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I was listening to CBC Radio's The Current coming in yesterday morning. They were talking about Twitter, and in particular, its use in political circles. Stephen Marche may have had the best one-liner when he said something like, "I'm not a fan on instant thinking."
I agree with that. I'm not a fan of instant thinking, either. Since I'm on Twitter now, this raises the question: Why?
The original reason I started Twittering was to provide an easy way for students to figure out where I was. But as I've used it more, it's become more like mini-blogging. I try to put out more substantial stuff on Twitter than I did at first. Pointing out a cool article might have got a short blog post before, but now it gets a tweet.
But in both blogging and twittering, the reason I do it is, in my mind, that I want to take on the responsibility of being a public intellectual. Not always easy, especially considering that "intellectual" is an insult to some people's thinking.
Plus, I would add that for some people, writing is a way of thinking. I'm not arguing that I'm working on my next research paper through Twitter, but there is something to be said for practicing being concise. Saying the most you can in the least space requires discipline.
Now that I think about it, a lot of scientists should twitter more, because it might help them write things like "now" instead of "at this point in time," or "can" instead of "has been shown to be capable of," and so on.
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Incidentally, I think I am the only active blogger out of my entire department. Maybe several science departments in our university.


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I've used several textbooks; the series I found the best was Situational Functional Japanese by the Tsukuba Language Group. The book introduces you to lots of kanji from the beginning, and gives you both formal and casual speech, which is often not the case in beginner textbooks.
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Gold closed up on Monday and made its intraday high of US$1329.69/ounce a before setting intraday low of US$1318.27/ounce. Gold went up by 0.742% at US$1328.34/ ounce.
Trading Strategy: Neutral
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Silver closed up on Monday made its intraday high of US$21.97/ounce after setting intraday low of US$21.45/ounce. Silver settled 1.310% up at US$21.80/ounce.
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Crude futures (Mar 2014) on Monday made an intra-day high of US$101.12/bbl and made an intraday low of US$100.22/bbl and settled down by 0.588% at US$100.88/ bbl on session close.
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Quote from: djpadavona on April 15, 2011, 18:41you would fill your server space with contributors who haven't shown the ability to sell images? All my photos sell, and quite a few of them sell well, and steadily, thanks. Good luck with your 'collective'. You might also want to set up CollectiveGroup.com.
you would fill your server space with contributors who haven't shown the ability to sell images?
The idea of a collective is a great idea. The project of doing something together is exciting. However don't do it for the money (I was told warmpicture has only sold one picture at the day of today.....). And if you like the idea make sure the project is really collective and that you will not been thrown out based on one man decision after having uploaded 1000 pictures as I was with warmpicture. Even I as was not been happy all the time with big microstock sites I was never treated badly with any, and have earned well with them. The idea of collective make sense if it is a collective an not another micro behaving worse as macro with lower earnings...Jean
All my photos sell, and quite a few of them sell well, and steadily, thanks. Good luck with your 'collective'. You might also want to set up CollectiveGroup.com.
So again, a new site for large fish who probably can negotiate for percentage of earnings with large agencies ... Deja Vu and nothing new!
You want to be involved in a project, and you don't even show us your portfolio.
The only contributors we can accept at this point are very high level contributors with highly downloaded portfolios. ...If we had more space I'd take images from smaller contributors....
There are 2 sides to every story and I think it only fair for you to mention that you uploaded some photos without releases (from what I understand), after you were told to self-moderate. I don't think that's being fair to others who are following the rules, either.Everyone here can go to ktools and purchase the software for about $200 and start their own collective. In fact, Jean, if I remember correctly, you were talking about starting one before Dan did, and it seems to me you immediately put a caveat on the people who could upload. I remember, because I was excluded right off the bat. With 800+ images approved and a Gold level on istock. So let's not be a pot calling the kettle black.Here's the link to the thread you started: http://www.microstockgroup.com/selling-direct/virtual-agency-with-multiple-contributors/You were looking for folks with 3000-4000 images. If that isn't being elitist, I don't know what is. But it was okay when you were doing it, right?
There may be 2 sides to every story but I have to correct you cclapper as what you say is not correct:1) I have never opposed to the fact that there were few pictures (mainly with my family by the way) without release, I also said those were on the way, but as my folio was deleted within 48 hours and I did not get a chance. At this time there were by the way also other pictures from other contributors without release. 2) I was never told to self-moderate; the folio was deleted over-night without a single discussion or warning (and on top of this on request of another contributor). This method is brutal and not corresponding to what I believe a "collective" should be, and especially not in a construction phase where with massive upload this can happen. I'm very surprised that all you contributors find this way of behaving another photograph "normal". There was at least two things to consider before doing this: (a) ask the contributor to be more selective (b) deleting the pictures with issue instead of the whole folio!3) This is right, I have been starting to organize a collective and asked for large folios to join. Did I ever complained about your CEO taking large folio only? The answer is no, I never didPlease read the threads again and don't put in my mouth words that other have been saying. I try to be factual please do so too.Jean
It's a shame that this thread degraded into this. I feel bad for Jean because nobody likes to feel like they weren't given a fair chance. I also feel for Dan because all he was trying to create was something better. I hope he is successful, so more people can take part in it. As Cathy said, Ktools or other programs are available to everyone. I have a store myself. Personally, I'd love to see a lively independent community here. I encourage people to go and try things out for themselves.
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Someone once ordered a martini at a networking event. "How do you want it?" the bartender asked. I had no idea what he meant but I didn't want to look dumb. "Uh, shaken?" I replied (because that's what James Bond says). The bartender smirked. "No, I mean, do you want Vodka or Gin, what brand?, dry, straight up or rocks?" That patron felt dumb. Here's how to order booze or a drink without embarrassing yourself and avoid being jeered all night.
Don't Be Afraid to Ask Questions
The old standby applies here - don't be afraid to ask questions. As an old colleague once said, "you might feel dumb asking questions, but you look dumber when you don't get it because you failed to ask." In my situation, a simple "What do you mean? I've never ordered a martini before" would've sufficed. Unless they're incredibly busy, most bartenders, like any experts, will be happy to share their expertise. Otherwise, they'll probably have a menu and you can just read and point.
If you're still worried about looking dumb, though, Thrillist for Yahoo, has a list of a few of the dumbest questions you shouldn't ask a bartender. Learn the answers in advance, and you won't have to worry about it. Here are a few on their list:
· Why isn't my glass full? If it's wine, it's not going to be full. As they put it, "Because the only place you're going to see a full glass of wine is in the hands of Tyrion Lannister."
· What's good here? "This implies that other than their specialty rum punch bowls, everything else tastes like a snifter of mediocrity," Thrillist says. You might be better off just asking what their most popular drink is or what they'd recommend. Some bartenders might just make you whatever is easiest, but it's a fair enough question.
· What's cheap? Drinks can be really expensive, so this is a valid concern, but if you don't want to embarrass yourself, a better question might be "do you have any specials?"
Wine can be complicated ordering too, and if price is your biggest concern, here's some info
"Hold up the menu and say you're 'looking for a bottle similar to this one' and point to the price rather than the wine. Sneaky, right? The sommelier should pick up on that signal and recommend wines in that price range. Note the word 'should.'"
That said, there's nothing wrong with mentioning a price range, either.
Learn Some Bar Lingo
You shouldn't be afraid to ask questions, but it doesn't hurt to learn some basic bar vocabulary, either. That way, when your bartender or waiter asks if you want your drink "on the rocks" you know he or she isn't actually asking if you want gravel in your booze.
List of common bartending lingo, including:
· On the Rocks: With ice. Straight Up without ice.
· Neat: A drink served at room temperature without ice. "If someone asks for a whiskey neat, they are asking for a shot straight out of the bottle."
· Dirty: If you want a lot of olive juice in your martini, ask for a really dirty one. "Adding olive juice to a martini which makes it a Dirty Martini. The more olive juice, the dirtier the martini."
· Well Drink: When you order a well drink, you're basically telling the bartender you have no preference of what brand of alcohol you want, so just give you the cheapest option. "A well drink is a drink where neither the brand of the liquor or brand of the mix is mentioned."
It doesn't hurt to do a little research, either. If you know you're going to a bar or restaurant in advance, you can check out their wine, beer, or cocktail list online so you know what you're getting into and you're more comfortable when you get there. Vinepair is a fun resource to learn about different kinds of spirits, Beer Advocate has a whole section on Beer 101, and check out Wine Folly
Stick to the Basics
There's a lot of information to take in when you research, though. There are a number of different types of beers to choose from, depending on how they're fermented, at what temperature they're brewed, and so on. Same with wine. Wine types vary depending on the grape, region, method, and so on.
It's all very interesting, but in this post, we're just trying to get you through ordering a drink. So here are a few basics to ask for.
· Ciders: Ciders are fermented with yeast like beer but made with fruit like wine. They're good if you don't like the taste of beer or wine and they're typically pretty sweet. Redd's Apple Ale and Angry Orchard are two popular options most bars will likely have in stock.
· IPAs: India Pale Ales typically have a more "hoppy" taste because they're made with more hops. If you're not used to them, they'll probably taste pretty intense and bitter to you, and a lot of people say it's an acquired taste. They've become popular with the craft beer trend, so wherever you go, chances are, they have some decent IPAs you can order. Lagunitas IPA and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale are two popular brands.
· Wheat Beer: Wheat beers are easier to drink and typically don't have a strong "beer taste." Hefeweizens and witbiers are subtypes of wheat beers and they get their names from small differences in how they're brewed. Popular brands include Blue Moon and Franzikaner.
· Merlot: It's one of the most popular red wines for a reason. It's easy to drink. As Vinepair points out, Merlots are often described as "fruity and juicy with flavors of chocolate and cherry."
· Cabernet Sauvignon: A lot of wine snobs balk at Merlot because it's too basic. They prefer Cabernet instead because it has a more aggressive, aged flavor. If you're not a wine person, it might be an acquired taste.
· Whiskey Soda or Gin and Tonic: This is pretty standard. You'll get well whiskey with club soda or gin with tonic water. The formula is basically liquor + fizzy drink. You can swap this out with pretty much any alcohol. Prefer Bourbon? Order a Bourbon soda. Like Vodka? Order a Vodka soda. If you want a specific brand of alcohol, make sure to let them know, otherwise, they'll assume you want the well. Beyond club soda, you could also order your booze with seltzer, carbonated water, or tonic water.
· Martini: If you're going to order a martini, be prepared to let the bartender know if you what gin or vodka. Traditionally, they're made with gin. They might also ask you if you want it dry. Dry just means they add less vermouth, which makes the drink a little more bitter. Want more vermouth? Ask for it "wet." They might ask if you want it shaken in a cocktail shaker or just stirred. Sttirred usually results in a smoother drink, but very subjective.
If you order a mixed drink with alcohol, they might ask what brand you want. Vinepair lists the most popular liquors in the world, broken down by whiskey, vodka, rum, liqueur, tequila, and cognac. You can also just ask the bartender or a friend for any recommendations, or me when in doubt, just say you're fine with the well, which is usually the cheapest brand.
Of course, no matter what drink you order, drink snobs are always quick to tell you shouldn't have ordered that and suggest an alternative. You can politely nod and smile or take them up on it and try something new—you never know what you might like.
Ask for a Taste
The easiest way to avoid embarrassing yourself is to admit you have no idea what you're doing and just ask for a sample. You can't really do this with liquor, but most establishments will give you a sample of wine or beer. I do this all the time if I'm not familiar with a local brew or wine.
This might be harder to do if the bar is packed, but if there's a beer you want to try and your bartender doesn't seem crazy busy, you might as well ask for a taste before you commit. Many restaurants will let you taste something from the wine list, too. Just tell them, "I don't know what I like. May I try the X?" Most places will accommodate.
And remember: there are worse things than alcohol to be ignorant about. If you get anxious or embarrassed at the bar, however, don't try to be James Bond: keep it simple, and if it comes down to it, just ask. From a seasoned professional -
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September marks the beginning of budget season: when we are all trying to work out how much our projects will cost in 2012 and put in requests to the PMO and senior executives for what budget allocations should be made.
In this installment of my Ask the Experts feature, I spoke to Rob Prinzo, founder and CEO of The Prinzo Group, an innovative knowledge firm that provides performance management expertise through project assurance solutions for enterprise transformation and technology projects. He is based in Georgia, and is the author of No Wishing Required: The Business Case for Project Assurance. We spoke about financial loss, why business cases are rejected and managing procurements.
Rob, lots of people are preparing business cases now for projects that will begin next year. Is this early stage the time when most projects are at risk of financial loss?
I have found that the following points in the project lifecycle are where the risk of financial loss is greatest. To prevent against financial loss and another failures, I recommend conducting a project health assessment at each of these crucial points.
- During the strategy phase, before the business case is presented for approval and funding.
- During the acquisition phase, towards the end of the vendor selection process, before vendors are finalized and negotiations begin.
- During the planning phase after the initial drafts of the Project Charter, Detailed Project Plan and Change Management Plans have been developed.
- During the design phase after the initial drafts of the System Design Documentation have been developed.
- Towards the end of the development phase or the beginning of the Testing Phase.
- Towards the end of the testing and training phase before the system cut-over.
You talked about vendor selection there. Procurement management is something project managers sometimes struggle with. What are your three top tips for making the procurement process as smooth as possible?
Make sure that you have defined all your requirements and dependencies. A lot of organizations get into the procurement process or make a purchase and soon realize that they have left something out. Make sure everybody is involved in requirements definition and validate the scope against lessons learned from past projects.
Develop a Request for Proposal. As simple as it sounds a lot of organizations skip this step. A RFP will provide structure to the process and help you compare apples to apples.
When possible engage vendors in a prototype exercise or conference room pilot. This will allow you to dive deeper into specific requirements for your organization and get a feel for what it is like to work with each vendor before making a commitment.
Working with the vendors in this type of prototype exercise will also give you a feel for how robust their estimates are, both financially and in terms of timescales. This is useful to know to feed into the project budget. What's your advice for making sure that project budgets are as robust as possible?
Robust budgeting starts with comprehensive requirements. I recommend starting by making a list of all your projects, categorizing the projects based on: size, business function, type, level of funding, effort and organizational impact. Next, determine the dependencies with other projects, funding, resources and business decisions. Once you have your list, categories and dependencies you can start to determine the projected costs for the projects.
Great, thanks. So if you've done all of that and worked out the projected costs accurately, why do some business cases still get turned down?
I have seen Business Cases get turned down for the following reasons:
- Lack of funding – This happens often, especially in this economic environment. As a project manager, if you feel that you have a large imminent project, but do not feel that the organization can fund it this year, consider breaking up the initiative into smaller projects or breakout the upfront requirements definition into separate project. This will help keep the project moving forward, reduce the overall project timeframe for the bulk of the work and spread the cost over a longer time period.
- Communicating Business Benefits. A lot of teams do not focus on the business benefits of doing a project or the consequence of not doing a project. Instead the team focuses on technical outcomes: we need to upgrade or move to a new technology platform without properly stating the business reasons and befits why this is necessary (streamlined process, integration, operating efficiency, etc.). Project Managers need to make sure that the business need, not the technology need, is clear.
- Timing – It may not be the right time for the organization to undertake a particular initiative. If the timing is not right, use the opportunity to educate decision makers on the project, get feedback and refine the business case for a more appropriate business cycle.
So if our projects don't get funding for 2012 it's not personal! Thanks, Rob.
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The Ministry of Transport published on Sunday the report detailing results of its investigation into the accident in which eight members of the Atias family perished, in May of 2012.
The investigation was carried out by the Laboratory for Vehicle and Machine Engineering in the Israeli Institute of Metals in the Technion, and the Ministry calls it the most comprehensive report regarding an accident in Israel's history.
The Atias family was traveling downhill in a Mitsubishi Grandis when it reached a state of uncontrollable acceleration. The brakes worked but could not cause the car to stop. Continuous use of the brakes caused the entire braking system to fail, however.
The investigators did not find evidence of a general fault in the Grandis model, although there have been several complaints from drivers that it reached a state of uncontrollable acceleration.
The Transport Ministry's Licensing Department has instructed all teachers in the Preventive Driving courses to teach their students how to deal with situations in which the brakes stop working.


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One of the benefits of my job I like the most is that I get to meet so many interesting, entrepreneurial people who are choosing how, why and when they live their lives.
These aren't just the people at the conferences I go to, like the DNX Digital Nomad Exchange a few weeks ago, but also the people I meet while I travel.
This last week I've been in the Adirondacks in New York where I've met a whole range of people who've made their passion their life and their income.
Sometimes accidentally.
Dan from Vesco Ridge Vineyard
West Chazy, New York
Dan Vesco, who runs Vesco Ridge Vineyard with his wife Nancy, told me how his love of wine making started with a kit he was given 7 years ago.
His passion, and popularity, kept getting bigger until he moved from shed to granny flat to what we saw at our tasting – a stunning, purpose built winery.
Now he has his own vineyard and tasting room catering for the fast developing palattes of the Chazy locals every week. You can bring a picnic and soak up the atmosphere with a tasting session, or just bring a spoon and get yourself some of the wine ice cream, with some wine jelly on the side.
The vineyard has since won golds and silvers at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, out of hundreds of entries. Dan and Nancy are part of a group of vineyards changing the face of wine in the Adirondacks and how the area is thought of in regards to wine production.
Unfortunately, just after the photo above was taken it started chucking it down with rain, but at least that meant less time walking round the vineyard and more time in the tasting room. I made my way through 8 different wines as he explained the grape, origin and cultivation process of each.
They now have 'Bark and Wine' events (bring your dog), 'Yoga and Wine' (my dream) and paint a wine glass parties too. According to Dan, all it takes is a few glasses of wine for the artist in you to come out. Next time I'm in the hood I'm signing up.
Mark from Raquette River Brewing
Tupper Lake, New York
– photo of Mark from Raquette River Brewing website
Mark from Raquette River Brewing had a similar story. He'd just started brewing up in his shed for fun. Things escalated quickly and now he has a popular micro brewery in Tupper Lake with 8 beers on tap and more to come.
This is definitely the location of some of the more interesting beer flavours I've ever heard of. I had a flight of 5 to try – the most possible in the time we had. It was only $5, couldn't believe it. I tried:
Orange Coriander Wheat
Strawberry Cilantro Wheat
Blonde Ale
Pale Ale
And then went back for seconds of the Orange Coriander.
As I was inside waiting for our party of 10 to get their flights, locals were bringing in bottles to be filled to take home. The beer is hand crafted in small batches and served fresh – why, why would you want a big brand beer when you have this on your doorstep?
Holly from Boomerang Kayak & Bike Rental
Thousand Island Park, New York
Holly Pelland's husband used to joke that when he retired, it was time for her to work. Apparently he doesn't remember this, but she's found her calling with an upholstery business, a kayak and bike rental business and by purchasing her own private plot of land. Boomerang Island in the Thousand Islands Park is all hers.
She noticed that as more people were visiting the Thousand Island Park a few years ago they were asking for somewhere to rent bikes and kayaks, and so with a few shrewd investments that business was set up. As a skilled upholsterer she started making covers for the equipment and waterproof cool bags to bring the food out in. As more locals saw her work they wanted a waterproof cover for this boat, and another one for that jet ski and so that business was borne too.
Somewhere along the way she bought Boomerang Island – so named thanks to the shape – and became a fully fledged island owner. It's a small island, and restrictions say you can't build on it, but for outdoors-loving Holly, that's fine.
Now she wakes up early to bake scones and cookies, which she brings out to her own island in her self made cool bags by kayaking with her clients across the mile of water separating it from the mainland.
We enjoyed the scones, cookies and juice in the mini marquee on her jetty. She told us about the parties she has on her own island, how she kayaks out to drink coffee in her own wilderness every morning and the plans she has for the future of the jetty and the business.
Bill, the storyteller
Just a quick final one, from the many Adirondacks entrepreneurs I met, is Bill Smith. Originally from the Adirondacks, he tours the east coast to tell his stories of 'the olden days' to eager crowds at festivals and events. Born in 1937 Bill has had many a trade, including a trapper and fur buyer, a pulpwood cutter, and a hunting and fishing guide. He was the youngest of 10 children and is full of tales of what it was like growing up through the times.
He's a bit of a legend round the Adirondacks and has made a career for himself with his unique entertainment, stories and songs. He totally wowed me with a ten-minute version of Cinderella told entirely in spoonerisms.
He travels out to private events at hotels and cruise ships and when I went to help him take his stuff to the car – he also sells handmade walking sticks – his beloved wife was in the passenger seat giving us a cheery wave. That's love.
Entrepreneurialism in the Adirondacks
Dan, John, Holly and Bill had all had careers before, they were all a few years older than me, and they've all nurtured their passions to become their income. It was never their plan from the beginning to have become as big as they have, but a little opportunistic business sense every day, mixed with a hardy passion, has led to them living the awesome lives they are today.
Now they all have burgeoning businesses within their neighbourhoods that help to attract tourism in the area and to be part of what brings the local community together. That's inspiration aplenty for me!
I was a guest of ROOST ADK in the Adirondacks – you can find out more about the trip, and see the rest of my coverage at eplny.com/vickyflipflop.


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Sometimes I worry that I shouldn't be in graduate school, that because my migraines may make the standard tenure track job impossible for me, I should be pursuing something else. But I've watched so many talented friends flounder for months or years on the job market working soul sucking jobs with employers who think you should pay for the privilege of working for them. I like graduate school and it's paying me enough to get by and beat back my student loans a bit. Why would I quit now? I've written a bit more about this over on Tenure, She Wrote.


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Structured Learning has lots of resources to teach technology to Kindergartners and integrate it into their classroom. Here are some ideas:
Lesson Plans
Kindergarten technology curriculum
Kindergarten workbooks–technology
55 Lesson Plans, mixed by grade, topic, and tool (Vol. I and Vol. II
Lesson Plan examples
Each ebook link includes a free sample download that includes 1-2 lesson plans on the topic. Try this one for Kindergarten technology curriculum.
Common Core Lesson Plans
Common Core lesson plans–arranged by strand (Math, Writing, Reading, Language, Speaking/listening), for grades K-8
Inquiry-based lesson plans (K-6)
Math Lesson Plans
Math lesson plans–bundled–for K-5
Common Core–Math strand–for K-8
Typing Lessons
Kindergarten workbooks–keyboarding
Project-based Lesson Plans
Kindergarten–one lesson at a time. These can be adapted to grades K-8
Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship in the Kindergarten classroom–this book scaffolds learning from K-8, with an ample section on 1st grade
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Nick Cave at All Points East: Kylie Minogue joins legendary showman on-stage in Victoria Park
PUBLISHED: 13:29 04 June 2018 | UPDATED: 13:44 04 June 2018
Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue reunited on-stage in Victoria Park for a rare performance of their hit Where the Wild Roses Grow.
The legendary Australian showman also played a string of hits from his back catalogue with his band the Bad Seeds to close the All Points East festival, which has been taking place in the park since the beginning of last weekend.
Fellow Aussie Minogue, who recently celebrated her 50th birthday, joined him to perform their 1995 hit duet to the delight of the tens of thousands of music fans who had descended on the park – most of whom erupted when Cave announced she would be joining him.
The song, which was released in 1995, has rarely been performed live by the pair and was last played in London in 2013.
The immaculately dressed rocker made a lively start to the show, only pausing to ask for someone to hand him a knife so he could rough up the leather soles of his brand new pair of shoes to stop him falling over.
One of the songs that prompted the biggest reaction from the crowd was Red Right Hand, repopularised by the soundtrack for BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders.
Spine-chillingly brutal renderings of From Her to Eternity and Do You Love Me? made up the highlights, as Cave tore mercilessly into song after song with a power that would put people half his age to shame.
Towards the end of his set, the performer beckoned people from the crowd up beside him during an extended version of Stagger Lee and an intense performance of Push the Sky Away – and soon enough rapturous fans had packed out the stage.
But the stunt didn't interfere with the show, with the crowd members stood at the back of the stage, dancing and singing along.
Fans took to social media after the show to discuss Cave's performances. One Twitter user said: "I went from not wanting to see Nick Cave to becoming his biggest fan yesterday at All Points East. From now on I will only wear slim cut suits and white shirts."
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Executive members
Perry N. Dellelce, Chair
Perry Dellelce is a founder and managing partner of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP, one of Canada's leading corporate finance and transactional law firms. Perry practises in the areas of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.
Perry has been recognized as a Repeatedly Recommended lawyer by Lexpert and as one of Canada's leading practitioners in the area of Technology Transactions in the 2016 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and as a Leading Canadian Global Mining Lawyer in Lexpert's Global Mining 2016/2017 Supplement.
LL.B. University of Ottawa 1990
M.B.A. University of Notre Dame 1987
B.A. Western University 1985
Perry serves on the board of directors of various corporations and various charitable and not-for-profit organizations. Some of his mandates include:
- Board of Governors - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario;
- Chair, Defy the Conventional Capital Campaign - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario;
- Past Chair, Board of Directors - Sunnybrook Foundation, Toronto, Ontario;
- Board of Directors - Sunnybrook Foundation, Toronto, Ontario;
- Board of Directors - Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc., Toronto, Ontario;
- Business Advisory Council - Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana;
- Deputy Chair, Campaign Cabinet – Western University, London, Ontario;
- Board of Directors – Canadian Olympic Foundation;
- Board of Directors – Merry Go Round Children's Foundation, Toronto, Ontario;
- Co-Chair – Toronto Celebrates Sudbury Organization Committee.
Perry has received a number of awards and recognition for his community service. Some of these honours include:
- Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario Business Excellence Award – Community Building Award
- University of Ottawa – Common Law Honour Society
- University of Notre Dame – Distinguished Alumni Award for the Mendoza College of Business
- Western University – The Albert Citation
- Western University – Purple and White Award
Daniel Lamarre, Vice-Chair
In 2006, Daniel Lamarre succeeded the company's founder as President and CEO of one of the biggest entertainment businesses in the world, Cirque du Soleil. Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Lamarre, the Cirque du Soleil brand has continued to thrive, and is recognized globally for its creative autonomy, business acumen, avant-garde performance philosophy and social values.
Following his term as President and CEO of the TVA Group Inc., Mr. Lamarre joined Cirque du Soleil in 2001 as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Shows and New Ventures divisions. At that time, the Cirque de Soleil organization had 2,000 employees and seven shows in performance. Ten years later, nearly 4,000 employees support 18 shows on five continents—a decade of amazing growth inspired and guided by Mr. Lamarre's vision.
Most notably, Mr. Lamarre succeeded in reaching an agreement with the Beatles, who, for the first time in history, joined forces with other performing artists to create a show. He also negotiated the creation of two shows and other creative works with the estate of Michael Jackson. When Mr. Lamarre signed an agreement with CKX, representing Elvis Presley, his hat trick was complete; he had effectively brought together three music icons under the Cirque du Soleil banner.
Mr. Lamarre's community involvement has been deep and far reaching. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Hexagram and a member of the Board of Trustees of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. Over the years, he has been an active member of the TVA Group Inc. Board of Directors, the Advisory Board for the 25th anniversary of Place des Arts, the Théâtre La Licorne Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of the École nationale de cirque du Centre Immaculée-Conception, as well as Governor of the Sports Québec Gala and the Défi sportif. Mr. Lamarre has also served on the boards of Partnership for a Drug-Free Canada and the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation, and was Chairman of the Communications Committee for the Centraide (United Way) 1995 campaign. He is also very active in causes such as One Drop, Cirque du Monde, Maison Gilles-Carle and the École nationale de cirque. He also contributes to several other causes through his own foundation.
Alex Trebek, Honorary Chair
Alex Trebek has been the host of JEOPARDY! since America's Favorite Quiz Show®'s syndicated debut in 1984. He has become one of television's most enduring and iconic figures, engaging millions of viewers worldwide with his impeccable delivery of "answers and questions."
Trebek has won five Daytime Emmy awards for Outstanding Game Show Host as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Trebek holds a Guinness World Records™ record for Most Game Show Episodes Hosted by the Same Presenter; he has hosted more than 7,300 episodes of JEOPARDY! (and counting).
In 2013, Trebek was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, and in 2011, he and JEOPARDY! received the Peabody Award for "encouraging, celebrating and rewarding knowledge." He is one of the few celebrities to have been honored with a coveted star on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Canadian Walk of Fame.
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Trebek attended the University of Ottawa, where he earned degrees in philosophy. After university, Trebek worked for the CBC, covering national news and special events for radio and television. He made his American television debut in 1973 as the host of NBC's game show "Wizard of Odds," and after several other hosting roles, he became the host of JEOPARDY!.
Trebek has maintained strong ties to the University of Ottawa: he has created scholarships, sponsored a Lecture Series, and supported the construction of Alumni Hall, which, in May 2015, was named in his honor. He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate and he received the Meritas Tabaret Award for Alumni Achievement, the top award bestowed on University of Ottawa alumni. He is a long-time supporter of World Vision and has travelled to many third-world countries on behalf of that organization.
Trebek lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jean. They have two adult children: Emily, an event planner in Los Angeles, and Matthew, the owner of OSO, a Mexican restaurant in Harlem.
Sheila Block, Vice-Chair
Sheila R. Block is Chair of Torys' Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice in Toronto and serves as trial and appellate counsel with a broad civil litigation practice. She has acted as counsel on numerous high-profile cases that span a wide range of disciplines, appearing before all levels of court in Canada and in international arbitrations.
Ranked by Lexpert as one of Canada's top 25 corporate litigators and one of Canada's top 25 women lawyers, Ms. Block has taught advocacy in Canada, the United States, Britain, France, Switzerland, New Zealand, El Salvador, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Singapore, India, and Hong Kong, as well as publishing the Canadian edition of Modern Trial Advocacy by Lubet.
Since receiving an LLB (Gold Medallist) from the University of Ottawa in 1972, and being called to the Ontario Bar in 1974, Ms. Block has established herself as one of Canada's most prominent lawyers. Her career accomplishments have been recognized with numerous awards, such as the Advocates' Society Medal, the Laidlaw Medal for Advocacy, the Toronto Lawyers' Association Award of Distinction, the Law Society Medal, the OBA's Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation, and the Meritas Tabaret Award for Alumni Achievement. She was named Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2016 by Benchmark. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers, and an inaugural member of the University of Ottawa's Common Law Honour Society. She was awarded an honorary LLD from uOttawa in 2014 and an honorary LLD from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2015.
Ms. Block chaired the Quadrennial Commission on Judicial Compensation (2007-2011). She has served on several boards and currently serves as Chair of the Touching Tiny Lives Foundation, Trustee and President of the Harold G. Fox Foundation and a founder and Trustee of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy, Geneva.
Cabinet Members
Jean-Paul Bisnaire
Former Senior Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development and General Counsel, Manulife Financial Corporation
Peter Chiarelli
President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, Edmonton Oilers
France Chrétien Desmarais
Investment Corporation Director
Tan Sri Dato Dr Ir Gan Thian Leong
Founder and Managing Director, Brunsfield International Group
Kevin Gilmore
Founder, 4Sport Consulting
Jay Hennick
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Colliers International Group Inc., and Founder and Chairman, FirstService Corporation
Marc Jolicoeur
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Kathleen Keller-Hobson
Corporate Director
Richard L'Abbé
Co-Founder and former President and Chief Executive Officer, Med-Eng Systems
Huguette Labelle
Emeritus Governor, University of Ottawa
Lisa LaFlamme
Chief Anchor and Senior Editor, CTV National News
Elizabeth Rody
Chief of Protocol and Director of Events, Parliament of Canada
Calin Rovinescu
President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada, and Chancellor, University of Ottawa
Marc Savard
Régisseur - Montréal, Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux
Khalil Shariff
Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Lawrence Soloway
Partner, Soloway Wright LLP
Ian Telfer
Chairman, Goldcorp Inc.
Hugh Verrier
Chairman, White & Case LLP


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Tattooed muscle hunk Sean Duran makes a meal out of bearded Jack Andy, first sucking his huge cock, then eating his tasty hole. Sean then mounts the hairy, cock hungry whore, stretching out his hole, and takes ownership, bareback fucking Jack the way a hole should be fucked. Deep and hard.
Sean pounds away and his gay bareback cock looks fucking enormous as he slides in and out of Jack's warm, moist entrance. But like all good things that must come to an end, so does Sean, seeding Jack, before he releases a thick creamy load of his own.
Date: March 23, 2018
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Sunny Day today with the temperature of 39F. wow pretty warm huh? I could feel Spring is almost here!! wohoh! I hope it will stay like this for the rest of the week, Im so super excited to go out and expose my skin under the sun. Im so tired of wearing heavy clothes and looking at white stuff that had been on the ground for a month now, finally it will be gone in a few days if the sun will keep it up until Spring time. =) THank God for such a wonderful beautiful day.
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Brookfield Planning Meeting | January 7, 2013
Meeting Notes
Welcome to the Brookfield Planning Board meeting from 1/7/13. The board convened a public hearing to gather input on a petition warrant article to add a new land use zone in Brookfield. Chuck Robbins, the owner of approximately 200 acres around Kingwood Lake, wants to develop his land to include a "Recreational Resort Campground and Town Beach Access Zone. To do so he collected the required signatures and submitted a petition warrant article that will be on the ballot in March. 70 to 80 townspeople attended the public hearing. A group concerned with the impact of such a change hired BCM Environmental to represent them. The opposition charges that water quality and prime conservation areas will be adversely affected if such development is allowed to go forward. One argument is that this change is spot Zoning, which is illegal in NH. Some questioned the other costs that the town could incur, such as; more use of the shared police, fire, ambulance services and garbage disposal. The proposed campground would include cabins and some are concerned that vistors may bring RV's with them. The "Road is too Narrow to accomodate two vehicles" one resident stated. Some residents sited that the development would "Change the Character of Brookfield" and would "Open a Can of worms" and invite similar development. The purpose of the proposed new zone is to allow, in addition to those uses permitted in the Residential Agricultural Zone, a recreational resort campground use, and to provide access by residents of the Town of Brookfield to Kingswood Lake at a to be designated area within the approved recreational resort campground, in a manner that minimizes any negative impact to the environment or the historic residential/ agricultural character of the community as outlined in the master plan.
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Los Sombreros Cafe & Cantina
Owner Azucena Tovar draws upon her Central Mexican roots in crafting a deliciously original menu. For something on the lighter side, try the fig and panela cheese salad, and salmon with mango pico de gallo. Locals love the homey patio and braised meats, like pork carnitas and spicy lamb adobo.


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And you thought the stacks of vacuum-packed pork chops sold at Costco were creepy. At the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, scientists are growing meat in petri dishes, reports Nicola Jones in Conservation.
Utne Reader has been following the in-vitro meat discussion for several years and was interested to read Eindhoven University's progress. There, researchers like Mark Post harvest myosatellite cells (stem cells responsible for muscle growth and repair) from living pigs, cows, sheep, turkeys, or chickens and turn them into thin strips of animal muscle, only about 200 micrometers thick, through a series of cell division and bundling.
Unsettling as the idea of manufactured meat sounds, the field's leaders have the best intentions. Post hopes to end the "wasteful production of farm animals for food by helping to develop life-like steaks." Like vegetarianism and veganism, the prospect could benefit the environment, Jones writes:
Largely because of the inefficiency of growing crops to feed livestock, a vegetarian diet requires only 35 percent as much water and 40 percent as much energy as that of a meat-eater. Future "in-vitrotarians" should be able to claim similar savings.
So, how does it taste? Don't ask Post—he hasn't eaten the pork grown in his lab. Jones explains:
The thing that enthusiasts for fake meat talk least about is its taste, perhaps because they haven't tried it. In the U.S., researchers have largely avoided eating anything grown in the lab for fear of violating a Food and Drug Administration regulation . . . or of being seen as publicity hounds. Researchers generally believe that, if they can get the texture right, taste will follow—particularly once flavoring is added.
As far as [Post] knows, the only person who has swallowed a strip of the pale, limp muscle tissue is a Russian TV journalist who visited the lab this year to film its work. "He just took it with tweezers out of the culture dish and stuffed it in his mouth before I could say anything," says Post.
Source: Conservation
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Articles written for the GLP list the source as Genetic Literacy Project. All other articles were written for the sources noted with excerpts provided by the GLP.
How the media, government and Google talk about GMOs differently—and why it matters
Here, semantic network analysis is performed to characterize the presentation of the term "GMO (genetically modified organism)," a proxy for ...


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Many people believe that the icy depths of the sea in northwestern Russia don't have many things to discover as well as capture by scientists and nature photographers. However, despite the freezing water of the sea, the marine biologist Alexander Semenov has dived into the sea and taken the images of many different beautiful monsters. It took two years for Alexander to create the bizarre collection, including the photos of the bright pink skeleton shrimp, the weird sea angel, and the odd sea butterfly, a type of snail and many other amazing creatures. Let's enjoy the beauty of small creatures in Alexander's photo collection below:
This is an attractive image of a skeleton shrimp. The shrimp is showing its pincers and antennae. It seems to be a male because it has an elongated head.
This swimming predatory marine sea nail is called "sea butterfly" because it has two wings derived from the foot help. These "wings" allow them to swim continually through the water.
This marine worm uses its bristles to move around the water
The photo is about a cousin to corals and sea anemones
This beautiful creature is called sonic hedgehog of the sea
You are looking a Ragworm, also known as King Ragworm photographed by Alexander Semenov. This particular specimen is showing its mouthparts. Fishermen often use this creature as bait.
A small sea slug is swimming through the -2°C waters. This creature is also called with a beautiful name "sea angel"
This marine worm is fluorescing. These small worms are brightly colored. Each segment in their body has a pair of limb-like appendages which help them to move
This Polychaete marine worm is made up of segments. It is displaying a startling blue flash
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The Baseball Hall of Fame is a place to appreciate the greatness of days past, as well as a litmus test we will judge future superstars by.
Going over the list of nominees for the Class of 2014, it's possible we could see the greatest collection of talent elected into Cooperstown since the initial class of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner in 1936.
Here is a list of first-year eligible nominees for the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame to be voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America with results announced on January 8.
When you combine that foursome with already-eligible players who have a strong chance to get in, like Craig Biggio (68.2 percent of votes last year), Jeff Bagwell (59.6 percent) and Mike Piazza (57.8 percent), the potential looks even better.
There are also players who should get consideration but won't because certain members of the BBWAA have to play the self-righteous card by ignoring the likes of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens.
Then we have underappreciated great players who will get a lot of love from the statistical community but no one else, like Tim Raines, Edgar Martinez and Alan Trammell.
If you put that entire package of players together, there is no doubt this year's Hall of Fame Class would be the best in history.
As things stand, given the likelihood of first-year eligible and returning players getting voted in, it would not be out of line to expect four players from the three groups mentioned going to Cooperstown for the ceremony next summer.
The two sure-things are Maddux and Glavine, if for no other reason than it would be wildly inappropriate for them not to be inducted together. It's just a shame that John Smoltz won't be eligible until next year, because it would be incredible for that Atlanta pitching trio to get inducted at the same time.
Aside from the nostalgia part, Maddux and Glavine meet all the criteria for both old-school and new-age voters to list them on the ballot without thinking twice.
Maddux ranks top 10 all time in wins (if you like that sort of thing), strikeouts and Fangraphs' Wins Above Replacement. He also has the hardware to back up those numbers with four Cy Young Awards (1992-95) and finished in the top five of voting five other times.
The right-hander led the league in ERA+ and innings five times, ERA and WHIP four times, and strikeout-to-walk ratio three times.
Glavine, while not possessing a resume as epic as his former teammate, can certainly boast about what he did in his career. The left-hander owns two Cy Young Awards and four other top-three finishes. He also ranks 41st all time with 63.9 Fangraphs' Wins Above Replacement.
Frank Thomas should also be a lock to get in, but given the way voters have judged hitters from the "steroid era," I don't think anyone can definitively say he will make it this year.
The Big Hurt ranks 19th in home runs (521), 20th in on-base percentage (.419), 22nd in slugging percentage (.555), 26th in isolated power (.254) and 30th in weighted on-base average (.416).
He finished in the top 10 for MVP voting nine times, including two wins in 1993 and 1994. His 156 career OPS+ is 19th in history, ahead of Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio and Manny Ramirez.
The fourth member of the group with a strong chance to get in is Craig Biggio. He put together a long career that started at catcher and ended at second base, where he racked up 3,060 hits, 414 stolen bases and a .363 career OBP.
To put all of these stats in perspective, I used the JAWS system developed by Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe to show how great these players were and what makes the 2014 class so special.
The JAWS system uses Baseball Reference's version of Wins Above Replacement to determine if a player was good enough in his peak and career to be classified as a Hall of Famer. Jaffe classifies peak as a player's seven best years.
WAR totals are then measured against the average for current Hall of Famers based on position.
Here are the rWAR totals for Maddux, Glavine, Thomas and Biggio during their peak years, career years and the career average for Hall of Famers at their respective positions.
As you can see, all four players meet the criteria for the Hall of Fame based on their career totals.
It isn't a perfect system, which Jaffe readily admits, because it doesn't factor in certain criteria that does matter like awards voting and postseason numbers.
Glavine, for instance, might not look like a slam dunk based on this system, but when you factor in two Cy Young Awards and a strong postseason resume that includes 218.1 innings with a 3.30 ERA, he looks a lot better.
Mike Mussina is a candidate I love and think should be in the Hall of Fame, but I think his case will be tough for a lot of close-minded voters because he never won a Cy Young, didn't hit the magical 20-win plateau in a season until his final year and didn't win a World Series.
If all of these candidates get in, you could argue it is the best Hall of Fame class, both in performance and star power, since that initial grouping.
Some of it might have to do with the BBWAA not electing more than two former players into the Hall of Fame since 2009. But it also speaks to the talent level of the players eligible this year.
We are coming out of one of the greatest and most controversial eras ever for the sport. The stars from that time, regardless of what you think about them personally, certainly have a spot in the big book of baseball history.
To me, if this foursome ends up getting the call to Cooperstown, it would certainly stand with the 1991 group among modern classes. That year saw former players Rod Carew, Fergie Jenkins and Gaylord Perry, along with legendary executives Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri.
Going back to the JAWS system, here are the WAR stats for the three players from the 1991 Hall of Fame class.
All three of these candidates had career achievements that merited Hall of Fame consideration. Perry was the weakest of the bunch because he never led the league in strikeouts and had just one year leading the league in ERA+.
Whether any individual Hall of Fame class is better than the other will always be up for debate, because some fans will have their preference for the era that players came from.
We still don't know what the official Class of 2014 will look like until voting is finalized, but we can say that it is shaping up to be one of the best groups in history.
Since baseball lost a great opportunity last year in Cooperstown by electing no one through the voting process, this could be a nice redo to give fans something to look forward to.
Note: All stats courtesy of Fangraphs and Baseball Reference unless otherwise noted.
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Oct. 19, 2020
This February marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR), an initiative started by Biola's Director of Multi-ethnic Programs & Development, Glen Kinoshita.
In his opening address at this year's conference, Biola University President Barry H. Corey stressed the importance of SCORR's central message.
"We should be ashamed of the way we've put racial reconciliation on the back burner," said Corey. "Diversity isn't just a demographic necessity, It's not just a cultural reality. It is not a cosmetic facelift. It is a biblical call. It's at the heart of the gospel."
SCORR was birthed during a meeting in 1995 as different Christian college representatives discussed diversity initiatives on their respective campuses. Kinoshita presented his vision for a new kind of conference — one that would bring students from Christian colleges together to celebrate diversity, and that would provide an opportunity for them to share their stories.
Those gathered unanimously agreed and offered their support, and in February of 1996, the very first SCORR conference was held, under the name, "Western Regional Multicultural Leadership Conference."
From 1996 to 1999, students and faculty from Christian colleges and universities in Southern California attended the conference. But as the conference continued to grow in scope, it began to serve colleges up and down the West Coast, and in 2000, the name was changed to "Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation" [SCORR].
Student leadership associations from Christian colleges around the country began to require their student leaders to attend SCORR, including Biola. Some of the schools that regularly attend include Bethel University, University of Northwestern, George Fox University, Seattle Pacific University, and Wheaton College.
"The SCORR Conference is important to the mission of Biola and Christian higher education in general," said Pam Christian, vice provost for inclusion and cross-cultural engagement. "Fellowship within the body of Christ matters to God as demonstrated in the Gospel. Creating and sustaining a 20 year dialogue concerning challenges and strategies to promote unity illustrates our institutional commitment to biblical values and to impacting the world."
Though Kinoshita holds that the intention behind SCORR was never one of creating a national movement, but simply to meet an ever-growing need, he stands behind the essential need for a conference like SCORR in our current cultural climate.
"Following Christ is the bottom line, really. Personal growth is another one. You will be enriched as a person with different perspectives, thinking critically, being able to engage and communicate," said Kinoshita. "How do students learn how to live in this world? How do they learn how to deal with complexity? How do they think critically? SCORR is only a weekend, but we hope that it would enhance these things."
Over the past 20 years, SCORR has also grown in its service not only to student leaders, but to professional collegiate staff and faculty.
"We have historically targeted undergraduate students, and that has been very rich, and we want to see that continue, but we also want to see faculty and professional staff engaging in the growth and in the conversation," said Kinoshita."They [students] want their faculty to grow in this area."
As a response to this growing concern, the most recent conference provided more sessions designed to equip faculty as well as students on diversity.
In addition to new sessions for staff and faculty members, this year's conference also featured a poetry lounge, a performance by Will and Company, and keynote speaker Lisa Sharon Harper, executive director of New York Faith & Justice, and author of Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican…or Democrat and Left, Right & Christ: Evangelical Faith in Politics.
In her message, Harper brought forward an important call for students and faculty to examine the injustice present in this world.
"If we govern in a way that limits, suppresses, oppresses, twists, perverts, the capacity of human beings to exercise dominion on earth, then we are also pushing down the image of God on earth," said Harper. "And that is why when we do injustice, we become an enemy of God."
Several alumni also attended this year's conference to share their reflections on the impact SCORR has had on their lives.
"I was just beginning my journey into young adulthood when I first participated in the conference that was to become known as SCORR ... Each year now that I participate in SCORR presenting workshops I've developed, I feel the need for the conference to be increasingly urgent," said alumna Erika Gieschen Bertling ('94). "Learning the skills to communicate, grow, and love as Christ loves in a cross-cultural world is not an extracurricular luxury; it is an absolute necessity for our time."
As Kinoshita looks forward to the future of SCORR, he emphasizes its original purpose: to address the needs of this world.
"Our mission is to impact the world. You look around and there is racial tension, and just all sorts of social inequities and injustices, and so we're hoping SCORR can be a part of people's development and growth to be equipped to meet these needs," said Kinoshita. "The need isn't going away, it's getting deeper. So, for the future we hope that we can see growth happen to where we would equip people on all levels of our institution."
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errno Constants
#include <errno.h>
The errno values are constants assigned to errno in the event of various error conditions.
ERRNO.H contains the definitions of the errno values. However, not all the definitions given in ERRNO.H are used in 32-bit Windows operating systems. Some of the values in ERRNO.H are present to maintain compatibility with the UNIX family of operating systems.
The errno values in a 32-bit Windows operating system are a subset of the values for errno in XENIX systems. Thus, the errno value is not necessarily the same as the actual error code returned by a system call from the Windows operating systems. To access the actual operating system error code, use the _doserrno variable, which contains this value.
The following errno values are supported:
|No spawned processes.
|No more processes. An attempt to create a new process failed because there are no more process slots, or there is not enough memory, or the maximum nesting level has been reached.
|Argument list too long.
|Permission denied. The file's permission setting does not allow the specified access. This error signifies that an attempt was made to access a file (or, in some cases, a directory) in a way that is incompatible with the file's attributes.
For example, the error can occur when an attempt is made to read from a file that is not open, to open an existing read-only file for writing, or to open a directory instead of a file. Under MS-DOS operating system versions 3.0 and later, EACCES may also indicate a locking or sharing violation.
The error can also occur in an attempt to rename a file or directory or to remove an existing directory.
|Bad file number. There are two possible causes: 1) The specified file descriptor is not a valid value or does not refer to an open file. 2) An attempt was made to write to a file or device opened for read-only access.
|Resource deadlock would occur. The argument to a math function is not in the domain of the function.
|Math argument.
|Files exist. An attempt has been made to create a file that already exists. For example, the _O_CREAT and _O_EXCL flags are specified in an _open call, but the named file already exists.
|Illegal sequence of bytes (for example, in an MBCS string).
|Invalid argument. An invalid value was given for one of the arguments to a function. For example, the value given for the origin when positioning a file pointer (by means of a call to fseek) is before the beginning of the file.
|Too many open files. No more file descriptors are available, so no more files can be opened.
|No such file or directory. The specified file or directory does not exist or cannot be found. This message can occur whenever a specified file does not exist or a component of a path does not specify an existing directory.
|Exec format error. An attempt was made to execute a file that is not executable or that has an invalid executable-file format.
|Not enough core. Not enough memory is available for the attempted operator. For example, this message can occur when insufficient memory is available to execute a child process, or when the allocation request in a _getcwd call cannot be satisfied.
|No space left on device. No more space for writing is available on the device (for example, when the disk is full).
|Result too large. An argument to a math function is too large, resulting in partial or total loss of significance in the result. This error can also occur in other functions when an argument is larger than expected (for example, when the buffer argument to _getcwd is longer than expected).
|Cross-device link. An attempt was made to move a file to a different device (using the rename function).
|A string copy or concatenation resulted in a truncated string. See _TRUNCATE.
The following values are supported for compatibility with POSIX. They are required values on non-POSIX systems.
#define E2BIG /* argument list too long */
#define EACCES /* permission denied */
#define EADDRINUSE /* address in use */
#define EADDRNOTAVAIL /* address not available */
#define EAFNOSUPPORT /* address family not supported */
#define EAGAIN /* resource unavailable try again */
#define EALREADY /* connection already in progress */
#define EBADF /* bad file descriptor */
#define EBADMSG /* bad message */
#define EBUSY /* device or resource busy */
#define ECANCELED /* operation canceled */
#define ECHILD /* no child process */
#define ECONNABORTED /* connection aborted */
#define ECONNREFUSED /* connection refused */
#define ECONNRESET /* connection reset */
#define EDEADLK /* resource deadlock would occur */
#define EDESTADDRREQ /* destination address required */
#define EDOM /* argument out of domain */
#define EEXIST /* file exists */
#define EFAULT /* bad address */
#define EFBIG /* file too large */
#define EHOSTUNREACH /* host unreachable */
#define EIDRM /* identifier removed */
#define EILSEQ /* illegal byte sequence */
#define EINPROGRESS /* operation in progress */
#define EINTR /* interrupted */
#define EINVAL /* invalid argument */
#define EIO /* io error */
#define EISCONN /* already connected */
#define EISDIR /* is a directory */
#define ELOOP /* too many synbolic link levels */
#define EMFILE /* too many files open */
#define EMLINK /* too many links */
#define EMSGSIZE /* message size */
#define ENAMETOOLONG /* filename too long */
#define ENETDOWN /* network down */
#define ENETRESET /* network reset */
#define ENETUNREACH /* network unreachable */
#define ENFILE /* too many files open in system */
#define ENOBUFS /* no buffer space */
#define ENODATA /* no message available */
#define ENODEV /* no such device */
#define ENOENT /* no such file or directory */
#define ENOEXEC /* executable format error */
#define ENOLCK /* no lock available */
#define ENOLINK /* no link */
#define ENOMEM /* not enough memory */
#define ENOMSG /* no message */
#define ENOPROTOOPT /* no protocol option */
#define ENOSPC /* no space on device */
#define ENOSR /* no stream resources */
#define ENOSTR /* not a stream */
#define ENOSYS /* function not supported */
#define ENOTCONN /* not connected */
#define ENOTDIR /* not a directory */
#define ENOTEMPTY /* directory not empty */
#define ENOTRECOVERABLE /* state not recoverable */
#define ENOTSOCK /* not a socket */
#define ENOTSUP /* not supported */
#define ENOTTY /* inappropriate io control operation */
#define ENXIO /* no such device or address */
#define EOPNOTSUPP /* operation not supported */
#define EOTHER /* other */
#define EOVERFLOW /* value too large */
#define EOWNERDEAD /* owner dead */
#define EPERM /* operation not permitted */
#define EPIPE /* broken pipe */
#define EPROTO /* protocol error */
#define EPROTONOSUPPORT /* protocol not supported */
#define EPROTOTYPE /* wrong protocol type */
#define ERANGE /* result out of range */
#define EROFS /* read only file system */
#define ESPIPE /* invalid seek */
#define ESRCH /* no such process */
#define ETIME /* stream timeout */
#define ETIMEDOUT /* timed out */
#define ETXTBSY /* text file busy */
#define EWOULDBLOCK /* operation would block */
#define EXDEV /* cross device link */


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Glipizide Overdose
As with any medication, it is possible to take too much glipizide. Overdose symptoms include sweating, shakiness, and blurry vision. The effects of the overdose vary, depending on how much of the medication was taken and whether it was taken with any other medicines, alcohol, and/or drugs. If the glipizide overdose was recent, treatment options include a glucose solution to raise blood sugar levels or pumping the stomach.
Glipizide Overdose: An OverviewGlipizide (Glucotrol®) and glipizide extended release (Glucotrol XL®) are prescription medications that have been licensed to treat type 2 diabetes. As with all medicines, it is possible to take too much glipizide. Overdose effects will vary, depending on a number of factors, including how much glipizide was taken and whether it was taken with any other medicines, alcohol, and/or drugs.
If you happen to take a glipizide overdose, seek prompt medical attention.
Symptoms of a Glipizide OverdoseA glipizide overdose can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Possible symptoms of low blood sugar include:
- Sweating
- Shakiness
- Extreme hunger
- Dizziness
- Cold sweats
- Blurry vision.
More severe symptoms include:
- Changes in behavior, such as irritability
- Loss of coordination
- Difficulty speaking
- Confusion
- Seizures
- Loss of consciousness
- Coma
- Loss of life.
Treatment for a Glipizide OverdoseTreatment for a glipizide overdose also varies. If the overdose was recent, your healthcare provider may give certain medicines or place a tube into the stomach to "pump the stomach." Treatment may also involve supportive care. This type of care consists of treating the symptoms that occur as a result of the overdose. For example, supportive treatment options for a glipizide overdose may include:
- Fluids through an intravenous line (IV)
- A sugar (glucose) solution to increase blood sugar
- Other treatments based on the complications that occur.
It is important that you seek medical attention immediately if you believe that you may have overdosed on glipizide.
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September 13, 2013 · by admin · in Live reviews
BALTIMORE, Aug. 17, 2013, by Nick Costa – Jazz presenter Mike Binsky brought top drawer artistes Louis Hayes (drums), Abraham Burton (tenor saxophone), Steve Novosel (bass), and Larry Willis (piano) to the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center on Sunday, August 17th. | Read more>>
Tribute to Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard
August 10, 2012 · by admin · in Live reviews
by Liz Fixsen and Gail Marten On Sunday, June 10th, The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center was the site of a tribute concert organized by jazz presenter Mike Binsky. Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, two giants of jazz from the 1950s through the 1980s, were celebrated by a quintet headed by Javon Jackson on tenor, and including Baltimore native Tommy Williams on trumpet, Larry Willis on piano, Steve Novosel on bass, and Billy Williams on drums. | Read more>>