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Whether buying the Jim Kelly rookie card or a variety of Jim Kelly football cards, any collection would be enhanced with this type of investment. Considering his contributions to the game, most Kelly football cards are reasonably priced. The 1984 Topps #36 USFL Jim Kelly football card in mint condition with a 9 grade has a price between $150 and $300 while the 1984 Topps USFL rookie card with a 9.5 grade has a price around $800.
Value of Jim Kelly Rookie Cards
The price of a Jim Kelly rookie card is determined by a few factors. The condition of the card or cards is vital to its value. The better the condition the more the Jim Kelly rookie card is worth. Scarcity also a determining factor when figuring out how much a Jim Kelly rookie card is worth. Like condition, scarcity can make a big difference when it comes to pricing.
Best and Most Valuable Jim Kelly Rookie Card- 1984 Topps USFL #36 Jim Kelly This is also his most expensive rookie card.
Jim Kelly Bio- Whereas John Elway was rated the number one quarterback in the 1983 NFL Draft, Kelly was ranked at number three, still very impressive. During his career, Kelly played for the Houston Gamblers and Buffalo Bills, a team he retired from in 1996. Just of a few of his career highlights includes 83 passing touchdowns, 5,219 passing yards, which was accomplished in 1984, and 44 passing touchdowns. Kelly was also named the USFL Rookie of the Year, USFL Most Outstanding Quarterback, and USFL Most Valuable Player. Additionally, Kelly was on the First-Team All-Pro team, the USFL All-League Team twice, and the Second-Team All-Pro Team twice.
He played in four Pro Bowl games, four AFC Championship games, and because of his outstanding NFL career, had his number 12 with the Bills retired, followed by being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002, his first year of being eligible. Today, Jim Kelly football cards can be found through brick and mortar sports memorabilia stores but also online through sources.
Teams Jim Kelly has Played For- Buffalo Bills
Top 3 Jim Kelly Rookie Cards- These are some of the best Jim Kelly Rookie cards and some of his most expensive.
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A Taco Told In Texas from David Gorvy on Vimeo.
"A Taco Told In Texas isn't really about a taco. It's about a guy with an eighth grade education who became a millionaire. And then he lost it all. And then he became a millionaire again. And then he lost it all. Again. And then he bought a used shipping container on Craigslist and started slinging the best tacos you've ever had out of it."
This is brilliant. I wish I was still working in Texas, I'd love to eat one (or more) of these.
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Eddie Redmayne wins Oscar as Birdman named Best Picture
'Birdman' has won the coveted Best Picture award at the Oscars along with honours for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Britain's Eddie Redmayne took the best actor Oscar for his portrayal as physicist Stephen Hawking in the biographical movie 'The Theory of Everything.'
Julianne Moore claimed the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Still Alice'.


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I sat in the silo, feet hanging over the edge, just as I had countless times before. Amy paced behind me, barefoot and silent.
"Why are you so upset? It's just a piece of paper, right?" she asked.
I sighed.
"I'm tired of it. Tired of it all. Tired of my mom, tired of school." I answered.
I heard her sigh behind me.
"Only you can fix that, you know."
She was flippant and I was serious, an unusual combination. I still felt torn, inside, as torn as the page Jay had ripped earlier in the day. I'd found the bottom of despair and pushed on deeper, only to find more. The simple honesty of her comment finally sheared my last thread of control, and I exploded on her.
"How the hell am I supposed to fix it Amy? What should I do? Beat him up? He's twice my size! I don't know how to fight! I don't want to fight! I just want him to leave me alone! I want them all to leave me alone!' I screamed.
The sound of my voice echoed through the empty cavity of the silo below the pine planks.
"I just want them to stop hurting me." I whispered.
She sat down beside me, and looked out across the top of the forest. Just a little girl, a kid, like me, but so wise. She turned her eyes toward me, and they were deeper than the universe.
"So stop them!" she said, "Believe you can stop them. Believe you can make it stop, and then make it stop. Believe in you, Adrian."
She tossed a pebble out into the treetops. The wind whispered through the holes in the dome of the silo, and made the trees below sigh.
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What is an azarpesha? In Georgia, that's how they used to call the elegant wine vessels with long hand, made of silver or gold. These richly decorated objects are now rare antique collectibles.
Now, a miniature gold azarpesha is chosen as the top award of Saperavi World Prize, the first wine contest of Saperavi wines produced in all continents.
Saperavi, the "signature" Georgian grape variety, is becoming increasingly popular with winemakers around the world. Saperavi wines are produced in USA, Europe, former Soviet republics, and even New Zealand, but it is Australia where this Georgian variety has become especially widespread.
For the first time the Saperavi wines produced in all these countries will be judged in Georgia, by an international jury involving top experts in Saperavi winemaking.
Saperavi World Prize is conceived to become not only a wine contest of Saperavi wines produced abroad, but "a meeting point of international winemakers and Georgian tradition-keepers, backed by eight millennia-old winemaking history of Georgia – the cradle of wine", according to the contest's organizers. Information can be found at http://sapprize.hvino.com.
The contest, which will become annual, is initiated and organized by wine news publisher Hvino News with official support of National Wine Agency. Hvino News is the world's primary news and information resource on Georgian wine, published daily since 2012, in English and Russian languages, with traffic over one million views and readers in 160 countries
"It was not easy task to identify all the world's wineries which produce Saperavi, and it required a lot of research, – explained Inge Olsson of Hvino News. – But, once we contacted them, we were happy to see the enthusiasm of winemakers excited about our initiative. One of the winemakers has shortened "Saperavi World Prize" to "SapPrize" and we decided to keep the catchy name".
While the list of participants is almost complete, the entry is still open for wineries from outside Georgia, who produce Saperavi. Participation in the contest is free for winemakers thanks to support of corporate sponsors – Georgian and international companies interested in raising awareness of their brands on international level.
"It seems our project came at right moment, as it was welcomed by everybody: not only winemakers, but also the sponsors, and the mass medias", – Inge Olsson noted. "For example, France-Presse – one of world's leading news agencies – called SapPrize "an excellent initiative". That's very important for us, as the attention of leading world press helps to reach the main goal – make Georgia and its culture become better known and more popular in the world".


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Haunted by 'Jenin, Jenin'
In a Q&A, Mohammed Bakri tells how his 2003 documentary, and his current portrayal of a woman onstage test him emotionally.
Israeli actor Mohammed Bakri, whose film "Jenin, Jenin" caused a furor about a decade ago, performed at Tel Aviv's Tzavta Theater this week in "The House of Bernarda Alba." The right-wing Im Tirtzu movement demonstrated against the show, and Culture Minister Limor Livnat criticized Tzavta's "judgment" in allowing Bakri to take the stage.
It's been a long time since you've been onstage. You haven't been on an Israeli stage since 2003. Did you miss it?
How was it to return to an Israeli audience?
These are people I love, they're an audience like any other audience I perform for - Arabs, Turks, Americans. I also perform for an Israeli audience. People. They're people.
This is the first time you've played a woman. How was that?
It's hard for me because in a certain place you relinquish your masculinity. The masculinity test you go through, to relinquish it, isn't easy. That is, to be without gender, to be not yourself, to be - forgive the expression but - without a cock and balls. It's not easy at all; for me, in any case.
Not that it's the most important thing in the world, but apparently a man who loses his masculinity is in a difficult situation.
What is this masculinity you're relinquishing?
I don't know how to define masculinity. I'm not being disingenuous - I really don't know. It's personality, it's being attractive as a man, its toughness, charisma. It's in your voice, your movements. You have to refine both your voice and your movements; physically, you have to behave differently than what you're used to. It's a way of looking, a softness you have to show that you can't always find in yourself as a coarse male.
And how was it to play an oppressive female tyrant?
This is a character who - I think - is the total opposite of me. I advocate freedom, I want equality, I'm against the oppression of women, oppression of the weak whoever they may be. I try to help people who need help, I try to be the same with everyone.
I'll give you an example. I'm 58 years old and I'm working on this production with very young girls, like my children. And I was very dissatisfied with the poster for the play. It only had my picture, and the female students from the academy were only mentioned in the text. I wanted a picture of all the girls to be on the poster.
Maybe that's less artistic, but from my perspective it brings a kind of equality to the work and the approach.
If I'm doing a performance against oppression, at least in the presentation of the performance there should be equal respect for me and the girls, even though they don't have the experience and fame that I have. For some of them this is the first time they're performing in front of an audience.
Apropos fame, "Jenin, Jenin" is really haunting you.
There are people who want it to haunt me. This is a film that was made 10 years ago in a very specific situation, right at the heart of the second intifada and the pain, blood and bereavement on both sides. It's a film that, when I made it, I naively thought I could influence Israeli public opinion - especially to end the occupation and the killing and all that.
I haven't dragged "Jenin, Jenin" with me into "Bernarda Alba," and we never brought it up or any political issues at all, intentionally. I worked as a human being, an artist, completely neutral. And I tried to bring as much work and depth as possible into our work.
When you look at it from the perspective of 10 years, how do you see the film? It's a film that was made from the gut, without a plan, without a lot of thought and advance planning, without thinking about the results and how it would be received. I thought that because it was from the gut, it would work on the gut of the other ... especially the Israelis and all the nations of the world. It could be that today I've matured 10 years, I've experienced new things, I've worked on new films and plays, and maybe I would have done it ... thinking deeply, thinking how it would be received by the Israelis.
Do you regret it?
No. You can't regret a child you've made, dear. Anyone who regrets a child he has made isn't a father, isn't a parent. Even an ugly child you've made is the most beautiful child in the world. I love my country, even though it's ugly today. Very ugly today.


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Merlin's weekly podcast with Dan Benjamin. We talk about creativity, independence, and making things you love.
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"What's 43 Folders?"
43Folders.com is Merlin Mann's website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.
Scarlet Letters: Creative tips for artists
Merlin Mann | Sep 23 2005
the Scarlet Letters: Notes on Making Art
This is a terrific bunch of notes on hacking your creative process, especially as it applies to visual art.
I really love the idea of not getting hung up on your failures and trying always to make rather than judge as the process is underway. It reminds me favorably of what Anne Lamott says about fearlessly producing your "shitty first draft."
A few of the points I especially enjoyed:
[Thanks for the link, Carl Caputo]
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We are looking at introducing an integration platform.
In the begining it is an extra layer and an extra cost. But after a while the service that a new system needs will be available on the integration platform, therefore saving development effort.
Question is does anyone know of any studies that look at how long the above "a while" is?
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Chinese Puzzles
Games for the Hands and Mind
From The Yi Zhi Tang Collection
Photos of Chinese Puzzles Opening Night (Photos by Niana Liu)
China's rich tradition of puzzles and fascination with puzzling objects is thoroughly embedded in its arts and culture, and has been a popular cultural export to America since the 19th century. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) presents Chinese Puzzles: Games for the Hands and Mind, curated by Wei Zhang and Peter Rasmussen.
Over the course of a six-month period, more than 100 objects and images from the curators' private Yi Zhi Tang (art and intelligence) Collection will be on view at MOCA. Consisting of over 1300 antique Chinese puzzles, books, and graphic materials, the collection dates back from the Song dynasty to the mid-20th century. Many of the puzzles are also objets d'art in the classical tradition and exhibit the highest level of workmanship, including beautifully crafted porcelains, carved ivory, and mother-of-pearl.
Literally translated in Chinese as "intelligence games", puzzles inspire us to challenge our hands and mind. Visitors young and old will have the opportunity to play with modern reproductions of these classic puzzles, including: the tangram – the game that sparked the world's first international puzzle craze; the nine-linked rings – an object of interest for mathematicians and computer scientists; and the sliding block puzzle – a challenge in military strategy.
The exhibition is accompanied by an 80-page, full-color catalog; and a full-range of public programs designed for audiences of all ages: guided gallery tours; Family Puzzle Days – workshops for budding puzzlers ages 5-12 years; Puzzler Day for newbies and veterans of the puzzling world; and curator talks with Wei Zhang and Peter Rasmussen, who have been collecting and documenting the histories of Chinese puzzles since 1997.
Saturday, March 19, 2pm, Curator's Talk: Chinese Puzzles
Sunday, March 20, 2-2:30pm & 4-4:30pm, Curator-led Tours of Chinese Puzzles
Thursday, March 24, 2-2:30pm & 4-4:30pm, Curator-led Tours of Chinese Puzzles
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Photo captions:
Left: Ivory and tortoiseshell puzzles in lacquer box, ca. 1840.
Right top: Wood, brass and lead 15-piece puzzles, 1920s.
Right middle: Porcelain tangram paint dish set, 19th c.
Right bottom: Curators Wei Zhang and Peter Rasmussen
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it's all in the details: ribbons {obsessions}
{ribbons by Jenna McKenzie via Hey Gorg}
Morning beautiful brides!
Did you all enjoy your 'extra' day yesterday? And more to the point, did any of you lovely ladies propose yesterday on the only day women are traditionally 'allowed' to pop the question? I'd love to hear any romantic proposal stories, and of course if he said 'yes'!
Before I get on with today's post, I'd like to take a quick moment to welcome new sponsor Michelle Joubert-Martin Photography to b.loved! Michelle is a talented wedding photographer, based between Cape Town and the UK, having grown up in South Africa before emigrating to Cambridge for a few years, and then moving back again! Michelle is an easy going and relaxed natural light photographer with a journalistic style, her pictures tell the story of your day from beginning to end and everything in between! She travels regularly between the UK, Europe and South Africa, and would love to shoot your wedding wherever you are! Michelle is currently taking bookings for UK weddings, engagement shoot and family sessions for June, for more information please visit www.michellejoubert-martin.com. I look forward to showcasing Michelle's work on b.loved with a sweet and quirky vintage wedding very soon!
Today, I'm indulging in another of my wedding obsessions, ribbons. Affordable, pretty and available in every colour under the sun, as well as patterned and lace versions too, ribbons are the perfect way to add a special touch to, well, pretty much anything! From brightening up a simple place setting, to a full on altar backdrop, they are a great DIY option for the creative bride. Here are few of my favourite ways to use ribbons in your wedding ~
at the altar
{ribbon altar Vue photography via Elizabeth Anne Designs}
If you're exchanging your vows outdoors, or in a blank canvas venue, this is a great way to make a focal point at the end of the aisle. Whether just a simple row of ribbons used as a backdrop, or a more elaborate archway, this will definitely add wow factor to your ceremony space. Here's a little tip for you too, if you're on a budget substitute half the ribbons for crepe streamers or strips of fabric, they're just as effective and great filler
{pink and ivory lace bouquet by Steve Steinhardt via Style Me Pretty, monochrome peony bouquet via Martha Stewart Weddings, pink and ivory bouquet with ribbon by Desi Baytan Photography via Style Me Pretty}
An added bit of texture or pattern can transform a simple bouquet, even giving it a whole new meaning. A bouquet, like these luscious peony ones, can be transformed from vintage to modern with the addition of a piece of lace or stripy ribbon.
in your hair
{striped ribbon braid by Anne Robert Photography via Style Me Pretty, black ribbon side braid via The Beauty Department, ponytail bow ribbon via We Heart It}
I know you thought your days of ribbons in your hair were long gone, but there are some new and cute ways to add ribbons to on trend plaits and braids. For your younger bridesmaids and flower girls, a pretty bow always looks great!
incorporate in your stationery
{wedding program fan by Julie Hanan Design via etsy, yellow ribbon programme Dave Robbins & styling Hatch Creative Studio via Style Me Pretty, pink wedding programs by Lisa Lefkowitz via Southern Weddings}
A simple tied bow adds a pretty touch to a pretty standard piece of paper, how about using personalised wedding ribbon with your names and dates, or a meaningful quote, for an extra special touch?
a creative table plan
{DIY Escort Card holder via Martha Stewart Weddings, ribbon table plan byNatalie Shelton via Green Wedding Shoes}
I always find it hard to come up with creative table plan ideas, but I love these from Martha Stewart Weddings (of course!) and Green Wedding Shoes by Natalie Shelton! While the first option is more suited to the American style escort cards, the second one could definitely be adapted to suit different table arrangements, how cute are those different shapes?!
on the table and chairs
{black and white lace ribbon runner by Trent Bailey via Style Me Pretty, fuschia pink peonies and ribbon by Christine Taylor via The Glitter Guide, DIY ribbon table runner via Emmaline Bride
Laying ribbons, lace and trimmings over your table setting can add a whole new dimension, either coordinating with the bright colours of your flowers, or adding colour to a more neutral, rustic display.
{pink beribboned chair by Jose Villa via A Low Country Wedding, green ribbon chair via Intimate Weddings}
Adding ribbons to chair backs gives a beautiful effect, especially if you're not too keen on the chairs provided by your venue. For a budget option, why not just decorate the bride and grooms chairs? You might even feel extra-special!
up high
{green ribbon garland by Jen Huang via True Florette, multicoloured ribbon walkway by Virgil Bunao via Style Me Pretty, ribbon ceiling garland by Whitney Rae Photography via Style Me Pretty}
For venues with height, like barns, marquees and village halls you can have so much fun creating dramatic curtains and garlands of ribbon to hang above your guests heads!
{pink ribbon wands by Jose Villa via A Low Country Wedding, ribbon wand DIY by Jenna McKenzie via Hey Gorg
A cute alternative to a flowergirls posy or basket, ribbon wands just beg to be shaken! Leave one on each guests seat to wave in celebration as you are pronounced husband and wife, or use as a safer alternative to sparklers (especially if you have lots of younger guests at your wedding!) I guarantee they are just as much fun!
ribbon words
{love is… by Pobke Photography via The Bride's Cafe}
I just couldn't resist sharing this cute idea spotted on The Bride's Cafe, inviting guests to share their thoughts on 'Love Is…'. What a lovely guest book idea!
Do you share my ribbon obsession? How will you be incorporating them into your day?


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Oklahoma School Psychological Association
Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
The Oklahoma School Psychological Association position is that identification of and service delivery to children identified as having a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) should be based on the outcomes of multi-tiered, high quality, research-based instruction. Such instruction best occurs in the least restrictive environment and is accompanied by regular data collection. School psychologists have long had a prominent role as members of school teams that identify students exhibiting SLD. Accordingly, OSPA is dedicated to promoting policies and practices that are consistent with scientific research and that yield optimal student outcomes.
On a school-wide basis, school psychologists consult with teachers concerning evidence-based instruction, interventions, periodic screening of pre-academic and academic skills as well as social–emotional competencies, and serve as problem solving team leaders.
When students struggle with the general education curriculum, school psychologists collaborate with general and special education teachers and support services personnel to design and implement effective, evidence-based strategies, and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions with regular progress monitoring.
Dyslexia in the Schools
As School Psychologists, we have the responsibility to advocate for high-quality education for all students. This responsibility includes properly identifying and providing appropriate services to those students with unique educational needs, which is not always an easy task. In the case of children with specific learning disabilities, we not only have the ability to identify the disability, but also design effective research-based interventions proven to reduce some of the challenges facing these children. There has been recent debate and confusion as to the role schools play in identifying and remediating specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia, and OSPA wishes to provide information to summarize the current literature on dyslexia and clarify misunderstandings
School Based Mental Health Services
The Oklahoma School Psychological Association advocates for the provision of coordinated, comprehensive, culturally competent, and effective mental health services in the school setting which include prevention and early intervention services as well as therapeutic interventions. These services should emphasize competence enhancement, prevention of mental illness, education, early intervention, and coordination of intensive interventions to adequately address student mental health needs
OSPA recognizes that it is cost-effective and efficacious to deliver mental health services in the schools to children, adolescents, families, and communities. Consequently, OSPA supports increased federal, state, local, and private funding for mental health services in the schools. OSPA also supports school reform that eliminates barriers to students' learning and includes school psychological services as an integral component of effective schools.
Appropriate Academic Supports
The Oklahoma School Psychological Association is committed to ensuring that all children receive an appropriate public education, irrespective of race, culture and background, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or educational need. OSPA maintains that all students learn best in inclusive environments in which high quality, science-based instruction is implemented.
Assessment and intervention activities must always link directly to the needs of students. Furthermore OSPA believes that all children learn best in inclusive environments that provide high quality instruction to all students, and that access to appropriate academic support services should not require that students be assigned to categorical special education groups. School psychologists play important roles in implementing this model, including leading school teams and facilitating the design and delivery of multi-tiered, problem solving systems of academic support to all students.
Recruitment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse School Psychologists
The Oklahoma School Psychological Association promotes effective mental health and educational services of all youth. To effectively accomplish this task, OSPA is firmly committed to increasing the number of culturally and linguistically diverse school psychology students, practitioners, and trainers in school psychology programs. OSPA believes that efforts to recruit culturally and linguistically diverse school psychologists can take many forms. Essential actions include, but are not limited to, the use of established recruitment procedures known to be successful with culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, membership assistance in recruitment efforts, the development of graduate programs in geographic regions with large numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse residents, and the use of research to develop more effective recruitment strategies.
OSPA is firmly committed to the recruitment of greater numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse individuals into the profession of school psychology. Culturally and linguistically diverse school psychologists are needed to serve the mental health and educational interests of all youth and to train the practitioners of tomorrow. OSPA believes that most effective strategies for recruiting diverse faculty and students are those that remove barriers from the path of prospective students and involve both association members and school psychology graduate institutions.
Response to Intervention
The Oklahoma School Psychological Association (OSPA) supports the changes in 2005 revision of IDEA. Specifically, OSPA supports the inclusion of proposed modifications within IDEA (2005) regarding identification of students suspected of having learning disabilities. In this revision, IDEA allows for alternative assessment procedures to identify specific learning disabilities in children, and OSPA supports the use of Response-to-Intervention (RTI) as a major component of this model.
With the introduction of RTI and the increased focus on early intervention in IDEA legislation, many school psychologists will likely need to apply problem-solving consultation skills, alternative assessment procedures, and skills in measuring student response to intervention accurately and adequately. Armed with a sound knowledge base, school psychologists have the skills necessary to collaborate with parents, teachers and school staff to adapt a particular intervention to meet the needs of a particular student body. Additionally, school psychologists can measure student outcomes reliably and validly in order to answer the question, "did the selected intervention produce the desired effects for a particular student body (or a particular student)?" Finally, by virtue of their training and experiences in assessment, consultation, and intervention, school psychologists will take a leadership role in developing and implementing RTI policies and procedures at the local level.


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Troubleshooting IPsec VPN connection
1 ) Connect to the Internet and ping Mettle SE's WAN IP address to check the connectivity.
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3 ) If you see log messages like "Initiating IKE Phase 1" followed by "Re-transmitting", requests sent by your VPN client to your corporate gateway aren't getting through:
3.1 ) Double-check your client configuration to make sure it specifies the right "Identities" for you and your gateway. Identities are often an e-mail address for you, an IP address for your gateway -- but this varies, so use the settings appropriate for your company's VPN.
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5 ) If you see log messages like "Initiating IKE Phase 1" followed by "No Proposal Chosen" and "Discarding IKE SA negotiation", your VPN client and Mettle SE have an IKE policy mismatch. Double-check your client security parameters (encryption and authentication algorithms) to make sure they match the settings of Mettle SE.
6 ) If you see log messages like "Established IKE SA", followed by "No Proposal Chosen" and "Discarding IPsec SA negotiation," this indicates an IPsec policy mismatch - see point # 5
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7.1 ) AH or ESP (protocols 50 or 51) may be blocked by a firewall between you and your corporate gateway.
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If the VPN gateway isn't seeing incoming packets on your tunnel, you're probably stuck at 7.1. If your gateway is discarding incoming packets to your tunnel, you're probably encountering 7.2. Give your local ISP or DSL/cable provider a call to work out these problems. If the VPN gateway is seeing incoming but not outgoing packets through your tunnel, suspect 7.3 and tell your company's network administrator.
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TRANSPHORM brings together internationally leading air quality and health researchers and users to improve the knowledge of transport related airborne particulate matter (PM) and its impact on human health and to develop and implement assessment tools for scales ranging from city to Europe.
Over the four years, TRANSPHORM will aim to develop and implement an integrated methodology to assess the health impacts of particulate matter (PM) resulting from transport related air pollution covering the whole chain from emissions to disease burden. This aim will be achieved through the following key objectives:
(i) To improve our understanding of transport sources of size-resolved and speciated (primary and secondary) particulate matter air pollution including non-exhaust, shipping and aviation;
(ii) To determine improved emission factors of ultrafine particle number (PN0.1) and mass fractions of PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 through new and existing data for key transport sources;
(iii) To conduct targeted measurement campaigns in Rotterdam, Helsinki and Thessaloniki for source apportionment, exposure assessment and model evaluation;
(iv) To quantify pollutant-specific human exposure to airborne particulate matter in urban environments resulting from road, shipping, rail and aviation; (v) To develop, improve and integrate air quality dispersion and exposure modelsfor urban and regional scales including long-range transport;
(vi) To develop new concentration-response (CRF) or exposure response functions (ERF) linking long and short-term ambient residential exposure to sizeresolved and speciated PM with key health endpoints;
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I've got a new piece up at Doublethink about conservatives who work in culture.
I've got a new piece up at Doublethink about conservatives who work in culture.
"Another behind-the-scenes technician agrees, 'I get the sense that the old guard had it rougher. They're far more jaded. It's live and let live now, especially if you're a fiscal conservative or a libertarian.'"
I was hoping you'd take this a little further, especially with regard to opinions on gay marriage and illegal immigration – considering that they seem more "culturally" significant (thus more important to Hollywood) than libertarianism or fiscal conservatism. I assume most of the significant people you name in the article wouldn't qualify as "hardcore social conservatives" along those lines. Do you think your career would be/have been different if you were against gay marriage?
— Tony Sifert · Aug 17, 10:48 PM · #
I had similar thoughts as Tony, who put it a lot better than I was able to. I'd add that being Pro-Life and an Iraq hawk are also less acceptable in Hollywood (based on my impressions, not experience).
— Blar · Aug 18, 12:23 PM · #
Yes, there's a big difference between being against capital gains taxes and being against marriage rights. It's one thing to believe in small government as a general principal and another to be, well, Andrew Breitbart. No one had ever heard of him until he became the poster boy of conservative victimhood.
— tgb1000 · Aug 18, 06:07 PM · #
Assuming that the leftist dominance of cultural fields is real (though not totalitarian as Conor's piece demonstrates), is that really an issue considering the right's dominance of business fields (also not totalitarian)? I've always thought that over the society as a whole, the left's sway in soundstages and academia served as an appropriate balance to the right's hold over boardrooms and the Chamber of Commerce.
— 62across · Aug 18, 06:25 PM · #
"is that really an issue considering the right's dominance of business fields."
The right, especially if referring to the social-conservative right, does not dominate business fields. The Marxist view implicitly of collective class interests grafting onto politics is false for a host of reasons, which I will only here mention one pertaining to economic issues: business regulations, which is far more relevant since the Democratic Party is not a Marxist-socialist party bent on establishing worker control of the means of production, objectively do benefit some companies within an industry, and other industries.
And with foreign policy and social issues, the whole class-economic analysis isn't even on the table.
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"That Breitbart calls the cultural left "totalitarians" is instructive. The word implies that the left is supreme, ruthless, and all-powerful."
Overall, a nice piece, but c'mon, you're stretching here. There are lots of totalitarians who are ruthless but neither supreme nor all powerful. Anyway, that's just a petty point.
I've very against Rush and all those other blowhards, but that was one big reason why I was so enthusiastic about McCain. I'm slightly irked by the fact, I must confess, that you seem so against Rush but wouldn't support a candidacy that, if it had succeeded, would have drastically reduced the warmth and extent of the Republican party's ties to such idiots. (I mean, I know he's not an idiot, but he's still an idiot.) McCain has his flaws, and they're non-trivial, but I have to say that he is a vastly more reasonable and honest politician than almost any other, including, I'm coming to believe, our current President. And I think, being conservative, that he also has the virtue of being right about a lot of stuff.
— John · Aug 19, 07:50 PM · #
Your is a very Pollyanaish assessment, Conor. As others have mentioned above, distinctions must be made among conservatism or a right-wing orientation with regard to culture as opposed to economics in domestic policy and with regard to foreign policy as opposed to any kind of domestic policy. While it may not be all that hard to be a libertarian these days in the cultural fields, it is, if anything, harder than ever before to be a social or religious traditionalist or to be a neoconservative in foreign policy. Open, orthodox Christianity of any sort, opposition to abortion and/or gay marriage, support for the War on Terror and/or the War in Iraq — all of those are clear deal-breakers so far as the cultural left is concerned and views that one would be a fool to advertise if seeking work in a cultural field. The cultural left isn't bothered by libertarian views on economics, because, basically, deep down, those are their own views, however much of a sop the Democratic Party must still throw out to get the union vote. But it remains so reflexively and vitriolically hostile to anything at all that event reminds them of the cultural right that one's career can be scuppered just by betraying an undercurrent Texas twang or Southern drawl — that is, unless one wants to play a retarded person or a racist cop in bad movies.
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This article describes a security update for Internet Explorer. This update resolves the security issues that are described in the following articles:
- CVE-2019-1371 | Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1357 | Microsoft Browser Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-0608 | Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1060 | VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1238 | VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Additionally, see the following articles for more information about this cumulative security update:
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 update history
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Except for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012, the fixes that are included in this Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB 4519974) are also included in the October 2019 Security Monthly Quality Rollup. Installing either the Security Update for Internet Explorer or the Security Monthly Quality Rollup installs the fixes that are in this update.
To obtain this update for Internet Explorer 11 on Server 2012, you must install this Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB 4519974). This update is not included in any Security Monthly Quality Rollup or Security Only Quality Update. For Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012, other called-out installation methods are applicable.
If you use update management processes other than Windows Update, and you automatically approve all security updates classifications for deployment, this Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB 4519974), the October 2019 Security Only Quality Update, and the October 2019 Security Monthly Quality Rollup are deployed. We recommend that you review your update deployment rules to make sure that the desired updates are deployed.
Except for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012, this Security Update for Internet Explorer is not applicable for installation on a computer on which the Security Monthly Quality Rollup or the Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup from September 2019 (or a later month) is already installed. This is because those updates contain all the fixes that are in this security update for Internet Explorer.
If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.
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And while attitudes about affordable housing development are evolving, the "Not in my backyard" or NIMBY issue remains one of the largest obstacles to offering safe neighborhoods to those struggling with the high cost of housing. If affordable housing is relegated to those areas, not in anyone's backyard, residents there who want more for their families are given little hope of providing it.
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|Review: Arsebreed - Munching the Rotten
|Munching the Rotten
Label: Neurotic Records
Year released: 2005
Duration: 30:45
Tracks: 11
Genre: Death Metal
Rating: 2.5/5
Review online: October 13, 2006
Reviewed by: Sirliftsalot48
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Rated 4/5 (80%) (4 Votes)
Here is the debut by death metal band Arsebreed of the Netherlands. The band originally went by Bloodcum. The name can give you a really accurate description of what the music sounds like. It is gore death metal complete with lyrics all about genitalia mutilation. The band is similar to the early Cannibal Corpse albums.
The disc fails in the fact that it was released under a year ago. Gory lyrics have been done to death (no pun intended). It is no longer as extreme and brutal to come up with disgusting lyrics. This could easily be overlooked if the album had kick ass riffs, but it doesn't. It has 30 minutes of, seemingly, the same song. I can't tell one song from the next. None of the songs have distinctive riffs or anything noteworthy that will stick in your mind. The music is brutal with incomprehensible vocals, blastbeat drums, and solos thrown in here and there. Sound like almost every other gore based death metal band? That's exactly what the problem is, this sounds the same as every other gory death metal band.
This album really lacks anything to set it apart from the pack. If it had been released 20 years ago it would have blown peoples' minds based on its lyrics alone. Unfortunately it was released last year and cannot rely on its insanely disgusting lyrics to separate it from the pack. The riffs don't stand up to many other death metal bands of today either. For all the mediocrity of this album makes it passable at best. Pick this up if you feel the need to own some bland death metal with gross out lyrics, otherwise don't waste your time.
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What is family mediation?
- Family mediation helps people who are finding it hard to reach agreement to make decisions about their family's future
- A skilled mediator will guide the discussions so that everyone can have a say and feel more in control of their own futures
- It involves you and your ex-partner sitting together with a mediator to look at options and workable solutions
- Mediation can be quicker, cheaper and less acrimonious than other routes
I've been told I have to try mediation before I apply to court. Is that correct?
- You have to consider mediation by attending a MIAM
- The courts want to know people have at least looked at whether they can agree things between themselves and are using the courts as a last, rather than first, resort
- You can make an appointment on your own to find out more and we can contact your ex-partner to find out if they are willing to come in for a meeting
How does mediation work?
- During mediation, a mediator guides the discussions and makes sure that everyone's views are heard. At TV Edwards our mediators are all highly trained, very experienced and accredited
- When people go through divorce or separation they can experience very strong emotions, it can feel like you're on a roller coaster. The mediator is trained to help people manage these emotions
- The first meeting or MIAM can be held separately or jointly, during the meeting mediator will give you information and ask you what issues you want to resolve. If you are seen jointly you will still have some separate time with the mediator. You can then decide, along with the mediator, if mediation is the right way forward for you
- Mediation can take place over one or several sessions depending on the issues
What are the benefits to you?
- Everyone is heard and can have a say which means that you can then feel more in control of your own future
- When in mediation, you can have a wide ranging discussion about what is important to you, for example, arrangements for children, property and finance, communication and parenting
What are the benefits for your family?
- In mediation the needs of the whole family are taken into account
- Specially trained mediators can discuss the option of meeting the children so that they can have a voice. This is called Child Inclusive Mediation
- The mediator can help you to think about how you will communicate in the future. This is particularly important for parents as your relationship as partners has finished, but the parenting relationship continues
Why is it better than going through the courts?
- Arguments can spiral out of control and you might find yourself in court. Mediation is quicker, cheaper and far less stressful than going to court
- In mediation you make the decisions, not a stranger who doesn't know your family
How much does the process cost?
- Private mediation is charged by the session, there is also a charge for writing up any agreements
- Our fees are very reasonable; our mediation co-ordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com can let you have our scale of fees
- Legal Aid is still available for family mediation: you might be eligible for free mediation
- When one person is eligible, the other person gets their MIAM and first session free
- If you think you might be eligible, you can use the legal aid checker at https://www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid
- The mediator will then complete an assessment with you at your MIAM
- If you want to be assessed for legal aid, you will need to send in evidence prior to your meeting, the mediation co-ordinator will let you know what evidence you need
- If you are eligible for free mediation sessions and attend the mediation sessions (not just the first intake session), you might also be eligible for a small amount of free legal advice (although not from TV Edwards)
How long does it take?
- If you want to sort out child arrangements this usually takes between one and three sessions
- Finance and property mediation usually takes around three to five sessions
How does it guarantee a fair and legally binding outcome?
- The mediator will check any proposals with you to make sure they are workable
- If you want to make an agreement about finances, the mediator will require the same information as a lawyer, for example proof of any financial interests and income
What's the one thing you should know?
- What might not have worked yesterday, or even today, can work tomorrow. Even if you have tried mediation before, circumstances change and arrangements for children can be re-visited as children grow older


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Fire Hydrant Services
NFPA 25 requires that all private fire hydrants be inspected on an annual basis. Fire Hydrants can be affected by a number of elements from normal wear-and-tear to vandalism. If your Orange County, LA County or Inland Empire building's fire hydrant needs an inspection or service, call GC Fire Sprinkler. Our certified and highly trained technicians will ensure your hydrant is up to code and in working order to protect your property.
At GC Fire Sprinkler we use state of the art flow testing equipment and techniques when inspecting fire hydrants. Our testing process includes, but is not limited to:
- Complete visual inspection to ensure hydrant is not damaged.
- Inspect crash posts, reflective road marker and check the hydrant for proper paint color.
- Work and lubricate all hydrant outlet valves and valve caps.
- Work and lubricate the emergency underground shut off valve.
- Flow test the hydrant and record GPM with Static and Residual Pressures.
Upon completion of the fire hydrant inspection, GC Fire Sprinkler will send a report to the proper state authorities and to the property owner. Any repairs found during our test will need to be fixed before the fire hydrant is compliant to code. All fire hydrant repairs can be scheduled to be completed by our technicians.
When was your fire hydrant last inspected? If you can't remember, then you can assume it is probably out of compliance. Call GC Fire Sprinkler at (714) 998-9982 to schedule your inspection. Our estimates are free and come with no obligation!


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Pottery Kilns
( Originally Published 1937 )
As A FAMOUS authority has remarked: "...he who finds it impossible to procure or build a kiln had best take to some other craft." I would only add that if one finds it impossible to procure or build a kiln, one should study and follow the Indian methods of firing without one. Let me tell you of a way I saw the Indian potters of Mexico fire their wares.
They heap broken shards loosely together on the ground and level off the top of the heap. On this they pile the pots carefully together and proceed to build a wall of dried cowdung around them, using pieces of a convenient size. But first they ignite a few pieces and distribute them around the first courses of the wall. When they approach the top they gather the wall in and arch it like a bee hive until the pots are quite covered. The fire glows fiercely from within and white smoke pours from the top. They watch carefully and when the pieces are an even red heat, they knock out the walls of dung and let the pots cool. But if they are firing the black ware, they smother them with loose horse dung, and leave them until they have partly cooled inside the smoky atmosphere. The black color is probably caused by two things—the reduction of the red iron oxide (Fe203) in the clay to the black (FeO), and the precipitation of carbon in the pores of the clay from the carbon monoxide (CO) in the smoke.
If you follow the Indian method of firing you must also follow the Indian custom of mixing clays with a large proportion of grit to withstand the rapid changes of temperature in the firing and cooling. The types of clay that we fire so gently in our muffles and saggers over a period of many hours would not at all bear the rapid Indian firing which is up, down and over with before two hours are past.
They obtain grit from local sources found good after generations of use. But you, starting afresh, will have to experiment with materials. "Grog" or crushed burned clay—especially crushed firebrick—is ideal. You can buy it; or pound up old firebricks, or unglazed pottery; or crush unburned clay and fire it in other pots. You will find many natural materials that can be used-very fine sand, crushed sea shells, ground up mica, ground soapstone, and especially the flaky sediment from the decomposition of schists and granites, found in small streams. Put it through a thirty-mesh (30 wires to the inch) sieve. If you lack one of these, shake the material into a pail of water stirring it well and pouring the liquid into another pail before any but the largest particles have settled. After a further settlement of a few minutes in the second pail the cloudy water is poured off. The sediment in this pail should be about the right size.
If the clay mixture you get seems to be too coarse, do not forget that the Indians apply a very fine slip to the surface when the pot is almost dry and burnish it by rubbing with small polished stones. You can make this slip by taking the dry scrapings from your pots, mixing them to a thin cream, allowing most of the grit to settle, and decanting the thin slip into another vessel. Then you may add some Sienna or Indian or light red powder if you wish to make it redder, or umber to make it brown. If you wish to make a lighter colored slip for decorating you may add kaolin, flint or whiting to it.
How TO BUILD A SIMPLE WOOD-BURNING KILN
The kiln illustrated, fig. 13, is used by the Indians of Mexico for burning their low-fired ware.
The fire is kindled on the ground, and the door-way is kept choked up with fuel, leaving plenty of room inside the fire box and just pushing in the burning sticks from time to time with the fresh ones that replace them. If this is not done, cold air rushes in under the top of the door, chills off the pottery on the near side of the kiln, and short-circuits the draft as well. It is an art to fire a kiln with wood, but it can be learned if one watches not only the fire, but the inside of the kiln as well, observing where the flames play and noting whether any parts of the kiln appear darker than others. If they do, it is a sign that cold air or insufficient heat is reaching the spot and the fire must be manipulated accordingly.
I designed this kiln for burning wood, but it can also be used for coke or coal. The firing technique has been worked out after a good deal of experience with the kiln and should be followed carefully.
The damper (H) is a plate of cast iron, bolted to a rod to give means of controlling it from below with the handle (K). The fire is started with the damper and draft door (D) nearly closed and fuel is added very little at a time. The fire should be very small and should not be built up to its full size for about five hours. Then the draft door and damper are opened and the fuel introduced more frequently. The wood should be kept piled up in front in (B) and fresh pieces are used to push the burning ones off the pile into the fire over the grate-bars (A). Avoid getting too much fuel on the fire itself. No more should be put on it than it can easily consume at once, and it should be tended every five minutes toward the end of the firing. Small pieces of wood are better than large. Hardwood sawmill slabs (from the outside of the logs) are the best fuel I have found, especially if they are not too heavy.
These are sold as complete ready-made units and directions are supplied by the makers. They are easier to operate than kilns burning solid fuel, and are always built as muffle kilns, the ware being loaded into the kiln on shelves set on props. Set the kiln up well away from any wood work and as near the chimney as possible. Avoid turns in the pipe connecting with the chimney. Every turn cuts down the effective draft about 25%. A good high chimney is necessary, especially with oil burning kilns that operate by gravity. Take care not to give these kilns too much oil at the beginning of the firing. Apart from the strain on the kiln, of too sudden a heating, you waste the fuel and form deposits of coke in the tubes. Bulletin 133 by Prof. Paul F. Cox of Iowa State College, along with much useful information on clays and glazes, contains plans for a small gas fired kiln that needs no chimney.
A ceramist can build his own oil fired kiln, firing it with a Hauk kerosene torch (operates like a gasoline torch). The torch is mounted so as to throw its flame against baffle plates that support the floor of the kiln. The floor and the baffles are made of 1" "splits" (firebrick 1" thick). The products of combustion pass right through spaces in the floor or up the sides, and there is neither muffle nor sagger. This type of kiln is quite efficient and needs little draft, but the terrific noise of the torches takes away from the pleasure of working with it.
Estimating the Temperature
Pottery is fired to alter the chemical composition of the clay by driving off the combined water, which ordinary drying does not remove. (Note formulae of kaolin and calcined kaolin on page 111). Once this is driven off, the clay is never softened by water again. The firing also fuses various fluxes and impurities (feldspar, lime, iron oxide, etc.) cementing together the fine particles of clay substance and flint. According to the composition of the body, different degrees of heat are necessary to bring this fusion to the correct point. If carried too far "vitrification" (literally "glassification") results. The firing techniques for porcelain and stoneware are based on bringing the clay body just to the point of complete vitrification and stopping before it starts to sag and melt right down. Pottery is distinguished from porcelain and' stoneware by the fact that the firing is stopped at a point short of complete vitrification leaving the body still somewhat porous.
The point at which to stop the firing may be determined empirically by standing up within sight of the spy hole, several pieces of clay with holes in them presented toward the spy hole. At suitable intervals a piece is speared with a sharp poker and brought out. Being allowed to cool quickly, it is examined for hardness by scratching with a knife, tested for porosity by being applied to the tongue (if it sucks strongly to the tongue it is porous and underfired). When the trial piece indicates that the correct point has been reached, allowing for the fact that clay nearer the fire will get a greater heat, the firing is stopped, doors closed and the kiln allowed to cool.
The glaze firing may be gauged by putting a glazed pot near the spy-hole and watching until the glaze melts. In an open fire kiln, a hole is left in one of the saggers where this method is used.
Most workers use pyrometric cones. These are pointed strips of clay substance, so combined with fluxes, or refractory materials, that they soften and bend over at a series of temperatures approximately 30° C. apart.
They are set in pats of clay, three in a row. A softer (or more fusible) cone (for warning), is placed to the right, and a more refractory one (to guard against over-firing), to the left. They are all given an inclination to the right of about 70°. These pats of cones are placed in sight of spy-holes in different parts of the kiln, and the fire manipulated to make them all curve to the same degree at once.
In the small kiln (fig. 16) the pat of cones is placed on top of the sagger cover right in the center. Only one set is used, and the fireman's judgment is exercised in guiding the firing to make the flames play evenly on all sides of the saggers. The spy-hole is placed in the door opposite to this point, covered with a piece of glass or mica, supported by little angles of sheet metal that are set into the concrete or the joints of the bricks.
Setting the Kiln
In setting the kiln consider that the temperature varies with the distance from the fire. The thick pieces need more heat than thin ones, and should be placed accordingly. Modeled heads or figures need a very gentle firing. For most work, fire the biscuit rather soft and then make the glaze firing high enough to mature the glaze and clay at the same time. Plates, however, are better given a high biscuit firing. During their softer glaze firing, they may be supported on stilts, or thimbles, the latter being the more economical of space. Saggers, shelves and kiln furniture of all kinds should be washed with a slip of equal parts kaolin and flint, to prevent glaze from sticking to them. If the glaze is scraped from the bottoms of pots, they may be fired right on the shelves or bottoms of saggers without the use of stilts. Biscuit pieces may be piled together in the kiln, but glazed pieces must always be separated by about 3/8" to be sure that they do not touch and fuse together.
Saggers or shelves can be made of a mixture of sagger clay or ball clay, kaolin, and crushed fire-brick. Saggers and shelves of silicon carbide are best, but have to be made to order by the manufacturer. The kiln in fig. 16 uses two round saggers, 15" in diameter and 7" and 9" high (outside measurements). The bottom sagger is bedded on "wad" made of clay and sand, at six points about its circumference, leaving room between the wads for the up-ward play of the flames. The upper sagger is covered by a disc made of the sagger-mix. Smaller discs are used inside the saggers for shelves, supported by props of a similar material.


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Ledell Zellers — Advocating for Issues That Matter
We need developments where neighbors, business people, and developers work to make sure that the right development occurs in the right place, that the buildings add to the character of the neighborhood, that additional residential and business opportunities are created on the isthmus, and that important historic resources are preserved. (More)
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER and QUALITY OF LIFE
I have worked with neighbors and city officials to maintain and protect the uniqueness of our neighborhood while also supporting changes that build on our strengths. (More)
I support the growth and development of local businesses. Neighborhood businesses enable us to live more efficiently and sustainably. During the reconstruction of Johnson Street in 2014, I worked with the neighborhood, the city and the businesses along this street to provide support during that challenging time. (More)
Financial stability and wise budgeting are essential to the city's overall health. As Mayor Soglin observed in talking about city budgeting: "Madison can perform as an outstanding community … only if our city government is stable." (More)
Transportation and development go hand in glove. Public investment in transportation infrastructure is a catalyst for new development. You can't build the density first and hope that transit will follow. The City needs to commit to the development of a comprehensive multi-modal Isthmus Area Transportation Plan and Parking Strategy. (More)
The role of an alder is to represent the residents of the district. Foremost this requires being a good listener. An engaged and respectful dialogue is crucial to a reasonable consideration of all of the items that come before the City. (More)
The quality of our water and air are crucial to our city. Aquifer contamination, water filtration needs, disinfection byproducts, groundwater recharge, and shoreline protection are areas of increasing concern in our developing urban environment.Poor air quality contributes to increased rates of cancer, heart disease, lung disease and asthma. (More)
Throughout Madison and the surrounding communities there are people who for a wide variety of reasons do not have a safe, clean warm place to call home. Homelessness is a multifaceted problem that involves a wide range of situations. It is more than simply setting up a warming shelter. At the same time we need to distinguish between homelessness on a citywide scale and the disruptive and unacceptable behavior of a few. (More)


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Wikimedia software developer and Software Craftmanship advocate Jeroen De Dauw discusses about how to maintain code. A significant amount of time is spend on reading code, sometimes more than on writing code.
Jeroen asks questions like how does elegant code tend to rot over time, and what can we do to make this clearer? In this short talk, a series of common pitfalls and ways to avoid them will be outlined. Specific tipps and tricks explain how you can apply the useful ideas for maintaining code to code you are writing at the moment.
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My training began when I was 15/16 years old during a summer in California in 2010/2011. I had been looking up stuff about parkour and bodyweight training before I actually started moving/training. I was exposed to parkour by the game Assassin's Creed. It was the first time I know of the word "parkour" and became interested in it.
My first actual training day consisted of only precision jumps because I do not have a place to do vaults. I did a lot of research first and watched a lot of tutorials (i.e. Jesse LaFlair's famous tutorials) before my first actual training day.


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A Kennett Square Dentist Is Eliminating Chronic Migraine Conditions
Dr. Jeffrey S. Harris, Director of The Migraine Headache Relief Center of Pennsylvania
For a moment, try to generally remember what you were like, where you were, and what you were doing when you were 17 years old. Amy Johnson (not her actual last name) remembers that time of her life well, because that was when she first started having migraine attacks. She didn't know at the time that those migraine headaches would follow her for another 19 years. When Amy was 36 years old she not only still suffered with migraines, but managing them had become more difficult over time.
Dr. Jeffrey S. Harris, Director of The Migraine Headache Relief Center of Pennsylvania (MHRPA) recounts some of her story…
"Amy first started having migraine attacks at 17, and she went looking for help in the all the areas you would expect. She took over-the-counter pain relievers for awhile but they weren't effective. She then went to a doctor and was told to alter her eating and dietary habits. Unfortunately, removing MSG, foods with preservatives, cheese products, and so on didn't help her. She then saw a migraine specialist who prescribed a battery of migraine medications and vitamin B supplements. That didn't work, either."
Amy is one of over 36 million Americans who have suffered with recurring migraines. Her story is like many others migraine sufferers who often try numerous things to cope with the pain but can't get consistent results. Amy kept searching for solutions.
"I went for massage therapy on a regular basis (for a while) but the migraines were only more severe after that," Amy said. "I also went to a chiropractor to try and get some relief but none of those treatments helped me."
Amy continued to live with pain for years but then reached a tipping point where both her headache and migraine episodes became more frequent and worse. It happened right after she had a child.
Amy mentions, "Being a new mom, I started having my migraines increase to about two episodes a week – I was living with pain five days a week. I would have a headache, and most of the time it would turn into a migraine. That really affected my life in being able to care for my son, and also with my husband. Our weekends were almost always shot, it really started affecting our relationship because he was getting frustrated."
Nearly two decades after she started having migraine episodes, Amy had more to care for in her life than ever before and yet she was in more pain than she had ever been. With no apparent relief for her migraine headaches in sight, she saw something one day that changed everything.
"One day when we were taking our son to daycare we saw Dr. Harris's sign (for MHRPA)," she said. "So I called and found out some information and came in."
After being evaluated by Dr. Harris and told that she was a candidate for treatment, Amy completed a 12-week neuromuscular rehabilitation and treatment course at MHRPA. The treatment results were nothing less than life-changing.
In her own words, months after treatment had concluded with Dr. Harris, Amy confidently states, "I am now migraine-free, and I had a total of three migraines at most during the 12 weeks of treatment. The three migraines that I did have were all treatable using Dr. Harris's at-home treatment protocols or just using ibuprofen."
Amy is one of hundreds of migraine sufferers who claim that the neuromuscular rehabilitation techniques that were used on her by Dr. Harris permanently eliminated her chronic migraine condition. In fact, Harris cites a near 95% long-term success rate with migraine sufferers.
"People come in here at their wits end and I've had patients who were going to commit suicide, that's how bad it is," Harris said at his office at 300 Old Forge Lane in Kennett Square, PA. "One young man attempted to hang himself twice. We were able to help him. For me, eliminating migraine headaches is the most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life."
Harris says that traditional approaches to solving headache and migraine pain often fail because they address only the pain symptoms. Conversely, Harris's approach involves treating the root causes for pain, and not just the symptomatic response.
"I am a dentist so I do things differently than a medical doctor. All a neurologist typically does is give the patient pills or drugs. My treatments change the way the body responds to the trigger," he said. "I'm not treating the symptoms. I'm treating the root cause in how the brain gets the signal."
His treatment protocols are a result of recent advancements in diagnostic technologies and a more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between dentally-related neuromuscular force problems and chronic headache and migraine pain.
"We now understand that (migraine pain) has to do with the muscles of the head, neck and jaw, and the way the teeth come together. Forces imbalanced by the way the teeth come together send a biofeedback loop through the trigeminal nerve bundle to the brain. The result is pain. The muscles need to work in harmony for pain-free function, and dentists like myself can now rehabilitate these muscles." said Harris.
Harris states that neuromuscular rehabilitation techniques can address more than just headaches and migraines. They can also be used to mitigate TMJ pain, facial pain, chronic head and neck tension, and even tinnitus. While Harris's treatments are not yet widely available, MHRPA is within easy reach of most residents of the Tri-State Region.
Dr. Harris often hears from sufferers who have tried everything else. "That's who we need to hear from," Harris says. "The fact that they've tried traditional approaches and not been helped only increases the probability that there may be neuromuscular force imbalances at work causing the pain. Many of those individuals can be helped without drugs or invasive procedures. We're proving it."
For more information visit www.headachereliefpa.com or call (610) 388-7040.
Dr. Harris attended Temple University School of Dentistry and joined the Academy of General Dentistry soon after graduation in 1985. He is highly committed to providing the most advanced treatments available today for general dentistry, chronic headaches and migraines, Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) and common jaw discomforts, neuromuscular imbalance and chronic tension, Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and Sleep Apnea.
Dr. Harris devotes significant time to his professional development to stay at the cutting-edge of medical dentistry, technologies, and patient care. Professional organizations include the American Dental Association, Dental Society of Chester and Delaware Counties, and Main Line DKU (Dentists Keeping Up.) Dr. Harris regularly attends many continuing education seminars to keep current with the latest advances in headache/migraine treatments.
In 2012, Dr. Harris founded the Migraine Headache Relief Center of PA (MHRPA) to bring the most advanced diagnostic and treatment protocols available in the world for resolving headaches, migraines, and TMJ to the people of the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Region. Dr. Harris now serves a diverse group of male and female patients throughout the tri-state area (DE, PA, NJ) who could find help nowhere else for their unique and complex pain conditions. MHRPA is currently accepting new patients.