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Like good little Marxists who realize that they lost the economic war, they want to create angst, anxiety, constant conflict in society in order to destabilize it…
For these neo-Marxists, nothing is good, everything is to be challenged in Western society, it has to be challenged on every level, and in every sector. The civil society must be forced to bend to their whims and desires. Since they control much of the media, they have a grand opportunity to propagandize the people. We're too white, we're too Finnish, we're to Western orientated in our thinking. Every single institution is to be upended and subverted to their cause while the average Matti and Maija look bewildered, not understanding what is happening before their eyes.
I've lived here for over 31 years, I have yet to force my views (though I gladly share them if the listener is willing) upon another. I have never insisted that they do this or that to please me or complain that I'm not being excepted as a citizen for one reason or another. What a bunch of steaming manure these miscreants and malcontents are spreading here. It disgusts me.
Do you know what being Finnish means?
How about being thankful that you live in a decent country (in spite some of the socialism), though problems exist, you're not being hunted down and shot for your views. That you can have three squares a day, work, enjoy your evenings, watch Finnish national sports, listen to Finnish music and watch TV programming. Enjoy Finnish nature, the sauna culture, do all things that you're legally able to do and within your means to do so. It means that you're grateful for the sacrifices of a generation almost gone, who fought and died to keep this (not anyone else's) country free, and I'm just getting started. If someone is upset that their second generation children are still deemed by some buffoons as "foreigners" (how are they behaving btw?), it doesn't matter what they think, just grow some thicker skin, it will help with the tough Finnish winter climate as well.
Yle journalists: "It's time to expand what it means to be Finnish"
Susani Mahadura and Yagmur Özberkan said it's time for some of the outdated terminology used to describe people living in Finland to be broadened.
Narrating the upcoming mega-documentary '24h Europe' led Yle journalists Susani Mahadura and Yagmur Özberkan to reflect on what being Finnish means.
The duo, whose show Mahadura & Özberkan broadcasts in Finnish on Yle Puhe, said 24h Europe, airing on Yle later in May, spoke to them in terms of how the media forges national identities. The documentary is a 24-hour expedition into the lives of young people living on the European continent.
"Immigrants and racialised youths receive little media coverage. Muslims and other religious groups are often stereotyped and that's problematic," Özberkan explained.
Who's Finnish anyway?
Susani Mahadura was born in Savo, eastern Finland, but traces Sri Lankan roots on her father's side. Yagmur Özberkan moved to Finland from Turkey at the age of five.
The women said it's time for some of the outdated terminology used to describe people living in Finland to be expanded.
"On paper my brother is a second-generation immigrant but that's an absurd idea to me as he is born and raised in Finland," Mahadura exclaimed. "There are so many perspectives on being Finnish, and there's more than one model."
On their show, Mahadura & Özberkan often challenge Finnish societal structures and taboos, particularly in relation to minorities in Finland.
This spring their award-winning show has dealt with topics such sex rights for the disabled. But the pair said their favourite episode recently explored what it's like to be a minority within a minority. Guests on the segment included three rainbow youths, a Sami, a Muslim and a Finn of colour.


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As you may already know, John McTernan never pulls his punches. He is a dedicated servant of the Lord Jesus Christ and has a wonderful ministry. John speaks clearly when he says that America is on a collision course with God.
- What is it that America has done, or is continuing to do to provoke God's wrath?
- Is there something we can do to avoid the impending Lord's judgment?
In this powerful 3-DVD series John McTernan reveals how the blessings and curses America has endured are in direct correlation with how we treat Israel. Learn what you can do and what America can do to avoid the disaster that lies just over the horizon. John is a lifetime student of American history. He is an avid student of Bible prophecy since becoming a Christian in the early 1970's.
He authored the acclaimed God's Final Warning to America and co-authored the bestselling book, Israel: The Blessing and the Curse. He has made numerous appearances on television and radio, and has tirelessly defended Israel in seminars across the country, using the prophecies of the Bible as his guide. In 1974 John became involved with the Pro-Life Movement and is an active Pro-Life leader in central Pennsylvania. He co-founded International Cops for Christ where he serves as an ordained chaplain. He served as a US Treasury agent for 26 years until retiring in 1998.

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"TG Green Monitor" to Visualize Energy UseThe TG Green Monitor service measures energy use at customer sites and visualizes the usage of gas and electricity as well as the status of equipment operation. The service allows customers to view data shown in simple charts on a special website designed for each customer so they can easily track energy consumption and effectively save energy and costs.
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Promoting Smart Energy Communities with CHP as a KeyTokyo Gas takes into account community characteristics in building smart energy networks (SEN). The disaster-resilient and decarbonized energy supply contributes to developing sustainable communities with superb environmental protection as well as disaster preparedness and management.
■Main Features of a SEN in the Northern District Adjacent to the East Exit of Tamachi Station
|Linkages among multiple facilities with different purposes
|Public facility, hospital, office, commercial facility, etc.
|Maximum adoption and effective use of renewables, untapped energy, etc.
|Use of solar heat and heat of underground tunnel water for air conditioning (first application in Japan for district heating)
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|Capability of uninterrupted power supply to disaster management base (Minato Park Shibaura) and uninterrupted heat supply to Aiiku Hospital during power outages
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3 articles since October 22nd, 2019.
MSF Insider 9: Dom leaves to go get a cheesesteak w/ FullMetalCOS
November 5th, 2019
By Charlie Anderson
marvel, marvel strike, marvel strike force, msf
In this episode we have FullMetalCOS from Reddit (the guy who gives us awesome new character guides) on to talk about why he plays MSF and his take on the the Tech Wing team for U7
34: Modern Warfare, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, & RDR2 comes to PC finally [transcript]
October 29th, 2019
By Charlie Anderson
battlestar galactica deadlock, call of duty modern warfare, fallout 76, jedi fallen order, mixer, pokemon sword & shield, red dead redemption 2, the outer worlds
Charlie actually enjoys Call of Duty Modern Warfare & Dom is surprised at how good the port to the switch is for Battlestar Galactica Deadlock. We talk about how we're not that excited about RDR2 for PC (I mean it's been a year...) and what we're looking forward to coming out in the next few weeks!
MSF Insider 8: Mr Sinister is broken w/ ValleyFlyin [transcript]
October 22nd, 2019
By Charlie Anderson
marvel, marvel strike, marvel strike force, msf
This week we have ValleyFlyin back on the pod to talk about his thoughts with the introduction of U7 and it's crazy difficulty, the new character reworks / announcements of Stryfe, Mr Sinister, Elsa Bloodstone, Ghost Rider, & Hela, and our usual topics at hand.


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Passive Aggressive Book Promotion
Promoting books is one of the most fun parts of my job because I read so many that I know my students will love. Booktalks and handselling books as I walk around with students are wonderful methods, but I admit to being a little sneaky or passive aggressive in my mission. Aggressive with passion and determination, not hostility of course.
Here are a few methods that I have seen success with and would like to share so that others can give them a try.
Put up a sign in your room or by your door that shows students what you are currently reading. Take it a step further and put them at every classroom and office door including administration and staff. Use locker tags for students to share their current reads.
Create a wall of book covers. Add a picture of the book covers as you complete a book. Offer students a space to do the same. Admire all the titles you complete that year.
Find a lamp to create a "spotlight" that highlights a book or group of books that relates to current events, holidays or author birthdays.
Load a digital frame with book covers or book trailers if it plays video. There are even frames that have motion sensors so they play when the students walk by. Put in pictures of students holding a favorite or recommended book. Students love to see themselves.
Put signs about books in unexpected places. I put signs with book covers and QR codes that went to author sites on the back of the bathroom stall doors. I know they sneak in there to use their phones anyway. Let's put them to good use.
Create a bulletin board of the Top Ten books circulated in your library or classroom. Update often.
Stock up on little gold stars and allow students to put stars on the inside cover of their favorite books.
Try creating booktalks with a Smartpen and let your students do the same. Put their picture on the bookmark so they get credit for the recommendation. Check out the Daring Librarian blog for all the details and instructions.
If you have a silent sustained reading time make sure you "ooh", "aah", and gasp as you read. They'll be sure to find out what caused such a reaction from their teacher.
What passive aggressive methods work for you? I would love to hear your ideas.
Keep reading!
Tamara Cox
Tamara Cox, the Eliterate Librarian, is a self-proclaimed "wannabe edtech geek" and middle school librarian in South Carolina. She loves to connect students with the perfect book and help teachers that are nervous about taking the tech plunge. When she doesn't have her nose in a book you can find her online at www.e-literatelibrarian.blogspot.com.


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November 12, 2019
Amy Chang
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Amy serves on the board of directors for Procter & Gamble, and has previously served on the boards of Cisco, Splunk and Informatica, which encompass over a half trillion dollars in total market cap. Post-acquisition of her startup Accompany by Cisco, she led Cisco's multi-billion dollar Collaboration business and its award-winning Webex portfolio which includes Meetings, Teams, Devices, Calling, and Contact Center. Accompany was a relationship intelligence platform for professionals which served Fortune 500 financial and professional services clients on their people and company data needs.
Prior to Accompany, Amy was at Google, where she led the teams for Google Analytics, Website Optimizer, Trends, and multichannel attribution for over 7 years, growing Google Analytics to serve over 86% of the entire web. She previously led product for the paid search and affiliates channels at eBay, as well as worked in the semiconductor and software industries at McKinsey. She started her career in hardware with Intel, AMD and Motorola.
She serves as an advisor to Hubspot, Optimizely, BloomReach, Origami Logic and Datorama. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering with a hardware subspecialty and an MS in Electrical Engineering with a network systems subspecialty, both from Stanford University.


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Late-night time TV host Jimmy Kimmel criticized Congress for failing to reauthorize funding for the Youngsters's Health Insurance Program, which covers nearly 9 million lower-revenue youngsters. The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is recognized as one of many world's foremost paediatric health-care establishments and is Canada's main centre devoted to advancing youngsters's health by way of the integration of affected person care, analysis and training. Since its launch in 1995, has helped more than 1.5 billion mother and father, youngsters, and teenagers with doctor-authorised well being info in English and Spanish.
That is exactly what SickKids, CHEO – OCTC and Holland Bloorview are doing with Kids Well being Alliance and that is why we're happy to help this partnership," says Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Well being and Lengthy-Term Care. Not too long ago, because the Smiths mentioned what to do about providing for the youngsters in the event that they get sick, they tried to make sense of those political times.
Díaz, wearing her traditional Mam skirt and prime, mentioned she has confronted great difficulty maintaining her six youngsters healthy. The mother and father are uninsured, but in January they will obtain coverage by means of a plan on …


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Writers Should Keep Their Fame In PerspectiveUseless Kirk trivia: today's title "One Moment In Time" was the Forbidden Song for my high school marching band after a subset had to play it over and over and over and over for the parading of the homecoming court candidates one year. Even mention it, never mind hum it, and you had to do a lap.
Literary immortality is a moment in geological time
Political Griping of the Moment
"At least Dems won't have to clean up Bush's fiscal mess". My favorite observation: it's amazing how all the Red states are the ones who are net drain on Federal income, and the Blue states are the ones that actually work for a living. Republicans used to be known for some measure of fiscal responsibility, but now they and their states are the "ghetto welfare moms" of the USA.


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Ralph Vaughan Williams (Down Ampney, Gloucestershire,1872-1958) was a British composer, organist and conductor. He is often regarded as a key figure in English musical nationalism (along with Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius). Some musicologists place him in a broader, cosmopolitan tradition with Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, among others; the latter was one of his teachers. We can safely say that Vaughan Williams is one of England's most important composers. Vaughan Williams' oeuvre is multifaceted; he felt at home in all musical genres, including concert band and brass band. Prelude "49th Parallel" is the opening credits from the 1941 black and white film by the same title (also known as "The Invaders"). It is a British war film in which a German submarine enters Canadian territorial waters. After they have landed and their boat has been torpedoed, some German crew members are forced to go inland with the ultimate goal of reaching the United States, which was then still neutral. The film was in some ways meant to convince the U.S. to enter the war by warning them that their northern border was vulnerable to a possible invasion by the Germans.


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High Street Update
After announcing poor yearly results, The Teddington branch of Morrisons has been earmarked as one of 23 nationwide that mightRead more
After announcing poor yearly results, The Teddington branch of Morrisons has been earmarked as one of 23 nationwide that mightRead more
Writer, comedian and Teddington resident Viv Groskop is about to have her first book launched: "I Laughed I Cried: HowRead more
After months of rumours it turns out that Nando's have been in negotiations to open a new restaurant in TeddingtonRead more
The Wharf have a new seasonal menu just arrived and a packed calendar of events coming up starting with aRead more
Al Borgo restaurant had a surprise guest on Friday night! A table for 14 people was booked for 9:45pm andRead more
Fine eatery Rétro Bistrot, owned and run by Vincent Gerbeau is welcoming Spring this year with new dishes such asRead more
Scarpetta has long been a firm favourite on Teddington High Street and has recently updated its menu which owner RezaRead more
Simply Thai continues to benefit from the publicity of reaching the semi-finals of the F-Word's 'best local restaurant' competition. DuringRead more
Another week, another Teddington restaurant on the F Word! This episode was the showdown for Thai eateries. The hidden gemRead more
Changes are certainly afoot on the high street. Locksmiths Lock Around The Clock has moved out of their shop andRead more


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'VET in Europe' is the name of reports where you can find comprehensive and updated descriptions of vocational education and training (VET) in each Member State, Iceland and Norway.
They target individuals who seek for an overview of this topic and who are not necessarily specialised in VET.
The reports have a common structure but flexible and easily adaptable to the national contexts, with suggestions for related topics that the ReferNet partners may emphasise or not, accordingly to the most significant issues in their countries.
To ensure the quality and accessibility of the contents, these reports are peer-reviewed and regularly updated.
It covers the following themes:
Chapter 1. External factors influencing VET
Chapter 2. Provision of VET
Chapter 3. Shaping VET qualifications
Chapter 4. Promoting participation in VET
VET in Europe reports are used to produce Short description of VET reports for Member States that hold the Presidency of the EU. These are available for Presidency and related events.
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Immunotherapy is one of the most promising ways to treat cancer. Many scientists in universities and pharmaceutical investigate chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T- cell, immune cells engineered to recognize and kill cancer cells, to treat leukemia and other tumors.
Please watch the movie of how CAR T-cell kills a cancer cell. This is the first label-free 3D live cell imaging of CAR T-cell. TOMOCUBE's HT-1H was used. Movie was produced via a collaboration between Chan Hyuk Kim group (Biology/KAIST) and YongKeun Park (Physics/KAIST)


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Hit and Run in a Stolen Vehicle
(Photos by John Palminteri of KEYT)
Update by John Palminteri of KEYT News
Two vehicles were damaged Thursday morning in a double hit and run on Ortega Street near De la Vina. The owner of one of the vehicles chased the suspect who was driving a Toyota 4-runner until it was disabled at the dead end by Highway 101. Witnesses say the driver then got out, grabbed a bike out of the back and took off. Police are investigating. They say the vehicle involved was stolen in Ventura.
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By Roger the Scanner Guy
Reported hit and run at Ortega and De La Vina Streets. The suspect left the scene on a white road bicycle, described as a Hispanic adult male (HMA) dressed all in black wearing a black beret, and backpack. The vehicle he was driving is stolen.
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i live across the street from this scene....happened at about 630am as my alarm went off. heard a loud screech from tires, a bang, then silence. walked my girls to the bus stop and saw several SBPD on scene as well as John Palmintiri. Really had no idea what happened, glad this was posted!
It would be nice if they could get his DNA from the car and match it with a sample taken the last time he was arrested.
you watch too much TV, this isnt CSI
And if he didn't drool all over in the car they could try for finger prints.


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Forum: A business path for progressive activists
Progressives have been despairing about having no branch of government to use in order to combat President-Elect Trump's future proposals. On the other hand, one of the most effective recent tools for political and social change remains available. When Governor Pence signed into law the 2015 "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" allowing businesses to refuse to serve LGBT patrons, it wasn't the legislature, the courts or the president that effected change. It was the business community. The law was rescinded as soon as major corporations (such as Apple, Subaru, the NCAA and Angie's List) refused to do business in Indiana until the law was amended. This approach could work just as well in today's climate.
Progressives would do well to organize American business interests (and individuals) and to tailor boycotts around any future problematic Trump proposals. For example, if a state began to arrest people who have overstayed visas, that state could be the subject of an immediate boycott. Similarly, if a sanctuary city was targeted by the federal government, businesses and individuals could make a deliberate effort to support that city.
Additionally, progressives can take full advantage of the fact that the president-elect has refused to liquidate his stock and real estate assets in order to put them into a true blind trust. Although some people believe that this could make him open to undue influence from many parts of the world, it also leaves him wide open to political actions here at home. For example, in order to exert influence, progressives could start a movement for people to sell all stock holdings in any company where Trump has assets that have not been placed in a blind trust. President-Elect Trump's non-blind holdings also mean that any time he does something unethical, businesses and individuals can be poised to immediately boycott all Trump properties for a month.
As researchers learn more about what Donald Trump's holdings involve, it will become more and more possible to focus on different properties or stocks for specific political actions and boycotts.
For example, if the new president takes an action that appears to be related to his own stock interests, people opposed to the action can create an opposite influence by selling all stock in that particular company. This kind of situation will likely come up almost immediately after Donald Trump takes office in relationship to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's protests in North Dakota about the Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners pipeline.
NBC News has reported that Donald Trump has stock in Energy Transfer Partners and that reversing the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to halt the pipeline construction could make this stock value go up. If progressives are poised to buy that stock when construction stays off the reservation and to sell it if the project moves forward, that could reverse the economic value of an intrusion onto Native American land. In other words, any time that the president makes problematic decisions for the country that improve his own stock portfolio, people around the country could be poised to buy or sell investments in the opposite direction.
Such economic boycotts, especially on a large scale, have influenced companies (such as Nestles and Dow Corning) and even countries (such as South Africa) to change their policies. It might even be possible to create worldwide interest in some boycotts, such as selling Exxon stock if President-Elect Trump tried to end sanctions against Russia in order to start collaborating on the $500 billion drilling project in the Arctic.
Many progressive thinkers around the world would likely support such large-scale protests. These business related political actions and boycotts could give Progressives the voice that they have been seeking.
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On New Year's Eve, the restaurants at UB City have special offers on 31 December, 2016 and
1 January, 2017, and DJ Supreeth will spin.
Fava, the Mediterranean restaurant has a New Year eve package with tapas, beverages and
dinner from 8pm onwards. This is priced at Rs 1950 without alcohol, Rs 2950 for the VIP
package with alcohol and Rs 4500 for the Luxury package that serves premium liquors.
There is also a Grand New Year lunch buffet on 1 January, 2017 at Fava. The lunch is from
12:30pm onwards and is priced at Rs 1250 plus taxes per person and Rs 850 plus taxes for
children below 10 years of age.
Caperberry serves their European cuisine for the occasion. There is a six-course dinner on
New Year's eve from 7:30pm onwards. This is priced at Rs 2250 plus taxes per person. You
can add a bottle of Chandon Brut to that for Rs 1500 plus taxes.
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The Irish coffee is a famous favorite around the world, as an after dinner drink or just a wonderful warming treat! Here's the perfect recipe for Irish coffee and the real story behind who invented it
Throughout June, IrishCentral is celebrating Irish food! You can follow the whole story on social media by searching for #FoodMyMammyMade and #ICFood. You can keep up to date with all our Food and Drink stories here or never miss a recipe by checking outour dedicated topic page here.
Irish coffee was invented by Limerick chef Joseph Sheridan in 1942 to welcome visiting Americans. The travelers arrived in the west of Ireland on a cold winter night, so Sheridan added whiskey to their coffee to warm them up, telling the Americans they were being served Irish coffee.
A San Francisco Chronicle travel writer, Stanton Delaplane, brought the recipe back to the U.S. after drinking Irish coffee at Shannon Airport. It was first served at the Buena Vista Café in San Francisco on November 10, 1952.
Looking for your local Irish store in North America? Look here!
- 1 ½ oz Irish whiskey
- 5-7 oz hot coffee or 2 shots of espresso
- 1-2 tsp brown sugar
- Fresh whipped cream
Run hot water slowly over a glass mug until it's at room temperature or hotter, and then dry it (pouring hot coffee into a cold glass could cause it to crack).
Add brown sugar to the mug.
Pour in whiskey.
Add coffee or espresso, leaving room at the top for whipped cream.
*To make cold Irish coffee chill the sweetened coffee before adding the whiskey.
Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
Set whipped cream on drink.
Do not stir (drink stays warmer longer with the cream sitting on top).
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The Edge 810 by Garmin provides the cyclist with the standard GPS info, distance, time during a ride and speed. This model pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth technology, then the phone pushes this data to the Garmin Connect, which is Garmin's cycling community. This is a significantly easier way to upload your data, compared to competing models that utilize a desktop and USB cord process for data transfer.
Garmin Edge 810 Bike Computer Assessment: Specs and Features
The information picked up by the bike computer's sensors will be transmitted through ANT, so you'll be able to view your data and stats during your ride. This model can also send the data to your smartphone. After a ride, you'll be able to view the stats in addition to the map of your route, the distance you covered and your average speed.
This model design is described as somewhat clunky, weighing in at almost four ounces and featuring a diagonal display screen that measures in at a little over two and a half inches. Equipped with a full color touchscreen display, this model works well in the rain or if the user wears gloves. The battery life is eighteen hours, which is considered pretty impressive. This device utilizes a simple and intuitive user interface. Simply swipe left or right to navigate through different data fields. Press down on a data field to customize the type of metrics it displays. The advent on the Garmin app makes it easy to upload your data after a ride.
This model is also equipped with Live Track, which allows the user's friends and family members to view your ride. They can see you as a dot that moves along a map on the Garmin website or app. This type of feature will allow those close to you to check on your progress during a ride.
The Edge also comes with map functionality. To use this feature, you will either need to take advantage of the third party free map software program that's available online and load the maps onto an SD card or buy maps from the website. This can be a pretty handy feature to have if you enjoy longer rides in places you're not familiar with.
Consumer Feedback for this Garmin Bike Computer
Garmin is a company with a reputation for producing high-quality electronics. Their impressive line of bike computers has received rave reviews due to their functionality and easy to use interfaces.
Pros: The Live Track feature allows people with access to your profile to view you as you ride, which is a great safety feature to have, should you get lost. The ease in which you can transfer data is a huge selling point for many consumers.
Cons: While this model is equipped with map capabilities it's really the only feature that separates this model from the cheapest in this line.
Conclusion and Rating for the Edge 810
Consumers gave this model a rating of four out of five stars for ease of use, the Live Track feature, fast and smooth data transferring process and pricing. Not a model that's packed with a ton of fancy features but it still provides accurate metrics of your ride which is essential if you're in training.


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Yelland, Nicola, Clements, Douglas H, Sarama, Julie and Glass, Brad (2008) Learning and Teaching Geometry with Computers in the Elementary and Middle School. In: Research on technology and the teaching and learning of mathematics : research syntheses. Heid, Mary Kathleen and Blume, Glendon W, eds. Research on technology and the teaching and learning of mathematics, 1 . Information Age Publishing , Charlotte, N.C., USA, pp. 109-154.


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Last month, All Aboard Brightline, Florida's hospitality focused high-speed intercity passenger rail service, extended its service to MiamiCentral, a new 200,000-sf terminal on 11 acres in downtown Miami.
MiamiCentral is part of the only privately owned, operated, and maintained intermodal development in the U.S. Brightline's rail system now includes nonstop service from Miami to a 27,500-sf station on 4.8 acres of land in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and a 60,000-sf station in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla. The Fort Lauderdale and West Palm stations opened on January 13.
All Aboard Brightline intends to expand this system's service to Orlando eventually. According to a recent study by the Washington Economics Group, the Brightline rail system is projected to attract more than $6 billion in investments in Florida's economy by 2022.


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Thank you for attending ISEH 2019!
Meet us in New York City in 2020.
22- 25 August 2019
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
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About the ISEH Annual Scientific Meeting
The signature of the ISEH Annual Scientific Meeting is an outstanding schedule of events, blending both educational sessions on basic, translational and clinical hematology as well as unique networking opportunities for senior scientists and new investigators. At ISEH's Annual Scientific Meeting we are showcasing the newest and best research from around the world, but we always remember the basic biology at the root of our field – it's all about the science. Our hope is that this meeting provides you with a multitude of opportunities to connect with fellow scientists who share your passion, to interact with the brightest minds in our field, and to explore new product offerings from some of the industry's leading vendors.
What do attendees say about the ISEH Annual Scientific Meeting?
"The 2018 meeting was a wonderful experience - a great location, fantastic science, nice colleagues and good fun "after work". And of course Californian sunshine. In particular for young investigators in the field this meeting is a must."
- Professor Constanze Bonifer, University of Birmingham, UK
"ISEH is the best research conference. Period."
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I have been in the cleaning business now for 23 years; and have had the opportunity to meet people of every race and religion. I worked for young and old and learned life lessons from them all; but one person impacted my life in such a way that I would never want to see any man suffer his fate again.
I met Bob in my early years of housecleaning; in fact he called me to come clean his house from a ad I had in PennyPincher Newsletter. As a worker I went in and did the usual housework, got my pay and left; no thought of him again until the next schedule cleaning date, which would be the following week; and this went on for month or so. He was just another person I worked for; not really a person I would call my friend, or even someone I would want to get close enough to to want as a friend. Just another paycheck in my bank account; so on to the next job.
It was Bob's cleaning day; and having my own key to his house, I first rang the doorbell to let Bob know I was coming in, and proceeded to unlocked the door. Bob was in his 80's and he had a dog that seemed to be about the same age; so it would be to much for the dog to just bark once, then he would drop and fall back to sleep. Bob laid in his bed most of the time, still in his pj's watching court tv; and would yell for me if he needed anything specific done in the house. We would talk a bit while I cleaned his room and as I finished he would have me bring the check book to him, fill in my name, amount and he would double check, then sign it. Everything was done in this order every week; but not this day nor the days to come until Bob died.
One day I did the routine, ring the bell, walk in and yell, "Bob, it's me, Lisa, I'm coming in" He then would respond, "You again, come on back!" So I would laugh at his humor and head back to his room to recieve instructions before beginning my duties; but this time, he did not respond. I slowly walked back calling his name and as I got closer to his bedroom door, I smelled a aweful smell and could hear Bob's very weak voice moaning as if he were in pain. I rushed in and found Bob laying in his in his own mess. He was very weak from not eating; nor was he able to get out of bed to go do his business in the bathroom. I asked him if he needed to go to the hospital, I would call 911; but he insisted that he had his own dr. and I should call him. I did, I called his dr, I explained what happened and if I could bring Bob to his office. The Dr. said, "No, Bob is fine, he's drunk." I put the reciever back on the hook in disbelief of what I just heard. I then asked Bob if he had any realitives I could call to help; I knew I was going to have clean him up; but that had to be my last resort. Bob gave me his next door nieghbor's phone number, he said she was the one who takes care of him. She manages his finances and brings his food if he can't go shopping, so I was relieved to know that he had someone to care for him; only to find her voice unconcerned saying those words I just heard only a minute ago, "Bob will be fine, he's just a drunk, do your job and move on." In other words she was saying, "Do your work and mind your own business."
I sat on the bed; and did the best I can to lift him up and get him to the bathroom which was only a few steps away for me; but a mile for him. We got his soiled pj's off and I helped him in the shower, where he was able to wash is own body. As Bob was in the shower, I striped his soiled sheets, put them in the washer and as I was walking past the kitchen, I smelled a rotten smell on the stove, there was a pot of rotten food on the stove. I was numb, I couldn't understand the horror of being left to live this way. Me, I have relatives everywhere and they were all just a holler away. Bob had a wife that passed away just 5years prior and no children. He had one living relative; location unknown, a dr. and a nieghbor, and a dog.
From that point on Bob wasn't a paycheck to me, he was person, a living person that laid in bed just waiting for someone to come and help him up. My routine changed from being just his cleaning lady to making meals that would last a week, separate small serving plates and freeze them so he can just microwave. On someday's I would bring him over to our home and watch him laugh at my crazy kids or dance with them to music he didn't even understand. I seen a man being raised from the dead. Bob waited expectantly for me to come by; and I found him dressed most of the ready to go!
It wasn't long though that I recieved the call; I had just been let go, his nieghbor called and told me that they had found another cleaning service; so my services were no longer needed. A few months passed, I recieved another call from the VA Hospital, a nurse called, she said she found my phone number in Bob's belongings, he died. I asked her what happened, she said, he was left alone in his own mess, he had a bacteria infection. She asked me if I knew what was going on and why didn't I report it. I said, I tried, but they said, "He's fine, he's just a drunk."
I learned from Bob that life is precious in the little things. When I seen him laugh, he laughed loud. When I seen him laying in that bed, I didn't see a drunk, I seen a person crying out for help. When I seen Bob smile, he did it on purpose. When Bob gave for his country, he did it with dignity and on Veternan's Day, I seen him dressed in his uniform, he dressed in the full suit of armor proud to be a servant for his country. I had the opportunity to know Bob the person, I didn't see Bob the drunk, who died alone and that is the fate I wish for no man.
I learned to love people, laugh more, reach out beyond myself, and give what I have now, not what wish I had. Do it now, do it for the sake of love, no other reason, just love!


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Goran: A dark comedy about betrayal and vengeance
- At the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, acclaimed Croatian director Nevio Marasovic presented his third feature film, about one man's struggle with doubt and suspicion
At the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, acclaimed Croatian director Nevio Marasovic (The Show Must Go On, Vis-à-Vis [+see also:
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The suspense already begins to take hold in the opening scene: on a sunny winter's day, we see the Croatian coast and some beautiful red, wavy hair, leading to a close-up of a man with a beaten-up face. Immediately afterwards, the film introduces the dark, mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, covered in heavy snow, and follows Goran (Franjo Dijak) in his two most important relationships: his marriage to his blind wife, Lina (Nataša Janjić), and his friendship with Slavko (Goran Bogdan). The seemingly carefree and idyllic life of the protagonist is slowly revealed, but the murky and unsettling scenery haunts the viewer, instilling the feeling that something horrible is about to happen. Even though the natural setting is vast, its dark nature and the small number of characters depicted in this remote village create a tiny and suffocating universe. When Goran finds out about his wife's betrayal, his struggle with self-doubt and suspicion will make him an innocent victim of circumstance, and this will severely affect the lives of everyone around him. Family and best friends turn against each other when the shallowness of their relationships is revealed, and brutal (and absurd) violence turns out to be the best way to resolve the characters' frustrations. The film, with its brave visual approach, portrays a tormented conscience consumed by the primal human instinct for vengeance. For his performance as Goran, Dijak received the Best Actor Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival.
The unpredictable script is the fruit of the collaboration between Marasovic and Norwegian screenwriter and novelist Gjermund Gisvold. The central subject of betrayal and revenge is embellished with a sharp comic touch, inspired by customs and traditions from Croatian culture, or by the simple absurdities of life. A considerable contribution to this aspect of the film's tone comes from the sound mix, with one of the best moments being ahouse-party scene where electronic music is interrupted by a popular Yugoslav song from the 1960s.
The film was produced by Antitalent and is sold internationally by Wide Management.
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Country Crooner Schieffer Serenades Garth Brooks
The venerable Face the Nation host donned his black jeans, cowboy boots and Fort Worth Star Telegram belt buckle last night for Grammys on the Hill- and an interview with another country music star, Garth Brooks.
Bob Schieffer broke in this interview that Brooks was at the White House yesterday to present President Obama with a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for "The Audacity of Hope." This is actually the President's second Grammy- he won the same category in 2006 for "Dreams From My Father."
Schieffer- who has his own band, Honky Tonk Confidential with CBS News' Diana Quinn- led what I guess you can call a tribute to Brooks. Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Darrell Issa and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (shaking a tambourine) joined him in a priceless rendition of "Friends in Low Places."
Pun intended! When Bob asked Garth if "Friends in Low Places" referred to the people in Washington… "I can make a whole video from people in this town singing that song," he said.


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Friday, June 19, 2009
Orchid Day
The Art Exchange is set, and we're all starting our paintings to share. What fun this will be! Thanks to all who are participating! This is a little 5" x 7" painting that I sent to my friend, Barbra Joan, to thank her for our wonderful outing last week. We had such fun with orchids that day! Long story short: This lady was selling beautiful full-bloom orchid plants in her shop - great discounts - so, I had to buy one! Barbra didn't. Smart lady! Once mine got home, it decided that it was finished, so started losing all it's pretty blooms! I just hope that I can keep it alive long enough to make it bloom again!
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3 comments:
- Barbra Joan said...
It'll bloom again!!! I want to post my orchid painting even though you beat me to it.
- June 19, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Mary Paquet said...
Love this one, Nancy. I am looking forward to receiving a painting from you. What fun!
- June 21, 2009 at 10:34 PM
- Christine's Arts said...
Hi Nancy!
Love this orchid, it's beautiful. And your sock story below, lol. I too have many hobbies.
- June 23, 2009 at 10:42 AM
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Chili Plantain Crisps with Lime Ketchup2014-01-01
- Servings : 2-4
- Prep Time : 10m
- Cook Time : 20m
- Ready In : 30m
I discovered the joy of plantains a few years ago when I was researching Venezuelan cooking. You can find plantains at many grocery stores, and often at Mexican, Latino and Asian markets. Look for ones that are still green, they should be firm without too many brown spots. They will continue to ripen after you buy them (just like bananas) and will become progressively more sweet as this happens. They are somewhat similar in taste and texture to potatoes, so feel free to really spice 'em up. They are cheap, full of healthy fiber and make a great alternative to potato chips. The only trick with plantains is peeling them (which is quite simple once you know how), so here you go, a quick video to show you how, and you're on your way!
- 3 green plantains
- 2 Tbsp neutral high heat oil (grapeseed, canola, melted coconut)
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp of vinegar (white, rice, apple cider)
- Lime Ketchup
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 Tbsp yellow or dijon mustard
- 1 tsp fresh lime juice
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Coat baking sheet with 1 Tbsp oil, set aside.
Step 2
Peel plantains (see video above for demo) and slice them into 3/4" thick slices. Put them in a large bowl and toss with remaining oil, vinegar, sea salt, and chili powder.
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Spread them out in an even layer on the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, flipping them over when bottoms begin to brown. Bake on the other side for an additional 10-15 minutes until they are golden and crispy.
Step 4
To make lime ketchup, simply whisk, ketchup, mustard, and fresh lime juice in a small bowl. Serve with warm plantain crisps and enjoy!
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Educational experiences are diverse among our world population. The definition of "school" is in the eye of the beholder; it can differ depending on the individual who is defining it. The environment I visualize when I think of school may be an entirely different picture than a child in a foreign country or in a varying socioeconomic status may connect to. But the most tragic educational commonality is the fact that we all have a horror story.
Literature, movies, television, online posts, and personal anecdotes shared through conversation are all forums that people have expressed school related nightmares, where the environment was detrimental in numerous ways. While school is supposed to be a safe place for young people to learn, grow, and have fun, it is often portrayed as quite the opposite.
As I immerse myself into my field placement and try to soak in as much information about early childhood education as I can, I plan to keep this idea of positive classroom environments on the forefront. Through a series of blogs, I will explore the what, who, where, when, why and how regarding the cultivation of a positive classroom environment. By exploring the depths of what makes school so great, we will come closer to the cure for the educational nightmare that students, parents, and even some future teachers fear.
This brings me to the question of what does it truly mean to have a positive classroom environment? I believe that society throws around the word "positivity" in contexts such as "be positive" or "stay positive" way too often without enough action behind it. We instruct people to be or stay positive without even knowing what it means to live that word. We can say that a positive classroom environment is the most ideal but how do we strive for that without fully knowing what it even is?
The observations I have been making in my field placement have encouraged me to question the impact that the environment has on some of the behaviors. I have observed the children's behavior and have noticed that there is often a fair amount of crying, misbehavior, and chaos regarding the daily routines. Initially I assumed that these behaviors were developmentally appropriate. However, it is not as typical for a three-year-old to continue having frequent tantrums. Although the tantrums and misdemeanors could have some correlation to an underlying behavioral issue, I wonder what the class would look like if the classroom environment was more positive. What would some of the differences be if there were positive changes made to the current classroom climate?
I read an article that discussed ways to provide a positive learning environment for a foster child, which is oftentimes a more difficult process than for a child in an average home. Even though it mentioned this particular population of children, the methods are applicable to all types of kids. The articles talks a lot about building a positive, supportive, caring relationship with the teacher. This bond often lends itself to creating a positive classroom environment since the teacher is the core of the classroom. In order to create a positive environment we must use positivity in our daily language. Build kids up as opposed to tearing them down. The teachers in my field placement could make more of an effort to acknowledge good behaviors, rather than serving as a constant corrector. It is so important for me to practice this with the children and see how it impacts their behavior and the overall feel of the environment. What do you think are some of the factors that define a positive classroom environment?


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$40,000 German helmet sale turns heads at Hermann Historica
$40,000 German helmet sale turns heads at Hermann Historica
The recent sale of a circa 1500 helmet demonstrated the continuing popularity of militaria...
An early 16th century Germanic helmet achieved $40,000 at Hermann Historica's recent sale in Munich.
The one-piece visor helmet, which was manufactured in Nuremberg or Innsbruck between 1500 and 1510, far surpassed its $25,000 high-end estimate.
The helmet features a rounded skull with a flattened crown and is decorated with eleven parallel flutes running from front to back.
A 16th century helmet recently sold for $40,000 at Hermann Historica
A German or Austrian burgonet from around 1600 also sold at the auction, for a more modest $2,500.
Away from the helmets, a 17th or 18th century Indian dagger achieved a highly impressive $35,500 against an estimate of $2,000, further evidence that militaria investments offer the potential for enticing returns.
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An important note on Jeju's updated bus system and this blog post
From August 2017, Jeju Island implemented a new city and intercity bus system. It increased the number of buses in service, while simplifying the routes, fees and numbering system.
Consequently, the contents of this previously published blog post may have changed. We therefore would kindly request that you consult this page for new bus maps in English on VisitJeju.net, and this page on our blog for a chart of the old and new bus route numbers.
If you read Korean, then the province's official bus system website is a useful and up-to-date resource. We hope you'll enjoy your travels on Jeju Island!
Today, we'll be taking a tour of Teddy Bear Museum, located in Jeju's Jungmun Tourist Complex.
Situated in the southern part of Jeju, not far from Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum and Sori Island Museum, Teddy Bear Museum is popular with families and also attracts tourists from around the world, particularly from the neighboring country of China.
▲ Entrance to Teddy Bear Museum
From the appearance of the museum's entrance alone, it would be difficult to conceive the full scale of the museum. While the entrance is at ground level, it in fact forms the top floor of the museum, from which the rest of the museum below can be seen.
The Teddy bear is named after the 26th President of the United States of America Theodore Roosevelt. In 1902, Roosevelt was out bear-hunting one day in Mississippi, when, having failed to capture a bear, he was invited to shoot an American Black Bear that had been rounded up by his attendants and tied to a tree. Roosevelt declined, claiming it would be unsportsmanlike, and subsequently the story served as the subject for a political cartoon that inspired Morris Michtom, a Russian Jewish immigrant to create a stuffed bear cub that he would call "Teddy's bear."
▲ The hunting incident involving Roosevelt that inspired the Teddy bear's creation
The museum's trim and well-ordered interior is organized around three principal themes.
The first is the History exhibit, where historical events, large and small, are chronicled using Teddy bears as models.
▲ A family touring the museum
▲ Teddy bears depicting the scene on the Titanic
▲ A Teddy bear posing as Charlie Chaplin
▲ The First World War
▲ Disney World
▲ The Apollo 11 lunar landing
▲ China's terra-cotta soldiers
The second exhibit is called The Art, where the figures of seminal works of art such as the Mona Lisa, the Thinker, and the Kiss, are recast in Teddy bear form.
▲ The Thinker
Leading global consumer brands and popular television shows also find representation in the exhibit, while other Teddy bears, with Jeju- and Korea-related motifs, lend a homegrown flavor to the museum.
▲ Swarovski Teddy Bear
▲ Korean folk scene
▲ Historic figures in Eastern history
▲ Jeju's famous female divers (haenyeo)
▲ Teddy bears featured in the drama "Goong"
▲ Various Teddy bear-themed promotions
▲ Teddy Bear Museums (other locations)
In addition to the museum in Jeju, Teddy Bear Museums can be found in Seoul on Nam-san, Seorak in Gangwon-do, Gyeongju, and Hawaii.
▲ Souvenir store
▲ Save the Panda campaign
In as much as it is a museum centered on the Teddy bear, Teddy Bear Museum very much concerns itself with its real-life animal counterpart.
Next is Teddy's Forest, where one can take a stroll along a walkway, enjoying the outdoors while viewing the different Teddy bear depictions.
On the day this visit took place, the pathway was a bit slippery due to rain, but Teddy's Forest should be a hit with kids in any season thanks to its charming and whimsical qualities.
Visitors may be particularly interested in taking a photo with the life-size bronze statutes.
▲ Pathway through Teddy's Forest
▲ Lotteria, a popular fast-food restaurant
Teddy Bear Museum also offers a rest area where visitors can shop for gifts at the souvenir store or grab a bite to eat at Lotteria, a nationwide fast-food chain.
▲ Price of admission
This concludes our tour of Teddy Bear Museum! With all that it has to offer, Teddy Bear Museum promises to be a fun and memorable visit for adults and children alike.
Visitors to Jungmun should be sure to make a stop at Teddy Bear Museum.
Directions: At the airport, take Bus 600 to Jungmun, Yeomiji Entrance.
From the bus stop, walk straight south for 400 meters.
Address: Saekdal-dong 2889, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
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NSW Police charge man with murder after two die in Tamworth house fire
A man has been charged with two counts of murder after two people, including a child, died in a house fire in Tamworth in north-western NSW.
Emergency services were notified around 5:30am after the home in suburb of Hillvue caught alight.
The fire was so ferocious and well-developed that crews were initially unable to enter the house through the front door.
Upon entering from the back, firefighters found two bodies inside — one woman in the bedroom, and a five-year-old boy in another room.
A woman and a boy managed to escape the blaze and were treated by paramedics in the front yard of the house.
NSW Ambulance inspector Pau McRae said the situation was confronting.
"She had significant burns to a significant part of her body and she was conscious, so in a lot of pain, and was obviously stressed about the situation," he said.
The woman was transported to Sydney in a critical condition, while the boy is in a stable condition at Tamworth Base Hospital.
Shortly after the blaze, a 60-year-old man, who also lived at the residence, presented himself to Tamworth police station.
He was questioned and charged by police and has been refused bail.
Fire and Rescue superintendent Tom Cooper said there was no town water to fight the fire, but quick-thinking crews used the tank in the backyard of the house.
"Thank goodness [it] had just been replenished with recent rain," he said.
He said two firefighters were being "closely monitored" due to the traumatic circumstances they were confronted with.


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Ida; Canal+ Polska, 2013; Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski; Starring Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska; Rated PG-13; Watch the trailer.
A young Polish woman named Anna is told to visit and meet her only living relative, an aunt, before Anna takes her vows to become a nun. Anna's aunt is "Red Wanda," a Communist judge and former prosecutor who uses sex, smoking, and drinking to cloud her memories of the past. Upon meeting Wanda, Anna learns three shocking facts about herself: (1) she is Jewish, (2) her real name is Ida, and (3) her parents were killed in the WWII. The revelations tie these two women together. Initially, Ida and Wanda are set up as contrasts, but the narrative unfolds such that each clarifies, helps, and influences the other to do things she otherwise normally would not have dared.
Set in the early sixties during the dictatorship of Stalin—everyone calls each other "comrade"—and wisely shot in black and white, this film is a concise eighty-minute story in which the primary plot points are suggested rather than directly stated. Gestures and silence communicate much in a film that takes clichéd cinematic categories—journeys of self-discovery and road trips—and repackages them anew.
Themes, Symbols, & Motifs:
- Religion. Ida's parents were Jewish, while Ida is Catholic. Wanda displays hostility toward God and the church.
- Vices. Wanda's life is rife with vices, yet she encourages Ida to engage in them. The film toys with the idea of vices acting as a means for clarity.
- Music. Music acts as one way in which Wanda and Ida are contrasted. Ida relates to the orderly Latin songs in the convent as well as the planned symphony of Mozart playing in Wanda's apartment. Wanda best fits with the improvisation of jazz, such as the John Coltrane piece played at the party.
- Roads. Roads and walkways feature heavily in the film, from the roads Ida and Wanda drive on to the walkway to and from the convent to Ida's long walk on the road at the end.
- The past. Memories can change people, yes—consider Wanda—but Ida is changed not by a memory but by a realization of a past of which she has no memory. Still, knowledge of the past affects her present and future.
Discussion Questions:
- What effect is achieved for viewers by having the film in black and white?
- The statue of Jesus appears at the film's beginning and end. Why?
- Assess the way the film portrays sex and nudity. Was this unnecessary, or tastefully done?
- At the end, after discovering her family's history, is Ida redeemed or crushed?
- What do you think happened to Ida's family, and why is this left ambiguous?
- Where is Ida going at the end?
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Canada is exceptionally known for being a safe country. Sherwood Park, Alberta is proof of this; lots of people flock to this neighborhood due to its safety, great educational system, lots of recreational possibilities, good services such as police and ambulance, and more. It has become a great place for people to live. It has been growing a lot over the past few decades for families in particular, and real estate, in particular, is thriving. Canada is also known for being one of the first countries to legalize recreational marijuana, which also makes it and its towns more attractive places for visitors and its citizens.
Sherwood Park, known colloquially as "The Park," has become an attractive place to live for many people looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of large city life.
Cannabis Dispensaries in Sherwood Park
Besides being a safe country, Canada overall is known for its great level of freedom and for the way that it upholds the rights of its citizens. It is lenient in allowing its citizens the freedom to do things that they might not be allowed to do elsewhere. One such example is smoking marijuana for recreational purposes. Back in October, recreational marijuana was legalized throughout Canada. Sherwood Park, just like other cities in Canada, has become accommodating for people who wish to smoke marijuana for recreational purposes.
According to Sherwood Park News, there are several retail stores that have applied to open in the city. As of September, there were approximately 5 stores awaiting approval to open in the Sherwood Park area. In the overall Alberta area, there were seventeen licensed retailers that were allowed to open as of October. There are several requirements for one to open a dispensary. First, neither the owner nor employees can have a criminal record. So, when one applies for a license, the government must carry out background checks that the people who applied for the license must comply with. Also, whenever the government approves the applicant's application, it does not do this based on who applied soonest. They do it based on the results of the background checks that were received, and how quickly these results came back.
According to a simple Google search, there seem to be at least three dispensaries operating in Sherwood Park alone. However, despite the fact that Sherwood Park is rather highly populated and makes for a good market for cannabis, the town is known for being a bit more conservative and family-oriented. Due to this, Sherwood Park is not bound to have as many cannabis dispensaries as other towns. It has received a few applications for licenses, but not as many as other cities throughout Canada. It also is known for not allowing any types of adult entertainment, especially casinos.
Where and How to Buy Weed in Sherwood Park, AB
Now that marijuana has been legalized in Canada, it is much easier to obtain, and people no longer have to resort to the black market in order to smoke marijuana. There are at least three stores in Sherwood Park, and even more in the surrounding area. One can also purchase marijuana online if that is easier for them. In order to do this, the person who wishes to purchase must verify that they are over the age of 18. Then, you can choose from many different types of cannabis but can purchase up to 30 grams every time you buy online since this is the amount that you are legally allowed to have on your person while out in public. And on the date that the package is scheduled to be delivered, make sure that if you are not the person who will be receiving it or picking it up, the person who will be doing so is legally an adult. There is currently one website in the Alberta area where people can purchase marijuana online.
There are many other stores in Sherwood Park and the overall Alberta area where one can choose to buy marijuana. It is estimated that within the first year of marijuana having been legalized, there will be approximately 250 such stores. There is a list of these stores online, and according to the AGLC, there are 17 registered stores in the Alberta area. As with any other option, you must be over the age of 18 in order to purchase marijuana and have some form of identification on you when you go to purchase so that you can prove your age.
The laws for purchasing marijuana in Alberta are as follows: you must be a legal adult, no children may enter a marijuana store (even if accompanied by an adult), you can only purchase from licensed stores or licensed websites, you can only purchase or have 30 grams with you, you cannot smoke in some places, and you can't have any in your vehicle (and you also cannot drive while high).
How to Buy CBD in Sherwood Park
You can also purchase CBD oil- which stands for cannabidiol oil, also known as medical marijuana. This is legal in many places, including in countries, states, and provinces where recreational use is illegal. Medical marijuana has become popular among people looking for alternative methods to typical treatments, and some people claim that medical marijuana has been a lot better for them. The Canadian government has promised to look into the benefits of medical marijuana, especially now that it is completely legal in Canada.
You can legally purchase 30 grams of dried marijuana. One gram of dried marijuana is the same as 70 grams of liquid marijuana.
In order to be able to purchase medical marijuana, you need to be authorized by your healthcare provider and cannot simply purchase it on your own. You can then purchase it from a federally licensed seller, from authorized retail outlets, or from official websites.
How to Get Edibles in Sherwood Park, Alberta
Edibles are also a popular option for people who do not want to smoke marijuana, but still want to experience the high that they get from it. It is important to take into consideration the amount of marijuana that you can handle before you consume any edibles.
The purchase of edibles is not expected to become legal in Canada before 2019, therefore, you will not be able to purchase any in stores or online. There are also no plans to legalize any creams that contain cannabis in them.
If you would like to consume edibles, you are allowed to make them at home for personal use only. There are some websites which sell edibles illegally, so avoid purchasing from these in order to avoid getting into legal trouble. You can buy marijuana and make edibles at home for yourself only, or you can simply wait until edibles become legal within the next year. But you will not be able to buy any sort of creams or salves within the foreseeable future since the Canadian government does not have plans to legalize this.
When purchasing cannabis, make sure that you have read the laws carefully and make sure that you are purchasing from an authorized store. Not doing so could get you into serious trouble. And most importantly- stay safe.
And those notoriously coarse winters are one of the biggest reasons to purchase weed online in Sherwood Park,Alberta. The constant snow and rain throughout the fall, winter, and spring aspiration going out to a local dispensary is around never practical. Why trek an hour or two through the snow, following the risk of freezing your turn off, in imitation of you can just hop upon your computer and buy some premium product there? Think of buying weed online in Canada as you would buying anything else online, and recall all the relieve that come subsequently that. The speed, security, and ease of use of the entire process is why more or less everybody shops online these days. And all of those perks are two-fold taking into consideration it comes to buying medical marijuana in Sherwood Park because not deserted is online shopping growing, but for that reason too is the weed industry. in imitation of every that said, then, an online dispensary in Sherwood Park truly is your best friend.
What to accomplish in Sherwood Park after you acquire weed?
Now lets talk a tiny bit more nearly all the great things to get in Sherwood Park behind you get your hands on that bud. First and foremost, Sherwood Park has a great arts community, maybe even the best in Canada. The city hosts a ton of festivals every year. desire to get high and watch some movies? The Sherwood Park International Film Festival has you covered. This is an especially fine marginal while high, because youre definite to see a lot of artsier movies, which tend to be on the weird side. And as we all know, pairing weed as soon as something inherently trippy is always a good time. The Sherwood Park Folk Music Festival is after that a good time high, because folk music is so chill, alleviate and relaxing. fittingly thats complementary fine issue to pair later your marijuana. subsequently theres the Sherwood Park Comedy Festival. This one might be the best high of all, because as we every know, theres absolutely nothing bigger than smiling non-stop while your weed already has you on the giggles.
Sherwood Park has a lot of museums too, which are good for an equally calm, but more far along high. The Glenbow Museum is a premier destination in both Sherwood Park and all of Canada, in imitation of paintings that will blow your mind, especially once youre upon a trip. Theres along with the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, which is especially fine if youre a sports fan. But even if youre not, experiencing every the lights, action, and emotion that comes following records and sport means youre positive to mood something wild. Sherwood Parks Military Museum is moreover the best place in every of Alberta to experience Canadas festooned military history. fittingly similar to every that said, youll enormously have permission to some mind-bending trips if you pick to acquire high in Sherwood Park.
And its for all these reasons that theres never been a improved mature to buy weed online in Sherwood Park. Medical marijuana is successful across the city and across the country, and the community of stoners across Alberta is growing every day. And in the same way as consequently many things to complete in Sherwood Park alone, it unaccompanied makes suitability that youd hit happening an online dispensary, acquire your hands upon some kush, and let the good grow old roll.


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I originally wrote about the problems with modern advertising in 2015. What started as a manifesto of sorts turned into a resignation letter to the industry I had spent 20 years in.
The model was broken, it probably still is. Agencies are desperate to hold onto client retainers, endlessly churning out work that isn't effective, endlessly reporting new engagement metrics to hide the underlying problem — the adverts aren't driving sales.
As a digital agency, we could see exactly what was happening. Every week, a call would come from the client, the sales meeting was over, they hadn't hit target, and we were told to pull the lever on the things that did work: Google ads and special offer emails. Despite our warnings that the Google ads were getting more expensive and constant emails would stress the customer database, failing creative campaigns continued. Hey, what did we know? We were just a little website company - we didn't have an office on Charlotte Street and weren't part of the conversation held in the agency box at Wembley.
Despite our experience, the advertising agencies and media planners were running the show. The channels that maintained the broken business model of Charlotte Street were king — brand led social media and banner campaigns.
I now see a new threat on the horizon, one which the advertising industry is woefully prepared for.
Since 2016, I've been going down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. For those with little exposure, Bitcoin is more than just "magic Internet money." It is representative of the decentralisation movement, one that's moving towards relinquishing control from governments and Silicon Valley behemoths who have monopolised the web and leveraged our data for their own commercial agenda.
Admen (and women) are vultures whose motivations are simple:
- Convince you to buy things you don't need
- Keep their retainer
- Win an award
Forget the glamorous world portrayed by Don Draper, it doesn't exist anymore. Advertising is a tough business, clients move multi-million dollar accounts on a whim, whole departments are closed and creative teams who have slaved night after night, weekend after weekend, are discarded. It is a brutal environment fueled by fear and greed.
There is little room for truth in advertising: a can of Coke will make you happy, a pair of Nikes will make you cool.
…but the Internet is a truth machine. We know that a can of Coke will make us unhealthy and those Nikes, made in a Vietnamese sweatshop are nothing more than a temporary high. Consumers are fighting back, and the response from business is transparent. You don't want all that sugar? Here is our sugar-free Coke. You don't want Coke? Here is our $3 bottle of tap water. There's no doubt the admen are behind this, presenting their research on changing consumer opinion while simultaneously devising a strategy to keep us buying.
The truth machine amplifies the problem. The vision of advertising we saw in The Minority Report is no longer the future, it is happening now. The dot-com mega corporations have enabled admen to track our every move, thought and like. The artistic beauty of the 60's has been replaced by custom ad placements following our every move.
Privacy is not just under attack, it is being manipulated to feed the dark side of Silicon Valley. The philanthropy of these new billionaires is built through modern day sweatshops. While they strategise over burning effigies with their peers at Black Rock City, the consumer dollar is filtering itself to an ever decreasing number of people.
Where does it all end?
Marketing is neither good nor bad, marketing is a tool to match needs and wants, it helps companies grow, and despite my misgivings about these dot-com monopolies:
- Google's ability to find exactly what I am looking for is helpful
- Facebook's ability to create communities around interests is cool
- Amazon's convenience is second to none
What isn't cool is how these tech companies exploit data and privacy. The Cambridge Analytica scandal highlighted how insidious the business of data has become. Yes, I want to share my photos with my friends, no, I don't want you using my data to influence elections. Yes, I want you to show me the nearest Chinese restaurant, no, I don't you listening to my phone calls.
The problem is these companies can't be trusted, and they will continue to collect our data and use it to appease Wall Street. But an alternative is coming, a new wave of decentralised and privacy-focused technologies which are taking power back.
With art imitating life, the vision of a decentralised Internet seen in the HBO's Silicon Valley is being built by the inventor of the Internet Tim Berners-Lee. Built off the decentralised web platform Solid, Inrupt puts the user in control of their data and who can access it.
"We are not talking to Facebook and Google about whether or not to introduce a complete change where all their business models are completely upended overnight. We are not asking their permission." Tim Berners-Lee
The threat to these centralised data abusers is significant, Inrupt can upend their entire business model and, should it be successful, they won't be able to do anything about it. Decentralisation is about taking power back from centralised entities, and is there a better proponent for such a project than the inventor of the Internet?
Berners-Lee isn't the only person working on the problem:
- Numerous ad blockers have appeared which block those crappy banners and tracking scripts
- Brave has made private browsing default
- Cryptocurrencies have made ecommerce private
- DuckDuckGo has anonymised search
- Metamask has made user accounts anonymous
The message is clear, people want privacy, ironically, Silicon Valley is responding.
When I wrote about the advertising industry in 2015, my somewhat facetious article highlighted how much garbage the advertising industry was producing which didn't work. Now there are new threats:
- Technology which blocks advertisers from promoting their lies
- Technology which prevents advertisers from customising their lies
- Technology which prevents advertisers from knowing who they are lying to
- Technology which blocks advertisers from tracking the performance of their lies
Companies will still want to market their products and services, and outside of the Coca-Cola example, there are honest organizations who need and deserve to be able to talk to customers.
What is required is a new model, a new framework of thinking. My expectation is the industry will respond with more ads, wherever media planners can find places to put them, and new metrics will be invented which allow large numbers to be sent to clients in Excel spreadsheets.
Some of us know what is coming. We are preparing for a future where the consumer holds power and permission-based communications is not just a checkbox and an email.
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