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Photography Classes in Earl NC
Looking for photography classes in Earl NC? No matter if you are a professional, beginner, or hobbyist, the best way to improve your photography abilities is through hands-on training with professional instructors.
North Carolina features numerous accredited and recognized photography schools. Subjects covered in photography classes include digital capture, lighting techniques, exposure, composition, outdoor photography, and many other basic and advanced camera techniques. Becoming a skilled photographer can result in a successful professional career or lifelong hobby.
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The Art Institute of Charlotte
2110 Water Ridge Parkway
Charlotte, North Carolina 28217-4536
Phone: (704) 357-8020
36.01 miles away
Catawba Valley Community College
2550 Hwy 70 SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602-0699
Phone: (828) 327-7000
37.55 miles away
McDowell Technical Community College
54 College Drive
Marion, North Carolina 28752-8728
Phone: (828) 652-6021
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|1 March 1769
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Endeavour Voyage Maps
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First part fresh breeze, the remainder, moderate breezes and clear weather. The result of the forementioned Observations gives 110°..33' Wt. Longitude from Greenwich and exactly agrees with the Longitude given by the Log, from Cape Horn: this agreement of the two Longitudes after a Run of 660 leagues is surpriseing and much more then could be expected; but as it is so, it serves to prove as well as the repeted trials we have made when the weather would permit, that we have had no current that hath affected the Ship Since we came into these Seas, this must be ^ a great sign that we have been near no land of any extent, because near land are generally found currents; it is well known that on the East side of the Continent in the North sea we meet with Currents above 100 Leagues from the Land, and even in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and America are always found currents, and I can see no reason why currents should not be found in this Sea Supposing a Continent or lands lay not ^ far west from us ^ as some have immagine'd, and if such land
Concepts in South Seas Companion: longitude
Cultural Artefacts in South Seas Companion: log (nautical)
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May 24 (UPI) -- Sweden passed a new law Thursday that says having sex with someone without explicit consent can constitute rape.
The new law, passed by a vote of 257-38, says a lack of verbal or explicitly clear consent can be categorized as rape.
After the law takes effect July 1, prosecutors will no longer need to prove violence or that the victim's vulnerable situation was exploited. If a perpetrator took advantage while a victim is intoxicated, for example, that can legally be considered rape. Under the previous law, prosecutors typically had to prove one or the other to secure a conviction.
Lack of consent, the law states, is enough to constitute a crime. Passivity or silence is not a sign of sexual agreement, it adds.
"Sex must be voluntary," lawmakers said in proposing the legislation. "If a person wants to engage in sexual activities with someone who remains inactive or gives ambiguous signals, he or she will therefore have to find out if the other person is willing."
The law also introduces two new offenses -- negligent rape and negligent sexual abuse. Both carry a maximum of four years in prison.
Supporters said the changes were driven by the #MeToo movement, and that debate gained momentum in 2014 following several high-profile cases in which alleged rapists were acquitted because they'd argued it wasn't clear the victim hadn't given consent.
Around the same time, Sweden's former center-right government campaigned to find out why the country's high rate of reported rape didn't lead to more convictions. In 2015, only 22 percent of all sex crimes led to a conviction or other punishment. Many cases have also gone unreported.
"This is just one step out of many to reach the goal that each human being's sexuality is fully respected," Liberal Party member Maria Arnholm said amid the debate.
Other European countries have adopted similar laws, including Britain, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Cyprus.


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Rolling Hills Equestrian Center
169 Rolling Hills Rd. Sterrett, AL 35147
Realtor: Kristen McGee
Horse Lover's Dream on 40 acres in Sterrett! This equestrian paradise with too many extras to list is move-in ready for a fully equipped Hunter-Jumper facility or any type of equestrian enthusiast! This must-see property offers a 3 bed 2 bath 2 garage home with inviting screened in porch & open deck with serene views of the hills. Gorgeous wood paneling & floors make this home the perfect rustic retreat. Vaulted ceilings & clerestory windows infuse the living room with natural light. Open kitchen features island and bar seating. The equestrian amenities include: 2 barns with a total of 18 stalls; 2.5 acre stocked lake & 1/2 acre pond, wooded trails; 10 acres of pasture; 6 turn-out paddocks & irrigated covered, show jumping & dressage arenas. Main barn with apartment, kitchen, lounge area, 2 full baths, office, tackroom, wash stalls, storage, dog lounge, hay loft & more!! Don't miss this truly unique investment opportunity & escape to the beautiful rolling hills of central Alabama!
• 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
• 2-car basement level garage with side entrance
• Inviting, spacious screened in porch & open deck with serene views of the hills. Relax and dine outdoors year round!
• Gorgeous wood paneling, wood beams & hardwood floors make this home the quintessential rustic retreat.
• Vaulted ceilings & clerestory windows infuse the living room with natural light.
• Open kitchen features island with bar seating, lots of windows and plenty of cabinet storage
• Master suite features a spacious en suite bathroom and access to screened porch
• Extra full bath in the basement
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• 2 barns with a total of 18 stalls—one big barn and one small barn
• 2 1/2 acre stocked lake and 1/2 acre stocked pond
• Wooded trails
• 10 acres of pasture with cross country jumps
• 6 turn-out paddocks
• Covered, lighted arena with covered walkway, fans and sound system: 75' x 140'
• Dressage arena with pressbox: 80' x 240'
• Jumping arena: 120' x 240'
• Irrigation on all arenas (Well water for all irrigation and waterers and wash racks)
• All-weather footing: Masonry sand and crush and run with drainage system underneath
• 8 paddocks with 8 foot runs in between
• Heaters on outside waterers
• Trailer parking
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• 12 stalls with Dutch doors: each is 12' x 12'
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• Hay loft with hay elevator
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• Apartment upstairs with laundry
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Dante & the Unorthodox: The Aesthetics of Transgression
During his lifetime, Dante was condemned as corrupt and banned from Florence on pain of death. But in 1329, eight years after his death, he was again viciously condemned this time as a heretic and false prophet by Friar Guido Vernani. From Vernani s inquisitorial viewpoint, the author of the Commedia seduced his readers by offering them a vessel of demonic poison mixed with poetic fantasies designed to destroy the healthful truth of Catholicism. Thanks to such pious vituperations, a sulphurous fume of unorthodoxy has persistently clung to the mantle of Dante s poetic fame.
The primary critical purpose of Dante & the Unorthodox is to examine the aesthetic impulses behind the theological and political reasons for Dante s allegory of mid-life divergence from the papally prescribed way of salvation. Marking the septicentennial of his exile, the book s eighteen critical essays, three excerpts from an allegorical drama, and a portfolio of fourteen contemporary artworks address the issue of the poet s conflicted relation to orthodoxy.
By bringing the unorthodox out of the realm of secret things, by uncensoring them at every turn, Dante dared to oppose the censorious regime of Latin Christianity with a transgressive zeal more threatening to papal authority than the demonic hostility feared by Friar Vernani.
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Swift Double Dispatch Pattern
I've been playing around with Swift since the day after it was announced and I must say I like it very much. So much my current pet project is a game built with Swift and SpriteKit.
My game uses the physics engine shipped with SpriteKit out of the box, and most of what is does is making decisions based on information derived from
SKPhyisicsContact instances. Up until this weekend, most of what I've done just involved managing a collision between two instances of the same class, so I've been able to make progress just following the documentation.
But now I've reached a point when I'm starting to understand what I'm actually doing, and new collisions between different classes are now visible in the horizon. If you read through the Simulating Physics on the SpriteKit Programming Guide, and pass the naive
didBeginContact implementation, you'll read:
Consider studying the Double Dispatch Pattern and using it to farm out the work to other objects in the system. Embedding all of the logic in the scene can result in long, complicated contact delegate methods that are difficult to read.
The documentation links to the Double Dispatch pattern article in Wikipedia, where you can find a link to the Visitor pattern article, which is what you ultimately need to use given that Swift doesn't have dynamic dispatch. If you look around, you'll find an example of double dispatch using Objective-C, which is very similar to what I was looking for but not exactly the same.
Following is my own implementation of simulated double dispatch using the visitor pattern, which is based almost exclusively on the visitor pattern article from Wikipedia.
Instead of using the article's naming convention, I'm naming my objects in a way that the actually make sense in the context of my application:
Visitoris named
Elementis named
Visitor.visitis named
Element.acceptis named
If you run this code from a Playground you should get the following output:
A Foo made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Foo
A Foo made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Bar
A Bar made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Bar
A Bar made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Foo
I'm creating a
ContactHandler instance in each one of my
GameObject instances at construction time. In the future, I'll be creating
ContactHandler specializations, most likely by conformance to a protocol rather than by inheritance. I hope that by doing so I'll be able to decouple contact handling while at the same time encapsulate the details in each
Something to notice is that your
ContactHandler must not inherit from any existing Objective-C object. For instance:
class ContactHandler: NSObject {
Will produce the following output:
A Bar made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Foo
A Bar made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Bar
A Bar made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Bar
A Bar made contact with a _TtC11lldb_expr_03Foo
What seems to be happening there is that
ContactHandler ends up ignoring the dynamic type of the
GameObject and always resolves with the first implementation it finds for
contactWith. Do you know why this happens? I'd really appreciate any hints around this one.


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Posted: Feb 05, 2019
ADRIAN, Mich.--The Adrian College Athletics Department has announced ticket procedures for the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Harris Cup Quarterfinals when the nationally-ranked Bulldogs host an opponent to be determined on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16, at the Arrington Ice Arena. Game times are 7:05 and 3:05 p.m., respectively.
Ticket prices are $10 for reserved seating, $7 for standing room and students are free of charge with proper school identification. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at noon (ET), and available online at https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/11841/arrington-ice-arena
Adrian, which is ninth in both the USCHO.com and D3hockey.com national rankings, has clinched its fourth NCHA South Division title in a row with an 11-4-1 league mark with two regular-season games remaining. The Bulldogs are 16-6-1 overall.
Each quarterfinal round series is played within its division in a two-game, plus if-necessary mini-game format. The NCHA Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23, and the Harris Cup Championship for Saturday, March 2.
Adrian will close out the regular season on the road this weekend at Concordia-Wisconsin on Friday (7 p.m. EST) and Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday (6 p.m. EST).
#TheBrotherhood #AdrianBulldogs #GoDawgs #BulldogProud #TraditionNeverDies
(Editor's note: Corrected the actual date to reflect that Tuesday is Feb. 12.)


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Hammonds Lane Center is conveniently located in Northern Anne Arundel County in the heart of Brooklyn Park. We are minutes outside of Baltimore, and accessible from the 695 Beltway, Route 2 (Ritchie Hwy), and minutes from I-97. We are a Skilled Nursing Facility offering ShortStay Rehabilitation Services along with LongTerm Care Services. Other services include Respite Care, Hospice Care, and VitalStim which provides additional modalities of treatment. Hammonds Lane Center is well known for their spacious dining room that offers restaurant-style dining. Cafe Hammonds offers many meal options, and prepared by our in-house Chef. Our gourmet meals are available to both our staff and families along with homemade desserts. In addition, Hammonds "Country Cottage", a Gift Shop providing various snacks, drinks, and gifts, is overseen by our own Resident Council. Hammonds Lane also offers Salon Services.
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Dietary Tips For Oral Health In Sherman Oaks
As there is a diet plan for the health of your body, in a similar manner there is a diet that can be practiced for good health of teeth. The combination of proper home care such as brushing twice a day and not to forget flossing at least once a day before bedtime is recommended and professional care, with regular cleanings for most people at least twice a year which means visiting your Dentist are proven methods to reduce the risk of oral diseases & keeping your mouth healthy & safe, such as tooth decay and gum disease or disinfection. Contact Clear Braces and Invisalign dentist in Los Angeles CA
Researchers have observed from recent research that has shown the link between gum disease and other systemic conditions that can negatively affect a person health & wellness, such as diabetes or heart disease & for some patients it has been observed with arthritis and total body inflammation level which is also known as CRP. In a recent article published by the USA Magazine of Dental Care, additional dietary measures & precautions were reported to aid in the process of good maintenance of oral health. Consult Dentures Los Angeles today.
Sea Food Salmon with peanut butter or any food rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids which is also known as PUFAs. New research which was released by Dental Care shows people whose diets were rich in PUFAs, specifically DHA and EPA fatty acids, were up to 20% less likely to have periodontitis in Oral Health matters compared to people who did not consume food with polyunsaturated fatty acids in their intake of food. Periodontitis is a common inflammatory condition in which the gum tissue pulls away from the teeth & teeth are weekend from the roots as gums are not strong, allowing bacteria to build up and potentially lead to bone and tooth loss in this whole process. Polyunsaturated fats have been shown to reduce inflammation & reduce the risk of gum related problems & good Oral Health. Contact Teeth Whitening Sherman Oaks for best consultation.


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Should you try these fitness trends?
Trying something new keeps you motivated to exercise. But which current fitness craze is worth your time, money, and energy? Real Simple asked health experts to weigh in.
TRX Suspension Trainer
The trend, explained: This piece of workout equipment was developed by a Navy SEAL as a way to stay fit in the field. The TRX, made up of nylon straps and handles, anchors over a door or some other stationary object and adjusts to different heights so you can do head-to-toe moves—push-ups, lunges, pull-ups—using your body weight. The equipment costs about $200 (trxtraining.com) and comes with how-to DVDs. Fans say that the TRX engages more muscles than the same moves performed on solid ground.
Expert opinion: "The main benefit of using the TRX is that it forces you to use your core to stabilize yourself," says Scarsdale, N.Y.–based exercise physiologist Brad Schoenfeld, the author of Women's Home Workout Bible. For example, to do a plank pose on the ground, you only have to keep your body straight and lifted, using your abdominals for support. For a plank pose with the TRX, in which your ankles are held up by the nylon straps, you need to engage your chest, back, shoulders, and abdominals to ensure that you don't fall over.
"The TRX is also convenient, because you can rig it up at home and adjust your positioning to increase or decrease the difficulty level," says Schoenfeld.
The bottom line: The TRX is worth it for almost anyone, especially for people who want a challenging way to exercise different muscle groups but may not want to sign up for a gym membership.
More From Real Simple:
10 Healthy Foods That Cost Under $1
What's Really Happening Inside Your Refrigerator
10 Things You Should Not Refrigerate
High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
The trend, explained: HIIT turns a regular cardio workout into a super-efficient one: You alternate between 20- to 30-second bursts of all-out effort and easier recovery periods. HIIT works with any cardio activity, including walking, running outdoors, and using the elliptical or stair-climber. The approach is said to strengthen the heart, the lungs, and large muscles, and devotees love it because of its purported fat-burning abilities. Plus, HIIT workouts are short—20 to 30 minutes on average. To try it: Start with a slow five-minute warm-up, then increase your pace (or resistance or incline) until you're breathing heavily. Keep going for 30 seconds, then drop your pace, resistance, or incline down for two to four minutes; repeat three to four times. Because of the intensity, most experts recommend HIIT a maximum of three times a week.
Expert opinion: "HIIT is an excellent approach to cardio," says Rachel Cosgrove, a personal trainer and the owner of Results Fitness, in Santa Clarita, Calif. "The harder your body works, even for short periods, the longer it takes to return to its normal resting state, which means your metabolism stays elevated—and you burn more calories—for up to 24 hours afterward." And HIIT may be particularly effective at whittling fat from the belly and legs: A 2008 study in the International Journal of Obesity showed that women who did HIIT burned more abdominal and leg fat than did those who performed longer, moderate-intensity cardio.
The bottom line: Virtually anyone can benefit from HIIT, especially those looking to reduce fat.
Minimalist Running Shoes
The trend, explained: Some running enthusiasts believe that we naturally run best when we're barefoot, and companies have developed shoes to mimic this, since bare feet and hot asphalt don't mix. The first, admittedly odd, models had separate spaces for each toe—think gloves for your feet. Since then "barefoot" shoes have evolved. The newer versions look more like regular running shoes but have little cushioning. Many major brands, including New Balance and Saucony, carry minimalist sneakers. Advocates like their light weight and the way they allow you to feel your feet striking the road better than heavier traditional running shoes do. Some also believe that wearing minimalist shoes can strengthen foot and ankle muscles.
Expert opinion: "Very few people have a perfect running gait. Many people overpronate [roll in], supinate [roll out], or have fallen arches," says Dr. Nadya Swedan, a physiatrist in New York City. "Minimalist shoes don't have the support to compensate for these problems, so using them may lead to injuries, such as plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis."
The bottom line: Tread carefully. If you're certain you have a neutral gait—that is, your feet don't roll in or out with each step—give them a try. (Not sure if you have a neutral gait? Time yourself standing on one foot. If you can do so for one minute without wobbling, you're probably OK.) For over- or underpronators who still want to try minimalist running shoes, consider hybrid models from Brooks (pictured) or Asics. They're flatter and lighter than traditional running shoes but offer more support than typical minimalist versions do. Your best bet: Go to a specialty running store, where they can evaluate your gait and suggest the right shoe for you—minimalist or not.
Digital Body Monitors
The trend, explained: "Activity managers," such as the Fitbit (fitbit.com), the BodyMedia FIT (bodymedia.com), and the Bodybugg (bodybugg.com), are worn on an arm or clipped to a belt. They use ultrasensitive movement monitors to track steps, distance, calories burned, time spent exercising, and even tossing and turning at night. (You can wear them 24/7.)
They can sync with a computer or a smartphone, allowing you to log meals to compare calories consumed with calories burned and chart workout stats over time.
Expert opinion: "These devices are good for accountability, because you can see exactly where you stand in relation to your goals," says Anderson. The BodyMedia FIT is recognized as a medical device by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and a 2011 study published in the journal Obesity showed that dieters who used it lost more weight than those who didn't.
The bottom line: They're not essential. But if you're a goal-oriented person or like instant feedback, they can be a fun tool in your health-and-fitness arsenal.
CrossFit Workouts
The trend, explained: Think of CrossFit as a supercharged boot camp that combines high-intensity cardio and resistance training. Conducted in a class setting at CrossFit gyms, a typical routine might involve swinging kettlebells, flipping tractor tires (yep, real ones), throwing weighted balls against a wall, and doing body-weight moves, such as squats (with or without dumbbells) and push-ups. Classes are usually small—5 to 20 people—and last from 20 minutes to an hour. The workout is different every time, so you don't get bored, and fans report rapid weight loss and muscle toning.
Expert opinion: "CrossFit can be an intense workout," says Los Angeles trainer Kristin Anderson. "You're focusing on endurance, agility, power, and strength in one session, and all require different things from your muscles." While you work at your own pace, the group atmosphere adds a feeling of friendly competition. However, some experts worry that this can lead to injury, especially if a person pushes herself too hard to keep up with the group.
The bottom line: If you're already in great shape, CrossFit is a challenging way to get even fitter. Beginners should take it slow, though. Most CrossFit gyms require newbies to complete a fundamentals course before joining regular classes.
Myofascial Release Therapy
The trend, explained: This technical-sounding technique is actually quite simple. It involves using an inexpensive prop, like a Muscle Therapy foam roller or a Myo-Therapy ball, to work the kinks out of achy muscles. (In a pinch, tennis balls work, too.) Myofascial release is said to manipulate the fasciae, thin membranes that cover each muscle, which may alleviate knots and soreness better than massaging muscles alone does. To try it, place your prop of choice on the floor or against a wall and lean on it so it's under the tender spot. It should feel slightly uncomfortable. Hold for 30 to 45 seconds. To increase the effect, gently roll the prop back and forth on the area.
Expert opinion: "When it's healthy, the fascia over a muscle is like a pillowcase that slides easily over a pillow," says John R. Martinez, a doctor of physical therapy in New York City. "But when you have injuries or chronic inflammation, the fascia can bind onto the muscle and restrict its movement, which causes discomfort." Myofascial release therapy helps "unstick" the fascia, he says.
The bottom line: Myofascial release therapy can be helpful for any sore muscle. It's especially good for targeting hard-to-massage parts, like the quadriceps and the hamstrings, and trainers often suggest using it after workouts to help speed recovery.


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Can you believe November is here already? It's the point where the silly season starts to hit full steam, but I've decided that this year will be different. So next Wednesday, I'd love you to come and join in the Save Mum's Sanity #stresslessxmas.
I think as mothers we sometimes bear the brunt of the silliness of this time of year – organising the social gatherings, buying the gifts, endless food prep and we can easily start feeling the stress building in a time of year that should be enjoyable and about sharing love with our family.
I personally put alot of pressure on myself to provide the perfect christmas experience and it always leaves me feeling strung out. I figure what my family really needs at Christmas is not a strung out, hung up mother, but a peaceful, relaxed and happy one who's not worrying about the details so much as the time spent together.
So that's my aim this year, and I'd love if it was yours too!
Next Wednesday's post will have some details about how to get involved and what to expect – I promise not to bombard you with lots of Christmas Stress Less posts, as it will kind of defeat the purpose! I'm aiming for once a week with some social media check ins to see how everything is going. I'm planning on ressurrecting Save Mum's Sanity Weekly, which will be full of #stresslessxmas tips so if you're not signed up, you can do so on the side bar.
The other exciting news I'd like to share is that Save Mum's Sanity has been announced as a finalist in the Bupa Health Influencer Blog Awards 2014. I was so shocked to be a finalist I danced around my house saying 'OMG' for about an hour. I'm a finalist in the Family Time category, so feel free to pop over and put in a vote for me and have a look at all the other wonderful finalists.
It's really heartening to be recognised as a blog aiming to change to the way we think about health and wellbeing. I'm really passionate about mothers looking after their own needs as a priority, rather than sticking their goals, dreams, sanity and wellbeing on the shelf in the sake of their family. It's not what your family want or need from you – there's no such thing as a perfect mother, but lots of amazing, different ways to be a perfectly good one. This is what I want to celebrate and what I want for you.
Thanks so much for reading and being here. Feel free to tell your friends, so we can stress less and save our sanity together. Much love x


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"We are launching an e-commerce portal e-Lala to sell products online. The pilot launch is in Nagpur on November 5 and we are launching it formally on November 23 in Delhi," CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal told PTI on the sidelines of a press conference here.
"Through this portal, we are targeting operations in 50 cities across the country and 50,000 sellers to come on board by March, 2016," he added.
"Only a person having a physical presence in the form of a store can sell products through e-Lala. There will be direct interface between the buyer and the seller," Khandelwal said, adding that the 40,000 trade associations affiliated to CAIT will play a major role in making e-Lala's operations successful.
CAIT has also been organising a training programme named "Master Your Card" with MasterCard to promote financial awareness and literacy for traders.
The campaign across India aims to promote digital payments in association with HDFC Bank which is providing all digital payment solutions not only through Debit and Credit Cards but even mobile wallet, point of sale machines, mobile applications and other digital payment solutions.
"Through this programme, we aim to promote cashless economy in the country," Khandelwal said.
He pointed out that CAIT has organised workshops and roadshows in cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Kolkata to train traders under the programme.
The campaign is a community empowerment programme helping small businesses to get most value from digital payment technology. The underlying idea for such a campaign is to educate traders that cash is costly and payment cards and other digital modes offer more value, CAIT said.


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Teach you children well: State Police shut down Flash Mob
WWH |Fredonia – Last week NYS Police interrupted a group of Fredonia students, who were entertaining other students
to mark the start of Earth Week. "Shut it off.." , they were told after breaking into a sprited dance routine.
Apples to Oranges
by Phil Polizatto - WWH - I am getting fed up with the lack of intelligent discourse in this country and the revisionist use of words which inhibit civil interaction and discussion.
Wake'N'Bake 101: Strategy
by Dr. Woody - WWH PRECIS: Dr.
Complain to NBC about Trump?
I tried to contact NBC yesterday to complain about their allowing Donald Trump and his racist fearmongering to boost the ratings of his show "The Celebrity Apprentice". I tried to find a phone number to call but it is extreemly difficult to find any number. Does anyone have a number to call so I can complain? They are willing to ruin our country for their lousy ratings.
This is the email I sent to them:
COUNTER to Mat Rothchild: The OTHER Nuclear source
------------------------------------------------------------------ http://thoriumenergy.org/ : Thorium is the most energy-dense substance on Earth, and enough exists to power civilization for millennia. The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: The modern concept of the Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) uses uranium and thorium dissolved in fluoride salts of lithium and beryllium.
Titular – of, or relating to, title only
As in, "Any respect he deserved was merely titular as, despite how he represented himself, he proved to be largely a continuation of the Bush (a war criminal) administration when it came to most of the major issues facing the country."
The Rods of Caduceus and Asclepius
Which aspect of things makes one iota of sense? This is the unprecedented present: historical natural devastation of people and property everywhere; unnatural explosions, unnatural meltdowns, unnatural diseases and side effects, plus endless cycles of addictions; unnatural financial loss, unnatural financial gain, inhumane behavior of elected officials.
"Just the facts, ma'am"
I have to say that what passes for journalism today is sad. It has been widely reported for the last 20 hours that President Obama has "Finally released his birth certificate". This has led to all sorts of debates about whether or not the administration should have addressed this issue, why they took so long to do so, and my favorite, who won, Hair force one or Air force one?
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Side shows with carnival barkers.
Distract the electorate with non-starters.
These ruling class monopoly media players,
Support the "Party of NO" naysayers.
Panetta!? Another Clinton cronie
I thought this latest bozo was supposed to be full of new ideas and novel approaches?
Where is the change in hiring another Clinton crony?


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July 5, 2013
Go Wild
When I saw the sketch at Seize the Birthday, I decided to GO WILD! This was a really fun birthday card to create.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Cardstock: PTI Stamper's White
Stamps: A Muse Studio Go Wild
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: MFT Circle Stax die, PTI Double Ended Banner die, Little Yellow Bicycle jewel stickers, PTI Pure Poppy button, My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart twine
Size: 4.25" x 5.5"
Posted by Linda Suarez at Friday, July 05, 2013
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Chronic leukemia is a slowly progressing cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue and causes the production of abnormal blood cells. There are two main types: chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), both of which primarily affect adults. Most people with CML have a gene mutation (change) called the Philadelphia chromosome. The cause of CLL is not known; however, some of the risk factors for the disease include having a family history of the disease and being middle-aged or older, male, or Caucasian.
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After some research, we decided to use resque from github, but to adapt it to use mongodb instead of redis. The advantage here is that we already have a significant investment in mongodb, so we would not be introducing a new type of server to our infrastructure. Mongodb also has some features that redis does not, and we used those to build some interesting new features into resque.
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Hope you are enjoying this lovely Fall Sunday. We did a bit more house hunting yesterday but nothing caught our interest. I'll share the details in the next few days. In the meantime, I've pulled together my ultimate Coastal Bedroom. Clearly, I've been surfing Houzz.com and BHG too much and have developed a taste for things that are well outside my grasp. The chances of finding a bedroom like this in my Toronto neighbourhood (and price range) are not good. But a girl can always dream right? There are no limits to my imagination.
Arteriors white light, 650 CAD / Ethan Allen crystal chandelier lamp, 625 CAD / Jaipur wool area rug, 60 CAD / DwellStudio modern bedding, 280 CAD / Landscaping tree, 31 CAD / Cooper Classics red wall mirror, 210 CAD / Floral throw pillow, 12 CAD / Trina Turk LA blue throw pillow, 94 CAD / Blue throw pillow, 75 CAD / Williams-Sonoma throw pillow, 93 CAD / West Elm metallic throw pillow, 30 CAD / Matte painting, 21 CAD / Ethan Allen tufted head board, 970 CAD / Accent chair, 935 CAD / Nailhead bench, 590 CAD / Eurostyle Gazelle Ottoman with Cushion, 240 CAD
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Morse High alum, local Navy lieutenant commander was Midshipmen team captain in 1997
Dwight D. Eisenhower went there. So did Douglas MacArthur and Omar Bradley. Five-star generals all. U.S. Army, all.
West Pointers, all.
So there was Lt. Cmdr. Gervy Alota, set to receive his master's degree from the very same school, the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Alota, Annapolis '98, was one of the few Navy officers accepted annually into the leadership college.
A Navy brat from the Navy stronghold that is San Diego, Alota had gotten physically ill before starting at free safety in each of his four Army-Navy games. Similarly unable to stomach the thought of being pictured for posterity in the Army college's yearbook — completely surrounded by enemy officers on every page — Alota waited until right before the photographer's click to tear open the shirt of his Navy blues and reveal the two words underneath:
"Beat Army!"
"I got grief for that," said Alota, proudly looking at the picture with his wife Bernice, a Montgomery High product and fellow U.S. Naval Academy grad. "The general called me in, sat me down, opened up the yearbook to my page and said, 'Are you kidding me? Are you blanking kidding me?'
"I said, 'Sir, I had to make my mark here.' The general was stern and started to really scold me. But then he said (lowering voice), 'That was pretty cool.' He turned his head and started to smile. He said, 'Pretty ballsy.' "
The picture ran — uncensored. Mark made.
Selected for his first Navy command, Alota is soon to become executive officer of the USS Comstock, a dock landing ship based in San Diego. Having just wrapped up training sessions in Newport, R.I., Alota plans to be one of several hundred local Annapolis alums watching the 113th Army-Navy game on television Saturday.
The more veteran among them will be at Randy Jones All-American Sports Grill in Mission Valley. Expected to be on hand, or on deck, are a few who played with celebrated quarterback Roger Staubach and the Middies when they beat Army on Dec. 7, 1963, a solemn occasion in that it came two weeks after former PT boat commander John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
At the same time today, a larger contingent of more recent Naval Academy alums will gather to watch the game at the Pacific Beach Shore Club.
And when the final gun sounds, win or lose, the local USNA grads will stand at attention in the restaurant and sing the "Blue and Gold" alma mater.
"It's just such an amazing, beautiful scene," said Bernice Alota, Class of '99, now a teacher at High Tech Middle School. "You've got all these different generations standing together. It's such a shared experience between the people who all went through (the rigors of academy life), the only people who know what it's really like. There's a very, very cool connection there."
San Diego being one of the country's preeminent Navy and Marine towns, West Point alums here may find themselves feeling far more outnumbered than Alota did at Ft. Leavenworth. Worse yet for them, the Black Knights have lost 11 straight Army-Navy games, meaning that eight complete classes have gone through West Point without a single win over their archrival.
"I'd hate to be that Navy team that drops that first one," said Alota, who was a team captain of the 1997 Middies and an All-East defensive back. "I was in the opposite situation. We'd lost five straight before my senior year. I've talked to guys from the classes before us. I've talked to Navy SEALs, Naval aviators, fighter pilots, successful businessmen, and they tell me they'd trade it all in to have beaten Army once.
"I'm telling you the absolute truth. They'd trade it all in, in a heartbeat, to get that one win over Army. Just to hear them talk about it, I've seen it brings tears to their eyes."
Alota's own story, the parts before and after Annapolis, tends to open the eyes — wide.
Growing up in a rough neighborhood of Paradise Hills — "Southeast and proud of it," he says — Alota estimates that he was "about five minutes from being jumped in" by a gang as a teenager. He was ready, and willing, to turn thug. Because he was a wrestler and a player on Morse High's powerhouse football team, though, the gang's leader refused to let Alota become affiliated.
Good call. In the 20 years since he graduated from high school, Alota has lived his life making a point of being — forgive the old Army slogan, but it's so apt — all that he can be.
A surfing father of two who has been able to remain based in San Diego his entire Navy career, Alota has not only ascended nicely through the ranks as an officer, but he's constantly trying to set and meet new challenges. He has run marathons and raced triathlons — all while barefoot — fought in mixed-martial arts bouts, and competed in bodybuilding.
When producers of the "Fear Factor" television show were looking for competitors from all branches of the military in 2006, Alota was chosen to represent the Navy. Teaming with an Annapolis classmate, Lt. Marcel Mollet, Alota was dropped 100 feet from a helicopter and forced to get entirely too close to snakes. Leeches for dessert? Yum.
None of that made him sick. The Army-Navy game? Yeah, that did the trick.
Though he grew up in a Navy household, Alota admits that he didn't fully understand why the Army game was that much more important than, heck, Lehigh or Lafayette.
(Why not? Recalling his prep years, Alota said Morse had a natural rival in nearby Lincoln High, but the Tigers were so dominant in the early 1990s that all they thought about was the city championship.)
Still very much a plebe in 1994 — albeit a freshman who went from Navy scout-team player to starting safety in only four weeks — Alota was calm while going through on-field warmups in the hours before facing the Black Knights for the first time. And it still seemed like no big deal when he returned to the locker room for pre-game.
When he came out of the tunnel for the opening kickoff — taking in the sight, roar and chants of the crowd — Alota suddenly found it hard just to put one foot in front of the other.
"My right leg started to go numb," he said. "I thought 'Oh man, what's going on?' I started to shake it out, and as I'm going down the tunnel, it begins creeping into my left leg. Now both my legs are gone. I'm like, 'NOT NOW!!!'
"Next thing you know, I'm blowing chunks. You could see the sunlight at the end of the tunnel. You can see the Midshipmen waiting for us. And here I am, going bleeeahhhhhha. That was the first time the magnitude of Army-Navy hit me."
It hit him harder after that first one, a 22-20 loss in which he made 12 solo tackles, but came away with the overwhelming belief that he'd let down the team's seniors. The losing team has to sing its alma mater first, but Alota was so disconsolate that he could barely mouth the words, and that's when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Only when "Blue and Gold" was finished did Alota look over to see who was trying to give him comfort. It was Bob Sutton, now defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, but then the head coach at West Point.
"That went from the lowest moment of my life to the most surreal," Alota said. "It should've been a triumphant moment for him, but instead, he's consoling me. That's what the game's about. It's bigger than me, bigger than football."
That one touching gesture brought home the bigger point to Alota. Ultimately, the players on both sides of the ball in games between the service academies are all teammates. Particularly in times of war, they're bound by their preparation and the mission awaiting them upon graduation, assignments far more dangerous and important than anything awaiting even the best college players in the National Football League.
Still, it's Army. Alota simply can't suppress that fire in his eyes, the burn he says he feels in his belly.
"I know they're my brothers in arms — I get that, the 'one team, one fight' mentality — but I can't stand those guys," Alota said. "There is that special bond between the academies, a mutual respect, yet I loathe them. When I see an Army uniform, I still kinda get disgusted."
It runs in the family — deep in the family.
That his 14-year-old daughter (Giselle) and 10-year-old son (Gervy Jr.) already are determined to be athletes at Navy is only natural, and not just because of their dad. One wall of the Alota home in Linda Vista is adorned with the two Naval Academy diplomas, side by side, various Navy artifacts and photos of Gervy in action on the football field. But there's also one of Bernice being hoisted on the sideline as a Middies cheerleader.
Their Navy ties, almost impossibly, go back to before either Gervy and Bernice was born — in the same Guam hospital, by the way. Their fathers had entered the Navy in the Philippines as stewards, serving on the same submarine tender, the USS Proteus. Naturalized as citizens in the course of becoming Navy enlisted men, Alberto Alota and Ben Javier both moved their families to San Diego.
Gervy and Bernice didn't know each other while growing up in different parts of the city, but after the former had advanced through prep school and his first year at Annapolis, Gervy's father informed him that his longtime friend's daughter had been accepted at the Naval Academy.
"Her dad called my dad and said, 'Hey, can you have your son watch after her and make sure she's OK?' " Gervy said. "I was a big brother to her. Then we fell in love. That's all she wrote."


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Like most players in the league, Dinwiddie has a taste for the business world, but instead of the entreprenurial spirit that LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony have, Dinwiddie's interest lies in cryptocurrency, according to Bleacher Report.
The 25-year-old Nets guard began investing in bitcoin after the 2016-17 season as its stock began to skyrocket, finding a new passion outside of basketball.
Dinwiddie is obsessed with cryptocurrency, spending most of his time on his phone before games checking his Coinbase app, which tracks his crypto investments.
He also talks his teammates ears off about it.
Nets center Jarrett Allen mentioned in a Reddit AMA on Monday that the two talk regularly about bitcoin while ex-Nets teammate Trevor Booker said that it was exhausting listening to Dinwiddie go on about it.
"I honestly got tired of hearing him talk about it," Booker told Bleacher Report. "He would let me know how it was performing every day."
But Dinwiddie is jumping on a trend that the NBA has been embracing of late.
Sixers forward Wilson Chandler and Bucks forward Pat Connaughton are also among those players investing in cryptocurrency while the Sacramento Kings began accepting bitcoin as payment for tickets in 2014. The Dallas Mavericks attempted to do that four years ago and will try again this season.
Dinwiddie's reason for getting into bitcoin is particularly interesting, though.
The point guard was not sure how much of a future he would have in the NBA as a second-round pick who had torn his ACL in college and was traded by the Pistons after his second season to the Bulls, who waived him twice.
A friend told him in 2014 to look into bitcoin, but Dinwiddie balked, not knowing much about it and the stories of athletes going broke in the back of his mind. Instead, he got into real estate at the advice of his father, a real estate agent.
As bitcoin's stock began to climb in 2017 Dinwiddie, who was making close to the league minimum last season, decided to get in and saw bitcoin's stock rise from $5,000 at the start of the NBA season to $15,000 by December.
He began buying into other cryptocurrencies, too, such as Tron, which also spiked.
Dinwiddie sold bitcoin at $15,000 per coin but continues to research the crypto market, which is how he mostly spends his down time on road trips.
"When you realize you don't have the answers, you decide you need to learn," Dinwiddie says. "That's how I chose to feed my mind the last year-and-a-half."
While some doubts remain about the future of the crypto market, Dinwiddie is a believer. He still has a chunk of money invested in crypto and his business acumen extends beyond the crypto market.
He is also debuting a signature shoe, K8IROS, but instead of taking a salary from Nike he negotiated to receive 50 percent of his sneaker's profits, should he be able to successfully leverage his paltform to net any profit.
"Why would I take $25,000 from Nike, which is $14,000 after taxes?" he told Bleacher Report. "If you're smart with what you do contract-wise, why wouldn't you try to make more?"
Dinwiddie, who averaged 12.6 points and 6.6 points per game last season, is also eligible for a contract extension 30 games into this season.
You can probably expect him to be a shrewd negotiator when it comes to that, too.
source: sny.tv