital Realty ) (TSX:FCR) Canada s leading owner, developer and operator of supermarket and drugstore anchored neighbourhood and community shopping centres, located predominantly in growing metropolitan areas, announced today that it will pay the interest due on March 31, 2008 to holders of both classes of its 5.50% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due September 30, 2017 (FCR.DB.A and FCR.DB.B) by the issuance of common shares. The number of common shares to be issued per $1000 principal amount of debentures will be calculated by dividing the dollar amount of interest payable by an amount equal to 97% of the volume-weighted average trading price of the common shares of First Capital Realty on the Toronto Stock Exchange calculated for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on March 24, 2008.
It is the current intention of First Capital Realty to satisfy its obligations to pay principal and interest on its 5.50% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures by issuance of common shares.
First Capital Realty is Canada s leading owner, developer and operator of supermarket and drugstore anchored neighbourhood and community shopping centres, located predominantly in growing metropolitan areas. The Company currently owns interests in 164 properties, including six under development, totalling approximately 19.4 million square feet of gross leasable area and 14 land sites in the planning stage for future retail development. In addition, the Company owns 14 million shares of Equity One (approximately 19%), one of the largest shopping centre REITS in the southern U.S., that trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EQY. Including its investments in Equity One, the Company has interests in 329 properties totalling approximately 36.7 million square feet of gross leasable area.
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Fate of the Arctic spring bloom
Disko Bay in West Greenland has been the site of Arctic research since 1906. Since 1992, the seasonal plankton community structure, succession and production at a 300 m deep station off Qeqertarsuaq have been investigated.
Disko Bay is a very productive area and is very important for commercial and recreational fishing and hunting. The bay is located at the outlet of Jakobshavn isbræ, the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere. After breaking up, the icebergs emerge into the bay proper and initially travel north with ocean currents before turning south and running into the Atlantic Ocean.
Glacier ice production and sea ice from Disko Bay substantially influence the initiation of the productive cycle of the plankton community. The Arctic spring phytoplankton bloom is the key event in high latitude marine ecosystems, contribution with the major part of the annual primary production and responsible for fuelling the high secondary production. It is triggered by the sea ice break-up combined with a warming and freshening of the surface layer stratifying the water column.
The bloom is characterised by a short and pronounced growth peak of diatoms that depletes the surface layer of nitrate and subsequent sediments. Sedimentation of phytoplankton from the euphotic zone is the principal mechanism in transport of organic material to benthic communities. The transport occurs directly as intact cells or indirectly as faecal pellets from pelagic grazers, aggregates and amorphous detritus. During its transit to the sea bed, the organic material is modified by the pelagic heterotrophs in a way that influences its quantity and quality as a carbon source for the benthic community.
No advanced courses have previously been hosted in the Arctic to investigate and describe the processes associated with the spring bloom. During this course, all major processes will be quantified by different groups of students so the joint effort of all student groups will give an opportunity to demonstrate quantify the diverse routes of organic matter related to the termination of the spring bloom and the transition phase to a more regenerated stratified summer situation. By bringing Nordic and international guest scientists together the students will get a hands-on experience of Arctic biological oceanography.


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In writing a post on this particular topic I have to admit I might be searching for inspiration as much as providing it! But given the fact that I am coming to the end of a PG Diploma in Library and Information Services Management, this is a topic which is never far from my mind. Whilst I have picked up a wide range of theoretical knowledge and explored the LIS sector in a variety of different contexts, the ultimate goal and reason for undertaking the course was career development. Some of my peers have voiced their concerns over that small but niggling doubt which questions whether skills gained on their respective LIS course will transfer successfully to a professional post. After all, "you're already doing the job, why do you need a qualification?"
I think this is an understandable worry which probably crosses the frazzled, over-caffeinated mind of the majority of LIS students at least once or twice. However, I think it is crucial to remember your motivations and goals. Whilst the library qualification is necessary in order obtain professional posts (especially in academic libraries), practical experience is of course invaluable. But this does not necessarily mean that your 3000 word PID (Project Initiation Document as opposed to nasty affliction, for those in the know!) or your briefing paper are simply useless routine exercises with no basis or application in reality. Whilst producing these sorts of documents can never guarantee unparalleled expertise (and I would never suggest that it could), we all have to start somewhere, and essentially, the library course gives us the tools to make that start.
At the start of this semester, I received a bag of Lego in the post as teaching materials for a module on Information Organisation. I have to admit, I was initially very worried and wondered how my hard-won course fees were being spent! Nevertheless, as it turned out, this bag of Lego (now Botbrarian 2.0 pictured above) enabled me to utilise inquiry based learning techniques in new and innovative ways which undoubtedly helped me to apply existing knowledge to new problems and challenges in order to better understand information organisation practices in all of its many guises. Certainly creating and building the model was fun and a bit of welcome light relief. However, the opportunity to apply cataloguing and organising principles to my own "Lego collection" forced me to re-think many of my preconceptions and to create new strategies for understanding and presenting my thoughts – arguably a useful enough skill to have when conducting literature searches on obscure medical conditions or tracking down legal papers. While I highly doubt Botbrarian will ever win me too many fans at interview (although fingers crossed!), the skills required in order to adapt and reapply knowledge on this module are surely similar to those required in order to cope with the unpredictable nature of the workload which would most likely come with many professional posts.
Ultimately, it seems that the best way to make use of your LIS qualification is to value it and also to understand how you can adapt it and apply it to your particular working environment. The key to the perfect interview is of course as elusive as ever, but LISNPN's "How-To Guides" have plenty of tips and hints if, like me, you appreciate a bit of inspiration!
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What happens with our brain as we age?
Changes that happen in our brain are closely related to our overall health condition. Chronic illnesses like high blood pressure or diabetes as well as taking a wide range of medications can affect our mental abilities. As a result older people have to face certain changes in their brain, such as:
- Loss of neurons, which are not replaceable
- Accumulation of fat, which impairs brain functioning
- Smaller brain mass
- Decrease in functioning of neurotransmitters
However, these changes will not necessarily lead to worse mental abilities, because the activity of the brain is controlled by various parts. In case when certain neurons get older and die, their function is taken by other neurons. Also if you keep to healthy habits and take some efforts to keep your metal abilities sharp, your brain can function pretty well.
- Stay connected with your friends and family. Try to socialize more, spending time with people close to you. Communication helps to prevent age-related mental problems. If you live alone, it is important to find someone to share your interests.
- Keep your mind busy, by reading a lot (books, magazines and others). You may also play mind games, do crosswords and engage in any other activity to involve your memory and intellect.
- Manage stress with a help of relaxation techniques, like yoga or massage. Stress can negatively affect your brain functioning negatively.
- Improve your memory to keep your mind sharp. Use different techniques, like associating an object with picture or a name. You may use these memory boosters doing everyday tasks, like remembering all the items you want to buy while shopping.
- Exercising also affects your mental health in a positive way. Remember about body and mind connection: physical activity boosts your brain functioning. Try to exercise at least 30 minutes a day on a regular basis.
- Keep to healthy eating habits to keep your mind in best condition. Balanced diet rich in vegetables and fruits, products containing B group vitamins(cereals, beans, nuts, leafy vegetables), good carbohydrates (whole grains, vegetables, fruits, beans) is essential for your brain health.


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Proclamation of the Date of Easter on Epiphany:
Dear brothers and sisters, the glory of the Lord has shone upon us,and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return.
Through the rhythms of times and seasonslet us celebrate the mysteries of salvation.
Let us recall the year's culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord:his Last Supper, his crucifixion and death, his burial, and his rising, celebrated between the evening of the 20th of March and the evening of the 23rd of March.
Each Easter—as on each Sunday—the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deedby which Christ has forever conquered sin and death. From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy.
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent,will occur on the 6th of February.
The Ascension of the Lord will be commemoratedon the 4th of May.
Pentecost, the joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on May 11th.
And this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the 30th of November.
Likewise the pilgrim Church proclaims the Passover of Christ in the feasts of the holy Mother of God, in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints, and in the commemoration of the faithful departed.
To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come, Lord of time and history, be endless praise, forever and ever. Amen.
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What I love about life is that there is always something new right around the corner (if you are open to it) that can bring you an unexpected jolt of joy.
It has always been important to me to stay up-to-date on what the cool kids are doing.
That's why I subscribe to my Entertainment Weekly magazine. Even if I don't read all of those recommended books, download the top songs or Netflix and chill with the latest TV, I at least don't have a befuddled look of someone out of touch with the present day.
Now that I no longer share a TV (silver lining of living alone!), a whole world of pop culture has opened up to me. No, I'm still a Game of Thrones virgin, but I am completely caught up on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, fell in love with The Good Place and out of the blue, a dear friend sent me a CD that had me sobbing juicy, snotty tears.
I love a good cry, don't you?
Believe me, I've had plenty of BAD ones. Good cries bring the same kind of release that a sweaty Zumba class offers. The last two pop culture cries that really "did it" for me were The Notebook (zero makeup left by the end of the film) and The Art of Racing in the Rain. (Best. Book. EVER.)
My friend, knowing that I was facing a challenging time, sent me Moana. Are you familiar with this Disney animated film? Well, you should be. Not having given birth, Disney is not usually in my wheelhouse, but my beloved friends Anna Coker hit the ball out of the park with this gift.
Moana is a lovely little island girl with huge almond eyes and is destined to be the next island leader. Her father, the Chief, guides her in the ways of the land – but warns her not to ever venture beyond the reef. He paints the picture of danger and destruction and how she has everything she will ever need right there on the beautiful island. Why leave?
But the ocean calls her. From the time she was a baby, she was drawn to be a wayfarer – to go to distant lands.
She doesn't want to be a bad daughter, but she also wants to follow her heart.
If you've ever felt drawn to something MORE, but hesitated because you didn't want to disappoint the people you love, you will LOVE Moana.
I won't tell you any more because you need to see it for yourself. And have a good cry.
And when you do, this clip will make more sense. It is now on repeat on my iTunes playlist:
If you have seen the film (it came out in 2016; where have I been?!), please let me know your thoughts. Also, have you found something NEW that brings you joy? Please share! My pop-culture "to do" list is growing by leaps and bounds, but it makes me happy.
Closing thoughts on JOY and the new WOW, coming right up!
Don't be afraid to ask questions. You are worth getting answers!