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The INH U-Clip is a one piece clip-in extension that you apply to the crown of your head—like the queen you are! Our U-Clip is INH's exclusive design that makes it easy to add mega volume and length in seconds!
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The discovery of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation at 2.7 degrees above the absolute zero marked the start of what may be called physical cosmology. The CMB radiation is the leftover from the Big Bang itself and has cooled in the billions of years since, because of the expansion of the Universe. These days we are busy exploring the data from the experiment Planck, which are challenging the standard cosmological model through observations with extremely high precision.
This (artist's drawing) illustration shows Planck orbiting the second Lagrange point (L2), 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Illustration: ESA/C. Carreau
About the project
Cosmology is the study of the Universe on large scales, scales larger than individual galaxies. Until about 50 years ago, the main quest was to determine the expansion "velocity" and the average density. Cosmology has after the mid-sixties become a much more varied and lively field of research. Today cosmology is a leading branch of both astronomy and physics.
The discovery of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation at 2.7 degrees above the absolute zero marked the start of what may be called physical cosmology. The CMB radiation is the leftover from the Big Bang itself and has cooled in the billions of years since, because of the expansion of the Universe. The study of this radiation has given us an understanding of what happened in the first minutes of the history of the Universe, when light nuclei like helium were formed.
The last decade has seen an enormous growth in cosmology. While cosmology until one or two decades ago was a data-starved science, the opposite is the case today. The wealth of new data coming out of new large space- and ground-based observatories and experiments has made cosmology a data-rich science where one poses detailed questions and where simplified models are no longer sufficient. Already with NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), large classes of cosmological models were ruled out, and a concordance model was established. These days we are busy exploring the data from the new experiment Planck, which will challenge this model through observations with extremely high precision.
In 1999, guaranteed by the Research Council, the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics became a full member of the Low-Frequency Instrument consortium in the Planck collaboration. On the instrumental side, the Norwegian contribution was defined to be the Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) required for testing the fully assembled instrument prior to launch. All these commitments were fulfilled from the Norwegian side in 2004, and the EGSE was successfully used in the integration and testing of the LFI instrument that was operating on Planck from the successful launch in May 2009 until it was turned off on the 19th of October, 2013.
The aim of Planck is to produce a very accurately calibrated mapping of the temperature and polarization of the microwave and far IR radiation all over the sky with an angular resolution of 10', sensitivity better than 10 microkelvin and with 9 frequency channels spaced between 30 and 900 GHz. While the satellite, launch and satellite operation was the responsibility of ESA, there were two instruments that were provided by science teams:
- The High Frequency Instrument (HFI), which has 6 channels placed at 100, 143, 217, 353, 545 and 857 GHz. Its angular resolution is from 10.7 arc minutes for the lowest frequency to 5.5 for the 4 highest. The 100, 143, 217 and 353 GHz channels measure polarization.
- The Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) has 3 frequency channels, at 30, 44 and 70 GHz. The angular resolution is 33, 23 and 14 arc minutes for each of the channels respectively. All channels measure polarization.
In 1999, Norway was accepted as a full member of the LFI consortium. Per B. Lilje was accepted as Co-Investigator (Co-I) in the LFI project, representing the Norwegian interests in all Planck fora, while several scientists at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics have since been accepted as Associates or Collaborators in the project; presently Lilje, Frode Hansen, Hans Kristian Eriksen, postdocs Yashar Akrami, Phil Bull and Yabebal Tadesse and Ph.D. students Eirik Gjerløw, Kristin Mikkelsen, Tone Melvær Ruud and Dag Sverre Seljebotn are members of the LFI Core Team, "the inner circle" with access to all data. So is also Ingunn K. Wehus, now postdoc at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as our former postdocs Simona Donzella (now at INAF-Milano) and Jussi Väliviita (now at University of Helsinki).
The nominal mission, with two complete scans of the sky, was completed at the end of 2010. Planck then continued its mission with three more scans until the HFI instrument, as expected, ran out of coolant in early 2012 and successfully completed its survey of the early Universe. However, Planck continued surveying the sky using only the LFI instrument until October 2013, this will improve Planck's final results. In January 2011, the Early Release Point Source Catalogue was released, as well as a large number of scientific non-cosmological papers based on the first 6 months of observations. Since then, a large number of so called "intermediate papers", also non-cosmological, have been published, while the first cosmological results, based on the first two scans of the sky, were published in 29 papers, together with the data, in March 2013.
The data analysis of Planck is divided in a large number of working groups and core team groups. The Oslo group has a central role in several. Our main scientific interests are the following:
- Power spectrum and cosmological parameters: A very large number or researchers have worked on developing algorithms for extracting the power spectrum from the Planck data, which gets even more difficult with the polarization data. Some of the most important contributions to this effort have come from our group, especially the work led by Hans Kristian Eriksen on the Gibbs sampling method and the code "Commander". This is one of the main codes used by the Data Processing Centres (DPCs), and is continually fine-tuned when used on the real data.
- Non-gaussianities and large-scale anisotropies: The Oslo group is very central in the Core Team groups for this. Collaborations led by Eriksen and Hansen have already published a large number of papers with results from the WMAP data that have caught widespread attention and very high citation numbers. If it is verified through Planck that such anisotropies are real and of cosmological origin, this will lead to a major revision of cosmology. Inflation also predicts the presence of a small non-Gaussian signal. Detecting or putting limits on this signal will be crucial for understanding the physical processes responsible for the inflationary phase. The group is central in the analysis of the Planck maps for non-Gaussianities, where needlet-based algorithms have been developed in Oslo.
- Map making and component separation: The signal measured by Planck is a combination of the signal from the CMB and a number of other components, of which the most important are caused by emission from gas in the Galaxy. Our group has a prominent role in the effort for devising methods for separating the different components based on spatial and spectral properties (e.g., through Gibbs sampling), and is developing them further as they are confronted with the real data.
Our group has, especially through the work and competences mentioned above, and our comprehensive approach with a very strong attention to the treatment of propagation of systematic effects, a very important role in the analysis of the data from Planck.
The activities are now financed by a grant from the Research Council of Norway: 208016/F50 "Norwegian use of the Planck LFI experiment and QUIET".
- Anthony J. Banday (CESR, Toulouse)
- Clive Dickinson (University of Manchester)
- Simona Donzelli (INAF-Milano)
- Joanna Dunkley (University of Oxford)
- Pedro Ferreira (University of Oxford)
- Krzysztof M. Gorski (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech)
- Jeffrey Jewell (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
- Charles Lawrence (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
- Michele Liguori (University of Padova)
- Domenico Marinucci (University of Rome "Tor Vergata")


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The WCT token is used for voting. Voting users are regularly rewarded by projects for which they cast their votes. The amount of remuneration depends on a number of parameters that can be taken into account by users when deciding to vote. At the same time, users can change their decision at any time and freely dispose of their votes depending on their preferences.
Advisers are people who provide specialized support to the project at the stages of its development in their specialized field. There is a community of advisors on the platform of trust, which can be involved in cooperation. Such participation allows both to realize the skills to profile experts to applicants ,and to receive the professional help and an assessment of such experts interested in development of projects.
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The Richland One Board of School Commissioners
The seven-member Board of School Commissioners is the governing body of Richland County School District One. The Board is comprised of three at-large members and four members who represent geographic election districts. Board members are elected to serve four-year terms. Non-partisan elections are held in November of even-numbered years on a staggered basis.
The Board holds regularly scheduled meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month (except December and July), with meeting locations alternating between schools and the district office (Stevenson Administration Building, 1616 Richland Street). Open session begins at 7:00 p.m. The Board sets aside time during each meeting for public comments. Persons who wish to address the Board may sign up to speak at the meeting. Each speaker is given three minutes. Speakers receive a written response from the Board.
Board meetings are taped and broadcast on Richland One TV (Spectrum Cable channel 1303) and posted in R1TV On Demand at www.richlandone.org. Board meeting agendas and the R1TV broadcast schedule are posted at www.richlandone.org
Special Assistant to the Board
Eva Wilson: (803) 231-7556
School Board Members
Degrees and Certifications:
Commissioner Jamie L. Devine, Chairman
Jamie L. Devine is president and CEO of Community Assistance Provider, Inc. He attended Benedict College where he received a bachelor of arts degree in English.
Commissioner Devine represents Election District 2. His term expires in 2020.
He is married to Columbia City Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine, and they reside in downtown Columbia. They have two daughters and one son, Tamia, Jade and Jameson.
His voice mail number is 803.231.6985. He serves as an ex-officio member of all three Board committees.
His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Commissioner Aaron Bishop, Vice Chairman
Aaron Bishop is employed with University of Phoenix as the senior corporate education liaison, and he is the pastor of Grace Christian Church.
Commissioner Bishop has a bachelor of arts degree in history from Savannah State University and a master's in biblical studies from Grace Divinity College of Biblical Studies.
He represents Election District 1, which is an area west of Broad River Road up to Harbison and extends to the Fairfield County line. It includes St. Andrews, Eau Claire, Greenview, Meadowlake, Lincolnshire, Summerhill, Monticello and Fairlawn. His term expires in 2022.
He is chairman of the Administration Committee.
Commissioner Bishop is married to Jennifer Bishop and they have one son, Peyton.
His voice mail number is 803.231.6984.
His email address is email@example.com
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Commissioner Lila Anna Sauls, Secretary-Treasurer
Lila Anna Sauls has served on the Richland One Board of Commissioners since 2016 in an at-large capacity.
She leads Homeless No More as its Chief Executive Officer and works to implement the organization's strategic plan. Working with the board of directors and staff, she develops community partnerships and coalitions, launches new initiatives, and oversees operations of its many programs and services for at-risk and homeless families with children including Family Shelter, Live Oak Place and St. Lawrence Place.
With more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, Lila Anna serves on numerous boards and committees, including the SC Coalition for the Homeless, the Greater Columbia Community Relations Council, the Renaissance Foundation, United Way of the Midlands Community Impact Committee and is immediate past chair of the Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH), the 14-county Continuum of Care for Central SC. She is a recipient of the Carolina Academy Alumni Award, a TWIN Honoree of the Palmetto Center for Women, and Renaissance Foundation honoree for servant leaders. She is active in advocating for homeless families and education on local, state and national levels and is a guest lecturer on the topic at both the USC and Columbia College schools of education and social work.
Lila Anna is a graduate of the University South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications. She holds a Masters of Arts in Organizational Change and Leadership from Columbia College, is a 2015 fellow of the Blue Ridge Institute for service executives and a 2018 fellow of the Riley Institute of Diversity at Furman University.
She and her husband, Brad, are the parents of five boys within Richland One. They spend most of their free time at cross country meets, and on baseball and football fields.
Her voice mail number is 803.231.7562 and her email address is email@example.com.
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Commissioner Cheryl Harris, Parliamentarian
Cheryl Harris has over 22 years of business experience with expertise in human resources. She currently works on special projects as a Human Resource Generalist Specialist for various clients. She is a proud product of this district and has served as a volunteer for over 13 years prior to her being elected in 2012.
She has a master's degree in business administration from South University. She is married to Robert Harris, and they have four children: Megan, Chandel, Evani and Robert Jordan.
Commissioner Harris represents Election District 4, which extends from the Sumter County line into the City of Columbia and includes all of the Lower Richland community and the Olympia area. Her term expires in 2020.
Her voice mail number is 803.231.6981.
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Commissioner Beatrice King
Beatrice King represents Election District 3. Her term expires in 2022. She is a member of the Administration Committee.
Commissioner King is a 1992 graduate of the University of South Carolina's MIBS program (Master of International Business). She earned a degree from Academie Commerciale Internationale, a business school affiliated with the Paris Chamber of Commerce. She worked in the software wholesale industry in Paris, then for AT&T and the former Columbia-based PMSC.
Commissioner King left the workforce to raise her three sons. For the past 10 years, she has been an active Richland One parent and volunteer. She is also actively involved with the Columbia Museum of Art, serving on the Education Board.
Her voice mail number is 803.231.6986.
Her email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Commissioner Yolanda Anderson
Yolanda Anderson serves on Richland One School Board of Commissioners in an at-large capacity and is currently a member of the Facilities and Finance Committee.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro NC, Commissioner Anderson possesses an undergraduate degree in Management, with a concentration in Human Resources. Her MBA was obtained from Webster University.
She is the Owner and Chief Consultant of Covenant Connections, LLC.
Yolanda worked in corporate sector for over 13 years but prefers her work as a community liaison keeping her community members informed of all the great things the City of Columbia has to offer. She is also an active and committed member in her church, 1-Accord Church International, where she serves on several teams.
Commissioner Anderson is the proud mother of two Richland One scholars, A. Imani Thomas and Ethan Anderson.
Her voice mail number is 803-231-6987
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Commissioner Jonathan Milling
Jonathan Milling serves on Richland One School Board of Commissioners in an at-large capacity and serves on the Curriculum and Instruction Committee. He is a 1995 graduate of Clemson University and a 1998 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. Commissioner Milling is the owner of the Milling Law Firm, LLC, which he founded in 2007.
Commissioner Milling and his wife, Cydney, are members of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral where he serves on the Vestry, as a Sunday School teacher in the Youth and Children's classrooms and as a Youth Basketball Coach. They are the proud parents of four children all attending Richland One schools. Prior to being elected to this position, Commissioner Milling served as SIC Chair for Brennen Elementary School.
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Pistachios definitely don't get the recognition that they deserve – they're packed with the most delicious salty roasted flavour which adds the perfect amount of crunch to this pesto brown rice bowl. Ready in under 15 minutes, this meal has become one of my go to's; it requires minimal effort and the simplest ingredients, yet together they create such a delicious combination that I can't stop coming back to; the salty roasted pistachios are scattered over sticky pesto brown rice, crunchy broccoli, black beans, creamy mashed avocado and juicy sauteed mushrooms, and I love adding an extra drizzle of tahini on top too!
This bowl makes a quick and easy weeknight supper but it's delicious served cold for lunch the next day too.
I love seeing you recreate my recipes so if you make these, please let me know in the comments below and don't forget to tag me in your photos on Instagram using @nourishingyas or #nourishingyas.
serves 1
- 1 serving brown rice
- 2 tbsps green pesto
- 1/2 can black beans (120g when rinsed and drained)
- 80g chestnut mushrooms
- 80g broccoli
- 1/2 large avocado or 1 serving of hummus
- small handful salted and roasted pistachios
- himalayan salt and black pepper, to season
- optional tahini, for drizzling
- Add a drizzle of olive oil to a frying pan and set over a medium to high heat. Slice the chestnut mushrooms and once the oil hot, add them to the pan. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring as little as possible to ensure that they turn golden brown.
- Whilst the mushrooms cook, peel, pit and mash the avocado with himalayan salt and black pepper, to taste. Set aside.
- Add the black beans to a pan and cook for 5 minutes, or until heated through.
- Add the broccoli to a pan of boiling water and cook for 3 minutes, or until tender.
- Add the brown rice to a small pan along with a splash of boiling water and the pesto. Stir the pesto through until fully combined and allow the rice to heat through.
- Drain the broccoli and transfer to your bowl along with the beans, mushrooms, pesto rice and mashed avocado. Top with the roasted pistachios and a drizzle of tahini. Serve and enjoy!
This post is part of my Veganuary series; you can learn more about the campaign and donate here.
If you liked this recipe then why not try my Cashew and Sweet Potato Burgers or Pesto Pasta and Tofu Kale Salad.


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2nd September 2014
Nathan's Wish
The whole Padgett family (mum Tracy, dad Stephen, sister Caitlin, and Nathan), all embarked on a sunny adventure in August 2014, on board the Norwegian Epic.
Recently back from sun and sea, Nathan described his experience to us in a lovely handwritten letter!
Thank you for sending me on my wish trip – A Mediterranean cruise on the Norwegian Epic. We had a great time and we made lots of memories. Some of my favourite moments were going on the water slides on the boat (my favourite was the ring one), ordering tasty pizza and eating it in our cabin. Going round the towns/cities and playing games in the entourage teen club on the ship. Once more thank you!


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Paul Gottfried is Raffensperger Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Elizabethtown College. He is the author of eleven books, most recently Leo Strauss and the Conservative Movement in America (Cambridge University Press, 2011), and more than one hundred scholarly articles. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1983


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Some things never seem to lose their ability to enchant us – crashing waves, fall colors, the songs of certain birds or tender loving words from that special person in your life. For me the activities at the ocean's edge are high on that list. Is it the ebb and flow of the tides, the steady roaring sound of the ocean, the "dance" of the sea anemones, the trails of the hermit crabs in wet beach sand or the tweet of the oystercatcher? (image – Harris Beach at 7:30 AM)
I guess the answer is "yes" to every possibility each coastal scene presents. Because here I glimpse and sing to Yemaya, Goddess of the Ocean. While I walked the shoreline the chant that welled up in me includes this phrase "Return to the home of your soul." Think of those familiar places you return to often for regeneration, inspiration and wonderment.
Recently I returned to Harris Beach in Southern Oregon . Harris Beach was named after the Scottish pioneer George Harris who settled along this coast in the late 1880s to raise sheep and cattle. One of Oregon 's largest coastal islands is found here. This " Bird Island " (also called Sheep/Goat Island) is a National Wildlife Sanctuary and breeding ground for such rare birds as the tufted puffin. The park offers sandy beaches sprinkled with rocky outcroppings. The tide pool areas offer a glimpse of the ocean's wide variety of life.
I have only been here in summer months so I look forward to someday experiencing the beauty that changes with the seasons. There are plentiful opportunities for wildlife viewing. Gray whales are often spotted on their winter and spring migrations. Harbor seals, California sea lions, and sea birds join the rich marine gardens. When all is said and done this park is a mesmerizing stop for beachcombing, communing with Yemaya and camping.
Where the Pacific Ocean breaks against rocky shorelines, you are likely to spot Black Oystercatchers who hunt about on the rocks, run along the beaches and wade in nearby mud flats. If disturbed, they take flight with loud, staccato chirping, easily heard above the crashing of the waves. Their range stretches from Alaska to Baja, but Black Oystercatchers are scarce along the coast of southern California , where the shoreline is mostly sandy.
At the water's edge I think I heard Yemaya, a mother goddess, whisper tender tones of welcome. Like water she represents both change and constancy–bringing forth life, protecting it, and changing it as is necessary. She traveled with the people of Yoruba to distant lands, comforting them in the holds of the slave ships that took them far away from their homeland in Africa . Today she is also celebrated under many other names, including Mary, our Stella Maris (Star of the Sea).
She is here where the ocean meets the land, washing over us gently and calling us to "return to the home of our soul."
As we remember the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we are mindful of the powers of the ocean that can be both a blessing and a curse.


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Some people are just good people. They do their part to make the world a better part and help ease suffering. Morgue Davie has found just such a soul: Karen from makeadifference.org.nz. Her organisation sews clothes for children in need. Which is an incredible endeavour. If you want to help out please contact email@example.com.
When did Make a Difference begin? Where did the idea come from?
I came up with the idea literally on a sleepless Christmas Eve in 2011. I'm one of those painful people who flicks on the bed-side light in the wee small hours of the morning to scribble notes and lists while my brain is whirring on overdrive, much to the total frustration of my partner and cats. I wanted to think of something the average person could do to help people without it involving donating money. I wanted something small that makes a difference. I had finished reading a great book "Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal" by Connon Grennan which I remembered mentioned that orphanages often struggled supplying clothes for their children. Ahaaaa! And thus my idea was born.
How did you hit upon sewing clothing for kids?
I am a VERY basic sewer but I enjoy making/crafting things like so many others but I don't often have the purpose/reason to do so. I figured there would be lots of people like me who enjoy sewing but don't use this skill much and making children's clothes is fairly quick, easy and they look so cute! If I could come up with something simple that even I could sew, then I'd be onto something. I then researched, tweaked and roped friend's kids into modelling various designs and thus the basic pillow case dress and a pair of shorts was chosen!
Is it the first thing like this you've been involved in?
Yes this is the first thing like this I've been involved in. I am on the Orphans of Nepal Trust which helps support the running costs of two orphanages in Nepal – which was probably why I read the first book. I also volunteer and foster for the SPCA and find it's the little things behind the scenes that gives you a rewarding connection.
What's your relationship with the GVN Foundation? And who the heck are the GVN Foundation?
I have been long-time friends with an AMAZING man called Colin Salisbury who founded and runs GVN which is Global Volunteer Network. He deserves a knighthood for his ideas! He is a truly inspirational, incredible guy! A conversation about what he does makes my brain burst! His organisation places volunteers around the world in various countries helping out with either educational, animal, building or environmental work for charities and not-for-profit organisations. He also set up the GVN Foundation along with one or two others that raises money and supports various organisations (including the two orphanages in Nepal that I'm associated with). They do an "Eat So They Can" worldwide fundraiser where you get people to attend a food function in October each year, such as breakfasts, lunches or dinners either at restaurants or in your own home and donate a price for the meal that goes towards this fundraiser. He has worked with United Nations also has been endorsed by Bill Gates. He has amazing big picture ideas that fascinate me and he's a super lovely guy.
I mentioned my idea to his wife who is also my friend and she said to talk to him about it. He said he could provide the orphanages or communities that would benefit from the clothing and hand deliver the items through the use of volunteers or staff. This is perfect as postage can go missing or the recipients of the parcels often have to pay tax to collect the items which is money they don't have. I have since worked with Eliza Raymond who is Executive Director for GVN Foundation to co-ordinate where and when staff and volunteers are travelling to places that will benefit from a project and we discuss what would be appropriate. From there I plan out approximately four projects a year.
You've completed two successful deliveries so far – what were the outcomes there? What information do you get about what's happened to the clothing?
The first delivery was completed just recently where Colin and a few employees hand delivered the items to a community and children's home in Uganda while they were visiting for an annual distribution trip. I think this is when they touch base with their on-the-ground agencies about what's been happening and what is needed. Initially Colin went earlier in 2012 to the village and took samples of the clothes so the community could give me feedback on sizes needed and suitability. They suggested tops to go with the shorts for the boys. I went back to the drawing board and came up with a relatively simple top design and was able to include tops in the final package they received. The children and their families were so appreciative of the clothes and incredibly proud to have their children dressed so smartly in new clothes which are a luxury. Colin handed the clothes over staff that work on the ground to best work out how to distribute them but he took lots of photos for me when they received them.
The second delivery for Peru has three projects. One has been sleep sacks and merino hats for newborns for a maternity hospital. The next has been merino trousers and hats for a poor community. At a community tombola each child is given a numbered ticket. They receive an item of clothing for their ticket. This is a fun event that the volunteers run. The third project is merino dresses for a girl's orphanage. These items leave at the end of this month with an employee from GVN who will hand deliver the items and she's promised to send me back some photos.
Who can get involved? Do you need to be an expert crafty person from NZ?
Anyone can get involved here or overseas (as long as they don't mind the international return postage fees). I try to keep the designs fairly simple and I provide the volunteers with a kit including pre-cut fabric, overlocked with simple instructions. I either post the kits or leave them in people's letterboxes if they are in Wellington. I have had some fantastic students join from Chilton St James School and Queen Margaret's School with the help of some wonderful teachers. I've got a lovely mother and young daughter who have sewn together and lots of super volunteers from all around New Zealand. I even got a few from various places around America and a couple in Australia after a mention on a blog. I have some men who have given it a go and I've roped in a few of my friends and even one of their mothers! Some awesome volunteers are regulars that do bundles at a time and keep requesting more. It reminds me that there are so many really lovely people out there willing to help others with the generous gift of their valuable time.
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Take Note: Every Company is Now Software Company
Communicating one-on-one with the right message, at the right time, through the right channels, on the right devices, is a daunting task. It involves capturing and analyzing our prospects' and customers' background, behavior, and current situation, and responding to them, individually, with appropriate content that is integrated across multiple channels and devices. This can amount to thousands of interactions and decisions daily. For companies with more than a handful of prospects and customers, this cannot be accomplished manually. To pull off this state-of-the-art level of customer experience requires a major shift in thinking and some pretty sophisticated software.
"We're talking about re-engineering your entire company to deliver great digital experiences," explains George Colony, CEO of Forrester. "What It Means: In the future, every company will be a software company. Software is the new business currency more important than financial capital."
Anyone involved in creating digital experiences understands the vital role that software plays in personalizing and contextualizing interactions with our prospects and customers across multiple touchpoints, channels, and devices. However, the majority of us currently interact via multiple, disparate software systems. E-mail communications are delivered by one system; social media by another; web communication via another. While we may be getting the message out, these technology silos prevent us from creating the type of synchronized and predictive interactions that our prospects and customers are increasingly coming to expect and that lead to increased revenue.
Technology fragmentation also prohibits us from being able to accurately understand the impact of our marketing efforts. Lacking integrated analytics, organizations often employ a first-click or last- click attribution model, which allocates full credit for revenue generated to the first or last interaction leading to a sale. While easy to apply, this model ignores the combination of content and channels that contribute to securing a new lead or customer. Tremendous insight is lost due to this measurement inadequacy.
"These point systems create disconnected ribs and vertebra, not the backbone that companies need," explains Alan Trefler, Founder and CEO of Pegasystems. Pega software offers an integrated solution, connecting back office business operations and real-time data to omni-channel customer interactions. Specifically, Trefler believes that the enabling integrative software must have three components that he likens to the human body:
- Like the human brain, which has memory, the software must be able to capture and integrate many separate data sources. It must serve as the system of record, enabling a consistently refreshed 360-view of our prospects and customers.
- Like the mind, it must be capable of judgment, employing sophisticated and predictive analytics to continually make sense of the data and offer fresh insight. This insight is what enables marketers to anticipate what a customer needs now and the best way to meet that need.
- Like muscles in the body, the software must be able to enable ongoing engagement directly with the customer across every point of customer contact throughout the customer journey, including optimization of pricing on ecommerce platforms and customer fulfillment.
What is more, Trefler believes that these systems must have automatic coding capabilities. That is, they must allow business people, rather than IT folks, to develop new business applications using flowchart tools and smart graphical user interface. From these designs, the software itself can write the necessary underlying HTML code. Trefler argues that writing code in this way is more effective and accurate than manual coding. It also democratizes software creation by enabling it to be created by the business people who use it to make decisions.
No one disputes the need for integration among point systems—how else can we achieve a coherent way of interacting with our prospects and customers?—but there is debate about the best way to achieve integration. Some companies are choosing a best of breed solution in which they purchase the best stand alone point software and rely upon their corporate IT departments, or companies like Pega, to integrate their multiple software systems. Others are choosing an "end-to-end" integrated solution.
Their reasons for taking the best of breed approach are many. Some have not wanted to replace their existing software as they have invested substantial time and money in operationalizing their current software. Some feel that the best of breed approach provides them with the best tools available, which is preferable to an integrated system with fewer features. Others feel that the all in one products are not fully developed enough yet to warrant a commitment.
In a recent study of 13 digital experience deliver providers (Forrester Wave for Digital Experience Delivery Platforms: Q3, 2014), Forrester concluded that the truly integrated all in one platform is presently "more myth than reality." "Overall completeness and adoption" in the space has not happened. Most vendors have focused on the acquisition phase of the customer journey to date, but are building out their offering across the broader customer journey. As a result, a clear leader in the all in one space is yet to emerge, however there are many strong players. Forrester believes that those that those vendors that are able to support the entire journey will have an advantage in the future as companies understand the importance of software in allowing them to successfully integrate interactions across the entire customer journey.
Whatever software purchase companies ultimately make, one thing is clear: every organization is now in the software business.
Take Away:
How might a commitment to remarkable customer experience across the entire customer journey impact our marketing operations and software integration needs? Will this shift create additional silos of information and partial solutions for which we will need to create solutions or facilitate an integrated and predictive customer experience? How might our relationship with technology change as software becomes even more integral and accessible to marketing?
Hear Alan Trefler speak about The Future of Marketing Software with Larry Weber on MarketEdge.
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Update: The Dallas Police Department says 14-year-old Jasmine Robledo has been found. She was being evaluated at a local hospital Thursday night. The girl didn't meet her sister after school on Thursday, Oct. 15, and she was spotted at the State Fair of Texas on Sunday wearing the same clothes from three days earlier.
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Jasmine Robledo, 14, went missing from the State Fair of Texas Sunday, Oct. 18.
The Sunset High School student is about 5 feet tall and 90 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and white Nike Air Force One sneakers.
A bulletin from the Dallas Police Department says she may be in danger.
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Karen is head of Winckworth Sherwood's planning team and handles specialist development and residential planning matters. She has over 25 years' experience in planning law, as well as a strong reputation in relation to the delivery of major projects. Karen is consistently listed as one of the leading planning lawyers in the Country, particularly in relation to London projects and residential/mixed use schemes.
She was recently awarded the Movers & Shakers 'Fellowship' award and was voted Mover and Shaker of the Year in 2015, in recognition of her networking skills, which she brings to bear in her work for clients by having broad and deep connections politically, administratively and throughout the development industry and its intermediaries.
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- Essential Living on its schemes at Archway Tower (using office to resi permitted development rights) Greenwich and the Perfume Factory Ealing (both using an innovative discounted market rent structure), Berkshire House, Maidenhead (where Karen advised on local authority governance matters to help reverse a refusal of permission) and Helix Tower (where Karen helped negotiate a reduction in affordable housing on viability grounds)
- Quinn Estates Limited and Redrow Homes on all planning aspects of a major scheme for 550 new homes and a leading sports hub providing new tennis, hockey, cricket and football club facilities. The work of our team has included preparations for a major public inquiry which was avoided by negotiation of a key S106 agreement in relation to a parallel application
- The London Borough of Wandsworth on matters relating to the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station, including listed building matters and the demolition of the iconic chimneys. She has also advised on planning aspects of the related Northern Line extension and the redevelopment of One Nine Elms. Her work has included re-planning and re-phasing advice on statutory agreements, varying consents, advice on s106 agreements and conditioning
- Barratt London on various schemes including joint venture projects such as Fulham Wharf, Nine Elms and Sugar Quay
- London Square on the on the redevelopment of the Royal Star and Garter Home in Richmond, among others
- St George in relation to Imperial Wharf/Chelsea Creek (a project in which she has been engaged since 1997), Fulham Reach and Battersea Reach
- Various clients on major new settlements and urban extensions including Peel Holdings on Liverpool Waters, South Hams District Council, Plymouth City Council and Devon County Council on Sherford and Dover District Council on Whitfield
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- Academician of the Academy of Urbanism
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2004 to 2009: Partner and Head of Regeneration and Head of Housing, Bevan Brittan
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The last fortnight has been a busy time for the TM Rural Fire Brigade. Over the last weekend of May, we and several other RFBs helped with a major burn of 700 hectares on National Parks' land towards the Northern end of the Mountain. This was an intended and ecological burn which did not threaten properties – very different from the wildfire in the same area which many residents will remember some years ago.
The burn was run as a major exercise to test all aspects of response to a real wildfire; whether on the Mountain or elsewhere. The Show Ground was very helpfully made available as the Incident Control Centre. The ICC coordinated the actions of some 30 trucks and 250 firefighters over three shifts and three days. The operation tested organisation, preparedness and response as well as doing an important job for our National Park. It was most successful.
No forest fire is without smoke. This can be very unpleasant for all those affected – not least for the volunteer firefighters. The Brigade is very grateful for the forbearance and understanding of so many local people in face of thick smoke and traffic delays.
The first weekend of June saw a complete change of gear – to high wind and heavy rain. The Brigade responded to Firecom call-outs on Saturday and Sunday to clear fallen trees across main roads. At Eagle Heights the tree also felled both the low tension and high tension power lines. In such cases the Brigade must receive formal notice from Energex that all electrical power is OFF before we can go ahead and cut up the tree.
In parallel with the call-outs, the Brigade conducted continuous patrols looking for (and finding) causeway flooding and fallen timber across roads. This was done in close and effective liaison with our local Police which allowed rapid Mountain reaction to the problems found.
Finally; for the last weekend in July do come to the Emergency Services Open Day at the Station on Main Western Road. It will be a top occasion with something for everyone,but more on that later.
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The Mesa Police Department has announced that the city has seen the greatest reduction in crime since 1963.
According to police, among other declines, there has been a 39 percent drop in auto theft and 31 percent decrease in homicides.
Statistics taken from the first nine months of 2009 show a 16 percent drop in violent crimes like rape, murder, and robbery, compared to the same period last year. In 2009, there have been 1,496 violent crimes, as opposed to 1,776 in 2008.
Not every area saw a decrease -- residential burglary seems to be recession proof for Mesa thieves.
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Residential burglary is up 11 percent, with 171 more reported burglaries from 2008 to 2009.
Not to mention, just last week, Mesa police announced that budget cuts were allowing drunk drivers to swerve through Mesa virtually unchecked.
The department said that fewer officers and longer processing time was hindering officers' ability to enforce DUI laws.
Funny -- "budget cuts" don't seem to be a problem in preventing almost every other crime in Mesa.


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Have you seen pest in your house recently? If so, there is no need to get excited. These pests can probably be rounded up if you figure out how to control them. You should be able to conduct all pest control measures yourself, without hiring an expensive professional exterminator. Use the advice below to help you get a handle on your pest issues.
Steel wool can be used to blockage hole that mice can crawl through to enter your house. It's too hard for a mouse to chew through these steel strands. All openings bigger than a quarter inch need to be stuffed. Such animals have the ability to squeeze themselves through tiny openings.
If brown recluse spiders are causing problems, utilize adhesive traps. It can be hard to get to these critters with chemicals, as they hide in deep areas. They usually look for food at night. Put the traps behind furniture to get them where they live.
Get an exterminator with a trained termite dog to find out if there are termites in your home. A human termite inspector can only verify that about a third of your home is safe. A specially trained dog can give your home the most thorough inspection. The seek methane gases that come from the termites' wood eating process.
Clear away brush from the perimeter of your home. All sorts of insects will make their home in this brush, no matter what you do. If you place the brush too close to your windows or other home entry points, you'll risk those bugs visiting you inside.
If you have a chronic rat or mice problem, pay special care when planting trees around your home. Keep them a good distance away from your house. Trees allow rodents to climb up and enter your home via the roof. Trees should sit no less than 15 feet from the house.
Check your plumbing to control your indoor pests. Be sure all drains and sinks are unclogged around your home and inside your home. Cockroaches and flies love the stuff that builds up in the sinks and drains. When you've cleared your drains, check them every month.
Even if the areas of your home that you usually live in show no signs of problems, check the whole home occasionally. Any part of the dwelling that is underground could be affected by subterranean termites. Have someone inspect any basements or crawl spaces in your home.
Prevent mosquitoes from invading your home by removing the environment that they like. Drain places that are harboring stagnant water. Mosquitoes have the ability to breed anywhere a small amount of water is left.
Be sure and store your dry foods in plastic containers. Many dry products come in boxes and bags, which is easy access for pests. Every time you buy groceries, transfer any dry goods you purchase into bins that are tightly sealed. This method prevents pests from entering your food, and it always keeps your food fresh for a longer period of time.
It's time to tackle your pest problem head on and get rid of them once and for all. You possess the tools to get rid of them, so wait no longer. Use the tips given to get rid of pests, and you'll soon lead a more peaceful life.


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You're going to be hearing a lot about the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable if you haven't already.
That's not really what today's screed is about but it is what triggered the topic. Many people are very outspoken against the merger; just as many seem not to care. Whether you are for it or against it, the interesting thing is that the argument is over "the pipe." More and more, the pipe – the channel through which content is delivered – matters less and less.
Let's take it out of digital terms. Take Starbucks. Their "content" is coffee and coffee drinks. Their pipe was initially their stores. Then the content moved to other channels – supermarkets, airports, etc. They also got many of their customers – 7 million of them at latest count – into a Rewards program using phones and other digital assets. They continued to make the content experience appropriate to the channel – you get a nice china mug when you're drinking in-store, you get free WiFi, etc. What has that meant?
"Holiday 2013 was the first in which many traditional brick and mortar retailers experienced in-store foot traffic give way to online shopping in a major way," said Howard Schultz, chairman, president and ceo of Starbucks Coffee Company. "As our solid traffic growth and record Q1 results demonstrate, Starbucks unique combination of physical and digital assets positions us as one of the very few consumer brands with a national and global footprint to benefit from the seismic shift underway."
In other words, it's the content. If you're really good at it, the content morphs as needed for the particular channel. In general, however, most of us can access that content though multiple channels, and if we're unhappy with one we generally have the option to go to another to get the content we seek. Sure, that's not universally true on a free basis but if you throw in the ability to rent – generally for less than the cost of one Starbucks drink – you'd be hard-pressed to find anything that's inaccessible (and I'm not including all the illegal availability either).
Yes, it's important that consumers are protected from monopoly control. Yes it's important that the Internet remain open and equally accessible to all. Those discussions are worth having but if the concern is that one pipe will be less attractive, believe me there are other ways to get to what it is we're really after – the content. The demand for that will drive the market to find a way around any pipe that gets blocked.


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As your needs change, modular millwork can be easily expanded, reconfigured or relocated, unlike traditional built-in millwork which is inflexible and is often removed and thrown away as needs change. The easy change capability reduces the cost of churn and gives you a truly sustainable millwork system for active interiors.
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Quite a few emails already coming in about the potential of the $3.2 billion Exxon-Rosneft deal.
On April 16, Exxon (NYSE: XOM) officially entered into a massive offshore exploration partnership with Russia's Rosneft to jointly develop resources in the Kara and Black Seas.
From the Rosneft press release:
"The agreements signed today form joint ventures to manage an exploration program in the Kara Sea and Black Sea. They also set the terms for investments to be made by the partners in Russian offshore projects. The initial cost of preliminary exploration is estimated at over US $3.2 billion.
Neftegaz Holding America Limited, an independent indirect subsidiary of Rosneft registered in Delaware, concluded separate agreements on the acquisition of a 30 percent equity in ExxonMobil's share in the La Escalera Ranch project in the Delaware Basin in West Texas in the United States."
The deal may be valued in the media as $3.2 billion, but this figure is really just the tip of the Arctic iceberg.
Over the next decade, up to $200 billion will be spent on joint projects, and the pipeline projects will be numerous. At least 10 ice-proof platforms will be required in the Kara Sea at a starting price tag of $15 billion each.
This is just another reminder that the roof of the world appears to be the next major destination for the largest oil companies.
Just last month Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS) began contracting Finnish icebreakers to accompany them in test drillings in the Arctic. In February, TNK-BP, a joint venture between Russian tycoon firms and British energy giant BP (NYSE: BP), announce it will finish a drilling campaign in Yamal-Nenets, an Arctic region with up to 2.25 billion barrels of oil.
With fewer conventional resource pools available around the world, the majors are clamoring to get a piece of the action.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, as much as 22% of the world's undiscovered oil and up to 30% of its natural gas could be in the Arctic Circle alone.
There are 19 geological basins in the Arctic region, but only half of them have been explored.
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In part I of this series on digestive health I covered the very first stage of digestion, which begins in the brain. Now the food has reached the stomach there are a number of processes and moving parts that will enable good downstream digestion.
Stage Two: The stomach
The stomach is a pillar of good digestive health. The stomach is host to a number of important functions including:
- chemical reactions that further breakdown food;
- nutrient extraction of proteins, vitamin B12, iron and some other vitamins and minerals;
- killing pathogens before they can enter the colon;
- transfer of food contents to the colon where a huge number of nutrients are absorbed; and
- acting as a repository for food – not everything we eat in one meal can be transported into the colon so quickly.
Stomach acid is key to healthy stomach function
Sadly today big pharmacy has convinced us the stomach acid is a bad thing, which is the rationale behind the billion dollar/pound antacid and proton pump inhibitor industry. All that these medicines do is suppress a very normal and important function of the body, which is to produce enough acid so that our food can be adequately broken down and transported through the body properly. I cover the problem with the current heartburn paradigm here.
The stomach contains 6 different types of cells that all secrete different substances, which facilitate digestion. When the contents of our chewed food (called bolus) enters the stomach, juices secreted from the millions of tiny cells located in the lining of the stomach.
These cells secrete a combination of:
- hydrochloric acid – an acidic substance that breaks down food;
- pepsin – digestive enzymes that breakdown protein and are formed from pepsinogen being converted in the presence of HCl;
- intrinsic factor – facilitates the absorption of vitamin B12
- mucous – to lubricate the lining of the stomach and prevent damage.
The stomach MUST be acidic
An important characteristic of the stomach is its low pH, meaning its very acidic environment. The stomach should maintain a pH of between 1.5 – 3 and sometimes this is even lower (more acidic) if we eat a lot of protein, which is tough to breakdown. The function of stomach acid is to break down food so it will not damage the intestine, and to ensure it is digested enough to release nutrients, which are absorbed through the slightly permeable lining of the small intestine.
Stomach acid kills bugs
If the stomach is not acidic enough it does not perform its function of killing pathogens and bacteria such as salmonella and cholera. This can lead to a host of infections and diseases. H-pylori and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) are bacterial infections that are common problems in people with low stomach acid. If allowed to grow out of control, these bacteria can "steal" our nutrition leading us to be deficient in certain minerals and vitamins and ultimately become very sick.
Nutrient absorption
Stomach acid also facilitates proper absorption of important nutrients such as iron and vitamin B12. Stomach acid facilitates dissociation of nutrients from their carriers, meaning they are absorbable to our body. Without adequate amounts of nutrients that nourish our cells we can develop a host of conditions such as fatigue, brittle bones and nails and even memory loss. Stomach acid is supposed to be there and we should be doing what we can to support it, not supressing it with expensive drugs.
Other cells in the stomach also stimulate the muscles to churn and stir the contents of the stomach, which is called chyme. This ensures the chyme is adequately mixed and that the low pH (acid) is spread throughout to breakdown everything.
Impaired stomach function
There are a multitude of factors that serve to impair stomach acid production, meaning that it is likely that most people in a busy, stressful and processed food dominated Western world have low-stomach acid and impaired digestive function. A variety of medications, alcohol, coffee, not chewing properly, stress and many more common things serve to limit stomach acid production. This is not helped by the fact that the medical establishment understand heartburn to be the result of too much stomach acid and so prescribe antacids with fervour. It is a misinformed and irresponsible practice that likely has huge consequences including disease outbreaks and deep-seated nutrient deficiencies. I will delve deeper into this in a later post. However, I hope I have successfully conveyed to you the importance of an acidic stomach in the human digestive process.
Release from the stomach to the small intestine
The pH of the chyme in the stomach must be low enough that it triggers the release of the contents through the pyloric sphincter. The stomach contents then reaches the upper part of the small intestine, which is called the duodenum. This low pH not only allows the sphincter to open, but triggers the release of mucous, which serves to protect the small intestine.
In part III of this series on digestion we look at the important role of the pancreas, liver and gallbladder in digestion.


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Schools chief calls for Cal State salary freeze
California's school chief is calling on California State University to freeze compensation for top executives as the state grapples with its ongoing fiscal crisis.
The Los Angeles Times ( https://lat.ms/HJm84Y ) says Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson sent a letter Monday to the university system's chancellor and Board of Trustees chairman to express opposition to 10 percent pay hikes for incoming presidents at the Fullerton and East Bay campuses.
Vacancies at six other campuses are expected to be filled in coming months.
Last July CSU faced criticism for approving a $400,000 salary for the new president of San Diego State.
At that same meeting, tuition was increased by 12 percent for students.
Torlakson says he'll raise the issue of a salary freeze at the board's next scheduled meeting May 9.
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A Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has found the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, guilty of human rights violation against an actress and movie producer, Ebere Ohakwe, popularly known as 'Jewel Infinity'.
The court awarded N1 million in favour of the movie producer against the Army and ordered the Division to tender an unreserved apology to the applicant.
The trial Judge, Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of High Court 5, made the order in his judgement, after examining the submissions of the parties involved in matter.
Justice Mohammed noted that the applicant proved her case, adding that she was entitled to reliefs she sought and restrained the defendants from carrying out further unlawful actions against her.
The judge said, "Counsels submitted that the applicant has proved her case and is entitled to all the reliefs sought. Consequently, I resolve the issue in favour of the applicant and make the following order.
"One, it is, hereby, declared that the arrest, harassment, embarrassment, torture and assault meted on the applicant by the first, second and third respondents and other officers of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on the 13th day of January, 2017, is unconstitutional and a violation of the dignity of human life.
"Two, the first, second and third respondents are restrained from further threatening, harassing, embarrassing, arrest, torture and inhuman treatment of the applicant, except in circumstances provided by the law.
"Three, the sum of N1 million is awarded to the applicant against the respondents. The respondents are ordered to tender an unreserved apology to the applicant", Justice Mohammed stated.
The judge also warned security operatives to act with civility and responsibility, especially on issues relating to fundamental human rights.
It would be recalled that on January 30, 2017, the applicant was allegedly brutalised by one Olamilekan Suleiman, who used a stick and an iron to inflict injuries on her body including her forehead.
The matter came up for hearing at Federal High Court Port Harcourt on February 14, this year, but the military was not represented in court. But, the judge went ahead to put a date for judgement
The applicant, in an interview, said the judgement had proved her innocence.


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Founded in 1861 by a private gift of 10 acres, the UW is one of the oldest public universities on the West Coast. We're deeply committed to upholding the responsibility that comes with that legacy.
Anyone can enjoy and be enriched by all the UW has to offer, including world-class libraries, art, music, drama, sports and the highest quality medical care in Washington state. Being public also means being engaged with our communities, and through knowledge and discovery we are elevating the quality of lives of others.
Sustainabilty is a part of our mission – from training the next generation of scholars, researchers and leaders, to the way we manage our campus and resources.
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Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Paris, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Paris, and is a well known French cultural and national icon.
Notre Dame is located on the southeastern part of the Île de la Cité, the historic heart of Paris. This location has been used for religious purposes going back to the time of the Roman Empire, when the Gallo-Roman boatmen erected a monument to Jupiter there. During the Christian era, the site was used for two Romanesque style churches, which were eventually demolished.
The church was first conceptualized in 1160 by bishop Maurice de Sully, who made the original plans. Construction of the church officially began in 1163, and Pope Alexandre III was present at the ceremony to dedicate the first stone. As was typical of such large construction projects of the day, it took about 100 years to complete. Most of the work was finished around 1250, but there was no ceremonial setting of the last stone, and small work projects continued well into the 1300s.
The first anonymous builder began with a double side aisle plan without a salient transept (the same plan used in the previous cathedral, Saint Stephen), a four story construction with tribunes, large, 32.5 metre sexpartite arches, predominantly horizontal lines, original archwork in the curved part of the deambulatory, alternating "strong" and "weak" pillars between the first and second aisles. [1]
The architecture of Nore Dame is early Gothic. It is interesting to note that architectural styles were changing at the time of construction. One visible result of the long process of construction, is that the church incorporates several different styles, the oldest being at the east end of the church, and the newest being the towers on the west end. Today it is considered a kind of hybrid building, and it is one of the first Gothic cathedrals ever built.
In the center of the west entrance are three portals depicting several Biblical scenes. The center one is the Portal of the Last Judgement, where an image of Christ is clearly visible. Above His head, statues of heavenly hosts are praising Him. Underneath Christ the archangel, Michael, can be viewed "weighing the souls" of the dead. The Devil can be seen pulling the dead to the left, and into Hell. On Christ's left is John the Baptist, and on His right the Virgin Mary. [1]
To the left of the Portal of the Last Judgment is the Portal of the Virgin. Mary is on her death bed and angels are raising her into Heaven. There Mary is crowned the Queen of Heaven. [2]
The third of the portals is the Portal of Saint Anne, on the far right. The Virgin and Child are seated on a throne in the center of the arch. Along with the Virgin and Child, a Bishop of Paris and the King of France are present. Neither statues have been exactly identified as to whom they may be. [3]
Several notable events have occurred within the church of Notre Dame. The Third Crusade was called for in 1185, and it was also the location of many royal weddings and coronations. The most notable coronation took place in 1804, when Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor.
Beginning in 1789 and throughout the French Revolution, Notre Dame became a target of vandalism, since many people in Paris considered the church a symbol of the old regime. The church was looted, and many of the statues were broken down, including the 28 statues of the Kings' Gallery, located just above the main portals on the western facade. These kings were originally mean to represent the kings of Judah, but they were misinterpreted as kings of France. As part of the anti-Christian aspect of the French Revolution, the Roman Church was deposed from the building, and Notre Dame was declared a "Temple of Reason".
By the 19th century, French author Victor Hugo became fascinated with the cathedral, and lamented the fact that it was in such disrepair. He wrote his now famous novel Notre Dame de Paris (commonly known to the English-speaking world as The Hunchback of Notre Dame) in part to express these concerns. The novel was heavily critical of certain aspects of French society, including the public apathy regarding the state of the church. As a result of the immense popularity of the novel, a great restoration effort was initiated.
The restoration was led by a French architect named Viollet-le-Duc. Much of the modern appearance of the cathedral is a direct result of his restoration. The great spire located over the crossing is entirely le-Duc's creation.


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The Los Angeles design-label '1992' is continuing, what HERON PRESTON started in New York City:
Logos from the car-industry are interpreted new. Brands like Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Kawasaki are turned into Mercedes-Demz, Rari and Kawabunga. There are six 'Nascar'-inspired sweaters. You can order the hot 'racing shit' online at Vfiles.
In the AW 2013 look-book by '1992', the legendary ATL twins are used as models. The twins, who became famous threw Spring Breakers, are sitting and smoking, and chavy as always, on a bed.
Just recently ROBERTO PIQUERAS played with the logos of different world-brands. Different from his American colleagues, the London-based Piqueras did not devote to the world of fast cars, but of gaming.
More pictures of our new favourite label from the 'city of angel', here:
Von: David Kurt Karl Roth


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Recode has been acquired by Vox Media. The company behind ultra-popular websites including SB Nation, The Verge and Polygon, has acquired Recode's parent company, Revere Digital. The news was announced through a blog post
"We are thrilled to announce that Recode's parent company, Revere Digital, is being wholly acquired by the highly respected digital-native media company Vox Media."
The popular tech business news website, Recode, was launched only 18 months ago. Vox and Recode are promising that not much will change and the website will only be enhanced.
"So when the opportunity to work more closely with Recode arrived, it made perfect sense: Recode covers the business of technology better than any other publication in the world."
One change, announced by The Verge's Nilay Patel, is that Recode's reviews team is moving to The Verge. We'll have to wait and see what else Vox has in store for Recode.
When I first heard the news about the acquisition, I sort of wondered why. I've been a longtime fan, and pretty loyal reader of The Verge since it began a few years ago. I also occasionally read Recode although not nearly as much as I read The Verge. I couldn't help but question the move, as The Verge covers much of what Recode does, and is certainly capable of expanding what they cover.
I guess my question is, why can't The Verge do it on their own? The two sites are pretty similar in many areas, which is something even Recode recognizes. In their blog post, they had the following to say:
"While the two sites occasionally overlap, we have focused on the business of tech, while The Verge has focused on covering tech from a lifestyle perspective."
The only reason Vox Media wants Recode is so they control two of the most popular tech-centered websites. Whatever competition Recode had with The Verge has been neutralized.
[photo via Recode.net]


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WDTU's Board of Directors (the Board) guides the chapter's activities and manages the chapter's affairs, responsibilities, and finances.
The Board consists of four member-elected positions (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer), as well as numerous other positions that focus on specific affairs of the chapter. The existing Board is responsible for appointing vacant, non-elected Board positions. Officers, Committee Directors, and other Board members should be (active) members in the WDTU chapter. Members are encouraged to volunteer to be an Officer or Director.
Voting for Officers occurs yearly at the chapter's June meeting (the Annual Membership Meeting), with positions commencing that October. The most recent past president is responsible for organizing the election, which includes forming a nominating committee. Multiple positions may be held by a single individual, without term limits. However, the president typically only serves a maximum of two terms.
Details about how WDTU's Board functions may be found in the chapter's Bylaws. WDTU shares it's financial information here.
|Committee Directors
|Laura Beer
|Member Services
|Linda Miyamoto
|Resource (Conservation)
|Keith Greenwell
|Other Directors
|Advertising Manager
|Jon Weimer
|Anglers' Edge Editor
|Mark Shulman
|Assistant Editor
|Jon Weimer
|Chapter Counsel
|Bruce Ducker
|Ed Calmus
|Database Manager
|Dan Sullivan
|Fantasy Raffle/Sports Shows
|Bob Clark
|Fly Tying Clinic (2021 cancelled)
|Regina Musyl
|Fly Tiers' Night Out
|Tim Toohey
|Meeting Programs
|Tim Toohey
|Public Relations
|Brian La Rue
|Tim Toohey
|River Watch
|Dennis Wiles
|Cy Ball
|Assistant Webmaster
|Dan Sullivan
|Women's Fly Fishing Program
|Erin Crider
|Directors at Large
|Glen Edwards
|Jon Weimer


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Relation Of Brain With Stomach Concerning Health
Factors On Which Proper Functioning Of Digestive System Is Dependent
Proper diet is very important to enjoy healthy life so In order to stay healthy it is necessary that our digestive system works properly.
Food which we take from mouth, reaches into our stomach after passing through esophagus. Stomach releases the secretion of gastric juices and level of pH is controlled in stomach. Our health is greatly dependent on the legitimate functioning of stomach. Food is completely digested in small intestine where bile is secreted in duodenum.
Digested food becomes the part of red blood cells in our body after filtration from the liver. Rest of undigested food is passed into large intestine that further passed out from the body through anus.
Above is brief scientific description about digestive system but here I want to describe the fact that proper functioning of our digestive system is linked with thinking and feelings that are generated inside the brain and heart of human being, respectively.
The common factor due to which a person complains indigestion is that he may take improper meal. Such as contaminated food is very important reason to create stomach pain or diarrhea. One of another reason to create disturbance in useful working of digestive system is over eating. This may lead towards vomiting or nausea.
One of the most important but less understanding factor that causes serious problems in the proper functioning of digestive system is that ideas which are developed in our mind. It has been clearly observed that when a person is facing stress in his life, his diet becomes badly affected. His stomach starts showing less strength in order to digest food particle.
Emotions also play very important role in digestive system. A man, when he is happy, he can eat more and still face no any digestive disorder. But a man who experiences shock or any grief may becomes victim of a number of diseases particularly it puts adverse effect on digestive system also. Some time a man is tending to look normal, but still he is not feeling compatible towards taking food. He senses like his stomach his full and there is no need of eating. Reason is stretchiness in mind due to several complicated thoughts about different matters of his life.
Always strive to think less about sorrows and try to make attempts to ignore the complications surrounding you. Because tension makes you weak day by day and your stamina and will power become less strengthen. It pulls you rapidly towards early old age and once health has lost, it becomes difficult to regain it. So take care of you and release stress by alternative methods in order to safe your digestive system and also others from diseases.


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Dear Sebring Residents,
As your Mayor, I would like to welcome you to take a moment to view our newly designed website. Sebring is a small community, but has a lot to offer. Our Village Officials are working very hard to make the quality of life better for our entire community. We have made many steps to move forward, some large and some small, but overall still keeping in mind that we are here to serve our community with pride.
Again thank you for visiting our community website and it is our hope that you will continue to visit us often to see any updates/changes that may be of interest to our citizens and businesses alike.
Thank You.
Your Mayor, James J. Harp
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first annual Christmas Parade in Sebring on Saturday, December 1st!
5:00PM- Downtown Activities
- Welcome at Harvest Park (corner of Ohio Ave. and 15th St.)
- Ornament Craft in the Gazebo
- Picture Station in the Gazebo
- Face Painting at Harvest Park
- Reindeer Food at Rustic Treasures
- Refreshments at Busy Corner Ministries
5:45PM- All 4 One Quartet at Harvest Park
6:00PM- Christmas Carol Sing Along at Harvest Park
6:15PM- Tree Lighting Ceremony at Harvest Park
6:30PM-Grand Parade
Parade will begin at Pennsylvania Ave and head north on 15th Street, with Former Mayor Mike Pinkerton and Current Mayor Jim Harp escorting SANTA to the WINTER WONDERLAND PARTY in the COMMUNITY ROOM at Gednetz-Ruzek-Brown on Vermont Avenue, where there will be a Santa letter station, village and train display, cotton candy tree, holiday snacks, refreshments and of course pictures with the man himself!
We look forward to kicking off the holiday season right!
For more information call Sam Barnhouse 330-277-3091 or Chris Brown 330-506-2900 or stop by Leonard Hardware.
Thank you to the generous 2018 PARADE SPONSORS:
Sebring Business Association
Gednetz-Ruzek-Brown Funeral Home
Harvest Fest Committee
Apex Control
MAC Trailer
Leonard Hardware
Sebring Quick Mart
Sebring Masonic Lodge
Beloit Fire Department
Stratton Chevrolet
Beloit Ruritans
Sebring Trophy
Auburn Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation
Sebring Tire
Williams and Case Insurance Agency
Sebring Presbyterian Church
Damascus Ruritans


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The portraits of your ladies are great! The self-portrait… the portraits of your ladies are great. Let's leave it at that.
Today in Portraiture
Today I decided I was going to make an actual effort to get some mileage out of the prime lens (50mm 1.8f) I got with my dSLR. So I did a little portraiture. Here are the results.
Result: Acceptable!
26 Comments on "Today in Portraiture"
John, when you're doing your photos, do you shoot in black and white, or do you edit color photos to black and white later?
Well, except for the ugly one! ;-)
That's wonderful!
And a marvellous response to people who claim that women shouldn't have the vote, shouldn't go to college etc. etc. etc.
Your photos of your wife and daughter are so good at articulating what underlines that. Thank you. And congratulations!
Well done sir!
Bill Harting – John posted this a few years back, about how he approaches his photography:
He's upgraded to a full frame camera since then. I'd wager he still shoots Raw and does the Black & White conversion in post processing.
Also, really nice photos! I have the 35mm F1.8 for my crop sensor bodies, which gives about the same field of view (if not quite the same quality) and it's great for portraits.
That little bit of hair out of place that makes the picture perfect. :)
You might find a 35mm / 80mm pair better for indoor portraiture. OTOH with modern picture editing facilities that may not be so important. I preferred the 35mm perspective for general use, but that was with chemical film and no editing.
These are great images. I have an 85 mm F1.8 Nikon lens, and it's one of my long term favorites, especially to image places with low lighting and even stage events. Nice work.
As usual, Krissy and Athena look lovely. You look great, too, though I wouldn't use the word "lovely". I think this would be a great author photo for the dust jacket on THE COLLAPSING EMPIRE.
Very nice!
The shot of Krissy is especially nice – I'm very much put in mind of the Hollywood starlet shots of the 1930s.
Do you live a double life as Neil Peart?
Technically, the classic portrait lens is the 85/2.8, but when it doubt, put the 5o on and move until you fill the frame.
Indeed, that's why photography classes demanded a Pentax K1000 with a 50mm lens. Find the image, get it.
(Remember when bracketing was important?)


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Barcelona said on Thursday their goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has sustained a knee problem, leaving the club with another injury concern ahead of the Copa del Rey final.
Luis Suarez will definitely miss the game against Valencia on May 25 after undergoing surgery on his own knee injury last week, while Ousmane Dembele is also struggling with a hamstring strain.
Philippe Coutinho, meanwhile, hobbled off with a thigh problem against Getafe on Sunday, although the club hopes he will recover just in time for the final in Seville.
"Ter Stegen is having trouble with his right knee," a Barcelona statement read. "He is out of action and his availability will depend on how it develops."
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Ter Stegen has been instrumental in Barcelona winning La Liga this season, with the club sitting 11 points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of the table.
Back-up goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen will likely replace the German for Barca's final league game away at Eibar on Sunday.