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Despite calls to postpone a mass shut down of Interstate 270 yesterday, a few protesters halted traffic on the highway near West Florissant Avenue, the street that's been the site of demonstrations since the August 9 killing of Michael Brown.
Hours before the highway shutdown was supposed to happen Monday, Brown's father, Michael Brown Sr., along with other protest leaders -- Zaki Baruti, Anthony Shahid and Anthony Gray, the family's attorney -- announced a postponement of the protest. But a few people ventured out onto the highway anyway.
A group of protesters, with their hands raised, stood shoulder to shoulder on westbound I-270 around 4:30 p.m. to block traffic.
There might have been other attempts by drivers to block traffic on I-70 near Bermuda Drive in north county, and police responded to an accident in that area around 4:35 p.m., according to a Fox 2 report.
The postponement came at Brown Sr.'s request. He encouraged supporters to instead observe a four and a half minute moment of silence for his son.
The original highway shutdown plan was for motorists to stop in the middle of the highway for four and a half minutes to symbolize the four and a half hours Michael Brown's body lay in the street after Ferguson officer Darren Wilson shot him.
According to Fox 2, one possible date for the rescheduled highway shutdown protest is September 10.
Missouri Highway Patrol did not immediately return a call seeking information, but we'll update this post when we know more.
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YouTube's chief executive, Susan Wojcicki, joined a lineup of tech and media executives lambasting Facebook at a conference in California.
Wojcicki, whose own company is facing intense criticism over its handling of shock-jock vlogger Logan Paul, suggested Facebook should head further down the path it started on when it announced plans in January to de-prioritise news content.
"They should get back to baby pictures and sharing," Wojcicki told Code Media in Los Angeles.
But the CEO said Facebook's increasing attempts to establish itself as a video platform do not keep her awake at night: "[Y]ou always have to take your competitors seriously, but you don't win by looking backwards and looking around."
She wasn't the only one using the stage to attack Facebook, which has become one of the industry's favourite punching bags in recent months. BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti joined in, arguing that Facebook should extend its revenue sharing practices to the news feed itself. "Most of Facebook's revenue is in News Feed, and that's where they've not shared revenue," Peretti told the conference.
The social network does split advertising revenue from instant articles, or videos posted to the site, but Peretti argued that that isn't enough. "These are places with a lot less distribution so there's a lot less revenue."
But Peretti's broad advice for Facebook was the opposite of Wojcicki's: the social network, he said, needs legitimate news content, because otherwise it will be overrun with bad actors. "Facebook will have no chance to control what's in News Feed if the only lever they have is traffic, because the only way to say 'we want influence over this content' is if you have a lever of content and a lever of revenue."
Facebook defended itself at the conference, with the company's head of News Feed, Adam Mosseri, and news parternships manager Campbell Brown, arguing that it was trying to help publishers in other ways. Brown argued that the perception that Facebook is a blank slate for all types of content is wrong, noting that the site is fine with "leaning into quality news" and "broadly trusted publishers" at the expense of clickbait.
Mosseri said that Facebook's "integrity effort" was based on the company's "values" and "standards", but warned that it wasn't entirely certain how it was going to do that.
A stated goal to increase users' "time well spent" was stymied, he said, by the lack of clarity around what that means. "We're trying to figure out how to best measure and understand that [and] trying to understand ... what people actually find meaningful."


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Soccer quotes that are inspiring and motivating, are synonymous with the sport. The best names in soccer including; Diego Maradona, Pele, Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo etc., have all had unique quotes that have inspired fans and enthusiasts alike.
Introducing such quotes made by idolized soccer stars can help boost the confidence of soccer players. Coaches and players alike should realize that the psychological well being of a team is equally as important as the training the team is engaged in.
However, if you are having a hard time finding the right quotes for your team, here are 100 soccer quotes that are Inspiring and motivating.
Soccer Inspiration Quotes
1. "I do it because I love it and that's all I care about." –Lionel Messi.
2. "If you're attacking, you don't get as tired as when you're chasing." – Kyle Rote, Jr.
3. "You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it." – Lionel Messi.
4."You don't have to have been a horse to be a jockey." – Arrigo Sacchi.
5. "In his life, a man can change wives, political parties or religions but he cannot change his favourite soccer team." – Eduardo Hughes Galeano.
6. "I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder." – Wayne Rooney.
7. "Football is the ballet of the masses." – Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
8. "In football, the worst blindness is only seeing the ball." – Nelson Falcão Rodrigues.
9. "As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to be him on the playground. But I don't think about trying to become one of the best in the world or anything like that. I just play football." – Gareth Bale.
10. "The first 90 minutes are the most important."– Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson.
11. "I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from." – Cristiano Ronaldo.
12. "When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success." – Diego Maradona.
13. "It is not just about the money, it is about what you achieve on the pitch." – Ronaldinho.
14. "The secret is to believe in your dreams; in your potential that you can be like your star, keep searching, keep believing and don't lose faith in yourself." – Neymar.
15. "I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball." – Roy Maurice Keane.
16. "I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet." – Zinedine
17. "I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family." – Hope Amelia Solo.
18. "Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet. – Ronaldo.
19. "Five days shalt thou labour, as the Bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God's. The sixth day is for football. – John Anthony Burgess Wilson.
20. " You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again." ―Mia Hamm.
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21. "Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player." ―Mia Hamm.
22. "Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing." ―Peyton Manning.
23. "Soccer is an art more central to our culture than anything the Arts Council deigns to recognize." – Germaine Greer.
24. "Every defeat is a victory in itself." – Francisco Maturana García.
25. "The thing about football…the important thing about football…is that it is not just about football." – Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett.
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26. Every disadvantage has its advantage. – Hendrik Johannes Cruijff.
27. I do not play football, I score goals. – Dario José dos Santos.
28. Every time some spoiled European soccer millionaire complains about the blaring vuvuzelas, I want them to blare louder. – Serge Schmemann.
29. "I'm a rock star because I couldn't be a soccer star. – Roderick David "Rod" Stewart.
30. "I've never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best."- Cristiano Ronaldo.
31. "I never promise anything. I don't promise anything to my mum. I don't promise anything to the supporters." Cristiano Ronaldo.
32. "Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence. – Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton.
33. "The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game." – William "Bill" Shankly.
34. "Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal." ― Don Shula.
35. "In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are." Arnold H. Glasow."
36. "Soccer is not just about scoring goals. It's about winning." – Unknown Author.
37. "You can learn a line from a win and a book from a defeat." Paul Brown.
38. "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." Vince Lombardi.
39. "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit." ― Vince Lombardi Jr.
40. I don't have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It's something I love doing." – David Beckham.
Quotes About Soccer
41. "When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far." Diego Maradona.
42. "Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it." ―Lou Holtz.
43. "A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are." ―Bill Shankly.
44. "Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority." ― Vince Lombardi Jr.
45. "Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half."― Paul Bear Bryant.
46. "The same boys who got detention in elementary school for beating the crap out of people are now rewarded for it. They call it football." ― Laurie Halse Anderson."
47. "Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." ―Tom Landry.
48. "A winner never stops trying." ―Tom Landry.
49. "What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship." – Sean Durkin.
50. "This is just the beginning. My dream is not over yet." – Neymar.
51. "I just like playing with the ball. I always have. I play on the street even now. When we're on vacation—it doesn't matter where—I will go and look for a game." – Neymar.
52. "Whoever invented soccer should be worshipped as a god." – Hugo Sánchez Márquez.
53. "The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning." – Pele.
54. "The Enemy of the best is the good. If you're always settling with what's good, you'll never be the best."
― Jerry Rice.
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55. "You're the only one that can put pressure on yourself… No one else can put pressure on you. It's self-inflicted. For me, I just want to go out and play football."
― Maurice Jones-Drew.
56. "I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field." ― Brandi Denise Chastain.
57. "Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period." ― Lou Holtz.
58. "You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score." ― Darrell Royal.
59. "People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting." David Beckham.
60. Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string." – Pele.
Inspirational Soccer Quotes
61. "Success isn't determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose." – Pele.
62. "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." – Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
63. "Sometimes in Football, you have to score goals." ―Thierry Henry.
64. "We don't even get food for 2 times a day, still I didn't give up and continued to play football." ―Luis Suarez.
65. "There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you." – Pele.
66. "Good luck is a residue of preparation." ―Jack Young blood.
67. "Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor." ―Bill Shankly.
68. "A football team is a beautiful woman. When you do not tell her, she forgets she is beautiful." ―Arsène Wenger.
69. "The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important." –Wayne Rooney.
70. "My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done." ―Thierry Henry.
71. "In football, you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen."―Thierry Henry.
72. "We should make the most of life, enjoy it because that's the way it is."―Cristiano Ronaldo.
73. "Behind every kick of the ball, there has to be a thought." ―Dennis Bergkamp.
74. "The head talks to the heart and the heart talks to the feet." – Pele.
75. You just want to keep playing consistently now and keep working hard and I'm sure the goals will come." ―Wayne Rooney.
76. "Your love makes me strong, your hate makes me unstoppable." Cristiano Ronaldo.
77. "Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy." Mike Ditka.
78. "Money does not guarantee success." ―José Mourinho.
79. "Fail to prepare, prepare to fail." ―Roy Keane.
80. "The secret to my success is practice!" – David Beckham.
More Soccer Quotes
81. "I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more." – David Beckham.
82. "I'll keep doing my training and I'm sure the goals will come." – Wayne Rooney.
83. "It is better to win ten times 1-0 than to win once 10-0." – Vahid "Vaha" Halilhodžic'.
84. "The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before."-Steve Young.
85. "If I feel I'm not influencing games, not scoring goals or making goals, then that's the time I'd pack it in." Ryan Giggs.
86. "I never dreamed about being a millionaire – I dreamed about being a football player." ―Victor Cruz.
87. "Losing is not in my vocabulary." ―Ruud van Nistelrooy.
88. "Good players never want to sit on the bench as substitutes." ―Marc Overmars.
89. "When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things." ―Joe Namath.
90. "I think I'm like wine. The older I get, the better I get." ―Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
91. "I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere on the pitch." ―Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
92. "The best decisions aren't made with your mind, but with your Instinct." ―Lionel Messi.
93. "I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint." ―Pele.
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94. "I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game." David Beckham.
95. "Confidence comes out of nowhere." It's a result of something…hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication." Roger Staubach.
96. "That's the mentality – don't just play it, win it." ―Luis Suarez.
97. "The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity." ―Lewis Grizzard.
98. "I know what my strengths are and what theirs are and what the three of us do is play for the good of the team." ―Luis Suarez.
99. "I still have a lot of room for improvement. For example, I want to shoot equally well with both feet." ―Lionel Messi.
100. "We usually say that you cannot become a legend before death. But I am a living legend." ―Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
In conclusion, hope you found the right quotes you need to whip your soccer team into shape from the above 100 soccer quotes that are inspiring and motivating.


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Greetings in the name of Jesus. I pray that this report finds you doing well.
Speaking/Meeting Engagements
During this time period, I was privileged to deliver Sunday lessons at Chariton (twice), Martinstown (twice), Carrollton, Unionville (three times), White Oak (twice), Meadville, Memphis and Braymer. I participated in the annual Excelsior Springs weekend meeting. I taught the Vacation Bible Schools in Martinsville, IN, Martinstown, Kirksville, Old Lamine, and Fayette.
I spent the last weekend in April visiting the church in Lakewood, CO. This was the first time I had visited the group in over 18 months. As you may recall, I was accompanying John Morris on quarterly visits in 2014 and 2015. With the trip to the Philippines in 2016 as well as my responsibilities to the churches in our region, I could not accompany John during that year. I promised the group that I would return for a visit in 2017, a promise I was thankful to keep. I enjoyed meeting with our Colorado brethren and renewing our fellowship.
I taught an overview of the book of Job at Smart Road on Wednesday nights in May. Rather than meet with the congregation on four Sundays this year, the elders allowed me to set aside two months of Wednesday nights in 2017 to be with Smart Road. This allows for greater availability on Sundays.
I taught at the annual Midwest Bible Campout in Eminence, MO. My subject with the adult, high school/college, and junior high classes was "The Blessing of the Church." I also taught a second session with the high school/college class on "The Blessing of Redemption."
During the last weekend in July, I was one of the teachers for the second High School/College Age Bible Study hosted by Smart Road. I taught on the subjects of evolution, evidence for a creator, and prophecies. In addition, I participated in a panel discussion at the conclusion of each day.
Radio Broadcasts
I continue to record radio programs for KCHI, Chillicothe, MO. As you may recall, Tom Woody turned this work over to me in 2013. These 15 minute programs are aired every Sunday from 9:00-9:15. Eight churches in northern Missouri sponsor this effort. For this year's programs, I have conducted expository lessons on the books of James and 1 John. Currently, I am working my way through a study of the church using the various ways in which the church is described (an assembly, a nation, a body, etc.). I have not decided what to cover during the fourth quarter of this year.
NEMO Teen Study
We wrapped up the third year of the teen study back in May. I was very pleased with how well the area congregations supported this effort. In my estimation, it was a success. We had excellent Bible studies led by some of the fathers and a few guest teachers. All of the subjects we studied were submitted by the teens. It was very good to watch new friendships form and old friendships grow stronger. Lord willing, we plan to resume the teen study the first Saturday in October. The following studies will take place the first Saturday of every month from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Dinner is provided.
Local Congregations
•Martinstown: I concluded a study of elders and deacons with the congregation in April. This study took place over nine Wednesday nights. As I mentioned above, I was able to be with the church on two Sundays during which I delivered lessons on "Where Does God Put Water" and "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?".
•Unionville: I have met with the church in Unionville on four Sundays these past few months. I am very pleased with the spiritual growth I see in some of our men. Once the congregation finished Jude, they decided to tackle Revelation. It has really pushed them and at times I know they feel out of their depth, but I admire the effort they are putting in to understand the book. On three of the Sundays when I was with them, I delivered lessons on "Reputation", "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?" and "Trusting in the Power of the Lord."
•Memphis: Because of my schedule and some developments within the congregation, I was only able to meet with Memphis once since April. When I met with them on Mother's Day, I delivered a lesson on "Appreciating our Sisters." The congregation was saddened to learn that the Welte family plans to move to the Springfield, MO area in the near future. James has started work at the Kraft Foods plant in Springfield. At this time, they are awaiting the sale of their house in Lancaster. James has been able to be home most weekends with some exceptions. Their future move is a real loss for the church at Memphis and the brethren in this area.
•Chariton: I met with Chariton twice during this period. While I was with them, I taught the class and delivered two lessons: "Double-Mindedness" and "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?". The congregation was beset by the declining health of Carl Bennet and Norm and Mary Jo Riekens. Carl has lived three years longer than the doctors predicted but is nearing the end.
•White Oak: I assembled with the brethren on two Sunday evenings. As you may recall, White Oak now meets at 5:00 p.m. to accommodate a few of their members who work at a local factory. When I was with them, I delivered lessons on "Double-Mindedness" and "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?".
•Meadville: I was only able to meet with Meadville once during this fourmonth stretch of time. In the morning I talked about "Reputation" and in the evening we studied "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?".
Work in Milan
In March, several church families from our area began meeting on Saturday mornings for a Bible study at the local Senior Citizen Center in Milan. For six weeks we studied "Strengthening our Faith." A Facebook page was set up for the sake of advertisement. The church in Kirksville graciously included the study in their advertisements for other events. Several knocked on doors and passed out fliers. Fliers were posted in businesses throughout Milan. We advertised the study as a nondenominational Bible study aimed at strengthening one's faith in God. We stressed that this was not a church, just a group of Christians gathering to talk about the word of God. Over the course of those six weeks, we had five adult visitors and several children. It was decided at that time to transition to Sunday afternoons at 3:30.
Since the first Sunday in May, we have been meeting from 3:304:30 in the lobby of a local hotel to study the book of Mark. Two men have been regular visitors. A third has been less consistent but continues to show interest. Corey Salter, a brother from Kirksville, has assisted me with teaching. Keith and Kay Walker, members at Brookfield who have lived in Milan for years, have also been present and helped out. We are nearly finished with the book of Mark and, if interest continues, we may study the book of Acts next.
What makes Milan unusual in our area is the Smithfield Foods facility. This factory has helped bring jobs to the area and has led to a large influx of Hispanic and West African workers.
Future Outlook
Here is my upcoming schedule for the next few months:
|6: Meadville
|2-3: Pleasant Hill, IA
|1: Chariton
|11-12: Weekley-Griffin Wedding
|10: Martinstown
|4, 11: Smart Road
|13: Memphis
|17: Unionville, a.m.
Brookfield, p.m.
|8: Unionville, a.m.
White Oak, p.m.
|20: Vandalia
|20, 27: Smart Road
|14: Kirksville
|27: Unionville, a.m.
White Oak, p.m.
|24: Memphis
|15-20: Nixa
|22: Memphis
|29: Old Lamine
In Summation
I am thankful for God's grace, the good health, and the love of brethren which enables me to do this work. If anyone is interested in my work, I would be glad to discuss it further. These reports reflect my public work, but there is much private work that I choose not to share publicly. However, I am always glad to talk about what I
do with anyone who supports our efforts.
May God give us all the strength to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus takes hold of us.
Grace and peace to you all.
Wade Stanley
18078 State Highway 149
Unionville, MO 63565
Cell: 816.916.6731


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Runners are creatures of habit. We run our same routes over and over, stick to our training styles and hate having our routines disrupted. But those routines can be upended by a few things: work, family schedules, illness, injury, pregnancy.
If we're being honest, many of us would admit we ask ourselves how any of those changes will impact our running. Including me. Two months ago, I was that person. Only this time, it was two of those factors: returning to running post-injury while pregnant.
This pregnancy is something that my husband and I had wanted for a long time, so to say that I was excited is an understatement. But as timing always works out, the news came just days before I was slated to return to running after an August hip surgery and 4 months of running-free rehab.
For 16 straight weeks, I had patiently followed my PTs instructions and limited myself to asking once a week, "So how long you think before I can run?" When she finally gave me the green light, I had already spent days down the internet rabbit hole of everyone and their grandmother's opinions on running during pregnancy. (Which is a scary place that I would not recommend visiting if you are or ever plan to become pregnant).
I'm pregnant! But I can run again! What now?
I have spent a lot of time wrestling with how exactly I want to approach the next several months and, of course, consulted several medical professionals. The overly competitive and hyper-driven athlete in me landed me in the surgery rehab position I'm in now, so I'm conscious not to let that part come back too strong. But at the same time, it's difficult to walk away completely from running, because the potential to get back to running has driven me to become a stronger and more balanced person during my recovery. It's a Jekyll and Hyde battle that I'm certain I'm not the first future mother runner (injured or not) to face.
Ultimately, I concluded that there is space for both parts of me: the motivated go-getter who finds so much joy in lacing up and hitting the road, and the patient and more balanced side that I've worked so hard to develop. If I don't make room for them both now, how will I learn to do that when I'm a mother?
So what's my plan? It's to learn as much from both sides as I can. From the intensely motivated side I hope to get a little push to keep me moving when I can and to hold me accountable for the promises I make to myself and my family. And from the side of me that learned to slow down, I'm hoping for a little balance and perspective on the most important thing right now: growing a healthy running buddy for whom I will someday be a role model for how to approach sports and life.
We are runners, but we are also so many other things too: mothers, teachers, friends, motivators, hard workers, competitors and support systems. I'm a newbie to the mom role and I don't know much but I do think that there's space for more than a few of those versions of ourselves in running and I'm sure going to try my hardest to make room for them all.
Have you ever balanced injury comeback with pregnancy?


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7 Fashion Staples That Are Always in Jessica Alba's Closet
Fact: It takes Jessica Alba only 15 minutes to get out the door every morning. And yet, whether she is running errands with her two daughters or heading into The Honest Company offices, her street style is always incredibly polished.
The star, who is also InStyle's July cover girl, told us that it takes her 10 minutes to do her face, leaving a mere five minutes to put together a killer outfit and throw everything she needs for the day in her purse. So what's Alba's secret to mixing and matching a memorable LOTD so quickly? A stocked wardrobe full of staples that look good day in and day out, including an army green cargo jacket, which she has in "at least five styles" and a classic leather tote bag that she deems a "timeless essential."
Scroll down to shop all of her closet MVPs and to see more of her fashion, beauty, and lifestyle faves, pick up the July issue of InStyle, now available on newsstands and for digital download.
Leather Moto Jacket
A black leather jacket is the classic choice for Alba, but she says she doesn't rule out other shades either. She often wears a light gray version by Iro that pairs nicely over dresses and T-shirts.
Tote Bag
Alba loves Cuyana's classic leather tote for an everyday bag. "It's the new timeless essential—modern, responsibly sourced, and quietly luxurious," she says. Her black bag is also personalized with her initials.
High-Waist Jeans
When it comes to denim, the 35-year-old has tried it all—flares, boot cut, and boyfriend—but she says her staple is a pair of high-waist skinny jeans. She even teamed up with denim brand DL 1961 to design her own collection, JA x DL, which will be available this fall.
Army Green Cargo Jacket
"It's good for a relaxed look," says Alba, who confesses she has at least five versions of the topper. The fishtail parka by The Great is one of the faves in her rotation.
Cashmere Sweater
Alba's knit go-tos are oversize and cozy enough to wear all year long. She favors cardigans or pullovers, including a heathered one from Quinn that she styled with printed pants.
Oversize Duster
Alba has worn dusters by designer pal Narciso Rodriguez, both casually (with jeans) and dressed up (with trousers). Look for a long, streamlined shape to add instant polish to almost any outfit.
Tailored Blazer
The star told us that she loves blazers in almost "every shape and color." Look for a minimalist cut, like this one by Ganni, a brand Alba has worn.


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book excerptThe Center Holds
by Jonathan Alter
Obama's reelection campaign was like running for Chicago alderman with the help of nerdy kids who spoke a math language no one else understood. The key was microtargeting, which had bad odor in recent years thanks to the marketing industry. Microtargeting sounded intrusive, even a little creepy, but it had the potential to return politics to the most local level of all: the individual voter.
Obama field organizers, armed with the fruits of Big Data, could bring a presidential campaign to the front porch as never before. OFA's aim was to use algorithms to enhance the human (and thus more persuasive) part of politics: face-to-face, friend-to-friend, or at least Facebook friend-to-Facebook friend.
The new analysts did something unheard of by profiling and targeting unlikely voters. That transformed registration from a passive activity – sitting at a folding table in a supermarket parking lot – into something active and much more efficient.
By 2011 the technology of the 2008 campaign was long obsolete. So Obama campaign manager Jim Messina set out for the West Coast, where Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, and executives from Apple, Facebook, Zynga, Microsoft, DreamWorks, and Salesforce all told him he should not just view the campaign as a start-up but hire much of his digital crew from start-ups that were outside of politics. The idea was that everything the geeks did should be a "force multiplier" for Field, Communications, Finance, and other departments, not an end in itself.
The digital team assembled in Chicago was in fact three teams – Digital, Tech, and Analytics – with interrelated and often competitive functions. All were headed by soon-to-be-legendary characters within the campaign. Teddy Goff said he wanted the young recruits in Digital to be so good they could be hired afterward by Nike or Coca-Cola and "not be seen as hippy dippys." Michael Slaby and Harper Reed hired geeky geniuses from top tech companies ranging from Google to craigslist. Analytics ended up with a motley crew of mostly under-thirty data scientists and financial analysts, plus a biophysicist, a former child prodigy, and three professional poker players.
From the start,there was trouble in digital paradise – a culture clash between the engineers from tech companies and the more politically seasoned product managers and data analysts.
Harper Reed's code writers, though lacking in campaign experience, were often paid $100,000 a year, twice as much as some of their colleagues in other sections of the campaign. Reed said Tech could afford the higher salaries because it held down head count by hiring fewer people than rival departments. The pay gap was exacerbated by the Tech team's habit of routinely leaving the office at the ungodly hour of 6:30 p.m., five, six, even seven hours before Digital, Analytics, and other sections went home. This schedule was explained by the fact that they were older (meaning a few were in their mid-thirties) and, unlike most Chicago staffers, often had families.
A little humility would have gone a long way toward helping Tech blend in, but it wasn't forthcoming. "Instead of 'Listen and learn,' they [Tech people] came in with a 'Burn the place down' attitude – real arrogant," said one senior campaign official. "It was, 'Fuck the vendors – we'll build everything in-house.' " But the vendors, firms like NGP VAN that specialized in voter contact, knew politics, and Reed's department did not. Tech team members used their fluency in tech jargon to their advantage, but they were often illiterate in basic political language.
And they often took their mandate for "disruption" too far. But all of this would have been minor if the products Tech developed were working.
Facebook vs. The Narwhal Whale ——————————
Tech's great white whale, dubbed "Narwhal" (after a toothed whale), was to integrate the more than 13 million Obama supporters now on the Email List with many other databases.
Instead of modeling and extrapolating, the dream was to match 25 million Facebook "likes" of Obama with county voter registration rolls, census data, 2008 voter contact information, contributor lists, and fresh information from door-to-door canvassers for a unified data platform on millions of voters in battleground states.
In Tech's defense, the complexity of the Narwhal project was daunting. The hairiest challenge, the goal of Narwhal, was identifying which dieting donor might want to learn more about Michelle Obama's anti-obesity initiative, or which Obama supporter had once signed a petition for women's rights and might now be willing to send her whole mailbox something about Mitt Romney's attack on Planned Parenthood.
This was much harder than it sounded. Some of the people designing Narwhal thought it wouldn't be fully functional until 2016, by which time Barack Obama, if he won, would be getting ready to leave the White House.
Instead of waiting for Tech to build Narwhal, Analytics compensated by relying more heavily on software from a company called Vertica that helped produce enough new data sets to keep the Cave dwellers happy. And Chris Wegrzyn and Gabriel Burt of Analytics developed a tool dubbed "Stork" that allowed key vendors to transfer their data into campaign databases.
OFA ended up with pieces of Narwhal instead of the whole whale. The best piece of all was Facebook, which was growing so fast that it might be able to accomplish some of what everyone had hoped for from Narwhal.
Fortunately for Obama, the campaign was loaded with geeks who knew what Facebook could do before Facebook did. Rayid Ghani, OFA's chief data scientist, led a team that began to customize a Facebook app into something called "targeted sharing." The idea was that if an Obama supporter had, say, one thousand Facebook friends, the campaign could determine that nine hundred of them were already for Obama, focus on one hundred who were persuadable, and ideally zero in on six or so who lived in battleground states and were in regular enough contact to be considered real friends, not just Facebook friends. When those potential Obama voters were identified, their friend (the active Obama supporter) would be notified. He or she could then send them Obama's position on issues and urge them to register and eventually to vote.
Because the message came from a real friend, it would be much more credible and influential than if it came from a stranger representing the campaign. That was the theory, anyway. All of this was much easier to envision than to execute. Common names meant thousands of cases of mistaken identity. Uncommon names were often misspelled and thus orphaned. Some voters used home addresses, others work addresses.
Digital's biggest tech innovation was "Quick Donate," a mobile app that raised an extra $75 million by letting supporters give money with one click instead of filling out a form. Donors who used Quick Donate gave four times as often and three times as much as those who didn't. The mobile app led to what the campaign called "drunk donating," where Obama supporters agitated by polls showing Romney gains impulsively kicked in before they thought better of it.
Quick Donate was supposed to be a Tech project, but it was engineered by the less experienced code writers inside Digital. This was another example of why tensions between Tech and the other departments hadn't eased much. Tech had some terrific people but was so focused on trying – and often failing – to build cool new apps that it didn't give Digital, Field, Finance, and Comm the workaday tools they wanted.
In June Tech finally came through with Dashboard, which was praised by many field organizers for helping put all of their local efforts at their fingertips. For many Obama volunteers, Dashboard became almost a new social network. It helped tens of thousands tap into the long-delayed Call Tool, which allowed volunteers to join Nurses for Obama, Veterans for Obama, Seniors for Obama, and other subgroups.
Narwhal failed – "a huge disaster," as one senior staffer put it. A unified data platform, instant access to highly detailed information (beyond support scores) on millions of American voters, would have to wait. It was not yet possible to, say, link a veteran supporting Obama in Ohio to a persuadable veteran from his same army unit in Virginia. Harper Reed's insistence that Narwhal was a success depended on defining it more narrowly as a "data store" for all of the campaign's applications.
In truth, Narwhal was always more of a concept than a product. By 2016, maybe even by the 2014 midterms, Democratic geeks might be closer to catching the great toothed whale.
Facebook-targeted sharing, by contrast, was a monster success, especially with the youth vote. In an era in which half of eighteen- to twenty-five-year-olds were unreachable by phone, Facebook was essential for a candidate like Obama.
By the end of the campaign 600,000 Obama supporters had each used Facebook to contact around half a dozen specific friends identified by Chicago: 3.5 million potential Obama voters in battleground states. Nearly one-third of them, one million people, took some action in response, such as registering. This was a staggering response rate and the debut of a digital persuasion and get-out-the-vote tool that would inevitably be adopted by every campaign at every level.
Friend-to-friend was the highest form of voter contact, though it was hardly perfect: A Romney staffer, Matt Lira, was encouraged through targeted sharing to contact his Facebook friend, House Minority Leader Eric Cantor, and urge him to vote for Obama.
Excerpted from The Center Holds. Copyright 2013 by Jonathan Alter. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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by Susan Pulvermacher, RMT RCST
I have been giving a complimentary copy of Myrna Martin's booklet 'Birth And Attachment' to my clients who have babies ever since I first discovered it.
The caveat is that after they are done with it, to please pass it on to someone that they think may find it useful or return it to me so I can give it to another family. This book is small and therefore readable by busy parents and in my estimation contains the essentials about attachment.
As Myrna says, it's a guidebook for 'Co-creating secure attachment', and she does that by being concise but complete. I like knowing that attachment parenting is not just some fad or someone's opinion-there's research that supports attachment for healthy development of the child. Knowing it supports their child's ability to regulate their emotions, cope with stress and form healthy relationships is important, but to understand that it also affects their ability to learn and affects the health of their body through regulating the heart, neuroendocrine and immune systems – this gives parents even more concrete reasons to learn about and practice this thing we call attachment.
Myrna talks about when attachment begins, and how it develops, specific to each developmental stage of the child from preconception to 18 months of age. Importantly, for parents/caregivers, she includes an extensive list of tips that support secure attachment, which begins with Slow the Pace and includes Baby's Body Language, Eye Contact, Touch, Motion, Watching for and Respecting Activation and Settling Cycles, Recognizing when babies and children are relating to their History, and lastly Recognizing when Parents and Infants or Preschoolers Need More Support.
Although this book is directed towards the new family, it contains information that benefits families of all ages and speaks to healing and optimizing attachment patterns, enriching the lives of all family members.
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The Week Ahead with V Festival, KT Tunstall, Morrissey, Belsonic, The Darkness, Rewind South - The 80's Festival and more
Posted: 9th August 2016
Also taking place from Monday 15th Aug: Grandmaster Flash
, Ministry
, Julian Marley
, Motion City Soundtrack
, Grandaddy
, Limmy
, The Besnard Lakes
, The Bronx
, Groove Loch Ness
, Glass Butter Beach
, Chris T-T
, Radio Times
, Isy Suttie
and more
All prices are exclusive of booking fees and correct at the time of publication. Line-ups for festivals subject to last-minute changes. Click on the images for more details and to buy tickets (subject to availability)
|V Festival from 20th to 21st August in Staffordshire and Chelmsford - Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Faithless, Kaiser Chiefs and more
|KT Tunstall from 15th August onwards in London, Ullapool, Stornoway, Wick, Moray and many more from £17.50 to £25. Limited tickets available
|The Darkness on 18th August in Cornwall from £30 - very limited spaces
|Morrissey on 20th August in Manchester - special exclusive show
|Belsonic from 18th to 27th August in Belfast - The Corrs, Madness, Disclosure, Kano, Noel Gallagher's High Flying BIrds, Fatboy Slim and more
|Rewind South - The 80's Festival from 19th to 21st August in Henley. Limited tickets available. Rick Astley, Marc Almond, Adam Ant, Erasure's Andy Bell, Tony Hadley and more
|Grandmaster Flash from 19th August onwards in Milton Keynes, Hastings and Inverness from £8 to £19.50
|Ministry, DevilDriver from 16th to 20th August in London, Cardiff, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and more from £20 to £23.50, 21. Limited tickets available
|Julian Marley from 16th to 21st August in London, Brighton, Birmingham, Leicester and Liverpool from £15 to £18
|Motion City Soundtrack 'So Long, Farewell' dates from 17th to 19th August in London, Manchester and Birmingham from £22.50. Limited tickets available
|Godspeed You! Black Emperor on 18th and 21st August in London and Dublin from £22.50. Limited tickets available
|Grandaddy on 18th August in Dublin - exclusive show
|Aditi Mittal 'Things They Wouldn't Let Me Say' from 17th to 20th August in London
|Limmy from 18th August to 16th September in London, Edinburgh and Salford
|The Bronx on 19th August and 7th October in Glasgow and Derby from £15. Limited tickets available
|Deborah Bonham on 19th August and 20th January 2017 in London, Southend, Oswestry and Kinross from £13.20 to £22
|Arch Enemy from 21st to 24th August in Norwich and Sheffield from £19.50
|The Besnard Lakes from 16th to 20th August in Leicester, Cambridge, Guildford and Oxford from £10 to £12
|White Denim on 16th August and 17th October in London, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Leeds and more from £16 to £20.45
|Fitz from 18th to 27th August in London, Northern Quarter, Birmingham, Brighton and Bristol from £7 to £9
|mewithoutyou from 19th to 29th August in Nottingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Plymouth, Southampton and more from £12 to £29.50
|Groove Loch Ness on 20th August with Duke Dumont, Boys Noize, Mark Knight, Optimo and many more.
|Glass Butter Beach Wolf Alice, Kodaline, Katy B, Mystery Jets, Jamie Lawson, Naughty Boy from 19th August in Abersoch, North Wales.
|Chris T-T from 15th August onwards in Brighton and more from £10 to £12
|The Wurzels on 18th August and 16th April 2017 in London, Monmouthshire, Bridport, Southampton, Leamington Spa and more from £12 to £18.50
|Isy Suttie from 15th August to 30th September in London, Cardiff, Leicester, Birmingham, Lincoln and more from £14
|The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company - The Entertainer from 20th August to 12th November in London. Limited tickets available
|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? from 16th to 20th August in London
|Grease from 17th August to 8th April 2017 in Birmingham, Manchester, Oxford and Liverpool
|Radio Times from 20th August to 1st October in London. Limited tickets available
|Miracle Legion from 16th to 20th August in London, Brighton, Glasgow and Manchester from £15 to £17.50
|Nick Harper on 19th August and 4th December in London, Coatbridge, Northern Quarter, Durham, Swindon and many more from £12 to £17.50


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Apes are a band from Quebec, Canada that plays a mixture of black metal, sludge, grind and hardcore and this is a review of their 2017 album "Lightless" which will be released in June by D71 Records.
Atmospheric drones start off the album before going into a very fast direction that uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats along with the vocals adding in a mixture of black metal screams and more traditional hardcore shouts and elements of grind are also used in the faster sections of the songs.
A lot of the slower riffing is heavily influenced by sludge along with the tracks also bringing in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are done in a very dark yet melodic fashion and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording and one track also adds in a brief use of clean singing.
Apes plays a musical style that takes black metal, grind, sludge and hardcore and mixes them together to create something original, the production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover dark and negative themes.
In my opinion Apes are a very great sounding mixture of black metal, grind, sludge and hardcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Asleep" "Vitric Persona" and "Oblivion". 8 out of 10.
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I've just gone all in and downloaded Tom Clancy's 'THE DIVISION" I heard the buzz about this game several months ago, but to be honest I was so deep into "Destiny" that I couldn't see past the TRAVELER. I have also been playing a personal favorite of mine in the Metal Gear series PHANTOM PAIN, which is awesome, But that not what I'm talking about now. I want to talk about The Division. A co-worker who is a big gamer as well put it to me like this, he said it's like Destiny but situated in a current timeline. Ok , I was intrigued I must say. This teaming up with people from all over the country is just about the most exciting leap forward in gaming in a long while. Even Metal gear has joined the trend, although I haven't taken that step into collective gaming with MGPP yet . So I download the full package, you know when you have that feeling that your just gonna love something so you go a little overboard, well that's kinda what I did, I dropped a little over $100.00 on this bad boy. Ok, this is what I got for about $102.00 the game itself for the Xbox One is about $59.00 not so bad as games go, but I had to have the expansion pack and the year pass, so yeah a hundred dollars. Ok, so I fire this game up, first I love that it takes place in New York ,NY has always been a story in itself, then I notice that Navigating is so easy, You know how in Destiny you get a good general Idea of location from your "little light" well Division takes it a step further buy giving you this cool nav line that appears at the top of your screen, it's not intrusive or annoying it's just right. I think developers are finally realizing that gamers need to just "get there" and we don't like wasting time wandering all over the place, unless their are goodies to be found of course. I like the character customization, my dude is no joke, and he's got "Corn Rows".
The graphics and sound effects pull you in. The Safe houses are what the "City" is in Destiny, a hub a place to meet and re up, a social gathering spot. I found the characters fun and interesting with a cool hint of quirkiness. Now I'm a hopeless romantic thats one of the reasons I feel in love with the "Mass Effect" games, I've noticed that some games have tried to back away from all the mushy stuff, But I like the Mushy stuff. I haven't seen that type of character connection "yet"in Division, but I am so early into game play, I'm not worried. The weapon selection is great, I got me a rifle and the bad guys better watch out. Some gamers may think that the Post apocalyptic genre is getting a little old, I'm not one of them, this game really gets you "suited and booted" fast.
If I had to say one thing that I'm not crazy about with this game it might be the relationship component, I like having a love interest, I don't know maybe I'm just sad, but I like falling in love so freaking sue me, ok.
The missions are expansive with lots of side opps for ya, and if you have tactical training in your background as I do, then your really gonna love all different methods of incursion. Get your boys or girls together, get this game and Save New York and in case your worried The Statue Of Liberty is fine, because she's technically in New Jersey lol!


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from my Kindle book, Parameters:
Reposted from 2011
The Swedish novelist Kerstin Ekman, hit world status in 1994, with her European blockbuster Blackwater.
A writer of wide and wonderful facility; she is essentially a fabulist: stories, anecdotes, myths tumble from her in abundance.
Blackwater has all her best novelistic traits, and also her failings.
One detail from Blackwater – a local policeman, at the end of a long day's stint talking to a senior school, tells a class the real story of a failed robbery. The robbers, two city types, made off with their swag in a stolen car, heading up north. Holed up in an empty house, they were found next day, frozen to death. The simple flaw in their plan: being city types they did not have the basic knowledge for living in the north: how to light the wood stove.
Taken as it is, it is just another, authentic-sounding, statistic. But the time was the early 1970s, the Cold War, and fears of nuclear attack, which seemed immanent. The children insisted the teacher made two school curricula: one standard, and one covering everything they could ever need to know to survive: how to bake bread: which grain to use, how plough to prepare it, how to harvest it, how to make sickles, plough-shares etc. The children were avid for more; then a parent found out, and the teacher, one of the book's main characters, was sacked 'for frightening the children'.
The writer ably picks up here on the aftermath of fear of that period as echoed in the recent Soviet Union nuclear disaster at Chernobyl; the cloud of radioactive dust swept across Sweden, Scandinavia, as indeed it did northern England.
All of her books are rich in a wide variety of technical expertise. To be fully paid-up responsible adults, these are things, the book suggests on one level, we must question and be able to respond to. To be responsible to our children, another of the book's main themes; what it is to be a child, and how being a parent is a part of that: from the bottom up. Blackwater makes us question all those things we take for granted.
The irony, also, is an Ekman hallmark.
Kerstin Ekman was born in mid Sweden in 1933. Like many other writers of her generation she moved north: north means, beyond the Arctic Circle. This was their authentic experience of the real Sweden.
This is the setting of one of her earlier books, Under the Snow, written in 1966, translated for the first into English in 1997. It is a thriller based in a tiny village in the Swedish arctic; settled by nomadic Sami, for whom Swedes helped set up a local school.
Thorsson, local policeman, receives a call about a death. It is subzero still, the last of the long winter. A wonderful vignette: the super-fit younger colleague, all the right clothes, turns an ankle in the first few yards. Also, in the summer, a language academic excitedly scribbles the ferryman's curses.
Someone says 'killed', another 'accident'; everything suggests suicide. In arctic communities it is a matter of honour that everyone looks out for each other. This is the clue: honour plumbs the meaning of the death. It is essentially a clash of cultures, Sami and Swedish. It is played out against a backdrop of the long endless night of the winter months, and the neverending days of summer, when the sun scarcely sets.
In the 1970s she put herself through a strict discipline. This was the tetrology of books Witches Rings, Spring, Angel House, City of Light, available from the Norvik Press.
They follow the growth of an end-of-the-tracks village where the railway ended, into a prosperous city; but followed through from inside, that is, through the lives of its women. A wholly successful enterprise; this gained her wide recognition.
Rich and full of authentic detail. At best the books tread a careful line between character-led organic development, and explorations of history. Angel House, set in WWII explores the cost of Sweden's neutrality: local militia guard rail stops as retreating German troops pass through from Norway; and then the sealed train that stopped briefly in the out-of-the-way station. Some said 'German collaborators', but the truth was 'the last of Norway's Jews'. The sudden jolt of implication is ours, for historically those realities were not then known. The fallibility of our humanity is the main thrust of the book.
This 'conscience' .
This consciousness of the consequences of the Swedish neutrality in the War informs Swedish writing to the present day: we can see it in Mankel Henning's Wallander series of books, where the books examine the role of the military in peacetime, in its role in international peace-keeping, and in the writer's African concerns. It is also reflected in the Kerstin Ekman's resigning from the Swedish Academy due to their refusal to condemn the fatwah on Salman Rushdie in 1989
After the success of Blackwater readers wanted another, similar book; what they got was The Book of Hours. Published before Blackwater in Sweden, translation and English publishing demands have skewed chronology.
The Book of Hours takes on the long sweep of Swedish history, again from the inside, but this time explored through the exploits of a strange, sinister character: long lived, non-human but passing as human; a troll. And the magic realism of the book disconcerted some readers.
Where Blackwater explored contemporary concerns about nuclear war, sexual relations, social structures, and the a wonderful section unravelling the mythologies around the hunter in a modern setting; The Book of Hours was full of the culture of forestry, medieval alchemy, the histories of religion, medicine, and commerce; of the Hundred Year's War, and the Lutheran revolution.
I mentioned her failings as a writer; this centres on the problem that plotlines do not always come together. If, like me, however, you become so engrossed in the storytelling, then it ceases to be an issue but a wry quirk, a humourous signature.
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|Fri Jun 21 2013, 10:00pm
Arguably one of the finest and most respected House, Funk and Soul DJs in the world today, Norman Jay's talents have now seem him rightfully acknowledged by the highest authority in the UK with an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) awarded on merit for "DJ-ing and services to music" in 2002 - a fitting tribute in recognition of Norman's many outstanding musical achievements and invaluable contributions to music in a career spanning well over two decades.
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The Data Lab MSc
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The Data Lab MSc differs from other academic courses as it focuses on applying academic knowledge to the world of industry, and developing non-technical skills that are essential to becoming a data scientist. Our programme allows you to take the skills you learn in the classroom to solve real life organisational problems and challenges.
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"I'm delighted I chose to do a The Data Lab MSc. It's been a very positive experience. I'm now in the fortunate position of having two job offers and feel ready to take the next step into a career in data science on Scotland."
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5 Reasons to Apply for The Data Lab MSc programmes:
1. Enhanced Skills for Industry
As part of The Data Lab MSc you will receive additional technical and 'business-ready' skills training. The Data Lab MSc courses are guided by both the needs of Scottish industry and the cutting-edge research of Scottish academia to make sure that you are equipped with the skills needed placed to start your data science career.
We also run a year-long data competition for all students. This comprises a series of fun events and hackathons that allows you to apply your skills using real datasets to make a real change for Scotland. Find out more about the 2017/18 Challenge Competition.
2. Employment Facilitation
Placements in Scottish Industry: Students will have the opportunity to complete a paid three-month industrial placement for their dissertation project. Through these projects, students get the chance to apply their learnt skills to real life problems and get familiar with the business life.
Data Talent Scotland: This yearly event brings together employers and students. Attended by over 400 people in 2018, the event gives you access to Scottish organisations recruiting data scientists. Travel to this event is provided for free for all scholarship students.
3. Networking and Community Building
You will join Scotland's thriving Data Science Community and will be invited to events across the country to learn from leading academics, innovators and business people, and to build a great network for your future career
4. Funding Available
The Data Lab is funding 155 places across the 11 participating universities during the 2018/19 academic year. If you are a Scottish or EU student, you will be eligible to have your tuition fees paid in full through this scheme. Funding is provided by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and is channelled by The Data Lab to participating universities. Each programme has an allocated number of funded places, which will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis, so make sure you apply as early as possible.
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5. The Data Science Opportunity for Scotland
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Scotland is fortunate to have some of the best data in the world. Few other countries have the opportunity to link high quality, consistent data that has national coverage for public service improvement.
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|Ionic Foot Bath Detox
The Ionic Detox and Cleanse Footbath machine uses natural aqua ions (water ions) for bio energy detoxification and cleansing of the body. This amazing machine is also referred to as an Ionic body Detoxification; however it is much more than that! You are going to find this out yourself when you soak your feet in the charged bath of water and relax as toxins diffuse and wash away from the bottom of each foot.
The Ionic Body Detoxification and Cleanse Footspa is a hydrotherapy Detoxification & cleansing system for health, sports, and beauty. It provides an amazing external hydrotherapy detox method for detoxifying our entire body by bathing our feet in warm water that is concentrated in negatively charged aqua ions generated by the ionization of water molecules. It detoxifies the entire body with little or no stress to it's user.
Under the effect of small electric voltage and current, it generates positive and negative ions, which flows within the water. The negative ions will attract and attach themselves to oppositely charged toxins and tissue acid wastes, and then draw them out of our bodies through our feet. Tests have shown that heavy metal toxins, such as cadmium, cobalt, lead, tin and vanadium to be drawn out of the body through the skin pores of your feet by diffusion after a session.
During the course of an Ionic Foot Bath session, the water will most likely change color and bits of foreign matter may appear as sediment. This is to be expected. It is caused by a reaction between the material from a user's body and particles in the water, salt added to the water, the metals in the ionizer array, and the acidity or alkalinity of the user. Please note that the color produced will also depend, to a certain extent, on the chemical impurities of the water in your geographical area. As a general rule, regional toxins can contribute 50 percent or more of the color and residues found in the water after a session. There are differences in water quality, depending on which country and area you are in. Because the human body is approximately 80 percent water, the toxins in a user's body will look similar to the predominant geographic toxins; there are usually unique common symptoms corresponding to each geographic area, corresponding to the toxins in the region (for example bad arthritis, bladder, etc.). You will also find that people from the same region are likely to have very similar color results after an Ionic Foot Bath session. An experienced practitioner may be able to speculate, from the color and objects found in the water, which materials and toxins are from your body and/or which organs these materials and toxins may be concentrated. However, due to differences in local water supplies, personal diet, and other variables discussed later, we do not rely on color change alone. It is important to understand that the water will change color and particles may form even if the unit is operating without feet in the water! This is because of the fact that the color change and objects in the water can be caused by so many factors, for example: the consumption of the metal inside the array, the sea salt added, substances leaving your body through your feet, dissolved material or toxins already present in the local water supply you are using, and even the air surrounding the spa water.
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Get ready for Monday!
It's going to be and outdoors sort of day
Sometimes it's tough to know just what you need to have with you throughout the day. Left the sunglasses at home? Been there. Hope this helps...
What you're going to need Monday morning? Well, with temps in the lower 50s and clear skies our segestion would be a light jacket and the sunglasses.
What you're going to need Monday afternoon? High temps will reach the 80s in most spots around NWAR and the River Valley, so, a t-shirt and the sun screen will be a must if you're spending any time outdoors during peak day light hours.
What you're going to need Monday evening? With the sun not even setting until 8pm might I suggest a little golf. No matter what you have planned late in the day keep in mind it will still be fairly warm and if your going to be comfortable, why not shorts?


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The entire season of the Green Hybrid Cup, a series organised by BRC – a manufacturer of autogas systems, including those in the racing Kia Vengas – consists of only six weekends over a period of several months across spring and summer, although there are two races during each such weekend. That means there are twelve races althogether, however in every other race (each Sunday's second) the order on the starting grid is reversed, but only within the best eight – the winners of the first run are pushed back and the losers are pushed forward. The average ones, who finish 4th/5th in the first race, gain nothing, but also lose nothing. Anyhow, since the number of races across the season is rather limited, speed and consistency are valuable right from the start.
This year, after two good races in the season's opening weekend at Vallelunga, Italy, the pack had been led by Jacopo Lombardelli – a young, yet ambitious contender of the 2013 iteration of the cup – and Jimmy Ghione, an experienced driver who came in second overall in 2013 (after the unbeatable 18-year-old Alessandra Brena) and won in 2012, when the series was called the Green Scout Cup and the cars were not hybrids. And so the Poznan round was dominated by Lombardelli and Ghione, although the inconspicuous Paolo Palanti, eighth after round one, proved to be the weekend's dark horse. He took the pole position after winning the qualifications and made his first victory in the series out of it, even though he gave up the lead for one lap to Jimmy Ghione and Giuseppe Gulizia, who overtook Palanti on the initial straight, making good use of their EV "boosters". Once Palanti reclaimed the lead, Ghione and Gulizia fought fervently for the second place, but then Jacopo Lombardelli took advantage of their slight collision and overtook them both. Gulizia had to retire early having suffered a gearbox malfunction on lap seven. He then managed to return for race two after a repair.
Palanti's consistency allowed him to remain in the lead for the rest of the run and take victory. Lombardelli and Ghione finished second and third, respectively, so the overall standings remain pretty much unchanged – Lombardelli still tops them, but now with a few more points ahead of Ghione (the former was only two points away from the latter after the Vallelunga season opener), who remains second. Paolo Palanti has gone up, but still poses no threat to the leaders. As it turned out, there was much more emotion coming in the day's second race. No wonder there was – the first run's winners, pushed back to mid-pack positions, are always eager to get back to the leading spots as fast as possible (the race only lasts for 20 minutes plus one lap, so time is limited), which is bound to make on-track battle hotter and raises the risk of collisions. And indeed, on lap two, after a "close encounter" with one of the rivals, racing veteran Arturo Merzario was out of the contest (he damaged his car's oil cooler and had to retire, with his machine "bleeding"). Once that happened, yellow flag appeared and slowed the race down. As there was fear of oil spills and debris on track, the safety car was launched to lead the pack and stewards came onto the track to inspect it. Overtaking was temporarily forbidden, but time kept running out – races end after 20 minutes plus one lap, irrespective of the circumstances.
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Dear All
So far I have two walks for the next programme and that includes one that I am involved in! So please, please, please send in your walks asap. I understand that the walks are being very well attended and that there are lots of new faces. It would be a shame not to have the programme brimming with the walks we all so clearly enjoy (spot the desperate blackmail!!).
It is dead easy - pick a walk from a book or the internet, fill in the table in the leaders area…
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Philippa Creasey and I are organising the Hay weekend this year. The centre has been booked for four nights Friday June 1st - Monday 4th. The cost will be £75. This includes the centre accomodation plus a meal on Friday evening and food for three packed lunches.
Please send cheques to Philippa - either a £10 deposit or the full amount:
Philippa Creasey
Added by David Coutinho on January 28, 2012 at 21:00 — 1 Comment
Arlington Circular. Either meet at Brighton station for the 10.20 to arrive Berwick at 10.43 or meet at Berwick station. The circular walk is about 7 miles round Arlington Reservoir, past Michelham Priory, with lunch at the Plough Inn in Upper Dicker (or bring packed lunch).
Keith 07792 816 029
Added by Keith Day on January 26, 2012 at 20:40 — 2 Comments
Just a reminder for the Ditchling circular starting at the Jack and Jill windmills. Bring packed lunch or lunch at Greyhound in Keymer (likely to be busy!) . A muddy walk with a nice breezy stretch up to the Beacon from the Windmills, and a brilliant hill to finish!!
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Just Click on above! You will be amazed.
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Thanks everyone for coming along - I had a really great day :-)
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Re : Announcement inviting walks for the next programme.
Please note that my old e-mail address has been given, which was discontinued about 2 years ago.
The address should be firstname.lastname@example.com
Geoffrey James
Main group and programme secretary
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Lovely and squelchy in Chiddingly this week - Six Bells for Lunch, got the open fire roaring.
Look forward to seeing you there. :-)
Added by Alison Miskin on January 21, 2012 at 10:03 — 1 Comment
The day after Valentine's day - a chance to meet and talk about doing work we love! An informal get together for our Meet Up members and others exploring the conversation about fulfilling work.
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Hi All,
If you have had enough of trying to be healthy or trying to cut back in January, why not join a few of us down the pub for some drink and conversation.
We will be at the Lord Nelson Inn on Trafalgar Street, Brighton from about 8:30pm this Friday 20th January.
Come down and join…Continue
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I have two tickets for KJ at the Brighton Centre on Friday 10th Feb.
Block S/B, RowB 55,56 price £52 each
Please drop me an e-mail if you wish to buy email@example.com
many thanks
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Interesting project - if you're aware of anyone who would be interested please pass on....
Adventure Leadership Trainees – February 2012 start
We're looking for 12 unemployed adults (preferably 6 male and 6 female) to join our Adventure Leadership Training Project starting on 27 February…
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We'll be catching the number 12 bus at 10.08 from Bus stop E at Churchill Square (by Marks & Spencer's). You can buy a saver ticket from many newsagents beforehand for £3.50. We should arrive in Rottingdean at the stop opposite the White Horse at 10.24 for anyone who wants to meet us there.
We'll then walk a loop up on to the Downs returning to Rottingdean for lunch where there are a variety of pubs, teashops and fish and chip shops.
The afternoon will be a shorter loop…Continue
Added by Sarah Lucas on January 9, 2012 at 17:16 — 3 Comments
Please note the start will be from Spierbridge Raod, G.R. TQ083146, not the long stay car park as shown on the original versions of the programme. There is a 5 hour limit on the car park.
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yesterday, Thursday the 5th, I completed my 3rd walk with the group.I must say I enjoyed just like the other two occasions.I could have enjoyed lot more if only..? Being the mid week I assumed that most of the group are retired like me or semi retired.This walk meant to be a leisurely walk.Why not stop and look around and admire the view when we reach a spot.After all we have no train to catch. Why not allow time to interact among the group while admiring the view.Say just at least 5…Continue
Added by Dan Sena on January 6, 2012 at 23:21 — No Comments
Charles Townley is leading his classic coastal walk on Sunday along some of the seven sisters. 6 miles with some hills but at a fairly relaxed pace. Option for pub lunch at the Beachy Head.
We meet at 10 at the level. It's a 20/40's led walk but all ages are welcome as ever
If you're new to the walking group, more details on the "about us" page
0785 4689782
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One of my close, nice friend is planning to get married by early 2013. She rang to me on reading articles 'Reading Physical Traits'. She is interested in a careers and she is searching for a partner with the following interesting things such as –
1. Do It Yourself
2. Homemaker
3. Happy to do any domestic chores
In other words, she wanted a perfect 'House Husband', we at Amrita had to really research to look for strong supporting evidence before we could give such advice. We found one interesting trait that does work and a woman tried for years to get her husband to do domestic chores. Understanding his approach to work, she simply states: 'It's time we have a new kitchen." To her surprise her husband replied "You choose it darling, I will fit it." Look into this internal happiness of her, she says: 'I'm now working on him for a new fitted bedroom, bathroom and new landscape garden."
My friend was very happy to hear this story and not sure if she started looking for this trait 🙂 . Lets stay tuned to hear some interesting stuff in near future.
Knowing such traits can resolve most domestic problems, that are caused simply because we don't understand the thinking process of the other person or how he or she views. One this is solved we can work around these traits and know exactly how to approach them. The above story tells that the lady might have thought that her husband is a lazy bum, leaves all the domestic tasks on her, may be amazed with the kind of results once she worked on the approach of his work. Any ladies here looking for a 'House Husband'?
We hope you are enjoying these articles under Perfect Partner – Amrita Relay, we welcome your suggestions. Good day! God be with you!
*If you're interested to read a story on House Husband click here: Umbilical Cord
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On January 11, 2018 Donald trump tweeted:
"Reason I canceled trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for "peanuts," only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal! Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!"
The US embassy has recently moved from Grosvenor Square, Mayfair to Nine Elms near Battersea, south London.
Woody Johnson, America's ambassador to the United Kingdom who was appointed by Trump on August 29, 2017, responded to Trump's tweet with:
"I agree with President Trump that Grosvenor Square, in the heart of London, was a perfect location for our embassy."
"Security concerns after September 11 meant we had to move to a location that could better protect American citizens and our British neighbours."
"It is the most secure, hi-tech and environmentally friendly embassy that the United States has ever built."
"Purchased and built from the sale of our London properties, the new embassy did not cost the US taxpayer a cent. Yet is one of the most advanced embassies we have ever built."
The decision to move the embassy was actually taken by the administration of George W Bush, not Barack Obama's, back in 2007. Trump had been expected to do an event marking the opening of the new embassy in a visit pencilled in for February 26 and 27 2018.
On Friday night, the 12th January 2018, a spokesman for the US embassy sent a statement by official email, the email stated:
The U.S. chancery in Grosvenor Square had aged beyond its ability to be improved to current security and life safety standards without extensive investment in infrastructure that would require appropriated dollars. In 2007, the Department developed a plan to finance a new embassy project through a property swap for existing US government property in London. This solution allowed construction of a new chancery that meets all security standards, yet used no taxpayer dollars to fund the project.
The project budget was approximately $1 billion and includes the site purchase, design and construction costs. The project has been executed within the established budget. The search for a new Embassy site in London considered more than 50 sites. A multi-disciplinary team of professionals considered over 170 criteria, to include physical security requirements, and determined that the Nine Elms site was the best overall location for the U.S. government.
The new U.S. Embassy will be open for business on Tuesday, January 16.


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the tropicana plot thickens (congeals?)
You might remember my experience with Tropicana: to wit, I complained about their snap-top design, received a very kind letter in response, and was mailed some shiny coupons. If you've been lacking better things to do and have been following this escapade, you may have noticed a certain comment from a Hugh Poplar:
Listen Menachem (is that even a real name), when computers came out people sent emails lamenting the replacement of the typewritter. When the printing press was born people sent emails dismissing the new technology as unreliable. Snap tops are gere to stay. Stop standing in the way of progress. Are you even Jewish?
And then, this diminutive wuss informs me that he, too, has received coupons from Tropicana, for the same complaint. This was, natch, immediately followed by what shall be known henceforth as The Coupon Challenge. Rules TK.


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The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) on Tuesday approved the appointment of Mrs Florence Anyanwu as the acting Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF).
This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, the Chief Press Secretary, Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in Abuja.
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It said that Anyanwu took over in acting capacity due to the retirement of Mr Samuel Ukura, who attained the mandatory age of 60 years on June 5, 2016.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had directed the FCSC to appoint an acting AuGF, pending the appointment of a substantive one within three months.
"Mrs Florence Anyanwu was the Director of Audit in-charge of Legislature, Judiciary and Security Agencies Department of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation, Nigeria.
"She has more than 32 years' experience as a professional auditor. She joined the OAuGF in 1984 as Auditor 1, and became Director of Audit in 2011.
"She earned her membership of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in 2004 and was conferred a fellow in 2013.
"She is also a member of Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria, 2011, and Nigeria Institute of Management in 2004," it said.


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Survivor Assistance Facilitation Expedition
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The Survivor Assistance Facilitation Expedition, or S.A.F.E., is a gnome organization designed to help surviving gnomes escape the city of Gnomeregan.[1] It was formed shortly after Operation: Gnomeregan after it was radiated by Mekgineer Thermaplugg for the second time. These brave gnomes don't just help the survivors escape but also help them reenter gnomish society by cleansing them from the radiation. While most gnomes who have been in contact with the radiation for a long time, the team is always willing to do their best to remove it from their patients before it overtakes them.[2] While their main objective is to evacuate the survivors,[3] they also seek to reduce the leper gnomes as a way of clearing to reclaim the halls of the city and to protect the survivors.[4] They use Target Acquisition Devices to keep the radiated leper gnomes at a distance. They also use teleport beacons to bring them and the survivors out of Gnomeregan, but they are for emergencies only. Their final piece of technology is the Sanitron 500, it is used to clean the irradiated.
The S.A.F.E doesn't just handle survivors, but also take down dangerous enemies.
The group is led by Nevin Twistwrench.
A section in their organization is called the G-Team.[5] They were hired by Gelbin Mekkatorque to advance deep in the city in order to handle Thermaplugg and his lieutenants.[4][6][7]
- Nevin Twistwrench - Commander
- Torben Zapblast <Teleportation Specialist>
- Technician Braggle
- Carvo Blastbolt
- Gaffer Coilspring
The G-Team
- Hann Ibal - Leader of the G-Team
- Murd Doc
- B.E Barechus
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- ^ [1 - 60] Pinned Down
- ^ [2 - 60] Decontamination
- ^ [1 - 60] Withdraw to the Loading Room!
- ^ a b [27D] The G-Team
- ^ [26D] Exploring Gnomeregan
- ^ [28D] The G-Team
- ^ [29D] The G-Team