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Things that you didn't think could possibly be made more complicated
1. Showers
I went away this weekend and stayed in this posh-ish holiday home near, er, Darlington. Let me tell you about the shower. It had three (3) settings: one was the showery-thing above your head with all the usual options; there was also a shower head on an extendable cord for holding in your hand and spraying your bits; AND there were little nozzles on the side that could send a horizontal high-pressure spray at you for no particular reason. It also had a digital temperature display, apparently I like my showers at 30.3 degrees c.
It got me thinking that some people are really weird and have a bit too much money. Cheers.
I had one of those showers in a hotel in Sorrento
I agree that they are odd and slightly pointless.
Any form of loan, investment, or other financial apparatus.
As I have consistently proven in my life, I would rather be poor than have to deal with any of this shit.
I used a 'rain forest' shower once.
Would use again.Scout this'd this
1st for a full body wash
2nd for just hair
3rd for bum
The nozzles were about 2 foot, 3 foot and 4 foot high
You'd need a massive arse if you were going to wash it...oh it's you. Carry on.
well to be fair
your boyf IS a massive arse.
Don't try and backtrack for him
He's saying I'm fat with a massive arse :'(
I'm really trying to lose weight.
yeah well
clearly not hard enough or we wouldn't be in this mess.
go and do some situps or something, I'll hold the fort here.
Yeah sorry
marckee tricked me into re-reading that whole cow/bull fiasco, blame him.
Is that the noise your arse makes when...
No, not going there.
1 for handstand undercarriage wash
2 for vigorous undercarriage wash
3 for pretending you are running through a field whilst an army plane shoots at you, whilst washing your undercarriage
I love listening to music in the shower
really gets me going, does anyone else do this? I thin kit's a combination of the calming noise the shower makes and the relaxing heat. Slightly off topic, but I just love showers, so there.
gets him going, love showers
yep, definitely a thread about wanking
Terrible choice of words I admit
I'm just gonna abandon this train of thought before more damage is done
thinly veiled
can-afford-to-holiday-in-darlington threadohgood, Royter-Hatfood, and ChintzyLacroix this'd this
I won!
It was shit though.
i call shenanigans
30.3 is way cold for a showerohgood and anal_schwarzenegger this'd this
- still_here this'd this
just have a fucking lid ffs. No I'm not gonna twist the cunt fuck off. I never know what way I'm supposed to do it.
I would love a shower like that
You can't even change the temperature on mine :(
Microsoft Excel
It was great the way it used to be..
Just bring the old version out and insist that everyone buys it again!
coffee urns
sometimes i fear going into meeting rooms in strange places. All coffee urns should just be push button operated. Sometimes there are levers, sometimes there's nothing, sometimes you have to turn the lid first.
I usually hang back and wait for someone else to look foolish first.


text: Exclusive to The Gulf TodayIn politics, money matters. All the candidates for Congress or for presidency need huge sums of money to run their campaign across the United States. Shortage of money means curtailing one's chances to succeed. That is why, the speech of Barack Obama (May 19) on the return to the pre-1967 borders was pretty courageous and entailing a political risk for him at only a few months from the next general election. The risk was calculated, though; and it seems that the speech aimed at two linked objectives: 1) trying to get the peace process out of the stalemate by passing a positive message to the Arabs; 2) launching a test balloon toward the Israeli government to assess its readiness for resuming negotiations on that basis.In a meeting last week at the offices of The Gulf Today in Sharjah, with Miss Aysha Taryam and Mr Shaadaab S. Bakht, we discussed that without the killing of Osama Bin Laden, it would have been very difficult for President Obama to make such a speech, which practically put the US for the first time, since the beginning of the conflict, on the side of those who are serving the UN resolutions. The speech in itself was an omen and a sign that the USA is increasingly aware of the imbalance of its foreign policy regarding the injustice done to the Palestinians. We also agreed that Obama was somehow betting on his recent gains in popularity inside America, due to the success of his military operation against Bin Laden in Pakistan.The reactions to the May 19th speech were just predictable. The Arabs welcomed this new approach, which they have been expecting since decades, as all the proposals of peace they made were based on the same scheme: "peace for land" means Israel's acceptance of the UN resolution 242 stipulating the return to the 1967 borders.The Israeli government almost cried to the "betrayal." Netanyahu, probably the less gifted for peace among the Israeli leaders, jumped into the first jet for Washington to say simply to the US political elite: we will not return to the 1967 borders, because they are "indefensible."Of course, the flight to Washington was already scheduled for the 62nd birthday of the state of Israel, celebrated by AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby. Obama and Netanyahu speeches at AIPAC, showed that there is little agreement on how peace talks could be resumed. As it was rightly observed, "there is not even a serious dialogue between Israel and the United States (not to mention the Palestinians) over how to realise peace."While Netanyahu and Obama's statements provoked the return of the sceptic mood among the Palestinians, some Israeli observers considered the visit of their prime minister to Washington as a relative failure, since his purpose was to lure the Palestinians back to direct negotiations, thereby pre-empting their plan to approach the United Nations in September for recognition of statehood within the pre-1967 lines. Others considered his speech in Congress as a personal victory, and a poll commissioned by Maariv showed that his popularity rose slightly after his visit to Washington.Anyway, the Obama approach to peace needs to be well understood. The US president took a risk gambling with his chances to keep his job in 2012, confronting a huge pressure from AIPAC. Without assuming that the Jewish lobby is acquired to the Israeli right-wing, it is all the same rare that it let down a prime minister, whatever the objections on his policies.Now, it is true that the first mission of AIPAC is to defend Israel's interests in the USA. The way to do it so far, has been through contributions to the electoral campaigns of the candidates of both parties. A little research on this issue over two decades, shows that since 1990, pro-Israel money contributed constantly more to the Democrats than to the Republicans: a total average of 67% to Democrats against 33% to Republicans. The dependence of Obama's party on pro-Israel money is thus established at least insofar as it concerns Political Action Committees (PACs) and individual donations. The sources of money for both parties are much more varied actually, and may include industries and lobbies less patently affiliated ideologically with Israel and no less influent on foreign policy.Obama's victory in the 2008 general election was very much due to the success of his fund-raising campaign, which relied on "bigger donors and smaller donors nearly equally." He raised $745 million, and spent $ 730. When he became his party's nominee, Obama declined public financing and the spending limits that came with it, making him the first major-party candidate since the system was created to reject taxpayers' money for the general election.Compare these data with John McCain's fund-raising campaign. As he opted for the public financing system, he faced an $84 million limit on his spendings, which disadvantaged him. He raised only $368 million and spent $333 million.In 2010, AIPAC, J Street, Zionist Organization of America, American Jewish Cmte, Republican Jewish Coalition, as top lobbying clients (out of 20 at least) totalised an amount of $2,749,992 as donations to the Congress. Among only the 5 top-recipients of this money are four senators of the Democratic Party and only a Republican representative.If we go back to 2008, the Pro-Israel top-contributors to federal candidates and parties, totalised $13,886,379. When we look closely at the top recipients, we find that Senator Barack Obama comes in the first rank, with $1,163,222, immediately followed by Senator John McCain with $659,043. The third rank is occupied by Senator Hillary Clinton, with $596,075.The repartition of the pro-Israel money in 2008 on all the members of the US Congress is as follows:Democrats: $8,676,855Republicans: $5,160,994Others: $3,000These are contributions from PACs and individuals giving $200 or more. The major industries and sectors of the economic life are not included in theses figures released by the Federal Election Commission on May 12, 2009.Does this have an impact on politics and specifically on foreign policy? I have no doubt it does. If not, why call it "pro-Israel" money?This is to explain that the US foreign policy is still largely influenced at the basis by the permanent needs of the elected leaders for funds; which are very often offered in return for something: that is the system of lobbying. And as long as this system exists and pro-Israel money is largely dominating, the Arab demands for fair balanced policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may still wait for better days.________________________________________________________

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text: Yesterday when I powered on a Windows XP system on my network, it did not show up in Finder in the Shared section. I wrote that off to typical networking weirdness. However, when I try to attach a file to an email, the mini-finder that comes up does show the Windows system. Here are my questions: 1. What is causing the two different Finders to show differently? 2. Is there a way to force refreshing of the display of Shared systems so that the missing host will be found? (It seems that it is a common problem that systems will sometimes not show up).


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I never promised I wouldn't broach politics. Like you, I have strong opinions on the way this country stumbles along as the self-acclaimed greatest show on Earth (after the real circuses, of course). I have expectations living in this one nation, indivisible, blah blah blah, rah rah rah. That said, do not expect this blog to become another one-state, two-state, red-state, blue-state bashing free for all. It's been done. To death. And by more clever people than I. Or is it Me… I? Dammit.
Moreover, I would venture a guess that if you're reading this blog, you know me at some level. Even if it's the "we've gotten drunk together before" level, or the "I say hi to that gay dude in the hall at work and sometimes he says something funny" level. My political views are well known, and well established, and no I won't change my mind, let's not have this conversation.
Long, long ago in the before time, I was required to take classes in civics and government. I learned about bicameral legislatures, electoral colleges, the presidential line of succession, and how Jackie Kennedy redecorated the White House always in that fabulous Chanel suit. I learned about Supreme Court rulings and the abuse of the filibuster and what Lady Liberty is wearing under that sexy toga of hers. (Hint… nothing, she's such a minx)
But in the dusty textbooks and during the hours of lecture and debate and examination, I somehow missed out on the fact that, at its base, the federal government and those we elect to make laws, e.g., members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, have all of the decency, patience, and ability to compromise as a kindergarten class at 2:30pm that happened to skip nap and snack time.
I'm talking about the hand-wringing, deal-spinning, grandstanding sack of horseshit that is the looming "FISCAL CLIFF" and just about every news story and soundbite I've heard about it.
People. We live in a diverse, multicultural country with people of different races, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, boxers versus briefs, the list goes on. And I realize that my political views don't match those of the evangelical Christian wife living in the rural mountains of West Virginia, or the cute lesbian couple raising organic flaxseed in Oregon. That's the point. We're all different. And we all vote different, so that there can be a diversity of interest and opinion when it comes to the laws that govern a flawed but ultimately kickass country. We expect that this diversity of opinion and <GASP> logic might actually filter up to those we elect to try not to run the whole damned thing into the ground.
So why is it that, given this diversity of opinion, this great American Melting Pot, this steaming pile of humanity has given birth to a political system that has but two main political parties; that at the moment seems to be split in two on the future of tax policies, entitlement reform, and increased government revenues; that espouses one cultural viewpoint where you're either on my side or the enemy; that point blank refuses to compromise on ANYTHING which is why we're facing the financial abyss yet again by our own making?
Why is it that after centuries, we continue to be our own worst enemy by pointing fingers and laying blame instead of sitting down, talking things out, and getting shit done? And, when the Powers That Be don't do their job, why do they not only get paid, but get to go on vacation?! If I showed up to work on an average of 49% of the year, and didn't get my grants written or my reports done or my data entered, you know what I would get? Nope, not private, subsidized healthcare and a pension for the rest of my life. FIRED. Yep, that's right. When people don't do their jobs, unless they work in Congress, they get fired. Funny story. My god I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! (Zoolander reference, nailed it)
No, I don't have any answers, and yes I've signed 72 online petitions demanding an end to the current system with term limits and an end to Washington cronyism and all that jazz, and yes I'm frustrated and no I won't buy a button saying I'm part of the 99% because dammit I want a real change. I want the slow grinding gears of DC to find a bottle of lube and get with the program.
In short, I want a unicorn: something that exists in stories and myth, but that no one outside of a cartoon has ever seen. If only my old civics textbooks had cartoons, I think I would have retained more.


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Here is a list of the most common acronyms that every digital marketer should know about & words.
I think they cover most bases, though no doubt I have missed out a few obvious ones.. Some of these are very much filed under 'marketing', whereas others lean more towards 'tech' (but are included as you are likely to cross their paths at some point). For the purposes of brevity I shan't define each one: that's what Google / Wikipedia is for.
IM – Internet Marketing
Front end/FE – The first product in a sales funnel
Sales Funnel – A Series of products with a FE and OTO's/upsells/additional offers
oto – One Time Offer – Usually an "Upsell" in a funnel, an additional product, or service or FE product expansion.
upsell – Same as a one-time offer, but instead of it being just offered the once. It can be used in other things.
JV – Joint Venture / AKA Joint Venture Partner – Less formal then saying "affiliate"
Affiliate – Someone who can send traffic to your offer via email/sending traffic using advertising etc… and making sales/collecting a commission
auto responder – This is a tool that marketers use to collect customer email addresses and send emails to those emails
conversions – This is the transition of converting a "visitor" to a website, into a "buyer"
sales copy – This is the sales page content that people see
email swipe – Pre written emails that affiliates use to easily send to their customers. it saves them time as it's pretty much "copy and paste"
Promote – When an affiliate/JV decideds they want to sell your product on their behalf for a commission
FB – Facebook – Social network
EPC – Earnings per click – When you send traffic to an offer, you will have an "EPC" This is shown in your stats, or you can work it out by seeing how much you've made and how many "clicks" you've sent to the offer – So for example: 100 clicks generate $500 in revenue – That would be $500 / $100 = $5.00 Earnt per customer you send to that page
Commission – the money earnt by an affiliate for promoting an offer. it goes by percantages usually 50% or higher
Commission Bump – Where someone increases the affiliate/JV's commissions in order for them to promote
Evergreen – A product that never goes out of date
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Ok, here goes on short anagrams!
AIDA – Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
AJAX – Asynchronous Javascript and XML
API – Application program interface
AOV – Average order value
AR – Autoresponder
ASP – Application service provider
ATD – Agency trading desk
B2B – Business to business
B2C – Business to consumer
CLV – Customer lifetime value
CMS – Content management system
CPA – Cost per acquisition / action
CPC – Cost per click
CPL – Cost per lead
CPM – Cost per thousand
CPV – Cost per view (see also PPV)
CR – Conversion rate
CRM – Customer relationship management
CRO – Conversion rate optimisation
CSS – Cascading style sheets
CTA – Call to action
CTR – Click-through rate
CX – Customer experience
DM – Direct mail (or 'Direct message', in Twitter circles)
DMP – Data management platform
DNS – Domain name system
DR – Direct response
DSP – Demand-side platform
ECPM – Effective CPM
EPC – Earnings per click
EPM – Earnings per thousand
ESP – Email service provider
FBML – Facebook Markup Language
FTP – File transfer protocol
GA – Google Analytics
HIPPO – Highest paid person's opinion
HTML – HyperText Markup Language
HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPS – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
IM – Instant Messaging
IMAP – Internet Message Access Protocol
IP – Intellectual property (or 'Internet Protocol')
IPTV – Internet protocol television
ISP – Internet service provider
KPI – Key performance indicator
LTV – Lifetime value
MoM – Month on month
MLM – Multi-level marketing
MVT – Multivariate testing
OEM – Original equipment manufacturer
OS – Operating system (sometimes this is used for 'open source')
PHP – PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
POS – Point of sale
PPC – Pay per click
PPL – Pay per lead
PPV – Pay per view
PR – PageRank
PV – Pageviews
QA – Quality assurance
QR Code – Quick response code
QS – Quality score
RFI – Request for information
RFP – Request for proposal
ROI – Return on investment
RON – Run of network
ROR – Ruby on Rails
ROS – Run of site
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
RT – Retweet
RTB – Real time bidding
RTD – Real time data
S2S – Server to server
SaaS – Software as a service
SEM – Search engine marketing
SEO – Search engine optimisation
SERP – Search engine results page
SLA – Service level agreement
SM – Social media
SME – Small / medium enterprise. (aka SMB = 'business')
SMM – Social media marketing
SMO – Social media optimisation
SMP – Social media platform
SMS – Short message service
SOV – Share of voice
SOW – Statement of work
SSL – Secure Sockets Layer
SSP – Supply-side platform
SWOT – Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
TLD – Top level domain
TOS – Terms of service
UCD – User-centric design
UI – User interface
UGC – User-generated content
URL – Uniform resource locator
USP – Unique selling proposition
UV – Unique visitor
UX – User experience
VOD – Video on demand
VM – Viral marketing
WOMM – Word of mouth marketing
WYSIWYG – What you see is what you get
YOY – Year on year
YTD – Year to date
XML – Extensible Markup Language


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Average Weather in August in Gargnano Italy
Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 82°F to 78°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 89°F.
Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 67°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 56°F or exceeding 72°F.
For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gargnano typically range from 67°F to 82°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 30°F to 42°F.
Average High and Low Temperature in August
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.
Average Hourly Temperature in August
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
Honaker, Virginia, United States (4,572 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Gargnano (view comparison).
The month of August in Gargnano experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 27% to 34%.
The clearest day of the month is August 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 73% of the time.
For reference, on May 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 55%, while on July 21, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 73%.
Cloud Cover Categories in August
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gargnano, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 25% throughout.
For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 34% on June 14, and its lowest chance is 15% on January 27.
Probability of Precipitation in August
To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.
The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Gargnano is gradually increasing, starting the month at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.6 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 2.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.4 inches or falls below 0.8 inches.
Average Monthly Rainfall in August
Over the course of August in Gargnano, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 25 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 50 seconds, and weekly decrease of 19 minutes, 51 seconds.
The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 13 hours, 21 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.
Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August
The earliest sunrise of the month in Gargnano is 6:00 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 37 minutes later at 6:36 AM on August 31.
The latest sunset is 8:46 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 49 minutes earlier at 7:58 PM on August 31.
Daylight saving time is observed in Gargnano during 2019, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.
For reference, on June 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:27 AM and sets 15 hours, 43 minutes later, at 9:10 PM, while on December 22, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:55 AM and sets 8 hours, 41 minutes later, at 4:36 PM.
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August
We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.
The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gargnano is rapidly decreasing during August, falling from 28% to 12% over the course of the month.
The highest chance of a muggy day during August is 29% on August 5.
For reference, on August 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 29% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.
Humidity Comfort Levels in August
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.
The average hourly wind speed in Gargnano is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.2 miles per hour throughout.
For reference, on April 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.1 miles per hour, while on December 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.0 miles per hour.
The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 4.1 miles per hour on August 7.
Average Wind Speed in August
Wind Direction in August
Growing Season
Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).
The growing season in Gargnano typically lasts for 8.4 months (259 days), from around March 8 to around November 22, rarely starting before February 18 or after April 1, and rarely ending before November 3 or after December 13.
The month of August in Gargnano is reliably fully within the growing season.
Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.
The average accumulated growing degree days in Gargnano are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 697°F, from 2,012°F to 2,709°F, over the course of the month.
Growing Degree Days in August
Solar Energy
This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.
The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gargnano is decreasing during August, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 6.4 kWh to 5.2 kWh, over the course of the month.
Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August
For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gargnano are 45.686 deg latitude, 10.659 deg longitude, and 653 ft elevation.
The topography within 2 miles of Gargnano contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,881 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,117 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,018 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,005 feet).
The area within 2 miles of Gargnano is covered by water (48%), trees (27%), and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by trees (55%) and water (25%), and within 50 miles by cropland (40%) and trees (36%).
Data Sources
This report illustrates the typical weather in Gargnano year round, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.
Temperature and Dew Point
There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gargnano.
For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Gargnano according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.
The estimated value at Gargnano is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Gargnano and a given station.
The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Verona Villafranca Airport (48%, 37 kilometers, southeast); Verona Brescia Airport (48%, 38 kilometers, southwest); and Paganella (meteorological station) (4.1%, 59 kilometers, northeast).
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All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.
Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .
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The 15 winners are joining the mentoring programme
The 15 winners of the 2017-2018 "Social Innovation to Tackle Fuel Poverty" programme, promoted by Schneider Electric Foundation and Ashoka, in partnership with Enel, have now fully joined the mentoring phase, designed to help and support them in view of the Two-day European Summit to be held on May 24th and 25th in Rome.
Fifteen social entrepreneurs have been selected in November 2017 – during the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) on Climate Change – as winners of the 2017-2018 "Social Innovation to Tackle Fuel Poverty" programme, promoted by the Schneider Electric Foundation, under the aegis of the Foundation of France and Ashoka, and in partnership with Enel. The winners have distinguished themselves for their innovative and system-changing solutions – aimed to address the issue of fuel poverty and promote energy sustainability – within a Call for Project that saw the participation of over 40 organizations from Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal.
The projects selected represent a variety of approaches to these issues. Some organizations promote educational and training initiatives that reinforce awareness and collective involvement, or provide institutions with tools for conducting an active energy management. Some others aim to revolutionize the relationship between energy producers and consumers, introducing different forms of collective property. A number of projects are focused on concrete technological solutions for improving the energy efficiency of buildings in which low-income households or non-profit organization are located, while some other entrepreneurs are engaged in advocacy activities.
The fifteen social entrepreneurs have now fully joined the core phase of the Ashoka GlobalizerX programme: an intensive mentoring process, lasting up to 12 weeks, that will help and support them in the creation of an effective strategy to accelerate and scale up their social impact. The programme aims to provide a significant support in the form of valuable advices, partnership opportunities, inspiration and ideas. During this period, each project will benefit from the assistance of a dedicated team of professionals, composed of management consultants and qualified business experts, from PwC, Schneider, Enel and the Ashoka Support Network.
The advisory process consists of four steps. In the first session of virtual meetings with the team of experts, the entrepreneurs are called upon to analyze and redefine the social character of their venture, laying down the root causes of the problem they are going to address and a broadest vision for their initiatives. The subsequent two sessions represent the most essential part of the process. The entrepreneurs have to outline a sound and promising scaling strategy, that will ensure a wider diffusion of their project's positive impact. The entrepreneurs will be able to use the tools and frameworks Ashoka has defined in its long-lasting activity of support to social ventures. Finally, they will be asked to formalize the outcome of the previous phases in a presentation for a broader audience.
Indeed, the mentoring session is conducted in view of the Two-day European Summit to be held on May 24th and 25th in Rome. During the two days, the fifteen winners will present their projects, and Working Tables will be organized for groups of both entrepreneurs and consultants. The Summit will be an opportunity for the founders of the projects to exchange ideas and discuss their scaling strategies with experts and peers.


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I searched for my resource on this and I could not find my original notes, but I believe that I first saw this in a clinic presentation by Gregg Brandon when he was the head coach at Bowling Green State University. I really liked how this simplified the idea of the levels of leadership, and this became a tool that I shared with my seniors in the off season.
The first part of every off season really began as more of a coach driven setting that we would turn over the reins more and more to our leaders, who were primarily seniors. At the beginning of the off season, which was typically around January, the focus would be individual goal setting. We wanted players to first to be concerned with what they needed to do to prepare themselves individually for the next season. Their role was to become the best they could be for the team. As our leadership meetings began, we would start to share information on leadership and help our seniors become better leaders.
Spring was always the time where we really wanted to begin an emphasis on "team," not that we weren't building it all along, but we needed to prepare our seniors to take on the leadership role and be able to influence others in a positive way. It was a process of moving away from self and into serving others. Again, don't imply this as we weren't building team; the first part of the off season was more about coaches modeling positive leadership. It should be noted that if players see coaches approach individuals who are not doing things in the right way with negativity, most likely when it's the players turn to step up they will handle their teammates in the same way. As frustrating as it might get at times, positive approach will get better results. If you have to make a tough decision to let someone go, then do it, but don't let a few negative individuals turn your environment into one of negative reinforcement.
Coach Brandon's leadership ladder clearly defines the levels of leadership that you would like your players to work towards. The idea for us was to move everyone to at least a "level 3 unselfish." Seniors were expected to be at the level of "self sacrifice" and "high investment in others," and obviously those who were captains needed to be at the top of the ladder.
Spring then became about creating opportunities through team competition and activities for our leaders to show what they were becoming as leaders, and the daily leadership of workouts was turned over to seniors more and more.
At this point, the coaches modeling from the first few months of the off season should be reflected in your players. Now the focus for the coaches becomes finding great examples of self sacrifice and high investment in others and pointing those out to the team and privately reinforcing that with the individuals who are displaying that behavior. "Johnny, I really liked how you helped that freshman lifting group today. That's the way to help us get better!" Attention to what your players are doing to help each other will breed more of it and push your team up the ladder.
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Yoga means Samadhi, i.e. Harmony or integration-thus Yoga is the art if Integration which enhances Harmony at all levels of the human personality. Every human personality has 5 layers of existence - Pancha Kosha Viveka.
Annamaya Kosha - the physical sheath
Pranamaya Kosha - the sheath of breath
Manomaya Kosha - the mental sheath
Vijnanamaya Kosha - the sheath of intellect
Anandamaya Kosha - the sheath of bliss.
The path of Yoga is to integrate and hormonise all these 5 layers of existence. Pathanjali Maharshi, the codifier of our ancient Yoga systems is believed to be the author of the most ancient text on Yoga Pathanjala Yoga Darshanam
Pathanjala Yoga Shastra is a holistic Human Integral Science. It comprises of 4 Padas.
The prevalent notions about yoga in the West and also in the present day India is only Asanas - body postures, as described in Ashtanga Yoga viz Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dhaarana, Dhyana and Samadhi. The need of the day is to replace it by a broader and meaningful vision and approach to yoga. Pathanjala yoga Darshanam is a true torch bearer to all yoga aspirants in the modern times to release oneself from stressful chaotic life towards integration and harmony.


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It was my kids Dad's birthday this weekend and even though we are no longer together I decided it was worth the effort to help my kids put a mini birthday celebration together for him. I helped my daughter's buy a quesadilla maker, the ingredients for a dinner they would make for him at his place last Friday and other decorations. I also baked a pie to send over too because what's a birthday without desert? From what my daughter's said, the dinner came out delicious and he seemed to appreciate their efforts.
Regardless of how things turned out between he and I, I want my kids to know how important it is to show kindness and appreciation for the people you care about and what better way then to help them make a celebration for him. I didn't have to be there, it was enough of a reward knowing my girls had fun in their efforts. I have to admit, I also think it's pretty cool that my daughter's are learning the art of cooking and sharing good food too. Something I hope to share with them for years to come.
My oldest daughter and I took a day trip into NYC on Saturday. We had a lot of fun. After a long effort on my part I finally finished my book proposal for "Sweeter by the Beach" and sent it out to a New York Agent for her to take a look at last week. I was happy to finally complete it because I tried to get it done by summer's end but between the kids and my teaching job it simply took longer than I expected.
We had a blast tooling around the City. The cool thing was that at one point I realized we rode right by the Agent's office Building where I sent it to. I hope it gets published someday because it has been a fun project and I think people would enjoy seeing what it's about.
As for making Cake Balls, I baked some late Sunday afternoon because the holidays are fast approaching and I need to get a jump on my baking now before all the party's get underway.
For my first batch of the season, I made chocolate dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy canes. (Yum!)
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Have a look at this magnificent birthday present given to Rotto Bloggo.
It's a superb ashtray from yesteryear, showing a Thomson Bay scene from days past.
Fortunately, this gift will be as unspoilt as the bucolic spot it portrays, as we've given up smoking.
An associate of Rotto Bloggo, when standing on Armstrong Point in the bracing winter breeze, is fond of remarking: "This is the cleanest air in the world".
(The theory being that it's travelled all the way from Africa and been refreshed for thousands of miles by nothing but sea spray).
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Dear Toto,
Is there ever a reason you would WANT to go to Oz?
-- ABB from Kissimmee
Hi ABB!
Are you related to ABBA? Dorothy likes to dance around to Take A Chance On Me, though I don't understand the video at all. Shouldn't they be happier? And what's wrong with the lens, it's foggy a lot of the time!
But! That's not what you asked, you asked if there's ever a reason I'd WANT to go to Oz. You are so perceptive, you totally understand that I HATE OZ. HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT!
And people don't understand. They're all "Hey, Toto, Oz is great. Oz is cool! Everyone else likes Oz, why don't you?"
Here's my top three reasons why Toto Hates Oz:
#3 Winged Monkeys. Look, I haven't spent a lot of time in jungles, and even I know that MONKEYS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO FLY! The fact that they do so in Oz FREAKS ME OUT
#2 Too Much Color. Munchkins are blue, Winkies are yellow, Quadlings are red, Gilikins are purple and the Emerald City is green. I know everyone thinks that dogs are color blind, but I'm here to tell you that I see ALL the colors in Oz and it hurts my head to take it all in! Imagine a technicolor rainbow spiral drilled into your eyes 24/7. That's what it's like to be a dog in Oz. (and technically, there aren't any dogs in Oz, just me, when Dorothy forces me to go. Nobody understands my pain.)
#1 Magic. There's magic everywhere in Oz! And people think it's awesome, look at all the fun stuff you can do with it. But I don't trust it! And it gets people into trouble all the time! Sure, Ozma and Glinda can do nifty stuff, but they're professionals. And they're not infallible. Ozma got turned into a gold peach pit because of magic. Just be normal, people. I know it's hard to do since you're in Oz and everything, but still.
But! ABB, you asked if there ever was a reason I'd want to go to Oz! And the answer is pretty simple - if Dorothy wants to go, I'll go. Because I love her dearly, and I'll go where she goes. I may not like it a whole lot, but I'll do it for her.
Thanks for the question!
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In the eyes of the IRS, I'm a professional photographer because I get paid to make photographs. In the eyes of certain friends and coworkers, I'm a professional photographer because I'm "good enough" and the right price. In my own eyes, I am an eager-to-learn amateur who lacks certain qualities I associate with professionals, including the presence of mind and resourcefulness to walk into any situation and find a way to accomplish the mission.
That sort of professionalism comes from experience, and nothing in my photographic past prepared me for two hours as the sole photographer at a reception for Journalism and Feminism icon Gloria Steinem.
I had shot in the room before – unsuccessfully – so I came into the situation nervous but with a plan. There is no ceiling to speak of, and the eastern and southern exposures are picture windows. Ms. Steinem would be backlit for the entire event, but I would have no ceiling on which to bounce flash. I chose to shoot the entire event with on-camera flash units and diffuser domes.
I had liberty to roam the room and shoot at will, but I had a responsibility to Ms. Steinem and the attendees too, didn't I? I couldn't just keep clicking and firing flashes during their discussion, as much as I wanted to. Ms. Steinem is one of the most photographed people in the world – I wanted my chance to make a special image of a special person, but it was a reception for her, not me.
I made one photo that I like (at the top of the post) and several that will serve the purposes of my employer and possibly help some of the other community members who participated in the event. I got to spend several hours listening to a fascinating person. And I got experience, which is sometimes defined as what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.


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World Cup 2014: Italy Beats England 2-1
by SportingFreak.com • June 15, 2014 • Football
World Cup fans did you guys just watched England versus Italy in their opening Group D: World Cup match in Manaus on Saturday.
Let me tell you, It was one of the biggest football match we had, well I guess maybe for me because, I'm a huge England fan.
In the England match up it started up with Italy scoring very quickly, Claudio Marchisio was the guy who scored for Italy in 35th minute mark.
Just two minutes later, Daniel Sturridge converted Wayne Rooney's assist to the back post to equalise.
So going into the half time, it was 1-1 tie, when the second half started, Mario Balotelli scored for Italy in 50th minute putting them up to one lead.
It was so evenly matched both of them had nine shots on net and the time of possession was very even as well.
I was really hoping to see more scoring from England because one of the most important players in Italy is their Goalkeeper – Gigi Buffon, who twisted his ankle so we had to miss the first game in the World Cup. But the 36-year-old shot stopper was replaced by Salvatore Sirigu and he seemed to be doing a great job because he only let one ball in.
The final result leaves England in a sad situation ahead of their next match against Uruguay on June 19.


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The latest kits from The ScrapRoom have been revealed! Each month The ScrapRoom has a variety of kits that can fit your every need. Today I am here to show you two pocket pages that I created using the September/October Shots of Life Pocket Page Kit. These pages are also on their blog. If you love challenges come and join the Facebook Group for a new set of challenges that are revealed the first week of each month, there is also fun chatter and lots of new inspiration every month.
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So, I don't have fall photos, but I thought these super cute Echo Park cards from the Shots of Life Pocket Page Kit for September/October would look great with the colors from these photos and the theme of family was a perfect match. I cut apart some of the cards for extra embellishments, like that adorable fox. I added some enamel dots, puffy stickers (hearts on the photo in the middle row) and a paper clip from the embellishment part of the kit to finish off the pocket page.
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Photoplay made a really cute school collection and the cut apart sheets are in the Shots of Life Pocket Page kit for September/October. Since there are pieces of this collection in the Flavors of the Month Kit and Patterned Paper Add-on kit the goodies in the Shots of Life kit will add lots of extra options for your pages. I only used the cut apart sheets and a few enamel dots for this page. I decided to have to focus be on all of the great sayings on these cards and my photos. This pocket page layout has 1 4x6 opening and the rest are 3x4, so I cut apart the 4x6 card in the middle and the 4x6 photo on the bottom row to work. I love how it ended up looking and this is a great way to make the pocket system work for you.
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HOW TO GET THERE: We flew in to PANAMA CITY BEACH (25 minutes away from Rosemary Beach). This small airport has non-stop flights from Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, and Nashville. You could also fly into the very small airport in DESTIN (VPS), which has non-stop flights from Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, and Washington DC. We rented a car, but you won't really need one once you are in Rosemary Beach.
THE PEARL (63 Main St, Rosemary Beach, FL 32461). Unless you have a big group and want to rent one of the incredible beach homes, you should stay at the Pearl (and not just because it is the only hotel in Rosemary Beach). Service was impeccable from the start – we were greeted with glasses of champagne the moment we arrived. The room was spacious and pretty, and our balcony had a view of both the pool and the ocean. The outside of this hotel is unusual and looks like it belongs in Europe! This hotel is centrally located to everything Rosemary Beach has to offer – the restaurants along Main Street are located just steps from the hotel. Every room has an iPad and the bathroom even has a flat screen TV in the mirror (they are also the first resort in the US to offer Apple TV's in every room). Tip: This hotel is a little pricey, but check out their near perfect reviews on TripAdvisor! The Pearl
THE BEACH – duh.
EXPLORE THE TOWN – the town itself is very small, basically one main street full of shops and sidewalk cafes. However, make sure you also wander around and look at the mansions that line every street surrounding the downtown area.
LA CREMA TAPAS AND CHOCOLATE (38 Main St, Rosemary Beach, FL 32461) (Tapas, $$). This restaurant is too damn cute. The color scheme is white everything and the menu is made up of tapas and delicious desserts. We tried a ton of the tapas plates (everything was great) and ordered the Chocolate Dipped Bacon and the Chocolate Fondue (yum). I would highly recommend this place. Open Sunday – Thursday from 11am – 10pm and Friday – Saturday 11am – 11pm. La Crema Tapas
SUMMER KITCHEN CAFE (60 N Barrett Square, Rosemary Beach, FL 32413) (Breakfast & Brunch, $$) This casual restaurant that overlooks the town square is a great breakfast or lunch spot. Make sure to sit outside and enjoy the people watching! Tip: breakfast is served 7:30am -10:30am, lunch is served 10:30am – 3:00pm, dinner is served 5:00pm – 9:00pm, closed Monday and Tuesday nights. Summer Kitchen Cafe
EDWARD'S FINE FOOD AND WINE (66 Main St, Rosemary Beach, FL 32616) (Seafood, $$$) We sat outdoors on the patio and enjoyed the live music! Food and wine was great. Opens at 5pm. Edward's
DONUT HOLE (Multiple locations – we went to: 12983 Hwy. 98 E, Inlet Beach, FL) (Donuts, $) – We stopped here on the way to the airport and picked up a few donuts to go. Yum! However, they have much more than just donuts so be sure to check it out.
Rosemary Beach is only 30miles/45 minutes from DESTIN, FLORIDA. Check back for my Destin blog, coming soon!