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Pantaenius WA IRC State Championship – Western Australia’s IRC competitors will line up again this weekend for a passage race on Saturday and a resail of the windward-leeward racing on Sunday. Teams are midway through the Pantaenius Australia 2015 WA IRC Championship.
Only the double-handed division completed their passage race on the previous race day. The winds were unfavourable for the scheduled windward-leeward races in divisions one, two and three so these fleets will try again.
For the moment, light and unstable winds are forecast for the Mayflower passage race on Saturday with the strength not due to increase until Sunday afternoon. The forecast is changing daily, at this stage anything could transpire from the winter weather conditions. The organisers of the Yachting WA event, Fremantle Sailing Club, will be prepared for a great weekend of sailing and shore side social activities for the competitors. Pantaenius is the sponsor of this championship and will again be showing their support out on the water and at the presentation ceremony each day. | 2019-04-20T15:22:25 | http://yachtboatnews.com/pantaenius-wa-irc-state-championship-2015-teams-reach-half-way-point/ |
Designed for military use in WWII, the Dodge Power Wagon found plenty of heavy-duty use after the war. The trucks were designed to go anywhere and do anything, for big jobs like mining and moving lumber.
Shown off on the latest episode of Jay Leno's garage today is a restomodded 6x6 1942 Dodge Power Wagon. Winslow Bent is the man behind Legacy Classic Trucks, a Wyoming-based restoration company that isn't afraid to throw some modern touches into its gnarly projects.
As Bent tells it, he specializes in Power Wagons and starts with abandoned trucks he sees in places like fields and barns. The great things about Power Wagons is that they were overbuilt to be able to do any job that a customer might wish to perform.
Leno laughs about the fact that this truck can't really rust out, because the metal's too thick. This civilian-cabbed Power Wagon uses a Cummins turbodiesel engine, will climb just about anything, weighs 8000 lbs, and would probably survive a small explosion. Let's a see a Ferrari do that. Because with a $200,000 price tag, this Power Wagon costs about the same. | 2019-04-22T08:11:35 | https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/trucks/a18674/6x6-1942-dodge-power-wagon/ |
Hello everyone, today we decided to feed our infinix hot note oro users with one of the best custom rom ever, its no other but the MIUI 8 Custom ROM For Infinix Hot Note, one interesting thing about this rom is, it is said to be bugles so in case you are there wondering, dont worry you are covered.
MIUI 8 bugless custom ROM for infinix hot note pro, unlike other custom ROMs, this ROM is beautiful and also bugles, a quick warning to those who use the glo bis, pls before you proceed to flashing this ROM make sure you make a backup of your IMEI using mobile uncle tools.
Disclaimer; We are not responsible for any damage caused in the process, Kindly ensure you are conversant with flashing of custom roms and also using SP flash tool before carrying out this process. By however proceeding with this steps, you hereby consent to this.
MIUI 8 bugles custom ROM for infinix hot note pro.
before we begin, it is advisable you download the ROM from the link provided below.
after downloading, place it in the root of your SD card (meaning in no folder at all, just copy and place it in the SD card).
once in recovery mode use the volume up and volume down to navigate through and the power button to select.
wipe system>>wipe data>>wipe cache>>wipe dalvik cache.
locate and select the ROM you downloaded, it should be like this MIUI 8 V6.6.16_For_HNPRO and then select “yes” and wait for it to finish flashing.
once flashing is successful, click on reboot (it usually takes about 3mins).
What about Infinix note 2 1G Ram? | 2019-04-20T07:26:28 | https://www.geeksng.com/2016/07/miui-custom-rom-for-infinix-hot-note-pro.html |
2010 promises to be a challenging year for freight logistics. Steamship lines and air lines have reduced the number of vessels sailing and the number of air freighters flying. The result is a shortage of equipment and space. This means that freight rates (both air and ocean) will be rising this year and that we can expect delays in finding containers and space on both ships and airplanes.
2009 was a very bad year financially for steamship lines and airlines. As a result, they must make profits in 2010. We have already seen their resolve – usually when there is a general rate increase, there will be some companies that do not go along or go along at a reduced level. This year, when rate increases were announced, there were no holdouts. All steamship lines are assessing the same rate increases. We can probably expect more this year.
GDM will do our best to provide you with competitive freight quotes from the forwarders we work with. However, already we are seeing that freight quotes are “for reference only.” When we receive competitive rates, we quickly learn that it could be a month before we could get a container at that rate (and that is still no guarantee). Therefore, we would like to suggest that whenever we provide you with a freight rate, you should add at least 15% to be safe.
Please also note that it can often take us two weeks to find containers to load once we have booked the containers. There is a shortage of containers and space on ships.
To avoid even greater delays, we need to be able to book containers at rates higher than originally quoted and we need your cooperation and understanding to do that.
Please note that there may also be delays at the ports once the containers arrive there. Again, the number of steamships in service has been reduced and there is therefore a shortage of space on those vessels in service. Containers being delayed a week at port will probably be common in 2010.
c. allow two weeks to find a container once we have your confirmation of the quoted rate.
GDM will try to book containers as early as possible based on the expected delivery date of your order. And again, to do this, we will need your cooperation and understanding that the freight rates we quote will very possibly be at least 15% higher by the time we ship your order.
For those of you who book freight through your own forwarders, your forwarders will probably need the same cooperation and understanding. If your forwarder must constantly get your approval for increased freight rates, your shipments will very possibly be delayed. Containers and space on vessels is in short supply. When a container is available, your forwarder will need to book that container immediately. Please tell your forwarders that you understand the market situation and that they have your approval for increases in freight charges up to 15%.
2010 promises to be challenging in terms of freight logistics. However, with your understanding and cooperation, we should be able to keep your supply lines running smoothly and avoid product shortages at your end. | 2019-04-25T22:19:24 | http://theexportzoo.com/fretting-over-freight-2010-2/ |
Two suspects arrested after gunmen storm mosque and open fire on praying worshippers, killing one and wounding three.
ISIL claimed responsibility after gunmen killed one Shia Muslim and wounded three others at a mosque in Bangladesh, a US monitoring website said on Friday. It was the second assault targeting the religious minority in a month.
However, a Bangladeshi official denied that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was operating in the South Asian nation of 160 million people.
Three masked attackers entered the Imam Khomeini mosque in Haripur village and began shooting indiscriminately before escaping, witnesses told Al Jazeera. At least 20 people were saying evening prayers at the time on Thursday.
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the attack in Bogra district, 125 kilometres northest of the capital Dhaka, according to local media reports.
The US-based intelligence group SITE, which monitors the communications of armed groups, said ISIL had taken responsibility online for the mosque assault.
But Muntasirul Islam, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said he doubted the veracity of ISIL's statements, adding past claims by the group could not be corroborated.
"We have spoken to the media before, categorically denying ISIL's claims in the past. Investigating agencies did not find any relations with the murder of bloggers and foreign nationals to outside terrorist organisations," Islam told Al Jazeera.
Seventy-year-old Moazzem Hossain - the mosque's muezzin, the man who calls Muslims for prayer - died shortly after being admitted to a local hospital.
ISIL has claimed responsibility for the murder of two foreign nationals in recent months, as well as the grisly killings of several bloggers.
On October 24, ISIL claimed responsibility for a series of blasts targeting Shia Muslims in Dhaka during a religious procession, killing one person.
But Islam told Al Jazeera that local armed groups were behind past attacks, not ISIL. "They use the name of Islamic of State [of Iraq and the Levant] to attract media attention," he said.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said those carrying out attacks are not real Muslims.
"Killing people during prayers at mosques is not a job done by a true Muslim ... nor is suicide a job of a true Muslim," she was quoted as saying.
Amid rising threat to foreign nationals, Australia on Friday asked its citizens to voluntarily leave Bangladesh, adding that it would withdraw government-funded volunteers by December 31. | 2019-04-21T02:11:58 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/isil-claims-responsibility-bangladesh-mosque-attack-151127091242782.html |
CEO Fraud is the catchy name for frauds that are committed by a criminal, that pretends to be the company CEO or another high-level member of staff. The internet is awash with guides about CEO Fraud, but few seem to concentrate on the part most businesses want – cutting it out altogether. I’d like to look at the similarities within this attack vector, by simplifying the attack and emerging from the generic advice with some useful tips that help to cut out this attack from your businesses once and for all.
The commonality between almost all CEO fraud is the fact the attacker has researched the structure of the business and has deduced who the best people are to impersonate. Almost all CEO fraud is conducted by criminals with experience in scams. Often highly skilled, the fraudsters can rely heavily on technology such as advanced phishing emails and SMS Spoofing that make their correspondence blend into the normal communications between your CEO and other members of staff. By far the most characteristic trait of CEO Fraud is the obscene amount of self-confidence and tenacity the attacker will have – we feel this is why they are so effective.
Over the years we’ve seen scams stopped in their tracks because a finance officer noticed the boss was being polite – which was exceptional and out of character! Other criminals have been stopped when the business discovers the new bank details, provided by a supplier, were in a foreign country the business had no dealings with. The lucky escapes are few and far between though!
Two minds are better than one! Sharing the responsibility for these errors is a business first step. No one person in a business should have the authority to transfer money to another entity independently. Place barriers in processes to lessen the chances that one person could ever make the mistake. If one person makes a mistake rarely is this a mistake – this is a serious lack of oversight from the business. If two or more people make the same mistake, only then is it a true mistake.
If your boss asks you to perform an action like transfer money or change payee details – verification is vital! No one in charge is going to mind a quick phone call prior to a transfer. We’ve dealt with the aftermath of CEO fraud and the company head honcho is always upset and annoyed that they were so close to stopping a scam – not one I’ve talked too would be annoyed at a staff member seeking some validation. It’s your chance to be a hero!
Missed call from boss at 4:59pm – caller’s number was spoofed and was from the attacker, not the boss.
SMS Message from the boss at 5:01pm – “Sorry was just ringing about that invoice, can you pay it before you go, I forgot” the SMS message was spoofed and from the attacker, not your bosses phone.
Email from the boss 5:03pm – “hey, invoice for you attached as per text message” Sent from the attacker and spoofed your bosses email address.
The above situation takes advantage of three different social engineering techniques but they are bought together in a very natural way. This is often the case when we look at CEO Fraud – Remember these attackers are skilled and with that comes the natural flow that tricks people convincingly.
If you get that sinking feeling, before or after you are targeted by a scam, always speak up! There is a small window of time that a report to the right people could stop an attack in its tracks. No reputable company will seek to discipline an employee in this situation! If you do pick up a name for yourself as ‘that person’ who always annoyingly validates everything it’s more likely you’ll see a promotion than be dumped at the job centre with your P45.
We are a relatively small business and we still get rather sophisticated attempts to transfer money. I’d hazard a guess that any business in the U.K. is in the sights of malicious social engineers. As humans we learn to live with risk – we even try hard to pretend it doesn’t effect us. This all means less worry and less to fear and makes us happier! But there will be no happiness that stems from complacency in this area. It’s better to plan for the worst! | 2019-04-25T14:17:34 | https://theantisocialengineer.com/2019/01/18/ceo-fraud-cutting-everything-out/ |
Very tall sturdy straight rods grow from this variety, making it great for windbreaks and thickets. It is apple green in colour with slight pinkish spots on the bark making it an attractive fast growing variety.
This willow does branch, particularly towards the tips, and the thin material that shoots can be useful for tying.
It has Silver catkins late winter to early spring and it is probably a very good food source for emerging bumble bees.
Its main use is for part of a short rotation coppice for fuel. It grows very vigorously and can put on rods with a diameter of 2cm in one year in the right conditions. Dried it makes great structural rods for garden projects. | 2019-04-24T08:18:13 | https://www.worldofwillow.co.uk/details.aspx?p=208&c=24&cp= |
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has been released on bail from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Fayose’s lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Mike Ozekhome, confirmed this to Channels Television in an interview on Monday.
After spending two weeks in the EFCC custody, Ozekhome said his client regained his freedom today after meeting the bail conditions.
A media aide to the former governor, Lere Olayinka, also confirmed Fayose’s freedom in a tweet.
Mr Fayose had reported at the office of the anti-graft agency in Abuja on October 16, after handing over government to his successor, Governor Kayode Fayemi.
A day after, the EFCC released some pictures showing properties allegedly owned by the former governor.
The EFCC said it uncovered the properties while investigating the allegations of corruption against the former governor, but Fayose has since denied the allegation and asked the agency to charge him to court.
On Monday last week, the anti-corruption agency arraigned the former governor before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos on 11 charges of conspiracy and money laundering.
Fayose pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court granted him bail, two days later, in the sum of N50million and adjourned his trial until November 19.
Justice Olatoregun had asked the former governor to provide two sureties who must issue a N50million bond in a reputable bank, as well as possess three years of tax clearance.
She also ordered him to deposit his international passport with the court. | 2019-04-25T02:49:34 | https://businesstodayng.com/fayose-released-from-efcc-custody/ |
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U.S. indices posted gains as investors eagerly awaited President Donald Trump's latest State of the Union address while the corporate earnings season rolled on.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 172.15 points higher at 25,411.52, led by Apple and Intel, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.47% to 2,737.70 on the back of gains from the tech, communications services and consumer discretionary sectors.
The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% to close at 7,402.08.
Trump's address is eagerly awaited as it comes more than a week after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end. Investors should be looking for clues on a number of matters, including U.S.-China trade talks. | 2019-04-23T19:59:54 | http://gfsasia.org/news.php?slug=us-markets-rally-as-investors-await-trumps-speech |
It all started in 2008 with a paper that was released by an unknown writer, under the assumed identity of one Satoshi Nakamoto. A year later, a software called the Bitcoin was open to the world. It’s one of the first cryptocurrencies that revolutionized the way financial transactions worked.
So far, money was the only means of trade. But the thing about a financial infrastructure like money is it’s a mess of closed systems, with innumerable gaps. Gaps imply loopholes that can be taken advantage of, the result of which is increase in transactional costs. The second, and far more devastating outcome is how slowly money moves across geographical and political boundaries.
Historically, the good samaritans of the business world have safeguarded financial integrity by imposing high barriers to entry, and have such planted financial institutions to bring about regulation- a concept that inherently deceives the organic idea of the Bitcoin.
Over the years, trends have proved Bitcoin’s many proponents wrong- that it will less likely be a universal communal ledger. Although the transactions over Bitcoin have consistently risen over the years, it is not the most ideal platform for small payments, and despite the presence of transaction accelerators, miners simply don’t prefer small payments yet.
But can the ultimate demise of cryptocurrency be avoided?
From a comparative standpoint, if Bitcoin is decentralizing currency, Ethereum is decentralizing the internet. Ethereum is a blockchain development platform and is a more powerful idea than the Bitcoin.
Bitcoin, or the technology behind it called the blockchain, is simply more than just being a ‘peer-to-peer transfer of money system.’ The central idea of the Ethereum is to create an alternative protocol for building decentralized applications where factors like development time and security are crucial.
Ethereum is a programmable blockchain. It’s not a fork of Bitcoin. The platform is fueled by the currency called ‘Ether’ (ETH), which is what is used to pay miners for verifying transactions on it.
DeFi: Decentralized Finance applications is the biggest use case of Ethereum. This includes smart contract powered loans and decentralized exchanges.
Digital Identity: Ethereum enables the verification of data in an open and transparent way. The is great because until date, the only reason why documents like passports hadn’t been digitized is because it’s hard to authenticate a digital document.
Health applications: Storing public health records is vital for developing vaccines and other medications in case of viral outbreaks or to study patterns of illness. Ethereum will enable your personal health information to be shared across with every hospital in the world, securely and safely. So, any doctor you visit across the world will know your medical history, without you having to explain it.
Stellar is a payment transfer protocol which executes cross-border payments by the usage of multiple cryptocurrencies, including its own, Lumens (XLM). Apart from this, Stellar also works a development solution for simple applications through smart contracts.
In perspective with Turning complete based Ethereum and NEO, Stellar brought about a paradigm shift with it’s Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP), that eradicated the use of any mining operations for the verification of a transaction.
This means just one thing- basic applications created much faster. Stellar is not completely dependent on the blockchain technology and bases its operations on blockchain- based Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).
What makes Stellar a strong contender is that like Ethereum, it focuses on providing real world scalable solutions. It’s main aim is to provide payment solutions across the world.
It provides an option for executing transactions through payment facilitators called ‘Anchors’, giving users the luxury of not being experts on DLT.
As smart contracts here are non-Turing complete, it is ideal for developers and organizations who want to build products at low cost and higher speeds. This also implies much lower transactional fees.
Projects can also use Stellar to run token sales, and list their tokens on Stellar Decentralized Exchange. Basically, people can create, issue and list the tokens in no time- bestowing the power of liquidity in the process.
First things first, Ethereum is a development platform with the addition of running a fully functional cryptocurrency, while Stellar acts as a platform for development to facilitate cross border payments.
Ethereum was specifically designed for creating smart contracts, but off lately Stellar has proven to be better at this. A team of researchers found that Ethereum was more vulnerable to attacks and their smart contracts were easy to manipulate- its own flexibility acting like a double-edged sword.
While it is evident that Stellar cannot provide the mobility and scalability that Ethereum does, it is still a great alternative to develop viable solutions and issue tokens and carry out ICOs because it gives you only the features you want. Stellar immensely focuses on micro-payments and is pocket friendly.
For people looking to develop complex applications with high computation capabilities, then the Turing complete smart contract based Ethereum is the way to go. But seeing the broader canvas, both Ethereum and Stellar are winners in their own segments. While Ethereum has proved its mettle in development and to an extent scalability, Stellar has done so for peer-to-peer cross border payments, but not without some notable shortcomings.
One being its major marketing and PR issue. Due to this, Stellar has not achieved the market penetration it deserves and thus its potential to become a true end-to-end platform is often unseen.
So on the one hand, we have Ethereum’s scalability issues and on the other, we have Stellar’s penetration. If these issues are holistically solved, then there is no argument that they will most likely become monopolies in their own respective markets, providing unbeatable value for their users. | 2019-04-18T20:31:35 | http://insights.turinglabs.io/?p=317 |
Feeling a little lost at sea?
In our incredibly busy day to day lives, we can become so consumed by trying to stay on top of everything, that often we forget to create the time and space to take care of our most valuable resource... ourselves!
The MIND SET M.O.T. is an opportunity to hit the pause button and take stock of how you are currently doing in your life - emotionally, psychologically, within your relationships, at work, in love, as well as your health and happiness. Talking it through with a psychological skills coach gives you a clear picture of how well you think you are functioning and how your quality of life is right now. You are supported by your coach to make plans to improve aspects of your life. You will receive a detailed e-report with clear recommendations, which are always helpful to refer back to, to keep you on track!
+ What is a MIND SET M.O.T.?
It is a tool to help you to gain insight into how you believe you are functioning. Via video call, your coach will take you through around 40 questions, encouraging and challenging you as you go. The session usually takes around 2 hours.
A week later you will receive your personalised e-report. This will outline what your scores mean, the areas that need improvement and some practical plans for how you could go about working on them.
Follow on 1:1 coaching sessions can be booked at a later date, with a 10% discount.
+ Who is the MIND SET M.O.T. for?
Anyone wanting to know how well they are doing in terms of their psychological wellbeing, and wanting some guidance on how to improve.
Firstly BOOK a MIND SET M.O.T. for yourself or GIFT it to someone you care about. We can then arrange a suitable time and date for the session (please note: once confirmed, booking amendments cannot be made less that 48hours before the session, except in extenuating circumstances).
Plan plenty of time either side of the MIND SET M.O.T. as it can be quite tiring.
Make sure you get everything set at least 15mins in advance of the session. Feel free to have a pen and paper ready to take notes (please note: electronic recording of the session is not permitted).
Relax! Your coach will introduce themselves, explain the structure of the session, answer any questions and guide you through it.
You will identify up to three areas you would like to work on and improve.
You will receive a fully personalised e-report of your results and action plans on how to develop the areas you have selected. | 2019-04-25T22:22:10 | https://mindsetmatch.com/mind-set-mot |
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Enjoy a relaxing trail ride, we enjoy Florida’s beautiful nature & wildlife, go along a wooded trail, and even through a crystal clear lake! The trail is approximately 40 minutes long. Ages 6 & up welcome. Never rode a horse before? Our horses are beginner safe! You can also add a short lesson before the trail where you get to groom your horse and have a basic riding lesson with one of our instructors for an additional fee.
You can also get a guided tour of our facility to meet the rescue horses and heat the stories about how they were rescued and what their life is like now- only a $5 donation per person.
Trail rides are available every day by appointment only! Call/Text now for information on fees and to schedule! 407-702-8332. We offer many more options and are very flexible please call with any questions.
Fun fact: Did you know that all of the money from our trail rides goes directly to the feed and care of our wonderful rescue horses? We are so thankful for all of you that support Dreamcatcher. | 2019-04-23T09:59:57 | http://www.sumtercountyshopper.com/we-love-trail-riding/ |
Norton Antivirus and other Antivirus products are engineered to perform real-time virus checks on all files every time they are accessed. While this functionality makes a lot of sense for office documents that could harbor viruses and the bulk of your company files, repetitively checking Axys file types is unlikely to uncover any viruses. In order to speed processing, disable real-time Antivirus checks on either selected folders like Axys3 or specific file types — like CLI files. It is still prudent to scan all files for viruses in a regular evening process. It just doesn’t make sense to check them each and every time they are accessed.
In this day and age we still occasionally run into companies that have obviously spent plenty of money on technology, but overlooked the network needs of their investment operations area. IT consultants and/or in-house staff need to understand that Axys is not a client server application. As such, processing takes place on a user’s local machine, but is also dependent on server speed since files effectively need to be transferred to the local workstation so they can be processed. All workstations should be configured with gigabit network cards and connected to the server hosting the Axys application via gigabit switches. This sounds relatively straightforward, but “the devil is in the details.” If a multiple switches exist between the server and the workstations all of the switches involved need to be gigabit switches. The server should have a gigabit card. Most importantly the network cards on the workstations and server should be configured to connect at gigabit speeds.
If improving the network speed can enhance Axys performance, removing the network factor from the equation could further boost processing speed. In most circumstances, the operations team does not have the ability to connect to the server that houses Axys and run applications at their whim. Processing from the server can make sense in some smaller installations or in situations where the operations staff has been blessed with their own dedicated server that they have authority to use as they wish. However, processing directly from the server does not guarantee improved performance over processing from a networked workstation. It is possible that a server with poor processing power would under perform when compared with a faster computer connected to the server via a gigabit network connection. As IT professionals ourselves, we have reservations regarding this approach to resolving speed issues and do not currently believe it is a best practice.
Establishing the framework to be able to do report production in parallel empowers firms to scale their production as their business grows. If proper planning is done up front to organize the work required by various business units at a company, report production can be parceled off and done simultaneously or asynchronously as various business units demand. Proper planning entails creating the reports, scripts and macros to support parallel report production. Without the necessary infrastructure design and corresponding development, scripts and macros architected for a single user environment can’t be run autonomously as needed.
Buying a faster workstation should increase your processing speed, but it is conceivable that a bottleneck could exist at the server that limits the positive effect of purchasing a faster workstation. Likewise, buying a brand new server that is connected to older workstations will only do so much. When considering new hardware purchases, make sure you examine all possible bottlenecks. In our experience assisting clients with the development and integration necessary to automate their reporting systems, we found individual user’s Axys processing performance varied greatly. Recognizing the need to benchmark Axys processing speed, we created a simple report in REPLANG that allows us to quickly evaluate Axys performance from any workstation. This utility and other Axys tools are available from our website.
ask #limit Enter the number of records to read?
As you review and potentially implement the tips from this article, perform follow up speed checks to measure the effectiveness of the methods detailed. Test processing with our “speed report” from each individual workstation and your Axys server if possible. If all of your equipment is standardized you will likely see very little difference in the benchmarks of various workstations. In my own tests, the processing time of 10,000 records went from 46 seconds to 3 seconds, making me wonder why I didn’t optimize my environment sooner.
This article was originally published in the Advent User Group newsletter in 2007.
Kevin Shea is President of InfoSystems Integrated, Inc. (ISI); ISI provides a wide variety of outsourced IT solutions to investment advisors nationwide. For more information, please visit isitc.com, contact Kevin Shea via phone at 617-720-3400 x202, or e-mail at [email protected]. | 2019-04-21T00:11:54 | https://adventguru.com/tag/optimization/ |
In the years 2012-2013, a group of multi-organisational and inter-disciplinary experts worked to formulate recommendations for a National Plan for Addressing Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Types of Dementia. A draft document was developed by the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute and validated by experts in the various focus areas.
The group’s recommendations were presented to the Israeli Parliament Health and Welfare Committee, where they were adopted, and subsequently approved by the Director General of the Ministry of Health as a basis for the national plan. In September 2013, the Ministry of Health officially took the lead in implementing the National Plan for Addressing Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias.
The National Plan is steered by an implementation committee, appointed by the Director General of the Ministry of Health, whose members represent the relevant ministries – namely the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry for Social Equality and the National Insurance Institute as well as relevant non-governmental organisations including the four Sick Funds-HMOs (Health Maintenance Organisations), JDC-Eshel and the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute.
The vision of the national plan is to enable persons suffering from dementia and their families to lead dignified lives, with the assistance of the appropriate services. These services encompass all disease stages, from the stage of prevention, through timely diagnosis and treatment to the end of life. The plan is based on inter-disciplinary work, professional treatment principles for people with dementia, support of family members and collaboration of all parties involved in aging, both at the government level, the Sick Funds-HMOs, as well as with NGOs such as JDC-ESHEL, which promotes planning and implementing new programmes and EMDA, Israel's Alzheimer's Society and a member of Alzheimer Europe.
Developing and expanding the training of the professional personnel who treat these patients as well as the paraprofessionals.
Since its inception, the National Dementia Plan of Israel has seen the implementation of programs and processes in the areas of awareness, improving health services with the Sick Funds-HMOs, support programs for family members and training of professionals and non-professionals working with persons with dementia.
EMDA is one of the initiators of the National Plan and remains active in its implementation. The society leads long-term processes in all domains related to caring for the caregiver and developing programs for improving the quality of life of people with dementia. EMDA was formed in 1988 and operates a support network of some 50 branches throughout the country. | 2019-04-22T02:46:15 | https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/Policy-in-Practice2/National-Dementia-Strategies/Israel |
Norovirus is the leading cause of illness and outbreaks from contaminated food in the U.S. Most of these outbreaks occur in the food service settings like restaurants.
Thinking about drinking raw milk because you believe it has health benefits? Consider other options. Raw milk contains harmful bacteria that can make you very ill and in some cases becomes fatal. Know the facts before you buy raw milk.
The FDA, in January 2017, released draft guidance for controlling Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Foods. Food handling personnel are a higher risk factor in contamination of food and equipment with Listeria.
Cancer and its treatments can weaken your immune system – making you more susceptible to many types of infections. These infections can include bacteria and other pathogens that cause foodborne illness.
A foodborne illness is a disease transmitted to people by food. A foodborne illness outbreak is when two or more people get the same illness after eating the same food.
The Food Safety Manager Certification Exam (FSMCE) Self-Practice Review Manual reinforces learning and increases knowledge to prepare you for the Certified Food Safety Manager Exam.
Because foodborne illness symptoms are often flu-like, many people may not recognize that the illness is caused by harmful bacteria or other pathogens in food. | 2019-04-26T02:45:26 | http://newyorkfoodhandlertraining.com/blog/page/3/ |
Reports of the sinking of a Soviet passenger ship in the Black Sea with up to 1,000 people aboard indicated substantial loss of life. Here are some notable maritime disasters of the last three decades. July 26, 1956 - The Italian liner Andrea Doria sinks, a day after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm off Cape Cod. Fifty-two people are killed, most of them on the Italian vessel.
July 14, 1957 - The Soviet ship Eshghabad sinks in the Caspian Sea and 270 people are killed. April 10, 1961 - The British liner Dara sinks in the Persian Gulf with a reported loss of 212 lives, two days after a bomb explosion aboard. July 8, 1961 - The Portuguese ship Save runs aground and breaks up off Mozambique; 259 killed. April 10, 1963 - The American nuclear submarine Thresher sinks in the North Atlantic; 129 killed. Feb. 10, 1964 - The Australian destroyer Voyager sinks after colliding with the aircraft carrier Melbourne off New South Wales; 82 killed. April 10, 1964 - An Iranian motor launch burns and sinks in the Persian Gulf; 113 dead. Nov. 13, 1965 - The cruise ship Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks en route from Miami to the Bahamas; 90 dead. Dec. 8, 1966 - A Greek ferry sinks in the Aegean; 241 killed. Jan. 25, 1968 - The Israeli submarine Dakar vanishes; 69 lost. Jan. 27, 1968 - The French submarine Minerve vanishes in the Mediterranean; 52 dead. May 21, 1968 - The American nuclear submarine Scorpion sinks southwest of the Azores; 99 dead. June 2, 1969 - The United States destroyer Evans is cut in half by the Australian carrier Melbourne in the South China Sea; 74 dead. March 4, 1970 - The French submarine Eurydice sinks off Toulon; 57 dead. Dec. 15, 1970 - A South Korean ferry sinks in the Korea Strait; more than 260 dead. Feb. 1, 1973 - A ferry sinks in the harbor of Rangoon, Burma; more than 200 dead. Dec. 24, 1973 - A ferry sinks off Guayaquil, Ecuador; 109 dead. May 1, 1974 - A motor launch capsizes off Bangladesh; 250 dead. Sept. 26, 1974 - A Soviet destroyer burns and sinks in the Black Sea; about 200 dead. Dec. 25, 1976 - The Egyptian liner Patra burns and sinks in the Red Sea; about 100 dead. Jan. 27, 1981 - The Indonesian passenger ship Tamponas II catches fire and sinks in the Java Sea; 580 dead. Aug. 10, 1983 - The United States reports that a Soviet nuclear-powered submarine sank in the North Pacific two months earlier with the loss of most or all of the 90-member crew. | 2019-04-22T06:02:53 | https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/02/world/recent-maritime-disasters.html |
The tekmarNet® 4 Setpoint Control 161 is designed to operate a single piece of heating equipment in order to maintain a setpoint temperature. It can be used in applications ranging from heating a swimming pool to maintaining a constant slab temperature in a commercial car wash bay. This product regulates a constant water temperature for heating using one of 4 preset modes (setpoint on/off, hot tub, DHW tank, floor PWM). It is capable of operating a single relay (rated at 24 V, 2 A) to control a single device such as a boiler, pump, or valve. | 2019-04-25T14:12:52 | http://www.tekmarcontrols.com/products/setpoint/161.html |
Flight stats for Charente-Maritime - did you know?
Charente-Maritime is 402 km from Orly Field (Paris, France).
Charente-Maritime is 436 km from Charles De Gaulle Airport (Paris, France).
Charente-Maritime is 460 km from Beauvais-Tille Airport (Paris, France). | 2019-04-18T18:49:50 | https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Flights-g2064961-Charente_Maritime_Nouvelle_Aquitaine-Cheap_Discount_Airfares.html |
Flutterby Grande® Peach Cobbler Butterfly Bush features showy panicles of fragrant salmon flowers with orange eyes at the ends of the branches from early summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has attractive green foliage throughout the season. The fuzzy narrow leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Flutterby Grande® Peach Cobbler Butterfly Bush is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
Flutterby Grande® Peach Cobbler Butterfly Bush will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
Flutterby Grande® Peach Cobbler Butterfly Bush makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. | 2019-04-26T05:01:35 | http://plants.squakmtnursery.com/12230001/Plant/14689/Flutterby_Grande_Peach_Cobbler_Butterfly_Bush |
The rarely-staged Shakespearean play tells the story of a legendary Roman soldier who turned into a tyrant, which led to his downfall. Translated into Filipino by Guelan Luarca and directed by Carlos Siguon-Reyna.
A traditional senakulo based on the life and passion of Christ with a contemporary twist. | 2019-04-22T09:08:56 | http://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph/events/theater/tanghalang-pilipino-s-coriolano/details |
Y’all remember a few years ago when I told you about how we basically had the WORST Thanksgiving ever? At the time I didn’t say it was the worst, but it was pretty bad. It started off great – a nice morning to sleep in, eat some pancakes, take a walk. I started in on making the Pioneer Woman mashed potatoes that are simply the greatest mashed potatoes of all time. This is probably (read: definitely) because they contain an insane amount of butter, salt and cream cheese. I love them.
HOWEVER. That day, the dreaded 2011 Thanksgiving Day, I was letting 10 pounds of potatoes boil on the stove for the huge shindig we were planning on going to later that day. I was making mashed potatoes for an army, and had no other food (besides bread and eggs) in the house since we were counting on bringing home Thanksgiving leftovers that night. Around the middle of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade Nate went upstairs and suddenly I heard him throwing up. Thus began the one and only time I’ve ever seen or heard or been around my husband when he’s sick.
That day was a series of football games, cancelled plans, a trip to the grocery store in which I returned with Gatorade and cheesecake (essentials, you see) and about 10 meals of eggs, toast and mashed potatoes. Nate slept the whole time except for when he was getting sick, and I resorted to freaking out about how much it costs to have a baby. I watched so much football it made my head spin, and the only redeeming quality of the day was that it was when Weston had finally started kicking around in my tummy.
All this to say that I love Ree’s mashed potatoes, but it took me a solid year and a half after that whole ordeal to feel like looking at a Russet ever again. Then I was (and still am) working to remove the rest of the baby weight from my body, so Ree’s fabulous potatoes were a no-go around here.
After missing them like crazy I decided to try and find a way to get my mashed potato fix with a little less fat and while I can’t say these are as creamy-dreamy-rich as Ree’s, they are indeed still quite fabulous. I love the tang from the Greek yogurt, and the olive oil adds an extra depth of flavor that otherwise wouldn’t be there. Season ’em up with a little salt-pepper-garlic and you’re good to go!
Place the cubed potatoes in a large pot filled with cold water.
Bring the potatoes to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium-high and boil for about 20-25 minutes until very soft.
Drain the potatoes and put them back in the hot pot.
Add the olive oil, yogurt, and milk and mash together until smooth.
Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste and add a little more milk if desired.
WOMAN. OMG. Please call me the next time you make potatoes like that – I’ll book it down there ASAP!
This is exactly how I make my mashed potatoes! The yogurt makes them simply amazing.
My MIL uses sour cream in her mashed potatoes but I think she would LOVE this idea. Can’t wait to share!
Thanks Cassie! I love the tang from sour cream or yogurt. SO GOOD!
Isn’t Greek yogurt the best! I like your version. I love cooking with butter, but you can do too much of a good thing.
Ava, it really is the best. I think we use it at least once a day!
We had those same mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving, and they blew my mind. That said, they are too heavy for me to feel good serving them regularly, so I’m pumped about your lighted up version!
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4 nights lodging (no airfare) in two adjoining condo units at Signature at MGM Grand. One unit is a deluxe suite that has a king bed and has a kitchenette. This unit could sleep 2. The other unit is a one bedroom balcony suite, which has a deluxe king bed, two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room (with a pull out couch). This unit could sleep 4. The winner may contact our office administrator, Sue Brophy at 616-748-0909 to coordinate dates. Please pick dates and back-up dates and we can call to confirm the availability. | 2019-04-24T09:57:24 | https://www.tricitiesunityauction.org/what-are-the-live-auction-items-for-bid/mgm-grand-las-vegas-vacation-suite |
1. “I don’t know why he’s called Boots and I didn’t think I’d like him, but I f*cking love this cat. I f*cking love him. I keep telling him, ‘I f*cking love you.’” Noel Gallagher on his newest family member.
2. “Reality TV shows. I really hate them. Full of f*cking mediocre f*cking wannabes. And we see enough misery in the newspapers every day without having to tune in to some poor c*nt boiling an egg in EastEnders. Oh f*ck off, there’s so much misery around. F*ck off. We’re addicted to misery in this country. F*cking EastEnders.” Elton John sits on the fence.
3. “No. Although that night I did do heroin.” James Franco laughs off the rumours about being stoned at the Oscars.
4. “I’m going through a Milli Vanilli phase right now. I watch the videos in awe. The concept blows my mind.” The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas reveals his musical inspirations.
5. “I misplaced my World Championship medals for months. It’s bad news when you can’t find your medals. But then I figured that I could just go win some more.” Usain Bolt decides modesty isn’t an option for him.
6. “I’m going to go out and play a classic album next year but it’ll be my f*cking new one. Not one from 20 years ago.” Paul Weller takes aim at nostalgia culture.
7. “She’s a five out of 10. I just know her as ‘Stupid Face Karen’. Men love her, don’t they? But she’s just so ridiculous.” Matt Smith rates his co-star Karen Gillan.
8. “Well, I’ll tell you what — you wait until you hear Noel’s music because that ain’t gonna be Oasis either. It might remind you of it but there’ll be something missing. And what’ll be missing is f**king me.” Liam Gallagher dismisses his brother’s solo credentials. | 2019-04-26T05:40:28 | https://www.shortlist.com/home/shortlists-quotes-of-the-year/62961 |
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Home currently under construction with a Spring 2019 completion. The property consists of a main 4 bd/4.5 bath/2 living home plus the original stone house being rebuilt as a 1/1/1 guest/pool house for a total of 5 bedrooms and 3 living. Outdoor entertaining area overlooking the swimming pool. Located on a quiet tree-lined street just a few blocks from Zilker Park and Barton Springs Pool. Walk to the famed Hike and Bike Trail, Umlauf Sculpture Gardens, Alamo Drafthouse, Uchi and Shady Grove. | 2019-04-21T13:01:41 | http://www.gottesmanresidential.com/listing/914-garner-avenue/ |
Living amidst acres of meadows, hills, woods, creeks, flowing springs and plenty of wildlife, beautiful things in nature surround and inspire me. Feathers are natural beauties that easily catch my eye. When designing or decorating with items from nature, whether its sea shells, acorns, leaves or feathers, I prefer to keep the design simple, so the focus remains on the natural beauty of the object. Today, we’re crafting two feather jewelry items: hair barrettes and jacket pins.
Striking guinea fowl feathers and vintage buttons were used to fashion the two hair barrettes shown in the above photograph. (See the top two items in the photograph to the left.) Although we used guinea fowl feathers for these barrettes, you can use barnyard chicken feathers or any attractive, wild feathers you find. The third item, pictured beneath the hair barrettes and in the other photograph are fashion pins. These look perfect on a winter coat or blazer. Our wild turkey feather pin adds a touch of exotic glamour to a leopard print sweater this fall and winter.
For the Hair Barrettes: Feathers, glue gun, glue sticks, hair barrettes, vintage buttons, opt.
For the Jacket Pins: guinea fowl or turkey feathers, clear adhesive, heavy cardstock, vintage buttons, opt., jewelry pins.
To make a feather barrette, select one feather slightly wider than the barrette. (See barrettes in left photograph above.) Affix hot glue or clear adhesive to the top of the barrette and press the feather into place. Allow to dry completely before using.
To replicate the feather and buttons barrette, (See second barrette shown in the photograph above) select two similar feathers and complimentary vintage buttons. Glue the buttons onto the center of the barrette and press into place. Glue one slender feather onto either side of the buttons and allow it to dry completely.
To craft the fan shaped guinea feather coat pin, (See pin front, the bottom item in the left photograph above) cut a half-moon from heavy cardstock or thin cardboard. Affix the pin to the back using clear adhesive. Glue several guinea feathers to the front side. Glue two vintage buttons using clear adhesive or a glue gun to the front center of the pin where the feathers meet.
To make a wild turkey feather coat pin (Pin front shown on leopard print sweater in above photograph), glue one fluffy feather on top of a larger one. Then glue the feathers to a large button. Glue the jewelry pin to the button back. | 2019-04-23T04:10:44 | https://www.journeytonatliv.com/articles-recipes-and-more/diy-feather-fashions |
I pulled out a cigarette and took a long drag on the roll of paper. I hadn't smoked for years until my husband started. He offered me a cigarette, and I took it. I couldn't believe that I had ever quit.
I checked myself out in the mirror as I thought of my mother. Jeez, I was fat. A little while ago, I decided that I really didn't care about my weight. I was a baker, so obviously, I had been a bit overweight, but now I broke 200... I snorted as I groped at the fat on my stomach.
I frowned to myself as I thought of my mother... overdose... I wouldn't put it past her.
I started packing my clothes. I had to go to Ottawa for my mother... I was planning on going for Hannah's baby shower anyway. I decided to cancel my other flight and leave tonight.
The taxi pulled up at the hospital. I slapped on my cheerful face that Hannah believed was my true one, and strode into the hospital building.
I looked at my mother, all garnished with tubes and needles, and I realised that she might die. I felt anger rising up in me, setting my cheeks aflame. Tears burned my eyes as I turned the doorknob. I walked in, a tear slipping down my face as I cuddled my baby sister in my arms. She would be okay.
Her face was heartbroken, crushed, confused. Her violet eyes swam with tears as she looked at her mother. Her hand rested on my knee, and I had placed a protective arm around her. Hannah was hurting and vulnerable, and I couldn't let anything bad happen to her. My lips pressed against her wet cheek as I heard the noise of a door opening from behind me.
I turned around, only to see a strange woman walk in the door. She was quite fat, and she smelled of smoke. She was in a basic denim jacket, jeans and a black t-shirt. Her light brown hair was brushed back in a very sloppy ponytail, and her pale blue eyes stared at Hannah in pure love.
This must be Hannah's sister, Rachel.
Rachel and Hannah immediately embraced, and they stared at their mother in utter confusion. The two women held each other's hand as they cried.
Hannah's mother was in a semi-coma, which meant there was an equal chance of her dying as there was not.
I couldn't stand to see Hannah in such a state of confusion, love and hatred. This needed to be resolved. This needed to be over.
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Lilycat on Stuff –Let’s take it to the mat – classic literature style – Radio for the People, by the People.
In Abandoned Places, twenty-one writers embark on a tour of the lonely, the rejected and the uninhabited. This anthology of short genre fiction co-edited by Chris Cornell features stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror by rising new authors and classic tales by Ray Bradbury, Dashiell Hammett, Edgar Allen Poe and M. R. James.
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Ryan Allen hails from Rock Island, Illinois but has been a proud Chicago resident for the past 15 years. After graduating from Illinois State University with a B.S. in Political Science, he attended The John Marshall Law School where he received his J.D. in 2007. During the next 11 years, Ryan had the opportunity to work for amazing companies such as the Chicago Tribune, Practical Law Company and Toppan Merrill. In May 2018, he accepted his current position as Director of Business Development at Much Shelist, P.C.
During his educational and professional careers, Ryan has been involved in many incredible civic and charitable organizations including Folds of Honor, Habitat for Humanity, Prairie State Legal Services, Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic, Illinois State University Speaker of Assembly, Life After Hate and Sear Outfitters.
Giving back to the community is an important part of the culture at Much, as evidenced by the firm’s ongoing relationship with Back 2 School Illinois. In September 2018, Much hosted its second annual Build-A-Kit event, which hit close to home as Ryan’s oldest son is a student in the CPS system. While few of his son’s schoolmates are in need of assistance, the experience of volunteering for Back 2 School shined a bright light on children who are not as lucky. This was Ryan’s call to action!
In his off time, Ryan enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife Ashley, their son Jaxton and the newest additions to the family, twins Penelope and Asher. Even though they live in Chicago, the Allens are avid St. Louis Cardinal fans. Ryan also enjoys golfing, running and getting to the closest beach with his family whenever possible. | 2019-04-24T07:56:15 | http://b2si.org/ryan-allen |
Virat believes that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. His day begins with an omelette made from three egg whites, one whole egg, spinach, black pepper and cheese, with bacon or smoked salmon on the side. He also makes sure to add some fruit – papaya, dragon fruit or watermelon. A big pot of green tea with lemon is a must.
Even when it comes to snacking, Virat Kohli makes sure that there’s no slipping. Instead of unhealthy munchies, Virat carries nut butters with him and has that with gluten-free bread.
What does Virat Kohli have for lunch?
For lunch, Virat prefers grilled chicken, mashed potatoes with spinach and veggies on the side.
What is the best dinner for weight loss, according to Virat Kohli?
Any seafood (especially a whole lot of fish) is Virat Kohli’s favorite dinner meal.
What does Virat eat on his cheat day?
When Gaurav quizzed Virat on what he would usually opt for on a cheat day, after a bit of probing, he revealed that his guilty pleasure is Ram Chhole Bhature from Rajouri Garden in New Delhi. | 2019-04-26T01:41:38 | https://www.gqindia.com/content/how-to-lose-weight-virat-kohli-diet/ |
Nature comes in many shapes, textures, and colors. The Sunbrella Pure Collection embodies this with raw and plush textures, universal geometry, and color tones found in nature. The Sunbrella upholstery fabric brings high style and performance, both outdoors and in. Pure is a fundamental design component that layers and mixes well with other Sunbrella fabric collections.
Made from coated Sunbrella Acrylic, the furniture fabric is mildew and water resistant, soft to the touch, and fade repellent. It is also stain resistant and easy to clean. Applications include indoor and outdoor furniture, pillows, and cushions. For a design that's rooted in the natural world, try Pure in Cast Moss. | 2019-04-23T15:04:57 | https://www.trivantage.com/sunbrella-pure-481090000-54-cast-moss-standard-pack-60-yards-743805 |
Jackson County has a total area of 495 square miles adjacent to Haywood, Macon, Transylvania, and Swain Counties in North Carolina and Oconee County in South Carolina. Jackson County contains or borders some 45 miles of Blue Ridge Parkway and adjoins the Cherokee Indian Reservation. There are four incorporated municipalities and three unincorporated communities within Jackson County. | 2019-04-25T12:41:51 | https://www.planning.jacksonnc.org/jackson-county |
This listing is for one beautiful chip bead garnet crystal necklace. This gem chips are carefully hand selected and strung on gold or silver wire and placed on a 16" or 18" silver or gold chain.
Your garnet crystal chip necklace will arrive in a small gift box. | 2019-04-24T12:05:22 | https://www.crystallinedream.com/products/garnet-chip-bead-crystal-necklace |
Nice Hayfork Parcel Waiting for Final Development!
This parcel consist of 10 acres and is partially developed. The owner has put in a permitted Well and Septic system. The owner says this year he was going to bring in a manufactured home to complete the development, but now selling due to family health issues. The owner also has a active Cannabis Permit for the property and is willing to provide the buyer with all his paperwork. This property is located outside of Hayfork but close enough that you can be on grid for power and only a few miles to town! Come check this property out it may be exactly what you have been searching for! The owner is willing to look at all offers but would prefer not to do seller financing at this time, due to a family partnership. | 2019-04-18T22:15:57 | http://www.trinityopp.com/feature_listings_cannabis/detail-12L253766 |
BOSTON (CBS) — The vacation is over for Bill Belichick.
After photos of him vacationing in Barbados became a bit of a viral sensation, the Patriots’ head coach was back to work on Tuesday, as he was in attendance for Alabama’s pro day.
Belichick made sure to dress for the occasion, too.
In terms of high picks, the Patriots own the 32nd overall pick, plus two second-rounders and three third-rounders in next month’s draft. | 2019-04-25T01:00:11 | https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/03/19/bill-belichick-in-attendance-at-alabama-pro-day/ |
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Famous for their majestic nature and gargantuan size, the Southern Right Whale has always been a fascination for many. Their playful nature and rarity have made them a famous addition to the Cape Whale Coast between June and October every year. Thousands of whale-lovers arrive along the coast to witness these massive mammals birth and care for their new-born calves.
Southern Rights are so named because they were seen as the “right whales” to hunt in the past due to their slow movements and inability to dive for long periods of time. Because of this their numbers have been depleted drastically, with only 3000 or so left. However, with time and the banning of whale hunting the numbers are said to start increasing slowly but surely.
Hermanus offers many beautiful and professional Whale Watching Cruises that can be enjoyed in large groups or smaller parties. These outtings take visitors out along the edge of the Marine Reserve to look for and watch these massive animals. The cruise boats are able to come within 50 meters of the whales but these curious creatures usually end up coming up to the boat for a closer look! It's also advised that bookings be made well in advance as the seats are limited and go quickly in-season.
Southern Rights can grow to around 15 meters (49 feet) in length and can weigh over 47 tonnes, with the largest of the species being recorded at 18 meters (59 feet) and 80 tonnes, aging almost 100 years! They are most easily recognised by the callosities (sometimes mistaken for barnacles) that cover their heads and blowholes. These unique patches have been used to record the different whales, as each layout is as unique as a fingerprint.
Many Southern Rights are also mottled in colour, with large black and white splotches patterning their bellies – making it easier to spot them when they’re relaxing in the water. Around 4% of these whales are born completely white and carry this into adulthood. Something that not many know is that Southern Rights are extremely susceptible to sunburn and skin cancer and therefore shy away from bright and warm days. The albino whales are even more at risk to this and are therefore rarely seen. It’s because of this that the whales choose to make their way to Hermanus in the winter months, when the sun is weaker and the waters cooler.
Another discerning factor is the v-shaped blowhole atop their heads. When the whales expel air, a distinctive v-shaped plume of misty air is shot into the air, which can be spotted from quite a distance away.
Southern Rights, like most whales, use echolocation to communicate. This technique uses sonar to send “messages” along the ocean’s vast expanse and can reach for miles around. These haunting calls are as unique as any language and has been studied for many years but not much headway has been made into what each call means.
It’s also said that the whales communicate along shorter distances by leaping out of the water and hitting their tails along the top of the water, creating loud slapping sounds that reverberate around them. This may also be a way to remove parasites from their bodies.
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4th in assists/turnovers and 9th in total assists per game.
If your opponents are continually playing a slow it down, drag it out game plan the available time to make FG attempts is reduced.
When you efficiency is higher (#1 in fg%) an extremely high number of attempts isn' really as important as it might be.
My "wow" stems from the discrepancy of attempts to makes. It is amazing to me that they have made more fgs than any team while attempting only the 107th most.
Not sure I want to see Zag FT% ..... although it would be interesting to compare FT% now with FT% on March 11 (day after last WCC Tourney game). I hope it improves.
And that stat matters more than most might think.
Someone posted recently that if the season ended today, GU's FG% would be the highest in over 20 years. I haven't been able to find the post or confirm its veracity.
Most teams would kill to have 1 guy shooting over 60% for any 9 game stretch and we have 2 shooting better than 73%!!!!!
Tied for 122nd at 70.2%.
Is this what your looking to confirm?
The poster stated that the fg% was the highest of any NCAA school since the early 90s, not just GU's. I didn't make that clear earlier.
What are the chances we could get closer to the record?
Gonzaga is currently shooting about 53.5%. This is the highest since 1989 when Michigan shot 56%. From 1990-1992 the leaders all shot 53.something. So at this pace, it truly would be the highest in over 2 decades.
A few tenths of a percent maybe with WCC play. An important distinction is that there was no 3 point shot until the mid 80's. The Zags are currently at .596 on 2 pointers, but it's really hard to compare because good shooters would shoot the open 20 footer back then, but logic would suggest there were fewer long shots going up.
The game was different then as well in that there wasn't nearly the level of contact allowed that there is today. Scoring was higher even without the 3.
So it's apples and oranges; kind of like comparing baseball stats from the dead ball era and the steroid era. Given all that, GU's shooting % is pretty remarkable.
Gonzaga is tied with Virginia and West Virginia for most wins away from home.
So far Gonzaga has played 23 games. That's 925 minutes. So far Gonzaga has trailed for only 56 of those minutes! That averages out to less than 2 minutes 30 seconds per game.
Fun stat of the night was having Kevin going 2 for 9 from the field, but having the team aggregate be over 55%.
College guys screwing around with a 24 point lead led to some angst from the perfectionists. But once Karno was reinserted late in the game, the defense smothered the Tiger mini-rally and the margin bumped right back up to 18.
This is by far the most dominant Gonzaga team ever! There's way too much angst over the big wins.
So far this season, Gonzaga has played in only 4 games where they didn't win by more than 10 points. 4 of 23!
In 2005-06 Gonzaga's 29 win season with Ammo and Batista they had 18 such games in the regular season. And all 5 of their tourney (WCC and NCAA) games were 10 points or less. That's 23 of 33 games.
I've tracked these numbers over the years... I don't recall ANY GU team being in the top 50 in so many categories... ever.
Kyle Dranginis leads the team in FT% at 84% (21-25). I wouldn't have predicted that going into the year. He was a 56% FT shooter coming into the year.
Also, according to the broadcast tonight on Root, the WCC leads the nation in FG% at 45%.
Should be higher than that, they were 1st shooting above 53% when I checked on Saturday.
The conference as a whole is shooting 45%.
My bad, I misread your post. Saw the same stat tonight about the conference. Pretty impressive.
Combined the Men's and Women's teams are 28-0 in the WCC and 47-5 overall.
The 47 victories are the most in the NCAA for one school.
Kyle Wiltjer's 45 points vs Pacific are the most by a Zag since Frank Burgess scored 52 in 1961.
Gonzaga tied their all time record of 20 straight wins tonight.
Adam Morrison did have 44, 43 and 42 point games in his career.
There was no 3 point line back then; that's insane.
He did lead the nation in scoring that year at 32 ppg. He was 2nd in the nation the year before at 29ppg. He was good.
Another fun fact. Frank was almost 26 years old when he scored 52 points.
With this win Gonzaga set their all time record with their 21st straight victory.
The game was played and officiated differently then. Maravich averaged 44 for his career w/ no 3; with the 3 he'd be in the mid/upper 20's today.
Of course, there's only one way he can hold onto that record at the end of the year. NC!
That's 11 of 21 teams Gonzaga has played! Pretty remarkable.
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As soon as I started looking round the garden to see what sort of foliage I could photograph, it was obvious from all the new shoots that there were, that most, but not all the photos would be of the new foliage that was bursting forth in the garden. I shouldn’t have been surprised, because we have had a very mild winter so far with only a couple of little frosts, I just hope that we don’t get some arctic weather in March that will then burn all the new shoots. I’m starting with some fennel shoots just outside the back door.
This is a seedling of the parent plant, the parent seems to have died, can’t see any shoots anywhere near where it used to be.
All the Hydrangea bushes are showing signs of life.
I must finish cutting back all the buddlejas, only a few done so far.
Not up very far yet, but the burgundy shoots of Paeony mlokosewitschii echo the burgundy on the back of the hellebore petals.
All the way down the front drive are some variegated box plants. These have been grown from cuttings given to me by a friend. they had their first cut the other day, we are trying to train them into cubes this time as I have enough box balls!
The front hedge, under the kitchen window is Lonicera pileata, all grown from one plant and then cuttings taken years ago. The cone in the background is Lonicera Baggesen’s Gold ( not very gold at the moment, when the new growth comes it will be once more) and to the left you can see some of the box balls in the rose garden.
Tulips are up in the zinc bath where I planted them last year, yes, I know, weeding to do!
I have been growing yew seedlings that I have found round the garden, in pots, so that one day we can have a yew hedge somewhere. They are almost big enough to plant out now, but I think I will wait until the garden dries out a bit more, as they don’t like the wet.
Up till now I have been taking photos from the paths, but now I decided to squelch round the garden to take the rest. The garden is still so very soggy, even though we haven’t had any rain now for a few days. The first plant with lovely foliage was the cardoon in the border by the field.
Further up the field border is an old plant of Phlomis fruiticosa, maybe I ought to start afresh with some cuttings, it sprouts back quickly though when it is cut right back when it gets too woody and leggy.
This is what happens when I don’t go up to the top of the garden, the clematis are in desperate need of cutting back. The clematis on the pergola by the field are all viticella types, which means they all get cut down to about 2ft, all this new growth will have to go very soon.
Roses on the pergola also need cutting back, lovely new growth will have to go.
Acanthus mollis, near the pond area, is still looking very lush, I have never known it to be this good all winter, must be the mild weather.
Hemerocallis foliage is everywhere, looking very fresh and spring like. I spy a buttercup whose days are numbered!
There are clumps of Arum italicum marmoratum under most of the trees and shrubs, where the blackbirds deposit the seed.
In the border outside the back door is Libertia peregrinans which is slowly spreading and contrasts with the flowers nearby in the summer.
Colchicum foliage is springing up, this was my original clump of 3 bulbs, but each year now I move some to spread around the garden. I move them when the foliage is dying down so that they are in place long before they start flowering.
It might be only plain old montbretia, but the fresh apple green sword shaped leaves make me think that spring can’t be far away.
I am amazed at how far on all the alliums are, if they carry on at this rate they’ll be flowering in March!
Heuchera Lime Marmalade is looking very fresh and spring like.
In the woodland, cyclamen hederifolium is making a lovely patterned carpet under some rhododendrons, the ants are working hard spreading the seed for me!
English bluebells at the end of the woodland. Any Spanish ones that pop up are dug up and given away as I don’t want them hybridising with the English ones. Unfortunately the previous people planted the Spanish ones in the woodland.
They don’t look much now, but this is the beginnings of my drift of Fritillaria meleagris which I will be protecting from the pheasant this year after all the damage he did to the buds and flowers last year!
Still in the woodland, the cowslips have been seeding into the bark chipping path. as well as the odd little crocus. The bark path seems to be a good nursery bed for lots of seedlings.
And lastly, still in the gravel garden, is Phormium Yellow Wave, gradually getting back to the size it was in 2010. I thought I had lost it in the bad winter we had then, it struggled for a couple of years, but now seems to have decided to stay, thank goodness.
Thanks for your company while I squelched round the garden, thanks too must go to Christina for hosting GBFD once more, do pay her a visit to see more foliage from around the world.
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28 Responses to Foliage in February. GBFD.
Where to start Pauline? Firstly thank you for joining in GBFD again this month with such a wonderful example of the beauty of foliage in your garden. I was interested in the hedge in front of the kitchen, I don’t remember seeing it before, I like the layout of the space very much. I planted a couple of Lonicera last autumn to replace the large box balls that died in the drought so I hope they will grow as well as yours.
Yes Christina, you have seen it a few times, but photographed from the other end! I’m sure your Lonicera will grow as well as mine, the only downside is that it needs trimming about 3 times to the box balls once a year! I found that lowers branches rooted themselves, that was how I got all my cuttings. The blackbirds here make nests in it, the bees love the tiny flowers and then in the autumn it has purple berries which are again eaten by the blackbirds, so very wildlife friendly!
Paeony mlokosewitschii is one of my favourite plants.
I too have many Spanish bluebells, planted by our predecessors. Each year I dig up tons of the damn things, but don’t they go deep! Almost inevitably I’ll miss some bulbs and even though they’ve lost all their foliage they still come back as strong the following year.
It’s lovely to see all the new Spring growth. Won’t be long now.
Yes Jessica, the Spanish bluebells do go very deep, it can be quite a problem to get rid of them. The garden and the birds are telling me that it won’t be long till spring !
Wow! You have so much coming up, it is so exciting. I always look forward to the nice fat red buds of Molly the Witch. They are lovely.
I have given up on trying to get rid of my Spanish bluebells they are everywhere. Someone must have planted them here years ago.
That’s a very smart Phormium. Does it get enormous?
Molly the Witch Chloris, looks wonderful at all stages of developement, don’t you think? Such a super plant.
Spanish bluebells must have been planted everywhere and now we’re all trying to get rid of them, English ones are so much nicer!
The phormium doesn’t grow much taller than it is now, about 3 feet, but if it grows back to what it was before our hard winter, it will eventually be about 6 ft wide.
I can’t believe how much growth some of your perennials are putting on Pauline. Look how fat Molly’s shoots are and they do look wonderful with the hellebore.
The Pittosporum and Euphorbia make a lovely combo. I don’t think I noticed the Fritilaria showing above the soil, I must check them out tomorrow – no pheasants here thankfully!
The colour of Molly’s shoots is amazing isn’t it Angie, it was pure coincidence that the hellebore picked up the burgundy of the peony. Some of the fritillaries have been up for a while now, with more coming up each day, the pheasant is strutting about with his harem, I just hope they leave the fritillaries alone this year!
That hellebore with ‘Molly’ is a wonderful piece of happenstance Pauline. And so many other glorious things too. I like your box cube, and the euphorbia with the pittosporum. Good luck with the fritillaries this year, no sign of any of mine popping up where I planted bulbs in the grass, but I have since read that it is better to do as with snowdrops, and plant “in the green”. I’m rather glad that there are no native bluebells close by, I inherited a huge number of the Spanish kind, and knowing how hard they are to dig up took the decision early on to just sit back and enjoy them.
If I didn’t have any English bluebells Janet, I too would be happy to sit back and enjoy the Spanish ones like you, but I’m afraid they have to go. The fritillaries I started off with were just a small packet of bulbs, so maybe yours will still come, they do look very like grass when they first come through!
Your post made me think of all the things I could have included in mine, Pauline – although I did spend a lot of time just rambling about after I had taken the photos. I’d like to think that most things would still be OK with a touch of frost – hope so! I realised I had left various tulips in pots and have no idea whether they will overwinter, although I expect the species ones to – were yours in the zinc bath just from last year? I need to look into this Molly the Witch peony that everyone raves about – oh and interesting to see those hedges as I don’t remember seeing that view before either. Hope the squelchiness is soon over….
Yes Cathy, my tulips were just left in the zinc bath from last year, I’m hoping they will all come up. Molly the Witch is a peony like no other, she flowers much earlier than the others to start with, and is a beautiful yellow/cream colour. She has taken quite a long time to reach a decent size, but now I look forward to it flowering every year.
We hope that we can soon start work on the garden again, it’s so frustrating!
I like your view across the Lonicera hedge. There is so much going on in your garden Pauline – good to see all that greenery! Some things are poking their heads up here too, but removing the protective winter mulch will have to wait a few more days to be on the safe side.
Thanks Cathy, the early morning sunshine just caught the hedge at the right angle. I think you have had it much colder than we have, I just hope that we don’t have freezing weather in March as we sometimes do!
Everything thinks spring has arrived Susie, I hope they don’t get a shock! I have to remember that the patch of cyclamen is there in the summer before they start flowering, it looks as though there is a bare patch and I have to stop myself planting anything in the same spot once the leaves have died down.
Thank you Natalie, glad you enjoyed your wander round the garden with me.
It certainly looks like spring in your garden Pauline! I particularly like your cardoon.
As for bluebells, if you want any in our cold Ontario climate, you have to rely on the Spanish one. In the two gardens I have had here, the English bluebells did not survive the winter but the Spanish one did.
I hope the plants don’t get a shock Alain, but the forecasters say that the weather is going to get colder this week! It’s strange isn’t it that Spanish bluebells can survive your cold winters or is it your hot summers that the English bluebells don’t like? I have been over there in one of your hot summers, I don’t think I would have survived for long!
So many things to admire. I really love the variegated box cubes. It must be such fun to prowl around with the camera and find so many lovely things. You are a couple weeks ahead of us I believe.
We have had a very mild winter Marian which has brought a few plants on earlier than usual.The box cubes have a bit of fattening up to do, they are a bit thin at the moment! It was nice to be able to wander round the garden once more, it seems such a long time since we were last able to do that without any rain.
True, there’s really a lot going on in your garden, Pauline, and things are already so big – look at these alliums! E. mellifera is so gorgeous – It’s time I got one. I very much like the view of your hedge and topiary.
Annette, the Alliums are still growing, getting bigger and bigger every day! Clipped shapes in the garden certainly add interest in the winter, in the summer, the box balls get hidden by all the roses, they come into their own at this time of year. The honey perfume from Euphorbia mellifera follows me round the garden on the breeze in May, it travels such a long way. If you can find one, do get it, you won’t regret it!
The plants all seem happy Catmint, in spite of all the rain we have been having. The garden is starting to dry out a bit now that the rain has stopped for a few days, more on the way though. With having so many different areas, woodland, boggy, sunny and shady, we are able to have different plants that suit those habitats. I’m just so pleased to find so many plants that seem to enjoy our underlying heavy clay!
I’m so glad to see spring going your way. Things look nice but I’m sure they could do with a nice drying out.
It’s nice to hear how you’ve grown so many of your plants from cuttings and nursed on seedlings, I think some newer gardeners think if they want three of something, they need to buy three, and don’t realize how patience and some knowledge can pay off.
Here’s to more sunshine and warmth, and no late frosts!
We are gradually drying out Frank, thanks very much.
I think gardening teaches us all patience, it is so wonderful to see a seed developing or a cutting that has started to grow. Having decided that I like my garden with drifts of various plants at different times, the only way is to grow them from seed.
In the past, we have quite often had frosts in March and April, we’re hoping this year will be different! | 2019-04-20T06:23:49 | http://www.leadupthegardenpath.com/news/foliage-in-february-gbfd/ |
The singer Monetochka (Elizabeth Gyrdymova) has explained cancellation of a concert in the Moscow club Gipsy with the fact that have refused to bring her a fried swan. She has written down the video message in Instagram Stories on Monday, September 17. "I had reasons. We will begin with the fact that haven't brought me my swan. I have wanted a fried swan and literally in 15 minutes prior to a part I learn that there will be no him. Well won't be — and all! Do that you want" — the singer has joked, having added that she then has asked to herself "a small increase to the fee in the form of several tens millions of space bitcoins". In the following video Gyrdymova called the real reason of cancellation of a concert — organizers of the event couldn't satisfy the conditions set by her for a performance: "One day before the performance of Gipsy have told me that can't satisfy a rider condition therefore we have decided to cancel this performance. But in two hours prior to a performance they have sharply written that they had had an opportunity to make everything as it is necessary. But was already late". "We can't change all plans in two hours and be prepared for a performance therefore nothing has turned out. But the fact that they have decided to warn about it all for half an hour is not my fault. It is strange" — Monetochka.16 has emphasized September organizers of a concert of the singer in Gipsy club for half an hour prior to the action have announced in Instagram his cancellation. "Are forced to tell you that Monetochka won't step on the stage for the reasons known only to her one today" — they have noted. It is more than infernal and strange news in Tape of a Bottom Telegram-channel. Subscribe! | 2019-04-21T14:03:05 | http://currentlynews.us/articles/monetochka_has_explained_cancellation_of_a_concert |
The wait is over, get your Spanish Ibérico Suckling Pig, average 8-8.5lbs! Roast one of these in an oven or smoker for your next special dinner party. One pig will serve three to four people. We suggest presenting the roasted pig to your guests. Then, in your kitchen, prepare all of the meat, fat, and crispy skin to be served together. The humble taco has been our favorite way to savor the nutty flavor of this pork. If you have time, try roasting low and slow at around 165°F for 4-6 hours. If you need to speed things up, try 250°F for 3 hours. To finish, sprinkle the pork with a course salt like Fumee de Sel.
Why is Suckling Pig so hard to find? Even regular suckling pigs are hard to find because farmers generally do not want to sell a pig so small. They can create more value by raising that pig for a few months to be 150-300lbs. For this reason, our 8lbs average Suckling Ibérico Pigs should be saved for special occasions.
One reason this is the most expensive ham in the world is that for a pig to be a designated Ibérico de Bellota, it must be pure bred and spend around 6 months doubling its weight in a wilderness called the Dehesa. The Dehesa is a vast prairie with hills dotted with oak trees. One pig per hectare (2.5 acres) is the limit allowed in the Dehesa, so there are enough acorns for all of the pigs. This is the only breed that can eat so many acorns per day. Other breeds of pigs would die if given over 3lbs. As mentioned, an Ibérico pig might enjoy 15lbs per day! A combination of the breed, the diet, and exercise roaming the Dehesa, gives Ibérico pigs their unparalleled flavor. The pigs are captured and harvested at the first USDA approved slaughter house in Spain. Their font and hind legs will be come these revered hams, while all of the other cuts are relished by gourmets for fresh meat. | 2019-04-23T16:25:39 | https://www.artisanalfoods.com/product/suckling-pig/ |
Liberty remained in the hunt for the program's second trip to the national championship until the closing holes on Wednesday, but eventually slipped to a share of eighth place.
Strong play during Day 2 of the NCAA Raleigh Regional has No. 7 seed Liberty in a position to advance to the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship for the second time.
No. 7 seed Liberty overcame a tough start at the NCAA Raleigh Regional on Monday to finish the first day of the event tied for seventh place.
No. 7 seed Liberty will be seeking its second trip to the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship in program history when it competes at the NCAA Raleigh Regional.
Liberty gets to stay close to home and in a state it has had regional success as the Flames have earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Raleigh Regional in Raleigh, N.C. | 2019-04-20T06:25:14 | http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=36957&month=5&year=2018&TeamID=10 |
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If you have limited garden space, it is comforting to know that a number of plants thrive in containers. This is good news especially for apartment dwellers where you only have a patio or balcony space. One of the plants that you can successfully grow in containers is squash.
Growing squash in containers allows you to move them to a frost-free area when necessary. You also have the flexibility where to place the containers where it may be convenient to you. And contrary to what many believed, these squash container may produce as much harvest as those planted in the ground. This is as long as you choose the right variety to plant and provide the care it needs.
Tip: When growing these varieties in containers, it is best to start from seed directly in large containers. This way, the plant can easily adopt to its growing medium.
Prepare containers that are at least 12 inches tall and 12 inches wide and with drainage holes. Half barrels are also perfect for container gardening but make sure to drill holes at the bottom.
Check the growth information of the squash you are planting. Squashes can be bush-type or vining. If you are planting the vining type, you need to prepare the stake in advance. You could use a trellis, tomato cage or sticks in a teepee shape.
Squash grow best in a well-aerated and good-draining potting mix. Also, it would be best to add a handful of organic fertilizer into the mix. If you are planting seeds directly, fill the container with soil, leaving about two inches from the top. If you are transferring a young plant, fill the container with about ¾ soil. It is ideal to just grow one plant per path.
If staking is needed, put the stake before planting the seed or moving a new plant.
Plant the squash after the frost is past so that the soil stays warm. Before planting, you need to first decide if you go for seeds or young plants.
Squash plants don't like having their roots disturbed. That is why direct sowing is preferred for most varieties. As they mature quickly while requiring warm weather, the best time to grow squash is following early spring crops such as spinach and lettuce. You can directly sow any time starting in the spring to midsummer. Planting seeds in midsummer helps you avoid vine borers and other pests that are common in the earlier season.
For seeds, press about 5 seeds in the center of the pot. Cover them with ½ inch of potting mix. Water thoroughly after planting. Check the soil from time to time and be sure to keep it moist. When the seeds start to sprout and are a few inches tall, reduce to two plants and remove the others. Be sure to keep the most vigorous and healthy ones. Let the two plants grow in the same pot until they grow up to 10 inches high. You can then pull out one of the two plants and move it to another container so that there will only be one plant per container.
Alternatively, many gardeners are also successful in growing young squash. But when transplanting a young squash to the container, you need to be extra careful to avoid disturbing the roots.
For a young squash, plant it close to the stake and then fill in some potting mix around it. Water it slowly and thoroughly. Once the soil has settled, add more to fill the container until you are able to fill about ¾ to the top.
Find a good location where your plant can get up to 8 hours of sunlight a day. A good location is also where the squash can be protected from strong wind.
Watering. Regular maintenance is crucial to keep your squash healthy. You need to water it regularly to keep the soil moist. Plants in containers generally need more water than those plants that are in the ground.
Mulching. While squash is a sun-lover, extreme heat can also stress this plant. And when it is stressed, it production is reduced. One of the primary needs of a squash plant is a moist soil. Under extreme heat, the soil can easily dry out. To avoid this, mulching can help. Mulch regulates soil temperature. When the seeds are about two inches tall, you could start applying loose mulch of clean hay, straw or grass clippings among others. As your squash mature, you could add more mulch.
Fertilizer. To boost the growth of your plant, adding organic fertilizer would do the trick. You could apply organic fertilizer every four to six weeks.
Pests. As part of regular care and maintenance, you’ll also have to check the squash for pests. Cucumber beetles, aphids and squash bugs are just some of the most common pests you have to deal with.
While most varieties of squash can get too big and still be edible, you will be sacrificing on quality and prevent a subsequent harvest if you allow the fruits to get too big. That is why, according to SFGATE guide, if you are growing yellow squash, it is ideal to pick the fruits when they are about 6 inches long and not wider than 2 inches. Letting the squash mature too much will leave you getting a tough flesh that is full of seeds.
Like most vegetables, squash are tastiest and tender when they are harvested young and before their seeds have fully developed. If you are growing zucchini, pick it when it is about 4 to 6 inches long. But if you will use them for stuffed zucchini, you’ll have to let it grow up to 8 inches long. Crooknecks, on the other hand, are best harvested when they reach about 6 to 8 inches long.
When harvesting squash, cut the fruit from the vine with extra care. You can do it using garden shears or a paring knife. Don’t cut the entire stem, but instead, leave an inch above the fruit. Don’t twist or yank the plant when picking the fruit as it could damage the plant and rip the skin of the squash.
Frequent harvesting could increase your yield. This is true for most varieties of squash. When you regularly pick the fruits, the plant will produce all season long.
As opposed to what many think, it is possible to grow squash in a container. You just need to have the right materials for this project. A huge container is a big plus. The right type of soil, watering, fertilizer and sunlight all contribute to having a successful harvest.
Did you find this article helpful? If you do, share it with your friends as well. And don’t forget to share with us your thoughts through the comment. | 2019-04-25T08:41:43 | https://www.tinyplantation.com/vegetables/squash/grow-squash-in-container |
Uncover the phenomenal life of a 16th century queen which roller coasters through an epic love story, family struggles, a national murder mystery, and violent war. "A Queen's Walk" is a novel in the genre of mock non-fiction.
Black Eyed, the sixth and final wicked web novel. Leighlynd's story is ending. But nothing is over until the fat lady sings. And this fat lady is a mysterious stalker and murderer who just won't leave poor Leighlynd alone. Everyone at St. Ant's School is black eyed from all they've been through. The only chance they have to heal and move on... is to find the killer once and for all. This edition features a special bonus story told from Chord Davenport's point of view.
Close Enough: the second in the "Wicked Web" young adult series. After the grisly discovery at St. Ant's, Leighlynd Brewster is trying to figure out how to keep going. Another discovery is made in the shape of Flor's secret-filled diary... Sloan is struggling and having the hardest time of all, except maybe for new arrival Charlie, who turns out to be Flor's relative. On top of everything, Leighlynd also has to handle being rejected by one boy and the possibility of others. The mystery of Flor Cannon has only deepened, and now Leighlynd has no choice but to be involved in finding the truth. But how close to the truth is close enough?
Sarah got rejected from her dream college. But she's still going somewhere - Rumsen College in Boston, to be exact. She has a lot to look forward to... including the impending murder of the school's Director of Admissions, Mr. Church.
A New York teenager has her reasons for deciding to transfer to an expensive, elite boarding school, far from everything she knows. It's her dream opportunity to start anew and be a fresh version of herself that she is tired of suppressing. Unfortunately for her, there are deadly secrets buried at the school that are tired of being suppressed too. This is the first installment in a 6-part series. | 2019-04-19T04:32:49 | https://app.thebookpatch.com/BookStoreResults?search=samantha+divito&ddl=authors |
Prior to the big move, I’m leaving my current job at Bitopia at the end of the week.
Last Friday, all the staff went to watch Saints beat Castleford Tigers.
At the end of the evening I was surprised and honoured to be presented with a personalised and autographed Saints shirt by Paul Sculthorpe.
I’d like to thank Christian for arranging it all for me, and Steve, MD of Bitopia, for paying for the evening! | 2019-04-20T20:54:48 | https://blog.jezmckean.com/leaving-bitopia/?shared=email&msg=fail |
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These pom poms and banners can be hung from branches and ceilings, or mounted on the walls, be scattered as dessert table decor. They're also fabulous to use as a photography backdrop.
Note: the banners need to be assembled by yourself and the paper flowers arrive flat, so you have to individually pull out each side and fluff it up, the package include the instruction and you can go online search for extra instructions (YouTube video). | 2019-04-25T14:22:24 | http://www.dublearn.net/hawaiian-luau-party-decorations-tropical-tiki-hibiscus-flowers-and-flamingos-banner-large-artificial-tropical-leaves-banner-garland-tissue-paper-pom-poms-flowers-for-summer-party-supplies-b07fd8yrtq.html |
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Touch them with gold, they’ll turn to what you please. ~ John Wolcott.
I need to understand political stands before that. I would rather, call issue as public issues that could do with political backing.
But coming to politics, particularly the Indian democracy, it appears one party is busy devoting its energies to try and prove the other party is fit to rule—both commonly succeed.
May be we need to take Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz seriously, when he says politicians and diapers should be changed frequently and all for the same reason. For it appears, that politics in concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
• NRI’s are not to get voting rights.
• Education in mother tongue is every child’s right.
• Macaulay’s system should be banished to the Duat! | 2019-04-23T10:12:14 | https://parwatisingari.com/2012/01/16/political-agenda/ |
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In North America you can study for the NEBOSH International General Certificate and the NEBOSH International Diploma via online learning. These courses, together with the NEBOSH Oil and Gas Certificate, are also available as tailored learning programmes for multiple delegates at your organisation.
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The individual weekend packages of the Hotel Alpenblick will treat you and your participants to something very special. We have put together various creative packages that skillfully enhance your event – exclusively for seminars at the weekend.
At the start of the weekend (or alternatively on your second seminar day), we’ll surprise you and your participants with live music, Bavarian suckling pig, and a Bavarian specialty buffet.
A typically Bavarian white sausage breakfast with fresh pretzels and wheat beer (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) during your Sunday morning break completes the weekend.
Surprise your conference participants with an aperitif and an exquisite four-course menu in a festive setting. The meal can also be held in the fireplace room or in the tiled stove room.
During the late evening, you can enjoy the end of the day in the wellness oasis with candlelight and relaxing music.
Enjoy a brewery tour at the “Grießbräu” in Murnau on Saturday morning. The subsequent beer tasting with fresh white sausage from the kettle is a culinary Bavarian highlight.
For the evening of your event, the chef and his team prepare a special buffet for you. All dishes of the “beer buffet” are prepared with barley juice. One example of the variety of dishes prepared with barley is the typical beer goulash.
On Saturday afternoon, you and your participants can embark on a guided tour of the Kaulbach Villa, tracing the artistic movement called „The Blue Rider“ – „Der blaue Reiter,“ which was the name of a group of artists including Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, August Macke, et al.. During the subsequent hike with an experienced guide through the Murnau moor, you can discover the stunning beauty of the largest moorland in Central Europe.
At the end of the conference day, you can choose between a candle-light dinner in the fireplace room or a barbecue at the open campfire (if weather conditions permit).
The eventful day is rounded off with a relaxing event in the wellness oasis. A delicious buffet awaits you for dinner in the panorama restaurant. | 2019-04-25T22:49:53 | https://www.tagungshotel-alpenblick.de/en/prices/weekend-specials |
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This book tells the story of the various Allied operations and schemes instigated to keep Spain and Portugal out of WWII, which included the widespread bribery of high ranking Spanish officials and the duplicity of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr.
Ian Fleming and Alan Hillgarth were the architects of Operation Golden Eye, the sabotage and disruption scheme that would be put in place had Germany invaded Spain. Fleming visited the Iberian Peninsula and Tangiers several times during the war, arguably his greatest achievement in WWII and the closest he came to being a real secret agent. It was these visits which supplied much of the background material for his fiction - Fleming even called his home on Jamaica where he created 007 'Goldeneye'.
The book begins with Hitler's dilemma about which way to move, and his meeting with Francisco Franco at Hendaye in October 1940, a major turning point in the war when an alliance between Germany and Spain seemed possible. Simmons explores the British reaction to this, with Operation Tracer being created by Admiral Godfrey, head of Naval Intelligence. This was a plan to leave a listening and observation post buried in the Rock of Gibraltar should it have fallen to the Germans. A chapter is also devoted to Portugal - the SIS and SOE operations there and the vital Wolfram wars. Operation Golden Eye was eventually put on standby in 1943 as the risk of the Nazis occupying Spain was much reduced. Simmons consulted Foreign Office, SOE, CIA and OKW files when writing this book.
This fascinating book will appeal to aficionados of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. It provides answers to some of the questions that readers ask themselves, such as: Did Fleming ever really work as a secret agent? Yes; but only for a brief period, on Operation Golden Eye. | 2019-04-19T10:29:05 | https://www.casematepublishing.co.uk/ian-fleming-and-operation-golden-eye.html |
Earlier this year we launched keyword targeting in timelines, which allows Twitter advertisers to connect with an audience based on keywords mentioned in their Tweets and the Tweets they engage with. Since then, many advertisers have leveraged this tool to reach users with the right intent, at the right moment, and in the right context. More recently, we’ve also added features like sentiment filtering and negative keyword match to support the increasingly sophisticated needs around keyword targeting.
Today, we’re excited to share a significant improvement to keyword targeting on Twitter with the launch of broad match for keywords.
Twitter users have conversations about topics in a number of different ways, and the same intent can be expressed by using synonyms, different spellings, or Twitter-specific lingo. Broad match makes it easier for advertisers to reach users having these conversations by automatically expanding their targeted keywords to include related terms.
For example, a coffee shop that wants to reach coffee enthusiasts can run a campaign targeting the broad match keywords “love coffee.” This would allow them to connect with users who are tweeting or engaging with Tweets containing the keywords “luv coffee” or “love latte”.
Broad match is now available through ads.twitter.com and our advertiser API. Setting up a broad matched keyword campaign is simple, since broad match will be the default matching type for targeted keywords moving forward. Existing campaigns will remain unchanged and will be automatically opted into the “+” modifier to prevent broadening. And, broad match for keywords will not change the frequency of ads shown to our users, who will continue to have the ability to dismiss Promoted Tweets that they don’t find relevant.
We are excited to bring this improvement to our platform and look forward to helping our advertisers target precisely at scale. For more information about broad match and keyword targeting, please see our help center article. | 2019-04-21T20:39:58 | https://blog.twitter.com/marketing/en_us/a/2013/introducing-broad-match-for-keyword-targeting.html |
Roy (or Chance as is foster family is calling him) is an adorable teenager with cute white “freckles” and a white spot on his head. He is young and very high energy, but he so badly wants to learn what it takes to make some forever family love him and keep him and hug him and kiss him. Chance came to GRR for Furever home placement as his previous owners were unable to provide care and made a determination to turn him to the streets. Lucky for him an animal control officer moved him to a shelter. That shelter willingly released him to GRR with hopes to find a more compatible home where this young boy can find compassion, care and guidance to live out his golden years.
Personality: Considered a puppy at eight months, Chance has proven to be an adaptable fella that enjoys a great snuggle, some soft pats and ear scratches, a gentle walk, and the company of the current foster family’s dogs.
Chance is very intelligent and open to learning with basic tasks such as potty training, sit, stay and he is easily redirected. He moves fast and can jump over the arm of a couch in a single bound. Chance truly enjoys pleasing his people and does not mind the activities of the other older foster dogs in his current foster home.
He is a veracious chewer and will need direction when it is time to give the favored toy up. He will give you the chew toy with verbal direction and move on to something else. He has the potential to be a counter surfer as he gets so darn excited at mealtime or when anything good is going on. He even liked to participate in computer work and will get up on your lap to look at the screen.
He does best with a mid-day potty break and is demonstrating the skill of being house broken. He currently uses a crate when the foster Mom is not at home.
He likes being with the two older foster dogs and will settle into whatever activity they are doing even if that means de-stuffing an “animal” by himself while the others are napping. He likes to use the brain teaser toys with hidden kibble treats.
He is gentle with treats and has good manners with meals. He requires a little distraction to slow him down while eating, his foster Mom uses a plastic cup to derail the gulping of dinner. He does best while eating and drinking out of a raised dish.
Ideal home: Chance will do best in a family that is moderately to fully active and is able assist him with home schooling/canine citizenry. He is a young boy with an open mind to learning and he is eager to please and be one of the gang. Chance is searching for his lifetime learning companion, is it you? | 2019-04-24T21:53:05 | http://grr-tx.com/dogs/roy-chance |
Declarer has AKQ109 in dummy and 87 in hand. Declarer crosses to AS and then says 'Play from the top' referring to spade suit.
Lefty shows out on second spade. Can Declarer now change her instruction?
Yes, This is in the White Book.
Suppose declarer instructs dummy to “run the clubs”. Declarer may change this instruction at a later trick, and a card from dummy may be changed until declarer’s RHO plays to the trick. At this point the card becomes played.
When I play with a pickup partner, I find they fairly commonly ask me to run a suit when I'm dummy. I wait for them to motion for me to continue after every trick anyway, mostly because of this ruling.
In general I don't think it's legal for declarer to give dummy instructions that last more than a trick (although it is very common). After all, declarer's meant to be designating a card, not a strategy. So it's proper for dummy to wait for instructions whenever it's their turn.
On the rare occasions a partner asks me to "run" a suit, I sometimes noticeably hesitate because I am so used to waiting for my next instruction and I have such a short attention span when I'm dummy that I have forgotten the previous instruction to run the suit. I solve it by strongly encouraging my partners not to instruct me to "run" things, an irregular practice that is rightly "deprecated" by the WBF LC, according to the White Book. | 2019-04-20T07:07:41 | https://www.ebu.co.uk/forum/discussion/280/play-from-the-top |
Today, many people erroneously believe that there is a vast difference between Paganism and the Occult. This is a common and understandable misconception; therefore I shall try to shed a little more light on the subject.
Paganism is an earth-orientated way of intimately synchronising oneself with the planet that we call home and the changing seasonal cycles, for the benefit of self and others.
Occultism may be accurately defined as seeking the sacred that resides beneath the mundane.
It is clear that we are speaking here then of analogous pathways that merely hold different titles. The term ‘Occult’ is an umbrella expression that can cover many various religious traditions, including Christian Mysticism as well as forms of Pagan adherence.
The word “Occult’ or “Occultist” has been ingrained in many of us in a shock – horror, negative fashion. This simply illustrates the incredibly successful spin furnished on the unquestioning masses by the Church’s relentless propaganda machine, since time immemorial.
I have written at length of the appalling mass murder regime committed by the Church against people who it deemed to be not Christian enough during the infamous Burning Times.
More recently, Hitler’s persecution of others in the last world war, and most especially the infamous Holocaust, has despicably been equated with the Pagan religion by troublemaking Church activists. This claim is fact, not fantasy, as I shall explain further.
If readers have missed this issue then they really need to examine the following, right now.
In 1998 PAN (Pagan Anti-Defamation Network) accentually the following serious issue with the heading.
How the Vatican sought to scapegoat Pagans for the Holocaust.
PAN had at the time warned readers of unbridled anti-Pagan comments presented by one Fr. Marsden, a seemingly narrow-minded Catholic priest and well-respected religious columnist.
Virtually every week Marsden and numerous other staunch reporters sharing his prejudicial views insulted the Old-Religions in all their diverse forms.
One of the most verbal Pagan-bashing writers at the time was Lynette Burrows.
"NAZISM WAS NOT THE PRODUCT OF CHRISTIANITY, AS THE DOCUMENT POINTS OUT, IT WAS THE PRODUCT OF A THOROUGHLY MODERN, NEO-PAGAN REGIME."
This loathsome declaration of religious intolerance was echoed across the world and once again innocent Pagans were firmly fixed in fundamentalist sights as the 'Whipping Boy' of society.
Centuries of historical Christian teachings ‘against’ the Jewish race seemed to count for nothing anymore because the monotheistic propaganda machine had conveniently cemented yet ‘another’ blood-libel against Pagans into the trusting mind-set of the indoctrinated masses.
This blood libel is regrettably still been trotted out by many imprudent individuals who fail to realise the potential ramifications of such idle tittle-tattle. To them Pagans, Occultists or any other misunderstood spiritual minority are ‘fair game’ for vexatious snipes and careless malicious rumour.
I seriously believe that many people even fail to realise how they have been cunningly manipulated in this way by clerically – inspired half truths.
Disagreement had raged over the Church’s actions throughout the Holocaust. The debate recommenced in March 1998, when the Vatican presented a document, “We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah,” supposedly analysing the responsibility of the Church during those dark years. The storm revolved over whether the article satisfactorily acknowledged the Church’s role in the prime expansion of Nazism. While the document partially accepted that centuries of anti-Jewish teachings and Biblical interpretations resulted in prejudice, brutality, exclusion, forced conversions, and other persecutions, it also stated that ‘Nazism was rooted in paganism’ and not Christian theology.
This unbelievable falsehood, this detestable blood libel against thousands of innocent Pagans is provably highly invalid propaganda.
Through the ages, Jews have been shunned, stereotyped, victimised and murdered via powerful religious leaders using BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY, not PAGANISM, as a device to achieve their wicked ends.
The Church has constantly accused Judaism of 'Killing its Messiah' and Hitler merely used this Christian-orientated concept to further his disgusting racial policies and ideals. These policies were roundly accepted by millions of ordinary Germans, who were happy to call themselves good Christian people.
Christianity underscores the Establishment; Christianity is frequently the lip-service opiate of the masses and if its respected religious leaders say that Paganism equates with Devil-worship or Nationalism then Joe-Public often believes such gobbledygook - without question.
Originally, Christian suspicion, vilification & hatred of the Jewish race was sadly an historical fact and ruthless Christian kings in the UK and other countries were once quick to condemn innocent Jews to exile or death, without a second glance.
It was historically Christianity that regarded Jews as the 'DEVIL'S AGENTS' (mainly through their role as early usurers.) It was the ancient Christian leadership's indoctrination, bigotry, lies and vilification (not Paganism’s) which lead ultimately to the Holocaust, via public hysteria fuelled by Establishment-orientated misinformation.
Please note that this is NOT in any way a stab at contemporary lay Christian people who just want to live their lives (like the rest of us) in peace. Good and bad individuals exist in all faiths.
Of course most Christians today are not fundamentalist or evangelical in makeup and I only criticise religious extremists who seek to disenfranchise other faiths, whilst bolstering their own. We must always strive towards a more tolerant and equal society for all.
Many more liberal-thinking Christians have even now 'apologised' for the nauseating Christian atrocities, which were committed by their over-zealous religious predecessors against other faiths during the early Holy Crusades.
Many have realised the odious injustice of the medieval BurningTimes when millions were killed under well - documented Church ruling for being 'Heretics' ; i.e. for not being Christian enough for the fixated religious junta that was in control of the Establishment at that time.
More recently, numerous contemporary scholars (Jewish and otherwise) have also blamed the Catholic Church's leadership for apparent intransigence and apathy in failing to speak out loudly enough about the Nazi threat and thus permitting the Holocaust to run on virtually unabated.
“Is this WHY Lynette Burrows and other activists were so defensive and quick to lay the blame for the Holocaust firmly on the shoulders of Pagans?
This is deadly serious stuff and in the name of social harmony all reasonable people need to stop the rot before the Vatican falsehood spreads like wildfire. Now, even ordinary liberal-minded Christian people would be outraged by these dangerously misleading distortions of historical legitimacy.
Paganism, like every other faith system, is deemed to be 'Satanically-inspired' by radical missionary fundamentalists and thus a tangible 'threat' ranking for infiltration, suppression and/or evangelisation. Atheism is also seen by the fundamentalist as being the work of the Devil.
The Fuehrer’supbringing ensured that he was quick to utilise old, well- indoctrinated hatreds in the masses about Jews killing ‘his’ Savoir.
On their military belt buckles was the inscription ‘Gott mit uns’ (meaning God with us).
Hitler made numerous speeches declaring his zealous Christian faith.
"My feelings as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savoir as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God’s truth! was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter. In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and adders. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison. To-day, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before the fact that it was for this that He had to shed His blood upon the Cross. As a Christian I have no duty to allow my self to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice… And if there is anything which could demonstrate that we are acting rightly it is the distress that daily grows . For as a Christian I have also a duty to my own people."
Hitler was baptised as a Roman Catholic during his early years in Austria.
Claims of sinister Nazi occult involvement are of course extremely fashionable in contemporary mythology, yet largely unsubstantiated. Alternatively, we do have an overabundance of historical data, which proves beyond all reasonable doubt where the Nazi Holocaust originated from. Add to this Hitler’s own proclamation of his deep-seated and passionate Christian faith and the evidence is crystal clear.
Abhorrence for the Jewish race did not originate from Hitler or Paganism; it stemmed from the mission and traditional teachings of Catholic priests and Protestant clergy throughout Germany, stretching back many hundreds of years.
Hitler merely fanned the flames of fundamentalist hate that already resided under the respectable surface of the mass Germanic mindset.
The truth may not be as trendy as modern conspiracy theories, but historical detail backed up by self-confession of those players concerned, appears to make a very convincing case for the above.
Misleading Vatican insistence for the reverse simply falls as sour grapes on stony ground.
Along with the heinous clergy abuse scandal, this situation remains as the biggest religious ‘cop-out’ of modern times.
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The Royal Exhibition Centre in Melbourne — site of the first Federal Parliament of Australia, a perfect example of a country that uses a Federal-Parliamentary System.
Of all the most important systemic and fundamental constitutional reforms that must be implemented in order to improve the Philippines, Federalism is the reform that has the most solid support among most ordinary Filipinos. Particularly in the Visayas-Mindanao and even in the Solid North, Bicol, and Muslim Mindanao regions, Federalism is widely appreciated and understood even by ordinary plebeians and proletarians to be of utmost urgency in order to fix the Philippines.
Give us a break, Monsods!
Feudalism is what empowers Warlords and Political Dynasties! Not Federalism!
And Feudalism results from having a lousy economic system that favors only a small narrow elite to the detriment of the majority of the people in society who remain poor and economically disadvantaged because the economic system does not create enough opportunities for upward socio-economic mobility. The current pro-oligarch 1987 Constitution and its anti-FDI restrictions which keep job-creating foreign investors and international companies out is largely to blame for why jobs are so scarce, poor and unemployed Filipinos are the norm, why comfortable Filipinos are so few, and why most ordinary Filipinos need to work abroad as OFW’s just to be able to earn decent wages for them to live decent lives. Warlords and Dynasties emerge when so many people are poor and only a few people usually from the same family are rich enough to run for office. Warlordism happens when most people are so poor that they are forced to ask assistance from the rich warlords in exchange for services and allegiance.
In short, Warlords and Dynasties are an economic issue, not a political one.
Do you know how autonomy works? Within the context of parents and kids, it works like this… If you want to be more “independent and autonomous” and retain your own earnings and do whatever you want, then you leave your parents’ home and you cannot ask allowances from them anymore. If you remain dependent on your parents, then you have to follow their rules. You cannot do whatever you want.
Under Federalism, regions will be forced to sink or swim. Warlord-types and political dynasties will no longer have the ability to pass the buck to the national government and blame it for why their region is poor. Under Federalism, a region will remain poor if its leaders are lousy and unable to set up pro-business economic policies that will create more than enough employment opportunities and economic opportunities for the people. “Warlords” will not be able to rely on monetary subsidies from the national government because Federalism will force them to be “on their own” in terms of their economic management. There will no longer be a mega-pork barrel like the PDAF under Federalism.
All that the national government (to be referred to under Federalism as “the federal government”) will directly handle is National Defense, National Law Enforcement, Foreign Affairs and National Diplomacy, the National Judiciary (Supreme Court), Minting Money and Coinage, Currency Management, and a few national regulations and coordination of a few other issues such as Education, Food and Drug certification and other similar issues at the national level.
Bringing in businesses, attracting investors – local and foreign, however, will be handled by the region-states. The direct implementation of Education policies will also be handled by the region-states. Essentially, the regions will be given the necessary powers to be able to handle all these concerns by themselves according to how they best see fit. A region may decide that they prefer to emphasize English language proficiency over that of Tagalog, partly because they don’t really use Tagalog as their local language and that English is more advantageous to them economically and in dealing with tourists. Whatever that is, a region may do what it thinks is best in terms of making them much more competitive economically.
Federalism will allow the achievement-oriented regions who choose good leaders to set up really good economic policies that will attract lots and lots of investors to come to their region. More investors and businesses coming in means more jobs for the people. This means more people earning salaries, which means more people paying income taxes. More companies in the region also means more corporate taxes. More income taxes + more corporate taxes, plus more consumption taxes when people spend means more tax revenue for the regional government, which means more funds for the government for improving the infrastructure, improving the salaries of government workers to have quality people and greater efficiency, improving education, improving schools, school equipment, teachers’ salaries, etc. The region will become rich. The leaders of the region can also decide on paying decent official salaries for themselves to avoid needing to go through the corruption “kick-back” route. Overall, the well-run region develops and people in that region live better lives.
Then the people will observe that the progressive regions have good leaders and good pro-business policies, etc… They will demand these from their leaders and the leaders who do not comply will be voted out and replaced. Or perhaps the people and the businesses will leave and transfer to the more progressive regions. In fact, regions will compete against each other to attract the best and brightest Filipinos to come and resettle in their areas. Their first order of business is to try to attract their own people who left for Metro Manila lego ago when opportunities were scarce. With Federalism, the different region-states will do their best to attract their own people to return to their hometowns, bringing skills, know-how, and money to invest and live there, and contribute to the local economy.
Ultimately the inter-regional competition forces the leaders and in the regions to shape up and learn the best practices of the best regions. If there are regions that are doing well, other regions will emulate the best practices that the successful regions are doing.
The leaders cannot be sitting pretty because they will no longer receive PDAF/pork barrel and other subsidies from the national government under Federalism. Under Federalism, the regions themselves must generate the income that they will use to fund their own operational costs.
Federalism cannot be done alone as a single “reform.” There are two other reforms that need to accompany it in order for it to work properly.
Firstly, for Federalism to work well in the Philippines we need to allow foreign investors to easily come in. No more idiotic 60/40 and other nationally-defined restrictions in the Constitution. Delete them all!
Remove them from the Constitution, remove them from national legislation.
Let the federalized regions determine by themselves if they want to restrict FDI from coming in.
Chances are very high that the best-run regions will be very open to foreign direct investors. The ones who are serious about job creation will allow FDI to freely flow in and thus will zoom up economically, while the ones run by idiots will try to restrict FDI and they will end up stagnating and staying poor. The disparity will be glaring and the people in the poorer regions will complain: “Why can the other regions succeed? Why are our leaders so incapable of making the right economic choices?” And then they get them booted out and replaced.
Ultimately, good leaders will emerge even in the poorer regions later on. The people from the poorer regions will not tolerate mediocrity after getting so fed up with mediocrity and seeing that other regions are able to improve.
We have seen that it is possible for these other countries to succeed and move up and we ask “What’s keeping the Philippines from progressing?” We observe, we learn. We see that they have set up systems that work and have set up policies that are pro-business and meritocratic. No, they aren’t perfect societies, but they are clearly much more successful than we are. So we demand these reforms. This is why we OFW’s overwhelmingly voted for President-elect Duterte. We saw that he was the only candidate who was pushing for the same things that made all these other countries successful. We OFW’s overwhelmingly rejected the representatives of the lousy status quo.
Which brings me to the next point… If we need to boot out lousy leaders quickly and reward good leaders, how do we do that?
That’s why the second reform in support of Federalism requires that we put parliamentary systems in place!
At the National (Federal level) and at the Regional/State level.
Yes, at the state/region level they will need to have “mini-parliaments” just like in all Federal-Parliamentary countries. Canada’s provinces have provincial parliaments. Australia’s and Malaysia’s states have state assemblies. All are run as normal parliamentary systems where they also have no confidence votes and the ability for parties to instantly boot out non-performing top leaders.
In such a situation, if a region-state has lousy leadership, then the people can lobby their local state representatives for each state-district to replace the Chief Minister/Premier of the state/region. Or they can lobby them to call for new elections.
Whatever happens, with parliamentary systems set up at the state/regional level, the citizens of each region/state can more easily punish lousy leaders and reward good leaders with a continuation in office.
And at the local levels, towns/municipalities/cities, there should be a shift to the parliamentary-like “Council-Manager System” which is much more responsive and accountable. It’s a mini-version of the parliamentary system at the local level.
We need more and more people to understand why Federalism is important and why (a) removing the 60/40 and all other anti-FDI restrictions and (b) using parliamentary systems at ALL levels is the way to go.
We at the CoRRECT™ Movement do not believe in having people just simply saying yes to these reforms. We strongly insist that each and every Filipino learn and understand what all these reforms are all about and why they are necessary so that they can explain these reforms to their friends and family members and convince them of why we all need these reforms. People who learn the details about how these reforms work and why they are necessary are much more likely to be able defend them when the reforms are unfairly attacked by naysayers. So let’s all learn!
Orion first achieved fame as one of the most remembered and most impressive among the winners of the popular RPN-9 Quiz Show “Battle of the Brains”, and got a piece he wrote – “The Parable of the Mountain Bike” – featured in Bob Ong’s first bestselling compilation of essays “Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino?” He is also a semi-professional Stand-up Comedian who won first place in the 2014 Magners Singapore International Comedy Festival Best New Act Competition and is the January 2016 Comedy Central Comedian of the Month. He is the principal co-founder of the CoRRECT™ Movement to spearhead the campaign to inform the Filipino Public about the urgent need for Constitutional Reform & Rectification for Economic Competitiveness & Transformation.
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The schedule for the six-game extravaganza, an additional round of Super League matches that all take place at the same stadium over two days next May, was released on Sunday and promises to be as entertaining as ever.
Defending champions Saints, set to be led in 2015 by new coach Keiron Cunningham, will take on the Wolves on Sunday May 31 gunning for revenge following a 41-24 defeat at the hands of Tony Smith's side at this year's Magic Weekend.
Leeds and Wigan have played each other in each of the last two editions of the Magic Weekend - the latter running out narrow winners in both games - and will lock horns again a day earlier.
The Hull derby, a regular feature at the Magic Weekend, precedes the Leeds-Wigan clash, with Salford Red Devils and Widnes Vikings getting the action under way at St James' Park in Newcastle, the event having switched to a fourth UK city after being hosted previously in Cardiff, Edinburgh and most recently Manchester.
Catalan Dragons tackle Huddersfield Giants, while Castleford Tigers come up against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to complete the line-up.
"Magic Weekend is long established as one of the sport's most popular events and from the uniformly positive feedback we have received since announcing that it was heading to St James' Park, it's clear that Magic Weekend 2015 will be very special indeed," said Super League general manager Blake Solly. | 2019-04-18T21:16:33 | https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/news/saints-wolves-and-leeds-wigan-pick-of-magic-weekend-fixtures/oy4bobcxykld1s97qx0vw1z87 |
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Financial Services Authority (FSA) annual insurance sector conference back in March. “So now we get to hear from the guy with the funny accent,”he qipped. The rest of his speech, however, concentrated on the regulator’s announcement that it was planning to implement a more “principles based” approach to general insurance regulation.
“Arguing with compliance is like wrestling with a pig. After a while you realise the pig enjoys it.
Plumeri wrapped up by highlighting the advantage the UK has over the US with a regulator that has national authority. The FSA controls the financial sector across the whole of the UK, unlike in the US where each state has its own systems and rules.
“Imagine not one rules-based regulator, but having to work with 50 different rules-based systems,” said Plumeri. “I am not one for more regulation, but I would welcome an optional federal charter in the US just as we have the FSA here in the UK,” Plumeri stated. His words echoed those of CV Starr CEO Hank Greenberg, who made a similar call in a speech at Lloyd’s two months ago.
Plumeri was unable to resist one last dig at the regulators. “Arguing with compliance is like wrestling with a pig. After a while you realise the pig enjoys it,” he said.
Joe Plumeri, Willis chairman and chief executive, commenting on the decision to reject supplemental compensation proposals. | 2019-04-25T18:28:08 | https://www.globalreinsurance.com/bring-home-the-bacon/1362581.article |
That date marked the first public announcement of Louis Daguerre’s invention of the daguerreotype. Two weeks after Daguerre’s announcement, William Henry Fox Talbot also announced his process of “photogenic drawing,” describing a similar process. Daguerre’s invention created a unique positive print on a polished silver surface; Fox Talbot’s created a unique positive print on a sheet of paper.
The paper print was not nearly as sharp or lifelike as the daguerreotype. It did, however, have a subtle and, at the time, unnoticed advantage. Rather than etching an image into a piece of light sensitive sheet metal, the paper process relied on light sensitive silver resting on the surface of the paper.
Two years later Fox Talbot would change the process to create not a unique positive print on paper, but rather a unique negative print from which one could make multiple positive prints by contact printing. This new process called the calotype became the basis of virtually all photography in the 19th and 20th Centuries, until the invention of digital imaging.
The Pencil of Nature is the very first book of photographs ever published. Briefly it recounts Fox Talbot’s invention of the calotype process out of his own experiments with photography dating from 1834. Then it gets down to its real business, which is showing off twenty-four new photographs, with some text containing Fox Talbot’s thoughts on the future direction of the new medium.
The thoughts themselves are interesting–even then Fox Talbot was suggesting photography beyond the visual range (ultraviolet especially)–but it is the photographs that make the book such a landmark. Because there was no such thing as photogravure or halftone printing when Fox Talbot published the book in its serial format from 1844 to 1846, original versions of the book contained actual prints of the photographs, inserted by hand into the book.
The book is available from Amazon, but caveat emptor: In a genius-like bit of Amazonia, they have released The Pencil of Nature in Kindle format containing no photographs, only text. If you are a nouveau riche with money to spend pointlessly, hardcover facsimile copies of the book struck from the original plates run around $150. Late last year someone finally released a paperback version that is more reasonably priced, around $10, though not taken from the original plates to my knowledge.
This version is free. I have also corrected a couple of spelling errors and formatted the book properly with the images on a page of their own, opposite the text.
Download EPUB from the Seattle Star site here. | 2019-04-26T11:37:44 | http://www.seattlestar.net/2014/01/weekly-e-book-the-pencil-of-nature/ |
FOCUS — Modernizing a timeless brand.
Since then, FOCUS has expanded to over 113 campuses across the United States. With over 500 missionaries on staff, FOCUS sends thousands of students on local and overseas missions and has more than 20,000 alumni -- that’s almost a 2:1 ratio of FOCUS alumni to every parish in the US! Needless to say, FOCUS is a major player in the New Evangelization not just in the United States, but around the world.
FOCUS’ website is a high-traffic, multi-faceted site. Visitors range from blog readers, donors, students, parents, missionaries, chaplains… the list goes on. The good news is that lots of people regularly frequent the site. The challenge, however, is that unless you know exactly where to go and how to maneuver an intricate web maze, it’s not as intuitive to navigate from point A to point B. We met with the FOCUS team and they told us about the changes they’d like to see, changes to the way they present themselves online. We needed a game plan to marry FOCUS’ amazing mission strategy with a beautiful and creative way to present the ministry to the world. Challenge accepted.
FOCUS is no doubt one of the most successful and influential ministries in the Church today due to donors and benefactors. The FOCUS team needed a relevant tool that they can use to effectively communicate why they do what they do. Glass Canvas wrote and produced a short video to communicate the importance of proclaiming the gospel. The strategy behind the film was to take the viewer on an emotional journey that effectively communicates the Church’s need to respond to call for a New Evangelization.
Before jumping into the website, Glass Canvas and FOCUS walk through a Design Sprint to strategically plan out what it is we want to achieve and how we are going to get there. The GC team flew down to Denver and worked with the FOCUS team for an intensive 5-day process of dreaming, user journey mapping, drawing, “crazy-eights-ing”, voting and prototyping. Coffee and Post-Its were abundant. What came at the end of the process was the decision to create two main user journeys: one for students and another for benefactors.
To create an effective website, the bones needed to be established. The Glass Canvas team honed language and tone, then carefully selected images and played with the layout based on the strategic user journey.
The student website is focused on the emotional needs of students to help them find relevant information - from FOCUS campus locations, blog articles, mission trips, and employment opportunities. We incorporated a “human element” to the mix by adding photos of real campus missionaries on the home page -- allowing students to virtually “meet” the missionary that they can find on their campus. We also added the feature of identifying the geolocation of each visitor to help him find his nearest FOCUS campus. Shortly before the end of 2015, focusoncampus.org went live.
Meanwhile, we re-launched focus.org to specifically target non-students like benefactors, parents and chaplains. We made FOCUS’ mission clear by helping them understand why FOCUS’ ministry is needed in the world. We needed to communicate the heart behind the ministry and engage visitors on an emotional level right from the get-go, so we added the video in the home page journey. Missionaries may also use the home page as a tool to share FOCUS’ vision and mission with potential donors. Lastly, we also enhanced the donation journey and began simplifying the donation process.
Since the implementation of two new intentional websites, FOCUS has seen an increase of 10,000 users per month. FOCUS conveys who they are, what they do, and how it’s relevant to the user - all within a few seconds from the first click. Students are invited into genuine and fun peer connection tied with the Gospel, while donors are taken to a short film that leads them to the real urgency of the New Evangelization and the tangible impact of their support. As we created a more intuitive donation journey, the number of users who followed through to give financially actually doubled in number. Because FOCUS knows how to share WHY they do what they do, users are led to understand the necessity of the ministry, and of their own involvement in sharing the real live Gospel here and now. | 2019-04-22T06:04:53 | https://glasscanvas.io/work/focus-be-soldiers |
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If your furnace only runs for a brief period of time before shutting down, it may have a faulty heat exchanger, which is a kill-switch to prevent overheating and fire. If this system malfunctions, it will shut down your furnace prematurely and create heating problems for your home. Generally, if a cycle lasts for less than three minutes, your system is considered to be short cycling.
A well-maintained and properly functioning burner will have an even row of flames and create ample amount of heat. When flames favor one side, move to the back of the burner, or go out entirely, it’s time to call in a professional. A dirty burner or a cracked heat exchanger can cause these malfunctions, and remedying them as soon as possible is imperative for a cozy and comfortable home.
When a carbon-based fuel’s combustion sequence is incomplete, soot is produced. This fine, black, smelly dust is a sign that your burners need replacing. Cleaning off the soot is simple and can be done with a rag or towel, but be aware that its presence may signal something worse.
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If the tree has hundreds of nodes, subnodes can be asynchronously loaded on client-side and then displayed by portions on demand. It's possible due to Distributed Parsing functionality implemented in dhtmlxTree. Another feature that solves performance problems in trees with great number of nodes per level is Smart Rendering.
This DHTML tree has checkbox system in order to use this component as a navigation bar with selection lists. Besides usual two-state checkboxes (checked item, unchecked item), there is a possibility to use three state checkboxes with “partly-checked� value (some sub-items are checked).
dhtmlxTree is distributed under both GPL and commercial license (PRO edition). Source code is available. | 2019-04-25T10:48:33 | http://business.newfreeware.com/webmaster/900/ |
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The videos are sequenced in the order they occurred throughout 2004. Several east coast parks and events are featured including Six Flags Over Georgia (Spring Fling), Carowinds (Carolina Coaster Classic), Kings Dominion, Myrtle Beachs Pavilion and Family Kingdom parks. Antics and absurdity provide humorous moments throughout each video with the Myrtle Beach section coming in with two videos (Parts 1 and 2). The opening segment is appropriately culled from the footage of Carowinds opening day. Carowinds being Jonathans Home Park. Both the SFOG Spring Fling video and Carowinds Opening Day videos were honorable mentions in Theme Park Review.Coms first annual video contest.
The real gem of the disc is a set of nine videos that collectively make up the day-by-day video diary of Rideworld.coms 2004 East Coast Trek event. Spread over 8 days during June, the trip included visits to 10 parks, 8 from the trek and 2 from the 2nd Annual Coaster Conclave event. Williams Grove in Mechanicsburg, Virginia, a park very rarely included in any video, is covered in a sequence with great footage and lots of fun. The other parks shown include Six Flags Great Escape, Six Flags New England, Hershey, Lake Compounce, Knoebels, Dorney, Six Flags Great America and Great Adventure.
Succinct comments are scattered among the clips as well as hilarious moments with individual members. The opening to the Quassy/Lake Compounce video finds David Coasterdave Drake squeezing himself onto a quarter-activated miniature carousel. The footage is one of the funniest moments of the entire trip and captures Daves sense of humor perfectly. The Six Flags New England video is, almost exclusively, a four minute homage to the Superman: Ride of Steel mega coaster. Shot after shot of the coaster are interspersed with everyones comments of admiration for the great machine. Storm Runner and Lightning Racer are featured in the Hershey Park sequence. Some of the best footage sequences of the disc are found in this group with well framed shots and thoughtfully applied scene transitions.
The sequences that make up the trek would have benefited from a more collective treatment by giving them their own separate area on the DVD menu. There is no indication that these videos are part of a related group until you come to the first one in the sequence and it presents a days left countdown title. Opening and ending introduction segments would have helped to frame and highlight the section specifically. Moreover, it would clarify those mysterious trophies that are handed out to everyone near the end of the Knoebels video.
The music choices for each video are varied by artist but all ride comfortably within the progressive/alternative genre. These songs make sense for both the subject and feel of the videos and are complementary to the footage used. The balance of footage sound vs. TMBGs Dont Lets Start on the SFGA video is slightly overbalanced on the footage side though the mix and sound quality on this collection is excellent overall. ELOs Mr. Blue Sky is blended beautifully with the Hershey Park segment and the use of They Might Be Giants End of the Tour is a most appropriate choice for the last sequence in the trek videos.
The DVD closes with videos covering the North and South Carolina State Fairs, a catchy Dollywood video and the closing credits sequence. The choice of Let it Be for the closing sets a heartfelt backdrop for Jonathan to thank all that participated. The Bonus section includes the collections trailer, an alternate Dollywood video, a bizarre but amusing alternate C3 video and an additional non-coaster video of the NC State Zoo in Asheboro. The Easter Eggs contain Top Secret extras that I am not cleared to reveal without you sending me a special code and three box tops from your favorite cereal. Sadly, the infamous Pie footage has been omitted from this collection. Perhaps that is being saved for the Jonathan Hawkins Coasting 2K4 SPECIAL EDITION?
At just over 70 minutes running time, this disc is more than worth the $7.00 asking price. Like most collections offered by individuals, this is only to cover the cost of materials and shipping. Believe me, its well worth it. This collection rivals the best ones out there and these are the finest videos Jonathan has created to date. Its a great way to shake off the closed park blues while waiting for the new season to begin.
Whootah Rating: 4 out of 5 Whoots!
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This paper proposes a new patch antenna with dual circularly polarized capability at 2.575 GHz. The design exploits the even and odd modes in a coplanar waveguide transmission line and enables simultaneous right- and left-handed circular polarization, with two individual excitation ports. A patch antenna is fed by multimode transmission line and the advantages and disadvantages are discussed. A prototyped antenna realized up to 20 dB isolation between ports with S21 < -10dB bandwidth of 87 MHz. Realized gains for the two modes of operation are 5.77 and 7.23 dBic. The proposed structure is compact and easy to manufacture. | 2019-04-24T18:18:58 | http://ahfr.dit.ie/node/409 |
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Situated in the Mosquita region of north-east Honduras, the site comprises a belt of approximately 15 km by 150 km which extends inland from Laguna de Ibans and Laguna de Brus on the Caribbean coast in a south-westerly direction. The coastal towns of Palacios and Brus Laguna lie approximately 5 km from the park boundaries on either side of the reserve.
The reserve protects virtually the entire watershed of the 100 km long Plátano River, as well as major portions of the Paulaya, Guampu and Sicre rivers. These three waterways and the Caribbean form the boundaries of the reserve. Topographic relief falls into two broad categories: the rugged mountainous headwaters region which encompasses almost 75% of the reserve, flanked by the Plátano River and rising to Punta Piedra, and the coastal plains. The mountainous area has remarkable rock formations (e.g. Dama Peak) and a waterfall of 500 m. The coastal area is flat or undulating with a number of lagoons such as Ibans and Cartina and grasslands subject to winter flooding. The river basin drains an area of some 130,000 ha and meanders considerably in the lowland region, marooning several oxbow lakes. Natural levees have built up along much of this stretch and are preferred terrain for small agricultural plots. The upper two-thirds of the river course are through mountainous terrain. Part of the river is subterranean below huge basalt rocks.
This is the largest surviving area of virgin tropical rainforest in Honduras and topographical diversity has resulted in a wild array of ecosystem types. The two dominant life zones are Humid Tropical Forest and Very Humid Subtropical Forest. The majority of the reserve (about 85%) lies within the tropical moist-forest zone, and 10-15% in the subtropical wet-forest zone. Mangrove ecosystems fringe the coastal lagoons of Brus (brackish) and Ibans (freshwater). Inland from the beach is a broad coastal savannah which consists of sedge prairie in the wetter areas, grasses in drier areas, and pine savannahs. Hardwood gallery forest occurs along the Plátano River and other alluvial tributaries. On land disturbed by agriculture dominates the secondary forest. The greatest portion of the watershed is blanketed by mature broadleaf forest. Important timber trees occur within the reserve. Pines and several palm species are used locally for construction, and some timber species are made into dugout canoes.
39 species of mammal, 377 species of bird and 126 reptiles and amphibians have been recorded. Threatened species include giant anteater, Baird's (Central American) tapir, jaguar, ocelot, puma, margay, jaguarondi, Central American otter, Caribbean manatee, American crocodile, brown caiman, red brocket deer, harpy eagle, scarlet macaw, green macaw, military macaw, king vulture, great curassow and crested guan. Reptiles include green turtle, loggerhead turtle and leatherback turtle.
The site of Ciudad Blanca (White City) within the protected area constitutes one of the most important archaeological sites of Mayan civilization. Archaeological remains include the Piedras Pintadas petroglyphs on the bed of the Plátano River, believed to belong to an unknown pre-Columbian culture. The reserve also contains the site where Christopher Colombus first landed in the Americas in 1492. There are some 200 sites of archaeological importance. | 2019-04-26T01:56:42 | https://1citytravel.com/post/view/307/rio-platano-biosphere-reserve |
Raising and caring for a minor child is expensive. In cases where parents have split up or have never lived together there is usually a court order for the financial support of the child or children. Parents as a whole want to make sure that their children are well cared for both physically and financially. Deciding on how this should be done can often become a point of contention. As circumstances change the original child support order may need to be modified. Attorneys at Kallemeyn & Kallemeyn have over twenty years of experience with Minnesota child custody laws, including child custody modifications. We can provide you with expert counsel on adjustments for basic support, medical support and childcare support changes.
Well after the dollar amount specified for child support payments have already been established there may be reasons for making an adjustment. Typically, a court will order that parents pay a specific child support amount until the minor child graduates high school or turns 18 years old, whichever event happens last. When a parent or guardian seeks to establish child support modification, they should be prepared to prove that there has been a change of circumstances.
Increase in Financial Responsibilities in the care of a child. The individual receiving child support payments may request a child support increase to cover the costs for school activities, braces or other unexpected child related expenses.
Decrease in Income due to job loss, sickness or other issue. Either the custodial parent may ask for an increased amount of child support or the non-custodial parent may request that the support ordered be lowered.
Increase in Income by non-custodial parent. An inheritance or substantial increase in wages may prompt the custodial parent to seek additional child support payments to raise the children.
Decreased Funds due to a recent marriage or birth of an additional child. The non-custodial parent may ask the court to reduce child support payments in order to meet increased responsibilities to another party.
Filing a motion to adjust an existing child support order does not have to be intimidating with the help of an experienced family law attorney. At Kallemeyn & Kallemeyn, our attorneys have the ability to provide legal assistance to parents who would like to request a child support modification as either the custodial or non-custodial parent. We can go over the reasons for seeking a temporary or permanent adjustment to the child support order.
Contact Kallemeyn & Kallemeyn at (763) 427-5131. | 2019-04-24T22:06:54 | https://kallemeyn.com/child-support-adjustment-attorney/ |
A day after announcing a 2% devaluation, there was no respite for the Chinese Yuan as it continued to be devalued, hitting 6.552 Yuan to one US Dollar at the time of writing. For the day, the Yuan has weakened by another 2.41% and for the past two days, the US Dollar gained 5.4% from the lows off 6.214.
The move by China to reignite its export business took a turn as the Aussie and the Kiwi dollars weakened significantly when traders attempted to short both these currencies. The Australian economy is particularly vulnerable with China being its biggest trading partner and thus is seen as proxy. AUDUSD is down -0.9% for the day already and since yesterday has declined -2.3% to trade near the lows of 0.723. The surprise move from China comes as import/export data remains weak alongside a sluggish inflation. China had already lowered its GDP forecasts for the year and came under pressure as the Chinese equity markets turned bearish in the recent months. Previous rate cuts from the PBoC in an attempt to stoke inflation have also yielded little to no results.
The US Dollar has been trading mixed since yesterday as the greenback lost ground to a stronger Euro, while managing to hold on to its gains against the Yen. EURUSD was seen to be bullish as the single currency gained over 1.69% since 5th of August after testing the lows near 1.085. EURUSD was trading at 1.1075 at the time of writing when it was trading a few pips short of 1.109 - 1.11 handle, marking the previous resistance high seen on July 27th. A break above this level could mark a further rally in EURUSD as 1.12 and 1.13 opens up the way for further gains. Against the Yen, the greenback was modestly stronger as an attempt to break above the 125 price level is underway. A close above 125 will be seen very bullish as USDJPY could see further rallying. For the moment, major technical resistance is at the 125.5 - 125.65 region.
Google Announces New Holding Company Alphabet Inc.
Shares in Google closed 4.27% higher for the day and the after hour markets show further buying with an expected gain of 8.22%. Shares in Google surged as the company announced a massive reorganization by creating a holding company called 'Alphabet Inc.' The Company aims to expand into new ventures such as research and development including innovation. Google announced on Monday it’s restructuring while also appointing a new CEO for Google. Shares in Google have been bullish this year gaining over 30% on a year-to-date basis. Google prices gapped up on yesterday's open to trade at 666.40 after closing the day before at 633.25 and is currently testing its 52 week high. There wasn’t much of good news for Apple Inc. however, which has stayed sideways for the most part and the recent quarterly earnings release has seen the company’s share price decline even further to trade near the $113 region.
The monthly jobs report for the UK is due later today at 0830 hours GMT. Expectations for the UK jobs report is for the unemployment rate to have remained steady at 5.6% while the claimant count change is expected to show 1.4k new claimants seeking the unemployment benefits. The average earnings index is expected to slow down to 2.8% after rising at a pace of 3.2% previously. The GBPUSD has been trading sideways since 14th July and is stuck in a range of 1.5636 high and 1.5477 lows. Today's labour market report could possibly help break this range although it would be hard to predict the direction. To the downside, on break of the lower range, GBPUSD will see a test to 1.5358 level of support followed by 1.525, while to the upside; a break above the 1.5636 range high will see a test to the previous resistance level at 1.587 and 1.57. | 2019-04-21T20:31:58 | https://www.alvexo.com/market-updates/daily-analysis/asian-currencies |
Washington, D.C., is an excellent place to hold a banquet or special event, as it is close to major train and air transportation, has many points of interest to entertain guests from out of town and has many hotels from which guests can choose for lodging. Some hotels in the city also have banquet space and specialize in making special events come off without a hitch, from decorations and audio/visual enhancements to food and drink.
Having a banquet-hall event can give guests the excitement of being close to the action. The Phoenix Park Hotel (phoenixparkhotel.com) is next to Union Station and just steps from the Capitol Building. This property has 5,000 square feet of banquet space and is able to accommodate up to 200 people. Dining options at events include traditional Irish breakfasts, afternoon tea and a variety of dinner options. The hotel features same-day laundry, a 24-hour business office and valet parking. The Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill (washingtonregency.hyatt.com) is three blocks from the Capitol and has dozens of banquet rooms, the largest of which can hold more than 1,000 people. Rooms here offer iPod docking stations and coffee makers, and some rooms are specially cleaned and air-filtered to cater to allergy-sensitive guests.
The White House is the jewel of the city, and any event that is held near this building is sure to raise interest. The St. Regis (starwoodhotels.com) hotel, just minutes from the White House, showcases the Astor Ballroom, a banquet hall with architecture features reminiscent of the Italian Renaissance. This room holds more than 200 people and guests can work with the executive chef on meal options. The hotel features a butler service desk, where staff members accommodate a variety of requests related to customer amenities. The Tabard Inn (tabardinn.com) is a historic property dating to 1922, and the banquet halls here match the architectural tradition of the building, with hardwood floors, fireplaces and period furniture. The Inn is entirely nonsmoking. Rooms offer free wireless high-speed Internet access; some rooms have shared baths.
Georgetown is a center for great dining, shopping and nightlife, not to mention people watching. The Four Seasons (fourseasons.com) here has more than 10 meeting spaces for a banquet, ranging from a natural light-filled conservatory to private terraces to a ballroom with chandeliers. Dining is provided by internationally recognized chef Michael Mina. Rooms at this high-end property offer down pillows, DVD players, 24-hour in-room dining and limousine service. One Washington Circle (thecirclehotel.com) has 3,500 square feet of banquet space, offering full concierge service and meeting planning assistance to all banquet planners. The hotel has a fitness center, outdoor pool, valet parking and complimentary shoeshine service.
Dupont Circle is a trendy center for art and culture and the location of many of the city's best nightspots. The Hotel Palomar (hotelpalomar-dc.com) reflects this atmosphere, as an artsy boutique hotel that claims to tell the story of "art in motion." The hotel features an evening manager's reception and in-room spa services. The hotel has eleven rooms for events, totaling more than 10,000 square feet, with the largest banquet hall accommodating 330 people. The hotel has a fully trained meetings and events staff. The Carlyle Suites Hotel (carlylesuites.com) has banquet space for up to 200 guests, complete with built-in sound systems that accommodate iPhones; the on-site restaurant Twist provides customized dining options. The hotel features same-day dry cleaning, 37-inch HDTVs and free use of a nearby sports club.
Kaho, Mason. "Hotels or Banquet Halls in the D.C. Area." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hotels-banquet-halls-dc-area-57688.html. Accessed 24 April 2019.
Union Station and the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain located in Washington, D.C. | 2019-04-24T10:18:48 | https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hotels-banquet-halls-dc-area-57688.html |
Why Are My Windshield Wipers Streaky?
If you're windshield wipers aren't doing a very good job, you are one frustrated person. As drivers, we tend to forget about wipers until we need them - in the rain - but there is nothing worse than turning on your wipers, only for them to make it even harder to see. This can be a serious bummer, but also a serious safety concern!
When wipers are run-down, there's not much that will bring them back. Dry, brittle, or damaged wiper blades need to be replaced.
If your windshield is always dirty, your wipers suffer slight damage every time you turn them on. Sometimes it's hard to keep things clean, but using those windshield cleaning area at gas stations will help your wipers from time to time.
Believe it or not, you need to clean your wipers too. Wipe them down from time to time. This will make them much more efficient, and you'll be able to use them for longer before needing a replacement!
Any time your wipers slide across a dry windshield, there is damage. Water acts a lubricant to make the wipers squeegee properly and easily clean the surface of the glass. Even almost-dry wiping (clearing mist or dew) from your windshield can be damaging. Before you turn on your wipers, it is a good idea to use your windshield washer fluid to pre-wet the glass and loosen up anything that you don't want your wipers to drag around.
During the winter months, snow and ice can build up in the corners and crevices of your wipers. When scraping you windshield, gently rub your hand along the surface of the blade to remove any frozen bits! Also be sure to check the are above the blade that gives the wipers that springy, form-fitting-to-the-windshield action. Ice loves to form there and can cause a huge dead spot in your wiping area. | 2019-04-19T02:32:37 | http://mintoautocentre.ca/blog/why-are-my-windshield-wipers-streaky |
Miriam Mahdaviani is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Vassar College. She danced for the New York City Ballet, after studying at the School of American Ballet under the direction of George Balanchine. While at NYCB, she launched her choreographic career, creating several ballets for that company as well as for companies and colleges around the country. At Vassar, Ms. Mahdaviani teaches ballet technique and pointe classes from the Upper Beginner through Intermediate levels, coaches students in the classical repertoire, teaches Balanchine technique and variations, and choreographs for the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre.
Choreography by Miriam Mahdaviani, original klezmer music written and performed by clarinetist Robin Seletsky. Performed by Vassar Dance Repertory Company.
Miriam Mahdaviani danced for the New York City Ballet after being invited by George Balanchine to join his company.
During her 14-year dance career, Mahdaviani worked with notable choreographers including Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Lar Lubovitch, Twyla Tharp, Jacques d’Amboise, and Peter Martins. She performed featured roles in numerous Balanchine ballets, among them Serenade, Emeralds from Jewels, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Raymonda Variations, La Valse, Donizetti Variations, and The Nutcracker.
Mahdaviani performed in theaters around the world with NYCB. She was featured as a principal guest artist with Stars of the American Ballet at the Kremlin in Moscow and with Patricia McBride and Friends in cities throughout Italy. In NY, she danced on Broadway in Makarova and Company. On screen, she has appeared in the Dance in America series on PBS, in The Merry Widow ballet movie (with Patricia McBride and Peter Martins) and in NYCB’s movie of Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.
Ms. Mahdaviani has choreographed ballets for New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Jacob's Pillow, St. Louis Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and other dance companies and colleges across the country. She has created roles for dance luminaries Wendy Whelan, Christopher Wheeldon, Jock Soto, Albert Evans, Jennie Somogyi, Jennifer Ringer, and Robert La Fosse. Her work has been presented internationally at the MaggioDanza Dance Festival in Florence, Italy and at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. Her choreography has been recognized by Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, the Mae L. Wien Award, DCAC Choreography Fellowship, General Electric’s American Choreographer's Award, and the Choo San-Goh Award.
Mahdaviani is currently a visiting professor of dance and guest choreographer at Vassar College. She is a frequent guest teacher of Balanchine technique at prestigious summer ballet programs and at schools and colleges throughout the US. She has staged Balanchine ballets for the Israel Ballet in Tel Aviv. Ms. Mahdaviani holds a BA in Arts Management from Purchase College, where she received the President’s Award for scholastic achievement. | 2019-04-26T07:27:16 | https://www.vassar.edu/faculty/mimahdaviani/ |
GTM tasked with improving a Washington, DC landmark.
Since 2009, GTM Architects has been involved in a lengthy review process with federal and historical agencies to make changes within the existing Union Station, as the building is designated a National Historic Landmark, Nationally Registered Historic Place and National Treasure. Union Station’s 386,000-square-foot Main Hall, located within Washington, DC’s transportation hub, is currently undergoing a number of studies to provide access from the Main Hall to the Lower Level food court and future expanded retail. The Train Concourse has also been upgraded with one of Washington, DC’s largest displays of LED lights featuring an 8-foot-tall backlit sign band with approximately 600 linear feet of LED lighting. The use of vibrant graphics with backlit LED technology provides greater visibility for the tenants while enhancing the shopping and travel experience for the train passengers. | 2019-04-18T15:16:04 | http://gtmarchitects.com/union-station/ |
Designed by Tom Fazio, UNC Finley Golf Course is a top college course in the U.S. you can play. Courtesy of UNC Finley G.C.
If your group is feeling adventurous, play Tobacco Road, a one-of-a-kind wild ride designed by the late Mike Strantz. Courtesy of Tobacco Road G.C.
North Carolina, thanks to the Village of Pinehurst, makes for one of the country's most historic golf destinations. But the entire state is stacked with golf courses of all sorts and green fees.
Golf Advisor reviewers throughout 2015 rated courses around Pinehurst, plus metro areas Charlotte, Raleigh, the Carolina Triangle and more. Famed Pinehurst No. 2 made the list, of course, as well as some of its modern neighbors. But there are some lesser known courses that also fared very well. The state is even home to the friendliest-rated course in the U.S., Deercroft Golf & Country Club in Wagram, N.C.
Most of North Carolina is covered, so you're always around the corner from a course that your peers have rated strongly. You can click on each course page to view ratings details as well as what golfers are saying about the experience.
Champions Course, Bryan Park, Greensboro, NC. A public facility that is tough and scenic.
Pine Hollow is long overdue for recognition of being a challenging yet fun layout. | 2019-04-19T22:17:34 | https://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/top-20-courses-in-north-carolina-according-to-golf-advisor-reviews-in-2015 |
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Buddhist chronicles have long been had a central place in the study of Buddhism. Scholars, however, have relied almost exclusively on Pali works that were composed by elites for learned audiences, to the neglect of a large number of Buddhist histories written in local languages for popular consumption. The Sinhala Th=upavamsa, composed by Parakama Pandita in thirteenth-century Sri Lanka, is an important example of a Buddhist chronicle written in the vernacular Sinhala language. Furthermore, it is among those works that inform public discussion and debate over the place of Buddhism in the Sri Lankan nation state and the role of Buddhist monks in contemporary politics.
In this book Stephen Berkwitz offers the first complete English translation of the Sinhala Th=upavamsa. Composed in a literary dialect of Sinhala, it contains a richly descriptive account of how Buddhism spread outside of India, replete with poetic embellishments and interpolations not found in other accounts of those events. Aside from being an important literary work, the Sinhala Th=upavamsa. is a text of considerable historical and religious significance. It comprises several narrative strands that relate the life story of the Buddha and the manner in which Buddhist teachings and institutions were established on the island of Sri Lanka in ancient times. The central focus of this work concerns the variety of relics associated with the historical Buddha, particularly how the relics were acquired and the presumed benefits of venerating them. The text also relates the mythological history of the Buddha's previous lives as a bodhisattva and concludes with a prediction about the future Buddha Maitreya. Reflection on Buddhist ethics and instruction on the Dharma, or the Buddha's teaching, are found throughout the work, indicating that this historical narrative was meant both to recall the past and give rise to religious practice among contemporary readers and listeners.
This new translation makes a significant work more widely accessible in the West and adds to our knowledge of how local Buddhist communities imagined and represented their religious and cultural heritages in written works.
Stephen C. Berkwitz is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Missouri State University. He is the author of Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka. | 2019-04-25T22:57:36 | https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-history-of-the-buddhas-relic-shrine-9780195301397?cc=us&lang=en |
Chinese consumer electronics company Meizu launched its M5s smartphone in China which is a upgraded version of Meizu M5 (2016). The all new Meizu M5s comes with 5.2 Inch HD (720x1280) display and 2.5D curved glass on the top. Powered by Mediatek MT6753 Octa-Core processor with 3GB of ram along with Mali T-860MP2 GPU. The smartphone comes in two variants 16Gb and 32Gb respectively.
Meizu M5s 16Gb storage variant price is CNY 799 (Approx. Rs. 7,800) and 32Gb storage at CNY 999 (Approx Rs. 9,700). The smartphone is available in Champagne Gold, Rose Gold, Stay Gray, Moonlight Silver colors. It will go on sale in China on Monday (Feb 20). Lets see when it will comes in India. | 2019-04-23T20:47:58 | https://www.rainingdeal.in/2017/02/meizu-m5s-with-3gb-ram-and-4g-volte.html |
It goes perfectly with the «Grand Chimay» cheese.
On the eye, the beer boasts a deep brown robe with a bright glint. Its extremely fine and smooth foam also possesses a slight shade of cream. On the nose, notes of black tea, jasmine and wood are equally predominant. On the palate, the woodiness cloaks the bread crust, roasting, mocha and Cognac aromas as well as the empyreumatical notes. This edition boasts an excellent blend of the characters of Chimay Bleue and Cognac.
This edition boasts an excellent blend of the characters of Chimay Grande Reserve and Rum.
A balance between roundness and power that will be appreciated at best between 6 months and 1 year after its bottling.
All Chimay beers are developed according to the same process and with the same yeast isolated by Father Theodore in 1948.
The first fermentation is in tank. After 3 to 5 days, we have a liquid that can be called «beer». Because this fermentation takes place in a temperature between 18 and 32°C and the yeast rises to the surface of the fermented beer, we can talk about «High fermentation».
Unlike other Chimay beers, this one undergoes a second fermentation in barrels.
At that moment and depending on the wood origin, the beer becomes more complex.
After bottling, the beer is preserved in a temperate room during a period of 21 days until the fermentation is completed in bottles. Then begins the maturation of which experts say it can last for several years, but this is another story. | 2019-04-19T00:58:58 | https://chimay.com/us/bieres/barriques/ |
DavidKreitzer accepted D47182: [X86] Move all Intel defined intrinsic includes into immintrin.h.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D47182: [X86] Move all Intel defined intrinsic includes into immintrin.h.
Hi Craig, just one comment on the details. Everything else looks good.
I agree with the changes in x86intrin.h and immintrin.h. For the others, I question whether we ought to recommend inclusion of x86intrin.h or immintrin.h. The distinction as I understand it is that immintrin.h is used for Intel-specific intrinsics while x86intrin.h covers all intrinsics for x86-based architectures.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D47174: [X86] Move 128-bit f16c intrinsics to __emmintrin_f16c.h include from emmintrin.h. Move 256-bit f16c intrinsics back to f16cintrin.h.
DavidKreitzer accepted D46863: [X86] Use __builtin_convertvector to implement some of the packed integer to packed float conversion intrinsics..
I had actually done that as part of my initial review, so LGTM.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D47029: [X86] Remove some preprocessor feature checks from intrinsic headers.
Looks right to me, Craig.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D46863: [X86] Use __builtin_convertvector to implement some of the packed integer to packed float conversion intrinsics..
This looks good to me, Craig. I am not worried about the constant folding issue, as I think constant folding these conversion intrinsics (assuming round-to-nearest) is a perfectly valid optimization in the absence of FENV_ACCESS. (FWIW, we don't do this constant folding in icc, but that is only because we have never gotten around to implementing it.) I am also not worried about the spurious 'inexact' exceptions that the changes to the mask intrinsics will cause.
DavidKreitzer accepted D43441: [X86][AVX512DQ] Use packed instructions for scalar FP<->i64 conversions on 32-bit targets (PR31630).
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D43441: [X86][AVX512DQ] Use packed instructions for scalar FP<->i64 conversions on 32-bit targets (PR31630).
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D44583: Quiet unused variable warnings in Release builds.
Thanks, Craig. I noticed it with gcc 4.8.5.
DavidKreitzer added a reviewer for D44583: Quiet unused variable warnings in Release builds: jwroorda.
DavidKreitzer created D44583: Quiet unused variable warnings in Release builds.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D40975: [LangRef] Reflect the changes in the TBAA info format.
This looks like a nice change.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D39575: [X86] Add subtarget features prefer-avx256 and prefer-avx128 and use them to limit vector width presented by TTI.
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D38730: X86: Fix X86CallFrameOptimization to search for the COPY StackPointer.
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D38738: X86CallFrameOptimization: Recognize 'store 0/-1 using and/or' idioms.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D38730: X86: Fix X86CallFrameOptimization to search for the COPY StackPointer.
DavidKreitzer accepted D38729: X86: Register the X86CallFrameOptimization pass.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D37289: [X86] Speculatively load operands of select instruction.
After some internal discussions, we suspect that Sanjay's counter-example may have undefined behavior according to the C standard.
DavidKreitzer accepted D38001: [X86] Don't select anyext GR32->GR64 to SUBREG_TO_REG. Use INSERT_SUBREG instead..
I'd recommend going ahead with this, Craig. Even if it isn't possible for this bug to trigger a failure today, it looks like a latent bug that should be fixed.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D38001: [X86] Don't select anyext GR32->GR64 to SUBREG_TO_REG. Use INSERT_SUBREG instead..
This change seems obviously correct. The diffs in the tests all look like tweaks in the register allocation behavior and aren't testing the behavior you are fixing. Is it possible to write a test that miscompiles due to the existing bug?
DavidKreitzer accepted D37729: [X86] Make sure we still emit zext for GR32 to GR64 when the source of the zext is AssertZext.
DavidKreitzer added reviewers for D37559: [X86FixupBWInsts] More presise register liveness if no <imp-use> on MOVs.: andrew.w.kaylor, craig.topper.
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D37510: Unsigned saturation subtraction canonicalization.
DavidKreitzer accepted D36344: [X86] Don't use fsin/fcos/fsincos instructions ever.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D36414: [X86][X87] Ensure x87 instructions are tagged as altering the FPSW reg.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D36344: [X86] Don't use fsin/fcos/fsincos instructions ever.
DavidKreitzer requested changes to D36036: Supported interleaved byte load-pattern of stride:4 VF(8, 16, 32)..
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D35829: [X86][LLVM]Expanding Supports lowerInterleavedStore() in X86InterleavedAccess (VF16 stride 4)..
DavidKreitzer accepted D34601: [X86][LLVM]Expanding Supports lowerInterleavedStore() in X86InterleavedAccess..
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D34601: [X86][LLVM]Expanding Supports lowerInterleavedStore() in X86InterleavedAccess..
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D34601: [X86][LLVM]Expanding Supports lowerInterleavedStore() in X86InterleavedAccess..
DavidKreitzer accepted D35638: A fix for bug33826.
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D35638: A fix for bug33826.
DavidKreitzer accepted D32658: Supports lowerInterleavedStore() in X86InterleavedAccess..
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D32658: Supports lowerInterleavedStore() in X86InterleavedAccess..
Thanks for the fixes, Farhana. Other than a couple typos, this looks good.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D33684: Added tests for lowerInterleavedStore..
Thanks, Farhana. Please remember to add llvm-commits as a subscriber for LLVM patches. This LGTM unless Simon has additional suggestions.
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D32658: Supports lowerInterleavedStore() in X86InterleavedAccess..
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D32669: [Nios2] Target registration.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D30049: x86 interrupt calling convention: re-align stack pointer on 64-bit if an error code was pushed.
DavidKreitzer abandoned D21479: Prototype fix for replacing the SETcc/MOVZX idiom with XOR/SETcc for a 32-bit conditional set of 0,1.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D27028: Add intrinsics for constrained floating point operations.
When frem has a meaningful result, it is always exact, so perhaps we should omit the rounding behavior argument? I think we still need a constrained frem intrinsic, though, to handle the exceptional behavior in cases such as "frem inf, x" and "frem x, 0".
The implementation is slightly simpler if I give the frem intrinsic a rounding argument, even though it isn't needed. Otherwise, that intrinsic couldn't be handled by the same subclass as the others. I realize that's a fairly weak argument, but I just feel like making this one intrinsic different from the others will make the code ugly.
DavidKreitzer abandoned D27319: Fix buildbot failure in non-assert-enabled -Werror build due to r288410.
Looks like this was fixed by r288416.
DavidKreitzer retitled D27319: Fix buildbot failure in non-assert-enabled -Werror build due to r288410 from to Fix buildbot failure in non-assert-enabled -Werror build due to r288410.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D25986: Re-factorization of X86InterleaveAccess into a class.
I have no further comments. This LGTM too.
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D25986: Re-factorization of X86InterleaveAccess into a class.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D25350: [X86] Enable interleaved memory accesses by default.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D25566: Fix for PR30687. Avoid dereferencing MBB.end()..
Thanks for taking care of this, Reid! That fix LGTM.
DavidKreitzer retitled D25566: Fix for PR30687. Avoid dereferencing MBB.end(). from to Fix for PR30687. Avoid dereferencing MBB.end()..
DavidKreitzer accepted D24681: Optimize patterns of vectorized interleaved memory accesses for X86..
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D24681: Optimize patterns of vectorized interleaved memory accesses for X86..
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D24681: Optimize patterns of vectorized interleaved memory accesses for X86..
DavidKreitzer requested changes to D24681: Optimize patterns of vectorized interleaved memory accesses for X86..
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D23253: [X86] Generalized transformation of `definstr gr8; movzx gr32, gr8` to `xor gr32, gr32; definstr gr8`.
DavidKreitzer retitled D22941: Fix confusion over x86_64 CMOV semantics in order to avoid unnecessary zero extensions from to Fix confusion over x86_64 CMOV semantics in order to avoid unnecessary zero extensions.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D22045: [X86] Support of no_caller_saved_registers attribute (Clang part).
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D21774: [X86] Transform setcc + movzbl into xorl + setcc.
I have no objection to this solution. I think it is robust in a functional sense. And we can always change it later if we discover that the worst case MOV32r0 sinking scenario is more common than we think. It would give me the warm fuzzies if we had some experimental evidence to confirm the suspicion that this is a rare case. Do you already have that? If not, maybe it would be a good idea to write a late pass that looks for this kind of pattern and count the number of occurrences on, say, cpu2006?
And thanks for the performance data! Once this gets committed, I'll have someone run testing on a broader set of workloads.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D21560: Relax the clearance calculating for breaking partial register dependency..
I wasn't suggesting that Marina's fixes should replace this one. Sorry for that confusion. My point was simply that this is just one piece of a more comprehensive solution to the false dependence problem.
DavidKreitzer added a reviewer for D21560: Relax the clearance calculating for breaking partial register dependency.: myatsina.
I think this is a good change. The cost of inserting an xor when it is not needed is very small. The cost of failing to insert an xor when it IS needed can be huge.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D21479: Prototype fix for replacing the SETcc/MOVZX idiom with XOR/SETcc for a 32-bit conditional set of 0,1.
DavidKreitzer retitled D21479: Prototype fix for replacing the SETcc/MOVZX idiom with XOR/SETcc for a 32-bit conditional set of 0,1 from to Prototype fix for replacing the SETcc/MOVZX idiom with XOR/SETcc for a 32-bit conditional set of 0,1.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D20649: [X86] Add a pattern that uses GR16_ABCD rather than GR32_ABCD to avoid falsely marking whole 32 bit register as live..
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D20529: [x86, AVX] allow explicit calls to VZERO* to modify state in VZeroUpperInserter pass.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D20518: [X86][RTM] _xabort() should not have "noreturn" attribute.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D20468: [X86][AVX] Ensure zero-extension of _mm256_extract_epi8 and _mm256_extract_epi16.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D20263: X86: Avoid using _chkstk when lowering WIN_ALLOCA instructions.
Thanks for the pointer to https://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=26776, Reid.
I just have a couple other minor suggestions. Otherwise, LGTM.
DavidKreitzer retitled D20288: Fix for PR27750. Correctly handle the case where the FallThrough block == TBB in getFallThroughMBB. from to Fix for PR27750. Correctly handle the case where the FallThrough block == TBB in getFallThroughMBB..
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D20003: X86CallFrameOpt: a first step towards optimizing inalloca calls (PR27076).
The connection I saw between removing the _chkstk calls and this transformation is that the pushes will touch the stack in a safe order (starting at %esp, which should be safe, and progressing downwards), whereas the original stores might be in an order that starts by touching an address beyond the allocated stack.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D17289: [X86] Fix False Data Dependency in popcnt.
Thanks for the comments, Steven! We are still working on fixing the popcnt false dependence problem, but we are planning to abandon this patch.
DavidKreitzer accepted D19261: X86 _comi_ intrinsics - Fixed lowering.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D18046: [X86] Providing correct unwind info in function epilogue.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D19261: X86 _comi_ intrinsics - Fixed lowering.
DavidKreitzer added inline comments to D19688: Fixes PR27241 by enabling the X86 call frame optimization for 64-bit targets.
DavidKreitzer updated the diff for D19688: Fixes PR27241 by enabling the X86 call frame optimization for 64-bit targets.
Thanks for the reviews, Reid and Hans!
DavidKreitzer retitled D19688: Fixes PR27241 by enabling the X86 call frame optimization for 64-bit targets from to Fixes PR27241 by enabling the X86 call frame optimization for 64-bit targets.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D19592: [X86]: Quit promoting 16 bit loads to 32 bit..
DavidKreitzer accepted D19439: Optimization bisect support in X86-specific passes.
Thanks for the fixes, Andy.
DavidKreitzer added a comment to D19439: Optimization bisect support in X86-specific passes.
My comments about vzeroupper make me wonder whether we want skipFunction to be able to make the distinction between skipping a pass for OptBisect and skipping a pass for -O0. I can certainly imagine wanting to run some functionally optional "optimization" passes at -O0, e.g. a pass that can improve the size/performance of the generated code w/o negatively affecting debuggability. | 2019-04-25T12:17:13 | https://reviews.llvm.org/feed/?userPHIDs=PHID-USER-oq7bfi2n4y7tetp4xtsz |
Cult Beauty's Best of 2017 Goody Bag is here, and boy, IS it epic, with a whopping SEVEN full-sized products, including goodies from Huda Beauty, Tata Harper, The Ordinary, and so on? And, among those full-sized goodies is a whole palette and a liquid lippie. Some of the products included are very recent launches such as the Huda Beauty primer. I call it their best beauty bag of the year.
Instead of the usual makeup pouch, they've added a swanky train case, and the total worth of the contents is £300. Of the 18 products in this set, eight are makeup, eight are skincare, one is the train case, and one is a code for £15 off your next order. Very nice curation there.
Scroll down for the contents of the Cult Beauty Best of 2017 Goody Bag.
That there's a full-sized Tata Harper cleanser, a Huda primer, a NYX face palette, a Pixi setting mist, and an Oskia balm, has me super-excited for this Goody Bag. So much so that I still haven't gone through the deluxe- and sample-sized products in this bag!
I've just ordered the Huda Beauty Faux Filter Foundation (the shade I want - Tres Leches - was out of stock so I've picked Baklava, and am hoping for the best), Allies of Skin Promise Keeper Blemish Facial (ADORE this brand; see here), Sunday Riley Martian Water Gel Toner (repurchase), and DCL Clear Skin Anti-blemish Hydrator (have breakouts thanks to steroids).
I'm UTTERLY disappointed that the Huda Beauty Mauve Obsessions palette was OOS at the time of my placing this order - it's in stock now, and it's too late because my order has already processed in the meantime. Boo.
Or, if you fancy something from Cult Beauty's newly-opened Christmas shop, take a gander!
This GWP is too good to be missed, with all those fabulous full-sized products! It is FREE with purchase of products worth £165 from Cult Beauty. You may have to add code BESTOF17 on checkout if the bag isn't already added to your cart. Go here to order the Cult Beauty Best of 2017 Goody Bag; they ship worldwide - hurry; this will sell out soon! | 2019-04-19T10:49:25 | https://www.cosmetopiadigest.com/2017/10/cult-beauty-best-of-2017-goody-bag-contents-GWP-ships-worldwide.html |
Frank Falk is a litigation consultant, married to his high school sweetheart, a father of seven and a grandfather of four. He’s also an avid historian and storyteller, an antique-collecting artisan and a handy audio specialist—all trades that manifest through his iHorns. Now in their fourth year, these iHorns have come a long way from Falk’s first piece—a birthday gift for his youngest son—and have made appearances at festivals, markets and fairs in Utah and Arizona, recently winning Best in Show at Summerfest 2016 in Logan, Utah.
With each project, Falk takes on a new, creative and exploratory challenge. Visitors to his Craft Lake City DIY Fest booth, young and old alike, will have a chance to discover each iHorns’ revitalized, transportive histories and sounds.
For more information about CLC DIY Festival programming, click here. | 2019-04-18T22:34:04 | https://www.slugmag.com/art/locs-craft-lake-city-artisans/ |
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