text:
Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have been awarded a two-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore new ways for academic researchers to manage computing clouds -- extremely large data sets hosted on massive, Internet-based commercial computer clusters.
The NSF award focuses on the Cluster Exploratory (CluE), a distributed, large-scale computing resource formed in late 2007 between Google and IBM. The NSF joined the Google-IBM partnership early last year, hailing the CluE initiative as a partnership between private enterprise and the federal science agency to expand access to this research infrastructure to academic institutions across the nation. Last April, the NSF issued a solicitation for research projects aimed at developing software to make CluE a researcher-friendly resource to analyze and manage extremely large amounts of data.
Specifically, SDSC researchers will explore the use of compute clouds to dynamically provision and manage large-scale scientific datasets. This is in contrast to the current approach using a traditional parallel relational database management system (RDBMS) architecture, which is more structured but also more static. The SDSC team will investigate the feasibility of the cloud computing approach versus known conventional approaches, while evaluating the trade-offs, advantages, and disadvantages.
"The CluE system provides access to a cloud computing environment characterized by relatively vast amounts of computational and storage resources," said SDSC Distinguished Scientist Chaitan Baru, who is heading the SDSC research project, called 'Performance Evaluation of On-Demand Provisioning of Data-Intensive Applications.' "This creates opportunities to rethink some of our strategies and ask ourselves some key questions: Could we use more dynamic strategies for resource allocation? Can this result in better overall performance for the user?"
Cloud computing is seen as a possible way for researchers to move from processing and managing their own data sets locally, to relying on large, off-site, commercially managed data clusters.
Amazon.com, for example, although primarily an e-commerce retailer, has made pay-as-you-go, on-demand computing and storage available via its "Elastic Compute Cloud" or EC2 platform. Introduced in mid-2006, EC2 is now being used by both startup companies and established businesses as a 'virtual' computing resource.
Like many other supercomputer scientists, Baru is concerned that the ever-increasing volume of scientific data is beginning to overwhelm current approaches to data management.
"The broader impact of this research will be to reassess how scientific data archives are implemented, and how data sets are hosted and served to the scientific community at large, using on-demand and dynamic approaches for provisioning data sets as opposed to the current static approach," said Baru. "This project has the potential to offer scientific researchers compute clouds as a complement to conventional supercomputing architectures used today, while creating new tools and techniques for commercial cloud computing."
SDSC researchers will use the Google-IBM CluE cluster in combination with the Apache Hadoop programming environment, an open-source volunteer project developed under the Apache Software Foundation, a not-for-profit enterprise dedicated to open, collaborative software development projects by supplying hardware, communication, and business infrastructure. During the next 24 months, researchers will evaluate hybrid approaches that dynamically deploy a database instance for some subsets of the data, based on user directives or workload analysis, while the rest of the data are served using Hadoop.
"The resource-rich CluE environment represents the type of systems that are becoming available to real-world applications, as opposed to the resource-constrained environments that are currently common in most production systems for large scientific data management, especially in academia," said Baru. "The Google-IBM CluE cluster is a natural environment for implementing GLW, which is highly data-parallel in nature. Our plan is to evaluate a series of implementations using the database system, as well as the distributed file system and MapReduce implementations provided by Hadoop."
In addition, SDSC researchers believe that the CluE-based or similar cluster-based implementations can be exposed to user communities via a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) for access via other scientific workflow environments, visualization tools, and portals, such as the GEON Portal and GEON's Open Topography portal, which now contains GEON's LiDAR data access and processing capabilities.
"This in turn will bring the benefits of massively-scaled computing resources to a large community of users," noted Baru.


text:
http://mmajunkie.com After making the most of their second chances, Team Liddell fighter Court McGee (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Team Ortiz/Team Franklin fighter Kris McCray (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) have emerged as finalists and meet next week at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale.
The two middleweights bested a field of 28 fighters and now fight for the show championship and coveted "six-figure UFC contract."
Both competitors won their semifinal fights on tonight's seasoning-ending episode of "TUF 11" on Spike TV.
The live finale of the 28-man/32-slot tourney takes place next Saturday, June 19, at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. McGee vs. McCray is the final addition to the Spike TV-televised main card.
Despite coach Chuck Liddell's dominating performance on the show, the finale features one competitor from his team and one from Tito Ortiz's, which was taken over by Rich Franklin in episode No. 10.
McGee represents Team Liddell, with whom he was the seventh of eight draft picks. After topping Seth Baczynski via decision in an elimination-round fight, he earned a spot on the cast but remained a bit underrated, especially after a subsequent majority-decision loss to Nick Ring in the opening round. However, after getting the nod as Rich Attonito's injury replacement, McGee then defeated James Hammortree in the quarterfinals and Brad Tavares in the semis, both via submission.
Prior to joining "TUF," the 25-year-old McGee posted an 8-1 pro record fighting mainly in his native Utah. Five of the wins, including a 2007 victory over "TUF 9" runner-up DaMarques Johnson, came via stoppage. His lone loss came to former UFC fighter and 100-fight vet Jeremy Horn.
McGee now meets McCray, Team Ortiz's third-round pick and one who set a "TUF" record by fighting five times on the show (once per week). The former U.S. Army Reservist stopped Cleburn Walker with a 15-second TKO (due to an injury) to earn his way onto the cast. Although he dropped a decision to Josh Bryant in the opening round, he submitted Kyacey Uscola in the first-ever "TUF" wild-card fight and then advanced to the finale with a decision upset of highly touted Kyle Noke in the quarterfinals and a decision win over Bryant in a semifinal rematch.
Prior to joining the reality show, the 28-year-old turned pro in October 2008 and posted five consecutive first-round-stoppage wins while competing in Virginia, primarily with the popular Ultimate Warrior Challenge promotion.
For complete coverage of The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Court McGee)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Leave us your contact details
We will respond you to you as soon as possible.
In case we cannot send you an email we will call you
Please provide as much information as possible
Your request has been processed correctly!
We will contact you as soon as possible
You missed some fields. They have been highlighted


text:
Sinner Auto is dedicated to providing the ultimate automobile buying experience. Sinner Auto is your #1 source for buying a quality pre-owned vehicle at wholesale price. We have extensive relationships in the dealer community allowing us to purchase a wide variety of lease returns and new car trades at exceptional values. This enables Sinner Auto to pass along huge savings on the highest quality vehicles of your choice. In addition, we offer a full array of financing options to meet your needs. We also have great extended warranties for your vehicle. And all of our vehicles are certified and come with a warranty included!
At our website, you can take advantage of several Internet technologies in the comfort of your home. Remember, if you need to talk to us, we are only a phone call away. Our departments (Sales, Services, and the Business office) are available to help you with all your automobile needs. Feel free to come by the store at any time to meet us in person. We invite you to take a tour of our facility and enjoy a pressure free car buying experience.
Please try our mobile site
We are located right on Highway 12 in Waubay, SD. We are less than an hour away from Webster, Aberdeen, Britton, Clark, Groton, Milbank, Sisseton or Watertown.
Featured Vehicles
Dealership Hours
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM


text:
Gretna Green 100% Lambswool Serape in Natural Buchanan Tartan
- $52.90
- $90.80
- 30% off
This 100% Lambswool Serape in Natural Buchanan Tartan is part of our exclusive Gretna Green Collection. It's the perfect luxury gift from Scotland. More »
- Item Is In Stock
- delivery info
- share
There's nothing better to keep you cosy than one of our 100% Lambswool Serapes.
Find your favourite in our extensive range of colours and tartans.
|100% Lambswool
|Care of your Lambswool Serape
|dry clean only.


text:
Shop 10, Old Bakery Centre
Cnr of Harvard and Main Streets
Howick 0699
033 330 5931
Store Hours:
|Day of the Week
|10:00 to 21:00
|10:00 to 21:00
|10:00 to 21:00
|10:00 to 21:00
|09:00 to 21:00
|09:00 to 21:00
|10:00 to 21:00
Featured Menu Offers
PizzasWe've got Meat Pizzas, Chicken Pizzas and even some amazing Vegetarian options! You can even customise your own pizza.
Speciality PizzaTry our amazing pizza innovations! Try the Triple-Decker®, Crammed-Crust®, or go all out with the Cram-Decker™!
Choose Your BaseEnjoy your fave pizza, your way. Customise your pizza base! You can Double-Stack® it, get a Crammed-Crust®, make it Thin & Crispy or choose SlimFit for a healthier option
SidesTry an amazing side with your pizza! Get Death By Chocolate, BBQ Chicken Wings, Cocktail Cheese Grillers, a Cheese & Garlic Ripper or our NEW Cheese & Garlic Focaccia.
Special Offers
Double Crammed-Crust® pizza
Try our meatiest pizza ever! Order our Double Crammed-Crust® pizza for only R149.90. It has an outer AND inner crust crammed with cheese grillers. That's why it's the cheese-n-nyama! You can get it in chicken or meat flavours. Order online and get an amazing pizza delivery today.
No contact delivery
We're back and ready to serve you your fave pizza! Order on the Debonairs Pizza app and get FREE No Contact Delivery from our restaurant to your door! Download the app and order online now! T&Cs Apply.
On The Double®
Debonairs Pizza is ready to deliver amazing pizza to you. Celebrate the end of lockdown with a sharing deal for your family: our On The Double®. Get 2 large (30cm) pizzas for only R139.90. Choose from 6 flavours. Order online to get No Contact Delivery.
Get a Triple-Decker delivery
Chill at home with your faves and order in! Order the Triple-Decker® for just R159.90 on the Debonairs Pizza app and we'll bring it to your door with our No Contact Delivery. Download our app now: app.debonairspizza.co.za
2 Large Margherita Pizzas Deal
Get an amazing value deal at a Debonairs Pizza near you. Get 2 large Classic Margherita pizzas for only R99.90. That's 2 pizzas for just iklipa! Available for counter orders and collection only.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Debonairs Pizza Howick
Welcome to Debonairs Pizza Howick. The home of South Africa's favourite pizza. We invented the Triple-Decker® and the Crammed-Crust® and we deliver it hot and fresh, because we don't want to be told off in 11 different languages. We were the first to bring you free delivery and online ordering and then there's the innovative Debonairs Pizza App that comes with driver tracking. We also give back to the community through Doughnation, where extra pizza dough is made into flatbreads that feed people in need. Above all, we're known for our amazing pizzas. So visit our website and try something amazing.
- Takeaway
- Contactless card payment
- Tap to pay
- Cashless payment
- Features
- Payment Methods


text:
The largest residential land for sale in the Hollywood Hills
3420 – 3480 Barham Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90068
Asking Price: $47,500,000
39.86 Acres
A once in a life time opportunity to purchase one of the largest residential lots ever to come on the market for sale in the Hollywood Hills. This spectacular 39.86 acre property has exceptional views of the San Fernando Valley, San Gabrielle Mountains, Universal City & the Toluca Lake Country Club. Street entrance on Barham Boulevard. Zoning: LARE40 Use Code: Residential-Vacant Land.
Main entrance gate on Barham Boulevard located between 3420 & 3480 Barham Boulevard. Also accessible from the top of Primera Avenue at the end of the cul-de-sac (no gate). Top portion visible and accessible from the top of Wonderview Drive. (park before the gate & water tower & walk past water tower at clearing on left under main power line the property can be seen all the way down.
Co-listed with Joyce Kim – Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills


text:
Tax bills in 2009 at lowest level since 1950
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman's presidency, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data found.
Some conservative political movements such as the "Tea Party" have criticized federal spending as being out of control. While spending is up, taxes have fallen to exceptionally low levels.
Federal, state and local taxes — including income, property, sales and other taxes — consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports. That rate is far below the historic average of 12% for the last half-century. The overall tax burden hit bottom in December at 8.8.% of income before rising slightly in the first three months of 2010.
"The idea that taxes are high right now is pretty much nuts," says Michael Ettlinger, head of economic policy at the liberal Center for American Progress. The real problem is spending,counters Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks, which organizes Tea Party groups. "The money we borrow is going to be paid back through taxation in the future," he says.
Individual tax rates vary widely based on how much a taxpayer earns, where the person lives and other factors. On average, though, the tax rate paid by all Americans — rich and poor, combined — has fallen 26% since the recession began in 2007. That means a $3,400 annual tax savings for a household paying the average national rate and earning the average national household income of $102,000.
This tax drop has boosted consumer spending and the economy, which grew at a 3.2% annual rate in the first quarter. It also has contributed to the federal debt growing to $8.4 trillion.
Taxes paid have fallen much faster than income in this recession. Personal income fell 2% last year. Taxes paid dropped 23%. The BEA classifies Social Security taxes as insurance payments and excludes them from the tax calculation.
Why the tax bite has eased:
• Stimulus law. One-third of last year's $862 billion economic stimulus went for tax cuts. Biggest reduction: The Making Work Pay tax credit reduced income taxes $800 for married couples earning up to $150,000.
• Progressive tax rates. Presidents Clinton and Bush pushed through a series of tax changes — credits, lower rates, higher exemptions — that slashed income taxes for poor and middle-class families. A drop in income now can trigger big tax breaks and sharply lower rates, sometimes falling to zero.
• Sales tax. Consumers cut spending sharply in this downturn, thereby paying less in sales taxes.
A Gallup Poll last month found that 48% thought taxes were "too high" and 45% thought they were "about right." Those saying taxes are "too high" remain near a 50-year low.
The lower tax burden should last at least through 2010, says Roberton Williams of the Tax Policy Center, a think tank in Washington, D.C. "Virtually all the stimulus tax cuts expire at the end of the year," he says. "So the key decision is whether to extend them into 2011."
This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. - FDR
"Grant money is not pork" - Rep Allen West


text:
Click the images above or below to visit our advertisers' websites or facebook pages. Political ads are paid for by the candidates and placements here do not constitute an endorsement by Mt. Hermon Web TV.
December 08, 2019
Today in History for December 8, 2019
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Dopaminergic (DA) neurons are located in the ventral midbrain (VM). The ability to isolate precursor cells and neurons from the VM provides a powerful means to characterize their differentiation properties and to study their potential for restoring dopamine neurons degenerated in Parkinson's disease (PD). This chapter describes methods to differentiate precursor cells derived from embryonic ventral mesencephalon into DA neurons.
This procedure was adapted from Pruszak et al., 2009, and included with permission of Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology.
Required Materials
Media and Reagents
Special Tools
- Embryonic (E14) rats or embryonic (E13) mice
Media and Reagents
- Water, distilled (Cat. no. 15230-162)
- Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) without Ca2+ and Mg2+ (Cat. no. 14170-112)
- Dulbecco's Phosphate-Buffered Saline (D-PBS) without Ca2+ and Mg2+ (Cat. no. 14190)
- D-Glucose (Sigma, Cat. no. G8270)
- Penicillin-Streptomycin (Cat. no. 15070-063)
- Ascorbic Acid (Sigma, Cat. no. A4034)
- StemPro Accutase Cell Dissociation Reagent (Cat. no. A11105-01)
- Trypan Blue (Cat. no. 15250-061)
- Natural Mouse Laminin (Cat. no. 23017-015)
- Poly-L-Ornithine (Sigma, Cat. no. P4957)
- L-Glutamine (Cat. no. 25030-081)
- Neurobasal Medium (Cat. no. 21103-049)
- B-27 Serum-Free Supplement (Cat. no. 17504-044)
- B-27 Plus Supplement (Cat. no. A3582801)
- Heat-inactivated Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) (Cat. no. 10438)
Special Tools
- Microdissecting instruments (sterilized)
- Small dissecting scissors
- Medium dissecting scissors
- Dumont forceps, straight
- Dumont forceps, angled or curved
- Curved microdissecting scissors
- Spatula, Moria perforated spoon with holes (e.g., Moria MC17)
- Dissecting microscope (e.g., Leica MZ6 or Zeiss Stemi 2000)
- Curved scalpel blade (e.g., BD Bard-Parker no. 23 or 24)
Poly-L-Ornithine Stock Solution
Make a 10-mg/mL stock solution of poly-L-ornithine in distilled water. Filter-sterilize using a 0.22-μm filter and store for up to 12 months at −20°C.
Ascorbic Acid Stock Solution
Make a 200-mM stock solution of ascorbic acid in D-PBS. Filter-sterilize using a 0.22‑μm filter. Protect from light and store for up to 12 months at −20°C.
Dissection Buffer
For 100 mL of dissection buffer, aseptically mix the following components. The buffer can be stored at 4°C for 1 week. Add ascorbic acid solution before use.
Make a 10-mg/mL stock solution of poly-L-ornithine in distilled water. Filter-sterilize using a 0.22-μm filter and store for up to 12 months at −20°C.
Ascorbic Acid Stock Solution
Make a 200-mM stock solution of ascorbic acid in D-PBS. Filter-sterilize using a 0.22‑μm filter. Protect from light and store for up to 12 months at −20°C.
Dissection Buffer
For 100 mL of dissection buffer, aseptically mix the following components. The buffer can be stored at 4°C for 1 week. Add ascorbic acid solution before use.
|98 mL
|360.3 mg
|2 mL
|Ascorbic Acid Solution
|0.1 mL
Differentiation Medium
For 100 mL of differentiation medium, aseptically mix the following components. The medium can be stored at 4°C for 1 week and add ascorbic acid solution before use.
For 100 mL of differentiation medium, aseptically mix the following components. The medium can be stored at 4°C for 1 week and add ascorbic acid solution before use.
|Neurobasal Medium
|98 mL
|1 mL
|B-27 Supplement
|2 mL
|B-27 Plus Supplement
|10 mL
|1 mL
|Ascorbic Acid Solution
|0.1 mL
Matrix for Midbrain Neural Cell Culture
- Prepare a 1:500 dilution of poly-L-ornithine in distilled water for a final concentration of 20 μg/mL.
- Add 2 mL of 20 μg/mL poly-L-ornithine solution to a 35-mm dish (0.5 mL for a 4-well plate or slide, 0.25 mL for 8-well slide).
- Incubate the culture vessel at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 for at least 2 hours.
- Rinse the culture vessel once with distilled water.
- Prepare a 1:100 dilution of laminin in distilled water for a final concentration of 10 μg/mL.
- Add 2 mL of 10 μg/mL laminin solution to a 35-mm dish (0.5 mL for a 4-well plate or slide, 0.25 mL for a 8-well slide).
- Incubate the culture vessel at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 for at least 2 hours. Store at 4°C until use.
Note: You may coat the plates in advance and store them at 2-8°C, wrapped tightly with Parafilm, for up to 4 weeks.
Except for the initial steps of collecting the uterine horns, work under sterile conditions in a laminar flow hood, or add antibiotics (penicillin/streptomycin at standard concentrations) to reagents. Perform the steps in a timely manner, and keep the tissue cooled on ice and immersed in ice-cold buffers throughout the procedure.
Collecting Embryos
- Using aseptic technique, collect the uterine horns from a time-pregnant rat (staged to E14 of gestation) or mouse (staged to E13 of gestation).
- Submerge uterine horns in a 100-mm petri dish containing ice-cold, sterile HBSS, and carefully rinse 2–3 times with 15 mL ice-cold, sterile HBSS.
- Transfer the uterine horns to a clean 100-mm petri dish containing dissection buffer.
- Under a dissection microscope placed in a laminar flow hood, dissect each embryo from the uterine sac and remove the amniotic membranes.
- Use a Moria perforated spoon to transfer the embryo to a clean sterile petri dish containing ice-cold dissection buffer.
- Confirm the gestational age by measuring and recording the crown rump length of the embryos (10–12 mm for E14 rat or E13 mouse embryos). Exclude any malformed or otherwise damaged embryos.
Dissecting Brains
- Decapitate each fetus using microdissection scissors or a scalpel.
- Hold the tissue with forceps near the forebrain or hindbrain region to avoid damage to the midbrain region of interest. Carefully dissect and remove the overlying scalp tissue to isolate the brain.
- Place the isolated brain in a clean 60-mm petri dish containing dissection buffer on ice.
- Stabilize the brain with forceps near the forebrain or hindbrain regions, carefully remove and discard the fore- and hindbrain regions using a scalpel or microscissors. Make the rostral cut close to the forebrain vesicles and thalamic region, and the caudal cut at the isthmus region.
Dissecting the Ventral Midbrain
- Steady the obtained midbrain tube with forceps exclusively at the posterior midbrain region marked by the convex curvature at the dorsal midline.
- Use small microscissors or the very tip of a curved scalpel blade to gradually dissect open the midbrain tube along the dorsal midline.
- Carefully open the now characteristically butterfly-shaped tissue flap.
- Use forceps to thoroughly remove any remaining overlying meningeal tissue.
- Trim the outermost (most dorsal) areas of the midbrain tube by dissecting away two thirds of the tissue on each side (approximately lateral/posterior to the sulcus limitans as an anatomical landmark).
- Transfer the resulting tissue piece (~0.3 mm × 1.0 mm in dimension) into a conical tube containing cold dissection buffer kept on ice. Use ~0.2 to 0.5 mL of buffer volume for each piece of VM tissue.
Dissociating Cells
- Wash the pieces of VM tissue in cold dissection buffer (e.g., 15 mL of buffer in a 15-mL conical tube) by letting the tissue pieces sink to the bottom of the conical tube. Aspirate the medium, and fill the tube with fresh buffer.
- Aspirate the buffer and add 1 mL StemPro® Accutase® for every 10 pieces of VM tissue. Incubate the tissues 3-15 minutes at 37°C. Observe the digestion process and determine the optimal duration by test dissociation and homogenization. Avoid over-digestion,
- Using fire-polished Pasteur pipets with decreasing diameter, gently dissociate the tissue pieces by pipetting the tissue up and down for a total of ~20 times. Alternatively, you may dissociate and homogenize the tissue by first using a pipettor with a 1000-μL tip, followed with a 200-μL tip. Avoid excessive formation of air bubbles during mechanical dissociation of VM tissue, as it reduces cell viability.
- If large pieces of tissue remain in the solution, selectively homogenize the pieces separately.
- Optional: Pipet the cell suspension through a cell strainer cap or through a 35- to 70-μm mesh. To minimize loss of cells from this filtering step, flush the filter membrane with a small volume of medium after the cell suspension is passed.
- Centrifuge the cell suspension at 4°C for 3–5 minutes at 200 × g. Aspirate the supernatant.
- Resuspend the cells with differentiation medium. Use 200 μL of differentiation medium for every 10 pieces of midbrain originally isolated.
- Using aliquot of the cell suspension, determine the cell concentration and viability by dye exclusion method (Trypan Blue). Use the quantity of live cells counted for calculating the cell concentration. Cell viability needs to be >80%, and should ideally range from 95-100%. DA neurons are among the most fragile cells in the solution. While the cultures will contain neuronal cell types after relatively harsh treatment, the number of DA neurons will be low.
- Keep the cell suspension on ice or at 4°C until use.
Culturing Midbrain Neural Cells
- Aspirate the laminin from the poly-L-ornithine and laminin-coated culture plate and plate midbrain neural cells in differentiation medium at a density of 2 × 105-5 × 105 cells/cm2.
- Culture the cells in an incubator, changing medium every other day.
- Culture the cells for 3-10 days, then check for DA neurons by immunocytochemical staining using antibodies against the neuronal maker β-III-tubulin, and the dopaminergic markers tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)
- Pruszak, J., Just, L., Isacson, O. and Nikkhah, G. 2009. Isolation and Culture of Ventral Mesencephalic Precursor Cells and Dopaminergic Neurons from Rodent Brains. Curr. Protoc. Stem Cell Biol. 2D.5.1–2D.5.21.
LT152 17-Mar-2011
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.


text:
Kristian Segerstrale, Playfish co-founder and executive vice president of Digital at Electronic Arts, is moving on.
TechCrunch published an internal memo sent by EA chief John Riccitiello yesterday announcing Segerstrale's departure. In the letter, Riccitiello said that the Playfish co-founder has "elected to return the world of startups where we first met him."
Segerstrale confirmed the news on his Twitter feed yesterday, but declined to say where he might be headed.
Segerstrale was one of the founders of Playfish, the social-game developer that EA acquired in 2009 for $400 million. He stayed on at EA, helping the company establish its digital strategy and deliver Origin, the company's digital-delivery platform.
Now that Segerstrale is out, EA has decided to put the Digital business under the leadership of COO Peter Moore. With Digital now under his direction, Moore is in charge of all of EA's revenue generators -- physical goods and digital -- globally.


text:
There are no items in your cart.
Medium: Oil on CanvasImage Size: 30 x 24 insFramed Size: If you are unable to collect your painting, we can offer you a prompt & safe delivery service for an additional fee. Please Contact Us to discuss which option you require.
Copyright © 2020 Peter Barker Fine Art


text:
Sometimes one has to take a hiatus from things…. see you when it feels right to come back.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Saturday, March 1, 2014
the tyranny of perfection
Half renovated, stuff everywhere, inefficient kitchen - sometimes our house drives me crazy. I want to sell it and buy something small, tiny and newer. And…then I realize it's all so perfectly imperfect and how much I love living here. It seems we constantly seek something different when in reality what we have is perfectly right.
When I glance in the corners I see things I love, I see a very happy kitty and I see the passage of time. Sometimes how a flower sits in vase or how a pillow is turned inspires me to take my camera out and capture the moment. This place will see changes over the next few years, but right now, at this moment it's all the way it should be. I realize that in this house I will never be a minimalist who owns only a 100 things, which just sounds so awesome sometimes, but it's all good the way it is.
I love freunde von freunden for decorating browsing because they show people's homes as they are - not all styled and fake! Specifically, check out this home - absolutely wonderful!
Posted by raining sheep at 12:29 PM
Monday, February 10, 2014
reclaiming time
Do you know what is more precious than anything - in my opinion - TIME! I have been reading the minimalists' blog recently and some of the essays challenged me to write out a list of the things that really matter to me. After reviewing the list, the item that stood out in each of my statements could be narrowed down to my desire to own my time - in fact I don't believe I have ever really owned my time.
I have either gone to school, where teachers directed my activities; or, I worked for a corporation where those above me owned my time during the best hours of the day…and well, that is still the case. Owning your time is the segue to personal power. Hence why creating your own income through savings is so important - when your own money is working for you, rather than you working for money the balance of power then rests in your hands.
More free time
more time for myself
more time to be healthy
more time to create
more time to follow my passions
more time to be useful to others
…time is the thing I want the most and the only way to get it is to be able to work less …and that brings me back to financial independence.
Posted by raining sheep at 5:31 PM
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Geek Goddess is a coding contest exclusively for women in technology and helps in identifying top women developers in India.Register Now
To make it easier for you, your TimesJobs details will be used to register you on TechGig.
Improve your coding skills with TechGig, by browsing through our collection of tutorials, solving easy to complex coding problems and attempting past challenges which were organised by top IT companies.
Now you can participate in coding challenges by top IT companies, break into the leaderboard that we maintain and gain recognition in the process.
Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe or pursue a career in 21st century, basic computer programming is an essen...Learn more
The MCQ challenge will cover topics including BigQuery, Cloud Dataproc, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Data Studio, etc. ...Learn more
This hackathon is for all AI developers and enthusiasts. Alibaba Cloud has launched the Machine Learning Platform for AI (PAI) ser...Learn more
Improve your skill quotient by participating in a wide range of skill tests to establish your expertise and get noticed by potential employers.
Geek Goddess is a coding contest exclusively for women in technology and helps in identifying top women developers in India.Register Now
Code Gladiators is our annual coding competition to identify top programmers in the world. It is the largest online programming contest as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records.Learn more
Geek Goddess is a coding contest exclusively for women in technology and helps in identifying top women developers in India.Learn more
"Event was awesome. What made it special was a huge number of participants and interest shown by each participant."
Donna Joseph Winner, UI Theme - TechGig Geek Goddess 2017
"I had a great experience, I interacted with many professionals and business leaders which gave me clarity about tech world. It promotes confidence in an individual to grow and stand on their own."
Shobika Saravanan Winner, IoT Theme - TechGig Geek Goddess 2017
"I enjoyed a lot at the event. At TechGig Geek Goddess, I was able to meet senior leaders and great minds from all across India."
Roopa Gupta Winner, Data Science Theme - TechGig Geek Goddess 2017
"Events like this one (Virtual Campus League) help us to figure out what we are lacking. It was a good opportunity to showcase our skills. A competition like Virtual Campus League provides a common platform to compete with others all across the world. Thanks a lot to TechGig."
Ashutosh Patel Winner - Virtual Campus League 2017
"I truly believe that hard work always pays off - I believe in Karma - focus on the task at hand – and don't think about the results or future. The finale (TechGig Code Gladiators) had the toughest questions, the second problem was very lengthy, but I focused and was able to solve it. I am delighted to win it."
Ganesh Jaiswal Winner - TechGig Code Gladiators 2016
"The Code Diva award is like a dream come true. I never thought of receiving such respect. As the Code Diva, my message is that we as women, need to come out of our family zones, and give some of our time to developing ourselves."
Kruti Gandhi Winner - Code Diva Award 2016
"The theme rounds (at TechGig Code Gladiators) provided a stage for people like me, who love to design and create solutions. I could present ideas and solutions at the national level and compete with people from all over the country. TechGig provides a great platform to showcase your talent and compete with the best people."
Rajesh Gawas Scored a Double Victory in TechGig Code Gladiators 2016


text:
Open Daily 11am – 9:30pm
831 Front Street, Lahaina • 808-661-3472
Enjoy the Best of Lahaina
The Lahaina Fish Co. has been serving Maui's visitors and locals for over 25 years. Our goal is to obtain and serve fresh, natural and organic products whenever possible.
Our menu features a local variety of fresh fish and seafood, along with our tender certified angus beef selections, all prepared with an island influence.
We are proud to introduce our "E Ola Pono" or "Living Well" additions to our menu. By expanding our gluten free, vegetarian and vegan choice, we have created healthful and flavorful options with an emphasis on local and sustainable ingredients when available.
From our fresh local fish, to our tender delicious prime rib and new vegetarian and vegan dishes, our Island Fusion menu offers something for everyone … even our kids.
The Lahaina Fish Co. dining experience offers two floors of panoramic oceanfront dining with breathtaking views of nightly sunsets, the island of Lanai and the glorious viewing of migrating whales in season. 3 hours of free parking in the Outlets of Maui offers guests ample time for shopping, sightseeing and dining for lunch or dinner.
We are dedicated to our food, service, staff, healthy island living and we encourage all to eat well and live well.
Mahalo for your support and we hope to see you soon!
Fresh Hawaiian Fish
It's all in our name–we love Island fish! From Ahi (yellowfin tuna) and Mahi-Mahi (dorado or dolphinfish) to local favorites such as Monchong (big scale pomfret) and Opah (moonfish), we serve Maui's tastiest fish for lunch and dinner. We take advantage of our Island waters and our expert local fishermen who bring the freshest catch to the table nightly. You will enjoy the delightful preparations–highlighting the different flavor profiles of each locally caught fish.
Prime Rib, Lahaina Style
We only use premium "Certified Angus Beef". Our Award Winning Prime Rib is always fork tender and flavorful. We slow roast our Prime Rib overnight in our "Electric Imu". Seasoned with Hawaiian Sea Salt, our Prime Rib is the best on Island.
Local Favorites
"Local Boy" Chef Keith Salvador serves such local favorites as our Ahi Katsu Rice Bowl, Ahi Poke Tacos, Seared Pepper Scallops and our signature Seafood Lau Lau. Other popular favorites are the Mac Nut Mahi Mahi with coconut ginger beurre blanc and Fire Roasted Opah with roasted red pepper and garlic sauce. You will experience local cuisine, conjured by a local chef, served with boundless ALOHA and a breathtaking oceanfront view.


text:
2 Samuel 7:8-16 New International Version (NIV)
8 "Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth. 10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders[a] over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.
"'The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[b]; your throne will be established forever.'"
Cross references:
New International Version (NIV)
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
You'll get this book and many others when you join Bible Gateway Plus. Learn more
Starting your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus is easy. You're already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. The next step is to choose a monthly or yearly subscription, and then enter your payment information. Your credit card won't be charged until the trial period is over. You can cancel anytime during the trial period.
Click the button below to continue.
You've already claimed your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus. To subscribe at our regular subscription rate, click the button below.
It looks like you're already subscribed to Bible Gateway Plus! To manage your subscription, visit your Bible Gateway account settings.
Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition - is just a step away! Try it free for 30 days.
Three easy steps to start your free trial subscription to Bible Gateway Plus.


text:
(Philadelphia, PA) PC Network, Inc. (PCN), a woman-owned technology infrastructure services company headquartered in Philadelphia, has partnered with Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia to bring the worlds of fashion and technology together for PCN's booth at the 2014 Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) National Conference and Business Fair, June 23-25, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center & Philadelphia Marriott.
With the help of Janice Lewis, chair of Fashion Design at Moore, students Cassandra Covage and Claudia Geissler are creating fashions that reflect PCN's innovative brand and the overall fashion and technology concept PCN dreamed up for their exhibit. The mannequins displaying the students fashion will have IP enabled technology devices – such as a mobile phone, laptop or tablet – in place of heads, reflecting the idea that technology has become an extension of us all. "We are thrilled to be collaborating with Moore and such a talented pair of student designers to create a memorable exhibit for WBENC's National Conference attendees" says Katrin Hillner, President and CEO of PCN.
On June 24, in the spirit of "American Idol" and "Project Runway," business fair participants will be invited to vote via social media or paper ballot on the "winning look." Led by Elissa Bloom, executive director of the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, a panel of judges from leading fashion retailers exhibiting at the event, such as Macy's and Target, will choose their favorite design. The judges will then give their feedback to the student team who collaborated on developing all three looks. The winning popular and expert look will be announced at the end of the day and the conversation throughout the event can be joined or followed at #fashiontechcollab.
Moore is the first and only visual arts college for women in the U.S. The College's acclaimed fashion design department blends the best art and design training, with a strong emphasis on computer skills and technology. Notable alumni include renowned American fashion designer Adrienne Vittadini '66 and Dom Streater '10, winner of "Project Runway," Season 12.
PCN is a global leader in DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management – a service foundational to the explosive growth and security of wireless and IP enabled devices – and also delivers a portfolio of infrastructure lifecycle management and staffing services.
Contact: PCN Marketing
Phone: (267) 236-0015
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
#RSL Tweets of the Day (@RealSaltLake)
FULL TIME: @ColoradoRapids have their first win of 2013. 1-0 over @RealSaltLake in the #RockyMtnCup http://soc.cr/jOEP3 #RSL #Rapids
Thanks to all the fans that made it out tonight. 60% of possession and some good chance on the road is something to build on. Onward.
Big thank you to all the fans that traveled and stayed for the reserve game. We all appreciate the support #rslfamily
Lalo Fernandez @Lalofernandez_1
Thanks to all who came and stayed for both games it means so much for us young players to feel the support! ALSO PLAYED FOWARD #RSL #RSLFAM
Best thing about soccer is that there's always another game! Get up, stand up...and on to the next! @KyleBeckerman @javi_mo11 @NickRimando
Right or wrong, you rarely get 2 penalty calls in the same match. Gotta bury your changes. #RSLvCOL @OriginalWinger pic.twitter.com/hKWaHsKuOy
RealSaltLake.com: Highlights: RSL 0-1 Colorado Rapids
ESPN 700: RSL 0-1 Colorado Rapids: Jason Kreis postgame interview
ESPN 700: RSL 0-1 Colorado Rapids: Nick Rimando postgame interview
ESPN 700: RSL 0-1 Colorado Rapids: Alvaro Saborio postgame interview
ESPN 700: RSL 0-1 Colorado Rapids: Kyle Beckerman postgame interview
MLSsoccer.com: MLS Goal Timeline
Real Salt Lake News & Notes
RealSaltLake.com: Recap: RSL 0-1 Colorado Rapids
RealSaltLake.com: Quote Sheet: RSL 0-1 Colorado Rapids
RealSaltLake.com: Match Center: RSL at Colorado Rapids
RealSaltLake.com: Reserves Recap: RSL 0-0 Colorado
MLSsoccer.com: MLS Match Recap: Colorado Rapids 1, Real Salt Lake 0
MLSsoccer.com: RSL forward Alvaro Saborio rues failed PK vs. Colorado: "I feel bad"
MLSsoccer.com: Colorado Rapids hail goalkeeping hero Clint Irwin after first win: "Tonight was a reward for Clint"
The Salt Lake Tribune: Slow start dooms Real Salt Lake in loss to Colorado Rapids
The Salt Lake Tribune: Real Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio perfect no more on penalty kicks
Deseret News: RSL slightly off in 1-0 loss to Rapids Saturday
KSL.com: Real Salt Lake falls 3 points behind Colorado in Rocky Mountain Cup play
For the Fans, By the Fans
RSL Soapbox: RSL falls 1-0 in Colorado after early Atiba Harris goal
Real Nation: Colorado take lead in Rocky Mountain Cup
Keepin' it Real: Colorado defeats RSL 1-0
MLS, Other News & Notes
MLSsoccer.com: MLS Match Recap: Toronto FC 2, FC Dallas 2
MLSsoccer.com: MLS Match Recap: Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 1
MLSsoccer.com: MLS Match Recap: Portland Timbers 2, Houston Dynamo 0
MLSsoccer.com: MLS Match Recap: San Jose Earthquakes 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
MLSsoccer.com: Toronto FC's Darel Russell savors redemption of equalizer after rough two weeks
MLSsoccer.com: Despite conceding equalizer, John Hackworth pleased with Philadelphia Union's outing in Columbus
MLSsoccer.com: Paradise found? Portland Timbers claim their identity in rampant second half
MLSsoccer.com: San Jose Earthquakes' Alan Gordon on rule preventing immediate return to field: "I have never heard of that"
MLSsoccer.com: No mercy: Vancouver Whitecaps more than willing to capitalize on San Jose Earthquakes' footwear issues
MLSsoccer.com: Good news, bad news on Thierry Henry, Fabian Espindola as New York Red Bulls head to Chicago
SI.com: Russell's scorcher the highlight from Saturday's MLS action
Goal.com: Toronto FC reverses late-game letdown with rare fightback


text:
Art school dropout Andy Go has no job, no girlfriend, and no prospects. When he lands a gig as an exhibit at an interdimensional zoo, he thinks his problems are solved. But can he survive life as a zoo animal?
Derek Kirk Kim launched Tune as an independent webcomic, but it has since been picked up by comics publisher First Second, with The Middleman artist Les McClaine taking over art duties.
Andy Go is an illustration major at San Francisco's College of Visual Arts – at least until he gets the bright idea to drop out and launch his illustration career. But for all his big dreams (chief of which is drawing covers for The New Yorker), Andy isn't the most motivated person. He spends much of his time sitting on his (very disappointed) parents' couch, watching daytime TV and nursing a long-standing on his best friend. Fed up, his father delivers an ultimatum, ordering Andy to find a job, any job, and Andy swallows his pride and accepts the wanted ads.
As it turns out, three-quarters of an art degree doesn't qualify Andy for much, until he stumbles into an interview with the zoo. Andy imagines he'll be shoveling elephant dung, until he realizes his interviewers aren't from the San Francisco Zoo; they're aliens from another dimension, and they want Andy as their newest exhibit. It sounds like the perfect gig: Andy gets paid exorbitant amounts of moola to spend his days lounging around his "habitat," with weekends free. Plus, imagine all the fame and fortune that will follow his extradimensional exploits? But chances are it's too good to be true.
Tune promises to be a zany coming-of-age story, one where only the most extreme circumstances can spur our hero into taking charge of his life. So what will be Andy's breaking point? And what will finally give him the strength of will to follow his artistic dreams and pursue the girl he loves?


text:
Neu im Shop Highlights Top-Produkte 2019 Mehr Mehr Mehr
Sonderangebote Spiele unter 10 Euro Hardware Mehr Mehr Mehr
Vorbestellen CS: GO-Schlüssel Mehr Mehr
Steam-Spiele Origin-Spiele Uplay-Spiele Mehr Mehr Mehr Mehr
Xbox Live Gold Xbox Live Guthaben Xbox One Spiele Mehr Mehr Mehr
PSN & PS Plus Mehr Mehr Mehr
Guthabenkarten Handy-Guthaben Mehr Mehr
Über Gameladen
GameLaden.com is an online platform for digital products: GameLaden offers PC and video game codes, credit and subscription codes for Xbox Live and PSN as well as game time card codes for online games and software license codes - and all at top prices!
Regular temporary GameLaden platform deals with offers and competitions can be found on our Facebook page, in our GameLaden blog and on our Twitter channel.
The delivery of digital products is secure and as fast as possible - and at a price that can be seen. And that for over 7 years.
Buy cheap Game Keys, Gamecards, Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation codes at GameLaden, activate them at Steam, Uplay, Battle.net and Origin and download them for free!


text:
You are here
Export 2 results:Author Title [ Type] Year
Filters: First Letter Of Title is F and Author is P Salaris [Clear All Filters]
Conference Paper
"From Optimal Planning to Visual Servoing with Limited FOV", in 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems, S. Francisco, USA, 2011, pp. 2817-2824. [PDF] (390.92 KB),
"From Optimal Synthesis to Optimal Visual Servoing for Autonomous Vehicles", University of Pisa, 2011. [PDF] (4.31 MB),


text:
A White House report released Sunday is designed to send a clear message: If automatic spending cuts take effect, your state will be affected.
The report on the "sequester" includes 50 state documents – plus one more for the District of Columbia – to show "the devastating impact the sequester will have on jobs and middle class families across the country if Congressional Republicans fail to compromise to avert the sequester by March 1st."
But, rather than making the case that the cuts will be devastating, the 51 reports suggest the sequester's impact would vary widely by state, depending largely on the degree of activity related to the US military. And in many states, defense plays a small role in the economy.
Consider one large Midwestern state, Ohio. The White House report for this state finds that 26,000 civilian employees of the Defense Department would be furloughed, with a new work schedule that reduces their gross pay by $161.4 million during the fiscal year that ends in September.
That sounds large. But, when coupled with $5 million in expected cuts to Army and Air Force operations in Ohio, that amounts to about $14 for each of Ohio's 11.5 million residents, spread over half a year. Ohio would take an additional hit from a decline in defense contractor work, but that industry (not analyzed in the White House estimates) makes up only about 2 percent of the state's economy.
By contrast, some states would see much larger defense-related impact from the sequester, either because they have lots of civilian defense workers (Virginia, Maryland) or lots of military operations (Hawaii, Alaska) or lots of defense contractors (Washington, Connecticut) relative to their overall population.
The sequester would also affect a host of non-defense federal activities across the 50 states. Those, also, would be somewhat unevenly dispersed among states. But only in Maryland, Virginia, and New Mexico does non-defense federal spending account for more than 5 percent of economic output, according to research by forecasters at the banking firm Wells Fargo.
What that means: For the vast majority of states, an expected 5 percent cut in non-defense federal spending would represent only a minor setback, equal to about one tenth of 1 percent or less of the state's economic activity.
"The process of budget sequestration will harm certain states disproportionally," the economists at Wells Fargo concluded in their analysis, released last week. "In general, the greater Washington, D.C., area and southern states will be the hardest hit, while states in the Midwest and along the West Coast will likely be impacted to a lesser extent."
The spending cuts would have significant effects on people and employers who are directly affected. If the sequester kicks in, that would include everyone from defense contractors to university scientists and the poor.
The White House report estimated that, across the whole nation, 100,000 formerly homeless people would lose access to shelter, 373,000 people diagnosed with mental health problems would lose services, and 4 million fewer meals on wheels would be served during the current fiscal year. The sequester would also slow the pace of activities such as air-traffic control, food-safety inspections, oil-drilling permits, and getting national parks ready for summer visitors.
Under the spending cuts, which stem from the 2011 Budget Control Act, half the impact falls on the defense side of the federal budget.
As broad and indiscriminate as the cuts are (and many budget analysts would add "senseless" to describe the process), the White House report jibes with private-sector forecasters, who generally say the automatic spending cuts would modestly slow the economy, but not send it plunging into recession.
No doubt the blow could be large in Virginia and Maryland. In those states, federal defense and non-defense spending together total about 20 percent of economic activity, according to the Wells Fargo research.
Meanwhile, in four states defense contracting accounts for more than 5 percent of state output: Kansas, Washington, Arizona, and Connecticut. That's according to private-sector research by Deloitte.
And on a human level, "devastating" might be the right word for the spending cuts if you're a low-income worker who loses child-care subsidies (the White House estimates that would affect 30,000 children), or a person turned away from a homeless shelter.
For the overall economy, the cuts wouldn't be an enormous blow. But if the sequester happens, it would symbolize a dysfunctional Washington, where two sides couldn't get together on a more sensible plan.


text:
- Description
DetailsPack of 5 Different Coloured Flying Sky (Floating) Lanterns to make your special occasions and parties glow up with creativity and light. This unique decoration is very trendy in today's era. Made of fire resistant paper, fuel cell is also included in it. Measuring - Width: 21" ,Height: 29".


text:
Corporan exits after taking foul ball off mask
ARLINGTON -- Astros catcher Carlos Corporan left Monday night's game against the Rangers with a possible concussion after getting hit with a foul tip.
Corporan was hit in the head in the third inning on the third pitch of Alex Rios' second at-bat. Corporan finished the inning, but he was replaced behind the plate by infielder Jake Elmore in the bottom of the fourth. It was Elmore's first Major League appearance at catcher. He played one inning as a catcher in the Minor Leagues in 2010.
"[Corporan] was feeling nauseated and feeling a little dizzy," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "When they started talking to him in the dugout, he was slow to respond."
Corporan said after the game the club will test him for a concussion on Tuesday. The Astros lost their designated hitter in the eighth when Elmore made his first Major League appearance as a pitcher and DH Jason Castro moved behind the plate.
It was Corporan's 39th start as a catcher this season, and he went 0-for-1 at the plate.


text:
We are opening soon again! From Majestic Hotel Group, we are very happy to inform you that next 25th of June we will reopen our doors. We are preparing the hotel with all the necessary sanitary protocols to ensure you will have an enjoyable, pleasant and safe stay. Our entire team is looking forward to welcoming you again, with profesionalism, willingness and enthusiasm that is our trademark.
Services available in September and October 2020
Due to new safety regulations, some hotel services may not be available during your stay
From September 1rst, 2020:
- Majestic Residence, 1, 2- or 4-bedrooms luxury apartments located on Paseo de Gracia, 69, an independent building in front of the Hotel – check in & check out available at the front desk of the hotel located Paseo de Gracia 68
- La Dolce Vitae, our award-winning roof top terrace (voted Best European City Hotel terrace in 2019), with panoramic views of the entire city of Barcelona with the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló and the Agbar Tower. Ideal place to relax and sample the tapas selection menu along with the best selection of wines, champagnes, and cocktails, to the rhythm of our resident DJ – located on the main hotel 10th floor Open Thursday through Saturday from 6:00 pm to 0:30 am, and Sunday from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
- Outdoor Pool located on the roof top terrace with solarium, open daily from 11:00 am through 7:00 pm for Residence guests only
- Valet parking not available due to strict local regulations – self parking suggested in front of the hotel
The hotel and other outlets and services will remain closed during the month of September
From October 1rst, 2020:
- Hotel, rooms, and suites accommodations as well as Majestic Residence apartments
- Restaurant Solc open for Breakfast only (buffet service) from 07:00 am to 11:00 am daily
- Bar del Majestic serving an all day menu with a wide selection of beverages - located close to the main lobby open from 09:00 am to 11:00 pm daily
- La Dolce Vitae, our award-winning roof top terrace, offering a tapas selection menu along with the best selection of wines, champagnes, and cocktails, to the rhythm of our resident DJ – open daily, Sunday through Wednesday from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, Thursday through Saturday from 11:00am to 0:00am - located on the 10th floor
- In-room dining available from 07:00am to 11:00 pm daily
- Fitness - upon request / subject to local health & safety requirement at the time of your stay
- Spa, temporarily closed due to local health & safety restrictions
- Valet parking not available due to strict local regulations – self parking suggested in front of the hotel
Services or timings may be updated subject to local laws, regulations, and hotel standards changes


text:
Farmers turn to monster machines in race to plant crops
SHERIDAN, Ill. - With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innovations like computer-guided directional equipment.
The technological wizardry from companies like Deere & Co and AGCO Corp is pitted in a frantic race against time, with farmers scrambling to get seeds in the ground because a slow start depresses yields and reduces the size of their harvest. Delayed planting in turn can raise prices for food processors, livestock feeders, and ethanol producers, leading to eventual increases in food and fuel costs nationwide.
Grain traders and analysts so far have shrugged off the sluggish planting pace due to soggy soils, partly because they believe the big machines can sow crop quickly.
While the giant planters can put seed in the ground at record speeds, the paradox of the modern farm economy is this: the advances in technology cannot offset the consolidation in the industry, according to agronomists. With fewer farmers tilling the nation's soil and the average farm size growing year by year, the 2013 crop cannot get in the ground much faster than it did decades ago.
"When you see big planters running fast, they're certainly planting eight or 12 times faster than we planted 30 years ago," said Emerson Nafziger, an agronomist at the University of Illinois. "We had smaller planters and tractors, but we just had so many more of them."
The number of farms producing the nation's corn crop declined 27 percent in the decade leading to 2007, an analysis of the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows. It took 112,122 farms to produce 80 percent of the corn crop in 2007, down from 153,389 farms 10 years earlier.
In the three years since 2010, it has taken U.S. farmers 62 days to plant their crops. That is virtually unchanged from an average of 63 days over the prior three decades. Planted acreage has climbed 21 percent since the 1980s, to 92.4 million acres (37.4 million hectares).
The consolidation of farming is a key reason farmers - no matter how hard they work during improving weather - will struggle to eclipse a record that has stood for nearly two decades. The fastest stretch of planting occurred in a single week of May in 1992, when farmers rolled through 34,103,730 acres, or roughly 43 percent of that year's planting. That bested the prior record, set in 1984, by more than 5 million acres.
Farmers and agronomists are focused on corn because it is the biggest crop grown in the United States and is planted prior to soybeans in the spring. And the record-slow start to seeding this year already is affecting USDA harvest estimates, with the USDA last week lowering its forecast for the yield on this season's corn crop to 158 bushels per acre, down 4 percent from its outlook in February.
The forecast is still 28 percent higher than last year's drought-ridden yield, which pushed grain prices to record highs.
The next few days will be crucial, since experience shows corn planted after May 20 could see a 12 percent loss in yield, said Nafziger, the Illinois economist. Where planting is delayed beyond May 31, yield could see a 20 percent decline.
The USDA on Monday will report on planting progress.
"This is the type of year all farmers wish they had the big planters," said Justin Welch, an account manager for DuPont Pioneer, one of the world's largest seed companies.
Delayed planting causes yields to drop because of its effect on how plants develop. For corn, it means the crop will pollinate later in the summer, when hot, dry weather is more likely to cause damage.
That is why Michelle and John Stewart, owners of Spirit Farms in Sheridan, Ill., last week let loose four massive, green-and-yellow John Deere planters, each capable of covering 36 rows of corn. The Stewarts have traded up year-by-year recently, and the 36-row planters are the biggest that can run in their area of northern Illinois.
A large planting rig can run more than $250,000 and is a marvel of modern farming technology. The planters' arms stretch 90 feet wide when in use and fold for storage. A GPS device inside the tractors helps operators steer straight and prevent planting sections of the field twice, saving seed and time.
Vacuum-release spindles drop kernels at just the right depth, in precisely spaced intervals. And seed hoppers have been centralized on planters to efficiently distribute seed to each row, reducing how often farmers must stop to restock seed.
Climbing a ladder into the driver's seat of a Deere tractor recently, Spirit Farms' crop production manager Dane Killam said the technology in the machine is "the next step in farming."
"It's more-precision planting," Killam said.
The monster-sized machines have quickly gained a foothold. Nationwide, about 40 percent of planters are more than 16 rows wide, up from about 4 percent 10 years ago, according to IRON Solutions, which tracks transactions of agricultural equipment.
"Farmers are sitting on a lot of great years," said Darwin Melnyk, chief executive of IRON Solutions, referring to profitable harvests. "We've seen them invest a lot in their farming operations, including more land and certainly equipment."
Coming off a year in which planting finished early, only to see young crops whither in the drought, investors want to see how the crop develops after planting before making any judgments on yield potential, said Nicole Thomas, a partner for McKeany-Flavell Co, which has advised companies like General Mills Inc and Kraft Foods Group Inc about commodity costs.
The United States is expected to see a "pretty substantial" increase in corn inventories even if yields are cut by planting delays, she said. The reason: An increase in yield after last year's drought and another year of massive plantings.
A rush to plant can set the stage for havoc in the markets, though, because haste creates risks of its own. Corn planted in soil that has not had sufficient time to dry does not develop root systems and can yield poorly.
Planting too quickly also can expose crops to widespread losses. An entire harvest might be hit by an ill-timed heat wave just when corn is pollinating, for example.
North Dakota farmer Randy Thompson has new 36-row and 24-row planters that enable him to seed his corn crop about three times as fast as he could with older, smaller machines.
But the technology has not made good farming technique obsolete. A decade ago, farmers would "plant for a while and then they'd wait awhile," said Thompson, who has been farming his land for 28 years and plans to grow about 5,000 acres.
"If some of the crop had a problem, at least all of it didn't have a problem," he said. "Nowadays, they don't seem to care. They just want to get 'er done."


text:
I originally posted this to math.stackexchange.com here. I got a partial answer, but I now suspect that the complete answer is much harder than I thought, so I'm posting it here.
Fix a commutative ring $R$. Recall that an ideal $I$ of $R$ is irreducible if $I = J_1 \cap J_2$ for ideals $J_1$ and $J_2$ only when either $I = J_1$ or $I = J_2$.
Question : Assume that $I$ is an irreducible ideal. Must the radical of $I$ be an irreducible ideal?
On math.stackchange.com, I learned that the answer is "yes" if $R$ is Noetherian. My guess is that there is a counterexample if $R$ is not assumed to be Noetherian, but I have no idea how to construct it.


text:
Snow-Capped Baekdu Mountain, China and North Korea42.0N 128.0E
Baekdu Mountain, also known in China as Changbai Mountain and Baitou Mountain, is an active volcanic mountain on the border between North Korea and China. It is visible here by way of its snow-capped peak, near the image center.
At 2,744 m (9,003 ft), it is the highest mountain of the Changbai mountain range to the north and Baekdudaegan mountain range to the south. It is also the highest mountain in the Korean Peninsula and in northeastern China. A large crater lake, called Heaven Lake, is in the caldera atop the mountain.


text:
Big East M5: 03.11.13 EditionPosted by Will Tucker on March 11th, 2013
- Anticipation of a full weekend slate games with massive Big East implications was slightly overshadowed last Friday when a statement from the league confirmed the Catholic Seven would make its exit on June 30, 2013. Realignment savant Brett McMurphy reported that the departing schools would not only inherit the Big East name and Madison Square Garden tournament, but also pocket $10 million of the $110 million in exit fees from prior defections. Most astonishingly, Mike Aresco surrendered the 29 NCAA Tournament units those schools accumulated in the past six years, which Forbes claims will distribute at least $7.25 million in 2013 alone. Conversely, the current Big East finds itself nameless, poised to lose Notre Dame a year early, and displaced from its ancestral roots. The amorphous confederation is exploring the name "America 12," and Hartford and Memphis are early front-runners in the bid to host its refugee tournament, which would complete its metamorphosis into a Conference USA Touring Edition.
- UConn played its final game of the 2012-13 season last Saturday in Gampel Pavilion, overcoming Providence 63-59 in overtime to earn its 20th win of the year. More importantly, on Senior Day and perhaps Shabazz Napier's final game as a Husky, his team won a measure of vindication after months of being told this season was meaningless. The injured guard's overtime heroics continued as he battled an injured ankle to put up 16 points and eight rebounds in 44 minutes. If Napier does elect to return next season, his maturation as a junior will have been one of the most indispensable benefits of this year's dress rehearsal. Speaking after Saturday's win of his personal development, Kevin Ollie said, "Shabazz used to think he can do it by himself. Now he knows he needs his teammates. When somebody is down, he's always, always there to pick them up."
- Another Saturday rivalry matchup with Big East title implications quickly devolved into a painful juxtaposition of teams speeding in opposite directions, as Georgetown held Syracuse to its lowest point total (39) since 1962. Michael Carter-Williams was the only Syracuse player to reach double digits, but finished with two assists to five turnovers; the Orange as a team had a 4:13 assist-to-turnover ratio (31%). It was a nightmare scenario for the Orange, who will almost assuredly finish the regular season ranked outside the top 20 after reaching #3 in the polls in late January. The Hoyas wrapped up the top seed while Cuse enters the Big East Tournament seeded fifth, having lost four of their last five and seven of 12.
- The Big East released their regular season player honors yesterday, and Louisville (Gorgui Dieng, Russ Smith, Peyton Siva) and Syracuse (Michael Carter-Williams, C.J. Fair, Brandon Triche) led the pack with six of the 16 players on the All-Big East first, second and third teams. Dieng and Smith represented the first Cardinals to make first team since Terrence Williams in 2009, while Bryce Cotton was Providence's second selection in three years after Marshon Brooks was honored in 2011. Georgetown's Otto Porter was the first team's only unanimous selection and is poised to take home Player of the Year once it's announced.
- On the topic of Senior Day vindication, Rick Pitino described Louisville's 73-57 thumping of Notre Dame as a "a storybook ending" for graduating senior Peyton Siva and junior Gorgui Dieng, who is likely to declare for the draft. The two combined for 33 points on 65% shooting, avenging last month's five-overtime choke job in South Bend before a KFC Yum! Center record crowd of 22,815. Dieng racked up his second double-double in the past three games, and tallied five blocks as he helped stymie Jack Cooley, who finished with seven points and three defensive rebounds. Siva hit multiple threes in a single game for the first time since mid-January, showing a shooting touch and aggressiveness that had been noticeably absent in Big East play. In the process, the Cardinals claimed a share of the Big East regular season title with Georgetown and Marquette. Moreover, Kevin Ware capped off the afternoon's euphoria by delivering this subversive number –– deemed saucy by the CBS crew –– after being called for a foul on a dramatic fast break block (h/t Card Chronicle):


text:
WHISTLER, B.C. — Thousands of voices shouted support, hundreds of Canadian flags filled the air and one Canadian athlete accepted gold.
"I hoped I would be wearing it and I certainly believed it was possible," Jon Montgomery said Saturday just moments after a 2010 gold medal was placed around his neck after winning men's skeleton Friday night at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
"It feels pretty spectacular to be out there and to have an Olympic gold medal put around your neck. A big piece of this medal goes to Canada and all the people who are behind me."
No one sang the anthem louder than Montgomery as the Canadian flag was raised at Medals Plaza in Whistler. It is the first medal for a Canadian in the mountain resort, which is hosting the alpine, sliding and Nordic events.
All over the village hundreds of people watched on giant TVs and cheered Montgomery's win.
Other Canadian athletes also joined in the celebration at the Plaza.
"Every athlete's dream is to be on top of the podium and to watch the flag and hear tour anthem," said Sam Edney, who made Canadian history by finishing seventh in the men's luge Feb. 14.
"It ignites a drive inside myself. I want to do that one day. I want to be in his position.
"Half of my luge team we were there watching Jon win his medal and the screams we were letting go were probably the loudest in the whole village. I think every Canadian has so much joy for every other Canadian that gets on the podium so it is a really cool experience."
Lara Hayward, sporting a Canadian flag worn Superman style, was teary-eyed.
"How do you not love being Canadian this week and celebrating this first gold medal in Whistler," she said.
"I don't think it is necessarily the medal. I just think it has taken so much for us all to get to this point and as Canadians we are a team, whether you are a citizen, or the people who built the track, or the volunteers."
The tallest Canadian flag flying belonged to Scott Metherell, who moved here from Burlington, Ont., just for the Olympics.
"I so excited to be here and celebrate and sing the national anthem with the rest of Canada."


text:
Rabimba Karanjai
Researcher Mozilla Mixed Reality Team
Full Time Graduate Researcher, part time hacker and FOSS enthusiast.
I work with Mozilla Research Mixed Reality team to make WebXR run faster.
I used to write code for Watson and do a bunch of other things at their lab (mostly deals with algorithm,NLP, Ontologies,reading papers, procrastinating and lamenting about how little I know, among other stuff).
Also a PhD student at Rice University
A rolling profile
I am also a Mozilla Pilot Tech Evangelist (but that's a different story).
Teams I work with:
- Security (MIG)
- Fennec (Chota fennec)
- MozVR (A-Frame)
- Connected Devices
My present interest deviates towards security. Primarily static analysis and marginally towards systems.
Future Talks
- GraceHopper 2018
- ACM Richard Tapia 2018
Last few conference talks (in no particular order)
- OSCON Talk Video
- O'Reilly OSCON 2018 - Talk
- O'Reilly OSCON 2018 - Tutorial
- DevWeek NYC
- OpenVis Conf
- DevDay Nang
- RevolutionConf
- Fullstack London
- Data Driven Innovation
- University of Texas at Dallas Welcome Week Tech Talk
- DeveloperWeek Austin
- Immersive Technology Conference
- Mexico City Mobile Day
- Google Chrome Dev Summit
- Open Source Bridge
- Kansas City Developer Conference 2017
- LinuxCon (Linux foundation)
- ACM SIGGRAPH Web3D
- LibrePlanet 2017
- Silicon Valley Virtual Reality
- Open Networking Summit 2017
- DeveloperWeek 2017
- Linix Foundation OpenIoT Summit 2017
- [Securi-Tay 2017]
- GraphicalWeb 2016
- Mozfest
- ViewSource Berlin (Game Demo and VR Booth)
- MozTechSpekaer Berlin Meetup (Speaker)
- BrazilJS (VR)
- OpenSource Bridge 2016
- Turning Sensors into Signals: Humanizing IoT with Old Smartphones and the Web - OpenIoT Summit, Linux foundation
- Building Your World in WebVR - OpenIoT Summit, Linux Foundation
- MozLondon : Connected Devices Team
- Singapore Leadership Summit: Connected Devices Team and Mozilla TechSpeaker
- JSFoo 2015
- OpenSource HongKong
- Open Source Bridge 2015
- WikiConfUSA 2014
- WebVR and Aframe at Linux Foundation
- Bringing Mozilla to the IoT era
- Slashdot Coverage for MozVR at OSCON 2015
- ESA Innovation Fellow 2014
Visit me at www.rabimba.com
Speaking Interest: Security (Model Checking, Proof carrying Code) - JavaScript - Cross Platform Mobile Application Development using openwebapp(fxOS app making) - Improving FOSS involvement by code contribution (using Bugzilla, Jenkins) - NLP and it's usage to make Cortana/Siri/Google Now in Openwebapp, Improving Keyboard word prediction using JavaScript on low power devices
Access Groupsmozilla-techspeakers
Tagsapps, automation, firefox, firefoxos, mozdev, sf-monument, sumo, mozspeakers, security, army of awesome, techspeakers
LanguagesBangla, English, Hindi
Vouched By
Ali Spivak
Rabimba is a trained Mozilla Tech speaker and VR expert. He also has contributed to MDN.
Jeff Beatty
Rabimba was one of the first people to get involved with translation quality testing for Firefox OS 2.1. I look forward to seeing more of his involvement within l10n after his great work here.
Andrew Williamson
Rabimba has developed a number of apps for FirefoxOS, and other Firefox platforms, including [math-racer] (https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/math-racer), [memory-blocks] (https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/memory-blocks), and [vtranslator] (https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/vtranslator)
Frédéric Harper
Rabimba is a Jack of all trade as a Mozillian: he reported, and helped fix some bug by using Bugzilla (one example), created many Firefox OS applications, and contribute to help update some documentation on MDN. He is helping where he see a need no matter where, and it's amazing like this! Thanks for your help with the Open Web!
Janet Swisher
Rabimba actively contributes on MDN as well as developing quite a few apps and contributing to bugs in the Marketplace and app-related APIs.
Sumantro Mukherjee
Rabimba is an active codebase and marketplace contributor.His contributions range from articles in MDN to Building apps for marketplace and getting featured !! Here are the glimpse of his awesomeness : Marketplace Contributions[https://marketplace.firefox.com/search?q=rabimba] One of the Featured App [https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/vtranslator] Bug Hunter [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1017379] MDN [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/profile/rabimba] Awesome,Keep up


text:
A reader sent us an ad from Elle Decor. It's for a high-end bathroom product company, and there is something odd going on in the window behind the woman in the photo. The reader writes: "I even asked my husband what he thought was going on in the background and he wondered why anyone thought this was okay." We laughed it off… until we saw a Kohler ad, in which a woman watches another woman shower nude! Click the image at left to see both pervy bath ads enlarged.Here is the Duravit ad; click to enlarge.
Who is that guy? Why is he peeping inside her bathroom? Is he reaching for his crotch? Here's the Kohler ad:
Who is that glaring chick on the lower left?


text:
Welcome to my stop on the Ellen Hutson release bloghop! I am delighted that I was sent the Mondo Hydrangeas….because I was itching to watercolor some big flowers with my Daniel Smith tube paints…and this was the perfect excuse! Affiliate links may be used. Read more.
Watercolor Painting with Thirsty Brushes
The bigger the blooms, the better, right? Especially when working with watercolor – if you're new to it, bigger blooms have more area for you to get used to pushing around the paint. If you're new, don't try that solid background though – yeesh, I was worried for a while that I might have to scrap it and start over! Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.
For the sentiment, I used the Totally Fabulous die set – I cut the totally from vellum and made it along a banner, and attached the fabulous – I put some Be Creative tape on the back before diecutting, which made it nice and sticky to attach to my card!
The entire new release is below – check it out and see all the awesomeness ahead!
Bloghop & prizes
And, yay!!! I get to give away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set! The winner may chose ANY Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set (maximum value $15) currently in stock at Ellen Hutson.com. To enter my giveaway, please leave a comment on this post by February 19th!
There is also a crazy awesome Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment THERE, also by February 14th; ALL winners will posted at the CLASSroom the week after!
- The CLASSroom
- Lisa Adametz
- Sandy Allnock <—- that's me!
- Joni Nina Andaya
- Joan Bardee
- Laurel Beard
- Heather Campbell
- Kittie Caracciolo
- Kimberly Crawford
- Julie Ebersole
- Kelly Griglione
- Sharon Harnist
- Amy Lee
- Jennifer McGuire
- Carly Minner
- Carolyn Peeler
- Lisa Spangler
- Julia Stainton
- Amy Tsuruta
- Kara Vrabel
- Kimberly Wiener
- Carissa Wiley
Below are links to the supplies I've used for today's project; click on the listed items to go directly to it. Affiliate links may used, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog! Read more.
- Stamps: Mondo Hydrangea
- Dies: Totally Fabulous die
- Papers: Arches Rough Watercolor pad , Black shimmer cardstock Vellum
- Daniel Smith Essentials paints
- Silver Brushes
- Distress ink – Weathered Wood – Bundled Sage


text:
The anticipation of death is far worse than death itself! The POS that were part of the coup against our President are starting to feel the heat.
From the article linked above:
Federal prosecutors reviewing the origins of the Russia investigation have asked witnesses pointed questions about any anti-Trump bias among former F.B.I. officials who are frequent targets of President Trump and about the earliest steps they took in the Russia inquiry, according to former officials and other people familiar with the review.
The prosecutors, led by John H. Durham, the United States attorney in Connecticut, have interviewed about two dozen former and current F.B.I. officials, the people said. Two former senior F.B.I. agents are assisting with the review, the people said.
The number of interviews shows that Mr. Durham's review is further along than previously known. It has served as a political flash point since Attorney General William P. Barr revealed in the spring that he planned to scrutinize the beginnings of the Russia investigation, which Mr. Trump and his allies have attacked without evidence as a plot by law enforcement and intelligence officials to prevent him from winning the 2016 election.
[…] Mr. Durham has yet to interview all the F.B.I. officials who played key roles in opening the Russian investigation in the summer of 2016, the people familiar with the review said. He has not spoken with Peter Strzok, a former top counterintelligence official who opened the inquiry; the former director James B. Comey or his deputy, Andrew G. McCabe; or James A. Baker, then the bureau's general counsel.
Those omissions suggest Mr. Durham may be waiting until he has gathered all the facts before he asks to question the main decision makers in the Russia inquiry.
The president granted Mr. Barr sweeping powers for the review, though he did not open it as a criminal investigation. That means he gave Mr. Durham the power only to read materials the government had already gathered and to request voluntary interviews from witnesses, not to subpoena witnesses or documents. It is not clear whether the status of the review has changed.
Mr. Durham's investigators appeared focused at one point on Mr. Strzok, said one former official who was interviewed. Mr. Strzok opened the Russia inquiry in late July 2016 after receiving information from the Australian government that the Russians had offered damaging information on Hillary Clinton to a Trump campaign adviser. Mr. Durham's team has asked about the events surrounding the Australian tip, some of the people familiar with the review said.
Mr. Durham's team, including Nora R. Dannehy, a veteran prosecutor, has questioned witnesses about why Mr. Strzok both drafted and signed the paperwork opening the investigation, suggesting that was unusual for one person to take both steps. Mr. Strzok began the inquiry after consulting with F.B.I. leadership, former officials familiar with the episode said.
The MSM was put into overdrive today. John Brennan and James Clapper will have many sleepless nights in the foreseeable future.
From the article linked above:
A review launched by Attorney General William Barr into the origins of the Russia investigation has expanded significantly amid concerns about whether the probe has any legal or factual basis, multiple current and former officials told NBC News.
The prosecutor conducting the review, Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, has expressed his intent to interview a number of current and former intelligence officials involved in examining Russia's effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, including former CIA Director John Brennan and former director of national intelligence James Clapper, Brennan told NBC News.
Durham has also requested to talk to CIA analysts involved in the intelligence assessment of Russia's activities, prompting some of them to hire lawyers, according to three former CIA officialsfamiliar with the matter. And there is tension between the CIA and the Justice Department over what classified documents Durham can examine, two people familiar with the matter said.
With Barr's approval, Durham has expanded his staff and the timeframe under scrutiny, according to a law enforcement official directly familiar with the matter.
[…] If Durham is conducting a criminal investigation, it's not clear what allegations of wrongdoing are being examined. The Justice Department has not detailed any, and a spokeswoman declined to comment for this story.
"I don't know what the legal basis for this is," Brennan said, calling the probe "bizarre."
[…] Justice Department officials have said that Durham has found something significant, and that critics should be careful.
[…] Skeptics who have been trying to track Durham's movementssay he has yet to interview key figures, including former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, former FBI agent Peter Stzrok and former FBI general counsel James Baker.
"Nobody who knows anything has been interviewed," said a person in touch with those former officials.
[…] A Western intelligence official familiar with what Durham has been asking of foreign officials says his inquiries track closely with the questions raised about the Russia investigation in right-wing media.
[…] The Senate intelligence committee examined the allegations about Downer, Mifsud and Halper, as part of its bipartisan investigation into the intelligence community's assessment that Russia was responsible for attacking the 2016 election, and found nothing to substantiate any wrongdoing, a committee aide said.
I thought the photo was a joke. Imagine for a minute if this was a female Republican House member.
From the article linked above:
The story is simple. A 30 year old woman, Congresswoman to be Katie Hill, and her husband take in a 22 year old girl that just graduated from College. The man and the woman have been married for several years, with the woman a leading candidate for Congress. The woman, Katie Hill, the openly bi-sexual, now member of Congress.
While running for Congress she puts the young girl on campaign staff. Then, when elected, the girl is put on the congressional staff. As part of her "duties" for the Congresswoman Katie Hill AND her husband, she has sex with them—all over the place. They travel the country finding new beds and locations. But Hill, as the picture shows, wants to make sure the girl has nice looking hair. While naked, Hill brushes the girls' hair. But, note the girl is very disinterested—she is looking at her Smartphone.
Men have been destroyed for much less. Former Congressman Joe Barton had to leave Congress because he took nude selfies—but he is a Republican. What did Katie Hill do?
- Took a series of sexual photos in a threesome with a staff member.
- Used tax dollars to finance her sexual life with a young girl.
- Appears to be a sexual predator, #MeToo, using her position to get a girl in bed with her AND her husband
These people are rabid animals that need to be put down.
Our President tweeted the following clip for us to watch.
They are scared out of their minds and their is nothing they can do to stop it! Our President is KILLING Globalism.
From the article linked above:
The new head of the International Monetary Fund urged policy makers this week to undertake measures to bolster the slowing global economy and asked for a show of hands from those who planned to follow her recommendations.
Not many hands went up.
Finance ministers and central bankers who gathered in Washington for the IMF's fall meetings in recent days said in interviews and public events that the biggest risks to the global economy are trade-related uncertainties and divisions among nations over how to reduce them.
Our President tweeted that the G-7 will no longer take place at the Trump National Doral, in Miami, Florida.
Boris Johnson entire legacy will be determined in the next 12 days. Does he stick to his word and has the U.K. leave the European Union through a no deal Brexit.
From the article linked above:
Members of Parliament on Saturday voted on whether or not to approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deal for the United Kingdom to pull out of the European Union. Boris was defeated 322 to 306, a blow to his Brexit deal.
According to Johnson, he believes the UK should leave the EU by the October 31st deadline, despite Members of Parliament wanting him to extend Brexit negotiations until January 2020. He said he would not negotiate an extension.
"I continue in the very strong belief that the best thing for the UK and the whole of Europe is for us to leave with this new deal on 31 October," he said. "And, to anticipate the questions that are coming from the benches opposite, I will not negotiate a delay with the EU and neither does the law compel me to do so."
I know what I will be doing next Friday night.


text:
Mark your calenders, TLC's "Sarah Palin's Alaska" is set to premiere on November 14 in the 9 p.m. slot, a network exec announced Friday.
Palin's new show is "about Alaska seen through Palin's eyes and shot in the style of Discovery's Planet Earth," and features eight episodes of the former Alaskan governor giving guided tours of Alaska, visiting a gold mine and fishing boats, among other attractions.
At the Discovery Network's Upfront in April, producer Mark Burnett promised viewers a look at Alaska, "through the eyes of its most famous resident."
U.S. & World
"It's become clear it takes a special individual to thrive in Alaska," TLC President Eileen O'Neill said Friday at the Summer TV Press Tour 2010.
That's not enough to get you excited? Well, don't forget that there is a promise of at least one crossover episode with the brood from TLC's "Kate Plus Eight."


text:
Posted by Alisa on Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Hugh Jackmans wife Deborra-Lee Furness and her adopted daughter Ava Jackman take a walk in the West Village in NYC.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the images shown on the site. I do not claim credit for any of the pictures unless otherwise noted. Images on this blog are copyrighted to their respectful owner. If an image appears on alisacelebkids that belongs to you, and you wish for it to be taken down, please E-mail me and I will promptly remove it.


text:
Express Store
New Arrivals
2021 Kia Stinger GT-Line Sedan
- $32,946
Quick Specs
- Sedan
- Gray Exterior
- 2.0L I-4 cyl Engine
Bill Walsh Kia in Ottawa, IL treats the needs of each individual customer with paramount concern. We know that you have high expectations, and as a car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time. Allow us to demonstrate our commitment to excellence!
Our experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you. We encourage you to browse our online inventory, schedule a test drive and investigate financing options. You can also request more information about a vehicle using our online form or by calling (815) 662-4295.
If you don't see a particular vehicle, click on CarFinder and complete the form. We will gladly inform you when a matching car arrives. If you'd like to see a vehicle in person, click on Dealership: Directions for step-by-step driving instructions to our site, or give us a call. We look forward to serving you!
The Kia Soul and Sportage received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact MPVs and Small SUVs in the J.D. Power 2016 Initial Quality Study, based on 80,157 total responses, evaluating 245 models, and measures the opinions of new 2016 vehicle owners after 90 days of ownership, surveyed in February-May 2016. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.


text:
Welcome to the EDISON HIGH's School Room.
Within this school room are smaller teacher rooms created by students to exchange homework help and classroom related information. If you want to add a new teacher room please do so. All rooms are FREE to join and create. Invite other classmates to join, post and chat.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School is located at 3200 East Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. The building is operated by the Detroit Board of Education. Downtown Detroit, Midtown, the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects and Riverfront Condominiums Detroit are located within the King High School district.
School Detail
User login
EDISON HIGH|Edison|NJ
There are currently no posts in the Bulletin Board
You must be logged in to post a bulletin - Login
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
- Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
|Financial Aid
|Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year
|Total Enrollment
|Acceptance Rate
|Average Freshman
|Six Year


text:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital plans to add 134 traffic cameras next year to its already extensive network of devices that generate tickets for speeding and running red lights.
The Washington Examiner reports that the new cameras will more than double the size of the traffic-camera program in the District of Columbia.
Traffic cameras generated a record $85 million in revenue during the last fiscal year. The D.C. Council recently voted to reduce some fines for motorists caught on camera.
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Paul Quander says the cameras are saving lives because they force people to slow down. District officials say traffic fatalities dropped from 72 in 2001 to 32 in 2011.
But detractors say the cameras are driven more by revenue than public safety.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


text:
- Beauty
Inspiration :
True to Christian's personality and inspired by Miss Loubi, Ni Toi Ni Moi, or, Mula Lisa, these bright, bold and vibrant colours stand out against the silver metallic cap.
Product Description :
- Glass faceted bottle features a tall slender cap inspired by calligraphy, turning the application into a luxurious experience, inviting women to take their time.
- Custom-designed, patented triangular brush picks up the right amount of formula, without air bubbles and delivers flawless, chip-resistant coverage.
- Highly pigmented, super glossy formula achieves in just two coats the effect of 20 layers of traditional lacquer.
- Enclosed in a nude soft touch presentation box with a silver reveal.
Made in USA.
Formulated without Toluene, Formaldehyde or DBP. Gluten-free.
Reference : 8051000K314
Volume : 0,4 fl. Oz. / 13ml
The delivery is also pending on order verification and availability of the Products. Also, we are not responsible for any unexpected delays occurring during the shipment by DHL.
Such verifications can extend the delivery time for up to two (2) additional business days.
Deliveries are made by a single carrier, DHL, and for security reasons the recipient's signature is required.
The delivery time in main cities is one (1) to two (2) business days, excluding week-ends and bank holidays. Longer delivery times may occur depending on certain areas.
You can either organize the collection of your parcel in the "My account" section (or via the tab "Return" at the bottom right of the screen if you checked out as a guest) or contact the Customer Service at 0800 048 2455 - OPTION 2.
Online Orders can NOT be returned at a Boutique.
The Online Boutique does not offer exchange. A reimbursement will be done on the credit card used for the purchase.
Items must be returned in perfect condition, unused, in their original packaging and can only be accepted in their original shipping box with the E red label sticked on it.
See our Return policy.


text:
On September 17th 2008, Patrick Michaud released Parrot 0.7.1. Read on for more details or download Parrot 0.7.1 from CPAN.
On behalf of the Parrot team, I'm proud to announce Parrot 0.7.1 "Manu Aloha." Parrot is a virtual machine aimed at running all dynamic languages.
Parrot 0.7.1 is available via CPAN (soon), or follow the download instructions. For those who would like to develop on Parrot, or help develop Parrot itself, we recommend using Subversion on our source code repository to get the latest and best Parrot code.
Parrot 0.7.1 News:
- Implementation + add -I and -L command line options + support for null strings in NCI calls + preliminary support for resumable exceptions + add '.hll_map' method for dynamic HLL type mapping + more parrot_debugger fixes + remove obsolete '.past' extension - Languages + Rakudo (Perl 6) - now over 3300 passing spectests - precompiled modules - precompiled scripts (--target=pir can now be executed standalone) - Support for @*INC and %*INC varialbes - additional builtin methods and subs - added 'fail' function, warnings on use of undefined values - m/.../ regexes - qq, qw, q quoting forms - run tests in parallel - gather/take - Perl6MultiSub + Cardinal (Ruby): - 'require' and precompiled modules - many new tests - all Array tests pass - regexes - default arguments to functions - new committer - Compilers + PCT: - add :loadinit attribute for PAST::Block + PIRC: - major refactoring to allow all PIR keywords as identifiers - links to libparrot now, so all Parrot ops are recognized as such - implemented .loadlib, .HLL_map, .HLL - Miscellaneous + add Xlib and Mysql modules and test programs to NCI examples + many updates and cleanups to PDD documents
Thanks to all our contributors for making this possible, and our sponsors for supporting this project. Our next release is 21 Oct 2008.


text:
German for beginners – audiocourse demo for Windows
Free to try English Version: 2.8
Learn new words and essential phrases.
Security Status: No Threats Detected
Software description
This language audio course covers food, colours, shopping, parts of the body, numbers, telling the time, countries, greetings and essential phrases. You will hear the language all of the time and you can start speaking straight away. It gives you easy-to-achieve goals. Learning a new language is far too big a task to tackle all at once, so the course is broken down into a series of rewarding challenges. You can learn on the move. Carry on learning in the airport lounge or the ferry without a computer. Just print out the phrasebook and take it with you


text:
Are you new to Genealogy?
Let us help you start your journey in discovering your ancestors.
The Dyer Memorial Library is a unique and valuable resource for the Abington, Rockland, and Whitman communities and one of the premier local history and genealogy research libraries in the Massachusetts South Shore.
The library has a vast collection of materials and experienced staff to provide services to a full range of patrons, from children to senior citizens and from beginners to experienced researchers.
To support these efforts, the library has gathered an extensive collection of manuscripts, books, archival materials, and artifacts. These resources continually grow through library purchases and donations from appreciative genealogists and historians.
who paid the ulitmate sacrifice in service to our nation.
The Honor Roll
Names of those who paid the supreme sacrifice
The Dyer Discourse
Abraham Lincoln and His Canoe
Read the Dyer Memorial Library newsletter here! Back issues are also available.