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Book Passion for Life: {Excerpt + INT Giveaway} Come Back to Me by Mila Gray
{Excerpt + INT Giveaway} Come Back to Me by Mila Gray
To celebrate the upcoming paperback released of Mila Gray's Come Back to Me in the UK on 23rd October and Australia's release in November, were here today with a few exciting treats.
Firstly though, we'd like to congratulate Mila Gray (aka Sarah Alderson) and the fantastic news that Come Back to Me beat Fifty Shades in the erotica listing on Amazon and also reached #8 in the bestseller charts in WHSmith here in the UK! Woohoo!
Anyway, back to the awesome part of the post. You can read a little teaser below of the upcoming release and have your chance at winning a goodie bag from Mila herself! Good Luck!
Excerpt from Come Back to Me by Mila Gray
'I didn't know you could cook.'
'I have many, many skills. As you will soon discover.'
He catches my eye and I totally do not misread the look he's giving me. My stomach flip flops and heat rises up my neck. If he's that good a kisser I can only imagine how good he might be at the other stuff.
After I've eaten at least six of the cakes Riley stands up and shakes off the blanket of all the crumbs then he lays it down on top of me again. 'You OK?' he asks, 'Not cold? Tired?'
'You're such a gentleman,' I say, as he sits back down beside me and puts his arm around me.
'I have four aunts and fifteen female cousins. I had manners beaten into me.'
'Not by your dad?' I ask, twisting to face him. My dad still yells at us if we put our elbows on the table or start eating before he's done saying grace.
'No,' says Kit smiling. 'He was browbeaten by all the women in the house. My mom and all her sisters. He gave up trying to win against an ocean of oestrogen.'
I like the image of Kit's dad being overwhelmed by his mom and her sisters. It's easy enough to picture. Whenever I've met Kit's family I've never been able to get a word in edgeways.
'What else did they teach you?' I ask.
'To put the toilet seat down.'
'Always a good habit. Could they teach Riley you think?'
'I'll ask.' He twists a strand of my hair around his finger. 'I can braid hair too.'
I narrow my eyes at him. 'You can braid hair?'
'Oh yeah. French braids, normal braids, you name it. Just don't tell anyone in my Unit becuase my reputation is on the line here. If they ever found out that'd be it for me.'
'OK, I promise,' I say. 'Though you might have to make it worth my while.'
'What? Buy your silence?' he asks, sliding his eyes in my direction. 'With money?'
'No,' I whisper. 'Maybe some other way.'
'Some other way?' he asks, his lips now against my ear. 'I can think of a few ways that might work. Except,' he pauses, his voice so low it gives me chills. 'I'm not sure you'd be able to stay silent.'
My whole body arches towards him, my skin contracted in a shiver so tight it's painful. Just his words make my breathing speed up in aching anticipation. Is he going to follow through? But he doesn't. He just links his fingers through mine and turns to face me so we're nose to nose.
'I meant it when I said I was thinking about you a lot when we were away,' he says. 'I couldn't get you out of my head.'
Cold desert air fills my lungs as I draw in a huge breath. 'Me neither,' I whisper. 'I mean, you. Out of my head.'
Kit lifts his hand and traces a finger along my cheekbone and then my lips. 'Since when?' he asks.
'Last time you were back. You remember? That time at the beach . . .'
He stares at me for a moment in disbelief before his face cracks into a grin. 'Oh I remember all right. You were wearing a yellow bikini. It's burned on my retina.' He rolls his eyes to the sky and rubs his hand across the bridge of his nose. 'Man, what I would have done to kiss you back then.'
He liked me back then? 'You should have,' I say. If only he had. We wasted so much time, that's all I can think.
'And I wouldn't be alive today if I had. Your brother would have had a piece of me.'
It's the first time either of us has mentioned Riley, though I'm certain Kit must have been thinking about him too.
'You okay with this?' he asks when I don't say anything. The grin has gone and his expression has turned deadly serious. 'I realize I'm putting you in a difficult situation. I mean, neither your dad or Riley are going to be happy if they find out about us.'
'Well, we'll just have to keep it a secret won't we?' I say, leaning closer so my lips are just a milimetre from his.
'Are you sure? That's what you want?' Kit murmurs. 'Because if you're not sure . . . if you don't want to get in trouble, I'll understand if you just want it to be this one night and nothing more.'
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Any deer hunters here? - Page 9 - The Official Star Trek Movie Forum
Any deer hunters here?
#81 01-03-2009, 12:42 PM
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Yes to an extent it is, the idle upper-class spending their days blasting birds to bits and setting packs of hounds on foxes is not something I like. However I also don't like the idea of people taking young children out into the wilderness to hunt deer only then to pose like the great white hunter over the poor animal as if this was a feat equivalent to a Neanderthal bringing down a mammoth with pointy stick! I actually have stalked the wilderness in search of animals, not however to kill them, but to photograph them.
What wilderness have you stalked ..... Sherwood Forest? In the US we have the freedom to Hunt. we're not blasting birds and setting dogs on foxes. Hunter's here blast bears, bowhunt dear and set dogs on boars then knife them. Father's teach their children how to hunt because the children want to learn and it is tradition in some parts. There are rules and skill is involved.
Here is a link for more US hunting information: http://www.tednugent.com/hunting/ Lastly, you come here and stalk our wilderness with a camera you best have a .45 too. In some areas the bears WILL maul you and the boars WILL gut you.
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#82 01-03-2009, 01:27 PM
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Lastly, you come here and stalk our wilderness with a camera you best have a .45 too. In some areas the bears WILL maul you and the boars WILL gut you.
That is true. I know a few people who flyfish in the Rocky's and they carry weapons with them for protection against Grizzlys. They can be extremely aggressive.
#83 01-11-2009, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Sybock
They better be packin' alot of ammo and know how to make speed reloads!! Grizzly bears can take a number of large caliber rounds (from handguns) and still survive. I would carry a hunting rifle near me (I own a .270 short mag) if I were in bear country, a handgun won't cut it alone (but I would carry one too).
#84 01-11-2009, 06:04 PM
Yeah I think it's rifles. Grizzly's are really aggressive so if you run into one out there, it's best to have a way to defend yourself.
#85 01-12-2009, 03:19 AM
It is different carrying a rifle or a handgun (and being willing to use it) to defend yourself from a bear attack, than going out with the sole intention of shooting a bear.
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#86 01-12-2009, 06:32 AM
Im the only male who doesnt deer hunt in my family. Id just dont care for it . After watching a deer being skinned after hunting , I made a vow to never hunt. I love my animals . I would never hunt.
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The Official Site of the Chickasaw Nation | The French-Chickasaw War of 1736 (Ackia) Advanced Search
View: - Forms + Contact Information + Map by Richard Green July 2003 Times
Part Two of a Two-Part Series It is 2 p.m. on May 26, 1736. Bienville gives the signal and the French forces begin moving forward. They had spent nearly four hours camped at the edge of the prairie near the base of the hill below the three Chickasaw villages known as Apeony, Chukafalaya and Ackia. But now the leading edge of some 275 troops begins marching uphill, both literally and figuratively--right into the teeth of the Chickasaws� heavily fortified defense.
The French plan for the attack�s first phase was to get close enough to lob grenades over the wall into the fort. Then, with the Chickasaws� defenses reduced and softened up, the Indians probably would scatter in alarm. One problem with this plan was that the mantelet protecting the grenadiers was held in place by unarmed, exposed and extremely reluctant black slaves. When Chickasaw marksmen pick off two of those slaves, the other bearers immediately throw down the mantelet and run off, leaving the grenadiers vulnerable to deadly crossfires of lead coming from the Chickasaw houses.
On the other hand, none of the Chickasaws are identified, though Bienville knew many of them by name. As a result, in most accounts, the French would be identified by historians such as Charles Gayarre and B.F. Riley as the protagonists (heroes) while the nameless, faceless Chickasaws would be the antagonists. Though Imayatabe isn�t named in Bienville�s narrative, he is identified as the chief of Ackia in early 1730s� French correspondence. Presumably he was there on May 26. Moreover, as a leader who worked to achieve and maintain trade relations with the French, it is likely that he is the one who had sent peace envoys out to the French earlier that day. (They were greeted by hostile Choctaws, allies of Bienville bent on insuring that the French would attack and hopefully defeat the Chickasaws at these three southernmost villages. Two of the envoys were killed and scalped by the Choctaws.)
What distinguishes Noyan�s crouching from their cowering is fear. Noyan and the officers are prudently taking cover. But the panic of the soldiers immobilize them; they are too terrified to even run. Afterwards, Bienville emphasized the cowardice and low quality and stature of the soldiers in a report to Lord Maurepas, the minister in charge of Louisiana. He said the great majority were under five feet tall and that most of the soldiers had received lashes for various infractions.
On the other side, the Chickasaw war chiefs must have been discussing what to do next. They seem to have a big advantage. Should they press it by sending out warriors to finish off the French troops that were pinned down? Such mopping up probably would not take long, overwhelming the few troops with many warriors, but there would be some Chickasaw casualties. The chiefs wait for Bienville�s next move. This decision indicates that the Chickasaws, not the British, are directing the defense of their villages. Some historians have written accounts implying that the Englishmen inside were in charge.
Still, French honor and prestige are at stake. Something has to be done. Something is, but not what Bienville wants. The Chickasaws unleash another hail of gunfire, and Noyan and other officers are wounded. It isn�t hard to imagine Chickasaw marksmen lined up with the unsuspecting officers in their sites, firing simultaneously. Bleeding from multiple wounds, Noyan orders his aide to tell Bienville that he needs immediate reinforcements. The aide has scarcely turned to go when he is shot dead. This is the punctuation mark in a very desperate situation. The troops suddenly realize that they are completely vulnerable; death may be only seconds away. Some are panicky; others are so immobilized they appear to be in shock. Somehow, Noyan needs to get word to Bienville--reinforcements or retreat?--or all of the officers will perish. But by then the governor can see for himself that a retreat must be sounded. He orders an officer named Beauchamp forward with 80 men to protect the retreat and bring back the wounded and dead.
Bienville wrote that while this rescue mission was occurring, the Chickasaws �would not dare to charge them.� He was implying that the Chickasaws didn�t have the courage, but the truth was that by staying behind their fortifications they could continue to pick off the rescuers without risking a single Chickasaw life. In popular accounts of Ackia, historians make much of this effort, by detailing stories of French valor and heroism in contrast with the barbarism of the Chickasaw. In one such episode, a Swiss officer, Grondel, had been wounded and left to die near the walls of the Chickasaw fort. When Beauchamps� men arrived on the scene, a group of five attempted to rescue him. They were all killed or wounded in the process. Then, some Indians emerged from the fort to finish off Grondel and mutilate his corpse in some public fashion. But before they could reach Grondel, one soldier raced through the hail of bullets, scooped up the Swiss officer and raced back to cover. While this rescue was gallant, the historians conveniently forgot to remind the readers who had been attacking whom.
At this point in the battle, increasingly dense smoke, via musket fire and the house fires set by the French, is probably making it hard to see the enemy. Still, as Beauchamps� soldiers run forward, many are shot. Charles Gayarre�s 1903 account of this part of the battle says more about him and his fantasies and fears than it does about the battle: �The Chickasaws, inside the fort and cabins, firing through loopholes, were uttering such appalling whoops and shouts, such blood-freezing shrieks and fiendish yells, that we would have thought that thousands of demons were rioting in one of their favorite haunts in Pandemonium.�
Beauchamp�s soldiers reach the pinned down officers and apparently firing to provide cover, help some to escape. At this juncture, the Choctaws bestir themselves. When they had arrived on the scene that morning, some had jeered and taunted the Chickasaws, and fired their muskets toward the villages in a traditional show of contempt. Then, they retired to the bottom of the rise where they remained out of sight and action until Beauchamp�s men were retreating. Suddenly, an unknown number of them charge across the prairie toward the fortifications, muskets blazing, in a wild attack that seems to make even less sense than the French attack. Twenty-two of them were killed or wounded and the rest beat a hasty retreat.
So, with the sun dipping lower on the horizon by 4 p.m., the last shots are fired at the retreating French. No one estimated the number of Chickasaw casualties, though they were probably quite minimal, which was crucial to a tribe whose population had been decreased by warfare and diseases brought by Europeans. Furthermore, Ackia undoubtedly enhanced the tribe�s value in the eyes of the British. The battle probably weakened the already diminished pro-French faction of the tribe. And it demonstrated to Choctaw leaders, particularly Red Shoe who was at Ackia, that the French were weak and unreliable allies. A few years later, the Choctaws would be fighting a civil war between the pro-French and pro-British factions.
No matter how Bienville massaged the message to Maurepas, Ackia had been a terrible, crippling defeat. He reported 24 killed and 52 wounded. However, French officers had estimated 60 to 70 casualties before Beauchamps� troops arrived. Whatever the actual number, it is certain that Bienville�s officer corps had been decimated. These losses were critical in that they were virtually irreplacable. The absence of an officer corps further weakened an already fragile, undisciplined and needy colony. Though the French army, again under Bienville�s command, would return three years later, his much ballyhooed battle to exterminate the Chickasaws never took place. Therefore, Ackia marked the beginning of the end for the French empire�s plan to link its northern territories to the southeastern colony of Louisiana. Increasingly weak in the ensuing years, Louisiana would be abandoned altogether by 1763.
Bibliography* Mississippi Provincial Archives, French Dominion, Vol. I, Bienville�s letters to French officials, 1736. Charles Gayarre, History of Louisiana, Volume I, 1903. Alfred W. Reynolds, The Alabama-Tombigbee Basin in International Relations, 1701-1763, doctoral dissertation, 1928. Robbie Ethridge, The French Connection: The Ethnohistorical Evidence for Interactions between the Chickasaw and French, paper presented in Macon, Ga., Nov. 10, 2000. B.F. Riley, Makers and Romance of Alabama History, 1915? Patricia Galloway, �Formation of Historic Tribes and French Colonial Period,� Michael J. Foret, �War or Peace? Louisiana, the Choctaws, and the Chickasaws, 1733-35.� Richard White, The Roots of Dependency, 1988. Arrell Gibson, The Chickasaws, 1971. Michael J. Foret, On the Marchlands of Empire: Trade, Diplomacy, and War on the Southeastern Frontier, 1733-1763, doctoral dissertation, 1990. �To Provide for the Commemoration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle of Ackia...� Report to U.S. House of Representatives, 1934. Allen Cabaniss, �Ackia: Battle in the Wilderness, 1736,� 1975. Grace King, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur De Bienville, 1893. Joseph L. Peyser, �The Chickasaw Wars of 1736 and 1740,� 1983. *Bienville is the only known recorder of events associated with the Battle of Ackia. Other soldiers in his army are thought to have written accounts but if so, these narratives have not been located. All sources listed are available at the Chickasaw Nation Library in Ada.
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Nintendo Land coming! - Nintendo - Atari I/O Forums
December 3, 2016 in Nintendo
Not sure if anyone has posted about this yet but I am very excited for this!! Hope I post the link correct.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/11/30/nintendo-is-teaming-up-with-universal-studios-to-help-bring-mario-into-the-real-world/?client=safari
I seen a video talking about it. All the right folks from Nintendo are involved. Looks fun and I can't wait to hopefully check it out in person.
Universal Studios Florida is akin to my alma mater. I'm looking forward to Nintendo World coming to Orlando. Finally Donkey Kong meets King Kong! Here's more from NintendoLife:
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/super_nintendo_world_coming_to_universal_studios_japan_in_2020
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Question about stop boxes : Autocross
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Question about stop boxes (self.Autocross)
submitted 2 years ago by bonerfalcon
I know that if one hits cones when coming to a complete stop after tripping the finish, you'll get penalized.
However, what if the stop box is curved. If you can come to a complete stop without hitting cones, but if you haven't got the turning radius to get out of the box without hitting a cone, does that still warrant a penalization?
Driver came to a safe stop after the run
[–]chkltcowFSP97 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (17 children)
Why do a stop box in the first place? Have a decent length shutdown lane that allows cars to safely slow down and exit course to return to grid.
[–]bonerfalcon[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (15 children)
Sorry, I got my terms mixed. It was a shutdown lane that curved hard right after finish. Driver came to full and safe stop, but didn't have the turning radius to get out without knocking over the last cone in the lane.
[–]FrickinLazerBeamsSMF Reverse BRZ 3 points4 points5 points 2 years ago (12 children)
No, it's not a terminology issue. The question is why you're coming to a complete stop at all. In the stop box/ shutdown lane, you typically have to slow down only to a safe speed to navigate back to grid. You don't stop completely. In fact, I'd consider it unsafe to do so, when there is another car about to exit course right behind you. It's important to clear the lane as soon as safely possible.
If the lane turns too tightly for some cars to navigate even at low speed, that's absolutely just poor course design.
In any event, nobody can really tell you whether those shutdown cones should matter, since in a place where the course is designed well and people aren't supposed to stop after the finish, those cones should count. In the situation you describe it might make sense to ignore those cones, but the situation you describe is flawed in many ways, and ignoring the cones doesn't solve the actual problems.
[–]bonerfalcon[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
It wasn't an SCCA event, it was a Formula SAE event held to SCCA rules. The lot was tiny and we were running a portion of a track. The shutdown lane was put at a 90 degree angle because if we kept going straight, we would've gone over a terrible bump that would be pretty bad/disastrous for the car's undertray. In retrospect, we should've just modified the track slightly so we wouldn't have the possibility of going over the hump in the first place. Thanks for your reply.
[–]zipzipzazoom 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (10 children)
Different clubs have different rules, and manage car spacing appropriately. Up here it's usually come to a complete stop in the box or you don't get a time.
[–]FrickinLazerBeamsSMF Reverse BRZ 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (9 children)
[–]zipzipzazoom 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (7 children)
No - not silly at all, SCCA isn't the whole world, and not every event is held in a 2000 car parking lot or former SAC base. If the finish to grid distance is short and tight then it's much safer to have the cars stop even if that adds 15 seconds to the start interval time.
It's a rule though, and auto-x is full of rules that some people find silly.
as for OP - around here after the cars stops in the stop box any subsequent cones do not count. In the case of formula SAE on a course using a shutdown lane, I wonder if the extra large turning radius (you said "Plenty of cars got out") factors into taking the penalty since the car couldn't negotiate the course.
[–]chkltcowFSP97 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (4 children)
If the finish to grid distance is short and tight then it's much safer to have the cars stop even if that adds 15 seconds to the start interval time.
No it's not. I've seen cars lose it trying to come to a complete stop rather than just getting the car slowed down to a reasonable speed to proceed on. And if the stop box is put in a place that you have to lift/brake before the finish line.... they've done it terribly wrong.
I'm with /u/Copper280z... let us know who these clubs are so we can avoid them like the plague
[–]zipzipzazoom -3 points-2 points-1 points 2 years ago (3 children)
now who said anything about having to brake before the finish?
[–]chkltcowFSP97 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (2 children)
So these stop boxes give PLENTY of time to safely come to a stop after the finish line? If so, why even use them? Just let cars slow down
[–]zipzipzazoom -1 points0 points1 point 2 years ago (1 child)
[edit] there's a minimum stop box distance in the rules, and like other places there is a concern for safety so a car isn't likely to lose control in a dangerous spot. [/edit]
It's a mental reset from race mode to cautious driving.
You tell me another way to enforce someone slowing to a crawl right after coming off course hot, turning right and in three car lengths being in amongst grid and T&S
[–]Copper280z 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago * (1 child)
[–]zipzipzazoom -2 points-1 points0 points 2 years ago (0 children)
I'm sure you are perceptive enough to check before you enter. I wouldn't want to give you a club name and then have you accidentally waste $25 and an afternoon stopping your car four extra times at an event hosted at a different club.
[–]chickenoodlesandwichSoon-to-be STX Rx-8 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
My club runs a full stop box - i.e. you must come to a complete stop before exiting the box. You don't have to sit for 10 seconds waiting for someone to let you out of the box, you just stop, wait a half a second, then exit the box and go back to grid. It doesn't slow down the start intervals, since the next car is released as soon as you break the finish beam (if the course comes back on itself, that is, otherwise it's about every 25-30 seconds). The car behind should never be so close that if you were to spare a few seconds it would catch you. That's just unsafe.
[–]n0bs 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (1 child)
That just seems like bad course design. We've never had a shut down lane turn so hard that a car couldn't get out of it.
Plenty of cars got out, but it's curved right at the finish. So some combination of braking and turning must be done to navigate it. Plenty of people were going straight through the cones. Just one stopped before hitting any cones, but knocked over a cone on his way out.
I feel like that cone should not have counted - the run was fast and clean, the driver stopped safely.
[–]jjjenningsiiiES NA...soon to be STS 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Went to an event recently where a wall of cones was ~20 feet behind the timing lights, with a very fast finish.
Slamming on the brakes in a non-ABS car was no fun...
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Book Reviews, Books, eBooks, Fantasy, LGBTQ Book Reviews, M/M Book Reviews, M/M Fiction, M/M Paranormal Fiction, M/M Romance, M/M Supernatural Fiction, Shifters, Weres
Posted on February 16, 2018 by Scattered Thoughts
A Free Dreamer Recommended story and series A Free Dreamer Review: Blackbird in the Reeds (The Rowan Harbor Cycle #1) by Sam Burns author Sam Burns Blackbird in the Reeds (The Rowan Harbor Cycle #1) by Sam Burns The Rowan Harbor Cycle Series by Sam Burns
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https://scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/2018/02/16/a-free-dreamer-review-blackbird-in-the-reeds-the-rowan-harbor-cycle-1-by-sam-burns/
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Update: Rudy Does Your Taxes | Bloggers for Rudy
« Rudy Does Your Taxes
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This entry was posted on January 13, 2008 at 7:33 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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https://bloggers4rudy.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/update-rudy-does-your-taxes/
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See: Bodywash Tease New Video Ahead of Debut Album – Backseat Mafia
Montreal dream pop quintet Bodywash premiered the haunting video for their new single, 'With Heat', ahead of the release of their debut album 'Comforter' on August 30th via Luminelle Recordings. The fuzz guitar-dominated song apparently deals with the feeling of being unable to escape something toxic. You can check it out here.
No details of a tour to promote 'Comforter' were available at the time of going to press, but Bodywash were planning to launch the album with a show at Toronto's Monarch Tavern on October 4th. You can order the album here.
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https://www.backseatmafia.com/see-bodywash-tease-new-video-ahead-of-debut-album/
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Values-Centered Leadership: A Biblical Worldview for Understanding the Driving Forces Behind Individual and Organizational Behavior: McKinley Johnson: 9781629985176 - Christianbook.com
Stock No: WW985176
A leader is someone who takes charge, manages risk, and stands firm in the face of adversity. But leaders who pay strict attention to their core values excel to greatness. Character is key. Value Centered Leadership examines leadership from a biblical perspective – why some leaders soar and others fail.
Dr. McKinley Johnson, a leadership specialist, discusses both the nature and role of values, its significance on individual and organizational behavior and how leaders can identify, integrate, and adopt values that lead to rich fulfillment. Jesus serves as our perfect example for His values defined every miracle He performed and He encourages us as His disciples to do likewise.
ISBN: 1629985171
ISBN-13: 9781629985176
I'm the author/artist and I want to review Values-Centered Leadership: A Biblical Worldview for Understanding the Driving Forces Behind Individual and Organizational Behavior.
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https://www.christianbook.com/leadership-worldview-understanding-individual-organizational-behavior/9781629985176/pd/985176
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New York|After 146 Years, Ringling Brothers Circus Takes Its Final Bow
Alexander Lacey, an animal trainer, performed with the lions on Sunday, the final day of shows from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island.CreditCreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times
A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: A Final Bow for the Greatest Show on Earth. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/nyregion/ringling-brothers-circus-takes-final-bow.html?smid=pl-share
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Arroyo Craftsman VB-11F-AB at Working8
SKU: VB-11F-AB
Questions About Arroyo Craftsman - VB-11F-AB? The lighting professionals at Working8 are available to assist you with your selection of Arroyo Craftsman products.
VB-11F-AB
Working8 is proud to present this antique brass finished wall light, by Arroyo Craftsman. The VB-11F-AB is made from premium materials, this Wall Light offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of Arroyo Craftsman's decorative Collection, so make sure to check out other styles of fixtures to accessorize your room.
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https://catalog.working8inc.com/Arroyo-Craftsman-VB-11F-AB-Antique-Brass-Wall-Light.HTM
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Apartment for Sale in Puerto Paraiso, Estepona: EMP 25
EMP 25 : Puerto Paraiso, Estepona
To enquire about this property please quote EMP 25 in all correspondence. You may telephone us, fax us, email us, or use the online enquiry form.
EMP 25: Apartment for Sale in Puerto Paraiso, Estepona
Price 279,000€ | (£245,520)
Property Code: EMP 25 Location: Puerto Paraiso, Estepona
Build Area: 90sq.m Plot Area:
Terrace Area: Year Built: 1984
Community Fees: 1,060€ p.a. IBI Tax: 454€ p.a.
Basura: 115€ p.a.
Large East facing totally reformed apartment overlooking Estepona Marina and views towards south east, morning sun. Entrance hallway, open plan modern kitchen, dining area, living room with access to east facing terrace. Master bedroom with double bed, guest bedroom with two single beds. Bathroom with bath, shower. Community gardens, two community pools. Close to Estepona Marina with it's bars and restaurants, 20 minutes walk into the center of Estepona old town and Playa la Rada, Playa Cristo 10 minutes walk, Close to all amenities, bus, shops, supermarkets.
EMP 25: Puerto Paraiso, Estepona
EMP 25 Puerto Paraiso, Estepona Apartment
2 1 90sq.m Community Community
Community Fees €1060.00 IBI Tax €453.86 Basura €115.00
• Front Line • Sea View • Beach Side • South East Orientation • Close To Amenities • Community Pools • Double Glazed • Community Gated Complex • Entry Phone • Community Gardens • Terrace/Balcony • Community Parking
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https://www.esteponamarinaproperties.com/apartment-for-sale_puerto-paraiso-estepona_462.php
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The Addiction Angel Organization knows that the heroin epidemic has made its mark all over the country, and one place the mounting rates of death as a result of the heroin epidemic has made plenty of headlines is the state of New York. At one point reports showed that New York experienced more deaths due to heroin overdose than from homicide, while across the country some statics have shown that the overdose death rate has quadrupled in recent years. Staten Island in New York is among one of the hardest hit communities statewide, with record numbers of overdose deaths resulting from the heroin epidemic. State officials and law enforcement agencies everywhere are beginning to revolutionize the methods they use to effectively address the heroin epidemic in their areas, with more compassionate programs being initiated with the intention of supporting those who struggle most. As heroin and opiate addiction has become [...]
Staten Island — The heroin epidemic on Staten Island is rapidly spreading through the entire area. There have been nine deaths in 10 days including three over the weekend. There have been 70 heroin-related deaths in 2016. The Staten Island District Attorney says it's a middle-class problem. "It started with the painkillers and then it moved to heroin in Middle America," Michael McMahon, Staten Island District Attorney told PIX11. "And Staten Island is more like Middle America that the four other boroughs." McMahon showed PIX11 a map of all the suspected heroin overdose deaths so far this year on Staten Island. The neighborhoods they've occurred in from Rose Bank to New Dorp and Tottenville. McMahon says it's not necessarily a bad batch of heroin, just a stronger variety that is causing these deaths. "The heroin we are seeing is coming from Mexico, 60, 70, 80 percent," McMahon said. "And it [...]
Staten Island Addiction and addiction all over the country has been increasing steadily from the 1990s. The largest killers were the narcotic drugs, prescription narcotic pain killers, cocaine and heroin. These drugs accounted for nearly half of the deaths in this particular study. Poisoning deaths, of which drug poisoning accounts for about 95%, now run behind only auto accidents as the leading cause of accidental injury death in the US. The demographics are also interesting. Drug overdose deaths are twice as common in men as in women meaning about 2/3 of these deaths. The highest rates are in the age group between 35 and 54 years of age, accounting for about 60% of all the poisoning deaths in the year 2004. The study also found the rates among white people rising much faster than in blacks while rates among Hispanics went up much less than among non-Hispanics. Among American Indian Alaska [...]
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http://www.lefest.org/creaked-record.html
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Jat 379: Neru-Jātaka
Neru-Jātaka
"Ravens and crows," etc. — The Master told this tale in Jetavana concerning a certain Brother. The story is that he got the forms of meditation from the Master and then went to a frontier village. There the people, pleased with his deportment, fed him, built him a hut in the wood, and exacting a promise, made him live there, and gave him great honour. But they forsook him for the teachers of the permanence of matter, afterwards forsaking those for the sect who deny immortality, and those again for the sect of naked ascetics: for teachers of all these sects came among them in turn. So he was unhappy among those people who knew not good and evil, and after the rains and the pavāraṇa[1] he went back to the Master, and at his request told him where he had stayed during the rains and that he had been unhappy among people who knew not good and evil. The Master said, "Sages of old, even when born as beasts, stayed not a day among those who knew not good and evil, why have you done so?" and so he told the tale.
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https://obo.genaud.net/dhamma-vinaya/pts/kd/jat/jat.3/jat.3.379.frni.pts.htm
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About Us – The Nanny Box
The Nanny BoxCelebrating Nannies Everywhere! Search for:
About Us The Nanny Box has been delivering the BEST products to Nannies across the USA! Our goal is to provide a platform for amazing companies to showcase their products, bringing only the best to the nannies we love!
The Nanny Box is a seasonal gift subscription that celebrates nannies all over the USA, giving employers, nanny agencies, family and friends of nannies a new, unique, and special way to show appreciation for in-home childcare specialists. Many nannies also buy the product for themselves! We have a saying at The Nanny Box, and that is "celebrate nanny life." We want to remind nannies (and people all over the world) just how valuable nannies are! We want you all to celebrate nanny life with us and with the products we select for every month to use on and off the clock!
We Are Not a "Try Before You Buy" Subscription Service!
When Jada founded The Nanny Box, she had something bigger in mind than just creating another box out there filled with products for you to just try. "Of all the subscription boxes out there, for moms, dads, teachers and even PETS, there's not ONE with the focus being the nanny! The nanny industry is a rapidly growing industry, and call me crazy but I think what we do is worth being celebrated! We help some of the most amazing people one earth- parents, and we get these children geared up for their first day at school, and beyond. That is what you can expect to discover inside every box each season- four-5 full sized items selected around the season. We write a letter to you expressing your worthy and how if no one has said this to you THANK YOU.
Jada Pickett has years of experience in the childcare industry and is passionate about exceeding your expectations.
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http://mynannybox.com/about/
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This unit covers foundational knowledge of reservoir engineering necessary to analyse and predict reservoir performance. The unit describes (1) the fundamental properties of rocks and petroleum fluids and how these properties change during the production; (2) different producing mechanisms; (3) flow principles in porous media; (4) the effects of drilling, completion and stimulation on productivity and the prevention and removal of formation damage; (5) production forecast by material balance techniques, well test analysis and interpretation, and well diagnosis and production logging; and (6) enhanced oil and gas recovery mechanisms.
Students are able to (1) develop a basic understanding of the origin of oil and gas reservoirs, properties of reservoir rock, and static and flow properties of reservoir fluids; (2) gain knowledge to analytically model the hydrocarbon volume in the reservoir, flow behaviour of hydrocarbon and water through reservoir rock and production performance of vertical and horizontal wells; (3) understand the mechanisms of formation damage in production systems; (4) analyse and identify production decline problems; (5) design and optimise well stimulation techniques; (6) develop an understanding of how the flow performance is affected by drilling, completion and stimulation operations; (7) learn how to forecast flow performance by well test; and (8) gain skills to model the flow performance in the overall production system.
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https://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/unitdetails?code=OGEG5803
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The government reports that in October, a whopping 250,000 jobs were added to the economy, including 32,000 manufacturing jobs (you know, the ones Obama told us were never coming back.) Unemployment held steady at 3.7%, the lowest in decades. There were a record 156,562,000 Americans employed, the twelfth such record set since Trump became President. The number of employed men over 20 and employed women over 20 also both set new records. Black unemployment was near a record low, while Hispanic unemployment reached an all-time low. And wage increases were the strongest since 2009.
So if you’re one of those people whom Trump predicted would get “tired of winning,” you know who to vote for. Everyone else, you know who to vote for. Now, go vote as if your job depended on it, because it does.
I have a friend whose "niece-in-law" was hospitalized in very critical condition with what the doctors thought was liver abscesses. There were several, the biggest being about the size of a grapefruit and it had ruptured filling her abdomen with really nasty stuff. She was on death's doorstep with the doctors trying to get her "cleaned out" before any type of surgery. With many transfusions and lots of draining, they were able to stabilize her and are trying to build her up to stand surgery in a couple of weeks if she continues to improve. It has been discovered that she does not have abscesses but instead she has parasites that she contracted when she had to go to MEXICO on a business trip for her company. There is no telling what diseases the people in the caravan have (just like the migrants had when they invaded Europe), but the Democrats want to get these people into the US. This borders on treason doesn't it?
I pray for Pres. Trump daily & for all elected officials. He is being attacked like no other President in my 71 years of memory. I pray he realizes how badly America needs him to stay the course & not get discouraged. The liberals can’t stand being challenged by anyone disagreeing with them. Stay Mr. President please stay. God be with you & give you wisdom.
My grandparents came from Slovenia (Yugoslavia when I visited with my mother and step-father in 1963) in the early 1900's. They were married in 1913 but grandma's younger sister came earlier. Great-aunt married and was widowed fairly young and remarried a Croatian man. Like my mother, great aunt saved everything and I have many letters. cards, religious things, etc. that I can't read because I don't speak or read the language like mom did. One of the more interesting things is an English version of "The Law of Naturalization Made Easy to Understand" in English published by John F. Jordan Co. in Chicago and revised in 1927. You could get a copy of the Constitution for 29c. It states that only free white persons and persons of African nativity and African descent can become citizens of the United States. "To Get First Papers: You can take out first paper the first day you arrive in the United States if you wish to do so and are eighteen years old or over. You must live in the United States a full five years before you can ask for your second paper." You must go to the Court House and that paper costs $1.00. Naturalization papers I have in my possession for great-aunt and second husband but do not know if grandparents had papers. Grandpa died before I was born at 52 and grandma never spoke English. Questions asked to get papers include: what do you do for a living, vessel you came on, port you entered, do you believe in organized government, do you speak English language, are you attached to principles of the constitution, believe in polygamy, etc. I found this little booklet enlightening.
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http://theglitteringeye.com/predicting-covid-19-spread-in-cities/
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2021-02-28T12:42:14Z
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Bottomline: Reliable live chat platform that enables you to communicate with your customers through your company website.
LiveChat's monthly plans are only available in paid options. However, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial to test out the software.
If you already have a MailChimp account, you can download the MailChimp LiveChat integration. With this integration, customers can subscribe to your email list through the chat window on your website.
A custom-built retreat in Big Sky is Montana's most expensive listing. The 16,000-square-foot home on 160 acres has landed on the market for $25 million.
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https://www.xeniagazette.com/news/17833/greene-optimist-club-expands-avenue-of-flags
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Search results58 articles matched your searchFirm:Minter EllisonRemove this filterPractice Area:Litigation / Dispute ResolutionRemove this filterSection:BriefingsRemove this filterSort By: Newest first | Oldest first
The High Court has handed down its decision in Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker — ruling that the implied term of trust and confidence is not part of Australian law.
Procedural fairness issues faced by the higher education sector are often sensitive, difficult to navigate and have far-reaching consequences for students and institutions,...
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http://www.thelawyer.com/minter-ellison/415206.supplierresults?parametrics=WVSECTION%7CBriefings&PageNo=1&storycode=3011879&cmd=AddPm&val=CAT%7C51817
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Dance with Depression: The Cloth Nappy Doctor Story
August 8, 2017 July 18, 2017 clothnappydoctor
image: Inga Williams from Queensland Times
I was honoured to share my story with the Queensland Times about how running a small business can trigger those deep feelings associated with depression and anxiety. You can read about my dance with depression in the full article here
The Bank of Queensland commissioned a study to see how small business owners handle the task of starting and running a small business. It was surprising to discover that 1 in 10 small business owners experience some degree of depression. This statistic connected with me.
When Abbey was 4 years old, we made a trip to a Melbourne Hospital to obtain her diagnosis after years of guessing and managing without solid direction. The diagnoses was CDKL5 encephalopathy…a gene mutation that causes multiple disabilities and hard-to-control seizures. It is great to have a name for her condition, but has not provided the opportunity for us to streamline her therapies or medical procedures.
We are still guessing what would be the best course of action for her. That is hard to manage as a parent, emotionally and mentally.
After this Melbourne trip I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Why? The hospital visit was quite traumatic as it included seeing my girl in a worse condition than I ever had before and my own inabilities to care for her as I developed food poisoning on arrival. It left me in a place of despair and helplessness. After a few months of gradually withdrawing from our community and my family, not finding fun in anything I use to, and not coping well with basic day to day tasks, it was time to find help.
Help came in the form of a counsellor, psychologist and family. Coping strategies and questioning my own assumptions helped me move forward. After a year with this assistance I took a big leap and started my own small business to see if we could provide a financial future for Abbey.
Caring for Abbey is going to be a long road and we don't want to miss out on the adventures other families can so easily engage with. And this is how Apikali was born.
Apikali means Abigail in Polynesian and everyday I go to work it provides a reminder why I am here and what my goals are.
Starting any small business there are challenges. From having to learn so many new skills from marketing, PR and customer service. The first year was easy. It was exciting. The second and third years it became messier as I tried to take on too many roles and please so many people.
My dance with depression went up a tempo as I managed a business, a family and my girl.
Thankfully I had the coping strategies I could call on and I knew what my triggers were. I could manage for a time, but found I had to go back to my psychologist to touch base and obtain a firmer grip on my thought processes.
At this time I reached out for more support within the business, welcoming Trudy and Sally to our Apikali Family.
Now we are 5 years into our Apikali adventure and we made another dramatic change to accomodate my mental health and the care that Abbey needs. We have down sized the scale of our operation. Of course we have done all of this in consultation with our community, our business coach and looking at our finances.
Its empowering having the courage to lead the dance with depression. Its also very frustrating that I need to manage it. And when these thoughts arise, I know its time to employ my strategies, call on my support team and to choose another tune to dance too.
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https://clothnappydoctor.com.au/dance-with-depression/
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Given that it was now winter, and that the event which had caused Arthur so much trouble eight of his personal years ago had occurred at the beginning of September, less than six or seven months could have passed here. He stood terribly still for a moment and let Know-Nothing-Bozo jump up and down yapping at him.
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https://pocketpinata.com/member/josephine-gardner/
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Amputee Support Group - Philadelphia, PA - AARP
Tuesday, Jul 13, 2021 at 12:15pm
Established in 1980, the AMP-Peer Program are a group of volunteers at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital. Amp-Peer is a free service that gives individuals with amputations the opportunity to talk with one another. The Peers share their experiences, knowledge, provide emotional support and practical information on everyday concerns. They are living proof that individuals with amputations can recover and continue to have active lives.
For more information about having an amputee peer meet with you or to become an amputee peer, contact the peer coordinator office at 215-587-3205 or [email protected].
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https://local.aarp.org/event/amputee-support-group-2021-07-13-philadelphia-pa.html
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Minicells as a Damage Disposal Mechanism in Escherichia coli. - PubMed - NCBI
1 selected item: 30232168
Rang CU1, Proenca A2, Buetz C2, Shi C2, Chao L2.
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA [email protected].
Many bacteria produce small, spherical minicells that lack chromosomal DNA and therefore are unable to proliferate. Although minicells have been used extensively by researchers as a molecular tool, nothing is known about why bacteria produce them. Here, we show that minicells help Escherichia coli cells to rid themselves of damaged proteins induced by antibiotic stress. By comparing the survival and growth rates of wild-type strains with the E. coliΔminC mutant, which produces excess minicells, we found that the mutant was more resistant to streptomycin. To determine the effects of producing minicells at the single-cell level, we also tracked the growth of ΔminC lineages by microscopy. We were able to show that the mutant increased the production of minicells in response to a higher level of the antibiotic. When we compared two sister cells, in which one produced minicells and the other did not, the daughters of the former had a shorter doubling time at this higher antibiotic level. Additionally, we found that minicells were more likely produced at the mother's old pole, which is known to accumulate more aggregates. More importantly, by using a fluorescent IbpA chaperone to tag damage aggregates, we found that polar aggregates were contained by and ejected with the minicells produced by the mother bacterium. These results demonstrate for the first time the benefit to bacteria for producing minicells.IMPORTANCE Bacteria have the ability to produce minicells, or small spherical versions of themselves that lack chromosomal DNA and are unable to replicate. A minicell can constitute as much as 20% of the cell's volume. Although molecular biology and biotechnology have used minicells as laboratory tools for several decades, it is still puzzling that bacteria should produce such costly but potentially nonfunctional structures. Here, we show that bacteria gain a benefit by producing minicells and using them as a mechanism to eliminate damaged or oxidated proteins. The elimination allows the bacteria to tolerate higher levels of stress, such as increasing levels of streptomycin. If this mechanism extends from streptomycin to other antibiotics, minicell production could be an overlooked pathway that bacteria are using to resist antimicrobials.
Copyright © 2018 Rang et al.
Escherichia coli; aging; antibiotic resistance; minicells; oxidative damage
mSphere. 2018 Sep-Oct;3(5):e00428-18.
Capture and ejection of inclusion bodies by minicells. (A) Time-lapse microscopy of an inclusion body in a growing E. coli cell about to produce a minicell. The inclusion body was tagged with an IbpA-yfp fusion () and tracked by fluorescence microscopy. IbpA is a small chaperone that facilitates the refolding of damaged proteins and is therefore associated with inclusion bodies in E. coli (). As shown, the inclusion body near the pole ends up being captured by the minicell and removed from the mother cell over a period of 40 min. (B) Fate of 43 inclusion bodies near poles that were tracked until the formation of the next minicell. A frequency of 41/43 inclusion bodies was captured by the next minicell. The remaining two were captured by a second minicell at a later time period. P < 0.001 by chi-square against a null model of 50% each. *, **, and *** denote P values less than 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively.
Doubling time of ΔminC and wild-type ΔmalT lineages with streptomycin. Values were extracted from the (6-µg streptomycin ml−1) cells, which were previously pooled but are now sorted by generations. Box plots represent maximum doubling time, third quartile, median, first quartile, and minimum value. Lines connecting the box plots go through the median. (A) Box plots of ΔmalT doubling times. Generation times for ΔmalT lineages were rescaled because all of the lineages stopped dividing at this streptomycin concentration, and different lineages stopped at different times. Thus, generation = 0 was set as the point when the last division occurred. As a consequence, all cells at generation = 1 either lysed or failed to divide within an 800-min observation window (limited by the length of the videos). The shaded area highlights the maximum to minimum range of the doubling times observed at generation = 0. Sample sizes from generations −3 to 1 were 6, 17, 45, 94, and 94, respectively. The slope of a linear regression of the doubling times onto generations was significantly greater than zero (P < 0.001; r2 = 0.34; excluding generation = 1). (B) Box plots of ΔminC doubling times. The shaded area covers the same doubling time range as in panel A and corresponds to the maximum to minimum range of doubling times of the ΔmalT strain box plot at generation = 0. Sample sizes from generations 1 to 7 were 12, 35, 43, 51, 50, 43, and 38, respectively. Generations 8, 9, and 10 were not included or presented because their sample sizes were too small.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30232168
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Apple iPhone 5C – Phones Limited – News, Reviews, Deals
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Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C off to a slow start in China – only 100,000 units preordered from China Mobile in the first two days
Apple has recently struck a deal with China Mobile, the biggest network operator in China and the world. As a result, the Cupertino firm was expected to make a killing selling iPhones in China. It looks like, however, that the Apple iPhone 5S and the Apple iPhone are off to a slow start, as analysts are saying that China Mobile has only accepted 100,000 units of both handsets in the first two days of availability.
AllThingsD reports, "Wedge Partners figures China Mobile accepted about 100,000 preorders for the iPhone 5s and 5c during the first two days of availability.
"Interestingly, that's fewer than rival carriers managed when the devices first launched a few months back. In September, China Unicom racked up about 120,000 preorders and China Telecom about 150,000 for the 5s and 5c both.
"How is it that China Mobile, which currently provides cell service to over 763 million customers, is pulling in fewer iPhone preorders than its smaller rivals? One thing to keep in mind: It's still early and this is only a single estimate. Another: The 5s and 5c are two months old now, and China Mobile isn't doing much to differentiate them on its network. According to Wedge, its subsidies are similar to China Telecom's and slightly higher than China Unicom's."
Speaking to the site, Wedge analyst Brian Blair said, "What's important to remember is these phones launched in September. Now here we are several months later and there's no subsidy being offered that's so special that the preorders are off the charts. If this had been in September when the phone launched globally, I think the numbers would be a lot higher."
Do you still think the Apple iPhone 5S and Apple iPhone 5C be hits in China? Let us know what you think through a comment on our Phones Limited Facebook page.
Adoption rate of Apple iPhone 5S now at 10%
The adoption rate of the Apple iPhone 5S is now at 10%, meaning out of all the iPhones out in the wild 10% of them are the iPhone 5S.
TechCrunch reports, "The iPhone 5s is doing pretty well in terms of sales numbers, and has just passed 10 percent usage rate among iPhone models according to mobile analytics firm Mixpanel. That's a significant milestone, because it means that users are adopting the iPhone 5s at between two and three times the rate they got on board with the iPhone 5. And the iPhone 5c, while trailing the iPhone 5s, is actually doing better than many might expect, too.
"Growth for the iPhone 5 progressed at about 0.25 to 0.5 percent per week, according to Mixpanel, and the growth for the iPhone 5s is currently trending at around 0.75 and 1 percent per week. That's about 3x the rate of adoption of the iPhone 5c, according to the data gathered through Mixpanel's network – which means the iPhone 5c's growth is roughly equivalent to the general rate of adoption for the iPhone 5. Mixpanel CEO Suhail Doshi says that means the 5c is quite possibly "doing a reasonable job of taking over the mid-end part of the smartphone market."
Do you own an Apple iPhone 5S? Let us know through a comment on our Phones Limited Facebook page.
Apple iPhone 5S outsells Apple iPhone 5C three to one in the UK
Which iPhone is more popular in the UK? Is it the Apple iPhone 5S, or is it the Apple iPhone 5C? According to Kantar World Panel, it is the iPhone 5S, outselling the 5C three to one.
Kantar reports, "The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, for the three months to October 2013, shows that the new iPhone 5C and 5S models have helped boost Apple's market share compared to the previous month, but have not yet seen the same uplift as when the iPhone 5 was released. Across Europe, Android remains the number one OS with 70.9% share, with Apple holding 15.8%."
Dominic Sunnebo, strategic insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, said, "In almost all markets, the iPhone 5S and 5C releases have given iOS a significant bounce compared to the previous month. Generally, Apple's share of the market still remains lower than when the iPhone 5 was released, although this is not wholly unexpected as shoppers tend to react more positively to 'full' releases than incremental improvements such as the 5S and 5C.
Sunnebo adds, "The cheaper 5C appeals to a broader audience than Apple usually attracts. In the US, the biggest demand for these mid-end models is coming from lower income households. Some 42% of iPhone 5C owners earn less than $49,000 compared with just 21% for iPhone 5S. iPhone 5C customers also tend to be slightly older at an average of 38 years compared to 34 years for the 5S. The good news for Apple is that this wider appeal is attracting significant switching from competitors. Almost half of iPhone 5C owners switched from competitor brands, particularly Samsung and LG, compared with 80% of 5S owners who upgraded from a previous iPhone model."
Do you own an Apple iPhone 5S, or have you opted to get your hands on the Apple iPhone 5C? Let us know through a comment on our Phones Limited Facebook page.
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Super Time! - Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine, Franklin Traveller Reviews - TripAdvisor
Super Time! - Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
Ranked #4 of 36 things to do in Franklin
Snookie222
From the time we pulled in, it was like going back in time, we felt VERY welcome right away,
we camped for three nights, really really private, great time. Loved the campsite. The staff here
are the best customer service oriented, sooooooo sweet, from all the handsome men to our new best friend Judy, Ron and I had the best time. We will go back again.
Lisa Marie & Ron
Ask Snookie222 about Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
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All reviews bell ringers changing room port a potties black light hard work change of clothes first timers dig site gem mining we spent hours wear old clothes salted buckets the real deal running water picnic tables real mining authentic experience
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Just got back from a spur-of-the-moment trip to this gem mine and I have to say, the 4+ hour trip was definitely worth it!
We really appreciated that our tickets covered us for the whole day, especially given our large family. We chose to go with the native mining rather than the "rainbow" (i.e. - salted buckets) mining and we're glad we did. The staff, especially Brandon and Dakota, were awesome. They gave us a good explanation of what type of soil to dig in, then set us free to go poke around in the mine area.
Down at the sluice area, Brandon and Dakota were very helpful (and patient!) in checking out what we had dug up to see if we had any gems hidden in the gravel. They offered explanations of some of the other stones we were seeing, such as quartz and mica, and gave us helpful info about the shapes we should be looking for. It only took us about 30 minutes before my stepdaughter found a 10.5 carat sapphire, much to her delight. Once they spotted it, they led her up to the office to check it out, ring the bell, and write her name up on the wall announcing her find. Brandon and Dakota also addressed each of us by name every time (they ask you to wear a nametag) they spoke to our family, which made it a bit more of a personal experience.
Getting to Mason's was a bit tricky since Google Maps was having a hard time figuring out our location and cell service in the area is spotty to non-existent. The drive is gorgeous but twisty, and we were making jokes about the Walking Dead, The Mist, and Children of the Corn before too long. There are signs for Mason's along the way but can be hard to spot if you're not looking carefully.
The site itself is nicely maintained. Parking was very easy (yay for no parking charge!) and the mining area is literally only a very short hike over a pretty bridge and up a path. This is a natural mine, so be prepared to swing a shovel and get a bit dirty in the process. The sluice / flumes are generally covered or have shade trees overhead, but I'd recommend bringing sunblock anyway - my stepdaughter got a little crispy while digging in the mine area. I'd also recommend good shoes - my girls wore flip-flops and they were fine, but I think my sneakers were the better choice.
There's a small creek where you can cool off (and wash off!) but it was COLD. You can wear rubber gloves while washing and sorting through your gravel but we chose not to and it was just fine. There's also a changing room where you can switch from mud-covered clothes to clean ones, which is a good idea - we all got pretty muddy while sluicing our gravel but had brought a change of clothes with us. Bathrooms are porta-potties (hand sanitizer included) but I can happily report they were pretty clean for porta-potties and didn't smell badly, thank heavens. They do have some snacks available for sale at very affordable prices and picnic tables where you can sit and have lunch or some munchies.
In the end, it was a muddy but extremely fun day. We ended up with 30 or 40 carats of sapphires and some great memories. After today's really, really outstanding experience, we'll definitely be heading back to Mason's again in the near future.
Ask 151melissad about Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
Masons was hands down the highlight of our 3 day N.C prospecting trip.the saphires were plenty we left with 60+ karats, but the staff is what made it memorable.Tod and Charlie really go the extra mile to make you feel welcome and successful . We will definitely be back.
Ask jake g about Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
its a really nice place,the staff are friendly and entertaining,although the stones are small ,you get to dig your own dirt in a natural mine.meaning they dont add anything to the dirt,so you know it was all your own effort.its a little ride outside of town,but the sluices are covered,so you dont sit in the hot sun.and for $30 you get to dig all day long wich i find is a good deal.and dont forget to watch the video on their website,its hilarious.
Ask Conchita P about Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
Should cost less!
We were there yesterday. It was a really long drive outside of town (Franklin) to get there. We paid $30 each for four of us. We were there nearly a full day and found very little and nothing of value. The staff was nice and helpful and it was fun, but I felt the price was too high. We drove over from Blue Ridge, GA to fulfill a special wish for one of our kids. We were disappointed. If you go, plan to pay the fee for the experience and don't count on finding gems.
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Draw From Him
John 15:16 fits in with the whole concept of Jesus being the True Vine, the Father being the Vine dresser and the Holy Spirit being the Helper that we so desperately need to be able to do all that He has commanded us (Matt 28:19-20 Acts 1:8 Luke 24:47-49).
As His family we are to be true witnesses to His resurrection and to a relationship with our Father which is the beginning of our eternal life with Him, not just when we die and go to heaven.
John 17:3 says, "And this is eternal life, that they (us) may know You, the only True God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent". Here we see that eternal life with Jesus and Father God is not only when we die, but it is having relationship with Him now. That should flow into us having relationship with our friends, family and community and that will convince the world that we love Jesus, because of the relationship we have with Him, listening to Him, being empowered by Him allowing Him to make the Word alive to us, so that the sap from the vine will flow into us and bring new life day by day as we need it, in the vineyard of His kingdom.
Draw from Him this week and see the difference it will make in your life.
That He May Give You
John 15:16, "You did not choose me but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain that whatever you ask the Father in my name He may give you.
Without a doubt in the context of this verse, the preceding lines have a lot to do with our asking the Father in Jesus name and the mind blowing statement "He may give you".
First we need to recognise that he chose us not the other way around. He called us and by His grace He enabled us to respond to His call and that is how we got saved - by grace. Eph 2:1-9 and especially verse 10 which says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works (fruit bearing), which God prepared beforehand (prior to salvation) that we should walk in them. He appointed us to be fruit bearers, so it is in the state of doing that, that we can ask the Father for more fruit, varying fruit and multiplied fruit. It is all in the context of fruit bearing that we can ask the Father in the name of Jesus. Ask for a car so you can get to the harvest. Ask for a house so that you can disciple the harvest and the list goes on and on and on.
Let's be found doing that in Jesus name and bring Him much honour and glory.
Be Fruit Bearers for Jesus
Every time I read this Scripture I am more excited. He chose us and appointed us to and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain.
My immediate question is, "For how long?" I believe His answer is that it should remain until He evaluates it by fire (1 Cor 3:12-15). If it endures (what endures?) the fruit of your ministry; the fruit of your life, every part of it, from the time you got saved and came into relationship with Father God and Whom He sent, Jesus Christ the Saviour of your soul (John 17:1-5 esp verse 3)
You have been given a measure of faith to believe for this (Rom 12:3); He has gifted you with gifts (1 Peter 4:8-10); and these gifts have been given to us individually as He wills and they are for the profit of all which means you have to use them and function in them for all the benefit of those that you do life with (1 Cor 12:7-11)
Let us all be fruit bearers so that we may please our Father in heaven and that the people we minister to might do the same (Matt 5:13-16, especially verse 16).
Church, let's be fruit bearers for Jesus!
Give Him the Best Return on His Investment
God the Creator of the universe has both chosen and appointed us. Chosen and appointed in the gifting and capacity that He gave us to bear fruit for His glory.
Would you or I choose each other in helping God to produce fruit for eternity? Yet God so passionately believes in you and I that He writes on the pages of the Bible that we are His and and that He will work with us to achieve His eternal purposes created from before the foundations of the world (Eph 3:8-11; 16-21). We along with Paul have this amazing privilege to tell others every day of our lives how blessed be are that He would entrust us in this awesome task.
God's gift is amazing to say the least and His expectation is fruit. Matt 25:14-30 is without a doubt one of the most challenging sections of Scripture in he whole Bible. In short, verse 14 starts in this manner, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like…" and then He says "I dispense the talents (gifts) and I expect a return on my investment exactly the same as you expect a return on your investments.
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Mazda only ac or defrost now ac quit - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
Mazda only ac or defrost now ac quit
hebe July 4, 2016, 9:45pm #1
I'm the original/only owner of a 97 Mazda B2300 PU with 111,000 miles. The truck has been a great vehicle to own and hasn't cost anything aside from normal maintenance. Last year, my regular ac setting stopped working and I couldn't get fresh air in the vent. I took it to a repair shop and they said that the control center in the dash broke so it defaulted to Max AC and defrost. They estimated around $1600 to repair. I have been living with it. About 2-3 weeks ago, the air stopped working. The compressor doesn't seem to kick in. I live in hot and humid FL and summer is around the corner. Should I take the dive and repair it and continue to drive it until it rusts to the ground?? No signs of rust anywhere, or should I just give in and get another vehicle? I know repair is cheaper than replace, my concern is that the $1600 may end up being so much more if the ac has gone bad too. What are the chances?
hebe July 6, 2016, 2:27am #2
And, the truck is 15 years old, is it worth repairing this at this point?
I would greatly appreciate any advice you have to offer.
Florida has lots of AC specialty shops. Take to a shop for an estimate, then go get a second estimate. The truck is not worth much, but if it works for you the repair is likely cheaper than getting another truck. Only you can decide where to spend the money to repair or sell the truck and replace it.
eraser1998 July 6, 2016, 2:27am #4
I'm trying to figure out what they were claiming was wrong before.
The dash control unit for a Mazda B2300 pickup shouldn't cost more than $30-40 or so for a used one in excellent condition. It should be interchangeable with that out of a Ford Ranger, so the supply is near endless. Replacement is a simple, straightforward job - no harder than changing your car's stereo. That is definitely not a $1600 job. Or anywhere near it.
I could see the defrost mode door actuator failing - that would keep the thing in essentially a defrost mode all the time… but that's fundamentally different than max a/c, in that it doesn't direct the airflow up against the glass, but both put it in recirc (which is all max a/c really is over regular a/c).
That's a $10 part… replacement could be a bear, though, requiring a bit of labor, but nowhere near $1600 total.
As for the current problem, it could be as simple as a fuse or the compressor relay having failed… there's no reason to panic yet, as this might be a very cheap repair.
If it's actually the vent control module that's failed, then the cheapest fix is to aquire a used vent control module from a local auto recycler and then have an independent shop replace it.
hebe July 6, 2016, 2:27am #6
Both eraser and tester, you guys nailed it. they said that the vent control thing is the problem. I didn't think to check the fuses for the ac currently, but that is an easy fix so me and DH can do that. I think I'll have to call some independent mechanics around here and see if anyone is up for this. The previous place was an independent, but they obviously wanted alot of money for what could be a job that shouldn't cost that much. They also said they have to remove the dash board. Is that the case, or are they just trying to not do this job?
You should not need to remove the dash to replace the vent control panel. But, that may be only part of the problem. There are some AC repairs that could require the dash to come out, such as to replace the evaporator on some cars. Get several shops to look over the AC and get quotes to repair. Pick one you think has the price and credentials to do a good job.
jesmed1 July 6, 2016, 2:27am #8
I had an 88 Honda where the AC compressor stopper kicking in due to loss of refrigerant. There was a pressure switch in the system, and when refrigerant pressure dropped below a certain point, the pressure switch stopped the compressor from kicking in, to save the compressore from damage.
So you may also need a refrigerant recharge.
eraser1998 July 6, 2016, 2:27am #9
@hebe - if its the actuator, I can certainly see needing to remove the dash to get to it. That is never cheap, but $1600 is still highway robbery for it. A heater core replacement in your truck should cost $640-833 according to repairpal (for my region - $556-$709 of that is labor). That's pricing it at around 7-9 hours of labor. The actuator in this case is significantly cheaper than the heater core, so the upper bound of costs should still be what a heater core replacement costs, since labor should be similar. Heck, with those actuators so cheap, there's a strong argument for replacing them ALL if you DIY the job when you're in there.
You might want to shop around for a different shop, though, not simply because the price was too high. Every once in awhile, someone figures out a trick that speeds up replacement and they might pass some of that savings through. For example, some mechanics found that for some Tauruses, you could cut a little support bracket used for installing part of the dash, and then you didn't need to actually remove the dash to replace the heater core - you had to remove a few bolts so you could move it slightly, but it eliminated all the wiring disconnects and such and cut a 7 hour+ job into a 2 hour job.
hebe July 6, 2016, 2:28am #10
eraser, thanks for the additional insight. I'm going to get on the phone this week with all the shops that have good recommendations on here and see if I can find someone who knows more of what they are talking about and is willing to give a realistic estimate. If I can salvage the vehicle, I'd really prefer doing so as it has been a great vehicle to own(reliable, dependable and very cost efficient.)
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The arable farming industry contributes extensively to the New Zealand economy. Many Federated Farmers provinces have an Arable chairperson who leads a local group of growers. These groups tend to deal with local issues such as stubble burning regulations, RMA compliance and local product contracts. They also feed information back into the national network.
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In January of 2014 my husband began to do some planning to celebrate our 20th anniversary. We ended up celebrating three times over the course of six months. Our first trip was a winter two night trip into Seattle, our second was a trip to San Juan Island that our mother's decided to gift us, and our third trip was two weeks in Alaska.
This third trip was inspired by the realization that, though we had been warning our kids their entire lives that we would be dirt bagging as soon as the youngest graduated, our life long vague adventure plans would need to remain on hold.
Part 6: Back country recipes and some Alaska beer (Edited 11/12/14, Part 6 part 6 ended up being a good length without the beer.)
← A Glitch in the day Denali National Park, part 2 of 6 →
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barleyharvest October 13, 2014 at 1:51 am
dbp49 November 19, 2014 at 4:11 am
It looks absolutely wonderful. I've been an avid hiker all my life, and that looks particularly inviting. Thanks for the view.
TheyRode Post author November 30, 2014 at 4:44 am
dbp49,
If you are an avid hiker then I highly recommend giving Denali National Park a visit. A handful of primitive campsites are available if you don't want to backpack but would like to stay in the depths of the park and take up several day hike opportunities.
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Asan is a ceremonial, market and residential square in central Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. It is one of the most well-known historical locations in the city as well as popular place for Spices and is famed for its bazaar, festival calendar and strategic location. Six streets converge on Asan giving the square a perpetual bustle. You can easily spend more then three hours to knowing about all spices and other traditional daily foods around.The bazaar at Asan attracts shoppers from all over Kathmandu because of the tremendous variety of merchandise sold here, ranging from foodstuffs, spices and textiles to electronics and bullion.Asan is also one of the popular tourist spots in the city because of its architectural sights and charming ambiance. There are banks, restaurants and a post office. Two taxi stands and bus stops are situated on the eastern side.
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Please check the latest internal build of Test Studio and let us know about your Edge automation feedback. Please check about the WebDriver prerequisite as documented here:
http://docs.telerik.com/teststudio/getting-started/configure-your-browser/edge
The internal build is labeled Test Studio 2016.1.607.
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Posted on: 02 Mar 2016 12:57
Indeed, our Edge automation steps on WebDriver API. While it's a bit limited for Edge we manage to work-around the issues so far so that we can fully support Edge at the end.
@All, we should be able to release Edge automation officially with the R2'16 release of Test Studio by June. We will definitely provide a preview earlier once it passes our internal testing so hopefully we will get an internal build for all those customers running the next official release (R1'16 planned for March) due in May. Please stay tuned.
Posted on: 01 Mar 2016 21:01
Konstantin, what about WebDriver? https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/07/23/bringing-automated-testing-to-microsoft-edge-through-webdriver/
Posted on: 12 Jan 2016 15:19
The dev team is researching our options to automate MS Edge. Unfortunately our IE automation is not useful for Edge and in addition it still does not support browser extensions, so we are looking for alternative.
We will make sure to update this public item as soon as we have some success as well as timeline to commit with.
Posted on: 12 Jan 2016 15:03
What is the current status on this effort?
Posted on: 22 Dec 2015 22:59
What is the status of this request, please?
Posted on: 29 Nov 2015 01:15
Posted on: 25 Nov 2015 17:46
Please support Edge. Thanks
Posted on: 07 Oct 2015 04:13
Posted on: 25 Aug 2015 07:19
Hi All, thanks for your valuable feedback. We are currently resarching the options here and plan to start implementing test playback first.
Posted on: 24 Aug 2015 20:45
We expect customers to quickly adopt Windows 10 and the Edge browser because that is being distributed on new tablets.
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There has been a lot going on at North American Arms, not the least of which is more focus on their “Curious, Custom and Collectible Shop” which is your chance to own some of the more exclusive editions of NAA product. For info on those items, please see: http://northamericanarms.com/firearms/ccc.html . For the Sidewinder, lets start with the basic specifications:
For an extra $40 of suggested retail, you can have the NAA-SWC “NAA Sidewinder with Conversion” which includes a second cylinder in .22 Long Rifle for economical fun and practice. While none of the NAA Minis can be considered heavy, the Sidewinder is especially light, lighter than the 8.8 oz. NAA Black Widow (2 inch barrel) and essentially the same feel as the 6.4 oz. NAA PUG that sports a one inch “heavy” barrel.
There are several reasons to own a few NAA mini-revolvers, not the least of which is their clean, aesthetic appeal. Particularly with any number of the wood stocks, including the set supplied with the Sidewinder, they are easy on the eyes in a Swiss watch sort of way. Perhaps that's one of the reasons they have garnered so much collector interest: that, and you don't need an airplane hangar to store your collection in.
I find them extremely safe to carry, with the NAA “safety notch” cylinder, and the operation is essentially self-explanatory. That's a good thing for me, in particular, as it takes me an hour and a half to watch “60 Minutes.” There is increased interest in pocketable handguns in Illinois, as it looks like by June of this year, Illinois will become the last of the fifty states to become polite.
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EP2507884B1 - Inverter for high voltages - Google Patents
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EP2507884B1
EP2507884B1 EP10788266.4A EP10788266A EP2507884B1 EP 2507884 B1 EP2507884 B1 EP 2507884B1 EP 10788266 A EP10788266 A EP 10788266A EP 2507884 B1 EP2507884 B1 EP 2507884B1
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2009-12-01 Priority to DE102009057288.0A priority Critical patent/DE102009057288B4/en
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2010-11-18 Priority to PCT/EP2010/067735 priority patent/WO2011067120A1/en
2012-10-10 Publication of EP2507884A1 publication Critical patent/EP2507884A1/en
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The invention relates to a submodule for forming an inverter with a first subunit, which has a first energy store, a first series circuit of two power semiconductor switching units connected in parallel to the first energy store, which each have a power semiconductor which can be switched on and off in the same forward direction and are conductive in each case counter to said forward direction, and a first terminal, which is connected to the potential point between the power semiconductor switching units of the first series circuit, and a second subunit, the second energy storage, a second energy storage parallel-connected second series connection of two power semiconductor switching units, each having a turn on and off power semiconductor in the same forward direction and in each case are conductive opposite to said forward direction, and having a second terminal which is connected to the potential point t is connected between the power semiconductor switching units of the second series circuit.
The invention further relates to a converter for example for high voltage applications with power semiconductor valves, each extending between an AC voltage terminal and a DC voltage terminal and forming a bridge circuit, each power semiconductor valve having a series connection of bipolar submodules and each submodule has at least one energy store and at least one power semiconductor circuit.
The aforementioned submodule is from the EP 1 497 911 A2 already known. There, a direct converter is described with the converter branches, which consist of a series connection of identical bipolar submodules. The submodules have two subunits, each having a unipolar capacitor and a series circuit of two IGBTs, each IGBT a freewheeling diode is connected in parallel in opposite directions. A first submodule connection terminal is connected to the potential point between the IGBTs of the first subunit and the second submodule connection terminal is connected to the potential point between the IGBTs of the second subunit. The two capacitors of the subunits are coupled to one another via connecting means, wherein the connecting means have at least two IGBTs, each with a parallel freewheeling diode.
In the DE 101 03 031 A1 An inverter is described which has power semiconductor valves connected together in a bridge circuit. Each of these power semiconductor valves has an AC voltage terminal for connecting a phase of an AC voltage network and a DC voltage terminal, which can be connected to a pole of a DC intermediate circuit. In this case, each power semiconductor valve consists of a series circuit of two-pole submodules, each having a unipolar storage capacitor and a power semiconductor circuit in parallel with the storage capacitor. The power semiconductor circuit consists of a series circuit in the same direction oriented switched on and off power semiconductor switches, such as IGBTs or GTOs, each of which a freewheeling diode is connected in parallel in opposite directions. One of two terminals of each submodule is connected to the storage capacitor and the other terminal to the potential point between the two can be turned on and off Power semiconductor switches connected. Depending on the switching state of the two controllable power semiconductors, either the capacitor voltage dropping across the storage capacitor or else a zero voltage can be applied to the two output terminals of the submodule. Due to the series connection of the submodules within the power semiconductor valve, a so-called DC voltage impressing multi-stage converter is provided, wherein the height of the voltage stages is determined by the height of the respective capacitor voltage. Multi-stage or multi-point converters have the advantage over the two- or three-stage converters with central capacitor banks that high discharge currents are avoided in the event of a short circuit on the DC side of the converter. In addition, the complexity of filtering harmonics over two- or three-phase converters is reduced in the case of multistage converters.
Multipoint converters are also preferred for the construction of spatially extended branched DC voltage networks, which are required in particular in so-called offshore wind farms and in connection with solar power networks in desert areas.
However, an important prerequisite for the use of inverters in these areas is a secure control of short circuits in the DC voltage network. Cheap mechanical switches for extremely high DC voltages, which can switch high fault currents under load, are not available due to fundamental physical problems. The technically achievable switch-off times and the switching overvoltage of mechanical switches are also disturbing.
The EP 0 867 998 B1 describes the use of electronic power semiconductor switches in the DC link of a high voltage DC power transmission system. The use of power semiconductor switches at DC voltages of a few hundred kilovolts, however, has the disadvantage that the high voltage makes a large number of power semiconductors connected in series necessary. But this also introduces a high passage loss on these components. In addition, overvoltage limiters must be provided in parallel to the power semiconductors, whereby the effort is additionally increased. The surge limiters usually have no ideal Begrenzerkennlinien so that the number of series-connected power semiconductors must be designed even higher than the nominal voltage would actually require. As a result of this oversizing, the forward losses increase even further.
The WO 2008/067786 A1 describes a multi-stage converter with series connections of submodules, each submodule having a thyristor next to a capacitor in parallel to a power semiconductor circuit. The thyristor is connected in parallel with a free-wheeling diode of the power semiconductor circuit, which leads to the entire short-circuit current in the event of a fault. In the event of a short circuit, the parallel thyristor is ignited so that the freewheeling diode is relieved.
In addition to the above-mentioned applications in the field of electric power transmission and distribution, DC multipoint converters are, of course, also excellently suited for use in the field of drive technology.
The above-mentioned multi-point or multi-stage converters have the disadvantage that a short-circuit current across the inverter can not be limited without additional measures in both directions, so that the semiconductors of the inverter and external components are endangered or destroyed in the short circuit.
The object of the invention is to provide a submodule and a converter of the type mentioned above, with which occurring in the event of a fault occurring short-circuit currents effectively limited and damage to the system can be safely avoided and which is also inexpensive. In addition, faulty sections of a DC voltage network should be de-energized as quickly as possible and separated in this way from the rest of the DC network.
Finally, in the event of a short circuit on the DC side of the converter, the currents on its AC side should be influenced as little as possible, and tripping of the AC side mechanical switches should be avoided.
Starting from the submodule mentioned above, the invention achieves this object by virtue of the first subunit and the second subunit being connected by connecting means which connect an emitter connection branch which connects an emitter of a first power semiconductor switching unit of the first series circuit to an emitter of a first power semiconductor switching unit of the second series circuit and in which a potential separation diode is arranged, a collector connection branch connecting a collector of the second power semiconductor switching unit of the first series circuit to a collector of the second power semiconductor switching unit of the second series circuit and in which a potential separation diode is arranged, and a Having a switching branch, in which a switching unit is arranged and connects the cathode of the potential separation diode of the emitter connection branch with the anode of the potential separation diode of the collector connection branch.
Based on the aforementioned converter, the invention solves this problem in that the submodule is a submodule according to the invention.
According to the invention, two subunits each having an energy store, for example a capacitor, and a series connection of two power semiconductor switching units are connected to one another via connecting means. Deviating from the prior art, the connection means are designed such that, with suitable control of the power semiconductor switching units, a current flow between the two connection terminals of the submodule according to the invention must always occur via at least one energy store. The affected energy storage device always builds up a countervoltage independent of the polarization of the clamping current, which quickly reduces the current flow. The selected switching state according to the invention depends on the topology of the connection means and their components.
According to the invention, a high short-circuit current can be controlled without external additional switches. In contrast to the prior art, it is ensured in the context of the invention that high short-circuit currents can be avoided quickly, reliably and effectively by the converter itself in both directions. Additional switches, for example in the DC voltage circuit which is connected to the converter, or else semiconductor switches connected in parallel with a power semiconductor of the submodule, have become superfluous in the context of the invention. In case of error take almost exclusively the submodules according to the invention on the released energy, so that it is completely absorbed. The energy intake has a counter tension in the wake and can be dimensioned in a defined and desired manner, so that unfavorably high voltages are avoided. In addition, according to the invention no energy storage must be charged controlled to restart the inverter. Rather, the inverter according to the invention can resume normal operation at any time.
According to the invention, the connection means comprise an emitter connection branch which connects an emitter of a first power semiconductor switching unit of the first series circuit to the emitter of a first power semiconductor switch unit of the second series circuit and in which a potential isolation diode is arranged. Further, a collector connection branch is provided, which connects a collector of the second power semiconductor switching unit of the first series circuit with a collector of the second power semiconductor switching unit of the second series circuit and in which also a potential separation diode is arranged. The connection means further comprise a switching branch in which a switching unit is arranged and which connects the cathode of the potential separation diode of the emitter connection branch to the anode of the potential separation diode of the collector connection branch. The emitter of a power semiconductor switching unit is also referred to as source or cathode.
The connecting means expediently have a switching unit. This switching unit is in said selected state, for example in its interruption position. Deviating from this, however, it is also possible according to the invention that the switching unit in the selected switching state in their Passage position is. The design of the switching unit is fundamentally arbitrary within the scope of this further development of the invention. For example, this may be a mechanical switching unit, a suitable semiconductor switch, or a power semiconductor switching unit that is similar to the other power semiconductor units of the converter. The design of the power semiconductor switching units will be discussed in more detail later.
Conveniently, the connection means comprise at least one potential isolation diode arranged to maintain a voltage difference between the first subunit and the second subunit. According to this advantageous development, it is possible to increase the number of achievable voltage levels. For example, it is possible to generate the sum of the voltages dropping across the first energy store and the voltages dropping across the second energy store at the connection terminals of the submodule. In addition, in this embodiment of the invention, the possibility depending on the switching state of the power semiconductor switching units only one, so either to generate the voltage dropping at the first energy storage or the second energy storage at terminals. In this way, the first and the second subunit can be treated in terms of control technology like two submodules according to the prior art. Thus far established control methods can also be applied to the submodule according to the invention.
Moreover, it is advantageous that the connecting means have at least one damping resistor. The damping resistor (s) support the energy storage devices to absorb energy in the event of a fault. For this purpose, the damping resistors are so with the remaining components of the connecting means interconnects that in the said selected switching state, a current flow, at least partially, also via the damping resistances, regardless of the polarity of the clamping current.
According to a related expedient further development, in each case a damping resistor is arranged in the emitter connection branch and in the collector connection branch. As already stated, the switching unit of the switching branch is basically arbitrary. It is essential that the switching unit between a breaker position in which it interrupts a current flow, and a passage position in which it is conductive, can be switched back and forth. It is thus possible, for example, to use a mechanical power switch, a cost-effective semiconductor switch or a power semiconductor switching unit as the switching unit, which is similar to the other power semiconductor switching units of the submodule. Other controllable power semiconductors can be used as a switching unit in the context of the invention.
As already stated, the selected switching state is achieved according to this expedient further development when all the power semiconductor switching units and the switching unit are in their breaker position. Of the Clamping current is now performed in any case via at least one energy storage or a damping resistor.
In any case, the switching unit should be selected so that the power loss resulting from it during normal operation of the submodule is as low as possible.
If all the power semiconductor switching units of the submodule are designed identically, in other words all the semiconductor switches are identical, they have a uniform blocking voltage and structure. This is advantageous at high voltages because only a few semiconductor switches are suitable for extremely high voltages and powers. Uniform submodule placement makes it possible to use the most suitable and powerful semiconductors.
Expediently, each power semiconductor switching unit has a power semiconductor that can be switched on and off, to which a freewheeling diode is connected in parallel in opposite directions. Such turn-off power semiconductors are, for example, marketable IGBTs or GTOs and the like. These power semiconductors are usually used with freewheeling diode connected in parallel in opposite directions. However, according to the invention, reverse-conducting power semiconductors can also be used. Separate freewheeling diodes are then unnecessary.
Expediently, each energy store is designed as a capacitor and in particular as a unipolar storage capacitor.
Further advantages and embodiments are the subject of the following description of embodiments with reference to enclosed figures of the drawing, wherein the same References to like components and reference
an embodiment of the inverter according to the invention schematically illustrated and
an embodiment of the submodules according to the invention shown in more detail.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the inverter 1 according to the invention in a schematic representation. It can be seen that the converter 1 has power semiconductor valves 2 which are connected to one another in a bridge circuit. Each of the power semiconductor valves 2 extends between an AC voltage terminal L 1 , L 2 , L 3 and a DC voltage terminal 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 and 4 1 , 4 2 , 4 third The DC voltage terminals 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 are connected via a positive pole terminal 5 with a positive pole and a negative pole terminal 6 with a negative pole of a DC voltage network not shown figuratively.
The AC voltage terminals L 1 , L 2 and L 3 are each connected to a secondary winding of a transformer, whose primary winding is connected to a likewise not shown figuratively AC mains. For each phase of the alternating voltage network, an AC voltage terminal L 1 , L 2 , L 3 is provided. In the embodiment shown, the AC voltage network is three-phase. Thus, the inverter 1 has three AC voltage terminals L 1 , L 2 and L 3 . Between the AC voltage terminal L 1 , L 2 , L 3 and the transformer mechanical circuit breakers are expediently provided to disconnect the AC power supply from the inverter 1 in case of failure. The circuit breakers are in FIG. 1 also not shown.
In the exemplary embodiment shown, the converter 1 is part of a high-voltage direct-current transmission system and is used to connect AC voltage networks in order to transmit high electrical power between them. It should be noted, however, that the converter can also be part of a so-called FACTS system, which serves to stabilize the network or to ensure a desired voltage quality. In addition, use of the inverter is also according to FIG. 1 and 2 possible in drive technology.
In FIG. 1 Furthermore, it can be seen that each power semiconductor valve 2 has a series connection of submodules 7 and a throttle 8. Each submodule 7 has two connection terminals x1 and x2.
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the submodule 7 according to the invention in more detail. It should be noted at this point that all in FIG. 1 schematically shown submodules 7 are constructed identically. FIG. 2 shows therefore the structure of all submodules 7 of the inverter 1 representative of a submodule. 7
The submodule 7 according to FIG. 2 has a first subunit 9 and a second subunit 10, which are framed by a dashed line and constructed identically. Thus, the first subunit 9 comprises a first series circuit 11 of power semiconductor switching units 12 and 13, which in the embodiment shown each have an IGBT 14 or 15 as turn on and off power semiconductors and one freewheeling diode 16 and 17, the respectively associated IGBT 14, 15th in opposite directions is connected in parallel. The IGBTs 14, 15 have the same forward direction, so are oriented in the same direction. The potential point between the power semiconductor switching units 12 and 13 is connected to a first terminal x2. The series circuit 11 is connected in parallel to a first capacitor 18 as a first energy store, at which the voltage U C1 drops.
The second subunit 10 includes a second series circuit 19 of a first power semiconductor switching unit 20 and a second power semiconductor switching unit 21, each having an IGBT 22 and 23 as turn on and off power semiconductors. The IGBTs 22, 23 have the same forward direction in the series circuit 19, so that the power semiconductor switching units 20 and 21 are oriented in the same direction. Each IGBT 22 or 23 of the second series circuit 19 is a freewheeling diode 24 and 25 connected in opposite directions in parallel. The second series circuit 19 is connected in parallel to a second capacitor 26, at which the voltage U C2 drops. The potential point between the power semiconductor switching units 20 and 21 is connected to the second terminal x1.
The subunits 9 and 10 are linked via connecting means 27. The connection means 2 have an emitter connection branch 28 and a collector connection branch 29. The emitter connection branch 28 connects the emitter of the IGBT 15 of the first series circuit 11 to the emitter of the IGBT 23 of the second series circuit 19. The collector connection branch 29, on the other hand, connects the collector of the IGBT 14 of the first series circuit 11 to the collector of the IGBT 22 of the second one Series connection 19. In the emitter connection branch 28, a potential separation diode 30 and a limiting resistor 31 are arranged. The collector connection branch 29 also has a potential separation diode 32 and a limiting resistor 33. The emitter connection branch 28 is connected to the collector connection branch 29 via a switching branch 34, in which a switching unit 35 is arranged. In the embodiment shown, the switching unit is realized as a power semiconductor switching unit 35 and includes an IGBT 36 and a freewheeling diode 37 connected in parallel thereto. In this case, the switching branch 34 connects the cathode side of the potential separation diode 30 with the anode side of the potential separation diode 32, which between the said anode and the Switching branch 34 arranged limiting resistor 33 has been neglected.
The operation of the circuit of the submodules 7 will be explained below. First, it should be noted that the required reverse voltage of all power semiconductors, so both the freewheeling diodes 16, 17, 24 and 25 and the on and off power semiconductor switches 14, 15, 23 and 23, after the maximum voltage of the two unipolar storage capacitors 18 and 26, which is the same in the chosen embodiment. In this way, a disadvantageous oversizing of the blocking voltages of said power semiconductors is avoided.
Overall, it is possible to differentiate between a plurality of switching states which differ from one another with regard to the clamping voltages U x .
In an exemplarily selected switching state 1, the terminal voltage x falling at the connection terminals x2 and x1 is equal to zero irrespective of the direction of the clamping current. In this switching state, the IGBTs 15, 22 and 36 are in their forward position, in which a flow of current in the forward direction through the respective IGBT is possible. The remaining IGBTs, ie the IGBTs 14 and 23, are located however, in their blocking position, so that a current flow through these IGBTs is interrupted. With positive current direction i x (i x positive), the in FIG. 2 is indicated at the first terminal x2 by the arrow, the power semiconductors 15, 37 and 22 are energized. With negative current direction (i x negative), the power semiconductors 24, 36 and 17 are live.
The following table summarizes the preferred switching states used. switching status i x IGBT 15 IGBT 14 IGBT 23 IGBT 22 IGBT 36 U X W CI W C2 1 negative 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 positive 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 negative 0 1 0 1 1 + U C1 -1 0 positive 0 1 0 1 1 + U C1 +1 0 3 negative 0 1 1 0 1 + (U C1 + U C2 ) -1 -1 positive 0 1 1 0 1 + (U C1 + U C2 ) +1 +1 4 negative 1 0 1 0 1 + U C2 0 -1 positive 1 0 1 0 1 + U C2 0 +1 5 negative 0 0 0 0 0 - (U C1 + U C2 ) / 2 +1 +1 positive 0 0 0 0 0 + (U C1 + U C2 ) +1 +1
The columns W C1 and W C2 are intended to clarify whether the storage capacitors 18 and 26 absorb or deliver energy, where +1 stands for the intake and -1 for the delivery of energy.
It can be seen from the table that in the switching states 2, 3 and 4 a positive voltage is always generated at the terminals x2 and x1. This applies regardless of the direction of the clamping current. For example, the capacitor voltage U C1 or the capacitor voltage U C2 or else the sum of the capacitor voltage U C1 + U C2 at the connection terminals can drop.
In the switching state 5, all controllable power semiconductors, ie the IGBTs 14, 15, 22, 23 and 36, are in their breaker position, so that a current flow through the IGBTs is interrupted. In this switching state, the terminal voltage U x always forms a countervoltage independent of the polarity of the clamping current i x , so that the submodule 7 always picks up energy. In the negative current direction, i x negative, a negative reverse voltage is generated by the parallel connection of the storage capacitors 26 and 18 and by the voltage drop across the damping resistors 30 and 32. If the capacitor voltages U C1 and U C2 do not match exactly, they are automatically balanced. In switching state 5 applies to a good approximation U x = - U C 1 + U C 2 2 - U R
where U R corresponds to the voltage drop across the damping resistors 32 and 30.
A positive current direction becomes a positive reverse voltage U x = + U C 1 + U C 2
generated. Here, too, a current flow can take place only when the storage capacitors 18 and 25 are charged. It is advantageous that the occurring current is passed through both capacitors, as then a lower overvoltage occurs at this, as if only one capacitor would have to absorb the energy.
It can also be seen from the above table that with the submodule 7 and its two subunits 9 and 10, the same output voltages can be generated at the output terminals as in two series-connected submodules according to the prior art ( DE 101 03 031 A1 ). The subunits 9, 10 virtually each correspond to a submodule according to the prior art. In other words, the inventive submodule according to FIG. 2 in the same manner as two submodules according to the prior art. All known control methods are therefore still applicable. In the narrower sense, however, the secondary condition exists that the number of submodules connected in series according to the prior art always has to be an even number. However, in high voltage applications, the number of submodules connected in series is so large that this constraint is insignificant.
The switching state 5 can be used in case of failure for complete power reduction. If all submodules 7 are converted into this switching state, the branch currents of the converter 1 and, as a result, the alternating voltage and DC side currents as a result of the sum of the reverse voltages of all series-connected submodules 7 are reduced very rapidly to zero. The speed of this current reduction results from the above-mentioned counter-voltage and the inductances summarily present in the circuits. In the embodiment shown, it is typically of the order of a few milliseconds.
The dead time until the beginning of the current reduction depends essentially on the response time of the switching unit 35. If a power semiconductor switching unit according to FIG. 2 used, this dead time is negligible. The dead time is then essentially the inertia of the owing to various measuring sensors and current transformers, with the aid of which a fault is detected. This inertia of these measurements is currently typically in the range of a few tens of microseconds.
The advantages of the submodule according to the invention and of the converter 1 according to the invention can be summarized as follows: On the one hand, the time span until the complete removal of a short-circuit current occurring in the event of a fault is very short. Thus, provided on the AC side of the inverter 1 switches must not be triggered only. Both the AC-side and the DC-side current exceed the rated current only insignificantly. The power semiconductors of the submodules need not be protected with thyristors or other bridging elements as in the prior art. The reliability of the power cutoff is very high because redundancy is ensured in the power semiconductor valves of the inverter 1 by the large number of submodules connected in series. In connection with the reliability is still stated that the inverter 1 is constantly in operation with all its components and metrologically monitored continuously. Such reliability is not given in comparable devices for power dissipation in case of failure, which are activated only in such an error case.
Another significant advantage of the invention is that at any time a "switch back" in normal operation is possible, so that even if incorrect unnecessary triggering or detection, the negative effects on the system operation can be minimized.
With the aid of an inverter 1 according to the invention, it is also possible, even in a branched DC voltage network to quickly bring the DC currents to zero. In this way, in the DC voltage circuit, an electroless separation, for example with vacuum interrupters or anti-parallel thyristors possible. In branched DC networks, of course, the other converters that are connected to the DC power supply must reduce the power, so quickly go into the switching state 5 of the submodules 7. A faulty network section of the DC voltage network can thus be disconnected from the remaining DC voltage network in a simple and cost-effective manner by means of known mechanical switches. The faulty network section can now be "paused" for the purpose of dionization or fault localization and later driven up by its assigned converter. In a very short time, the remaining inverters can put the entire direct current network back into operation.
Sub-module (7) for forming a converter (1) comprising
- a first sub-unit (9), which has
- a first energy store (18),
- a first series circuit (11) - connected in parallel with the first energy store (18) - formed by two power semiconductor switching units (12, 13), which each have a power semiconductor (14, 15) that can be turned on and off and have the same forward direction, and the power semiconductor switching units (12, 13) are each conductive counter to said forward direction, and
- a first connection terminal (x2), which is connected to the potential point between the power semiconductor switching units (12, 13) of the first series circuit (11), and a second sub-unit (10), which has
- a second energy store (26),
- a second series circuit (19) - connected in parallel with the second energy store (26) - formed by two power semiconductor switching units (20, 21), which each have a power semiconductor (22, 23) that can be turned on and off and have the same forward direction, and the power semiconductor switching units (20, 21) are each conductive counter to said forward direction, and
- a second connection terminal (x1), which is connected to the potential point between the power semiconductor switching units (20, 21) of the second series circuit (19),
the first sub-unit (9) and the second sub-unit (10) are connected to one another via connecting means (27) have an emitter connecting branch (28), which connects an emitter of a first power semiconductor switching unit (13) of the first series circuit (11) to an emitter of a first power semiconductor switching unit (21) of the second series circuit (19) and in which a potential isolating diode (30) is arranged, a collector connecting branch (29), which connects a collector of the second power semiconductor switching unit (12) of the first series circuit (11) to a collector of the second power semiconductor switching unit (20) of the second series circuit (19) and in which a potential isolating diode (32) is arranged, and a switching branch (34), in which a switching unit (35) is arranged and which connects the cathode of the potential isolating diode (30) of the emitter connecting branch (28) to the anode of the potential isolating diode (32) of the collector connecting branch (29).
Sub-module (7) according to Claim 1,
the switching unit (35) is a mechanical switching unit, a semiconductor switch or a power semiconductor switching unit.
Sub-module (7) according to any of the preceding claims,
the connecting means (27) have at least one damping resistor (31, 33).
Sub-module (7) according to Claim 3,
damping resistors (31, 33) are arranged in the emitter connecting branch (28) and in the collector connecting branch (29).
in a selected switching state all the power semiconductor switching units (12, 13, 20, 21, 35) are in their interrupter position, wherein a current flow takes place between the first connection terminal (x2) and the second connection terminal (x1) in both directions only via the first energy store (18) and/or the second energy store (26).
Sub-module (7) according to Claim 5,
the switching unit (35) is in its interrupter position in the selected switching state.
the power semiconductor switching units (12, 13, 20, 21, 35) are reverse conducting power semiconductor switches that can be turned on and off.
Sub-module (7) according to any of Claims 1 to 7,
each power semiconductor switching unit (12, 13, 20, 21, 35) has a respective power semiconductor (14, 15, 22, 23, 26) that can be turned on and off, with which power semiconductor a freewheeling diode (16, 17, 24, 25, 37) is connected in parallel in the opposite sense.
each energy store is a unipolar storage capacitor (18, 26).
Converter (1) particularly for high-voltage applications comprising power semiconductor valves (2), which in each case extend between an AC voltage connection (L1, L2, L3) and a DC voltage connection (31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43) and form a bridge circuit, wherein each power semiconductor valve (2) has a series circuit formed by two-pole sub-modules (7) and each sub-module (7) has at least one energy store (18, 26) and at least one power semiconductor circuit (11, 19),
the sub-module is a sub-module (7) according to any of the preceding claims.
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Inventing & The Consignment Store
Now, from the workbench, one thing we need to immediately point out is the fact that Pete can purchase scrap. This of course saves bushels of time, since he can just drop a few hundred bucks for 100 pieces of scrap. If you're a full-time sculptor, and you often work in metal, you may want to keep a workbench on hand just to quickly get scrap if you need it. It's ultimately an expensive solution ($1250 for the workbench plus material cost), but you're basically paying for the massive time saver. The workbench comes with some scrap already, which you can access by using the "Open" command, like it's a refrigerator or bookshelf; then you can drag the scrap from the workbench to the Sim's inventory.
Anyway, Pete still has over 50 pieces of scrap, not to mention what's already in the workbench, so he doesn't need any at the moment. He heads to the workbench and uses the "Dabble" command, which basically sees Pete messing around with things. Pete can adjust the command in the top-left corner of the screen to "Dabble Indefinitely," or just leave it to automatically stop once he hits Level 1 of the Inventing skill. Dabbling doesn't do anything, and in fact is dropped as a possible interaction once Pete hits Level 1; dabbling is literally just Pete randomly throwing together random scrap around to get used to the tools and so on.
Once Pete hits Level 1 in Inventing, he quits his self-employed sculptor job and switches to be a self-employed inventor. Now, unlike with sculpting, there actually is a huge benefit with being a self-employed inventor: certain opportunities (which we'll explain soon) will open up special inventions that you wouldn't otherwise be able to get or figure out on your own.
For now, Pete doesn't have to worry about it. He cancels the "Dabble" command, interacts with the workbench, then chooses the new "Invent" command. You won't see it here, but the act of inventing gains skill experience in both the Inventing and Handiness skills. Pete is already at Level 10 in Handiness, which reduces the chance he's going to wind up hurting himself as he invents. If you have a young Sim who doesn't have any skills at all, you may need to keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't electrocute himself to death in the early stages.
All inventions, when finished, automatically go into Pete's inventory. It doesn't take long before Pete manages to create his first invention: a "Rotational Pull." He buys a display platform, sticks the little thing on there, and we take a picture...
It does literally nothing: it's just a decorative object for all intents and purposes, but it's special to Pete because it's his first. Still, it doesn't really help with anything at the moment. At the workbench, like with the sculpting station, Pete can now specifically make the rotational pull toy whenever he wants, but for now he just uses the conventional "Invent" command and switches it to "Invent Indefinitely." After the day is done, Pete has a few little toys in his possession. He doesn't want to keep any, but rather than selling things through Buy Mode, there is another way.
Pete sleeps on it. The next morning, he gets dressed, then heads over to the new consignment store (conveniently located around the corner, thanks to my placement when I installed the expansion!). Pete gets there a bit before 9am, which is a little early: the store is vacant, though Pete gets to run around in there. At around 9:30, people come in, including the store worker, Don Lothario. Pete speaks to him once he gets behind the register, and chooses the social interaction "Buy Items."
Note that Pete is picking the "Buy Items" social interaction even though he's selling them. When the popup box comes up, I can purchase items like any other store, but the goal here is to click the "Consign" tab. The screen switches to a list of what is in Pete's inventory, and Pete can choose what things to sell. Of course, Pete selects to sell almost everything he's carrying (I forgot to put a seed in the fridge before I left)...
Because the items haven't sold yet, the money doesn't yet get added to the family account, nor toward Pete's job progression. Pete just heads home for now, and continues inventing. Pete's next invention, in fact, is actually useful: he invents a tool called "The Harvester!," including the exclamation mark, which can be used to quickly harvest crops. The Falkons don't have a garden here, and besides, Pete is way too busy to worry about it, so he decides that he'll consign this one too tomorrow. The best part though, just to remind you, is that because Pete has created a The Harvester!, it means he can create another one through the workbench at any time. It costs quite a bit at 25 scrap pieces, but the cost will be more than made up through the consignment store.
It isn't much later when Pete gets alerted in the message center that his items sold in the consignment store. Even better, the items sold for a bit more than what they would have sold for through Buy Mode, even given the consignment fees. When you're dealing with a mere $30 turning into $35, that doesn't seem like much, but you need to think percentages: the consignment store will definitely lead to much bigger, better profits in the long run.
Even better, the consignment store can take all sorts of items. Remember up above, Pete could have sold his rare seed? Pretty much anything you find or create can be sold there. It's a way of selling your paintings, stones, gems, insects, treasures from tombs, and more: if it fits in your inventory, you can probably sell it at the consignment store and make way more money that way, provided you're patient rather than needing the money right at that moment.
Pete presently gets to Level 6 of Inventing, which brings up what is arguably the greatest object interaction in the history of the Sims franchise. Remember the stereo Pete rescued from the junkyard? As great as the stereo was, Pete decides to use it for this...
For anyone who's ever hated anything anywhere, this is for you: meet the "Detonate This" command, which is just about as awesome as getting Batman, Michael Jordan, and IGN Editor Jessica Chobot to come to your birthday party. For a little cash, you can rig up a block of C4 to almost any object in the game and let nature take its course... provided it correctly works, which in this case, it didn't. While you're standing there in awe, do you mind if Pete borrows your underwear? He needs a fresh set.
Pete makes a fairly useful invention soon, called the Floor Hygienator. This device, when placed on the floor, starts to restore the Hygiene meter of anyone who walks on it. This is very useful for gardeners, or even in your workout room. It's a small device, just a one-tile-wide strip, so it's best placed in a spot that must be walked on to enter or exit the room. For example, it can be placed right at a door, or in Pete's case, right at the foot of the stairs.
Another useful invention is the Miner, seen here...
Placed right next to Pete's car... nothing can possibly go wrong.
Pete uses the Miner for a couple hours, and eventually stops on his own when the device's sensors go a bit batty. There's a golden glow coming from the hole the Miner made, always a good sign. Pete uses the "Place In Inventory" command on the Miner just to get it out of the way, then "examines" the hole by falling into it. Awesome.
According to the message center, Pete finds some underground catacombs down there, and starts to explore the place. Also, he supposedly finds some treasures... but checking both his inventory and the family inventory once he gets back, he's got nothing. Hm... maybe I was just unlucky? It's something to keep in mind next time we try a little adventure down the rabbit hole.
Pete's almost-final invention only comes when he hits Level 10 in the Inventing skill. There seems to be a bit of a helper here: once you hit Level 10, if there are any inventions your Sim hasn't found yet, there seems to be a bias where you'll see new inventions pretty quickly. You'll get a message when you've exhausted them all, and your Sim will stop automatically. Pete does so presently, and the "Invent" command is dropped from the workbench. After all, there is nothing more to invent, and the "Make..." command is really the only one that matters.
But onto some fun. Pete takes out his almost-final invention: a time machine! He places it on the roof of the rear tower, and examines it...
Pete can choose whether to go back to the past or visit the future. I flipped a coin, and... past, it is! Pete heads into the machine, and stays there for awhile. His progress is reported through the message center, similar to how he was exploring the giant gaping hole in the front yard. Eventually he comes back with a maxed out Fun meter and a four-hour debuff that stops him from time traveling again soon.
There are prizes to be had though. The next morning, Pete is recovered, and he heads to the future. After the trip... hm, no joy this time either. Maxed Fun meter, four-hour debuff, and that's it.
It's just as well for the Falkons. See, the real fun with the time machine is, after enough trips and with some luck (and probably modified based on whether you have the Lucky or Unlucky trait), your Sim may come home with a visitor. There are stories in other neighborhoods where a trip to the future produces a girl who claims to be the daughter of the Sim who makes the trip. This adds a Sim to the family who is literally flagged as the Sim's daughter, though her other parent remains a basic mystery. Kinda creepy, huh?
But we're not quite done yet: there's one more invention that inventors can do, though it's not blatantly listed in the skill journal. Now that Pete is up to Level 10 in Inventing, he works diligently for quite a couple weeks until he gets a phone call. He gets the start of an opportunity chain, and the name of the first step is "Master Invention." Be sure to remember that so you can drop everything for it; you don't want to wait another two weeks before it comes up again, do you?
The first step is to deliver a unit of palladium to the science lab. The nice thing is, you do not have to look for every single rock in the world. Take a look at this blown-up screenshot...
The diamond-looking map tag means "This is a rock or gem you can pick up, but you don't know what it is till you do so." The single black rock map tag means "This is palladium, buddy! Come pick it up, hurry!!!" The black rock icon appears even if you don't have a collection helper; I basically made this more difficult on myself by having it up and set to gems. Well, at least I found one... Pete follows my advice, grabs the palladium, and delivers it to the science lab.
That was the easy one. Next up, Pete needs to collect 10 life fruits... I guess Pete gets to play gardener after all. He runs around to collect some seeds, pretty much at random, and starts planting everything in sight. Remember that the first time you grow anything, any more seeds you find of that thing are immediately identified. So, if Pete gets a seed and it turns out not to be a life fruit seed, it'll help narrow down the possibilities.
Life fruit seeds tend to be near one of three places: the mausoleum (ironically), the science lab, and far-flung hills on the very borders of the map. Start at the mausoleum and graveyard, and snag every seed there. If you still don't see it, try the science lab. Only start looking further if you've exhausted all other possibilities, else you'll be running around like a total moron for entirely too long.
There are two ways you can help the process, but both ways involve having The Sims 3: World Adventures installed. First, quite a few high-level dungeons have pink diamonds as treasures. You could also cheat and create your own dungeon, make a treasure chest, and MAKE SURE it spawns a pink diamond. For information on how to create dungeons, refer to our guide for World Adventures.
If neither way appeals to you, or if you don't have that expansion installed, one other solution is to use your Miner invention. The mere fact you're trying to get the ultimate invention means you've made a Miner at some point, so you've probably got one around (or can make one). There is a sizeable chance you'll find a pink diamond when you explore holes that are created. You can also try exploring the catacombs at the graveyard, but the chance of finding one there is somewhat lower.
Once you find a pink diamond, go into your inventory, and be sure to get it cut as "Heart-Shaped." Fail that, and you basically have a very valuable paperweight. It should arrive back in the mail the day after you mail it away to get it cut.
After that comes the easiest part of this quest chain: you need to turn in 100 pieces of scrap. Unless you're dirt poor, it should be easy enough to just buy 100 pieces from your workbench and transfer it into your inventory. Turn that back into the science lab, and get a special item called a Life Core.
With the Life Core safely in Pete's inventory, he goes to his workbench and selects a special command called "Make Mystery Invention." It's going to take Pete a couple days to get it done, but there is zero chance of failure once he starts. After his work is complete, he takes a step back to admire the view...
Meet a female SimBot, which Pete names Becki! SimBots are fully controllable robots that are basically like real Sims, except with no need to have a Hygiene meter. SimBots need to eat scrap pieces now and then to stay alive, but otherwise they're easy to take care of and live a long time. They can be interacted with fully: romance, jobs, living on their own, the whole thing. They can't have kids, but who cares? If you're using one as a butler, for example, they're pretty handy to have around.
But let's say you don't like their traits. Becki herself has several traits, including Party Animal, that doesn't gel with being a maid. If Becki gets wet at all—swimming, showering, playing in the sprinkler, whatever—she shorts out and shuts down. At that point, Pete can repair her or call for a repair technician, or he can use a special "Reprogram" command to reset her traits however he wishes. Also, you'll want to quickly deal with them when they short out like this: they start "aging" very rapidly while shorted, and you don't want to have them blown up needlessly!
The alternative method to getting a SimBot is to simply drop 40,000 Lifetime Points on one: the reward is called "My Best Friend," and it's repeatable. Buy it, and a SimBot will be delivered after a day or two and be added to the family.
The only catch with them is that, because SimBots are basically fully controllable Sims, they are added to the family count. That means the Falkon household now has three members: still well under the eight-Sim limit, but you'll want to keep it in mind if you have a huge family.
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Migration From Shopify To Bigcommerce (UPDATED)
BigCommerce is a leading eCommerce system that makes it possible for online stores to offer phenomenal buying experiences. Its simple functions, and user-friendly user interface, enable the creation of cutting-edge products, swift order satisfaction, and also streamlined customer care.
BigCommerce can boost your company with every little thing you require to prosper in today's affordable marketplace. When it involves selecting an eCommerce software, BigCommerce is the most effective selection. Why? Merely is because BigCommerce has all the functions you require to begin and also grow your eCommerce company.
BigCommerce's goal is to aid entrepreneurs, small businesses, as well as developers, create successful online shops that fit their needs. To achieve that BigCommerce uses a number of features such as:
An intuitive user-interface for developing products, customizable format choices, powerful advertising and marketing tools like email campaigns as well as item feeds, integrated social networks platforms with online consumer chat assistance, as well as multi-currency capability so customers can pay you in any type of currency they select when checking out on your store.
All these features add up to make BigCommerce one of the most effective systems around for running your eCommerce store. The platform was created by two former Amazon employees who intended to give small companies every little thing they require to market and market their items online.
Contrasting BigCommerce to other ecommerce platforms like Shopify and Volusion, it's clear that BigCommerce is more superior due to its powerful marketing tools as well as international functionality. Bigcommerce additionally supplies the capacity to produce personalized add-ons for your shop which is truly beneficial if you intend to incorporate third-party applications with your website.
All these features make BigCommerce a superb choice as an eCommerce software for any business. In regards to price, BigCommerce is a bit extra expensive than a few other platforms, however, it deserves every dime.
BigCommerce pricing plans begin at $24.95/ mo and also copulate approximately $299.95/ mo. When it comes to BigCommerce web hosting, it's a bit a lot more expensive than various other platforms however they use limitless bandwidth which is actually essential if you are running an online shop with high traffic levels or big product brochures.
This can be one of one of the most powerful eCommerce tools as essentially every little thing can be tailored to make sure that clients have a structured experience on your website – from advertising projects to settlement handling as well as delivery choices.
In consumer reviews, BigCommerce has been praised for its exceptional customer care support team that will certainly assist you to establish any type of part of your account too rapidly whether this involves configuring items or tax computations.
Among the very best aspects of this system is its customer support and just how fast to react when you have any kind of inquiries or troubles with your shop. Bigcommerce offers superb assistance for those who desire aid supervising their eCommerce business, from design help to advertising suggestions. Migration From Shopify To Bigcommerce
The theme creator on BigCommerce allows individuals to build custom-made web pages that will match specific requirements such as item pages and also landing web pages without having to know HTML code. This can be very taxing and also challenging if you don't have experience in coding languages like HTML or CSS. This will most definitely conserve you lots of time.
What concerns most eCommerce shopkeeper is the purchase fee that will influence the revenues. BigCommerce supplies a 100% cost-free plan with no purchase charges. As of now, BigCommerce does not apply any type of sales limitations for making purchases.
You can purchase as much or as little as you want and the only restriction on transactions is that all orders over $500 call for a billing duplicate to be submitted at the checkout page. This will certainly after that counteract the demand for settlement information so your charge card details will stay secure and secure via the system.
More solutions consist of optional inventory administration (managing items in supply), order & shipping monitoring apps (tracking bundles like UPS) and SEO optimization split screening toolkit – these are more advanced functions.
In terms of item variations as well as categories, online store owners can produce variants for items, such as size or color. BigCommerce also provides an industry where online store owners can look as well as purchase things from other vendors with one order fulfillment procedure.
All Bigcommerce customers break out 24/365 technological assistance by phone or conversation on the system (chat is offered within all facets of the site). This consists of full access to BigCommerce knowledgebase short articles that are created in ordinary English so you don't require to be a specialist programmer or designer.
Additionally, they have a robust onboarding procedure including video clip tutorials, articles, email follow-ups & even more which will assist simplify your site arrangement as well as administration experience. Online Store owners may discover this included value worth upgrading their preparation for some additional features not discovered in lower-tiered.
I wish you appreciate reviewing this article on Migration From Shopify To Bigcommerce. If you're searching for an eCommerce system that will certainly get your online store off the ground, BigCommerce is an ideal choice. Go on and start creating your eCommerce shop utilizing the cost-free trial.
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Huawei's first 5G smartphone will launch in 2019 - F3News
phonearena.com 4/17/2018 12:23:00 PM
Speaking of modems, Huawei unveiled its first ever 5G modem back in February at MWC, although this was designed to be included inside much larger objects such as self-driving cars. When it comes to smartphones, however, the company will need to develop a much smaller alternative, hence the long wait time. It's worth noting, however, that these new smartphone modems will not be reserved for Huawei's own devices. Instead, consumers around the world can expect a range of devices from a wide variety of manufacturers to take advantage of the company's 5G solution.
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June 11, 2018– SerialBrain2 decodes Q: Tucson. So you want to talk about it? The truth may surprise you…
Before we begin, I must let you know that some of the links SerialBrain2 provided, I have eliminated from the video. Recently, YouTube has been dinging me with copyright dings, and the videos I’ve eliminated are the ones I’m not too sure about. However, I will be providing the links for you in the description box and you may also see them on SerialBrain2’s reddit page at the following link:
Quick summary: On May 29 2018, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer from Veterans on Patrol discovers an abandoned camp which he believes was used for child trafficking. MSM, Infowars and activist Craig Sawyer rush very early to the site and/or to cover the story, Meyer blows up the story on Facebook, asks for people’s support and insists there should be a thorough investigation even though local police and federal authorities made official statements confirming there was no evidence this camp was used for the alleged criminal activities. A few days later, after the story became huge, total 180 from MSM, Infowars and Sawyer: they say nothing was there, start discrediting Meyer pointing out he is not even a veteran, delete their own past articles and videos, pull Pizzagate and Q’s supporters into the mix and trash them as naïve and misled conspiracy theorists while Snopes chants in the background : “I told you” Link.
The more we approach the epilogue, the more sophisticated the attacks will be. Did you catch this one? I will show you.
Based on this link, we can connect all local TV stations to their MSM masters and identify links that are relevant to the story:
We can now build a timeline and have a clear picture on the sequencing: Imgur. You may download the pdf with the links here: pdf
As you can see, very early, before Meyer’s Facebook videos went viral, MSM covered the story. Big time. ABC and CBS sent people on the site as early as May 31st and interviewed Craig Swayer who said what he saw looked like a child rape camp ABC Link3. NBC gave a platform to Veterans on Patrol as early as June 1st 2018 and had them say on air this camp was meant for trafficking children! Right here: NBC Link2. As you can see in the video, the Police got there as soon as they were informed to investigate. The same day NBC aired its interview, CBS also gave its platform to Meyer, right here: CBS Link1. You get it? This was to help Meyer’s Facebook videos get viral. And they did. Think about it, we can’t even trend #wherearethechildren or #IBOR but Meyer, out of nowhere, gets all the attention overnight? Come on…
But it gets better. After NBC pushed the story and made it seem like a possible child trafficking ring, they shut it down on June 7 2018 with this spectacular 180 article: NBC Link4. Remember this date: June 7 2018, this is the date that also triggered Infowars and Sawyers 180s.
Since they first pushed the story, then were the first to 180, let’s analyze their article to identify their motives. You need to read it in its entirety, it’s worth it: NBC Link4.
Did you see it? NBC’s article is implying all this started from “dark corners of the Internet”. They forget to tell their readers about these 2 interviews they made on June 1st and that helped Veterans on Patrol’s claims go viral: NBC Link1 NBC Link2. It is summarized here: Imgur
You may look at the other videos from ABC and CBS. NBC found a useful help from them to push the same story, using Craig Sawyer.
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Lose Benefits Pension Credit if Cash Pension : Videos : roberts clark IFAs: celebrating 20yrs of online financial advice
Published / Last Updated on 01/04/2016
Video explores how drawing pension in either annuity, lump sum or drawdown will reduce benefits and if you do not take your pension you may have benefits reduced with notional income.
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'Witchblade' Gets Director, Writer
By The Movie God | @ | Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am
The recently announced live-action Witchblade movie has taken its first step forward in production with the announcement of a director and screenwriter.
B-D is reporting that Michael Rymer (Battlestar Galactica, Queen of the Damned) will direct and Everett De Roche, a television writer, will pen the script for the upcoming adaptation of the popular Top Cow comic book series.
Marc Silvestri , who created the series with David Wohl, is producing the film. The studio is currently scouting a location in Australia for filming.
For previous coverage, see Studio Trio Brings "˜Witchblade' To The Big Screen and "˜Witchblade' Movie Teaser Poster + Site.
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Litigation and Dispute Resolution Fees and Costs
Our litigation team have a breadth of experience across a wide range of litigious matters. It is our aim to provide an initial fee estimate once we are in possession of all the key facts relating to the claim or issue. We may however be able to offer a fixed fee for certain limited advice such as initial advice setting out the type of claim and applicable law and viability of any claim; any pre-action protocol; other options available such as without prejudice offers; alternative dispute resolution or arbitration or even enforcement advice. We provide individual quotes upon enquiry. Details of the lawyers likely to be handling your claim and their experience can be viewed on our Litigation main page.
For privately funded litigation work, our fees are usually based on the amount of time required to carry out the work.
The timescales involved in litigation will vary depending on many different factors such as the type of claim being brought; whether a pre-action protocol must be exhausted; the number of parties involved; the extent of evidence required and the actions or inactions of third parties. We will discuss the timescales that are applicable to your matter with you at the outset and during the course of our instructions.
For some matters we may offer Conditional Fee Agreements ('CFA') subject to the claim's prospects of success meeting our requirements. We will look at various factors including whether the opponent is insured or any damages are otherwise secured; the likely length of time and work required to bring the claim to a conclusion and the nature and complexity of the claim. In all cases whether to accept a claim on a CFA basis is at our absolute discretion. Where we agree a CFA, we will usually ask you to pay any disbursements (third party costs such as court fees or counsel's fees for advice or search fees) in advance or we will require an adequate After the Event insurance linked with the claim to pay the disbursements on your behalf. We prefer to discuss the needs of each case at the outset to consider the costs/benefit and enable you to make an informed decision on how you wish to proceed.
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Lewes Forum A27 Southerham Cement Works
A27 / Southerham Cement Works
On 6 May 2014 at 9:26am curious wrote:
According to the interweb the opening of the bypass and the closure of the cement works both took place in 1981. Does anyone remember which happened first? I was just wondering because I saw the rail tracks still set in the roadway just down beyond Monkey Bizness.
Is it the case that they went to all the trouble of bridging the bypass over the railway (and probably re-laying the tracks), and not a single train ever went under the bridge?
On 6 May 2014 at 6:04pm The Tooth Fairy wrote:
The Bypass opened around 1978 and the Cement works closed, as you say around 1981
The rail tracks you mention are probably part of the cement works private track that joined British Rails mainline via a siding at Southerham
On 6 May 2014 at 7:59pm nevillman wrote:
The quarry is vast. It could house supermarkets, county hall and a substantial housing development and no one would know it was there. It has good access to the A27. Why is it not proposed for development?
On 7 May 2014 at 3:23am Fairmeadow wrote:
Fossils would be disturbed, and might be upset!
On 7 May 2014 at 6:43am Sceptic wrote:
Fair meadow, how dare you call the planning department fossils. Ha Ha.
On 7 May 2014 at 10:39am Snapper wrote:
Can you get in there legally? Be a nice place to take some photos.
On 7 May 2014 at 2:03pm Tim wrote:
@ Snapper. You can walk into the pit, next to the railway line and behind a large dumpster. I go there often, to watch the birds and reptiles etc. The police actually patrol it regularly, to stop any motorcycles that use it from time to time. It reminds me of a doctor who set from the 1970's. Simply wonderful but please be aware there are nesting birds on the chalk faces, so go carefully please.
On 7 May 2014 at 2:50pm Clifford wrote:
This is interesting, if you haven't seen it:
On 7 May 2014 at 5:34pm KENDO CASTER wrote:
Go to the bottom of the car park and follow the old narrow gauge railway line as it goes under the road, this takes you into the quarry.
On 7 May 2014 at 7:31pm Sussex Jim wrote:
There used to be a working railway from sidings alongside Southerham Junction, where the railways to Newhaven and Eastbourne diverged. The tracks probably ran all through the cement works; possibly as far as the Snowdrop.
The A27 used to run past where there is now a short section of isolated rails in the concrete roadway. Follow that to the bend of the old road that runs up to the scrapyard (and used to go through what is now the travellers' site, to rejoin the modern road at it's entrance) and there was a level crossing. (and a pub!)
This was the road out of Lewes towards Beddingham. In the early seventies one could be stopped on this already busy road by a train going in or out of the cement works at walking pace, complete with the guard waving a red flag at the motorists.
Add to that having to negotiate Cliffe High Street, Beddingham cossing and the road all round Firle before the modern straight; the drive to Polegate would have taken almost as long as the congested conditions today!
On 7 May 2014 at 9:06pm JWHG wrote:
Just prior to the works closing I was employed as a site agent for ISIS Construction who carried out a lot of works for Blue Circle. We moved tens of thousands of chalk into the old grey pit to make way for a new vehicle park.
After the park was completed they then decided that the railway line should be extended. We then cut through the concrete and a gang who I believe were from Sheffield installed the new track.
The concrete bed was duly replaced and the concrete cured.
Later the small diesel shunter was taken out of the shed and ran up and down the new line, I don't think it ever moved again until it was sold!
On 7 May 2014 at 10:04pm Tim wrote:
@ kendo caster. You can't get in that way anymore because it's fenced off to stop caravans and motorcycles getting in again. That is if you're talking about entry from the industrial estate car park.
On 7 May 2014 at 11:17pm KENDO CASTER wrote:
Its been a few years since ive been down that way. Is it private property, if not, how do you get in there.
On 7 May 2014 at 11:46pm KENDO CASTER wrote:
Ive just been on Google earth and i see the fence in question.
As you approach Southerham roundabout from Lewes, directly under the Big green Southerham roundabout sign is a path which leads to the river bank, if this is a public footpath then this is the way in. There is also a gate almost opposite the entrance to the Travellers site, this will take you in the other end of the quarry.
On 8 May 2014 at 1:22pm TDA wrote:
I went up there on my pushbike a year or two ago to take some photos and was similarly struck by the 'Dr Who' similarities. It has a strange atmosphere. Then I heard the sound of a very angry dog, which slowly seemed to get louder and louder, and I decided to leave, as the barks appeared to be getting extremely close. Interesting place, but with an air of menace.
On 8 May 2014 at 2:12pm stevet wrote:
@Nevillman - two reasons why its not proposed for development: a) its an important existing waste management site and there are planning policies to protect those, and b) its in the National Park.
On 8 May 2014 at 3:27pm belladonna wrote:
Are we talking the north side of the A27 at Southerham ? Or the massive amount of scarred land on the south side of the A27 that is apparent on google maps ?
Isn't this where some trials bikers/ scooters go and ride at weekends ? Can quite often hear the noise of them buzzing about....
On 8 May 2014 at 5:12pm nevillman wrote:
Thank you Stevet. What does important existing waste management site mean?
On 10 May 2014 at 3:11pm Pssttt... wrote:
Isn't Southerham Grey Pit owned by the Firle Estate?
On 11 May 2014 at 9:12pm KENDO CASTER wrote:
I had a look at all the entrances to here and they have all got signs saying private land, no entry. So i assume its a no go area now.
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Monthly meeting on MTA Campaigns in Delray Beach FL | Move to Amend
Our MoveOn Council core group which meets every Monday evening in Delray Beach has committed the first Monday of every month to MTA campaigns and activities.
We meet at Gizzi's Coffee Shop 2275 S Federal Highway Delray Beach FL 33483 6pm
We have a film series called "Films for Thought" on the 3rd Sunday of every month 12 noon also at Gizzi's where we show and discuss thought provoking films most of which point out the dangers of corporate rule.
This Sunday 5/19/13 we are showing "Broken On All Sides" about mass incarceration and the new Jim Crow fueled by the prison industrial complex.
One of our members started a petition against the Trans-Pacific Partnership that threatens to derail any headway we are making nationally to wrest "rights" away from corporations.
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Le Loop is known for its camaraderie and inclusiveness and we strongly believe that there’s a Loop for everyone. We have no cut off times and cyclists will always be supported as far as safety and daylight hours allow. However, there is a speed and a level of training required for some of the longer Loops and the Grand Loop because we have limited space in our support vehicles and this event is not designed for cyclists who cannot complete full stages (See below for e-bike and non-standard bike info).
We need to be clear about how tough the Tour can be in order to help you pick the right challenge…
The Grand Loop…
You should be able to complete 200km stages with 2500m of climbing in under 10hrs (including stops). Assuming a total of 90 mins stopping, this equates to an average cycling speed of 23.5 km/h (14 m/h) or faster, day after day over relatively hilly terrain.
On a mountain stage of 180km with 4500m of climbing, we expect Grand Loopers to take between 8 and 12 hours, including stops. Assuming a total of 90 mins stopping, this equates to an average cycling speed of 17km/h (10.5 m/h) or faster.
If in any doubt, please get in touch to discuss. Or consider joining us for a shorter Loop with a view to completing the Grand Loop once you have tested yourself over 3 to 5 stages.
Whilst we have back up vehicles for injured or exhausted cyclists, this is intended as just that: a back-up plan should something go wrong. If there is a reason why you cannot complete one or two stages (injury, illness, one-off extreme fatigue), we will of course help you and offer you space in a support vehicle. But if you are not able to cycle full stages without medical or equivalent reason, we will have to ask you to take public transport or find alternative arrangements to travel between stage starts and finishes.
If in doubt, please see below for our more manageable Loop options and use that as training for the Grand Loop at some point in the future.
First Half, Second Half, Mountains Week…
As with the Grand Loop, these Loops are extremely testing. You should be able to complete full stages which will sometimes involve over 10hrs cycling and we would not expect you to need to take the Lite options in the Alps or Pyrenees.
For advice on average speeds, please see the guidelines above for the Grand Loop.
Alps, Pyrenees, Alps Lite, Pyrnees Lite…
The Tour de France mountain stages are extremely tough and completing back to back mountain stages is something that requires commitment and training. However, we are not all equal: in time available to train, experience, natural ability or desire for the toughest challenge. Which is why we have our Lite options…
If you sign up for the Alps or Pyrenees, you will be given the option to cycle the full stage or the shortened, ‘lite’ version. We usually take numbers the night before, giving you plenty of flexibility should you wish to go long or short.
Please, please avoid the temptation to view the Lite options as a weaker challenge: they are not! The extra transfers or short-cuts serve simply to open up the Tour de France to more people, encourage more diverse groups to join us, or offer an alternative to people who would like a really great day of Tour riding, rather than an overly-epic day which leaves them broken.
As a rough guide, a cyclist who can complete an undulating 100 km sportive in 5hrs or less in March and a hilly 100 km sportive in 5hrs or less in late April/early May will be well placed to join us in France.
Middle Mountains, Tour de France Adventure, Grand Depart…
The variety of the Tour de France route each year means that there can be quite a variation in the difficulty and length of stage within these options. Please see the Loop descriptions for more information and get in touch if in any doubt about your ability to take part.
Often the Mountains Lite Loops can be more manageable than the longer stages involved in other Loops. And sometimes morning transfers, hotel changes and other logistical variations can affect how difficult a Loop feels. So don’t be put off by the climbing involved in the mountains – with training and commitment, we believe that there really is a Loop for everyone and we’re always happy to discuss your options with you.
Ebikes and non-standard bikes
As a general rule, we do not accept cyclists with e-bikes or non-standard bikes on Le Loop without prior discussion and agreement. Each year we nominate one Loop for e-bike participation and anyone is welcome to join us with an e-bike for that Loop (this is unlikely to be a mountain Loop as the lite mountain options are designed for those who would like a shortened, more manageable version of the challenge).
Anyone who would like to ride an e-bike or non-standard bike should contact Sarah and participation will be at our discretion and only with our agreement.
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Real-life story - Tyiba Pervaz | Health Careers
Ambulance care assistance and Patient Transport Service (PTS) driver
Real-life story - Tyiba Pervaz
Tyiba has always been interested in caring for people, whether it was in a nursing home, hospital or through voluntary work.
Tyiba Pervaz Patient Transport Service (PTS) driver
Employer or university West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Salary range £10k-£20k
I have a certificate in health from Manchester Metropolitan University and during my career have cared for patients from all ages in various health settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, voluntary organisations, domiciliary care and ambulance service. My experience includes looking after people who have challenging behaviour or learning disabilities and I was also a volunteer for St John Ambulance for a while too. I have looked after patients of all ages.
In 2011 I joined West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust as a patient transport service controller. I enjoyed that role but working in an office is not really my thing so, when an ambulance driver vacancy came up, I jumped at the chance to apply.
My job involves taking patients to and from routine hospital appointments, transferring them from one hospital to another, taking them home when they're discharged or to an intermediate care facility.
While working for the ambulance service I have completed an advanced diploma in support services and have completed high dependency training to enable me to transfer patients requiring cardiac monitoring.
I love the daily interaction with the patients
I enjoy the patient interaction that comes with my job as a patient transport service driver and travelling all over the West Midlands as part of my work. I also love the daily interaction with the patients as well as the actual driving part of the job. The day goes very quickly because I'm always travelling all over the West Midlands and sometimes beyond.
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https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/ambulance-service-team/roles-ambulance-service/ambulance-care-assistancepatient-transport-service-driver/real-life-story-tyiba-pervaz
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Faculty Positions, Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Teacher Education, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Geology & Earth Sciences, Other Science & Technology, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Home Economics & Consumer Sciences
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Full-time, tenure track position to begin August 2023.
Summary of Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct research in environmental geosciences or a related field, pursue external funding, publish, mentor undergraduate and graduate student research and advise students. The position carries a reduced teaching load. The primary teaching responsibilities will be Sediments and Soils, Geomorphology, and upper-level and graduate level courses in the area of expertise, and other classes as needed.
Minimum Education Requirements:
Ph.D. in Geology, Geosciences, or closely related discipline
Minimum Experience and Skill Requirements:
Applicants must have postdoctoral research experience. Candidates must demonstrate strong research potential as evidenced by publications, grants, or other scholarly activities. Candidates' research area must be compatible with the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Watershed Studies Institute. Teaching experience at the postdoctoral level is ideal, but experience as a graduate teaching assistant is acceptable. Candidates must demonstrate teaching effectiveness and be able to teach Geomorphology, and Sediments and Soils.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Murray State University is an equal education and employment opportunity, M/F/D, AA employer.
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Gilbert wins DC-G triangular boys' golf meet by one stroke Friday
Gilbert boys edge A-D-M, DC-G: Tigers remain undefeated by one stroke
GRIMES — The Gilbert boys' golf team kept up their unbeaten streak by the thinnest of margins Friday at Dallas Center-Grimes triangular meet held at the Beaver Creek Golf Club.
Gilbert shot a 162 over nine holes to beat Adel-Desoto-Minburn by one stroke and Dallas Center-Grimes by four in a competitive battle. The Tigers were without top golfer Brock Snyder, who is out with a minor injury, for the second meet in a row.
Bryce Malchow and James Pollard were the top Gilbert golfers. They each shot a 39 to finish in a four-way tie for third with DC-G's Brock Junge and A-D-M's Sam Hlas.
Spencer Clatt and Joey Currans were the other two Gilbert golfers to score. Clatt shot a 41 and Currans a 43.
Sawyer Hansen finished with a 44 and Zach Wilson a 51 for the Tigers.
Final team scores (nine holes): 1. Gilbert 162, 2. A-D-M 163, 3. DC-G 167
Gilbert (162) – Bryce Malchow 39, Spencer Clatt 41, Joey Currans 43, Sawyer Hansen 44, James Pollard 39, Zach Wilson 51.
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25 of Eryk Anders Podcasts Interviews | Updated Daily - OwlTail
10K MMA | Episode 12 featuring UFC Fighter Eryk Anders (@erykanders)
Eryk Anders rejoins the show with Eli and Donagh to discus all things going on in his fighting career from next fights to how he gets pumped up walking out to the Octagon. Search "10K Takes" to follow us on all Social Media platforms
From The Red Corner, Episode 8 featuring UFC Middleweight Eryk Anders
Back at it again with episode 8! This week I talk Khabib playing soccer? Conor tweeting, again. Mousasi defends the strap in Bellator and I react to UFC 265. This week I have UFC middleweight and former Alabama Crimson Tide National Champ Eryk "YA BOI" Anders on for an incredible interview and so much more!
10K MMA | Episode 5 with UFC Fighter Eryk Anders (@erykanders)
This edition of 10K MMA we're joined by UFC Middleweight Fighter Eryk Anders! Eryk shares with us about his time as a National Champion with Alabama Football, his favorite walk up music and his training routine. Search "10K Takes" to follow us on all Social Media platforms
Episode 27: MMA Star Eryk Anders Fight to Succeed
In this episode, Jerry and Jacobe talk to Eryk Anders. He competes in the Middleweight division of the UFC. Eryk is the national champion from Alabama. He shares his journey in his career and the sacrifices he had to make along the way. Episode Highlights: Eryk has a wife and 2 kids at home, and sometimes he doesn't see them for 8 weeks. He comes home for a month or two, and then he is again back in his training camp for another fight. His career demands him to make sacrifices, but once this is all over and he retires, Eryk won't have to sacrifice his family time anymore. The plethora of options available to him in the future, keeps him going and able to make the sacrifices that he is making now. His endgame is to be a stay-at-home Dad. In San Antonio, during high school, he had no idea about the recruitment process in the football team. He talks about the challenges that he faced during that time. Two weeks before the selection for Alabama's team, a scholarship opened. Eryk received a call from the head football coach of Alabama. The person who knew Eryk vouched for him because of his hard work and dedication. Jacobe admires Eryk's family because of the hard work and truthfulness that they all show. Eryk talks about the time when he was playing the biggest division in Texas football. Jerry stresses on the importance of maintaining a positive approach because you never know who is watching. During his school days, Eryk never wanted to be a regular person. All he wanted to do was play football and have a good time. While playing football, Eryk noticed his attitude and demeanor changed, and he was angry most of the time. Though Eryk had won the championship and had a college degree, he still struggled to get a job. After much struggle, he got the job as a cleaner. Eryk's wife motivated him to quit his job and pursue full-time training in fighting. After 2 years, he got a call for his UFC debut. Jacobe says Eryk is a person who always works, but he is also someone whom one can trust. Jacobe is curious to know about Eryk's mindset on things. Eryk talks about his fight in Brazil with Lyoto Machida and his toughest fights. Jacobe is curious to know how Eryk got into the real-estate game. Eryk's wife taught him about financial independence. 3 Key Points: Eryk shares his view on what he thinks about when he hears about success without sacrifice. Jerry asks about the journey and transition for Eryk from high school to Alabama football. Eryk shares what inspired him to take up fighting as a career and the struggles to reach this level. Resources Mentioned: Jacobe Kendrick |Facebook| LinkedIn | Instagram |YouTube| Jerry Weaver | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram| Success Without Sacrifice Facebook page Eryk Anders | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Coffee N KO's #85 ("Ya Boi" Eryk Anders)
"Ya Boi" Eryk Anders stops by to talk with Zack. They talks about his kids athletic abilities, training bare foot, the NFL Draft, Jake Paul and more! If you liked what you heard give us a 5 star rating and comment! For full video version head over to YouTube and hit that subscribe button!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffee-n-kos/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coffee-n-kos/support
Both fighters opening the main card of UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad join Jim and Matt on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Eryk Anders joins the show and shares how his recent eye operation was like a scene out of Clockwork Orange, opens up about his fascination with Genghis Khan, and discusses why he thinks Henry Cejudo would be a great coach after training with him. Anders' opponent on Saturday, Darren Stewart, joins Jim and Matt next. After Matt tattles on Jim for making fun of Stewart's history as a contemporary dancer, he shares how difficult grappling was for him at the beginning of his MMA career and why he was so comfortable trash talking with Kevin Holland during their fight. Got a minute? Give us a review! Follow the show @UFCUnfiltered on Instagram Follow Jim Norton @JimNorton on Instagram Follow Matt Serra @MattSerraBJJ on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
UFC 259 & NFL Draft w/ Eryk Anders
Former linebacker & national champion for the university of Alabama Eryk Anders stops by the Speak EZ to discuss UFC 259 & the upcoming NFL draft. Does Israel Adesanya vs Jon Jones happen now? Was Aljamain Sterling milking it? & Who's next for Nunes & More!
S1E10 - Meet Me In The Octagon (Ft. Eryk Anders & WWSRN)
Cruz gets to know Current UFC Middleweight & Former Alabama LB, Eryk Anders about his amazing journey, Who would win 2009 Alabama or 2020 Alabama? And my interview on the World Wide Sports Radio Network!
Vince visits with UFC Middleweight & former Alabama football national champion Eryk Anders to preview his UFC Vegas 14 fight Saturday. Vince & Tim discuss that entire card & talk much more in the MMA world.
E445: Kay Hansen and Eryk Anders
Jim and Matt are joined by Kay Hansen and Eryk Anders before this Saturday's epic card featuring former UFC Lightweight champ Rafael Dos Anjos and Paul Felder! First, Kay Hansen joins the show to discuss how she overcame her tough relationship with her parents, why hands are so difficult to draw, and why she turned down her shot at an Ivy-league school to pursue MMA. Then, after Jim and Matt recap last night's Dana White Contender Series, Eryk Anders stops by to share how he sneaked into Croatia, his review of the food on Fight Island, and his favorite old movies to watch. Jim and Matt close the show with picks for UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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NBC delays 'Southland' premiere - Featured
NBC has pushed back the second season premiere of cop drama Southland , says The Hollywood Reporter. The new season was originally scheduled to kick off Friday, September 25 but it will now debut a month later on Friday, October 23. According to reports, the move occurred to give the drama some marketing support ahead of its season launch. The series, which features former O.C. star Ben McKenzie, has recently recruited Prison Break alum Amaury Nolasco in the role of the aggressive new partner of Detective Lydia Adams. Source
Tonight's TV Hot List: Friday, July 31, 2009 - Featured
* Good Morning America (7/6 CT ABC) Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol winner and, many say, the best, doesn't have a new album coming out this week (her latest, All I Ever Wanted, has been a fixture on the Billboard 200 since its release in March), but the third single from it, "Already Gone," has already established its own Billboard beachhead. You can expect that she'll perform the new single this morning when she headlines GMA's Central Park summer concert. * Southland (8/7 CT NBC) Just in case you missed the series premiere of this police drama in April, here's a chance to catch the show from the beginning before the new season starts on Friday, September 25. Benjamin McKenzie of The O.C. stars as Los Angeles rookie cop Ben Sherman, whose future with the force depends on a good evaluation from his partner (Michael Cudlitz), who is, of course, a tough veteran with his own way of bringing down the bad guys. When a bust gets out of control, Sherman has to act on instinct and hopes that his partner won't judge him too harshly. Otherwise, his first day could be his last. * Real Time with Bill Maher (10/9 CT HBO ) What a week it's been, from Sarah Palin's final speech as Alaska's governor to the ongoing debate over the Democratic health-care initiative to the war in Afghanistan. To help make sense of it all, Maher turns to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow; CNN reporter Michael Ware, who's covering the war; writer Joe Queenan ("Closing Time"); and historian Niall Ferguson, whose Ascent of Money book and PBS series explores the financial history of the world. * Degrassi A The Next Generation (8/7 CT The N) In the eighth-season finale, things take a frightening turn for coworkers Holly J. and Spinner when The Dot is robbed at gunpoint. The intensity of the situation leads Holly J. to get emotional and confess her long-harboring feelings to Spinner. Elsewhere, Connor wants to reunite the old gang, but he doesn't get much support from Clare and KC with this plan. * Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (9/8 CT National Geographic ) The owners of the Venice Beach Freakshow love to embrace oddball animals, so they adopted a five-legged miniature pinscher from a Mississippi dog pound, thinking he'd fit right in with their family. But they were wrong. The dog's aggression is so severe that the family may have no other choice than to let him go. Hope now rests with Cesar to work his magic on this one-of-a-kind canine. Source Here
Emmy predictions: Drama, Best Lead Actor and Actress
Let's get serious for a moment, Emmy voters. -- Lead actor and actress in a drama series. (suggestions for outstanding comedy and drama series will be posted tomorrow.) Please use this list of recommendations as your own personal cheat sheet. Cool. Oh, and I will be checking the picks against the official nominations when they come out on July 16. You know, just to see. Best Actor (Drama) * Gabriel Byrne ( In Treatment ): He bared his soul as his shrink got shrunk. * Kyle Chandler ( Friday Night Lights ): The series' heart and soul never punts. Ever. * Michael Chiklis ( The Shield ): He made his character sympathetic right down to his final despicable act. That's art. * Bryan Cranston ( Breaking Bad ): I'm not a fan of reruns, but c'mon, last year's winner deserves a repeat. * Hugh Laurie ( House ): He kissed Cuddy, lost Kutner, saw dead people, and got committed. 'Nuff said. * Denis Leary ( Rescue Me ): Fired up about the show's creative resurgence? Thank the guy who fanned the flame. Best Actress (Drama) * January Jones ( Mad Men ): Played the ultimate desperate housewife with remarkable restraint. * Regina King ( Southland ): Her complicated, compassionate cop is the standout in a top-notch ensemble. * Jeanne Tripplehorn ( Big Love ): When her devout character was excommunicated, it was a religious experience for me, too! * Glenn Close ( Damages ): So sharp, she cut clean through a scattered season 2. * Evangeline Lilly ( Lost ): She parted ways with "son" Aaron and delivered the mother of all performances. * Elisabeth Moss ( Mad Men ): Masterfully conveyed the quiet pain of giving up a child. Also see Emmy predictions: Drama, Best Supporting Actor and Actress Emmy predictions: Comedy, Best Lead Actor and Actress Emmy predictions: Comedy, Best Supporting Actor and Actress Emmy predictions: Best Comedy and Drama Series original source
Ratings Highlights for Idol, Criminal Minds, Dance and More - Featured
Recapping some Nielsen numbers from recent days, including some very big finales and the premiere of the summer's hottest reality competition: Wednesday * The American Idol finale played to a crowd of 27.7 million total viewers, hitting a high of 32.55 mil as Kris got crowned. That audience marks a 9 percent dip from last year, and the show's second-smallest finale draw ever, besting only Kelly Clarkson's Season 1 coronation (which aired during the summer). * Criminal Minds closed its season with an audience of 13.79 mil, up 785K from its previous finale. Thursday * So You Think You Can Dance kicked off its new cycle with 8.78 million viewers, up 175K from its previous opener. * Ugly Betty bowed out before 6.27 mil, plunging 28 percent from last year's finale. Friday night, here we come! * Southland copped 6.4 mil for its freshman finale, up 38 percent versus last week's fantastically competitive slate. Source Here
Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, May 21, 2009 - Featured
* So You Think You Can Dance (8 pm/ET Fox) ABC's Dancing with the Stars may have ended Tuesday, but that doesn't mean the connection for your terpsichorean fix has dried up. That's because it's time for the fifth season of So You Think You Can Dance, and tonight's premiere, as well as two-hour shows next Wednesday and Thursday (8 pm/ET), will showcase auditions in Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Denver, Seattle and Memphis. * Man-Made (8 pm/ET National Geographic Channel) For good reason, car safety is a top priority for many car buyers, so auto manufacturers are constantly working to make their vehicles safer. This hour goes inside high-tech crash labs to see how they do that. Highlights include a look at ultra-advanced - and surprisingly lifelike - crash-test dummies, and an interview with an extremely brave (or insane) man who, with 852 crashes under his belt, holds the world record for "most human-subject crash tests." * Ugly Betty (8 pm/ET ABC) No disrespect to Molly, who collapsed in the bathroom last week right before her honeymoon, but when the guest stars for tonight's two-hour, third-season finale include Billie Jean King, Rachel Maddow and Christopher Gorham (Henry's back in town!), um, let's just hope Daniel's new bride is OK. In other news, Wilhelmina hits up Matt's scheming mother for information about Claire's connection to Cal, and Marc and Betty hope their YETI profiles pay off when an editing job opens up at Mode. * Southern Belles: Louisville (10 pm/ET SOAPnet) This new reality series is a sort of prequel to Real Housewives, as it focuses on a group of five single women (although one is twice-divorced). These Kentucky gals are at crossroads in their lives when it comes to careers and romances. Julie is a model worried about her career and her clicking biological clock, Shea is planning her wedding to a man who has yet to propose to her, and divorce Kellie is starting a matchmaking business. Get to know them and their pals as they're introduced in tonight's premiere. * Southland (10 pm/ET NBC) The first season of the cop drama wraps up, and the good news is that the show will be back for a second. After weeks of run-ins with the city's thugs, L.A.'s finest discover a dead gang member in the trunk of a car tonight. And Lydia (Regina King) finds the line between her professional and personal life further blurred when Bryant (Shawn Hatosy) convinces her to take in Janilla (Carla Jeffrey). Source Here
Ben McKenzie Talks Southland's Finale and Future - Featured
What happens in the Southland finale, and what's in store for next season? Check out the video interview below to see what Benjamin McKenzie spills about the wham-bam finale and his hopes for the future of the cult-hit cop drama. Are you guys still loving Southland, or have you tuned out? Which cop character is your favorite? Post in the comments! Southland 's season finale airs tonight at 10 p.m. on NBC. E!Online - Ben McKenzie Talks Southland's Finale and Future Related Stories: NBC Announces Fall Schedule NBC Picks Up Southland
Ratings: Big Wedding Turnout Powers Grey's Past CSI - Featured
Thursday's ratings recap: * 8 pm/ET Survivor topped the hour with 11.97 million total viewers, up 240K week-to-week. Bones followed with 8.62 mil, dipping 210 thou. Claiming third was Ugly Betty , which surged 10 percent to 7.5 mil. Both NBC's My Name Is Earl (4.43 mil, -16 percent) and Parks & Recreation (4.64 mil, -12 percent) dipped, while Smallville (3.34 mil) inched up 140K. * 9 pm Grey's Anatomy was the night's most watched program, as 15.33 million RSVP'd for not-Meredith's wedding. With CSI dipping 720 thou to 14.57 mil, this marks the first time Grey's has outdrawn the CBS procedural in total viewers since Nov. 1, 2007. Grey's also outperformed CSI in the key demos by its widest margin in two years - 51 percent. NBC's The Office (7.7 mil, +410K) and 30 Rock (6.17 mil, +200K) both saw gains, while Supernatural (2.79 mil) dropped 170 thou. * 10 pm Michael J. Fox's Optimistic special started strong and averaged 10.6 mil for the hour, but ultimately got bested by CBS' CSI repeat come 10:30. NBC's recently renewed Southland slipped 180K, to 6.5 mil. Source Here
Watch a sneak peek of SOUTHLAND's episode 5 "Two Gangs" May 7, 2009
Detective Sal Salinger's (Michael McGrady) nightmare comes true when his car slams into a light pole and gang members steal his weapon. Gang Detectives Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy) and Nate Moretta (Kevin Alejandro) arrive on the scene to help out their boss. Moretta reluctantly agrees to assist Bryant in the search for the perpetrators and Salinger's weapon without calling it in. Elsewhere, still preoccupied with her personal life, Detective Lydia Adams (Regina King) is caught off guard when a man exposes himself to her outside her home. Tom Everett Scott also stars. To See The Preview Click here . Here
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If your faucet has weak pressure or flow, a new faucet probably isn’t the solution. Here’s how our expert, Joe Barnes, tracks down the source of the trouble:
If both the hot and the cold are weak, the aerator is probably clogged. Simply remove it and clean it to solve the problem.
If either the hot or the cold (but not both) is weak, then faulty supply lines, shutoffs or supply pipes are the problem. Supply hoses or shutoff valves are easy enough to replace. Fixing faulty or antiquated plumbing is a larger job, but it can benefit other fixtures in the home that have low water pressure.
Before you choose a new faucet, check the configuration and spacing on your sink. If you have a three-hole configuration, measure from the center of each handle to determine your spacing. Standard spacing is typically 4 or 8 in. If you want a single-hole faucet but your sink includes three holes, no problem. Many faucets include a cover plate to conceal the other two holes.
When you go to pick up your new faucet, bring a list of every possible install item you could need. Joe says if he’s headed to a job he hasn’t seen, he’ll be sure to have every potential part on board beforehand. One trip to return a few things is far easier than multiple runs to the home improvement store for the stuff you thought you wouldn’t need.
A basin wrench ($15) gets at impossible-to-reach nuts below the faucet. Joe uses a basic version of this tool, but many plumbers like Ridgid’s EZ Change Faucet Tool ($22). It will reach those difficult nuts and handle just about any other fitting you might encounter during a faucet install.
If you’re installing a new sink, mount the faucet to the sink before dropping the sink into place. Having everything in plain view always makes for better connections — and the less time you spend on your back under that sink, the better.
Almost every faucet is connected to shutoff valves beneath the sink. But those old valves often don’t work, and it’s best to know that before you begin. If your shutoffs don’t stop the water flow, you can repair them or replace them. Or you could turn off the water to the whole house at the main shutoff valve while you replace the faucet.
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Who Deserves Credit For Women's Contract Signing On WWE SmackDown
Home WWE News Who Deserves Credit For Women's Contract Signing On WWE SmackDown
Who Deserves Credit For Women's Contract Signing On WWE SmackDown
WWE presented a contract signing for the SmackDown Women's Title match at Crown Jewel during this week's blue brand show. This signing resulted in a good look for Bianca Belair as they prepare for Saudi Arabia. Sadly, the contract was never signed before chaos ensued.
Fightful Select noted some of the producers on segments and matches during SmackDown this week. Jamie Noble produced the Liv Morgan vs. Carmella segment. Adam Pearce, who also works on-screen as an authority figure, was the producer for Cesaro vs. Finn Balor.
That interesting contract signing that kicked off the show was under Jason Jordan's responsibility.
Jason Jordan was listed as the producer/agent on the Women's Contract Signing segment and both dark matches that happened on the show.
The former American Alpha member took a job as producer when he could no longer wrestle. A neck injury took him out of action before we even saw a real payoff from him being Kurt Angle's illegitimate son. It's good to know that Jason Jordan is still around, even if he can't wrestle.
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(ShareCast News) - The selling pressure on stocks abated as investors waited on the US Federal Reserve's policy announcement on Wednesday, but worries regarding the outlook for China, Greece and the possibility of interest rate increases were still very much on investors' minds. As of 08:47 the FTSE
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Hikma Pharmaceuticals acquires US labs in $2.25bn deal
(ShareCast News) - Drug developer Hikma Pharmaceuticals signed a deal to buy two firms from Boehringer Ingelheim in transactions worth a total of $2.25bn. FTSE 100 listed Hikma planned to buy Roxane Laboratories and associated company Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane in a cash and shares deal that would
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BUZZ-Hikma: best day in 7 months after announcing Boehringer deal
** Hikma rises 6.7 pct after agreeing to buy Boehringer's specialty generics business for $2.65 bln in cash ** Valuation based on new Hikma shares priced at £23.50 ** Best day for stock since January 2015 ** Among top risers and most traded by average volumes on Stoxx 600 <p
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UPDATE 1-Hikma to buy Boehringer's U.S. generics unit for $2.65 bln
(Adds details) July 28 (Reuters) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc said it would buy German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim's U.S. specialty generic drugs business for about $2.65 billion in cash and stock to bolster its presence in the United States. Hikma said it will pay about $1.18 billi
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Hikma to buy Boehringer's U.S. generics unit for $2.65 bln
July 28 (Reuters) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc said it would buy German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim's U.S. specialty generic drugs business for about $2.65 billion in cash and stock to bolster its presence in the United States. Hikma said it will pay about $1.18 billion in cash and issue
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Hikma Pharmaceuticals To Acquire Roxane Units For USD2.65 Billion (ALLISS)
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PRESS: Hikma, Mallinckrodt Bid For Boehringer Assets - Bloomberg
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Boehringer's Roxane Labs draws bid from Hikma, Mallinckrodt- Bloomberg
June 29 (Reuters) - Jordan's Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc has emerged as a bidder for German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim's generics unit Roxane Labs, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Other bidders for the U.S.-based Boehringer unit include Mallinckrodt Plc and Pe
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St Mary gets mediation centre | News | Jamaica Gleaner
St Mary gets mediation centre
Published:Friday | October 16, 2015 | 10:43 AMOrantes Moore
From left: Custos of St Mary Errol Johnson, Justice Minister Mark Golding, local MP Dr Morais Guy, and the parish's senior resident magistrate, Andrea Collins, opening a mediation facility in Port Maria last week.
Dozens of local residents in Port Maria, St Mary, celebrated alongside members of the judicial and security services last Thursday after Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding opened a spacious, new arbitration facility in the town centre.
According to the latest crime statistics, around 60 per cent of the murders that took place in the parish between January and September 2015 were committed by a family member, friend or neighbour of the victim.
Golding believes the launch of the Port Maria Mediation Centre could reduce this figure significantly by helping quarrelling parties to settle their disputes amicably.
He told The Gleaner: "This new facility, the Port Maria Mediation Centre, is really going to be supporting the justice system in the parish by assisting in the mediation of disputes, both matters that have been referred by the court and matters which have not come to court, but could escalate into problems if they are not addressed early.
"These types of centres are very important in trying to alleviate tensions and the sort of issues that can sometimes escalate on to serious crimes, so I'm very happy we've been able to get it to this point."
He added: "This is the finest facility I have seen so far, in terms of space, and think we'll be able to do some good work here."
St Mary's senior resident magistrate, Andrea Collins, noted that if utilised by local residents, the $6-million facility would provide a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to settle disputes cordially, compared to going through the court system.
She said: "I greatly support this initiative and am really happy to have it on stream because we can channel many matters from the court, which will give us more time to deal with the more serious offences. I welcome this centre and think it will be of great assistance to us.
"A lot of the cases that come [through the courts] arise from domestic or community-based conflicts, and so we get a better outcome if people use this medium to resolve their disputes, rather than going through a trial and getting a guilty verdict, which doesn't necessarily give the outcome that people are looking for."
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Miyamoto no longer allowed to chat about his hobbies - That VideoGame Blog
Miyamoto no longer allowed to chat about his hobbies
Rarely does the life of one individual reflect so clearly upon a company that just chatting to that person might give a clue to that company's future plans. However, such is the case with Nintendo and their main-man Shigeru Miyamoto. Still, it might come as a shock to some that Nintendo has actually banned Miyamoto-san from chatting with anyone publicly about his hobbies.
That might seem strang to some, but if you take a long, hard look at the big N's major hits, many share a certain trait. Namely, they releate to Miyamoto's hobbies from in the past. WiiFit was a brainchild born of his daily excersize routine, Pikmin owes its existance to Miyamoto's love of gardening, and his interest in maintaining his memory was an obvious influence of Brain Age. Given that fact, it's easy to see why competitors would love to hear what Nintendo's backbone has been up to in his freetime, and as such, completely reasonable for Nintendo to want to put a muzzle on him.
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C Is For Cookie | StacySews
Like millions of other folks, today (or for those of you on the other side of the world, yesterday) is a day for baking. I can't take credit for these, however. These peanut butter blossoms are Taylor's creation (and they are yummy).
In addition to these, we made plain peanut butter, chocolate chip, turtle, and chocolate chocolate chip. WHEW! Next, I'll make a black bottom pecan pie – because if all those cookies don't put us in a sugar coma, the pie surely will!
Since Bret was still feeling horrible yesterday, we didn't go anywhere. Instead, I worked on my messenger bag – be prepared for a completed bag review after Christmas. It took far longer than what I expected to get this bag done, but it was well worth it.
Merry Christmas to those who are already celebrating the holiday – I hope you enjoy your day with friends and family!
This entry was posted in General on December 24, 2006 by stacy.
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Amy December 24, 2006 at 11:10 am
The peanut butter kisses are my favorites! Merry Christmas to you and your family Stacy!
Debbie Cook December 24, 2006 at 1:05 pm
I made our PB blossoms a couple of days ago and they are disappearing so fast that I'm thinking they won't make it much longer. I need to learn to make those last so they last. 😉
Merry Christmas Stacy and family. Hope DH is feeling better soon.
Tuesday December 25, 2006 at 6:23 pm
Stacy they look yummy!! I hope you have a healthy house soon LOL 😉 I'll take a baker's dozen of the turtles, m'kay? :oP
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Bear killed by wardens on Long Trail | Archives | benningtonbanner.com
Reports of human encounters with black bears continue to increase across the Green Mountain National Forest, according to a media release from the U.S. Forest Service.
GLASTENBURY — Game wardens shot and killed an adult male bear Friday on the Long Trail after receiving multiple complaints in one day about a bear that had no fear of humans.
Officials had received multiple complaints in the last two to three weeks from hikers, of a bear who had taken backpacks and come into the Goddard Shelter, a lean-to on the trail, while it was occupied, said Lt. Dennis Amsden, a game warden in the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.
On Thursday, the issue "hit a crescendo," with multiple calls. People reported the bear was taking backpacks, and one caller told said the bear had apparently "charged somebody," Amsden said.
"We were encouraging people to [scare] the bear as much as possible," Amsden said. "But unfortunately, its behavior — it became more brazen."
Cell phone reception in the area was poor, so with the calls Thursday, officials didn't know if the bear had injured anybody. Wardens went directly to the area to see if the bear would come back, but it didn't.
On Friday, wardens returned to the area, and when the bear appeared, it was shot and killed.
"The bear was showing no fear of humans at this point," said Amsden, who was not one of the responding wardens Friday. "Human safety was now at risk, so we felt it was necessary to put the bear down," he said. "The remoteness of the area obviously had some challenges for dealing with it."
In the judgement of the game wardens, the bear had become so "conditioned" — that is, so accustomed to food access — that it wasn't going to stop coming back.
"Once a bear is conditioned at that point, it's probably not a bear that is going to change that behavior," Amsden said. "Over the course of a couple weeks, we saw the bear become more and more of a threat."
Officials will collect biological information from the bear that was killed, pulling a tooth for a biologist to tell the bear's age. This data is important to biologists in tracking populations, Amsden said. They'll also do a "very close" examination of the bear, to see if anything is unusual.
With the warm weather and remoteness of the area, it will be difficult, but game wardens will attempt to salvage meat from the bear, Amsden said.
"We have every interest in trying to salvage the bear and use it as much as we can," he said.
The U.S. Forest Service has had numerous reports of bear sightings throughout June and July, and reports of human encounters with black bears continue to increase across the Green Mountain National Forest, according to a media release from the Forest Service.
Game wardens in Vermont kill "a handful" of bears a year at most, Amsden said. More commonly, they deal with complaints of damage by bear and investigate private citizens' shooting of bears, to make sure it was done legally.
The state has stricter laws for shooting bears than it used to, Amsden said. Members of the public can kill a bear only in certain circumstances, such as in self-defense, or to protect property from being damaged. People who have things that lure bears, like garbage or bird feeders, are prohibited from killing them under the property damage justification. "[That's because] the bear would be there only simply because of the actions of the people," Amsden said.
Usually, Amsden said, game wardens have ways around killing these animals.
"We try our best not to kill a bear," he said. "Almost 100 percent of the time, the reason the bear is there is due to a food source. They're completely driven by their appetite. By removing the food source, usually the problem will go away."
"But occasionally, if the bear has had access to food for long enough — say, from a Dumpster — it might become conditioned.
"The biggest message we like to get across is: don't feed the bears," he said.
It is unsafe for both humans and bears, he said. It is also illegal in the state of Vermont.
"This usually occurs due to conditioning which is caused by humans," Amsden said of situations in which bears are killed. That is, people have been deliberately or inadvertently feeding them.
Officials encourage people to remove food from where bears could get it, including keeping a clean camp — not leaving any food, including condiments, out.
It's also important to store food in bear-resistant containers when out in the wilderness, ideally vehicles, and hang food in a bag at least 10 feet from the ground and 5 feet from tree limbs that could support a bear, Amsden said.
Protecting from bears while in the wilderness:*
- Always keep a clean camp.
- Don't leave any food (including condiments) out when not in use.
- Store food in bear-resistant units, hard-shelled vehicles or car trunks
- Keep sleeping areas, tents and sleeping bags free of food and odor (like toothpaste and deodorant).
- Don't sleep in clothes you cooked or handled fish or game in.
- If camping the backcountry, hang your food bag at least 10 feet off the ground and 5 feet out from a tree limb that could support a bear, or better yet, pack and use bear-resistant containers.
- If possible in backcountry areas, place sleeping tents at least 100 yards from food storage and cooking areas.
- If hiking with dogs, leave them on a leash.
Protecting homes and property from bears:*
- Feed birds from December to March only.
- Never feed bears.
- Feed pets indoors.
- Store trash in a secure place — shed, garage or basement.
-Do not put trash cans at the curb until pickup day.
- Double-bag odorous garbage and regularly clean trash cans with deodorizer.
- Keep chickens and honeybees secure within an electric fence or other bear-proof enclosure.
If you encounter a bear in the woods:
- If your presence causes the bear to change its behavior — it stops feeding, changes direction or watches you — you're too close. Back away while maintaining eye contact.
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Paul & Daan
This apartment has everything you need -- A great place to sleep, a toilet & bathroom with walk in shower, a TV, a fully equipped kitchen. There is a fridge, and of course a WIFI connection.
Very clear from the pictures what you are getting. Stayed for business and the location was perfect for what we needed. Enjoyed my stay.
Great location. Jordaan is my favorite section of Amsterdam. Restaurants and shops all around the area and centraal station is only about a 15 min walk away.
Really good situation.
One of the few best places in town ,great apartament ,great people,best location,everything you wish to have for a perfect vacantion!
It is hard to beat this place on location: it is just down the street from, allegedly, the best apple pie in Amsterdam (for those of you with a sweet tooth). It is close to public transport links, right in the Jordaan neighbourhood, and on the end of Westerpark (ish). I had b…
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Dear Ching-Yin, hope you had a wonderful wedding! Thank you for your time to write us a review :) Much appreciated. We are happy to hear that your family enjoyed their stay and our apologies for the inconveniences caused by the broken dishwasher and broken door of the wardrobe closet. We would have been happy to come by during their stay and fix it immediately as we did not know about these two issues before. Very thoughtful of your family members that they did not want to bother you with such things, but we would have been happy to fix it for them. After checkout and reading your message, we sent a plumber over for the dishwasher and a handyman for the sliding door. All is fixed now! Thanks again, your family have been perfect tenants and are welcome back anytime!! All the best to you and your family. Best regards, Paul and Daan.
Perfect location and clean apartment !
Nice apartment in central part of Amsterdam, provides a good comfort for those who want to be in a center of the action and those who prefers a quite atmosphere. The apartment is equipped with all the facilities that guests may require. Paul and Daan are wonderful hosts! Regardl…
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UN: Worse now for women peace builders than before COVID | Law-Order
PTI | United Nations | Updated: 19-01-2022 07:44 IST | Created: 19-01-2022 07:44 IST
Bachelet said her Geneva-based office also documented patterns of attacks against women working on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, corruption, labour rights and environmental and land issues.
Despite the Security Council's adoption in 2000 of a resolution demanding equal participation for women in peace negotiations and peace building, Bachelet said, "between 1992 and 2019 only 13 per cent of negotiators, 6 per cent of mediators and 6 per cent of signatories in major peace processes worldwide were women." That was before the pandemic struck in early 2020, "and before a wave of intensifying conflicts, undemocratic political transitions and disastrous humanitarian crises took hold in many societies," she said. Bachelet said the situation now facing women human rights defenders and prospects for women's real participation in peace efforts is "vastly worse" and "harms all of us" because women's participation is essential to promote peace.
She singled out three examples: Afghanistan, Africa's Sahel region and Myanmar.
In the Sahel, Bachelet said, "critical deficits in women's empowerment are clearly a factor in the complex development, security and humanitarian crisis." Attacks by "extremely violent armed groups" increase the threat of abductions, violence, exploitation and abuse of women and girls and the closure of local schools, especially for girls, she said.
Bachelet, who recently visited the region, said she was encouraged that senior members of the G5 Sahel force set up by five African nations -- Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania -- in 2017 to fight the growing terrorist threat in the vast region emphasized "the importance of increased integration of women in political, security and development policies to address the crisis." She said her office will continue to support this effort. In Myanmar, Bachelet said women human rights defenders had long been a force for peace "including at the forefront of resistance against military rule," but since the military takeover in February 2020 many women's civil society groups have been forced to shut down. She said women working in the medical field and the media as well as protesters, participants in civil disobedience, social media activists and those providing shelter and food to those in need have been targeted for assault and arbitrary detention.
Norway's Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, whose country holds the Security Council presidency and chaired the council meeting, said the government wanted to put the issue on the agenda of the U.N.'s most powerful body "so that we can move forward on our collective promise to let women participate without fear of reprisals." "Women are taking great risk to contribute to peace and security for the people of their country, because they know that to end conflict, to work effectively towards peace, women must be part of the process — not because women bring with them some magical solution to end all wars, but because women bring different perspectives, and the more gender-divided society is the more different those perspectives are," she said..
Ghana's Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey told the council: "Women are usually the most adversely affected by conflict but the most marginalized in peace processes, and the most punished for their peacebuilding efforts." She said the gender perspectives of women "lead to better policies and more equitable and gender sensitive as well as sustainable peace deals."
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Sparta did not suffer either from the misogyny that created the imbalance in the population or from the consequences. In fact, by the late 5th Century BC, Spartan women appear to have significantly outnumbered men. This imbalance may have been the real reason for the Spartan custom of "wife sharing."
"Athens has 40,000 males who think that making clever speeches is the pinnacle of manliness." All Gorgo's pent-up anger at what she had seen since her arrival [in Athens] boiled over. "That's why they are afraid to educate their daughters and keep their women in the dark ― physically and mentally!" Gorgo could not resist adding, "Sparta's men prove their manhood with their spears and need not dismiss good advice just because it comes from the mouths of women!"
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Rational reasons to love vinyl | Page 40 | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
Sep 4, 2015 at 11:15 PM
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A CD will sound exactly the same on the 500th playback as on the first.
That's reliability, accuracy, and care-free enjoyment.
No need to align a laser like a cartridge.
"Nobody makes the time for proper alignment" is an obsolete requirement in today's digital age.
And no, the best analog playback system will still not match the best digital system for noise-free, distortion-free playback.
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-vinyl-records-considered-to-have-better-audio-quality-than-CDs-or-high-bitrate-MP3s
Sep 4, 2015 at 11:25 PM
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psygeist said: ↑
psygeist likes this.
Sep 5, 2015 at 10:07 AM
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http://www.planetoftunes.com/digital-audio/pros-and-cons-of-analogue-and-digital-audio.html#.Ver4UXXskRE
Sep 6, 2015 at 2:06 PM
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I applied there for MS (AI) and in Edin too. Nice to see the reference from there.
Asked to defer admit in Edin for following year. Will apply in German and Canadian universities. I hope to get into TUM or UOT.
I did a spectrogram screencap of MJ's Dangerous Vinyl Pack.
24 bit 5011kbp FLAC 250 MB
Peaks go well until 96KHz. Not shown in the image.
Do you guys hear any difference when you clip it to 22KHz ? I couldn't pick any subtle nuances. My setup is listed in my signature.
Sep 6, 2015 at 2:51 PM
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Will apply in German and Canadian universities. I hope to get into TUM or UOT.
U of Toronto is great. Go for it!
Sep 6, 2015 at 2:57 PM
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The volume at which I put to pot to hear tones at even 17 and 18kHz makes a tone at 1kHz like a laser into my brain stem.
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Is constant popping sound a universal artifact in vinyl playback ?
I clean all my records. It helps much of the time. Some new records are just pressed poorly. I use vinyl, CD, and other digital about evenly. I probably enjoy vinyl the most, but couldn't care less what format is superior. I definitely have digital that I prefer over some vinyl of the same album.
Sep 12, 2015 at 6:06 PM
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Just bought a vinyl of my favourite artist's new album for cheap cause why not? I heard about how vinyl can sound better depending on the album plus I'm planning to be moving in with a friend in the future and it would be nice to have some vinyls on for display. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good vinyl ripping service based in the UK. I've found one, however it will cost me £8 for each side of the vinyl and with 2lp albums it'll cost £32 for a possible sound improvement which I can't bring myself to pay. I live in the UK btw, thanks in advance
Sep 12, 2015 at 7:11 PM
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"Rationial" reasons, right?
Assuming that a CD is mastered properly - which isn't always the case - a CD will last longer, be easier to process, and can have a more accurate sound. That's the rational argument.
But "rational" doesn't equate with "music" all the time. There's a special thrill to having a record, with its own artwork, and vinyl can have its own warmth.
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^^ A vinyl ripping service? Why?
Just buy the CD to start with. Saves a ton of money.
Post #596 of 612
I've got the CD already, I was just wondering if anyone knew of a good and decently priced vinyl ripping service so I can get that ripped and see if there's a notable difference and then I want to rip a few vinyl singles ( if the price is worth it ) as they have songs on there that aren't available elsewhere
Post #597 of 612
I might check out a forum that is pro-vinyl for that. You'll have better luck with helpful responses. You might search on Steve Hoffman's forum.
Post #598 of 612
Why not try doing the needle drops yourself? There's not a great deal in it and the soft/hardware is quite cheap these days, and most PCs have a CD burner. Plus you have full quality control.
Have a read of the relevant section on this site for a few pointers.
Sep 14, 2015 at 12:59 PM
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Thanks for the suggestion but I haven't got the space for it and if were to have it then I would solely be using it to rip vinyls so I may aswel try and find a service that can do it. Thanks for the suggestion though
Sep 14, 2015 at 8:19 PM
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Do you have a relative or friend with a decent turntable?
Your profile doesn't say where you are from. If you are in the UK, give John a call at the link provided. He'd be happy to help you and perhaps recommend someone who provides the service you are looking for.
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https://www.head-fi.org/threads/rational-reasons-to-love-vinyl.772176/page-40
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Burke: Xerox spinoff Conduent a likely takeover target
— Ursula Burns, chairman and CEO of Xerox Corp., June 30
I hope Ursula Burns has it correct, but rummaging through news releases and Securities and Exchange Commission filings, I see a different scenario developing.
In January, I predicted the sale of the document division of Xerox in favor of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) business it entered with the purchase of Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion in 2010. My conclusion may have been hasty without examining enough of the facts.
First, the ACS deal hasn't gone as planned in that it has grown revenues cumulatively less than 10 percent since 2010 ($6.5 billion to approximately $7 billion). Based on Xerox's June 16 news release, post-split the BPO business, called Conduent Inc., will have revenues of $7 billion and approximately 96,000 employees. That equals roughly $73,000 per employee. Prior to Xerox's purchase of ACS, the amount was $88,000 per employee, or a 17 percent reduction since 2010. This is a key metric when evaluating the efficiency of an organization. I'm sure there are many reasons for this; experience tells me there was a culture clash between Xerox and ACS that the financial engineers never anticipated and management and the board never fully appreciated.
Conduent is going to be run by Ashok Vemuri, who joined Xerox at the beginning of this month. His last CEO assignment was for IGATE, a $1.2 billion information technology service firm for about 24 months until it was successfully sold to a much larger European conglomerate, Capgemini. Condurent will be nearly six times the size of IGATE.
Now let's not forget our "helper," investor Carl Icahn, who is represented on the Conduent board of directors. The way these guys do business is they find a corporate deal maker who has successfully shepherded a business to the auction house. Mr. Vemuri could well be Mr. Icahn's man. If successful, Conduent could fetch up to $7 billion, not bad for a combined company today that is worth in total a little over $9 billion.
If I'm correct, this may work out OK for Rochester. Jeff Jacobson, who will be CEO of the traditional Xerox business, has deep Rochester roots with a tour of duty at both Kodak and Xerox, which can only be positive. With Conduent out of the picture, Xerox's $11 billion business could find opportunities better aligned with its core capabilities.
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https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/columnist/burke/2016/07/13/xerox-conduent-carl-icahn-takeover/87026628/
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Written by Hari Krishan Singh
Karam Kriya means "whole-hearted, soulful action which delivers you into the lap of your own destiny". Karam Kriya is the name that in 1996 Yogi Bhajan personally gave to Shiv Charan Singh's development of the teachings of Tantric Numerology (www.karamkriya.eu).
So now…please take some time to think about life without Numbers….
Difficult? Hmmm, so what does that mean? Is it just that when there is 3 cars in front of the house that this could not be the case if there wasn't a number 3? Or is there more to the quality of Numbers?
Imagine being alone in a room, and sense what that feels like… Really go deep into the sensation of being alone. This might not be so difficult if you are reading this alone.
Now somebody enters…what happens then, what does this feel like? Can you define what the difference is between alone and being with 2? It is hard, or impossible not to interact on some level with the other, right? This creates some kind of tension?
And can you now go back and forth between being alone and being with two, to really start to define the specific qualities of each situation?
And continue with 3 people, 4 and 5. Beyond that number the interaction between you seems to get more impersonal for each extra person, right? This is an interesting experiment to do in real life if you get the chance. Then to compare these qualities with other occasions where the Numbers are obviously present, and this can continue into all situations because on a subtle level they are always present.
This is part of what we do in Karam Kriya: we look at 'life through numbers and numbers through life' (Shiv Charan Singh). We seek to define and sense specific qualities of each number on every level of our existance that we can come up with, personal or impersonal. This makes each workshop unique and very dynamic.
Then we also look at the interaction between these qualities and subsequently between the Numbers. This allows for extraordinary insight into the processes of life and situations in each individual life, for you will discover structures; repeating patterns. We generally call these (uncompleted) structures habits or karma (Karam).
Then Kriya means complete action; to complete these structures to go beyond them. We study these structures in a way that can potentially serve others to develop an insight in how to complete their patterns and develop Dharmic structures that serve them. Therefore the Karam Kriya Training is shaped as a consultation training. It is much easier to analyse the other than to analyse yourself, and through analysing each other's life, you discover a lot about yourself.
We invite you to the Court of Karam Kriya and learn to listen to 'the last language' which is what the language of Numbers is sometimes called. As Pythagoras already said: "If you don't know Numbers, you don't know anything. If you only know Numbers, you don't know anything".
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https://www.kundaliinijoogayhdistys.fi/what-is-karam-kriya/
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Featured Vendors Part 2 of 2 – Jewelry City Steampunk
Featured Vendors Part 2 of 2
Posted by Jewelry City Steampunk on October 15, 2017 October 14, 2017
And now for part two (of two) of our vendor highlights! Look at all this amazing stuff.
Ginny Waters Ceramics
Cone 6 fired porcelain mugs, lanterns, teapots, and skulls. A number of them feature teeth; an equal number have frolicking skeletons.
Ginnywatersceramics.com/
K2 Steam specializes in handmade jewelry and accessories. Featuring etched glassware
Fenham Publishing is a small press that was established in 2000 by Jim Dyer, grandson of C. M. Eddy, Jr. The press was formed to showcase the works of Providence, Rhode Island native C. M. Eddy, Jr. an author of short stories from the pulp magazine era of the 1920's, most notably Weird Tales. Mr. Eddy was a confidant and friend to both H. P. Lovecraft and Houdini during that period. C. M. Eddy, Jr. was a ghostwriter and investigator for Houdini.
After painstakingly combing through the many personal effects of his grandfather that have been stored away for years, Jim rediscovered his grandfather's original manuscripts and has carefully chosen some notable selections as a basis for the titles produced thus far.
Fenhampublishing.com
I make jewelry from played guitar strings, drumsticks and cymbals…. Everything is upcycled…
Steampunk driven by Music…
Our one of a kind jewelry creations blend timeless antiques with modern twists, designed for unique individuals like you.
Vilet's Varieties
Steampunk and alternative jewelry, clothes, and accessories
Bikeware Accessories
Upcycled bicycle and hardware jewelry has been a passion of mine for over 25 years. I love to find innovative ways to transform objects I find in hardware stores into unique, edgy and chic accessories and housewares. I also scour the recycling bin at my local bike shop to incorporate bicycle cogs, chains and brake cable into fabulous one-of-a-kind statement jewelry. I have recently learned TIG welding and am starting to included welded bicycle parts into my collection.
BikewareAccessories.com
Sour Grapes Comic Strip
Tim Jones is a self -syndicated and local comic strip artist from Rhode Island and grew up in Attleboro, MA. Tim is the creator/artist/writer for the very popular SOUR GRAPES comic strip, which appears in multiple newspapers in RI, MA and California. Sour Grapes happens to appear in Attleboro's own Sun Chronicle newspaper on Sundays. He is also a member of ARIA (Association of RI Authors) and has several SOUR GRAPES collection books and a coloring/story book available.
Sourgrapescomic.com
Facebook (Sour Grapes Comic)
Facebook (Tim Jones)
Specializing in all things metaphysical including hand-crafted jewelry, gemstones and spheres. Live lampwork glass demos. We use a flame and will perform live jewelry crafting with hand blown glass.
Taxidermy Artistry by Nikki Deerest
A collection of consigned items, primarily handmade crafts, from members of our writing collective.
Sword Fighting Demonstrations and Lessons
In the 15th century fight masters started writing down the martial arts that they practiced. We work from these manuals to teach and train Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA).
Watchcityfestival.com/
We'll get you all steamed up in corsets, custom clothing, hats and hand painted goggles for all genders. We Also offer custom made vests, skirts, cloaks, coats and more.We are happy to size people for corsets and tie them up! We'll add skirts and bustles, fascinators and goggles so they can see them themselves completely steampunked out!
Operation Hammond is an international non-profit organization of like-minded individuals within the anime, sci-fi, fantasy and pop culture convention community dedicated to bringing awareness of first aid, emergency preparedness and training to people who attend and staff anime, sci-fi, fantasy and pop culture conventions. We are nerds helping nerds in times of need.
Operationhammond.com/
Peter J. Larrivee
Peter J Larrivee is the author of Revenant and regular 'Got Beer' columnist for Motif Magazine. He also writes the Yankee Brew News Hop Tips email newsletter. Revenant is his first published novel and the sequel is coming soon.
Peterjlarrivee.com
I design and create victorian steampunk jewelry by incorporating old coins, watch faces, dials and movements, vintage typewriters, old game pieces, vintage photos, old buttons, etc., etc., etc.I don't demonstrate as much as I talk about my process of making one of my pieces.
Adventure Awaits! offers a line of magical objects based on folklore, myth, magic & fairy tales. The collection includes: altered Victorian illustration greeting cards; prints of Victorian ads & book pages; laser cut ornaments, earrings, keyrings, boxes, and games; kits for creative adventurers; spells and other assorted magical necessities.
Adventureawaitsme.com
Steampunk Annie Designs
Steampunk Annie Designs uses found objects to create mixed media steampunk inspired jewelry, art, and accessories.
GEEKS BEARING GIFTS ™: a shop specializing in inspirational, thought provoking and humorous artwork and jewelry for geeks and those who love them. We take the wisdom of the past, combine it with eye-catching typography and illustration and present it on fine art quality materials that you will be proud to wear or hang in your home, office, lab or classroom.
Hellcat Press produces horror comic anthologies. We have three available — "Dark Lady," "Simply Sinful," and "Tales From the Public Domain." All feature writers and artists from around the world.
Hellcatpress.com
Wild Fox Pierogi will be serving up delicious tasty comfort food including various pierogi, salad and malasadas (AKA Portuguese Fried Dough).
Wildfoxpierogi.com
I create abstract and ocean/nature inspired paintings, magnets, ornaments and pendants on various types and sizes of reclaimed wood. I also create stickers and prints of my artwork. Inspiration comes from the powerful movement and beauty of both the Earth and water bodies.
Mischief and Mirth Studios
Mischief and Mirth Studios offers a wide variety of handmade leather masks and accessories, such as hair ornaments, fingerless gloves, ears, headbands, and more!
MOON GLORY GEARS
We are primarily "Gear Artists." We create our art using antique watch and clock parts, natural crystals and stones. We gain inspiration from ancient cultures, steampunk, sacred geometry, and the natural world around us. We incorporate our art onto a functional canvas whenever possible, like pocket watches and locket watches.
Offering a huge array of traditional, whimsical and classic high grade concrete statuary, benches, birdbaths, stepping stones, planters, wall & fence hangings, memorial stones, birdfeeders and so much more. Specializing in mythical, fantasy, celestial, cultural, new age and nature inspired designs with custom finishes and color layouts like no other.
PICKLED WILLY'S
Pickled Willy's Mobile Food Truck is a fun and new approach to serving customized food items made with top quality ingredients at a reasonable price. Our #1 goal is to provide exceptional customer service that will make our customers feel valued, appreciated and privileged. We will promote a fun, happy and social atmosphere at your location. Once we provide our customers with a great experience, along with quality products that offer a unique twist, our customers will be sure to return to Pickled Willy's.
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https://jewelrycitysteampunk.com/2017/10/15/featured-vendors-part-2-of-2/
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Our topics for Term 1, 2 and 3 were 'Marvellous Me & My World', 'Let's Celebrate!', 'Anglo-Saxons' and 'Healthy Me!' Our Term 4 topic is 'Castles' and in Term 5 it's 'Beneath our Feet!'
You can also revise your year 3/4 words and practise your handwriting at the same time. Please find below some handwriting sheets of 'common exception words'. Choose your level of challenge: (Challenge 1, 2 or 3).
Continue to learn your Times tables:
Don't forget you also have your new logins for the Easimaths website: https://www.rmeasimaths.com/
Art - If you enjoyed our Anglo Saxon Weaving and have some wool at home, you might like to have a go at the Rainbow Weaving or Sun Catcher Weaving activity below. Alternatively, try some 'paper weaving' (see PDFs below).
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https://www.suttonbenger.org/learning/chestnut/
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Students Against the Education System - Free Essay Example | PapersOwl.com
Home / United States / Students against the Education System
However, even though Dr. Andre Perry makes a reasonable defense blaming white teachers for causing such disparities among the classroom, I disagree, for no matter the teacher's race, in today's modern era, people have become more accepting of one other and are more likely to judge a person by their character rather than their skin color. Though, during the 1960s, racial segregation was common among public facilities and African Americans being discriminated against was regarded as an everyday thing. Nevertheless, many civil right movements peacefully protested in order to be given their civil liberties and struck a major victory with the Brown v. Board of Education case. This case consisted of Mr. Brown being denied by the Topeka school district on not allowing his daughter to enroll to the predominantly white school.
After appealing the case to the supreme court, it was there, that the case became a milestone in history, for all supreme court justices all unanimously declared that the case was unconstitutional, furthering igniting the flame for civil rights movements. Yet, even though this case was decades ago, in today's age, institutional racism still lives on, for black students are still being oppressed but cases such as the United States v. City of Meridian have exposed corruption within the schools but more importantly, within Mississippi's justice system. In the United States v. City of Meridian case, a total of 77 black children were being punished harshly for minor crimes, and when arrested, were ignored of their civil rights and were taken immediately to juvenile detention centers with no hearing or due process. The minor crimes they were convicted of were merely no more than defiant acts such leaving the classroom without permission, arriving late to class, or being discourteous towards the instructor. In addition, these children were pressured into confessing crimes they didn't commit before being given their Miranda Rights. Cases like these however, have not just happened in Mississippi but all over the United States, for racial disparities still lures on within schools but even more alarming, within our own justice system.
Students Against the Education System. (2020, Jul 23). Retrieved from https://papersowl.com/examples/students-against-the-education-system/
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Coffee Can Keep Cardiovascular Diseases at Bay and Even Help You Increase Longevity | LatestLY
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Coffee Can Keep Cardiovascular Diseases at Bay and Even Help You Increase Longevity
Health Wellness Shaloo Tiwari Jul 03, 2018 10:19 PM IST
Coffee can help keep cardiovascular diseases at bay Photo Credit: Pexels
Good news for coffee lovers. A new study says that coffee can help boost longevity of life. Therefore you may not want to shy away from 2 or 3 cups of coffee in a day. A study conducted on about half-a-million British adults found out that drinking fresh, ground instant coffee could actually lower risk of death over 10 years. It was drinking decaffeinated coffee that showed the above results. This is the first large study to prove that it would even help people with genetic glitches.
The study was published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine and doesn't clarify on how exactly can drinking affect the longevity of life but it is said that coffee contains over 1,000 chemical compounds including antioxidants, which help protect your cells from damage and that can, in turn, help you live longer.
Earlier according to another study conducted in Germany, caffeine was claimed to help prevent cardiovascular diseases by promoting the movement of a regulatory protein into mitochondria. It enhanced their function and hence was known to protect the cardiovascular cells from damaging. Research has also claimed that "Caffeine consumption has been associated with lower risks for multiple diseases, including type II diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, but the mechanism underlying these protective effects has been unclear"
Judith Haendeler said, "These results should lead to better strategies for protecting heart muscle from damage, including consideration of coffee consumption or caffeine as an additional dietary factor in the elderly population. Furthermore, enhancing mitochondrial p27 could serve as a potential therapeutic strategy not only in cardiovascular diseases but also in improving healthspan"
Coffee is known to have a ton of other health benefits. It is only the harmful addiction to coffee that isn't good for your health plus, it also does have its own set ill-effects. The study doesn't urge the non-coffee drinkers to start drinking coffee or other people to binge on it.
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https://www.latestly.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/coffee-can-keep-cardiovascular-diseases-at-bay-and-even-help-you-increase-longevity-246788.html
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Shawnee Heights High School (Tecumseh, KS) Wrestling
Shawnee Heights Wrestling
Welcome to the Shawnee Heights wrestling team wall. The most current information will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. Utilize the left navigation tools to find past seasons, meet schedules, rosters and more. Best of luck this winter!
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http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/shawnee-heights-thunderbirds-(tecumseh,ks)/wrestling/home.htm
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Categories: Fixed IncomeStocks
Hi Ravi, if you select "Auto renewal option", it would renew with an amount which is equal to principal+interest.
Ajith, How does it differ for a NRI or ordinary individual ? There is no seperate tax treatment or concessions for NRI's.
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https://myinvestmentideas.com/2013/05/bank-fd-vs-debt-mutual-funds-which-is-the-best-investment-option/amp/
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UConn roughs up Central Conn. 25-5 in NCAAs | Fox News
UConn roughs up Central Conn. 25-5 in NCAAs
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Mike Olt homered twice and drove in eight runs as Connecticut defeated Central Connecticut State 25-5 Saturday in an elimination game in the NCAA Norwich Regional.
Connecticut (48-15), which lost to Oregon 5-3 Friday, kept its tournament hopes alive with a season-high 26 hits. The Huskies will play the loser of Saturday night's game between Oregon and Florida State.
Olt, a junior third baseman, became UConn's all-time leader in both home runs and RBI. Olt, who went 4 for 4, has 44 homers, passing the record of 43 established by Jason Grabowski from 1995-97. His previous career high for RBI in a single game had been five. His career total of 177 RBI moves him ahead of Brian Packin, who had 170 from 1997-2000.
Shortstop Sean Allaire singled to left in the sixth for his 100th hit of the season for Central (33-23). The Blue Devils committed five errors.
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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/uconn-roughs-up-central-conn-25-5-in-ncaas
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To round out your tour, there are many images from the permanent collection of Londoners, London and national scenes spanning decades. Mounted in Victorian salon fashion, it can be a challenge to visually sort through the images but the reward is a both familiar and unknown (to me) view of London and of Canada and our many fine artists past and present.
Plan an afternoon to absorb some art- it’s good for the soul, and will provoke many memories of the past contrasted with the contemporary art world. The current exhibits are displayed until January 2020. Exit through the gift shop.
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https://develop.motherjones.com/politics/2010/08/why-pakistan-being-ignored/
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Hibbert family, Chalfont House, Buckinghamshire, and Birtles Hall, Cheshire, in the 19th Century, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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Windows PowerShell Tutorial 7 - Formatting Output | Windows 10 Forums
By default nearly all of cmdlets in PowerShell display data in a table format.
The cmdlet Get-Process by default displays data in a Table Format
As the default display is so common, and often sufficient for the User to get the information they are after in an easy to read format, many people are not aware that PowerShell actually has four Format cmdlets to choose from:
Given, Format-Table is the default result of most cmdlets, you rarely need to specify this if you are piping information. However, you will need to specify the other three choices. So how precisely does one specify a Format?
Well because the four Format options are cmdlets, you can simply pipe information to the cmdlet to produce the result you want. Compare the following two images to see why changing the default behaviour of the Get-Service cmdlet can actually be easier to read.
Notice too that the Format-List option provided additional information without the need to add additional conditions to the initial command, where as the default Table-Format for the cmdlet Get-Service only provides three columns of information.
Another thing to notice with the default Table-Format behaviour of the Get-Service cmdlet is that the columns are squashed and some text as a result is truncated, which is why you see the ... appear on some lines.
This is where the option to pipe information to the Format-Wide cmdlet can come in handy. Take a look at what happens when you pipe Get-Service to Format-Wide:
The names of the services are now displayed in two columns the columns are further apart, making it possible to read the entire name, without the ... appearing.
Something else worth noting is you can explicitly state how many columns to display using the parameter -Column and using an integer as the value passed through the parameter.
Applying the parameter -Column and the integer value 4 changes the default 2 columns to 4. However, this reintroduces the ... for some of the Service names as a result.
Earlier we saw what happened when you chose to pipe Get-Service to Format-List, but take a look how it can actually be easier to find something quickly, if we then add the parameter -GroupBy and name as its value.
Granted the Name is already in the listed data, but I personally find it easier when using -GroupBy name to help more clearly break down what can be a long list of information into their own groups.
What if you want to get specific columns of data, and not just the standard results?
Take a look at what happens when we apply the parameter -Property with three arguments, then add an additional parameter -Autosize, to the Cmdlet Get-Process:
The parameter -Autosize helps ensure all data fits to screen, but this to some degree is determined by how many columns there will be, and also the data in each column, so in some cases data will need to be truncated with the ...
Note too, while Get-Process by default displays a result in Table format when you pipe its result so as to include additional parameters, you must declare the Format-Table cmdlet if that is what you wish to see.
In this case you can see its useful information but it'd definitely be easier to read in a Format-List style:
There are a handful of other arguments you can use for formatting, but rather than explain each and everyone of them, simply use your Windows PowerShell ISE and as you type the intellisense will offer you a list of choices. Experiment with them, and see which result you take a liking to. Just note, some of the choices can only work with particular data types, so if you choose an option that does not match this, you will get a warning about this and more than likely see a red squiggly line appear to prompt you something is wrong and needs your attention.
That leaves us with the fourth option: Format-Custom.
You as the programmer find a particular format you prefer, and want to make repeated use of this format, without the hassle of having to type in all your arguments, conditions, etcetera each time. What do you to? Well that is where Format-Custom comes into play.
The Format-Custom cmdlet has a number of parameters you can use to create an alternate view. Here is a list of those parameters:
-Property which takes any Object <Object[]> as a value
-Depth which takes any Integer <Int32> as a value
-DisplayError which forces an error message to be displayed to command line
-Expand which takes any String <String> as a value
-Force which forces all content of an error be displayed at the command line
-GroupBy which takes any Object <Object> as a value
-InputObject which takes any Object and pipes it via the System.Management.Automation.PSObject <PSObject>
-ShowError which shows an error
-View which takes any String <String> as a value
<CommonParameters> which is a set of parameters that can be used with all cmdlets in PowerShell. For more information about that see the following: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po...re/about_CommonParameters?view=powershell-5.1
The -Property parameter is used to explicitly specify the Object properties that you want to appear in the display, and also the order in which they appear. You are also able to use Wildcards if you wish.
Note: This parameter is optional (i.e. you do not have to use it). If you do use it though, then note you cannot use both -Property and -View in the same command.
Also note: You can use a newly calculated property as the value. To do this you will need to create a Hash Table which has two valid keys:
The -Depth parameter is used to explicitly specify the number of columns in the display. It takes an positive Integer for its value. Again, this is an optional parameter, so you do not have to use it if you do not wish to.
The -DisplayError parameter instructs the computer to display any error message to the Command line. This too is an optional parameter. Typically it is not used, except for when the programmer is attempting to debug their Code block when things do not go as intended.
To demonstrate what you could see if using this parameter, lets purposely run an expression that is doomed to fail:
The -Expand parameter is also optional. This parameter is used to explicitly specify that this cmdlet formats the collection object, as well as the objects in the collection.
This parameter is designed to format objects that support the ICollection (System.Collections) interface. The default value is EnumOnly.
The values that can be used with this parameter are:
EnumOnly which displays the properties of the objects in the collection.
CoreOnly which displays the properties of the collection object.
EnumOnly & CoreOnly which will display the properties of the collection object and the properties of objects in the collection.
The -Force parameter is used to overcome the default behaviour of the parameters -ShowError and -DisplayError, which both may only display part of an error message. If you use -Force in tandem with these two parameters it forces the entire error message to be displayed at the command line, no matter how long that error message is. Again, this would more typically be used as a debugging measure, and is an optional parameter as a result.
The -GroupBy parameter you will already be familiar with as I've explained this earlier in the tutorial. To remind you though, this parameter allows you to format a cmdlets output into groups based on a shared property or value. You can alse enter an expression or a property of the output.
This value of this parameter can also be a new calculated property.
To create a calculated, property, use a hash table, using the following valid keys:
The -InputObject parameter allows you to explicitly specify the Object you wish to be formatted with your Custom style. You can input this in one of two ways:
You can enter a variable which contains the Object(s) you want to format, or
You can enter an expression or a command to get the Object to format.
The -ShowError is a option parameter mostly used for debugging. I already demonstrated its usefulness in the previous illustration. If you use this parameter you are basically ensured error the Cmdlet being actioned produces is able to be passed through the pipe. You may recall in a previous tutorial I mentioned that pipes can block error messages.
The -View parameter is used to allow you to format an object using a specific Format-Custom style you created. If you do not use this parameter then the default style built-in to PowerShell will be used instead. A reminder too, that you cannot use -View in tandem with -Property in a command!
Inputs for the Format-Custom makes use of the built-in System.Management.Automation.PSObject which allows any Object to be piped to the cmdlet Format-Custom..
Outputs for the Format-Custom makes use of the built-in Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format which allows Format-Custom to return the formatted objects for display.
As Format-Custom is designed to display alternate views to ordinary Tables or Lists, if you wish to display an alternate table view, use Format-Table, and if you wish to display an alternate list view, use Format-List.
If typing Format-Custom gets tiring, use its alias which is FC or fc.
If you are using the -GroupBy parameter this assumes the Object(s) are already sorted. To prevent issues arising, before using Format-Custom to group objects, use the cmdlet Sort-Object.
Well that concludes this tutorial. Hopefully, you found it useful.
I have not decided what topic to cover next in this series of Tutorials, and will not be adding any new tutorials in the immediate future, owing to time restraints. If you have a topic you want covered, be it a basic one, or a more advanced one, let me know.
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BEFORE the advent of man, and with him civilization, monkeys were spread over a much larger portion of the earth than at present. They lived in the south of Europe, in England, and in France. Except a few of the Paviane, those of the present time are found only in warm climates, and are very sensitive to cold.
Monkeys belong to the liveliest and most active of the mammalia. As everything eatable is acceptable to them, there is always something to catch, to dig, to gather—insects, fruits, roots, nuts, succulent herbs, buds, leaves, eggs, &c.
Many stories are told about the orang-outang, or pongo, an inhabitant of the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. It is the largest of the apes, being, in some cases, seven feet high.
Vosmarin, a Hollander, kept a tamed pongo for a long time. He says, “My pongo had rather a sad and downcast look, but was gentle and affectionate, and very fond of society, preferring those persons who busied themselves about it. Once it seized a bottle of Malaga, uncorked it, brought the wine to a secure place, recorked the bottle, and set it back again. This monkey was very fond of roasted and boiled meats, and sucked eggs with great delight; however it preferred fruits to all other food. After drinking, it was in the habit of wiping its mouth with the back of the hand, as men sometimes do, and it generally used a toothpick. It made great preparations before going to sleep, shaking the hay for its bed, and making a bundle for a pillow; it covered itself with any cloth or garment it could find.
“Seeing me unlock a door, it observed very attentively, then put a piece of wood in the keyhole, and tried to turn it round. Having been scratched by a cat with which it was playing, it could never be induced to touch pussy again. It untied knots easily, and regularly practised upon the shoes of those who came near. It could lift very heavy burdens, and made as good use of its hind as of its fore legs; for example, if it could not reach a thing with the fore hands, it lay on its back, and drew the object with the hind ones. It never cried except when left alone. At first the crying resembled the howling of a dog, then it became rougher, and at last resembled the noise of a wood-saw. It died of consumption.”
Jeffries tells of an orang-outang which was very neat; it frequently washed the floor with a cloth, after carrying away all remnants of food. It also washed its face and hands like a man. This animal was very affectionate towards all who spoke kindly, and often kissed its owner and waiter.
The chimpanzee is more like man, in shape, than any other animal. It is from four to five feet high; is found in the west part of Africa. Its strength is astonishing; one chimpanzee can break off branches of trees which two men cannot bend. It is kind and amiable, and very teachable. Captain Grantpret speaks of a chimpanzee, which he had on board ship, as follows: “It worked with the sailors, casting anchor, reefing sails, &c., and doing its full share of work faithfully. The ship’s baker depended upon it to heat the oven, which it did with wonderful care and exactness, never letting the coals fall, and ever getting the right heat. It made a peculiar motion to show that the oven was ready, and the baker, fully confiding in its judgment, was not disappointed. The sailors were very fond of it, and treated it as a companion; but the pilot, a cruel, heartless man, abused the animal, despite its pitiful looks and gestures, as it placed its hand upon its heart, and then stretched it towards him, to tell the pain it felt. However, it did not resent his continued ill-treatment, but refused to take any nourishment; five days after it died of hunger and a broken heart. The sailors bemoaned its loss as that of a companion.”
We read of another chimpanzee, which sat at table, ate with knife, fork, and spoon, drank from a wine-glass, used a napkin, put sugar into a cup, poured out tea, stirred it with a spoon, and sipped from the cup until cool enough to drink.
A sick monkey is truly a pitiable object; it sits quiet and sad, and its look, as it seems to beg for help, in its distress, is almost human. The nearer it approaches its end, the gentler and milder it becomes; losing in its animal, it seems to gain in its spiritual nature. It perceives a benefactor in its attending physician, and thankfully acknowledges his kindness. If it has been relieved by bleeding, it invariably stretches out its arm at the doctor’s approach, as if desiring to be bled again.
What makes a novel? What secret ingredients are there lurking inside a writer’s mind that he or she might share with the outside world? Well, none, actually. Born with a wildly overactive imagination and a morbid curiosity it’s not a huge surprise that I eventually became a crime writer. But I did not begin my writing career as a novelist. For several years I published short stories and was commissioned by BBC Radio to write stories for their Schools programmes as well as selling articles and occasional poems to national magazines. I even wrote a short play.
After beginning my series of novels, I still enjoyed exploring different genres but I did find writing a short story became much more difficult. On two occasions what began life as a short story has ended up becoming a novel. The first of these was a story that I wrote for a crime competition that was part of a weekend ‘Criminal Event’ in the Black Isle inScotland. The guest speaker was PD James, a writer I’ve long admired and whose presence there was just as much a lure as entering the competition itself.
There were other speakers who made a great impact upon me, however; the Chief Constable of Grampian Region, the Procurator Fiscal for that area and a forensic biologist. All three showed the internal workings of a real murder case from their differing perspectives. It was riveting stuff and I left fired up and determined to be a crime writer. I didn’t win the short story competition – not even a commendation came my way: thank goodness! For in later years it became the basis for my third novel, Shadows of Sounds– a book centred on Glasgow’s classical music scene.
The same thing happened with Pitch Black. I wrote a short story, determined to tackle the genre with more success and, liking what I’d written, entered it for the Scottish Association of Writers competition at their weekend school. Bits of it were read out by the adjudicator and he was most complimentary about the language, etc. I sat, preening myself, delighted to have a mention in dispatches (and a highly commended place in the competition) but suddenly this chap announced, ‘Of course it’s not a short story at all – this is the first chapter of a novel.’
Yes, I might have known all along that this piece of writing had to continue, that I had to develop the character and plot and bring Detective Chief Inspector Lorimer into the whole affair. And continue it did; with my character becoming a hunted suspect in a murder case that centred upon a Scottish football club.
Now this was a bit of self indulgence on my part since I am a keen football fan. I don’t have any great passion for a particular team, excepting our national squad of course, but I do follow the fortunes of our local lads in Paisley, St Mirren FC, and once I had established the novel’s parameters I approached their staff for a bit of background information.
It wasn’t my first visit behind the scenes at Love Street as, some years before, I had been a guest of one of their greatest saints, goalkeeper and Scottish Internationalist, Billy Thompson. But returning to the club with an eye on what I was about to create (murder and mayhem at a fictional football club) was really exciting. As is my habit, I took a sheet of questions with me and returned with more answers and a goodly number of stories to boot. Could I use them? Well, anything was possible.
Creating my very own club was better than fantasy football. On investigating the senior professional leagues in Scotland, I discovered that there had never been a club named after one of our more famous sons, Lord Kelvin. We have a river and a famous arena plus various streets named after Kelvin, but not a football club. Since Kelvin is based inGlasgow’s west end that was where I decided to locate my fantasy club and what should I call its fan base? It came to me in one of those rare moments of inspiration: the Kelvin Keelies! For those who are unfamiliar with the word, a keelie is the name given to someone born and bred in Glasgow and the term ‘Glasgow Keelie’ has been in use for centuries. It was so much fun after that to create and name my club members from their chairman, Pat Kennedy, right down to the young apprentice, Willie Penny. I became absorbed by watching every game I could see on TV (or from the stand on a Saturday afternoon) my excuse – if I needed one – being that it was all research.
The book is not totally set against a football stadium, however. My character, who began her life in what I thought was going to be a short story, ends up on remand in Cornton Vale Women’s Prison and I decided quite early on in the book that I should approach the Prison Governor and ask permission to visit. I’ve been there several times now as a researcher and have also given classes on creative writing to the inmates. It has been an insightful experience for me and I feel a wee bit more qualified to write about criminals and crimes than I did before. My prison visits have extended to Perth prison where I gave a talk to a group of lifers, real murderers who were as interested in me and my work as I was in their situation. I often say that reading books and surfing the net is fine but that there is no substitute for meeting real people and talking to them. And you never know where it might lead!
At present I am writing the sixth book in the Lorimer series and have already a plan for number seven. This always seems to happen to me. I’m well on the way with one book when another idea pops into my head. The perennial question of where my ideas come from has no easy answer. Possibly my subconscious has gathered material when I wasn’t looking, or maybe the real world of crime impinges on my mind in the form of newspaper articles and TV features to the extent that I am impelled to make something of them. Whatever the case may be, I’ve never been short of ideas to date.
Glasgow is the main backdrop for my books since DCI Lorimer’s Divisional Headquarters is based slightly to the west of the city centre. Unlike Inspector Rebus who works out of St Leonard’s in Edinburgh, Lorimer’s HQ is a fictional building, not based on any particular real-life police station but on all of the ones I know best. (Strathclyde Police, especially some of its CID officers, has been fantastically helpful over the years and continues to be so.) I see my home city as a place of many shifting and overlapping worlds, not as some see it, a gritty post industrial sprawl where danger lurks just around the next dark alley. Of course I have dark alleys and there must be danger in a crime novel, but I do have a missionary’s zeal to show Glasgow for what it really is; a vibrant and exciting place full of culture and inspiration. Thus my books have so far included the world of art, then clinical psychology, to music, business, and now football. (The current ms is set against the background of a Scottish secondary school.)
Lorimer himself is a developing character and the more I write about him the more he becomes a real person to me. Lorimer began with a completely different name and I had to work pretty hard to make him into the flesh and blood person the reader meets in my first book, Never Somewhere Else. It was an entirely different experience writing about Dr Solomon Brightman, though. I’d heard other writers taking about characters who ‘just came to me like that!’ and I’d dismissed it all with a cynical ‘yeah, yeah’. That is, until it happened to me and Solly arrived fully formed, sitting (well, almost) perched on my desk one day, his bushy dark beard and twinkling eyes daring me to defy his presence. He even had a name and a background (Jewish, London-born academic). Solomon Brightman. Where, I wondered a long time later, did that name come from? Once I had tried to analyse it, the answer was easy: Solomon the Wise, of course, who was a ‘bright man’. Funny how the mind works, isn’t it? And, just for the record, DCI Lorimer was in existence well before our local pub was renamed ‘Lorimers’ (chosen by the clientele after the celebrated Scottish architect). From the first novel I have involved Lorimer’s wife, Maggie, who is an English teacher (one of my previous professions), and Dr Rosie Fergusson, a forensic pathologist who is fairly closely based on the lovely ladies I’ve met in that profession.
Research into Rosie’s world drew me to Glasgow City Mortuary. (Yes, I saw a post mortem; no, I didn’t faint.) And on a subsequent visit to see my friendly lady pathologist I found myself being encouraged to take a University course in forensic medicine. Rosie’s world became much more real to me through that year-long course and gave me fabulous material for many books to come. My characters do not exist in isolation from one another; there are developments in each of their relationships and readers often ask me what is happening between Maggie and Lorimer or Solly and Rosie. I just grin and put my finger to my lips, for I may know what is about to happen to them all, but it will take time for their activities to reach the bookshelves. Hopefully the awful things I do to them in Pitch Black will have my readers turning pages into the wee small hours to see if … but like them, I’m afraid you will have to read it to find out!
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Kamala Harris raises $2M in 24 hours with help of 'That little girl was me' shirts – TheEllenBlog
Kamala Harris raises $2M in 24 hours with help of 'That little girl was me' shirts
Kamala Harris rode her performance in Thursday night's Democratic debate to "the best fundraising day of the campaign." But one tactic that helped bring in $2 million in 24 hours is turning off some would-be supporters.
During the debate, she took former Vice President Joe Biden to task for his past opposition to federally mandated school busing, saying, "There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public school, and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me."
The next day, her campaign website was selling T-shirts with a photo of a pigtailed Harris as a child with part of the quote — "That little girl was me" — for $29.99.
The California senator's campaign communications director, Lily Adams, boasted about the fundraising total Saturday, tweeting, "More than half are new contributors."
Adams didn't say how many contributions involved a T-shirt buy, but the campaign said the average donation from more than 63,000 individuals was about $30.
The merch was opportunistic at best, critics said.
"Harris just went from one of my top choices to somewhere just above Williamson," tweeted Tom Nichols, a Naval War College professor and prominent anti-Trumper, referencing bottom-tier candidate Marianne Williamson.
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"Water Games" at Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona – Anna Carreras
"Water Games" at Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona
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Water Games is an interactive, open air, refreshing installation for the "Universal Forum of Cultures, Barcelona 2004" that summons the users to collaborate in favor of peace and agreement. Visitors must form a ring around a fountain and collaborate in turning around to activate its water jets!
The installation has a footprint of approximately 1200m2 and its composed of a set of circular plazas that are connected by short paths. Each plaza has a water fountain in its center as an interaction element.
Visitors must find friends to form a ring around one of the nine fountains in the plazas: holding hands as a symbol of agreement and respect to diversity; collaborating in spinning around the fountain as a symbol of a common goal: work for peace. These rings must spin around the fountains in order to activate them and discover the hidden Water Games.
Project development: 01.11.2003 – 09.05.2004
Project running: 09.05.2004 – 26.09.2004
Tasks: user detection design and coding, installation.
Photos: Joan Benassar, Narcís Parés. Video; Narcís Parés, Fòrum TV.
"MEDIATE" a multisensorial interactive environment for children with autism Self-dissasembling Robot
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Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre will host a new series of short films, Oakland Originals, next week. (Photo: Elliot Owen)
Oakland Originals, a highly-anticipated new set of short documentaries intended to highlight Oakland’s cultural scene through compelling vignettes of the city’s residents, is set to premiere next week at the historic Grand Lake Theater.
The first four “originals” of the series are people the local filmmakers, Jim McSilver and Erin Palmquist, feel are “pushing boundaries, countering stereotypes, and exploring territories singular to this dynamic city,” according to the project’s mission.
“Anyone can be an Oakland Original,” Palmquist told the Bay Area Reporter. “It’s more a state of mind rather than a resume of accomplishments or regional affiliation. Selection was hard. There are thousands of people in Oakland doing amazing things but we had to stick with four people due to a limited budget. All of the first four had, of course, some strong connection to Oakland.”
Both filmmakers feel a strong connection to Oakland, too. McSilver has lived there for 22 years and Palmquist for 15 years, and when McSilver approached Palmquist about joining the project, she was thrilled.
“He’s an amazing filmmaker and very passionate about the Oakland Originals project,” Palmquist, 37, said. “Like him, I too am constantly in awe of this amazing city we live in.”
Palmquist, who rejects categories by identifying as “human,” has previously worked on projects with LGBT undertones. In 2008, Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, screened her film, BDSM: It’s Not What You Think!, a documentary designed to counter misconceptions around BDSM culture. That same year, another film she shot called Out on the Dance Floor, which explores healing in gay country culture, was also screened at the festival.
Additionally, for the past six years Palmquist has been chronicling the journey of Ghazwan Alsharif, an Iraqi man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the Iraq War.
“While working as a translator,” Palmquist said, “Alsharif was wrongfully accused of being a double agent, arrested, and tortured for 75 days in an American-run Iraqi prison. In 2008, he came to the U.S. as a refugee, and he is also gay. While the film, From Baghdad to the Bay, is not a comprehensive look at the cultural dilemmas that Arab and Muslim LGBTQ people face, it does expose some of those struggles.”
While the first four Originals represent diversity in different ways, none of them are LGBT. But, Palmquist said, that doesn’t mean the next round of Originals won’t include someone who is.
McSilver and Palmquist found the first batch of Originals through online research and community networking. The compelling group – Asiya Wadud, Michael Christian, Vanessa Solari Espinoza, and Tim Monroe – will be present at the premiere for a question and answer session.
Wadud is the founder of Forage Oakland, a fruit barter network founded in 2008 that organizes the harvesting and redistribution of fruit growing in the yards of North Oakland residents.
Christian creates large sculptures out of metal. Using large vacant warehouse spaces, he erects pieces designed to be transportable. While his sculptures seldom stay put for very long, they’re distinct, the most recent of which can be found in Oakland’s Uptown Art Park.
Espinoza, also known as Agana, is a graffiti artist. She’s also a deejay, jewelry maker, educator, clothing designer, and 3D animator, a “true Renaissance woman” and “Jane-of-all-trades” as Palmquist called her. Nurtured by an Oakland culture that fosters community engagement through art initiatives, Espinoza uses her graffiti art to transform public spaces into sites of transformation.
Monroe, the oldest of the four Originals , is an inline skater who may or may not have, according to the Oakland Originals website, skated all 837 miles of Oakland’s city streets. A software engineer during the day, Monroe explores each district on skates in his free time.
The premiere is also serving as the kickoff to the Grand Lake Theatre’s plan to screen the short documentaries before showing feature films. The event’s after party will be at nearby Ordinaire Wine Shop and Bar and Panorama Framing at 7 p.m.
The first four shorts were made possible by the city of Oakland’s Cultural Funding Program ($5,000 in 2010) and independent contributions. Palmquist and McSilver hope to continue expanding the Oakland Original series and are already looking at who to feature next.
“We’re always looking for eye-catching people but with the release we’re hoping that people will be inspired to suggest their friends, family, and colleagues,” Palmquist said.
Oakland Originals premieres Thursday, May 29 at 6 p.m. the Grand Lake Theatre, 3200 Grand Avenue. Tickets are $10.
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Walkers dont die. Need to be hit again — nextgames
Walkers dont die. Need to be hit again
May 2017 edited May 2017 in Game Issues
I am observing this weird phenomena in the game. Previously, I brushed it aside but in this challenge I observed it a number of times.
This is what happens. The survivors target a walker or multiple walkers. The screen display the damage and incase the damage is more than the hit points of the walker, the experience points gained. However, the walker does not die. It has to be hit again to kill it. In this way 2X experience is gained. However, there is a catch. If the walker is close to a survivor, the walker will hit the survivor for some nice damage depending on its level.
I was about to make a post about this, as this is the 3rd or 4th time, that this has happened to me (today). It has been happening for a while, and not just during challenge missions, but missions of all types, including scavenge, story, and outpost. Walker is killed, guarantee you that I landed a kill shot, with xp hovering over it's head, however it is still alive and attacks.
I can't tell you how annoying this is, especially when my guys end up in the hospital, when they shouldn't have to be, because a dead walker is still alive and got off a hit, and can also mean the difference between a 3 star or 1 star challenge mission completion.
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There are several people I just don’t mess with. A server will receive a big smile and “thank you” from me even as he brings out a plate that barely resembles the nice picture I thought I was ordering. Why? Because he handles my food, and in my book, that equates to a lot of power. Google is at the top of that list. Sure, I feel uncomfortable when I read an email pertaining to a baseball league in my Gmail account and notice ads about baseball products on the side of the page. Sure, my Google passwords are crazy algorithms compared to my banking and credit card passwords. Regardless, I put on a happy face and hope I don’t wake the sleeping giant.
Unfortunately a few companies in the past month didn’t get the memo. There have been some major stories lately of companies trying to put one past the folks at Mountain View. From a bragging sunglasses seller to a highly reputable retailer, and finally to their biggest competitor which sparked the first ever search sting operation, Google has sent the message loud and clear: “Black hat” SEO might get you a few minutes in the sun, but will ultimately land you in hot water.
The first case is someone who not only engaged in black hat techniques, but openly bragged about them. The owner of DecorMyEyes.com, Vitaly Borker, was quoted in a New York Times article by David Segal expressing his gratitude for the increased attention as a result of his company’s horrendous reviews, saying that they have helped dramatically increase his traffic and rankings in Google. Now I’m not sure if Mr. Borker thought maybe the Google Webspam team didn’t read the New York Times, but needless to say, they found out. A Google search for “Ray Ban sunglasses” today showed DecorMyEyes.com at a not-so-impressive #112 ranking. A more specific search for the “Ray Ban 2016 Daddy-O” sunglasses brought the Borker gang in at #85.
A more high profile case of trying to put one past Google involves a certain search engine named Bing. As Danny Sullivan detailed, Google became suspicious of Bing’s ability to produce highly relevant results for commonly misspelled and obscure queries. Certain misspelled queries would produce the same results, however Bing wouldn’t even acknowledge that the spelling was incorrect. In comes the Google sting operation. The folks at Google created a code that would allow them to manually rank a certain page for a specific term. They then pushed certain irrelevant pages to rank highly for search queries very few or no one would search, such as “hiybbprqag” and had their engineers run the queries from home with what they suspected were the peepholes Bing was using, Internet Explorer and the Bing Toolbar, enabled. It wasn’t an operation that will likely make it into Ocean’s 14, but within a couple weeks the results were in and Bing was busted. The sting has brought Bing’s credibility into question and in a way, solidified Google’s relevance even in the eyes of their own competitors.
Finally, this past weekend, David Segal of the New York Times once again called attention to shady SEO with an article outing J.C. Penney. Suspicious over the retailer’s ability to rank #1 for broad queries involving anything from dresses to area rugs, the Times hired an expert to look into the retail giant’s organic search results with a magnifying glass. What he found was an astonishing number of suspicious links from either grossly unrelated websites or mostly abandoned sites. My personal favorite was a blog about nuclear engineering that had links with anchor tags such as “Online Baby Registry,” “Plus Size Lingerie,” and “Black Dresses” contained in their footer beside their copyright info. Since the findings have been taken to the Google Webspam team, J.C. Penney’s rankings have plummeted.
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Simon Hurst, one of the members who worked to assemble the publication, examines ICAEW's 20 principles for good spreadsheet practice.
For those that haven't read it already, John Stokdyk's article on the recent launch of the Twenty Principles is an excellent introduction and sets out the single page overview of the principles together with a link to the full document.
I don't intend to go through the principles in detail or to try and justify or promote individual elements – the principles were presented for public consultation in advance of the launch as an exposure draft and some of the resultant discussions can be found on the ICAEW IT Counts site and AccountingWEB. Instead, I'm going to set out my view as to what the principles might achieve:
My hopes for the principles are relatively modest. I'd like to think they would help individuals and organisations of all sizes and types avoid some career/business threatening spreadsheet errors.
I also hope that they might save business billions of pounds worth of time and effort wasted through inappropriate or inefficient use of spreadsheets, including making a significant contribution to the reduction in the UK's structural deficit through improved spreadsheet use within government.
It might be nice to think that everyone who uses spreadsheets, or is responsible for managing the use of spreadsheets, will read the principles and consider adopting them completely and comprehensively, adding them to their existing methods for controlling the quality of spreadsheets.
At least in the short term, this is neither likely to happen, nor necessary for the principles to have a positive impact. The Twenty Principles are a bit like a talking dog: it's not what it says but the fact that it can talk at all that's significant
How the principles could help
Some of the comments on the exposure draft expressed surprise that such a 'basic' set of principles would be of much use, suggesting that anyone who uses a spreadsheet should already know everything contained in the Twenty Principles.
One particularly good point was made by listerramjet: the 'presumption of competence' should prevent professionals working with spreadsheets without having first ascertained that they possess the necessary skills. With this in mind, there should be no more need for a set of guiding principles for spreadsheets than for auditing or tax.
The problem with the 'presumption of competence' is that you need to know enough about the subject to judge your own competence. A comprehensive system of exams and post-examination CPD exists to ensure this is a reasonable expectation for qualified professionals as far as tax and audit are concerned.
As far as I'm aware – and I welcome information to the contrary – none of the major professional accountancy bodies cover detailed IT skills in such a formal way. Accordingly, there is a risk that many of those using spreadsheets just don't realise that they lack the necessary skills, and fail to assess their own competence, or lack thereof, correctly.
The mere existence of a set of principles issued by one of the main accountancy bodies could change this situation significantly. There is now at least a baseline against which professionals can start to consider their own competence.
In addition, principle three sets out basic examples of what constitutes an appropriate level of competence:
For anyone designing, developing or maintaining (as distinct from just using) a spreadsheet, this will include: awareness of the range of functions available; clear understanding of such basic concepts as relative and absolute cell references; and an appreciation of the importance of carefully checking the results of functions.
Of course, it might be that everyone already meets this requirement, but I'm pretty sure that this is far from the real situation. Rightly or wrongly, I have always considered that the relative and absolute cell references issue is a decent touchstone of basic spreadsheet competence.
As such, whenever I lecture or train on Excel, one of the first questions I ask concerns how many of the audience are fully confident in the use of such references. Initially I used to ask this question because I wanted to know the answer, pretty soon I started asking it in self-defence.
One of the problems of lecturing on Excel is the wide range of existing knowledge in most audiences. I hoped that the realisation that about 50% to 70% of their fellow audience members didn't understand relative and absolute references helped others appreciate the need to cover the basics.
Having the weight of a major accountancy body behind the principles doesn't just give them a bit more credibility.
Between them, accountancy firms and accountants in business, have the ability to influence a very large number of organisations of all sizes. Increasing the awareness amongst accountants of issues surrounding the use and misuse of spreadsheets could, therefore, be a very effective way of spreading awareness amongst a much larger audience
Catastrophic error v inefficiency
EuSpRIG has done a fantastic job of publicising the risks of damaging errors in spreadsheets, not least by highlighting public reports of spreadsheet errors. But I have always wondered whether smaller businesses in particular see these as particularly relevant to their own situation. I was pleased that the Twenty Principles allocated equal importance to errors and inefficiency.
Even if you don't believe that you are likely to be affected by a life-changing spreadsheet error, you will probably have personal experience of time wasted through sorting out problems with spreadsheets or finding out too late that using a different structure or technique could have saved you hours, days or even weeks.
The Twenty Principles are designed to make spreadsheet use more efficient as well as more robust and, indeed, to avoid spreadsheet use altogether where there is a better solution available.
I've yet to come across any comprehensive research into the magnitude of financial loss caused by inefficient spreadsheet use in business and in government but smaller studies have suggested £millions in specific areas.
If the principles do nothing more than just raise awareness of the issues and make people think a bit more deeply about how they use spreadsheets they could help save substantial sums of money.
The ICAEW has already put a process in place to assess compliance with the Twenty Principles (with the modelling standard FAST being the successful guinea pig). This might lead to a range of products and services seeking recognition, with a consequent increase in the extent to which they address efficiency and reliability issues.
At the launch the ICAEW was keen to emphasise that they are keen to receive comments and suggestions for improvements. It might even be that there is a better overall approach to be discovered than Twenty Principles but, in producing something as a starting point, awareness should be increased and more debate provoked.
Following on from this personal view, I would like to acknowledge the achievement of the ICAEW in general, and the staff of the IT Faculty in particular, in putting together the group that worked on the principles and in choosing an excellent chairman who helped us reach agreement. I'm not sure that I was wholly convinced at the outset that a roomful of Excel experts could reach agreement with minimal bloodshed and in a comparatively short space of time. I sincerely hope it all proves worth it.
This is a personal and biased view. I am one of the members of the group that worked together to assemble the Twenty principles. I am sure that other members of the group will have quite different views on what the principles are for and what they can achieve.
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Type of user is the key
This being said some profesional bodies could use some help with IT themselves, particluarly online!
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Any possible implications of the U.S. sanctions against Turkey over its procurement of the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems on the bilateral cooperation of British and Turkish defense industries will be clear after the new U.S. administration takes its position over implementing the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA, the British ambassador to Ankara said on Jan. 28.
The diplomat expressed his government's expectation that in the future Turkey will meet its defense industry demands from NATO allies instead of Russia.
"Our position is quite clear that we very much hope that Turkey will in the future look to its NATO allies, as the British ambassador looks to the U.K., for international defense industry collaborations, not to Russia," Sir Dominick Chilcott, British Ambassador to Turkey, told members of Diplomatic Correspondent's Association.
Recalling that Turkey and the U.K. are both NATO members, the ambassador said defense cooperation and defense industry cooperation are important components of the bilateral relationship.
"In the defense industry sector, there is no doubt that the collaboration on the TF-X fighter project is an extremely important project. The U.K. is very committed to work with Turkey in the defense sector and pursue our defense industry sectors," he stated.
But the envoy also cited the doctrine of NATO for not buying defense equipment from Russia.
"NATO has a doctrine on the issue of buying equipment from Russia. Basically, NATO allies agreed they should not do it. This is the position of our government. We stand by the NATO position that the allies should not buy equipment or use equipment sources from Russia. There are some exceptions to this for those countries that have legacy equipment from the days of Cold War from Russia," Chilcott said.
Elaborating on the TF-X jet engines that the Turkish Aerospace Industries in Turkey (TAI) is planning to replace with F-16 fighter jets, the ambassador said, "The British government hopes Rolls-Royce will be the company working with Turkish partners to design and manufacture engines on this project."
The ambassador said they still wait to see how the CAATSA sanctions will operate in the new U.S. administration. "It is very hard to say specifics of the CAATSA sanctions might have on British-Turkish collaboration on defense."
He recalled that some British companies have partnerships with the American firms based in the U.S. and Rolls-Royce's Honeywell venture is one of them.
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Goalie's Weird Masks Feature Care Bears, Oprah as Mrs. Potato Head | Extra Mustard - SI.com
The real kicker, though, is that this mask turns out to be one of MacIntyre's most explicable. Check out the Oprah-as-Mrs. Potato Head decal from his days with the Chicago Wolves. Or this Atlanta Braves Potato Head from his Thrashers days.
Tags: care bears, drew macintyre, goalie helmets, goalie masks, goaltenders, oprah, Toronto Maple Leafs
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