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Signs and Symptoms of Adult Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Signs and symptoms of brain or spinal cord tumors may occur gradually and become worse over time, or they can happen suddenly, such as with a seizure.
General symptoms
Tumors in any part of the brain might increase the pressure inside the skull (known as intracranial pressure). This can be caused by growth of the tumor itself, swelling in the brain, or blockage of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Increased pressure can lead to general symptoms such as:
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Blurred vision
- Balance problems
- Personality or behavior changes
- Seizures
- Drowsiness or even coma
Headaches that tend to get worse over time are a common symptom of brain tumors, occurring in about half of patients. (Of course, most headaches are not caused by tumors.)
As many as half of people with brain tumors will have seizures at some point. The type of seizure may depend on where the tumor is. Sometimes this is the first sign of a brain tumor, but fewer than 1 in 10 first seizures are caused by brain tumors.
Symptoms of tumors in different parts of the central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord tumors often cause problems with the specific functions of the region they develop in. But these symptoms can be caused by any disease in that particular location — they do not always mean a person has a brain or spinal cord tumor.
- Tumors in the parts of the cerebrum (the large, outer part of the brain) that control movement or sensation can cause weakness or numbness of part of the body, often on just one side.
- Tumors in or near the parts of the cerebrum responsible for language can cause problems with speech or even understanding words.
- Tumors in the front part of the cerebrum can sometimes affect thinking, personality, and language.
- If the tumor is in the cerebellum (the lower, back part of the brain that controls coordination), a person might have trouble walking, trouble with precise movements of hands, arms, feet, and legs, problems swallowing or synchronizing eye movements, and changes in speech rhythm.
- Tumors in the back part of the cerebrum, or around the pituitary gland, the optic nerve, or certain other cranial nerves can cause vision problems.
- Tumors in or near other cranial nerves might lead to hearing loss (in one or both ears), balance problems, weakness of some facial muscles, facial numbness or pain, or trouble swallowing.
- Spinal cord tumors can cause numbness, weakness, or lack of coordination in the arms and/or legs (usually on both sides of the body), as well as bladder or bowel problems.
The brain also controls functions of some other organs, including hormone production, so brain tumors can also cause many other symptoms not listed here.
Having one or more of the symptoms above does not necessarily mean that you have a brain or spinal cord tumor. All of these symptoms can have other causes. Still, if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they don't go away or get worse over time, see your doctor so the cause can be found and treated, if needed.
Chang SM, Mehta MP, Vogelbaum MA, Taylor MD, Ahluwalia MS. Chapter 97: Neoplasms of the central nervous system. In: DeVita VT, Lawrence TS, Rosenberg SA, eds. DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2015.
Dorsey JF, Hollander AB, Alonso-Basanta M, et al. Chapter 66: Cancer of the central nervous system. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE. Kastan MB, McKenna WG, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier; 2014.
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Peace Talks and Magnets – Why John Kerry Finally Succeeded
When I was a kid I used to have a wooden Brio train set. The wooden engine and wooden carriages had little magnets on each end, and using these magnets you could string them together into a train. By moving the engine, you could move the whole train because the magnets held them together.
Even better, though, was if I put a carriage on backwards. Then, the magnets would repel. I would push the back carriage and the one in front of it would move forwards around the track, without the two carriages ever touching. Sometimes, the carriage in front would keep on moving further away even after I'd stopped moving the one at the back.
This, essentially, was Western policy on promoting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians ever since US President Barak Obama's early interventions in the process. From the day that the US administration announced that negotiations shouldn't restart until Israel froze all settlement construction, the West has heaped pressure on Israel, demanding that peace talks with the Palestinians immediately resume. Threats and condemnations made it clear that the longer the talks were delayed, the more pressure and sanctions Israel would face.
But that pressure also created a repelling magnet. The longer there are no talks, the more pressure on Israel. The more pressure on Israel, the stronger Palestinian President Abu Mazen felt and the stronger his diplomatic position became. Pressure on Israel to return to talks became pressure on the Palestinian Authority to refuse to talk, because refusing would lead to more pressure on Israel.
Nearly three years ago I met with the UK's Foreign Office as a part of a delegation. They told us that they were considering more ways to bring both sides back to the table. I said that they were pressuring the wrong side. Minister Netanyahu was saying then (as he still says) that he was prepared to start talks tomorrow. It was the Palestinians who were refusing. I said that if I was advising Abu Mazen, I would tell him to keep refusing, because the longer he said 'no' the more that Israel — not the PA — was punished.
For years, this situation has persisted. The world has pushed Israel, and has been confused to find that the Palestinians moved too without the sides getting any closer. The PA has continued its unilateral steps in the United Nations, steps designed to give them even more leverage via the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. Last week's EU guidelines are a perfect example of the sort of pressure that doesn't actually achieve anything constructive.
If I wanted to bring the two repelling carriages together, even the four-year-old me understood that I needed to hold onto both of them and push them together. Last week, John Kerry finally did the diplomatic equivalent, bringing massive pressure to bear on Abu Mazen to negotiate with Israel again. We don't know for sure what this pressure involved, but it reportedly included both using the Arab League and the threat of losing $500 million in aid.
This approach – pressuring the Palestinians and not just Israel – is what led to Kerry's Saturday announcement that talks were back on.
Of course, once I let go of the two carriages they would quickly move apart again. Kerry had been gone only a few hours when Palestinian spokesmen began suggesting that the talks might not happen.
In order for these talks to get anywhere, John Kerry, the USA, Europe and the rest of the West will have to keep pressure up on the Palestinian Authority and cut out the threats and pronouncements against Israel. Anything less and they will be encouraging Abu Mazen to walk away from talks for good.


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Friday, January 11, 2013
Hebrews 2:16 - "For surely it is not angels that He helps, but He helps the offspring of Abraham."
Do you ever take time to notice people? When I was younger I used to go to Gatlinburg with my parents and my mom would sit for hours (it was probably one a few minutes but I was a young kid) just watching people. While she was doing that I was just say "get up lets go, we've got all this stuff to do today. Lets not just sit around." And of course she wouldn't immediately move, so I would demand that much louder, which would finally end with me asking the question, "what are you doing anyway?"
Her reply? "I'm watching people." And I remember thinking, watching people why on earth would you want to do that, we've got places to go and things to do. Let's quit wasting time watching people.
I remember even asking her one time "why do you want to watch people? What's so great about that?" "They are interesting, you should try it some time," she said with a smile on her face.
Years later I finally did. I finally stopped and watched people, and for a while it really was interesting. But its something that's hard to do, especially today. It's not hard to do because people are constantly looking down at their cell phones while texting or checking social media websites. It's hard to watch people because so many people are hurting and it shows.
We live in a world in which everyone is going through something. Then when you add to that all of the negativity of the news reports, and the constant complaining that seems to make up our world, you have a lot of hurting people.
Now read that verse again? "For surely it is not angels that He helps, but He helps the offspring of Abraham." God doesn't help angels (they really don't go through anything to need help I don't guess), but He does help people (the offspring of Abraham). And of course what the writer of Hebrews is talking about when he says "the offspring of Abraham," are those who have been declared righteous because of their faith. For you remember the Bible says that "Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness." So the offspring of Abraham are those who have placed their faith and trust in Jesus Christ, and who have been declared righteous because of that.
So what that verse is saying is God helps those who put their faith in Him. That's good news isn't it? It lets us know that we have a God who we can run to when the cares of this life are weighing us down, and of course He promises that He will give us rest. So its good news but its extremely practical news to isn't it. We don't have to worry, we just simply have to trust. Again we do the casting and He does the catching. "Cast all your cares upon Him because He cares for you." He gives us strength, and hope, an anchor in times of storm.
But it is also news that should lead us to action. What do I mean? I mean since God helps those who have placed their faith in Him, we ought to take time to help those who are hurting today as well shouldn't we? The Bible says "we love because He first loved us." We reach out in love to others because Jesus loves us. We take time to help others because Jesus helps us.
So the question becomes how can we help? I would give you one very practical way, tell other people how much you appreciate them and take time to lift them up. Paul says in Ephesians 1:16, "I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." Take time to give thanks for other people, take time to pray for them, and take time to let them know how you feel. Your words just might be the pick me up that they so desperately need.
God stands ready to help and perhaps one way that He does that is through you.


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Machine with good FPU, GPU, and gaming speed for home office and family use. Me: Circuit and audio design, measurements with FFT, 3D CAD, gaming. Wife: ARC-GIS and other geology software with heavy 3D imaging and analysis. Sons: Gaming and video editing.
No issues with the build, but I probably put the heat sink grease on too thick. I used an ESD mat and wrist strap. Could not install Windows 10 using the LG Blu-Ray drive. Used an external USB Blu-Ray drive from another computer, which worked great. Drive works fine once Windows is installed. Ethernet port is not recognized by Windows until the MSI motherboard drivers are installed from the MSI disk. Initially, I wasn't getting video, but that was the monitor set to use a different port. I expected it to auto-sense, but I had to manually choose the correct input. I appreciated the 2-digit LED display on the MSI motherboard while the monitor was not displaying.
I used the MSI overclock genie to boost the CPU from 3.3 to 3.8 GHz. Idle CPU temp went from 37 to 40 C. I checked the temp while playing Rise of Flight and it was 50 C. The CPU and case fans never got fast or noisy. This is a fairly quiet build, but could but could be made quieter with better case fans. Case fan noise is the dominant noise, but it's nicely quiet.
Part Reviews
Barely more expensive than a 4-core I7-4790K. Get one!
Be warned that the X99 motherboard this requires is probably going to be $100 to $150 more than the Z97 board for the 4790K, but you get DDR4 ram, so at least you'll have that.
CPU Cooler
Still evaluating this one, but initially, it gives quite adequate performance for a moderately overclocked I7-5820K. It is extremely easy to mount, and the fan is quiet. Doesn't cover the RAM on either side. Doesn't interfere with PCI-e slot 1. Fits in my Antec P100 case with lots of clearance. Is not overly heavy, so I have no concern about stress on the motherboard or socket.
Awesome motherboard with great overclocking features. Sharp-looking and well laid out. The audio seems particularly good, especially the headphone jack. Also, the dedicated audio power provided for external USB audio interfaces is appreciated because this is my audio lab PC. When my monitor was not recognizing video on first startup, I found the diagnostic feedback provided by the 2 LED display very useful to determine that the motherboard was working properly.
The only slight issue I had was that the ethernet port is not recognized by Windows until the MSI drivers are installed. But that didn't cause any trouble, just a little initial concern.
It's memory. 16 GB. Uses all 4 memory channels. Still have 4 more slots. It's all good.
Never had an SSD before, so I'm just going to gush about gonzo fast boot times and application and game start times. It is so fast I can hardly believe it. How's that for a pro review? About 25 seconds to get the WIndows login screen, and almost all of that is the BIOS doing its system checks and displaying its splash screen.
It's a hard drive. 3 TB for lots of music, pictures, and video. Maybe I'll add another one.
Video Card
I don't have any reference to compare to, but all my games are running smoothly at max graphics settings. I have had zero problems building with this card, or with anything games or apps I'm running with it.
I need to try overclocking, since it's good at that. When I do, I'll add to this review.
I was looking for a sturdy, classy-looking budget case for a quiet build. I also wanted the various ports and jacks on the front of the case, not the top. I don't want dust and pet hair collecting in the holes, or heaven forbid, something spilling in them.
This case satisfies all that with 2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, headphones, mic, and switches on the front.
The 2 included 120mm fans are adequate so far. If they're not enough, the front can hold two 140 mm fans, and the top can be opened up to hold 2 more 140 mm fans. If all the drive bays are filled, that blocks some air flow, but I'm only using the top two.
There is plenty of room behind the motherboard for cable routing. I haven't used a single cable tie, and the front side still looks tidy.
I love the acoustic isolation for the hard drives provided by the rubber mounting bushings in each bay, and also the presence of both 2.5" and 3.5" mounting holes. The easy snap sliding trays couldn't be better. Even the 5.25" Blu-ray drive was simple to snap in, once the metal panel was snapped off.
Fit of all components is great, and the finish on the metal and plastic is quite good. My stick-on MSI logo plate went nicely on the silver front face, and is really set off by the subdued look of the case.
Power Supply
Great supply, but for $135 it should be. The modular plugs worked perfectly, and all the cabling I'm not using is in a bag in a storage drawer, and not junking up the inside of the case.
The fan is inaudible, and the thing is not noticeably warm when the unit is running. My system TDP is 405 W, so I hope this supply is enough if I decide to add another GTX-950, and a few more hard drives. If not I'll step up to a higher power EVGA platinum supply.
Optical Drive
Great drive for the money, but doesn't work in a new build until after Windows is loaded. Which made my Windows 10 install disk kind of useless until I found a workaround.
Operating System
Gah! It's Windows. Still this is better than 8. There's some confusion as it tries to provide both the new and old ways of doing things, like the Control Panel, for instance.
No crashes yet, but I have found myself restarting because of flaky behavior with the optical drive once, and with a game starting up. Overall, it does mostly what it ought, and little of what ought to not.
This monitor is gorgeous and sharp. I like the 1920x1200 resolution, and the rotation capability.
I wish it autosensed which input I was using when I first plugged it in to my new build, but I had to use the monitor's menus to manually select the correct input. For awhile, I thought I had a problem with my video card, and nobody needs that kind of stress.
The keyboard is quite good and serviceable, but the mouse has problems with lag and dropouts. Making the mouse share the wireless USB plug-in with the keyboard seems to be a bad idea.
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BY JOHN TRAIER Good Morning!
Seven months ago, you bestowed upon me the Chairmanship of the Passaic County Regular Republican Organization. While at times the job has been grueling, challenging and frustrating; it has also been very rewarding and satisfying.
I felt before we get started with the program today – I would address you as to the state of our party.
Our record for the past 12 years has not been good. Since 2001, we have only been successful in one county election – 2009. In 11 elections, only one win. That is a 9% success rate. I know we can do better.
But how do we accomplish this.
I see no way to be successful without the rebranding of the Republican Party in Passaic County. In fact, our Party needs to be rebranded throughout the entire country . . . . however, my mission and responsibility is Passaic County – not the nation. And I assure you I am not into empire building.
The Republican Party through policy and lack of a cohesive message has left many potential voters on the sidelines and frankly we will never be successful unless we change. I am an accountant, but it doesn't take a CPA to figure out the math — if you want to be the majority party you need a majority of the people.
Our core values have always been individual freedom, smaller and lesser government, personal responsibility and opportunity for all Americans.
I had advocated and worked for our Republican nominee — Mitt Romney as I felt he would be a more effective President than our current one. At the same time, I felt that I was not welcome in the Republican Party.
As a gay man in a 26 year relationship, I felt that I did not belong in the Republican Party any longer. At a poignant moment during our Transition Team meeting, Rev. Nance told how her friends were annoyed that she was still a Republican and some would not talk to her. I knew exactly how she felt.
And not only did we feel this way, so did Hispanic voters, young people, soccer moms, women in general, new citizens, and some of our historically Republican voters.
We need to make people feel welcome in our party — even if we do not agree on every single issue. This organization needs to be open to new people with new ideas. We have to put the welcome mat out for people who want to be part of a political organization that stands for something important and offers something different than the failed policies of the Democratic party.
Our county is changing on a very rapid basis. Our party in Passaic County and in New Jersey cannot survive unless we open our doors to ALL communties and break through the stereotypes that divide us. We need to work on finding the common ground that unites us, not on what divides us.
In the 1970's and 1980's, people came to the Republican Party because they felt that they did not belong in the Democratic Party — the Democrats had left them behind. In the 1980's we called these folks Reagan democrats. In those years the party became successful both nationally and locally because we reached out to voters with a message of hope, strength and faith based on our core principles.
The Republican Party of the late 90's and beginning of the 20th Century did the opposite. One could not be conservative enough, it was not good enough to be a conservative, you needed to be very conservative. So now we lost the Reagan Democrats, and African American voters, the growing Hispanic voters, many young voters, suburban voters — who is left? At the rate we are going. . . there will be no one left.
But there is hope! We are still the party of low taxes, smaller government, responsible spending and personal responsibility. We are still the party that's tough on criminals, and the party that believes in creating jobs not government dependency.
I challenge you to be an activist Party that wants to work in our cities and suburbs to bring back voters that we need to be successful. In order to reach out to voters we do not need to leave our traditional voters behind — this party is big enough for all of us.
I became a Republican voter in 1975 and voted faithfully in Republican primaries and all elections since. I have worked in the vineyards many years and I do not want my Chairmanship to continue this further decline. I want to move us forward and I implore you to help.
As the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Gov. Tom Kean, and Pat Kramer, we had a rich history to be very proud of; as the party of Gov. Chris Christie we have a great future to look forward to. As your county chairman, I want to make the best of that future. Please join me in this mission.
John Traier is the Chairman of the Passaic County GOP Committee


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Types of Automated Sliding Gates for Your Home
In the world that we are living in, everything is automated. Things that are used on a day to day basis, ranging from domestic to industrial utilities, are automated. The use of machinery in accomplishing work is considered to be a global trend these days. Machines can perform tasks at a greater speed than humans and with a higher accuracy level in most instances. Also one machine can perform the cumulative tasks of many humans thus enabling the same job to be performed at a much cheaper cost. As long as the machines can be powered either through electricity or by any other means, they can keep functioning while humans often need rest unlike machines.
These benefits of machines are applied in the field of security forces. These days many machines are being used in different settings for providing security. A home, office or an industrial space would find it beneficial to have an automated sliding gate. It is very convenient to have an automated gate guard your house or property rather than using a watchman. Automated sliding gates can be controlled from a distance thus eliminating the need to physically be at the gate in order to open or close it.
Even if an automated sliding gate looks big and heavy, the working process of the gate is controlled just by a button. How simple and easy that will be if you have such automated sliding gates for your home. These automated gates come in different sizes and shapes. It is very important to know for what infrastructure you are using it.
Under Slide Gates There Are Three Types. They Are V Type, Cantilever And Rear Pipe Track Gates.
- V Type Slide Gates: These types of gates are quite trustworthy. However, for a house located in an area with snowfall or ice build-up, it is not so suitable. These slide gates should be kept clear of debris.
- Cantilever Slide Gates: These types of gates are very useful where there is a lot of snowfall or ice. Debris does not really bother cantilever slide gates because it does not have wheels on grounds and it slides over the driveway. The wheels are in a vertical position and it needs a pull or push to open or close the gate.
- Rear Pipe Track Slide Gates: A rear pipe track is just like the V track sliding gate, wider than the opening. At the tail end of the gate there are two wheels fixed that sit on pipes; at the front end of the gate there is usually a wheel carriage that consists of one rubber wheel and one "V"-track wheel.
If you wish to have an automated sliding gate fixed to your home, there are a few things that you might want to ensure.
It is very important to know that the company you choose has been doing this work for a long time. Their after service should be great in case of any emergency. Company that you choose to get best the automated sliding doors should know to fix along with other details of the gates. Make sure that those people who come to install are good engineers and know how to do their job. They must tell you about both advantages and dangers.
An automated sliding gate is a large machine and has to be treated well. If you are not careful or if you use it roughly, then there are chances that your gate might just give up.


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h1xx bootloader: new release?
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:19:40 -0700
So there's this persistent problem with the h1x0 bootloader for anyone
Speaking of which, is there a good reason why you can't turn off the
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Impact of Economic Sanctions on International Oil & Gas Development
Course overview
Economic sanctions are imposed purpose for the purpose of achieving domestic and foreign policy goals. Sanctions come in a variety of forms including embargos on the export of technology, restrictions on financial transactions, and limitations on personal travel, and are imposed by international bodies and national governments. Ordinarily, primary economic sanctions are imposed on a target-state, however, secondary sanctions can be levelled at third-parties as well. Organizations must know which individuals, entities and countries are subject to economic sanctions, and navigate a complex system of enforcement and compliance, or shoulder the consequences – which can include becoming a listed party for Sanctions.
This three-day course will provide participants with an understanding of the scope of Sanctions as imposed by such authorities as the UN, EU, US and UK. This course is intended to provide participants with an understanding of the current system of Primary and Secondary Sanctions, and how to best manage compliance-risk in conducting petroleum industry transactions with governments, commercial entities and individuals that are the target of such Sanctions.
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This training course addresses the impact of current array of economic sanctions on the international development of oil and gas. Particular attention is given to the impact on the petroleum sectors of Russia, Iran and Qatar as sanction targets. The course offers several learning objectives including:
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- sale and purchase of production
- travel bans
- Understand the administration and enforcement of Sanctions by regulatory authorities.
- Learn how to use Sanction screening lists for countries, organizations and individuals before entering into transactions.
- Apply procedures for General and Special Licenses as exemptions to Sanctions.
- Learn how to negotiate and draft terms and conditions in commercial agreements regarding Sanctions.
Course outline
Sanctions & Targets
- Russia
- Iran
- Qatar
- Other Countries
- Equipment and technology for unconventional exploration and production
- Joint Ventures
- Gas supply to EU
- Foreign Financing
- Individuals & Firms
- Purchase of Petroleum & Petroleum Products
- Energy Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Insurance & Underwriting
- US Secondary Sanction Snap-back
- LNG Exports
- Venezuela – Targeted Sanctions on PdVSA
- Sudan – Partial lifting of US Sanctions
Compliance & Enforcement
- Administration of Sanctions
- Sanction Lists & Screening
- Reporting
- Penalties
Negotiating & Drafting Contracts in an Era of Economic Sanctions
- Consultation: US OFAC advisory notices, EU Q&A on Russia sanctions, UK Office of Foreign Sanctions Implementation
- OFAC / OFSI Compliance Provisions
- Application for License or Waiver
- Due Diligence
- Warranties & Disclosure
- Scope of Force Majeure
- Suspension & Termination
- Limitation of Liability
- Frustration of Performance
- Insurance
Features of Economic Sanctions
- Trade Embargos
- Financial Restrictions
- Export/Import Prohibition
- Travel Bans
Sanctions Targeted at Oil & Gas
- Restricting light oil and gasoline exports
- Banning the sale of certain oil-related equipment
- Preventing the importation of crude oil, natural gas or LNG
- Prohibiting the use of currency to pay for petroleum transactions
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- United Nations
- Economic Union
- National Governments
Implementation & Administration
- General Assembly
- Security Council
- Member States
European Union
- European Commission
- European Council of Ministers
- Member States
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- Border Agency
- HM Treasury, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
- Export Control Organisation (ECO), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
- Office of the President of the United States
- Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation (EB/TFS/SPI), Department of State
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Department of Treasury
- Bureau of Industry & Security, Department of Commerce
UAE, Saudi Arabia & Egypt
- National Cabinets & Council of Ministers
- Transportation Authorities
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|End Date
|Kuala Lumpur
|7 Oct 2019
|11 Oct 2019
|Denis Stickley


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There are 2 psychology schools in Fayetteville, North Carolina. With an overall population of 121,015 and a student population of 19,821, approximately 8,466 of Fayetteville students attend one of Fayetteville's schools that offer psychology programs.
The largest psychology school in Fayetteville, by student population, is Fayetteville State University. Approximately 154 students graduated in 2010 from Fayetteville State University with credentials in psychology.
A reported 162 students graduated with credentials in psychology in Fayetteville in 2010. If you decide to attend one of Fayetteville's psychology schools, you can expect to pay an average of $26,445 per year in instate tuition and $31,617 per year in out of state tuition.
In addition to tuition costs, you should plan on spending an average of $850 for books and supplies each year, while enrolled in a psychology program in Fayetteville. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $7,000 per year, on average, for room and board. If you live at home, you can cut this cost down to approximately $7,977.
If you decide to work as a psychology professional in Fayetteville, your job prospects are average. There were 3,800 psychology professionals working in North Carolina and 70 working in the greater Fayetteville area in 2010. Fayetteville's psychology professional workforce is projected to increase by 9% by the year 2018. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for psychology professionals.
As a psychology professional in Fayetteville, you can expect to make an average salary of $49,980 per year. This is lower than the average salary for psychology professionals in the state.
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Rumors that Mitsubishi's been planning a foray into the electric car business have been on the lips of car watchers for months. Now, Automotive News reports the company will soon divulge plans to sell an EV subcompact, powered by a lithium-ion battery, in the US. Mitsu president Osamu "Sparks" Masuko says the car will be launched first in Japan (natch, they get all the good gadgets) before a stateside reveal. Details on the new venture are reportedly forthcoming, but it's no secret Mitsubishi's plotting something electric; it's unveiled several concept cars employing its MIEV in-wheel electric motor technology at recent auto shows, including the hybrid Concept-CT (pictured) in Detroit last year. (Masuko said a hybrid model could also see daylight). AW reported earlier this year that Mitsubishi's production EV would likely be based on the Colt. Takeaway: Could Mitsubishi beat Toyota to the punch with a plug-in?
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Klemen Slakonja, wet plate portait
Klemen Slakonja is an actor and rising star of TV show business in Slovenia. Few weeks ago I had to make his portrait, but it was raining. I decided to do the portrait in wet plate collodion just the same. Under rain, no sweat! OK, it was just sprinkling rain, but on the end of the shoot I was all wet. I got used to that, actually. Wet wet plate photographer, why not! I arrived half an hour before the shoot, mix the developer and prepare first plate. We exposed it, but when I wanted to develop it I knock the glass beaker off the table and it crashed in front of us.
Klemen was kind enough to wait that I've mixed the developer again, but I didn't filter it, i didn't had time for that. Plate was fogged so his face wasn't recognizable. I've repeat the portrait with the same camera, Linhof lens and I was exposing normal B&W film. At home I scanned the collodion plate, scanned the film negative and photoshoped that his face was recognizable. Lucky for me, I know all sorts of photography, so if I'm forced to, I use every possible tool to deliver a good portrait to a reader of Mladina weekly magazine. After all the stress, the picture looked fantastic in the printed magazine and it's one of my favorites.
Perhaps you might wonder why have I portray Klemen as a cowboy. Let me quote Andy Warhol: "I don't know."
PS: In less then two hours an auction for my salt print is finishing on ebay. LINK.
My last creative portrait for Mladina weekly
Today is an important day in my career. After almost eight years I finished my regular collaboration with Mladina weekly. I mean I will still be doing a cover here and there and some special issue, but the collaboration on weekly basis has ended. The main reason is that my work for Mladina involves travel expenses from my home to Ljubljana and back and when I started the job as photoeditor in year 2006, fuel was half the price. I resigned the desk job in 2011 (if I remember correctly. Maybe was 2010?) to work and earn my living as an active photographer. At the time I was desperate to recalibrate my career to go back to photography. I mean have I study photography in Prague, Italy, UK and payed for it a fortune, just to sit behind computer and edit images that I knew I could have done better? It was fun to ride the camera, but the travel expenses grew whereas photojournalistic salary is much lower then editor's, so at the peak of recession I've realized it's just not worth the money anymore.
That's one out of the three reasons.
Second one is that I got in love with photography again, processes that were practiced in 19th Century, Wet Plate Collodion and Salt printing process to highlight just two. Intimately I feel this is the path that I need to take, but with day job in Ljubljana I just couldn't find enough time to pursue the path.
Third reason was fear. I feared that I will finish my career at Mladina in some car accident. In 7,5 years on the road I avoided many accidents and witnessed many many more. Although I'm safe driver in about 18 years as a driver I had only one accident and even that wasn't my fault! But still I was afraid this was destined to me. Now I finished the job and I'm so happy that I was wrong about that.
What's next? The bad news is that I've jumped out of the plane without a parachute. I have no safe employee in my sight, that's for sure. The good news is that I think I know how to fly. Well at least I should know! If who, then I should be the one to know how to earn a living from photography! I have many business ideas! One is about to be tested in 6h 26m 27s (Jun 27, 2013 15:25:38 PDT)! On ebay I'm auctioning a print. When I put this print on auction I didn't know that week later I will finish this chapter of my life and it's very symbolic that it's ending today!
And now to the image above. Zora Stančič is very successful Slovenian artist recognized widely and she's expressing herself mostly trough graphic arts. When I look back to my first creative portrait in Mladina weekly, that was Melita Zajc in year 2006, I look back with a content on the path I've taken and the work I've done.
Tomorrow's a new day! I so much look forward!
Wet Plate Collodion + digital illustration = a creative portrait of Kaja Avberšek
Month ago I've made this portrait, but haven't published it on my blog. Kaja Avberšek is an illustrator, so I suggested her that I'll make a wet plate and then she'll draw on it. Unfortunately I was doing small 4×5″ plates, on the field, so she didn't draw directly on the plate, but did it on her computer. This is the result. It was published in Mladina weekly and I love how it turned out. Sometimes the publication is an icing on a cake and many times it's just the opposite, but this time it's definitely presenting my picture in the best way. Is it a bird? Is it Superman? Or is it topshit?
OK, I'm introducing a new rubric on my blog. It's a quizzzzzz!!! I'll be publishing my mistakes I have done with a question what is the cause of the mistake and few days later I'll publish the answer. Of course if you will not guess it first. Let's start with an easy one. Here are two plates. Problematic plate has some lines in blacks and in the right bottom corner even collodion lifted off. The other plate has perfect blacks, no peeling problems. What was the cause of those lines on the crappy plate?
Digital and analog manipulation by Collodion Bastard
In Friday's Mladina weekly there will be published my portrait of a band Napravi mi dete (make me a child). I've done their portrait on Mamiya C330, on film format 6×6. Then I develop the film and exposed a wet plate collodion plate, but with chemistry of Miša Keskenović (based on receipts of J. M. Eder) that was meant for contrasty wetplate negatives. We've made few tests with different developers and we got results that somewhat might be opalotypes. I've scanned the plate and it was alright but I've took a step forward and hold it over flame so it broke. Cracks are more controllable then you might think, but still very unpredictable. Plate literally exploded in my hand, since I hold the flame too much in the middle of the plate. You can see the hole where all cracks are coming from. Left bottom corner. I'm attaching how pieces of the plate looked like on my scanner and then I digitally sew them together. Is this a digital manipulation? I decided to sew the pieces together digitally, because I already scratched the surface of my scanner while scanning plates. It's a though job, being a collodion bastard, but someone have to do it…
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Today I've bought a table saw. Before devoting completely to photography, I've made a secondary school for carpentry and now I'm getting in touch with my inner carpenter. I'm planning to make my own frames, silver and fixer baths, copying frames,…
Self-portrait like a cave photographer
In Friday's issue of Mladina weekly there will be an article about my portraits and I've made this self-portrait today with the help of my wife Alenka Peterlin. The inspiration for the portrait was a couple. First I've heard many times, that in wetplate technique I look like a native American, second inspiration was to include an element of exploration and third was that it should look raw.
That's my aim in photography to explore, search and learn. I know I'm doing it in primitive, raw way, but that's exactly me, having a hell of a good time. Photography is for me what for some people religion is. A mean to become a better man, to transcend boundaries that were set, to change the world. I hope this (blind) faith is captured in the image 😉
Technical side: It was pretty cold, like -2C and to work at this temperature I'm using a normal developer, I'm just developing longer. Usually about 30-35seconds. I extend also sensibilisation of a plate from usual 3 minutes to 5 minutes. And that all there is. Sometimes I add two drops of nitric acid in 100ml of developer, but that's not so important at working bellow 0C. It was a lot of light so the exposure was 3sec, f/11. This portrait was taken with Kodak Folding Brownie 3A from year about 1905.
I couldn't have done the portrait without my lovely wife Alenka Peterlin, she is also a photographer. Thank you 😉
You can see this and many other of my creative portraits on the exhibition in the gallery of Institut Jozef Stefan. Opening Monday 18.2.2013 at 18.00.
A portrait of painters White Ice Cream
Last week I was commissioned to do a portrait of painters duo White Ice Cream. I've done a fantastic portrait of them two years ago and I was reluctant to do another portrait, but a commission is a commission and they are great blocks, so I was very excited to see what we will as their portrait. We were talking and we agreed that we will repeat the brick pattern from their cloths that were an art piece. We tried to make a snowman, but in Ljubljana there was no snow anymore so we went to Krvavec mountain, but snow there was too dry, too frozen, so we made this sort of characters. My idea was that they should go full monty and with one hand cover their "pride" and in the other hand they would hold an ice cream, but they were not up for it. We had a good laugh once again 🙂
New creative portrait, Lucija Stepančič
Last week I had super fever with body temperature up to 39,6C and I couldn't go to Ljubljana and make a portrait for Mladina. I asked a student of mine Darko Sintič to take a portrait and I explained him what I need. I took his images and chop them into pieces and polaroids from them. I used poladroid software. After I finished with post-process I was in a state of high fever dreaming whole night this images. I realized I should use dropshadow on polaroids and probably I should use some sort of texture for background. I wasn't really sure if it's OK, but now, with time distance I'm satisfied with the result. Ladies and Gentleman, Lucija Stepančič, a painter and a writer.
PS: I'm healthy now. Today I've carefully jogged few kilometers and I'm great. Great feeling, great energy!


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I finished 3 more blocks from the Summer Sampler Series, so here are the 9 blocks together – 3 more to go!
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I am way behind on the Double Wedding Ring Quilt Along hosted by Kaelin at The Plaid Scottie, but I do have some arcs completed.
I also have two bags to show you. The black and red one is for my UGA alum husband, who drives a red car with black racing stripes, and the blue one is for my mom (part of her birthday present). I used this tutorial for the blue bag.
The other part of my mom's birthday present is a quilted version of her company's logo, to be framed and hung in her office.
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Small and mid-sized business owners face many financial risks when it comes to building their businesses. As a result, insurance companies have stepped in to reduce some of the risk that business owners are exposed to by offering many different types of insurance policies. Property casualty insurance is just one of the various types of insurance available, but it covers the cost of replacing or repairing property when you or your employees are at fault for damage incurred. In addition it can also cover medical expenses due to bodily injury that has occurred on your property. There are many ways that employees and employers benefit from a well-designed insurance policy.
Property Damage
Property casualty insurance is essentially the same as liability insurance for homeowners and other property owners. In this case, it protects you and your employees if you unintentionally cause damage to the property of another person through your business. For instance, if you unknowingly sell a faulty appliance that later catches fire and causes damage to the customer's home, you may be liable for the damages caused by your appliance. However, property casualty insurance removes that liability and covers the cost of repairing the damage, replacing any damaged goods, and will also cover any legal fees related to the incident.
Bodily Injury
Similar to homeowner's liability insurance again, this relates to any type of physical injury that is incurred on your property. If one of your employees mops the floor, but does not put up a sign designating that the floor is wet, you could be responsible if a customer slips and falls. Property casualty insurance steps in to cover any medical bills that come from these types of situations, as well as legal fees and other costs. Employees also benefit from this insurance because they are more likely to sustain injuries on your property than the average customer. This is beneficial for both parties.
What it Doesn't Cover
Property casualty insurance is very detailed about what does and does not qualify as a claim. It is concerned specifically with injuries and damage related to your business's property and products themselves. It does not cover things like contract liability, wrongful termination or other unrelated lawsuits. Failing to fulfill a contractual agreement or firing an employee without just cause are illegal and subject to the rules and regulations of your locality. This insurance policy will not aid with legal fees or protect you from any action of these types.
Property casualty insurance is a good way for small businesses to reduce their potential losses in cases where there is unexpected property damage or loss. It protects businesses from financial hardship in instances of accidental injuries caused by either employee negligence or product failure. Both business owners and employees should appreciate the benefits of having a solid property casualty insurance policy to keep them going if they ever do need to pay out for a claim filed against them. However, it is also important to remember that this type of insurance is not an umbrella policy and is only designed to solve two very specific risk factors, so it should be used in combination with a comprehensive insurance policy to provide the best protection.


text: The new Glacier Ridge Express high speed chair lift opened on Saturday December 7, 2013. An excited group of skiers and snowboarders gathered to mark the special opening of the latest new chair lift at Whistler Blackcomb resort. There are many great mountain runs for skiing and snowboarding in this terrain that is serviced by the new Glacier Ridge Express. This area on Blackcomb mountain is host to the amazing Crystal Hut where skiers and snowboarders enjoy the world-famous fully loaded waffles that are made fresh daily. The scenery is beautiful as it overlooks the majestic Pacific Coast mountains of BC, Canada. Make sure to visit the new Crystal Ridge high speed chair lift during you next vacation to enjoy the great runs, fresh waffles and beautiful scenery. Make sure to bring your cameras to capture this memorable


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Police respond to possible shooting in Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce police officers responded about 6:20 p.m. Monday to shooting activity in the 1000 block of N 31st Street. They found two victims were injured. The victims were taken to a local hospital. Detectives are searching for suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers or Fort Pierce Police Department at 772-467-6800.
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Termites are small insects that resemble ants and work under the surface of your home, eating away the cellulose in your wood. They work from the inside out, making them unnoticeable to the untrained eye. Often, termites aren't discovered until an infestation has occurred and large amounts of damage have been done to your home. This is why it is recommended that you hire a termite inspector to thoroughly examine your home for signs of termites. There are several steps that a termite inspector takes during the inspection of your home.
In most areas of the Unites States, a termite inspector must be licensed and certified in order to perform a termite inspection. In addition to these requirements inspectors must remain up-to-date with the state's termite inspection rules and regulations, which change periodically. The most professional pest control services require that their termite inspectors are trained in termite biology and local building regulations.
When performing a termite inspection, an inspector wears personal protective clothing for crawling in dark, dirty places. This clothing usually consists of coveralls, a hard hat, gloves, knee protectors and a dust mask. Other necessary items for performing the inspection include a flashlight, screwdriver, masonry hammer, inspection mirror, moisture meter, ice pick, camera, ladder and a clipboard with pen and graph paper.
There are several clues a termite inspector looks for during the inspection. One of the most prominent signs of a subterranean termite infestation is the presence of mud tubes. These tubes are made by termites to cross open areas without drying out or becoming lunch to predators. Mud tubes are found on the inside and outside of foundation walls, in cracks of structural areas, under the siding of the house and on piers and pillars.
During the course of the inspection, the inspector will crawl under the house and examine the wooden support beams for damage. When termites eat wood, they work in the direction of the grain, instead of across it, leaving distinct markings. When termites feed on the wood, they also leave a substance resembling mud on the ends of it. A termite inspector will document this on his inspection forms, with a diagram noting the location.
Termite inspectors go deeper than just what they can see with the naked eye. Part of the job of a termite inspector is to tap on the wooden beams with a blunt instrument to hear if termites have damaged the inside of the wood. If termites are present, a hollow sound will be produced. Another method in which to tell if damage has been done is to gently probe the wood with an ice pick.
The job of a termite inspector doesn't end with the inspection. He will also check the moisture content of the soil and crawl space to see if the area is at high risk for termites in the future. When his inspection is complete, he will provide a recommendation for termite treatment, if necessary.
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We always advised our readers to activate Automatic updates in Windows as it will allow you to keep your PC safe and secure with the latest patches Windows releases.
However one of the most annoying things about Windows Update is that it automatically restarts the PC after a certain time. It does provide you with an option to delay the reboot, but if you are not near the PC it will force restart and you may lose unsaved data and open applications.
In order to stop Windows Update from automatically restarting/rebooting your PC, follow the simple steps given below.
Note: You will have administrative privileges to perform the actions below. Also the steps below will only temporarily disable the automatic restart, it may still show you the restart dialog though.
How to Stop Windows Update from Automatically Restarting PC
Step 1: Press Windows + R key and type in cmd. Press enter and a new command prompt will open up.
Step 2: In the command window, just type in net stop windows updatewith the quotes. This should stop Windows from automatically restarting.
Additionally if you do not want to follow the steps above, you can also download a software called Leave me Alone which will allow you to disable automatic reboots without changing any additional settings.


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Like Montclair Drew Center for Civic Engagement is one of several nonprofits schools who participate in the Community School Initiative where they go to Rosa Parks Elementary school and help the students. They participate in the after-school programs, tutored students, help with science and math exhibits for Stem night. In the community room they help out parents with ESL classes so that they are better prepared to help with homework.
Molly Rose Kaufman is provost of the University of Orange, a free people's university that builds collective capacity for people to create more equitable cities. She is an experienced community planner, storyteller and youth worker. She has a BA from Hampshire College and an MS in journalism from Columbia University.add to directory


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I created a fun layout using two of Lori's SVG files! Have you ever used a shaker box on a layout? I thought it would be fun and different. I enlarged the file to about 5 1/2 inches! Then I layered it all together and filled with sequins.
Next a fun title...There is Sunshine in my Heart. I cut it at about 4.5 inches wide out of white swiss dot dot card stock and colored it with water colors. It needed a bit more oomph so I added black offset cut of the title! I love how this layout turned out with the two fun files!
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Summary: Research shows global warming will cause more deaths from hypothermia as people (in particular children) fall through abnormaly thin ice.
Scientists at the University of Southern Australia have published a paper in "Nature Climate Catastrophe", documenting the coupling of their climate and human behavior models applied to iced over ponds in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Results show a 21 % mortality increase in the Business as Usual Case, when CO2 concentration reaches 860 ppm. The total number of additional deaths caused by the 9 degree C temperature increase, is 22,856,300 through the year 2300. Of these, 57 % are little children, the least situationally aware portion of the population.
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thin ice due to global warming.
The heart breaking statistic about increased child mortality, caused by the global warming/falling through thin ice link, was estimated using the ICES Message Climate Risk model, developed at the University's Climate Catastrophe Institute".
We know very well that future climate warming could lead to tens of thousands to millions of additional deaths each year from abnormal heat in the winter, as calculated by extrapolating statistical relationships and without considering potential adaptive changes (such as parents teaching children not to walk on thin ice).
The higher temperature regime caused by global warming is what we emphasize in this paragraph. Global warming reduces ice thickness according to the relationship between energy content of water and its physical state (ice melts on warm days).
Our study also confirms that climate change causes tolerance to heat, which in turn disconnects the population in cold environments from their intuitive feel for ice strength (native Minnesotans, Finns and Russians are well known for their ability to discern the ability of ice to support a person´s weight). This missing intuition causes the subject to walk or drive on thin ice, fall through, and die.
Once the world is a lot hotter winter ice will disappear.
But the earth will be dry and almost everybody will die
Health Agencies interested in supporting the proper response to this menace should insist that measures be taken to cool down the planet by reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. If they don´t they must be prepared to face the higher child mortality caused by climate changed induced catastrophes.


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WHITEWATER, Wis. - Calvin fell to nationally-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater 68-63 Friday night. Ranked 12th nationally, UW-Whitewater led just 31-30 at halftime over the upset-minded Knights.
UW-Whitewater (6-0) used a 17-4 run to open the second half to build a 48-34 lead. Calvin (6-6) then fought back.
Trailing 55-42 with 9:28 remaining, Calvin used a three-pointer from junior Derrick DeVries (Grand Rapids, Michigan/Covenant Christian HS) to close within 10. Junior Tony DeWitte (Grandville, Mich./Grandville Calvin Christian HS) swished a three-pointer to cut the deficit to single digits at 57-48. A steal by freshman Carson Meulenberg (Grand Rapids, Mich./Covenant Christian HS) led to a fast-break dunk by senior Austin Bykerk (Jenison, Mich./Unity Christian HS) and the Knights trailed 57-50 with 6:19 remaining.
Bykerk converted a bucket inside and sophomore Thad Shymanski (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) drilled a triple from the left wing, bringing Calvin within 61-57.
Calvin trailed 61-59 and later 66-63. The Knights had a shot at a tying three-point shot after a missed Whitewater free throw but the Calvin three-point attempt in the closing seconds was off the mark.
DeVries had 21 points to lead all scorers. He also had eight rebounds. Bykerk scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds. Bos had a team-high nine rebounds. Shymanski had seven points, four assists and a pair of steals. Melvin Brown Jr. led Wisconsin-Whitewater with 19 points.
Calvin shot 39.0 percent from the floor nd converted 12 of 15 (.800) of its free throw tries. Both teams were credited with 38 rebounds.
Calvin travels to seventh-ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Saturday for a 4 p.m. (EST) game.


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Have you worked out which night you are coming to see this fantastic show? If not, here is our e-flyer which has all the details about the show, so you can work out your bookings before next week.
And be sure to stay tuned over the coming weeks as we keep you updated with cast interviews and photos from rehearsals. Reports to date have been that rehearsals are going exceptionally well and we are down to the nitty gritty of "polishing" our kookie characters.


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Although Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese) has been taught at the nation's schools for the past 10 years, many academics yesterday said Hoklo education was still in crisis because there were not enough qualified teachers.
The academics urged the government to create a certification system for local language teachers, and to establish a national-level commission on ethnic and language affairs.
Li Khin-huann (李勤岸), chairman of Tai-uan Bo-gi Lian-bing (Taiwan Mother Tongue Alliance) and the chair of National Taiwan Normal University's Department of Taiwanese Culture, Language and Literature, said at a forum held yesterday to address the issue that while there were government institutions specializing in handling Aboriginal and Hakka affairs, there was no such institution for the Hoklo language and people, which he called "unfair" and "discriminatory." He therefore urged a national-level commission on ethnic and language affairs to promote the languages, cultures and literature of different ethnic groups in the country.
He added that a certification exam for Hoklo language teachers would improve the quality of language education. He also suggested that public servants who pass the exam should be rewarded.
In addition, Li said that Hoklo language education should be in place from kindergarten all the way to junior-high school, and that in every county and city, there should be at least one "all mother tongue" school for each language group.
Cheng An-chu (鄭安住), a Ministry of Education official in charge of language education, also said a lack of professional teachers was a big issue in Hoklo language education.


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Sunday 28 April 1940
|Dead British "Green Howards" after the battle at Otta, Norway on 28 April 1940.
Norway: The British cabinet, given a strong recommendation in the morning of 28 April 1940 from General Massy, affirms the Military Coordination Committee (MCC) decision on 27 April to evacuate Norway. Everything is prepared for a quick exit.
Lieutenant General Claude Auchinleck is appointed commander of the British forces in Norway, now named the North Western Expeditionary Force. He will oversee the evacuation.
Norway Army Operations: General Paget at Otta and General de Wiart at Namsos both receive orders to evacuate.
Paget tells Norwegian Commander in Chief Ruge at 05:00. Ruge gets angry at both the decision and not being told previously. He still believes that the defensive 15th Brigade south of Dombås can establish a permanent line, but the decision is final. He offers to assist with the retreat as long as Norwegian troops are included in the evacuation.
The 15th Brigade at Otta holds its line during the day, destroying three German light tanks. During the night, it withdraws 25 north to Dombås, where it can protect its own flank. They conduct a scorched-earth policy, blowing bridges as they go.
General de Wiart in Namsos withdraws his forces into a tighter, more defensible perimeter as he prepares to depart. He faces Luftwaffe attacks only.
The French 27th Demi-Brigade de Chasseurs Alpins deploys on the mainland at Sjovegan, north of Narvik.
Norway Air Operations: The Luftwaffe continues bombing the British ports in northern Norway.
The Luftwaffe sends reinforcements and supplies to General Dietl's troops at Narvik with 89 Junkers Ju-52 transports.
Having downed a German Heinkel 111 the previous night, RAF pilot Captain Partridge has crash-landed nearby. He finds a hut, then hears someone outside - it is the crew of the bomber he shot down. He invites them in, they become friends, and are picked up this morning by a Norwegian ski patrol.
Battle of the Atlantic: The Queen Mary, impressed into British military service, completes a record-breaking, 12-day trip from New York to Cape Town.
U-13 (Kapitänleutnant Max-Martin Schulte) torpedoes and damages 9,491 ton British tanker Scottish American west of Pentland, Firth.
Convoy OA 138 GF departs from Southend, Convoy OB 138 departs from Liverpool.
Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto completed.
|John Cage performing with his "prepared piano" in Seattle, 28 April 1940.
German Homefront: The Bayerische Motorenwerke BMW Mille Miglia Touring Coupe wins the Mille Miglia with an average speed of 166.7 km/h (103.6 mph).
American Homefront/Future History: John Cage, described as an "avante-garde experimentalist," debuts his "Bacchanale." It features his "prepared piano. The Seattle Daily Times describes "Bacchanale" as being "breathtaking in its speed and rhythm as well as unusual in its piano accompaniment." The National Academy of Arts and Letters will award Cage a $1000 honorarium - good money in those days - for the invention.
|BMW Sweeps the Mille Miglia, April 28, 1940.
April 1940April 1, 1940: Weserubung is a Go
April 2, 1940: British Subs On Alert
April 3, 1940: Churchill Consolidates Power
April 4, 1940: Missed the Bus
April 5, 1940: Mig-1 First Flight
April 6, 1940: Troops Sailing to Norway
April 7, 1940: Fleets At Sea
April 8, 1940: HMS Glowworm and Admiral Hipper
April 9, 1940: Invasion of Norway
April 10, 1940: First Battle of Narvik
April 11, 1940: Britain Takes the Faroes
April 12, 1940: Germans Consolidate in Norway
April 13, 1940: 2d Battle of Narvik
April 14, 1940: Battle of Dombås
April 15, 1940: British in Norway
April 16, 1940: Germans Cut Norway in Half
April 17, 1940: Trondheim the Target
April 18, 1940: Norway Declares War
April 19, 1940: Dombås Battle Ends
April 20, 1940: Germans Advancing in Norway
April 21, 1940: First US Military Casualty
April 22, 1940: First British Military Contact with Germans
April 23, 1940: British Retreating in Norway
April 24, 1940: British Bombard Narvik
April 25, 1940: Norwegian Air Battles
April 26, 1940: Norwegian Gold
April 27, 1940: Allies to Evacuate Norway
April 28, 1940: Prepared Piano
April 29, 1940: British at Bodo
April 30, 1940: Clacton-on-Sea Heinkel


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Marvel Superheroes Gather for One Epic Photo, But Some Stars Are Missing!
Marvel got together some of its biggest superstar for one epic photo kicking off a year-long Marvel Cinematic Universe 10-Year anniversary celebration!
Back in October, a group of more than 80 actors and filmmakers came together at the studios in Atlanta, Georgia, where Avengers: Infinity War, was being filmed, to snap the image.
Seen in the photo are actors and actresses including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Holland, Sean Gunn, Hannah John-Kamen, Zoe Saldana, Angela Bassett, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kurt Russell, Danai Gurira, William Hurt, Karen Gillan, Emily VanCamp, Tessa Thompson, Don Cheadle, Dave Bautista, Michael Peña, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Frank Grillo, Letitia Wright, Laurence Fishburne, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Stan, Ty Simpkins, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Wong, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeff Goldblum.
In addition, some filmmakers including Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Stan Lee, Scott Derrickson, Trinh Tran, Alan Taylor, Brad Winderbaum, Louis Letterier, Jon Watts, Sarah Finn, James Gunn, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Joss Whedon, David Grant, Mitchell Bell, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Jeffrey Ford, Peyton Reed, Jonathan Schwartz, Stephen Broussard, Ryan Coogler, Jeremy Latcham, Nate Moore, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Taika Waititi, Erik Carroll, Ryan Meinerding and Craig Kyle also joined in for the photo.
Click inside to find out who is missing from the photo…
Some Marvel stars missing from the photo include Bradley Cooper, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Josh Brolin, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Cate Blanchett, Marissa Tomei, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Jeff Bridges, Mickey Rourke, Ben Kingsley, James Spader, Michael B. Jordan, Jacob Batalon, Hugo Weaving, Donald Glover, Terrance Howard, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and more.


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Someone we dearly love has been through the wringer lately, enduring cancer treatments. He and his wife are facing a trial I can't comprehend. As someone watching from the outside, it's difficult to know what to do to help. We think of them often. We pray, we send positive thoughts their way. We bring food in an attempt to lighten their burden.
I wanted to show them how often we're thinking of them and praying for them, so this little quilt was born. I solicited help from our family, who traced their hands and sent the tracings to me. I appliqued the handprints onto the quilt, and obviously I was drawn to bright cheerful fabrics for this project.
"The most beautiful people I've known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths."
--Elisabeth Kubler-Ross


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Birchbox Grooming
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Birchbox Grooming (formerly Birchbox Man) is a monthly grooming and lifestyle subscription box service for men. Each box includes a mix of lifestyle items (wallets, socks, belts, etc), and grooming product samples.
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Received this for 6 months now. Have received the same duplicates several months in a row. Just received an email last week saying that they cannot send me box this month due to limited inventory, but they still charged my card. The website is terrible. Never had any issues with the other serive for woman, but I am very disappointed in Birchbox Man.
Useron 5/1/2019
This birchbox man was a real disappointment. Super small size samples and the website looks and acts like it was designed in 2000. Needs some serious updating. Also, after at least 6 emails I got them to remove my credit card and other info off the site which I could not do manually myself after having already gotten my 3 months worth of junk and sent 3 other emails to cancel! I despise subs that won't let you remove your CC info! I give them negative one star. -0
missannon 3/26/2019
So I got my first Birchbox, and I have to say I was pretty disappointing. I received a 3-month subscription for fathers day and I was really excited about getting my first box. The site is great and easy to pick what I like and dont. And I was able to get the preview of the items in the box. The preview looked great, but the box itself was a let down. I guess I should have know better, but the preview page showed 5 items. I got 5 items, but 4 of the 5, well lets just say that the Cologne was a sample size I get in the mail or at Macy's as I walk though the store, body wash and eye creams were barely travel sizes and the hand lotion was a true travel size. The one thing that did not disappoint was the ICNY Packable Backpack. Thats pretty cool. But its like they spent ALL of the budget on the back packs (which retail at about $50) and the rest they just threw in a bunch of trial sizes. I mean I guess the value was good; a fifty dollar backpack for $20, but I have been left with a soft of sour taste in my mouth. Hopefully the last two months wont be such a let down.
Adamon 6/24/2016
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I am very pleased about this subscription for my husband. I think their samples/trial sizes could be a little bit bigger like in the woman's boxes since it is more expensive. The higher end products that are in the boxes each month gives my husband a chance to try new things that makes you feel classier and more professional. We love this company and would recommend it to anyone!!
Amandaon 12/22/2015
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My friend was raving about the birch box for women and so I subscribed for it, but was put on a waiting list for months on end. Finally, when I was able to subscribe, I was disappointed to find that most of the contents were sample things I could probably get from a department store. Also because it was at a higher price than the women's, I unsubscribed right away.
Kaitoon 4/7/2015
I love this box and look forward to it monthly. I do dress up for work and I enjoy almost all of the lifestyle items. Every 3 or 4 months I don't like the major item. It's worth it for me. I have found a ton of new favorites that I never would have tried and or found with out Birchbox Man. I am adventurous and try almost all of the samples.
Mitchon 11/30/2014
I tried this out for 3 months and my husband and boys were not too impressed.
Tonion 9/28/2014
We just ended our year of this box. Going through the hubby's medicine chest and profile boxes. Everything he received was on the low end. Tons of sharing cream, which I use on my legs, since has a beard. Every month the same samples of billy jealousy moisturizer and history de parfumerie. All in all good for an experiment but we really just bought $200 bucks of tiny samples which are not curated as well as the women's boxes.
Chelseaon 8/3/2014
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So far I like everything they have sent. It's preparing me for getting a little it older. I've got a couple pairs of fancy boxer briefs and socks, a super nice passport case and a few other misc items. Overall it's a nice mix of samples and I'm learning about a ton of cool brands. Remember people its a sampler box!
Nickon 7/9/2014
I wish they had this type of Birchbox for women! I love the "lifestyle" gift in my boyfriend's boxes, I'm so jealous every month. He likes the samples, but this box is really best for urban/hip/professional young men. He's more of the rough outdoorsy type so many of the items get lost on him.