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Doh! Politics have really gotten serious when a beloved but fictional animated character feels compelled to defend herself against a real-world slight.
Jenna Ellis, Trump campaign adviser and lawyer, recently trolled presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris by saying her voice sounded like the character of Marge Simpson on the long-running animated series "The Simpsons."
On Friday, the show's verified Twitter account tweeted a video of Marge's response.
"I usually don't get into politics, but the president's senior adviser Jenna Ellis just said Kamala Harris sounds like me," the character said, explaining that Lisa, one of the children on the show, told her. "Lisa said she doesn't mean it as a compliment."
Marge Simpson added that as an "ordinary suburban housewife," she was "starting to feel a little disrespected."
"I teach my children not to name call Jenna," Marge admonished. "I was gonna say I'm pissed off, but I'm afraid they'd bleep it."
"The Simpsons" have parodied many times Donald Trump over the years and the show is even sometimes credited with predicting his presidency.
Actress Julie Kavner voices the character of the often very sweet and laid-back Marge SImpson.


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Normally, we don't write about iPhone apps getting new features — we'd be overloaded if we tried to cover even half. With that said, the new version of Camera+ has a feature that's just too cool not to mention.
The feature we're talking about is called "Touch Exposure". While Apple's camera app lets you touch-to-focus on a point, it bases the photo's exposure off that same point. Unfortunately, that leads to a lot of dark — but sharply focused — pictures. With Camera+ you use one finger to pick the focus point, and then use a second finger to select the exposure point.
This build is also significantly faster than those prior, and comes with a flashlight mode to boot. For $1.99, I'd say grab it.


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Having talked about product modeling in the last post, through this post I will explain some important engineering modelling languages.
Modeling languages is the link between computer programming languages and the prodcut or service;there's a wide range of modelling languages, some of them are domain-specific, others are multi-domain, and some even universal and general-purpose.
let's began with SysML which's a general-purpose one.SysML supports systems and systems-of-systems specification, analysis, design, verification and validation . SysML is an extension of the software-centric Unified Modelling Language (UML), which has been declared as an ISO standard by the OMG (Object Management Group).
Differents CAD systems drive the need to create language to exchange geometrical models genarated by those CAD systems, STEP is one of the modelling languages which meet this need, in fact,STEP facilitates Model exchange rather than tool integration, which is why its development has been strongly driven by users of CAD systems.
The open, object-oriented description language Modelica is a highly innovative approach to integrated product modelling. Rather than focussing on the exchange of models, Modelica enables the complete description and mapping of the physical properties of a system, the integration of corresponding CAD models, and their dynamic simulation. Modelica is extensible by application-specific libraries, from which more than a hundred already exist.
Modelica has been standardized, and is fully documented. This has led to numerous academic open-source as well as commercial tools and environments
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It is important to decide whether you should retain the services of a professional DUI lawyer to represent yourself in court. In case of a first offence DUI charge, you might be able to consider self-representation. Even so, you have to be prepared to handle the court system, steer through various administration procedures regarding your case, and identify plea bargain opportunities within your case. It is much safer to hire a professional criminal defense lawyer to help defend a DUI charge. This is especially important if it is a repeat offense case, or there were additional charges of aggravating circumstances such as recklessness while driving, the presence of a minor with the DUI offender in the same vehicle or an extremely high BAC (blood alcohol content). Here are a few reasons why you need the support of a criminal defense lawyer to defend a complicated DUI charge in court.
To decide whether to plead guilty
For a first time DUI charge, pleading guilty might be prudent, especially if there is a more than average certainty of conviction in the case. Such as, the BAC was registered at a much higher count than .12 and the arresting officer is able to testify with regards to reckless driving in addition to the DUI. Your attorney can advise you on proper decisions to help reduce the harshness of the final sentence.
To appeal for a better plea bargain
Under some circumstances, your criminal defense attorney can help you get a better plea bargain. For instance, if your blood alcohol content was registered between 0.08 to 0.12 and there was any confusion regarding the accuracy of the reading, your attorney can plea for reduced sentencing during conviction. In case yours is a first offense with non-injury and no testimony of reckless driving, a judge will most likely hand out a routine sentence, which is quite similar to every other case of the same type. Your attorney might plead for a similarly mild sentence.
To appeal for a reduced sentence in more severe cases
Often a criminal defense attorney might decide to plea bargain to change conviction of the case under a reduced charge. For instance, in a case with first offense DUI and reckless driving the attorney might appeal for their defendant to be charged only under the reckless driving charge in lieu of pleading guilty. However, in some cases pleading guilty might lead to severe incarceration periods, you need a professional counselor to understand the ramifications of pleading guilty in complicated cases. For instance in a case where an injury or loss of life is recorded with the DUI and reckless driving charge, your attorney might advise against pleading guilty until you know what sentence you are most likely to get if you do.
In general, second or repeat offenders under the DUI/DWI charge should definitely seek professional counsel for their cases. First offenders with complications such as reckless driving or injury during the DUI should also have a professional representation.


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Model School-College Partnerships Selected by New England Group
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges has selected 49 partnerships between institutions of higher education and schools to serve as models for collaboration in the region.
The association's office of school/college relations, which was opened in March to promote closer cooperation among institutions, selected the partnerships.
The association is the first regional accrediting agency to establish a full-time, staffed office to foster partnerships between schools and colleges.
Participants in each of the new demonstration projects have agreed to share information on their projects with other members of the association who are interested in establishing partnerships.
The primary focus of the partnerships is the improvement of teaching and learning, although the 49 sites are engaged in a wide range of activities. They also encompass a variety of institutions, ranging from private four-year institutions to technical and community colleges, and involve public, parochial, and technical schools at all grade levels.
For example, Trinity College of Vermont is working with Moretown (Vt.) Elementary School to devise an integrated science, technology, and writing curriculum for elementary students.
Other partnerships are working to develop enrichment seminars for teachers in urban high schools, to establish programs to help students gain early admission to community colleges, and to create model magnet schools.
The association plans to publish a booklet containing the demonstration partnerships, a description of their activities, and listing for a person to contact for more information about the project.--AB
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ARA offers both outdoor far field range services and indoor anechoic chambers at all of its locations. Outdoor ranges vary from 5,000 ft, 1250 ft, to 300 ft. ARA has forklifts, crane services, and man-lifts to suit your antenna size and weights. Complete RF measurement instrumentation is available for conducting all standard tests up to 40 GHz. RF testing is conducted in accordance with ANS / IEEE Std. 149-1979 "Standard Test Procedures for Antennas."
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Antennas for demanding Radar Cross Section measurement systems are available for ground, helicopter and AEROSAT environments. All RCS instrumentation antennas are designed to handle substantial peak RF power levels over wide frequency bandwidths with minimum ringing. All of ARA's reflectors are fabricated from accurate, lightweight and rigid epoxy-graphite honeycomb material.
Antenna Test Range Sources, Near Field Probes, Calibration Standards and Compact Range Illuminators
ARA offers a set of modular source (i.e. generally transmitting) antennas for far-field test ranges. Two-foot and six-foot reflector diameters are standard; both have provisions for mounting pre-focused and interchangeable wave guide-bandwidth linear, dual and circular polarized feeds.
We also offer two types of ultra-bandwidth (1-18 GHz) source antennas. The first one being a remotely controlled linearly polarized antenna and the second one has a dual polarized feed, for conducting swept axial ratio measurements.
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New Study Identifies Molecule That Can Switch Off Inflammation
Researchers hope this discovery will lead to new treatments for patients with inflammatory conditions.
Is it possible to turn off inflammation in the body? New research shows that the molecule itaconate, derived from glucose, can do just that.
Scientists at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute in Dublin, Ireland, have discovered that itaconate can switch off macrophages, which are cells in the immune system known to be active during periods of inflammation.
Understanding this mechanism may lead to new anti-inflammatory medication for hard to treat diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, arthritis, and lupus.
For this study, lead researchers Luke O'Neill, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute at Trinity College Dublin, and Mike Murphy, PhD, of the University of Cambridge in England, and their team performed a large-scale metabolomics screen of activated macrophages in human cells and mice. The research was published in March 2018 in the journal Nature.
"My lab has been exploring metabolic changes in macrophages for the past six years and we've come across what we think is the most important finding yet," Dr. O'Neill said in a press release.
"It is well known that macrophages cause inflammation, but we have just found that they can be coaxed to make a biochemical called itaconate," O'Neill added. "This functions as an important brake, or 'off' switch, on the macrophage, cooling the heat of inflammation in a process never before described."
Dylan Ryan, PhD, another author of the study and researcher at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, shared his thoughts on the significance of this study. "We've found that itaconate can directly modify a whole host of proteins important for inflammation in a chemical reaction never before described, and this reaction is important for the anti-inflammatory effects of itaconate," he said in a press release.
Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection and injury. When an injury occurs, your immune system may send a type of white blood cell, such as a macrophage, to the affected area. But when inflammation becomes chronic, or if the body sends these cells without any injury, it can trigger disease processes.
In fact, research indicates that chronic inflammation is the common factor in a number of diseases, including coronary artery disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's. Researchers are working hard to better understand the role of inflammation in chronic diseases in the hopes that they will discover a cure.
"We are on a frontier here. … Many of us feel that new therapies will emerge that will make a real difference to patients," says O'Neill. "We need to know more about the underlying processes of inflammation, and our discovery represents an important advance."
This study was a collaborative effort involving Harvard Medical School, the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Dundee, and GlaxoSmithKline.
RELATED: 8 Foods That Fight Inflammation


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Illinois Association for Gifted Children
Midwest Academy for Gifted Education is a not for profit institution focused on the social, emotional, and academic needs of gifted students in the Chicagoland area, specializing in the HG+, for ages corresponding to JK-12.
MAGE Instructors implement rigorous curriculum, differentiate instruction, and implement various instructional practices that are developmentally and intellectually/academically appropriate. Please visit our web site to view additional job openings.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Creating a learning environment that promotes high levels of engagement, academic risk taking, and student growth;
Maintain health and safety of all students;
Submitting lesson plans for review, as requested;
Designing and delivering all course instructional activities, incorporating differentiation and a variety of instructional practices;
Recommend appropriate instructional materials for use;
Assessing and evaluating student learning progress;
Integrating instructional technology as developmentally appropriate;
Communicating with parents, staff, and administrators; 24 business hour turn around on e-mails and calls from parents.
Committing to continued professional learning.
Attendance commitment of 1 weekend day a month for up to 6 hours for no more than 6 occurrences during the school year.
Teaching/Planning/Supervising during published academic school year days:
The professional work day is from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with student attendance between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Attending outside of school hours meetings and events:
Weekly staff meeting until 4 p.m.
One (1) weekend day a month for up to 6 hours no more than six (6) times during the school year.
Monthly school event after school hours no more than eight (8) times a year. Events may last until 9 p.m. and for which there is at minimum two (2) weeks prior notice to the event.
Collaborating with other instructors/staff/administrators
Supervising students during arrivals, dismissals, and snacks/meals, managing the classroom, and managing student schedules to ensure timeliness (e.g. on-time dismissal, appropriate meal time, etc.)
Setting and managing expectations with students and parents.
Teaching primarily students who are 4-5 year old.
Supervising different age group during some cross-age opportunities, such as during a reading buddies activity.
Supervising one overnight trip, such as a museum sleepover with students and families or a family overnight camping experience with an older age students and families.
Bachelor's degree with transcript. At least 60 credit hours in elementary education with at least 21 credit hours in early childhood;
Master's degree, at least three years of lead teaching and experience with gifted and twice exceptional students preferred;
Gifted endorsement strongly preferred;
Experience teaching accelerated, telescoping, and/or compacted curricula;
Experience finding appropriate reading materials for high lexile and or comprehension readers;
Project and child-led learning experience;
Deep familiarity with early children's literature;
Experience with reading assessment and common interventions;
Subject matter expertise as appropriate up through at least 6th grade is required; 8th grade preferred, in mathematics, reading, writing, and science;
Facility with a variety of teaching methods;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
An understanding of issues that affect students and their families;
Flexibility to attend to myriad professional responsibilities;
Mobility to supervise active children;
Ability to lift up to 40/50 pounds;
Must be able to ambulate up and down 4 flights of stairs multiple times a day and walk at least 2 city blocks;
Ability to run occasionally for at least a few minutes
Ability to work in a variety of positions in an instructional setting for 3-5 minutes at a time, such as squatting, stooping or bending over from the waist, kneeling, or even lying on the floor and ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
Must have a valid driver's license;
Must be willing to visit new student's homes once to ease transition into the school;
Positive discipline and regulation experience, such as mindfulness training, zones of regulation;
Tolerance for allowing movement during activities where it is safe to do so.
Professional attire (business casual), athletic shoes encouraged. No open toed shoes or slippers unless there is medical need.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with scholastic competition teams;
Experience in putting on a class or school performance or production;
Interest in sponsoring a student interest club that might meet once a week after school;
Interest in coaching a sport or an activity such as track and field, baseball, chess, theater, choir;
Ability to speak/teach a foreign or classic language;
Ability to play/teach an instrument.
Additional requirements:
Previous State of Illinois Gateways registration preferred or will need to complete registration prior to job;
Completed or willing to complete mandatory reporter training prior to starting the job;
CPR certification either current or willing to obtain prior to starting the job;
Commits to a minimum of a year contract, with 2 month notice if wishing to leave;
In order to start working, educators must pass background check and provide a current physical examination including TB test and other vaccines.
One of the teacher's children receives a tuition waiver for the duration of employment at the school. A plan for siblings is currently under consideration;
10 paid vacation or sick days a year;
Continuing education possible after one (1) full year of employment, provided MAGE meets enrollment thresholds.
Compensation commensurate with experience.
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Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks, homies.
Single of the Week: "Oh Slippin'," Perseph One
Wire To Wire
Fela!, a musical about Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti (above), might be getting a shot of B2 right in its arm, as Jay-Z and ?uestlove just might be among the backers. We assume the "B" in "B2" stands for badass.
Speaking of Jigga, did you know that nobody knew about him until he married Beyonce? Yeah, it's true. Just ask 50.
What? You thought being dead would keep Left Eye from releasing her second solo album? Puh-lease.
At first we thought it was Young Buck that had been hospitalized, and we were all, "Yeah!" Then it turned out to be Black Moon's Buckshot, and we were all, "Shit."
Used to be we could say, "Well,Weezy
may be a better rapper, but we're better bloggers."Son of a bitch
Having a protest sign made by Chuck D is like having a cross made by Jesus.
Ed McMahon is going to rap? About bad credit? What the hell, man.
Busta Rhymes detained in London. Someone must've told them he was the guy who made 2000's Anarchy. He should probably call Russell Crowe, as the Gladiator seems not to mind helping rappers with their international travel dilemmas.
Danity Kane just got a whole lot cooler. (At least Aubrey O'Day did, anyway.)
Ciara would like you to know that she did not pose nude forVibe
after all,thank you very much
VH-1 declares Public Enemy''s "Fight the Power" best hip-hop song ever. That's okay by us, which we're sure is terribly important to PE.
DMX admitted to Florida hospital. Look for "DMX arrested at Florida hospital" headlines in about four days.
The Kanye West is involved with a hip-hop puppet show (?!) to air on Comedy Central. We're not the least bit surprised. He's officially topped out on the "What Kind of Weird Shit Can I Do Next?" scale.
We're not sure what's more surprising: that The Game and David Banner no-showed a concert in Albuquerque, or that they allow hip-hop in Albuquerque. We always assumed they were like those old people in Footloose who hated dancing.
Are we the only ones that think it's ironic everyone is all pissed about a graffiti artist's piece getting vandalized?
Run DMC nominated for election to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. About time. On a semi-related note, does anyone know how old Rev. Run's daughters are, because, man...
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CHICAGO (STMW) — Bond was denied Thursday for a man who turned himself into police after allegedly shooting his girlfriend to death.
Robin Davis, 39, was shot in the head during an argument with her boyfriend in the 5600 block of South Perry Avenue about 1 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
Davis was pronounced dead at her home at 5602 S. Perry Ave., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Her boyfriend, identified as Ronnie R. Ward, 29, initially fled, but turned himself in to Wentworth Area detectives later that day.
Ward is charged with first-degree murder. He was denied bond on Thursday and will appear for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 14, Cook County State's Attorney's office spokesman Andy Conklin said.
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Halifax company says gas leaks were preventable
Heritage Gas says more safety measures needed
Heritage Gas says two separate natural gas leaks on the same day in Halifax last month were preventable had the contractor followed the company's construction safety practices.
The natural gas company says it has filed a report with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board that says Sackville Trenching Ltd. lost markings during the excavation process that highlighted the location of natural gas lines in Dartmouth and Halifax.
Heritage Gas says Sackville Trenching also didn't follow planning and excavation procedures in the project in Halifax's south end.
The company says it will implement additional measures to ensure safety practices are followed, including more inspections of the work and more training of contractors.
The July 16 gas leaks forced the evacuation of two neighbourhoods.
No injuries were reported in either incident.


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What am I buying? These eBay Gift Cards allows you to pay for products from the online shop eBay.
What do I do here? On this page, you can choose the value of the Gift Card for eBay.
After I buy After you have selected the amount and placed an order, you will receive a code along with clear instructions (also by email) on how to use your Gift Card.
For who is it? These eBay Gift Cards are mostly used by people who want to give an online gift to someone else or themself. People who want a different way of paying for their eBay products


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How to fix green Aquarium water
Green water is the result of excess algae inside the aquarium and the growth of this algae can be very fast.
If your aquarium is in direct sunlight for part of the day this will help to encourage algae growth. If this is the case then you need to stop sunlight from directly hitting the aquarium. A relocation of your aquarium may be another option because direct sunlight will keep giving you problems over the years.
Another reason to green water can be incorrect lighting in the aquarium. Most aquarium lighting especially strip lighting needs to be replaced every year. LED lighting will last longer and can last between 5 and 10 years. Buy a purpose built aquarium light because many household lights are not suitable.
Clean the tank and gravel then replace 25% of the water in the aquarium with clean water. If you are using tap water then treat this with a solution to neutralise the chlorine and other harmful chemicals found in tap water. If you have RO water then use this.
Clean the aquarium filter suing some of the old aquarium water. Never clean the filter media under a tap because the chlorine found in tap water will kill all of the healthy bacteria living inside the filter media.
After a couple of days do another 25% water change but first using a gravel cleaner give the gravel at the bottom of the tank another clean
If you still having problems then you can buy a UV sterilizer and this will clean the algae in the aquarium guaranteed if properly set.


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FYI - I'm new to BricsCAD using a trial version. I'm experimenting.
Assume a rectangular solid 1" x 1" x some arbitrary height. (I just ran the mouse up during the rectangle extrude)
Now I want to change the height (Z) to a known value. I thought I could just change a parameter, but apparently that's not possible or I don't know how to do it.
If I put a window around a solid, I don't get the parameters I was expecting. No indication where the indices are, no coordinates of any kind.
If I select only a side, I can see the UCS elevation but there's no way to make a change.
If I select all 4 sides, I still can't change the height.
If I select all the sides except the bottom, I can't change the height.
I want to change the height to 1".
I know I can PUSHPULL to top down, but I don't want to do the arithmetic to enter a distance.
How would you change the height to 1"?
This is supposed to be parametric modeling, so how do I just key in a parameter value of 1 somewhere?
I'm on the trial version - 18.
An interesting read as I'll get 19 when I purchase, but for now nothing on that page helped.
I tried keying in from when it asked to specify distance but that froze the screen and terminated BricsCAD. Had 2 files open and lost my changes.
Started over on a new drawing and created a box.
Tried from again and it froze again. Booted me out of the app.
One more time. Tried tk and got booted out.
One more time. Tried tk, picked the bottom corner keyed in 1 and it did nothing.
Tried tk, picked the bottom corner tried mousing up till the display said 1 and it did nothing.
Maybe I should change 'when I purchase' to 'if I purchase'. I'm having lots of issues and the docs aren't helping.
(Using V18.2.20)
I can use
dmDistance3d, select the top and bottom faces of a rectangular solid, and then specify distance value to change the height.
However, this seems to work only the first time I use
dmDistance3d on any given pair of faces. The solid does not change again if I repeat the command. Looking at Mechanical Browser shows Distance Constraints created each time I use
dmDistance3d, but I cannot seem to edit the Constraint parameters.
I also can't tell how to control which face will move using this method. For example, using
dmDistance3d to adjust the height, I get the top face to move (in positive z) while the bottom stays put. But when I do the same to adjust lateral dimensions, it seems inconsistent: i.e., positive x face moves in x direction, but negative y face moves in y direction.
If I wanted to decrease the height of a solid, I discovered that pushpulling does indeed work without calculating a distance by hitting the TAB key to make the bottom face the distance reference point. Then it's a simple matter to pull up from there a known distance instead of pulling down from the top with a distance that has to be calculated.
Sadly, yesterday,using my personal machine , BricsCAD abended/terminated/failed, call it what you will, 11 times in a few hours, on a drawing I was working on. The logs (Linux) revealed the same pattern of failure for each occurrence. Every time I tried to pushpull 4 faces simultaneously BricsCAD would just disappear from the screen. Although I'm trialing the product, as a retired professional software developer I had to start incidents with BricsCAD support for all the weird things I've encountered just trying to learn how the product works.
Today, I'm spinning up a new box to see if my hardware and their support of it is at least part of the problem. So far, I'm not impressed with BricsCAD stability.
Suggest you send in a Support Request regarding the crashes you experience. Maybe it is a graphics problem that won't occur when in 2D wireframe mode? Maybe changing the GLSWAPMODE setting is the answer?
Regarding your original question:
When using the _dmPushPull command clicking the Tab key will change the reference face for the Dynamic Input.
You are using 3D constraints when perhaps you want to change your model with direct modeling operations.
It doesn't make sense to add two _dmDistance3d constraints between faces, which is why BricsCAD rejects this.
Regarding the update issue when changing the expression of a 3D constraint:
I have just experienced that very issue but am not able to reproduce it. However saving and reopening the dwg seems to fix it.
@Roy Klein Gebbinck
I've sent plenty of service requests (incidents) to support including detailed descriptions, screen grabs and Linux logs even though I'm just trialing the product. They may be sick of hearing from me.
My video board is an OLD Nvidia Geforce 460M/PCIe/SSE2. The box is an ASUS ROG laptop.
I changed the setting to 0. I figured I'd start at 0 and work my way up to see where things improve. 0 allowed me to do what I couldn't do yesterday. I'll continue my drawing to see if it remains stable.
What I want to know is what impact does this variable have on performance? My box is slow enough and I'd like the GPU to do as much as possible. From the description, I can't tell what any of the digits means with regard to who does what - CPU vs GPU.
I'm setting up another test box currently with a Radeon video board. I'll see how that works out.
AFAIK changing the GLSWAPMODE does not effect the level of GPU usage. If you want to learn more about your graphics card in relation to BricsCAD (compatibility, drivers etc.) you can use the _RedSdkInfo command.
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I generally do work with _dmPushPull and other direct modeling commands, using _tk as needed (usually without troubles). I like the Tab key cycle options—that's a timesaver! Thank you.
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Freddie Mac, posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday and the second-biggest home-financing company said it would raise capital as credit losses deepened.
Its shares rose more than 9 percent.
Freddie Mac benefited from reduced losses on credit guarantees as a result of an accounting change which limited its first-quarter net loss.
Investors welcomed news that the company will raise more capital, which will allow it expand its business, and comments that it doesn't expect to cut its dividend further.
The McLean, Virginia-based company said its net loss widened to $151 million, or 66 cents per share, from $133 million, or 35 cents per share loss in the same period a year earlier. It is coming off a record $2.5 billion loss in the fourth quarter.
"It wasn't worse than expected and raising capital is a good thing" for growth, said Malcolm Polley, chief investment officer at Stewart Capital Advisors in Indiana, Pennsylvania. "It means Freddie's business will be able to expand and it will be used to put some sort of backstop to this mess we are in."
Wall Street analysts expected Freddie Mac to post a net loss of $1.57 per share in the first quarter, according to Reuters Estimates.
While it benefited from accounting rules, overall credit-related expenses still jumped to $1.45 billion in the quarter from $262 million a year earlier.
"Market and credit conditions remained challenging during the first quarter of 2008," Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer Richard Syron said in a statement. The company had a better quarter than in the previous two that were "significantly impacted by credit and interest-related marks," he said.
Freddie Mac shares surged 9.4 percent to $27.31 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares in Fannie Mae, the larger of the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), also rose, climbing 5.1 percent to $29.57.
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have struggled since last year to maintain a balance between managing rising credit losses and their business of providing money for U.S. mortgages. Scrutiny of the companies has also intensified since they are among the few big financial institutions whose access to credit has been largely unfettered amid the mortgage-led credit crunch.
The two companies have joined the ranks of banks raising capital to offset losses. Their federal regulator has encouraged them to bolster the capital base and increase exposure to the ailing housing market by lowering the minimum they must hold.
Freddie Mac said it would soon raise $5.5 billion in capital with common and preferred stock, after taking in $6 billion late last year. The fresh capital on top of the $6 billion held in excess of its current regulatory minimum and a further easing of a regulatory surplus requirement will significantly boost the company's earnings power, Chief Financial Officer Buddy Piszel told Reuters.
The company, one of the biggest investors in U.S. mortgage bonds, has already purchased about $100 billion in securities, he said. The purchases have been "essentially" Freddie Mac's participation certificates, or the mortgage-backed securities packaged and guaranteed by Freddie Mac, he said.
Freddie Mac in 2008 expects to see 40 percent to 50 percent growth in its investment income and 15 percent to 20 percent growth in its mortgage bond guaranty business, he said. The company mortgage portfolio increased in April to about $738 billion from $712 billion in March.
Piszel in March insisted the company was not planning any "dilutive" capital raise. While the capital may help the company become profitable, expected earnings are still not enough to offset the impact of shareholder dilution, said Stewart Capital's Polley, who doesn't own Freddie Mac.
Piszel said in an interview that the earnings power of the capital raised has to be considered when determining dilution.
"We are really pleased with the progress that we continued to make in the first quarter in strengthening our financial capabilities."


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Pressure-sensitive adhesives ensure that adhesive tape can bond at the slightest of touch. The combination of various properties makes it effective.
There is a good reason for why it is pressure-sensitive adhesive that makes adhesive tape sticky. Or actually there are multiple reasons that make pressure-sensitive adhesives and thus adhesive tape an ideal partner for many applications.
To start with, pressure-sensitive adhesive is a kind of adhesive. More precisely: the adhesive that is found on adhesive tape. Pressure-sensitive adhesives have a special formulation: They combine viscosity - the state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency like honey for example - with elasticity - like rubber has for example. They adhere well on a surface (adhesion) and are equally solid and stiff in and of themselves (cohesion). In order to achieve that, the adhesive substance must consist of specific raw materials.
For example, natural rubber can be added since it has especially strong adhesion through the inclusion of resins. Adhesive tape on a natural rubber basis is applied, for instance, when we need to cover surfaces for painting work or seal up boxes. If adhesive tape must stick for a particularly long time, withstand UV sunlight and extreme temperatures, then pressure-sensitive adhesives made of acrylate are usually used. They can be adjusted even better to the specific requirements because acrylate consists of synthetic polymers that can be "tailored."
Let us stick with the example of natural rubber and look at the production of a single-sided tape to keep it simple. After the large ball of natural rubber raw material has been reduced to small pieces, it is mixed with resin and other materials, dissolved and homogenized. The additional materials are selected according to the specific requirements for adhesives, in order to achieve high resistance to aging, for example. A water-based technology patented for tesa makes this process mostly environmentally friendly without adding solvents.
After the production of the adhesive, in special a production facility adhesive and backing are combined into one unit. The process works as follows:
Why exactly is pressure-sensitive adhesive included in the adhesive tape? There are primarily two reasons for this. What is pressure-sensitive adhesive above all?
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Bremerton seeks grants for road and signal improvements
Washington Avenue could get a $5 million makeover designed to benefit bikers and walkers as well as those in cars.
The state Department of Transportation issued a call for projects that "improve conditions for biking and walking and encourage" what the state calls "complete streets" on a DOT website.
A complete street, according to the state, is good for bikers, walkers, drivers and bus riders as well as improving the character of an area.
Bremerton's aims in going after a $5 million state grant would be to make Washington Avenue — from The 400 condominiums, near the marina, to where it bends to become 11th Street and then to Pacific Avenue — look as good as it does between the Harborside condominiums and the ferry terminal, said Tom Knuckey, city engineer.
"It would be a really nice completion of that area down there," he said. Should the grant get approved and if the city is able to complete planned improvements for Pacific Avenue between Sixth and 11th streets, it would create a loop of recently upgraded streets.
Knuckey said the general idea is mostly to improve the bridge side of the street on Washington, but no design work would be done at least until 2013.
The opportunity to apply for the grant arose when the state took a different grant program aimed at improving sidewalks and made it more inclusive of other street elements, such as those that help people riding bicycles.
The grant requires no matching funds, but projects that include some contribution from an applicant could fare better as the state reviews applications. Knuckey said the city has $500,000 budgeted to replace sewers along Washington Avenue and can use that as the city's match, in hopes that will put Bremerton in better position against other competitors.
Knuckey said the city hopes to be able to place power lines underground as part of the project, but that could be complicated by rules requiring private property owners to pay to reconnect to power sources once the undergrounding work is done.
Those rules thwarted efforts to put power lines underground on Fourth Street as part of improvements there and is part of the conversation in stalled street construction planned for Pacific Avenue between Sixth and 11th.
"We're going to make sure the power undergrounding isn't going to cost the city anything, or property owners," Knuckey said. "We're not going to stick people with a big bill they're not expecting."
The city also will apply for a $600,000 grant out of the same program to replace all of its older crosswalk signals. The city would like to install signals with countdown displays and buttons activated by touch. As many as 34 signals could be replaced if the state authorizes the grant.
The new signals would put Bremerton in compliance with its own standards and those under the Americans with Disabilities Act rules. The city is not offering any matching funds on the signal application.
Bremerton would learn in December if it placed high enough on the state DOT list to anticipate funding for either project. The Legislature gives final approval and funds could be available in June 2013.
The city also is applying for a grant from the Federal Highway Administration to repair falling pavement and provide 2-inch asphalt overlays on 4,100 feet of Belfair Valley Road and the city's portion of Lake Flora Road.
The $389,250 grant requires a $60,750 match, which would likely come from the street fund should the city be awarded the grant. If the council accepts the grant, it will have to determine whether the match will come out of the about $270,000 it has in the street fund or out of money collected from the $20 license fees Bremerton residents will begin paying in July.
The council is expected to vote Wednesday to allow city staff to apply for the grants. Should the city be awarded the grants, it takes a separate council approval to accept the funds.


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You can become a member of AMIST either through their employee sponsored division or on your own through the personal division.
They have been offering retirement planning solutions to the meat industry for over 25 years, specialising in competitively priced products that provide long term returns.
This is an industry based super fund which gives its profits back to their members, potentially saving you money in the long term with lowered fees on certain services. Expert advice is also available at no cost if you need additional help from a qualified financial planner.
What awards and honours has AMIST earned?
- SuperRatings recognised AMIST with its Gold Award for the AMIST Pension in 2016.
- Separately, the SuperRatings Gold Award was also earned for the AMIST Super in 2016.
- AIST also honoured AMIST in 2013 and 2014 for special achievements with their Super.
A closer look at AMIST
There is an investment opportunity to meet every need with AMIST. Special accounts are offered for an employer based super, high interest earning personal super, and pension accounts to help see you through your retirement years. Along with your super comes automatic insurance life and disablement covers with no medical exam, and income protection at a set rate. All of these insures can be increased if needed, or even cancelled if you don't want the cover. Although past performance is never a guarantee, AMIST does have a history of beating its projected targets for growth of its funds.
What's internet banking like for AMIST?
Members and employers are able to check on the status of their investments through a personal online platform provided by AMIST. This allows you to keep track of your deposits and the growth of your investments.Back to top
What super funds are offered by AMIST?
AMIST has both an employer sponsored and personal division for their super, making this an easily accessible superannuation investment solution for everyone. In order to become a member of the employer division, a participating employer must nominate you for membership and then make the Superannuation Guarantee contributions to the account on your behalf. If you are self-employed or work for a company that is not an AMIST member, you can sign up for the personal division and still receive the same benefits. There are six investment options to choose from; secure, capital stable, balanced, growth, high growth, and MySuper, each with their own level of risk and potential for return. You are permitted to structure your portfolio with a combination of the available options in order to diversify your investments and level of risk.
If you do not choose an investment option, AMIST will automatically divert your funds to their MySuper. This superannuation offers a mix of growth and defensive assets that provide a balance of risk and return that include certain percentages in; Australian shares, international shares, direct property, alternative investments, fixed interest products and cash. Investment fees will not be deducted from your account, but rather from the fund, but you will be charged a weekly administration fee.
What pension accounts are offered by AMIST?
The AMIST pension is available for individuals between the ages of 55 and 70 who have retired from the Australian workforce. This is an account based pension where you invest a lump sum and then draw from it periodically while it grows in wealth through investment products. Your investment options are similar to what is provided by the superannuation account, including a secure option, capital stable, balanced option, growth option and high growth.
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A transition to retirement is also available and designed for those who have reached 55 years of age but are still employed. This allows you to continue working while receiving a portion of your superannuation as a part of your income. There are certain tax benefits to this approach that make it a good option for individuals who fit into this category.Back to top
How do you apply for AMIST super funds?
If you are interested in the employer based superannuation investment services from AMIST, your employer will need to nominate you for participation. Individuals who wish to apply for membership will find all of the necessary applications on the AMIST website, including additional forms if you would like to increase your insurance covers. Temporary residents of Australia are also welcome to apply, and AMIST can even help you to claim your money when you leave as a Departing Australia Superannuation Payment.
Once you have determined which application is relevant to your situation you can download and print it to be filled in. You should be prepared to provide your personal details as well as your tax file number (TFN). Although your TFN is not mandatory on the form, AMIST can use it not only to ensure that you are being taxed correctly, but to verify that you do not have any other lost superannuation funds being held in a separate account. You should also be ready to list the contact details of all those you wish to add as a beneficiary to your superannuation funds.
Once you have completed the form it should be sent to AMIST through the Australian post so that they can verify the details and get you started on investing your superannuation funds. Before committing yourself to this super, you should take the time to compare its benefits and features to others. You are given a period of 14 days after the account has been activated to change your mind without being charged exorbitant fees for withdrawing the money.


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By Megan Evershed
Pathetic fallacy is a literary device used to express human emotion through nature, like the weather. And what a miserable day we had today.
There are many bones to pick with Donald Trump – hell, there are enough bones to fill a cemetery – but the specific bone I want to focus on is his blatant attack on the media.
Trump and his campaign have successfully labeled the media as liars, as biased, as corrupt. No matter how many of his scandals were reported on, how many of the xenophobic or discriminatory remarks were analyzed, because his campaign had declared the media rigged, voters could write off negative media coverage as typical elitist backlash. I never really considered Donald Trump clever, but in this strategic ploy, he tapped into gold. The New York Times wrote editorials decrying a Trump presidency. So did The New Yorker. So did The Washington Post. But the thing is, voters didn't care. It's the same concept we saw with Brexit – ordinary people "have had enough of experts" (thank you Michael Gove). They've also had enough of "elitist" media sources. They want someone – preferably old and white and male – barking at them, criticizing the establishment and trumpeting (excuse the pun) the racism and sexism that they had come to believe they weren't allowed to express anymore because of this pesky little thing called "political correctness."
We thought sharing Trump's outrageous speeches and ridiculous "policy" plans – if you can call systematically excluding Mexicans and Muslims from entering the US a "policy" – would eventually cause the demagogue to topple. But you know what they say, all publicity is good publicity, and nothing diminished either his ego or the frenzied admiration of his supporters.
And now we have a new President of the United States, even though I said it couldn't happen. But then again, that's what I said before Brexit. Now, feeling alienated by the two countries I call home, I am seemingly rootless. Fortunately, it's possible to construct a home in writing. The United Kingdom no longer holds my citizenship, the United States no longer holds my house. I am now a citizen of the written word and the freedom of expression is my new address. Trump can build his wall and spew his racist rhetoric, but there will always be journalists watching him, noting down his comments, analyzing his expressions.
The media is a bastion of accountability and – hopefully – honesty. A free media is one of the markers of a functioning civil society, a lighthouse that illuminates the shadows. The media is a source of truth and so therefore to discredit and delegitimize the media is to discredit and delegitimize a quest for transparency and for honesty.
Never have I felt this more than in the past week as The Sundial edited and shared opinion pieces and coverage of the recent rumors and protests encircling Mr. Ruchet's termination as head of the Euro-American program. Having the power as students to keep the administration accountable through student journalism has been an extraordinary experience of empowerment and growth, and has proved to me that there is no greater vehicle of transparency than honest reporting.
But what if journalism was discredited as rigged?
What if honest media coverage was painted as corrupt and elitist?
What if Donald Trump became president?
We no longer live in a world of what ifs.


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Anthony de Mello tells the story of the little girl who asks a boy, "Are you a Presbyterian?" He answers, "No, we belong to another abomination." That's a great starting point for appreciating today's Gospel and how Moses and Paul might comment on it.
John tells multilayered stories open to a variety of interpretations. The way he presents Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman and their respective communities could be a screenplay summarizing the entire Gospel.
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ISLAMABAD – The recently launched singing competition Pakistan idol has generated controversy in their judging
process after they rejected a very talented young female singer from Faisalabad, Punjab named Maria Meer.
Right after rejection Maria has become a social media celebrity and many known critics have endorsed her as a good singer.
Famous Writer, Journalist and Intellectual Raza Ali Abidi has protested about the incident on facebook. In his comments he wrote that the treatment with this singer was not right and some other channel should so a special show with this singer.
His idea gained popularity soon and now many people are talking about Maria on social media.
It should be noted that her voice did not impress the judges at all in the show.
One of the judges said that ' I thought your voice is pretty but a little low', while the other judge Ali Azmat said ' I can't even hear you and you have zero confidence. And so the girl left the show in tears that made people share their views on social sites.
Now its time for some other TV channel to come forward and take this cause in the name of Pakistanis.
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14 Questions to Ask Before Surgery
Before undergoing any surgery, you should be sure to do your due diligence. You wouldn't buy a house without asking around, so why would you not give your own body the same benefit?
What are the risks and potential complications?
Have a complete knowledge of the procedure and what it entails.
How many of these procedures have you done?
Have a strong knowledge of the surgeon, his or her background and read reviews prior to having surgery.
How would you define a successful operation?
Should I be pain free after the surgery? How should I measure a successful procedure?
What is your success rate for the procedure?
A patient should know going in the success rates for a particular surgery and surgeon.
What complications have you seen with this procedure?
What is the likelihood of experiencing such complications?
What is your complication rate for this procedure?
How does your rate compare with other surgeons? Do I need to look elsewhere?
What alternative treatments are available?
Do I have any other options?
Can I try other options before opting for surgery?
If I try an alternative treatment, can I come back to the surgery later?
Can I have other treatments after this surgery?
Does this surgery close the door on future options?
If you were me, would you have it done?
If a surgeon wouldn't have the surgery in your situation, this should be a red flag.
Which doctor would you choose for this procedure?
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John Reis pulls plug on Sultans
John Reis is trying his best to dissapear from the music spotlight completely. 2005 saw Reis disband both Hot Snakes and Rocket From the Crypt, and now, in a message left on the Swami Records message board, Reis has revealed that Sultans will play one final show, on January 10, before joining his other projects in the rubble heap. The performance, at the Casbah in San Diego, is part of the Fourth Project benefit show.
As for the reason why Reis is calling it quits, here is the entire statement he released about the break-up:
"The Sultans have been on permanent hiatus ever since the last time we played. Mario [Rubalcaba, drummer] and his wife had a baby, and a couple months after my wife and I had one too. Prior to this I was already thinking of wrapping things up with all the musical endeavors in my life and to simplify things by focusing on one thing at a time. I am no longer interested in playing in different bands and spreading my efforts thinly. So, I came to the realization that I needed to slam the door shut with an intention of permenance so a new musical identity would have room to germinate.
So now, the Sultans play one more time in hopes of helping out our good friend. If it wasn't for this benefit we would not be playing again. It will not be a teary goodbye. I definitely don't want to say we will never EVER play again, but I just don't see it happening. So we are letting everybody know, 'Hey check it out if you wanna because this is most likely the last time we will be playing.' The Sultans do not have the history or the dediction of the other musical endeavors I have preoccupied myself with. That was the intention of the band in the first place. I always thought of the band as a sand castle out of grease and chicken guts and now the tide of blood and seminal fluid will wash us back out to the sinister abyss from where we came." R.I.P. Sultans
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For the first time in its 100+ year history, Royal Liver Building is unlocking its doors to the public and inviting you to explore its iconic history with a fully immersive experience.
You'll get a tour of some of the building's hidden secrets, journeying to the 15th floor to get panoramic views across Liverpool from the most iconic viewing point in the city.
You'll also be amazed by a world-class digitally mapped audio visual experience in the clock tower, exploring the building's significance to Liverpool and how a city full of culture, sport, history and music has made its mark and evolved into the city you see today.
Visitor Centre
Our reception and visitor centre will open 30 minutes prior to the first tour of the day for guests to collect pre-booked tickets and walk through the displays and exhibitions. Tours begin from 9am, subject to demand, with opening and closing times varying during certain months of the year due to sunrise and sunset times.
Our visitor centre is free to enter, regardless of whether or not you intend to tour the building. You can choose to spend time learning about the history of the Royal Liver Building, browsing the selection of bespoke merchandise in our shop or enjoying our interactive photo experience (a charge does apply should you wish to take an electronic or printed version of your chosen photo away with you). We suggest allowing around 30 minutes to fully enjoy our visitor centre.
The Tower Tour
For the first time in over 100 years, this iconic tower tour gives you the chance to explore the history of the Royal Liver Building. You'll be taken through the building's story and its place in Liverpool's heritage as you experience the magnificence of the building's views across the Liverpool skyline from two different points.
Following the introductions from your tour guide, you'll take a lift to the tenth floor to learn about the building's past and experience views across the River Mersey, before gradually climbing to the fifteenth floor at the very top of the building. En route, you'll enjoy anecdotes and historical stories from your tour guide, as well as spectacular views and a world-class experience inside the historic clock tower.
Digital Show
This is your chance to be immersed in a world-class digitally mapped audio-visual experience inside the iconic clock tower and to learn why this building is so culturally significant to Liverpool.
With lights, sounds and digital effects, this experience brings the history of the Royal Liver Building to life right in front of you with a captivating tale of Liverpool's past and how a city full of culture, sport, history and music has made its mark on the world and evolved into the city you see today.
Tenth Floor
Fifteenth Floor
Your journey begins at our lower ground floor visitor centre, where you can explore incredible pieces of the building's history, meet your tour guide and embark on your journey to the tenth and fifteenth floors.
After leaving the lower ground floor visitor centre, our dedicated lift takes you to the tenth floor of the building. As you step outside you'll get your first glimpse of the inspiring panorama and enjoy the opportunity to admire the view.
Arriving at the fifteenth floor, you'll have chance to catch your breath before having it taken away again by the stunning 360 degree views of the Liverpool skyline from the most iconic viewing point in the city. Look upwards and you'll see the mythical Liver Birds (Bella and Bertie) watching over the sea and city respectively. Popular legend has it that while one giant bird looks out over the city to protect its people, the other bird looks out to sea at new sailors coming in to port.


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"A Seasonal Serenade" with Washington 3rd & 4th Grades!
Under the musical direction of Mrs. Pam Thompson, the Washington Elementary 3rd & 4th grades performed their "Seasonal Serenade" for a nice sized crowd at WHS on Monday!
Songs included "When the Holidays Come", "If I Were A Reindeer", "Ringing, Ringing", "Here Comes the Snow", "Nice, Not Naughty", "Away In The Manger", and more.
Nice concert Mustangs!


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Joda Technical Solutions offers alarm installation or simple to install DIY wireless security systems with mobile phone monitoring capabilities, from leading manufacturers such as; Crow, Visonic, Ness, Paradox, Tecom, Bosch, etc.
These alarm systems can be integrated with CCTV, Smoke Detection Devices and Intercom Systems. Contact us today to discuss your alarm and other security needs.


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Until the 1990s, it was pretty easy for a woman to pick out a new set of golf clubs simply because there weren't as many options. Then in Europe and the United States, hybrid clubs became quite the rage, and every player had to have one or two. Instead of having to use the hard-to-hit 2 and 3 iron, a woman could hit a hybrid club just about as far but with greater ease. Now every golf club manufacturer makes a variety of hybrid clubs for women. Rather than give you a list of clubs to buy, this article will tell you what to look for when purchasing hybrid clubs.
Hybrids to Cure Weaknesses
Decide what is your greatest weakness, then find a hybrid club that can help you overcome it. For example, some women have a hard time hitting their long irons. Either they mishit them or they have a difficult time getting the golf ball off the ground. Others--especially women with higher handicaps--have a problem hitting their woods.
Two Types of Hybrids
All of the hybrid clubs on the market fall into two categories. They either replace your long irons, or they take the place of one or more of your woods. The former resemble the irons to be replaced but are thicker and somewhat larger. The latter are like woods in that they have shallow faces. Whichever you choose, they will probably be shorter than the clubs they replace, so they are easier to hit and are more accurate, though the golf ball may not travel quite as far. Hybrid clubs are referred to by their loft, such as 19 degrees or 23 degrees.
Before you go shopping for your hybrid clubs, decide how much you want to spend. You can pay $300 or more for the best hybrids, but you can pay a lot less for others that are just as serviceable. Once you decide on your price range, you can focus on finding the best clubs within that range.


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My 80+ year-young business partner and I are going out of business. The distance we both have to travel coupled with her health issues has made it difficult for us to continue at the flea market. The bad news is that I now have no excuse for hoarding and re purposing. That can mean only one thing…well, two things. To Saint, it would mean building a new out building; for me, a lake house. How would you vote?
At any rate, we still have booth space through February, and I am busy trying to finish projects to sell. Saint hasn't figured this out, yet, but when I get my
junk stuff out of the garage, it is getting a major cleaning/re-organizing…oooh, I feel a blog post coming soon. After all, I must prove to him that it is his junk treasures that have been taking up all the space.
This week, I made my own chalk paint and used it to refinish some bar stools. I got the stools at an exceptional price because they had been sitting in a booth for
ages quite awhile. No wonder. Who else but a re-purposer could see the value. In fact, I completely failed to take a before picture, but think dark bamboo, scratched finish with rickety seats covered in an vinyl tablecloth. Yep, I'm not kiddin'. In fact, I did take a picture of the covering after I removed it.
Major yuk factor, right? So, this is the picture of one stool after saint disassembled one unnecessarily and we sprayed a thin coat of Zinsser primer on it. With the chalk paint, I'm told you don't need to do that, but these were pretty rough! And here are the supplies I used to make the chalk paint.
I used the formula of one cup latex paint and 2 teaspoons unsanded grout. Stir, stir, stir, and there you have it. A paint that is supposed to adhere to almost anything and be very durable after curing. I brushed it on. Yes, it took a couple of hours to do all three of the pieces I had, but it was a perfectly beautiful day, especially for February, and I enjoyed being out on Redbud Ridge with all the birds and squirrels.
Don't you absolutely love that color? Somebody didn't, because I got it in the return/mismatched bin at Lowes for $5.00. The whole gallon. I was debating about the seat fabric, and I got a piece of lime green scrap booking paper, just to see how the color would look with the turquoise. It was fabulous! But, that would definitely limit my buyers, so I opted to use the natural burlap, instead.
Saint put all three back together for me. (He is really going to miss that flea market booth, isn't he?) And these three babies are ready to go. Did I mention that they swivel? And, they would look smashing with a shabby chic white table or repurposed dresser turned bar, wouldn't they?
They look pretty nice on my deck, don't they? Maybe I should keep them?? Oh, for that lake house!


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The greatest mash-up in the entire Whoniverse is here! Doctor Who meets Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men in this new series of stories, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves.
In Dr. Eleventh, join the Eleventh Doctor and River Song on an amazing new adventure through time and space . . .


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When it comes to YPI Northern Ireland it's sometimes difficult to know where to start. Hopefully these top five tips will help you on your way:
"Philanthropy is all about making a positive difference in the world by devoting your resources and your time to causes you believe in. In my case, I like to support causes where "a lot of good comes from a little bit of good," or, in other words, where the positive social returns vastly exceed the amount of time and money invested."
Jeff Skoll


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Business Information Systems
- Faculty
- Faculty of Informatics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Language
- Bulgarian
- Mode of study
- Full-time
Specific courses:
- Microeconomics;
- Macroeconomics;
- Introduction into Management;
- Finance;
- Theory of Accounting;
- Principles of Law;
- Marketing;
- Statistics;
- Company Economics;
- Mathematics;
- Computer Architectures;
- Operation Systems;
- Computer Networks and Communications;
- Information System Design;
- Databases;
- Algorhithms and Programming;
- Applied Programming;
- Information Systems Security Planning and Management;
- Web Technologies;
- Corporate Information Systems;
- IT Project Management;
- Software Business;
- Development Environments, etc.
Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
The objective of this programme is to prepare specialists having the necessary basic knowledge of economics and profound knowledge of information systems as an organization management tool for the effective use of information and communication technologies as a competitive advantage in business. Students acquire thorough knowledge in economics and computer sciences and develop skills for its implementation.
Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Graduates of this programme are trained experts with knowledge and skills to hold positions as:
- company management systems developers;
- system analysts;
- IT project managers;
- business analysts;
- specialists in launching, maintaining and developing information systems for end users;
- system administrators;
- customer service consultants;
- specialists in marketing and management of software and information products;
- web developers and designers, etc.


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Study: Mom-and-Pops a Drain on the Economy
President Obama recently scarfed a "super sub" to show his support for mom-and-pop businesses, crediting the little guy with the majority of U.S. job growth. Every modern president has done the same. There's just one problem: it isn't true, according to a new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The work—the first to track employment by age and size of the hiring company—found that small, mature firms (those with fewer than 500 employees and at least 10 years in operation) are actually net drags on job growth. On average, between 1992 and 2005, they destroyed more salaries than they created. In 2005, for example, small businesses lost about a million jobs, even as the overall economy expanded by about 2.5 million. Startups accounted for nearly all the growth.
New businesses are often tiny, of course, at least at first. But the distinction between them and small, mature firms is hardly semantic, says economist John Haltiwanger, who coauthored the study. His research suggests that the policy focus should skew young, nurturing the next big firms—which actually employ the most people—rather than tending an old crop of small ones.


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Westport Country Playhouse announces 2020 season
WESTPORT — Westport Country Playhouse announces its upcoming 90th Season in 2020, featuring five productions, playing April 14 through Nov. 21, under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos. The historic, professional theater's 2020 lineup includes two musicals, two dramas, and a new comedy.
2020 season ticket renewals are underway for current subscribers and may be renewed by mail at 25 Powers Court, Westport CT 06880; in person at the Playhouse box office Tuesdays through Fridays between 12 and 6 p.m.; by phone at 203-227-4177; or online (if no changes are needed) at westportplayhouse.org.
Flex Passes are also on sale, providing date flexibility, and may be redeemed for seats before single tickets go on sale next year.
New subscription orders will go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Season ticket packages offer savings, priority seating, restaurant discounts, $10 off extra tickets, and patron flexibility, including a choice of five-play or four-play options.
Single tickets for 2020 productions will be available early next year.
"Our 2020 season speaks to the world today, embraces our communities, and explores new ways of bringing theatrical excitement to life at our historic Playhouse," said Lamos, who next year will be in his 12th season as Playhouse artistic director. "We want to share this with you!"
Lamos noted that the new season has been planned "to build on the excitement generated by the current one, with two great musicals, an evergreen classic, fresh and funny new work, and engrossing drama.
"Some amazing artists have been assembled to deliver great theater experiences," he continued. "Choreographer Camille A. Brown and a thrilling design team will create a brand new production of 'Ain't Misbehavin'' that will feature the music of Fats Waller, a large cast, and lots of dancing; Marcos Santana, who directed and choreographed this season's 'In the Heights,' will give us a blazing interpretation of the ground breaking "Next to Normal"; LA Williams helms Pearl Cleage's moving 'Blues for an Alabama Sky'; and associate artistic director David Kennedy re-imagines Sophocles' 'Antigone,' more resonant today than ever before.
"I'm thrilled and humbled to direct a fresh new comedy by Michael Gotch called 'Tiny House,' which was written for the gifted company of actors who performed in our award-winning 'A Flea In Her Ear' last year— The Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware," Lamos concluded.
Details and dates of the 2020 Season lineup follow.
The musical, "Next to Normal," with music by Tom Kitt, and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, will open the season, April 14 through May 2. Director and choreographer is Marcos Santana, who helmed the Playhouse's 2019 hit, "In the Heights." "Next to Normal," a 2009 Tony Award-winning musical and winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, gives a groundbreaking look at a family in crisis, while pushing the boundaries of contemporary musical theater.
"Tiny House," a new comedy fresh from its world premiere by Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players, will play June 9 through June 27. Written by Michael Gotch, who was featured in the Playhouse's 2018 award-winning comedy, "A Flea in Her Ear," the play will be directed by Mark Lamos. Fireworks fly when family, friends, and quirky neighbors come together for a July 4th barbecue at the off-the-grid, isolated mountain paradise of a young, urban couple.
A dance-filled, reimagined, sassy, and sultry "Ain't Misbehavin'" will run from July 21 through Aug. 8. The 1978 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical celebrates the legendary jazz great Fats Waller. The show as you've never seen it before will be directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown, 2019 Tony Nominee for Best Choreography for "Choir Boy." The musical is conceived by Richard Maltby Jr. and Murray Horwitz.
The world premiere translation and adaptation by Kenneth Cavander of Sophocles' "Antigone" will play Sept. 29 through Oct. 17, directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director. A determined young woman bravely defies a king in this thrilling drama about the nature of power and resistance. This classic play speaks across centuries to those living in a climate of fear and polarization.
The Playhouse's 90th Season will culminate with "Blues for an Alabama Sky," from November 3 through November 21, written by Pearl Cleage and directed by LA Williams, who directed the Playhouse's 2019 production of "Skeleton Crew." As the creative euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance succumbs to the harsh realities of The Great Depression, a community of friends resolves to keep their hopes and dreams alive.
All play titles, artists, and dates are subject to change.
The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. (No Wed. or Sat. matinees during preview week). Special series feature Taste of Tuesday, LGBT Night, Post-Play Dialogues, Opening Night, Sunday Symposium, Together at the Table Family Dinner, Open Captions, Backstage Pass, Playhouse Happy Hour, and Thursday TalkBack.
For more information on tickets, prices, and any special offers, visit www.westportplayhouse.org, or call the box office at (203) 227-4177, toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse), follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse), and on YouTube (WestportPlayhouse).


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do you know if washing cloths will kill the cloth casting moths and larvae that may be on them? (in warm/cold water and then heat with the dryer)
As explained in our CLOTHING MOTH CONTROL article, it's impertative that the clothing where the moths have been seen be cleaned. This can be done by dry cleaning or washing. However, that alone will not solve the problem.
Since Casemaking Moths can get into furniture, rugs, curtains and virtually any part of the home, it's important to treat with the products we have listed in our article if you wish to get long term control. The CYFLUTHRIN and NYLAR are great options to apply since they last a long time, are odorless, and get all stages of the moth including the eggs. This insures you don't have an ongoing infestation.


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Dell Inc is getting closer to a buyout after Blackstone Group and billionaire investor Carl C Icahn have sent preliminary deal proposals, signalling a possible three-way competition for controlling the computer maker.
Private equity firm Blackstone Group had submitted an offer ahead of the expiration of a "go-shop" stage yesterday that allowed Dell to look at new options, a source said.
Blackstone has not so far put together bank financing but it has worked out some arrangement with potential lenders, he added.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who has a minority stake in Dell and is against the offer by founder Michael Dell and his private equity partner Silver Lake, has also made an offer, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Particulars of the competing offers were not straight away known, but any rival bid would have to prove sweeter than the $13.65 per share offer of Dell's founder and Silver Lake.
The company's directors have spent around one-and-half months trying to locate alternatives to a $24.4 billion offer from Michael Dell and the private equity firm.
Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo, who were among those asked to take part in the "go-shop" period, however have been discounted as possible buyers. Sources said they were only taking a look at Dell's financials.
A spokesman for Dell declined to comment.
Signs of potential rival bidders for Dell could help raise the offer price by Dell and his PE partner that shareholders have complained of being low.
Southeastern Asset Management and T Rowe Price, two of the company's biggest investors, have said they will not accept the $13.65 per share offer by the computer maker's founder.
Icahn has reportedly told the company's special board committee that he opposed the transaction. He agreed to participate in the evaluating process last week.
The special committee, consisting of four independent Dell directors, is being advised by independent financial advisors, JP Morgan and Evercore Partners, and an independent legal advisor, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
Shares of Dell had closed unchanged at $14.14 on Friday.
If Blackstone is successful in unseating the existing buyout deal, Dell may lose his position as CEO. Blackstone is also working on a deal that may not require Dell to contribute his shares in the company into the buyout, sources said.
Under the Silver Lake deal, Dell's board got the founder to give his consent to a condition that reverses his capability to beat a buyout transaction he doesn't support.
Dell Inc had on February 5 announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Michael Dell in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake, would acquire Dell.