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Account Manager II Job at GE Nigeria, Lagos
Posted Position Title: Account Manager II
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Sales
Function Segment: Client Account and Affiliate Origination and Management
Location: Nigeria
City: Lagos
Postal Code: N/A
Relocation Assistance: Yes
Role Summary/Purpose: This role is responsible for proactively developing and implementing a One GE Healthcare sales strategy by creating and sustaining strategic relationships/alliances with their Accounts at the zone level (region level – U.S. only), such as hospitals or hospital groups, government bodies or Group Purchasing Organizations, thereby creating growth for GE Healthcare.
Essential Responsibilities:
1. Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of assigned accounts' business and keeping GE Healthcare Zone, Region and Product management informed and appropriately involved.
2. Lead and close multimodality deals and single product deals in their assigned accounts.
3. Support and be supported by Product Sales Specialists as needed.
4. Achieve sales and orders volumes at the target prices in assigned accounts/territory.
5. Build relationships, develop a business strategy, and maximize business opportunities for all GE Healthcare businesses, products and services within allocated accounts/territory. Represent OneGEHC and acts as a primary customer point of contact in the allocated accounts/territory. Provide on-going feedback to management, product teams, services and marketing.
6. Develop and implement Go-to-Market plans with Zone (Region – U.S. only) cross functional and multi-product teams to achieve results through effective project proposals, negociations, and contracts. Grow GE's share of customer investments in capital and operational expenditures.
7. Develop and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction through consistent high quality interactions with customer management. Build long term strategic alliance with portfolio of accounts to continue to add value, and promote Service offerings to identify and escalate commercial service needs to drive customer NPS.
8. In cooperation with Product teams and Marketing, drive One GE Healthcare marketing events in assigned territory. Be aware of segmentation and apply relevant product benefits to each client's segment.
9. Lead and leverage Product Sales Specialists, Care Area (Category leaders – U.S.), Service Operations and other Company resources to provide the necessary technical, clinical and business content to create a competitive differentiation. Coordinate One GE Healthcare team on assigned accounts in order to deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
10. Follow all applicable GE policies, procedures and operating mechanisms. Proactively participate in company initiatives depending on organizational needs and as directed by management.
11. Ensure knowledge of and compliance with Quality, Regulatory, integrity and company policies.
12. Geographic scope: Zone (Region – U.S. only) – could be a territory within.
1. B.Sc degree or equivalent from an accredited university
2. Minimum of 5 years of strategic sales experience within Healthcare.
3. Proven key account management and project planning skills.
4. Strong influencing, interpersonal and networking skills to drive collaborative culture at all levels.
5. Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
6. Proven track record on relationship building skills.
7. High level presentation skills; able to present ideas to customers in a way that produces understanding and impact.
8. A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required.
9. Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria
10. Fluent in English language.
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Bicycle traffic laws
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Washington state bicycle laws
Cyclists have all the rights and responsibilities of vehicle drivers. RCW 46.61.755
Lane positions
Ride as far to the right as is SAFE, except when preparing to turn or when passing another vehicle. Note, this does not mean you must hug the right side of the road, as it may be unsafe due to debris, grates, car doors and other hazards.
Ride no more than two abreast, and only when safe to do so. Occupy the center of a lane when the lane is too narrow to share or when it would be unsafe to ride to the right.
Cyclists may ride on a path, lane, shoulder, or travel lane. RCW 46.61.770
Helmets are required by law in King County and many other jurisdictions. King County Board of Health Title 9
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Many of us have had the vivid nightmare of being taken. Imagine a knife is placed to your throat, or a gun is pushed to your back, and you are told to go wherever your captor wants to take you. For most people, the thought of being abducted is truly terrifying. But for others, being kidnapped in a safe, controlled way is a turn on. January Seraph, a professional dominatrix and expert on abduction play, provides this service to would-be abductees.
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Seraph is based out of San Francisco, but she spent some time working in London this year, and during her stint there she pulled off one of the most elaborate abduction scenes I had ever heard of. We met up at the Intercontinental to discuss this particular adventure.
Seraph is soft spoken and appears delicate like porcelain, but when she retold her tale, even I got a chill up my spine, and began to see how this gorgeous creature could scare the living hell out of you -- consensually of course.
Before you can begin an adventure of abduction play, you have to negotiate what the boundaries are. Everything that relates to abduction play involves a high level of torture and potential exposure to psychological as well as physical harm. So Seraph has to discuss all the limits involved in a scene of this nature.
Seraph and her client in London had exchanged several e-mails and constructed a scene that began at an upscale lingerie shop, where her subject would already be in the store and Seraph would happen upon him.
"While I was trying things on, I 'happened' to bump into him and I said, 'Do you always lurk in lingerie stores?' and he said, 'When I have the afternoon off I do,' and I said, 'Oh, so you're a kinky fucker.'" After this minor exchange, Seraph told him that she was new to London and that he should take her for a drive through the English countryside to show her the sights. Of course he obliged.
"Once we got in the car and he began to drive, I pulled a knife on him and put it to his nuts, and I said, 'If you ever want to use these again, you're going to do exactly as I say.'" Seraph and her client had already negotiated that the rest of this scene would take place in Oxford, in a quaint countryside cottage. But this was no ordinary cottage; it was a BDSM cottage where you could engage in any type of BDSM scene you desired."So we drove for an hour and a half, while I held a knife to him the entire time. He began to shake and quiver, which he did not expect, so I guess I was doing a good job."
"Upon our arrival, I handcuffed him to the steering wheel and I took his phone. I asked him his wife's name and he told me, and I said if you decide to honk on the horn or make any noise, I am going to call your wife and tell her that you're having an affair."
Seraph then exited the vehicle and made arrangements with the woman who runs the house. Then Seraph went to the car and un-handcuffed him, placing the knife back on his nuts while she re-cuffed him to her arm. They walked inside the house and she tied him up.
The house was equipped with every type of BDSM tool imaginable. It had a medical play area, a hood area, a flogger area, a wheel of torture, cages, etc. As she dragged her subject up into the torture area, they began to play for a few hours. After that Seraph was tired and jet lagged, so she put him in a cage under her bed and took a nap. This cage was essentially a crawl space about two and a half feet tall, and she placed him in there completely naked while she napped.
I began to laugh as she said this and asked, "How long did you nap?" "About an hour or two, and then I woke up and began to speak to him. I said: 'So have you mentally said goodbye to everyone you have ever loved in your life? Because you're never going to see them again. It's going to be you and me together, for the rest of our lives, because we're friends. You like me, right? You're happy about all this, aren't you?'" As she said this with a glimmer in her eye, I could not help but be slightly disturbed by this description, but also utterly and completely fascinated."Then I said: 'Don't worry, you won't miss anyone.' It was super psycho, super creepy. I mean, I really went all out and it was over the top. I love role play like that and he looked really concerned and truly petrified. Then I took this electrical box, and attached two probes to his penis and I showed him how strong it was. Then I told him that we would be going to dinner and we would be having a fabulous time, but if he tried to run away, I would use the control and drop him."
After dinner, they returned to the cottage of torture. This cottage was so well done that once inside, only Seraph had access to the locks and she had the key. Even if he decided to try to make a run for it, there was no way out except through her. Seraph played with him for another few hours, and then she was tired and ready for bed.
"I got him naked and put him into chastity and back into the crawl space under my bed." Having a man in chastity means putting his penis into a device that does not allow him access to his cock and becomes very painful if he gets erect. Seraph "didn't want him playing with himself in the crawl space under my bed while I slept." Her subject became very anxiety ridden about being in chastity all night. He asked her for bathroom breaks and they negotiated that she would wake up every four hours in order for him to go to the restroom, but she would not take off the device. He had to learn quickly how to pee while his penis was locked up.
Later, her subject told her that he began to really freak out the next day, because he had no idea what time it was and he really began to wonder what was happening and how long she was going to keep him. At this point he began to cry and beg.
"Once he was a sniveling, crying, snotty mess at my feet, I said 'Well, maybe you've learned your lesson. But if I ever catch you playing in lingerie stores again, I won't be playing catch and release. I've decided I am going to let you go back to your wife.'" Then they returned to London and the session was over. The next day, Seraph received a wonderful thank you e-mail from this man. He told her how he began to feel a real sense of panic when she asked him to say goodbye to all the people in his life. Then he discussed how throughout the night in the crawl space, his mind really began to become anxiety and shame ridden, but at the same time when it was over he was so happy to have done it. I asked her if he wanted to do it again, and she said that they would be playing this game again, though not for at least six months.
What do these men want from the abductions? "Most of my clients are total type-A personalities who would never let someone tell them what to do or how to do it. So they want me to take away all of their choices, like when they get to eat, when they get to sleep (or not sleep). It's giving up total control for an extended period of time that almost begins to feel real due to how long these sessions last. It's a total lack of control and that is what they are searching for. They don't have to make any decision whatsoever, so it is a mental vacation for them."
Seraph has done four elaborate abductions like this, one included abduction and torture. She even water boarded him during their session. When enacting any kind of dangerous role playing, part of what clients are paying for is the safety of this fantasy. I wondered what Seraph got out of it, beyond being paid. What did this behavior feed inside of her?
"It's not a sexual turn on for me; it's a psychological turn on for me, which gets sexual for me later. It's the kind of stuff I go home and I jerk off to, while thinking about what I just did. That's the stuff that gets me off in private by myself."
Seraph has been a professional dominatrix for five years and most of her clients have been with her for quite some time. Seraph believes in building lasting relationships with her subjects and helping them to achieve psychologically and physically what they are striving for. Seraph was also featured in this month's issue of Penthouse, which is a big deal for a dominatrix. If you are interested in a session with Seraph, you can find her at MistressJanuary.com, but approach her respectfully, or you may lose a nut.
Vanessa L. Pinto (aka Fleur De Lis SF) documented a year of her sex life on her blog Whatever You Desire. She also blogs for the Huffington Post and is a contributing writer with Whore! Magazine. She has a degree in political science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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text: Hello everyone, I may have missed something, but the original question that started the previous thread was: "What kind of XML support should we provide in the standard Ruby distribution" I don't see why 'xmlparser' is not perceived as the ideal candidate for that task. (xmlparser is authored by Yoshida Masato, see http://www.yoshidam.net/Ruby.html#xmlparser) I think that no one would seriously consider having "a pure ruby" regular expression engine as the default regexp library. We have regexp.c for that, and that's why Ruby is probably as fast as Perl when performing text processing. The same should hold for XML processing. The default implementation should be a _native_ one, to be as fast as possible, because that's the only way to go when one wants to handle multi-megabyte documents in a reasonable amount of time. I know this is not a trivial constraint. In a different context, I had to compare the C++ implementation found in the Qt library against expat 1.95, and the later was about 20 times faster! So my guess is that if we would use expat (and therefore xmlparser) XML processing in Ruby could be usable even for big documents. Another advantage of using expat is that we would have a conformant XML parser. A practical advantage of bundling xmlparser with the ruby distribution would be that it would ease the installation of xmlparser: currently, one has to fetch and install expat first, then compile and install the xmlparser extension. It would be much easier if expat would be bundled with ruby itself, and be part of the default install. Finally, I must add that I don't like XML event-based programming at all :) What I like are cool APIs like REXML is! So my dream would be to have the high-level API of REXML built on top of the low-level (but fast) xmlparser... -- Christian


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For the second part in my Evening in London series with Mimco, I wanted to explore the alternative way in which I spend my evenings, still dressed from a business day and racing to my final meeting. Together with the brand, we looked at their latest collection and the way a great pair of heels and suitably smart accessories can lift a look. But aside from just dressing the part, I wanted to explore truly being the part. What does it mean to be in business? To work for yourself? Who inspires and drives me to be and do better?
One such person is Lara Worthington. Lara is perhaps well known as my friend but perhaps lesser known as someone who I lean on for support and encouragement, creativity and ideas in business. As a Mum now, she is insanely efficient and productive and often shares time saving ideas with me. I interviewed Lara this week to discuss what drives her as the founder & CEO of The Base and I have shared our interview below. This is the first interview from a series that I have commenced exploring with a group of entrepreneurial women in my life who inspire me. I hope you enjoy not only our Mimco evening look but that there is a learning for you from Lou, too. xHermione.
Listen more than you talk – Lara Worthington.
Lou, how do you start your work day?
If I'm lucky, I get to sleep until 7.30AM but my son usually comes in sometime between 6-7AM. I work from multiple offices, either at home or in a small space in Tribeca. Otherwise, it's from a hotel when I'm traveling, which is a lot at the moment.
Top tip for productivity in your day to day life?
Write it down!
Advice to young people wanting to go out on their own?
Seek the job would you take if you didn't need a job.
How do you stay motivated?
Live in the present.
How often do you review your existing and create new goals?
I am a very visual person, I create mood boards for everything in my life. Then I print them out and stick all over the walls.
How did you decide this was the project worth pouring yourself into?
Because it wasn't about me! My focus has been to offer the modern woman the best life of products to achieve a healthy, safe glow; a look of vitality and well being.
What inspires you?
Different things energise different people. I get so inspired from creating things that people like and that make them feel good. That males me feel great and makes me want to keep building. I've met people who are totally motivated by money or press, but for me it's about making sure people feel good when using the things they are making. That's what keeps me motivated.
Time off. I have the most clarity on vacation or at home in the shower. I find inspiration in art and journalism. I love contemportay art, magazines and reading the Sunday NY Times front to back.
My family. Motherhood has made me very aware of time, how precious it is and how lucky I am to live with the people I love. It has taught me gratitude on a whole new level. I has taught me patience and it has taught me to see things from other people's perspectives.
Quote you live by in business?
Listen more than you talk.
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I tried very hard to make these fridge-stable, and they are.. if you don't mind wobbly, jello-like fat bombs. They hold their shape and taste great, but I will admit they make better frozen treats. You be the judge 🙂
Orange Creamsicle Fat Bombs
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 3 tbsp powdered erithrytol
- 1 8oz. package of cream cheese
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (or butter)
- 1 package sugar-free orange Jell-O
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- Whip whipping cream with erithrytol in stand mixer until fluffy
- Cut cream cheese into 4 large pieces and microwave until very soft, but not melted
- Change mixer attachment to paddle and slowly blend in the cream cheese
- While that's blending, melt butter in microwave, and slowly add to mixture
- Dissolve package of Jell-O with the boiling water for about 5 minutes then slowly add to the mixture
- Pour into silicone molds, and freeze for at least 3 hours before unmolding
- Pop out of molds
- These are sturdy enough to be kept in the fridge, or you can keep in freezer for a frozen treat!


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Hello everyone,
- Morning Zman Krias Shema is still quite early
- Tuesday is a fast day, (different schedule)
- Wednesday is Independence Day (different schedule)
- Monday thru Friday before Shachris (usually at 6:15am) we're learning Masechta Sanhedrin
- Sunday before Shachris and Sunday thru Thursday before Mincha we're currently in Yevamos
- Sunday thru Thursday between Mincha and Maariv we're learning Rambam; Hilchos Yesodei HaTorah
- Shabbos morning at 8:30 there is a Parsha Shiur
- Shabbos afternoon a half hour before Mincha we're learning Navi. We're currently near the end of Sefer Yehoshua (Ch.23)
- During Shalosh Seudos we're learning Pirkei Avos Ch.1.
- More shiurim will begin in Elul. Stay tuned…
Gut Shabbos,Rabbi Davidovich————————————————————–Friday evening, June 29Early candle lighting 7:29 PM
Regular candle lighting 8:46 PM
Mincha-Kabalas Shabbos 7:20 PM
Saturday, June 30 (Balak)Parsha class 8:30 AM
Shacharis 9:00 AM
Latest Shema 9:43 AM
Navi class 8:05 PM
Mincha-Shalosh Seudos-Ma'ariv 8:35 PM
Shabbos ends 9:54 PM
Sunday, July 1Daf Yomi catch-up 7:15 AM
Shacharis 8:00 AM
Daf Yomi 8:05 PM
Mincha-Ma'ariv 8:50 PM
Monday, July 2Gemara class 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:55 AM
Daf Yomi 8:05 PM
Mincha-Ma'ariv 8:50 PM
Tuesday, July 3 (Fast of 17th of Tammuz)Fast begins 4:45 AM
Gemara class Cancelled
Shacharis 6:30 AM
Daf Yomi 7:45 PM
Mincha-Ma'ariv 8:30 PM
Fast ends 9:54 PM
Wednesday, July 4Gemara class 7:15 AM
Shacharis 8:00 AM
Daf Yomi 8:05 PM
Mincha-Ma'ariv 8:50 PM
Thursday, July 5Gemara class 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:55 AM
Daf Yomi 8:05 PM
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by KevinW » Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:20 pm
Don wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:24 pm
Great post! Kevin, are you the same Kevin who frequents the Boglehead site? If so, are you a Boglehead or a PP guy?
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Painting the walls of your home is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to personalize your home and add a touch of life to every corner. However, going into this project blindly can result in messy mistakes and frustrating results. It is for this reason that some people choose to turn to professional painters. However, if you're looking to save some money and hone your handyperson skills, here are a few professional tips for a flawless paint job.
1) Always use painter's tape. By placing this tape over the molding and along the edges, you can easily avoid messy lines – but you need to make sure you buy the real deal. Genuine painter's tape is high quality, durable and seals tight for a razor-sharp line. However, you won't save any time or money by using masking or scotch tape as the variations may pull the paint off the wall and leave unsightly spots.
2) Patch up, clean and prime your walls before beginning. Whether you realize it or not, over time your walls become marred with nicks, scuffs and craters. Patch up your wall, sand it for consistency, then wipe with a damp cloth and add a coat of primer.
3) Use cotton drop cloths in place of plastic. Firstly, cotton drop clothes can be easily reused. Secondly, plastic tarps have a tendency to move about – even if they're taped into place.
4) Sand down the trim before each coat. This will reduce the chances of ending up with a grainy finish, and helps maintain more even coverage. However, be sure to vacuum and wipe down the trim each time you sand it to eliminate any dust.
5) Mix all cans of paint to ensure consistency. Unfortunately, the color of your paint can vary slightly between cans – even if they look identical. Often, it's hard to notice this slight difference until you've begun painting. To avoid this, pour the paint from each can into a large plastic tub or bucket and mix with a paint stirrer. The resulting color will be flawless and professional.


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Shifting Sands
Life, love and happiness cross boundaries and ages in this witty, thought-provoking and heartfelt selection of shorts.
Emma Smart
Total running time 79 mins
It's tough when the girl you want is involved with someone else.
Director Pom Sirada Bunsermvicha
Czech Republic 2015
7 mins
Can an aeroplane fly for three solid weeks? Is that why Laura's girlfriend hasn't called?
Director Carmen Jiménez
Spain 2015
4 mins
Words Unsaid
When Danny and May share something unexpected on her hen night, can their friendship ever recover?
Director Sivan Malca
Israel 2014
14 mins
A slump in their sex life leads Kate and Leigh to reassess their relationship.
Director Joey Ally
6 mins
Enjoy the Drama
By revisiting her past, a young woman realises she can finally move on with her life.
Director Lud Mônaco
Canada-Brazil 2015
6 mins
Notes from There
Separated by immigration, Peppa and Martine learn how to be together, no matter the distance.
Director Ann Prim
13 mins
The Escape Hatch
Wonder Woman walks into a bar...
Director David Willing
Australia 2016
10 mins
Jess has a great idea for getting back at her ex.
Director Sarah Ball
15 mins
Lesbos Goes Happy
Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' + lesbians + Lesbos = LOL
Director Bettina Freyland
Greece-Switzerland 2015
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Cancellation of BFI Flare 2020
Due to the rapid evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.
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How to Make It
Step 1
Prepare rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat, to make 3 cups cooked rice.
Step 2
While rice cooks, slice meat across grain into very thin strips. Coat a wok or large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat at medium-high (375°) until hot. Add meat and garlic; stir-fry until browned.
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Add broccoli stir-fry vegetables and oyster sauce to skillet; stir-fry 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve over rice.
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Young adults -- those aged 18-24 -- typically account for more than 60 percent of undergraduate enrollments. So trends within this group have a broad impact on higher education.
Data [1] released Wednesday offered mixed news for those who are pushing for colleges to enroll a broader cross-section of students. Participation rates are up for just about all groups, but the gaps between groups grew, too.
The data covered the years 1974-2003 and were released by the National Center for Education Statistics. In terms of gender, the survey found that the participation rates (those who are enrolled in or have completed a postsecondary education) rose for both men and women. But during the time period covered by the study, women outpaced men.
In 1974, 38 percent of men and 33 percent of women in this age group participated in higher education. But by 2003, the figures were 51 percent for women and 41 percent for men.
Analyzing the figures by race, the statistics show increases for white, black and Hispanic students, but also growing gaps between black and white students. In 1974, the white participation rate was 38 percent, the black rate was 26 percent, and the Hispanic rate was 22 percent. By 2003, the rates had increased to 53, 38 and 28 percent.
That means that the gap between white and black students increased from 12 to 15 percentage points (a gap that the Education Department report said may not be statistically significant), and the gap between white and Hispanic students increased from 16 to 25 percentage points.
The study also looked at minority populations by gender and found that black and Hispanic women outgained black and Hispanic men during this period. The participation rate of Hispanic men, in fact, decreased from 23 to 22 percentfrom 1974 to 2003.


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Naveen received healing after a seven-day fasting prayer at a GFA-supported missionary's church.
Naveen Rao raised his hand to his head. He couldn't feel the bulge the size of a lemon anymore. For 20 years he lived with a brain tumor, but now, after the prayer of a Gospel for Asia-supported missionary, Naveen had God to praise for healing him of his pain.
Naveen was a laborer. His family depended on him for their provision. He had never paid much attention to the tumor on the back of his head. It was hardly a cause for him to skip work and have his family struggle to find food to eat.
Years had passed, and Naveen continued on with his life, until one day, a sudden rush of pain surged through his head. Day by day, the pain continued to increase, making it impossible for Naveen to work. He stayed at home, hardly capable of doing anything. There wasn't enough money to provide medical treatment, so Naveen endured the suffering.
His hope was dwindling until GFA-supported missionary Pastor Rujul Nayar visited Naveen's home. He told the family about God's love and shared the Gospel. He then invited them to attend a seven-day fasting prayer that was going to take place at his church.
Naveen and his family went the very next day for prayer. It was there that Naveen received healing! When Pastor Rujul's wife shared a vision she had received from God about a person's tumor, Naveen believed he could be healed. He placed his hand on his head and prayed for the Lord to restore him back to complete health. By the time he finished praying, the pain had resided and the tumor had vanished!
Naveen stood amazed at witnessing the power of the one true God. He and his family have since turned from their false religion and now serve Jesus Christ.


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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Opens First Residences in China
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has opened the luxury hotel brand's first residential project in China. Fairmont Chengdu Residences are part of a mixed-use development which will also include Fairmont Chengdu, a new luxury hotel scheduled to open in 2015.
Located in the capital of the Sichuan Province, Fairmont Chengdu Residences features 382 luxury residences in two 36-story towers adjacent to the future 347-room Fairmont hotel, the latter will also include 52 serviced apartments. The Fairmont Chengdu Residences project was developed by Chengdu Palm Springs Unielite Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. Residents will be able to choose from various floor plans including two-bedroom suites featuring more than 950 square feet of living space and three-bedroom suites with more than 1,390 square feet. Amenities include an exclusive Resident's Lounge, private gym, children's club, 24-hour concierge and a dedicated owner services team.
Residents at the Fairmont Chengdu Residences will also have access to the services and amenities of the soon-to-open Fairmont hotel. This hotel includes access to the business center, fitness facilities, Willow Stream Spa and dining outlets such as Fairmont Chengdu's 42nd floor restaurant.
Chengdu is an important business hub and leisure destination in Southwest China. Fairmont Chengdu Residences is situated in the city's Tianfu New Town, within the Palm Springs International Center, a master-planned city center that is home to a financial services district. Fairmont Chengdu Residences and Fairmont Chengdu are connected to the Palm Springs International Centre's office tower and retail mall. The International Convention and Exhibition Centre, as well as the Art Exhibition Center, are easily accessible via underground subway.
With the new addition, Fairmont Chengdu Residences adds to the brand's growing collection of private residences that are currently operating or in development around the world in locations such as Vancouver, Istanbul, Makkah and Fujairah.


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Projet lauréat du concours subventions programmatiques (automne 2017) du Réseau ISSPLI (IRSC).
Responsables : Catherine Hudon, Shirley Bighead, Cameron J. Campbell, Lynn H. Edwards, Geneviève Landry, Véronique Sabourin, Tara Sampalli, Mike Warren, Joanne Young, F. Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Frederick I. Burge, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Shelley A. Doucet, Vivian R. Ramsden.
A common reason for frequent use of health care services is the complex health care needs of individuals suffering from multiple chronic conditions, often together with mental health comorbidities and/or social vulnerability. Individuals with such complex health care needs require a variety of services from various systems and community networks. This often leads to difficulties with the integration of care. Currently, case management (CM) is the most promising intervention to improve care integration and reduce inappropriate health care use and costs for this population. Our overarching goal is to inform policy makers, clinicians, patients/families, researchers, and other primary care stakeholders about what works when using CM in primary care, for which people, under what circumstances and in what ways.
Résultats :
- Hudon, C., Chouinard, M., Aubrey-Bassler, K., et al. (2018), Case management in primary care for frequent users of healthcare services with chronic diseases and complex care needs: an implementation and realist evaluation protocol, BMJ Open 8(11).
- Affiche présentée lors de la Journée annuelle 2018 du Réseau-1


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First quarter growth came in at 0.3% QoQ. The expected growth slowdown but no reason to get worried.
Now it's official. The German economy had a stumbling start into the year 2018. GDP growth in the first quarter came in at 0.3% QoQ, from 0.6% QoQ in the final quarter of 2017. The first quarter was the weakest German economic performance since 3Q 2016. Still, on the year, growth came in at 2.3%. GDP components will only be released at the end of the month but according to the Statistical Agency and available monthly data, the growth slowdown was mainly driven by investments and private consumption. Trade and government consumption were a drag on growth. Also, don't forget that a couple of one-off factors like the cold winter weather, early Easter vacation and strikes probably distorted first quarter data.
Downswing, cooling or soft patch? Currently, there are many expert views out there of how to best characterize the German growth performance in the first quarter. In our view, this is very much a semantic discussion with little substance but lots of room for speculation. The German economy has now grown for 15 consecutive months, the longest lucky streak since reunification. Of the last 36 quarters, the economy grew in 33. While uncertainties and downside risks remain - mainly stemming from a possible escalation of the current trade tensions - there is, in our view, little reason to doubt the underlying strength of the current recovery.
In fact, taking a closer look at the German economy shows promising signs of a rebound in the coming months. Despite some minor leveling off, capacity utilisation is still close to record highs, assured production in the industry is close to all-time highs and the high stock of orders and historically low inventories all bode extremely well for industrial production in the coming months. Also, loans to the corporate sector are currently growing at higher rates than in the pre-crisis period.
The biggest domestic problem for the German economy is that it is almost literally coming apart at the seams. Demand is as insignificant a problem as in the first years after reunification. Instead, supply-side factors are increasingly hampering Germany's growth prospects. Both equipment and labour are currently at their highest levels ever and are limiting factors to production. Against this background, more investment seems to be the best and easiest way forward. It would increase production capacity and could lift the current speed limits.
All in all, with a growth rate of 0.3% QoQ, the German economy got away with no more than a black eye.


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Car Accident Lawyers In Mesa
At Schenk Podolsky Attorneys at Law, we're honored to have the chance to represent individuals and their families who have suffered injuries in car accidents in Mesa and across Phoenix. Each case is just as important to us as it is to you. We take a lot of pride in providing personal and aggressive representation to help our clients receive the maximum level of compensation to assist in both medical and financial injuries. We will provide you with years of experience handling car wrecks, accidents, including truck crashes, motorcycle accidents as well as pedestrian and bicycle collisions. You are welcome to visit our office in Mesa or our attorneys will travel anywhere to you within Maricopa County to provide you with expert legal advice and planning regarding your case.
A serious car accident dramatically changes your life in the blink of an eye. You may find yourself facing new challenges – some of which feel insurmountable – depending on the severity of the accident. Permanent disability may leave you unable to work, you may be flooded with expensive medical bills, and you may even have to deal with intimidating insurance companies looking to place the blame on you.
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You're Going To Need an Experienced Car Accident Lawyer
You're going to need a Mesa car accident lawyer to represent you in handling your case because insurance companies are unlikely to easily give you the compensation you deserve. While the insurance companies are legally responsible to pay "fairly" for damages, losses, and medical bills they typically don't just hand over the check. Naturally, their main goal is keep as much as they can in their own pockets while trying to settle for a minimum payment. This means they have an incentive to pay you as little as possible, getting you to sign a liability release form, which will prevent you from any further recovery.
The little amounts that these companies offer are rarely enough to cover your medical bills, let alone any other financial losses you accrue, you're vehicle, lost wages and pain and suffering. This is where we help, to protect you and fight for what you deserve. Hiring an experienced team of lawyers that specialize in car accidents is your best option. The attorneys at Schenk Podolsky are experienced in handling a variety of traffic accident cases, including cars, trucks and motorcycles. It's important to understand that, legally, there are some differences in these cases. Some of the different accidents result in more severe injuries, commercial and individual insurance policies, or entitlement to larger compensation for the losses, injuries or distress. Nonetheless, our legal team is capable and willing to provide the representation you will need.
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Our attorneys will be will with you through each step of the way, walking you through your car accident claim, court and case. If you're worried about a recent accident or still have questions on why you'll need a legal team on your side, contact us today for a free consultation to talk with us more about what is all involved, with absolutely no obligation.
When you have been involved in a car accident or even a small wreck and suffer damages, you are legally entitled to be compensated by the negligent and responsible parties, or their insurance providers. Car accidents cause a huge shift in your normal day to day life. If you miss work due to injuries, you will also be up for compensation of lost income. Hospital stays, medical transportation and the medical bills that come with injuries from a car accident or a lot to handle both financially and mentally, you deserve to be reimbursed for your medical expenses as well. It is the insurance carriers ethical responsibility to pay you for any and all damages sustained from your accident. Unfortunately, this insurance world and system does not operate on ethical duties. It may seem that the whole system from the adjusters, to the investigators are there only to trick you and make things easier on them. This is where we step in and protect you with legal representation, advice and knowledge to help you understand the process in recovering from your losses. If you still have questions on why you'll want our legal team on your side, contact us today for a free consultation.


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Laura's Bead Addicts Membership Club
When we started Laura's Beads over 6 years ago, it was our mission to keep the beading community thriving here in Pasco county after Lynne closed her shop. We set out to make beading an affordable hobby for anyone who was interested, while also creating a space for socialization, enjoyment and creativity. We priced most sessions at only $5, which is a fraction of what classes would typically cost at other shops.
Unfortunately with everyday costs going up and our session sizes being smaller than they used to be, we've reached the point where we realize we have to increase our session prices to keep ourselves viable. However, being the creatively minded people that we are, we've come up with a solution…
You will have two options when you attend sessions starting July 21:
- You can pay for your class or bead circle on the day of the session when you arrive, as you have done previously, at the cost of $9 per session OR
- You can become a member of the new Laura's Bead Addicts Membership Club and have the opportunity to still enjoy the $5 per session rate
How will the club work?
- A club membership will cost $40 and be worth 8 sessions
- You will receive a stamp card that can be used on either classes or bead circles as long as the normal price of the session is $9
- The card will have an expiration date that is 3 months from the date of issue, giving you plenty of time to take full advantage of your membership and use all 8 sessions
- Memberships are not transferable and cannot be shared
- Each membership card includes a coupon for 20% off one item that can be redeemed when you get all 8 of your stamps by the expiration date
We felt that this solution provides a real benefit to those who come and bead with us on a regular basis. When you purchase a membership card, you actually start saving money per session as soon as you've attended at least 5 of your 8 sessions!
The entire team of Laura's Beads thanks you for your continued support and for making this such an enjoyable place to be!
Laura's Beads | 8143 State Rd 52, Hudson FL 34667 | 727-495-0803
www.laurasbeads.com | shop.laurasbeads.com


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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brook like this:
BROOK, a parish in the Isle of Wight; on the SW coast, 2½ miles WNW of Brixton. Post Town, Brixton, under Newport. Acres, 713. Real property, £1,280. Pop., 156. Houses, 32. The manor belonged formerly to the Bowermans; and belongs now toSeely, Esq. The manor house was built toward the close of last century; and occupies the site of a previous one in which Henry VII. ...
was entertained. The coast includes Brook Chine and Brook Point; at the latter of which are remains of a very curious mass of petrified trees. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £250. Patron, Mrs. Gaze. The church is a very late uninteresting structure, picturesquely situated; and was gutted by fire in December, 1862.
Brook through time
Brook is now part of the Isle of Wight district. Click here for graphs and data of how the Isle of Wight has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brook itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brook, in The the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3983
Date accessed: 29th October 2020
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New Features of MultCloud 4.0
It has been half of a year since last time update of MultCloud. The latest version MultCloud 4.0 has big changes. For supported cloud drives, MultCloud added OneDrive for Business, Dropbox for Business and Egnyte.
A big change in functions is that MultCloud added Cloud Sync service. Clicking Cloud Sync button on the top, switch to this interface you can enjoy this service. Notice that synchronization is different from transferring.
MultCloud has eight ways of sync:
- One-way sync:
- Simple sync
- Mirror sync
- Move sync
- Cumulative sync
- Update sync
- Incremental backup sync
- Full backup sync
- Two-way sync
Every sync has a brief interpretation. Please read before selecting. Some sync way will remove your file in source cloud drive. After choosing a way, you can set email notification and filter options. Then sync now or create scheduled task like scheduled transfer.
On the top of interface, a new added button called Tasks, you can click it to enter in Task Manager. In this window, you are able to check the progress of task, cancel the task, re-edit the task or apply again. If you set schedule sync, the task will be committed automatically according to your setting.
In last MultCloud 3.8 review, we mentioned MultCloud improved Upload and Share functions. From above Task Manager window, you see there are texts: URL Tasks on the top right corner. Click it, you can add URL from there too.
In Cloud Explorer window, there is a Share management, you can find your shares and manage received shares there.


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Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge
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Cheyenne Bottoms is part of the National Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway drive. It is a complex of marshy basins in a 41,000-acre lowland area containing the largest system of wetlands in Kansas and is the richest wetland feeding grounds in the central flyway. It is critical to the survival of many species. Some 320 species of birds frequent Cheyenne Bottoms, including the Bald Eagle, Whooping Crane, Peregrine Falcon, Least Tern and Piping Plover.
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John Kessler
- Professor
- Department Chair, Earth and Environmental Sciences
PhD, University of California Irvine, 2005
210 Hutchison Hall
(585) 273-4572
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Overview
Dr. Kessler and his lab investigate chemical oceanography with an emphasis on isotope biogeochemistry to elucidate methane and carbon dioxide dynamics within the oceanic system as well as across other Earth systems. He is driven to conduct this research by a desire to quantify feedbacks associated with global climate change. The oceanic methane and carbon dioxide systems are not only the largest global reservoirs of these greenhouse gases in active exchange with the atmosphere, but some of the largest global carbon reservoirs. In addition, the oceanic methane system is a dynamic, metastable, and relatively unexplored reservoir that has the potential for large and explosive feedbacks with climate due to the potency of methane as a greenhouse gas. The research in this lab quantifies the dynamics at the junction of these two greenhouse gas systems. Analytical chemistry and isotope (radio and stable) biogeochemistry measurements are conducted and used in regional geochemical models to quantify methane and carbon dioxide biogeochemical dynamics. Past projects investigated methane and carbon dioxide biogeochemistry in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaskan Arctic and Subarctic, Cariaco Basin, Black Sea, and Southern California Bight focusing on such natural features as methane clathrate hydrates, subsea permafrost, and hydrocarbon seeps as well as the biochemical processes in the water column that may enhance or limit its atmospheric release. Overall, the long term goal of this laboratory is to study the dynamics at the junction of the oceanic methane and carbon dioxide systems especially with respect to climate change.
Courses Offered (subject to change)
- EES 212 / 412: A Climate Change Perspective to Chemical Oceanography, Syllabus
- EES 261 / 461: Stable Isotope Geochemistry: Fractionation Equations and Models, Syllabus
- EES 307 / 407: Advanced Seminar in Climate and Environmental Change, Syllabus
- EES 312W: Research in Ocean Biogeochemistry, Syllabus
Selected Publications
Bold indicates graduate student authors.
- Sparrow, K. J., J. D. Kessler, J. R. Southon, F. Garcia-Tigreros, K. M. Schreiner, C. D. Ruppel, J. B. Miller, S. J. Lehman, and X. Xu (2018). Limited contribution of ancient methane to surface waters of the U.S. Beaufort Sea shelf. Science Advances, 4(1), eaao4842. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao4842
- Shiller, A. M., E. W. Chan, D. J. Joung, M. C. Redmond, and J. D. Kessler (2017). Light rare earth element depletion during Deepwater Horizon blowout methanotrophy. Nature: Scientific Reports, 7, 10389. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11060-z
- Ruppel, C. D. and J. D. Kessler (2017). The Interaction of Climate Change and Methane Hydrates. Reviews of Geophysics, 55(1), 126-168. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016RG000534
- Paytan, A., A. Lecher, N. Dimova, K. Sparrow, F. Garcia-Tigreros Kodovska, and J.D. Kessler (2015). Methane transport from the active layer to lakes in the Arctic using Toolik Lake, Alaska, as a case study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(12), 3636-3640. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1417392112
- Kessler, J.D. (2014). Atlantic Bubble Bath. Nature: Geoscience, 7(9), 625-626. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2238
- Ryerson, T. B., R. Camilli, J. D. Kessler, E. B. Kujawinski, C. M. Reddy, D. L. Valentine, E. Atlas, D. R. Blake, J. de Gouw, S. Meinardi, D. D. Parrish, J. Peischl, J. S. Seewald, and C. Warneke (2012). Chemical data quantify Deepwater Horizon hydrocarbon flow rate and environmental distribution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(50), 20246-20253. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1110564109
- Kessler, J. D., D. L. Valentine, M. C. Redmond, M. Du, E. W. Chan, S. D. Mendes, E. W. Quiroz, C. J. Villanueva, S. S. Shusta, L. M. Werra, S. A. Yvon-Lewis, and T. C. Weber (2011). A Persistent Oxygen Anomaly Reveals the Fate of Spilled Methane in the Deep Gulf of Mexico. Science, 331(6015), 312-315. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1199697
- Valentine, D.L., J.D. Kessler, M.C. Redmond, S.D. Mendes, M.B. Heintz, C. Farwell, L. Hu, F.S. Kinnaman, S.A. Yvon-Lewis, M. Du, E.W. Chan, F. Garcia-Tigreros, C.J. Villanueva (2010). Propane respiration jump-starts microbial response to a deep oil spill. Science, 330(6001), 208-211. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1196830
Research and Student Opportunities
Research in my laboratory focuses on oceanic methane isotope biogeochemistry investigations. Our projects are heavily rooted in analytical chemistry, while also being very multidisciplinary drawing from the fields of chemistry, geology, biology, physics, mathematics, and engineering. I am always interesting in talking with intelligent, enthusiastic, and hardworking students about the possibility of joining our team. I encourage prospective Master's of Science and Ph.D. students to contact me directly before submitting an application to our graduate program. I also strongly encourage interested undergraduates to contact me about conducting independent research in my laboratory.


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My incredibly nice sister drove all the way from Georgia to Texas the morning after our fire to help out. She was invaluable in the not-so-fun task of sorting through the burned apartment to salvage what could be saved.
After we had been pitching things for a while, we found a way to have a little fun. The kitchen, like most of the apartment was very smoke and water damaged and was going to need to be gutted. In the cupboards we found bags of flour, baking soda, etc that were of course, no longer good for human consumption. They were good however, for letting off a little steam. Here is my sister having a ball throwing cornstarch into the air and making a grand mess even messier.


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Super Rugby boosted by return of powerhouse George Smith
YOU would think it would be very, very difficult to top last weekend's stellar Super Rugby round for overall promotional value for the code in Australia. And you'd be right.
It would take something like the return of an institution, one that has the power to transport us back to a wonderful age in Australia rugby.
One where running rugby flowed freely, and the Wallabies won test matches.
'John Eales has come out of retirement?', you ask. Well, no.
But the next best thing has.
George Smith, a veteran of 128 Brumbies games and 110 tests, has accepted a short-term (three month) contract, in the process, filling the final spot on the Brumbies' 35-man roster.
And this is very positive for rugby.
It's great that Smith is not totally lost to Aussie rugby.
Apart from playing his part in assisting an Aussie Super team to victories, the amount of rugby 'intellectual property' he holds and will transfer to his fellow Aussie team mates is scary.
Smith obviously loves his footy, too. Contracted to Suntory in Japan for the last years, he spent last year's 'off season' on a short-term contract with Stade Francais in Paris, and now he's back in Canberra with the Brumbies.
You've got to admire a guy that loves his rugby this much.
He's also an awesome bloke!
The Pulveriser
New ARU CEO, Bill Pulver, was interviewed on a national sports show during the week - and let me tell you, it was very informative.
Bill, or the 'Pulveriser' as he has been nicknamed, was pretty impressive, too.
There were three very significant areas where the Pulveriser showed his plans and preferred direction for rugby in Australia.
One was the quality of the core product, and was based on stats that showed Super Rugby ratings dropped more than 11% in 2012.
You don't need me to tell you rugby was ordinary in 2012.
We moved our eyeballs and minds to other interests in droves.
The Pulveriser revealed he met with all Super Rugby team coaches and expressed his desire for Australian Rugby to get back to what he termed 'smart, creative, running rugby'.
You could hear a collective 'bloody oath' echo throughout the country.
From the performance in the early Super Rugby games, it would appear the coaches have listened, too.
The second area was what to do with the 'third tier', the old 'national club comp' chestnut. Bill's thoughts were for a 'Super B' type competition.
But that wasn't all. Bill's idea is for the games to go for an hour, and be an 'incubator' for law variations - an obvious focus on refining the core product.
I'm for any improvement on the quality of the rugby that is provided, but the jury is still out on this one.
Now, to the third area, the national coach.
The Pulveriser is of the belief that Robbie Deans has been doing a good job.
Now, that point is debateable, but it seems to contradict Bill's desire for 'smart, creative, running rugby' to underpin Aussie rugby's rejuvenation.
That's because the footy the Wallabies have played under Robbie has been anything but smart, creative, running rugby.
But who knows, maybe (like this year's Super rugby coaches) Robbie will be heavily influenced by the Pulveriser!


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Junior Alex Norstrom and sophomore Kevorni Welsh led the Central Connecticut men's outdoor track and field team on Saturday at its season-opening meet at Bryant's Black & Gold Invitational with a pair of first place finishes. Norstrom clocked in at 14:51.43 in the 5,000 meter run, an entire 10 seconds ahead of the runner-up Joseph Maguire (URI, 15:01.46). Welsh won the triple jump with a leap of 13.79m against -0.5 wind.
The reigning 2018 NEC Indoor High Jump Champion, sophomore Marquis Ward took second to Brown's Ryan Laudermilk in a three-way jump-off at 1.97 meters. Welsh placed ninth with a mark of 1.82 meters.
Ward also placed fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 13.19 meters.
Senior Austin Trainor took runner-up in the 1,500 meter run to Siena's Evans Kibet, crossing the finish line at 3:53.56. Junior Adonys Langual was the 25th finisher with a mark of 4:17.21.
Junior Quincy Sanchez had a solid showing in the 110 meter hurdles, finishing in third place with a time of 14. 88 seconds. In his first time competing in the event, junior Franklin Bartley Jr. placed 10th with a time of 15. 48 seconds.
Senior Sam Borecki finished just ahead of junior Jeremy Hopwood in the pole vault, taking third and fourth place respectively. Borecki scored six points in a jump-off at 4.55 meters and Hopwood cleared 4.40 meters. Rookie Gordon Perrett took eighth with a mark of 3.65 meters.
The Blue Devils saw three athletes in the 100 meter dash, all of which finished in the top-15 out of 51 total sprinters. Leading the trio was rookie Darius Wise who placed seventh with a time of 11. 27 seconds. Next in was senior Darryn Horner in his first season with the track and field team, placing ninth with a time of 11. 32 seconds. Freshman Miles Fye-Moore took 13th with a time of 11. 40 seconds.
Sophomore Jack St. Clair was fourth finisher in the long jump with a leap of 6.41 meters and classmate Jarred Creech placed 10th with a mark of 6.08 meters.
Fye-Moore placed sixth in the 200 meter dash for Central with a time of 22.77 seconds.
Sophomore Richard Grudzwick and Trainor finished the 800 meter run on the heels of each other, with Grudzwick taking 10th place (1:58.86) and Trainor claiming 11th place (1:59.38).
Senior Tyler Latham placed third in the 400 meter hurdles with a tie of 55.85 seconds. Bartley Jr. also competed in the event and ended with a time of 57.08. Latham threw 56.71 meters, good for seventh place in the javelin and sophomore Nana Kissi hit the 46.44 meter mark.
The Blue Devil 4x400 meter relay team of Grudzwick, Latham, Fye-Moore and St. Clair placed fourth overall with a time of 3:27.94.
Central had one athlete in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, senior Kyle Welch that ran a time of 10:38.62. Welch also took 23rd in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:16.85.
Freshman Jack Godfrey threw for 35.28 in the discus and Kissi hit the 32.57 meter mark.
The Central Connecticut track and field team will compete against next weekend at the Dewitt Cuyler Athletic Complex at Yale in New Haven, CT for the Mark Young Invitational.


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Don't act like the hypocriteWho thinks he can conceal his wilesWhile loudly quoting the Qur'an————-Hafez, a 14th century Iranian poet.
Persian film-makers are masters at creating such ground-breaking movies. With Separation, Children of Heaven and many other glistening jewels in the world's film industry, Iran has always been a focal point for extraordinary culture, art and literature. The depth involved in the movies from the land of Omar Khayyam, Maulana Rumi and Hafez really are different from all the other successful movie-industries.
And the Stoning of Soraya M., based on a true incident and a book of the same name, is another work of masterful art and extraordinary depth. Although having an Iranian-American lead actress, an Iranian-American director and a cast ensemble of local Iranians, the film is shot completely in Farsi as per the author and director's wish. It was filmed within six weeks in a mountainous village of Jordan far from the cities. Based on the true story of Soraya Manutchehri of the Kuhpayeh village in Iran, the film revolves around one scene only—-the final scene of the act of stoning wrongfully—towards which the events in the film go on to designate and portray.
The film starts with an old woman chasing away a dog picking up at bones beside a stream at the break of dawn while simultaneously a car breaks down in her village. The car belongs to a French-Iranian journalist who was passing by the area to get into the borders of a neighboring country. The old woman successfully grabs the attention of the journalist and tells him a story that terrifies each and every one who continues to follow her narration.
Although it is absolutely irrefutable that the film is another modern classic, there are major goofs and errors in the movie. The demonization of Muslims is a characteristic that every form of Western media outlet thrives on, and this film does in fact stereotype Islam negatively to various extents. For example, adultery is an extremely tough crime to punish in accordance with Islamic jurisprudence and Sha'ria Law unless and until the adulterer and adulteress self-proclaims their offence. A minimum of four direct witnesses are required to confirm the act making it an almost near to impossible task to provide full-proof evidence. After all, I am sure no one will commit adultery with open doors in a house full of acquaintances.
It is also mandated that the adulterer,along with the adulteress herself has to be stoned accordingly. The film only shows the female sex stereotyped—-maybe in the real incident only the woman was stoned in accordance with the local, corrupt mullah's wishes— while the accused adulterer was granted immunity by confessing to the crime and claiming that he was lured into it. It was similar to the case of Aisho Ibrahim Dhuhulow, a 13 year old Somali girl who was stoned to death by Al-Shabab for confessing that she was gang-raped by three Al-Shabab (a notorious Somali terrorist group) militants.
It is impossible to deny the claims that stoning in the Islamic world is misused and considered a loophole of the very theocratic justice system that was planned by an Upper Body of Existence. But apparently, the issue of stoning, despite the Western media's continued portrayal as a barbaric act of a 'terrorist religion', is not a part of Islamic heritage only. According to the Torah, Judaism also asks for stoning to death for various offenses such as adultery, cursing God, engaging in idolatry, practicing sorcery and rebellion against parents although it is not practiced by the Jews anymore.


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Despite its 100th birthday, abstract painting has hardly been the star of Maine's 2011 season. But I can finally report on a couple of shows featuring terrific abstract work.
Since I just wrote about another show at Aucocisco, I won't go into detail about Cassie Jones' muffin-puffy and scrumptiously fun retro treats, Mark Wethli's jangling gems of poetically modernist play and Sage Lewis' delicious little delicacies, which are flavored with a heavy dose of geometric respect for my favorite-ever artist, Kazimir Malevich (of "Black Square" fame).
Aucocisco's is a show not to miss.
My favorite show of 2011 thus far, however, is now on view at the George Marshall Store Gallery in York. It features the paintings of Robert LaBranche (Eliot) and Duncan Johnson (Hartford, Vt.), as well as clay sculptures by David Orser (Parsonsfield).
The gallery is in an 1869 building set just in front of a newly renovated working wharf. The fantastic space is marked by wonderfully proportioned and surprisingly large windows, water views and an unusually high ceiling for a space of that size and era.
More relevant, however, is the beautiful installation of the work. Director Mary Harding fitted the gallery, which is not large, with 43 artworks in such a way that they complement each other while still allowing the space to breathe.
Orser's sculptural work is on low pedestals below well-grouped paintings, and together they make for a quietly sensuous exhibition.
It's interesting that LaBranche's and Johnson's paintings get equal billing yet somehow manage to be in perfect balance, particularly since they are ultimately so different.
LaBranche's muscular canvases echo not only the Bay Area School's greatest painter, Richard Diebenkorn, but also, less obviously, the late John Laurent. He was LaBranche's teacher and the backbone of the University of New Hampshire's excellent painting program for many years (as well as the son of the great Robert Laurent, whose work can be seen now at Tom Veilleux's private gallery in Portland).
LaBranche works and works his pictures by layering and pushing paint around until they exude complete solidity. In some ways, that's the definition of Bay Area painting, as opposed to the strong but finessed mark-making of Maine's greatest painters — Homer, the Wyeths, Marin, Hopper, Hartley and the Monhegan School in general. When these come together, it can be a great match.
George Lloyd, for example, comes to mind, and it makes perfect sense that he shows at this gallery as well. (A fantastic, color-gridded and figurative piece from the '70s in the gallery office was a reminder that Lloyd should not be underestimated as an influential ambassador between Maine and the Bay Area).
LaBranche's paintings tend toward coloristically subdued landscapes that pile up their loosely geometric and compartmentalized striations so that only one level of the painting at a time reveals the depth of a functional landscape.
"Yellow Buoy," for example, stacks up its charcoal-striated and organically colored layers until it gets to a brilliant red band punctuated by a vertical yellow "tache" — the buoy.
Johnson's "paintings," on the other hand, aren't traditional paintings, but are more accurately described as assemblages. Comprising only "found" painted wood, they ride their colors and textures (including knots and weathered wear) to achieve delightfully lithe compositions.
Yet Johnson deserves all the credit for his editing, obvious patience and milling skills, as well as his deliciously subtle interventions — such as pencil-line grids with right-leaning diagonals and the rhythmically sweeping precision of silver nail patterns that could rankle the envy of silversmiths.
It's hard to say what's most impressive about Johnson's work: Composition, finish, palette (oddly invisibly autumnal in the context of this show despite his Burt Dow penchant for healthy, pink punctuation), texture, craftsmanship, etc. It might, in fact, be the quietness of his work — despite all the time, effort and consideration that goes into them — that is Johnson's most worthy achievement.
Orser's ceramic sculptures play a visual role almost akin to fallen leaves against LaBranche's and Johnson's foliage coloration, but their low-ground organic logic built up by a jade-leaf or punchy-briar feel is braced by a keen sculptural sensibility.
Cubist spatial gestures drive Orser's organically modular forms, whether they seek to deliver crystalline snowflakes, the carapace of a prawn or a calmly recumbent poodle. Orser has an accomplished feel both for the textured skeins and internal volumes of vessels and figures.
While Joe Hemes' light sculptures in the dock level/basement space of the gallery aren't my favorite works at the gallery, they are undeniably the most fun and unusual.
Hemes' architectural skills are in full force in his sense of detail, mystery and space, as the metal sculptures project well-orchestrated and calligraphic scribbles onto the walls of the darkened gallery. (Spoiler alert: Incandescent filaments don't create simple dots.)
This is my favorite Maine gallery show of 2011 in part because it surpasses the sum of its parts. While all the art is strong, the presentation makes it a phenomenal show that's absolutely one of the year's best.
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In feng shui, every aspiration, whether it's career, wealth, or love is tied to a direction, such as north, west, or southwest, and each direction is tied to a color, a number and an element.
The color green relates to new growth, expansion, hope, new beginnings and the southeast direction. It is this direction that is also associated most with wealth. The southeast relates to small wood, the beginnings of wealth growth. Green is also the color that supports healing and regeneration.
To be sure, green is the color of paper money in the US and "getting more green" is associated with making more money. Green is sometimes associated with the greed, envy and jealousy. But more often green is the color associated with positive attributes of health, renewal and regeneration – and wealth.
Use these ideas below to create more wealth and health chi and put the power of green to work in your life!
Give wealth the green light. Green lighting is a growth enhancer and the southeast is the direction of wealth. By adding green light here, you can boost your wealth-producing potential.
Feeling tired, low on energy? Much of our energy comes from our liver, our largest internal organ. Wearing green will help give you more energy and promote healing if you don't feel well. Better still, add a green dragon in the southeast corner of your living room to boost health AND wealth. Place the dragon between 112.5-127 degrees for the best results.
Green brings recognition. Green is a wood color and wood feeds fire — the element of fame and recognition. Because it's a bright, vibrant color, green can "fire" up your recognition quotient. Even spending time amongst trees can help you become more famous and give you more appeal.
Add more green for more energy. One of the best ways to improve on precious yang, or growth, energy is with landscaping. Add plenty of lush green plants to build up your growth potential and give your home lots of energy that will propel you forward in life. Even better is a garden dragon which you can easily create in your yard with plants that mimic the flow and shape of a dragon.
Green promotes healing. If your health has been problematic and you need a boost of healing energy, hang a green crystal in your window and wear green colors. Light green is especially favorable, but do make sure that the green is always a clear green and not a muddy shade of green. Spending time among nature and greenery is also beneficial for good health.
Get unstuck with green. Because green is the color of expansion, growth and regeneration, it's the perfect color for getting unstuck and for moving forward. If life has felt like it's at a standstill, green is the color to help get your growing again. Paint a room green, wear green colors and accessories.
Use green for your kua number. If you have a 3, 4, 9, or 1 kua number, green is a helpful color for you. The 1 kua should wear green colors and shine a green light in the southeast to promote success. The 3 kua number should wear green or shine a green light on the southeast for romance luck and the 4 kua should wear green or shine a green light in the southeast to promote personal growth. For the 9 kua number, wearing green clothing and shining a green light on the southeast promotes good health.


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After existing in the purely conceptual realm, the Tempe Museum of Contemporary Art will officially open its doors for the first time this month.
Co-founder Christian Filardo originally used the name for his home and workspace where he runs record label Holy Page. From there, the idea grew into a theoretical museum complete with phony Facebook page: "I sort of set it up as a fake museum that would appeal to the public and act as a space that could exist but wasn't really accessible" says Filardo.
But thanks to SMoCA's GOOD 'N PLENTY grant the Tempe Museum of Contemporary Art is accessible now.
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"The space was always there lurking, sitting, stewing, hanging out" Filardo says.
Filardo founded the museum along with friends Caroline Battle and Chet Lawton (who, full disclosure, is related to Jackalope Ranch editor Claire Lawton). All three of the founders are talented artists in their own right working in various mediums.
The space itself consist of two sheds in Filardo's backyard partitioned into three areas: the gallery, the archive, and the workshop.
"The space is ghetto and intimate, you will never find legitimately white walls here," Filardo says. "We challenge the context of the museum, but we are just looking to bring art back to the people."
And the space does just that. The workshop is available for artists to come use tools and supplies, and the archives are open for anyone to come explore the growing collection of zines, posters, and tapes.
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"Arizona is the Wild West so I personally feel that we should get wild with our art spaces," Filardo says. "This space doubles as an archive and acts as a community space and a place for learning, which is what makes it a museum to me."
Tempe Museum of Contemporary Art will host its first exhibition Grand Total, featuring art from the founders Caroline Battle, Chet Lawton, and Christian Filardo, on January 25th from 6 to 10 p.m.
For more info on the opening, visit the Facebook event page. To keep up to date on general museum happenings, check out the TMoCA Facebook or Tumblr.


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I am a Professor of Government and the Mitsui Professor of Japanese Studies in the Department of Government and the Program in Quantitative Social Science at Dartmouth College.
My research focuses on applying experimental designs and statistical methods to a wide range of empirical questions in political science. With substantive interests in comparative political behavior, international public opinion, comparative political economy, and electoral institutions, I have published articles in the American Journal of Political Science, the American Political Science Review, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, Science Advances, and World Politics, among others.
I have used observational and experimental data from Japan, as well as other countries, such as Australia, France, Israel, South Korea, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the United States, to study many topics. They include pork-barrel politics, electoral fraud, political budget cycles, economic growth, agricultural protectionism, electoral reforms, municipal mergers, foreign public opinion about U.S. policy, voter turnout, incumbency advantage, inequality in legislative representation, misinformation and correction, attitudes toward refugees, and so on. Furthermore, I have recently applied my methodological and computational skills to a book project and several articles that address issues of diversity on university campuses and in the academic profession.
At Dartmouth, I teach Quantitative Political Analysis (GOVT10), an introductory course on empirical research designs and statistics; Data Visualization (GOVT16/QSS17), an introduction to data wrangling and data visualization with R; and Politics of Japan (GOVT40/AMES43).
I earned an M.A. in international and development economics from Yale University in 1995 and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001. I have held visiting appointments at Keio University in Japan, the Australian National University in Australia, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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