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I often approach my quiet time as a checklist. I read the day's chapters in my Bible App chronological reading plan, and am grateful when the Thursday "free day" gives me a chance to catch up on missed assignments. I believe this discipline is good. But there's so much lacking in it too.
A few days ago I had the idea to spend an hour simply seeking God. It could be through reading, walking, or listening to music. Picture looking around the house for someone you know is there, but you're not sure in which room. This seems more healthy than my current attitude, which is expecting God to meet me exactly at the time and place I've appointed. Actually, it's more like I don't expect God to meet me at all.
This evening I tried the "seeking time" approach and predictably enough ending up scanning our bookshelves. I chose From the Library of C. S. Lewis, one of my husband's contributions to our shared library, and read this in the foreword:
Jim Bell and Tony Dawson have compiled a selection of readings that will nourish the spiritual and intellectual hunger of healthy souls in several ways…First, these readings are in and of themselves a superb tonic to refresh the thirsty soul.
That phrase "hunger of healthy souls" warmed me. I've been doubting the health of my soul (the words dry and brittle come to mind). But maybe my very desire to seek shows that my soul is healthy, just hungry and thirsty. This seemed a promising note to begin my experiment.
Then I saw who wrote the foreword: our pastor, Lyle Dorsett. I knew he was a Lewis scholar, but had no idea he was connected with this book. Seeing his name on the page was like finding an Easter egg or a small hint on a map showing I'm going the right direction.


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Do any of you have an affirmation? How about a favorite mantra or word that you repeat to yourself if you are ever feeling down? Well, what you don't know about those affirmations, mantras or words is that despite being small, have the power to create HUGE change.
The affirmation that I always go with is one that has stuck in my head since I can remember.One day, I was looking through YouTube, and I found an episode of Daaé Days, which was Sierra' Boggess's Vlog for when she was Christine at Phantom of the Opera. The episode I was watching had her voice teacher/coach Mary Setrakian on it. First of all: I was in awe of both of them. These ladies are absolutely fantastic, and beautifully amazing. Anyway, Sierra was talking with Mary about how the mantra "You are enough. You are so enough. It's unbelievable how enough you are" was born. Hearing the story how it was created just captivated me.
The reason why I love this affirmation/mantra is because it's wording is so simple, yet the message is so powerful. I've said this to myself many times before a play/musical that I was in, and it's completely gotten rid of all the nerves I had within my body. It even helped give a better performance if you can believe that! It's my go to affirmation if I ever need cheering up any time of the day.
Another reason why I love this affirmation is because is that it has gotten me through some really rough times. There have been times in my life where I wanted to give up because I didn't think my dream of being on Broadway, and becoming the next Elphaba would ever come true. But somehow, there were always these two voices who kept saying to me, "You are enough. You are so enough. It's unbelievable how enough you are." Those voices were Mary and Sierra. I know that sounds crazy, but everyone has those voices that motivate them. Mine just happen to be Mary and Sierra, and they've helped me through every single obstacle I've gone through.
And, thanks to Sierra and Mary…I have an audition for the NYC campus of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) down in Chicago in 17 days! This is the first ever professional audition I've ever had in my entire theatre career! Their mantra has helped my confidence so much as an actress, and singer. If I could thank them both in person, I would. I owe my new found confidence in performing on stage, as well as in my college's choir and band to them. I say "You are enough" to myself before every concert at my college, and by the time it's over I have a huge smile on my face. Mary and Sierra are not only hero's of mine, they are my role models and inspiration to live a happier life! I hope that one day I can be as influential they are. I have completed FOUR affirmations journals because of them, and currently filling up a fifth!
So, to whoever reads this…always remember: You are enough. You are so enough. It's unbelievable how enough you are. If you believe that your dreams are possible, they will become reality. If you believe that YOU are possible, you can do anything you set your mind to! All you have to do is think that you can do it, and you will have those thoughts turned into actions. A positive mind produces positive thoughts. And positive thoughts produce positive dreams. Positive dreams create positive people, and the more positivity you have. they happier you will be.

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Let's talk garden junk. I am absolutely fascinated by the crazy and fun things that people choose to display in their yards. Old neighborhoods and small towns are the best for spotting some of the most interesting garden junk.
Sometimes it's hard to tell if the display is intentional or perhaps just forgotten.
This red rocking dog sitting pretty on a front lawn seems to have found a friend.
Bird baths are as ubiquitous in Texas towns as wishing wells and wind mills.
Swings are popular too, but it's not every day you get to see swinging begonias.
Mushrooms are the "Where's Waldo" of the landscape. Frequently hidden and low to the ground, they aren't always as easy to spot as these larger than life specimens.
Speaking of "larger than life", this frog seems to have replaced the stereotypical lawn jockey at this residence.
Garden junk should make you smile. These little guys are just so goofy, they crack me up.
Who could resist the face of this little hippo?
Afraid of color? Not at this house, where a colorful, sunny face is perfectly at home on this pink and yellow porch.
I hope you stuck with me because I've saved the best for last. A throne fit for any gardener and the master of all garden junk. I can only hope someday to achieve this level of garden junk-dom.


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Hmm, the shippable part is the issue.. mostly need large pieces. I COULD use a stock steering wheel (just the wheel itself, my center portion is just fine) if it's in good shape. Burgundy would match, but black would look fine too. I could use a burgundy door lock bezel (passenger side if they're different, can't recall ATM). Only other thing I can think of would be the side view mirror housing for passenger side but I'd rather not deal with painting right now so only if it were silver.
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Dr. Lynda Lee Kaid
Associate Dean
UF College of Journalism and Commuinications
2010-2011 UF Doctoral Mentoring Award Winner
Mentoring doctoral students is both a great professional joy and a humbling responsibility. I wish I could offer a mentoring template to guarantee success. I can only describe the strategies that have helped me to graduate 41 Ph.D. students. In honor of my success, the National Communication Association recently named its annual political communication dissertation award the "Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Political Communication Dissertation Award."
First, my doctoral students immediately become members of a research team, working with other faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate assistants. This is especially important in the fall semester of an election year when we are engaged in numerous projects related to political debates, advertising, social networking sites on the Internet, news coverage, gender styles in politics, and other topics. Doctoral students learn to work together and to supervise undergraduate team members, taking advantage of the strengths and weaknesses of each.
Team research of this kind not only allows the new doctoral student to be part of start-to-finish research project, but it also provides opportunities for developing working relationships with other doctoral students. Even more long-term value for a doctoral student is the chance to be involved with the UVote team, an international consortium of faculty and graduate students at 32 different universities throughout the United States and 12 international universities who have joined together to conduct political communication research. Since I am the coordinator of this group, I am able to facilitate involvement and cooperative research efforts for doctoral students. When one of my doctoral students completes his work at UF, s/he will already have the beginnings of career-long relationships with a network of scholars.
Second, I place a priority on encouraging my doctoral students to engage in interdisciplinary research. My own work has been greatly enriched by the early commitment to cross-disciplinary research. My own doctoral mentor socialized me from the beginning to look at the discipline as one where I could learn a great deal from the exposure, not just to different points of view, but to different disciplinary perspectives. And thus, my doctoral advisors included scholars from speech communication, radio and television, legal studies, journalism, psychology, and political science. I want my doctoral students to benefit from such cross-fertilization and to build foundations that cross disciplinary lines throughout their careers.
Third, and related to my first goal of integrating doctoral students into research teams, is my commitment to providing international opportunities for doctoral students. I was fortunate to have a doctoral mentor who realized the importance of seeing political communication from an international perspective, and I worked with him to form the first organized Political Communication Division in our discipline (in the International Communication Association in 1973-74). My doctoral students have had the opportunity to work on projects with scholars at the University of Paris I (Sorbonne), Cambridge University, University of Koblenz-Landau, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Mid-Sweden University (Sundsvall, Sweden), St. Kliment Ohridsky Sofia University (Bulgaria), University of Milan, Warsaw School of Advanced Social Psychology, Tartu University (Estonia), and several others. I have secured funding for doctoral students to accompany me to international team meetings for ongoing projects and to deliver papers at international conferences, most recently the 2010 International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Singapore; the 2006 ICA Conference in Dresden; the 2004 Campaigning for Europe Symposium in Landau, Germany; the 2003 Political Marketing Conference, London; and the 2002ICA Conference in Seoul. Before conferences, whether in the U.S. or abroad, I organize practice sessions for students to present their papers.
Interdisciplinary and international perspectives are important because external funding sources place increased emphasis on such perspectives, and my fourth strategy is to "indoctrinate" doctoral students in the process of seeking grants to support their research. I have secured substantial grants from the National Science Foundation, the Election Assistance Commission, the U.S. Department of Education, and numerous private foundations. Of course, I've also made applications that failed. From searching for funding sources and writing proposals to carrying out projects; doctoral students are involved. I also conduct workshops on grant seeking for students.
Fifth, and this seems rather obvious, but publishing is important. I hope my doctoral students are excited about the value their research has for its own sake and for the discovery of new knowledge, but they must also understand the importance of publishing that research so that they can contribute to the "marketplace of ideas" in our discipline. Many of my own nearly 200 refereed journal articles and book chapters are co-authored with doctoral students, and several of the 30 books I have authored/edited have been joint ventures with former doctoral students. When I was recently named one of the most productive scholars in our discipline by Communication Quarterly and a few years ago when I was honored with a permanent plaque in the Plaza of Heroines at the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics for my research on gender and political communication, I used the occasions to inspire and to challenge my past, current, and future doctoral students to join me in achieving similar goals for themselves.
I am proud that many of my former doctoral students are well on the way to achieving these goals. Of the 41 doctoral students I have chaired to completion (32 at the University of Oklahoma and 9 since I came to the University of Florida in 2001), many have secured jobs at high-ranking institutions such as Penn State University, the University of Kansas, Louisiana State University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Virginia Tech University, Iowa State University, and the University of Georgia.
Finally, I maintain a productive relationship with doctoral students after they graduate. From the beginning, I view them as colleagues who work with me, not for me. And, just as I believe that learning does not begin and end with semester deadlines, I believe that doctoral students are "forever," and mine know they cannot elude working with me just by graduating. The doctoral student-mentor relationship is a continuing one, and I am grateful for the opportunity to make that relationship a reciprocal one. I truly believe they give as much to me as I give them.


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Michael Williamson
President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Southeast Louisiana
July 1, 2013, Michael L. Williamson became President and CEO of United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) serving Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes.
Williamson has had a pivotal role helping the 1.3 million people of the seven-parish region better their lives and communities since 2005. Before coming to UWSELA in April 2009 as Chief Operating Officer, he served as Vice President of Field Leadership at United Way of America (UWA) in Alexandria, VA. Williamson provided overall management and leadership to the UWA Hurricane Response and Recovery Fund developed in Hurricane Katrina's wake. At that time his desire to assist this area became ever stronger. When presented an opportunity for him and his family to come here and make a difference, Williamson answered 'yes' with enthusiasm.
Williamson hit the ground running, creating new opportunities and developing community partnerships with sports teams and individual players, new businesses and a growing volunteer base. As Chief Operating Officer at UWSELA, Williamson was responsible for all fund-raising campaign activities and related committees. He oversaw campaign and marketing staff to assure United Way conducted an effective annual campaign.
Some of United Way's biggest challenges and successes have come in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Isaac, the BP Oil Spill, and most recently the August, 2016 Floods. Before the rain stopped falling, Williamson had people on the ground and a page created on United Way's website to begin collecting critical funding. All together more than $1.1 million dollars was raised; over $1.4 million collected and distributed in much needed supplies; and volunteers took the opportunity to spend 1,700+ hours helping their neighbors.
Working with individuals, businesses, faith groups, nonprofits and government, Williamson has made United Way key in the recovery, rebuilding and renaissance of southeast Louisiana.
Williamson is committed to a focus on community outcomes as the top strategy for increasing accountability and maintaining United Ways' leadership in philanthropy. He has worked to strengthen United Way's public private partnerships at the local, state and federal level to create 'scale' in community building efforts. In 2016 he was asked to participate in the Early Childhood Policy Leadership Institute, the 2016 Federal Reserve Bank Community Leaders Forum, and the Southeast Super Regional Committee.
Under Williamson's leadership, United Way has developed a Blueprint for Prosperity with a framework to eradicate poverty in southeast Louisiana. United Way has a bold vision of equitable communities where all individuals are healthy, educated, and economically stable.
42%, or nearly half the families in southeast Louisiana, are living in poverty or on the threshold of poverty. They aren't meeting basic needs including housing, child care, health care, food and transportation.
Williamson has ensured UWSELA is strategically investing in programs, initiatives, collaborations and advocacy efforts to meet the greatest needs. This year United Way is funding 78 programs in 54 agencies. In addition, UWSELA is hard at work developing programs focused on issues like financial literacy, early grade reading, and preparing our youth for jobs.
Williamson has a B.S. in Marketing from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. He has served as President of United Way of Aiken County, Aiken, SC and Director, Resource Development/Executive Director ATC Foundation, Aiken Technical College. Aiken, SC.
Williamson has 29 years of executive level nonprofit management experience, 24 of those years served in the United Way system.
He is married and has two sons. The family resides in Mandeville, Louisiana.


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There is an old saying when it comes to saving for education. Either save a lot of money or don't save anything at all. Nevertheless, never fall in among the two techniques. The expense of education has gone up substantially more than the final many decades for different reasons. Rather than explore the economics of why, since that is largely beyond your control, let's look at the greatest achievable course of action.
BCIT's Economic Management Diploma marked the starting of my finance education and prepared me to total each a Bachelor's and a Master's degree. It also contributed significantly to my passing all 3 levels of the CFA Program. I could not consider of a greater educational institution to launch a CFA-based plan, as the practical nature of BCIT teaching is ideally suited to the CFA curriculum.
What does this imply? It signifies that individuals from all walks of life can now get inexpensive, specialist, unconflicted, monetary planning and suggestions when they require it. Everybody demands financial guidance from time to time. Possibly you require some help with your 401(k) investments. Perhaps you see retirement on the horizon and you want to know how you can afford it. Possibly retirement is appropriate on the doorstep and you need to have to know how to make your funds final. Possibly, you are performing your personal investing and you want to make certain you are doing the appropriate issue. The list goes on and on.
As a result – in order to retain advisers (and decrease compliance and litigation expenses) – I suspect that some, probably the majority, of bigger BD firms will embrace largely conflict-totally free AUM platforms for their registered reps to use. These AUM platforms will use low-expense ETFs and low-cost funds that offer no additional compensation to the BD firm or its representatives.
We have travelled to several countries, and it is indeed a mind-broadening encounter. I love meeting and living with nearby folks in what ever nation we come about to be. Travelling is a challenge when we are retired, and goals grow to be much more quick term, but really just as thrilling. We are saving on our strict budget and fixed income to go to a single of our favourite islands in the globe. Australia is an high-priced trip!
29 year old Quality Assurance Manager Lester Adney from McBride, has numerous passions that include rescuing abused or abandoned animals, business and yoyo. Will soon carry on a contiki voyage that will incorporate visiting the Kasbah of Algiers.


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There's a scene in the film Swingers where the character Mike, played by Jon Favreau, decides to call the girl he just met at a bar that night. It begins innocently enough, but then he's not sure if the answering machine cut him off or not before leaving all of his digits. So he calls back again, and again, and again. And just when you think it's over, he calls again. And finally a last time when the girl picks up and says, "Mike, don't ever call me again!" While hysterical, the scene is so painful to watch. So are the 2010 Orioles.
Just when you believe they cannot possibly think of another way to lose, they surprise you. Let's see... yesterday...17 hits, a lead and then two three-run homers by Boston in the seventh. Friday, I believe the bullpen walked in the winning run. Opening Day in Tampa, their closer can't hold a lead with one out in the ninth. That's just three; there's probably at least a half dozen more losses like this in the O's dreadful 2-16 2010 season, the worst start since 1988 when they went 0-21.
I'm not sure what the problem is. Sure, their bullpen is the primary culprit. But there is a lot of talent on this team; and from what I understand some real solid young players in the farm system. So what gives?
Prior to the start of this season, pundits in newspaper columns and radio shows said the O's were good, but would be better in another division. That's a load of &^%%$$. You play up to your competition. Just look at all the teams that play Duke in college basketball. Every team plays their best against them. So it should be true for the O's against the Red Sox and Yankees. One only needs to look at Tampa, a team that almost won the World Series two years ago.
I heard another pundit say that O's Skipper Dave Trembley needed to have at least a .500 season to keep his job. .500! Are you kidding me?! What kind of goal is that?! That kind of mentality has kept the O's in mediocrity and loserville since 1998. I truly believe that their woes are primarily due to a lack of leadership from players, coaches and ownership. Their mission and culture needs to be about winning as a team and nothing else. If that means letting Trembley go to send a message or find a replacement who can light a fire in players' bellies, then so be it. They need someone like a Davey Johnson. Oh wait...Peter Angeles fired him after the 1997 season when the O's were AL East wire-to-wire champs.
And apparently Angelos allegedly shunned Cal Ripken's offer to help the younger players. A report that I believe is true because Angelos rarely talks to the press. However, he made sure to come out and immediately deny the reports. By the way, are we still paying Albert Belle's contract?
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1 Peter 1:14, "Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance…"
As the years go on, one habit that I constantly battle is glamorizing the "Good Ol' Days." It is easier to look back and remember when life was "good" than to embrace the struggles of today. But the reality is that life back "when" probably wasn't as good as I remember. With time, many bad memories and struggles tend to fade. The good memories out-shadow the tougher times of the past.
The same pattern can also happen spiritually. When the honeymoon phase wears off over the months and years after conversion to Christ, there can be a tendency to want to go back to the old way of life. Past struggles and sins can begin to sound appealing again, and the pain and destruction that came from them rarely comes to surface the memory. The flesh tends to glamorize sin.
Peter instructed followers of Christ to not comply with the evil urges that we used to follow in our ignorance. There was a time when we did not know Christ and we were only able to will to sin. Our motives did not consider or regard God's desires, and we simply did whatever our appetite wanted. But when we were transformed by the Spirit of God, we were liberated so that we can will to do good, to please God. But the problem is that fleshly desires do not disappear.
Life with Christ means that we must discipline ourselves to listen to the Spirit so that we will do good and be good. The reality is that the Good Ol' Days are always in the present. As we yield our hearts the Spirit of God, the present gives us the opportunity to be changed and to institute change in a way that can bring life.
As we get ready to begin a new year, we should consider our past only as a way of evaluating what we wish to do better. How can we be more faithful this year? What are changes we need to make spiritually? How are the fruits of the Spirit present in our life?


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2153. Gaur, A.C., R.S. Mathur and K.V. Sadasivam. 1980. Effect of organic materials and phosphate-dissolving culture on the crop yield.. Indian J. Agron., 25(3):501-503.
The seed of crops were inoculated with phosphate-solubilising culture (Pseudomonas striata) and (Aspergillus awamori). Rock phosphate application along with P-solubilising culture and full nitrogen significantly augmented both the grain and straw yields of wheat crop.
2617. Hill, K.W.. 1954. Wheat yields and soil fertility on the Canadian prairies after a half century of farming.. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Proc. 18:182-184.
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5065. Patten, A.G.. 1982. Comparison of nitrogen and phosphorous flows on an organic and conventional farm.. M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, WSU, Pullman, WA.
Two adjacent farms, one organically managed and the other conventionally managed, located in the Palouse region of eastern WA, were studied for 2 years. Soil organic matter, total N, extractable P, and extractable K tended to be higher in the top 30 cm of soil from the organic farm. Mineral nitrogen in the top 30 cm of soil from the conventional farm was higher than or equal to that of the organic farm. Average long-term changes calculated in soil N and P pools resulted in substantial deficits of 44 and 14 kg/ha/yr, respectively, for the organic farm and 23 and 5 kg/ha/yr for the conventional farm. However, nutrients deficits were not reflected in lower soil N and P levels in the plot area tested on the organic farm as compared to the plot area on the conventional farm.
5122. Pesik, J., and L. Kozak. 1982. Possibilities of compensating unfavorable influence of less suitable forecrops in winter wheat.. Rostlina Vyroba, 28(4):381-388.
The strongest influence on yield was exerted by forecrop. The increased N-fertilization or organic fertilization decreased the yield difference in rotations with a higher cereal concentration, but it did not compensate the negative influence of less suitable forecrops on the yield level of unfertilized clover crops. The long-term application of organic matter resulted in the decrease of pH, however the amount of available nutrients (P, K, Mg) and humus percentage increased.
6001. Russell, J.S. and C.H. Williams. 1982. Biogeochemical interactions of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus in Australian agroecosystems.. IN: J.R. Freney and I.E. Galbally (eds.). Cycling of C,N,S, and P in terrestrial/aquatic ecosystems..
An excellent review article looking at nutrient cycling and gains and losses over time under different agricultural management. Estimates that over 3 million tons C are tied up in soil organic matter additions each year in Australian farmland. SOM levels are higher now than the native condition under systems that have used a legume pasture in the rotation. There was a generally downward trend in the soil C:N over the first 25 yr of OM accumulation. A WWPP rotation slightly increased SOM, while WWWP decreased it slightly, and fallow systems decreased it significantly. Increases in SOM increased the water-stable aggregates in the soil and improved infiltration. Leguminous pastures had an acidifying effect on the underlying soil.


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Kat Timpf, co-host of The Fox News Specialists and also a correspondent for the network, is opening up about a bizarre assault she was subjected to on Monday night in Brooklyn, New York. Timpf made an appearance at a political event for a friend who is running for local office and was waiting to make some public remarks. But before she got a chance to speak, Timpf told The Cut, a strange man "walked up, tapped me on the shoulder, I turned, and without saying a word he dumped a giant bottle of water on my head. I was stunned," she said. "He very clearly came for this specific purpose. That's what's scary to me: That someone out there knows who I am and hates me that much."
In an essay about the frightening experience for the National Review, where she's also a reporter, Timpf elaborated on what happened. "Then, as I was standing there completely stunned, he made eye contact with me, lifted the bottle, and whipped the rest of it into my face and my eyes before walking out. A few people sort of tried to chase him as he was leaving, but he ultimately got away." She wrote that she was left completely soaked, her eyes stinging and shaken by the surprise attack.
The incident sparked out outpouring of support for Timpf from journalism colleagues on Twitter, and condemnation for the mystery man behind the bizarre attack. Jake Tapper and David French were among friends and colleagues to weigh in with words of support.
Timpf describes herself as Libertarian, "someone with views all over the place," but is mystified and unsettled as to what the motive behind the attack was, given that the man never said a word and managed to get away without speaking to anyone. Timpf writes that she's been harassed and bullied online for being a Fox News personality and for speaking out against President Donald Trump. "I've had people on the Internet — from both sides of the spectrum — call me a bitch, a slut, and a stupid, idiot whore. I've had people tell me they are coming to my office to rip my entrails out," she writes. "Seeing those kinds of things has never been pleasant, but at least I could always just put my phone down and get away from it."
Timpf has reported the incident to the New York Police Department. The entire episode was caught on the building's security cameras and she says she has images of the perpetrator from the security footage saved on her phone. She's pondered going public with the photo in an effort to identify him, but ultimately decided against doing so — a point she explains in detail in her essay.
Read the full story at the National Review and The Cut.
Woman tweets photo of man who allegedly groped her and others on airplane


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- DTE Energy Co. DTE, +0.98% reported late Wednesday first-quarter earnings of $149 million, or 85 cents a share, down from $190 million, or $1.11 cents, in the year-ago period. Operating earnings were 88 cents a share, down from 89 cents and well short of the $1.09 expected by analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 rose to $2.34 billion from $2.09 billion. DTE, the parent of utilities Detroit Edison and Michigan Consolidated Gas Co., stood by its earlier 2005 earnings outlook of between $3.30 and $3.60 a share. Prior to the report's release, shares of Detroit-based DTE rose 1.5% to $46.
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Dr. Epstein - I took the bandage off this morning and I'm completely blown away by the exquisite suturing that you've done. It's almost difficult to even see the incision; I was not expecting my hairline to look like this so soon after surgery. In all of the shadowing and observation I've done as a medical student, I've never seen suturing like this before. The hairline is placed exactly where I was hoping it would be, I don't know how you got it lowered that extra little bit but it is perfect. Thank you so much.
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This module provides an overview of SharePoint Server 2013, its key technologies, architecture and user experience. It will position SharePoint Server 2013 versus SharePoint Server 2016 and SharePoint Online and the available hybrid features.
SharePoint is a powerful site provisioning engine allowing you to create different sites for your projects, teams, meetings, products... In this module you will learn about site creation, the use of different site collections and the different site templates that are available.
SharePoint offers rich content management features. Lists and Libraries are the core content management components allowing you to store data and documents. Furthermore, we look at metadata, views and content types.
SharepPoint 2013 allows site owners to extend their sites using apps. You can browse your corporate catalog or visit the public store to find the functionality your looking for.
The landing page will play an important role within your site. It's probably the most visited page and should show the right information. Equally important for your users is the navigation. Navigation should be simple and intuitive to use. It allows your user to navigate to different part of your or other sites.
Document Management is probably the most popular functionality of SharePoint. SharePoint Document Libraries allow you to easily manage versions, work together with your colleagues on the same document, assign metadata or work with different document templates.
SharePoint allows you to store your data in a secure and protected way. As site owner you can control access to the content stored within your site. You can invitate colleagues and decide if they get read access or more.
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Please help me decide. I can't afford an aimpoint or eotech so I have narrowed it down to these two. The winner will be on my AR15. I have read a bunch on both of these and I can't decide!! The Votex seems to have the upper hand on quality but I hear that the red dot is not bright enough. The Bushnell 730132P Trophy 1x32mm red dot is not as well known but I hear that it is rugged and has a brighter red dot. Also...I think the Bushnell may give a better field of view than the 30mm Vortex. The deciding factor for me so far is that one Iraq vet said that he bought one when he got home for his AR15 and for him it is just as good as what he had in theater! Another vet said there were a lot of Bushnells over there on M4 rifles. I sure would like to get your opinions. At all the seller sites that have reviews, they are both rated in the 4.5-6 out of 5 range. This is going to be a less than 100yd optic. Best regards, Bil
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Either one is a good choice. It's easier to find good rings for a 30mm as opposed to a 32mm. I'd go with the 30mm just in case the mounting hardware included is sub standard and you want to upgrade.
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Previously I posted Big Horn Sheep on Mt Evans in THIS THREAD.
Now it's time for the Mountain Goats.
#1 This is the only shot I got of 2 kids together so I had to include it.
#2 Another kid. They spend a lot of time with their head down and generally I don't like to take pics of them in this position. But I liked this one with the flowers and his eyes partially closed like he's really enjoying the food.
#3 I played around with several of these images in monochrome and I really liked this one that way. Since I know nothing about monochrome conversion, I tried out several of the LR presets.
#4 We knew these two were going to come over the ridge. The mom popped up first and I was directly in her path so she hesitated. I moved away and out of her path and she brought her kid on up.
#5 Last, just for fun I'm including this shot my husband took of me in action.


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Tenant Purchase Scheme
7 March 2017
Question No. 271
Chun an Aire Tithíochta, Pleanála, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil:
To the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government:
To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is reconsidering the tenant purchase scheme to allow the tenant and the subtenant to purchase jointly..
- Brendan Ryan.
For WRITTEN answer on Tuesday, 7th March, 2017.
Ref No: 11502/17
Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Go vernment (Deputy Simon Coveney)
The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible persons must be a tenant, or joint tenants, of the house to be sold by the housing authority, i.e. registered as joint tenants of the property for purposes of rent assessment with the local authority. A tenant, or joint tenants, must then meet the other eligibility criteria of the scheme as laid out in the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015.
In line with the commitment given in Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness , a review of the first 12 months of the scheme's operation is currently being undertaken by my Department. To inform the review, a public consultation was undertaken, with a closing date for submissions of 10 February 2017. Any changes to the terms and conditions of the scheme which are considered necessary based on the evidence gathered at that stage will be brought forward.
I expect the review to be completed on schedule by the end of Quarter 1 2017.


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Robust H[infinity] control of spacecraft rendezvous on elliptical orbit
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This paper investigates the robust H∞H∞ control problem of spacecraft rendezvous on elliptical orbit. Based on Lyapunov theory, a sufficient condition for the existence of the robust H∞H∞ controller is given in terms of the periodic Riccati differential equation (RDE). Then, a stabilizable controller design method based on a fast multi-shot algorithm is proposed. With the controller obtained, the spacecraft rendezvous mission can be accomplished. An illustrative example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed control design method.
Gao, X. and Teo, K.L. and Duan, G. 2012. Robust H[infinity] control of spacecraft rendezvous on elliptical orbit. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 349 (8): pp. 2515-2529.
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21st December 2018
North Wales Police are one of a number of forces in the UK to utilise the Unseen App, explains Sergeant Richard Sidney Read More
18th October 2018
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13th July 2018
We are driving modern slavery because we want everything to be cheap, and car washes are no exception
Of course not all of the estimated ten to twenty thousand hand car washes in the UK are exploiting their workers. But our data did reveal that the scale of the problem is huge. Read More
25th October 2017
Policing modern slavery - We cannot and should not expect all the answers to modern slavery to come from policing in isolation. We have to take responsibility as wider society to raise awareness of this crime – media, businesses, schools, health services, local authority services and the third sector all have a role to play in understanding this issue and highlighting it. Read More
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Anti-Slavery Day is over. So what do we do now? Read Kate Garbers' thoughts below. Read More
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One of Unseen's project manager's reflects on their work in Unseen's safe house for male survivors of slavery and the importance of providing a space of safety, hope and choice for those in recovery. Read More
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In the news a few weeks ago, following an inspection and subsequent report: An Inspection of Border Force's Identification and Treatment of Potential Victims of Modern Slavery, by the Chief Inspector of Borders, David Bolt, UK Border Force have been criticised for failing to potentially identify thousands of victims of modern slavery. Read More


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- Brandon, FL, USA
- Salary
- Full Time
Under the direct supervision of the Pediatric Dental Director and the indirect supervision of the Dental Director, the incumbent is to provide direct patient-centered and quality-oriented comprehensive pediatric dental services and supervise the NYU Lutheran Medical Centers/Dental Medicine Postdoctoral Pediatric dental residents.
You Will Need:
- Florida Dental License.
- Graduate of an ADA accredited Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Program.
- Board Eligible/Certified required
- Florida Pediatric Conscious Sedation Permit required.
- Current DEA Certificate.
- Eligible for active staff medical appointment at affiliated hospitals.
- Maintain membership with American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification required.
- Other documentation as requested by the Pediatric Dental Director.
Job Duties:
- A staff pediatric dentist will conduct ten (10) clinical sessions per week. A session is defined as a four-hour period during which a provider is scheduled to deliver patient care.
- Take after hours emergency calls from SCHC patients of record and affiliated hospitals on a rotating basis.
- Provide necessary dental care for affiliated hospitals pediatric dental patients.
- Directly supervises members of their dental team and works in a professional, cooperative, and congenial manner with the dental auxiliary staff.
- Performs in a timely manner the administrative duties associated with the practice of dentistry, including administrative duties set forth by Suncoast CHC policies.
- Maintain continuing dental education according to the requirements set forth by Florida Board of Dentistry and the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
- Supervision of Residents
- Supervise residents as assigned according to the established ADA CODA requirements and complies with all facility policies and procedures, including but not limited to those addressing HIPAA and Compliance.
- Supervise residents during rounds, case presentations, chart reviews, and staff conferences.
- Attending supervision is documented via attestation of supervision and countersignature of specified documents in the medical record (i.e., history and physical exams, admitting notes, discharge summaries and operative notes) and/or documentation that the attending has seen the patient and concurs with the diagnosis and treatment plan and/or modifies such with additions, corrections or exceptions. The attending must also demonstrate his/her continued supervision of the resident by appropriate ongoing documentation in the chart.
- Attending supervision is also provided in the outpatient clinics and emergency room.
- Formally evaluates residents on a regular basis, while providing feedback to residents.
- Participates in the pediatric dental resident selection process.
- Participates in Quality Improvement program in compliance with Suncoast.
- Other duties as assigned by the pediatric dental director.
Suncoast Community Health Centers Inc. https://suncoastchc.applicantpro.com


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Team App
QLD Touch Football uses Team App to send our latest News, know when State Events are on, view Fixtures & Results, read our Documents, check out our Social Media pages and more.
We encourage Associations / Clubs who aren't using this form of communication already to create your own App as it has many great benefits.
The communication hub for your information!
Team App is a FREE platform that allows Associations / Clubs to improve communication and more by creating your own Smartphone App for both iPhone or Android device. You can design your app, choose from a massive range of features, your app will be live to download in 10 minutes.
Click here to watch a short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrOwSoBEoo
Benefits for QLD Touch Football Associations / Clubs:
- Send instant push notifications for Game changes, Training times and latest News items
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- Create Events and Track Attendance
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To recognise the 180th anniversary of the death of Rev Robert Knopwood you are invited to a special event in the Rosny Barn.
An exhibition of works Knopwood's Kitchen Garden 1804-1824 by the Botaniko Art Group will run from April 6 – 18 in Rosny Barn. At the closing event of the exhibition on 18 April, step back in time with historian and story-teller James Parker who will illustrate the life of one of Hobart's most colourful historical characters – gourmand, hunter and erstwhile Anglican priest the Rev Robert (Bobby) Knopwood (1763 – 1838).
Themed refreshments will be served.


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Two candidates vying to become the state's top fiscal watchdog are sparring over which one of them fought to preserve funding for the agency they hope to lead.
THE CLAIMS: Democrat Jeff Sprung says he's the only candidate running for state auditor who fought this year against cutting funding for the office, which is charged with rooting out fraud and waste in government.
"In the recent legislative session, Jeff was the only candidate demanding Olympia politicians stop diverting citizen-mandated Auditor funding," reads Sprung's statement in the voters' guide for the Aug. 2 primary election.
His Republican rival, state Sen. Mark Miloscia of Federal Way, says that's false, and says he also opposed the Legislature's decision to move $10 million out of the state's performance audit account.
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Miloscia recently told state elections officials that Sprung's voters' guide statement contained "libelous accusations against me and my character."
This month, the secretary of state denied Miloscia's request to block Sprung's statement from appearing in the voter guide, saying Miloscia would have needed to appeal to a judge, and the deadline to do so had passed in May.
THE FACTS: Sprung based his claim primarily on comments Miloscia made at a press conference in February.
There, a reporter asked several Republicans — including Miloscia — if they thought Democratic budget writers were targeting funding for the auditor's office because they had lost faith in indicted State Auditor Troy Kelley.
The reporter also asked Republicans whether they thought that kind of retribution was proper.
Miloscia gave an answer critical of Kelley's leadership, but he didn't say he supported raiding the audit fund. Instead, he said it was inevitable that some lawmakers would propose cuts to the auditor's office, given the cloud over Kelley and the agency.
At that time, Miloscia had announced he was running for auditor and had been urging Kelley to resign.
A few weeks later, Miloscia's office sent out a press release indicating he had fought to restore some of the money in the Senate's budget proposal. After that, Miloscia sent a letter urging Gov. Jay Inslee to veto the $10 million transfer from the performance audit fund, a request the governor obliged.
As far as Sprung's efforts to maintain the funding, he sent out a press release in February criticizing Miloscia and saying funding for the auditor's office shouldn't be tied to Kelley's legal battles.
In an interview this week, Sprung said Miloscia didn't make his position clear on the funding issue until after Sprung and others had criticized his comments.
CONCLUSION: False. Sprung can't claim he was the only candidate fighting to maintain funding for the auditor's office, since Miloscia formally requested that the governor veto cuts to the agency.
Both candidates sent out press releases saying they thought the money should be restored.
Three other candidates are looking to replace Kelley, who isn't running for re-election this year: Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, a Democrat; Mark Wilson, who identifies himself as an independent; and David Golden, who lists no party preference.
Melissa Santos: 360-357-0209, @melissasantos1


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This weekend I had the opportunity to "go home". I flew out Thursday night and when I stepped off the plane and out into the frigid cold...I was home. For 18 years I grew up there and created thousands upon thousands of memories. I am completely comfortable there. At my parents house I know where everything is, help myself to the fridge, and even check their mail. At my grandparents house, I go in without knocking, plop down in a chair, and make myself "at home". There is something so welcoming and so refreshing about being in a place so familiar.
Although our lives have been lived thousands of miles apart for years, this weekend it was as if I was never gone. We played cards, laughed about old memories, ate at my favorite restaurants, and even went to a high school football game. It was so good to "be home".
But all the while I was in PA, I truly missed my new home. I thought about my bed, my couches, my tv, my car, my job, my friends, and my life in AZ. As the plane started to descend into the Valley of the Sun, I smiled as I saw Saquaro Lake where just last month my parents and Griff and I took a boat ride, I thought back to my college graduation as we zoomed past ASU stadium, and looked out over the thousands of houses and very happily knew that MY house was amoungst them. I was home.
It is not always easy to blend two distinct lives together. Where I grew up in PA and where I know call home in AZ are about as different as fire and ice. But, I was shaped into the person I have become by growing up where I did, surrounded by people who loved me, and I continue to grow into that person today as Griff and I navigate through life here in Gilbert.
All this talk about home brings me to my real point of this blog...thankfully for me I have one more home. Somewhere that no matter what happens I am welcome. Somewhere that no matter what I have done I can come back. Somewhere that no matter how long you have been gone you will be welcomed with open arms. Home in the arms of Christ.
I started this blog in an effort to help me grieve the loss of our baby. So I try to relate back to that in all my blogs. At the time we lost the baby I needed to "go home". Not to PA, not to my house in Gilbert, but home. Home to Christ. Home to where he would welcome me with open arms and care for me in a way that no one else could. Home to a Father who loves His children more than anything and always will. When I allowed myself to realize that I will never be more at peace and more comfortable anywhere but there, I knew that I was right where I belonged...I was home.


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Put together of few new songs for the fall show at Egan's on October 10th. One from the way-back machine, a song I wrote for a friend's wedding called It's True What They Say. Thought it'd be fun to do with the trio.
Thanks and cheers,
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Hello all, I'll be participating in Egan's vocal Showcase on Wednesday June 24th. I'll be one of three singers featured from 7pm to 9pm. If you are free, swing by the catch some of the music. Cheers, Steve
Hello all, I'm doing a couple of sets with Seattle pianist Darin Clendenin on Piano, Chris Symer on Upright Bass, and Max Woods on Drums. Egan's is intimate venue in Ballard. If you are free, come by for a drink or two and a bite to eat. If you are thinking of coming, consider making a reservation at 206-789-1621. Thanks and Cheers, Steve
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I'm doing a couple of sets with Darin Clendenin (Piano), Osama Afifi (Bass), and Mark Ivester Drums) at Egan's on June 6th. We start at 7pm. Come by for drink or two and a bite to eat if you are free. Consider making a reservation, as Egan's seats 40 folks or so.
Darin Clendenin: http://darinclendenin.com/
Osama Afifi: http://www.osamaafifi.com/about.html
Mark Ivester: http://originarts.com/artists/artist.php?Artist_ID=87
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Preface from David: In an effort to support the voices of others who are similarly bothered, I am publishing a letter from a previous student with whom I had the pleasure to associate briefly at the University of British Columbia. Selvan was an outstanding student, and recognized as such by the university via multiple undergraduate awards of the highest caliber. Yet more importantly, he is a respectable global citizen, demonstrating a relentless passion for human rights and freedoms which I had the opportunity to witness firsthand. This letter is a plea – a plea to stand up for humanity, and to take a participatory role in its rescue. In this way, it is also a plea to get bothered, and to start thinking critically and seriously about the future of humanity. I implore everyone to get more active. Please start by liking Selvan's Facebook page, Restoring Humanity, and help spread the word.
Have you ever thought you have lost all your faith in humanity? While some scholars claim that we are living as better human beings today, we never fail to notice the continued atrocities around the world. I am sure you can come up with a long list of atrocities without me giving any specific examples. Such immorality makes us wonder if humanity is doomed today.
It might be helpful to recall one of Mahatma Gandhi's great advices here: "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." Yes, although no acts of immorality should be trivialized, it is important to always remind ourselves that we should not lose hope in humanity due to a small percentage of wickedness that happens around us. It is also essential to keep in mind that we too are part of the greater humanity and capable of shaping it positively.
It is in this positive spirit, the Restoring Humanity (RH) project was initiated in February 2013. Essentially, the RH project is aimed at promoting humanity around the globe. The project entails:
1. Sharing acts of kindness with fellow RH Facebook page (Restoring Humanity) followers. Followers are encouraged to do any random acts of kindness (e.g., holding the elevator for someone, paying the toll for a person behind, donating blood, etc) and share the stories with RH administrators. If followers have a story to share, they can send a brief description about what they did and/or a photo capturing the moment of kindness. Alternatively, they may let RH administrators know if someone did something kind to them. Followers may include names in their messages or can make them completely anonymous. There are more than 200 RH followers and they have shared a number of kindness stories thus far. Here is one of those stories: "A best friend of mine asked me yesterday, 'I know you listen to others' problems. Do you have someone to talk to if you need?' I was truly touched. Questions like this can make someone's day, or even better can save a person from a potential tragedy." This example story reinforces Kevin Heath's notion that "No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple that over time can turn into a tidal wave affecting the lives of many."
2. Operation Restoring Humanity. Through this, RH page followers are provided with suggestions of acts of kindness to perform such as registering as an organ donor, and are encouraged to share their stories of executing the suggestions with RH administrators.
3. Humanity Rangers. This is a recent initiative through which appointed Rangers will plan and execute acts of kindness projects around the globe. Currently, the Rangers are planning a visit to homeless people with some basic items such as food and clothes.
RH administrators believe that a compassionate world would not be a reality if we just constantly criticize our fellow humans and distance ourselves from them. It is only by performing our own acts of kindness towards others, we can affirm the kind of world we dream of.
Thus, if you feel you are losing faith in humanity, why don't you try restoring it? Among many things, you can start by being part of the RH project. You can share your stories, carry out Operation Restoring Humanity suggestions, or apply to be a Humanity Ranger.
Humanity is the one thing that connects us to our fellow human beings. So, let's act humane and play an active role in restoring our faith in humanity.
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This is part 1 of 2 parts on estimated tax payments.
People who are new to self-employment are often confused about what estimated tax payments are and why they might need to make these payments.
To understand estimated tax payments, you need to understand how taxes work. I've written about this before, but I'll recap again here.
Most people are conditioned to believe that tax time = refund time. But most people don't understand why they get a refund.
Contrary to popular belief (and contrary to the H & R Block commercials), tax refunds are not a magical creation.
Let's look at the basic income tax formula*
*-A note for the tax pros and other readers who are sticklers for details: this formula is highly simplified and leaves out certain things such as self-employment tax and alternative minimum tax on purpose
- Start with your income (if you're self-employed, this would include your net income from self-employment)
- Subtract out certain deductions for things such as student loan interest
- Subtract out your standard deduction or itemized deductions
- Subtract out your personal exemptions
- You're left with taxable income
- A certain amount of tax is owed on your taxable income
What?!?! I always get a refund at tax time! How can you say "a certain amount of tax is owed" when I always get a refund???
Stay with me:
- From your tax owed, you subtract any credits you qualify for and any payments you made through paycheck withholdings and estimated tax payments
- If the total of your credits, withholdings and estimated tax payments is more than the amount of tax owed in #6 above, you get a refund. If your credits, withholdings and estimated tax payments are less than the amount of tax owed in #6 above, you'll owe additional taxes when you file your return.
In part 2, we'll examine how this formula plays into estimated tax payments.
"This blog post, along with comments that may follow, should not be considered tax advice. Before you make final tax or financial decisions, please secure a professional tax advisor to give you advice about your unique situation. To secure Jason as your accountant, please click on the 'Services' link at the top of the page."


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I love my new Pink By Design stamp sets (this one was again "Take the Cake"), so when I saw this stamp on there...I just had to use it! I cut the cake from the Sweet Treats cartridge and used some more scraps for the background. I added a little bit of ribbon and cut the bottom with one of my new Martha Stewart loop punches!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Today, I eat cake!
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- Jarna said...
I like this one too, simple yet oh so cute!
- December 27, 2010 at 1:48 AM
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We announced a show happening at Black Sheep on Saturday, February 18th (one week from tomorrow) a while back. It is to feature Sidelined, Crowns, Stems, Low Weather, Pretend I'm Not There, and Mystery Gift. In addition to all of that going on at Black Sheep, we have an unauthorized experiment of two acts to add to the mix that will be performing inside Dumb in between bands at Black Sheep. Those will be Black Bloc (noise electronic act from New York), and also the intense local noisecore act Gutterpriest. Black Bloc also performed at South Town Studio last summer.
Check out a facebook event for the show at Black Sheep right here. The whole night will kick off at 7:00 pm. The show inside Black Sheep is $8, and for the acts inside Dumb Records we will be taking donations. Also donations = tacos!? Sounds good to us! More upcoming shows at Black Sheep / Dumb Records on our shows page right here.


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Qatar's hydrocarbon revenues, and those from oil exports in particular, fell sharply in June amid ongoing geopolitical upheaval. Qatar's 2017 deficit is already on track to exceed the budget figure, weakening revenues would provide a further blow.
Qatari oil and gas export revenues fell to an eight-month low in June, the first month affected by the Saudi-led regional embargo on the emirate. They fell 7.5% to $4.2bn, primarily driven by a fall in crude oil export revenue which...
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Luke Watkeys, Business Manager
If you aren't careful in who you select, you could end up employing a whole workforce of vampires slowly sucking the life blood out of your organisation. And we're not talking about sensitive Robert Pattison style vampires here; we mean the stereotypical angry Nosferatu type.
Let's take this one step further. Whilst most managers would agree it is important to identify the criteria you want to see in your prospective worker, not many organisations also think about the things they don't want to see. This means screening out the wrong applicants as much as screening in the right ones.
Therefore, I want you to take a second, close your eyes, and think about the worst person you've ever had to work with; a real vampire of a colleague, draining the morale and positivity of everyone around them.
Done? You're probably thinking of the following characteristics; aggressive, rude, deceitful, lazy, loud. The list can (and often does) go on. The one thing that all these deficits have in common is that they are competency rather than skills and knowledge related. And by far the most commonly reiterated failings fall squarely within the area of emotional intelligence and managing relationships with others. It doesn't matter how technically proficient someone is if they are hell to work with.
Your valuable selection time (be it in interviews, role plays or the like) should be focused purely on drilling down to how the candidate has genuinely demonstrated the behaviours you require, whilst at the same time probing to check that they aren't likely to act aggressive and rude like Nosferatu.
Good recruitment is essential to all other people management practice. In other words, you can't tame a vampire, nor should you try to. Having a lax recruitment process is akin to leaving your front door wide open with a 'blood bank here' sign on the porch and a massive 'Vampires Welcome' mat carefully placed at the entrance.


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biblical name (II Sam. viii:16), used as a mild expletive in American English from 1857.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Examples from the Web for jehosaphat
Historical Examples of jehosaphat
At the foot of the Mount of Olives lies the valley of Jehosaphat.A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
Ida Pfeiffer
The first book of Kings commences with an account of the death of David, and continues to that of Jehosaphat.A Week of Instruction and Amusement,
Mrs. Harley
Her sepulchre is visible to all beholders to this present day, in the midst of the valley of Jehosaphat.
This pious establishment had attached to it fields, vineyards, and a garden situated in the valley of Jehosaphat.A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times
Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
And there, right nigh, is the tomb of King Jehosaphat, of whom the vale beareth the name.The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
John Mandeville


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FS: 3mm abs, bought the wrong stuff...
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Anybody have a use for 3mm filament, being new i wasn't aware that the machines were typically set up for one size, i assumed they could run both, my mistake, and now i have 4 rolls of filament i cant use, i have opened 3 of the 4 so i cant really return them... hoping someone that could use them could help me out and buy them from me, i expect to not get my all of money back, but i'd like to get as close as i can, i already feel like a complete idiot.. (order was from reprapwarehouse in edm) (i suppose if i cant get a fair price for them it would be more cost effective to just buy a new extruder setup for 3mm, but i'd rather not go that route, being new, i am really not that comfortable doing that big of a change to the machine with still so much to learn, dont wanna screw up more stuff) its was purchased at the end of august
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Local MLA Paul Frew is questioning what more can be done to make the Main Street area of Kells safer for pedestrians.
He told the Times that having contacted Transport NI regarding various safety issues in and around the village's Main Street, he has secured a site meeting with their personnel.
The MLA said: "I have been contacted by constituents living in Kells who are concerned about aspects of pedestrian safety. One in particular is the concern people have when crossing the road at the Main Street close to the GP Surgery and Pharmacy. It is vital that this area holds appropriate safety for local children but even more so elderly residents who walk to the surgery.
"The Main Street of Kells is a particularly busy area both during the day and in the evening time, getting across the road is becoming increasingly difficult. People living in most parts of kells will walk through Glenaan Park to get to the surgery and pharmacy. People from Connor will also walk down the path and cross opposite these buildings. The residents believe that that would be the ideal place for a pedestrian crossing. It would also focus minds of drivers.
"I am awaiting a further response from Transport NI who have informed me that they are arranging for a survey to be undertaken to find out if the demand for a formal crossing is satisfied," he said.


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While it has long been the NUT's official policy that a single union for all teachers would best represent the profession, this has rarely seemed to be a realistic prospect.
Even after the big beasts within the union movement – the NUT and the NASUWT – formed a "historic partnership" in 2012, it didn't take long for the formal relationship between the traditional rivals to break down over a difference in industrial strategy.
Now it appears that the moderate ATL, left out in the cold by the two other unions' ill-fated dalliance, now appears to be the most realistic long-term partner for the NUT.
Both unions took part in a conference on professional unity last year; a joint conference on the future of the education sector will take place in June.
This weekend, ATL's deputy general secretary Peter Pendle took the unusual step of addressing the NUT's annual conference in Harrogate, stressing his desire for a "closer" relationship between the unions.
"Michael Gove has brought the profession together like no-one else," he told delegates, adding: "There is so much more that unites this profession than divides us." Mr Pendle was made welcome by his hosts, with delegates giving him a warm ovation.
He later joined his opposite number at the NUT, Kevin Courtney, for a professional unity fringe. His statement that "with one teacher union, we'd be so powerful we would rarely need to strike" did little to stop tongues wagging that a formal partnership could finally be on the cards.
A motion due to be debated behind closed doors this morning argued that "building a new union for the 21st century" was a "crucial question" for the profession. An amendment to the motion argued that a "secret postal ballot of all members" should take place once the "best possible" merger proposals had been drawn up, suggesting significant progress had taken place behind the scenes.
John Dixon, the NUT's assistant general secretary, told TES that the union was "very pleased" to be working closely with ATL, and was looking forward to the joint conference in June.
"The policy we have is to work towards a single teaching union, and we have an open invitation to anyone who wants to talk to us about that," he added.
TES understands, however, that no formal agreement over the creation of a new larger union to replace the NUT and ATL has yet been finalised.
But, with Harrogate's spring flowers in bloom as the NUT conference draws to an end tomorrow, an inter-union romance could well be on the cards.
A statement from NUT general secretary Christine Blower this afternoon said: "Although there are no formal talks taking place with any teachers' union at the moment, we continue to be prepared to engage with any union who seeks such discussions."
ATL general secretary Mary Bousted also said that no formal merger talks were taking place. "We've been working with the NUT, among other unions, on issues which matter most to our members especially in the run-up to the general election," she added.
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